question: Alice's Adventures in Wonderlandis one of the most loved children's books of all time, and many adults enjoy it as well. It tells the story of a young girl named Alice, who follows a rabbit entering a magical world called Wonderland. She has many experiences which seem to change the rules of reasoning or common sense. The popularity of the book comes from its imagination, interesting story, and art work. The writer of the book is Lewis Carroll. In fact, Lewis Carroll was not the writer's real name. His real name was Charles Dodgson. One day, he took a boat ride down the Thames River to have a picnic with three little girls who were friends of the family. To keep them entertained on the ride, he told them a story in which Alice, the middle child, was the main character. They enjoyed the story very much. Charles later wrote the story down under the nameAlice's Adventures Under Groundand gave it to Alice as a Christmas present. Later, he gave a copy to his friend George MacDonald. George read it to his children and they loved it. George suggested to Charles that he make a book from his story. Charles then wrote more parts to the story until it was around 35,000 words. It was first printed in 1866, with art work by John Tenniel, under the nameAlice's Adventures in Wonderland. The book was an immediate success. One of its first fans was Queen Victoria. She immediately requested a collection of all of Lewis Carroll's works. She was surprised to find that they included many works on math. In fact, Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician. This can be seen in many puzzles and plays on reasoning that appear in his books and poems. Since the story was first printed, it has kept selling up to the present day. It has been translated into over fifty languages and has had several movies based on it.
1. Where is Alice's Adventures?
2. who is Alice?
3. What does she follow?
4. Is the book popular?
5. Who is the author?
6. What was his real name?
7. Where did he ride his boat?
8. To do what?
9. What did he tell them?
10. Was Alice an only child?
11. Which child was she?
12. Did the girls enjoy the story?
13. Who did he give a copy to?
14. How many words was the book?
15. When was it first printed?
16. Who did the art work?
17. Was it an immediate success?
18. Who was one of it's first fans?
19. What else does Dodgson write?
20. How many languages has it been translated into?
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answer: 1. a magical world called Wonderland
2. a young girl
3. a rabbit
4. yes
5. Lewis Carroll
6. Charles Dodgson
7. the Thames River
8. have a picnic with three little girls
9. a story about Alice,
10. nho
11. the middle child
12. yes
13. his friend
14. 35,000
15. 1866
16. John Tenniel
17. yes
18. Queen Victoria
19. many works on math
20. fifty

question: For Iris Grace Halmshaw, the world was a lonely place. The autistic five-year-old girl tried to speak, and she was often thrown into pain by the world around her. She filled her days with painting, and nothing could quite change this situation. Until, that was, a cat called Thula came along. The pair are now inseparable . Iris' parents believe the gentle cat is helping their little girl communicate with others, as well as influencing her works of art. In the beginning, they thought it was just _ , but now they believe Iris is expressing her love for Thula through her painting. Mother said, "When Iris is painting, Thula is told by her to "sit down" if she jumps up onto the table. She stays there, watching Iris with great interest, sometimes wanting to play with the brushes, but mostly just patiently watching." And the pair's bond doesn't end there. Thula is at Iris' side for every part of her life. The pair's closeness is having an effect on Iris' relationships with others, and her parents find it easier to encourage her to talk to others. After researching the advantages of animal therapy for autistic children, the couple had tried introducing Iris to horses, dogs and even other cats with no success --- but things changed when Thula came to live with the family. During weeks, the cat was helping to comfort the little girl in times of stress. Mother said, "It was as if they were old friends from the day they met. Thanks to Thula, new doorways to communication and feelings are opening and Iris is happier than ever before."[:Zxxk.Com]
1. What was Iris's last name?
2. How was she different?
3. What changed her life?
4. What was its name?
5. Do they spend a lot of time together?
6. Is the cat aggressive?
7. Do Iris's parents think the cat is good for her?
8. How so?
9. What kind of art?
10. What does the cat do when she's painting?
11. Does Iris like other animals?
12. Where does Thula live?
13. What other animals did Iris meet?
14. How old was Iris?
15. What was her middle name?
16. Without Thula, how did Iris feel?
17. When did the cat comfort her?
18. Did they like each other when they first met?
19. What does Iris tell the cat when she gets onto the table?
20. Does Thula leave Iris for parts of the day?
21. What's easier for Iris now?
22. How does Iris feel now?
23. Why did Iris and Thula meet?
24. Why did they want to do that?
25. What did Iris do to spend her time?
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answer: 1. Halmshaw
2. She was autistic
3. She met a cat
4. Thula
5. Yes
6. No
7. Yes
8. It helps her communicate with others and influences her art
9. Painting
10. Mostly just watching
11. No
12. With the family
13. horses, dogs and even other cats
14. Five
15. Grace
16. She was in pain
17. In times of stress
18. Yes
19. "Sit down"
20. No
21. talking to others
22. Iris is happier than ever before
23. Iris's parents were trying animal therapy
24. They researched the advantages of animal therapy for autistic children
25. She painted

question: Bill and Steve went to the park. It was a nice Saturday afternoon. They both rode their bicycles to the park. Bill and Steve were hoping to use the swings, but when they showed up, the swings were being used by Anne and Susan.

"Can we use the swings?" Bill asked the two girls, hoping they were almost done.

"Not now," said Anne. "We have only been here for a little bit."

Bill was disappointed, but there were so many other things to do at the park. Bill and Steve went to the slide. Up and down they went, faster and faster, every time! It became a race, Bill and Steve ran back to the ladder as quickly as they could so they could go down again.

After a half hour, the two boys were very tired from climbing the ladder and flying down the slide so quickly over and over. They went to their bikes to go back home. As they started going home, they saw Anne and Susan had left. They could use the swings before going home!
1. Who were the swings being used by?
2. Who did Bill go to the park with?
3. What day was it?
4. Was it morning?
5. How did they get to the park?
6. What did they hope to do when they got there?
7. What did they ask?
8. What did Anne say?
9. How did Bill feel?
10. Was there anything else to do?
11. Where did the boys go up and down?
12. Did it take them two hours to get tired?
13. How long did it take?
14. Why did they go to their bikes?
15. What did they see as they started home?
16. What could they do then?
17. How many kids total, were at the park?
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answer:
1. Anne and Susan
2. Steve
3. Saturday
4. no
5. on their bikes
6. use the swings
7. to use the swings
8. not now
9. disappointed
10. yes
11. the slide
12. no
13. half and hour
14. to go home
15. that Anne and Susan left
16. use the swings
17. four