English For Degree Class 3

KHYBER SCHOOL OF NURSING 1
ENGLISH FOR DEGREE

CLASSES
*[[Chapter 1 - A Traffic Nightmare]]
*[[Chapter 2 - Gentle Giants]]
*[[Chapter 3 - The Age of the Probot]]
*[[Chapter 4 - The Door Swings Open]]
*[[Chapter 5 - How to Study?]]
*[[Chapter 6 - The Tripods]]
*[[Chapter 7 - The Great Jewel Robbery]]
*[[Chapter 8 - London Road]]
*[[Chapter 9 - Early Autumn]]
*[[Chapter 10 - Charles]]
*[[Chapter 11 - The Man who had No Eyes]]
*[[Chapter 12 - Plan of Attack]]
*[[Chapter 13 - The Story of an Hour]]
*[[Essays]]
Chapter 1 - A Traffic Nightmare
Prepaid BY Gh. Shahbaz Ali

Summary:
The people living on Beach Road strongly protest due to the

traffic problem, which has made their lives miserable. One Beach Road
was one-way road but now two-way road has been made here, the load
of traffic has also been increased.
These changes were made only last Saturday. These new
changes have produced difficulties. Especially the students are facing
great difficulties in crossing the roads because there are a number of
schools on this road. Parents are also facing problems in picking and
dropping there from schools. All the traffic South to North is passing
from Beach these days. The residents have to wait a longtime to cross
the road.
The Government authorities said that these changes have been
introduced to make betterment in the traffic. When they heard the
news of protest they paid no attention and expected it could be die
down soon. They also refused to install any traffic signals or a Zebra
crossing, or an overhead bridge. The Government said that they were
monitoring the situation and hoped that the situation would become
normal again as the people of this area got used to the new reality.
The committee of the Beach Road associations is arranging a
meeting to discover the way o fulfillment of their demands or to press
the authorities for the cancellation of these new traffic arrangements.
We will have to wait and see where this situation leads to. The
situation is under control and no incident has taken place yet. We hope
that problems facing by the residents of Beach Road will be solved
soon and peacefully.
Difficult Words:
Protest ---------------- disapproval, to object
Squeezed --------------- exert pressure, to force
Hitherto --------------- untile this time, up to now
Inconvenient ----------- causing trouble, difficulty
Inhabitants ------------ person who lives in a place
Monitor ---------------- person or device for checking, watch closely
Install ---------------- place in position
Die down --------------- become fewer
Pedestrian ------------- person who goes on feet

Question and Answers:
Q.1 why are the residents of Beach Road protesting against

the new traffic arrangements?
Ans. The residents of Beach road are protesting against the new traffic
arrangements because they were facing great difficulties due to them.
This road used to be one-way and there was very light traffic on this
road. Now the situation has become completely changed. It has been
turned into two-way road and heavy traffic is passing from here.
Q.2 Why are parents and their children facing problems in

picking and dropping?
Ans. There are many schools on this road. Parents are facing problems
in parking. The students are having great difficulties in parking. The
students are getting late for schools. It has also become very risky for
the younger students to go to their schools.
Q.3 What are the reasons that authorities are not paying any
attention to the citizens?
Ans. The authorities do not have any resources to provide any facility
to the citizens. They have the opinion that the protest will be die down
soon.
Q.4 What are the citizens doing for press there demands?
Ans. The citizens are doing their best to press for their demand. They
are conducting meetings, processions, press conferences and sending
their delegates to the concerned authorities.
Q.5 What evidence is there to show that the residents of Beach

Road are against the new traffic arrangements?
Ans. The residents of Beach Road are against the new traffic
arrangements and it is obvious due to their protest against it through
holding meetings, processions, press conferences and sending their
delegates to the concerned.
Q.6 What do you think the conclusion will be?

Ans. The conclusion will be the same it always happens in developing
country like Pakistan. The authorities do no pay any attention to the
citizen’s demands and protest. The officers consider themselves as
master and people as their slaves.

Chapter 2 - Gentle Giants

Summary:
There are many misconceptions about the nature and life style of
Gorillas. Gorillas are considered to be ferocious and tenacious
creatures, they are, in fact, gentle and tender.
It was due to some images of them in which they looked beastly
that made people scared of them. An American explorer published a
book about hunting of gorillas in the African jungle. He produced a
photograph of an injured gorilla standing on the body of a hunter in a
very aggressive style. Hollywood made a film "King Kong" in 1930
making as a terror to people.
Gorillas are not hostile to man. They are vegetarians; they do not
attack on other animals. They look after their children with great care
and are loving creatures. They only show their anger and fierce whey
they are attacked or treated badly.
They also become hostile when they are kept separated in the
cages from their families; they even attacked their keeper. The
zoological gardens are now treating animals scientifically. They try to
provide them the natural environment. The tribute therefore, goes to
the zoos, which are taking cares of animals efficiently and
affectionately. As a result the animals are behaving themselves. They
are inoffensive and non-aggressive.
It is pity that the number gorillas are decreasing alarmingly due
to the activities of man. Man is cutting forests where they live. Their
number is now limited to a few thousand. Man exults in killing them.
The wilds life is on the verge of extinction as the natural abode of the
animals is disappearing from the globe of the World.
To sum up, gorillas, which and rightly called the "Gentle Giant",
are also endangered species like other wild life. We should do
something for protecting wild life.
Difficult Words:
Images ------------------------- pictures, mental pictures

Offspring ---------------------- child, young

Rip ---------------------------- tear
Ramp --------------------------- to play about energetically
Charge ------------------------- attack
Clamber ------------------------ to climb with difficulty
Spoiling ----------------------- showing great affection for
Enclosure ---------------------- place surrounded by a wall
Inoffensive animals ------------ animals that are harmless
Dies hard ---------------------- It is difficult to forget
Adored grand-children ---------- grand-children that are greatly
loved
Questions and Answers:
Q.1 What did make the bad reputation of gorillas according to

the lesson "Gentle Giants"?
Ans. Some pictures in which the gorillas have been shown as wild
creatures and in some movies they have been shown dangerous to
men made the bad reputation o gorillas. In the book of an American
explorer about hunting gorillas contained many pictures in which
gorillas are in ferocious state.
Q.2 how do gorillas live in the thick forests of Africa?

Ans. Gorillas are almost vegetarian and spend their days eating leaves
and juicy stems in the thick forest of Africa.
Q.3 Describe the nature and behavior of gorillas according to

lesson "Gentle Giants"?
Ans. Gorillas are not hostile to man and other animals unless they are
attacked or treated badly. They also become hostile and fierce whey
they are kept separated in the cages from their families.
Q.4 How do the gorillas bring up their children?

Ans. The gorillas love their children too much. They are vegetarians.
They don't attack on other animals. They have kind nature and love
specially children. They even try to play and show their mischievous
behavior.
Q.5 Why did the author David Attenborough want to tell us

about gorillas and saying them "Gentle Giants"?
Ans. The author David Attenborough wanted to clear the
misconceptions and tell the nature of gorillas so he called them
"Gentle Giants". In this way the author is trying to convince the readers
that the gorillas are big animals but they are not harmful to man and
for other animals.

Q.6 What is the procedure that is being used to keep the

animals in the zoological gardens?
Ans. Scientific methods and techniques are being used to keep the
animals in zoological gardens, a natural environment is provided to
keep the animals their survival. all the animals are treated with love
and become non aggressive.
Q.7 what is future of gorillas according to the lesion "Gentle

Giants"?
Ans. gorillas are becoming endangered in the wild life. No more than a
few thousand low land gorillas like jumbo still survive. His slightly
bigger, shaggier relatives, the mountain gorilla are now reduced to
only few hundred. Man has destroyed the forests on which they
depend. The hunting of gorillas becoming common therefore the future
of gorilla is in danger.
Chapter 3 - The Age of the Probot
Summary:
Computer have become a common place thing today and so will

become robots in only few year's time. They will change the life style
of man living in the modern world of the 21st century. A robot is a kind
of machine which works like a man. It is constructed in a shape, which
gives a description of man, today computers are being used in every
field of life and therefore a computer with a body and moving parts
with wheels is called Probot. Hence we can say this is the age of
Probot.
A personal computer can be changed to a probot doing all the
works o household like sweeping, dusting and washing clothes. Besides
these, they can also do more difficult jobs like teaching children,
making meal in the kitchen, guarding the house and playing with you
in the leisure time.
Though robots are working in factories, their effects cannot be
felt in the society. Robots are beings used in many fields of life such as
agriculture and industry. Industrial robots can increase the gross
national product of a country. One robot will be able to do the work of
at least ten men. oweve they can create the problem of
unemployment.
However, the probot's influence on the society can be felt at
once. The probots work at homes making our lives comfortable, easier,
safer and more pleasant. The life will become certainly change in the

future because of these robots and probots. Now people have a

profound slumber as robots are there to guard their houses. The robots
sellers demonstrate their potential at their showrooms.
Hence we can say shortly that the probots are an example of the
exciting advance technology. People using robots do not need a
strenuous life style, they become rather easy going and having a lot of
spare time at their disposal. They will have more effect on society than
any other invention.
Difficult Words:
Slumber -------------------- sleep
Strenuous ------------------ energetic, needing energy
Profound ------------------- deep
Demonstrate ---------------- to show by doing practical
Portray -------------------- to show, to describe
Whisk ---------------------- to move quickly
Utopia --------------------- imaginary perfect world
Extensive ------------------ very vast
Formidable ----------------- difficult
Chore ---------------------- piece of routine work
Q.1 Why computers are becoming common now days?

Ans. Computers are helping us in calculation, drawing pictures,
keeping the records, making some analysis and so many other
purposes. In other words you can say computer is helping us in every
field of life, that is why they are becoming so common now-a-days.
Q.2 What is probot and what is the difference between a robot

and a probot?
Ans. A probot is a modified form of personal computer, which is made
by fitting some moving parts and wheels of machine in a shape like a
man for doing different purposes.
Q.3 What household chores can a robot do?

Ans. A robot can almost do all the household chores, for example,
dusting, washing, cooking, guarding the house, teaching the children
and entertaining the people and many more.
Q.4 Why can people sleep soundly at their home?

