CHAPTER XII

MOLLY SIZER'S PARTY

The people of Chazy County were very proud of the _Millville Tribune_, the only daily paper in that section of the state. It was really a very good newspaper, if small in size, and related the news of the day as promptly as the great New York journals did.

Arthur Weldon had not been very enthusiastic about the paper at any time, although he humored the girls by attending in a good-natured way to the advertising, hiring some of the country folk to get subscriptions, and keeping the books. He was a young man of considerable education who had inherited a large fortune, safely invested, and therefore had no need, through financial necessity, to interest himself in business of any sort. He allowed the girls to print his name as editor in chief, but he did no editorial work at all, amusing himself these delightful summer days by wandering in the woods, where he collected botanical specimens, or sitting with Uncle John on the lawn, where they read together or played chess. Both the men were glad the girls were happy in their work and enthusiastic over the success of their audacious venture. Beth was developing decided talent as a writer of editorials and her articles were even more thoughtful and dignified than were those of Patsy. The two girls found plenty to occupy them at the office, while Louise did the reportorial work and flitted through Millville and down to Huntingdon each day in search of small items of local interest. She grew fond of this work, for it brought her close to the people and enabled her to study their characters and peculiarities. Her manner of approaching the simple country folk was so gracious and winning that they freely gave her any information they possessed, and chatted with her unreservedly.

Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions.

1. one
2. the Millville Tribune
3. Arthur's
4. no
5. he inherited a large fortune
6. editor in chief
7. no
8. the girls
9. Beth, Patsy, and Louise
10. Louise
11. Beth

1. How many daily papers were there in town??
2. What was it called?
3. Whose enthusiasm in the publication had gone down?
4. Was he a poor man?
5. How had he become wealthy?
6. What was his title at the paper?
7. Did he have many tasks associated with it?
8. Who actually ran it?
9. What were their names?
10. Which one ventured out in the field?
11. Who was a good writer?


Once upon a time there was a bird named Lily. She lived in a tree with her parents. One day Lily flew to her friend Molly's tree nest, but she didn't ask for her parents' permission. They were having lots of fun playing that the time passed by so fast. They played tag. They played hide and seek. They even played racing to see who could fly the fastest. Lily's parents started to get very worried when she didn't return home for dinner. They called neighbors and friends, and even called Molly but they didn't hear the phone ringing. It wasn't until Molly's mom called her down to eat that Lily saw that it was almost past dinner time. Lily told Molly she had to go home. When Lily got home her parents were crying and very upset because they thought something happened to her. Lily felt very bad for not telling her parents, and she said she would never leave without telling them again. Her parents forgave her and sent her to bed. Lily went right to sleep.

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. Where did Lily go?
2. Where did Lily live?
3. How did the time pass?
4. How many things did they play?
5. Who does Lily live with?
6. How did they feel?
7. When did they start to worry?
8. Who did they call?
9. Did Molly answer?
10. What were her parents doing when she got home?
11. Why?
12. Did Lily feel bad?
13. Did she stay up late?

1. Molly's
2. tree nest
3. playing
4. three
5. her parents
6. very upset
7. when she didn't return home for dinner
8. neighbors and friends,and Molly
9. No
10. crying
11. because they thought something happened to lily
12. Yes
13. No


Andrew waited for his granddaddy to show up. They were going fishing. His mom had packed them a lunch. She had made Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches. She also packed a bottle of nice cool water to drink. Andrew had wanted something else for lunch. He wanted chicken or cold cuts or left over meat loaf, but his mom sent Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches. The best way to get to the river was along the path. When the path ended, they needed to go through the bushes to the river. On some days they would think about going another way. They could go over the bridge, or through the back of the house or through Uncle Tom's yard. Today they took the path to the river. Andrew found some animal poop along the path. He asked his Grandpa what kind of animal poop he had found. He wanted to know if it was a lion, a tiger or a bear that had made the poop. Grandpa pointed in the bushes. Andrew saw a small black and white animal looking at him with big eyes. Andrew knew that he had was looking at a raccoon. He was sure that the raccoon had made the poop. When Andrew and Grandpa got to the river they put their fishing poles into the water. Andrew caught his first fish right away. He caught a second fish before lunch. He got hungry and had his Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich and cool water. He saw that Grandpa had fallen asleep. After eating his lunch, Andrew caught three more fish before he woke up his grandpa. When Andrew and Grandpa got back home they gave all the fish they had caught to Andrew's mother, so she could make a good dinner.

1. What was Andrew waiting for?
2. Why?
3. What did his mom do?
4. of what?
5. Did he like it?
6. What did he want?
7. How did they get to the river?
8. where there other ways?
9. What did he find on the path?
10. what kind?

1. His granddaddy.
2. Because they were going fishing.
3. Packed them a lunch
4. Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches and a bottle of nice cool water.
5. No.
6. Chicken or cold cuts or left over meat loaf.
7. Along the path.
8. Yes.
9. Animal poop.
10. Raccoon.


Nassau, The Bahamas (CNN) -- Prince Harry, the third in Britain's line of royal succession, worshiped in a Bahamian cathedral Sunday as part of his Caribbean tour to celebrate the 60th anniversary of his grandmother's accession to the throne.

Harry's Diamond Jubilee celebrations began Friday in the Belize capitol Belmopan, where the prince danced and drank in a street party along the newly-named HM Queen Elizabeth II Boulevard.

The 27-year-old son of Prince Charles and Diana had a quieter day in Belize Saturday, climbing to the top of Xunantunich, a Mayan temple.

Harry toured an open air exhibit in Nassau's Rawson Square Sunday, before boarding a speedboat for a visit to several Bahamian islands to meet with locals.

The prince is expected to attend military exercises conducted by the Royal Bahamian Defence Force, responsible for patrolling about 1,000 islands in its 100,000 square miles of territorial waters.

After a youth rally in the Bahamas National Stadium Monday, Harry travels to Jamaica and then on to Brazil to complete his 10-day tour.

CNN's Brian Vitagliano contributed to this report.

1. How long was the Prince's trip?
2. On what day does it begin?
3. Where?
4. In what country?
5. And where would the end?
6. Was the next day as full of excitement as the first?
7. Where did he go?
8. What is that?
9. Did he admire the temple from afar?
10. In what country is he expected to see military stuff?
11. Who would be putting on the show?
12. What would he visit on Sunday?
13. Is that all?
14. What else would he see?

Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. 10 days
2. Friday
3. Belmopan
4. Belize
5. Brazil
6. No
7. Xunantunich
8. a Mayan temple
9. No
10. The Bahamas
11. the Royal Bahamian Defence Force
12. Rawson Square
13. No
14. everal Bahamian islands


Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

When Jackie Robinson walked onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York, on April 15, 1947, he changed baseball forever. As the first African American to play in the Major League in modern times, many believe he changed the country forever. Robinson was born in 1919. He lived in a time when rules controlled what African Americans could do. He was a top athlete, playing football, basketball and baseball. But playing for a major League team was off limits to Robinson because of his race. Branch Rickey, president and manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, signed (......) Robinson in 1947. He believed that Robinson not only had the skills, but the courage to face the challenge of becoming modern baseball's first black player. It wasn't easy. Robinson sometimes faced boos from fans. But he became a star, anyway. In 1962, he became the first African-American player chosen to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award Congress can give to an American. By breaking baseball's color barrier , Robinson opened the door for many to follow his footsteps, not only in baseball, but in other areas of life as well. After he stopped playing the game, Robinson worked as a manager for a coffee company. He wrote a newspaper column . He also started a bank.

1. Who was said to have changed baseball forever?
2. What barrier did he break?
3. What sport did he play?
4. What did he need in addition to skill to play baseball?
5. When did he play for the first time?
6. Who brought him on to the team?
7. How did people in the stadium react?
8. Where was his first game?
9. What did he do in 1962?
10. What other award was he given?
11. When?
12. What was the significance?
13. What did he do after his baseball career ended?
14. When was he born?
15. What other sports did he participate in?
16. What were his other career options after baseball ended?
17. DId he own a car wash?

1. Jackie Robinson
2. Race barrier
3. baseball
4. courage
5. April 15, 1947,
6. Branch Rickey
7. boos
8. Ebbets Field
9. he became the first African-American player chosen to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame
10. Congressional Gold Medal
11. 2005
12. it's the highest award Congress can give to an American
13. he worked as a manager for a coffee company
14. 1919
15. football and basketball
16. He wrote a newspaper column
17. No


The Rover family goes to the park for a wonderful picnic. The Rovers are a family of dogs. Mommy Rover packs a lunch which includes lots of doggie treats like dog bones and chew sticks. Daddy Rover brings the dog toys - an old Frisbee and a shoe that can be used for some fun activities - so their puppies, Paulie and Lucky, have games to play. It is a bright sunny day at the dog park. Lots of other doggie families are also at the park enjoying the nice weather. The Rovers see their friends, the Fidos, and invite them to join them for lunch. The two families eat and play together. Afterwards, it's nap time for the pups. The adult dogs clean up the leftover food. They pack the extra food in doggie bags - and pack their baskets and head home. The day was a lot of fun for all the dogs. Next week they plan to go to the beach and they might invite the Fidos to join them again.

