question: It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross's campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. "I knew the statistics,"she said. "But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13- year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her. " 

The Princess concluded with a simple message. "We must stop landmines." And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message. 

But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as very "ill-informed"and " a loose cannon ." 

The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms," This is a distraction we do not need. All I'm trying to do is help." 

Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess's trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government's policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government. 

To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkidnd, claimed that the Princess's views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was working towards a worldwide ban. The Defence Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was a misinterpretation or misunderstanding. 

For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people and their problems.
1. What device was causing injury to people?
2. who was trying to shed light on this issue?
3. What other organization was a part of this effort?
4. what country did she go to?
5. in what year?
6. was this trip a secret and kept out of the press?
7. what was filling the tv screens?
8. what was her concise message?
9. did it seem like her home political body support her trip?
10. of what were they unsupportive?
11. what weapon did they compare her too?
12. did she allow this to concern her?
13. did her government know about this trip before she took it?
14. did anyone give their approval for her to take the trip?
15. who?
16. did this cause a few red faces?
17. who tried to mitigate the damages?
18. what is his title?
19. did they seem to have a more compatible opinion with her now?
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answer: 1. landmines
2. Diana, Princess of Wales
3. Red Cross
4. Angola
5. 1997
6. no
7. images of her comforting victims
8. We must stop landmines.
9. not by some
10. they refused to support a ban on these weapons
11. a loose cannon
12. no
13. It came as a surprise
14. yes
15. by the Foreign Office
16. yes
17. Malcolm Rifkidnd,
18. the Foreign Secretary
19. yes


question: CHAPTER XXVI 

THE BAXTERS TRY TO MAKE TERMS 

For the moment after Tom found himself in the presence of the Baxters he could not speak. Then he turned fiercely upon Bill Noxton. 

"You have fooled me!" he cried hotly. 

"That's right," laughed Noxton sarcastically. 

"And let me add, ye was fooled putty easy." 

"It's Tom Rover!" ejaculated Dan Baxter, as he leaped to his feet, followed by his parent. "Where did you find him, Noxton; over to that fire?" 

"Yes." 

"Were the others of the party with him?" put in Arnold Baxter quickly. 

"No, he was alone. He got lost from the rest last night, when they gave us the slip in the dark." 

"Then you have seen nothing of the others?" said Arnold Baxter, and it was plain to see that he was keenly disappointed. 

"No, but I reckon they can't be far off," replied Noxton. 

Seeing that Tom contemplated running away, he made the youth dismount. "Better make a prisoner of him," he suggested. 

"By all means!" cried Dan Baxter, and brought forth a stout lariat. With this Toni's hands were bound behind him, and his feet were also secured. 

"That's number one, Roebuck," laughed Arnold Baxter, turning to the man who had thus far remained silent. 

"Tom Rover?" asked the man laconically. 

"Yes." 

"A bright-looking chap." 

"Oh, he's bright enough," growled Baxter senior. 

"But it won't help him any," put in Dan, bound to say something. 

"Is he the oldest of the three?" 

"No, Dick is the oldest. Tom comes next." 
1. Who fooled Tom?
2. What did Bill say when Tom yelled at him?
3. What is Tom's last name?
4. Had he seen the others?
5. Why was he alone?
6. Who's hands were tied?
7. What else was tied?
8. What number was it?
9. Who pointed out that he was smart enough?
10. Who is older?
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answer: 1. Bill Noxton
2. "That's right,"
3. Rover
4. No
5. He got lost from the rest
6. Toni's
7. his feet
8. one
9. Baxter senior
10. Dick


question: It was Saturday and it was nice outside. I did not have school and my mom did not have work. When I woke up we ate breakfast and got ready for the day. My mom started to clean up the house so I went up to my room to play with my toys. My mom came upstairs and told me, "If you clean up your room there is a great surprise in it for you." I was very excited about what the surprise was but not very excited to clean my room. My mom left and closed the door. I looked around and saw how messy my room was. And I really did not want to clean it. So what I did was pick up all my stuff in my room and put it all in my closet. It did not take me very long so I hung out in my room for a little bit longer before heading downstairs to the basement to tell my mom I was ready for my surprise. She came upstairs to see how I did and immediately saw what I did. She was not happy about it. She said, "You either do it right, or Ill do it right and you won't get a surprise." That was enough to make me clean my room right. Finally, my mom told me the surprise when I was all finished. She told me we were going out to the park! But by the time we got there, I could only play for a little bit before it started getting dark. I wished I would have cleaned my room right the first time so I had more time at the park.
1. What day was it?
2. How was it outside?
3. Didhe have school?
4. How about his mom?
5. What did they do in the morning?
6. what else?
7. What did mom do?
8. What did you do?
9. why?
10. Where did mom go?
11. Why?
12. What?
13. How did you feel?
14. about what?
15. Where did mom go?
16. Where did you put your stuff?
17. Did it take long?
18. Did mom see the room?
19. Was she happy?
20. What did she say?
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answer:
1. Saturday
2. nice
3. no
4. no
5. ate breakfast
6. got ready for the day
7. clean
8. went to my room
9. to play with my toys
10. upstairs
11. to tell me something
12. "If you clean up your room there is a great surprise in it for you
13. excited
14. the surprise
15. she left
16. In the closet
17. no
18. yes
19. no
20. You either do it right, or Ill do it right and you won't get a surprise