question: CHAPTER XV

THREE INTERVIEWS

The next day was a Sunday, and the Colonel went to church, wearing a hat-band four inches deep. Morris, however, declined to accompany him, saying that he had a letter to write to Mary; whereon his father, who at first was inclined to be vexed, replied that he could not be better employed, and that he was to give her his love. Then he asked if Miss Fregelius was coming, but somewhat to his disappointment, was informed that she wished to stay with her father.

"I wonder," thought the Colonel to himself as he strolled to the church, now and again acknowledging greetings or stopping to chat with one of the villagers--"I wonder if they are going to have a little sacred music together in the chapel. If so, upon my soul, I should like to make the congregation. And that pious fellow Morris, too--the blameless Morris--to go philandering about in this fashion. I hope it won't come to Mary's ears; but if it does, luckily, with all her temper, she is a sensible woman, and knows that even Jove nods at times."

After the service the Colonel spoke to various friends, accepted their condolences upon the death of Mr. Porson, and finally walked down the road with Eliza Layard.

"You must have found that all sorts of strange things have happened at the Abbey since you have been away, Colonel Monk," she said presently in a sprightly voice.

"Well, yes; at least I don't know. I understand that Morris has improved that blessed apparatus of his, and the new parson and his daughter have floated to our doors like driftwood. By the way, have you seen Miss Fregelius?"
1. who went to church
2. who wanted to stay home with her dad
3. who did not want to go with the colonel
4. who walked down the road
5. who did he go with
6. who came in the door lake floating wood
7. who wrote a letter
8. was he to send his love for someone to her
9. who has a temper
10. does the parson have a daughter
11. what does Jove do at times
12. how deep is the hat band
13. who is blameless
14. did colonel talk to talk with the town folk
15. who passed away
16. what day was it
17. where did odd things happen
18. who was vexed
19. was someones sur name Layard
20. did colonel have many friends
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answer: 1. The Colonel
2. Miss Fregelius
3. Morris
4. The Colonel
5. Eliza Layard.
6. the new parson and his daughter
7. Morris
8. Yes
9. Mary
10. Yes
11. He nods
12. 4 inches
13. Morris
14. Yes
15. Mr. Porson
16. Sunday
17. At the Abbey
18. Morris' father
19. Yes
20. Yes

question: Ron loved basketball. One afternoon on his way to a basketball game, he was walking and dreaming about playing college basketball the following year. As Ron was walking to the game, a car hit him so hard that he was thrown three feet into the air. Ron woke up in a hospital room. When he learned that both his legs were broken, he realized his college basketball dreams were over. Ron did what the doctors told him, but his progress was slow. When he left the hospital, Ron was sent to a health center for physical treatment. A week after he arrived there, he met Sunny. Sunny was a coach.His legs were hurt paralysed from a skiing accident. Even though he couldn't move his legs, Sunny coached of a basketball team called the Suns. Everybody on the team played from a wheelchair. Sunny invited Tony to join the game. Tony played badly, but for the first time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself. After becoming a part of the Suns, Ron improved quickly. Basketball was like medicine for him. And whenever Ron became depressed or angry, Sunny was there to encourage and help him. The day before Ron left the center, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he managed to be generous and cheerful, even with his paralysis. Sunny smiled and said, "It's really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun, the shadows fall behind."
1. who is the main character?
2. what did he want to do next year?
3. did he meet someone?
4. who?
5. where?
6. what was his profession?
7. was he ambulatory?
8. that means can he walk, was he ambulatory?
9. why not?
10. how?
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answer: 1. Ron
2. playing college basketball
3. Yes
4. unny
5. center for physical treatmen
6. coach
7. Yes
8. No
9. His legs were hurt paralysed
10. skiing accident

question: I hated writing thank-you notes as a child, but I had no choice: My mother was adamant about honoring other people's kindness and generosity. But now after a childhood spent crafting those notes, the music of gratitude flows naturally from me.

I hire Brant to build an arbor around my front door. I drew it exactly as I wanted, and he realized my vision perfectly. Surprised at how the arbor's beauty uplifted me every time I stepped into my house, I called Brant a few weeks after the arbor went up. He answered the phone defensively.

"What can I do for you?" he asked, his voice cold and distant.

"You can say, 'You're welcome,' " I responded.

"I don't understand," Brant shot back.

"I am calling to say 'Thank you.' ''

Silence.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"I love my arbor, and I wanted you to know how much I appreciate your work."

More silence.

"I've been doing this work for 20 years, and no one has ever called to thank me for it," said Brant. "People only call me when they have problems." He was doubtful.

I also had a similar experience with L.J. He answered my questions, didn't push, and gave me space to think and decide. I wrote to let him know that he completely exceeded my expectations of what a beat-them-down car sales experience would be like, and that I was happy with my car choice. L.J. called me a few days later. He said that this was the first thank-you note in the history of the dealership.

Are we really living in an age when feedback only closes with complaint? It seems to me that when we focus on problems, we only have dissatisfaction and complaint. But when we focus on celebrating goodness, we are likely to turn it into something positive.
1. What work does Brant do?
2. How long has he been doing it?
3. Has anyone ever called to thank him?
4. What does LJ
5. Do people usually thank him?
6. what did he do for the author of the article?
7. What do we have if we only look at our problems?
8. What did Brant build for the author?
9. What part of the house was it by?
10. What did it do for the author?
11. Was it beautiful?
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answer:
1. He builds
2. 20 years,
3. no
4. Car salesman
5. no
6. answered questions, didn't push, and space
7. dissatisfaction and complaint
8. an arbor
9. front door
10. uplifted them
11. yes