question: CHAPTER ELEVEN.

A CONSULTATION, A FEAST, AND A PLOT.

There was--probably still is--a coffee-tavern in Gorleston where, in a cleanly, cheerful room, a retired fisherman and his wife, of temperance principles, supplied people with those hot liquids which are said to cheer without inebriating.

Here, by appointment, two friends met to discuss matters of grave importance. One was Bob Lumsden, the other his friend and admirer Pat Stiver. Having asked for and obtained two large cups of coffee and two slices of buttered bread for some ridiculously small sum of money, they retired to the most distant corner of the room, and, turning their backs on the counter, began their discussion in low tones.

Being early in the day, the room had no occupants but themselves and the fisherman's wife, who busied herself in cleaning and arranging plates, cups, and saucers, etcetera, for expected visitors.

"Pat," said Bob, sipping his coffee with an appreciative air, "I've turned a total abstainer."

"W'ich means?" inquired Pat.

"That I don't drink nothin' at all," replied Bob.

"But you're a-drinkin' now!" said Pat.

"You know what I mean, you small willain; I drink nothin' with spirits in it."

"Well, I don't see what you gains by that, Bob, for I heerd Fred Martin say you was nat'rally 'full o' spirit,' so abstainin' 'll make no difference."

"Pat," said Bob sternly, "if you don't clap a stopper on your tongue, I'll wollop you."

Pat became grave at once. "Well, d'ee know, Bob," he said, with an earnest look, "I do b'lieve you are right. You've always seemed to me as if you had a sort o' dissipated look, an' would go to the bad right off if you gave way to drink. Yes, you're right, an' to prove my regard for you I'll become a total abstainer too--but, nevertheless, I _can't_ leave off drinkin'."
1. Who met?
2. Why?
3. Where did they meet
4. In what city?
5. In what kind of room
6. Was this an appointment?
7. What was one of their names?
8. The other?
9. What were they drinking?
10. What were they eating?
11. Was Bob an abstainer
12. What does that mean
13. Drink what?
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answer: 1. two friends
2. to discuss matters of grave importance
3. a coffee-tavern
4. Gorleston
5. cheerful room
6. yes
7. Bob Lumsden
8. Pat Stiver
9. coffee
10. slices of buttered bread
11. yes
12. That he doesn't drink
13. drink nothin' with spirits in it

question: Friends around the word The sun shines on new friends in new places. Some of the places are similar to the places where you live and some are not. But all of these friends love to sing and play. A Friend in Korea Hi, I'm Chang--Yong, and I'm 15 year old. My family lives in an apartment in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. The spring here is warm and beautiful. On special days, I dress in a silk jacket called Hanbok. A Friend in Australia Hi, John is my name. I'm an Aboriginal Australian, Aborigines have lived in Australia for many years. I live with our mother in the country. My favorite season is autumn. It's cool. We often wear T--shirts. A Friend in Tanzania Hello, my name is Manka, and I live in Tanzania. It's always hot here. Most of us live in wooden huts with grass roofs. My father takes care of the cattle. Cattle are very important for us. A Friend in Canada Hi, I am called Kipanik . We live in northern Canada .near the North Pole. It is snowy and cold most of the time here. So I often wear a heavy coat. My family often uses a dog sled to travel through areas covered with snow.
1. Who lives in Korea?
2. How old is she?
3. Does her family live in an apartment?
4. Where?
5. Which is the capital of what?
6. What is the silk jacket that she wears called?
7. What is her favorite season that she says is beautiful?
8. What's the name of the friend living in Australia?
9. What do they usually wear?
10. What's his favorite season?
11. Where is Manka from?
12. Where does she live?
13. What's the weather like there?
14. What is important for them?
15. Who takes care of their cattles?
16. Name the friend in Canada?
17. Do they live near North pole?
18. What's their weather like?
19. What do they wear?
20. What does the family use to travel through areas?
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answer: 1. Chang--Yong
2. 15 year old.
3. Yes
4. Seoul,
5. South Korea
6. Hanbok
7. spring
8. John
9. T--shirts.
10. autumn
11. Tanzania
12. wooden hut
13. hot
14. Cattle
15. Her father
16. Kipanik
17. Yes
18. snowy and cold
19. a heavy coat
20. a dog sled

question: John von Neumann (/vn nmn/; Hungarian: Neumann Janos Lajos, pronounced [njmn jano ljo]; December 28, 1903 February 8, 1957) was a Hungarian-American pure and applied mathematician, physicist, inventor, computer scientist, and polymath. He made major contributions to a number of fields, including mathematics (foundations of mathematics, functional analysis, ergodic theory, geometry, topology, and numerical analysis), physics (quantum mechanics, hydrodynamics, fluid dynamics and quantum statistical mechanics), economics (game theory), computing (Von Neumann architecture, linear programming, self-replicating machines, stochastic computing), and statistics.

He was a pioneer of the application of operator theory to quantum mechanics, in the development of functional analysis, a principal member of the Manhattan Project and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton (as one of the few originally appointed), and a key figure in the development of game theory and the concepts of cellular automata, the universal constructor and the digital computer. He published 150 papers in his life; 60 in pure mathematics, 20 in physics, and 60 in applied mathematics. His last work, an unfinished manuscript written while in the hospital, was later published in book form as The Computer and the Brain.
1. What is the nationality of John von Neumann
2. When was he born
3. What does he do?
4. Was he member of Manhattan Project?
5. Did he publish any book?
6. Which book?
7. When did he die?
8. Where did he write his last work?
9. Did he write any book on maths
10. How many paper did he write then?
11. How about physics then?
12. Who develop the game theory?
13. How many paper did he publish in applied maths
14. What are the field at which he has a major contribution?
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answer:
1. Hungarian-American
2. 1903
3. Mathematician
4. yes
5. Yes
6. The Computer and the Brain.
7. 1957
8. In the hospital
9. No, only papers
10. 150
11. 20 in physics
12. von Neumann
13. 60
14. a number of fields