Problem: One day a man named John was walking down the block near the park when he came across a butterfly. The butterfly was on a flower in the park. The butterfly was named Jill. John watched as Jill flew from the flower to a telephone down the block. He followed Jill and watched her land on the phone. He felt curious about why Jill was sitting on the phone. Because of that feeling, he picked up the phone and all of a sudden he passed out. When he woke up he was in a warmer place than before. He looked around and saw that he was on a small piece of land in the middle of the ocean. Its name was Otonga, but John didn't know that. He looked behind him and saw a forest and a big volcano. Next to him there was a cat named Bob. John felt happy to be in such a nice place. He got up. Bob ran away into the forest. John looked at the ocean, but he couldn't see anything else there. He followed Bob. After walking through the forest for a short time he got tired and sat down.
1. What was on the flower?
2. Where at?
3. Who came across her?
4. where did he see her fly?
5. what did he think about that?
6. when did he pass out?
7. what happened next?
8. where was he?
9. was it a big place?
10. Did he know what the place was called?
11. What was behind him?
12. how did he feel?
13. why?
14. Who's Bob?
15. Did he stay with John?
16. where did he go?
17. Why did Jogn get tired?
18. Did he find Bob?
Answer: 1. butterfly
2. the park
3. John
4. to a telephone
5. curious
6. when he picked up the phone
7. he woke up
8. in a warmer place
9. no
10. yes
11. a forest and a big volcano.
12. happy
13. he was in such a nice place
14. A cat
15. no
16. the forest.
17. he was walking
18. yes

Q: My daughter went to see The Wild One recently and she commented that Marlon Brando was wearing jeans so long ago. Of course he helped set the trend, so that got me thinking about the link between films and trends in fashion. Fashion and films have gone hand in hand for long. The Wild One is a good example: it appeared in 1954, starring Brando. Dressed in a black leather motorcycle jacket, leather cap and jeans, he created a look which is still considered "cool" today. Everyone from Madonna to middle-aged men is seen wearing the classic leather motorcycle jacket.

Another strong influence on fashion trends was Breakfast at Tiffany's, starring Audrey Hepburn. She made famous the simple black dress that looks perfect at either a cocktail party or just standing around an expensive department store like Tiffany's with a pastry and coffee in your hand, as Audrey Hepburn does in the film. She looks so elegant, wearing simple but beautiful dresses, big dark glasses and a string of pearls around her neck. Audrey Hepburn still influences women's fashion with her "Tiffany's look".

In more modern times, the film star Uma Thurman created a major fashion trend when she appeared in the film Pulp Fiction, made in 1994. Her style was very simple. Her black trousers, crisp white shirt and hair style was copied by women in the world.

Influencing fashion trends can often be about timing. The movie Memoirs of a Geisha came just in time to start a trend in Japanese fashion. It started the Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, who wore beautiful silk kimonos , and it won an Oscar for Costume Design. Many travel companies picked up on the trend and ran "geisha trips" to Japan. The film has also led to a regained interest in kimonos. It is now quite common to see young Japanese women wearing kimonos not just on traditional occasions, but at various social events. The fashion is also beginning to spread to western countries.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is the topic of this article?
2. Who stared in the movie Pulp Fiction?
3. In what year?
4. Was her choice of clothing complex?
5. What did she wear?
6. Who saw the Wild One?
7. Do we know her name?
8. Who made jeans popular?
9. What else?
10. Which star looked elegant in in dresses?
11. Did she smoke in the film?
12. What else was she know for wearing?
13. Who won an award for Asian clothing in a film?
14. What did she wear?
15. Where is the trend spreading?
16. Who still wears the leather jackets?
17. What style of Uma's was duplicated by women?
A: 1. The link between films and trends in fashion.
2. Uma Thurman
3. 1994
4. No
5. Black trousers and a crisp white shirt
6. The daughter of the author of the article
7. No
8. Marlon Brando
9. Leather
10. Audrey Hepburn
11. Yes
12. Glasses
13. Zhang Ziyi
14. beautiful silk kimonos
15. Japan
16. Madonna
17. Hair

Problem: (CNN) -- As President Obama's second-term Cabinet starts to take shape, we can see some of the outlines of what the White House hopes to do in the next four years.

The major theme is that Obama is prepared to defend his turf, tooth and nail. This is a Cabinet whose strength is defense rather than offense.

Gone are the hopes of bipartisanship. Now it's time to really engage the partisan battle. Obama won't be pushing for many watershed changes in the next four years, but he is not going to make it easy for Republicans to make any deep inroads into what he has accomplished.

During the last two weeks, the president rolled out his nominations on national security -- Sen. John Kerry for secretary of state, Sen. Chuck Hagel for secretary of defense, and John Brennan to direct the CIA. He then nominated his chief of staff, Jack Lew, to be secretary of the treasury.

We must be careful not to infer too much from presidential appointments, since these people ultimately serve the interests of the president rather than vice versa -- but still, the identities of the members of the new Cabinet provide important hints.

This is a team with experience and deep roots in Washington. It is clear that Obama, sobered after four brutal years of fighting with Republicans in Congress, realizes that he needs leaders who have clout in Congress.

On national security, this is a team with deep experience that can protect the existing policies the administration has adopted. Obama has selected two Senate veterans who are also military veterans, Kerry and Hagel, with the hope of using their connections with legislators and their knowledge of the ways and means of the legislative process.
1. Who is ready to defend their turf?
2. What is starting to take shape for him?
3. What term?
4. What is the Cabinet's strong suit?
5. Is there a possibility of bipartisanship?
6. Who did he nominate for Secretary of Defense?
7. Who is likely to be the director of the CIA?
8. Over how long has Obama been presenting his selections for the Cabinet?
9. Who's interests do these nominees serve?
10. Are these Presidential appointees newbies or do they represent experience?
11. Who has the president been battling with for a long time?
12. For how long?
13. Has this been easy on him?
14. Who is Jack Lew?
15. What other position did he hold?
16. Is Obama making it easy for the Republicans?
17. what does he feel that this team can do for the administration?
18. What two nominees are Senate and Military vets?
19. What does the president want to use that these two have?
20. Lastly, what do these leaders have in Congress that is beneficial to Obama?
Answer:
1. Obama
2. Cabinet
3. second-term
4. defense rather than offense.
5. no
6. Sen. Chuck Hagel
7. John Brennan
8. During the last two weeks, the president rolled out his nominations on national security -- Sen. John Kerry for secretary of state, Sen. Chuck Hagel for secretary of defense, and John Brennan to direct the CIA. He then nominated his chief of staff, Jack Lew, to be secretary of the treasury.
9. of the president
10. experience
11. Republicans
12. four
13. brutal
14. secretary of the treasury.
15. chief of staff
16. no
17. protect the existing policies the administration has adopted
18. Kerry and Hagel
19. using their connections with legislators and their knowledge
20. knowledge of the ways and means of the legislative process.