Question: One day John and Sally's mother made up her mind to bake a very special cake for her son and daughter, but she didn't have the ingredients. She told John and Sally to go to the grocer's to buy the things she would need. 

"I'll need some popcorn, a pea, some melon balls, and a cup of yogurt. I'm going to make a very special cake today," she said. 

"Wow, that sounds horrible," said John. 

"Yeah, we'd rather watch TV and eat potato chips," said Sally. 

"Don't talk back, kids. Do what I said and head into town. It's a beautiful day. Go the long way and follow the river until you get there. Don't take the short way through the forest. A lion has escaped from the zoo. He might be hiding in the forest." 

So John and Sally started the walk into town, but because they were disobedient children, they didn't follow the river like their mother told them. Instead they took the short way through the forest. 

"I'm not afraid of a lion in the forest," said John. "Besides, I think mom has been eating too many melon balls and is letting her imagination get away from her again. If there were a lion in the forest, we would know about it." 

So they wandered along the forest path, jumping in mud puddles and throwing sticks at one another. But as soon as John and Sally were in the darkest part of the forest, they heard a terrible roar. It was the lion! Horrified, they ran for their lives out of the forest, all the way back home. 

"We're sorry!" they both said to their mother. "We'll never be disobedient again!" 

And from that day forward, whenever their mother told them to do something, they did it right away like they were told. 1. Who wants to bake a special cake? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. John and Sally's mother made up her mind to bake a very special cak


Question: Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid. About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible. In 1750,Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called "Bow Street Runners" because they worked near Bow Street. Fifty years later, there were 120 "Bow Street Runners", but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So in 1829 , the first Metropolitan(or London)Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men. Today, London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even better than for the others. 1. How many police were in london in 1700?
2. What group did Henry Fielding start to stop thieves?
3. Did any of the offices patrol on horseback during in 1829?
4. Were there any policewomen in 1920 or before?
5. 300 Years before, why did everyone stay indoors as much as possible?
6. Who protected the town before 1700?
7. When was the first official metro workforce created?
8. And how many?
9. Are today's workforce underpaid?
10. Are horseback riders used today? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. none
2. "Bow Street Runners"
3. yes
4. no
5. thieves stole money in the streets
6. A few old men
7. in 1829
8. 3,000 officers.
9. no
10. yes


Question: (CNN) -- International aid workers scrambling to get into Haiti face a series of obstacles, from an airport that is already overwhelmed to blocked roads and a lack of communication, electricity, food and water. 

And, as if that weren't enough, they will encounter a serious crime problem, a veteran disaster relief specialist told CNN. 

"Security now in this particular crisis has already been raised as a major, major issue," said Paul Sherlock, a senior humanitarian representative for Oxfam. 

"If you'd been in Haiti 25 years ago, even in Papa Doc's time, it was a pretty nasty dictatorship, and lots of people were killed. But infrastructure and services worked better then than they do now," he said. 

Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier was president from 1957 to 1971. 

"It was safer to use public transport then than it was last year, certainly in terms of crime," he said. 

"Over the last 10, 15, 20 years, the gangs and the drug culture have taken hold of Haiti, and that is why over the last four to five years, the United Nations has been trying to administer security in the capital and all the provincial cities as well," he said. 

Nongovernmental organization workers "have not been using public transport or taxis because of the security risk they face. International aid workers certainly didn't." 

Aid workers on their way to Haiti now are not sure how to ensure their safety, he said. 

Some are "probably using U.N. military as escorts, but many NGOs are uncomfortable using any military escort. They have been going to the police, but I don't know, after what has happened, whether the police are in any better position to provide it."  1. Is public transportation safe in Haiti?
2. What kind of workers are going to Haiti?
3. What are they up against?
4. How is communication in the area?
5. Is the enough power?
6. What about food and water?
7. Are all the roads passable?
8. How is the airport faring?
9. Who is Papa Doc?
10. Where?
11. What type of government did he run?
12. How did services compare from then to now?
13. Who might some be using to help protect them?
14. Who do a lot of NGOs turn to?
15. Are the going to be able to help?
16. What has become a problem over the past decades?
17. What else?
18. How long has the UN tried to help?
19. Where are they helping with security?
20. How will Aid workers stay safe? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. No
2. International aid workers
3. a series of obstacles
4. lack of communication
5. No
6. lack of food and water.
7. No
8. overwhelmed
9. president from 1957 to 1971
10. Haiti
11. dictatorship
12. worked better
13. U.N. military
14. police
15. I don't know
16. drug culture
17. serious crime problem
18. last four to five years
19. in the capital and all the provincial cities
20. not sure how to ensure their safet