Question:
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CHAPTER XIII. 

AUGUST 1ST, 1714. 

"Does my mistress know of this?" Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along. 

"My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table. She had writ it ere she had left home," Frank said. "Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away. He did not think of looking at it there, nor had Martin the chance of telling him. I believe the poor devil meant no harm, though I half killed him; he thought 'twas to Beatrix's brother he was bringing the letter." 

Frank never said a word of reproach to me for having brought the villain amongst us. As we knocked at the door I said, "When will the horses be ready?" Frank pointed with his cane, they were turning the street that moment. 

We went up and bade adieu to our mistress; she was in a dreadful state of agitation by this time, and that Bishop was with her whose company she was so fond of. 

"Did you tell him, my lord," says Esmond, "that Beatrix was at Castlewood?" The Bishop blushed and stammered: "Well," says he, "I . . ." 

"You served the villain right," broke out Mr. Esmond, "and he has lost a crown by what you told him." 

My mistress turned quite white, "Henry, Henry," says she, "do not kill him." 

"It may not be too late," says Esmond; "he may not have gone to Castlewood; pray God, it is not too late." The Bishop was breaking out with some banale phrases about loyalty, and the sacredness of the Sovereign's person; but Esmond sternly bade him hold his tongue, burn all papers, and take care of Lady Castlewood; and in five minutes he and Frank were in the saddle, John Lockwood behind them, riding towards Castlewood at a rapid pace. 
1. Where did Esmond's mother locate the letter?
2. Who did she run into on the stairs?

Numbered answers:
1. on the toilet-table.
2. Mother


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Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it is bordered by Tibet Autonomous Region in the north, India in the south, the Sikkim state of India and the Chumbi Valley of Tibet in the west, and Arunachal Pradesh state of India in the east. Bhutan is geopolitically in South Asia and is the region's second least populous nation after the Maldives. Thimphu is its capital and largest city, while Phuntsholing is its financial center. 

The independence of Bhutan has endured for centuries, and the territory was never colonized in its history. Situated on the ancient Silk Road between Tibet, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, the Bhutanese state developed a distinct national identity based on Buddhism. Headed by a spiritual leader known as the Zhabdrung Rinpoche, the territory was composed of many fiefdoms and governed as a Buddhist theocracy. Following a civil war in the 19th century, the House of Wangchuck reunited the country and established relations with the British Empire. Bhutan fostered a strategic partnership with India during the rise of Chinese communism and has a disputed border with the People's Republic of China. In 2008, it transitioned from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and held the first election to the National Assembly of Bhutan, that has a two party system characterizing Bhutanese democracy.
1. How long has Bhutans independence lasted?
2. Was it ever colonized?
3. What is it officially called?
4. Is it an island?
5. Where is it located?
6. Is it a state or country?
7. What borders it on the North?
8. South?
9. What is the capital city?
10. Where does it rank in city size?
11. Where is it situated?
12. What is their identity based on?
13. Who is the religious leader?
14. Have they ever had a civil war?
15. When?
16. What happened after?
17. Did the make a partnership with anyone?
18. What type of partnership was it?
19. When did they do this?
20. Has it ever transitioned its monarchy?

Numbered answers:
1. for centuries
2. no
3. Kingdom of Bhutan
4. no
5. South Asia
6. country
7. Tibet Autonomous Region
8. India
9. Thimphu
10. it is the largest city
11. Eastern Himalayas
12. Buddhism
13. Zhabdrung Rinpoche
14. yes
15. 19th century
16. the House of Wangchuck reunited the country and established relations with the British Empire
17. India
18. strategic
19. during the rise of Chinese communism
20. yes


Question:
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Stephen Hawking was one of the most famous scientists in this century. He was born in 1942. He's a world well-known on space and time. Stephen is researching some very big questions, such as: How did the universe begin? How will it end? Stephen was a student at Oxford University. He studied math and science. Then, at the age of twenty, he became sick. He was so young, but the doctors said to his family, "He has only two more years to live." As a matter of fact, the doctors were wrong---- he didn't die. He can't walk now but he uses a wheelchair . He can't feed himself and get in or out of bed himself. But he refused to give in to the condition. He talks with the help of a computer. After Oxford, Stephen went to Cambridge University. Three years later, in 1965, he became a doctor of philosophy . Because of his serious health problems, it was difficult for him to draw diagrams or to write. So he started to think in pictures. With this new way of thinking, he became one of the most famous scientists in the world. In 1991, he met the Pope in Rome. They talked about his ideas. Then in 1998, he wrote his first important book, A Brief History of Time. It sold more than 5.5 million copies in 33 different languages. He was once invited to China, he impressed us with his self-confidence, humorous and witty conversation.
1. When was it written?
2. What was it titled?
3. How many sold?
4. In how many languages?
5. How old was he when he got his disease?
6. What was his life expectancy?
7. Were the physicians correct?
8. Where was he educated before Cambridge?
9. Who did he meet in Italy?
10. What did they discuss?
11. What fascinated the Chinese?
12. What year did he being attending Cambridge?
13. How did he think?
14. What year did he travel to Italy?
15. Who was born in 1942?
16. What did he refuse to do?
17. What does a computer assist him with?


Numbered answers:
1. 1998
2. A Brief History of Time
3. 5.5 million
4. 33 different languages
5. 20
6. 2 more years to live.
7. No.
8. Oxford
9. The Pope
10. Hawkin's ideas
11. Hawkin's self-confidence, humorous and witty conversation
12. 1962
13. In pictures
14. 1991
15. Stephen Hawking
16. Refused to get into his disease
17. To talk