Q: Alice was twenty-three years old, and she was a nurse at a big hospital . She was very kind and all of her patients likes her very much . One day she was out shopping. She saw an old woman. The woman was waiting to cross a busy street . Alice wanted to cross the street, too. So she went over to help the woman cross the street. When Alice was near her, she suddenly laughed and said, " Mrs Green ! You were my patient in the hospital last year." Mrs Green was very happy to see her. "I will help you cross the street, Mrs Green," Alice said. "Oh, thank you very much , Alice , " Mrs Green said and stepped forward . "No, no, Mrs Green," Alice said quickly . "Wait! The light is still red." "Oh," Mrs Green answered when she stepped back. "I can easily cross the street by myself when the light is green ."

Answer the following questions:
1. Who helped a lady cross the road?
2. Who almost stepped into traffic?
3. Was she a former patient?
4. How old was Alice?
5. Was she mean?
6. What did she do for a living?
7. What size hospital?
8. Was the street active?
9. When can Mrs. Greene go across road easiliy?
10. When was she in hospital?
A: 1. Alice
2. Mrs Green
3. yes
4. twenty-three
5. no
6. nurse
7. big
8. yes
9. when the light is green
10. last year
Q: Maori, also known as Te Reo ("the language"), is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Maori people, the indigenous population of New Zealand. Since 1987, it has been one of New Zealand's official languages. It is closely related to Cook Islands Maori, Tuamotuan, and Tahitian.

A national census undertaken in 2013 reported that about 148,000 people, or 3.7% of the New Zealand population, could hold a conversation in Maori about everyday things. , 55% of Maori adults reported some knowledge of the language; of these speakers, 64% use Maori at home and 50,000 can speak the language "very well" or "well".

There was originally no native writing system for Maori. Missionaries brought the Latin alphabet around 1814, and linguist Samuel Lee worked with chief Hongi Hika to systematize the written language in 1820. The resultant phonetic spellings were remarkably successful. Written Maori has changed little since then.

The English word comes from the Maori language, where it is spelled "Maori". In New Zealand, the Maori language is commonly referred to as "Te Reo" "the language", short for "te reo Maori".

The spelling "Maori" (without macron) is standard in English outside New Zealand in both general and linguistic usage. The Maori-language spelling "Maori" (with macron) has become common in New Zealand English in recent years, particularly in Maori-specific cultural contexts, although the traditional English spelling is still prevalent in general media and government use.

Answer the following questions:
1. When was Maori first written down?
2. Who worked together towards that cause?
3. Was Hongi Hika a chief?
4. What was Lee's profession?
5. Who first introduced the alphabet to the region?
6. When did that occur?
7. Has the written language gone through a lot of changes since then?
8. What is the language called in New Zealand?
9. What does that mean?
10. What is the horizontal line above the "a" called?
11. Is the term ever used without that symbol?
12. Who speaks this language?
13. Are they native to Australia?
14. Where then?
15. Is it an official language?
16. What other dialects is it related to?
17. About how many people in the country can speak this?
18. Is that over half of New Zealand's population?
19. About what percentage of Maori adults know at least a little of the language?
20. About how many can speak the language well or very well?
A: 1. 1820
2. Samuel Lee and Hongi Hika
3. Yes
4. linguist
5. Missionaries
6. around 1814
7. No
8. "Te Reo"
9. the language
10. macron
11. Yes
12. the Maori people
13. No
14. New Zealand
15. Yes
16. Cook Islands Maori, Tuamotuan, and Tahitian.
17. 148,000
18. No
19. 55
20. 50,000
Q: Joan worked in a hospital. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course somebody had to be left to look after the sick children, and Joan was not of the lucky ones. She liked dancing very much, so when she had to start work that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance, she felt very sorry for herself. She went to each sick child one after another and said good-night, until she came to one little boy, Dick. Dick was only eleven years old, but he had a very serious illness and couldn't move most parts of his body except his hands. Joan knew Dick would never get any better, but the little boy was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of himself. Dick knew that Joan loved dancing. So when she came to say good-night to him, he greeted her with the words, "I'm very sorry that you can't go to the dance because of us. But we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer, you'll find a piece of cake that I _ from my supper today. And there is also a dollar there. You can buy something to drink with the cake. And I'll get up and dance with you myself if I was able to." Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not important at all to Joan. ,.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who liked to dance?
2. Where did she work?
3. Who knew she liked to dance?
4. Who was he?
5. How old was he?
6. Why did he give Joan cake?
7. Where was the dance?
8. Who went to it?
9. Why not Joan?
10. Was Joan upset about it?
11. How did she feel?
12. What was the dollar for?
13. Where did Dick get the cake?
14. Where did he tell joan to look?
15. Did they dance together?
16. Why not?
17. Was Dick the only child she saw that night?
18. Whay was she in Dicks room?
19. Was Dick going to be well soon?
20. Why not?
A:
1. Joan
2. in a hospital.
3. Dick
4. A sick child in the hospital
5. 11
6. He was sorry she couldn't go to the dance
7. At the hospital
8. Most of the doctors and nurses
9. somebody had to be left to look after the sick children
10. Yes
11. she felt very sorry for herself
12. To buy a drink
13. from his supper
14. In his drawer
15. No
16. Dick couldn't move
17. No
18. To say goodnight
19. No
20. He would never get any better