question: CHAPTER IV

The sun rose red, the air was thick and hot. Anticipating that the day would be very oppressive, Vivian and Essper were on their horses' backs at an early hour. Already, however, many of the rustic revellers were about, and preparations were commencing for the fete champetre, which this day was to close the wedding festivities. Many and sad were the looks which Essper George cast behind him at the old castle on the lake. "No good luck can come of it!" said he to his horse; for Vivian did not encourage conversation. "O! master of mine, when wilt thou know the meaning of good quarters! To leave such a place, and at such a time! Why, Turriparva was nothing to it! The day before marriage and the hour before death is when a man thinks least of his purse and most of his neighbour. O! man, man, what art thou, that the eye of a girl can make thee so pass all discretion that thou wilt sacrifice for the whim of a moment good cheer enough to make thee last an age!"

Vivian had intended to stop and breakfast after riding about ten miles; but he had not proceeded half that way when, from the extreme sultriness of the morning, he found it impossible to advance without refreshment. Max, also, to his rider's surprise, was much distressed; and, on turning round to his servant, Vivian found Essper's hack panting and puffing, and breaking out, as if, instead of commencing their day's work, they were near reaching their point of destination.
1. How far did Vivian want to travel before stopping to eat?
2. How far did he get before stopping?
3. What made it necessary to stop?
4. Who else was affected by this?
5. Who is he?
6. Was the air thin?
7. Did the riders leave late?
8. Why?
9. What did the servant gaze at?
10. Where was it, in relation to him?
11. What's his name?
12. Did his employer want to talk with him?
13. Who did he address instead?
14. Who was around when they set out?
15. What were they getting ready for?
16. What celebration was that going to conclude?
17. Did the servant want to leave before the party?
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answer: 1. ten miles
2. less than half that
3. the morning was sultry
4. MAx
5. a horse
6. noi
7. no
8. they anticipated the day would be oppressive
9. the castle on the lake
10. behind him
11. Essper George
12. no
13. his horse
14. rustic revellers
15. fete champetre
16. wedding festivities
17. no

Pedro Rossi is happy--he is very,very happy! He won $500,000! He won the lottery ! Pedro is happy for only a few days. Then he remembers his lottery ticket! He throws it in the garbage _ ! Pedro runs to the garbage can and looks in it. The garbage can is not over there at all! "The garbage is gone,"his wife says. "The garbage truck comes in the morning." The garbage truck takes the garbage can to the garbage dump ! Pedro runs to the dump. He looks for it for two days. But he can't find it. Pedro lives in town in Brazil. Pedro tells the people in the town,"Look for my lottery ticket at the dump. If you find it,I can give you half the money." Everyday hundreds of people go to the dump to look for the ticket. Five days later,a man finds it. Pedro gives the man $250,000. Pedro won $500,000 in the lottery. Now he won only 250,000. But he is not sad. "Before,one man was happy,"Pedro says. "Now two men are happy!" What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Why was Pedro so happy?
2. Did his happiness last long?
3. What happened take make his happiness so short lived?
4. Where was it?
5. Was he able to find it in the garbage can?
6. Why not?
7. When did the garbage truck pick it up?
8. Where does the city's garbage end up?
9. Why were so many people headed towards the garbage dump?
10. What was their incentive to do this?
11. Did anyone find the ticket?
12. Who?
13. Was Pedro happy for the man who found the ticket?
14. How long did it take for someone to find the ticket?
15. Where does Pedro live?
16. Who reminded him that the garbage had been taken out already?
17. How did he get to the dump?
Answer: 1. he won $500,000
2. no
3. he remembered where the ticket is
4. in the garbage
5. no
6. The garbage is gone,
7. in the morning
8. the garbage dump
9. to look for the ticket
10. getting half the money
11. yes
12. a man
13. yes
14. Five days
15. Brazil
16. his wife
17. he ran

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Jim found a job in a shop two years ago. Mrs. White, the shopkeeper trusts the able young man and pays him more. He's happy and works harder. Once Jim knew a beautiful girl called Mabel at a friend's party. They danced for several times and the girl was deeply in love. But Mabel's parents didn't agree to marry their daughter to a poor young man. So they began to travel in America and didn't let the girl come back to London. She wrote a letter to Jim and told him about it. Of course the young man hadn't enough money to go to see her. He was so sad that he began to drink. It was Saturday one day. Jim didn't go to work. He came to a bar and sat down to drink. Just then an old friend of his came in. He asked him to drink with him. Crying, he told Mike all and the young man felt sorry for him. After a while they were both drunk and left. Mike wanted to take his friend home. When they passed a zoo, they went in and walked to a cage in which there were two tigers. Having seen them, a tiger roared. Mike was afraid and said, "Let's go. Let's go. It's dangerous to stand here." "I don't think so," said Jim. " I'm watching TV now". 1. Jim found a job when?
2. Where?
3. Who was Mrs. White?
4. Does she trust Jim?
5. How does she show this?
6. Is he appreciative?
7. Where did Jim meet Mabel?
8. Did they interact much there?
9. How?
10. What did Mabels parents think of Jim?
11. Where did they take Mabel?
12. Did she keep in contact with Jim?
13. How did he feel about her leaving?
14. What did he resort to for comfort?
15. Did he go to work on Saturday?
16. Where did he go, instead?
17. Did he talk to anyone there?
18. Did they leave together?
19. Where did they go?
20. What cage did they see?
21. Was Mike afraid?
numbered_answers:
1. two years ago
2. a shop
3. shopkeeper
4. Yes
5. pays him more
6. Yes
7. friend's party
8. Yes
9. danced for several times
10. a poor young man
11. America
12. Yes
13. sad
14. drinking
15. No
16. a bar
17. Yes
18. Yes
19. zoo
20. Tiger cage
21. Yes