question: It was the first day of class. Two of her new ESL (English as a Second Language) classmates wanted to know where Tara was from. They were both from Korea. Because Tara looked Korean, one of the women asked Tara, in English, if she was from Korea. Tara replied, "No, I'm not." Then the women took turns asking Tara if she was from Japan, or Thailand, or China. To each question, Tara answered them a simple no. Laughing, one woman said to the other, "She's not from anywhere!" The two went to their desks, talking to each other in Korean. The next day, the teacher divided the students into groups of four. The students in each group asked introductory questions of each other. A student in Tara's group asked her, "Where are you from?" Tara answered that she was from Korea. The two women who had questioned Tara the day before were sitting only a few feet away. Both of them heard Tara's answer. "Aha!" they both _ , "You ARE from Korea!" Tara smiled and said yes. Then she apologized to both of them for lying the day before. She told them that she had not wanted to get into a Korean conversation with them. It had been her experience that many ESL students continued to speak their mother language in ESL class, and Tara had not come to ESL class to practice her Korean. In her opinion, ESL students should try to speak English only. "I agree." said Rose. "You're 100 percent right." agreed Jenny, "Rose and I must stop speaking Korean to each other. Right,Rose?" Rose nodded,and then said something in Korean. All three women laughed. The next half a year, Tara became friendly with both women, although she never spoke a word of Korean to them during class or break.
1. Who had new classmates?
2. Was she from Korea?
3. Did she tell that teacher that?
4. Who asked her about it?
5. Who heard her answer?
6. Had she lied to them?
7. Why?
8. Was she sorry?
9. What type of class were they taking?
10. Did she think she should speak Korean in class?
11. How far away were the girls from Tara?
12. Did the girls agree with her?
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answer: 1. Tara
2. Tara was from Korea
3. unknown
4. Student in Tara's ESL class asked her, "Where are you from?"
5. Jenny and Rose
6. Yes, she lied
7. She wanted to practice her English
8. She did apologize
9. ESL
10. She wanted to speak English only.
11. A few feet away.
12. Yes, Rose and Jenny agreed.

question: CHAPTER XIII

THE EMERALD RING

Grahame went in to dinner feeling anxious. Sarmiento had not returned, but he would probably come in before the meal was over, and Gomez was sitting by Cliffe near the head of the table. Blanca sat opposite Walthew, and Grahame found a place next to Evelyn, who had not joined Cliffe because she disliked Gomez. Though his manners were polished, there was something sinister about him, a hint of craft and cruelty, and she did not approve of his association with her father.

"Have you met the gentleman yonder?" she asked Grahame.

"Senor Gomez? I know who he is, but have not spoken to him."

"That's curious, because he has been looking at you as if he were interested."

This confirmed Grahame's suspicion, and he felt uneasy. He did not want Gomez to study him, and he would not have come in to dinner only that he must warn Sarmiento. If he and his friends were to succeed in their undertaking, their connection with Don Martin must remain unknown; for it would not be difficult to catch them landing arms should their object be suspected. He wondered where Macallister was, for the engineer could be trusted in an emergency, and presently he saw him coming in. There was no vacant place near Grahame, and Macallister sat down some distance off.

"You may have been mistaken, Miss Cliffe," Grahame suggested. "Somehow, I imagine that Gomez is not a favorite of yours."

"That's true, though I hardly know him," she answered with a smile. "One is now and then seized by a quick prejudice, and I think the reason I mentioned the man was because I wanted your opinion."
1. Was Sarmiento at the dinner when Grahame arrived?
2. How many people are named as sitting at the table?
3. What are their names?
4. What did Evelyn think about Gomez?
5. Why?
6. Who did she ask about him?
7. Had he talked with Gomez?
8. Who joined the table later?
9. Did he sit near Grahame?
10. What was Macallister's job?
11. Why did Evelyn ask Grahame about Gomez?
12. Did Evelyn find anything odd about Grahame's answer?
13. Why?
14. Did this please Grahame?
15. Why not?
16. who does Grahame have a secret connection with?
17. Did Gomez know Don Martin?
18. Was Grahame the only one with this connection?
19. Was Gomez rude?
20. Who was Gomez sitting next to?
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answer: 1. no
2. six
3. Gomez, Cliffe, Blanca, Walthew, Grahame and Evelyn
4. She disliked him
5. there was something sinister about him
6. Grahame
7. No
8. Macallister
9. No
10. engineer
11. she wanted his opinion
12. Yes
13. Gomez had been looking at Grahame as if he was interested
14. No
15. he did not want Gomez to study him
16. Don Martin
17. unknown
18. No
19. No
20. Cliffe

question: (CNN) -- Michael Schumacher has been one of Pirelli's biggest critics this season, but Formula One's tire supplier has backed the seven-time world champion to end his long wait for a victory at Sunday's European Grand Prix.

The 43-year-old, who has not finished on the podium since coming out of retirement in 2010, told CNN that dealing with the rapidly degrading rubber this year was like "driving on raw eggs."

He has been outshone by Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, but Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery believes the German can perform well in Valencia, where he has failed to make the top-10 in two previous attempts.

Schumacher did, however, top the qualifying times at another street circuit last month in Monaco, but started the race sixth due to a penalty and ended up retiring early -- as he did last time out in Canada.

"I think you have to look at someone like, maybe Michael, getting the pole position," Hembery told F1's official website.

"He probably would have won Monaco if he hadn't been penalized, so why not here? Michael for Valencia, that's where the money should go."

Sauber chief: "F1 better than ever"

Schumacher, who won 91 grands prix between 1992 and 2006, was penalized in Monte Carlo due to a collision with Bruno Senna at the Spanish Grand Prix.

The former Ferrari driver has endured a miserable start to the 2012 season, collecting just two world championship points and retiring from five of the first seven races. Rosberg, meanwhile, is fifth on 67 points and clinched the first race win of his career in China.
1. What athlete is mentioned?
2. What sport is he in?
3. Who has been critical of his driving?
4. Has Schumacher ever won a grand prix?
5. How many?
6. During what years?
7. Has he ever gotten in a wreck on the track?
8. Where?
9. With who?
10. Did he qualify anywhere recently?
11. When?
12. Where?
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answer:
1. Pirelli
2. racing
3. Michael Schumacher
4. yes
5. 91
6. between 1992 and 2006
7. yes
8. at the Spanish Grand Prix
9. Bruno Senna
10. yes
11. last month
12. in Monaco