Problem: "I can't see clearly, because I don't wear my glasses today." We always hear people saying something like this. Glasses are very important to many people. Do you know how they were invented and developed? Glasses took a long time to develop into what you can find in the glasses store today. The Chinese first used colored glasses as fashion. They thought that those glasses had magic, but they didn't think that glasses could help eyes to see clearly. In 1262, the inventor, Roger Bacon, discovered the amazing function of lenses , and he thought that glasses could be used to help people to see. Twenty years later, in Florence, Italy, the inventor, Alessandro di Spina, made the first pair of glasses that could help people to see. Although these glasses worked, scientists didn't understand how glasses helped eyes to see. They thought that eyes sent out light onto whatever a person was looking at, and then the light came back to the eyes. Johannes Kepler finally found out how glasses worked. Inventors continued to improve glasses. In 1784, Ben Franklin created glasses that had bifocal lenses. Many years later, in 1827, George Airy made circle-shaped glasses to correct _ , an eye problem that stops the eyes from seeing things clearly.
1. What do people need to see clear?
2. are they important?
3. Who created them?
4. When?
5. what was their purpose?
6. did they work?
7. how?
8. did they ever find out how?
9. who found this?
10. did they always stay the same?
11. what changed?
12. how?
13. who made those?
14. were there other changes?
15. by who?
16. what did he change?
17. what was their purpose?
18. Who used glasses first?
19. for what?
20. what did they think of them?
Answer: 1. glasses
2. yes
3. Alessandro di Spina
4. In 1282
5. help people to see
6. yes
7. scientists didn't understand how
8. yes
9. Johannes Kepler
10. no
11. they continued to improve
12. bifocal lenses
13. Ben Franklin
14. yes
15. George Airy
16. made circle-shaped glasses
17. to correct an eye problem
18. The Chinese
19. fashion
20. they had magic

Problem: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The director of Federal Emergency Management Agency on Sunday defended giving away an estimated $85 million in hurricane relief supplies, blaming Louisiana officials for turning down the stockpiles.

A New Orleans charity keeps goods in trash bags in an empty church. FEMA never told it about the free items.

"We still have quite a few left if Louisiana needs those," David Paulison said. "But we did find out, we did ask Louisiana, 'Do you want these?' They said, 'No, we don't need them.' So we offered them to the other states."

A CNN investigation revealed last week that FEMA gave away 121 truckloads of material the agency amassed after 2005's Hurricane Katrina. The material was declared surplus property and offered to federal and state agencies -- including Louisiana, where groups working to resettle hurricane victims say the supplies are still needed.

Paulison told CNN's "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer" his agency distributed more than 90,000 "living kits" to people in Louisiana whose homes were destroyed or damaged by Katrina. The kits included cleaning supplies, mops, brooms, pots and pans.

After CNN reported on the giveaway, Louisiana officials asked that the supplies be redirected to the state, which originally passed on them. John Medica, director of the Louisiana's Federal Property Assistance Agency, told CNN he was unaware Katrina victims still needed the items because no agency had contacted his office.

Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, an outspoken critic of FEMA's response to the hurricane, told CNN the supply giveaway was "just a shame."
1. how many truckloads of materials did FEMA give away?
2. how many living kits were distributed?
3. in total how much was the estimated dollar value of what was given away?
4. who did the director of FEMA blame?
5. when did he defend giving it away?
6. which news agency investigated?
7. what did Sen. Mary Landrieu say about the situation?
8. what year did Hurricane Katrina hit?
9. who said they asked Louisiana if they wanted the supplies?
10. did he talk to wolf blitzer later?
11. on what program?
12. what was included in the kits?
13. who is the director of Lousiana's Federal Property Assistance agency?
14. did he know that victims still needed the items?
15. had anyone contacted him?
Answer: 1. 121
2. more than 90,000
3. $85 million
4. Louisiana officials
5. Sunday
6. CNN
7. supply giveaway was "just a shame."
8. 2005
9. David Paulison
10. yes
11. Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer
12. cleaning supplies, mops, brooms, pots and pans.
13. John Medica
14. no
15. no

Problem: CHAPTER VII

PEPPER MAKES A DISCOVERY

"You do not--er--wish me present?" came rather awkwardly from Josiah Crabtree.

"Oh, that won't matter, Mr. Crabtree," answered George Strong. "I did not desire any of the cadets present, that was all."

"I do not care to intrude----" commenced the dictatorial teacher.

"As you please," answered Mr. Strong, with a shrug of his shoulders.

At first Josiah Crabtree was inclined to stand on his dignity and walk off, but his curiosity got the better of him and he followed Captain Putnam and George Strong into another office.

"I went after Coulter and Paxton, as you directed me," said the second assistant teacher, when they were alone, and the door had been closed. "At first I could not find them, but at last I located Paxton and then Coulter. Where do you suppose they were?"

"I have no idea," answered Captain Putnam.

"Paxton was under the window of the office, listening to all that was going on. He was partly hidden behind a bush, so that nobody might see him."

"Indeed! That is not to his credit. And Coulter?"

"Coulter was at another window, talking to Ritter. Ritter was giving him some instructions, and as I came up unnoticed I heard Ritter say, 'Now, don't make a mess of it. Tell the story just as I told it, and be sure to stick to it that Ruddy hit me first, and tell Nick to stick to that, too.' Those were his very words."

"Is it possible! And what did Coulter say?"
1. Who was the second teacher looking for?
2. Did he find them?
3. Right away?
4. Who was found first?
5. Where was he?
6. What was he using for cover?
7. Where was Coulter?
8. What was he doing?
9. Were they planning out a lie?
10. Who was doing the talking?
11. Who does he say threw the first punch?
12. Who else should tell this story?
13. Who came up with the story?
14. What is Crabtree's job?
15. Does he was to go to the meeting/
16. Did he go?
17. Why?
18. Who else is in the meeting?
19. Who did George want to exclude from the meeting?
20. What was Paxton doing when he was found?
Answer:
1. Coulter and Paxton
2. yes
3. no
4. Paxton
5. under the window of the office
6. a bush
7. at another window
8. talking to Ritter
9. yes
10. Ritter
11. Ruddy
12. NIck
13. Ritter
14. teacher
15. no
16. yes
17. his curiosity got the better of him
18. Captain Putnam and George Strong
19. the cadets
20. listening