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Robert is sixteen now. He'll finish middle school in two years. His father has a shop and got much money. He hopes his son can go to university and makes him study hard. But the young man likes to play cards. He has to go out when his parents fall asleep. One night, when Robert came back, his father happened to see him. The old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs. Robert has to go up and down quietly. Of course it troubles him. He thought and thought but didn't find a way. Last evening Robert listened carefully. And he was sure his parents went to sleep, he went out to play cards with his friends. He won some money and was happy. And he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. He heard a noise in his parents' bedroom. He stood behind the door and saw a man come out. He understood it was a thief . He stopped him at once. The man was very afraid and brought out all the things he stole in the room. "Tell me how you didn't wake my parents up," said Robert. "Or I'll take you to the police station!"
1. when will Robert finish middle school?
2. how old will he be?
3. what does his dad want him to do then?
4. what does he make Robert do?
5. What would he rather do?
6. when does he like to go out?
7. who caught him?
8. was he happy?
9. did he sneak out successfully after that?
10. did he go to play cards?
11. did he win?
12. what did he do before going up the stairs?
13. what made him pause?
14. What was it?
15. What was the intruder worried about?
16. What was Robert's concern?
17. what was he going to do if the intruder woke his parents?

Numbered answers:
1. Yes
2. Eighteen
3. Go to university
4. Study hard.
5. Play cards
6. After his parents fall asleep
7. His father
8. No
9. Yes
10. Yes
11. Yes
12. Took off his shoes
13. He heard a noise
14. A thief
15. The things he stole
16. How the thief went up the stair without waking his parents.
17. ell me how you didn't wake my parents up," said Robert. "Or I'll take you to the police station

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One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why? In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, while Americans would call it the second floor. The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English. The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They're more active and easier to talk with. The British and Americans may use different _ for many things. The British usually use "football", "eraser" and "mail" while Americans prefer to use "soccer", "rubber" and "post".
1. Who went to London?
2. Why?
3. What is the first floor called in London?
4. What type of differences are there between the UK and the USA?
5. Do the Brits express emotions freely?
6. Do they speak to people they don't know?
7. What do Brits do on their commutes?
8. what do they read?
9. What is football called in the UK?
10. What is an eraser called in the US?
11. What is an eraser called in the UK?
12. What is Simon's friend's name?

Numbered answers:
1. Simon
2. to visit his friend
3. the ground floor
4. culture
5. no
6. seldom
7. reading
8. newspapers or books
9. football
10. rubber
11. eraser
12. Rick

Question:
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Sometimes Karen likes to go to the library. Her friend Michael also likes the library, but her other friend James does not like the library. Karen and Michael like to read about different things. They can learn about things that they don't know much about. They also like to read fun and exciting stories.

The librarian, Mr. Hernandez, knows Michael and Karen, because they are in the library a lot. He knows what kind of books they like. When the library gets new books, he tells Karen and Michael about any books that he thinks they would like. James only goes to the library when he has to read a book for class. Mr. Hernandez does not know very much about James, because James does not go to the library often.

Karen's favorite books are about airplanes, cars, and trains. She like reading about how fast they can go, and about the workers who build them. When she grows up, she is going to buy a fast car and travel to different states. Michael likes books about dinosaurs, cowboys, and fireworks. When he grows up, he is going to buy a costume and dress up like a cowboy.
1. Where does Karen like to go?
2. Who does she often go with?
3. What are her favorite books?
4. What are Michael's?
5. do they have another friend?
6. whats their name?
7. do they know the librarian?

Numbered answers:
1. the library
2. Michael
3. about airplanes, cars, and trains
4. dinosaurs, cowboys, and fireworks
5. yes
6. James
7. yes

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China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3billion. Covering approximately , it is the world's second-largest state by land area and third- or fourth-largest by total area. Governed by the Communist Party of China, it exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing) and the Special Administrative Regions Hong Kong and Macau, also claiming sovereignty over Taiwan. China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia, and has been characterized as a potential superpower.

China emerged as one of the world's earliest civilizations in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. For millennia, China's political system was based on hereditary monarchies, or dynasties, beginning with the semi-legendary Xia dynasty. Since then, China has expanded, fractured, and re-unified numerous times. In 1912, the Republic of China (ROC) replaced the last dynasty and ruled the Chinese mainland until 1949, when it was defeated by the communist People's Liberation Army in the Chinese Civil War. The Communist Party established the People's Republic of China in Beijing on 1 October 1949, while the ROC government retreated to Taiwan with its present "de facto" capital in Taipei. Both the ROC and PRC continue to claim to be the legitimate government of all China, though the latter has more recognition in the world and controls more territory.
1. What is China officially called?
2. Where is it?
3. Where did it start?
4. Was it near a river?
5. Which one?
6. Was it an early civilization?
7. What was their political system at the beginning?
8. What was another name for that?
9. What was the first one?
10. When did the last one end?
11. What replaced them?
12. Is the ROC still operating?
13. In China?
14. Where is it?
15. What is now China?
16. What is China now called?
17. When did it change?
18. Why?
19. How large is it land wise?
20. How populous is it?
Numbered answers:
1. People's Republic of China
2. East Asia
3. North China Plain
4. Yes
5. Yellow River
6. Yes
7. Hereditary monarchy
8. Dynasty
9. Xia dynasty
10. 1912
11. Republic of China
12. Yes
13. No
14. Taiwan
15. A great power and a major regional power
16. People's Republic of China
17. 1 October 1949
18. The Communist Party defeated the ROC
19. It is the world's second-largest state by land area
20. The most