Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

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. Why was Robert crying?
2. Who asked him why?
3. Are they friends?
4. What do they have in common?
5. Are they always serious with each other?
6. What did they do when school ended?
7. Did they do it on foot?
8. How did they do it?
9. Did they have fun?
10. What did Robert think was in the dish?
11. And where was this?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. mustard
2. Peter
3. yes
4. same university
5. no
6. travel
7. no
8. by car
9. yes
10. ice cream
11. a restaurant

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER X

THE CAPTAIN EXPLORES

Captain Horn had heard the story of Cheditafa, he walked away from the rest of the party, and stood, his eyes upon the ground, still mechanically holding his gun. He now knew that the great danger he had feared had been a real one, and far greater than he had imagined. A systematic attack by all the Rackbirds would have swept away his single resistance as the waters had swept them and their camp away. As to parley or compromise with those wretches, he knew that it would have been useless to think of it. They allowed no one to go forth from their hands to reveal the place of their rendezvous.

But although he was able to appreciate at its full force the danger with which they had been threatened, his soul could not immediately adjust itself to the new conditions. It had been pressed down so far that it could not easily rise again. He felt that he must make himself believe in the relief which had come to them, and, turning sharply, he called out to Cheditafa:

"Man, since you have been in this part of the country, have you ever seen or heard of any wild beasts here? Are there any jaguars or pumas?"

The African shook his head. "No, no," said he, "no wild beasts. Everybody sleep out of doors. No think of beasts--no snakes."

The captain dropped his gun upon the ground. "Miss Markham!" he exclaimed. "Mrs. Cliff! I truly believe we are out of all danger--that we--"

1. Who did Horn talk to about danger?
2. Where he is from?
3. What animals Horn mentioned?
4. Did he mention any other creatures?
5. Did Cheditafa see any of those?
6. Did he feel safe there all his life?
7. Did they sleep outside regularly?
8. Did they have to worry about any animal attack?
9. Did Horn faced any danger from animals in this story?
10. Did the danger exceed his expectation?
11. What was the danger from?
12. How they attacked?
13. Did he have to defend by himself?
14. Did he feel overwhelmed?
15. Did he try to compromise in any way with the creatures?
16. Were they hiding something?
17. what?
18. At the end where Horn drop his gun?
19. Did he try to assure someone something?
20. to whom?
21. About what?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Cheditafa
2. Africa
3. jaguars or pumas
4. snakes
5. No
6. yes
7. yes
8. no
9. yes
10. yes
11. Rackbirds
12. in a systematic way
13. yes
14. yes
15. no
16. yes
17. their rendezvous
18. upon the ground.
19. yes
20. Miss Markham and Mrs. Cliff
21. the danger

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

(CNN) -- Federal and state authorities won't say specifically why, but they think a letter purported to be from a New Hampshire teenager missing for nearly two months might in fact be the real thing.

Abigail Hernandez was last seen on October 9, according to the FBI, as she headed home from her high school in the town of Conway, and officials fear she might be held against her will.

"We are concerned for her safety," New Hampshire Associate Attorney General Jane Young said Friday at a news conference called to discuss the search for the girl.

"She is not out there alone. She has somebody who is either helping her, whether that be a friend or what we fear is a foe."

At the news conference, authorities revealed that Abigail's mother, Zenya Hernandez, received a letter on November 6 that appeared to be from her missing daughter. That letter was kept secret until Friday, said Young, because "law enforcement had to take every possible step to verify its authenticity.

"And at this juncture, we believe in fact that it was written by Abby and was sent to her mother," Young added.

Neither federal nor state authorities would discuss the contents of the letter beyond Young saying the writing is in "a tone Abby would have used," and that the letter underwent "expert analysis" before its existence was announced publicly.

Officials also said revealing details about the letter could potentially trigger "copycat" letters that would slow down the investigation.

The letter was written on October 22, and postmarked on October 23, according to Young, and it was turned over to authorities for investigation after Zenya Hernandez received it nearly two weeks after it was postmarked.

1. Who is this story about?
2. When was she last seen?
3. Where?
4. Where was she coming from?
5. In what State?
6. What was received on November 6?
7. By whom?
8. Who received it?
9. What's her name?
10. Why was the letter not made known immediately?
11. Which authorities were investigating?
12. When was the correspondence written?
13. Was it mailed or hand delivered?
14. Did it have a postmark?
15. On what date?
16. How long afterwards did mom receive it?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Abigail Hernandez
2. October 9
3. Conway
4. high school
5. New Hampshire
6. a letter
7. Abby
8. her mother
9. Zenya Hernandez
10. to verify its authenticity
11. Federal and state
12. October 22
13. mailed
14. yes
15. October 23
16. nearly two weeks after