question: Many American presidents in the 19thcentury were born in poor families. They spent their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little education . Washington and Lincoln, for example, never went to school and they taught themselves. Lincoln once did jobs of a worker, shopkeeper and post officer in his early years. A large number of U. S. presidents had experiences in the army. The two best known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Grant was a general in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero in the Second World War. It happened that they graduated from the same school--West Point Military Academy . One may be surprised to learn that both of them did not do well in the school. Eisenhower, for example, was once fined because he broke the rules of the school. The jobs of U. S. presidents are tiring. He must _ anything important which happens both at home and abroad. Every day, a lot of work waits for him to do, and he has to make many important decisions. When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he was once brought to visit President Taft. The old president said to him, "When you grow up, you should not be president. It's a tiring job."
1. In what century were there many Presidents from poor families?
2. Where did they spend their childhood?
3. Name two presidents who were self-taught.
4. Which presidents graduated from the same school?
5. What President was fined for breaking rules?
6. Which college do some Presidents have in common?
7. Which President did Thaft once visit when young?
8. From which country are these Presidents?
9. In what military branch were many Presidents?
10. What did Thaft say to Roosevelt?
11. In what was was Grant a general?
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answer: 1. the 19th century
2. in little wooden rooms
3. Washington and Lincoln
4. Grant and Eisenhower
5. Eisenhower
6. West Point Military Academy
7. Franklin Roosevelt
8. America
9. the army
10. "When you grow up, you should not be president. It's a tiring job."
11. the American Civil War

question: One day Frank was walking with his mother when they came to a pretty garden. Frank looked in, and saw that it had clean gravel walks and beautiful flowers.

He called to his mother and said, "Mum, come and look at this pretty garden. I wish I might open the gate, and walk in."

The gardener heard what Frank said, and kindly invited him and his mother to come into the garden.

Frank's mother thanked the man. Then she said to her son, "Frank, if I take you to walk in this garden, you must take care not to meddle with anything in it."

Frank walked along the tidy gravel walks, and looked at everything, but touched nothing that he saw.

He did not step on any of the borders , and was careful that his clothes should not brush the tops of the flowers so that he might not break them.

The gardener was much pleased with Frank, because he was so careful to behave well. He showed him the seeds, and told him the name of many of the flowers and plants.

While Frank was admiring the beauty of a flower, a little boy came to the gate, and finding it locked. He shook it hard, but it would not open. Then he said, "Let me in. Let me in. Will you not let me in this garden?"

"No," said the gardener, "1 will not let you in, Tom. When I let you in yesterday, you meddled with my flowers, and pulled some of my fruit. I do not choose to let a boy into my garden who meddles with the plants."

Tom looked ashamed, and when he found that the gardener would not let him in, he went slowly away.

Frank saw and felt how much happier a boy may be by not meddling with what does not belong to him.

He and his mother then continued their walk in the garden, and enjoyed the day very much. Before they left, the gardener gave each of them some pretty flowers.
1. Who was Frank walking with?
2. what did they see?
3. Who overheard them admiring it?
4. what did he do?
5. Did Frank behave well?
6. Did his mother warn him about behaving?
7. was the caretaker impressed with Frank?
8. Did he break any of the flowers?
9. who is Tom?
10. did he have good manners??
11. what was something he did?
12. did he try to open the gate?
13. was he allowed entrance?
14. did he look ashamed?
15. what did the caretaked give Frank before they left?
16. was he glad he behaved?
17. What things did the gardener show him?
18. what did he teach him about the plants?
19. did Frank enjoy his day?
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answer: 1. his mother
2. clean gravel walks and beautiful flowers
3. The gardener
4. invited him and his mother
5. Yes
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. Frank didn't, but Tom did
9. a little boy
10. No
11. He meddled with the flowers and pulled some of the fruit.
12. Yes
13. No
14. Yes
15. flowers
16. Yes
17. the seeds
18. the names
19. Yes

question: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (CNN) -- Officials are forcing the 25-year-old model who won the Dominican Republic's top beauty pageant to hand over her crown, saying she violated contest rules when she hid her marriage.

Pageant organizers claim Carlina Duran had been married since 2009 but told Miss Dominican Republic contest organizers she was single. Contestants in the pageant cannot be married or divorced, organizers said.

The runner-up in last week's Miss Dominican Republic contest, Dulcita Lieggi, will represent the Caribbean nation in the Miss Universe pageant, organizers said.

Dominicans were divided over the pageant's decision.

"If there is an established rule, and it comes out that she is married, she is violating the rule," said Rafael Concepcion.

On Duran's official Facebook page, fans lamented the move.

Dari Baez said taking away Duran's crown was unfair. "She already won it," Baez said.

Beauty queens from dozens of countries are scheduled to compete in the Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas in June.

Journalist Diulka Perez contributed to this report.

1. Where will the contest be held?
2. Where is the next contest?
3. When?
4. What is the name of the contest?
5. Who will try to win it?
6. Who was married?
7. How long?
8. What is her title?
9. How old is she?
10. What is her occupation?
11. Did she lie about her marital status?
12. Who will replace her?
13. What was Lieggi's position?
14. What will she represent?
15. Are people in agreement with the decision?
16. Who added to this story?
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answer:
1. Dominican Republic
2. Las Vegas
3. June
4. Miss Universe
5. Beauty queens from dozens of countries
6. Carlina Duran
7. Since 2009
8. Miss Dominican Republic
9. 25
10. Model
11. Yes
12. Dulcita Lieggi
13. Runner-up
14. the Caribbean nation of Dominican Republic
15. No
16. Journalist Diulka Perez