input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER XXVIII

DREAMS AND DRESS-MAKING

Tato was now one of the family. They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.

"You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure. "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America. Our culture increases with our civilization. It is even hinted that Il Duca is to abandon our island forever. He has been interesting to us, but not popular, and you will not miss him when you come again to find he is not here. If this time he has caused you an inconvenience, I am sorry. It is regrettable, but,--"

"But it is so!" said Patsy, laughing.

Tato was again transformed. Patricia, who was the smallest of the three nieces, though not especially slim, had quickly altered one of her own pretty white gowns to fit the child, and as she was deft with her needle and the others had enthusiastically assisted her, Tato now looked more like a fairy than ever.

It was really wonderful what a suitable dress could do for the tiny Sicilian maid. She had lost her free and boyish manner and become shy and retiring with strangers, although when in the society of the three nieces she was as sweet and frank as ever. She wore her new gown gracefully, too, as if well accustomed to feminine attire all her life. The only thing now needed, as Patsy said, was time in which to grow her hair, which had always been cut short, in boyish fashion. 1. Where did they leave?
2. Where to?
3. Who was driving?
4. Who did he drive?
5. Did anyone laugh?
6. Who?
7. About what?
8. What did Tato look like?
9. Why?
10. Did she wear it well?
11. What did she still had to do to complete the transformation?
12. What would it take to do that?
13. Was style was it now?
numbered_answers: 1. Taormina
2. to the station
3. Frascatti
4. all the girls
5. Yes
6. Patsy
7. unknown
8. like a fairy
9. she was wearing a pretty white gown
10. Yes
11. grow her hair
12. time
13. cut short, in boyish fashion

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Each year about a quarter of a million Americans study abroad. For many of them, a summer or a semester in a foreign country now involves more than just sitting in classrooms and hanging out with other American students. Instead, they are encouraged and sometimes required to be involved in the local communities they are studying in.

"It's ly important that they know something about how people in other parts of the world live and think, and how they behave," says William Finlay, head of the sociology department at the University of Georgia. In 2008, he co-founded a study abroad program with South Africa's Stellenbosch University. It combines traditional academic in-class learning with community involvement.

"We've been working with a non-government organization in the township. Our students typically either work with little children in day care centers or work in the library and teach very basic computer skills to young children," says Finlay.

The three-week program proved to be an unforgettable experience for Hillary Kinsey. She says, "It was interesting to learn the history of the area and then talk to these people and see what the social dynamics were, and how certain groups felt about other groups."

When Hillary Kinsey returned home from South Africa, she and other students in the program established a non-profit group. Kinsey says the group wants to contribute to advancing education and development in South Africa. "One of the purposes of the group is that we hope to raise money and awareness about the situation where those people live and help to promote any sort of educational development that we can, " Kinsey added.

While many study abroad programs focus on helping Americans to learn foreign languages, others take a more intensive approach. "In all of our locations, we place students with local roommates," says Mark Lenhart, director of CEF Academic Programs, which sends more than a thousand students to China, Korea and other countries each year.

He says American students benefit from such one-on-one interactions, in spite of the challenges they face. Lenhart says, "They have to adjust to the local life. This will enable students to become more employable when they graduate." 1. What is important?
2. what are they taking part in?
3. What level are they participating in during that?
4. Which one sends people to Asian countries?
5. Who runs the South Africa one?
6. Where does he work?
7. When was it founded?
8. How many go away to learn?
9. What do they do there?
10. What uni do they use in South Africa?
numbered_answers: 1. that students studying abroad know something about how people in other parts of the world live
2. a study abroad program
3. at the local community level
4. CEF Academic Programs
5. William Finlay
6. at the University of Georgia
7. In 2008
8. about a quarter of a million
9. Study and learn about the local communities
10. Stellenbosch University

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER TWO

A MERRY CHRISTMAS

Jo was the first to wake in the gray dawn of Christmas morning. No stockings hung at the fireplace, and for a moment she felt as much disappointed as she did long ago, when her little sock fell down because it was crammed so full of goodies. Then she remembered her mother's promise and, slipping her hand under her pillow, drew out a little crimson-covered book. She knew it very well, for it was that beautiful old story of the best life ever lived, and Jo felt that it was a true guidebook for any pilgrim going on a long journey. She woke Meg with a "Merry Christmas," and bade her see what was under her pillow. A green-covered book appeared, with the same picture inside, and a few words written by their mother, which made their one present very precious in their eyes. Presently Beth and Amy woke to rummage and find their little books also, one dove-colored, the other blue, and all sat looking at and talking about them, while the east grew rosy with the coming day.

In spite of her small vanities, Margaret had a sweet and pious nature, which unconsciously influenced her sisters, especially Jo, who loved her very tenderly, and obeyed her because her advice was so gently given.

"Girls," said Meg seriously, looking from the tumbled head beside her to the two little night-capped ones in the room beyond, "Mother wants us to read and love and mind these books, and we must begin at once. We used to be faithful about it, but since Father went away and all this war trouble unsettled us, we have neglected many things. You can do as you please, but I shall keep my book on the table here and read a little every morning as soon as I wake, for I know it will do me good and help me through the day." 1. Who woke up in the gray dawn of Christmas morning?
2. How many sisters are in this passage?
3. Did the mother keep up her promise?
4. What was under Jo's pillow?
5. How did she wake Meg up?
6. WHat color books did Beth and Amy achieved?
7. Who had a pious nature of all the sisters?
8. Who loved her the most?
9. What did Meg advise her sisters?
10. Were there any stockings hung at the fireplace?
numbered_answers:
1. Jo.
2. Six.
3. No.
4. A book.
5. "Merry Christmas,"
6. One dove-colored, the other blue,
7. Margaret.
8. Jo.
9. Mother wants us to read.
10. No.