1. What sort of a family are the Rovers?
2. There are how many members?
3. Who is the first puppy?
4. Who is the second puppy?
5. Do they travel to the playground for a meal?
6. Where do they travel to instead?
7. Do they throw a ball around?
8. Was the day nice?
9. Who else was there?
10. Where will they visit next time?
11. Will they bring their playmates?
12. Was there leftovers?
13. How many things do the groups do with each other?

Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. dogs.
2. Four
3. Paulie
4. Lucky
5. no
6. dog park
7. no
8. yes
9. the Fidos
10. the beach
11. they might
12. yes
13. Two


Read the text and answer the questions.

Arthur sat at the desk in his room, pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English class by Friday. "! don't know what to write about, " he complained to his dog Toby, who was asleep at his feet. Arthur was talkative when speaking to his friends, yet he had trouble finding words when he had to write.

By bedtime Arthur had drawn a picture of Toby smiling. He had drawn a tree with its branches blowing in the strong wind. He had also written a note asking his friend Lee to go to the movies on Saturday. But he had not written a single word of his story.

On Wednesday, Mrs. Solomon, Arthur's English teacher, asked the class to turn in the first draft of their stories. His heart sinking, Arthur turned in the only work he had--the page with his name, the drawings and the note.

Arthur wasn't surprised when Mrs. Solomon asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what she said to him. " This is an attractive story, Arthur. The dog, the movie, the tree in the wind--I can't wait to find out how they all fit together. "

"That isn't my story, Mrs. Solomon, " Arthur admitted. "I haven't been able to think of one yet. "

"Oh, I think you have the seed of a story there, " Mrs. Solomon replied, "Look at your note and the pictures and see if a story comes to you. "

That night Arthur sat at his desk, and this is what he wrote: "One Saturday Mike went downstairs to meet his friend Julio at the cinema. It looked as if it might rain, so Mike carried his umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in, bending the trees. The noise of the wind sounded like the barking of Mike's dog Toby. Toby really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Mike realized that it wasn't the sound of the wind. It was Toby. The dog was running after him down the busy street, barking. The sound was filled with blame. Mike felt guilty because he had left Toby outside. He turned and headed home with Toby running beside him. Mike let Toby in the door just as the rain started to pour down. "

Arthur had a story in the end. The last thing he did was to write his name proudly at the top of the page.

1. What was Arthur's school assignment?
2. Who did Arthur complain to?
3. What did Arthur draw a picture of?
4. Who did he write a note to?
5. What was he teacher's name?
6. What did Mrs. Solomon say when Arthur turned in his first draft?
7. In Arthur's story, what did the wind sound like?
8. In the story why did Mike feel guilty?
9. What happened right after Mike let Toby in the door?
10. Did Arthur have a story in the end?

1. a story for his english class
2. his dog Toby
3. .A tree with branches blowing in the strong wind
4. his friend Lee
5. Mrs. Solomon
6. Look at your note and the pictures and see if a story comes to you
7. the barking  of Mike's dog Toby
8. Yes
9. the rain started to pour
10. Yes


For millions of years, sharks have been the kings of the oceans, the top of the food chain. But these days, the hunter has become the hunted, because of better methods from commercial fishermen who are looking for fins to make expensive soup sold mostly in Asia. Shark fins are far more valuable than shark meat, so fishermen cut the fins off live fish and throw the sharks overboard to maximize the catch they bring back.

Shark finning is illegal in the United States, but there're tournament sport fishermen, who target and kill the biggest ones they take from the sea. These tournaments, the prizes of which can reach $5,000 or more, attract large crowds of anglers but also draw protests from animal rights groups and environmentalists.

The competitors say they are enjoying a fun and legal sport, the impact on the overall shark population is very small, and most of the sharks caught are returned to the ocean. Dave Johnson, who is from Kennebunkport, Maine, said no one ever comes close to the limit set by the government of killing one shark per day during the three-month season.

"I enjoy watching these animals, but I also enjoy catching and releasing them, and very rarely killing them and eating them," he said. "If I thought killing one shark was endangering the species and contributing to their decline I'd stop doing it tomorrow."

That is exactly what marine biologists like Luke Tipple want to happen. "I believe that they should just stop it. In fact, we don't need to be targeting, in any way, any of these threatened populations," he said. Up to 73 million sharks are killed annually, and many species are at risk of extinction .

Answer the following questions:
1. how many are killed annually?
2. According to who?
3. What is used in Asia?
4. For?
5. Who is Tipple?
6. What is the monetary prize in tournaments?
7. Is the soup cheap?
8. What do the sport fishermen do?
9. What is the government set limit?
10. where?
11. who talks about the limit?
12. where is he from?
13. who is against the sport?
14. who likes it?
15. does Dave eat them?
16. what does he like doing?
17. how often does he eat them?
18. what were they known as?
19. what were sharks known as?
20. and what's the saying now?

1. Up to 73 million
2. Luke Tipple
3. fins
4. soup
5. a marine biologist
6. $5,000 or more
7. No
8. target and kill the biggest ones
9. one shark per day
10. in the United States
11. Dave Johnson
12. Kennebunkport, Maine
13. animal rights groups and environmentalists.
14. large crowds of anglers
15. Yes
16. watching these animals, catching and releasing them
17. very rarely
18. anglers
19. the kings of the oceans
20. the hunter has become the hunted


Read the text and answer the questions.

Ron Meyer is the president and COO of Universal Studios.As one of the most successful business leaders in Hollywood, he heads up Universal Pictures and Universal Parks & Resorts.He's the guy who oversees the production of Multimillion-dollar extravaganzas likeKing KongandCinderella Man.

Meyer's story sounds like the plot of one of his motion pictures.He grew up in a modest home where there was little income.It was a big deal to go to a restaurant.At 15, he quit high school and spent his time hanging out with the neighborhood toughs .He was then a kid quick with his fists who seemed to get into fights somewhat regularly.At one point, he was separated from others with an infectious disease, having no TV and nothing to do.His mother sent him two books.One wasThe Amboy Dukes, a novel about kids in street gangs.The other wasThe Flesh Peddlers, about a guy in the talent agency who lived a successful life."I realized," he says, "that I was no longer that silly kid I had been, and I wanted to change my life."

Meyer took any job he could get.He worked as a busboy and short-order cook.He cleaned offices and sold shoes.That attitude made an impression on people.One day he received a call from Paul Kohner, a successful agent who represented stars like John Huston, Charles Bronson and Lana Turner.Their messenger and driver had quit, and they knew Ron was willing to take whatever job they offered. He started the job the next day.

Meyer was lucky to work with a good boss--and _ .In nearly six years of driving for Kohner, Meyer became his right-hand man and learned a lot.By the 1970s, Meyer had built many relationships in the business.In 1975, the fate presented an opportunity and he started his own operation Creative Artists Agency, which became a huge success, representing Hollywood legends like Barbra Streisand, Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise.

Twenty years later, Meyer was appointed to run Universal Studios, a position far beyond his youthful dream.But once he saw success was possible, he was driven to achieve it.Today, colleagues regularly owe his success--and theirs--to his humility and perseverance.It's a level of success that takes determination, personality and intelligence, whether it comes from a college education or from the street.

1. Meyer grew up where ?
2. where is he the president ?
3. hom many multi million dollar productions he did ?
4. did he finish school ?
5. how old was he ?
6. how did he spend time ?
7. Paul Kohner is who ?
8. how many stars sis he repressent ?
9. name 2
10. how many years did he drive for someone ?
11. for who ?

1. Universal Parks & Resorts.
2. Universal Studios
3. Two
4. no
5. 15
6. hanging out with the neighborhood toughs
7. successful agen
8. Three
9. John Huston, Charles Bronson
10. six years
11. Kohner


Read the text and answer the questions.

Around the World by Wheelchair

Rick Hansen was always an active kid and loved to fish. When returning in a truck one day from a fishing trip, he had an accident and suffered injuries to his spine . This 15-year-old young man awoke to find that he had lost the use of his legs. However, he didn't give up. Many months later he began to compete in wheelchair sports. At the age of 27, he decided to wheel around the world to raise awareness and money for spinal cord research. His tour took him through 34 countries around the world between 1985 and 1987. In this Man of Motion World Tour, he wheeled 24,901.55 miles, which is equal to the distance around the earth.

Bad weather and difficult, rocky roads often provided challenges for Rick, but he continued to push himself to complete the trip. He was determined to succeed. Even mountains did not stop Rick Hansen. He wheeled himself up the Rocky Mountains and several other major mountains in the world. He even wheeled himself along the Great Wall of China!

"Never Give Up On Your Dreams" was his motto and he hasn't given up yet. He completed his world tour raising $24 million. He continues to work to increase knowledge of spinal cord injury. He is a true Canadian hero who shows what determination can achieve.