Ans. The robot can guard homes efficiently so people can sleep
soundly in their homes.

Q.5 What are the benefits of an industrial robot? What will

happen in the world if many robots are started to use in
different industries?
Ans. Industrial robots are designed to do different kind of works in
industries. One industrial robot has ability to do the work of ten men.
Industrial robots can increase the gross national product of a country
and they can make to do work more easily. If the trend of using so
many industrial robots become common in the world then the whole
world will be suffered by the dangerous problems of unemployment.
Q.6 What type of robot will produce the changes in the

standard of living of people?
Ans. The type of robot, will produce the great changes in the standard
of living of people, is known as personal robot, which is called as
Probot. A probot is basically a personal computer with a body and if it
is equipped with wheels, is enabled to move from one place to another
place. It can do many household works as well.
Chapter 4 - The Door Swings Open
Summary:
There was a time when women were not allowed to become

doctor. This profession only restricted to man. People thought that
women were not too strong that could bear the stress to become a
doctor.
Elizabeth Black was the first lady, American lady, got the
admission in a medical college. An influential doctor recommends her
for admission. The administrator of the college did not refuse the
doctor but they also did not want a female student in their college.
They decided to put the matter before students, hoping that her
admission will be refused.
The college authorities were surprised that the student body
approved her admission. Some of the students thought that women
should have equal rights. Some of them thought it would be amusing
to be the only medical college in the country where a woman doctor

had been trained. So the vote in favor was carried and the college
authorities gave permission to admit Elizabeth n the medical college.
Eventually, Elizabeth get the acceptance letter and proceeds in
Geneva College. The dean introduced her to all the students in her
class. Initially when she came to college they behaved very badly, but
after joining the class, the whole situation started changing. The
presence of a lady proved that it is beneficial in the discipline of the
medical college.
Now days women are working side by side with men, women are
playing very crucial role in society by joining all sorts of professions
and careers.
Difficult Words:
Nuisance ------------ person, thing or circumstance causing trouble or

annoyance
Prevail ------------- 1. (Often folly, by against, over) be victorious or gain
2. Be the more
Usual or predominant
Offend -------------- 1. Cause offense to, upset 2. Displease, Anger
Student Body --------- all student member of college
Influential ---------- having great influence
Diffident ----------- shy, lacking self-confidence
Unanimously ---------- all in agreement (committee was unanimous)
Authorities ---------- favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority
Q.1 why it is thought that man could be doctor according to

the lesson "The Door Swings Open"?
Ans. According to the lesson " The Door Swings Open" people thought
that women were not too strong that could bear the stress to become a
doctor or could carry out their duties properly as doctor.
Q.2 How did Elizabeth get admission in the medical college?

Ans. An influential and famous American doctor recommended her for
the admission in medical college. The administration could not refuse
the doctor so they put the matter in front of student union hoping that
they would refuse her admission but unfortunately the students gave

their vote in favor so the administrator of college had to admit her in

the medical college.
Q.3 Why did college authorities not wish to give an admission

in their medical college for a woman?
Ans. the college authorities not wish to give an admission in the
college for a woman because they were influenced under the traditions
of those days that a woman could not perform her duties properly as
doctor.
Q.4 What was the behavior of the male students when the
dean of the college introduced Elizabeth as a female student?
Ans. The Dean of the college introduced Elizabeth to her classmates.
The class numbering about 150 students was composed largely of
young men from neighbouring town. They all become surprised and
showed complete silence in the class room.
Q.5 What effects did appear in the presence of a woman

student among the male students in the medical college?
Ans. The male students were rude but after the admission of Elizabeth
as a woman student the whole situation was changed. Hence the
presence of a lady proved to be more beneficial in the discipline of the
college than the rules.
Q.6 now days are women treated equally with men in medical
colleges or in other professions?
Ans. Now a day’s woman is working side by side with men. They are
playing very active role in modern society. They are playing an even
increasing role in all kinds of careers and professions. In hospitals we
can see a lot of female doctors with male doctors working with great
devotion and love for their medical profession.
Chapter 5 - How to Study?

Summary:
People have great misunderstanding about studying. The

majority of students have not learnt the rule of practicable working.
Most of the students are unaware about the principles of good study.
Suppose a graph is plotted between the learning and studying hours
for a student in a day. If he does not study, he will learn nothing (point
0). If he studies for an hour, he will learn something (point 1). If he
studies for two hours, he will learn two times (point 2). If he studies

more, he will learn more (point 3). If he studies all the time say about
23 hours a day, he will be almost spent and will remember nothing and
will learn far less (point 4). If he studies less, he learns more (point 5).
It must have a topmost point, which shows the maximum learning for
someone in a day. This is called the optimum or the best learning. It's
balance between learning and getting tired also called fatigue. If u
neglect and gain less than optimum. There will be exhaustion and loss
of concentration.
The majority of student's optimum is five hours a day. Taking
rest can restore the activeness of the body but changing the subject of
taking another variety obtains the relaxation of mind. Mind gets rest by
variety. Mind does not rest even in sleep. To rest mind. you can start
some other type of work.
Difficult Words:
Optimum ------------- best

Fatigue ------------- tiredness
Crest --------------- highest point
Adequate ------------ enough
Chip ---------------- cut
Relaxation ---------- rest
Conserve ------------ save
Exhausted ----------- tired, completely used up
Accord -------------- agreement
Odious -------------- hateful, horrible
Prejudice ----------- (unjust) feelings against someone
Varies -------------- differ, changes
Achieve ------------- get, obtain
Q.1 Explain the term optimum in the context of the lesson

"How to Study"?
Ans. The maximum learning for someone in a day, is called optimum.
A student should keep this principle of the optimum mind when he feel
exhausted, he should sleep and stop reading.
Q.2 What is the misunderstanding about study according to

the author of the lesson "How to Study"?
Ans. There are many misunderstandings about studying. Many
students do not know about the principles of studying. The author of
the less "How to Study" explains an effective period of study which is
generally misunderstood by the student.

Q.3 What are the common misconceptions about studying and

how best can we achieve our optimum?
Ans. The common misconceptions are listed below:
1. The students study without knowing their most favorable period and
effective period for their study, which is called as optimum point.
2. The students cannot know the efficient functioning of mind.
3. Everyone tries to study but totally neglecting his physical approach

and mental efficiency
We can achieve our optimum by discovering the most favorable period

and the function of mind.
Q.4 How can you differentiate between the working of mind

and working of body?
Ans. People generally think that like body mind also gets rest during
sleep, but this is a wrong conception. Sleep just gives the rest to body
while choosing a variety of work or change of work only does the
relaxation of mind.
Q.5 How can student realize that he has reached his optimum
point?
Ans. When the mind is tired, student cannot concentrate on his
studies and cannot learn anymore. It is the sign that he has reached
his optimum point of his study.
Q.6 How is mind compared to a storeroom?

Ans. everything is arranged line wise in the storeroom. In the opinion
of the author, the mind is like storeroom. Its efficiency depends on the
fact that how it is cataloged. When the examinations are near new
material should not be attempted because it cannot be assimilated by
mind however the revision should be beneficial.
Chapter 6 - The Tripods Contents [show]
Chapter 6 - The Tripods

Summary:

The Tripods had been ruled over the earth for more than
hundred years. They governed simply and effectively by dominating
the minds of men. They capped everyone at the age of fourteen. The
caps used by the tripods were meshes of silvery metal fitted over the
skull and woven into the flesh of their wears. The capping of child took
place at the age of adulthood with a ceremony. They considered it a
routing thing.
The story of tripods has been described and explained in detail
by the boy who belonged to the tripods in the languages. He was
doubtful about the process of capping, when the capping ceremony
was being held with his cousin Jack, he became anxious about his own
capping ceremony which was being held done the following years after
the ceremony of his cousin.
When Ozymandias came to his village, he told the boy a strange
story about the tripods. He said that tripods were not the well-wishers
of man in fact they were enemies. They ruled over whole planet of
earth. Very few people survived on earth found in few places. He also
told the boy that he knew such a free man who lived in White
Mountains. He asked the boy to join the group who dislike capped men
and women. He invited the boy to join him in the journey towards
south. Boy's cousin also went with him. Once they fought with a tripod
and killed him with a weapon. After the long journey they reached the
White Mountains.
Difficult Words:
Subdue ---------------- to conquer
Defy ------------------ disobey
Recruit --------------- people to work
Antagonist ------------ rival
Oppressor ------------- unjust ruler / disorders
Harness --------------- (to a cart) attach a horse
Vagrant --------------- tramp
Dominate -------------- to be obvious to rule
Feast ----------------- large meal
Choose the Correct Answer:

For each of the bold words or phrases, two meanings are given.
Choose the correct answer.
1. Capping was taken for granted by the young people on earth.

a) Welcomed b) Treated as something ordinary
2. Feasting and celebration attended the capping.
a) Accompanied b) Followed

3. I had misgivings about the practice of capping.

a) Trust in b) Doubts
4. However, I kept silent because no one ever queried the information

of capping.
a) Agreed on b) Asked questions about
5. Defying my parents, I spoke to my parents.

a) Tricking b) Disobeying
6. He explained that the Tripods were not our benefactors.

a) Leaders b) Helpers
7. He said the Tripods were our oppressor.

a) Unjust rulers b) Inferiors
8. I agree to journey to the White Mountains while Ozymandias looked

for new recruits.
a) People to work for b) People to join him
Q.1 What is one of the changes in behavior mentioned in the

passage, that show one is becoming an adult?
Ans. One ceased to be a child and began to think for oneself show one
is becoming an adult. It usually occurred at the age of fourteen.
Q.2 Why did no one ever raise the question of whether capping
was right or wrong?
Ans. No one ever queried the rightness of capping because for them it
was an expected and looked for thing accompanied with feasting and
celebration.
Q.3 How did the tripods dominate the human mind?

Ans. For brain washing the human beings and dominating on their
minds the tripods used special type of mashes of silvery metal filled in
caps which were closely fixed around the skulls and they were woven
into the flesh of the humans. All the boys and girls when attained the
age of fourteen years were compulsorily capped and even such a thing
was attended by large number of friends and relatives by feasting and
celebrations.
Q.4 In the world ruled over by the Tripods what kinds of people
were called vagrants and how they behaved?

