Q: Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- An earthquake in Pakistan, powerful enough to prompt the appearance of a small island off the coast, has killed more than 200 people, Pakistani officials said.

The 7.7-magnitude quake struck in a remote area of southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, but it had severe consequences.

At least 208 people were killed in the district of Awaran and the city of Turbut in Balochistan province, Asad Gilani, the provincial home secretary, said Wednesday.

In addition to the fatalities, around 350 people have been injured, he said, and more people are still trapped in rubble.

The quake was strong enough to cause a mass 20 to 30 feet high to emerge from the Arabian Sea like a small mountain island off the coast of Gwadar, local police official Mozzam Jah said. A large number of people gathered to view the newly formed island, he said.

Large quakes can cause significant deformation to the earth's crust, particularly visible along coastlines.

The island is about 100 feet in diameter and about one mile off the coast, GEO TV reported.

Zahid Rafi, principal seismologist for the National Seismic Monitoring Center, confirmed the island had formed. He said it was "not surprising," considering the magnitude of the earthquake.

But John Bellini, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey, said that generally it would be unlikely for such a large island to emerge from a quake like Tuesday's.

Many things, such as the tide, could come into play regarding the rise of the island, he said.

Answer the following questions:
1. How many died?
2. Why?
3. Where?
4. Was it a shock?
5. How many hurt?
6. What did it make?
7. Where?
8. Was it looked at?
9. Who agreed that it happened?
10. Who is he?
11. How big was it?
12. How big was the shake?
A: 1. more than 200
2. An earthquake
3. Pakistan
4. no
5. 350
6. a mass 20 to 30 feet high
7. off the coast of Gwadar
8. yes
9. Zahid Rafi
10. principal seismologist for the National Seismic Monitoring Center,
11. 100 feet in diameter
12. unknown
Q: CHAPTER XIII

BAXTER DAWES

SOON after Paul had been to the theatre with Clara, he was drinking in the Punch Bowl with some friends of his when Dawes came in. Clara's husband was growing stout; his eyelids were getting slack over his brown eyes; he was losing his healthy firmness of flesh. He was very evidently on the downward track. Having quarrelled with his sister, he had gone into cheap lodgings. His mistress had left him for a man who would marry her. He had been in prison one night for fighting when he was drunk, and there was a shady betting episode in which he was concerned.

Paul and he were confirmed enemies, and yet there was between them that peculiar feeling of intimacy, as if they were secretly near to each other, which sometimes exists between two people, although they never speak to one another. Paul often thought of Baxter Dawes, often wanted to get at him and be friends with him. He knew that Dawes often thought about him, and that the man was drawn to him by some bond or other. And yet the two never looked at each other save in hostility.

Since he was a superior employee at Jordan's, it was the thing for Paul to offer Dawes a drink.

"What'll you have?" he asked of him.

"Nowt wi' a bleeder like you!" replied the man.

Paul turned away with a slight disdainful movement of the shoulders, very irritating.

"The aristocracy," he continued, "is really a military institution. Take Germany, now. She's got thousands of aristocrats whose only means of existence is the army. They're deadly poor, and life's deadly slow. So they hope for a war. They look for war as a chance of getting on. Till there's a war they are idle good-for-nothings. When there's a war, they are leaders and commanders. There you are, then--they WANT war!"

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was drinking in the Punch Bowl?
2. Where had he been before?
3. Was he with anyone at the theatre?
4. Did anyone meet him at the Punch Bowl?
5. And who is Dawes?
6. Did he have a wife?
7. Did Paul offer him a drink?
8. Were Paul and Dawes friends?
9. Did they think of each other often?
10. Where was Dawes staying?
11. Did he go to jail?
12. What for?
13. Was he sober during the fight?
14. Where did Paul work?
15. What did he compare to a military institution?
16. What country did he use as an example for his argument?
17. Does he think they wish for war?
18. Why?
19. Are they wealthy?
20. What do they do when there is no war?
A: 1. Paul
2. the theatre
3. Clara
4. Dawes
5. Clara's husband
6. no
7. yes
8. no
9. yes
10. cheap lodgings
11. yes
12. fighting
13. no
14. Jordan's
15. The aristocracy
16. Germany
17. yes
18. as a chance of getting on
19. no
20. they are idle good-for-nothings
Q: As a high school athletics coach, I gave a speech about football to students and parents, aiming at getting new team members :I talked about how"everyone can benefit from football. This year, a worried-looking couple approached me. Their son, who had a sickly childhood, really wanted to play football. They'd tried to talk him out of it, but he had his heart set on joining the team.

When they told me his name , my heart sank. Michael was short and thin. He was a lonely kid and the constant target of other kids' jokes. I knew Michael would never make it. But so close to my "football is for everyone" speech, I told them we could give it a try.

On the opening day of practice, Michael was the first player on the field. We started a one-mile jog around the track. Repeatedly he fell, each time picking himself up. The same thing happened for weeks. But Michael put his whole heart into the training. Cradually, Michael gained strength both socially and physically. He began to laugh and most of the teammates became friendly. By the last week of practice Michael could run the mile without falling. He asked me to add a few more exercises he could work on his own. Soon , Michael ran the opening mile faster than anyone.

One day after practice, the team captain, Steve, came up to me. He was talented but lazy.He was popular with students even though he could be heartless. Steve pointed to the field where Michael was jogging all alone and asked me why he was still out there. I told Steve to ask him. The next night, I was surprised to see Steve exercising right next to Michael.

Finally our big game came-at first we were losing by twelve points. I could see that some kids had already lost heart. But Michael was playing as hard as he could , begging the team to keep trying. Finally we won the game by one point in the final ten seconds.

At our celebration dinner, we always gave a big award to the most productive player. Steve had scored the most points that season, and everyone cheered as he received his award. " There's someone who deserves it more than I do," Steve said, " Everything I accomplished, and everything the team accomplished this season, is thanks to one person-Michael. " The entire team cheered as Steve turned the prize over to the player who had inspired them all.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was the story about?
2. Who was the skinny kid?
3. Was he the team captain?
4. Who was?
5. Did he have a big heart?
6. Was he lazy?
7. Who ran the fastest mile on the team?
8. Did they win their game?
9. By how many points?
10. Who won the big award at years end?
11. Who did he give the trophy to?
12. Why was that?
13. What was the coaches name?
14. Who gave up during the big game?
A:
1. football
2. Michael
3. No
4. Steve
5. No
6. Yes
7. Michael
8. Yes
9. By one point
10. Steve
11. Michael
12. He inspired them all
13. unknown
14. high school athletics coach