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John and Jack met at the old bench every afternoon. Then they played football. But they didn't have enough money to buy a real football. So Jack made a ball out of old socks covered with a piece of plastic. Every time, the two friends didn't stop kicking and running until very late. On Monday afternoon, John and Jack met again at the old bench. Soon the home-made ball was running across the grass. The boys laughed and shouted happily. The ball was stopped by a boy wearing a nice pair of sports shoes. John was upset when he saw it was Steven. The next morning, John's mother gave him a bill. "Your uncle sent you a birthday present." She smiled. John's eyes grew big when he saw the $100 bill. Later that day, his mother bought a pair of new sports shoes and a real football. That afternoon Steven invited John to play football. Steven did not want Jack to join them only because Jack's sports shoes were dirty. When the game was over, John and Steven walked past the old bench where Jack was sitting. Steven picked up a stone and threw it at him. John, holding his new football in his hands, walked on and did not look back. Several days later, as John walked past the old bench, he saw something lying under it. He looked closer and saw it was the home-made ball. John was full of sadness when he saw the ball. As his sadness turned to anger, he picked up his new football and kicked it into the air. Then he walked to the beach, sat down and waited.
1. who met at the old bench?
2. When?
3. Did they meet there on Monday?
4. what time?
5. what did they play with?
6. What was it made of?
7. Who made it?
8. What kind of ball?
9. Did it work?
10. Did anyone else come?
11. Who?
12. What did he do?
13. Who sent John money?
14. how much?
15. for what?
16. What did his mom buy?
17. Who played that afternoon?
18. Why not Jack?
19. Why not?
20. What did Steven do after?
21. What did John see under the bench later?

Numbered answers:
1. John and Jack
2. every afternoon
3. yes
4. afternoon
5. a home-made ball
6. old socks
7. Jack
8. football
9. yes
10. yes
11. Steven
12. he stopped the ball
13. his uncle
14. $100
15. his birthday
16. new sports shoes and a real football
17. Steven and John
18. Steven did not want Jack to join
19. Jack's sports shoes were dirty.
20. Steven threw a stone at Jack
21. the home-made ball

Question:
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CHAPTER XXIV. THE BEWITCHMENT OF PAT

We were all in the doleful dumps--at least, all we "young fry" were, and even the grown-ups were sorry and condescended to take an interest in our troubles. Pat, our own, dear, frolicsome Paddy, was sick again--very, very sick.

On Friday he moped and refused his saucer of new milk at milking time. The next morning he stretched himself down on the platform by Uncle Roger's back door, laid his head on his black paws, and refused to take any notice of anything or anybody. In vain we stroked and entreated and brought him tidbits. Only when the Story Girl caressed him did he give one plaintive little mew, as if to ask piteously why she could not do something for him. At that Cecily and Felicity and Sara Ray all began crying, and we boys felt choky. Indeed, I caught Peter behind Aunt Olivia's dairy later in the day, and if ever a boy had been crying I vow that boy was Peter. Nor did he deny it when I taxed him with it, but he would not give in that he was crying about Paddy. Nonsense!

"What were you crying for, then?" I said.

"I'm crying because--because my Aunt Jane is dead," said Peter defiantly.

"But your Aunt Jane died two years ago," I said skeptically.

"Well, ain't that all the more reason for crying?" retorted Peter. "I've had to do without her for two years, and that's worse than if it had just been a few days."
1. Was everyone happy?
2. What mood were they in?
3. Did anyone notice?
4. Who?
5. Why were they upset?
6. When did they start acting up?
7. What was something that was an indicator?
8. What else?
9. Did it respond to anyone?
10. What made them even more upset?
11. When?
12. What did it mean?
13. What gender was it?
14. When it did that, who got upset?
15. Who else?
16. Anybody else?
17. What about the guys?
18. Who of them cried?
19. What was he looking at?
20. Why did he say he was?

Numbered answers:
1. no
2. doleful
3. yes
4. the grown-ups
5. Paddy, was sick again
6. Firday
7. he moped
8. refused his milk
9. no
10. he give one plaintive little mew,
11. when the Story Girl caressed him
12. why she couldn't she do something for him
13. male
14. . Cecily
15. Felicity
16. Sara Ray
17. they felt choky
18. Peter
19. Aunt Olivia's dairy
20. his Aunt Jane was dead

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Nanjing ( listen; Chinese: , "Southern Capital") is the city situated in the heartland of lower Yangtze River region in China, which has long been a major centre of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism. It is the capital city of Jiangsu province of People's Republic of China and the second largest city in East China, with a total population of 8,216,100, and legally the capital of Republic of China which lost the mainland during the civil war. The city whose name means "Southern Capital" has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capitals of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century AD to 1949. Prior to the advent of pinyin romanization, Nanjing's city name was spelled as Nanking or Nankin. Nanjing has a number of other names, and some historical names are now used as names of districts of the city, and among them there is the name Jiangning (), whose former character Jiang (, River) is the former part of the name Jiangsu and latter character Ning (, simplified form , Peace) is the short name of Nanjing. When being the capital of a state, for instance, ROC, Jing () is adopted as the abbreviation of Nanjing. Although as a city located in southern part of China becoming Chinese national capital as early as in Jin dynasty, the name Nanjing was designated to the city in Ming dynasty, about a thousand years later. Nanjing is particularly known as Jinling (, literally meaning Gold Mountain) and the old name has been used since the Warring States Period in Zhou Dynasty.
1. What is Nanjing known for?
2. Nanjing is the capital of which state?
3. what is the population of Nanjing?
4. during which period, it was the capital of China?
5. what are the other names of Nanjing?
6. when did this city get its name Nanjing?
7. when did it first become china's national capital?
8. when was its old name Jinling used?
9. what is the meaning of JInling?
10. what is the short name of Nanjing?
11. where is the city Nanjing situated?
Numbered answers:
1. Culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism.
2. Jiangsu.
3. 8,216,100.
4. before the civil war.
5. Jiangning is one.
6. During the Ming dynasty
7. 3rd century AD
8. Since the Warring States Period in Zhou Dynasty.
9. Gold Mountain
10. Jinling
11. The heartland of lower Yangtze River region.