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CHAPTER XLII.

GEORGE II. A.D. 1725--1760.

The reign of George II. was a very warlike one. Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in. It was, however, not a very interesting battle; and it was not clear who really won it, nor are wars of this time very easy to understand.

The battle of Fontenoy was fought in the course of a great war to decide who would be emperor of Germany, in which France and England took different sides; and this made Charles Edward Stuart, the eldest son of James, think it was a good moment for trying once again to get back the crown of his forefathers. He was a fine-looking young man, with winning manners, and a great deal more spirit than his father: and when he landed in Scotland with a very few followers, one Highland gentleman after another was so delighted with him that they all brought their clans to join him, and he was at the head of quite a large force, with which he took possession of the town of Edinburgh; but he never could take the castle. The English army was most of it away fighting in Germany, and the soldiers who met him at Prestonpans, close to Edinburgh, were not well managed, and were easily beaten by the Highlanders. Then he marched straight on into England: and there was great terror, for the Highlanders--with their plaids, long swords, and strange language--were thought to be all savage robbers, and the Londoners expected to have every house and shop ruined and themselves murdered: though on the whole the Highlanders behaved very well. They would probably have really entered London if they had gone on, and reached it before the army could come home, but they grew discontented and frightened at being so far away from their own hills; and at Derby. Charles Edward was obliged to let them turn back to Scotland.

1. When did George the II live?
2. Was he royalty?
3. What was his title?
4. of what country?
5. Did he ever fight a battle?
6. Which one?
7. Who were the English fighting?
8. Did they win?
9. Why were they fighting?
10. What was unique about this particular battle concerning the participants?
11. While the English and French and Germans were fighting who was leading the scots?
12. Who was his father?
13. Was he old?
14. How did they dress for battle?
15. Where did they march to?
16. Were the English frightened of them?
17. Why?
18. How did they really act?
19. Were they successful in taking over England?
20. Why not?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. 1725 to 1760
2. Yes
3. king
4. England
5. Yes
6. Fontenoy
7. France
8. That is not clear
9. To decide the emperor of Germany
10. The kings of England and France were in it.
11. Charles Edward Stuart
12. James
13. No
14. In plaids
15. Into England
16. Yes
17. They thought the Highlanders savage robbers
18. Very well
19. No
20. They went home

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Liang Xiyan still misses her long black hair, which was cut two weeks ago. Liang became a senior high school student in September. In her new school, the rules say that boys' hairstyles must be cropped and girls' hair cannot fall below their shoulders. Liang's school is not alone: many have similar rules on hairstyles. Teachers think a cool hairstyle is a waste of time and money. It may also _ students from their studies. "Your personality is not shown in how you wear your hair but in your ability," say teachers. It's difficult for students to follow these rules. Teenage students like to look nice but they are asked to wear school uniforms. Liang says the only way in which they can be different lies in how they wear their hair. And they want to copy their favorite stars' hairstyles. They wouldn't be happy in a school with strict rules. "I prefer a school with rules on hairstyles," said Li Man, a Senior 1 student. She said her school's rules on hairstyles are OK but there could be some little changes. "For example, boys should be allowed to have their hair a little longer," Li said. "But students must not dye or curl their hair . This way there will not be so many complaints."

1. Who is the story about?
2. Who is Liang?
3. Are they a boy or a girl?
4. Do they like their school?
5. Why not?
6. What kind of rules?
7. What is the rule?
8. What is Liang's hair like?
9. Are they making her cut it?
10. How does she feel about that?
11. Why does the school have that rule?
12. Who says that?
13. Is her institution the only one that has these rules?
14. What does Liang think about it?
15. Can they wear whatever clothes they want?
16. What do they have to wear?
17. Do all the students agree with Liang?
18. Who disagrees?
19. Who is that?
20. What do they think?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Liang Xiyan
2. a senior high school student
3. girl
4. no
5. they have strict rules.
6. hairstyles.
7. boys' hairstyles cropped, girls' hair above their shoulders.
8. long and black
9. yes
10. she misses it
11. it is a waste of time and money
12. Teachers
13. no
14. she wouldn't be happy with strict rules
15. no
16. uniforms
17. no
18. Li Man
19. Senior 1 student.
20. boys should be allowed to have their hair longer," students must not dye or curlit

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The original News Corporation or News Corp. was an American multinational mass media corporation headquartered in New York City. It was the world's fourth-largest media group in 2014 in terms of revenue. Board members include prominent former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar.

News Corporation was a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ. Formerly incorporated in Adelaide, South Australia, the company was re-incorporated under Delaware General Corporation Law after a majority of shareholders approved the move on 12 November 2004. News Corporation was headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, in the newer 1960s1970s corridor of the Rockefeller Center complex.

On 28 June 2012, after concerns from shareholders in response to its recent scandals and to "unlock even greater long-term shareholder value", Rupert Murdoch announced that News Corporation's assets would be split into two publicly traded companies, one oriented towards media, and the other towards publishing. The Corporate spin-off formally took place on 28 June 2013; where the present News Corp. was renamed 21st Century Fox and consists primarily of media outlets, while a new News Corp was formed to take on the publishing and Australian broadcasting assets.

Its major holdings at the time of the split were News Limited (a group of newspaper publishers in Murdoch's native Australia), News International (a newspaper publisher in the United Kingdom, whose properties include "The Times", "The Sun", and the now-defunct "News of the World"which was the subject of a phone hacking scandal that led to its closure in July 2011), Dow Jones & Company (an American publisher of financial news outlets, including "The Wall Street Journal"), the book publisher HarperCollins, and the Fox Entertainment Group (owners of the 20th Century Fox film studio and the Fox Broadcasting Companyone of the United States' major television networks).

1. What company is this article about?
2. Where was its home?
3. In 2014, how many media organizations were larger than it?
4. Was it split into two parts?
5. Why?
6. Who announced the split?
7. When?
8. What are the names of the new companies?
9. Was the original News Corp. listed on NASDAQ?
10. Where did it become a business?
11. What was its address?
12. Name one of the members of its board of directors.
13. What was his former occupation?
14. Of what country?
15. Which book publisher did it own?
16. How many UK newspapers are mentioned?
17. Where is Murdoch from?
18. What forced "News of the World" to close?
19. When did it close?
20. Which TV network does it own?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. The original News Corporation
2. New York City
3. Three
4. Yes
5. to "unlock even greater long-term shareholder value",
6. Rupert Murdoch
7. 2012
8. 21st Century Fox and a new News Corp
9. Yes
10. it was incorporated in Adelaide, South Australia,
11. 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York
12. Jose Maria Aznar
13. prime minister
14. Spain
15. HarperCollins
16. Three
17. Australia
18. a phone hacking scandal
19. 2011
20. Fox Broadcasting Company