1. Where is Rick Hansen from?
2. what did he like to do as a child?
3. what happened in his car one day?
4. what happened to his body?
5. to what part of his body?
6. how old was he?
7. what did he start competing in?
8. what did he decide to do at 27 years old?
9. what for?
10. for what?
11. how far did he reach?
12. in what years did he travel?
13. did he have any difficulties?
14. like what?
15. what famous place did he travel to?
16. what's his motivational saying?
17. how much cash has he raised?
18. what does he help show people?
19. has he given up?

1. Canada
2. fish
3. accident
4. suffered injuries
5. spine
6. 15
7. wheelchair sports
8. wheel around the world
9. raise awareness and money
10. for spinal cord research
11. 34 countries
12. 1985 and 1987
13. yes
14. rocky roads
15. Great Wall of China
16. Never Give Up On Your Dreams
17. $24 million
18. what determination can achieve
19. no, not at all


When my father was dying, I traveled a thousand miles from home to be with him in his last days. It was far more heartbreaking than I'd expected, one of the most difficult and painful times in my life. After he passed away I stayed alone in his apartment. There were so many things to deal with. It all seemed endless. I was lonely. I hated the silence of the apartment.

But one evening the silence was broken: I heard crying outside. I opened the door to find a little cat on the steps. He was thin and poor. He looked the way I felt. I brought him inside and gave him a can of fish. He ate it and then almost immediately fell sound asleep.

The next morning I checked with neighbors and learned that the cat had been abandoned by his owner who's moved out. So the little cat was there all alone, just like I was. As I walked back to the apartment, I tried to figure out what to do with him. Having something else to take care of seemed _ But as soon as I opened the apartment door he came running and jumped into my arms. It was clear from that moment that he had no intention of going anywhere. I started calling him Willis, in honor of my father's best friend.

From then on, things grew easier. With Willis in my lap time seemed to pass much more quickly. When the time finally came for me to return home I had to decide what to do about Willis. There was absolutely no way I would leave without him.

It's now been five years since my father died. Over the years, several people have commented on how nice it was of me to rescue the cat. But I know that we rescued each other. I may have given him a home but he gave me something greater.

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. What was crying?
2. what did the author feed it?
3. what did the author feed it?
4. then what did the cat do?
5. where was the author?
6. was the father alive by then?
7. how far did the author travel?
8. who did the author check about the cat with?
9. what did he find out?
10. by who?
11. what did he call him?
12. how long has he had him?
13. who was he named after?
14. did the author go without him?
15. how did the author feel after his dad died?
16. did he expect it?
17. what did people say to him about Willis?
18. did he feel the same?
19. what did he feel?
20. did he originally want to keep Willis?

1. a cat
2. yes
3. fish
4. fell asleep
5. his father's apartment.
6. no
7. a thousand miles
8. neighbors
9. the cat was abandoned
10. his owner
11. Willis
12. five years
13. his father's best friend.
14. no
15. heartbroken
16. no
17. it was nice to rescue him
18. no
19. they rescued each other
20. no


One morning, Justin woke up very excited. He was excited because it was his birthday. He went downstairs to eat breakfast.

When he got downstairs his mom said, "Happy Birthday."

"Thank you!" Justin said. "Am I going to have lots of presents?" he asked his mom.

"Yes, Justin. When your friends come over for your birthday party you'll get lots!"

"Hooray!" Justin said, eating his breakfast.

Later that day, Justin's friends came over for his birthday party, and they brought over lots of presents.

They ate cake and ice cream. They played games like tag and played with a football.

After they were done playing Justin got to open his presents. He saw lots of presents. Red ones, blue ones, tall ones, round ones.

"Thank you!" Justin said, as he started to open his presents. He got a basketball, a robot toy, a new bike and some super hero toys!

After all of Justin's friends left, Justin fell asleep very fast because of the exciting day he had and he was happy he got all of those nice things.

Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions.

1. no
2. yes
3. it was his birthday.
4. yes
5. a basketball, a robot toy, a new bike and some super hero toys
6. his mom
7. They played games
8. tag and football.
9. yes
10. cake and ice cream
11. Justin's friends
12. yes
13. presents.
14. yes
15. no
16. because of the exciting day he had
17. no

1. was justin sad?
2. was he overjoyed?
3. why?
4. did he receive gifts
5. what were they?
6. who greeted Justin in after he woke up?
7. what types of diversion did the kids engage in?
8. which ones?
9. did they enjoy food?
10. what food?
11. who was at the function?
12. did they bring anything?
13. what?
14. was Justin grateful?
15. did it take him a long time to snooze?
16. why?
17. did he go to sleep sad?


Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

The Chicago Tribune is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tronc, Inc., formerly Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (for which WGN radio and television are named), it remains the most-read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region. It is the eighth-largest newspaper in the United States by circulation (and became the second-largest under Tribune's ownership after the "Chicago Tribune"s parent company purchased the "Los Angeles Times").

Traditionally published as a broadsheet, on January 13, 2009, the "Tribune" announced it would continue publishing as a broadsheet for home delivery, but would publish in tabloid format for newsstand, news box, and commuter station sales. This change, however, proved to be unpopular with readers and in August 2011, the "Tribune" discontinued the tabloid edition, returning to its traditional broadsheet edition through all distribution channels.

The "Tribune"s masthead is notable for displaying the American flag, in reference to the paper's motto, "An American Paper for Americans." The motto is no longer displayed on the masthead, where it was placed below the flag.

The "Tribune" was founded by James Kelly, John E. Wheeler, and Joseph K. C. Forrest, publishing the first edition on June 10, 1847. Numerous changes in ownership and editorship took place over the next eight years. Initially, the "Tribune" was not politically affiliated, but tended to support either the Whig or Free Soil parties against the Democrats in elections. By late 1853, it was frequently running xenophobic editorials that criticized foreigners and Roman Catholics. About this time it also became a strong proponent of temperance. However nativist its editorials may have been, it was not until February 10, 1855 that the "Tribune" formally affiliated itself with the nativist American or Know Nothing party, whose candidate Levi Boone was elected Mayor of Chicago the following month.

1. Who founded the paper?
2. when was the first edition published?
3. Did it have a political affiliation then?
4. What kind of editorials did it often print by 1853?
5. did it criticize specific groups of people?
6. which ones?
7. Did it publish pieces against temperance?
8. when did it publically affiliate itself with the Nativist Party?
9. Who owns the paper now?
10. did it have a different name in the past?
11. what was it?
12. What is noteworthy about the Masthead?
13. what was the motto?
14. did it ever publish in tabloid format?
15. when did that start?
16. was that a popular move?
17. did they change back?
18. when?
19. what is their traditional format?
20. where is it the most read?

1. James Kelly, John E. Wheeler, and Joseph K. C. Forrest
2. June 10, 1847
3. no
4. xenophobic
5. yes
6. foreigners and Roman Catholics
7. no
8. February 10, 1855
9. Tronc, Inc
10. yes
11. Tribune Publishing
12. it displayed the American flag, in reference to the paper's motto
13. "An American Paper for Americans."
14. yes
15. January 13, 2009
16. no
17. yes
18. August 2011
19. a broadsheet
20. Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region


Read the text and answer the questions.

Plymouth (i/ˈplɪməθ/) is a city on the south coast of Devon, England, about 37 miles (60 km) south-west of Exeter and 190 miles (310 km) west-south-west of London, between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west where they join Plymouth Sound to form the boundary with Cornwall.

Plymouth's early history extends to the Bronze Age, when a first settlement emerged at Mount Batten. This settlement continued as a trading post for the Roman Empire, until it was surpassed by the more prosperous village of Sutton, now called Plymouth. In 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers departed Plymouth for the New World and established Plymouth Colony – the second English settlement in what is now the United States of America. During the English Civil War the town was held by the Parliamentarians and was besieged between 1642 and 1646.

Throughout the Industrial Revolution, Plymouth grew as a commercial shipping port, handling imports and passengers from the Americas, and exporting local minerals (tin, copper, lime, china clay and arsenic) while the neighbouring town of Devonport became a strategic Royal Naval shipbuilding and dockyard town. In 1914 three neighbouring independent towns, viz., the county borough of Plymouth, the county borough of Devonport, and the urban district of East Stonehouse were merged to form a single County Borough. The combined town took the name of Plymouth which, in 1928, achieved city status. The city's naval importance later led to its targeting and partial destruction during World War II, an act known as the Plymouth Blitz. After the war the city centre was completely rebuilt and subsequent expansion led to the incorporation of Plympton and Plymstock along with other outlying suburbs in 1967.

