Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Jockeys are the smallest athletes. They are rarely over five feet six, or 120 pounds. The lighter the weight on the horse, the faster it can go.

Riding fast horses on the track is tough on the small jockeys. The jockey doesn't"sit"on the horse. He leans forward on his legs. The strain is on his thighs and calf muscles. As jockeys age, their legs"go"first. Jockeys also need arm strength. It's a strain holding a 1000-pound racehorse.

On muddy days, jockeys get a pounding of mud. The mud comes flying off the hooves of the horses in front. "It feels like someone is punching you all over,"says one rider.

And a jockey can be hurt. A jockey can have a leg jammed between two horses. Or it can get caught between horse and the rail. The worst accidents are from falls. A horse may fall on his rider. Or horses behind may trample if he hits the track. In one year about 240 riders are hurt badly. That's one out of six jockeys.

But the jockeys are well-paid. A jockey keeps about ten percent of the money his horses win. Jacinto Vasquez, a five-foot-three comer, has ridden horses to $7,000,000 in wins in the last eight years, which means he does almost $100,000 a year.

Why do some jockeys do better than others? "It isn't the way a boy sits on a horse or uses the reins or the whip,"says Conn McCreary. McCreary was a top jockey of the 1950's. He rode two Kentucky Derby winners. "Most jockeys do this the same. It's the 'feel' he has for the horses."

"When you come right down to it, it just seems that horses run better for some riders," McCreary says. "A real good jockey doesn't lose with the best horse. And sometimes he'll win with the second or third best."

Many Latin-American riders, like Jacinto, seem to have the _ . "Maybe it's because we grew up with horses,"says Jacinto. "Maybe it's because we like to ride. There was a strike at Aqueduct last year. We, Jorge Velasquez, and Angel Cordero (two other top Latin riders) went to a park. We rented horses, and rode around the bridle path !"

1. Who are the smallest athletes?
2. Who tall are they usually
3. How much do they weigh?
4. How does a horse go faster?
5. Does the jockey sit on the horse?
6. what does he do?
7. Where is the strain?
8. What happens on muddy days?
9. Can a jockey be hurt?
10. What are the worst accidents from?
11. How many riders are hurt annually?
12. What percent is that?
13. Are they paid well?
14. How much money do they keep?
15. Who is five foot three?
16. How much has he won?
17. Over how long?
18. Who is Conn McCreary?
19. Are there many Latin-American riders?
20. What years was McCreary riding?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Jockeys
2. Under 5'6"
3. Under 120lbs
4. With less weight on it
5. No
6. Leans forward on his legs
7. On his thighs and calf muscles
8. jockeys get a pounding of mud
9. Yes
10. Falls
11. About 240
12. One out of six
13. Yes
14. About 10% of what the horse wins
15. Jacinto Vasquez
16. $7,000,000
17. 8 years
18. a top jockey
19. Yes
20. During the 1950's

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Tom was a college student. He often made excuses not to attend classes. Also he spent much of his free time playing computer games. He never went to the library to study. How time flew! At the end of the term, there was an important thing--the final exam . He was afraid of it. "What should I do?" Tom walked up and down in the room the day before the exam. He was so nervous. Suddenly, he thought of an idea. The next morning, Tom went into the exam room very early. He found a young man and took a seat next to him. "Hey you!" Tom greeted. "What?" The young man asked. "Can you help me?" Tom said politely. "Please let me copy your paper during the exam." When hearing his words, the young man just smiled but said nothing. When the bell rang, the young man stood up and came to the front, saying "It is the time for the final exam. Now I will hand out the papers to all of you and collect them in one hour." Tom sat there with his mouth wide open.

1. Who went to school?
2. Which type?
3. Was he prepared for finals?
4. How much time was allotted?
5. Did he have perfect attendance?
6. Did he play around a lot?
7. What?
8. Who did he hope to cheat with?
9. Was he successful?
10. Did he spend much time studying?
11. Was he fretful?
12. Where did he go ahead of time?
13. Did he remain standing?
14. Who did he sit by?
15. What was the gender?
16. Was he elderly?
17. How did the teacher respond to Tom?
18. Did he say anything at that point?
19. How did he address the teacher?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Tom
2. college
3. no
4. onehour
5. no
6. yes
7. computer games
8. the teacher
9. no
10. no
11. yes
12. the exam room
13. no
14. the teacher
15. male
16. no
17. he just smiled
18. no
19. Hey you

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

One sunny day, Martha went on a walk through the park. While walking, she noticed something strange. No one was outside. She was the only person at the park. "How strange, where is everyone?" she thought. Martha looked everywhere. She looked inside the restrooms, under the benches, and even at the top of the slide. She was confused. Usually, she would see her friends playing with each other. She started walking again when one of her friends popped up, surprising her. Her friend asked her, "Why are you outside?" Martha asked what she meant, and explained that she always came out to the park to play. Her friend then looked at her strangely and asked, "Didn't Stephan invite you to his party?" Martha hadn't known that Stephan was holding a party. She was sad that he hadn't invited her. She walked back home, upset.

1. Who was walking?
2. Where?
3. Was she the only person there?
4. How did she feel?
5. Whose party was it?
6. Was she invited?
7. Where did she go?
8. Feeling?
9. What was the weather?
10. Did she notice something strange?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Martha
2. One day
3. Yes
4. confused.
5. Stephan's
6. No
7. Home.
8. upset.
9. Sunny
10. yes