Q: Buck did not read the newspapers,or he would have known that trouble was coming,not only for himself,but for every big dog,strong of muscle and with long,warm hair in California.Men had found gold in the Yukon,and these men wanted big,strong dogs to work in the cold and snow of the north.

Buck lived at a big house in the sunkissed Santa Clara valley.Judge Miller's place,it was called.There were large gardens and fields of fruit trees around the house,and a river nearby.In a big place like this,of course,there were many dogs.There were house dogs and farm dogs,but they were not important.Over this great land Buck ruled.Here he was born and here he had lived the four years of his life.He was not so large--he weighed only one hundred and forty pounds.But he had saved himself by not becoming a mere housedog.Hunting and outdoor delights had kept down the fat and hardened his muscles.He went swimming with Judge Miller's sons,and walking with his daughters.He carried the grandchildren on his back,and he sat at Judge Miller's feet in front of the warm library fire in winter.During the four years,he had a fine pride in himself which came of good living and universal respect.He was king of Judge Miller's place.

But this was 1897,and Buck did not know that men and dogs were hurrying to northwest Canada to look for gold.And he did not know that Manuel,one of the gardener's helpers,was in bad need of money for his hobby of gambling and for his large family.One day,the Judge was at a meeting and the boys were busy organizing an athletic club.No one saw Manuel and Buck go off on what Buck imagined was merely an evening walk.Only one man saw them arrive at the railway station.This man talked to Manuel,and gave him some money.Then Manuel tied a piece of rope around Buck's neck.

Buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity .He had learned to trust in men he knew and to give them credit.But when the ends of the rope were placed in the stranger's hands,Buck roared,and was surprised when the rope tightened around his neck,shutting off his breath.In extreme anger,he jumped at the man.The man caught him and suddenly Buck was thrown over on his back.Then the rope tightened cruelly while Buck struggled,his tongue out of his mouth.Never in all his life had he been so badly treated.Never in all his life had he been so angry.For a few moments he was unable to move,and it was easy for the two men to put him into the train.

When Buck woke up,the train was still moving.The man was sitting and watching him,but Buck was too quick for him and he bit the man's hand hard.Then the rope was pulled again and Buck had to let go.

That evening,the man took Buck to the back room of a bar in San Francisco.The barman looked at the man's hand and trousers covered in blood.

"How much are they paying you for this?"he asked.

"Only get fifty dollars."

"And the man who stole him--how much did he get?"asked the barman.

"A hundred.He wouldn't take less."

"That makes a hundred and fifty.It's a good price for a dog like him."

Buck spent that night in a cagelike box.He could not understand what it all meant.What did they want with him,these strange men?And where were Judge Miller and the boys?

The next day Buck was carried in the box to the railway station and put on a train to the north.

1. at a big house
2. no
3. Santa Clara
4. train

Numbered questions:
1. Where did Buck live?
2. Was it in the mountains?
3. Where was it?
4. What was headed his way?

Q: .British people are famous for drinking tea. But brother and sister, Sarah and Bobby Green, became young millionaires when they opened a chain of American-style coffee shops in the UK. Having the idea: It started when Sarah took a weekend trip to New York to visit her brother Bobby. One evening, in a Thai restaurant, Sarah told Bobby how much she wished she could buy American-style coffee in London. Bobby suggested they started their own coffee shop. Sarah fell in love with the idea. Doing the Research: Back in London, she spent a whole day on the London subway, getting off the train at different stations to taste the coffee. "It was terrible, and I knew there was a gap in the market." In 1995, they opened their first Coffee Republic shop in central London. Making it work: The first year was very difficult. British people were not used to the names of American coffees, like latte and macchiato. But being successful was their dream and they were not going to give up. Today, there are over 100 Coffee Republic shops all over the country and the company has PS30 million a year. Advice for others: Sarah has now written a best-selling book about their experience, calledAnyone Can Do It ! She hopes it will help other young people to start their own businesses. She says, "If you think you have the energy, then get out and follow your dream."

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Anyone Can Do It !
4. Well
5. Get out and follow it
6. About her and her brother's
7. Yes
8. Coffee shops
9. No
10. American-style
11. in the UK
12. Bobby
13. Yes
14. Millions
15. Young
16. New York
17. No
18. thai
19. No

Numbered questions:
1. Do Brits like tea?
2. Has Sarah written a book?
3. What's it titled?
4. Did it sell well or poorly?
5. What do you need to do to follow your dream?
6. Did Sarah right about her and her brother's experience or some other people's?
7. Does following your dream take energy?
8. What type of shops did she and her brother open?
9. Were they British style?
10. What type, then?
11. Where were they opened?
12. What's Sarah's brother's name?
13. Have they been successful with their business?
14. How much money have they made?
15. Are they young or old?
16. Where had Sarah visited Bobby?
17. During the week?
18. What type of restaurant were they eating in?
19. Is the coffee in London at random train stations any good?

Q: Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia. Europe is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways of the Turkish Straits. Yet the non-oceanic borders of Europea concept dating back to classical antiquityare arbitrary and amount to a historical and social construct. The primarily physiographic term "continent" as applied to Europe also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent's current overland boundary with Asia.

Europe covers about , or 2% of the Earth's surface (6.8% of land area). Politically, Europe is divided into about fifty sovereign states of which the Russian Federation is the largest and most populous, spanning 39% of the continent and comprising 15% of its population. Europe had a total population of about /1e6 round 0million (about 11% of world population) . The European climate is largely affected by warm Atlantic currents that temper winters and summers on much of the continent, even at latitudes along which the climate in Asia and North America is severe. Further from the sea, seasonal differences are more noticeable than close to the coast.

1. Europe
2. mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere
3. 2% of the Earth's surface
4. 6.8%
5. yes
6. yes
7. the Russian Federation
8. yes
9. about 11% of world population
10. yes
11. the Arctic Ocean
12. Atlantic currents
13. it tempers them
14. yes
15. the Mediterranean Sea
16. south
17. yes
18. One
19. Asia
20. no

Numbered questions:
1. what country is located completely in the northern hemisphere?
2. does it occupy any other part of the earth?
3. How much land does it include?
4. how much land?
5. does it have any states?
6. are they sovereign states?
7. which is the largest?
8. does it have a large percentage of the population?
9. what is the total population of europe?
10. is it bordered by oceans?
11. what ocean lies to the north of it?
12. what affects it's climate?
13. how do they affect the summers?
14. is there a sea near it?
15. what is it called?
16. and what direction is it from Europe?
17. is it by any other countries?
18. how many?
19. what is it called?
20. does any land masses separate the two countries?