Q: The Gaza Strip, or simply Gaza"', is a small self-governing Palestinian territory on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, that borders Egypt on the southwest for and Israel on the east and north along a border. Gaza, together with the West Bank, constitute the Palestinian territories claimed by the Palestinians as the State of Palestine. The territories of Gaza and the West Bank are separated from each other by Israeli territory. Both fall under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority, but Gaza has since June 2007 been governed by Hamas, a Palestinian Islamic organization which came to power in free elections in 2006. It has been placed under an Israeli and U.S.-led international economic and political boycott from that time onwards.

The territory is long, and from wide, with a total area of . With around 1.85 million Palestinians on some 362 square kilometers, Gaza ranks as the 3rd most densely populated polity in the world. An extensive Israeli buffer zone within the Strip renders much land off-limits to Gaza's Palestinians. Gaza has an annual population growth rate of 2.91% (2014 est.), the 13th highest in the world, and is often referred to as overcrowded. The population is expected to increase to 2.1 million in 2020. By that time, Gaza may be rendered unliveable, if present trends continue. Due to the Israeli and Egyptian border closures and the Israeli sea and air blockade, the population is not free to leave or enter the Gaza Strip, nor allowed to freely import or export goods. Sunni Muslims make up the predominant part of the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip.

Answer the following questions:
1. what is the article about?
2. by when will it not be habitable?
3. why?
4. to what?
5. what is it now?
6. is it long?
7. how many palestinians are there?
8. on how many sq. km?
9. who governs it?
10. what is Hamas?
11. how did it come into power?
12. when?
13. and since when has the group governed it?
A: 1. The Gaza Strip
2. 2020
3. The population is expected to increase
4. 2.1 million
5. unknown
6. yes
7. 1.85 million
8. 362
9. self-governing
10. a Palestinian Islamic organization
11. came to power in free elections
12. in 2006
13. since June 2007

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER XXXIX.

A NEW FLIRTATION.

[Illustration]

John Eames sat at his office on the day after his return to London, and answered the various letters which he had found waiting for him at his lodgings on the previous evening. To Miss Demolines he had already written from his club,--a single line, which he considered to be appropriate to the mysterious necessities of the occasion. "I will be with you at a quarter to six to-morrow.--J. E. Just returned." There was not another word; and as he scrawled it at one of the club tables while two or three men were talking to him, he felt rather proud of his correspondence. "It was capital fun," he said; "and after all,"--the "all" on this occasion being Lily Dale, and the sadness of his disappointment at Allington,--"after all, let a fellow be ever so down in the mouth, a little amusement should do him good." And he reflected further that the more a fellow be "down in the mouth," the more good the amusement would do him. He sent off his note, therefore, with some little inward rejoicing,--and a word or two also of spoken rejoicing. "What fun women are sometimes," he said to one of his friends,--a friend with whom he was very intimate, calling him always Fred, and slapping his back, but whom he never by any chance saw out of his club.

"What's up now, Johnny? Some good fortune?"

"Good fortune; no. I never have good fortunes of that kind. But I've got hold of a young woman,--or rather a young woman has got hold of me, who insists on having a mystery with me. In the mystery itself there is not the slightest interest. But the mysteriousness of it is charming. I have just written to her three words to settle an appointment for to-morrow. We don't sign our names lest the Postmaster-General should find out all about it."

1. who never had good fortunes ?
2. who sat at the office ?
3. where did he come from ?
4. what was waiting for him ?
5. did he answer them ?
6. he wrote 1 single line to who ?
7. who just returned ?
8. what happened at Allington
9. of what ?
10. what helps if you are down at the mouth ?
11. and the more a fellow is down what more ?
12. did he send this note ?
13. who sat in the office ?
14. last name ?
15. what time was it to meet with someone ?
16. what day ?
17. what did je do ?
18. how many men were talking to him ?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Johnny
2. John Eames
3. London
4. letters
5. yes
6. Miss Demolines
7. J. E
8. sadness
9. his disappointment
10. amusement
11. he more good the amusement
12. yes
13. John
14. Eames
15. quarter to six
16. to-morrow
17. returned
18. wo or three men

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Here begins the story of the life of Tim. Tim's father was Frank. Frank's father was Jim. Jim's father was Greg. And Greg's father was Mark. These 5 men had ruled Markton for the last 100 years. For the last 20 years, Tim had been the ruler. When Frank died, Tim became the ruler. In these last 20 years, Tim brought lots of good luck to his people. They had never eaten so well. Most of his people ate 3 meals a day. Recently, Tim had been having trouble with a band of troublemakers led by Horace. Tim chose to do whatever he could to get rid of Horace. So, he got Assassin to get rid of Horace. One night Assassin sneaked into Horace's bedroom and did away with him. With the bad man gone, all the people had a giant party and sang a song about the greatness of their ruler.

1. Who had ruled something?
2. What were their names?
3. Were any of them related?
4. All of them or some?
5. What did they rule?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. 5 men
2. Tim, Frank, Jim, Greg, and Mark
3. yes
4. all of them
5. Markton