input: They hugged at the Rafah border crossing. Cheered in Gaza City. And in Mitzpe Hila, Israel, they gave a hero's welcome for the young soldier who last saw his hometown five years ago.

The release of Israeli soldier Gildad Shalit in exchange for the eventual release of 1,027 Palestinians held by Israel unleashed a powerful wave of celebration among Palestinians and Israelis alike.

It also raised the ire of some Israelis, who worry the deal would lead to more violence.

In Mitzpe Hila, onlookers waved Israeli flags, danced, cheered and tossed white roses at a convoy carrying the young soldier home. He emerged from a white van and briefly acknowledged the crowd with a wave before uniformed officers hustled him away, apparently into his parents' home.

At the Rafah crossing from Egypt to Gaza, masked Hamas gunmen accompanied buses filled with released prisoners to a terminal where they met with friends and relatives for emotional reunions before a mass celebration and parade in Gaza City.

Some of them chanted, "We want another Shalit," CNN's Matthew Chance reported.

Crowds of Palestinians flooded the streets of Gaza, waving flags and banners to welcome the released prisoners home. They pressed up to buses carrying the prisoners to a rally in Gaza City, reaching out to touch the newly freed as they leaned out windows. People shouted, "With our blood and with our hearts we sacrifice for you prisoners."

Ahmed Qawasmi was awaiting the release of his son Amer, who was arrested when he was 17 and had been in prison 24 years. 1. What did onlookers toss at the convoy?
2. What were they waving?
3. Who was it carrying?
4. To where?
5. What is Gildad's profession?
6. Where did he receive a hero's welcome?
7. Was he cheered anywhere?
8. Where?
9. How long has it been since he's last seen his hometown?
10. Is he an old man or younger?
11. How many people were exchanged for his release?
12. What nationality were they?
13. Was everyone in Israel happy?
14. What were some Israelis worried the deal would lead to?
15. Who were wearing masks?
16. Where is the Rafah crossing?
17. What did the gunman go along with?
18. What did some people chant?
19. Who reported that?
20. How long had Ahmed Qawasmi waited for the release of his son? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. white roses
2. Israeli flags
3. r Gildad Shalit
4. home.
5. Israeli soldier
6. Mitzpe Hila, Israel
7. yes
8. in Gaza City.
9. five years ago.
10. young
11. 1,027
12. Palestinians
13. no
14. more violence.
15. Hamas gunmen
16. from Egypt to Gaza
17. buses filled with released prisoners
18. "We want another Shalit,"
19. Matthew Chance
20. 24 years.

input: CHAPTER XVI.

HAL ON THE WATCH.

"Let up there, you brute!"

Dick Ferris looked around with a startled air.

When he caught sight of Hal his face fell, and he released the girl.

"What, you!" he exclaimed.

"Exactly. What do you mean by treating this girl so rudely?"

"You are following me," went on Ferris, ignoring the question which had been put to him.

"What if I am?"

"You think you're smart, don't you?" sneered Ferris.

"He's a mean, ugly thing!" put in the girl, between her sobs. "I wish he was arrested."

"Shut up!" roared Ferris, turning to her. "You ran into me on purpose."

"I didn't. We've got a right to coast in this alley; mamma said so."

"You ought to be arrested for striking the little girl," said Hal. "I am awfully glad I arrived in the nick of time to save her from more punishment."

"Good fer you, mister!" cried a small youth standing near. "Give him one in der eye!"

"Yes, do him up, mister," cried several others.

Ferris turned upon them like a savage animal.

"Get out of here, every one of you," he howled, "unless you want to be hammered to death."

"Don't you move," said Hal. "You evidently have more right here than he has."

"Indeed!" said Ferris, turning to Hal. "I wish you would keep your nose out of my affairs."

"Don't let him sass you, mister," put in one of the urchins. "He didn't have no cause ter hit Katie."

Ferris pounced upon the boy at once, and cuffed him right and left. In the midst of the castication, however, Hal caught the bully by the arm, and a second later Dick Ferris measured his length in the gutter. 1. Who was startled?
2. What name was he called?
3. Who said it?
4. Who was Ferris restraining?
5. Was she upset?
6. What names did she call Ferris?
7. Whose side did the crowd take?
8. Where did they suggest he should hit Ferris?
9. Did Ferris threaten them back?
10. What did he threaten?
11. What was he compared to?
12. Who did he attack?
13. Who came to the boy's rescue?
14. Where did he grab Ferris?
15. Where did he end up?
16. Had he hit the young girl?
17. Why was he angry with her?
18. Did Ferris think she did it intentionally?
19. Did the girl agree?
20. Where did they collide? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. Dick Ferris
2. brute
3. Hal
4. a girl
5. yes
6. a mean, ugly thing
7. Hal
8. the eye
9. yes
10. hammering them to death
11. a savage animal
12. a boy
13. Hal
14. by the arm
15. in the gutter
16. yes
17. she ran into him
18. yes
19. no
20. in the alley

input: Mandarin is a group of related varieties of Chinese spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of Standard Mandarin or Standard Chinese. Because most Mandarin dialects are found in the north, the group is sometimes referred to as the Northern dialects (). Many local Mandarin varieties are not mutually intelligible. Nevertheless, Mandarin is often placed first in lists of languages by number of native speakers (with nearly a billion).

Mandarin is by far the largest of the seven or ten Chinese dialect groups, with 70 percent of Chinese speakers and a huge area stretching from Yunnan in the southwest to Xinjiang in the northwest and Heilongjiang in the northeast. This is attributed to the greater ease of travel and communication in the North China Plain compared to the more mountainous south, combined with the relatively recent spread of Mandarin to frontier areas.

Most Mandarin varieties have four tones. The final stops of Middle Chinese have disappeared in most of these varieties, but some have merged them as a final glottal stop. Many Mandarin varieties, including the Beijing dialect, retain retroflex initial consonants, which have been lost in southern dialect groups.

The capital has been within the Mandarin area for most of the last millennium, making these dialects very influential. Some form of Mandarin has served as a national lingua franca since the 14th century. In the early 20th century, a standard form based on the Beijing dialect, with elements from other Mandarin dialects, was adopted as the national language. Standard Chinese is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Taiwan and one of the four official languages of Singapore. It is used as one of the working languages of the United Nations. It is also one of the most frequently used varieties of Chinese among Chinese diaspora communities internationally. 1. what is mandrin
2. does the group include bejing dialect
3. how large is it
4. how many tones is it
5. what language was adopted as national language
6. what is official language of China
7. how many chinese dialects are there
8. all they all intelligable
9. how long has capital been within the mandrin
10. how many native speakers Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. a group of related varieties of Chinese
2. Yes
3. by far the largest of the seven or ten Chinese dialect groups
4. Most Mandarin varieties have four tones
5. Mandarin
6. Standard Chinese
7. seven or ten
8. No
9. most of the last millennium
10. unknown