Problem: Three Boys and a Dad

Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother.Expecting a whole day to relax,he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favourite TV talk show on his first day off in months."This will be like a walk in the park,"he'd told his wife."I'll look after the kids,and you can go visit your mom."

Things started well,but just after eight o'clock,his three little "good kids"--Mike,Randy,and Alex--came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted "breakfast,daddy."When food had not appeared within thirty seconds,Randy began using his spoon on Alex's head as if it were a drum.Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat .Mike chanted "Where's my toast,where's my toast" in the background.Brad realised his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.

Life became worse after breakfast.Mike wore Randy's underwear on his head.Randy locked himself in the bathroom,while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants.Nobody could find clean socks,although they were before their very eyes.Someone named "Not Me" had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes.Brad knew the talk show had already started.

By ten o'clock,things were out of control.Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter.Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his colour pencils.Randy,thankfully,appeared to be reading quietly in the family room,but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands.Brad realised that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.

At exactly 11:17,Brad called the daycare centre ."I suddenly have to go into work and my wife's away.Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes?"The answer was obviously "yes" because Brad was smiling.(2012*,B)
1. Who closed the door?
2. why?
3. to go where?
4. how many kids did he have?
5. name?
6. what did they shout?
7. what did Mike say?
8. like better or worse after breakfast?
9. why?
10. anything else?
11. what?
12. who spilled oj?
13. what happened at 10?
14. what happened?
15. anything else?
16. what else?
17. what happened at 11:17?
18. what happened?
19. what was the answer?
20. what was brad doing after the answer?
Answer: 1. Brad
2. because Sue left
3. to visit her mother
4. three
5. Mike,Randy,and Alex
6. "breakfast,daddy."
7. "Where's my toast,where's my toast"
8. worse
9. Mike wore Randy's underwear on his head.
10. yes
11. Randy locked himself in the bathroom
12. "Not Me"
13. things were out of control.
14. Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter
15. yes
16. Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his colour pencils
17. Brad called the daycare centre
18. He asked if he could bring the boys over
19. yes
20. smiling.

Q: The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the U.S. government, responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department was formed in 1870 during the Ulysses S. Grant administration. In its early years, the DOJ vigorously prosecuted Ku Klux Klan members.

The Department of Justice administers several federal law enforcement agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The department is responsible for investigating instances of financial fraud, representing the United States government in legal matters (such as in cases before the Supreme Court), and running the federal prison system. The department is also responsible for reviewing the conduct of local law enforcement as directed by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

The department is headed by the United States Attorney General, who is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate and is a member of the Cabinet. The current Attorney General is Jeff Sessions.

The office of the Attorney General was established by the Judiciary Act of 1789 as a part-time job for one person, but grew with the bureaucracy. At one time, the Attorney General gave legal advice to the U.S. Congress as well as the President, but in 1819 the Attorney General began advising Congress alone to ensure a manageable workload. Until March 3, 1853, the salary of the Attorney General was set by statute at less than the amount paid to other Cabinet members. Early Attorneys General supplemented their salaries by running private law practices, often arguing cases before the courts as attorneys for paying litigants.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is DOJ short for?
2. Who heads the department?
3. who nominates him?
4. And who confirms it?
5. Who is the Attorney General now?
6. When was the DOJ started?
7. What are some of its responsibilities?
8. Anything else?
9. Any others?
10. Any other duties?
A: 1. Department of Justice
2. United States Attorney General
3. the President
4. the Senate
5. Jeff Sessions
6. 1870
7. investigating finacial fraud
8. reviewing conduct of local law enforcement
9. running the federal prision
10. drug enforcement

Problem: Bob, Jim and Alice are good friends. They all study in the same class in Red Star Middle School. The weekend is coming and the weather is going to be sunny and warm. Now they are talking about their plans. Bob is going to the hospital on Saturday. It is not far from his house, so he wants to go there by bike. He is going to visit a sick boy called Ben in the hospital. He wants to make Ben happy and give him some interesting storybooks. He is going to stay there for the whole day. Jim is going to ride to Great Zoo with his father on Sunday. He wants to see the pandas, tigers, lions and elephants. He wants to stay there for the whole day. On Saturday, Alice is going to the Green Park with her friends on foot. She is going fishing by the lake, going boating on the river and playing on the slide . She plans to stay there for the whole afternoon.
1. Where do the friends go to school?
2. How many friends are there?
3. Are they planning on hanging out together over the weekend?
4. What does Alice plan on doing?
5. Is she going in the morning?
6. Will she go alone?
7. With who then?
8. What will Jim be doing?
9. with who?
10. When?
11. To see what?
12. How about Bob?
13. Is he hurt?
14. Why is he going?
15. Named?
16. for what?
17. What kind?
18. Is he going for a few hours?
19. For how long?
20. Is Ben healthy?
Answer:
1. Red Star Middle School.
2. Three
3. no
4. going to Green Park
5. no
6. no
7. her friends
8. going to Great Zoo
9. his father
10. on Sunday
11. the pandas, tigers, lions and elephants.
12. He is going to the hospital
13. no
14. to visit a sick boy
15. Ben
16. to make Ben happy and give him some storybooks
17. interesting
18. no
19. the whole day
20. no