Question:
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Micro blogs like Weibo are nothing new for the young Chinese. A newspaper in Chengdu did a survey last month. It found that 90 percent of junior high school students use micro blogs. They give students an outlet for emotion. "I use micro blogs to record my life. I let everyone 'see' my feelings and complaints ," said Liu Fangyue, 14, from Xiamen No. 1 Middle School. They have fun with classmates even after school. "I would send a message to praise someone who came first in the exam," said Liu. Teachers also join in the fun. "When I sit down to talk to my students, they may not tell me their real thoughts," said Lu Dongping at Nanning No. 2 Middle School. "But on micro blogs, they are more relaxed. They even make fun of me." You would be wrong if you think micro blogs are all about fun. Zhong Yun from Xiamen Haicang Experimental School sees it as a tool to learn English. The 13-year-old girl follows foreign stars such as Avril Lavigne and Justin Bieber. "In order to understand their English posts, I have to check the dictionary and learn many new words," said Zhong. "Micro blogs widen students' perspectives , but there are rules to follow," said Shi Zhongying, a professor from Beijing Normal University. He shares some of them with micro bloggers. "Manage your time, and don't let micro-blogging affect your studies and health," said Shi. "Don't give out your name, family address or phone number on micro blogs. You should also respect truth and other people's privacy ."
1. Who uses the blogs?
2. What is a name of one of the types of blogs?
3. How old are the people that tend to use them?
4. What amount of kids use them?
5. Who realized it was 90?
6. A newspaper where?
7. When did they learn this?
8. Who is one of the instructors that uses blogging?
9. Where does she work?
10. What does she think about the blogging?

Numbered answers:
1. Chinese
2. Weibo
3. junior high school aged
4. 90 percent
5. A newspaper
6. Chengdu
7. last month
8. Lu Dongping
9. Nanning No. 2 Middle School
10. they are more honest


Question:
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One morning, Ann's neighbor Tracy found a lost dog wandering around the local elementary school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on the dog. Ann said that she could watch it only for the day. 

Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers , and put them in mailboxes. Meanwhile, Ann went to the dollar store and bought some pet supplies, warning her two sons not to fall in love with the dog. At the time, Ann's son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was recovering from a heart operation, was 21 years old. 

Four days later Ann was still looking after the dog, whom they had started to call Riley. When she arrived home from work, the dog threw itself against the screen door and barked madly at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley dashed into the boys' room where Ann found Jack suffering from a heart attack. Riley ran over to Jack, but as soon as Ann bent over to help him the dog went silent. 

"If it hadn't come to get me, the doctor said Jack would have died," Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to keep it. 

The next morning Tracy got a call. A man named Peter recognized his lost dog and called the number on the flier. Tracy started crying, and told him, "That dog saved my friend's son." 

Peter drove to Ann's house to pick up his dog, and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window. After a few moments Peter said, "Maybe Odie was supposed to find you, maybe you should keep it."
1. What did Tracy find?
2. Where?
3. Who agreed to keep it for her?
4. For how long?
5. Does she have kids?
6. How many?
7. Who's the oldest?
8. How old is he?
9. How old is the younger one/
10. What's his name?
11. What did she tell them about the dog?
12. Was one of them sick?
13. Which one?
14. What was wrong with him?
15. What did they name the dog?
16. Did it end up being a hero?
17. Who did it save?
18. From what?
19. What was he dying from?
20. did they keep the dog?

Numbered answers:
1. a dog
2. the school
3. Ann
4. only for the day
5. Yes
6. Two
7. Jack
8. 21 years old
9. 10 years old
10. Thomas
11. Not to fall in love with it
12. Yes
13. Jack
14. He was recovering from heart surgery
15. Riley
16. Yes
17. Jack
18. Dying
19. a heart attack
20. Yes


Question:
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CHAPTER SIXTEEN. 

LINCH-PINS. 

"And leave them laughing, Ho! Ho Ho!"--_Robin Goodfellow_. 

Notice was sent from the Bishop of the diocese that he was about to hold a Confirmation at Poppleby in six weeks' time. This was matter of rejoicing to Mr Harford, who had mourned over the very few communicants. Before he came the Celebrations had been only three times a year, and were attended by most of the aged paupers. To the joy of the Carbonels, the feast was monthly after his coming; but the first time the aged people were there, and all lingered, George Hewlett, the clerk, said, when the curate looked to him for information-- 

"The alms, sir. They be waiting for the money in the plate." 

"Why, that is to be reserved for sick and distressed." 

"Mr Selby, he always give it out to them, and so did Mr Jones afore him, sir. They be all expecting of it." 

Mr Harford thought that it might be best not to disappoint the old people suddenly, so he stood at the vestry door counting heads, and numbering among them two whom he had already been somewhat startled to see present themselves, namely, Dame Spurrell, whom he had heard abusing her neighbour with a torrent of foul words, and who pretended to be a witch, and Tom Jarrold, whom Hewlett had described to him as the wickedest old chap in the parish. 

He took counsel with the churchwardens, Farmers Goodenough and Rawson, who both agreed that they were a bad lot, who didn't deserve nothing, but it helped to keep down the rates. Then he talked to Captain Carbonel, who, being a reverent man, was dismayed at what he heard. 
1. Who sent the message?
2. What he was going to do?
3. Is ther any timframe?
4. When?
5. Who felt happy about that?
6. What he did beforehand?
7. How many times he went there?
8. Who accompanied him?
9. How often was the feast?
10. Anyone happy about that?
11. Who was that?
12. Were some folks very new to all these?
13. Were there any beggers?
14. Who did not want to upset the folks?
15. Where was he?
16. Did he recognize someone?
17. How many of them he recognize by name?
18. Did he consult anyone?
19. Who were they?
20. Were they in the same page in this issue?


Numbered answers:
1. the Bishop of the diocese
2. hold a Confirmation
3. yes
4. in six weeks
5. Mr Harford
6. he had mourned over the very few communicants.
7. three times a year
8. most of the aged paupers
9. monthly
10. yes
11. the Carbonels
12. yes
13. yes
14. Mr Harford
15. at the vestry door
16. yes
17. two
18. yes
19. the churchwardens, Farmers Goodenough and Rawson
20. yes