Problem: One hot afternoon in the summertime a family and their dog were getting ready to have a dinnertime picnic in the park. The dishes in the picnic included peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, watermelons, potato salad, and chocolate cookies. When they got to the park the father, George, was looking for a good place to have the picnic. While they were walking they bumped into their neighbors, Robert and Natalie, and their twins, Anson and Anne and their dog Emile. Robert explained that it was the twins' birthday and they were celebrating by going out for a walk. They said goodbye and kept looking for a picnic spot. He chose a nice spot under a tree that would keep the family cool. While setting up the picnic, the mother, Barbara, told the son, Ralph to go play with their dog, Scout, to pass some time until it was time for dinner. Ralph found a stick and began to play fetch with Scout down the hill. Some time passed and Ralph began to return to the picnic with Scout. Along the way back he picked a flower to give to his mom because it was Mother's day. When he arrived he gave the flower to his mom and she said, "Thank you so much, Ralph!" His mother poured him a cool and tasty glass of lemonade. It tasted extra good because it was so hot outside! Ralph sat down and enjoyed the picnic with his family under the large tree.
1. what did he give his mom?
2. Why?
3. What tasted good?
4. What was the temperature?
5. What did Ralph find?
6. What did he play with it?
7. Who with?
8. Who is the other dog?
9. Who is Ralph's dad?
10. And his mom?
Answer: 1. A flower.
2. Because it was Mother's day
3. A glass of lemonade.
4. It was hot.
5. A stick.
6. Fetch
7. Scout.
8. Emile.
9. George.
10. Barbara

Problem: (CNN) -- A survivor of a massacre in Mexico that left 72 dead is advising other would-be migrants to stay at home to avoid a fate like the one his companions met.

The victims in the killings, which happened in northern Mexico, were migrants from Central and South America who were on their journey north.

In an interview with Ecuadorean state television, the survivor, identified as Luis Freddy Lala, spoke about the harrowing ordeal. Although his name has been released, his face was blurred on camera.

Lala said his journey began in Ecuador, and from there he traveled to Honduras and then to Guatemala. During that leg of the trip, "everything was fine," he said.

From Guatemala he crossed into Mexico and made it with a large group of migrants to the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

Three cars surrounded the vehicle he was riding in, and a group of heavily armed men stepped out, forcing him into another car.

The migrants were taken to a house, where they were tied up in groups of four, Lala said.

Then, at one point, the hostages were all thrown on the ground, face-down.

"I heard them shooting at my friends," he said. "They shot me and they killed everyone else."

From the broadcast portions of the interview, it was not clear what the motive for the massacre might have been.

As soon as the gunmen finished, they left the premises, Lala said.

"When they left I waited two minutes, got up and left the house," he said. He walked all night and into the morning until he found a military checkpoint where he asked for help. Along the way, Lala said, he was denied help from two men he encountered.
1. What is the survivors name?
2. What did he live through?
3. Was he shot?
4. How many were killed?
5. Where?
6. Who were the victims?
7. From where?
8. Where were they going?
9. Was he the only one that lived?
10. Where did his trip start?
11. Where was the first stop?
12. Where did they go after that?
13. Did anything out of the ordinary happen in that part of his trip?
14. Were did they go next?
15. Which state did he end up in?
16. What part of the country is that?
17. What surrounded them?
18. Where did they take them?
19. What could he hear?
20. Where did he find help?
Answer: 1. Luis Freddy Lala
2. harrowing ordeal
3. yes
4. 72
5. Mexico
6. migrants
7. Central and South America
8. north
9. unknown
10. Ecuador
11. Honduras
12. Guatemala
13. no, all was fine
14. Mexico
15. Tamaulipas
16. northeastern
17. Three cars
18. a house
19. shooting
20. nowhere

Problem: Micro blogs like Weibo are nothing new for the young Chinese. A newspaper in Chengdu did a survey last month. It found that 90 percent of junior high school students use micro blogs. They give students an outlet for emotion. "I use micro blogs to record my life. I let everyone 'see' my feelings and complaints ," said Liu Fangyue, 14, from Xiamen No. 1 Middle School. They have fun with classmates even after school. "I would send a message to praise someone who came first in the exam," said Liu. Teachers also join in the fun. "When I sit down to talk to my students, they may not tell me their real thoughts," said Lu Dongping at Nanning No. 2 Middle School. "But on micro blogs, they are more relaxed. They even make fun of me." You would be wrong if you think micro blogs are all about fun. Zhong Yun from Xiamen Haicang Experimental School sees it as a tool to learn English. The 13-year-old girl follows foreign stars such as Avril Lavigne and Justin Bieber. "In order to understand their English posts, I have to check the dictionary and learn many new words," said Zhong. "Micro blogs widen students' perspectives , but there are rules to follow," said Shi Zhongying, a professor from Beijing Normal University. He shares some of them with micro bloggers. "Manage your time, and don't let micro-blogging affect your studies and health," said Shi. "Don't give out your name, family address or phone number on micro blogs. You should also respect truth and other people's privacy ."
1. Who uses the blogs?
2. What is a name of one of the types of blogs?
3. How old are the people that tend to use them?
4. What amount of kids use them?
5. Who realized it was 90?
6. A newspaper where?
7. When did they learn this?
8. Who is one of the instructors that uses blogging?
9. Where does she work?
10. What does she think about the blogging?
Answer:
1. Chinese
2. Weibo
3. junior high school aged
4. 90 percent
5. A newspaper
6. Chengdu
7. last month
8. Lu Dongping
9. Nanning No. 2 Middle School
10. they are more honest