Question and Answer of Chapter 3: After Twenty Years

Q.1: Describe the scene in the beginning of the story?
Ans: A policeman can be seen on duty in an area. He is on foot patrol. It is 10 p.m. The cold wind is blowing. The area, where the policeman is performing his duty, seems deserted. Almost all the shops are closed.

Q.2: Was the place a business center only?
Ans: The place was a business center, of course. But it does not seem the business center only. Most shops were business places as the author says that the majority of the door belonged to business places. The author has mentioned a cigar store and an all-right lunch counter. It shows that besides a business place, it provided common items of eats and drinks also.

Q.3: What kind of character does the story "After Twenty Years" have?
Ans:  There are three characters in the story "After Twenty Years". One is Bob who is a true and sincere friend. He want to fulfill his promise at any cost. His friend Jimmy Wells has joined the police department. the two friends meet each other after twenty years. Bob does not know that the man in the police uniform is his old friend Jimmy Wells. Jimmy is dutiful and honest person. He gives preference to duty over friendship. The third character who comes to arrest Bob is also a police officer. He is dressed in plain clothes. He is sent by Jimmy Wells to arrest Bob.

Q.4: What is most significant happening in the story to be analyzed?
Ans: The most significant happening in the story is when Jimmy Wells sends a police officer in plain clothes to arrest Bob. He comes near Bob and pretends to be his old friend Jimmy Wells. The two starts up the street arm in arm. Near a drug store, Bob see the face of the other man.he Stop suddenly and releases his hand because the other man is not his old friend Jimmy.

  
Q.5: What is the climax of the story "After Twenty Years"?
Ans: The climax of the story "After Twenty Years" is when Bob sees that eh man he is talking to is not his friend. Actually, the man is a police officer in plain clothes. he gives Bob a letter from Jimmy. Bob learns from the letter that the police officer whom he met earlier was Jimmy, his old friend.

Q.6: How would you describe Jimmy and Bob's personalities in the story?
Ans:  Jimmy and Bob are close friends. Jimmy is a police officer whom we see on his routine patrol duty. He is a dutiful as well as an honest officer. When he comes to know that his friend is wanted in Chicago, he does not have the courage to arrest him himself. He sends another policeman who arrest Bob. As far as Bob is concerned, he is man having pale face. He is fond of smoking cigars. He want to collect money. For this he is ready to commit crimes. He is a true friend. He want to fulfill his promise at any cost.

Q.7: The ending of "After Twenty Years" fill the reader with poignancy, (Strong effect of feeling -sad) making the story effective. Discuss?
Ans:  The reader expects that Bob and Jimmy Wells, the two close friends, would meet each other after long separation. they would share their experiences of the past twenty years. But instead, the ending of the story fill him with poignancy when one of the friends is arrested by police. In spite of the tragic end, the author makes the story very effective. Bob is not arrested by Jimmy Wells directly. he sends another police officer to arrest him.

Q.8: How does the writer prepare for the end of the story?
Ans:  The writer prepares for the end of the story contrary to the expectations of the readers. The story begins very interestingly. Two close friends Bob and Jimmy meet each other after twenty years. Bob does not recognize Jimmy in the police uniform. After Jimmy's departure, another police officer in plain clothes comes whom Bob considers to be his Jimmy. The police officer arrests Bob because he is wanted in Chicago.

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Latest Hockey Match

Two months ago i saw an interesting hockey match on television. The match was played between Pakistan Hockey Team and Holland Hockey Team. it was the Olympic final match played at Los Agneles. A huge crowd had come to see the match. The Holland team won the toss and chose the favorable side.
The match started at 7 p.m. At first the Pakistan team was under pressure.The opposite team made two dangerous attacks but luckily the goalkeeper save them. After twelve minutes the Pakistani team also made attacks. They got two penalty corners but did not take any advantage of them. The first half ended but no goal was scored.
During the second half the game was very fast. Very soon the Holland team got a penalty corner. this was the fourth penalty corner of the match . The full back of Holland took advantage of it and scored the first goal for his team. After five minutes the captain of the Pakistan team equalized the goal. This gave a new courage to the Pakistani players. They became more active an put pressure on the opposite team. The last ten minutes were very critical. Each team was trying its best to score another goal. The game became very exciting. In the last three minutes the Pakistani team got a penalty stroke. This penalty stroke was converted into a goal by the captain of Pakistan team. This was the decisive goal of the match. The referee blew the final whistle an thus Pakistan won the match by 2-1 goals.

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Question and Answer of Chapter 2: The Caliph and the Gardner

Q.1: What did the merchant bring to sell?
Ans:  The merchant brought some diamonds and pearls to sell. He offered these diamonds and pearls to Al Mansour, the Caliph of Cordova, for sale. The Caliph like the jewels and so paid a large sum of money to the merchant.