Ans. Due to some technical defects in capping process some of the

people could not by controlled by telepathy. Their mind refused to
accept the conditions of the Tripods. They traveled from place to place.
They did not remain in one place for a long time. they never looked
after by the tripods and even capped human beings also disliked them.
These vagrants were building anti-tripods thinking among the capped
people so that to over through the tripods.
Q.5 What do you know about Ozymandias the vagrant?

Ans. Ozymandias was a big, a red haired bearded man. He was a
romantic man interested in poetry and singing songs. He was not very
intelligent and could not differentiate between sense and non-sense. In
true sense he was posing as vagrant so that he could freely travel
through the land without being challenged. He wore a bogus cap to
cheat the people and the tripods. He openly told the people that
tripods were enemies of human beings and they were Alien invaders
and not all benefactors of human beings.
Q.6 What had probably caused the ruin of great cities?

Ans. Some natural calamity such as earth quakes, floods or epidemics
caused the ruin of the great cities or they were destroyed in war.

Chapter 7 - The Great Jewel Robbery

Summary:
Details of Robbery
On 18th June at about 2:50 pm two robbers wearing loose white
coats like dentists, covering their faces with Mickey Mouse masks
rushed into the main branch of New Era Jewelers at 10 Main Street.
One of them was holding a revolver pointed at the staff of the shop.
Another had a heavy hammer in his hand. He shouted "hands up or we
shot". The armed robber with his hammer smashed the showcase. He
took out plastic bag from his pocket and filled it with jewelery worth of
a million rupees. Then the dacoit hit with ships and entered the street
and tore off their masks jumping into a waiting white Datsun drove
away. There was a driver in the car who drove the car. Mr Saigal, the
manager of the Jewelery shop chased the running robbers but he failed
to see the faces of the robbers and also could not note the number of
the white Datsun due to his weak eyesight.
Report of Traffic Census Department:

At the time when the robbery was being committed a traffic
survey was being conducted in the area of Main Street by Traffic
Census Department. The department had set up TV monitors at Bank
Road and Ash Lane to record traffic leaving the area and from the film
of TV camera it was revealed that on 18th June in the period of 2:46
pm to 3:30 pm only two White Datsun cars left the area bearing license
numbers (i) GAL-4926 and (ii) LHE-2197
However by the TV camera set up on Bank Road a third White
Van was seen at 2:30 pm. That car was a stolen car which did not
leave the area but turned sight from Bank Road and ran along Park
Street in the direction of East. Its license number was recorded RIT-
7868
Police Investigation About the Three White Cars

Inspector Azam who was assigned the job to investigate the
jewel Robbery had sent his men to make full inquiry of the three
suspected white cars spotted in the area of the robbery incident and
following information was collected:
Datsun Van GAL-4926

This car was owned by Mr. Masud Hasan. On 18th June he drove
it with his friend Mr. Asif Jan to the National Bank and parked the car in
the car park opposite to the Bank.
Datsun Van RIT-7868

According to the report of the owner of this car namely Mrs. Eva
Chinoy she drove this car with her friend Miss Simi Aziz to the Elegance
hair Salon in Main Street and arrived there at 1:30 pm where she
dropped Miss Aziz and parked the car in the park opposite and went to
Nadim Restaurant to relish a snack. This restaurant is located in Cat
Lane round the corner from the Elegance Salon. She added in her
statement that she stayed in the restaurant for an hour there and went
back to the car park and waited for Miss Aziz who came out at about
3:30 and then she drove back home via Main Street and Main Road.
The Car park record proved the arrival and departure stated by Mrs.
Chinoy.
Report by Detective Niaz

As directed by the head of Police investigation team. Inspector
Azam and detective Niaz investigated Mr. Asif Jan, Miss Simi Aziz and
Mr. Nadim Ismail and provided following information about their
whereabouts in the afternoon of 18th-June.
(i) Miss Aziz was in elegance Hair Salon from about 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
(ii) Mr. Jan was in the National Bank from about 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
(iii) Miss Chinoy visited the Nadim Restaurant in all afternoon of June
18 and left the restaurant at 2:30pm
Consolidation of Investigation Data and Preparation of Situation Chart

Mr. Azam put all the data of investigation on a chart on the white
board and got a street plan of robbery area. Then he had a detailed
comprehensive discussion on the robbery case with his staff and made
a list of suspects and decided to hold further questioning to apprehend
the real criminals. In this case the prime suspect seems to be Mrs. Eva
Chinoy as it is not known as to what she was doing between 1:30 to
2:30 and again between 2:30 to 3:30 on 18th June in the robbery area.
Difficult Words:
Postpone --------------- delay

Detective -------------- a person who investigate

Champaign -------------- organized method of working
Sufficient ------------- enough
Commit ----------------- carry out a crime
Compensation ----------- payment for the damage
Establish -------------- set up
Q.1 What sort of evidences the police tries to collect after a crime has
been committed?
Ans. Police attaches great importance to interview the eyewitnesses
who were present at the time at place of committed crime. They as the
victims of the crime if they could identify the criminals, if not, whether
the eyewitnesses describe the features and appearance of the
criminals. The license number car/vans/motorcycles used by the
criminals if read by the victims of crime then they should be noted.
Next their owners should be located and interviewed. People living in
the neighborhood of the spot of crime are also included in the
investigation. All such steps are taken to have a clue to lead to hide
out the criminals.
Q.2 Is it necessary for the police to visit the scene of the crime after
the criminals have already escaped?
Ans. Whatever degree of intelligence a criminal possesses he/she
bound to commit some mistake in his/her haste to escape from the
spot of crime. He/she may leave some clue behind which may help
police to chase the criminal or by smelling such things by police dogs
the way of escaping criminals can be traced. The criminals may leave
behind things like handkerchief visiting card or cover of the cartridge
used for shooting or some fingerprints etc. Hence the police and
detectives should visit the crime spot to find such clues even after the
crime.
Q.3 What sorts of people are interviewed by Police after crime has
been committed?
Ans. Police keeps a list of habitual criminal their fingerprints, etc. so to
have a clue to trace the criminals. Some such history sheets are
interviewed tactfully. Further in interviews the staff of the organization
or shop in which crime is committed is included to find out whether the
accomplice of the criminals is not a disloyal member of the shop.
Sometimes the watchman and other staff members co-operate with
criminals in committing crimes so such people have also to be
interviewed and interrogated.

Q.4 Why police takes written statements from the people to interview?
Ans. Police takes written statements to contract an investigation plan
to ponder over and to discuss in order to have a clue to locate the
criminals.
Q.5 How police detects that a statement is not truthful?

Ans. Police interviews and obtains the statements of some selected
witnesses or the person who in some way know some facts of the
crime. Then they record them in one file and compare them. In this
comparison if they find that a particular statement is quite different
from all other statements then they come to know that the statement
is untrue and it makes further queries from the maker of such
statement to find the truth or clue to trace the criminals.
Q.6 What do you think the police do with the statements and other
evidence they collect?
Ans. The police examine the evidence thoroughly and try to establish
certain links which might lead them to reach the criminals. Without the
evidence and eyewitness accounts, it is almost impossible for the
police to solve the mystery of a crime
Q.7 what might be reasons behind a crime?

Ans. There might be a single reason or a number of reasons behind a
crime. An important single reason is that crimes are mostly committed
for the sake of money. The criminals want big money without any
labour. They want to become rich over night. The other reason might
include animosity, hatred, prejudice, jealousy and revenge. Of these
animosity or enmity is the most powerful driving force which is only
second to the greed of wealth.
Q.8 Would you consider it sufficient for the police to interview and
obtain a statement from one person only? Give reasons for your
answers. ?
Ans. It is deficient to interview and obtain a statement from only one
person. In fact, the more people they interview, the more information
they get. If there are clashes between the statements of the people,
they might also be removed after talking to many people.

Chapter 8 - London Road

Summary:
All the people who live in UK, USA and the European countries
are rich and well to do. In every country there exists vast countryside
inhabited by poor, old-fashioned, hand to mouth rustic people. Most of
them lead nomadic life like gypsies.
A famous English author Laurie Lee has written a novel about the
life of a Cotswold youth who left his countryside home located in the
range of hills of southern England to migrate London city roughly a
hundred miles away from his native place to be approached by London
Road. The youth spent his life in London for one year by playing his
traditional violin and labouring on a London building site as a
construction labour.
The main character of the novel is a rustic English youth who had
three sisters and four brothers (including him). Their mother was still
alive. It was the year 1924 when the family of the youth still residing in
the home country consisted of mother and three sons in all four.
Probably their father had belonged to ages long before. Now the
second son of the family also resolved to leave home and to proceed to
London leaving behind a small family of mother and her two sons in all
three persons.
One sunny Midsummer morning on June 1934 the adventurous
rustic youth was provided a heavy breakfast by his mother who was
apparently a little bit aggrieved or worried about her separation from
her second son. She did not utter a single word but her motherly
instincts unconsciously forced to put her hand on chain sitting on
which the youth relished his breakfast probably the last thing cooked

affectionately by his mother. It was really a pathetic state of affair. The

old lady made no fuss, no appeals, and no attempts to weep and did
not advise the youth. She did not tax him with any kind of persuasion
and revelation of any kind of grief. She was brave women born to bear
the trouble of separation from her Kith and Kin as an ideal rustic
mother who believed that poverty is the fate of rural population world
over.
The youth who was about 19 years old was not a fully matured
man indeed a brave and self-confident person who believed that if he
tried he would surely make good fortune. His food provision of journey
consisted of a tin of treacle biscuits and some cheese not sufficient for
a 100 miles journey on foot on a dusty road.
He was bit excited. He had vain glorious feelings. he did not
know as to how far he would be required to walk. He saw around the
last glimpse of the cottage walls narrowing like the arms of an iron
maiden. He recollected the secret whispering of rustic lasses "MARRY
AND SETTLE DOWN". He set aside this type of psychological stimuli
because he has grown tired of his wandering in the lily area, joblessly
and naturally painfully.
He was wearing a pair of heavy strong boots and had a hazel
stick in his hand. The brave son of Adam traveled alone when his
village paradise was lost. He tramped through the treeless hills of
Wiltshire on a dusty track. At time he had a strange feeling of home-
sickness and his sub-conscious heard the sound of hurrying footsteps
coming after him and the voices of his two brothers and mother call
him back.
The reality was that he was alone; he was free to go where ever
he wanted at his sweet will and pleasure. His inner self murmured,
"You asked for it. Its up to you now. You are on your own and nobody's
going to stop you".
It is a human instinct that one cannot over come the feeling of
the home sickness so when he stepped forward to London Road he
heard the echoes of home by tinkling sound of her kitchen, shafts of
sun from the windows falling across his household furniture's across his
bedroom and the very bed which he had left at his village home!!
Chapter 9 - Early Autumn
Summary
Bill and Mary had been in love many years ago. They spent many
nights walking and talking together. However, they got angry at each
other on a trifle. Impulsively, she had married a man she though she
loved. Bill went away, bitter about women.

