Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER XXV.

ON THE RANGE.

Although it was nearly noon, the time when the natives of Yucatan believe a siesta is absolutely necessary, Cummings insisted that the flight should be continued without further delay.

"It would not be surprising if the Chan Santa Cruz sentinels had seen that idiotic Jake, and followed him in order to learn where we were hiding," he said when Neal asked why they had left the ravine during the hottest portion of the day. "If the Indians should besiege us here, it would only be a few hours before surrender must be made, because of lack of water, therefore we can render our position no worse, and may succeed in bettering it by going now."

Poyor evidently looked at the matter in the same light, for he made no protest; but began at once to prepare for the tramp.

Jake, after eating a hearty meal, had stretched out at the further end of the hiding place, and was just giving himself up to the luxury of slumber when Teddy aroused him by saying:

"Come, what are you lying here for? We are ready to start, and there's a good deal of satisfaction in knowing that this time you'll have to carry your share of the load."

"But I've got to have a nap first. Just think how long it's been since I've had a chance to close my eyes."

"You'll have to wait awhile. Both Cummings and Poyor believe it is absolutely necessary for us to make a quick move, and if you're not ready they will go away alone."

1. What chapter are we reading today?
2. Does it have a title?
3. What is it?
4. Did they leave the ravine?
5. What part of the day?
6. Who was probably seen?
7. by whom?
8. What would they do if they had seen him?
9. Why would they follow him?
10. What are the Chan Santa Cruz?
11. What would happen if the Indians attacked there?
12. Why would they surrender?
13. What do the natives of Yucatan do usually during this time?
14. Who was insisting that they leave?
15. Who was he talking to?
16. What did Jake do upon returning?
17. What did he do after that?
18. Where
19. What was he about to do?
20. Did he get to sleep?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. CHAPTER XXV
2. yes
3. ON THE RANGE
4. yes
5. hottest portion
6. ake
7. Chan Santa Cruz sentinels
8. followed him
9. in order to learn where ther were hiding
10. sentinels
11. it would only be a few hours before surrender must be made
12. because of lack of water
13. have a siesta
14. Cummings
15. Neal
16. ate a hearty meal
17. stretched out
18. further end of the hiding place
19. the luxury of slumber
20. no

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

It takes a lot of skills and hard work to set a world record in pumpkin-carving . Steve Clarke, a sixth-grade teacher from Pennsylvania, is a famous carver . Clarke has set many world records for carving pumpkins quickly. When he competes, he must cut our two eyes, two eyebrows, a nose, a mouth, and two ears as fast as possible. But Clarke knows something else about pumpkin-carving. It's easier to get a record than to keep it. He took the t _ in 2000 when he carved a pumpkin face in 74.8 seconds. That time was 19 seconds faster than what Jerry had set. From then on, Clarke broke his own records five times. In 2006, he set his best time in Florida. His winning time was 24.03 seconds! The only problem is that someone finally beat that mark. On October 7, 2010, David set the new record with 20.1 seconds. Clarke was not able to break that record this year, but he has planned to break the record. After Halloween, he will go to local pumpkin farms to practise designs and new skills. Clarke is popular because of his super pumpkin-carving skills. In 1999, he carved more than 30 pumpkins at the Halloween party for then vice-president Al Gore.

1. What is Steve Clarke famous for?
2. What does he carve?
3. What is his job?
4. From where?
5. How many records has he set?
6. During competition, how many eyes must he cut?
7. Eyebrows?
8. Nose?
9. Mouth?
10. Ears?
11. Does he know anything else about carving?
12. Whats that?
13. When did he take the title?
14. How long did it take?
15. Was it 29 seconds faster than Jerry?
16. How much faster?
17. Did he break his own record?
18. How many times?
19. When did he set his best time?
20. Where?
21. What was the winning time?
22. Has anyone beat it?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. he is a famous carver
2. pumpkins
3. a sixth-grade teacher
4. Pennsylvania
5. many
6. two
7. two
8. one
9. one
10. two
11. yes
12. It's easier to get a record than to keep it.
13. in 2000
14. 74.8 seconds.
15. no
16. 19 seconds faster
17. yes
18. five
19. In 2006
20. in Florida
21. 24.03 seconds
22. yes

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Bolivia, officially known as the Plurinational State of Bolivia (), is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. It is bordered to the north and east by Brazil, to the southeast by Paraguay, to the south by Argentina, to the southwest by Chile, and to the northwest by Peru. One-third of the country is the Andean mountain range.

The largest city and principal economic and financial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales (Tropical lowlands) mostly flat region in the East of Bolivia. Bolivia is one of two landlocked countries (the other is Paraguay) that lie outside Afro-Eurasia. Bolivia is geographically the largest landlocked country in the Americas, but remains a relatively small country in economic and military terms.

Before Spanish colonization, the Andean region of Bolivia was part of the Inca Empire, while the northern and eastern lowlands were inhabited by independent tribes. Spanish "conquistadors" arriving from Cuzco and Asuncion took control of the region in the 16th century. During the Spanish colonial period Bolivia was administered by the Royal Audiencia of Charcas. Spain built its empire in great part upon the silver that was extracted from Bolivia's mines.

After the first call for independence in 1809, 16 years of war followed before the establishment of the Republic, named for Simon Bolivar, on 6 August 1825. Since independence, Bolivia has endured periods of political and economic instability, including the loss of various peripheral territories to its neighbors, such as Acre and parts of the Gran Chaco. It has been landlocked since the annexation of its Pacific coast territory by Chile following the War of the Pacific (187984), but agreements with neighboring countries have granted it indirect access to the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

1. What country has agreements giving it access to two oceans?
2. Which two oceans?
3. Is it direct access?
4. Then what?
5. Is Bolivia landlocked?
6. What's to it's northwest?
7. Southwest?
8. South?
9. How much of the country is made up of a mountain range?
10. Which mountains?
11. Where is Bolivia?
12. What's the largest city there?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. bolivia
2. Pacific and Atlantic oceans
3. no
4. indirect
5. yes
6. Peru
7. Chile
8. Argentina
9. One-third
10. Andean
11. in western-central South America
12. Santa Cruz de la Sierra