Question:
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CHAPTER V. 

MOHUN APPEARS FOR THE LAST TIME IN THIS HISTORY. 

Besides my Lord Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, who for family reasons had kindly promised his protection and patronage to Colonel Esmond, he had other great friends in power now, both able and willing to assist him, and he might, with such allies, look forward to as fortunate advancement in civil life at home as he had got rapid promotion abroad. His Grace was magnanimous enough to offer to take Mr. Esmond as secretary on his Paris embassy, but no doubt he intended that proposal should be rejected; at any rate, Esmond could not bear the thoughts of attending his mistress farther than the church-door after her marriage, and so declined that offer which his generous rival made him. 

Other gentlemen in power were liberal at least of compliments and promises to Colonel Esmond. Mr. Harley, now become my Lord Oxford and Mortimer, and installed Knight of the Garter on the same day as his Grace of Hamilton had received the same honor, sent to the Colonel to say that a seat in Parliament should be at his disposal presently, and Mr. St. John held out many flattering hopes of advancement to the Colonel when he should enter the House. Esmond's friends were all successful, and the most successful and triumphant of all was his dear old commander, General Webb, who was now appointed Lieutenant-General of the Land Forces, and received with particular honor by the Ministry, by the Queen, and the people out of doors, who huzza'd the brave chief when they used to see him in his chariot going to the House or to the Drawing-room, or hobbling on foot to his coach from St. Stephen's upon his glorious old crutch and stick, and cheered him as loud as they had ever done Marlborough. 
1. Where do you think this takes place?
2. Did Colonel Esmond have friends in high places?
3. Who promised to protect Esmond?
4. What position was Esmond offered?
5. Where would that have taken place?
6. Was His Grace certain Esmond would accept the offer?
7. Why did Esmond not accept?

Numbered answers:
1. y the Ministry, by the Queen, Perhaps the United Kingdom.
2. he had other great friends in power now. Yes.
3. Lord Duke of Hamilton and Brandon. Lord Duke of Hamilton and Brandon.
4. offer to take Mr. Esmond as secretary. Secretary to His Grace.
5. on his Paris. In Paris.
6. no doubt he intended that proposal should be rejected. No.
7. could not bear the thoughts of attending his mistress farther than the church-door after her marriage


Question:
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Jonny Jones was a nice and popular boy, who everyone loved.He was so much fun, so good and so kind to everyone that they treated him wonderfully. But as everything he needed was given to him without asking, Jonny became a _ . He was so spoiled by everyone that he couldn't stand any hardship. 

One day Johnny heard a mother saying to her son "Come on, my boy, get up and stop crying. You are behaving like Johnny Jones." That made Johnny feel very ashamed. But he was sure that he would prefer to be known as a good boy rather than a fool. Worried, he spoke to his father about all this, though he was afraid that maybe he would be laughed at for having such worries. His father, far from laughing at Johnny, told him that a teacher had taught him a secret trick to turn him into the toughest boy off all. "Eat a candy less, study a minute more, and count to five before crying." Johnny asked, "Just that? " "Yes, just that," said his father, "It's very simple, but I warn you that it won't be easy." 

Johnny was happy like a bird, ready to follow the advice. He went to see his mother, and she noticed how happy he was when she offered him candies. "One candy less", thought Johnny, so he only took one. That afternoon he had another chance to put it into practice by studying one minute more. The result was that he missed the first minute of his favorite program! But having achieved this gave him a great feeling of satisfaction. The same happened when he ran up against the corner of the kitchen table. He only managed to count to four before crying, but that was left deeply in his mother's memory. 

Over the following days Johnny kept using the motto in his life as his father told him. And the more he put this into practice ,the easier it got. Before long he realized that he could also do things that would seem impossible before.
1. Who did Johnny get advice from?
2. What did he tell him about sweets?
3. How long should he study?
4. What should he do prior to bawling?
5. How did he feel about this advice?
6. What happened when he studied longer?
7. How did he feel?
8. What happened that made him want to cry?
9. How long did he last before crying?
10. Was he a nice kid?
11. Did people treat him well?
12. why?
13. Was he spoiled?
14. by who?
15. How did he fare when things went bad?
16. What did a mother compare her child to?
17. Why
18. How did johnny feel?
19. How did he think his father would react?
20. did he?

Numbered answers:
1. his father
2. Eat less
3. a minute more
4. count to five
5. happy
6. He missed part of a show
7. satisfied
8. he ran into the kitchen table
9. a count of four
10. yes
11. yes
12. he was fun and kind
13. yes
14. everyone
15. he couldn't stand it
16. Johnny Jones
17. he was crying
18. ashamed
19. by laughing
20. no


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(CNN) -- A couple weeks after attending his first United Nations General Assembly meeting as president, Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. What a difference three years makes. 

Back in his first months in office, simply being Barack Obama was enough to bring cheering crowds into the street. Whether it was because he was not George Bush or because he was promising to end American policies that were widely despised or whether it was because -- as the first African-American to be elected U.S. president, he embodied an ideal of opportunity for all that was core to this country's appeal -- it hardly mattered. Convene a crowd, and they would find something to like about Barack Obama. 

Back then, he seized the moment with great speeches that offered a vision for a new era in American leadership. In Cairo, he spoke of new relations with the Islamic world. In Prague, he spoke of eliminating nuclear weapons. He embraced the G-20 as a mechanism of coordinating the response to the global economic crisis. He didn't bully. He charmed. 

Indeed, Obama is probably the first person ever to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize largely for his charm. Or, alternatively, he may be the first person ever to have won the Nobel Peace Prize for the simple achievement of not having been the guy who had the job before him. (This can be an important achievement. Former U.S. Commerce Secretary Pete Peterson once said one of the secrets to job success is picking the right predecessor.) 
1. What award was Barack Obama givin?
2. What was enough to bring cheering crowds in hif first months in offive?
3. What does the article say about his Obama;s charm?
4. What did U.S commerce Secretary Peterson once say about him?
5. How did he use the G-20
6. What did Obama speak about in Prague?
7. What does the article say about if you Convene a crowd?
8. How long after the United Nations General Assembly meeding did Obama win the peace prize?
9. Did Obama bully at the G-20?
10. What does the article say Obama was promising and end to?


Numbered answers:
1. Nobel Peace Prize
2. simply being Barack
3. Probably the first person ever to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize largely for his charm
4. secret to job success is picking the right predecessor
5. as a mechanism
6. eliminating nuclear weapons
7. they would find something to like about Barack Obama
8. A couple weeks
9. No
10. end American policies