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Bobby and his master, farmer John Gray, were familiar sights in Edinburgh. Every Wednesday after a visit to market and exactly as the time-gun boomed one o’ clock, the two would enter Traill’ s Dining Room for their midday meal, a frugal lunch for Gray, and a bun for Bobby.
Then in 1858, the schedule was interrupted. Farmer Gray died. Three days after the funeral exactly at one o’ clock, Traill found him self looking into a pair of beseeching canine eyes. Bobby got his bun and disappeared. This was repeated for several days until Traill’ s curiosity got the better of him. He followed the small terrier as he left and raced to his master’ s grave. There he remained each day, fair or foul, despite the efforts of dog-loving townspeople to give him a new home. The graveyard caretaker, while sympathetic, was at first not so willing to let him in. But Bobby’ s devotion and fidelity were so great that the caretaker provide
A. Traill' s Dining Room
B. Farmer John Gray
C. Bobby the Faithful
D. Lord Provost William Chambers
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Bobby and his master, farmer John Gray, were familiar sights in Edinburgh. Every Wednesday after a visit to market and exactly as the time-gun boomed one o’ clock, the two would enter Traill’ s Dining Room for their midday meal, a frugal lunch for Gray, and a bun for Bobby.
Then in 1858, the schedule was interrupted. Farmer Gray died. Three days after the funeral exactly at one o’ clock, Traill found him self looking into a pair of beseeching canine eyes. Bobby got his bun and disappeared. This was repeated for several days until Traill’ s curiosity got the better of him. He followed the small terrier as he left and raced to his master’ s grave. There he remained each day, fair or foul, despite the efforts of dog-loving townspeople to give him a new home. The graveyard caretaker, while sympathetic, was at first not so willing to let him in. But Bobby’ s devotion and fidelity were so great that the caretaker provide
A. John Gray' s servant
B. a dog
C. a vagrant
D. John Gray' s son
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Ever since John Burrows and his wife Carol opened their first hair salon in 1983, they have been taking on apprentices.
"In my generation, an apprenticeship was the way to learn a trade so it was the obvious way for us to get the skilled staff we needed," Mr. Burrows says.
Today, the Burrows’ salon, Upper Cut in Weston-super-Mare, employs 35 people. Of the 16 stylists, 13 progressed through apprenticeships and Mr. Burrows believes a strong culture of training is integral to the company’s success.
"Without the apprenticeships scheme our business wouldn’t be anything like the size it is today," Mr. Burrows says. The high-quality training the apprenticeships provide guarantees growth. The more skills staff have, the more effective a business will become.
Although Mr. Burrows is an advocate of the scheme, he concedes that occasionally he has suffered problems.
They have experienced epi
A. is the only way to begin a career in his generation.
B. can help him find the qualified staff he wanted.
C. is the most important factor to the company's success.
D. secures his business to confront no problems all along.
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