Bill became a lawyer and worked with a nice firm in downtown.

He also got married to a girl. After several years had passed, they ran
across each other under the trees of Washington square. It was Marry
who saw him and called by name. Bill did not recognize her at first
sight. She looked old. Anyway, he came to recognize her.
Unconsciously she lifted her face as though wanting a kiss, but Bill
restricted himself to shaking hands with Mary. They asked about each
other families. Bill told that he was a lawyer and had two children.
Marry told him that she was working in Bursar's office and she had
three kinds. Both of them invited each other to their homes. It was
early autumn; the leaves were falling from the trees without wind.
They did not have much time talking to each other. Mary bus came and
she got on it. She wanted to tell Bill something but she could not. The
bus went off. They even could not tell each other their addresses. Mary
could not even tell Bill that her youngest son was name Bill.
Difficult Words:
Impulsively --------------------- without thinking
Bitter -------------------------- not sweet
Bursar -------------------------- person in charge of Finance of an
school/college
Desperately --------------------- urgently
Grin ---------------------------- to smile, wide smile
Mist ---------------------------- thin fog
Avenue -------------------------- wide, tree-line road in a city
Utter --------------------------- to say
Shriek -------------------------- scream sound
Recognize ----------------------- identify as already known
Trifle -------------------------- thing of slight value or importance
Offend -------------------------- cause offense to, upset
Question and Answers :
Q.1 Why did Mary and Bill not marry when they were young?
Ans. Although Mary and Bill were in love with each. They offended by
something unimportant. They stopped talking to each other and got
away from each others life. Thus they could not marry each other when
they were young.
Q.2 What effect did this youthful breakup have on each of them?
Ans. Bill went away feeling bitter about woman. Mary impulsively got
married with a man. Bill settled as lawyer and married some girl. Bill
did not seem to have had effects as he forgot his affair with Mary soon.
However, Mary seemed to have regretted for the break-up between
them. She looked old and unhappy. She did not sy anything about her
husband while Bill mentioned his wife's name too.

Q.3 Did marry and Bill show-similar emotions when they met after
several years?
Ans. Mary seemed more emotional than Bill. It was Mary who spotted
Bill and Mary thought that Bill would kiss her because they had been in
love with each other in the past. Bill only restricted himself to shaking
hands with Mary. Even Mary wanted to tell Bill something but she did
not have time or courage to do so. Bill was calm and composed and
showed no strong emotion.
Q.4 What might Mary want to Bill which she was unable to express?
Ans. I think Mary wanted to tell bill that she really regretted missing
Bill. She did not look happy with her marriage. The person to whom she
married did not love her much. She looked old and disturbed. She did
not her husband's name or his profession.
Q.5 Make one question from this story for class discussion?
Ans. One question from the story comes to mind. The question is "Are
love marriages more successful?" students might make points for or
against. Some people think love marriages are mostly failures. Other
thinks they are very successful. No hard and fast rule can be made. It
all depends on husbands and wives whether they have good
understanding and tolerance of each other or not. Love after marriage
is more important than love before marriage.
Chapter 9 - Early Autumn

Summary:
Bill and Mary had been in love many years ago. They spent many
nights walking and talking together. However, they got angry at each
other on a trifle. Impulsively, she had married a man she though she
loved. Bill went away, bitter about women.
Bill became a lawyer and worked with a nice firm in downtown.
He also got married to a girl. After several years had passed, they ran
across each other under the trees of Washington square. It was Marry
who saw him and called by name. Bill did not recognize her at first

sight. She looked old. Anyway, he came to recognize her.

Unconsciously she lifted her face as though wanting a kiss, but Bill
restricted himself to shaking hands with Mary. They asked about each
other families. Bill told that he was a lawyer and had two children.
Marry told him that she was working in Bursar's office and she had
three kinds. Both of them invited each other to their homes. It was
early autumn; the leaves were falling from the trees without wind.
They did not have much time talking to each other. Mary bus came and
she got on it. She wanted to tell Bill something but she could not. The
bus went off. They even could not tell each other their addresses. Mary
could not even tell Bill that her youngest son was name Bill.
Difficult Words:
Impulsively --------------------- without thinking
Bitter -------------------------- not sweet
Bursar -------------------------- person in charge of Finance of an
school/college
Desperately --------------------- urgently
Grin ---------------------------- to smile, wide smile
Mist ---------------------------- thin fog
Avenue -------------------------- wide, tree-line road in a city
Utter --------------------------- to say
Shriek -------------------------- scream sound
Recognize ----------------------- identify as already known
Trifle -------------------------- thing of slight value or importance
Offend -------------------------- cause offense to, upset
Question and Answers :
Q.1 Why did Mary and Bill not marry when they were young?
Ans. Although Mary and Bill were in love with each. They offended by
something unimportant. They stopped talking to each other and got
away from each others life. Thus they could not marry each other when
they were young.
Q.2 What effect did this youthful breakup have on each of them?
Ans. Bill went away feeling bitter about woman. Mary impulsively got
married with a man. Bill settled as lawyer and married some girl. Bill
did not seem to have had effects as he forgot his affair with Mary soon.
However, Mary seemed to have regretted for the break-up between
them. She looked old and unhappy. She did not sy anything about her
husband while Bill mentioned his wife's name too.

Q.3 Did marry and Bill show-similar emotions when they met after
several years?
Ans. Mary seemed more emotional than Bill. It was Mary who spotted
Bill and Mary thought that Bill would kiss her because they had been in
love with each other in the past. Bill only restricted himself to shaking
hands with Mary. Even Mary wanted to tell Bill something but she did
not have time or courage to do so. Bill was calm and composed and
showed no strong emotion.
Q.4 What might Mary want to Bill which she was unable to express?
Ans. I think Mary wanted to tell bill that she really regretted missing
Bill. She did not look happy with her marriage. The person to whom she
married did not love her much. She looked old and disturbed. She did
not her husband's name or his profession.
Q.5 Make one question from this story for class discussion?
Ans. One question from the story comes to mind. The question is "Are
love marriages more successful?" students might make points for or
against. Some people think love marriages are mostly failures. Other
thinks they are very successful. No hard and fast rule can be made. It
all depends on husbands and wives whether they have good
understanding and tolerance of each other or not. Love after marriage
is more important than love before marriage.
Chapter 10 - Charles Contents [show]

Summary:
Laurie five years old student of kindergarten had just started go

to school wearing his blue jeans with a beldt, accompanied with a next

door older girl. Apparently like other children of his age he was not
pleased to attend the school. On returning from the school on his very
first day he slammed the door abruptly threw his cap ruthlessly on the
floor and shouted in raucous manner. "Isn’t anybody here?" At Lunch
he spoke insolently to his father. Next he spilled the milk of his baby
sister. His affectionate mother and father still thought that he was a
very well behaved lad.
To add to misery his small devilish mind created an imaginary
classmate namely Charles and attributed to him all kinds of naughty
and evil qualities of being rough with his classmate insolent with his
teacher. Laurie narrated day to day account of Charles misdeeds at
school and his cruel and ill treatment with his classmates in such a way
that his parents were convinced that there existed a devilish child
namely Charles who had created a kind of terror in the kindergarten
school. Laurie's mother thought about the helpless mother of Charles
and resolved to meet her in the school on the occasion of PTA meeting
next week. On Friday of that week Laurie informed his mother that
Charles had become abusive and instigated a girl of her class to use
bad words. It was rather alarming news for the parents of Laurie and
they discussed about it somewhat seriously.
When on the scheduled day off PTA meeting Laurie's mother
visited her son's school. She tried to locate Charles mother in order to
sympathize and console her for being a troubled mother of a Devil boy
like Charles. She thought Charles' mother to be present in PTA meeting
but during discussion with the teacher of school about Charles and his
strange character the teacher remarked with surprise.
"Charles?" She said "We don't have any Charles in the kindergarten."
(This was the demise of the imaginary devil-child Charles so artistically
created by the mastermind of Laurie!!!).
Difficult Words:
Rude ---------------- impolite
Strain -------------- stress; physical tension
Renounce ------------ to give up officially
Swagger ------------- proud way of walking
Spank --------------- to beat; to smack on the behind
Insanely ------------ madly
Insolent ------------ rude
Choose the Correct Answer:

For each of the bold words or phrases, three meanings are given.
Choose the best answer.
1. Fresh
a) Recently printed or published
c) Disrespectful; impudent; bold and outspoken
2. (To) have your hands full

a) Be very busy; be occupied with many things
b) Receive many gifts; accept a number of presents
c) Life heavy things; move large objects
3. Haggard
a) Scholastic
b) Professional, bookish
c) Looking tired; weary and care worn
4. (To) Spank
a) Punish by striking or slapping
b) Say hello to someone
c) Write a shortly note
5. (To) take the name of the lord in vain

a) Swear or curse; use bad language
b) Call or advertise for help; broadcast
c) Steal money and valuables from church; rob poor people
True and False:

1. Laurie doesn't want his mother to treat him like a baby. (True)
2. Laurie's parents are not interested in his welfare or school life.
(False)
3. Laurie's mother and Charles's mother know each other. (False)
4. Sometimes Charles seems to be very good, well behaved child.
(True)
5. Charles never attended Kindergarten. (True)
Q.1 What are the some characteristics of Laurie?

