Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER XII

TOM SPEAKS HIS MIND

"Tom, Miss Harrow would like to see you."

It was an hour later, and the Rovers and the Laning girls had spent the time in watching the efforts of the others to put out the last of the fire. In the meanwhile, some of those present had gone through the addition to the main building and opened the various windows and doors, thus letting out the smoke. An examination proved that the damage done there was very slight, for which the seminary authorities were thankful.

"Wants to see me, eh?" returned Tom, musingly. "Well, I don't know whether I want to see her or not."

"You might as well go, Tom, and have it over with," suggested Sam.

"If I go, I want Nellie to go along," returned the brother. "I want her to know how I stand on this missing-ring question. By the way, how is she, all right?" continued the youth, addressing Stanley, who had brought the news that he was wanted.

"She seems to he all right, although she is very nervous. She says the reason she didn't hear the alarm and get out of the building in time, was because she had had a toothache and had taken a strong dose of medicine to quiet her nerves. Evidently the medicine put her into a sound sleep."

"How about the toothache?" asked Sam, slyly.

"Oh, that's gone now; the fire scared it away."

"Where is she?" questioned Tom.

"She is in the office with some of the other teachers."

1. Who wanted to see Tom?
2. Who did Tom want with him?
3. How was the smoke getting out?
4. Was Miss Harrow ok?
5. who reported that
6. which girls watched what was happening?
7. Why did Miss Harrow not hear?
8. what from?
9. Did she just fall asleep with no help?
10. What type of building was it?
11. Did the fire wreck everything?
12. where was Miss Harrow now?
13. what did happen to her toothache?
14. was she alone in the office?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Miss Harrow
2. Nellie
3. through windows and doors
4. yes
5. Stanley
6. Laning girls
7. in a sound sleep
8. a toothache
9. No
10. seminary
11. no
12. office
13. the fire scared it away
14. No

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Nick Vujicic

Imagine getting through your busy day without hands or legs.Picture your life without the ability to walk,care for your basic needs,or even hug those you love.Meet Nicholas Vujicic.Without any medical explanation or warning,Nick was born in 1982inMelbourne,Australia,without arms and legs.

The early days were difficult.Throughout his childhood,Nick not only dealt with the typical challenges of school and adolescence,but he also struggled with depression and loneliness.Nick constantly wondered why he was different from all the other kids.He questioned the purpose of life.

After experiencing many difficulties,Vujicic eventually began to realize that his experiences were inspiring to many people and began to be thankful for being alive.A key turning point in his life was when his mother showed him a newspaper article about a man dealing with a severe disability.This led him to realise he was not the only one with major struggles.When he was seventeen,he started to give talks.He has traveled around the world,sharing his story with millions,sometimes in stadiums full of people,speaking to a range of various groups such as students,teachers,young people,business professionals and so on.He has visited more than 50countries and given thousands of talks.Now he is an encouraging speaker with TED.

Vujicic promotes his work through television shows and through his writing.His first book,Life Without Limits:Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life,was published by Random House in 2010.He markets a motivational DVD,Life's Greater Purpose,a short documentary filmed in 2005.He markets a DVD for young people titled No Arms,No Legs,No Worries!In March 2008,Vujicic was interviewed by Bob Cummings for the 20/20 American television show.

According to Nick,the victory over his struggles,as well as his strength and passion for life today,can be owning to the power of hope.His family,friends and the many people he has met along the journey have inspired him to carry on,as well.Today this energetic young gentle man has achieved more than most people achieve in a lifetime.

1. Where is Nick Vujicic a speaker?
2. Can you give a specific example?
3. What is a specific example?
4. What is his disability?
5. What caused him to realize he could inspire others?
6. Who was his interviewer on 20/20?
7. Has he written a book?
8. Can you name one of his DVDs?
9. To what does he attribute his success?
10. What is his birthplace?
11. When was he born?
12. Did he have problems beyond his lack of arms and legs?
13. What were the problems?
14. How old was he when he began giving presentations?
15. Who was the publisher for "Life without Limits"?
16. What year was it published?
17. What is the title of his short film?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Worlwide
2. Yes
3. He has visited more than 50 countries
4. Nick was born without arms and legs.
5. When his mother showed him an article about a man dealing with a severe disability.
6. Bob Cummings
7. Yes
8. Life's Greater Purpose
9. The power of hope.
10. Melbourne, Australia
11. 1982
12. Yes
13. School, adolescence, depression and loneliness
14. 17
15. Random House
16. 2010
17. Life's Greater Purpose

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(CNN) -- Five Somali men were convicted in the Netherlands of plotting a hijack at sea and sentenced to five years in prison, CNN affiliate RTL reported Thursday.

The trial of the five, said to be the first trial of pirates in Europe in modern times, opened in Rotterdam District Court May 25.

The men were captured by the Danish navy in January 2009 in the Gulf of Aden, off Somalia, after a cargo ship with a Dutch Antilles flag was attacked, said Wim de Bruin, a spokesman for the Netherlands National Prosecutor's Office.

"The ship of the pirates was destroyed by the Danish navy, and the pirates were captured and handed to the Dutch authorities," he said.

The pirates are Ahmed Yusuf Farah, 25, Jama Mohamed Samatar, 45, Abdirisaq Abdulahi Hirsi, 33, Sayid Ali Garaar, 39, and Osman Musse Farah, 32, de Bruin said.

They had faced a maximum sentence of nine to 12 years, he added.

Another suspected Somali pirate is awaiting sentencing in the United States, where he pleaded guilty in May to hijacking and kidnapping.

Prosecutors say Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse led an attack on a U.S.-flagged vessel, the Maersk Alabama, off the coast of Africa last year.

He pleaded guilty May 19 in a New York federal court to felony counts of hijacking maritime vessels, kidnapping and hostage taking for his role in the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama in the Indian Ocean on April 8, 2009.

Muse faces a maximum sentence of almost 34 years behind bars when he is sentenced October 19.

1. Who reported something?
2. What happened in 2009?
3. by whom?
4. Did they go to court?
5. When?
6. Where?
7. What were they being tried as?
8. How many were there?
9. Were they innocent?
10. Who found them guilty?
11. How much time could they have gotten?
12. What did they get?
13. Who caught them?
14. What had they done?
15. Did this happen in America?
16. Where then?
17. What did happen in the U.S.?
18. What happens in the fall?
19. On what day?
20. How much time could he get?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. CNN affiliate
2. men were captured
3. Danish navy
4. yes
5. May 25.
6. Europe
7. pirates
8. Five
9. no
10. Dutch authorities
11. nine to 12 years
12. five years in prison
13. Danish navy
14. plotting a hijack at sea
15. no
16. Gulf of Aden, off Somalia
17. another pirate is awaiting sentencing in United States
18. Muse will be sentenced
19. October 19
20. 34 years behind bars