1. What grew as a commercial port during the Industrial Revolution?
2. What is it located on the south coast of?
3. In what country?
4. What does Plymouth's early history extend to?
5. Where was a first settlement?
6. What happened in 1620?
7. Was it the first English settlement?
8. Which number was it?
9. Who held it during the English Civil War?
10. When was it besieged?
11. What did the city's naval importance lead to?
12. What happened to the city centre after the war?
13. What kind of a trading post was the early Plymouth?
14. What village did it get surpassed by?
15. What is Sutton called today?
16. Is Plymouth in England, 38 miles south-west of Exeter?
17. Which river mouths is it in between?
18. Which boundary do the form?
19. How many miles is it west-south-west of London?
20. What kind of exports came from Plymouth?

1. Plymouth
2. Devon
3. England
4. the Bronze Age
5. at Mount Batten
6. the Pilgrim Fathers departed Plymouth for the New World and established Plymouth Colony
7. no
8. the second
9. the Parliamentarians
10. between 1642 and 1646
11. its targeting and partial destruction during World War II
12. it was completely rebuilt
13. it was a trading post for the Roman Empire
14. Sutton
15. Plymouth
16. no
17. Plym and Tamar
18. Cornwall
19. 190
20. local minerals


Wiltshire ( or ) is a county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. The county town was originally Wilton, after which the county is named, but Wiltshire Council is now based in the county town of Trowbridge.

Wiltshire is characterised by its high downland and wide valleys. Salisbury Plain is noted for being the location of the Stonehenge and Avebury stone circles and other ancient landmarks, and as a training area for the British Army. The city of Salisbury is notable for its mediaeval cathedral. Important country houses open to the public include Longleat, near Warminster, and the National Trust's Stourhead, near Mere.

The county, in the 9th century written as "Wiltunscir", later "Wiltonshire", is named after the former county town of Wilton.

Wiltshire is notable for its pre-Roman archaeology. The Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age people that occupied southern Britain built settlements on the hills and downland that cover Wiltshire. Stonehenge and Avebury are perhaps the most famous Neolithic sites in the UK.

In the 6th and 7th centuries Wiltshire was at the western edge of Saxon Britain, as Cranborne Chase and the Somerset Levels prevented the advance to the west. The Battle of Bedwyn was fought in 675 between Escuin, a West Saxon nobleman who had seized the throne of Queen Saxburga, and King Wulfhere of Mercia. In 878 the Danes invaded the county. Following the Norman Conquest, large areas of the country came into the possession of the crown and the church.

Answer this series of questions:

1. What is Wiltshire characterised by?
2. Where is it located?
3. Is it landlocked?
4. What is it bordered by?
5. What was it first named?
6. What country town is the council based?
7. What is the city of Salisbury noted for?
8. Are the important houses open to the public?
9. What is one of them
10. What is that near?
11. What is another?
12. Where is that one near?
13. How was the county written in the 9th century?
14. What archaeology is it known for?
15. What are the most famous Neolithic sites in the UK?
16. What battle was fought in 675
17. Who was it between?
18. Who was Escuin?
19. What happened in 878?
20. What followed the Norman Conquest?

1. its high downland and wide valleys
2. South West England
3. yes
4. Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire
5. Wilton
6. Trowbridge.
7. stone circles
8. yes
9. Longleat
10. Warminster,
11. National Trust's Stourhead
12. Mere.
13. Wiltunscir
14. pre-Roman
15. Stonehenge and Avebury
16. The Battle of Bedwyn
17. Escuin and King Wulfhere
18. a West Saxon nobleman
19. the Danes invaded the county
20. large areas of the country came into the possession o f the crown and church


Read the text and answer the questions.

Greece is a developed country with an economy based on the service (82.8%) and industrial sectors (13.3%). The agricultural sector contributed 3.9% of national economic output in 2015. Important Greek industries include tourism and shipping. With 18 million international tourists in 2013, Greece was the 7th most visited country in the European Union and 16th in the world. The Greek Merchant Navy is the largest in the world, with Greek-owned vessels accounting for 15% of global deadweight tonnage as of 2013. The increased demand for international maritime transportation between Greece and Asia has resulted in unprecedented investment in the shipping industry.

The country is a significant agricultural producer within the EU. Greece has the largest economy in the Balkans and is as an important regional investor. Greece was the largest foreign investor in Albania in 2013, the third in Bulgaria, in the top-three in Romania and Serbia and the most important trading partner and largest foreign investor in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The Greek telecommunications company OTE has become a strong investor in former Yugoslavia and in other Balkan countries.

1. Is Greece a developing country?
2. what is their economy based on?
3. how much of it is service?
4. how much is industrial?
5. is tourism important there?
6. how many people visited in 2013?
7. how does that compare to the rest of the EU?
8. what about the world?
9. Do they produce much agriculture?
10. Who is a significant producer of agriculture in the EU?
11. How do they rank on investing in Albania?
12. what about Bulgaria?
13. Where do they rank in the top 3?
14. what is their investment connection with Yugoslavia?
15. what has lead to significant investing in the shipping business?
16. between who?

1. no
2. service and industrial sectors
3. 82.8%
4. 13.3%
5. yes
6. 18 million
7. 7th most visited
8. 16th in the world
9. no
10. Greece
11. 1st
12. third
13. Romania and Serbia
14. telecommunications company OTE
15. increased demand for international maritime transportation
16. Greece and Asia


(CNN) -- Three Pakistani cricketers found guilty of corruption pleaded for leniency on Wednesday ahead of their sentencing in a British court.

Former national captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir will discover their fate on Thursday, along with agent Mazhar Majeed.

Majeed, like Amir, pleaded guilty after being caught accepting money from an undercover newspaper reporter to "spot-fix" outcomes during a Test match against England at Lord's in August 2010.

Butt and Asif unsuccessfully tried to overturn charges that they both conspired to cheat and accept corrupt funds from Majeed, having been accused of agreeing to deliver three no-ball deliveries at specified times during the match.

Former Pakistan captain blames ICC for corruption in cricket

Majeed testified that he gave Asif £65,000 ($103,000) and also paid £10,000 ($16,000) to Butt and £2,500 ($4,000) to Amir after receiving £150,000 ($240,000) from a journalist working for the now defunct News of the World paper.

The cheating charge carries a maximum sentence of two years plus an unlimited fine, while they could be jailed for seven years with an unlimited fine for accepting corrupt payments.

Amir, a rising star in the sport at the age of 19, outlined his remorse in a statement read by his lawyer.

"First I want to apologize to Pakistan and to everyone that cricket is important to," he said. "I do know how much damage this has done to the game, a game which I love more than anything else in the world.

"I did decide many months ago that I wanted to admit that I deliberately threw two no-balls at the Lord's Test last summer. But I know this was very late and I want to apologize for not saying it before. I didn't find the courage to do it at the beginning, and I know very well that made everything much more difficult."

Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions.

1. cricketers
2. leniency
3. Wednesday
4. in a British court
5. the cricketers
6. Salman Butt
7. Former national captain
8. yes
9. Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir
10. bowlers
11. yes
12. Mazhar Majeed.
13. agent
14. on Thursday
15. guilty
16. "spot-fixing" outcomes
17. against England
18. in August 2010.
19. no
20. Butt and Asif

1. who was found guilty?
2. what did they beg for?
3. what day?
4. where were they sentenced?
5. who will discover their fate?
6. name one
7. what is his position
8. are there any others that are going to get sentenced?
9. who?
10. what is there positions?
11. any others?
12. who?
13. what is his postion?
14. what day are they being sentenced?
15. how did they plead?
16. what crime did they commit?
17. against who?
18. when?
19. where charges overturned?
20. who tried to overturn charges?


Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER XXIV

THE DOCTOR'S MISSION

The letter which Phoebe brought was a long and cordial one, in which Dora begged that Miriam would come and make her a visit of a few days. She said, moreover, that her brother was intending to call on Mr. Haverley and urge him to come to their house as frequently as he could during his sister's visit. Dora said that she would enjoy having Miriam with her so very, very much; and although the life at the dear old farm must be always charming, she believed that Miriam would like a little change, and she would do everything that she could to make the days pass pleasantly.

There could not have been a more cordial invitation, but its acceptance was considered soberly and without enthusiasm.

During the past fortnight, there had been no intercourse between the Bannister and Haverley families. Dora, it is true, had written, but her letters had not been called for, and Ralph had not been to her house to inquire about the dog. The reason for this was that, turning over the matter in his mind for a day or two, he thought it well to mention it to Miriam in a casual way, for he perceived that it would be very unwise for him to go to Dora's house without informing his sister and giving her his reasons for the visit. To his surprise, Miriam strenuously opposed his going to the Bannister house on any pretence until Mr. Bannister had called upon him, and showed so much earnest feeling on the subject that he relinquished his intention. He could see for himself that it would not be the proper thing to do; and so he waited, with more impatience on rainy days than others, for Mr. Herbert Bannister to call upon him.

1. What did Dora said that she would enjoy?
2. Will this be good for Dora as well?
3. What is the name of the chapter?
4. And what was the number?
5. What there any intercourse between Bannister and Haverley?
6. Who oppose his going to Bannister House?
7. Did he tallk to him about this
8. Has Dora's letter been called for?
9. Did Ralph ask for the dot?
10. What was the reason for this?