Ans. Laurie was a devilish genius for his age. He had a creative mind
with evil designs. He was naturally mischievous and he wanted to
behave as thought about Charles. He was rough in his attitude with his
parents and baby sister. What he wanted to do and could not do he
attributed all such desired in the form of characteristics of the
imaginary child Charles.

Q.2 Did Laurie's mother ever meet Charles mother?

Ans. It was out of question because when Charles himself was an
imaginary child then how come his mother would exist.
Q.3 Why did Laurie's mother believe in cock and bull stories about
Charles?
Ans. She loved her son so madly that regarded her son to be an angle-
boy and believed that Laurie was thousand times better than Charles
and hence he deserved more affection and favor less he would also
become as Charles.
Q.4 What is PTA meeting? What are some of its activities?

Ans. A PTA is a parent teachers association. It's a type of get together
where both parents and teachers can discuss students problems.
Q.5 How does the teacher seem to react to "Charles"? What kinds of
things does she have him do in the classroom?
Ans. The teacher seems to react to Charles in a normal way. She
punishes him slightly by spanking him in a corner of the class room or
staying there after the school. Then asked him to give the crayons
around and pick up the books.
Q.6 What are the some of the characteristics of Charles? How does
Laurie let his parents and teacher know what kind of person Charles is?
Ans. The characteristics of Charles are not different from Laurie as it is
Laurie who invented Charles. Charles is rude, badly behaved, naughty,
free spirited, troublesome and problematic. Laurie lets his parents and
teacher know about Charles by his fictitious stories about him.
Q.7 What is the moral of the story "Charles"?

Ans. Its moral is that "Extra affection spoils the child!" The parents
should scold and check the children if they behave insolently and
become naughty other wise the children may develop into a menace
for the parents when they grow up.s

Chapter 11 - The Man who had No Eyes

Summary:
Parsons and Markwardt both were labourers and both loved in
Westbury. They worked in the firm run by some capitalist owner. They
led hand to mouth life apparently when on one-day unfortunate bloody
disaster occurred. There was a chemical explosion in which hundred
and eight human lives were lost and over fifty people were rendered
blind. A the time of explosion Parsons and Markwardt were in C-shop.
Due to explosion the place was filled with dangerous poisonous gases.
All the people in C-shop ran for their lives Parsons escaped unhurt
probably and Markwardt hauled back on Parsons rushed out of C-shop
and later was blinded by the effect of poisonous gases. For many years
this disaster was not even mentioned in newspapers and the disaster
was forgotten by the people.
Parsons was fortunate; he was not all hurt in the explosion. He
worked hard and became a successful insurance salesman and led a
prosperous complacent life. Markwardt became blind beggar and
walked in the streets with the help of battered cane and thumped his
way before him. He became a shaggy thick necked person. His coat
was greasy. He wore a black pouch slung over his shoulders which he
carried cigarette lighters and sold them to passers by for one buck.
Fourteen long years passed when by chance accidentally
Markwardt collide with Parsons and he offered a lighter for sale to
Parsons and also begged for help. Parsons gave two half dollar coins to
Markwardt, which he readily pocketed. By chance Markwardt asked
Markwardt about the cause of his blindness. Markwrdt mentioned the
Westbury chemical explosion and C-shop. Then Parsons recognized
Markwardt. Parsons pitied the plight of Markwardt. Markwardt
recollected all past events and in a painful voice uttered "You got away
but i am blind! Do you hear? I'm ..."
People overhead blind Markwardt in the street and turned and
started looking the two persons. Parsons felt slightly awkward and
remarked "Well - do not make such a row about it Markwardt - so Am
I!"
Difficult Words:
Shaggy ----------------- With long hair
Splayed ---------------- turned outwards
Reminisce -------------- to recollect the memory about the past
events.

Futile ----------------- useless

Boorish ---------------- rude
Haul ------------------- to pull with difficulty
Wearily ---------------- in a tired way
Q.1 What is the difference in the description between the blind beggar
and the insurance salesman?
ANS. There was an obvious difference in the exterior of the blind
beggar and the insurance salesman. The blind beggar was shaggy,
thick-necked and dirty. He wore black pouch slung over his shoulder. In
that pouch, he kept something (cigarette lighters) to sell. He assumed
the role of a professional beggar. The insurance salesman was young,
handsome, neat and clean and smartly dressed. He wore a clean and
tidy gray suit and gray hat. He also kept Malaeca stick with, as he was
blind too.
Q.2 What did Mr. Parsons feel when he heard the blind man approach
and why?
Ans. Mr. Parsons felt immense sympathy for the blind because he
knew that pain and misery of being as he himself got blind in an
accident at his work.
Q.3 Why was blind beggar always eager to narrate his tale of how he
lost his sight?
Ans. He always ready to narrate his story because he looked more a
professional beggar who always told his tragic stories to get money
from people, arousing people's pity for him and extracting money from
them.
Q.4 Do you think Mr. parsons is blind? If yes, then how did you
recognize who the beggar was?
Ans. Yes, Mr. Parson he told that he was blind too. Besides, he also
kept a stick with him like other blind people. Mr. Parsons recognized
the beggar's identity when he mentioned the name of Westbury. Mr.
Parsons even remembered the name of the blind man as Markwardt. It
was Markwardt who had trampled him to escape hurriedly from the
place.
Q.5 What is the moral of the story?

Ans. The moral of the story is that a man who has the will can do great
deeds even he is handicapped.

Chapter 12 - Plan of Attack

Summary:
In a pleasant spring afternoon Ella MeCarthy sat on a green
painted chair in Kensington looking passively around. She was waiting
for her boyfriend. Bertie Heasant in whose absence the pleasant spring
atmosphere seemed gloomy to her.
Her mood changed when Bertie came and the lover had a cordial
and intimate talk. Ella thanked him for his present of the
handkerchiefs, which he had sent to her but at the same time she
seriously objected to the behaviour of Mrs. Heasant mother of Bertie
who ws in the habit of opening all the private letters addressed to
Bertie by his friends specially his girl friends. She thus posed as a big
hurdle in the Ella-Bertie affair and Ella could not dare to write letters to
Bertie and Bertie also was afraid to promote his pen friendship with
Ella.
By chance Bertie discussed his problem by one of his sincere
friend Clovis Sangrail. Clovic made a separate scheme to set right the
matter of Bertie's mother undue interference in his personal affairs.
One fine day he sent a set of cunning letters on the address of Bertie
Heasant. The first letter was sent in a scented cover from an imaginary
girl friend of Bertie namely Clotilde in which there was mentioned
about jewels and Bertie was asked to be courageous to handle them.
As usual on receipt of this letter, Mrs. Heasant opened that letter.
Bertie ws not at home and when he came she made a great fuss on
this letter and pestered Bertie by a large number of questions, scolding
and threatening and made it difficult for him to breathe comfortably.
He rushed into his room and closed it from inside.
After an hour another letter was received in the name of Bertie,
which really proved to be a bomb blast in the House of Heasant, which

has been opened by Mrs. Heasant. This letter had a mysterious

message to the simpleton Bertie. The letter said:
"So you have really done it --- poor girl! Poor Dagmart you wicked boy,
the servants all think that she killed herself and there will be best not
to touch the jewels yet."
Apparently when Mrs. Heasant read the above letter she was
almost became hysteric. For her the life of his son seemed to be at
stake. She suspected the theft of jewels and murder of a girl Dagmart
was committed by Bertie. She ran to the room of Bertie upstairs and
started to beat at the door madly. "Miserable boy what have you done
to Dagmart." She yelled and wept and scolded Bertie non-stop.
Bertie was also confused because he did not know as to who was
the witch Clotilde who has haunted his life and was bent upon to
destroy him and the entire House of Heasant.
In the evening a third letter arrived from Bertie's fast-friend

Clovis Sangrail which solved all the mystery and he apologized for
causing all the inconvenience by his first two letters disturbing and
shaking the very foundation of Heasant who was in the habit of
opening the private letters of Bertie.
By this time Mrs. Heasant was so much badly tortured mentally
and psychologically perplexed that she virtually repented for her bad
habit of opening the private letters of Bertie and creating scenes in the
house.
Difficult Words:
Inaudibly ---------------- This cannot be heard
Conscious ---------------- aware
Confess ------------------ admit some fault
Fetch -------------------- go and bring
Drag --------------------- to pull someone or something
Astonishing -------------- surprising
Improbable --------------- unlikely
Opportunity -------------- chance
Reference ---------------- hint
Eagerness ---------------- keenness
Existence ---------------- being; life
Anxiously ---------------- worried
Question And Answers :

Q.1 why did Ella McCarthy's dull afternoon suddenly brighten up?
ANS. Ella was sitting alone on a chair in Kensington Garden. There
was no one to keep her company. That's why spring afternoon seems
dull to her. The she say Bertie coming towards her. He was Ella's
friend. On seeing Bertie, Ella's dull afternoon immediately turned
bright.
Q.2 List three of Bertie's mother qualities. Give examples?

ANS. Bertie's mother's three qualities were maternal, interfering and
inquisitive. She had a bad habit of opening others letters and reading
them. Bertie's mother actually wanted to search for signs of youthful
troubles and difficulties by reading her children's letters so that she
could help them out. Reading others' letters however is basically
regarded as interference in their private lives. Bertie and his sisters
had quarreled with her about it a number of times but she did not care
about it. When she received Clovis's letter to Bertie in the name of a
girl, she became curious and started inquiring.
Q.3 What role did Clovis play in resolving Bertie's problem?

Ans. Clovis solved Bertie's problem by sending three thrilling letters in
one day. In the first letter he wrote to Bertie to be brave enough to get
the jewels under the false name of girl Clotilde. In the second letter,
Bertie was congratulated on carrying out the act of killing the girl
effectively and warning him not to touch the jewels yet but to wait for
some time. The third letter clarified the whole situation so that person
reading the private letters of others might stop doing so and it
certainly happened. In this way Clovis was triumphant at his attempt
attempt of helping Bertie.
Q.4 Who is most interesting character in this story?

