Q: CHAPTER II

THE WRECK

The night was calm, but now and then a faint, hot wind blew from the shadowy coast, and rippling the water, brought a strange, sour smell. Lister did not know the smell; Brown knew and frowned, for he had been broken by the malaria that haunts West African river mouths. Heavy dew dripped from the awnings on _Terrier's_ bridge and in places trickled through the material, since canvas burns in the African sun. Brown searched the dark coast with his glasses, trying to find the marks he had noted on the chart. Lister leaned against the rails and mused about the voyage.

They had ridden out a winter's gale in the Bay of Biscay and for a night had lost the hulk and the men on board. Then they went into Vigo, where Lister's firemen wrecked a wine shop and it cost him much in bribes to save them from jail. He had another taste of their quality at Las Palmas, where they made trouble with the port guards and Brown brawled in the cheap wine shops behind the cathedral. In fact, it was some relief when the captain fell off the steam tram that runs between town and port, and a cut on his head stopped his adventures.

Then they steamed for fourteen-hundred miles before the Northeast Trades, with a misty blue sky overhead and long, white-topped seas rolling up astern. The Trade breeze was cool and bracing, but they lost it near the coast, and now the air was hot and strangely heavy. One felt languid and cheerfulness cost an effort. The men had begun to grumble and Lister was glad the voyage was nearly over and it was time to get to work.

Answer the following questions:
1. What type of weather did they just overcome?
2. Where?
3. Did they lose people during this?
4. Where did they go next?
5. Who wrecked a wine shop?
6. Did they go to jail?
7. What did he have to do to prevent that?
8. Had they caused trouble before?
9. Where?
10. What did they do?
11. Who got in a fight?
12. Where?
13. What were they behind?
14. Was this a stormy night now?
15. Was Brown sick?
16. What did he have?
17. What was he looking for?
18. How far did they travel before the Northeast Trades?
19. Was the wind hot?
20. What was Lister happy about?
A: 1. a winter's gale
2. in the Bay of Biscay
3. Yes
4. into Vigo
5. Lister's firemen
6. No
7. it cost him much in bribes
8. Yes
9. at Las Palmas,
10. made trouble with the port guards
11. Brown
12. in the cheap wine shops
13. the cathedral.
14. No
15. Yes
16. malaria
17. his glasses
18. 1400 miles
19. No
20. He was glad the voyage was nearly over
Q: (CNN) -- Whether it's breaking records on the piste, or making hit records in the studio, Tina Maze is determined to do things her way.

The 29-year-old, who broke ranks with her national skiing federation to set up her own team, last weekend had the satisfaction of breaking the iconic all-time World Cup points record of the legendary Hermann Maier as she shrugged off pre-race death threats.

The Slovenian has celebrated her numerous victories by turning cartwheels and, even more daringly, once famously unzipped her ski suit to reveal her under clothing to photographers after some rivals had wrongly accused her of gaining an aerodynamic advantage by placing padding in her sports bra.

But not content with just grabbing the sporting headlines, Maze is also hitting the high notes in a fledgling career as a pop star -- inspired by influences such as Alicia Keys, Jessie J and, of course, Lady Gaga.

A leading Slovenian music producer persuaded Maze to record a number he had written. Given her maverick reputation and single-minded approach, the title could not have been more apt:-- "My Way is My Decision" -- and it proved an instant hit, quickly reaching No. 1 in the Slovenian charts.

The accompanying video -- which sees Maze moving in time to the catchy up tempo song -- has had over a million hits on YouTube.

At one point, Maze dons a skiing helmet and uses a ski as a mock guitar, but fooling aside it is clear she has more than a modicum of musical talent.

Answer the following questions:
1. who put ona skiing helmet?
2. how old is she?
3. what has she just started doing?
4. what nationality is she?
5. what organization did she leave?
6. who are her musical influences?
7. what did she achieve last weekend?
8. who used to hold it?
9. what did she have to ignore beofre the race?
10. where was the record producer from?
11. and what song did they write?
12. has it been a hit?
13. how often has the video been seen?
14. what acrobatics does she do?
15. why did she show her bra?
16. of doing what?
17. what item did she use as a guitar?
A: 1. Maze
2. 29
3. hitting the high notes
4. Slovenian
5. national skiing federation
6. Alicia Keys, Jessie J and, Lady Gaga.
7. World Cup points record
8. Hermann Maier
9. death threats.
10. Slovenia
11. My Way is My Decision
12. yes
13. over a million
14. cartwheels
15. rivals had wrongly accused her
16. gaining an aerodynamic advantage by placing padding in her sports bra.
17. a ski
Q: Hannah Harvey was a ten year old that had many friends in school. She lived in New York and enjoyed doing gymnastics and playing soccer. One day, Hannah came home from school and her parents greeted her. She knew that something was different by the expressions on their faces. Even Jackson, Hannah's dog, was acting different. Hannah asked why everyone was being so strange. Hannah's father, who was known as Pop, explained to Hannah that his job was forcing him to move. Hannah did not seem to think this was too big of a deal. Then, Hannah's mother explained that they were moving to Kenya. Kenya, she explained, was a place in Africa and life would be very different there. As Hannah began to cry thinking about all of her friends at home, Hannah's mother calmed her with a gentle touch. Jackson began howling as Hannah cried, but was also calmed by Hannah's mother. Hannah spent the next two weeks visiting her friends and saying her goodbyes. She did not know the next time she would be home. She cried very hard when she said goodbye to her best friend, Susan. Susan did not quite understand where Kenya was, but promised to visit Hannah. The next day, Hannah boarded a plane with her family. At first, they thought that Jackson could not come with them. However, Hannah worked hard and helped make sure that he had all of his shots so that he could come. After he had them all, the airport said it was OK for Jackson to come! The Harvey family left and off they went across the ocean to begin their new life in Kenya.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who is Hannah?
2. Where did she live?
3. What did she do there?
4. Did she have any pets?
5. What did it do?
6. How come?
7. Where?
8. Why?
9. Was she sad?
10. Were any of her friends sad?
11. How did they get to Kenya?
12. What about their dog?
13. How?
14. Did he need shots?
A:
1. a ten year old
2. New York
3. gymnastics and soccer
4. a dog
5. it was acting different
6. they were moving
7. Kenya
8. her father's job
9. yes
10. Susan did not quite understand where Kenya was, but promised to visit Hannah
11. by plane
12. he went too
13. by plane too
14. yes