Q: James and his wife went to Beijing Restaurant for dinner at 7:00 pm. On April 1st, 2005, while they were eating, a waitress came to tell them that the two men at the next table were film-makers and that they would like to have a talk with James. James agreed. One man came to sit down next to him and said that they were making a film named "The Magic Gloves." The story was like "Harry Potter" and they were looking for an actor to play a magician. They would like to invite James to have a try. James was excited, "Many people think I look like Patrick Steward." However, as he was going to leave China in 3 days, he wanted to try out after dinner. The man agreed. At 9:00 pm, when James asked for the bill so that he could go with the film-makers, the manager of Beijing Restaurant said sorry to him with a smile, "It's April Fool's Day joke! Your meal is free. Thank you." James completely forgot about it but when he found that he was fooled, he didn't leave at once. The waitress asked him if he needed some help. James said, "I was fooled once. I'm afraid the meal is not free. I am waiting for the bill to see if it is another joke."

1. James and his wife
2. Beijing Restaurant
3. 7:00 pm
4. April 1st
5. 2005
6. Two men
7. Making a film
8. The Magic Gloves
9. It was an April Fool's joke
10. A free meal
11. In 3 days
12. Patrick Steward

Numbered questions:
1. Who was eating dinner?
2. Where?
3. What time was it?
4. When?
5. What year?
6. Who talked to him?
7. About what?
8. named what?
9. What did he find out later?
10. What did he receive?
11. When was he leaving China?
12. Who does he think he looks like?

Q: Valentine's Day was coming. Helen felt hurt and lonely because this was her first Valentine's Day after the divorce .

Helen's twelve-year-old son, Jack, looked at his mother, knowing that this was a difficult time for both of them. In order to make his mother happy, he prepared a present, and handed it to her on Valentine's Day.

It was a beautiful gift package .Helen couldn't believe what was happening. She opened it and took out a lovely card and a small box.

"Now," he said, "read the card." It read as follows:

"I know that this isn't easy for you because it has been a hard year for both of us. I know that Valentine's Day is a special day for people in love. I want you to know that I love you. I know that Valentines are supposed to get chocolate. I went to the store today to buy some for you. Luckily, I got the last piece. I told the clerk it was just perfect."

Helen stood there for a moment and looked at her son. Her eyes sparkled in the light as tears formed in each corner. Jack knew he had done the right thing. Slowly she opened the small box, careful not to tear the paper. She would never forget the moment. She found a chocolate heart that was broken into pieces along with a note:

"I am so sorry that Dad left us, Mom. And all you were left with was a broken heart. But I just want you to know we still have each other.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Your son,

Jack"

1. Helen
2. because this was her first Valentine's Day after her divorce
3. He left her

Numbered questions:
1. Who was feeling alone?
2. Why?
3. Did she leave her husband or did he leave her?

Q: Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked federal state of Germany surrounded by the federal states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony and Thuringia.

Its capital is Magdeburg and its largest city is Halle (Saale). Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of and has a population of 2.34 million. It is the 8th largest state in Germany by area and the 10th largest by population.

The state of Saxony-Anhalt grew out of the former Prussian Province of Saxony and Free State of Anhalt during Prussia's dissolution after World War II. In 1945 the US army administration and, subsequently, the Soviet army administration organised the former province's territory into the new state. The state became a part of the newly established German Democratic Republic in 1947 but in 1952 the state was dissolved and its territory was divided into the East German districts of Halle and Magdeburg, with the exception of the city of Torgau which joined Leipzig. After German reunification in 1990, the state was re-established, leaving out Torgau.

Saxony-Anhalt should not be confused with Saxony or Lower Saxony, the names of two other German states.

Saxony-Anhalt is one of 16 "Bundeslander" (see ) of Germany. It is located in the western part of eastern Germany. By size, it is the 8th largest state in Germany and by population it is the 10th largest.

1. a landlocked federal state of Germany
2. Magdeburg
3. Halle (Saale)
4. 2.34 million
5. 8th
6. 10th
7. Prussia
8. German Democratic Republic
9. No
10. the districts of Halle and Magdeburg
11. the state was re-established
12. After German reunification
13. Saxony and Lower Saxony
14. 16
15. surrounded by the federal states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony and Thuringia.

Numbered questions:
1. What is Saxony Anhalt?
2. What is its capital?
3. What's its biggest city?
4. How many people?
5. Where does it rank by area in Germany?
6. And by population?
7. What was dissolved after WW II
8. What did it become a part of in 1947?
9. Did it stay together?
10. In 1952 what was it divided into?
11. What happened in 1990?
12. After what?
13. What are two other states it's sometimes confused with?
14. How many Bundeslander are there?
15. Where is it?