input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER XIII 

IN WHICH SOME SHOES ARE MISSING 

"What do you think of it?" 

"Who took them?" 

"We can't go downstairs in our bare feet." 

Such were some of the remarks made, as the lads of dormitories Nos. 11 and 12 looked at each other. The closets had been searched thoroughly but without success. 

"See here, if anybody in these rooms hid those shoes, I want to know it!" demanded Sam, gazing around sharply. 

"I hardly think a fellow would hide his own shoes, too," answered Luke. 

"He might,--just to hide his own guilt." 

"I believe this is the work of some outsider," declared Dave. "Most likely Nat Poole and his crowd." 

"By Jove, Dave, I believe you are right!" exclaimed Phil. "It would be just like them to do it, if they got the chance." 

"Did you say Nat Poole?" queried Shadow, scratching his head thoughtfully. 

"I did. Most likely Nat heard of our feast, and it made him extra sore to think we were having a good time and he wasn't invited." 

"That is true, and I guess----" Shadow stopped short, and a curious look crossed his face. 

"What is it, Shadow? Do you know anything of this?" asked Roger. 

"Why, I--er--that is, I had a dream last night," stammered the story-teller of the school. "Or, maybe it wasn't a dream after all," he went on, in confusion. 

"See here, Shadow, have you been sleep-walking again, and did you make off with our shoes?" demanded Phil. He remembered only too well how poor Shadow was addicted to walking in his sleep, and how he had once walked off with a valuable collection of rare postage stamps belonging to Doctor Clay.  1. What is missing?
2. Where do the owners of the shoes live?
3. Who do they think may have taken the shoes?
4. Are they part of the group?
5. What would have made Nat jealous?
6. Was he invited?
7. Do they think he might have found out about it?
8. How does Sam feel about the situation?
9. Does he have a kind look on his face?
10. Who was he looking at?
numbered_answers: 1. shoes
2. dormitories Nos. 11 and 12
3. at Poole and his crowd.
4. no
5. our feast,
6. no
7. Most likely
8. He wanted to know who took them
9. No, he was gazing around sharply
10. everyone one around

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. I had my first job at a local diner called the Buttercup Bakery when I was 22. I worked there for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow waitress Helen who had incredible self-respect and did what she loved--serving people. She made everyone smile and feel good, customers and co-workers alike. 

Being a waitress changed my life. One of my regular customers was Fred Hasbrook, an electronics salesman. Thanks to the newfound confidence I picked up from Helen, I dreamed of having my own restaurant. But when I called my parents to ask for a loan, they said, "We just don't have the money." 

The next day, I shared my dream with him and said, "Fred, I know I can do more if somebody would just have faith in me." 

He walked over to some of the other diner regulars and the next day handed me checks totaling $50,000--along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, "The only collateral on this loan is my trust in your honesty as a person. Good people with a dream should have the opportunity to make that dream come true." 

I took the checks to Merrill Lynch--the first time I had ever entered a brokerage house--where the money was invested for me. I continued working at the Buttercup, making plans for the restaurant I would open. My investments soured, though, and I lost the money. 

After great deliberation I decided to apply for a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was hired and ended up becoming a pretty good broker. Eventually I paid back Fred and my customers the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm. 

I got a thank-you note from Fred, which will be imprinted on my head forever. He had been sick and wrote that my check had helped cover his mounting medical bills. His letter read, "That loan may have been one of the best investments that I will ever make." 1. Where does the narrator work?
2. How old was she when she worked there?
3. Who helped her become a good person and a positive person?
4. Name one of their regular customer?
5. Did he support her in her dream?
6. What about her parents?
7. What was the amount check that he handed her?
8. Who invested the money for her?
9. Did she get more money or she lost?
10. Was Fred happy of her accomplishments at the end?
11. Where did she work then?
12. How much interest did she pay back to Fred?
numbered_answers: 1. Buttercup Bakery
2. 22
3. Helen
4. Fred Hasbrook
5. Yes
6. No
7. $50,000
8. Merrill Lynch
9. She lost it
10. Yes
11. Merrill Lynch
12. 14-percent annual interest

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. As one of Hollywood's all-time greatest actress, Audrey Hepburn is famous all over the world. When Hepburn died in 1993, the world mourned the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarian. Born in Belgium on 4th May 1929, Hepburn dreamed of becoming a successful ballet dancer. She had also been a model before she entered the film industry. In 1951, while acting in Monte Carlo Baby, Hepburn met the famous French writer Colette, who was attracted by Hepburn's beauty and charm. She insisted that Hepburn was the perfect girl to play the lead role in Gigi, a play based on her novel. That event marked the beginning of Hepburn's successful career. Shortly after, Hepburn was chosen to play the lead role of a young princess in the Hollywood film Roman Holiday. It was a big success and earned her an Oscar for Best Actress. She also won a Tony Award for the play Ondine.[:..] During her lifetime, Hepburn earned four more Oscar nominations. In 1989, she made her final appearance in her last film Always and played the role of an angel. Throughout her acting years, she acted in only one TV series, Gardens of the world with Audrey Hepburn. By showing us the beauty of nature, Hepburn wanted to remind us that we should protect the environment. Hepburn is remembered not just as a great actress, but also as a great humanitarian. She was honoured with a number of awards because of her efforts in her charity work. In 1992, the President of the United States presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1991, Hepburn discovered that she had cancer. In 1993, at the age of 63, she passed away peacefully in her sleep. 1. who is the story about?
2. what was her profession?
3. did she always want to do that?
4. what did she want to be?
5. is she still living?
6. when did she pass?
7. did she die in an accident?
8. how did she die?
9. did she have another profession?
10. what?
11. did she meet an author?
12. who?
13. did the author like her?
14. what did he like?
15. in what movie did she act as a royal?
16. was it an Italian movie?
17. what type of movie was it?
18. did she win any awards?
19. which ones?
20. did she ever do television?
21. did she do many television appearances?
numbered_answers:
1. Audrey Hepburn
2. actress
3. No
4. ballet dancer
5. No
6. 1993
7. No
8. in her sleep.
9. Yes
10. She had also been a model
11. Yes
12. Colette
13. Yes
14. Hepburn's beauty and charm.
15. Roman Holiday
16. No
17. a Hollywood film
18. Yes
19. an Oscar and a Tony Award
20. Yes
21. No