Question:
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Harry had a very small farm. He only had one cow but dreamed about having a large farm. He once asked his father Bill, "I'd like to have that land over there. How can I get it?" His father encouraged him to go and talk to the landowner to see how they could get the land. Harry said. "But we don't have enough money." His father said, "Don't worry. Go and talk to him." Several years passed. Harry had not only the land, but also several hundred cows. He had a happy life with his wife. Later, Harry's wife, Sarah, had a dream. "I want to build the biggest farm in the world." She said. They called their friend Manuel about this task. Three days later Manuel had a plan for the whole project. Then they asked, "How much will it cost?" Manuel said they needed a lot of money. "Nobody will lend us so much money to build a farm," they thought. But the manager of the bank _ them and their dream. A few months later, La manuel, the biggest farm in the world, was opened.
1. Who was the friend?
2. What was he called about?
3. How long did it take to create a plan?
4. Who was the farmer?
5. Was he married?
6. Her name?
7. Does she have a father-in-law?
8. And his name?
9. How many animals did they have at first?
10. How many cattle did they eventually have?
11. How long did it take?
12. What was Harry's dream?
13. What size was it to begin with?
14. What did his dad advise?
15. What was his excuse for not talking?
16. What was the follow-up advise?
17. What was the state of their marriage?
18. Who was telephoned?
19. What was necessary to succeed?
20. Did they receive it?

Numbered answers:
1. Manuel
2. Sarah wanted to build the biggest farm in the world
3. Three days
4. Harry
5. Yes
6. Sarah
7. Yes
8. Bill
9. one cow
10. several hundred
11. Several years
12. he dreamed about having a large farm
13. very small
14. to go and talk to the landowner
15. he didn't have enough money.
16. Don't worry
17. happy
18. their friend Manuel
19. a lot of money
20. Yes

Question:
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CHAPTER XVI

THE BLOWING UP OF THE BRIDGE

"Say, this is something fierce, Dave!"

"I agree with you, Roger. I don't see how we are going to do such a long lesson."

"Old Haskers is getting worse and worse," growled Phil. "I think we ought to report it to Doctor Clay."

"Just what I think," came from Ben. "He keeps piling it on harder and harder. I think he is trying to break us."

"Break us?" queried our hero, looking up from his book.

"Yes, make us miss entirely, you know."

"Why should he want us to do that?" asked Roger.

"Then we wouldn't be able to graduate this coming June."

"Would he be mean enough to do that?" asked Dave.

"I think he would be mean enough for anything," responded Phil. "Oh, I am not going to stand it!" he cried.

The boys had just come upstairs, after an extra hard session in their Latin class. All were aroused over the treatment received at the hands of Job Haskers. He had been harsh and dictatorial to the last degree, and several times it had looked as if there might be an outbreak.

The next day the outbreak came. Phil sprang up in class and denounced the unreasonable teacher, and Ben followed. Then Dave and Roger took a hand, and so did Buster and several others.

"Sit down! Sit down!" cried Job Haskers, growing white in the face. "Sit down, and keep quiet."

"I won't keep quiet," answered the shipowner's son. "You are treating us unfairly, Mr. Haskers, and I won't stand for it."
1. Where did the boys go?
2. Which class had they just had?
3. With which teacher?
4. Was he nice?
5. Who stood up?
6. What did he say?
7. Who went next?
8. Whose father owns a ship?
9. When do they graduate?
10. Who could they tell about the teacher's conduct?
11. Which chapter is this?
12. And its title?

Numbered answers:
1. Upstairs
2. Latin
3. Job Haskers
4. He was harsh and dictorial
5. Phil
6. Sit down
7. Ben
8. the shipowner's son
9. in June
10. Doctor Clay
11. 16
12. THE BLOWING UP OF THE BRIDGE

Question:
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Baghdad is the capital of Iraq. The population of Baghdad, , is approximately 8,765,000, making it the largest city in Iraq, the second largest city in the Arab world (after Cairo, Egypt), and the second largest city in Western Asia (after Tehran, Iran).

Located along the Tigris River, the city was founded in the 8th century and became the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. Within a short time of its inception, Baghdad evolved into a significant cultural, commercial, and intellectual center for the Islamic world. This, in addition to housing several key academic institutions (e.g., House of Wisdom), garnered the city a worldwide reputation as the "Centre of Learning".

For five centuries from its founding Baghdad was the largest city of the Middle Ages, peaking at a population of more than a million. The city was largely destroyed at the hands of the Mongol Empire in 1258, resulting in a decline that would linger through many centuries due to frequent plagues and multiple successive empires. With the recognition of Iraq as an independent state (formerly the British Mandate of Mesopotamia) in 1938, Baghdad gradually regained some of its former prominence as a significant center of Arab culture.

In contemporary times, the city has often faced severe infrastructural damage, most recently due to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and the subsequent Iraq War that lasted until December 2011. In recent years, the city has been frequently subjected to insurgency attacks. , Baghdad was listed as one of the least hospitable places in the world to live, and was ranked by Mercer as the worst of 221 major cities as measured by quality-of-life.
1. Who built Baghdad?
2. When?
3. Who sacked it?
4. When?
5. Who led the Mongols at that time?
6. Did they completely destroy the city?
7. Did the city frequently change hands?
8. What liberated Iraq?
9. What medieval power made Baghdad their capital?
10. What modern power uses it as their capital?
11. Is it a good place to live today?
12. How many military conflicts are mentioned in the article?
13. The most recent?
14. What was the city famous as in medieval times?
15. What's the largest city in Arabia?
16. In western Asia?
Numbered answers:
1. the Abbasid Caliphate
2. the 8th century
3. the Mongol Empire
4. 1258
5. unknown
6. no
7. yes
8. recognition as an independent state
9. the Abbasid Caliphate
10. Iraq
11. no
12. Three
13. insurgency attacks
14. a cultural, commercial, and intellectual center
15. Cairo
16. Tehran