question: CHAPTER XXXIV

The lamps were lit; their luster reflected itself in the polished wood; good wine was passed round the dinner-table; before the meal was far advanced civilization had triumphed, and Mr. Hilbery presided over a feast which came to wear more and more surely an aspect, cheerful, dignified, promising well for the future. To judge from the expression in Katharine's eyes it promised something--but he checked the approach sentimentality. He poured out wine; he bade Denham help himself.

They went upstairs and he saw Katharine and Denham abstract themselves directly Cassandra had asked whether she might not play him something--some Mozart? some Beethoven? She sat down to the piano; the door closed softly behind them. His eyes rested on the closed door for some seconds unwaveringly, but, by degrees, the look of expectation died out of them, and, with a sigh, he listened to the music.

Katharine and Ralph were agreed with scarcely a word of discussion as to what they wished to do, and in a moment she joined him in the hall dressed for walking. The night was still and moonlit, fit for walking, though any night would have seemed so to them, desiring more than anything movement, freedom from scrutiny, silence, and the open air.

"At last!" she breathed, as the front door shut. She told him how she had waited, fidgeted, thought he was never coming, listened for the sound of doors, half expected to see him again under the lamp-post, looking at the house. They turned and looked at the serene front with its gold-rimmed windows, to him the shrine of so much adoration. In spite of her laugh and the little pressure of mockery on his arm, he would not resign his belief, but with her hand resting there, her voice quickened and mysteriously moving in his ears, he had not time--they had not the same inclination--other objects drew his attention.
1. who offered to play the piano?
2. what did she offer to play?
3. anything else?
4. what was Katherine dressed for?
5. who did she go with?
6. was it a pleasant evening?
7. was there moonlight?
8. was it windy?
9. did they go out the backdoor?
10. was she worried that he wouldn't come?
11. Who hosted the dinner?
12. did he serve wine?
13. was the dinner pleasant?
14. Did Katherine and Ralph debate about their plans to walk ?
15. what were they looking for by going outside?
16. Can you tell me any details about the house they had left?
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answer: 1. Cassandra
2. Mozart
3. Beethoven
4. walking
5. Ralph
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. No
9. No
10. Yes
11. Mr. Hilbery
12. Yes
13. Yes
14. No
15. movement, freedom from scrutiny, silence, and the open air.
16. gold-rimmed windows

During his college years, Rogers spent his summer holidays at an Idaho logging camp . When Roy, the manager, had to leave for a few days, he put Rogers in charge. "What if the workers refuse to follow my orders?" Rogers asked. He thought of Tony, a worker who was always giving the other men a hard time. "Fire them," Roy said. Then, as if reading Rogers' mind, he added, "I suppose you want to fire Tony if you get the chance. I'd feel bad about that. Tony is the most reliable worker I've ever had. I know he complains a lot, but he comes first and leaves last. There has not been an accident on the hill where he works for eight years."

Rogers took over the manager's job the next day. He went to Tony and spoke to him, "Tony, did you know that I'm in charge today?" Tony didn't show any respect or interest. "I was going to fire you because you once gave me a hard time, but I want you to know I'm not," he told Tony, adding what Roy had said. When Rogers finished, tears streamed down Tony's face. That day Tony worked harder than ever before --and he smiled for the first time! Rogers went back to school after that summer.

Twelve years later he met Tony again. He was in charge of one of the largest logging companies in the West. Rogers asked him how he managed to become so successful. Tony replied, "If it were not for that time you spoke to me back in Idaho, I would not be myself today. That one minute changed my whole life."

Have you got one minute to appreciate someone? It can make a difference for a lifetime. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was put in charge?
2. Who was he worried about?
3. Why?
4. Did he let him go?
5. Why not?
6. What kind of employee was he?
7. What happened some time after?
8. How was he?
9. Why?
10. How did he get there?
Answer: 1. Rogers
2. Tony
3. he was always giving the other men a hard time
4. No
5. he spoke to him
6. reliable
7. he met Tony again
8. successful
9. in charge of large logging company in the West
10. because of Rogers

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. The Independent is a British online newspaper. Established in 1986 as an independent national morning newspaper published in London, it was controlled by Tony O'Reilly's Independent News & Media from 1997 until it was sold to Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev in 2010. The last printed edition of "The Independent" was published Saturday 20 March 2016, leaving only its digital editions.

Nicknamed the "Indy", it began as a broadsheet, but changed to tabloid (compact) format in 2003. Until September 2011, the paper described itself on the banner at the top of every newspaper as "free from party political bias, free from proprietorial influence". It tends to take a pro-market stance on economic issues.

The daily edition was named "National Newspaper of the Year" at the 2004 British Press Awards.

In June 2015, it had an average daily circulation of just below 58,000, 85 per cent down from its 1990 peak, while the Sunday edition had a circulation of just over 97,000.

Launched in 1986, the first issue of "The Independent" was published on 7 October in broadsheet format. It was produced by Newspaper Publishing plc and created by Andreas Whittam Smith, Stephen Glover and Matthew Symonds. All three partners were former journalists at "The Daily Telegraph" who had left the paper towards the end of Lord Hartwell's ownership. Marcus Sieff was the first chairman of Newspaper Publishing, and Whittam Smith took control of the paper. 1. What publication is this about?
2. What type of publication is it?
3. Where was it started?
4. When?
5. Was it always online?
6. What company ran it starting in 1997?
7. What's its nickname?
8. In 2015 which had higher circulation, daily or Sunday?
9. How much lower was daily circulation down from 1990?
10. How much was circulation down since 1990?
11. What award did it get in 2004?
12. Who gave that award?
13. What year?
14. How many people founded it?
15. Where did they work before?
16. Why did they leave there?
17. Who bought it in 2010?
18. Where is he from?
19. Is there still a print edition?
20. How does it describe itself?
numbered_answers:
1. The Independent
2. online newspaper
3. London
4. 1986
5. no
6. Independent News & Media
7. the "Indy"
8. Sunday
9. 85 per cent
10. 85 per cent
11. "National Newspaper of the Year"
12. British Press Awards
13. 2004
14. Three
15. "The Daily Telegraph"
16. unknown
17. Alexander Lebedev
18. Russia
19. no
20. "free from party political bias, free from proprietorial influence"