Q: Do you want to know something about children in Africa? What to they do for fun every day? Find out here: Education School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can't afford school uniforms or exercise books even though they don't have to pay for school. For those lucky enough to go to school , they have a lot to learn. Some take two language classes: English or French, and their first language. There is also math, science, history, social studies and geography. _ take up much of children's time after school. They have to get water and firewood for the family every day. Also there's cleaning , washing and helping Mum with the meal. Daily fun It's not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs ( )and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string ( ). They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There're many football teams for teenagers in Africa. Internet It's really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600yuan. This is more than the average monthly pay per person. Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet. Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.

Answer the following questions:
1. how many subjects are offered in school?
2. what are they?
A: 1. 8 are mentioned
2. English or French, their first langauge, math, science, history, social studies and geography
Q: CHAPTER IV.

VACILLATION.

When the spring-time came, Sir Harry Hotspur with his wife and daughter, went up to London. During the last season the house in Bruton Street had been empty. He and his wife were then mourning their lost son, and there was no place for the gaiety of London in their lives. Sir Harry was still thinking of his great loss. He was always thinking of the boy who was gone, who had been the apple of his eye, his one great treasure, the only human being in the world whose superior importance to his own he had been ready, in his heart of hearts, to admit; but it was needful that the outer signs of sorrow should be laid aside, and Emily Hotspur was taken up to London, in order that she might be suited with a husband. That, in truth, was the reason of their going. Neither Sir Harry nor Lady Elizabeth would have cared to leave Cumberland had there been no such cause. They would have been altogether content to remain at home had Emily been obedient enough in the winter to accept the hand of the suitor proposed for her.

The house was opened in Bruton Street, and Lord Alfred came to see them. So also did Cousin George. There was no reason why Cousin George should not come. Indeed, had he not done so, he must have been the most ungracious of cousins. He came, and found Lady Elizabeth and Emily at home. Emily told him that they were always there to receive visitors on Sundays after morning church, and then he came again. She had made no such communication to Lord Alfred, but then perhaps it would have been hardly natural that she should have done so. Lady Elizabeth, in a note which she had occasion to write to Lord Alfred, did tell him of her custom on a Sunday afternoon; but Lord Alfred took no such immediate advantage of the offer as did Cousin George.

Answer the following questions:
1. Where did Sir Harry Hotspur go?
2. When?
3. Who went along with him?
4. Which house was empty?
5. When?
6. Who died at that time?
7. Was he always remembering him?
8. Did he love him much?
9. Where Emily was taken?
10. For what reason?
11. Was that the reason they all were going?
12. Otherwise where they would have stayed?
13. Did she accept the earlier suitor?
14. When that happened?
15. Who came to visit them there?
16. Who else?
17. When they wanted to accept guests?
18. At what time?
19. Did George revisit them?
20. Did Lord Alfred do the same?
21. Who wrote him letter about Sunday custom?
A: 1. London
2. in spring
3. his wife and daughter
4. house in Bruton Street
5. last season
6. their son
7. yes
8. yes
9. London
10. be suited with a husband
11. yes
12. at home
13. no
14. in the winter
15. Lord Alfred
16. Cousin George
17. on Sundays
18. after morning church
19. yes
20. no
21. Lady Elizabeth
Q: CHAPTER VII.

HAL DETERMINES TO INVESTIGATE.

When Hal came to his senses he found himself in the arms of a boy slightly taller than himself, who was doing all in his power to restore consciousness by the application of snow to Hal's forehead.

"What--what----" he began.

"Good! yer come around at last, have yer?" cried the boy. "Blessed if I didn't think yer was a goner."

Hal put his hand up to his head.

"Where am I?" he asked, faintly.

"Yer all right; don't worry," replied the tall boy. "Don't yer remember me?"

Hal pulled himself together, and looked at the speaker.

"Jack McCabe!" he cried.

"Yer struck it fust clip. Say, wot was der matter wid yer? Yer couldn't have been froze, coz it wasn't cold enough."

"I was struck on the head."

"Gee crickety! Who struck yer?"

"I--I--nobody, I think. It was some bricks from that building."

"Oh, dat's it. How do yer feel now?"

"Awfully light-headed," responded Hal, telling the exact truth.

"Kin yer walk about a block? I only live jest around dat corner."

Hal started at these words.

"You do?"

"Yes."

"Tell me, is your father janitor of a building down in Wall Street?"

"O' course not. Didn't I tell yer we lived here?"

Hal looked relieved.

"What has that got to do with it?" he asked, curiously.

"Why, dem janitors all lives in der buildin's da takes care of," explained Jack.

"The reason I ask is because there is a Daniel McCabe janitor of the building I work in."

Answer the following questions:
1. What was being put on Hal's forehead?
2. By who?
3. Is Jack's father a janiotr?
4. Does he live on Wall Street?
5. Was Hal unconscious at the start of this story?
6. What happened to him?
7. By who?
8. So then by what?
9. Was Hal taller than the other boy?
10. How did he feel after he woke up?
11. How far did Jack want him to walk?
12. Where did Jack live?
13. Who is the janitor in Hal's building?
14. Where do all the janitors live?
A:
1. snow
2. Jack McCabel
3. No
4. No
5. Yes
6. he was struck on the head.
7. nobody,
8. some bricks
9. No
10. light-headed
11. about a block
12. jest around dat corner
13. Daniel McCabe is janitor of the building he works in
14. in der buildin's da takes care of