Problem: Donald was shaken by thunder on the bed before he could count "one thousand one". Then he heard the smoke alarm go off. He went downstairs quickly to investigate. When he opened the door to the basement , flames exploded out.

Donald fled back upstairs to call 911 but the phone didn't work. When he tried to go downstairs, he was stopped by a wall of flames. He had to use a towel to cover his mouth. His house was three miles off the main road and so well hidden by trees that Donald knew calling for help would be useless. Actually, he didn't even try to do that.

About one mile away lived Donald's closest neighbor, Jeremie. When he heard some sounds, Jeremie jumped out of bed, holding a phone and a flashlight, and went towards the noise. He dialed 911 the instant he saw the flames. When he came close to the house, Jeremie knew he'd better wait until rescuers came. But he didn't want Donald to die in the fire.

Without hesitation , he rushed into the house. He shouted, "Donald, where are you?" Then he had to run outside to catch his breath. After one more attempt , he gave up and circled around back. He saw Donald on the second-floor balcony, but there was no way to get to him. Suddenly, he noticed a ladder. He dragged it over to the balcony and pulled Donald down just when the second floor fell down.

Within the year, Donald built a new two-story wood house at the site of the fire. Jeremie and Donald don't run into each other regularly, but Donald knows that if he ever needs help, Jeremie will be there.
1. Who was Donald's nearest neighbor?
2. What did Jeremie do after hearing the noises?
3. Who did he call?
4. Why didn't he want to wait?
5. Did he stay outside?
6. What did he do?
7. Did he yell to Donald?
8. How was he able to pull him down?
9. What woke up Donald before the smoke alarm?
10. Did he go back to sleep?
11. Where did he go?
12. What did he find?
13. Did he try calling 911?
14. Did he try yelling for help?
15. why not?
16. What did he use over his mouth?
17. Who did call 911?
18. After the incident, did the 2 neighbors see each other a lot?
19. Where did Donald live after the fire?
20. What did he know about Jeremie?
Answer: 1. Jeremie
2. jumped out of bed, holding a phone and a flashlight, and went towards the noise
3. 911
4. he didn't want Donald to die in the fire
5. no
6. he rushed into the house
7. yes
8. he dragge over a ladder to the balcony
9. thunder on the bed
10. no
11. downstairs
12. flames exploding out the door
13. yes
14. no
15. his house was three miles off the main road
16. a towel
17. Jeremie
18. no
19. a new two-story wood house
20. Jeremie will be there

Q: Greenwich is on the River, five miles from the middle of London, and its history is two thousand years old. The first English people were fishermen there, and they named the place Greenwich, meaning "green village". Later the English kings and queens lived at Greenwich in their beautiful places.

The name of the earliest palace was Placentia. Henry VIII lived there. He knew that England must be strong at sea. So he started two big ship-yards at Greenwich. But trouble was coming to Greenwich. In 1649, a war started in England and for eleven years there was no king. The men who had worked for him at Placentia decided to live the place themselves. They sold all its beautiful things. Finally, the war ended and King Charles II came back. But Placentia was falling down. So King Charles built a new and bigger palace, which is now open to the public.

At this time, Charles was worried about losing so many of its ships at sea: their sailors did not know how to tell exactly where they were. So in 1675, Charles made John Flamsteed, the first astronomer in England, try to find the answer. Flamsteed worked in a new building on the high ground in Greenwich Park. From it with a telescope which he made himself, Flamsteed could look all round the sky. And he did, night after night, for twenty years. Carrying on Flamsteed's work a hundred years later, an astronomer called Harrison finally made a clock which told the time at sea, and helped sailors to know where they were. You can see Harrison's clock, still working, in Greenwich's museum of the sea. Because of Flamsteed's work, every country in the world now tells its time by Greenwich Time.

Answer the following questions:
1. how far from London is Greenwich?
2. Does it have a meaning?
3. who built the ports?
4. did he have a house there?
5. named what?
6. where is the clock now?
7. when did the war start?
8. how old is Greenwhich's history?
9. who made the telescope?
10. why did he make it?
11. who made the clock?
12. what happened to everything in Placentia?
13. by who?
14. who appointed Flamsteed?
15. Did King Charles make a new house?
16. where did Flamsteed work?
17. for how long?
18. Did the clock help?
19. who did it help?
20. how?
A: 1. five miles
2. meaning "green village"
3. Henry VIII
4. yes
5. Placentia
6. n Greenwich's museum of the sea
7. In 1649
8. two thousand years old
9. Flamsteed
10. look at round the sky
11. Harrison
12. it was destroyed
13. the war
14. Charles
15. yes
16. Flamsteed worked in a new building on the high ground in Greenwich Park
17. for twenty years
18. yes
19. helped sailors
20. to know where they were

Problem: It is a very usual thing for a person to have a good friend. My good friend is Diana. She is a rich and proud girl. She often thinks that she is too good for anyone. One day after school, I was waiting for Diana when Vivien came up to me. She gave me a cake, I got it. We talked and joked. From then on, I began to spend more time with Vivien than Diana. However, I also began to feel a little uneasy. After a few days, I went to see Diana with some snacks and at that time Vivien came and sat with me. She gave me a sandwich. She also gave one to Diana, but Diana didn't get it. She walked away. I was angry with Diana for being so rude. "Never mind," Vivien said , " I'm used to it." After school, I tried to catch up with Diana. When we walked home, I tried to correct her attitude , but she would not listen to me. She said, "Go and join your 'dear' Vivien. I know you make new friends and forget the old ones." For the next few weeks, we did not talk to each other. Then, one day, Diana came to Vivien and me, saying, "I'm really sorry about what I did. I'm a spoiled girl, but I also need good friends just like you. Would you please forgive me? Vivien and I looked at each other and smiled. From then on, Diana, Vivien and I are best friends.
1. Who is this person's good friend
2. Who is her new friend?
3. How does Diana feel about herself?
4. What did Vivien give the story teller?
5. What was she doing when Vivien gave it to her?
6. Who was she waiting on?
7. Who approached who at first?
8. How did she feel after spending so much time with vivien?
9. What did she take to Diana?
10. Why was she mad at Diana?
Answer:
1. Diana
2. Vivien
3. proud
4. cake
5. talked and joked
6. Diana
7. Vivien came up to me
8. uneasy.
9. sandwich
10. for being so rude