question: Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line , others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit. He walked into the station cafe . he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom's workmates came in and sat with Tom. "What time is your bus?" asked Mike. "There's plenty of time yet," answered Tom. "Well, I'll get you some more tea then," said Mike. They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. "Oh! It's going backward !" he cried. "A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it's half past eleven." "You're looking at the clock in the mirror." said Mike. Tom was so sad . The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors. ,.
1. Was there a place for Tom to sit?
2. Was the station crowded?
3. Did he arrive late?
4. Where was he going?
5. What time was his departure?
6. Who did he talk to?
7. What did Mike get Tom?
8. Did they talk?
9. What time did Tom think it was?
10. What transportation was Tom taking?
11. Was there a group of boys there?
12. Who was?
13. Who was with them?
14. How did Mike and Tom know each other?
15. Were they near a mirror?
16. Did that mess Tom up?
17. What time did he see?
18. Did he miss his transportation?
19. How long would he have to wait?
20. Does he like mirrors?
21. Did he think there was lots of time before he had to leave?
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answer: 1. no
2. yes
3. no
4. Paris
5. five to twelve
6. Tom
7. tea
8. yes
9. twenty to twelve
10. the bus
11. no
12. a group of schoolgirls
13. their teacher
14. they were workmates
15. yes
16. yes
17. half past eleven
18. yes
19. another hour
20. no
21. yes

question: After the first World War, a small group of veterans returned to their village in Britain. Most of them managed to get along fairly well, but one--Francis Blustering, who had been wounded and who never recovered his strength-- was unable to work like others. In time he became very poor. Yet he was too proud to accept anything from the people in the village.

Once, these veterans held a reunion dinner in the home of Jules Grandin, who had made a good deal of money. Grandin produced a curiosity --a large old gold coin. Each man examined it with interest as it passed around the long table. All, however, had drunk wine freely and the room was full of noisy talk, so that the gold piece was soon forgotten. Later, when Grandin remembered it and asked for it, the coin was missing.

One of them suggested everyone be searched, to which all agreed, except Blustering. "You refuse, then?" asked Grandin. Blustering said with a red face, "Yes, I cannot allow it."

One by one, the others turned out their pockets. When the coin failed to appear, attention was focused on poor Blustering. Under the pitying stares of his friends, he walked out and returned to his home.

A few years later, Grandin made his house repaired. A workman found the gold coin, buried in dirt between planks of the floor. Hurrying to Blustering's home, Grandin apologized to him.

"But why didn't you allow yourself be searched?"

"Because I was a thief," Blustering said brokenly. "For weeks we had not had enough to eat and my pockets were full of food that I had taken from the table to carry home to my wife and hungry children."
1. When does this story take place?
2. Who returned to their village?
3. Did all of them do well?
4. Who didn't?
5. Why?
6. Did he have a job?
7. Who held a dinner?
8. What was the reason for the dinner?
9. What did Grandin show the men?
10. Did Grandin forget about the coin?
11. What did one of the men say they should do?
12. Did everyone say okay?
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answer: 1. Britain
2. small group of veterans
3. No
4. Francis Blustering
5. wounded and never recovered his strength
6. No
7. veterans
8. renunion dinner
9. a large old gold coin
10. Yes
11. One of them suggested everyone be searched.
12. No

question: (CNN) -- His nickname is "The Fever." Mexican officials say Jose Carlos Moreno Flores was a major drug lord in charge of trafficking and operations for a large Mexican cartel in the coastal state of Guerrero, where the beach resort of Acapulco is located.

According to Mexico's Ministry of Defense, Moreno Flores was caught Sunday in Mexico City's Tlalpan District. His capture is particularly important because Moreno is allegedly tied to the Sinaloa Cartel led by Joaquin "El Chapo" (Shorty) Guzman, Mexico's most wanted man.

Guzman, who remains a fugitive, commands such a vast international drug trafficking network and his profits from the illicit trade are so big that he made Forbes Magazine's list of the world's most powerful. He appeared at number 60 on last year's list with an estimated fortune of $1 billion. The magazine calls him "the biggest drug lord ever."

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the capture of Guzman.

Mexico's top drug kingpin lord, who's reportedly 54, was captured in Guatemala in 1993, but escaped eight years later.

Officials say Moreno Flores, who was considered one of Guzman's lieutenants, did business with drug traffickers from Costa Rica and Guatemala from his base of operations in Chilpancingo, capital of the state of Guerrero.

From Chilpancingo, Moreno Flores shipped the drugs (mainly cocaine) to the United States by land. "The Fever" was also allegedly in charge of the cultivation, harvesting and distribution of marijuana in the fertile mountain region of Guerrero state.
1. Who has a nickname that sounds like a medical symptom?
2. What was his nickname?
3. What does he do for a living?
4. What happened to him
5. By whom?
6. Where?
7. Why is this arrest so important?
8. Who runs that group?
9. Is he bad?
10. How do you know?
11. Have they caught him?
12. Is he powerful?
13. Who thinks he is powerful?
14. Did they say how powerful he is?
15. And...how much?
16. How much is he worth?
17. Is anyone looking for him?
18. Who?
19. Who is Flores to Guzman?
20. What was their relationship?
21. What did he do for Guzman?
22. How?
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answer:
1. Jose Carlos Moreno Flores
2. The Fever
3. A drug lord
4. He was caught.
5. Ministry of Defense
6. In Mexico City's Tlalpan District
7. Because he is tied to the Sinaloa Cartel.
8. Joaquin "El Chapo" (Shorty) Guzman
9. Yes
10. He is Mexico's most wanted man.
11. No
12. Yes
13. Forbes Magazine
14. Yes.
15. Number 60 on last year's list.
16. Estimated at $1 billion.
17. Yes
18. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
19. Flores, who was considered one of Guzman's lieutenants
20. Flores was 1 of Guzman's lieutenants.
21. Shipped drugs.
22. by land