Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

When I was at University I studied very hard. But a lot of my friends did very little work. Some did just enough to pass exams. Others didn't do quite enough. Fred Baines was one of them. He spent more time playing than working in the library.

Once at the end of the term, we had to take an important test in chemistry. The test had a hundred questions. Beside each question we had to write "True" or "False". While I was studying in my room the night before the test, Fred was watching TV. Fred usually worried a lot the night before a test. But on that night he looked perfectly calm. Thenhe told me of his plan. "It's very simple. There are a hundred questions and I have to get fifty correct to pass the test. I'll just toss the coin to decide the answers. That way, I'm sure I'll get half the questions right."

The next day, Fred came happily into the exam room. As he sat tossing a coin for half an hour he marked down his answers. Then he left, half an hour before the rest of us.

The next day, he saw the chemistry professor in the corridor. "Oh, good," he said to the teacher, "Have you got the result of the test?" The teacher reached into his pocket and took out a coin. He threw it into the air, caught it in his hand and looked at it.

"I'm terribly sorry, Fred," he said, "You failed!"

1. Did Fred do enough work?
2. Where was he supposed to work?
3. What did he do instead?
4. What was Fred doing the night before the test?
5. Did Fred plan to guess his way through the test?
6. By flipping what?
7. How many questions did he have to get right to pass?
8. What fraction of the total number of test questions was this?
9. Who did Fred see in the hallway?
10. True or False: Fred passed his test.
11. How did the professor determine this?
12. Where did he get the coin from?
13. True or False: The test was multiple-choice.
14. Was Fred confident in the testing room?
15. How long did it take him to finish his test.
16. What was the narrator doing the night before the test?
17. True or False: It was a beginning-of-term test.
18. What is Fred's surname?
19. Was the narrator a dedicated student?
20. How many of his friends worked hard like he did?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. no
2. in the library
3. played
4. watching TV
5. yes
6. a coin
7. fifty
8. half
9. the professor
10. False
11. flipped a coin
12. his pocket
13. false
14. yes
15. half an hour before the rest
16. studying
17. False
18. Baines
19. yes
20. very few

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Washington (CNN)Updates on Scott Walker, Marco Rubio and John Kasich, an economic twist on the old adage "All politics is local," and an overseas vote where President Obama would love to see an anti-incumbent backlash -- those stories filled our Sunday trip around the "Inside Politics" table.

The official White House line will be something like this: The Israeli people are making their choice, the United States admires their vibrant democracy and looks forward to a close friendship and strategic partnership with the next Israeli government no matter who wins. But it's no secret President Obama is no fan of Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Israeli prime minister's recent address to a joint meeting of the Congress exposed the rawness of the relationship.

So as the votes are counted and the coalitions debated in the week ahead, the White House has both a personal and professional interest.

NPR's Steve Inskeep took a firsthand look at the Israeli campaign in the final days and offered his take on the uncertainty.

"Now, Israel's political system is so complicated that even if (Netanyahu's) party ends up not being the leading party, there are scenarios where he could end up in a governing coalition," said Inskeep.

"But it's interesting to note that Isaac Herzog, the Labor Party leader, who's his biggest challenger, wants to change Israel's approach to the world -- has been talking about trying to end Israel's isolation in the world, which would suggest changing a lot of policies that have infuriated this White House or frustrated this White House over the last several years."

1. Who works for NPR?
2. What did he do?
3. At what?
4. Did he have an opinion?
5. What was it?
6. Who?
7. What is the old saying about politics?
8. What is the president likely to say?
9. Who doesn't Obama like?
10. Who is that?
11. What happened recently that revealed their relationship?
12. What was being counted?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Steve Inskeep
2. took a firsthand look
3. the Israeli campaign
4. yes
5. he could end up governing
6. Netanyahu
7. All politics is local
8. The Israeli people are making their choice,
9. Benjamin Netanyahu
10. Israeli prime minister
11. an address
12. the votes

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

During his college years, Rogers spent his summer holidays at an Idaho logging camp . When Roy, the manager, had to leave for a few days, he put Rogers in charge. "What if the workers refuse to follow my orders?" Rogers asked. He thought of Tony, a worker who was always giving the other men a hard time. "Fire them," Roy said. Then, as if reading Rogers' mind, he added, "I suppose you want to fire Tony if you get the chance. I'd feel bad about that. Tony is the most reliable worker I've ever had. I know he complains a lot, but he comes first and leaves last. There has not been an accident on the hill where he works for eight years."

Rogers took over the manager's job the next day. He went to Tony and spoke to him, "Tony, did you know that I'm in charge today?" Tony didn't show any respect or interest. "I was going to fire you because you once gave me a hard time, but I want you to know I'm not," he told Tony, adding what Roy had said. When Rogers finished, tears streamed down Tony's face. That day Tony worked harder than ever before --and he smiled for the first time! Rogers went back to school after that summer.

Twelve years later he met Tony again. He was in charge of one of the largest logging companies in the West. Rogers asked him how he managed to become so successful. Tony replied, "If it were not for that time you spoke to me back in Idaho, I would not be myself today. That one minute changed my whole life."

Have you got one minute to appreciate someone? It can make a difference for a lifetime.

1. Who was put in charge?
2. Who was he worried about?
3. Why?
4. Did he let him go?
5. Why not?
6. What kind of employee was he?
7. What happened some time after?
8. How was he?
9. Why?
10. How did he get there?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Rogers
2. Tony
3. he was always giving the other men a hard time
4. No
5. he spoke to him
6. reliable
7. he met Tony again
8. successful
9. in charge of large logging company in the West
10. because of Rogers