1. having Miriam with her so very, very much;
2. No
3. THE DOCTOR'S MISSION
4. XXIV
5. No
6. Miriam
7. Yes
8. No
9. No
10. without informing his sister


Cork was originally a monastic settlement, reputedly founded by Saint Finbarr in the 6th century. Cork achieved an urban character at some point between 915 and 922 when Norseman (Viking) settlers founded a trading port. It has been proposed that, like Dublin, Cork was an important trading centre in the global Scandinavian trade network. The ecclesiastical settlement continued alongside the Viking longphort, with the two developing a type of symbiotic relationship; the Norsemen providing otherwise unobtainable trade goods for the monastery, and perhaps also military aid.

The city's charter was granted by Prince John, as Lord of Ireland, in 1185. The city was once fully walled, and some wall sections and gates remain today. For much of the Middle Ages, Cork city was an outpost of Old English culture in the midst of a predominantly hostile Gaelic countryside and cut off from the English government in the Pale around Dublin. Neighbouring Gaelic and Hiberno-Norman lords extorted "Black Rent" from the citizens to keep them from attacking the city. The present extent of the city has exceeded the medieval boundaries of the Barony of Cork City; it now takes in much of the neighbouring Barony of Cork. Together, these baronies are located between the Barony of Barrymore to the east, Muskerry East to the west and Kerrycurrihy to the south.

1. Who granted the city's charter?
2. what was his title?
3. What type of settlement was Cork originally?
4. Founded by whom?
5. when?
6. Was cork a trading center for Alaskans?
7. What was Cork an important trading centre for?
8. Who provided military aid?
9. Are all of the walls gone from the city?
10. Who extorted black rent?
11. why?
12. was Cork an outpost of New English culture?
13. when did Cork get an urban character

Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Prince John
2. Lord of Ireland
3. monastic
4. Saint Finbarr
5. 6th century
6. No
7. Scandinavians
8. the Norsemen
9. No
10. Neighbouring lords
11. to keep them from attacking the city
12. No
13. between 915 and 922


Israel was happy, very happy. The news of a deal to bring home the kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit , a young man held prisoner by Hamas for five years,spread. But the happiness was hardened by the reality of the price Israelis had paid to set him free. The 1,027 Palestinian prisoners to be exchanged for the single Israeli corporal turned out to include men and women convicted of some of the worst terrorist attacks in the country. "Ambivalent," says Aya Ilouz, of her feelings on the matter. Strolling in downtown Jerusalem with her husband Liron and their 5-month-old daughter Yael, the couple is so in sync on the question of the day that they finish each other's thoughts. "Yes," says Liron, "we are very happy and excited to see Gilad meet his family. And on the other hand--" "We are very concerned," says Aya. "About what happens next," Liron explains. "When the next terrorist blows himself up, someone will have to answer." Just around the corner, on King George Street, Alan Bauer had been walking home with his son on March 21, 2002, when a Palestinian man named Mohammad Hashaika exploded a suicide vest packed with metal scraps. Eighty-four people were wounded that day. Of the three killed, one was a woman pregnant with twins. Though the bomber of course died, Israeli courts convicted the two women who drove him to the site of the bombing, easing his way past the Israeli checkpoint by buying flowers to carry in the Mother's Day crowd. "These women, as I speak, are being released," Bauer says. Specifics have a way of weakening the joy of Shalit's release. Among the 477 prisoners released on Tuesday, in the first phase of the exchange, are an organizer of the 2002 Passover bombing that killed 30 people; a woman who developed an online relationship with a lovesick Israeli youth she then had murdered when he came to meet her; and the man who proudly displayed his bloody hands to the mob gathered outside the Ramallah building where two Israeli soldiers were beaten to death after making a wrong turn on Oct. 12, 2000. When the list became public, s of terrorism victims appealed, without success, to Israel's supreme court to prevent the prisoner exchange. The court hearing was interrupted repeatedly by upset survivors, including Shvuel Schijveschuurder, who lost five of his family members in a 2001 attack at a Jerusalem Sbarro. To protest the release of the woman who drove the suicide bomber to the pizza restaurant, Schijveschuurder poured paint on a memorial to Yitzhak Rabin, the Prime Minister slain by an Israeli extremist for signing the Oslo Accords. "When we say 1,027 prisoners will be released, it's abstract, it doesn't mean anything," says Eliad Moreh Rosenberg, who was wounded in the 2002 terrorism bombing at the Hebrew University cafeteria. "But for victims of terror, it's a reality." Israeli officials calculate that 60% of those released resume terrorism attacks. To help prevent that resumption this time around, Israel insisted that most of the prisoners liberated be sent either to the Gaza Strip -- which is sealed off from Israel and under the control of Hamas, which says it continues to observe a cease-fire -- or into exile in Turkey, Qatar or Syria. About 100 arrived in the West Bank, where the government led by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas works diligently to suppress terrorism, cooperating with Israeli intelligence and military. With the future uncertain, on Tuesday, Jewish Israelis stopped and stared at televisions wherever they came upon them. On the sidewalk at midmorning outside the 24-hour Hillel Market, 50 people were gathered under a flat screen to catch the first images of Shalit, looking painfully thin . "It was moving. It was very exciting," says Anat Rubin, 42. "I just saw photos of him getting out of the car. It gave me chills." But she says she heard Hamas say that, learning from success, it was keen to kidnap more Israelis in order to win freedom for the 6,000 Palestinians still in Israeli prisons. "I don't want to see the photos of them doing the V for victory," she says. "Like they won. They are really releasing murderers. I'm happy and sad all together."

Answer this series of questions:

1. Who was kidnapped?
2. how long?
3. How many prisoners exchanged?
4. What did they include?
5. did Liron have a child?
6. how old?
7. name?
8. Where was was Alan  walking?
9. with who?
10. when?
11. prisoners released what day?
12. how many?
13. Passover bombing killed how many?

1. Gilad Shalit
2. five years,
3. 1,027
4. men and women convicted of some of the worst terrorist attacks in the country.
5. yes
6. 5-months
7. Yael
8. on King George Street
9. with his son
10. on March 21, 2002
11. Tuesday,
12. 477
13. 30


Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Once upon a time, in a barn near a farm house, there lived a little white kitten named Cotton. Cotton lived high up in a nice warm place above the barn where all of the farmer's horses slept. But Cotton wasn't alone in her little home above the barn, oh no. She shared her hay bed with her mommy and 5 other sisters. All of her sisters were cute and fluffy, like Cotton. But she was the only white one in the bunch. The rest of her sisters were all orange with beautiful white tiger stripes like Cotton's mommy. Being different made Cotton quite sad. She often wished she looked like the rest of her family. So one day, when Cotton found a can of the old farmer's orange paint, she used it to paint herself like them. When her mommy and sisters found her they started laughing.

"What are you doing, Cotton?!"

"I only wanted to be more like you".

Cotton's mommy rubbed her face on Cotton's and said "Oh Cotton, but your fur is so pretty and special, like you. We would never want you to be any other way". And with that, Cotton's mommy picked her up and dropped her into a big bucket of water. When Cotton came out she was herself again. Her sisters licked her face until Cotton's fur was all all dry.

"Don't ever do that again, Cotton!" they all cried. "Next time you might mess up that pretty white fur of yours and we wouldn't want that!"

Then Cotton thought, "I change my mind. I like being special".

1. What color was Cotton?
2. Where did she live?
3. Did she live alone?
4. Who did she live with?
5. What color were her sisters?
6. Was Cotton happy that she looked different than the rest of her family?
7. What did she do to try to make herself the same color as her sisters?
8. Whose paint was it?
9. What did Cotton's mother and siblings do when they saw her painted orange?
10. Where did Cotton's mother put her to clean the paint off?
11. What did the other cats do when Cotton emerged from the bucket of water?
12. Did they want Cotton to change the color of her fur?

1. white
2. in a barn
3. no
4. with her mommy and 5 sisters
5. orange and white
6. no
7. she painted herself
8. the farmer
9. they started laughing
10. a bucket of water
11. licked her face
12. no


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1. How long is the basic photography course?
2. What days is the typing course on?
3. Who teaches the stop smoking course?
4. What kind of painting is being taught?
5. What will you learn in the course?
6. What is the price of that course?
7. What is the course charge for Understanding computers?
8. Is there an equipment charge for that course?
9. How much is it?
10. How long is the course?
11. Who teaches the singing course?
12. What are the dates of that course?
13. What is that courses price?
14. How long are the typing classes?
15. And what is the courses duration?
16. Is there a material charge for that course?
17. What is it?
18. Who teaches oil painting?
19. What day of the week is his course?
20. during what time?

