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Jane Austen was born in the English countryside more than 200 years ago. She lived a simple life. She seldom travelled. She never married and she died from illness when she was only 41.

However, people all over the world remember her. Why? It is because Jane Austen is the author of some of the best-loved novels in the English language. These novels include Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion.

Jane completed her last novel Persuasion in 1816, but it was not published until after her death. Persuasion is partly based on Jane's naval brother.

Anne, the daughter of Sir Walter Elliot, falls in love with Captain Wentworth, a person of a lower social position. But she breaks off the engagement when persuaded by her friend Lady Russell that such a match is unworthy. The breakup produces in Anne a deep and long-lasting regret. Eight years later, Wentworth returns from sea a rich and successful captain. He finds Anne's family on the edge of financial ruin. Anne and the captain rediscover their love and get married.

Jane Austen once compared her writing to painting on a little bit of ivory , two inches square. Readers of Persuasion will see that neither her skill of delicate, ironic observations on social custom, love, and marriage nor her ability to apply a sharp focus to English manners and morals has abandoned her in her final finished work.

Persuasion has produced three film adaptations: a 1995 version starring Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds, a 2007 TV miniseries with Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones, and a 1971 miniseries with Ann Firbank and Bryan Marshall.

People who are interested in Jane Austen can still visit many of the places she visited and lived. These places include the village of Steventon, although her family house is now gone. Many of the places Jane visited in Bath are still there. You can visit Jane Austen's home in Chawton, where she did her best writing, and Winchester, where she died.
1. When did Jane Austen live?
2. Why is her life memorable?
3. like what?
4. which was her last?
5. Did she have real inspiration?
6. who?
7. was it only a book?
8. what else?
9. where they made the same year?
10. Where did Jane live?

Numbered answers:
1. more than 200 years ago
2. she is the author of many books
3. Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion
4. Persuasion
5. yes
6. her brother
7. no
8. three film adaptations
9. no
10. Steventon

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Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid. About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible. In 1750,Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called "Bow Street Runners" because they worked near Bow Street. Fifty years later, there were 120 "Bow Street Runners", but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So in 1829 , the first Metropolitan(or London)Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men. Today, London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even better than for the others.
1. How many police were in london in 1700?
2. What group did Henry Fielding start to stop thieves?
3. Did any of the offices patrol on horseback during in 1829?
4. Were there any policewomen in 1920 or before?
5. 300 Years before, why did everyone stay indoors as much as possible?
6. Who protected the town before 1700?
7. When was the first official metro workforce created?
8. And how many?
9. Are today's workforce underpaid?
10. Are horseback riders used today?

Numbered answers:
1. none
2. "Bow Street Runners"
3. yes
4. no
5. thieves stole money in the streets
6. A few old men
7. in 1829
8. 3,000 officers.
9. no
10. yes

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Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN)New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie dominates almost any room he enters but is suddenly facing questions about his relevance in the 2016 presidential race.

The surprisingly fast-moving Republican presidential contest, kicked off by Jeb Bush shortly after the New Year and accelerated by the unexpected re-emergence of Mitt Romney, is putting pressure on Christie, who was once the Republican establishment's favorite.

The big-check GOP contributors that were once assumed to be Christie's for the taking in particular the Wall Street financiers just across the Hudson River from New Jersey are now being courted aggressively by Bush and Romney as they ramp up their campaigns.

"There is big advantage to moving first, and when you're a whale like both Jeb and Romney are, and you jump into that pool first, its hard for anyone else to squeeze in," said B. Wayne Hughes, a California billionaire and Republican donor who has not committed to supporting a candidate. "They have the same donor base, so they have to go after those guys."

Bush has been a well-liked figure in the center-right donor set for years, thanks to his widespread family connections and the perks and ambassadorships doled out by two previous Bush White Houses. The former Florida governor has also been a champion of immigration reform, a precious issue for the business community and Republicans who want to grow the party's appeal among Hispanics, even as conservatives bristle at the idea.

Romney, meanwhile, built an impressive financial network during his 2012 campaign, and many of those donors are waiting to see what he does before committing to another candidate. His surprising decision last week at a New York donor meeting to "show some 2016 leg," as one attendee put it, was designed to keep Bush at bay as he mulls a third presidential bid.
1. Who the dominant person they are talking about?
2. Who is he?
3. What he is aspiring?
4. Which year?
5. Are they doubting his relevance?
6. Who used to finance him?
7. Like who?
8. Who are befriending them now?
9. Is there benefits in fast paced campaigning?
10. Who said that?
11. Who is that?
12. From where?
13. Did he give any commitment to anyone yet?
14. How was Romney's financial network in last election?
15. Which year was that?
16. Are all of them supporting him now?
17. Where he made that decision?
18. When Jeb Bush started his campaign?
19. Did he speed up seeing Romney in the pool?
20. Who was once the party's favorite?
Numbered answers:
1. Chris Christie
2. New Jersey Governor
3. presidential race
4. 2016
5. yes
6. big-check GOP contributors
7. Wall Street financiers
8. Bush and Romney
9. yes
10. B. Wayne Hughes
11. billionaire and Republican donor
12. California
13. no
14. impressive
15. 2012
16. no, they are waiting
17. New York donor meeting
18. after the New Year
19. yes
20. Christie