Q: About 400 high school students from Western Pennsylvania and the neighboring state of Ohio joined a heated discussion recently on "China: What Does the Future Hold?" "It's either going to turn out really good or really bad - who knows?" said Braveen Ragunathan, a senior from an Ohio high school. In his mind all Americans are connected to China in some way. The forum was held in Pittsburgh, once a US industrial center, now facing job-cuts because of competition brought about by globalization. The aim of the forum is to help American students learn more about the outside world. Elliott Blackwell, a junior at the Neighborhood Academy, said the forum let him know more about how China's economic development will affect America in the future. Some students, although impressed by China's economic boom, expressed uneasiness about the nation's practices and differences from the American way of doing business and politics. "China is a power coming up,so they might challenge us," Paul Amon, a junior from Oil City High School, said. "I'd hope that China can be our partner but I think that we'd clash along the way because we're too different," he added. George Riley, a teacher explained: "The view of China is usually negative and I think that's fueled by the media." However, some negative feelings are not from the media. Merri Ebel is a senior at East Allegheny High School north of Pittsburgh. Both her parents lost their jobs recently. The company they worked for said it was cheaper to produce goods in China rather than the US. "China is just this big question mark. China was just a big country with millions of people that no one really knew about because it was so far away and our class was more American history based," she said. For better or worse US teenagers are eager to know more about China, the forum shows.

Answer the following questions:
1. What were the students intensely talking about?
2. What town were they holding this talk in?
3. Were some of the kids from a different state than that?
4. How many kids were there?
5. What was the goal of this conversation?
6. Does Pittsburgh have a lot of job openings?
7. Are American teens eager to learn about China?
8. What state is Braveen from?
9. Is he a freshman?
10. Does he think we're all connected to China?
11. Did Elliott learn about China's impact on our future?
12. Does Paul think we've got too many difference with China?
13. Who was the teacher?
14. Does he think the news is fueling negativity about China?
15. What happened to Merri's parents?
16. What does she think China is?
17. Does she think China is distant from her school?
18. What did Pittsburgh used to be?
19. What one word describes the job cuts there?
20. Is Paul a senior?
A: 1. China
2. Pittsburgh
3. Western Pennsylvania and the neighboring state of Ohio
4. 400
5. help American students learn more about the outside world
6. facing job-cuts
7. yes
8. Ohio
9. a senior
10. yes
11. yes
12. yes
13. George Riley,
14. yes
15. they lost their jobs
16. she doesnt know
17. yes
18. industrial center
19. globalization
20. no
Q: (CNN)How do Republicans try to breathe new life into an old scandal? We've seen it time and time again. Here's how it works:

Step One: Republicans, with nothing in their arsenal to use against Hillary Clinton, selectively leak to reporters a "scandalous" tidbit -- often one that has been previously reported.

Step Two: The new media bites.

Step Three: The media hyperventilates and suffocates the airwaves with repetition of the same story.

Step Four: Upon further examination, the story falls apart.

This is exactly how the latest media hype, this time over Hillary Clinton's use of emails at the State Department, has played out. And it presents yet another chapter in the Benghazi hoax.

The New York Times story about Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account at the State Department is a perfect example of "gotcha" journalism, where reporters will take any bait the Republicans give them without proper vetting. The New York Times has a history of this. (Whitewater, anyone?)

The Times story suggests Secretary Clinton broke federal rules in relation to her email. But the Times' main source for this allegation says Clinton violated no laws.

Yes, Clinton used a private email account to communicate while she was secretary of state. But so did secretaries of state before her. According to the State Department spokesman Marie Harf, John Kerry is the first secretary of state ever to rely primarily on official State Department email.

Clinton asks State to release emails: What you need to know

In October 2014, 18 months after Clinton left, the State Department was engaged in the process of updating its records preservation policies. The State Department asked every secretary of state dating back to Madeleine Albright to provide records, including emails, from their time in office. Clinton responded to the State Department's request for emails, providing the department with over 55,000 pages of emails. She did so months ago. Clinton has been fully transparent and has asked the State Department for these emails to be made public.

Answer the following questions:
1. What political party is the article about?
2. Who are they targeting?
3. What is the second step?
4. Does the story hold water?
5. What newspaper wrote a piece about her?
6. What is the type of reporting called?
7. Is this a typical thing for this newspaper?
8. Did she break the law?
9. Has she been cooperative?
10. How much did she turn over?
A: 1. Republicans
2. Hillary Clinton
3. The new media bites
4. nothing in their arsenal
5. New York Times
6. gotcha
7. yes
8. no
9. yes
10. a lot
Q: CHAPTER XXIV

A RACE ON SKATES

"Go it, everybody!"

"May the best skater win!"

"Don't try to skate too fast, Ben. Remember, the race is two miles long!"

"Hello, there goes one fellow down!"

"It's Luke Watson. He has lost his skate."

The last report was correct, and as the skate could not be adjusted without the loss of some time, Luke gave up, and watched the others.

Nat Poole was exceedingly anxious to win the race, and he had been partly instrumental in getting up the contest. His new skates were of the best, and it must be admitted that Nat was no mean skater.

Phil had good skates and so had Roger. Dave's skates were only fair, and were very much in need of sharpening.

Away went Nat at top speed, soon drawing half a dozen yards ahead of his competitors. Behind him came a student named Powers, and then followed Ben, Roger, Phil, Dave, and the others.

"I don't think I can win!" sang out Dave to his chums. "These skates slip too much. But I'll do my best."

"Come on, you slow-coaches!" cried Ben, merrily, and then he shot forward until he was abreast of Nat. Seeing this, the money-lender's son put on an extra burst of speed, and went ahead again.

"Say, Nat Poole is certainly skating well!" cried one of the onlookers. "He'll make a record if he keeps it up."

"I don't think he can keep it up," answered another.

In a very few minutes the turning point was gained, and Nat made a sharp curve and started back. The turn brought him directly in front of Dave.

Answer the following questions:
1. who lost his skate
2. is this about a race
3. whos skates need sharpening
4. who was the money lenders son
5. how long ws the race
6. did someone fall down
7. what chapter was this
8. why did Luke not fix his skate
9. who said... I dont think i can win
10. who had good skates
11. who said come on you slow coaches
12. what did one of the onlookers say
13. who was told to Go It
14. who went at top speed
15. whos skates were slipping
16. did Nat make a sharp curve
17. who did it bring him in front of
18. who was behind Nat
19. was he half dozen yards ahead
20. who is doing his best
21. was the last report correct
A:
1. Luke Watson.
2. Yes
3. Dave's
4. Nat.
5. Two miles
6. Luke
7. 24
8. He didn't have time to adjust it.
9. Dave
10. Phil
11. Ben
12. "Say, Nat Poole is certainly skating well!"
13. everybody
14. Nat
15. Dave
16. Yes
17. Dave
18. a student named Powers,
19. Yes
20. Dave
21. Yes