Problem: Our English teacher, Tom Jackson, has some good neighbors. They are Carl, Ann, Joe and Mary. Here's some information about them. Carl is a train conductor. He works on the railway for 28 years. It is always a good job for him because he likes meeting people. Carl is very helpful and tries to make the passengers comfortable. He often stops to talk with the passengers. He likes his work because he can travel to many different places. Ann is a kind woman in a small town. In a hospital, she works as a nurse for four years. She likes her work very much. This month she is helping mothers with their new babies. Joe is a taxi driver. He drives a taxi for 22 years. Most of the time Joe likes his work. He takes many film stars to the airport. He is cheerful and smiles a lot and his passengers like him. He makes a good living and _ a family of four. Mary is a teacher in a high school. She teaches French. She has 33 students in her class, 15 boys and 18 girls. She likes her students, and her students like her. She is very kind and helps them a lot. She is always happy to be a teacher.
1. Who is a train conductor?
2. Who is an English teacher?
3. How many people does he live by?
4. Which neighbor has a job in the hospital?
5. For how long?
6. What does Joe do?
7. For how long?
8. Who is a French teacher?
9. Does she enjoy it?
10. Does Carl like his job?
11. How long has Carl worked ?
Answer: 1. Carl
2. Tom Jackson
3. Four
4. Ann
5. four years
6. he drives a taxi
7. 22 years
8. Mary
9. yes
10. yes
11. 28 years

Q: (CNN) -- When White House press secretary Josh Earnest said this week that President Barack Obama had "substantially improved the tranquillity of the global community," many observers reacted with disbelief.

When the President refused to go to the U.S.-Mexico border last week to see the crisis of young people flooding into the United States because "he's not interested in photo ops," lesser mortals noted he had played pool with Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, dropped by a brewery to have a beer and shook hands with a man wearing a horse-head mask.

When he went to Delaware on Thursday and opened with a few sentences about the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner in Ukraine before joking about Joe Biden and going back to his prepared text on infrastructure, many thought he had failed to take seriously an international disaster. They were even less impressed when he had lunch at the Charcoal Pit and ordered burgers and fries (not a photo op, of course). It was not until 24 hours later that he took to the podium to promise an aggressive investigation.

With the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria causing the collapse of Iraq and continued violence in Syria, the Syrian dictatorship consolidating its power, the Iranians failing to take steps to end their nuclear weapons program and Hamas firing more than 1,000 rockets at Israel, the President and his team have moved decisively to brief The New York Times on his passion for late-night intellectual dinners exploring physics, architecture and questions far more profound than the fate of the Middle East.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was playing pool?
2. With who?
3. Who's that?
4. Of what?
5. Did the president go to a bar?
6. Where else did he go?
7. What did he do there?
8. Did he meet anyone unusual?
9. How so?
10. What kind?
11. Where did he go Thursday?
12. What did he talk about there?
13. Who did he joke about?
14. What is happening in Iraq?
15. Why?
16. Is there a battle happening somewhere?
17. Where?
18. Who is the first person mentioned?
19. What does he do?
20. What did he say?
A: 1. Barack Obama
2. John Hickenlooper
3. A governor
4. Colorado
5. No
6. a brewery
7. had a beer
8. Yes
9. a man with a rather unique mask
10. of a horse's head
11. to Delaware
12. the shooting down of an airliner
13. Joe Biden
14. the collapse of it
15. because of the Islamic State of Iraq
16. Yes
17. Syria
18. Josh Earnest
19. he's a press secretary
20. that President Obama had "substantially improved the tranquillity of the global community,"

Problem: CHAPTER XXV

BLACKY CALLS ON REDDY FOX

Saying what you mean, and meaning what you say Are matters quite as different as night is from the day.

_Bowser the Hound._

Blacky the Crow wasted no time with Old Man Coyote after he heard Old Man Coyote laugh. There was a note in that crazy laugh of Old Man Coyote's that told Blacky he might just as well talk to the rocks or the trees about helping Bowser the Hound. Old Man Coyote had led Bowser into his trouble, and it was quite clear that not only did he have no regrets, but he was actually glad that Bowser was not likely to return.

"You're a hard-hearted old sinner," declared Blacky, as he prepared to fly in search of Reddy Fox.

Old Man Coyote grinned. "It is every one for himself, you know," said he. "Bowser would do his best to catch me if he had the chance. So if he is in trouble, he can stay there for all of me."

It didn't take Blacky long to find Reddy Fox. You see, it was so early in the morning that Reddy had not retired for his daily nap. Like Old Man Coyote, he was just returning from a night's hunt when Blacky arrived.

"Hello, Reddy!" exclaimed Blacky. "You certainly are looking in mighty fine condition. That red coat of yours is the handsomest coat I've ever seen. If I had a coat like that I know I should be so swelled up with pride that I just wouldn't be able to see common folks. I'm glad you're not that way, Reddy. One of the things I like about you is the fact that you never allow your fine coat to make you proud. That is more than I can say for some folks I know."
1. What's the name of the bird?
2. and what did he say to the old man Coyote?
3. What was the response?
4. And where did he want the dog to do?
5. sorry about that! What was the dog's name?
6. Is it likely that he will come back?
7. who was the bird going for from up above?
8. Time started closing in on me sorry about that one! Was the wolf young or elderly?
9. Yes! Did the bird finally get to his friend after searching above?
10. was his friend already asleep?
11. why not?
Answer:
1. Blacky the Crow
2. You're a hard-hearted old sinner
3. It is every one for himself, you know
4. Stay there
5. Bowser
6. No
7. He was searching for Reddy Fox.
8. Old if you mean the Coyote
9. Yes
10. No
11. It was too early