Q: Valentine's Day was coming. Helen felt hurt and lonely because this was her first Valentine's Day after the divorce .

Helen's twelve-year-old son, Jack, looked at his mother, knowing that this was a difficult time for both of them. In order to make his mother happy, he prepared a present, and handed it to her on Valentine's Day.

It was a beautiful gift package .Helen couldn't believe what was happening. She opened it and took out a lovely card and a small box.

"Now," he said, "read the card." It read as follows:

"I know that this isn't easy for you because it has been a hard year for both of us. I know that Valentine's Day is a special day for people in love. I want you to know that I love you. I know that Valentines are supposed to get chocolate. I went to the store today to buy some for you. Luckily, I got the last piece. I told the clerk it was just perfect."

Helen stood there for a moment and looked at her son. Her eyes sparkled in the light as tears formed in each corner. Jack knew he had done the right thing. Slowly she opened the small box, careful not to tear the paper. She would never forget the moment. She found a chocolate heart that was broken into pieces along with a note:

"I am so sorry that Dad left us, Mom. And all you were left with was a broken heart. But I just want you to know we still have each other.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Your son,

Jack"

Answer the following questions:
1. which holiday was going to be difficult?
2. difficult for who?
3. why?
4. how old was jack?
5. who is he?
6. Did he give her a present?
A: 1. Valentine's Day
2. Both Helen and Jack
3. His dad left them.
4. twelve
5. Helen's son
6. yes
Q: Hatfield is a town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, in the borough of Welwyn Hatfield. It had a population of 29,616 in 2001, increasing to 39,201 at the 2011 Census. The settlement is of Saxon origin. Hatfield House, the home of the Marquess of Salisbury, is the nucleus of the old town. From the 1930s when de Havilland opened a factory until the 1990s when British Aerospace closed, Hatfield was associated with aircraft design and manufacture, which employed more people than any other industry.

Hatfield was one of the post-war New Towns built around London and has much modernist architecture from the period. The University of Hertfordshire is based there. Hatfield is north of London and is connected to the capital via the A1(M) and direct trains to London King's Cross, Finsbury Park and Moorgate. As a result, the town has seen a recent increase in commuters who work in London moving to the area.

In the Saxon period Hatfield was known as Hetfelle, but by the year 970, when King Edgar gave to the monastery of Ely, it had become known as Haethfeld. Hatfield is mentioned in the Domesday Book as the property of the Abbey of Ely, and unusually, the original census data which compilers of Domesday used still survives, giving us slightly more information than in the final Domesday record. No other records remain until 1226, when Henry III granted the Bishops of Ely rights to an annual four-day fair and a weekly market. The town was then called Bishop's Hatfield.

Answer the following questions:
1. what is Hatfield?
2. where at?
3. within what?
4. what is the majority origin?
5. what is the most recent population?
6. when was it?
7. what was it 10 years prior
8. What is Hatfieild house considered to be?
9. home to what?
10. which industries were they involved in?
11. when?
12. why were they no longer involved after the 90s?
13. how did they become involved in the 30s?
14. is it known for modern architecture?
15. where is it in relation to London?
16. which train line connects the two?
17. are more people commuting for work?
18. are more people moving to London for work
19. what was Hatfield known as in the Saxon period?
20. then what?
21. who's property was it according to the Abbey of Ely?
22. who's property according to the Domesday?
A: 1. a town and civil parish
2. Hertfordshire, England
3. the borough of Welwyn Hatfield
4. Saxon
5. 39,201
6. 2011
7. 29,616
8. the nucleus of the old town
9. the Marquess of Salisbury
10. aircraft design and manufacture
11. From the 1930s until the 1990s
12. British Aerospace closed
13. de Havilland opened a factory
14. yes
15. north of London
16. the A1(M)
17. unknown
18. yes
19. Hetfelle
20. Haethfeld
21. unknown
22. Abbey of Ely
Q: CHAPTER XXVIII.

THE DEMANDS OF THE ENEMY.

It was an hour later, when the excitement had cooled down a little, that Captain Moore sent for Benson again. Wondering what was to follow, the old scout hurried to the room in which the young commander was transacting his business.

"I want a little talk with you in private, Benson," said the young officer.

"Yes, captain."

"I know you've been wondering why I didn't send you to Fort Prescott instead of sending Hank Leeson."

"You had a right to do as you pleased, captain."

"The truth of the matter is, Benson, I wanted you here. You brought Joe and Darry to the fort, and those two boys need looking after. We are going to have a fight, sooner or later. We may win, and if we do, all right. But if we don't----"

"You want me to stand by the boys to the last?" put in the old scout quickly.

"I do, Benson; and, no matter what comes, I want you to promise to do your level best to save them, and see them safe back to the East. If the worst comes I am willing to die fighting, but Joe must get out of it somehow. If he doesn't it will break my mother's heart. And you must do as well by Darry, for he is an only child."

The eyes of the old scout and the young captain met. Then Benson put out his hand, which Captain Moore quickly grasped.

"I understand, captain. I'll do my best, and if those lads don't get away it will be because Sam Benson aint alive to take 'em."

Answer the following questions:
1. Who sent for Benson?
2. Was Benson old or young?
3. How about the Captain?
4. Why did he not send Benson to Fort Prescott?
5. Who had Benson brought?
6. Where did he bring them?
7. Does the Captain want Benson to abandon the boys?
8. Where should the boys go back to?
9. Who is willing to die fighting?
10. Whose heart will break if they boys don't return?
11. Was Darry a grown man?
12. Who reached out to shake hands first?
A:
1. Captain Moore
2. old
3. young
4. he wanted him there
5. Joe and Darry
6. the fort
7. no
8. East.
9. Captain Moore
10. his mother's
11. unknown
12. Benson