Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice."Mom,come here!There's this lady here my size!" The mother rushed to her son;then she turned to me to say sorry to me. I smiled and told her,"It's OK."Then I talked to the boy,"Hi,I'm Dory Kramer. How are you?" He studied me from head to toe,and asked,"Are you a little mommy?" "Yes,I have a son," I answered. "Why are you so little?"he asked. "It's the way I was born," I said."Some people are little. Some are tall. I'm just not going to grow any bigger."After I answered his other questions,I shook the boy's hand and left. My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents. It takes only one glance( ) to see I'm different. I stand three feet nine inches tall(="1.14" metres).I was born adwarf.In spite of this,I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up. I didn't realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids called me names .Then I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year. But I learned to smile and face the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life.What I lacked in height,I made up for in personality.When people are rude,I remind myself,"Look what else I have-a great family,nice friends."

1. Is the author of this story a little person?
2. What's her name?
3. Who does she talk with in the story?
4. Does she enjoy talking with him?
5. How tall is she?
6. What is that in metres?
7. What's another term for someone like her?
8. When did she realize that she was short?
9. Where does her conversation with the little boy take place?
10. Does she have a child?
11. A son or a daughter?
12. What reason does she give the boy for why she is short?
13. When she was growing up did her shortness keep her from doing what the other kids did?
14. Did she used to hate the start of school?
15. What did she learn to do about it?
16. Anything else?
17. She made up for lack of height with what?
18. Are people sometimes rude?
19. What's one thing she has that she reminds herself about?
20. What else does she have?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. yes
2. Dory Kramer
3. a boy
4. yes
5. three feet nine inches
6. 1.14 metres
7. dwarf
8. when she started school
9. in the supermarket
10. yes
11. son
12. It's the way she was born
13. no
14. yes
15. smile
16. face facts
17. personality
18. yes
19. she has a great family
20. nice friends

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Do you want to know something about children in Africa? What to they do for fun every day? Find out here: Education School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can't afford school uniforms or exercise books even though they don't have to pay for school. For those lucky enough to go to school , they have a lot to learn. Some take two language classes: English or French, and their first language. There is also math, science, history, social studies and geography. _ take up much of children's time after school. They have to get water and firewood for the family every day. Also there's cleaning , washing and helping Mum with the meal. Daily fun It's not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs ( )and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string ( ). They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There're many football teams for teenagers in Africa. Internet It's really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600yuan. This is more than the average monthly pay per person. Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet. Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.

1. Do kids in Africa like sports?
2. What sport in particular?
3. Do they have teams?
4. Do kids there spend a lot of time online?
5. Why not?
6. How much does it cost?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. yes
2. football
3. yes
4. no
5. It's really expensive
6. 20 hours costs over 600yuan

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

The New Zealand Herald is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment. It has the largest newspaper circulation of all newspapers in New Zealand, peaking at over 200,000 copies in 2006, although circulation of the daily "Herald" had declined to 144,157 copies on average by December 2014. Its main circulation area is the Auckland region. It is also delivered to much of the north of the North Island including Northland, Waikato and King Country.

"The New Zealand Herald" was founded by William Chisholm Wilson, and first published on 13 November 1863. Wilson had been a partner with John Williamson in the "New Zealander", but left to start a rival daily newspaper as he saw a business opportunity with Auckland's rapidly growing population. He had also split with Williamson because Wilson supported the war against the Maori (which the "Herald" termed "the native rebellion") while Williamson opposed it. The "Herald" also promoted a more constructive relationship between the North and South Islands.

After the "New Zealander" closed in 1866 "The Daily Southern Cross" provided competition, particularly after Julius Vogel took a majority shareholding in 1868. "The Daily Southern Cross" was first published in 1843 by William Brown as "The Southern Cross" and had been a daily since 1862. Vogel sold out of the paper in 1873 and Alfred Horton bought it in 1876.

1. Where is The New Sealand Herald published?
2. Who founded it?
3. Who provided it competition afther the New Zealander closed in 1866?
4. When was The New Zealand Herald founded?
5. How many copies did it sell at it's peak of popularity?
6. What did the Herald promote between the North and South Islands?
7. By December 2014 what had the circulation declined to?
8. What is it's main circulation Area?
9. Who took Majority share of the Daily Southern Cross in 1868?
10. What year did Vogel sell the paper?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Auckland, New Zealand
2. William Chisholm Wilson
3. "The Daily Southern Cross"
4. 1863
5. 200,000
6. a more constructive relationship
7. 144,157
8. Auckland region
9. Julius Vogel
10. 1873