Ans. I think Bertie is the most interesting character of this story. He is
about twenty but he can't solve a simple domestic problem. He could
not convince his mother not to read his private letters. He is sorry
about it in front of his girl friend Ella and states the problem to his
friend Clovis. Bertie is, however, lucky to have a friend like Clovis who
helps him get rid of his problem.
Q.5 Why did Bertie's mother read all the letters that came to her
home?
Ans. She thought it maternal to know each and everything about her
children in order to same them from any trouble of youth. She might
also

Chapter 13 - The Story of An Hour

Summary:
Mrs. Mallard was a heart patient. The news of her husband's
death might take her life so her sister Josephine told the news of her
husband's death in broken sentence. A friend of her husband who
brought the news of the death of her husband. Friend of her husband
was also there which he had got from the office of newspaper.
When Mrs. Mallard heard the news of her husband she did not
react unusually but she wept bitterly in the arms of her sister and after
few moments she went to her room and closed the room's door and
she sat on an armchair. First she felt the great intensity of his grief and
felt loneliness then she realized that its the beauty of nature. She felt
herself free from all tensions. She knew that she would look at the face
of her dead husband who never loved her. She came to know that she
would not live for anyone but for herself now.
Josephine came to the door and called her sister by name Louise
and requested to open the door. But after ward she came down stairs
clasping her at the waist of her sister where Richard was waiting. When

they reached there someone suddenly open the door and came inside
unconsciously. It was Mr. Mallard who had been away at the home of
the railway accident this his life was saved. Richard tried to keep away
Mr. Mallard from there but it was late, she had been died of heart
attack.
Difficult Words:
Elusive ----------------- difficult to point out
Veiled ------------------ hidden
(To) haunt -------------- to return to mind repeatedly
Unwittingly ------------- unintentional
Tumultuously ------------ violent
Afflicted --------------- suffered from
Hastened ---------------- made a hurry
Twitter ----------------- chirp, sing (of birds)
Slender ----------------- weak
Exhaustion -------------- tiredness
Revealed ---------------- let out, disclosed
Distant ----------------- remote
Q.1 What was Mrs. Mallard's first reaction to the news of her husband's
alleged death?
Ans. She wept at once, with sudden wild abandonment in her sister
Josephine's arms. She rushed to her room and she stood facing the
open window and sank into the armchair near the window. The
weather was bit cloudy and the spring season had set it. She looked
outside the window with empty eyes. She threw back her head upon
the cushion of the chair, calm and repressed. She expected that
something was coming to her and she was waiting for it.
Q.2 What was her later reaction?

Ans. She felt a sense of freedom from bondage, as she did not lead a
happy married life. She thought of the days ahead when she would live
for herself.
Q.3 What words did she use to express her later feelings?
Ans. She said over and over under her breath with slightly parted lips.
"Free, Free!" She was staring and had a terrified facial expression.
Meanwhile her pulse was beating fast.
Q.4 What is the surprise ending of the story?

Ans. Although she was very badly shocked to hear the news of death
of her husband death and was feeling that her unbearable grief would
end her life, but she survived. She thought about the agony of lonely,
dreadful of many years as a widow. Then all of a sudden Brently
Mallard arrived from his outside tour. He was not on a train which
faced accident. On his appearance Louise was so much overjoyed that
she died by an extreme shock of joy. So she was killed by the great joy
and not by the shock of alleged of her husband's death.
Q.5 What is the central idea of this story?

Ans. Sometimes extreme grief does not cause death but extreme joy
can kill a person. Death is certain irrespective of the fact whether it
occurs by the shock of grief or by the thunderbolt of an extreme joy.
Q.6 What is your idea about the married life of Mr. and Mrs. Mallard
after reading this story?
Ans. Mr. Mallard and his wife were not passing the happy life. Mr.
Mallard not love his wife and she felt her alone and normally she had
deep attraction to her husband.
GRAMMER SECTION
1-Freedom of Press
The press is a modern concept and the modern man can be said
to be molded by the press just as once he was said to have been may
by his barber and tailor. It means today man's opinions, may be even
his philosophy can be shaped by the papers and magazines he reads.
One will no be fair from truth if one were to say one can know a man
by the paper he reads. Thus we see the press has become so powerful
that it has come to be called the fourth estate.

The democratic system rests upon the assumption that the

citizen has access to a wide range of news and views. Only than can be
form independent opinion on may important things like the foreign
policy of his Government. Ultimately only this can ensure that his vote
is based on fair judgment rather than determined by the coercion
implicit in being forced to read and hear only the official view point. For
instance a good paper may weigh the comparative merits of candidate
for an election and thus help the voter.
The paper is so powerful that governments are afraid of paper.
Naturally therefore government, given the chance would like to control
the paper. They bring forth gagging orders such that the press cannot
publish certain things. The press is not allowed to know certain news
and thus pressman are prohibited from being present. The news in the
paper may be highly censored so that various political parties in a
country run their own papers. In England, for instance, there is the
labor press as well as liberal press. In communistic countries, the party
controls the press, so that no other wind expect that of the party be
allowed to blow. The idea behind is quite obvious. Each party wants to
propagate and broadcast its views through its paper.
The control of the press by the government through it may be
desirable in times of emergency, is not so in normality's. The control
will kill the liberal growth of ideas and people will cases to grow. Just as
the free air is desirable to keep the people healthy, today a free press
is much important. A free ad fearless press can expose individuals and
groups when they err. They may even chastise erring officials and out
at the shall owners of certain government action. They may suggest a
line of action and put forth proposals in schemes and projects of
national importance. In short the free press can act as accelerator
sometimes as also a brake sometimes.
2-Impact of Electronic Media on Our Society

Science and technology has advanced in each and every faculty
of life. It has made life comfortable and easy. Modern ways and means
and changing life patters of our society have made the individuals of
the society lazy and sluggish. Scientific advancement has assisted in
ascending the electronic media. In this modern age, electronic media is
developing with the fast pace. Its perpetual enhancement seems to be
boundless.
Electronic media includes all means of communication, the
network of which is scattered though out the world. It is supposed to
play a big role in spreading the social values, culture and civilization. It
has played a functional role in modifying the cultural and moral values

of society. Electronic media has wiped out distances between remote

countries. It's a chained system in the form of a complete network.
Dish receiving system and modernization of Internet computer
programming have brought a revolutionary change in the moral ethics.
A moral and culture change in a society some times proves itself to be
an insincere change fraught with social evils. Electronic media of this
modern century has specifically tried to decline the moral values of
Muslim civilization and it look as if they have succeeded in this vulgar
effort. Their culture vulgarity is doubtlessly obvious.
Modern film industry and descending culture values of European
countries have played a fundamental role in declining the cultural,
social, moral and spiritual values of Muslim countries by propagating
the culture of their own society. Means of communication is supposed
to be responsible for such hollow changing moral and social values.
There are also some positive impacts of the electronic media. It's
widely spread programmes have ascended the generosity, talent and
vast knowledge of people in regard too universal exploration. It has
widened human mind and boundaries of imagination. It has also
opened man's eyes a litter wider to the wonders and vastness of the
universe around us. Electronic media has also proved it self to be the
phenomenon of revelation of the present age, exhibiting in its modern
form.
3-The Twentieth Century is An Age of Greed. Do You Agree

With This Opinion?
To be greedy is two own more than what one can legitimately
claim. This is very well illustrated by the parable of the greedy dog,
which wanted to have the bone seen in the reflection. It lost the bone
thereby. This is greed. All people are greedy; it is not only the poor
who are greedy but also those very rich.
To avoid being greedy, the child must be educated. The parents
and hence the home have got a great responsibility in this respect.
Children must not be helped to own more than what they need,
whether it is in food or clothes. Greed and hence jealousy go together.
Hence to avoid being jealous one should over come greed.
Let us see if twentieth century is an age of greed. The First Great
War was the result of Kaiser's ambitions to build a German empire. He
was itching for it and the murder of the prince at Sarajevo was only a
pretext to start a war. Then came Hitler, from the beginning he wanted
to do where Kaiser failed. Slowly and steadily he build an army and the

rape of Czechoslovakia followed. After the second war many small

things happened which viewed properly is nothing but greed. Only the
offending parties gave them different names as once they looked upon
African countries as white man's burden.
Greed in modern politics shows different goals. Look at the
Afghan War in which Russia has deliberately invaded that country and
has a political un-settlement there. Looking at the individuals also we
can say they are in no way worse than those who lived in previous
centuries. But one thing we can say that in this century which is
becoming more and more materialistic moral forces is on the wane.
Now that there is a vast scope for material possession, to that extent
man is growing greedy. Temptation and greed are the two sides of a
coin. To over come the moral education is essential. Develop the will of
the child so that he grows he may not be greedy. So it can be conclude
that this century is not an age of greed.
4-Five Things I love the Most

This world is full of many wonderful and lovely things. Man is
trying to utilize the maximum resources of his intellect for finding out
various types of inventions and discoveries and thus endeavoring to
make the things lovelier and worth enjoying. The process of
beautifying the worldly things is a continuous process.
Firstly, I have great love of Nature. I am fed from this artificial
and momentary pleasure which we derive from the city life. I am
thinking to settle in some village where i will be able to enjoy Nature. I
wish to make friendship with nature because nature can be true friend
and real guide of man, who never deceives a person who loves her.
Words word, the great love of Nature, has also acknowledged this fact
in his poems. I am very much anxious to go and enjoy steep hills;
greenery of the open valleys, cool breeze and other natural objects.
Secondly, I am very much interested to adopt teaching as my
profession in future. I am deeply pained to find illiteracy in my country.
For the successful functioning of Democracy, it is essential that we
reduce illiteracy to the minimum extent possible. I have a great love
for this profession. I want every young man and woman must get
education. There is a dire need for spreading the education to every
hook and corner of the country
Thirdly, I have a keen desire to read novels. Novels are my
favourite pastime. Novels widen the doors of knowledge. They give us
an insight into the zig-zag ways of this world. Sometimes we are able
to resolve many difficult problems with the help of Novel reading. We

are able to chalk out many schemes which can be very useful in our
day-today life.
Fourthly, I love my country. I can foreign anything just for the
honour of my country. If somebody were to ask me to go to a foreign
land and serve there, and get a handsome salary. I will be the first
blunt young to refuse this offer. It is because I am very much fond of
the ways of life, the food, the sunshine, home, friends, parents and
other relations. I will not be doing justice to my Motherland.
The last but not the least, I love my sweet home. It is rightly
uttered "East or West home is the best." I live in a small house which
does not contain all the modern facilities, but still it is not less than a
paradise. I have been to my friend's houses I find ultra modern
decorations. The houses contain dining rooms, sitting rooms, bedrooms
etc. Further, very rich and lavish food is served. In spite of all this, I
don't like this type of artificial life. That's why I have selected the
above mentioned five things which are dearest to me and are the
essence of my life and living.
5-Compose an Article for the Sunday Magazine Section of a

