Problem: Chapter 13. NAT'S NEW YEAR

'I don't expect to hear from Emil yet, and Nat writes regularly, but where is Dan? Only two or three postals since he went. Such an energetic fellow as he is could buy up all the farms in Kansas by this time,' said Mrs Jo one morning when the mail came in and no card or envelope bore Dan's dashing hand.

'He never writes often, you know, but does his work and then comes home. Months and years seem to mean little to him, and he is probably prospecting in the wilderness, forgetful of time,' answered Mr Bhaer, deep in one of Nat's long letters from Leipzig.

'But he promised he would let me know how he got on, and Dan keeps his word if he can. I'm afraid something has happened to him'; and Mrs Jo comforted herself by patting Don's head, as he came at the sound of his master's name to look at her with eyes almost human in their wistful intelligence.

'Don't worry, Mum dear, nothing ever happens to the old fellow. He'll turn up all right, and come stalking in some day with a gold-mine in one pocket and a prairie in the other, as jolly as a grig,' said Ted, who was in no haste to deliver Octoo to her rightful owner.

'Perhaps he has gone to Montana and given up the farm plan. He seemed to like Indians best, I thought'; and Rob went to help his mother with her pile of letters and his cheerful suggestions.
1. Where was Nat?
2. What had he promised?
3. Who did?
4. Who touched someone on the head?
5. What did she do?
6. Did he look stupid?
7. Who were they wondering about?
8. Does he keep in contact?
9. Is he lazy?
10. Who was comforting his mother?
11. What did he speculate?
12. Did Rob help his mother?
13. With What?
14. Where did Mr. Bhaer think he was?
15. How many letters had been delivered from him since he left?
16. Is time of importance to him?
17. What did he like best?
18. According to whom?
19. Did he share that with anyone?
20. What did he do?
21. Who did she not think a note would be arriving from?
Answer: 1. Leipzig.
2. He didn't.
3. Dan
4. Mrs Jo
5. Pat Don on the head.
6. No
7. Dan
8. not often
9. No
10. Ted
11. That he had gone to montana.
12. Yes.
13. Her pile of letters
14. Prospecting in the wilderness
15. Only two or three.
16. No
17. indians it seemed
18. Rob
19. No
20. Thought it
21. Emil

Problem: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most loved children's books of all time, and many adults enjoy it as well. It tells the story of a young girl named Alice, who follows a rabbit entering a magical world called Wonderland: she has many experiences which seem to change the rules of reasoning or common sense. The popularity of the book comes from its imagination, interesting story, and art work. The writer of the book is Lewis Carroll. In fact, Lewis Carroll was not the writer's real name. His real name was Charles Dodgson. One day, he took a boat ride down the Thames River to have a picnic with three little girls who were friends of the family. To keep them entertained on the ride, he told them a story in which Alice, the middle child, was the main character. They enjoyed the story very much. Charles later wrote the story down under the name Alice's Adventures under Ground and gave it to Alice as a Christmas present. Later, he gave a copy to his friend George MacDonald. George read it to his children and they loved it. George suggested to Charles that he make a book from his story. Charles then wrote more parts to the story until it was around 35,000 words. It was first printed in 1866, with art work by John Tenniel, under the name Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The book was an immediate success. One of its first fans was Queen Victoria. She immediately requested a collection of all of Lewis Carroll's works. She was surprised to find that they included many works on math. In fact, Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician. This can be seen in many puzzles and plays on reasoning that appear in his books and poems. Since the story was first printed, it has kept selling up to the present day. It has been translated into over fifty languages and has had several movies based on it. The story is even mentioned in the popular 1999 film The Matrix by the character Morpheus.
1. Where is Alice's Adventures?
2. Who is the young girl?
3. What does she follow?
4. Was the book popular?
5. What made it popular?
6. Who is the author?
7. Is that his real name?
8. What is his real name?
9. Where did he ride his boat?
10. Was Alice an only child?
11. Who did he give a story to?
12. Who did he give a copy of the book to?
13. How many words was it?
14. When was it first printed?
15. Who did the art?
16. Was it a success?
17. What other thing was Carroll's books about?
18. How many languages has it been translated into?
19. What film is the book mentioned in?
20. By what character?
Answer: 1. in Wonderland
2. Alice
3. a rabbit
4. yes
5. its imagination
6. Lewis Carroll
7. no
8. Charles Dodgson
9. down the Thames River
10. no
11. three little girls
12. George MacDonald
13. around 35,000
14. in 1866
15. John Tenniel,
16. yes
17. many works on math
18. 50
19. The Matrix
20. Morpheus

Problem: Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera.. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupe came to Beijing. Its music and singing came from Xipi and Er-huang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costtumes are all fascinating and artistic.It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It's full of famous stories , beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people. There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng ,Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male actor. For example , a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter .A Xiaosheng is a young man . A Laosheng is the comedy actor or clown.Dan is the female role . Jing,mostly male , is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown. Stories in Beijing Opera are very intetesting . Some of them are from the history book ,but most of them are from the literature , especially famous novels . The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and uhappy . They are sad and lonely . Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace . The stories usually end with happiness and lunghter and people are all happy in the end.
1. What kind of Opera is popular with Chinese people?
2. how many main roles are there in it?
3. what else is Beijing opera called?
4. what year did it start?
5. which troupe brought it to Beijing?
6. is there fighting in it?
7. what is the name of the leading male actor?
8. what role is the clown?
9. where do the stories mostly come from?
10. did the people in the stories tend to have disagreements?
Answer:
1. Beijing Opera
2. four
3. Peking Opera
4. 1790
5. the famous four Anhui opera troupe
6. yes
7. Sheng
8. A Laosheng
9. from the literature
10. The people in the story usually have some disagreements.