Q: Leave a camera on a mountaintop, and chances are, you'll never see it again. But 24-year-old Paul Bellis, a university student from Wales, believed that most people were better than that, and set up a creative experiment to test out his theory. "I was speaking to a friend who said you can't trust anyone, anywhere these days," Bellis toldthe Daily Mail. "I didn't want to believe _ so I set up this experiment to find out what might happen and prove you can trust people." Billis decided to do an experiment by hiking up a mountain called Snowdonia, taking a photo, and leaving his camera behind. He also attached a note to the camera, asking other hikers to take photos of themselves and then leave the camera there until the roll of film was empty. He also included his address, in case someone would be nice enough to return the camera to his home after the roll of film was finished. Four days later, Bellis got a visit from a Snowdonia park manager, who came to return his camera. After Bellis got the film developed, he saw that his fellow hikers and followed his instructions. Thirty people had each taken photos of themselves at the mountain. From viewing the collection, it was clear that all the hikers had enjoyed the experiment. As for the park manager, Brian, "I found the camera and thought it had been lost until I saw the note," he said. "I was passing his home and just dropped it off. I' m glad that the photos came out very well."

Answer the following questions:
1. What was the experiment about?
2. Who created it?
3. How old is he?
4. What does he do?
5. From where?
6. Did he think people could be trusted?
7. Where did he go?
8. Named what?
9. What country was that in?
10. What did he leave there?
11. Was anything else left?
12. What?
13. What did the letter say?
14. Was it a digital camera?
15. Did he get his camera back?
16. Who returned it?
17. Then what did he do?
18. How many people had taken pictures?
19. What's the park manager's name?
20. Did he think it was a lost camera?
A: 1. trust
2. Paul Bellis
3. 24
4. university student
5. Wales
6. yes
7. up a mountain
8. Snowdonia
9. unknown
10. his camera
11. yes
12. a note
13. asked other hikers to take pictures and leave the camera there
14. no
15. yes
16. a Snowdonia park manager
17. got the film developed
18. 30
19. Brian
20. yes
Q: Lynn was a young French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community. At the age of l6, her father thought that she had enough schooling and forced her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income. In l922, with limited education and skills, the future didn't look bright for Lynn. Her father demanded that Lynn find a job as soon as possible, but she didn't have the confidence to ask for a job.

One day, Lynn gathered her courage and knocked on her very first door. She was met by Margaret Costello, the office manager. In her broken English, Lynn told her she was interested in the secretarial position. Margaret decided to give her a chance.

Margaret sat her down at a typewriter and said, "Lynn, let's see how good you really are." She directed Lynn to type a single letter, and then left. Lynn looked at the clock and saw that it was 11:40 a.m. Everyone would be leaving for lunch at noon. She thought she should at least attempt the letter.

On her first try, she got through one line but made four mistakes. She pulled the paper out and threw it away. The clock now read 11:45. "At noon," she said to herself, "I'll move out with the crowd, and they will never see me again."

On her second attempt, things didn't get any better. Again she started over and finally completed the letter, full of mistakes, though. She looked at the clock: 11:55--five minutes to freedom.

Just then, Margaret walked in. She came directly over to Lynn, and put one hand on the desk and the other on the girl's shoulder. She read the letter and paused. Then she said, "Lynn, you're doing good work!"

Lynn was surprised. She looked at the letter, then up at Margaret. With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her confidence began to grow. She thought, "Well, if she thinks it's good, then it must be good. I think I'll stay!"

Lynn did stay at Carhartt Overall Company...for 51 years, through two world wars and 11 presidents--all because _ had the insight to give a shy and uncertain young girl the gift of self-confidence when she knocked on the door.

Answer the following questions:
1. What was Lynn's nationality?
2. When did she drop out of school?
3. What was the name of the office manager?
4. What position did Margaret give Lynn?
5. What time was Lynn going to leave?
6. What company did Lynn stay with?
7. And how long was she with that company?
8. How many presidents did she see during that time?
9. And how many world wars?
10. On her first try with the letter, how many mistakes did Lynn make?
A: 1. French Canadian
2. At the age of l6
3. Margaret Costello
4. the secretarial position
5. At noon
6. Carhartt Overall Company
7. 51 years
8. 11
9. two
10. four
Q: Every successful independence movement needs a leader. The leader of the Indian independence movement was Mohandas Gandhi. He was born into a Hindu family. As a young man, Gandhi studied law in London. The Hindu leaders had threatened to punish him. But he went to London anyhow.

Gandhi believed in fighting without weapons or force. He called his method non-violence . He would simply disobey any unfair law or policy. He was willing to be punished for his actions. Gandhi thought that the law would be changed if enough people protested in this way. It would show how strongly the people felt about his beliefs.

Gandhi wanted all Indians to understand the independence movement. He walked barefoot through the villages, speaking to all people. Many people loved and understood Gandhi. His movement grew. The British flag came down in 1947.

The Indian people honored Gandhi with the title Mahatma, which means "Great soul". Gandhi was an unusual kind of leader. He promised never to make money for himself. He always wore simple clothes and sandals. He was shot and killed in 1948. At his death, he owned little more than a few clothes, his eyeglasses, a book, and his rice bowl.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who is the article about?
2. What kind of family was he born to?
3. Where did he go?
4. What title was he honored with by the Indian people?
5. Is he alive today?
6. How did he die?
7. What year did this happen?
8. What does Mahatma mean?
9. When did the British flag get taken down?
10. Did Gandhi believe in using violence and force?
11. What did he study as a young man?
12. At the time that he died, what did he own?
13. Was he willing to be punished for his action?
14. Did he wear shoes as he walked though villages?
A:
1. Gandhi
2. Hindu
3. London
4. Mahatma
5. No
6. Gunshot
7. 1948
8. Great soul
9. 1947
10. No
11. Law
12. A few clothes, his eyeglasses, a book, and his rice bowl.
13. Yes
14. No