question: Recently, China Dream has been the subject of a public topic. Although it is quite common for Chinese people to dream of a developed China, most people also have their own dreams. I interviewed several young Chinese students with higher US educational backgrounds. They all had their own dreams for their native country. Fred Wang, an MBA student in the US, said, "I dream of equal chance for the young in China. Equality means all young people can compete fairly, based on the rule-of-law no matter whether they are rich or poor." Yujie Zhao, another MBA student in California, said, "I dream of having the best education for my children so they will not lose at the starting line, and I dream of being able to take good care of my parents after they return home from work." Yiqiong Zhang, an MBA graduate from the US, shared her dreams. "I have a dream which I have been holding for many years, that is after working hard for about 20 to 25 years, I can have enough money to build and manage a bookstore or a flower shop. Besides working hard, I am able to enjoy life, to play the piano, to hike and to enjoy a two-month-long vacation every year. This may be a common dream among young Chinese students." There is no doubt that all of these young students have their own China Dream. They all love chasing their dreams. The beautiful China Dream requires everyone's hard work. Everyone should work hard to make their dreams come true.
1. Who was interviewed for this story?
2. Where did they study?
3. What were they asked about?
4. What did Fred Wang hope for?
5. How did he definite equality?
6. What did Yujie Zhao's dream involve?
7. For whom?
8. What does she want for her parents?
9. What does Yiqiong Zhang want to do after working?
10. How long will he work first?
11. How will he enjoy life?
12. What else?
13. Does he want to take holidays?
14. For how long?
15. How often?
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answer: 1. Chinese students.
2. In the US.
3. Their dreams for China.
4. Equal chances.
5. As competing fairly.
6. Best education.
7. Her children.
8. To take good care of them.
9. Build and manage a bookstore or a flower shop.
10. 20 to 25 years.
11. Play the piano.
12. Hike.
13. Yes.
14. Two-month-long.
15. Every year.

question: Going on a road trip? The St. Louis Arch, Statue of Liberty, and Golden Gate Bridge are common great tourist sites. If you prefer offbeat places, check out the following roadside attractions.

World's Largest Ball of Paint

Alexandria, Ind.

In 1977, Michael Carmichael set out to create the biggest ball of paint anywhere. Starting with a baseball as centre, he painted layer by layer of paint day after day, year after year. The ball weighs more than 1,300 pounds, with more than 20,000 coats of paint, which is recognized by Guinness World Record. Visitors can paint the wall themselves and become part of the history.

The Museum of Dirt

Boston, Mass.

The museum is the idea of Glenn Johnson. Labeled glass bottles contain such treasures as dirt from the Great Wall of China, as well as sand from a desert in Saudi Arabia and Omaha Beach in France. Best of all, the cost of seeing this museum is dirt cheap: It's free.

Mount Horeb Mustard Museum

Mount Horeb, Wis.

It's heaven for hotdog lovers! This museum says it has to have the world's largest collection for prepared mustard . Its more than 4,100 bottles of spices come from 60 nations, including Turkey and China. Visitors learn the history of mustard, from how it's made to how it's advertised and sold. The museum's creator, Barry Levenson, loves mustard so much that he even puts it on ice-cream!

Paper House

Rockport, Mass.

Swedish immigrant Ellis Stenman was much ahead of his time in 1922, when he started to build a two-room house almost entirely out of newspaper. At the time, people didn't give much---if any---thought to recycling paper. In fact, "recycling" wasn't even a word yet. The house is framed with wood, but the walls are made of 210 layers of newspaper. In all, he used about 100,000 newspapers.
1. Is golden gate a common tourist attraction?
2. Where is the largest ball of paint?
3. Who created it?
4. Which year?
5. What was at the center?
6. What was the final weight?
7. How many coats of paint he used?
8. Did he get any recognition for that?
9. Like what?
10. Can visitors participate in this activity?
11. If I like hotdog where should I go?
12. Where is it?
13. What they have there?
14. How many bottles?
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answer: 1. Yes
2. Alexandria, Ind.
3. Michael Carmichael
4. 1977
5. baseball
6. 1,300 pounds
7. 20,000
8. Yes
9. Guinness World Record
10. yes
11. Mount Horeb Mustard Museum
12. Mount Horeb, Wis.
13. world's largest collection for prepared mustard .
14. 4,100 bottles

question: CHAPTER VII.

A FIRE

The last of February drew nigh, which was the time fixed upon for Josey to go home. He had remained with his uncle much longer than his father had at first intended; but now they wanted him to return, before the roads broke up in the spring.

The evening before Josey was to go, the farmer was sitting by the fire, when Jonas came in from the barn.

"Jonas," said the farmer, "I have got to write a letter to my brother, to send by Josey to-morrow; why won't you take a sheet of paper and write for me, and I'll tell you what to say. You are rather handier with the pen than I am."

Jonas accordingly brought a sheet of paper and a pen and ink, and took his place at a table at the back side of the room, and the farmer dictated to him as follows:

"Dear Brother,

"I take this opportunity to inform you that we are all alive and well, and I hope that you may be the same. This will be handed to you by Josey, who leaves us to-morrow, according to your orders. We have been very glad to have him with us, though he hasn't had opportunity to learn much. However, I suppose he'll fetch up again in his learning, when he gets home. He has behaved pretty fair on the whole, as boys go. He will make a smart man, I've no doubt, though he don't seem to take much to farming.
1. Where was Jonas coming from?
2. In what month did this story take place?
3. In the beginning or the end of the month?
4. Who had Josey been staying with?
5. Who was there when Josie came inside?
6. What did the farmer want him to do?
7. Why did the farmer need Josey's help with the letter?
8. Who ordered Josey to leave?
9. Did Josey learn a lot from his uncle?
10. What instrument did Jonas use to write with?
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answer:
1. the barn
2. February
3. the end
4. his uncle
5. the farmer
6. write a letter to the farmer's brother
7. Josey was handier with the pen than he was
8. the farmer's brother
9. no
10. a pen