Q: CHAPTER XXI

A BOB SLED RACE

"Whoop! hurrah! it's snowing!"

Thus shouted Tom one day, as he burst into the library of the Hall, where Dick, Sam and a number of others were perusing books and the latest magazines.

"Hard?" queried Sam, dropping the magazine he held.

"No, but steady. Peleg Snuggers says it is going to be a heavy fall, and he generally knows."

"And he loves snowstorms so," put in Fred, with a laugh. "Do you remember the time we made a big fort and had a regular battle?"

"Indeed I do!" cried Larry. "It was great! We ought to have something of that sort this winter."

"I was hoping we'd get skating before it snowed," put in Songbird.

"Well, we can't have all the good things at once," answered Dick. "I think a heavy snowstorm is jolly. Somehow, when it snows I always feel like whistling and singing."

"And I feel like making up verses," murmured the poet of the school, and went on:

"Oh, the snow, the beautiful snow, Coming down when the wind does blow. Coming down both day and night, Leaving the earth a wonderful sight! Oh, the snow, the heavenly snow!----"

"Wetting our feet wherever we go!"

continued Tom, and added:

"Oh, the snow, When the wind doth blow, It sets a pace And hits our face And we are froze Down to the toes And in the slush, That's just like mush, We cannot stop, But go ker-flop!"

"Tom, the first thing you know, you'll be taking Songbird's laurels away from him," observed Larry.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who thinks a heavy snowstorm is jolly?
2. What does snow make him feel like doing?
3. Who said it made them feel like making up verses?
4. What did Songbird wish?
5. Who ran into the house yelling that it was snowing?
6. What room did he go into?
7. Were people in there?
8. What were they doing?
9. Who dropped a magazine?
10. What did he ask of Tom?
11. Was he asking about the snowfall?
12. Who loves snowstorms?
13. Who says it's going to be a heavy snowfall?
14. What did Fred want to know if Larry remembered?
15. Did Larry remember it?
16. Did he remember it fondly?
17. What did he say they should do this winter?
18. Who made up rhyming poems about the snow?
19. What did Larry tell Tom he'd be taking from Songbird?
20. Who spoke of having wet feet everywhere?
A: 1. Dick.
2. whistling and singing."
3. the poet of the school,
4. unknown
5. Tom
6. the library of the Hall,
7. yes
8. perusing books and the latest magazines.
9. Sam
10. "Hard?"
11. "Whoop! hurrah! it's snowing
12. tom
13. peleg Snuggers
14. the time they made a big fort and had a regular battle
15. yes
16. yes
17. something of that sort
18. the poet of the school
19. Songbird's laurels
20. Tom,

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

The Southern United States (also the American South, Dixie, and the South), is a region of the United States of America. The South does not fully match the geographic south of the United States, but the Deep South is fully located in the southeastern corner. Arizona and New Mexico, which are geographically in the southern part of the country, are rarely considered part, while West Virginia, which separated from Virginia in 1863, commonly is. Some scholars have proposed definitions of the South that do not coincide neatly with state boundaries. While the states of Delaware and Maryland, as well as the District of Columbia permitted slavery prior to the start of the Civil War, they remained with the Union. Since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, they became more culturally, economically, and politically aligned with the industrial Northern states, and are often identified as part of the Mid-Atlantic or Northeast by many residents, businesses, public institutions, and private organizations. However, the United States Census Bureau puts them in the South. Usually, the South is defined as including the southeastern and south-central United States. The region is known for its culture and history, having developed its own customs, musical styles, and cuisines, which have distinguished it in some ways from the rest of the United States. The Southern ethnic heritage is diverse and includes strong European (mostly English, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, Irish, German, French, and Spanish American), African, and some Native American components.

1. What region of America is the article referencing?
2. What is the southern US also called?
3. Anything else?
4. Is it also referred to as the American South?
5. What states are rarely thought to be a part?
6. Are those states actually in the southern part of the country?
7. What 2 states separated in the 1800's?
8. What state allowed slavery before the Civil war?
9. Any others?
10. Did they remain in the union?
11. What event prompted the south to be more aligned with the industrial North?
12. When did this occur?
13. Is the southern ethnic heritage diversified?
14. And from what cultures do they include components of?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. the Southern United States
2. the South
3. Dixie
4. yes
5. Arizona and New Mexico
6. yes
7. West Virginia and Virginia
8. Delaware
9. Maryland
10. yes
11. the Civil Rights Movement
12. in the 1960s
13. yes
14. European, African, and some Native American

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Michael Jackson's sudden death really astonished his fans, but soon they are glad to find another younger "King of Pop" has appeared. Wang Yiming, who is known as Xiao Bao, has already been popular across the world with his wonderful dance moves. He once appeared on U.S. television show "Ellen" and performed successfully at the World Expo 2010. About seven years ago, Xiao Bao was born prematurely , which made his mother really worried. He was so weak. What could he do? Doctors suggested that moving his body to music would help make him strong, but soon his parents were surprised by how quickly Xiao Bao fell in love with music! "When he was young, we just started playing music to him and he started moving around like this. But we didn't think that he had such a strong feeling for music. When he was just several months old, we would let him listen to music and he would stop crying and calm down at once," the proud mother once said. So far, Xiao Bao has learned the moonwalk and other Jackson's moves well. His fans are crazy about his wonderful shows. He has drawn more people's attention. He is fast becoming internationally popular. There are lots of problems waiting for him, but Xiao Bao will never give up. He is serious about his dancing career . Where there is a will, there is a way. We are sure that Xiao Bao's dream will come true one day.

1. Who is the younger King of Pop that's recently appeared?
2. What is he also called?
3. Why did he learn to move himself to song?
4. Who decided he should move himself to song?
5. What daytime program was he on?
6. Was he delivered later than expected as a baby?
7. Was he seven years old when he found his affection for song?
8. How old was he?
9. Does he struggle with Jackson's dances?
10. What are his followers crazy about?
11. Did he once perform at the European Exposition in 2010?
12. Where he did perform in 2010?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Wang Yiming
2. Xiao Bao
3. unknown
4. Doctors
5. Ellen
6. No
7. No
8. Several months old
9. No
10. His shows
11. No
12. At the World Expo