Q.2: What happened to the merchant's bag of money?
Ans: While the merchant was taking a bath in the river, an eagle appeared and took away the bag of money. It flew in the air with the bag of money in its claws. It flew towards the far off mountain and was out of sight very soon.

Q.3: Why couldn't the merchant get back hi bag of gold?
Ans:  The merchant could not get back his bag of gold because it was taken away by an eagle towards far off mountains. The merchant shouted again and again but all in vain. The eagle flew high into the air and very soon it was out of sight.

Q.4: Why did the merchant come to Al mansour after a year? 
Ans:  The merchant had lost the money, given to him by Al Mansour, for his diamonds and pearls. After that he was in a very miserable condition. After a year he came to Al Mansour with a few jewels which he had reserved as a present for his wife. He wanted to receive some money for the jewels which he presented to Al Mansour.

Q.5: What action did Al Mansour take on hearing the incidence?
Ans: On hearing the incidence, Al Mansour called ten of his officers. He ordered them to go on their horsebacks  towards the Black Mountains. He asked them to inform all the old men, living on the mountains or in the plain area around, to pay him a visit after a week.

Q.6: What did the people tell Al Mansour and what were his orders?
Ans:  A few people told Al Mansour that there was a gardener in their neighborhood who had recently been favored by good luck. At this Al mansour ordered that the Gardner should be brought before him the next day. The merchant was also ordered to appear before him the same day.

Q.7: What did the Gardner tell Al Mansour?
Ans:  The gardner told Al Mansour that a year ago when he was working in hi garden, he happened to see something fall at the foot of a palm tree. he ran towards it. On picking it up, he was surprised to see that it was a bag full of jewels.

Q.8: What did Al Mansour decide about the bag of gold?
Ans:  Al Mansour handed over the bag of gold to its real master, the merchant. he even gave ten pieces of gold to the merchant which the gardener had taken out the bag and spent.

Q.9: How was the merchant rewarded? 
Ans:  The merchant was given back the bag of money. He was also given the ten pieces of gold by Al Mansour which the gardner had taken out of it and spent on buying the necessary items for his family.

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Question and Answers of Chapter 1:Hazrat Muhammad (SAW)

Q.1: What are the two sayings of the Holy Prophet (SAW)?
Ans: The first saying of the Holy Prophet (SAW) is that one should not follow the rule of 'tit for tat'. It is not a good policy to treat people as they treat you. The best policy is to be good to those who are good to you. They should not be inflicted in any case. The second saying is that a person should not break relation with people and that he should be good even to those who are cruel to him.

Q.2: What did the Prophet (SAW) tell Abu Bakr (RA) on his response to the man?
Ans: The Prophet (SAW) told Abu Bakr (RA) that as long as he remained silent, God's angel gave answer on his behalf. But as soon as he showed anger at the man an gave answers to him, the angel went away.

Q.3: The Holy Prophet (SAW) kept waiting for three days. Elaborate the importance?
Ans: The Holy Prophet (SAW) kept waiting for three days shows that our Prophet (SAW) gave importance to the fulfillment of promise. He could not think of breaching of his promise with somebody. If he made a promise with someone, he would fulfill it at any cost.

Q.4: Why did Zaid (RA) decide to stay with Hazrat Muhammad (SAW)?
Ans: Hazrat Zaid (RA) decided to stay with Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) Because he was greatly influenced by his sublime character. During hi stay with the Holy Prophet (SAW), he noted such great qualities in the character of the Prophet (SAW) which he could not expect to be present in any other human being. In his opinion, there was none in the universe who was superior  to Hazrat Muhammad (SAW).

Q.5: How did the Jew accept Islam?
Ans: Once a Jew kept the Holy Prophet (SAW) in his custody on account of not returning his debt. Being the ruler of Medina, the Holy Prophet (SAW) could take measures against the Jew, but he did not do so. He even forbade his companions who wanted to rebuke the Jew. The tolerance and forbearance which  the Holy Prophet (SAW) showed on that occasion had such a deep effect on the Jew that he at once accepted Islam.

Q.6: What did the Holy Prophet (SAW) say about brotherhood among Muslims?
 Ans: The Holy Prophet (SAW) said about brotherhood that every Muslim should be truly a brother to every other Muslim. They are all equal. The Arabs have no preference over the non-Arabs, and the non-Arabs have no preference over the Arabs.

Q.7: Who should we treat servants?
Ans: Servant should be treated kindly. The master should feed them with such food as they eat themselves. Moreover, they should clothe them with such clothes which they wears themselves. If they commit a crime or fault which is hard to be forgiven, they should be asked to leave the place. They should not be treated cruelly in an case.

