Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
Alyssa got to the beach after a long trip. She's from Charlotte. She traveled from Atlanta. She's now in Miami. She went to Miami to visit some friends. But she wanted some time to herself at the beach, so she went there first. After going swimming and laying out, she went to her friend Ellen's house. Ellen greeted Alyssa and they both had some lemonade to drink. Alyssa called her friends Kristin and Rachel to meet at Ellen's house. The girls traded stories and caught up on their lives. It was a happy time for everyone. The girls went to a restaurant for dinner. The restaurant had a special on catfish. Alyssa enjoyed the restaurant's special. Ellen ordered a salad. Kristin had soup. Rachel had a steak. After eating, the ladies went back to Ellen's house to have fun. They had lots of fun. They stayed the night because they were tired. Alyssa was happy to spend time with her friends again.
1. What are Alyssa's friends called?
2. Where did Alyssa go to meet up with them?
3. Where was she from?
4. Where did she travel from?
5. What did she do before visiting?
6. What did she do there?
7. Anything else?
8. Did they have any refreshments?
9. Whose place did she hang out with them at?
10. What did they all feel?
11. Where did they go to eat?
12. What did they catch up on?
13. Did they all order the same food?
14. What did they do after?
15. What was the restaurant's special?
16. Why did they stay the night?
17. Who had the special?
18. What was the restaurant's special?
19. What did they have to quench their thirst?

Numbered answers:
1. Kristin and Rachel
2. Miami
3. Charlotte
4. Atlanta
5. beach
6. swimming
7. laying out
8. yes
9. Ellen
10. happy
11. restaurant
12. lives
13. no
14. have fun
15. catfish
16. tired
17. Alyssa
18. catfish
19. lemonade

Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
Do you want to know something about children in Africa? What to they do for fun every day? Find out here: Education School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can't afford school uniforms or exercise books even though they don't have to pay for school. For those lucky enough to go to school , they have a lot to learn. Some take two language classes: English or French, and their first language. There is also math, science, history, social studies and geography. _ take up much of children's time after school. They have to get water and firewood for the family every day. Also there's cleaning , washing and helping Mum with the meal. Daily fun It's not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs ( )and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string ( ). They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There're many football teams for teenagers in Africa. Internet It's really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600yuan. This is more than the average monthly pay per person. Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet. Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.
1. Is education costly for African children?
2. Can all families afford to go to school?
3. What kinds of classes do they take?
4. What other kind of classes do they take?
5. What else do they have to do?
6. What other kinds of chores do they have?
7. Do they get to have any fun?
8. What do they make the goals with?
9. Where do they play?
10. How much does it cost for internet?

Numbered answers:
1. Education School is expensive
2. Lots of families can't afford school
3. Some take two language classes
4. math, science, history, social studies and geography
5. They have to get water and firewood for the family every day
6. cleaning , washing and helping Mum with the meal
7. Sports are very popular
8. with twigs
9. in the country and the streets of old towns
10. surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600yuan

Question:
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CHAPTER X

For three weeks after his meeting with Bertrade de Montfort and his sojourn at the castle of John de Stutevill, Norman of Torn was busy with his wild horde in reducing and sacking the castle of John de Grey, a royalist baron who had captured and hanged two of the outlaw's fighting men; and never again after his meeting with the daughter of the chief of the barons did Norman of Torn raise a hand against the rebels or their friends.

Shortly after his return to Torn, following the successful outcome of his expedition, the watch upon the tower reported the approach of a dozen armed knights. Norman sent Red Shandy to the outer walls to learn the mission of the party, for visitors seldom came to this inaccessible and unhospitable fortress; and he well knew that no party of a dozen knights would venture with hostile intent within the clutches of his great band of villains.

The great red giant soon returned to say that it was Henry de Montfort, oldest son of the Earl of Leicester, who had come under a flag of truce and would have speech with the master of Torn.

"Admit them, Shandy," commanded Norman of Torn, "I will speak with them here."

When the party, a few moments later, was ushered into his presence it found itself facing a mailed knight with drawn visor.

Henry de Montfort advanced with haughty dignity until he faced the outlaw.

"Be ye Norman of Torn?" he asked. And, did he try to conceal the hatred and loathing which he felt, he was poorly successful.
1. What did the watch see heading towards them?
2. Was someone sent out to see what they wanted?
3. Who?
4. Who sent him out there?
5. Were guests a normal thing there?
6. What made it uninviting?
7. What kind of place was it?
8. Was anyone guarding it beside the knights?
9. Who?
10. So, who was the approaching party?
11. Who's he?
12. Was here there with hostile intent?
13. What had he come under?
14. What did he want?
15. Was he allowed into the fortress?
16. Did he try to disguise the disgust he felt for Norman of Tom?
17. Where did Norman of Tom go for a meeting three weeks before?
18. Who did he meet with?
19. Who went with him?
20. Who's castle did he loot?
Numbered answers:
1. A dozen armed knights.
2. Yes.
3. Red Shandy.
4. Norman.
5. No.
6. Inaccessible and unhospitable.
7. Fortress.
8. Yes.
9. Great band of villains.
10. Henry de Montfort.
11. Oldest son of the Earl of Leicester.
12. No.
13. A flag of truce.
14. Speech with the master of Torn.
15. Yes.
16. No.
17. The castle of John de Stutevill.
18. Bertrade de Montfort.
19. His sojourn.
20. John de Grey.