Newspaper Describing a Trip to a Holiday Resort That You
Went to With Your Family. Imagine That a Number of Things
Went During the Trip
We Sindh are devotees and lovers of saints -- The Men of Allah,

who include Pir Fakhurs alive and those whose last abodes are located
in Sindh. My family members, parents, uncles and aunties, cousins and
my brothers and sisters are dedicated, fully devoted flowers of Hazrat
Lal Shahbaz Qalander of Sehwan Sharif.
It was the month of June and it was too hot at Karachi and even
entire Sindh was burning scorching sunlight. I and my brothers and
sisters boarded in an air-conditioned bus of Blue Line Travels at 7 am
in the morning from Cantt Station Karachi. On the way we saw Mango
orchards on both sides and in same places large number of guava
trees, orange and papaya trees and green refreshing banana trees. At
some places under desert condition with large number of palm trees
loaded with yellow bunches of dares. It was very beautiful. When the
bus crossed Jamshoro its A/C arrangement went wrong so the driver
stopped the bus and by mobile phone sought the help of mechanics
from Blue Line Travel branch located at Hyderabad. The mechanics
readily arrived in a speedy company car and it look about two three-
hours to repair the A/C arrangement.

We started again at about 12 O'clock and stopped on our way to

have this spot we took another connecting bus of Blue Line, which was
unfortunately heavily crowded and packed to the capacity. We were
made to stand in the bus even my sister did not have any seats. The
bus then traveled through sugar cane farms and banana plantations
and many green rice fields irrigated by canal water. It was all green
and some what green and some what fresh cold breeze was blowing.
On the request passengers the bus stopped all the passengers got
down, washed their hands and feet in the irrigation stream-lets flowing
towards the rice and sugar can fields. About half an hour passed
peacefully when 3 kids escaping the sight of the elders plugged into
muddy water and sank waist deep into stinking mud. The driver,
conductor and cleaners helped to pull the mischief monger children. It
became a problem to have their clothes changed and to be washed in
the stream-lets water. We reached Sehwan Sharif near sunset. We
thanked God for an arrival at Sehwan. We paid a quick visit to the
tomb of the Man of God and offered Fateha and went to the guest
house constructed nearly for the visitors. Unfortunately it was heavily
crowded because the every day lot of devotees come from Thatta. We
had no room to spend night there, so on the advice of some elderly
servants of shrine management we hired a room in a nearly hotel. It
was very old fashioned hotel having old type of cots infested by bad
gugs. What a terrible, painful night it was that we spend in hotel. When
we left the hotel, hotel manager demanded Rs. 300 for double bed
room, which had no A/C arrangement and plenty of water. Originally
we had made a programmed to stay at Sehwan for three, four days,
but after spending a sleepless night at the hotel we resolved to return
Karachi by the first available bus. Hiring a Tanga we reached the bus
stand. The first bus was expected to leave Sehwan at about 9:30 am.
There was enough time to take breakfast. But it was a misfortune that
my sister had forgotten the bulky tiffin at the hotel. My brother went
back to the hotel and after an hour brought the information that some
other boarders or customers of the hotel took the tiffin away.
No we cannot curse our fate for his trouble. We took the breakfast at
the bus stop hotel of Bheal Puri, which costed us, another hundred
rupees and went to buy tickets for our return journey. The next bus for
Karachi expected to leave Sehwan at 2:00 pm. Apparently in the hot
summer we could not afford to wait for the next bus to Karachi. So we
caught the bus from Thatta. It was a Sindh Transport bus having no
A/C. However we boarded in it because we had seats available when
we reached Thatta we caught another luxury bus and reached Karachi
at 4 O' clock. This journey costed us a lot and caused a lot of
inconvenience. In fact the Auqaf department of Government should
come forward and make proper arrangements of boarding and lodging

and transport to provide facilities to the devotees of the saint coming

from all parts of Sindh and even from other provinces.
7-Group Sports such as Cricket, Hockey, Throw Ball, Net Ball

etc Help Us to Develop Team Spirit, Discipline, Respect for
Rules and Sportsman Spirit. write an Essay Discussing the
Above Points. Give Examples, Anecdotes and Other Details
Briefly speaking we can call this kind of essay as " Importance of

Games". Every man, working women and students and working youths
who perform some manual work or any kind of work needs some rest,
some relaxation or the change from the monotony of this work in order
to avoid fatigue and exhaustion, the best to regain last energy and to
be fresh it is good that after the laborious work of day, one should play
some kind of game to have a feeling of freshness.
Game is an instructive in which all the living beings take part. Games
and sports should be compulsory for the students. They have a great
value in character and personality building. They help us to develop
team spirit, discipline, respect for rules and sportsman spirit. In
Pakistan these physical activities are neglected and not well organized.
this has resulted in great lawlessness and indiscipline among the
students.
Games have different physical mental and moral advantage. No body

can know the value of games in national character building. Now-a-
days nations are judged on the play ground. Victory on the field brings
honor and glory to the country. Players and sportsmen are the
wondering ambassadors of the country. Games promote international
amity, friendship, brotherhood and peace. Just like India Pakistan
Series 2004 was the best example of an attempt of promoting
relationship between India and Pakistan.
Physically games are best form of exercise. The group sports such as
cricket, hockey, football, volleyball and athletics are popular all over
the world. By playing games, coordination of movements of limbs of
the body is produced. Mentally, players develop the sense of quick and
right decisions. They form the habit of right thinking. A true sportsman
hates to hit below the belt. A good sportsman never plays foul in life.
8- Man to Lead Woman to Follow. What Do You Think?

This is a very ticklish question. Eyebrows will look down upon the very
question. The question aims at equality between man and woman. It
cannot be blind equality. Nature has endowed man with certain
capabilities and capacities, which are not found in woman. Man also
cannot claim some capacities peculiar to woman. Thus we speak of
manly strength and feminine grace.
Now late in the twentieth century to say that man sound lead may
should absurd. But in what he should lead lies the answer. Then there
won't be any controversy. Man by his nature is given to hard work
involving physical strength and also to be great extent, physical
endurance. Woman, as a rule are denied his physical strength. So, man
has been a fighter all along and these fighting qualities have always
been in demand. So many came to be a leader. Exploring, pioneering,
climbing, fighting and such of these require many courage, bravery
and hardihood. Then society needed them badly. Man became the
leader.
Woman as a rule, are the best homemakers. Their sense of duty,

humility and patience make them really the authority in the house.
Their feminine touch has a lot to go in bringing up children. If a country
needs good youngsters, it is to the mothers it has to look to. The hand
that rocks the cradle rules the world. Man and woman are thus
complimentary and supplementary to each other and it will be useless
to decide who leads whom.
9-Write an Essay ay pointing Out the Advantages and

Disadvantages of Having a Working Mother/Sister. Conclude
by Giving Your Own Opinion On This Issue
Women play a very vital role in human progress and have a significant
place in the society. Women have always played an important position
in the progress of a nation. In the early days of Islam, women worked
side by side with men. In the battlefield, they nursed the injured, kept
up the supplies and in certain cases even fought bravely. Florence
Nightingale was the woman, who led a very successful campaign for
the reforms of hospitals and nursing profession. Women had been
great saints, scholars, poets, writers, reformers and administrators.
In modern age, women are going very well in all the fields of progress.
They are demonstrating their talents in the best. They are serving as
teachers, doctors, Engineers, Administrators and even head of the
states. But of course such responsibilities could affect their household
responsibilities. It will impossible to pay required attention to her own
home, if she works some where out her home.

It is an obvious fact that most+ women work due to financial problems

so in such cases women sacrifice their comfort and come outside to do
work. Working women could run her home better as far as financial
matters are concerned. But of course, it affects their household
responsibilities. It is very difficult for a working woman to look the
household matters as a household woman does.
In my opinion, a woman should do work if they are really going through

financial problems. It is not disagreeable at all. But if the situation
perfectly sound and woman works at the expense of household
comfort then it is not good. women should take care of her
responsibilities as a mother or sister. If she can manage between the
two then it is her choice either to do job or not. But one cannot
perfectly manage between them if she spends a long time outside her
home.
10-The Need for Keeping One's Temper under Control
Temper can be defined as the mental vibrations in consonance with

the external events which touch our senses. The reaction may be calm
and quiet or violent. When one is subject ot sudden conclusions of
mental reactions to externals he is said to be temperamental. In such
cases reason which helps one to keep poise is either absent or fails to
help the subject.
To keep up one's tempers it requires a lot of insight into things. Simply

because certain things happen in certain ways not the liking of the
subject, it is no reason why one should fly into tempers. There are
innumerable occasions when things go wrong in spite of perhaps
careful home the point. One is in hurry to dress and to go and attend a
function or meeting. In the last minute he take out the dress from the
cabinet he finds out to his chagrin either the shirt has been torn by the
washer-man or the buttons are missing from the longs. This he could
have avoided if had given thought before. So some previous thinking
into the affair or preparation would help avoid tempers. This is to be
followed by those who are subject to tempers and thereby they can
avoid unpleasant consequences.
When one loses one's temper it leads to many undesirable

consequences. The person is easily upset his blood circulation gets
quick, he uses angry words and he offends others also. One should
develop his faculty of reasoning, then he could easily keep his temper
under control. It is also a matter of philosophy as in the case of stoics.
There is a classical case of temper under control.

