Q: CHAPTER II SHIPWRECKED

Upon the following morning Nigel Graheme told his visitors that he had determined to accept their offer, and would at once set to work to raise a company.

"I have," he said, "as you know, a small patrimony of my own, and as for the last eight years I have been living here looking after Malcolm I have been laying by any rents, and can now furnish the arms and accoutrements for a hundred men without difficulty. When Malcolm comes of age he must act for himself, and can raise two or three hundred men if he chooses; but at present he will march in my company. I understand that I have the appointment of my own officers."

"Yes, until you join the regiment," Munro said. "You have the first appointments. Afterwards the colonel will fill up vacancies. You must decide how you will arm your men, for you must know that Gustavus' regiments have their right and left wings composed of musketeers, while the centre is formed of pikemen, so you must decide to which branch your company shall belong."

"I would choose the pike," Nigel said, "for after all it must be by the pike that the battle is decided."

"Quite right, Nigel. I have here with me a drawing of the armour in use with us. You see they have helmets of an acorn shape, with a rim turning up in front; gauntlets, buff coats well padded in front, and large breast plates. The pikes vary from fourteen to eighteen feet long according to the taste of the commander. We generally use about sixteen. If your company is a hundred strong you will have two lieutenants and three ensigns. Be careful in choosing your officers. I will fill in the king's commission to you as captain of the company, authorizing you to enlist men for his service and to appoint officers thereto."

Answer the following questions:
1. Did Graheme accept their offer
2. was would he dostraight away
3. what is he going to raise?
4. how long ha she looked after Malcom?
5. has he been living elsewhere?
6. what money has he been saving?
7. what can he afford now?
8. and?
9. for how many men?
10. how many can Malcom afford when he's old enough?
11. who's compnay will he march in?
12. who picks the officers?
13. until when?
14. who was talking?
15. who;ll appoint the rest?
16. What else must he decide?
17. what are the wings of the oposition armed with?
18. who's regiment is that?
19. what's the middle armed with?
20. Did his visiter agree?
A: 1. yes
2. no
3. a small patrimony
4. eight years
5. he's been there eight years
6. laying by any rents
7. arms
8. accoutrements
9. a hundred men
10. two or three hundred men
11. Nigel's
12. Nigel
13. he joins the regiment,
14. Munro
15. the colonel
16. how he will arm his men
17. musketeers
18. Gustavus
19. unknown
20. no
Q: Lisa has a pet cat named Whiskers. Whiskers is black with a white spot on her chest. Whiskers also has white paws that look like little white mittens.

Whiskers likes to sleep in the sun on her favorite chair. Whiskers also likes to drink creamy milk.

Lisa is excited because on Saturday, Whiskers turns two years old.

After school on Friday, Lisa rushes to the pet store. She wants to buy Whiskers' birthday presents. Last year, she gave Whiskers a play mouse and a blue feather.

For this birthday, Lisa is going to give Whiskers a red ball of yarn and a bowl with a picture of a cat on the side. The picture is of a black cat. It looks a lot like Whiskers.

Answer the following questions:
1. What's animal does Lisa have?
2. What's its name?
3. What color is it?
4. How old is it?
5. When is its birthday?
6. Did Lisa get a gift for Whiskers?
7. Where from?
8. And what is it?
9. Are they the same as last year's gifts?
10. What did she buy then?
11. What color was the feather?
12. And the ball?
13. How many gifts did she buy in total?
14. How is she feeling about her cat's birthday?
A: 1. a cat
2. Whiskers.
3. black
4. One
5. Saturday
6. yes
7. pet store
8. A ball and a bowl
9. No
10. a mouse and a feather
11. blue
12. red
13. Four
14. excited
Q: Near East (French: Proche-Orient) is a geographical term that roughly encompasses Western Asia. Despite having varying definitions within different academic circles, the term was originally applied to the maximum extent of the Ottoman Empire. The term has fallen into disuse in English, and has been replaced by the term Middle East.

The Encyclopdia Britannica defines the Near East as including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the West Bank, and Yemen. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations defines the region similarly, but also includes Afghanistan while excluding the countries of North Africa and the Palestinian territories. According to the National Geographic Society, the terms Near East and Middle East denote the same territories and are 'generally accepted as comprising the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian territories, Syria, and Turkey'.

Answer the following questions:
1. How many countries are in an encyclopedia's definition of a term?
2. What is the term?
3. Is that term still used?
4. What is used now?
5. What is a more rough definition of the area?
6. How was it used at the beginning?
7. What is the French version of the term?
8. What areas does a society think is a part of it?
9. Do groups agree on the meaning of it?
10. Who else has a meaning for it?
A:
1. 22
2. the Near East
3. not in English
4. Middle East.
5. Western Asia
6. it applied to the maximum extent of the Ottoman Empire
7. Proche-Orient
8. the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian territories, Syria, and Turkey'.
9. No
10. The Food and Agriculture Organization