1. eight-hours
2. week-days
3. . Dr John Goode
4. Oil painting
5. to draw and to paint
6. $35
7. $75
8. Yes
9. $10
10. twelve hours
11. Peter Syrus
12. Jan. 10, 12, 17, 19,
13. $90
14. Two hours
15. two weeks
16. Yes
17. $25
18. Ralf Ericssion
19. Thurs
20. 2:00-5:00 pm


While you are in trouble, what are you going to do? What? Cry? Or escape? Those are all the wrong way! Robinson Crusoe can tell you the right answer! It is an exciting story: Robinson Crusoe hated the comfortable life in his home town. So, he want to be a seaman and travelled around the world. But one day, a terrible thing happened. A great storm came and their boat crashed! No one was alive in this accident except Robinson. He was the luckiest man in the world--Because all his friends were dead but he was alive. However, at the same time he was the most _ man of all--He must face the fact .Alone on an island without food, water or gun!But, all roads lead to Rome!He just used his hands to work hard!Then, he made a cave, built a house, grew corn and kept goats. In the end, he could enjoy the life on the island. In his twenty-fourth year on the island, he saved a wild man, and gave him the name of "Friday". With Robinson's teaching, "Friday" became a good servant. Friday, they got a boat and escaped from the island. Surely, the writer of Robinson Crusoe is really a hero! It's too hard to describe Robinson with words. We could say that Robinson was very clever, and also he was brave,...Certainly, too many good words can describe him. But now, I think it isn't important. However, the most important thing is what we have learned from the story. That is, use our own hands to work hard with confidence!

1. Who survived a boat crash?
2. What weather event caused it?
3. Anyone else survive?
4. Where was he after the crash?
5. Did he have a weapon?
6. What did he do there?
7. Was he happy?
8. Who's life did he save?
9. What was he nicknamed?
10. What job did he take on?
11. For who?
12. Did they ever get off the island?
13. How?
14. What lesson is in the book?
15. Can you give an example of something not to do when in trouble?
16. What did Robinson want to do when he was a kid?
17. And do what?
18. What city was mentioned?
19. How was it used?
20. Were there animals on the deserted land?

Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Robinson
2. A storm
3. No
4. On an island
5. No
6. Worked hard
7. Yes
8. A wild man
9. Friday
10. a servant
11. Robinson
12. Yes
13. With a boat
14. Use your own hands to work hard
15. Cry
16. He wanted to be a seaman
17. Travel around the world.
18. Rome
19. in the saying "all roads lead to Rome!"
20. Yes


Once there was a beautiful fish named Asta. Asta lived in the ocean. There were lots of other fish in the ocean where Asta lived. They played all day long.

One day, a bottle floated by over the heads of Asta and his friends. They looked up and saw the bottle. "What is it?" said Asta's friend Sharkie. "It looks like a bird's belly," said Asta. But when they swam closer, it was not a bird's belly. It was hard and clear, and there was something inside it.

The bottle floated above them. They wanted to open it. They wanted to see what was inside. So they caught the bottle and carried it down to the bottom of the ocean. They cracked it open on a rock. When they got it open, they found what was inside. It was a note. The note was written in orange crayon on white paper. Asta could not read the note. Sharkie could not read the note. They took the note to Asta's papa. "What does it say?" they asked.

Asta's papa read the note. He told Asta and Sharkie, "This note is from a little girl. She wants to be your friend. If you want to be her friend, we can write a note to her. But you have to find another bottle so we can send it to her." And that is what they did.

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. what was the name of the fish
2. What looked like a birds belly
3. who said that
4. Was Sharkie a friend?
5. did they get the bottle?
6. What was in it
7. Did a little boy write the note
8. Who could read the note
9. What did they do with the note
10. did they write back
11. were they excited

1. Asta.
2. a bottle
3. Asta.
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. a note
7. No
8. Asta's papa
9. unknown
10. yes
11. unknown


Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. In the southwest of the city, Staten Island is the southernmost part of both the city and state of New York, with Conference House Park at the southern tip of the island and the state. The borough is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay. With a 2016 Census-estimated population of 476,015, Staten Island is the least populated of the boroughs but is the third-largest in area at . Staten Island is the only borough of New York with a non-Hispanic White majority. The borough is coextensive with Richmond County, and until 1975 was the Borough of Richmond. Its flag was later changed to reflect this. Staten Island has been sometimes called "the forgotten borough" by inhabitants who feel neglected by the city government.

The North Shore—especially the neighborhoods of St. George, Tompkinsville, Clifton, and Stapleton—is the most urban part of the island; it contains the designated St. George Historic District and the St. Paul's Avenue-Stapleton Heights Historic District, which feature large Victorian houses. The East Shore is home to the F.D.R. Boardwalk, the fourth-longest in the world. The South Shore, site of the 17th-century Dutch and French Huguenot settlement, developed rapidly beginning in the 1960s and 1970s and is now mostly suburban in character. The West Shore is the least populated and most industrial part of the island.

1. How many burroughs are there?
2. in what city?
3. and state?
4. Is staten island one?
5. Where is it?
6. What separates it from new jersey?
7. What is its population?
8. Is it the most populated?
9. what ethnicity is the majority?
10. What is it sometimes called?
11. why?
12. what is the most urban part?
13. which neighborhoods?

1. five
2. New York City
3. New York
4. Yes
5. In the southwest of the city
6. Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull
7. 476,015
8. no
9. non-Hispanic White
10. the forgotten borough
11. because the inhabitants feel neglected by the city government
12. North Shore
13. St. George, Tompkinsville, Clifton, and Stapleton


Andy never wanted to go to bed on time. His parents had explained to him how important it was to go to bed early and get a good rest. But Andy paid no attention to them, and they didn't know what to do until one weekend when they were visiting Andy's grandparents.

Grandpa Peter heard all about it and said, "This sounds like a job for Tubby." So Andy's parents loaded the cat onto the car and returned home.

That night, at bedtime, the same problem happened. Andy didn't want to go to bed, and even though his parents waited a while to see if Tubby would solve the problem, nothing happened. [:++Z+X+X+K]

Hours later, Andy finally decided to go to bed. But what a surprise when he entered his bedroom! Tubby was in his bed, totally sprawling out, pot-belly in the air, and _ like an express train.

Andy tried to move the cat, but there was no way of moving him an inch. That night he hardly slept, lying on one tiny corner of his bed.

The next day the same thing happened, even though Andy was much more tired from not having slept well. When the third day arrived, he had understood that if he wanted to sleep in his bed, he would have to get into it before Tubby did. That night, when his parents only started to mention the topic of bedtime, Andy rushed upstairs and dived into bed. His parents could not believe it. They knew nothing about Tubby in the bed, nor did they understand why Andy went to bed on time without complaint. They were so happy about this that they stayed up quite late, celebrating.

Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions.

1. Peter
2. no
3. Andy's grandparents
4. no
5. a cat
6. yes
7. no
8. the same thing happened
9. no
10. yes

1. Who was Andy's grandpa
2. did Andy pay attention to his parents?
3. Who did they visit?
4. Did Andy want to go to bed that night?
5. What is Tubby?
6. Did Andy try to move it
7. Did it move?
8. What happened the next day?
9. Did Andy sleep well?
10. Was Andy tired?


The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university and the largest in the U.S. state of Kansas. KU branch campuses are located in the towns of Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, Salina, and Kansas City, Kansas, with the main campus located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest location in Lawrence. Founded March 21, 1865, the university was opened in 1866, under a charter granted by the Kansas State Legislature in 1864 following enabling legislation passed in 1863 under the Kansas State Constitution, adopted two years after the 1861 admission of the former Kansas Territory as the 34th state into the Union following a very famous bloody internal civil war known as "Bleeding Kansas" during the 1850s.

The university's Medical Center and University Hospital are located in Kansas City, Kansas. The Edwards Campus is in Overland Park, Kansas, in the Kansas City metropolitan area. There are also educational and research sites in Parsons and Topeka, and branches of the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita and Salina. The university is one of the 62 members of the Association of American Universities.

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. what is the highest location in Lawrence?
2. when was kansas made the 34th state?
3. is KU a private university?
4. when was it founded?
5. how many members are in the Association of American Universities?
6. does that inlcude KU?
7. how many places do they have branch campuses?
8. where is the main campus?
9. who granted their charter?
10. when?
11. where is the Edwards Campus?
12. what sites are in Parsons?
13. did Kansas have its own civil war?
14. what year did that happen?
15. what is it referred to as?

1. Mount Oread
2. 1861
3. No
4. 1865
5. 62
6. Yes
7. five
8. Lawrence
9. Kansas State Legislature
10. in 1864
11. in Overland Park
12. research sites
13. Yes
14. during the 1850s
15. Bleeding Kansas


Ryan and Adam love to play basketball. They like it better than soccer and baseball. Their other friend, Jared, has his own basketball hoop. He got it for his ninth birthday. Ryan got a football for his birthday and Adam got a skateboard. They like their presents, but think the basketball hoop is better. They play basketball at Jared's house with him and any other kids who show up. Alex and Brady come almost every day and Josh, Ty, and Max come sometimes. Next year, they all get to play on a basketball team. They get to play at their school. They are very excited about that and can't wait to play on a real team. For now, they are practicing a lot and are trying to get really good. They play every day they can. They are trying to be as good as the NBA players they watch on TV. They dream of someday playing in the NBA. They are sure it is going to happen.