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A football match

A few days ago i had a chance to to see a football match played at Islamia College Ground Peshawar. The match was played between Jamkhana Club Peshawar and Afghan Club Chaman.
The match started at 5 p.m. In the first few minutes the Jamkhana club dominated. Ghafoor and Ali made two attacks but failed to score a goal. After ten minutes Naushad, the captain of the chaman team got the ball. He passed on the ball to Riaz at the top of the "D". Riaz hit the ball very forcefully but the goalkeeper of jamkhana club caught the ball without any difficulty.
The players of both teams were very active. the ball was taken form one end of the ground to the other in a flash of time. Shaukat Mufti, the centre half of Jamkhana club, was a very experienced player. He made many dangerous moves but Wahid and Aftab did not give him any chance to score a goal. The first half ended but there was no goal from either side.
During the second half the game was very fast. The centre half of chaman team Niamat Ullah got hold of the ball and gave a fine pass to right-in, Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali dodged the full back of Jamkhana club and with a forceful kick scored a memorable goal for his team. The players of Chaman team were very happy. The spectators were also clapping their hands. After ten minutes Ikram scored another goal for his team.
The players of Jamkhana Club tried their best to equalize the goals. Their right-in, Zahir, with the combination of Nazir succeeded in scoring a goal for his team. This goal gave a new courage to the players of Jamkhana club. They became more active and tried to put pressure on the opposite team. In the last five minutes the captain of the team shot the ball so forcefully that the full back of the opposite team was unable to save his hand from the ball. Thus the Chaman Club got a penalty kick. The penalty kick was converted into a goal by Suhail. After fe minutes the referee blew the final whistle and thus the match ended in a draw.

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Operative Sentences

1. He said to his son, "May you live long"!
He prayed for his son that he might live long.
2. I said to her, " May your succeed in your life".
I wished that she might succeed in her life.
3. He said,"May God pardon the sinners".
He prayed that God might pardon the sinners.
4. The mother said, " May God bless my son."
The mother prayed that God might bless her son.
5. He said to me, "Would that i could help you".
He wished that he could have helped me.

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Exclamatory Sentences

1. We said," Hurrah! we have won the match".
We exclaimed with joy that we had won.
2. Father said, "Alas! I have lost my son".
Father exclaimed with sorrow that he had lost his son.
3. She said, "What a beautiful watch it is!".
She exclaimed with wonder that it was a beautiful watch.
4. She said," Alas! We have been undone."
She exclaimed with sorrow that they had been undone.
5. The teacher said," What a good boy you are!".
The teacher exclaimed with wonder that i was good boy.
6. He said to me, " Alas! I have failed in English."
He exclaimed with sorrow that he had fail.
7. The fox said to the cat," How beautiful you are!"
The fox flattered the cat that she was very beautiful.
8. He said, "How foolish i have been".
 He exclaimed with wonder that he had been very foolish.

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Interrogative sentences

Q: Where do you go?
Ans: I go to Peshawar.
Are you a student?
Yes, I am.
1. He said to me, "Who are you?"
He asked me who i was.
2. I say to Aslam, " Do you want a new book?"
I tell Aslam if he wants a new book.
3. He said to me, " How are you?"
He asked me how i was.
4. He said to her, " How do you do?"
He asked her how she was.
5. I said to him,"Do you live in Peshawar?"
I asked him whether he lived in Peshawar.
6. He said to me, "Will you accompany me?"
He asked me whether i would accompany him.
7. He said to me, "Will you lend me your camera?"
He asked me whether i would lend him my camera.
8. She said to me, " Did you by a car?"
She asked me whether i had bought a car.
9. I said to her, " Have your seen a lion?"
I asked her whether she had seen a lion.
10. He said to his brother, "Who is your English teacher?"
He asked his brother who his English teacher was.
11. He said to me, "Where you in the class yesterday?"
He asked me if I had been in the class the previous day.
12. The mother said to him,"What will you do for me?"
The mother asked him what he would do for her.
13. Jamil said to me, "Is this your book?"
Jamil asked me if that was my book.

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The Popularity Of Windows Falls.

Experts from Net Applications noticed a tendency - the decline in popularity Microsoft Windows. But the transition of the majority of users on competing platforms - Apple Mac OS is premature, as the number of users of Windows, to date, more than 90%. However, a recent report of Net Applications, which is based on Internet users visiting the site can show koe some interesting statistics. Last month 7.94% of users accessing the internet via the operating system Mac OS X, an increase of 0.11% compared to the same statistics for May. If the development of Apple's operating system will move at the same pace, then this year you can expect a 10% market share of operating systems. With the pace in a few years may turn a serious struggle between competing platforms: Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS. The advantage of Apple also is the fact that the recent release of Windows Vista has not met expectations of users and shook their confidence in Microsoft, while "apple" is constantly improving its operating system and makes it all the more attractive to each user.

