input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. The first Ml choir rehearsal of the school year took place in the school hall. All the students joined together to sing. I watched as my elder sister and her grade came in and took their places next to us on the stage. Meanwhile, I could hear laughing. Some students were pointing at a girl standing next to my sister. I'd never seen this girl before. A girl whispered in my ear, " Did you know she's wearing diapers ?"

After school that evening, I asked my sister about the girl I'd seen. She told me her name was Theresa and that she was a very nice girL ." Why were those kids being mean to her? I asked, "Because they're stupid," she said.

One day, I was walking home from school when I heard voices behind me. "There's the little idiot's sister. Does your sister wet her pants too?" I walked a little faster and then I felt a atone hit me in the back. When I got home, I ran down to my sister's room.

I pushed my way into her room, screaming at her. "Why do you have to be that giri's friend? I don't see anyone else being nice to her, " Janelle yelled back, Because she is a wonderful person and she is dying!" I will remember those words as long as I live. Theresa wet her pants because she had an illness, which was killing her. My sister was the only one nice enough to be her friend and stick up for her. A few months later, Hieresa passed away.

I felt proud that Janelle was my sister. Throughout the years I watched her, and she always made friends with everyone. It didn't matter if they ware fat, thin, brilliant or not. She never left anyone feeling isolated or alone. It was she who changed me and taught me to never look at anyone in the same way again. 1. Where was the choir rehearsal?
2. Did all the students sing?
3. Who was the girl?
numbered_answers: 1. the school hall.
2. Yes
3. Theresa

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. On Saturday, Amy and Joe baked a whole chicken for their family's dinner. They rinsed it in cold water, rubbed it with spices, and put it into a pan. After they had heated up the oven, they put the chicken and the pan on the center oven rack and set the timer. Then, as they peeled potatoes and carrots to go with the chicken, Amy, Joe and Cindy talked about dinner.

Amy said, "Joe, this is too much food for you, me and little Cindy to eat in one night. We'll have leftovers. What can we do with the leftover chicken?"

Joe said, "We could make chicken sandwiches or chicken and rice."

Amy said, "How about chicken soup?"

Cindy said, "I like chicken with Thai noodles with red peppers. We haven't made those in a long time."

"That sounds good," said Amy. "We'll make that for dinner tomorrow."

"Yum!" said Joe. "That's a great idea. I love Thai noodles."

Later, Joe, Amy and Cindy had finished eating dinner, and Cindy asked Amy for help with her homework. "I don't understand how to do these math problems!"

Joe said, "You two go ahead. I'll do the dishes and put away the leftovers."

Soon, Cindy went into the kitchen to get a glass of water. Joe was eating the chicken. It was almost gone!

"Dad!" said Cindy, "You have eaten almost all of the leftover chicken. We can't have Thai noodles with chicken tomorrow."

Joe looked very sad. He said "I'm sorry. I have been a bad dad. I have to buy more chicken so that we can still have noodles. Would you like a piece of chicken?" 1. On what day did Amy and Joe bake chicken?
2. how many chickens did they make?
3. which rack did they put it on
4. did they add any vegetables to it?
5. what did they talk about?
6. did Amy think there would be leftovers?
7. what did Joe suggest they make with it?
8. does Cindy like Thai noodles?
9. how about Amy?
10. After dinner, what did Cindy want help with?
11. which subject?
12. did Joe say he would do the dishes?
13. what did he end up eating more of?
14. did he finish it?
15. Was Cindy disappointed?
16. how did Joe feel?
17. was he a good dad?
18. what does he say he will buy more of?
numbered_answers: 1. Saturday
2. one
3. center
4. potatoes and carrots
5. dinner
6. yes
7. chicken sandwiches or chicken and rice
8. yes
9. yes
10. homework
11. math
12. yes
13. chicken
14. almost
15. yes
16. sad
17. he felt like a bad one
18. chicken

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Skipping classes, particularly big lectures where an absence is likely to go undetected, is a tradition among college undergraduates. These days, however, some professors say they're seeing more _ , as students make the most of new technologies as learning aids.

Americ Azevedo taught an "Introduction to Computers" at the University of California, Berkeley, US last semester. By visiting the course's website, the 200 enrolled students could download audio recordings or watch digital videos of the lectures, as well as read the instructor's detailed lecture notes.

But there was one big problem: So many of the undergraduates relied on the technology that at times only 20 or so actually showed up for class.

Doug Suda, 19, a student in Azevedo's class last semester, said he skipped about three-quarter of the lectures. It's largely because he was busy with an off-campus job and was taking the course to fulfill a business major requirement. At the end of the term, Suda prepared hurriedly for the final exam by watching videos of about 15 lectures over three days. "If I hadn't that... I would probably fail the class," said Suda, who instead received a B-plus.

Despite the concerns about absenteeism, schools are increasingly experimenting with ways to let students watch or listen to lectures on their computers or digital music players, like iPods. Last month, Harvard Medical School began "Podcasting" lectures. Students can download them into digital musical players, and study while they, say, go for a walk.

As many academics accept the electronic innovation, others are pushing back. To encourage attendance, they are applying low-tech tactics, like giving more surprising quizzes or cutting back their online offerings.

Lee Chanian, a UCLA economics professor, says "too much technology leads to passive learning environment and encourage more absenteeism". He now puts fewer lecture materials online, and provides extensive notes only for the most complicated topics. 1. What is Americ Azevedo's job?
2. What does he do there?
3. What class?
4. How many people took the class?
5. How many came for in person class?
6. What did they use instead?
7. Where could they obtain that?
8. Was Doug Suda in the class?
9. Die he attend the class sessions?
10. How many?
11. Why not all of them?
12. With what?
13. How long did he study for the final?
14. What did he use?
15. How many talks were on them?
16. What was his grade?
17. How does Harvard deliver lectures?
18. Are they downloadable?
19. What does Chanian this technology is causing?
20. Is he adding more of his lectures to the online library?
numbered_answers:
1. the University of California
2. teaches
3. Introduction to Computers
4. 200
5. about 20
6. the technology
7. the course's website
8. Yes
9. some of them
10. about 1/4
11. because he was busy
12. a job
13. three days
14. videos
15. about 15
16. a B-plus
17. Podcasting
18. Yes
19. to a passive learning environment
20. No