Question:
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Mary was a little girl who loved to sew. She liked to sew dresses, shirts, and skirts but Mary hated to sew quilts. She didn't like anything about sewing quilts and blankets because it took too long. One quilt or blanket took a week to make, when a skirt or shirt took one night! Mary's mother didn't understand why Mary didn't like to sew quilts and blankets because Mary's mother loved to! 

Mary was a normal little girl even if her friends didn't think so all the time. Mary's friends liked to play games and play outside but all Mary liked was to sew. She woke up and she began to sew. She only stopped to eat and use the bathroom. Mary's father was very worried about Mary. He said that little girls needed to laugh and play, not sew all the time. 

One day Mary's father took Mary's sewing things and gave them to the poor children. "No more sewing, Mary!" He said. He wanted her to go laugh and play with her friends instead of sew but instead of going outside to play she ran into her room and cried. Mary was very sad that she couldn't sew any more. Soon her friends came over to see why Mary hadn't come over to play like her father said she would. When they saw her crying on her bed they had to think of a way to cheer her up. Billy said that maybe they could let her sew at their houses. Abby thought it was a great idea. So then all Mary's friends bought sewing things with their money so that Mary would be happy again. When Mary's father saw Mary go to one of her friend's house he was very happy. Soon everyone was happy again.
1. What did mary love to do?
2. who else liked to sew?
3. why did mary stop sewing?
4. does she have friends?
5. who got her stuff?
6. who suggested how to make her happy?
7. and who agreed?
8. what did they do?
9. when?
10. why didn't she make blankets?

Numbered answers:
1. Sew
2. Her mother
3. Her father took her sewing things
4. Yes
5. The poor children
6. Billy
7. Abby
8. bought her sewing things
9. After they saw her crying.
10. Because her mother loved to


Question:
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Wild I was 16 when my father finally decided he would send me to wilderness camp for several months. He had threatened to do it many times before, but my mother had always managed to prevent him from doing so. This time he insisted on doing it. The latest incident was the last straw. Impulsively , I hade pushed Mr. Ford, my math teacher, down a flight of steps at school. He broke his arm in two places. Anyway, he had agreed not to accuse me as a favour to my dad, who was in the middle of a tight race for sheriff in our town. But my _ behaviour had my dad's closest advisor talking. "John, he's your son and he's a kid, but he is dragging you down," I heard Jake Hutch tell my dad through his closed office door the night after I pushed Mr. Ford. "If you can't make your son obey the rules, how can you make the law obeyed in this town?" So, off to Pisgah National Forest I went. I imagined hours of untold abuse at the hands of some strong sergeants . I was determined no to be broken. I was who I was. Nearly every day for six months, a small group of other troubled teens and I carried our 30-pound backpacks on a difficult journey covering about 10 miles. We hiked in a rough wilderness that seemed untouched by civilization. Our sergeants were firm but kind, not frightening as I had imagined. We learned how to make a fire without matches and create a shelter with branches and grass. We learned which plants were safe to eat out in the wild. I felt myself change. I was calm and often reflective. My old, impulsive self was gone. One morning, six months later, my dad came to pick me up. I ran to hug him and saw relief and love in his eyes. "So what's it like being sheriff?" I asked on the ride home. "I lost the race, Danny," he said. "I'm sorry, Dad." I knew my behaviour probably had a lot to do with hid defeat. Dad squeezed my shoulder and brought me close. "As long as I don't ever lose you, I'm okay."
1. why did the father want to send them to camp?
2. what kind of camp was it?
3. where at?
4. for how long?
5. what had prevented his father from sending him before?
6. what was the last straw?
7. was he hurt?
8. who talked the father into taking action?
9. who?
10. what kind of race was the father in?

Numbered answers:
1. wasn't obeying the rules
2. wilderness camp
3. Pisgah National Forest
4. several months
5. the mother
6. pushed math teacher down flight of steps
7. He broke his arm in two places
8. dad's closest advisor
9. Jake Hutch
10. sheriff


Question:
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Would you like to go to Beijing, our capital? It's far away from Guangdong. It's 2313 kilometers from Beijing to Guangdong. The city of Kunming is 2216 kilometers away from Guangdong. It's always very warm there. But it's very hot in summer in Wuhan. It's 1084 kilometers from Guangdong to Wuhan. Changsha is near Guangdong. It's 726 kilometers from Changsha to Guangdong. Do you know which city is the biggest in China? It's Shanghai. It's 1811 kilometers from Guangdong to Shanghai. If you travel by air, you'll find it very interesting and fast enough to fly from Guangdong to Beijing. It only takes you about four hours and you'll get there easily, safely and unhurriedly .But traveling by train is quite different. You have to stay on the train for over thirty hours to arrive in Beijing. More and more people like to travel by air. You can see why, can't you?
1. Is Beijing a capital?
2. Which place is further from Guangdong, Beijing or Kunming?
3. What temperature is Kunming usually?
4. Which place is closer to Guangdong, Wuhan or Changsha?
5. Which place is closer to Guangdong, it is Beijing, Kunming or Shanghai
6. What is the most time efficient way to get between Guangdong and Beijing?
7. Does it take more or less than a day to get between Guangdong to Beijing by train?
8. Does it take more or less than a day to go between Guangdong and Beijing by plane?
9. What country is Shanghai in?
10. Is air travel increasing or decreasing in China?
11. Is Guangdong generally a cool or warm place?


Numbered answers:
1. yes
2. Beijing
3. warm
4. Changsha
5. Shanghai
6. fly
7. more
8. less
9. China
10. increasing
11. unknown