Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

The United Nations Environment Programme is an agency of United Nations and coordinates its environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. It was founded by Maurice Strong, its first director, as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm Conference) in June 1972 and Environment has overall responsibility for environmental problems among United Nations agencies but international talks on specialized issues, such as addressing climate change or combating desertification, are overseen by other UN organizations, like the Bonn-based Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. UN Environment activities cover a wide range of issues regarding the atmosphere, marine and terrestrial ecosystems, environmental governance and green economy. It has played a significant role in developing international environmental conventions, promoting environmental science and information and illustrating the way those can be implemented in conjunction with policy, working on the development and implementation of policy with national governments, regional institutions in conjunction with environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs). UN Environment has also been active in funding and implementing environment related development projects.

UN Environment has aided in the formulation of guidelines and treaties on issues such as the international trade in potentially harmful chemicals, transboundary air pollution, and contamination of international waterways. Relevant documents, including scientific papers, are available via the UNEP Document Repository.

1. What has UN Environment been active in funding?
2. what is the United Nations Environment Programme?
3. of what organization?
4. what do they aid in formulating?
5. where do they keep their documents?
6. do they keep scientific papers there?
7. what does the UNEP do for the UN?
8. who founded them?
9. do they work with NGOs?
10. what is another example of someone they work with?
11. when was it created?
12. what types of issues does UN Environment cover?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. projects
2. an agency
3. United Nations
4. policies and practices
5. the UNEP Document Repository
6. yes
7. it has overall responsibility for environmental problems among United Nations agencies
8. Maurice Strong,
9. yes
10. national governments
11. June 1972
12. the atmosphere, marine and terrestrial ecosystems, environmental governance and green economy.

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

"Did you go skating a lot last year?" I asked. Jen shook her head and looked at me. Finally she said, "On Thanksgiving, Mom and I always went to visit some friends who lived on a farm. I especially loved seeing their big turkeys." Until then, I didn't think about how Jen felt. She had a new stepfather and stepbrother, and had a new town and home, too. Jen and her mom used to live near a lake where Dad and I went every summer, and she had to move up north with us. She had more changes than me. Jen seemed sad, so I was busy thinking of some ways to cheer her up on Thanksgiving. I told her my plan and she was excited. First we made a huge snowball, and then a small snowball. Then we built a wall behind the big snowball as a tail. Jen mixed some food coloring with water, saying, "We can spray colors on the tail." Our snow turkey had a red, blue, green, and yellow tail. We were so busy that we didn't notice our parents come outside. Dad found a hat for the snow turkey, and Mom wrapped her scarf around its neck. " _ ," Mom said. "You're a good brother, and you always come up with great ideas.'' A happy feeling spread through me. I began to understand how much she cared about everyone in our new family.

1. Who is the story about?
2. What day does it take place?
3. Is Jen happy?
4. Why not?
5. Where did she used to live?
6. Where does she live now?
7. Did she have any Thanksgiving traditions?
8. What were they?
9. What did she do there?
10. Does her new family do anything to cheer her up?
11. What?
12. What next?
13. What were they making?
14. Did they decorate it?
15. How?
16. Any other decorations?
17. What were they?
18. What else?
19. Was this a happy Thanksgiving?
20. Were there any lessons learned?
21. What were they?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Jen
2. Thanksgiving,
3. No
4. She had a new stepfather and stepbrother, and had a new town and home, too.
5. near a lake where Dad and I went every summer
6. she had to move up north
7. Yes
8. Mom and I always went to visit some friends who lived on a farm.
9. I especially loved seeing their big turkeys
10. Yes
11. First we made a huge snowball, and then a small snowball.
12. Then we built a wall behind the big snowball as a tail.
13. snow turkey
14. Yes
15. Jen mixed some food coloring with water, saying, "We can spray colors on the tail."
16. Yes
17. Dad found a hat for the snow turkey
18. Mom wrapped her scarf around its neck
19. Yes
20. Yes
21. I began to understand how much she cared about everyone in our new family.

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Nick and his friends were talking about things that can bring them luck . "I have a lucky red pen," said Andrea. "I have a lucky penny ," said Manuel. Every time I want to do really well in tests, I carry my lucky penny." Nick thought for a moment, and answered, "My blue socks." "Blue socks?" the boys were surprised and asked together. Nick said that every time he wore his blue socks to school before a test, he got a good mark. The next day Nick would have a Chinese test. He was sad because he couldn't find his blue socks to wear to school. "Mom!" shouted Nick. "Where are my blue socks? I will have a Chinese test, and I need to wear them." "Don't be silly," Nick's mom said. "They need to be washed." "When I wear them, I get a good grade," Nick said. "Did you prepare for your test?" asked Mom. "Yes." "Then don't worry about it. Just do your best," Mom encouraged. Nick was worried about his test because his lucky socks would not help him. A few days later, Nick's teacher told him that he got 95 in his test. Nick was so excited that he couldn't wait to tell Mom how well he did in his test. Mom said, "It wasn't the blue socks that made you successful. It was made by yourself."

1. What was everyone talking about?
2. Who had the penny?
3. Does it help him in school?
4. Does Andrea have a pencil?
5. What does she have?
6. Why was Nick worried?
7. Why did he think he needed them?
8. Did he fail the test?
9. What grade did he earn?
10. Who told him that?
11. Did his mom think he needed the socks?
12. Had he studied for the test?
13. Why did he pass the test?
14. Was he happy about that?
15. Did he want to tell his friends?
16. Who did he want to tell?
17. What was the test for?
18. Why couldn't he wear the socks?
19. Did he think it would be okay not to wear them?
20. Who did he ask about them?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. things that can bring them luck
2. Manuel
3. yes
4. No
5. A red pen
6. he couldn't find his blue socks to wear to school
7. He has a Chinese test
8. no
9. 95
10. His teacher
11. No
12. Yes
13. He did it himself
14. Yes
15. No at least it wasn't mentioned in the story
16. His Mom
17. Chinese
18. They needed to be washed
19. Yes
20. His mom