Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
PARIS, France (CNN) -- Hundreds of French workers, angry about proposed layoffs at a Caterpillar factory, were holding executives of the company hostage Tuesday, a spokesman for the workers said. 

Caterpillar's French staff say they are angry about a lack of negotiations over layoffs. 

It is at least the third time this month that French workers threatened with cutbacks have blockaded managers in their offices to demand negotiations. Executives were released unharmed in both previous situations. 

The latest incident started Tuesday morning at the office of the construction equipment company in the southeastern city of Grenoble. 

The workers were angry that Caterpillar had proposed cutting more than 700 jobs and would not negotiate, said Nicolas Benoit, a spokesman for the workers' union. 

They did not want to harm the Caterpillar executives, Benoit told CNN. 

One hostage was released Tuesday evening leaving workers with four captives inside the Caterpillar building. 

The released man was a human resources director identified only as Mr. Petit, because he has heart problems, union representative Bernard Patrick told CNN. Petit had a heart attack a few weeks ago, Patrick said. 

The four others still being held are Nicolas Polutnik, the head of operations; two other executives; and Petit's personal assistant, he said. 

About 500 employees were also outside the building protesting. 

A top Caterpillar executive called the hostage-taking unhelpful. 

"The actions that are taking place today, led by a small minority of individuals, are not helping as we work for a positive resolution of this situation," said Chris Schena, Caterpillar vice president with responsibility for manufacturing operations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, in a statement. 
1. Who was angry?
2. From what country?
3. Why were they angry?
4. How many people would be laid off?
5. Was the company willing to compromise?
6. What did they do to express their anger?
7. When?
8. Did they let anyone out?
9. Who?
10. Why?
11. How many others did they keep inside?
12. Were they trying to hurt them?
13. What city did this incident start in?
14. How many people were protesting in front of the building?
15. What was the company called?
16. Who is its vice president?
17. What does Bernard Patrick do?
18. Who did he speak to?
19. How many workers participated in the hostage situation?
20. Who is a spokesman for the workers' union?

Numbered answers:
1. workers
2. France
3. proposed layoffs
4. more than 700
5. no
6. they held executives hostage
7. Tuesday
8. yes
9. Mr. Petit
10. he has heart problems
11. four
12. no
13. Grenoble
14. About 500
15. Caterpillar
16. Chris Schena
17. union representative
18. CNN
19. Hundreds
20. Nicolas Benoit


Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
Lying in the sun on a rock, the cougar saw Jeb and his son, Tom, before they saw it. Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both hands, making himself look big to the cougar. It worked. The cougar hesitated, ready to attack Jeb, but ready to forget the whole thing, too. 

Jeb let go of his jacket, grasped Tom and held him across his body, making a cross. Now the cougar's enemy looked even bigger, and it rose up, ready to move away, but unfortunately Tom got scared and struggled free of Jeb. 

"Tom, no!" shouted his father. 

But Tom broke and ran and that's the last thing you do with a cougar. The second Tom broke free, Jeb threw himself on the cougar, just as it jumped from the rock. They hit each other in mid-air and both fell. The cougar was on Jeb in a flash, forgetting about Tom, which was what Jeb wanted. 

Cougars are not as big as most people think and a determined man stands a chance, even with just his fists. As the cougar's claws got into his left shoulder, Jeb swung his fist at its eyes and hit hard. The animal howled and put its head back. Jeb followed up with his other fist. Then out of the corner of his eye, Jeb saw Tom. The boy was running back to help his father. 

"Knife, Tom" shouted Jeb. 

The boy ran to his father's bag, while Jeb stated shouting as well as hitting, to keep the cougar's attention away from Tom. Tom got the knife and ran over to Jeb. The cougar was moving its head in and out, trying to find a way through the wall Jeb was making out of his arms. Tom swung with the knife, into the cougar's back. It howled horribly and ran off into the mountains. 

The whole fight had taken about thirty seconds.
1. Was the animal hurt?
2. How?
3. How long did it take?
4. Who was attacked?
5. why?
6. Where did they collide?
7. And then?
8. Where was Jeb wounded?
9. Which one?
10. What did he swing?
11. Does he have a child?
12. Which gender?
13. And his name?
14. What weapon was used?
15. To where did it flee?
16. Did it make any noise?
17. What kind?
18. Where was it first seen?
19. Was it raining?
20. How many people were there?

Numbered answers:
1. Yes.
2. Knifed in the back.
3. Thirty seconds.
4. Jeb.
5. Jeb threw himself on the cougar.
6. In mid-air.
7. They both fell.
8. His shoulder.
9. Left.
10. His fist.
11. Yes.
12. Male.
13. Tom.
14. Knife.
15. Into the mountains.
16. Yes.
17. Howled.
18. On a rock.
19. No.
20. Two.


Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
Joseph really felt very happy. When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation on his desk. It was from several of his classmates asking him to join them on a camping trip. This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of school activity. Why were they asking him now? Nobody seemed to like him. In fact, he had been so lonely _ . As a result, he had put on a lot of weight, and this gave the kids something more to make fun of him. Celina, who was standing near Joseph when he read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick had worked. Everyone was pleased that Joseph thought that was true. But there was no camping trip. The whole thing was made up. At first, Celina thought it was fun. But later, when Joseph told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his savings, Celina had a second idea. She knew that Joseph's family had little money, and she hated to see him spend his savings on something he would never use. Celina also hated to tell Joseph the truth. Her close friends would be angry with her. What could she do now?
1. What was on the desk?
2. From whom?
3. Did his family have a lot of money?
4. Where was he invited to go?
5. Did they usually ask him to go places?
6. Was he well liked?
7. Was the invite real?
8. Did Celina think it was funny?
9. When did she think it was no longer fun?
10. Was Joseph lonely?
11. Who was standing near when he got to his desk?
12. Where did she go?
13. Why?


Numbered answers:
1. An invitation.
2. Several of his classmates.
3. No.
4. On a camping trip.
5. No.
6. No.
7. No.
8. At first.
9. Joseph told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag.
10. Yes.
11. Celina.
12. Out.
13. To tell them that the trick had worked.