Q: In the middle of the first term of school, the entire seventh grade was tested for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and continued to dream of other things. His heart was not in school, but in the woods. One day, Miss White's impatient voice broke into his daydreams. "Steve! Pay attention!" Steve turned to look at her, fixing his eyes on Miss White, as she began to go over the test results for the seventh grade. "You all did pretty well," she told the class, "except for one boy, and it breaks my heart to tell you this, but..." She hesitated, her eyes searching his face. "...The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!" She just stared at Steve. Steve dropped his eyes. After that, it was war! Steve still wouldn't do his homework. Even as the punishments became more severe, he remained _ "Just try it! ONE WEEK!" He was unmoved. "You're smart enough! You'll see a change!" Nothing touched him. "Give yourself a chance! Don't give up on your life!" Nothing. "Steve! Please! I care about you!" Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Steve went home from school, thoughtful, that afternoon. Walking into the house, both parents were out. He, quickly, gathered up a jar of peanut butter, a loaf of bread, a bottle of water, and this time...his schoolbooks. The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and he waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all smiles! God, she was beautiful! Miss White, immediately, gave a quiz on the weekend homework. Steve hurried through the test and was the first to hand in his paper. With a look of surprise, Miss White took his paper. Obviously puzzled, she began to look it over. Miss White's face was in total shock! The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test! From that moment nothing was the same for Steve. Life at home remained the same, but life still changed. He discovered that not only could he learn, but he was good at it! He discovered that he could understand knowledge and translate the things he learned into his own life. Steve began to go ahead!

1. Steve
2. seventh
3. no
4. in the woods
5. impatient
6. Miss White
7. yes
8. no
9. yes
10. yes

Numbered questions:
1. Who is the main character?
2. What grade was he in?
3. Was he paying attention in school?
4. Where was his heart at?
5. What was the teacher
6. What was her name?
7. Was Steve the smartest boy in her class?
8. Did punishment help him?
9. Did Miss White care about Steve?
10. Did he finally pass the quiz?

Q: (CNN) -- As the players run on to the court, the excitement begins to build in the arena full of fiercely loyal basketball fans. It's a small arena with capacity for only 1,200 people, not counting standing-room-only tickets. As the members of the team are introduced, fans jump up to cheer them on, clapping and chanting, full of team spirit. "I've been yelling my heart out!" says a fan who arrived early for the game.

The team is "The Miners" and on a recent night it was playing at home in Cananea, a town of 33,000 in northwestern Mexico, known for its large deposits of copper and other metals. One of the largest mining companies in Mexico operates in the town about 35 miles south of the Arizona border.

It's an unlikely place for foreigners, but not when it comes to sports. Davin White, 29, is an American immigrant in Cananea and a star forward for the Miners. White attended California State University in Northridge and has also played in Serbia, Italy and Qatar. But Cananea is much closer to his native Phoenix. "The town is very small, but the people are very energetic when it comes to basketball," says White.

He doesn't speak Spanish, but that doesn't seem to be a problem on the court. Teammate Brandon Brown, another immigrant athlete, says he has learned a few words. "I don't think you want to hear what I've learned in Spanish," Brown says with a smile. The 25-year-old from New Orleans, who attended the University of California at San Bernardino, says he has fallen in love with Mexican food, especially carne asada, or Mexican-style grilled steak.

1. basketball game
2. 1,200
3. The Miners
4. Cananea
5. Mexico
6. copper and other metals
7. Arizona
8. Davin White
9. forward
10. California State University
11. Serbia, Italy and Qatar

Numbered questions:
1. What sporting event was taking place?
2. How many people are there?
3. What group are the spectators there for?
4. Where are they from?
5. What country is that in?
6. What products does the city produce?
7. What state is the city fairly close to?
8. What former american plays for them?
9. What position does he play?
10. Where did he go to college?
11. What other countries did he play in?

Q: (CNN) -- The White House may be the official residence of the U.S. president, but it's only a temporary address. The former homes and libraries of presidents offer an inside look into the lives of the select few who served as the nation's leader.

Nearly 80 million visitors have toured Mount Vernon, George Washington's home in Virginia.

From simple log cabins to expansive estates, hundreds of presidential homes and historical sites are open to the public. Visitors can read the love letters between Harry Truman and his wife, Bess, examine hand-drawn maps by Herbert Hoover or eye the tintype photograph of young wife Lucy that Rutherford B. Hayes carried with him daily on Civil War battlefields and later in the White House.

As we witness a new leader take office and celebrate past commanders-in-chief on President's Day this month, CNN asked William Clotworthy, author of "Homes and Libraries of the Presidents," to recommend five places for travelers to see a very human side of history's presidents.

Lincoln's birthplace

There's more than split rails at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Hodgenville, Kentucky. The site, run by the National Park Service, offers exhibits and walking tours so the visitor can experience a little of the frontier life that shaped the nation's 16th president.

The centerpiece is the large marble and granite Lincoln Memorial Building, which houses a small and humble log cabin. The cabin is not actually Lincoln's birth cabin -- that has been lost to history -- but it does try to replicate as closely as possible the tiny and primitive surroundings that sheltered the future commander in chief.

1. William Clotworthy
2. author
3. "Homes and Libraries of the Presidents,"
4. to recommend five places for travelers to see a very human side of history's presidents.
5. unknown
6. 16th
7. Hodgenville, Kentucky.
8. exhibits and walking tours
9. no
10. that has been lost to history
11. yes
12. a small and humble log cabin.
13. yes
14. love letters between Harry Truman and his wife, Bess
15. Virginia.

Numbered questions:
1. Who is interviewed in the story?
2. What is his occupation?
3. What did he write?
4. What did he suggest to the interviewer?
5. How many places are there dedicated to those former executives?
6. Which number president was Lincoln?
7. Where can you learn about his early life?
8. What do they have to help you learn about him?
9. Can you visit the house where he was born?
10. Why not?
11. Do they have a house there?
12. What kind?
13. Is it similar to the real cabin?
14. Whose correspondence can you see at one of these places?
15. Where did the first president live?