Problem: What is the hottest topic at your school? In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School, it's money. The school had an activity called "making a living" recently. About 800 Junior 1 and Junior 2 students were divided into 112 teams. They went out to make money by selling things. What did they choose to sell? Some sold newspapers; some chose bottled water; some sold environmentally friendly shopping bags and bamboo baskets. Huqi's team decided to sell educational books in front of the Children Activity Centre. They thought parents would like to buy books for their children. But unfortunately , they came across urban management officers . The officers asked them to leave. "We played hide-and-seek with the officers for the whole morning," said Hu. "Finally we gave up and moved to other place. Wang Yongyi and her team sold ice cream in a square. They didn't meet any officers. But few people were interested in what they were selling. The team then put up a board saying the money was to help the "Project Hope" for country kids. It worked. More people came to their stall. A foreigner even gave them 100 yuan. Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier. They sold all their cakes in four hours, spending 39.5 yuan and getting back 80 yuan. "It was not easy to make the money," said Meng. "Some people just looked. Others just tasted but didn't buy. Now I know how hard it is for our parents to earn the money we need to lead happy lives."
1. What was the name of the activity?
2. How many teams are there?
3. How many pupils are there?
4. What was one item they sold?
5. and another?
6. one more?
7. where did Huqi's do their selling?
8. Were they able to stay there?
9. Who made them leave?
10. What did Yongyi's group sell?
11. Did a lot of people make purchases?
12. Why not?
13. What did the group decide to do?
14. Did that work?
15. How much did one person give?
16. How long did it take to sell cakes?
17. What was the name of the school?
Answer: 1. making a living
2. 112
3. 800
4. newspapers
5. bottled water
6. environmentally friendly shopping bags
7. in front of the Children Activity Centre
8. No
9. officers
10. ice cream
11. No
12. Few were interested
13. Put up a board saying the money was to help the "Project Hope
14. Yes
15. 100 yuan
16. four hours
17. Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School

Problem: In the very early 1800's, a young boy about 14 years old named John lived in a orphanage in Old England along with several other children. Orphan meant unwanted and unloved. Christmas was the one day of the year when the children didn't work and received a gift, an orange. Usually they tried to taste and keep it for so long that it often went bad before they ever peeled it to enjoy the sweet juice. Many thoughts were expressed as Christmas time drew near. The children would say, "I will keep mine the longest." John usually slept with his next to his pillow. This year John was overjoyed by the Christmas season. He was becoming a man and stronger and soon he would be old enough to leave. He would save his orange until his birthday in July. Christmas day finally came. The children were so excited as they entered the big dinning hall. Immediately the master shouted, "John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you this year." John's heart broke violently wide open. He turned and went quickly back to the cold room. Then he heard the door open and each of the children entered. Little Elizabeth with her hair falling over her shoulders, a smile on her face, and tears in her eyes held out a piece of rag to John. "Here John," she said, "this is for you." As he lifted back the edges of the rag he saw a big juicy orange all peeled and quartered and then he realized what they had done. John never forgot the sharing, love and personal sacrifice his friends had shown him that Christmas day. In memory of that day every year he would send oranges all over the world to children everywhere.
1. What present was someone excited for?
2. What holiday was this?
3. Where did he live?
4. Alone?
5. What was his name?
6. Was he the only one getting this present?
7. What year is this?
8. Where was the place he lived located?
9. Did he get the present?
10. How did he react?
11. Where did he learn this?
12. Was his room warm?
13. Who came in then?
14. Did anyone stand out?
15. Who?
16. What did she have?
17. What was in it?
18. Did she eat it in front of him?
19. What then?
20. What lifelong effect did that have?
Answer: 1. an orange
2. Christmas
3. in a orphanage
4. no
5. John
6. no
7. the very early 1800's
8. in Old England
9. no
10. his heart broke violently wide open
11. the big dinning hall
12. no
13. each of the children
14. yes
15. Little Elizabeth
16. a piece of rag
17. a big juicy orange
18. no
19. she gave it to him
20. every year he would send oranges all over the world to children

Problem: CHAPTER XXII. A FATAL SPARK.

And so it chanced; which in those dark And fireless halls was quite amazing, Did we not know how small a spark Can set the torch of love ablazing. T. MOORE.

Aurelia rode home in perplexity, much afraid of the combustibles at her girdle, and hating the task her sister had forced on her. She felt as if her heedless avowals had been high treason to her husband; and yet Harriet was her elder, and those assurances that as a true woman she was bound to clear up the mystery, made her cheeks burn with shame, and her heart thrill with the determination to vindicate her husband, while the longing to know the face of one who so loved her was freshly awakened.

She was strongly inclined to tell him all, indeed she knew herself well enough to be aware that half a dozen searching questions would draw out the whole confession of her own communication and Harriet's unworthy suspicions; and humiliating as this would be, she longed for the opportunity. Here, however, she was checked in her meditations by a stumble of her horse, which proved to have lost a shoe. It was necessary to leave the short cut, and make for the nearest forge, and when the mischief was repaired, to ride home by the high road.

She thus came home much later than had been expected; Jumbo, Molly, and the little girls were all watching for her, and greeted her eagerly. The supper was already on the table for her, and she had only just given Fay and Letty the cakes and comfits she had bought at Brentford for them when Jumbo brought the message that his master hoped that madam, if not too much fatigued, would come to him as soon as her supper was finished.
1. Who was suspicious?
2. Did she have cause?
3. Who was she relatedto?
4. How?
5. Who was older?
6. Was Aurelia married?
7. Did she hide something in her underwear?
8. What?
9. Did someone make her do it?
10. Who?
11. Did she make it back to her house on time?
12. Was anybody waiting?
13. Who?
14. Were they sad to see her?
15. Was dinner ready?
16. Where were the pastries from?
17. Who got to eat them?
18. Who was asked to meet the head of household after eating?
19. What did the equine lose?
20. Who is quoted?
Answer:
1. Harriet'
2. Aurelia didn't think so
3. harriet
4. sisters
5. Harriet
6. yes
7. yes
8. combustibles
9. yes
10. Her sister
11. no
12. yes
13. Jumbo, Molly, and the little girls were all watching for her,
14. no
15. yes
16. Brentford
17. Fay and Letty
18. Aurelia
19. a shoe.
20. . T. MOORE.