Question: What is the hottest topic at your school? In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School, it's money. The school had an activity called "making a living" recently. About 800 Junior 1 and Junior 2 students were divided into 112 teams. They went out to make money by selling things. What did they choose to sell? Some sold newspapers; some chose bottled water; some sold environmentally friendly shopping bags and bamboo baskets. Huqi's team decided to sell educational books in front of the Children Activity Centre. They thought parents would like to buy books for their children. But unfortunately , they came across urban management officers . The officers asked them to leave. "We played hide-and-seek with the officers for the whole morning," said Hu. "Finally we gave up and moved to other place. Wang Yongyi and her team sold ice cream in a square. They didn't meet any officers. But few people were interested in what they were selling. The team then put up a board saying the money was to help the "Project Hope" for country kids. It worked. More people came to their stall. A foreigner even gave them 100 yuan. Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier. They sold all their cakes in four hours, spending 39.5 yuan and getting back 80 yuan. "It was not easy to make the money," said Meng. "Some people just looked. Others just tasted but didn't buy. Now I know how hard it is for our parents to earn the money we need to lead happy lives." 1. Where were books sold?
2. Where?
3. Who sold them?
4. Where did they go to school?
5. Were there 100 students?
6. How many?
7. Were they all in one group?
8. How many were they divided in to?
9. Who gave them trouble?
10. how?
11. Did they stay anyhow?
12. Doing what?
13. With whom?
14. Who sold ice cream?
15. Were they doing well?
16. What did they do about that?
17. Did that help?
18. Were foreigners greedy?
19. How much did they give?
20. What was a popular item that day?
21. Did they take long to get rid of?
22. How many were sold?
23. Did they make a good amount? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. educational
2. Children Activity Centre
3. Huqi's team
4. Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School
5. No
6. About 800
7. No
8. 112 teams
9. urban management officers
10. asked them to leave
11. During the morning they stayed.
12. played hide-and-seek
13. urban management officers
14. Wang Yongyi and her team
15. No
16. put up a board saying the money was to help the "Project Hope"
17. Yes
18. No
19. 100 yuan
20. cakes
21. four hours
22. all their cakes
23. Yes

Question: Imagine that you are in school, giving a speech to your class. Now think what it feels like when stammering makes it a struggle to communicate your thoughts and feelings to other people.

The King's Speech, which won the best picture at the Academy Awards in March, 2011, focuses on stammering along with other speech-related problems. The movie tells the story of Britain's King George VI, who became king after his brother Edward VIII gave up the crown to marry an American woman.

As a result of British actor Colin Firth's performance, people are starting to realize that stammering can damage a person's self-confidence and cause him or her to escape from life.

"The serious problem is unseen and unheard," said Norbert Lieckfeldt, an expert at the British Stammering Association, in an interview with a news reporter.

"Stammering masks your ability," he said. "It's a serious disability."

Most stammerers face bullying in school, something that is "usually carried over into the workplace".

George VI's stammer took away his confidence as a speaker. But Samantha Mesango, a speech coach based in the UK, believes that speech problems are more common than most people realize. "Some simply don't like the sound of their own voice; others are scared of speaking in public," she said.

Travis Treats from St.Louis University praisedThe King's Speech. He said it shows that "how one's speech does not mean what one is inside". He also added that people who stammer need to be heard and our society should recognize that they have a lot to give to the world. 1. When did The King's Speech win best picture?
2. What does it focus on?
3. Who was the actor?
4. What nationality is he?
5. Who is the expert?
6. Where is he an expert?
7. Who is the speech coach?
8. Where is she located?
9. Is stammering a disability?
10. Do stammerers experience bullying? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. March, 2011
2. stammering along with other speech-related problems
3. Colin Firth
4. British
5. Norbert Lieckfeldt
6. British Stammering Association
7. Samantha Mesango
8. UK
9. It's a serious disability
10. Most stammerers

Question: How much do you know about Albert Einstein? Albert Einstein, born on March 14, 1579 in Germany, was a great scientist in the world. He was strange because he hated haircuts and new clothes. He believed in peace. All his life, he hated war. However, his most famous idea, E=mc2, helped create the world's most dangerous weapon . Many people think he was the smartest person in the world. But Einstein said that _ What did he like? Einstein liked learning sailing . He sailed in small boats all his life. He once joked, "Sailing is the sport that takes the least energy!" When Einstein was a child, his mother made him take violin lessons. At first, he didn't like the violin. But then he learned to love music and became a good violinist. Later, he said, "Love is the best teacher." Why is the sky blue? In 1910, Einstein asked a question which many children often ask, "Why is the sky blue?" After his careful research, he answered the question like this: "It's because light is made up of many colors including blue. When light travels to Earth, gas particles spread the blue light all over the sky." His answer is true in physics. 1. Was Einstein born in America?
2. Where was he born?
3. Did he play any musical instruments?
4. Which instrument?
5. Did he voluntarily take lessons?
6. Did he stick with it?
7. Did he become a good player?
8. What did he say about the experience?
9. What was his most famous idea?
10. What did it help create?
11. Was he a pacifist or warmonger?
12. What else did he hate?
13. Did he like new clothes?
14. What did many people think about him?
15. Did he like any sports?
16. Which one?
17. Did he sail large boats?
18. Does sailing take a lot of energy?
19. What did he ask in 1910?
20. Did he answer that question? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. no
2. Germany
3. yes
4. violin
5. no
6. yes
7. yes
8. "Love is the best teacher."
9. E=mc2
10. the world's most dangerous weapon
11. pacifist
12. haircuts
13. no
14. he was the smartest person in the world
15. yes
16. sailing
17. no
18. no
19. "Why is the sky blue?"
20. yes