Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Unlike the Spanish milled dollar the U.S. dollar is based upon a decimal system of values. In addition to the dollar the coinage act officially established monetary units of mill or one-thousandth of a dollar (symbol ), cent or one-hundredth of a dollar (symbol ), dime or one-tenth of a dollar, and eagle or ten dollars, with prescribed weights and composition of gold, silver, or copper for each. It was proposed in the mid-1800s that one hundred dollars be known as a union, but no union coins were ever struck and only patterns for the $50 half union exist. However, only cents are in everyday use as divisions of the dollar; "dime" is used solely as the name of the coin with the value of 10, while "eagle" and "mill" are largely unknown to the general public, though mills are sometimes used in matters of tax levies, and gasoline prices are usually in the form of $X.XX9 per gallon, e.g., $3.599, sometimes written as $3.59910. When currently issued in circulating form, denominations equal to or less than a dollar are emitted as U.S. coins while denominations equal to or greater than a dollar are emitted as Federal Reserve notes (with the exception of gold, silver and platinum coins valued up to $100 as legal tender, but worth far more as bullion). Both one-dollar coins and notes are produced today, although the note form is significantly more common. In the past, "paper money" was occasionally issued in denominations less than a dollar (fractional currency) and gold coins were issued for circulation up to the value of $20 (known as the "double eagle", discontinued in the 1930s). The term eagle was used in the Coinage Act of 1792 for the denomination of ten dollars, and subsequently was used in naming gold coins. Paper currency less than one dollar in denomination, known as "fractional currency", was also sometimes pejoratively referred to as "shinplasters". In 1854, James Guthrie, then Secretary of the Treasury, proposed creating $100, $50 and $25 gold coins, which were referred to as a "Union", "Half Union", and "Quarter Union", thus implying a denomination of 1 Union = $100.

1. How much is a dime worth?
2. A cent?
3. Is there one called a mil?
4. How much is that?
5. What set these values?
6. Was this in Spain?
7. Where was it?
8. If a piece of money is worth at least a dollar what do the make for it?
9. What about less than that?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. one-tenth of a dollar
2. one-hundredth of a dollar
3. A mill, yes
4. one-thousandth of a dolla
5. coinage act
6. No
7. U.S
8. Federal Reserve notes
9. U.S. coins

Question: Alexia Sloane is from Cambridge. She was told by the doctor she had a brain tumor when she was on holiday "with her parents in France. After that the two-year-old girl became blind. Though the little girl can't see anything, she has great talent for languages and at the age of 10 she is already fluent in English, French, Spanish and Chinese-and is learning German. Now her dream of working as an interpreter has come true. East of England MEP Robert Sturdy invited her to the European Parliament . "Usually a person who enters the European Parliament should be 14 at least. So it was amazing for Alexia to work there at the age of 10. " said Alexia's mother Isabelle. Alexia can speak three languages since birth. As her mum is hah" French and half Spanish and her dad Richard is English. " She has always been very good at languages and shown an interest from a very young age. " added Isabelle, who also has a four-year-old daughter Melissa. Alexia has dreamed of becoming an interpreter since she was six and chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won the Young Achiever Community Award of the Year . She asked if she could learn from the interpreters and HEP Robert Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest. " It was fantastic and I decided to become an interpreter, "said Alexia. "Nothing can stop me. " 1. When did Alexia Sloane become blind?
2. Where was she when she was told she had a tumor?
3. What dream did she have?
4. What languages is she fluent in?
5. What award did she win?
6. How many languages did she speak since birth?
7. Is her dad Irish?
8. Where is he from?
9. What did Robert Sturdy invite her to?
10. What age do you usually have to be to join?
11. Since what had has Alexia dreamed of being an interpreter?
12. What nationalities is her mom?
13. What is her name?
14. What is Alexia's sister's name?
15. Is she older?
16. How old is she?
17. What did Robert Sturdy agree to?
18. What does Alexia say will stop her?
19. What did she choose as her prize?
20. What language is she learning? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. two
2. France
3. working as an interpreter
4. English, French, Spanish and Chinese
5. Young Achiever Community Award of the Year
6. three
7. No
8. English
9. European Parliament
10. 14 at least
11. she was six
12. hah" French and half Spanish
13. Isabelle
14. Melissa
15. No
16. four
17. take her along as his guest
18. Nothing
19. to go to the European Parliament
20. German

Q: It was Jessie Bear's birthday. She was having a party. She asked her two best friends to come to the party. She made a big cake, and hung up some balloons.

Soon her friend Lion came over. Then her friend Tiger came over. Lion and Tiger brought presents with them.

Jessie hugged her friends. She asked them if they would like to have cake.

Yes! said Lion. Yes yes! said Tiger. Jessie cut the cake, and they all ate it together. Then Jessie opened her presents. She got a new jump rope and a fun game. She asked Lion and Tiger to play the game with her.

The friends played and played. They all had a good time. Soon it was time for the party to be over.

Lion and Tiger hugged Jessie and said goodbye to her. Thanks for a great birthday! Jessie Bear told her two best friends.

1. her two best friends
2. cake.
3. a jump rope and a game
4. yes
5. yes
6. Lion and Tiger
7. Yes
8. Yes
9. They hugged
10. she said thanks for a great birthday

Numbered questions:
1. Who came to Jessie Bear's birthday party?
2. What did they eat?
3. What did she get?
4. Did they have fun?
5. Were there decorations?
6. What were Jessie's friend's names?
7. Did she tell them thank you?
8. Were they glad they came?
9. Did they do something when they left?
10. Did she tell them anything when they left?