Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
John "Mad Jack" Mytton (1796--1834) was a carefree English aristocrat who was born into immense wealth. However, he died a poor man after a life that was once described as " _ ". So, what went wrong? 

As a young boy, Jack went to Westminster School, but after only one year he was expelled for fighting with a teacher. He was then sent to Harrow School but only lasted three days before he was also thrown out. He was eventually educated by private tutors. 

After school, Jack went to Cambridge University. He arrived with 2,000 bottles of port, but left without graduating - he found university life boring. Later, he joined the army, enlisting with the 7th Hussars. As a young officer, he spent a year with the regiment in France as part of the occupation force after Napoleon's defeat in 1815. Jack passed the time gambling and drinking before resigning his commission. At the age of 21, he returned to his country house just in time to receive his inheritance. 

With an annual income of over PS800,000 in today's money, Jack was extremely rich... but it didn't take him long to spend it all. In 1819, he became an MP. In order to secure his seat, he offered voters PS10 notes to vote for him, spending more than PS10,000 in total. However, he found politics dull and went to parliament only once. Back at home, he would often drop bank notes in the gardens of his estate, and gave his servants vast amounts of spending money. Once he lost his racetrack winnings (several thousand pounds) when the wind blew all the money away. 

One of Jack's favorite pastimes was hunting. He would go in any kind of weather, occasionally with no clothes on. Sometimes, he would get up in the middle of the night, take off with a gun to look for something to shoot. 

Jack also kept a large number of pets. These included about 2,000 dogs. Some were fed on steak and Champagne and even wore livery. A favorite horse had free range inside Halston Hall and would often lie with Jack in front of the fire. 

Jack was a bit of a practical joker, too. He once left a horse in the bedroom of a guest. Another visitor fell asleep and woke up to find a live bear and two bulldogs in his bed. In 1826, as a result of a bet, Jack rode his horse into the Bedford Hotel, up the grand staircase and onto the balcony. Then, still sitting on the horse, he jumped off the balcony, landing among the diners in the restaurant below. 

Another time, he invited a local doctor to dine at Halston Hall. As soon as the doctor had left, Jack put on a highwayman's costume and raced ahead to rob the unsuspecting man. On another occasion, a passenger in Jack's carriage admitted that he'd never been in an accident, so Jack drove the carriage up a hill and turned it over. He would also slip red-hot coals into people's pockets as a joke. 

Eventually, Jack ran out of money and fell into debt. In 1830, he fled to France to avoid his creditors , but returned a couple of years later, ending up in prison in Southwark, London. Jack died there in 1834, a poor, lonely man. [(<<>> 20119 "Hell Raiser")]
1. Where did Jack go when he finished school?
2. how many bottles of port did he go up with?
3. did he graduate?
4. what was his Surname?
5. and his nickname?
6. how much income did he get a year?
7. was he poor?
8. which reigment of the army did he enlist in?
9. the 8th hussars?
10. where did he serve?
11. what year?
12. what did he do while there?
13. how old was he on his return?
14. how much did he spend to get elected?
15. how much time did he spend in parliament?
16. what was one of his favorite hobbies?
17. did he hunt with clothes on always?

Numbered answers:
1. Cambridge University.
2. 2,000
3. no
4. Mytton
5. "Mad Jack"
6. over PS800,000
7. no
8. army
9. 7th Hussars.
10. in France
11. 1815
12. gambling and drinking
13. 21
14. PS10,000
15. only went once
16. hunting
17. np


Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
Ever thought of moving to a new country? How about starting a new country? Patri Friedman is planning to do just that. He left Google years ago to set up the Seasteading Institute. And his dream is to build seasteads-----floating micro-nations in the middle of the ocean. So, what will life on a seastead be like? Probably a bit like life on a cruise liner , but much larger, with shops, gyms, swimming pools, schools and other areas. In fact, the early seasteads may actually be specially-rebuilt cruise liners. But as science advances, Friedman believes they'll become more like floating cities, with several hundred people. Seasteading raises a lot of questions. First of all, how will the new countries make money? The Seasteading Institute has suggested several money-making ideas, including ocean-based theme parks, casinos and fish farming. There's also the questions of safety. With storms, typhoons and pirates , the high seas are a dangerous place. However, the Institute says that it can stand bad weather and prevent crimes with its well-designed systems. So, is this just a day dream? Well, maybe not. One of the people behind the project is Peter Thiel. He founded PayPal and was one of the first investors in Facebook. So far, he's donated $ 500,000 to the project. And Friedman isn't wasting any time. He recently announced the creation of the Poseidon Award. This will be given to the first seastead with fifty people. Friedman is hoping to hand out the award in 2015.
1. Where did Patri used to work?
2. Why?
3. What is his dream?
4. what is that?
5. where will they be?
6. What are some suggestions for them to make money
7. Who is backing this project?
8. What is he known for?
9. Did he make any investments?
10. In what?
11. What else?
12. how much?
13. How many people will live on a seastead
14. What kind of things will they have?
15. who suggested the ways for them to make money?
16. What would be  threat to them?
17. Who created the Poseidon Award?
18. What is it for?


Numbered answers:
1. Google
2. to start the Seasteading Institute
3. to build seasteads
4. floating micro-nations
5. in the middle of the ocean.
6. ocean-based theme parks, casinos and fish farming.
7. Peter Thiel
8. Paypal
9. yes
10. Facebook
11. The Seasteading Institute
12. $ 500,000
13. several hundred people.
14. schools, shops, gyms. and swimming pools
15. The Seasteading Institute
16. storms, typhoons and pirates
17. Peter Thiel
18. the first seastead with fifty people