Question: CHAPTER SEVEN.

BICYCLING AND ITS OCCASIONAL RESULTS.

It is pleasant to turn from the smoke and turmoil of the city to the fresh air and quiet of the country.

To the man who spends most of his time in the heart of London, going into the country--even for a short distance--is like passing into the fields of Elysium. This was, at all events, the opinion of Stephen Welland; and Stephen must have been a good judge, for he tried the change frequently, being exceedingly fond of bicycling, and occasionally taking what he termed long spins on that remarkable instrument.

One morning, early in the summer-time, young Welland, (he was only eighteen), mounted his iron horse in the neighbourhood of Kensington, and glided away at a leisurely pace through the crowded streets. Arrived in the suburbs of London he got up steam, to use his own phrase, and went at a rapid pace until he met a "chum," by appointment. This chum was also mounted on a bicycle, and was none other than our friend Samuel Twitter, Junior--known at home as Sammy, and by his companions as Sam.

"Isn't it a glorious day, Sam?" said Welland as he rode up and sprang off his steed.

"Magnificent!" answered his friend, also dismounting and shaking hands. "Why, Stephen, what an enormous machine you ride!"

"Yes, it's pretty high--48 inches. My legs are long, you see. Well, where are we to run to-day?"

"Wherever you like," said Sam, "only let it be a short run, not more than forty miles, for I've got an appointment this afternoon with my old dad which I can't get off." 1. How old was Welland?
2. How tall was his horse?
3. Who was he with?
4. Was Sam on a horse?
5. What was his ride?
6. What was Sam also called?
7. What was his real name?
8. Did Stephen enjoy bikes?
9. Did Sam say he wanted a long ride?
10. How many miles did he want?
11. What time of year was this?
12. Was it night time?
13. What neighborhood were they in?
14. What city?
15. Were there many people out?
16. Where did Sam need to go later?
17. What was the country compared to?
18. What kind of day did Sam say it was?
19. What did Stephen say about the day?
20. Was Stephen traveling slow? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. he was only eighteen
2. 48 inches.
3. Sam
4. no
5. a bicycle
6. Sammy
7. Samuel Twitter
8. yes
9. no
10. less than forty miles
11. summer
12. no
13. Kensington
14. London
15. yes
16. an appointment with his dad
17. the city
18. Magnificent
19. it's glorious
20. yes

Question: New York (CNN) -- A federal judge has ordered that an official monitor be put in place to prevent discrimination in the hiring of New York City firefighters.

U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis said the city needs "to comprehensively reassess its policies and practices, to analyze the evidence showing the effect of those policies and practices, and to rationally consider how they can be changed to achieve a firefighter hiring process that is -- in actual practice and effect -- fair and open to all."

The order requires the city to take remedial steps to fix discriminatory hiring practices and puts the court monitor in place for at least the next 10 years to make sure those steps are taken.

Garaufis cited "the clear evidence of disparate impact that Mayor (Michael) Bloomberg and his senior leadership chose to ignore was obvious to anyone else who looked."

"Instead of facing hard facts and asking hard questions about the City's abysmal track record of hiring black and Hispanic firefighters, the Bloomberg Administration dug in and fought back," the judge said in his ruling.

Mark LaVorgna, a spokesman for the mayor, said the city intends to appeal the decision.

Litigation against the city's firefighter hiring practices began in 2007, when the U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint alleging the Fire Department of New York's hiring exams negatively affected black and Hispanic applicants.

"Four years of litigation and two adverse liability rulings later, the City still doesn't get it," Garaufis said. "The City's senior leaders have routinely denied that they are responsible or doing anything to remedy nearly forty years of discrimination." 1. Who is the mayor of New York?
2. What is his first name?
3. Who works for the mayor?
4. What did he say?
5. What specifically?
6. Of what?
7. For what jurisdiction?
8. Who decided this?
9. What is he?
10. How long will the changes need to last?
11. Why?
12. What did he reference? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Bloomberg
2. Michael
3. Mark LaVorgna
4. Tthe city intends to appeal the decision
5. That an official monitor be put in place to prevent discrimination
6. The hiring of firefighters
7. New York City
8. Judge Nicholas Garaufis
9. A federal judge
10. At least the next 10
11. To make sure those steps are taken to prevent discrimination.
12. The clear evidence that Mayo Bloomberg chose to ignore this issue

Question: (CNN) -- When David Green, 22, graduated from Western Washington University in December, he applied for dozens of jobs, from fast food to secretarial positions -- sending out more than 50 resumes and scoring only two interviews in the process.

The organization Reach to Teach has seen a 100 percent increase in applications to teach English in Asia.

"It was horrible. I couldn't find anything," said Green, a history and social studies major.

With few employment options in his hometown of Bellingham, Washington, Green applied to teach English in a South Korean middle school through Reach to Teach, an organization that assists college graduates with finding teaching positions in Asia. Green, who counts trips to Canada as his only experience abroad, will be leaving for Seoul on March 20 for one year.

"I am scared. I've only had one major breakdown so far, ... but I'm really excited about being on my own ... somewhere completely new where I know absolutely no one," he said.

Like Green, many recent college graduates are searching for alternatives to jumping into the job market in the face of the recession. An increasing number of young Americans are searching out paid positions teaching English in countries like South Korea, Japan, China and Spain as a means to expand their horizons and weather the economic doldrums.

Mitch Gordon, director of school relations for Reach to Teach, said his organization has seen more than a 100 percent increase in applications in the last six months, with 3,784 applicants compared to 1,488 during the same six-month period last year. The application system doesn't track U.S. applicants separately, but Gordon estimates more than 70 percent are from the United States. 1. What is the main organization featured in this article?
2. What do they do?
3. Where at?
4. Who decided to use this resource?
5. How old is he?
6. Where did he attend school?
7. Did he get a position using Reach to Teach?
8. Where?
9. What country is that in?
10. Is he happy?
11. Is David the only person having trouble finding a job?
12. Why are they having trouble?
13. Where are young people looking for jobs?
14. Who is in charge of the outreach program we are talking about?
15. Have the applications increased for work?
16. By how much?
17. In how much of a time span?
18. Are all the applicants American?
19. About how many are from the United States?
20. How many resumes did David send out?
21. How many face to faces did he get from there?
22. Given that he is a college grad, did he apply for some jobs he was overqualified to do?
23. What ones?
24. When does he leave for Seoul?
25. How long will he be gone? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Reach to Teach
2. Assists college graduates with finding teaching positions.
3. Asia
4. David Green
5. 22
6. Western Washington University
7. Yes.
8. Seoul
9. South Korea
10. Yes.
11. No.
12. Because of the recession.
13. South Korea, Japan, China, and Spain
14. Mitch Gordon
15. Yes.
16. 100%
17. 6 months
18. No.
19. More than 70 percent.
20. 50
21. Two
22. Yes
23. Fast food
24. On March 20th.
25. 1 year.