Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

On the southern fringes of Donetsk, in the shadow of a huge steel plant, a cacophony of barking overwhelms the dull thud of artillery fire. The PIF animal shelter is crammed with almost 1,000 dogs of all sizes, ages and breeds (though the number that can claim any sort of pedigree is probably in single figures).

Many are orphans of the conflict that has shaken this city for the past six months. Their owners have left or in a few cases been killed by the shelling. Some have been discovered tied up and emaciated; others carry the scars of shrapnel or hobble around on three legs. There are several in every cage, with a handful of straw to protect them from temperatures that plunge far below freezing at night.

The director of the sanctuary is Victoria Vasilieva, a tall middle-aged woman with jet black hair, whose compassion for the animals in her care is unstinting. She cradles a young dog called Jennifer, the only survivor when a shell hit her family's home near the airport. Jennifer was found traumatized in the ruins and it has taken weeks to gain her trust.

Vasilieva says that the dogs here used to be terrified by the sounds of war. Now, like the people of Donetsk, they hardly notice them.

Inside the office block, a puppy -- mostly black Labrador - is recovering from a broken leg and shrapnel wound. Vats of oatmeal are cooking in the yard. It's like feeding an army. A few very lucky dogs are going to new homes in Germany, Finland and Russia, but the great majority will remain at the shelter so long as there is money to feed them.

1. Who is director of the animal shelter?
2. Is she a young woman?
3. Does she have a lot of sympathy for the animals there?
4. Which animal is she holding during the story?
5. Were there any other survivors where she was found?
6. What happened to her family's house?
7. What was the extent of the dog's injuries?
8. Is she having trouble warming up to Victoria?
9. Where is this shelter?
10. What sits next to it?
11. how many dogs are housed at the shelter?
12. Are the majority full blooded breeds?
13. What's been happening there to cause so many dogs to be impounded?
14. For how long?
15. What's an example of how a dog might end up there?
16. Have some of them lost a limb?
17. How many are in each cage?
18. What do they have for warmth?
19. What is the black lab puppy healing from?
20. What do the dogs eat?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Victoria Vasilieva
2. no
3. yes
4. Jennifer
5. no
6. a shell hit it
7. she was traumatized
8. yes
9. Donetsk
10. a steel plant
11. almost 1,000
12. no
13. conflict
14. six months
15. being discovered tied up and emaciated
16. yes
17. several
18. a handful of straw
19. a broken leg and shrapnel wound
20. oatmeal

Question: Charlotte's Web is a popular American children's book about the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a spider named Charlotte. The writer, E.B. White, shows that a real friend will help you even though he or she has nothing to get from doing so. In the book, Charlotte is always helping Wilbur. She spins words into her web to save Wilbur's life, even though spinning the words is tiring and difficult for her. Charlotte is a true friend. She helps Wilbur for only one reason - she cares about him. Templeton, the rat, on the other hand, is not a real friend to Wilbur. Templeton only helps others when there is something in it for him. When he is asked to help save Wilbur's life, he says "no" at first. Later on, he agrees to help, but only because he wants to keep eating Wilbur's meals. At the end of the book, Wilbur learns the true meaning of friendship. He helps Charlotte to save her babies. He does this not for other reasons, but because he cares about his friend. Reading this book lets me know how important it is to help others. Being a good friend means being there when you are needed. 1. What is the name of the book?
2. Who wrote it?
3. Who is the main character?
4. Who is she always helping?
5. How does she do that?
6. Why?
7. Does Templeton help?
8. What is Templeton?
9. What does Templeton want?
10. Was Charlotte a male?
11. Why was she so tired?
12. What does Wilbur learn? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Charlotte's Web.
2. E.B. White.
3. Charlotte.
4. Wilbur.
5. She spins words into her web.
6. She cares about him.
7. When there is something in it for him.
8. Rat.
9. Wilbur's meals.
10. No.
11. From spinning the words.
12. True meaning of friendship.

Q: Tom gets up at half past seven in the morning. He has an egg and some milk for his breakfast. Then he begins to go to school slowly. When he is on his way to school, he thinks, "I tell my teacher my mother is ill on Monday morning. I tell him my bike is wrong on Tuesday. What do I tell my teacher today?" Tom thinks over but he doesn't find a good idea before he gets to school."May I come in?" Tom shouts at the door of the classroom. " Oh, my boy," says Mr Green. " Please look at the clock on the wall. What time is it now?" " It's ten past eight," answers Tom. Mr Green is not happy. " You are late for class three times this week. If all the students are like you, the clock is no use, I think." " You are right, Mr Green," says Tom. " If we don't have the clock, how do you know I am late for class?"

1. To school
2. Yes
3. No
4. 30 minutes
5. No
6. Yes
7. Three times this week.
8. Yes
9. By bike
10. Yes

Numbered questions:
1. Where was Tom going?
2. Did he make it?
3. Was he on time?
4. How long did he have to get there?
5. Did he have an excuse for being tardy?
6. Is this a recurring problem for him?
7. How often lately has he been tardy?
8. Is his teacher upset?
9. How does the boy get to school?
10. Does he know he is getting to school late constantly?