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. What sport do Ryan and Adam love to play?
2. Whom are they trying to be as good as?
3. Whos house do they play at?
4. Who has their own hoop?
5. What happens next year?
6. Where?
7. What are they doing in the meantime?
8. How much do they play?
9. Who got a foorball?
10. For?
11. Who comes sometimes?

1. basketball
2. NBA players
3. Jared's
4. Jared
5. all get to play on a basketball team
6. at their school
7. practicing
8. every day they can
9. Ryan
10. birthday
11. Josh, Ty, and Max


(CNN) -- Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o has become a new critics' darling after her breakout role in last year's hit movie "12 Years A Slave."

Since then, the award ceremonies and opportunities to dazzle photographers have been plentiful for Nyong'o, whose mesmerizing performance as Patsey earned her numerous accolades and recognition, including an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

Though all this attention is new to Nyong'o, who was born in Mexico to Kenyan parents, the young actress seems to enjoy all the hype around her. But there is much more to her story than how she captivates the cameras on the red carpet.

CNN's Stephanie Elam caught up with Nyong'o to speak about her journey from Kenya to Hollywood. An edited version of the interview follows.

CNN: How did you end up being born in Mexico?

Lupita Nyong'o: My father is a politician. At the time he was also a professor of political science and he was organizing for democracy in Kenya. We were under an autocratic regime and after a series of unfortunate events, including the disappearance of his brother, he went into political exile in Mexico. I was born in his last year there.

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CNN: So you were born in Mexico but grew up in Kenya.

LN: Yes, all my conscious memories are in Kenya until when I was 16 my parents sent me back to Mexico to learn Spanish. I grew up in Nairobi, which is the capital of Kenya, so it's hustle and bustle and there's always something going on. I come from a very big family and we're very close knit so I had lots of time with me family.

Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions.

1. Lupita Nyong'o
2. "12 Years A Slave.
3. Kenya
4. He is a politician.
5. He was a professor
6. Political science
7. At 16
8. To learn Spanish
9. Nairobi
10. An Oscar
11. Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
12. Patsey

1. Who was born in Mexico but not raised there?
2. What movie was her breakout role in?
3. Where was she raised?
4. What did her dad do?
5. What else did he do?
6. Of what?
7. When did she return to Mexico?
8. Why?
9. What city did she grow up in?
10. What was she nominated for?
11. For what?
12. What was her character's name?


Lin Xiao, 21, a student at Guangdong University, has a big family - her two parents, a younger brother and two younger sisters. Lin took her role as the "big sister" seriously. When her first sister was born, Lin took turns with her mom holding the baby late into the night. "I almost did everything that was supposed to be a parent's job, but I felt proud of myself," she said. Not all of Lin's classmates shared her experiences because of the family planning policy , a law that was carried out in China about forty years ago. But the situation is about to change. A new policy made on October 29 said all couples can now have two children. The new policy is expected to help raise the population of China. Recently, China has been facing an aging population and labor shortages because of the low birth rate . The two-child policy may also be the gift for every only child. Researchers found that growing up with a brother or sister can have good influence on one's mental health. "Brothers and sisters do matter in unique ways. They give kids something that parents don't." Laura Walker, a professor from Beijing University, told China Daily. She noted that having a brother or a sister protects teenagers against loneliness, fear and so on. Liu Fang, 20, from Shenzhen University, has a 2-year-younger sister. When her sister disagreed with parents over choosing a college major, she helped her to communicate with parents. "If necessary, I would always have her back," said Liu. "The best part of having a sister is that you have a partner, friend and supporter throughout your life." But children with brothers or sisters also have to learn to understand and look after each other, said Laura.

Answer this series of questions:

1. According to the new policy, how many children are now allowed?
2. When was it enacted?
3. How far back was the original policy?
4. How many children were allowed then?
5. How old is Lin Xiao?
6. What does she do?
7. Where?
8. Does she have a large family?
9. Who does it consist of?
10. Who's job did she do?
11. What problems are caused by the low birth rate?
12. What type of influence are siblings on mental health?
13. What does Laura Walker do?
14. Where?
15. What news outlet quoted her?
16. What does a sibling provide protection from?
17. Who is the 20 year old girl?
18. Where does she go to school?
19. How old is her sibling?
20. Is it a girl or boy?
21. What is the best thing about having a sister?

1. two
2. October 29
3. about 40 years ago
4. one
5. 21
6. She's a student.
7. at Guangdong University
8. yes
9. her parents, a brother and two sisters
10. her parent's
11. an aging population and labor shortages
12. good
13. She's a professor.
14. at Beijing University
15. China Daily
16. loneliness, fear and so on
17. Liu Fang
18. Shenzhen University
19. two
20. a girl
21. having a partner, friend and supporter through life


The designer of the Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, was not quite successful in his early years. He was not among the best students at school, and from time to time he got into trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers. But he was full of new ideas, which few people saw the _ of. Things remained the same when he went up to college and he dropped out halfway. Steve Jobs worked first as a video game designer at Atari. He worked there for only a few months and then he set out to tour India. He hoped that the trip would give him more ideas and give him a change in life for the better. After he returned from India, he begin to live on a farm in California. And then, in 1975, Steve Jobs set about making a new type of computer. Along with his friend Stephen Wozniak, he designed the Apple Computer in his bedroom and built it in his garage . He gave the name "Apple" because it reminded him of a happy summer he once on an orchard in Oregon. His Apple Computer was so successful that Steve Jobs soon became worldwide famous. But unluckily, he died of illness in 2011.

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. Who is the main character?
2. What did he design?
3. Was he successful in his early years?
4. Was he full of ideas?
5. Did he get into trouble with his teachers?
6. Where did he first work as?
7. What profession?
8. Where did he go after?
9. What was hit motive?
10. Where did he live after?
11. What year he started making a new computer?
12. With which friend?
13. What year did he die?
14. Was he sick?

1. Steve Jobs
2. Apple Computer
3. No.
4. Yes.
5. Yes.
6. Atari
7. video game designer
8. India
9. more ideas and give him a change in life for the better
10. California
11. 1975
12. Stephen Wozniak
13. 2011
14. Yes.


Make use of the article to answer the questions.

Dennis Rodman says he's not a diplomat, just a former NBA star fighting addiction and trying to be a better father.

But that hasn't kept him from becoming embroiled, even if unintentionally, in U.S.-North Korea relations.

His apparent chumminess with North Korea's leader has been controversial, as have previous proclamations that Kim Jong Un is a "nice guy."

Rodman said he simply does not know enough about the allegations of abuse and authoritarianism that Kim is reviled for.

"I keep telling people, I'm not there to be an ambassador to try to figure out why (is Kim) doing all these things? That's not my job," Rodman told CNN's Chris Cuomo on "New Day" Friday.

It was his first interview since entering an alcohol rehabilitation facility two weeks ago.

The former basketball player is probably the American with the most access to the North Korean leader, and many have been critical that he has not lobbied for the release of American prisoner Kenneth Bae from a labor camp.

"I'm not an ambassador, and I tried to strive and tell people, just because I know the marshal (Kim), that doesn't mean I know the marshal like that," he said.

Rodman says he didn't mean to insinuate during an earlier interview this month that he knew why Bae, a Korean-American, was being held in North Korea.

"To this day I still don't know what he did," Rodman said, even offering to take Bae's place if he could.

"I feel for (Bae's family). I feel for them deeply. ... I would do anything literally. This is Dennis Rodman talking. If they (North Korea) said, 'We'll take Dennis Rodman and we'll let Kenenth Bae go,' I'll say, 'You know what? I'll do that. ... Take me.'"

1. What sport was Rodman in?
2. What league did he play in?
3. Who is he friends with?
4. Where is he from?
5. What is Jong Un's position there?
6. Who talked to Rodman?
7. Who does he work for?
8. When was the interview?
9. On what program was it?
10. Who was a prisoner?
11. Where was he from?

1. basketball
2. NBA
3. Kin Jong Un
4. North Korea
5. leader
6. Chris Cuomo
7. CNN
8. Friday
9. New Day
10. Kenneth Bae
11. Korean-American


If you live in the United States, you can't have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer vacation you can work 40 hours each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you can't make your own money? Of course not! Kids from 10-13 years of age can make money by doing lots of things.

Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people's yards. Lena, 13, makes money by knitting dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors. Reisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her works to people. People ask her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 13, writes articles for different magazines!

Kids can learn lots of things from making money. By working to make your own money, you are learning the skills you will need in life. These skills can include things like how to get along with others, how to use technology and how to use your time wisely. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than making it; however, if you can make your own money, you don't have to depend on anyone else. The five dollars that you make will probably make you feel a lot better than the twenty dollars you ask for.

