question: CHAPTER 21

Madam Mantalini finds herself in a Situation of some Difficulty, and Miss Nickleby finds herself in no Situation at all

The agitation she had undergone, rendered Kate Nickleby unable to resume her duties at the dressmaker's for three days, at the expiration of which interval she betook herself at the accustomed hour, and with languid steps, to the temple of fashion where Madame Mantalini reigned paramount and supreme.

The ill-will of Miss Knag had lost nothing of its virulence in the interval. The young ladies still scrupulously shrunk from all companionship with their denounced associate; and when that exemplary female arrived a few minutes afterwards, she was at no pains to conceal the displeasure with which she regarded Kate's return.

'Upon my word!' said Miss Knag, as the satellites flocked round, to relieve her of her bonnet and shawl; 'I should have thought some people would have had spirit enough to stop away altogether, when they know what an incumbrance their presence is to right-minded persons. But it's a queer world; oh! it's a queer world!'

Miss Knag, having passed this comment on the world, in the tone in which most people do pass comments on the world when they are out of temper, that is to say, as if they by no means belonged to it, concluded by heaving a sigh, wherewith she seemed meekly to compassionate the wickedness of mankind.

The attendants were not slow to echo the sigh, and Miss Knag was apparently on the eve of favouring them with some further moral reflections, when the voice of Madame Mantalini, conveyed through the speaking-tube, ordered Miss Nickleby upstairs to assist in the arrangement of the show-room; a distinction which caused Miss Knag to toss her head so much, and bite her lips so hard, that her powers of conversation were, for the time, annihilated.
1. What was Kate Nickleby's profession?
2. How long was she out of work?
3. Due to what?
4. Who was the boss of the business?
5. Who made rude comments about Kate?
6. Was she happy that Kate was back to work?
7. Where did Madame Mantalini order Nickleby to go after returning to work?
8. To do what?
9. In the organization of what?
10. Was Miss Knag happy about that?
11. What phsyical signs did she show?
12. Did she do anything with her mouth?
13. What?
14. Did she say anything to protest?
15. Did any of the other employees stand up for Kate?
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answer: 1. dressmaker
2. three days
3. agitation
4. Madame Mantalini
5. Miss Knag
6. no
7. upstairs
8. to assist
9. the show-room;
10. no
11. she tossed her head
12. yes
13. bit her lips
14. noi
15. yes

question: Los Angeles (CNN) -- The co-author of a study on propofol addiction funded by AEG Live and used in their defense in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial lost his medical license for writing illegal drug prescriptions, according to testimony.

Dr. Torin Finver was hired to help with the AEG Live study after he lost his job at a pizza parlor and took a job driving a Goodwill truck, said Dr. Paul Earley, who testified Wednesday as an expert witness for the concert promoter.

Finver was "destitute, dead broke, and I wanted to help him," Earley, himself a recovering heroin addict, testified.

The revelation was a bizarre twist in the trial of the billion-dollar lawsuit filed by Jackson's mother and three children, which is being heard by a Los Angeles jury. The four-month-long trial is nearing a conclusion.

AEG Live lawyers will announce if they have any more witnesses to call before playing the video depositions of three more doctors on Friday. Jackson lawyers would then take several days to call rebuttal witnesses before closing arguments are heard, which is likely to happened around September 23.

Earley testified that he never disclosed to AEG Live lawyers that his co-author had lost his medical license. Ironically, the company is being accused of the negligent hiring of Dr. Conrad Murray, convicted in Jackson's death because it allegedly failed to check Murray's background before hiring him.

Jackson lawyer Kevin Boyle also grilled Earley over his nondisclosure that he was working as a paid consultant in AEG Live's defense when he submitted the study for publication in a medical journal.
1. What was the study about?
2. Who funded it?
3. What was the case about?
4. Who is Dr. Torin Finver?
5. Where did he worked before?
6. Is Earley a Heroin addict?
7. Who filed the lawsuit?
8. Where was it filed?
9. How long was the trail?
10. Which date is the likely date of conclusion?
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answer: 1. propofol addiction
2. AEG Live
3. MJ wrongful death trial
4. Dr. Torin Finver was hired to help with the AEG Live study
5. pizza parlor
6. YEs
7. Michael Jackon's mother and 3 kids
8. Los Angeles
9. 4 months
10. September 23

question: Hong Kong (CNN) -- Tired of the same old engagement and wedding photos? The cliched poses in gardens or on beaches?

Then take some inspiration from the creative couples in Hong Kong, who are memorializing their love with unconventional photo shoots featuring such surreal backdrops as giant cats or pastries.

Many couples in the city opt to take engagement photos months before the big day, a tradition that started in Taiwan and has now spread to China and South Korea.

The more adventurous are opting for photo shoots that diverge from the standard scenes, and instead reflect something about their personalities, passions or the story of their love.

Read more: Shanghai's bikini brides and Speedo grooms

Kim Lee wanted a theme that reflected her love of food, so her photos with her fiance Daniel Chan feature the couple sitting on giant egg tarts and macaroons.

Yvonne Ho, the wedding planner behind Lee and Chan's shoot, said planning this sort of photography is closer to an advertising or fashion shoot.

Ho works to create an individualized concept for each couple, so they come away feeling she has presented the story of their life together.

"I want to share their love," she said, adding that her responsibility is to "tell the story by the photos."

In the case of sporting enthusiasts Kenny Tang and Olivia Kok, Ho enlisted a professional underwater photographer to capture the couple's active lifestyle. Tang and Kok jumped into a swimming pool fully clothed and relied on scuba tanks to breathe underwater.
1. What is the article mainly about?
2. Where are couples memorializing their love in unconventional ways?
3. Where are they having swimsuit shoots?
4. When are they taking these pictures?
5. Where did they start this practice?
6. Did it spread?
7. Where?
8. Who included edibles in their pics?
9. What did they use for props?
10. Who planned this?
11. Who is she?
12. What does she want to do?
13. Anything else?
14. Were Kenny and Olivia actually scuba diving in a legitmate scuba setting?
15. Where were they?
16. Does this style of photography tell us more about the subjects being pictured?
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answer:
1. Engagement photos.
2. Hong Kong.
3. Shanghai.
4. Months before the big day.
5. Taiwan.
6. Yes
7. China and South Korea.
8. Kim Lee and Daniel Chan.
9. Giant egg tarts and macaroons.
10. Yvonne Ho.
11. The wedding planner.
12. Share their love.
13. Tell their story.
14. No.
15. A swimming pool.
16. Yes.