Q: Hello Sandy, We have just returned from our holiday. We went with our friends Edward Smith and his wife Tina to the Yorkshire Moors. This is a beautiful place. It is a natural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills, miles of grassland with no people, just sheep and birds. Edward, who had just come out of hospital, could not walk as far as be used to. However this meant that we walked in the mornings, and then stopped at a cafe for lunch each day, before returning to the place we live. Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon, while the ladies went for another walk. Very pleasant! I have taken lots of photos from the place we live, across the valley below us, of the morning sunrise, and the mist in the valley. Also, in England, the old steam powered trains are very popular. I have taken many photos of the train and from it. Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter. It is very early (we usually expect snow in January). It rained all day, then snowed in the evening. Today we have bright sunshine! Both Jenny and I are well I don't know if I told you, in the last e-mail, that Jenny is now working in a hotel. Although she has to work hard, people there are nice and she is enjoying the work. Please write to us to tell us your news. Yours, Victor

Answer the following questions:
1. Where did the writer of the letter go on vacation?
2. Who did he go with?
3. What were their names?
4. Which of them had been unwell?
5. Was he able to walk well?
6. What did they do in the mornings?
7. What did the men do in the afternoon?
8. What did the women do while they did that?
9. Where did they eat?
10. What was below where they stayed?
11. Did the narrator take pictures of it?
12. What else did he photograph?
13. Were they common there?
14. What is his wife's name?
A: 1. Yorkshire Moors
2. friends
3. Edward Smith and his wife Tina
4. Edward
5. No
6. walked
7. slept
8. went for another walk
9. a cafe
10. valley
11. Yes
12. old steam powered trains
13. Yes
14. Jenny
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