Question: "Tammy! Come here, please! Mother needs your help in the kitchen." Her father called out to her. Tammy was in her room, getting ready to do her homework. "Yes, Daddy!" she replied. "I'll be right there." She hurried out of her bedroom and down the hallway. She was only nine years old. Her elder sister, Ella, had just moved away to go to a performing arts high school in another city. Her brother, Harry, was in middle school and always got home late. With Ella leaving home, Tammy was expected to do a lot more than she had ever done before, especially now, because her mother was ill. Her father was in the kitchen. "Tammy, I know you usually do your homework right now, but with things being different, we all have to change a little bit. I'll help you and Harry with your homework later on, OK?" Her father had an apron on over his clothes, and he looked kind of funny. He was doing the dishes and he always splashed water all over when he did that. After helping her father with the dishes, Tammy helped set the table. After supper, her father helped her and Harry with their homework, and then they played a board game so that their mother could lie down for a while. The next morning, Tammy got up early on her own because she wanted to help her mother with breakfast. She made orange juice and even put bread in the toaster and got out the butter so that her mother could sleep for a few more minutes. When her mother got up half an hour later, she was very surprised and moved to see the breakfast on the dining table. She gave Tammy a big hug. "Thank you, Tammy. You really are mother's little helper now, aren't you?" 1. Who was needed in the kitchen?
2. Why?
3. Who were her siblings?
4. Where was her sister?
5. Why did she need to help?
6. What did she do?
7. what did they do afterwards?
8. And after that?
9. Where was Harry?
10. What did Tammy want to do?
11. What did they play?
12. Who?
13. What did she give her?
14. What did they eat? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Tammy
2. Her mom needed her help
3. Ella and Harry
4. another city
5. her mother was ill
6. helped her dad with the dishes
7. set the table
8. did her homework
9. He was there too
10. help her mother with breakfast.
11. a board game
12. Tammy, Harry and her dad
13. a big hug
14. orange juice and bread

Question: Robert and Peter study in the same university. They do everything together and help each other. But they often play jokes on each other. The school year was over last month and they decided to travel through the country in America. They drove a car and could stop wherever they were interested in and started whenever they wanted. Of course they enjoyed themselves. It was very hot one day and they were both hungry and thirsty. They stopped in front of a restaurant by the road. They came in, sat down at a table and ordered some dishes. Robert looked around and found there was a small bowl on the table. He thought there was some ice cream in it and took a spoonful of it and put it into his mouth. Immediately he knew it was mustard ,but it was too late. Tears ran down his face, but he pretended nothing had happened. The other young man, seeing his friend crying, asked, "What are you crying about, Robert?" "I'm thinking of my father who was hanged twenty years ago," was his reply.

After a while, Peter made the same mistake. Tears ran down his cheeks, too. And his friend asked him why.

"I wonder why your father hadn't been hanged before he got married!" 1. How did the guys chose to travel?
2. What did they like about this method? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. by car
2. they could stop wherever they were interested in

Question: The Xin'an Street Community began three programs not long ago. The Neighborhood Clean-up Program Every Sunday at 5:00pm, the neighbors begin cleaning Xin'an Street from one end to the other. The head of the Community, Zhao Fuqin, said, "The first Sunday, only eleven people came, but we picked up over seven big bags of rubbish from the sidewalk and street. The next weekend, twenty people came, and filled eight rubbish bags. Now the neighborhood really looks great!" The Neighborhood Watch Program The neighbors on Xin'an Street began this program to look for problems in the neighborhood and to call the police if necessary. The neighbors all say the watch has already helped. SunYan, aged 60, a retired teacher, said, "In the past, I felt afraid at night. Now I know my neighbors are watching for trouble. " According to the police, there are fewer problems on Xin'an Street. "Calls to 110 went down last month. _ knew that the people on Xin'an Street were watching, so they stayed away," said a policeman. The Neighborhood Fitness Program A Health Club was built last month, where the neighbors can do different kinds of sports like basketball, ping-pong ball, tennis, etc. "Every morning you can see groups of neighbors running, dancing and playing Taijiquan. We have come to realize the importance of taking exercise," said Chen Jinliang, a businessman of 45. The community has more plans. "We plan to start the Kids Care Program for children. We are going to build an after-school club. And we want to have a picnic for everyone in the neighborhood!" said Zhao Fuqin. 1. How many bags of trash was picked up the first week?
2. Why were people picking up trash?
3. What street were they on?
4. Was this some sort of community project?
5. What was it called?
6. When do they meet?
7. What time?
8. How many more people came the second week from the first?
9. How many bags of trash did they pick up?
10. Who is the leader of the program
11. What do the neighbors say about it? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. over seven
2. to look for problems in the neighborhood
3. Xin'an
4. yes
5. Neighborhood Clean-up Program
6. Every Sunday
7. 5:00pm
8. Nine
9. eight
10. Zhao Fuqin
11. It has already helped