Problem: Western Sahara (; "", , Spanish and French: Sahara Occidental) is a disputed territory in the Maghreb region of North Africa, partially controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and partially Moroccan-occupied, bordered by Morocco proper to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its surface area amounts to . It is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly consisting of desert flatlands. The population is estimated at just over 500,000, of which nearly 40% live in Laayoune, the largest city in Western Sahara.

Occupied by Spain until the late 20th century, Western Sahara has been on the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories since 1963 after a Moroccan demand. It is the most populous territory on that list, and by far the largest in area. In 1965, the UN General Assembly adopted its first resolution on Western Sahara, asking Spain to decolonise the territory. One year later, a new resolution was passed by the General Assembly requesting that a referendum be held by Spain on self-determination. In 1975, Spain relinquished the administrative control of the territory to a joint administration by Morocco (which had formally claimed the territory since 1957) and Mauritania. A war erupted between those countries and a Sahrawi nationalist movement, the Polisario Front, which proclaimed the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) with a government in exile in Tindouf, Algeria. Mauritania withdrew its claims in 1979, and Morocco eventually secured "de facto" control of most of the territory, including all the major cities and natural resources. The United Nations considers the Polisario Front to be the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people, and maintains that the Sahrawis have a right to self-determination.
1. What did the Spanish occupy?
2. Until when?
3. Does it govern itself?
4. According to whose records?
5. Is it big or small compared to other types on the records?
6. When were the Spanish asked to back off?
7. By whom?
8. Did they end up backing off?
9. When?
10. How many places took over then?
11. And they got along?
12. What happened between them?
13. Who won in the end?
14. What part of the world is this in?
15. Where is that?
16. Who shares controlling factors?
17. What is at its border?
18. To what side?
19. What about to the opposite of that?
20. Is there water at any border?
Answer: 1. Western Sahara
2. the late 20th century
3. no
4. the United Nations
5. big
6. 1965
7. the UN General Assembly
8. yes
9. In 1975
10. Morocco and Mauritania
11. no
12. A war erupted
13. Morocco
14. the Maghreb region
15. North Africa
16. Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Morocco
17. Morocco proper
18. the north
19. Mauritania
20. yes

Q: Kellyanne O'Niell had not even completed her first aid course when she was called upon to put her skills into action.

Just halfway through her course, which was offered by Kilcooley Women's Education Group, Kellyanne was walking home when she found herself faced with an emergency.

A youngster on the street had fallen onto broken glass. Describing the situation, Kellyanne said:"I noticed she fell onto some glass, and when she got up, I spotted a big wound starting at the thumb and finishing at the ring finger. I started applying pressure to the bleeding wound at once and sent someone to bring my first-aid box from my house."

She continued: "I phoned for an ambulance and gave the lady every last detail that she wanted to know. I got another person to keep an eye out for the ambulance. The young girl was in great pain so she couldn't stay still. I was scared she was not going to respond to me. I held her hand above the heart so that the bleeding could at least stop a little bit."

"Once the person came back with the bandage, the ambulance was there. The nurse got me to hold a flashlight for her while she bandaged the wound. Once the girl was all bandaged up, I helped her onto the seat in the ambulance and she was taken to hospital."

Margaret Pridgen, the British Red Cross trainer who had been teaching Kellyanne, was full of praise for her swift action. She said:"I think this is quite an achievement for this young girl, I have really seen her confidence grow during the training and am delighted she had the poise to be able to deal with the situation and put her new skills into practice."

Answer the following questions:
1. How far had Kellyanne made it through the first aid class?
2. Who did she see that was injured?
3. Where?
4. What happened to the kid?
5. Where was she wounded?
6. Did she attempt to stop the bleeding?
7. What did she send for?
8. Did she call anyone to help?
9. Who?
10. Did she fill them in on the situation?
11. Who wrapped the wound?
12. Was the kid taken in for treatment?
13. Where?
14. Who was her first aid trainer?
15. Was she impressed with Kellyanne's fast response?
16. Was she with the Red Cross?
17. Where did the cut start and stop?
18. Was Margaret with a British organization?
19. What did Kellyanne hold for the nurse?
20. Where was the class offered?
A: 1. Halfway.
2. A youngster.
3. On the street.
4. She had fallen onto broken glass.
5. Her hand.
6. Yes.
7. First-aid box.
8. Yes.
9. An ambulance.
10. Yes.
11. Nurse.
12. Yes.
13. The hospital.
14. Margaret Pridgen.
15. Yes.
16. Yes.
17. Thumb and ring finger.
18. Yes.
19. Flashlight.
20. The Kilcooley Women's Education Group.

Problem: Robert Frost was one of America's best known and most honored serious writers. But his fame came late in his life. He was born in San Francisco, California in 1874. He lived in California during his early childhood. He was named after the chief Southern general in America's Civil War. The general's name was Robert Edward Lee. The poet was named Robert Lee Frost, because his father wanted to honor the general. Someone once asked another American writer, Ernest Hemingway, how to become a writer. The best thing, he said, was to have an unhappy childhood. If this is true, Robert Frost's childhood was unhappy enough to make him a very good writer. Robert Frost's father was a reporter who wanted to be a politician. He often drank too much wine and became angry. Robert was the victim of his anger. Robert Frost finished high school in 1891. After high school, Robert's grandfather offered to pay his costs at Dartmouth College. But Robert left the school after a few months. He did not like it. He spent the next few years working at different jobs. At one time, he worked in a factory. Later, he repaired shoes. He was a teacher. He was a reporter. Always, he wrote poetry. Robert Frost attended Harvard University for two years. After that, he returned to the many jobs he held before. For a while, Frost tried to take care of a farm in the state of New Hampshire. He was not a successful farmer. And he continued to write poetry. He said that until 1930, he earned only about ten dollars a year from writing. In 1912, he decided to try to make a new start. He took his family to Britain. The cost of living was low. In Britain, Frost found a publisher for his first book of poems. The book was called A Boy's Will. When it appeared in 1913. Frost received high praise from British readers. Praise was something he had not received in his own country. Ezra Pound, another American poet living in Britain, read the poems and liked them very much. He wrote a magazine article about Frost. He also helped get Frost's second book of poems published in America. That book was called North of Boston.
1. Who is a honored serious writer?
2. WHere did he live as a kid?
3. What year was he born?
4. How do you be a good writer?
5. What did he drink too much of?
6. What year did he finish school?
7. What was his first job?
8. What Uni did he attend?
Answer:
1. Robert Frost
2. California
3. 1874
4. have an unhappy childhood
5. unknown
6. 1891
7. unknown
8. Harvard University and Dartmouth College