question: In a surprising result, the No. 69 Middle School girls' football team yesterday beat their school's boys' team. The boys' team often helped the girls with their training . They had never lost to the girls before, but this time the girls beat them 4 -- 3. After the game, Wu Nai, head of the boys' team, was very unhappy. "We all thought this would be an easy game," he said. "We never thought a team of girls could beat us. This is the saddest day of my life. " But Mr Hu, the boys' PE teacher, said he thought the girls should win. "The boys were too confident ," he said. "I told them before the match that they needed to play well. They all thought that girls' football was a joke. Now they know better. They didn't play carefully, and they lost." The match had started well for the boys. After 30 minutes, they were winning 2 - 0. Their best player, Lu Ming, scored in the thirtieth minute. Earlier, the mid-field player, Ma Zhengquan, had scored the first goal in only the second minute of the match. After the first half hour, the boys seemed to become too confident. At first, the girls had felt a bit nervous , but then they became more and more confident. Just before half time, Li Xiaolin made the score 2 - 1. In the second half, the boys were the first to score. It was from Lu Ming. After that the boys became lazy, but the girls kept on working hard. Hao Meiling scored in the 68th minute, to make the score 3 -- 2. Then Li Xiaolin scored twice in the last six minutes to make the last score 4-3. It was a surprising finish. The girls' PE teacher, Miss Wang, was very pleased with their work. "They were great!" She said. "I told them they could win. I told them that the most important thing was teamwork. The boys' team had some good players, but my girls were a better team!"
1. Who beat the schools boys team in football?
2. Who scored twice in the last 6 miniutes?
3. What as the score after 30 minutes?
4. Was the head of the boys team happy aftery the game?
5. Did he think it would be an easy game?
6. Why did Mr. Hu think the girls deserved to win?
7. Were the girls confident playing from the begining of the game?
8. Who scored first in the second half?
9. Who scored in the 68th minute?
10. What was the final score of the ,game?
11. Had the boys ever lost to the girls before?
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answer: 1. the No. 69 Middle School girls' football team
2. Li Xiaolin
3. 2 - 0.
4. no
5. Yes
6. The boys didn't play carefully
7. no
8. the boys did
9. Hao Meiling
10. 4-3.
11. no

question: Sometimes Karen likes to go to the library. Her friend Michael also likes the library, but her other friend James does not like the library. Karen and Michael like to read about different things. They can learn about things that they don't know much about. They also like to read fun and exciting stories.

The librarian, Mr. Hernandez, knows Michael and Karen, because they are in the library a lot. He knows what kind of books they like. When the library gets new books, he tells Karen and Michael about any books that he thinks they would like. James only goes to the library when he has to read a book for class. Mr. Hernandez does not know very much about James, because James does not go to the library often.

Karen's favorite books are about airplanes, cars, and trains. She like reading about how fast they can go, and about the workers who build them. When she grows up, she is going to buy a fast car and travel to different states. Michael likes books about dinosaurs, cowboys, and fireworks. When he grows up, he is going to buy a costume and dress up like a cowboy.
1. Where does Karen like to go?
2. Who does she often go with?
3. What are her favorite books?
4. What are Michael's?
5. do they have another friend?
6. whats their name?
7. do they know the librarian?
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answer: 1. the library
2. Michael
3. about airplanes, cars, and trains
4. dinosaurs, cowboys, and fireworks
5. yes
6. James
7. yes

question: Harry had a very small farm. He only had one cow but dreamed about having a large farm. He once asked his father Bill, "I'd like to have that land over there. How can I get it?" His father encouraged him to go and talk to the landowner to see how they could get the land. Harry said. "But we don't have enough money." His father said, "Don't worry. Go and talk to him." Several years passed. Harry had not only the land, but also several hundred cows. He had a happy life with his wife. Later, Harry's wife, Sarah, had a dream. "I want to build the biggest farm in the world." She said. They called their friend Manuel about this task. Three days later Manuel had a plan for the whole project. Then they asked, "How much will it cost?" Manuel said they needed a lot of money. "Nobody will lend us so much money to build a farm," they thought. But the manager of the bank _ them and their dream. A few months later, La manuel, the biggest farm in the world, was opened.
1. Who was the friend?
2. What was he called about?
3. How long did it take to create a plan?
4. Who was the farmer?
5. Was he married?
6. Her name?
7. Does she have a father-in-law?
8. And his name?
9. How many animals did they have at first?
10. How many cattle did they eventually have?
11. How long did it take?
12. What was Harry's dream?
13. What size was it to begin with?
14. What did his dad advise?
15. What was his excuse for not talking?
16. What was the follow-up advise?
17. What was the state of their marriage?
18. Who was telephoned?
19. What was necessary to succeed?
20. Did they receive it?
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answer:
1. Manuel
2. Sarah wanted to build the biggest farm in the world
3. Three days
4. Harry
5. Yes
6. Sarah
7. Yes
8. Bill
9. one cow
10. several hundred
11. Several years
12. he dreamed about having a large farm
13. very small
14. to go and talk to the landowner
15. he didn't have enough money.
16. Don't worry
17. happy
18. their friend Manuel
19. a lot of money
20. Yes