Problem: (CNN) -- Former English Premier League referees have jumped to the defense of Howard Webb after criticism of his performance in Sunday's World Cup final.

Webb, the first referee to officiate the European Champions League final and World Cup final in the same season, dished out 13 yellow cards and one red as Spain defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in a tempestuous clash at Soccer City, Johannesburg.

Dutch coach Bert Van Marwijk and several of his players suggested the English official favored the Spanish, and Netherlands fans booed Webb and his assistants when they collected their medals after the game.

But ex-referee Jeff Winter, who took charge of several fiery encounters between English giants like Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool, was full of praise for Webb's performance in extremely testing circumstances.

"I thought he had a superb game," Winter told CNN. "I find it very difficult to remember a more testing game than that at any level. I thought the players' behavior and discipline were abysmal.

"It was as if the Dutch had decided the only way they were going to stop Spain was by kicking them, harassing the referee and being obnoxious throughout.

"From a referee's point of view, if the players don't want to be controlled it's virtually impossible to control them. Had it had been a referee without his experience of the European game, they might have lost control within the first 30 minutes."

Webb's tally of 14 yellow cards -- including the red shown to Netherlands defender Johnny Heitinga in extra-time - was a record for the World Cup final.
1. Was his performance criticized?
2. What is his name?
Answer: 1. no
2. Howard Webb

Problem: About 18,000 refugees from Burma have come to the United States each year since 2007. Some have settled in Howard County, Maryland between Baltimore and Washington. A local school began teaching English to the children of the refugees. But while the children learned the language, their parents did not. That made communication with teachers _ .

At present, almost fifty children from Burma attend Bollman Bridge Elementary School. Laurel Conran is a teacher there. She said, "The main idea is the global idea." She teaches English to speakers of other languages. One of her students is Tha Neih Ciang. Another student is Tha Neih's mother, Tin Iang. Ms. Conran practices English with Tin Iang at the mother's workplace. Many refugees from Burma work at Coastal Sunbelt Produce, a supplier of fruits and vegetables to restaurants and other businesses.

Laurel Conran started classes at the company to help refugees from Burma learn English. Laurel Conran said, "The program is a six-week session. It's once a week, on every Wednesday, from twelve to one o'clock. So every Wednesday I go to Coastal Sunbelt." As the workers eat lunch, they also practice their new language skills.

Lisa Chertok has a child at Bollman Bridge. She is also a manager at Coastal Sunbelt. She helped Ms. Conran develop the lessons, which she says have really helped. Lisa Chertok said, "Well, when the Burmese employees got here, they were very, very shy. Now I find that they are more outspoken than before. They're more communicative. As parents, they are also more involved in their children's school."

Jonathan Davis is the headmaster of Bollman Bridge Elementary School. Mr. Davis hopes the lessons will help these parents feel better about communicating with the school. He said, "Even as simple as making a phone call to say that their son or daughter is sick, even if that's the amount of English that they have got from the program, that truly will help us."
1. Which school is teaching English to refugees?
2. where is this school at?
3. what cities is this near?
4. What was making communication with teachers difficult?
5. where are the refugees from?
6. how may have came to the US?
7. how often?
8. for how long?
9. who is the teacher helping them?
10. where else does she teach at?
11. what company?
12. when are these classes?
13. at what time?
14. how many weeks?
15. Is it held after work?
16. Is it their lunch break?
17. Does the teacher have help with the classes?
18. from who?
19. Does she work at Coastal Sunbelt?
20. doing what?
Answer: 1. Bollman Bridge Elementary School.
2. Howard County, Maryland
3. Baltimore and Washington.
4. the language
5. Burma
6. About 18,000
7. each year
8. since 2007
9. Laurel Conran
10. a mother's workplace
11. Coastal Sunbelt Produce
12. every Wednesday
13. twelve to one o'clock
14. six
15. no
16. yes
17. yes
18. Lisa Chertok
19. yes
20. a manager

Problem: Steve was excited about the trip he was taking tonight. The family was going out to his favorite place to eat. Steve loved spaghetti and meatballs, and the restaurant made the very best!

When Steve and his parents got to the restaurant, his mother had to tell him to stop running so fast. Steve couldn't help himself, he wanted to be inside and at a table so badly. The restaurant had pictures of all the people that used to work there in the past, it had been around for a long time with a history of such great food. It was not the first time his mother had to tell him to slow down.

When they were taken to their table and went through the curtain to the dining area, Steve had another nice surprise waiting for him. It would not be a table for three, his favorite aunt and uncle were waiting at the table for them! Steve sat down quickly to get some of the bread sticks before they were all gone.

Steve did not even need a menu, he knew what he wanted. Bring on the spaghetti and meatballs, nice and hot!
1. why was steve excited?
2. where was he going?
3. did he like spaghetti?
4. and also meat balls?
5. was the restaurant old or new?
6. what did his mother have to tell him when they got there?
7. what was the other surprise for steven?
8. did Steven have bread sticks?
9. what did he want to eat?
10. hot or cold?
Answer: 1. taking a trip
2. his favorite restaurant
3. yes
4. yes
5. old
6. to slow down
7. his aunt and uncle were there
8. yes
9. spaghetti and meatballs
10. hot

Problem: Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. Is that true? The answer is definitely no. In fact, they have very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following chart is a day's life of a pop star. Feb. l0, 2016 5:00 Woke up and had breakfast in the hotel. Took taxi to airport. 7:30 Plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather. 8:30 Plane landed. Waited for luggage for half an hour. Signed for fans at the airport. 9:45 Arrived at the hotel and had a short rest. 10:00 Started out to attend the meeting with fans and gave an interview to the local reporters. 11:00 Went to radio station to attend the live show. 12:00 Had lunch with local producer I3:00 Went to theatre and prepared for the night's show. 17:00 Back to hotel. Tried to have a rest. Still worried about the band. 18:00 Had supper, but ate little. 18:30 Went to theatre again and got ready for show. 19:30 Sang very well, and audience gave a warm welcome. The band improved a little. 22:00 Show was over. Very tired from it. 23:00 Back to hotel. Took a bath. Too excited to sleep, so watched TV. 0:00 Fell asleep, with TV on.
1. Who is rich?
2. How many young people want to be them?
3. are there lives easy?
4. what do they spend a lot of time doing?
5. what day is the itinerary from?
6. what happened at 7:30
7. what time did they arrive at the hotel?
8. who did they have lunch with?
9. Did they take a shower/.
10. Did they eat caviar/.
11. who did they give an interview to?
12. did they sing horribly?
Answer:
1. Pop stars
2. Many
3. no
4. travel
5. Feb. l0, 2016
6. Plane took off
7. 9:45
8. local producer
9. no
10. no
11. local reporters
12. no