By keeping one's temper under control one saves nervous break down.
His friends and relatives like him. He is saved from wrong judgment
which he arrives at when he loses his temper. In short a man who
could keep his temper is a sweet person. He is happy and makes
others happy. He illumines the company where he is found. He will
never be subject to nervous break down. So let us learn to keep our
temper under control.
11-The Jealous Reaction of One Person to the Success of a

Friend
Jealousy is one of the human weaknesses which are not so very

uncommon. Here the reference is only to the jealous reactions to the
success of a friend, so we will confine ourselves to that aspect alone.
He may even go to the extent of thinking that the friend has kept
certain things that led to his success a secret from him. That means he
suspects the fidelity or sincerity of the friend. He may some times
openly say that the friend has left him down because of his selfishness.
He would slight the success saying that it was only chance that made
his friend successful. As a friend, while it is natural to expect of him to
celebrate the success and to lead the party, he would avoid it and
whenever there is such an occasion he would quietly keep at the back.
He would assume that he is being neglected because his friend has

been successful and even may speak so. He would go on saying now
that the friend has been successful and he doesn't care for him as of
old. What need has he for him? He would even go of thinking of
imaginary contributions he as made for the success of the other. He
would add but for the pieces of certain acts of his, his friend would not
have been successful. this is all because this fellow cannot reach the
same height as the other fellow. It the other one is as enlightened and
out going he can easily make up; otherwise the jealousy may lead to
permanent rift. This sort of jealousy is more common among women
folk that men folk.
12-A Good Women Inspires A Man. A Brilliant Woman

Interests Him. A Beautiful Woman Fascinates Him But a
Sympathetic Woman Gets Him. Do You Agree With This
View?
This Question deals with women of different accomplishments and how

man reacts towards them. The qualities of woman categorized here are
goodness, brilliance, beauty and sympathy. Apposite to them are put

inspiration, interests, fascination and getting or winning respectively.

To know women of these parts one must have a wider experience
which history and literature of the world.
In general the question deals with man's relation with women but for a
single man to have contact or relation with the different women
mentioned here in the chance may be rare unless he be a great figure
who has galaxy of women i covering around him. To inspire is to give
life, to fill life with hope, to pull up the crest fallen one from
despondency to optimism. When we take in air we say we inspire
because we are taking in the life given blood purifying oxygen. So the
action or the words of a woman may be inspiring. The one may be the
wife or a good friend or as sometimes happens a poetess. To inspire,
such person must basically be good.
To interest one is to make one think of the benefits that may accrue.
One may be interested in a proposition because it may bring one some
benefits. The benefit need not necessarily be material; it may even be
mental, say a speech. Brilliance relates to the dazzle in appearance
and speech and manners. The brilliance in appearance may incite
jealousy; the brilliance in wit and humour attracts and interests.
To fascinate is to attract. The fascination may be real or false, the

fascination may be for good or bad. The fascination of the moth for fire
is a classical example where it is attracted by the light of the fire only
to die. As given the beauty refers may be, only to external. A woman
may be beautiful to look at and as opposite sex, man is fascinated by
her but if the winner woman is not as beautiful as the outer than men
having to do anything with her will be ruined beyond measure. There
are stories of beautiful women who have fascinated men only to
destroy them.
To get is to own. To won means also the power to command over.

What i own i can easily dispose of but it is beside the point here
because the question deals with the sympathy. Sympathy is to have
the same feeling for. When one sympathizes with another, it means
the latter has the same feeling as the former, that is why we often say
in sympathy with you in sympathy there we see identity of view/ When
a woman has the sympathy she can naturally get the other. In fact the
getting may be in different degrees. Some explanation will make this
point clear.
Take for instance the sympathy of a nurse for a bay or a patient. In

both cases the getting may not be exactly by owning but it is getting a
permanent place in the heart of a baby or the patient. The sympathy
shown by the mother, helps her get the child. Where children are

brought up by others, the sympathy of children for their mothers is

very thin indeed. A good wife must have the sympathy for her husband
to get him. A classical woman is described that way. She is everything
for her husband. But to see a woman of all these qualities is rare and
such a one is a rare phenomenon.
13-While You Were Standing in A Shop Two Men Entered And

Tried to Rob the The shopkeeper. Write Down Exactly What
You Saw and Heard
It may be 10'O clock in the night. I was a bit late from my office and i
was standing at the bus-stand to catch the bus. There was a coffee
shop nearby. It was the only shop in the neighborhood. It appeared
there used to be late guests to that stall. For I could see that the stall
owner was not in a mood to close the shop.
Then I saw two fellows enter the shop. Their appearance was far from
satisfactory. They went in and ordered for their glass of coffee. While
they were sipping their glass, I could see them talking. Then I saw both
of them move towards the counter where the stall-keeper was sitting.
From the way he talked to them, it showed he knew them already.
After few minutes, I could hear hot exchange of words. I could also see
that the stall keeper was self-possessed. While an altercation was
going on, one of the two guests whipped up a knife and threatened to
stab the shopkeeper. The other fellow put his hand and took what all
cash he could take. I was in a dilemma. I could neither go for rescue
nor cry because that would be futile. The stall-keeper was raising a hell
of noise and even at the risk of his life, would not allow the ruffians to
bolt away with the cash. Luckily for him, the long awaited bus will full
complements came there. Seeing the bus the ruffians left the place
and run away, before the stall-keeper could recover and cry for help,
the ruffians were gone. As already the buss with a heavy heart
because, I have failed in my duty to save the shopkeeper.
14-Money is the Root of All Evil
Money is the instrument of exchange helping in buying and selling and

helps also in fixing the value of things and commodities. It may be in
metal and as it now in paper. With the market getting more and more
complicated there are other negotiable instruments which are as good
as the minted coins or the printed notes. Money in short gives the
purchasing power but this power is not absolute as it varies depending
on various factors.

Let us see why money is needed. Simply because it helps the

possession to buy things. The days of barter are gone though so it is
indirectly reported to at the international level. Money can buy men as
it does things. Thus money plays an important role in fighting and
winning elections. Money mars men and women's morals. It has got
the evil influence in corrupting people; sellout is the new term of
bribery. There are people who could do anything for the sake of
money.
These things are because of what is termed money power. It is true of

individuals as well as states that where there is money they could
dictate terms. For instance, the Middle-East countries have found new
wealth because of their deposits and they have become very powerful.
Since money is normally the fruit of labor, coming by money by fair
means need not be stunned. The question is how one spends that
money. So great thinker have suggested that one who has money
enough and to spare must look upon himself as the trustee of that
money and see to it that it spent in good ways. As money is only a tool
there is nothing good or evil about it. Since the question of evil is a
moral factor, man must be strengthened morally so that he may not
use money in evil ways

English For Degree Class 3

Transféré par

Informations du document

Description originale:

Titre original

Copyright

Formats disponibles

Partager ce document

Partager ou intégrer le document

Options de partage

Avez-vous trouvé ce document utile ?

Ce contenu est-il inapproprié ?

Droits d'auteur :

Formats disponibles

English For Degree Class 3

Transféré par

Droits d'auteur :

Formats disponibles

KHYBER SCHOOL OF NURSING 1

ENGLISH FOR DEGREE

*[[Chapter 2 - Gentle Giants]]

*[[Chapter 3 - The Age of the Probot]]

*[[Chapter 4 - The Door Swings Open]]

*[[Chapter 5 - How to Study?]]

*[[Chapter 6 - The Tripods]]

*[[Chapter 7 - The Great Jewel Robbery]]

*[[Chapter 8 - London Road]]

*[[Chapter 9 - Early Autumn]]

*[[Chapter 11 - The Man who had No Eyes]]

*[[Chapter 12 - Plan of Attack]]

*[[Chapter 13 - The Story of an Hour]]

Chapter 1 - A Traffic Nightmare

Prepaid BY Gh. Shahbaz Ali

The people living on Beach Road strongly protest due to the

Prepaid BY Gh. Shahbaz Ali

Question and Answers:

Q.1 why are the residents of Beach Road protesting against

Q.2 Why are parents and their children facing problems in

Q.5 What evidence is there to show that the residents of Beach

Q.6 What do you think the conclusion will be?

Prepaid BY Gh. Shahbaz Ali

Chapter 2 - Gentle Giants

Prepaid BY Gh. Shahbaz Ali

Offspring ---------------------- child, young

Questions and Answers:

Q.1 What did make the bad reputation of gorillas according to

Q.2 how do gorillas live in the thick forests of Africa?

Q.3 Describe the nature and behavior of gorillas according to

Q.4 How do the gorillas bring up their children?

Q.5 Why did the author David Attenborough want to tell us

Prepaid BY Gh. Shahbaz Ali

Q.6 What is the procedure that is being used to keep the

Q.7 what is future of gorillas according to the lesion "Gentle

Chapter 3 - The Age of the Probot

Computer have become a common place thing today and so will

Prepaid BY Gh. Shahbaz Ali

future because of these robots and probots. Now people have a

Question and Answers:

Q.1 Why computers are becoming common now days?

Q.2 What is probot and what is the difference between a robot

Q.3 What household chores can a robot do?

Q.4 Why can people sleep soundly at their home?

Prepaid BY Gh. Shahbaz Ali

Q.5 What are the benefits of an industrial robot? What will

Q.6 What type of robot will produce the changes in the

Chapter 4 - The Door Swings Open

There was a time when women were not allowed to become

Prepaid BY Gh. Shahbaz Ali

Nuisance ------------ person, thing or circumstance causing trouble or

Question and Answers:

Q.1 why it is thought that man could be doctor according to

Q.2 How did Elizabeth get admission in the medical college?

Prepaid BY Gh. Shahbaz Ali

their vote in favor so the administrator of college had to admit her in

Q.3 Why did college authorities not wish to give an admission

Q.5 What effects did appear in the presence of a woman

Chapter 5 - How to Study?

People have great misunderstanding about studying. The

Prepaid BY Gh. Shahbaz Ali

Optimum ------------- best