Question: CHAPTER L 

Mrs Dale Is Thankful for a Good Thing 

On that day they dined early at the Small House, as they had been in the habit of doing since the packing had commenced. And after dinner Mrs Dale went through the gardens, up to the other house, with a written note in her hand. In that note she had told Lady Julia, with many protestations of gratitude, that Lily was unable to go out so soon after her illness, and that she herself was obliged to stay with Lily. She explained also, that the business of moving was in hand, and that, therefore, she could not herself accept the invitation. But her other daughter, she said, would be very happy to accompany her uncle to Guestwick Manor. Then, without closing her letter, she took it up to the squire in order that it might be decided whether it would or would not suit his views. It might well be that he would not care to go to Lord De Guest's with Bell alone. 

"Leave it with me," he said; "that is, if you do not object." 

"Oh dear, no!" 

"I'll tell you the plain truth at once, Mary. I shall go over myself with it, and see the earl. Then I will decline it or not, according to what passes between me and him. I wish Lily would have gone." 

"Ah! she could not." 

"I wish she could. I wish she could. I wish she could." As he repeated the words over and over again, there was an eagerness in his voice that filled Mrs Dale's heart with tenderness towards him.  What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Where did they eat?
2. When did they start doing that?
3. Who delivered a message?
4. Who couldn't participate?
5. Why?
6. why else?
7. Also?
8. Who could go?
9. Where are they going?
10. how was the message accepted?
11. Did she like the gentleman?
Answer: 1. Small House
2. Since packing had commenced
3. Mrs Dale
4. Lily nor Mrs Dale
5. Lily was unable to go out so soon after her illness
6. and that she herself was obliged to stay with Lily
7. business of moving was in hand
8. other daughter
9. Guestwick Manor.
10. He wished Lily could go
11. yes

Do you know more and more Chinese artists have made regular donations to charity or put their efforts into charity work in China? Here let's know some of them. Faye Wong and her husband Li Yapeng started the Yan Ran Angel Foundation for harelipped children three years ago. It was named after their daughter. Its purpose is to help children under 14 to cure their harelips. The couple donated one million yuan (about $ 133,000) to start the organization. Cong Fei was born in a poor family. He became a successful singer in Shenzhen. He helped 178 poor students and disabled people for more than 10 years. Before he died of an illness at the age of 37 in 2006, he decided to donate his cornea to people with eye problems. He helped six people see the world. Guan Mucun has donated money to Project Hope to help poor students finish primary education. Thirty of these poor students have already finished high school with her support. Guan has also helped with charity work for environment protection, HIV/AIDS prevention, blood donation and "Mother Water". Guan had an unlucky childhood: her mother died when she was only 10 years old. With the help of the government and her neighbours, she grew up and was successful as a famous singer. Action star Jackie Chan is a wholehearted supporter of charities including UNICEF, Operation Smile and his own Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation. In 2007, he used much of his spare time to visit the farthest parts of China on his Dragon's Heart Charity Missions. The Dragon's Heart Foundation aims to meet the needs of poor children and the elderly in the hardest-to-reach areas of the country. Chan has made several trips to these poor villages, bringing warm clothing, wheelchairs and school supplies, and helping to build schools. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. what organization did Faye Wong start with her husband?
2. what was it named after?
3. does it help children over 14?
4. what does it help children under 14 with?
5. what is the name of Jackie Chan's charitable organization?
6. does he support other charities?
7. when did he go on the Dragon's Hearth Charity Missions?
8. how old was Guan when her mother died?
9. which project did she donate money to?
10. who does that help?
11. how many have finished school because of this?
12. was cong fei rich?
13. what was his profession?
14. how old was he when he died?
15. how many people did he help with eye problems?
16. what did he donate to people with eye problems?
17. how much in total did Faye Wong and her husband donate to start their organization?
18. where was Cong Fei a famous singer?
19. who else grew up as a successful singer?
20. what did Jackie Chan bring to the villages?
Answer: 1. Yan Ran Angel Foundation
2. their daughter
3. no
4. harelips
5. Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation
6. yes
7. In 2007
8. 10
9. Project Hope
10. poor students
11. Thirty
12. Not untill later in life
13. a singer
14. 37
15. six
16. his cornea
17. one million yuan (about $ 133,000)
18. Shenzhen
19. Guan Mucun
20. warm clothing, wheelchairs and school supplies

How do you feel when you stay in hospital alone? Jenny, 13, a US student, feels bored. She knows the feeling because she has been in hospital many times herself. One day, she thought of an idea--if patients could get some books to read, they would feel better. So, from May, she and many of her friends began to collect books for hospital patients. In six months the students collected 1,250 books at school. They decided to donate the books to the North Shore Medical Centre, a children's hospital next door to their school. "There are books for kids of all ages, from babies up to high school level." said Jenny. The students put the books into "early readers", "middle readers" and "advanced readers". Then they wrote their best wishes to patients on bookmarks and letters, put the books in big boxes and donated them to the hospital. "We wrote things like, "Keep on reading!' and 'Hope you feel better!," said John, 14, Jenny's brother. "And we also wrote some funny things to make them laugh." Frank, 12, and Steven, 14, helped carry 16 large boxes of books into a car. "I think these books will make me a lot of patients feel happy." said Frank. Steven shared his opinion. "It is really the most meaningful thing that I have ever done in my life." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. who feels bored ?
2. how old is she ?
3. what did the the students collect ?
4. how long did it take ?
5. how many books ?
6. who were they for ?
7. who is jennys brother ?
8. how old is frank ?
9. who did they wrote their best wishes too ?
10. how many large boxes was it ?
11. who carried them ?
Answer:
Answer: 1. Jenny
2. 13
3. books
4. six months
5. 1,250
6. hospital patients
7. John
8. 12
9. patients
10. 16
11. Frank and Steven