Q: Dick was driving a large American car. As soon as the race started, he pulled out in front. As the race went on, he kept the first place. And he was far ahead of Wilson, the man in the second place. When the race was almost over, some people stood up and left. "Why did stay?" they thought. They were sure they knew who would win. But things did not go as they thought. A strange noise came from Dick's car. It slowed down. Something was wrong. Dick knew his car would not go far. His only hope was that he would make it to the finish. But on his last lap , the car stopped. Wilson's car roared by. Dick saw it go by. He knew he could not win now. "But I can finish the race," he thought. And he got out of his car. So did his assistant. They began to push the car to the finish. Wilson went by them again and again. He was on his last lap. He was going to win. Dick and his friend did not care. They went on pushing. At first, all eyes were on Wilson. He crossed the line. And the race was over. He won! Dick and his friend pushed on. At last, the car crossed the line. By then all the people shouted for them. They shouted more than they did for Wilson. This was a different kind of winner!

1. no
2. no
3. a car race
4. no
5. an American car
6. yes
7. no
8. he was in first place
9. no
10. Wilson
11. Dick's
12. no
13. slowed down
14. on his last lap
15. began to push the car
16. no
17. his assistant
18. no
19. shouted for them
20. no

Numbered questions:
1. Did Dick win the race?
2. Was it a horse race?
3. What kind of race was it?
4. Was his car a foreign car?
5. Where from then?
6. Was it big?
7. Was Dick struggling the whole race?
8. How was he doing at first?
9. Was anyone close behind?
10. Who was in second?
11. Who's car made a strange noise?
12. Did it speed up?
13. What did it do?
14. When did the car stop?
15. What did he do?
16. Did he do it alone?
17. Who helped?
18. Was the crowd booing him?
19. What did they do?
20. Did everyone stay until the race was over?

Q: The motivation to succeed comes from the burning desire to achieve a purpose. Napoleon Hill wrote, "whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve." A young man asked Socrates the secrets to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. When they meet, Socrates asked the young man to walk with him towards the river. When the water got up to their necks, Socrates took the young man by surprise and pressed him into the water. The boy struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy stared turning blue. Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, "What did you want the most when you were there?" the boy replied. "Air." Socrates said," That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it. There is no other secret." A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishment . Just like a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great results.

1. burning desire to achieve a purpose
2. Socrates
3. near the rive
4. next morning
5. no
6. Air
7. A burning desire
8. no
9. air
10. great results

Numbered questions:
1. The motivation to succeed comes from what ?
2. who was asked about he secrets to success ?
3. where did he tell him to meet him ?
4. when ?
5. did they boy drown ?
6. what is is the secret to success ?
7. what is the starting point of all accomplishmen ?
8. is there any other secret ?
9. what did he want the most when you were in water ?
10. a weak desire cannot produce what ?

Q: was settled by the Ainu, Nivkh, and Orok before recorded history. The "Nihon Shoki", finished in 720 AD, is often said to be the first mention of Hokkaido in recorded history. According to the text, Abe no Hirafu led a large navy and army to northern areas from 658 to 660 and came into contact with the Mishihase and Emishi. One of the places Hirafu went to was called , which is often believed to be present-day Hokkaido. However, many theories exist in relation to the details of this event, including the location of Watarishima and the common belief that the Emishi in Watarishima were the ancestors of the present-day Ainu people.

During the Nara and Heian periods (7101185), people in Hokkaido conducted trade with Dewa Province, an outpost of the Japanese central government. From the Middle Ages, the people in Hokkaido began to be called Ezo. Hokkaido, formerly known as Ezochi or . The Ezo mainly relied upon hunting and fishing and obtained rice and iron through trade with the Japanese.

During the Muromachi period (13361573), the Japanese created a settlement at the south of the Oshima Peninsula. As more people moved to the settlement to avoid battles, disputes arose between the Japanese and the Ainu. The disputes eventually developed into a war. Takeda Nobuhiro killed the Ainu leader, Koshamain, and defeated the opposition in 1457. Nobuhiro's descendants became the rulers of the Matsumae-han, which was granted exclusive trading rights with the Ainu in the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods (15681868). The Matsumae family's economy relied upon trade with the Ainu. They held authority over the south of Ezochi until the end of the Edo period in 1868.

1. During the Nara and Heian periods (7101185)
2. 720 AD, is often said to be the first mention of Hokkaido
3. According to the text of recorded history
4. The "Nihon Shoki",
5. Abe no Hirafu led a large navy and army to northern areas from 658 to 660 and came into contact with the Mishihase and Emishi.
6. the Japanese created a settlement at the south of the Oshima Peninsula.
7. (13361573)
8. During the Nara and Heian periods (7101185), people in Hokkaido conducted trade with Dewa Province
9. formerly known as Ezochi
10. Ezo
11. From the Middle Ages, the people in Hokkaido began to be called Ezo
12. hunting and fishing
13. obtained rice and iron through trade with the Japanese
14. Japanese created a settlement at the south of the Oshima Peninsula, disputes arose
15. Takeda Nobuhiro killed the Ainu leader, Koshamain, and defeated the opposition in 1457
16. Nobuhiro's descendants became the rulers of the Matsumae-han
17. (15681868)
18. Matsumae-han
19. they were granted exclusive trading rights with the Ainu

Numbered questions:
1. When did Hokkaido do trading with the Dewa Province?
2. When was Hokkaido first noted in history?
3. By what source?
4. What was the name of that text?
5. What does it say about Hokkaido?
6. What happened in the Muromachi period?
7. What time span does that period cover?
8. What about the Nara period?
9. What was Hokkaido once called?
10. What were the people from there called?
11. When where they first called that?
12. How did they source their food?
13. What about rice?
14. What led to the fighting between Japanese and the Ainu?
15. What was the outcome from those disputes?
16. What happened to the Edo period?
17. When did that period occur?
18. Did anyone trade with the Ainu?
19. Why did they trade with them?