Sally Ride was born in California in 1951. She was the first American woman to travel into space. She loved to play tennis and wanted to be a tennis player when she was young. But after three months' professional training, she changed her mind. She went to Stanford University and started to study science. She studied stars and planets. She did researches at the university and got her PhD in astrophysics after several years' hard work. In 1977, she took a test to become an astronaut. And then she was picked up from over 8,000 people. In order to realise her dream of going into space, she had to get different kinds of special and difficult training. She learned how to fly a plane, how to jump out of a plane as well as how to operate special machines Sally and four other astronauts flew a spaceship called Challenger on Jun. 18, 1983. She became the first American woman to travel into space. Later, she taught at the University of California. Then she wrote seven books on space for children, encouraging children to study science. Unfortunately, she died in 2012. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was the first American Woman in space?
2. When did she do that?
3. What did she travel in ?
4. What was the name of it?
5. Was she alone?
6. How many were with her?
7. Were they all astronauts?
8. Did she always want to be an astronaut?
9. What was her first plan?
10. Did she train for it?
11. How long?
12. Where did she attend college?
13. What did she learn about?
14. Did she graduate?
15. With what?
16. When did she become an astronaut?
17. How old was she?
18. Was she ever a teacher?
19. Where?
20. When did she die?
Answer: 1. Sally Ride.
2. Jun. 18, 1983.
3. A spaceship.
4. Challenger.
5. No.
6. Four.
7. Yes.
8. No.
9. She wanted to be a tennis player.
10. Yes.
11. Three months.
12. Stanford University.
13. Science.
14. Yes.
15. PhD in astrophysics
16. 1977
17. 26
18. Yes.
19. University of California.
20. 2012.

Have you ever heard of Back-to-Front Day? It is a festival in Britain. On that day, the adults have to go to school. And the children? They are the policemen and firemen; they sit in the offices and call New York and Paris; they are doctors and nurses. "Stand in the corner, Mr. Bass!" said Mary. Mary was six and had a class of twenty-three men and fifteen women. They were making too much noise. John was a policeman. Though his uniform was too big, he walked down the street with pride. "Hm, why are you not at school?" "Oh, I ... I have something important to do," said the man. "Fiddlesticks !" said John angrily. He took out his notebook. "Name?" he asked. "Mr. Green." John wrote it down and blew his whistle and a police car appeared. "I have a _ here," said John. "Drive him to school!" At the hospital a small doctor climbed on one chair in order to examine Mrs. Brown's throat, and Nurse Jenny took Granny Lisa's temperature. The best part of Back-to-Front Day is in the evening. The children put the adults to bed, very early. They tell them a story, too -- after the adults wash their faces and brush their teeth. How interesting Back-to-Front Day is! What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Why was John's uniform too big?
2. What is Back to Front Day?
3. What do grownups do?
4. And the kids?
5. What was John
6. How did he feel about that?
7. Why was he mad at Mr. Green?
8. What was his excuse?
9. What did John do with him?
10. How did he summon the police car?
11. How old was Mary?
12. What was her job?
13. Who did she punish?
14. How?
15. What had he done?
16. How big was her class?
17. Who was a nurse?
18. What did she do?
19. What did the kids do early that evening?
20. What did the adults do before bed?
Answer: 1. unknown
2. a festival
3. They go to school
4. They are the policemen and firemen
5. a policeman.
6. Proud
7. Because he wasn't at school.
8. I have something important to do
9. Had him driven to the school
10. blew his whistle
11. six
12. She is a teacher
13. Mr. Bass
14. She made him stand in the corner
15. Made too much noise
16. 38 adults
17. Jenny
18. took Granny Lisa's temperature.
19. put the adults to bed, very early.
20. wash their faces and brush their teeth

Leah rides her bike

Leah was excited. Today was her seventh birthday and she picking out her present. It was a new pink bike with a basket and bell. It was much prettier than her old red and white bike. The bell on her old bike didn't ring, and the basket on that bike was torn.

The only problem was that Leah could not ride a bike yet. Her old bike had training wheels, but her new one did not.

Leah wanted to ride her bike, but she was scared. Daddy told her, "Leah, everyone is scared at first, but once you try, you are going to learn and stop being scared."

Leah watched her friends riding their bikes. First Owen rode by the house and back up the street. Then along rode Dulce and Ruby. Leah was sad. She wished she could go riding with them.

Leah finally chose to learn to ride her bike. She put on a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads. She was ready for battle!

Mommy and Daddy went out with Leah and watched her start to pedal down the street. After a small bit, the bike tipped over. She sat on the road looking sad. She looked so cute sitting there that Daddy wanted laugh, but instead said, "Leah, you can do it. Go again."

Leah tried several more times, and soon was riding! She went down the street and back again. Here came her friends with their bikes. Leah shouted, "wait for me," and joined them riding down the street. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What does Leah ride?
2. Was she excited?
3. Why?
4. What was it?
5. What color was her old bike?
6. Did the bell on her old bike ring?
7. What was torn on her old bike?
8. Could she ride a bike?
9. What was on her old bike but not on her new one?
10. Was she scared?
Answer:
1. Her bike.
2. Yes.
3. Today was her seventh birthday and she picking out her present.
4. A new pink bike with a basket and bell.
5. Red and white.
6. No.
7. The basket.
8. No.
9. Training wheels.
10. Yes.