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CHAPTER VII 

A STRANGE LETTER BOX 

"It won't be long now before we'll have to get back to Putnam Hall," observed Sam, as they drove along. "Dear old school! How I love it!" 

"It's too bad that we are getting too old to go there," said Tom. "But we can't be boys always." 

"I shall be glad to see the other fellows again," came from Dick. 

"Do you know what I think?" declared Tom. "I think the Putnam Hall cadets are the finest lot of boys in the world!" 

"Throwing bouquets at yourself, Tom?" said Sam, with a laugh. 

"Well, don't you agree with me?" 

"I certainly do, Sam, and Captain Putnam is the best teacher in the world. My, but won't we have fun when we get back!" 

"We'll have to have a feast in honor of our return," said Dick, and smiled that quiet smile of his which meant so much. 

The distance to the cave was soon covered, and the boys tied their team to a tree in that vicinity. They went inside and found that everything, even to the empty boxes, had been taken away. The place had been explored by a number of curiosity seekers. 

"It is queer that this cave wasn't discovered before," was Dick's comment, after they had spent half an hour in walking around. 

"Perhaps the opening to the road wasn't so large formerly," suggested Tom. "Dangler may have enlarged it, so he could drive in." 

"That is true. Well, it will be a regular picnic place after this. Its fame will spread for miles around." And Dick was right, and the cave is a well-known spot in that portion of New York state to this day. 
1. What became a well known landmark?
2. What state?
3. What is it thought people will do there?
4. Why wasn't it noticed before?
5. How did it enlarge?
6. What did he do?
7. Why?
8. Was something missing?
9. What?
10. Can you give an example of something missing?
11. Where was the group going initially?
12. Which one?
13. Was it well thought of?
14. What employee of it was mentioned by name?
15. What was claimed about him?
16. What celebration was planned upon their arrival back there?

Numbered answers:
1. the cave
2. NY
3. picnic
4. the opening to the road wasn't as large
5. Dangler
6. enlarged it
7. to drive in
8. yes
9. everything
10. the empty boxes
11. school
12. Putnam Hall
13. yes
14. Captain Putnam
15. best teacher in the world
16. a feast


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My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr3:-@ kids FTF. ILNY, it's gr8. Can you understand this sentence? If you can't, don't feel too bad; neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or cell phones. To new comers, it can look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the translation of the sentence above? My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York. It's great. School teachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students' writing. They fear the language could become corrupted . "Everyone should just relax", say linguists . They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing, has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nurberg, from Stanford University, agrees. "People get better at writing by writing," he says. "kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mails, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than their parents." Linguist James says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can _ that when today's teenagers become tomorrow's parents. They too will think this way. James argues that languages do not and cannot become corrupted. They simply change to meet the new needs. However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write standard English. Cynthia McVey says, "I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it's important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but learning to write proper English is a must for their future." Perhaps we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, aged 12, says, "I wouldn't use text language in my homework. Texting is just for fun. "
1. what cant they understand
2. who is from wales university
3. who is from stanford university
4. what did he agree on
5. did linguist james say anything
6. what is the age of erin
7. how does the the language look to people that are new

Numbered answers:
1. Netspeak
2. David Crystal
3. Geoffrey Nurberg
4. that Netspeak and Internet create a new language
5. Yes
6. 12
7. like a completely foreign language


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Kenya (/ˈkɛnjə/; locally [ˈkɛɲa] ( listen)), officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa and a founding member of the East African Community (EAC). Its capital and largest city is Nairobi. Kenya's territory lies on the equator and overlies the East African Rift covering a diverse and expansive terrain that extends roughly from Lake Victoria to Lake Turkana (formerly called Lake Rudolf) and further south-east to the Indian Ocean. It is bordered by Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, South Sudan to the north-west, Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the north-east. Kenya covers 581,309 km2 (224,445 sq mi), and had a population of approximately 45 million people in July 2014. 

Kenya has a warm and humid tropical climate on its Indian Ocean coastline. The climate is cooler in the savannah grasslands around the capital city, Nairobi, and especially closer to Mount Kenya, which has snow permanently on its peaks. Further inland, in the Nyanza region, there is a hot and dry climate which becomes humid around Lake Victoria, the largest tropical fresh-water lake in the world. This gives way to temperate and forested hilly areas in the neighboring western region. The north-eastern regions along the border with Somalia and Ethiopia are arid and semi-arid areas with near-desert landscapes. Kenya is known for its safaris, diverse climate and geography, and expansive wildlife reserves and national parks such as the East and West Tsavo National Park, the Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru National Park, and Aberdares National Park. Kenya has several world heritage sites such as Lamu and numerous beaches, including in Diani, Bamburi and Kilifi, where international yachting competitions are held every year.
1. who is one of Kenya's neighbors?
2. who is to the west?
3. and in the north-east?
4. how many countries in total border it?
5. what is its official name?
6. how many people live there?
7. does it have any mountains?
8. name one
9. what is the capital of Kenya?
10. is it cooler there?


Numbered answers:
1. Tanzania
2. Uganda
3. Somalia
4. Five
5. Republic of Kenya
6. 45 million
7. yes
8. Mount Kenya
9. Nairobi
10. yes