Answer this series of questions:

1. Kids can acquire new knowledge from making what?
2. what is a new ability they can get from making that?
3. anything else?
4. can the learn time management?
5. does creating their own income make the dependent on others?
6. what will make them feel the best?
7. how old do you have to be to work 40 hours?
8. can they do that all year long at that age?
9. when is one time they can work that much?
10. can kids not old enough to be employed by others earn money?
11. What does Jasmine do?
12. for who?
13. how old is she?
14. What does Reisa do?
15. What about Valerie?
16. how young is she?
17. Does Lena crochet?
18. what does she do?
19. does she generate an income from this?
20. what country is this article about?

1. Money
2. How to get along with others
3. How to use technology
4. Yes
5. No
6. Making money instead of asking for it.
7. 14 or 15
8. No
9. During summer vacation
10. Yes
11. She writes articles
12. Different magazines
13. 13
14. Draws pictures for people
15. Cleans up yards
16. 11
17. No
18. Knits dog sweaters
19. Yes
20. The United States


The Six-Day War (Hebrew: , "Milhemet Sheshet Ha Yamim"; Arabic: , "an-Naksah", "The Setback" or , "Ḥarb 1967", "War of 1967"), also known as the June War, 1967 Arab–Israeli War, or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967 by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt (known at the time as the United Arab Republic), Jordan, and Syria.

Relations between Israel and its neighbours had never fully normalised following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. In 1956 Israel invaded the Egyptian Sinai, with one of its objectives being the reopening of the Straits of Tiran which Egypt had blocked to Israeli shipping since 1950. Israel was subsequently forced to withdraw, but won a guarantee that the Straits of Tiran would remain open. Whilst the United Nations Emergency Force was deployed along the border, there was no demilitarisation agreement.

In the period leading up to June 1967, tensions became dangerously heightened. Israel reiterated its post-1956 position that the closure of the straits of Tiran to its shipping would be a "casus belli" and in late May Nasser announced the straits would be closed to Israeli vessels. Egypt then mobilised its forces along its border with Israel, and on 5 June Israel launched what it claimed were a series of preemptive airstrikes against Egyptian airfields. Claims and counterclaims relating to this series of events are one of a number of controversies relating to the conflict.

Answer this series of questions:

1. When was the Six-Day War fought?
2. What is it called in Hebrew?
3. When did Isreal invade the Sinai?
4. What had been done to the Straits?
5. When?
6. True or False: Israel was unable to reopen the Straits.
7. Did Israel have to retreat?
8. What is one name for the war in Arabic?
9. What does that mean in English?
10. What is another title for the war in general?
11. What else?
12. Was Syria involved in the conflict?
13. What about Iran?
14. What happened on the fifth of June?
15. Did everyone believe they were preemptive?
16. True or False: Israel considered the re-closure of the Straits as cause for war.
17. Did Egypt close them anyway?
18. Who announced that this was so?
19. When?
20. When did animosity run high?

1. June 5 and 10, 1967
2. Milhemet Sheshet Ha Yamim
3. 1956
4. Egypt had blocked them to Israeli shipping
5. since 1950
6. false
7. yes
8. an-Naksah
9. The Setback
10. the June War
11. 1967 Arab–Israeli War, or Third Arab–Israeli War
12. yes
13. no
14. Israel launched what it claimed were a series of preemptive airstrikes against Egyptian airfields
15. no
16. true
17. yes
18. Nasser
19. in late May
20. the period leading up to June 1967


Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Michael Jackson had a level of hero worship on a par with Elvis Presley or the Beatles but he was the first black star to inspire such a massive following around the world.

Michael Jackson, the ultimate showman, craved attention and was rarely disappointed.

Total worldwide sales of more than 350 million records over his 40-year career give just a hint of the adoration there was for the "King of Pop." The fact that his death came on the eve of a comeback tour in London will leave his devotees feeling even more bereft.

While his career -- and wealth -- had waned greatly in recent years, there was still enough support for the concerts to sell out at a rate of nearly 40,000 an hour. Fans from as far afield as Japan, Germany and Dubai queued to buy their tickets.

Steve Greenberg, founder and CEO of S-Curve Records, was a disc jockey in Tel Aviv, Israel, when "Thriller" first dropped and witnessed first-hand how Jackson became an international icon.

His was a global appeal, Greenberg said, among fans and artists worldwide.

"He was as big in the Middle East and Southeast Asia as he was in America and Europe," Greenberg said. "He had that universality that not many people had. The Beatles had it, Muhammad Ali had it, but not many other people have had it."

Jackson was known for far more than his music though. Speaking after his death in Los Angeles was announced, U.S. civil rights campaigner Rev. Al Sharpton paid tribute to the work of a "trailblazer" in helping people around the world through his charities. How will you remember Michael Jackson?

1. Who was the King of Pop
2. Who else had the hero worship he did?
3. What was different about Jackson?
4. How long was his career
5. And his sales?
6. What was about to happen when he died?
7. Where at?
8. Was he just big in America?
9. Where else?
10. What did AL Sharpton say?
11. for what?
12. in doing what?
13. Did his concerts sell out?>
14. How fast?
15. Where was Greenberg when Thiller first came out?
16. what did he say?
17. what was he doing there?
18. What is he now?
19. What did Greenberg say he and a few others have?
20. Who else had it?

1. Michael Jackson
2. Elvis Presley
3. he was the first black star to inspire such a massive following around the world
4. 40 years
5. 350 million records
6. his comeback tour
7. in London
8. no
9. Japan
10. he paid tribute to him
11. for the work of a "trailblazer
12. helping people around the world through his charities
13. yes
14. at a rate of nearly 40,000 an hour
15. Tel Aviv, Israel,
16. "His was a global appeal"
17. he was a disc jockey
18. founder and CEO of S-Curve Records
19. He had that universality that not many people had.
20. The Beatles had it


Make use of the article to answer the questions.

France has the world's 6th largest economy by nominal figures and the 10th largest economy by PPP figures. It has the 3rd-largest economy in Europe with the UK in 2nd and Germany in 1st. The OECD is headquartered in Paris, the nation's financial capital.

The chemical industry is a key sector for France, helping to develop other manufacturing activities and contributing to economic growth. France's tourism industry is a major component of the economy, as France is the most visited destination in the world. Sophia Antipolis is the major technology hub for the economy of France. According to the IMF, in 2013, France was the world's 20th country by GDP per capita with $44,099 per inhabitant. In 2013, France was listed on the United Nations's Human Development Index with 0.884 (very high human development) and 25th on the Corruption Perceptions Index.

France's economy entered the recession of the late 2000s later and appeared to leave it earlier than most affected economies, only enduring four-quarters of contraction. However, France experienced stagnant growth between 2012 and 2014, with the economy expanding by 0% in 2012, 0.8% in 2013 and 0.2% in 2014, though growth picked up in 2015 with a growth of 0.8% and a growth of 1.1% for 2016, and a forecasted growth of 1.6% for 2017 and 1.8% for 2018, both forecast growth to each being the highest since 2011 (2.1%).

1. What industry is key to France's economic growth?
2. What other industry does France rely on?
3. Is tourism popular in France?
4. Where does France stand on the world economy list?
5. How does it compare in Europe alone?
6. Which locations have a better ranking?
7. Where is the nation's financial capital?
8. How was France's economy in the late 2000s?
9. Was it similar to the recession of most countries?
10. Howso?
11. How long was the recession?
12. Was France about to bounce back immediately and experience economic growth?
13. What happened?

1. chemical
2. tourism
3. yes
4. 6th
5. it has the 3rd-largest economy
6. the UK and Germany
7. Paris
8. it entered the recession
9. no
10. it appeared to leave it earlier
11. four-quarters
12. no
13. it experienced stagnant growth


A little boy named Jimmy and his best friend Jeremy are walking home from school one day in the cold. They walk and talk about how different kindergarten is from the first grade. Jimmy and Jeremy are in different classes and they do different things. Jimmy's teacher has the kids do lots of arts and crafts making sock puppets, pasting pictures and many other things. Jeremy wishes he was in the same class as Jimmy because they are best friends and he likes doing arts and crafts. Jimmy tells Jeremy that they are going to be best friends even if they are in different classes, this makes Jeremy feel better. Jimmy remembers that Jeremy's birthday party is next week and he gets excited. Jimmy has the idea to make Jeremy a birthday cake with the help of his mother. They finally arrive at the corner where Jimmy lives and they promise to meet up the next morning for the walk to school. Jeremy lives three houses down and he races home.

1. Who is Jimmy's best friend?
2. Where are they walking home from?
3. Who's leader has them do crafty things?
4. What does Jeremy wish?
5. Whose birthday is it going to be?
6. When?
7. What will Jimmy bake for it?
8. With whose help?
9. Where do they finally arrive?
10. What do they promise?
11. Where does Jeremy live?
12. Does he walk home slowly?
13. How does he go home?

Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Jeremy
2. school
3. Jimmy's
4. That he was in the same class
5. Jeremy's
6. Next week
7. A birthday cake
8. His mother
9. At the corner where Jimmy lives
10. To meet up the next morning
11. Three houses down
12. No
13. By walking