Problem: Do you want to know something about children in Africa? What to they do for fun every day? Find out here: Education School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can't afford school uniforms or exercise books even though they don't have to pay for school. For those lucky enough to go to school , they have a lot to learn. Some take two language classes: English or French, and their first language. There is also math, science, history, social studies and geography. _ take up much of children's time after school. They have to get water and firewood for the family every day. Also there's cleaning , washing and helping Mum with the meal. Daily fun It's not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs ( )and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string ( ). They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There're many football teams for teenagers in Africa. Internet It's really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600yuan. This is more than the average monthly pay per person. Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet. Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.
1. Is education costly for African children?
2. Can all families afford to go to school?
3. What kinds of classes do they take?
4. What other kind of classes do they take?
5. What else do they have to do?
6. What other kinds of chores do they have?
7. Do they get to have any fun?
8. What do they make the goals with?
9. Where do they play?
10. How much does it cost for internet?
Answer: 1. Education School is expensive
2. Lots of families can't afford school
3. Some take two language classes
4. math, science, history, social studies and geography
5. They have to get water and firewood for the family every day
6. cleaning , washing and helping Mum with the meal
7. Sports are very popular
8. with twigs
9. in the country and the streets of old towns
10. surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600yuan

Q: Long ago, Bluebird's feathers were the colour of dust. She did not like her ugly colour. She was attracted by the colour of the lake near her home. It was as blue as the sky after a storm. Bluebird wanted to be the colour of that beautiful lake very much. Flapping her wings one morning, Bluebird flew from her tree to the blue lake. Then she bathed in the water three times. After each bath, she sang, "Blue water. Still water. I went in. I am blue." Bluebird repeated this every morning. On the third day, she came out of the lake with beautiful blue feathers. Now Coyote was a trickster --and hungry too. He stayed behind Bluebird's tree for a long time every day and watched her go to the lake. He pretended to be interested in everything she did. He wanted Bluebird for lunch, but he was afraid of the blue water. On the third morning, Coyote saw Bluebird come out of the lake with beautiful blue feathers. Impressed, he sat next to Bluebird's tree and waited for her. When she returned, he asked, "How did you get blue feathers? I want to be blue like the mountains too." Bluebird didn't believe Coyote, but she taught him how to bathe three times each morning and how to sing her song. Coyote did what she said, and after three days of bathing in the lake, his white fur turned deep blue. Convinced that blue fur was even more beautiful than blue feathers, Coyote forgot all about being hungry. He ran as fast as he could to the top of the hill. Standing on his back legs, he raised his front legs off the ground and howled. But Coyote slipped and rolled down the hill. He couldn't stop himself, and the dust and dirt covered his new blue fur. He rolled and rolled until he hit into Bluebird's tree heavily. No matter how much he tried, foolish Coyote could not shake the dust from his fur. And so the fur of all coyotes had the dull colour of dust to this very day.

Answer the following questions:
1. What color were Bluebirds feathers?
2. When?
3. Did she like them?
4. What color did she like?
5. How blue was it?
6. Where had she seen this color?
7. Did she fly there?
8. From where?
9. Did she bathe in the water?
10. Twice?
11. Three times?
12. When did she sing?
13. At night?
14. When?
15. For how many days?
16. What happened on the 3rd day?
17. Was anyone watching Bluebird?
18. Who?
19. Was he hungry?
20. Where did he stay?
A: 1. the colour of dust
2. Long ago
3. no
4. blue
5. the sky after a storm
6. lake
7. yes
8. her tree
9. yes
10. no
11. yes
12. After each bath
13. no
14. every morning
15. three
16. came out of the lake with blue feathers
17. yes
18. Coyote
19. yes
20. behind Bluebird's tree

Problem: CHAPTER V. 

THE NEWS FROM NARRABEE. 

ARRIVED at the garden, a thought struck me. The cheerful speech and easy manner of Ambrose plainly indicated that he was ignorant thus far of the quarrel which had taken place under my window. Silas might confess to having taken his brother's stick, and might mention whose head he had threatened with it. It was not only useless, but undesirable, that Ambrose should know of the quarrel. I retraced my steps to the stable-yard. Nobody was at the gate. I called alternately to Silas and to Ambrose. Nobody answered. The brothers had gone away to their work. 

Returning to the garden, I heard a pleasant voice wishing me "Good-morning." I looked round. Naomi Colebrook was standing at one of the lower windows of the farm. She had her working apron on, and she was industriously brightening the knives for the breakfast-table on an old-fashioned board. A sleek black cat balanced himself on her shoulder, watching the flashing motion of the knife as she passed it rapidly to and fro on the leather-covered surface of the board. 

"Come here," she said; "I want to speak to you." 

I noticed, as I approached, that her pretty face was clouded and anxious. She pushed the cat irritably off her shoulder; she welcomed me with only the faint reflection of her bright customary smile. 

"I have seen John Jago," she said. "He has been hinting at something which he says happened under your bedroom window this morning. When I begged him to explain himself, he only answered, 'Ask Mr. Lefrank; I must be off to Narrabee.' What does it mean? Tell me right away, sir! I'm out of temper, and I can't wait!" 
1. What did Silas take?
2. What is his brother's name?
3. Where did I search for them?
4. Who did I meet in the garden?
5. What was she wearing?
6. What creature was watching her?
7. Who has she seen?
8. What objects was Naomi readying?
9. Was she happy?
10. Where had a quarrel taken place?
11. What did Naomi do to the cat?
12. Where was John going?
13. What is my name?
Answer:
1. his brother's stick
2. Ambrose.
3. The garden and the stable yard
4. Naomi Colebrook
5. working apron
6. cat
7. John Jago
8. knives
9. No
10. under my bedroom window
11. pushed it off her shoulder
12. Narrabee
13. Mr. Lefrank