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Compact Computer Shuttle H7 5800

Recently, based on the Core i7 processor has been created and presented to the public a compact gaming system from a company such as Nehalem Shuttle. The basis is the new microprocessors. The model of the computer, Shuttle H7 5800, depending on the desire of the user can be staffed with different processors, one of the three: Core i7, Core i7 940 and Core i7 965. Also, there are various options for graphics processors from AMD: Radeon HD 4850 , Radeon Hd 4870 - and NVidia: GeForce 9800 GT, GeForce GTX 285. In addition to the various options for configuration are also provided space for 3.5-inch hard disks and one optical drive 5 inches. This entire construction works for power only 500 watts. Housing dimensions too small, in the order 18H20H31 cm, compared with a conventional personal computer, to say, little. Designed primarily for computer games, because it contains only improved basic components with which you can run the most demanding game. Shuttle H7 5800 is unique, and its price varies and depends on its constituent boards. For example, the cheapest will cost 70,000 rubles.

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External HDD Samsung Story

Samsung has introduced a new kind of its products in the IT market - an external hard drive, called Samsung Story. This is a common external disk 3.5 inches, notable for his only appearance in the style of minimalism and lightly turns the old days. Outside, there is only one device management tool that allows you to turn on and off as the Samsung Story, and change the brightness of a special indicator that shows HDD status. The LED indicator is located at the bottom of the panel, so it does not blind, but only emits a soft scatter light. To connect to a computer using an interface USB 2.0, in addition to which there is a special adapter. The hard drive itself, inside the body, is part of a line of hard drives EcoGreen. A feature of these drives is improved system energy savings, allowing the drive to meet all environmental standards. Together with Samsung Story comes a CD with proprietary software used to create backup files and to encrypt data. Recording speed disk is about 26 MB / s and read - 33 MB / s at the time of access to 19 milliseconds. A good external media, with extensive capabilities and a quiet hard drive capacity up to 500GB

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Monitor NEC CRV43

Current conditions favor the development of large-format models of monitors and televisions. More recently, in the lives of people I came to 16: 9 format, and now the company is NEC CRV43 Series monitor with an aspect ratio of 32:10, with a diagonal of this monitor is 43 inches. This product is intended primarily for professional artists, designers and creative people. While enjoying your movies and videos on this screen is also quite nice. Screen resolution is 2880h900 pixels, and a concave screen is its main feature. At the same time, this feature does not affect the use of NEC CRV43 at home. The brightness of the monitor is 200 cd / m2, contrast ratio at 10,000 to 1. Monitor from NEC is equipped with modern inputs HDMI and DVI-D, as well as a USB port for connecting a variety of storage devices. Since the product has only recently appeared on the market, its price is enough high and is about 217 thousand rubles.

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NUMAFlex-New Computer Architecture SGI

Silicon Graphics introduced the public a series of servers and workstations with the new architecture, with which the company hopes to regain lost ground in the market of Unix-based systems. The architecture NUMAFlex, embodied in the Origin 3000 servers and workstations swelling 3000, the computer consists of modules that SGI He calls the "bricks» («bricks»). The modules are installed in a common rack and connected to a patented high-speed bus, developed by SGI. The architecture allows you to expand the system to sootvegstvii to your needs by adding new functional units. The minimum configuration of a server or workstation 3200 Series includes the C-brick - the processor module with a 400-MHz MIPS R12000 processor and 512 MB ​​of memory and I-brick - I / O module two disk drives Fibre Channel, DVD-ROM drive and five slots PCI. As standard, the processor module will contain two processors (the maximum number - 8), 16 GB of memory and 17 I / O connectors. Model 3400 Series can accommodate up to 32 processors and have 64 GB of memory and 88 I / O connectors. Older model series 3800, according to SGI, provide up to 512 processors, 1TB of memory, 1528 I / O connectors and thousands of gigabytes of disk space. SGI will release a processor modules based on the Itanium processors and subsequent Intel, as well as on the basis of the CPU R14000 and R16000 and future dual processor MIPS. For the new architecture of the modules produced P-brick, supporting up to 12 PCI-devices, G-brick with the graphics processor SGI Infinite Reality Graphics Engine, and the unit of disk space and a binding module "processor-memory". In computers based on MIPS processors will use the operating system Irix, and models based on the Itanium - Linux, although the latter only supports up to 16 processors, unlike Irix, which is designed for 512 processors or more. Prices of new systems will start at $ 50 thousand ., although the most probable price a minimum configuration will be about $ 100 thousand. According to experts, computers for computing tasks, such as modeling of gene expression patterns, will cost about half a million dollars, computers B tems aided design - two million, and powerful systems for university computing centers - to $ 10 million.

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