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http://www.rong-chang.com/nse/1. Red, White, and Blue ..................................................................................................... 62. Try to Sleep ...................................................................................................................63. Washing Her Hands .......................................................................................................6

4. A Thin Man ...................................................................................................................65. A Piece of Paper ............................................................................................................66. Buy a New Car .............................................................................................................. 67. Water and an Apple .......................................................................................................78. Cold Weather ................................................................................................................. 79. A Shot in the Arm .......................................................................................................... 710. Wants to Die ................................................................................................................711. In Love ......................................................................................................................... 712. A Storm ........................................................................................................................713. New Shoes ................................................................................................................... 814. Eggs and Apples ..........................................................................................................8

15. Piano Player .................................................................................................................816. Work, Work ................................................................................................................. 817. Scrub the Floor ............................................................................................................818. Write a Letter ...............................................................................................................919. No Job .......................................................................................................................... 920. Start the Car ................................................................................................................. 921. Fly Away .....................................................................................................................922. A Fast Driver ...............................................................................................................923. Go to Work .................................................................................................................. 924. Melted Cheese ........................................................................................................... 1025. Drain Opener ............................................................................................................. 1026. A Clean Floor ............................................................................................................ 1027. Trash Day .................................................................................................................. 1028. Questions ................................................................................................................... 1029. No More Apartment ...................................................................................................1130. Fresh Fish .................................................................................................................. 1131. The Shoe Shine .......................................................................................................... 1132. A Farmer ....................................................................................................................1133. A Place to Eat ............................................................................................................ 1134. Wash the Clothes .......................................................................................................1135. Bad Boy ..................................................................................................................... 12

36. Fresh Salad ................................................................................................................ 1237. Losing Weight ........................................................................................................... 1238. Cancer ........................................................................................................................ 1239. His Leg Hurts .............................................................................................................1240. Pattys Doll ................................................................................................................1341. Eight Babies ...............................................................................................................1342. A Loud Radio ............................................................................................................ 1343. Two Aspirin ............................................................................................................... 1344. News Every Day ........................................................................................................ 1345. Poor Dog ....................................................................................................................1446. Drunk Driver ..............................................................................................................14

47. The Runner ................................................................................................................ 1448. A Paper Clip .............................................................................................................. 14


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49. Dead Batteries ............................................................................................................1450. Write a Check ............................................................................................................ 1451. Sallys Cold ............................................................................................................... 1552. Too Much Stuff ......................................................................................................... 1553. Clean the Apartment ..................................................................................................15

54. A New Baby ............................................................................................................. 1555. No Flu Shot for Her ................................................................................................... 1556. No Energy ..................................................................................................................1657. Flying Saucer ............................................................................................................. 1658. More Milk ..................................................................................................................1659. A Simple Salad .......................................................................................................... 1660. Ill Call You at 7:00 ...................................................................................................1661. Money in the Bank .................................................................................................... 1762. Sleep in the Car ..........................................................................................................1763. How Rude ..................................................................................................................1764. Get Your Flu Shot ......................................................................................................17

65. Eat Like a Wolf ..........................................................................................................1766. Red Spots ................................................................................................................... 1767. The Homeless Man ....................................................................................................1868. Soccer ........................................................................................................................ 1869. They Want a Baby ..................................................................................................... 1870. Happy New Year, or Not? ......................................................................................... 1871. Do You Want It or Not? ............................................................................................ 1872. A Wheelchair .............................................................................................................1873. Let Me Drive ............................................................................................................ 19

74. Wheres My Money? .................................................................................................1975. Its Not the Money .....................................................................................................1976. Meet Halfway ............................................................................................................ 1977. God Wants Good People ........................................................................................... 2078. Earthquake .................................................................................................................2079. A Patient Mom ...........................................................................................................2080. He Will Work for Gas ............................................................................................... 2081. Eat a Peanut ............................................................................................................... 2082. A Beautiful Jacket ..................................................................................................... 2183. Who Rang the Bell? ...................................................................................................2184. Will He Marry Me? ................................................................................................... 2185. Hole in the Wall .........................................................................................................21

86. A Clean Car ............................................................................................................... 2188. The Mayor Is Late ..................................................................................................... 2289. They Deliver ..............................................................................................................2290. From Hot to Hot ........................................................................................................ 2291. Always Eating ............................................................................................................2292. Fun at the Beach ........................................................................................................ 2393. A Mean Boyfriend .....................................................................................................2394. Wash and Dry ............................................................................................................ 2395. A Brush with God? ....................................................................................................2396. Wheres My Flu Shot? ...............................................................................................2397. Sleeping Pilots ........................................................................................................... 24

98. Lets Go Fishing ........................................................................................................ 2499. He Loves Hot Dogs ................................................................................................... 24


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100. A Mountain Drive ....................................................................................................24101. A Hood in a Hoody ..................................................................................................25102. The Swine Flu ..........................................................................................................25103. Can I Borrow $1,000? ............................................................................................. 25104. Trees in the Jungle ...................................................................................................25

105. Burned Up ................................................................................................................25106. New Hair Color ....................................................................................................... 26107. Help Him Die ...........................................................................................................26108. A Cool Laptop ......................................................................................................... 26109. Ten Push-ups ........................................................................................................... 27110. Dead Bodies .............................................................................................................27111. Learn to Swim ......................................................................................................... 27112. An Ear Problem ....................................................................................................... 27113. House Price Goes Up ...............................................................................................27114. The Pier Couldn't Run ............................................................................................. 27115. What Rain? .............................................................................................................. 27

116. Job Training, but No Job ......................................................................................... 27117. Shoot It Down ..........................................................................................................27118. The Teacher ............................................................................................................. 27119. A Stranger in the Neighborhood ..............................................................................28120. Dirty Needles ........................................................................................................... 28121. He Likes That Idea .................................................................................................. 28122. The Cold Winter ...................................................................................................... 28123. Chop Down the Trees ..............................................................................................28124. Lost and Found ........................................................................................................ 28125. No Help from Coworker ..........................................................................................28126. No More Meat for Her .............................................................................................29127. Too Many Problems ................................................................................................ 29128. Rose Queen ..............................................................................................................29129. Out of Food ..............................................................................................................29130. Dont Pick Up the Trash .......................................................................................... 29131. Too Many Prisoners .................................................................................................29132. The New Neighbor .................................................................................................. 29133. A Clean Church ....................................................................................................... 29134. A Book Sale .............................................................................................................30135. Believe the Chief ..................................................................................................... 30136. Will the Car Start? ................................................................................................... 30

137. A Loud Party ........................................................................................................... 30138. Se Habla English ..................................................................................................... 30139. Starving Artists ........................................................................................................30140. Ring in the New Year .............................................................................................. 30141. No Food, No Water ................................................................................................. 31142. Ring! Ring! ..............................................................................................................31143. Get Rich or Get Out .................................................................................................31144. Why He Loves Her ..................................................................................................31145. Stop Bothering Me ...................................................................................................31146. Insects in the Rice ....................................................................................................31147. Hacker Steals Millions .............................................................................................31

148. Dont Be a Racist .....................................................................................................31149. Grandpa Died ...........................................................................................................32


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1. Red, White, and BlueTracy looked at the flag. The flag is red, white, and blue. It has 50 white stars. Thewhite stars are on a blue square. The flag has six white stripes. It has seven red stripes.All the stripes are horizontal. They are not vertical. The stripes do not go up and down.They go from left to right. Tracy loves her flag. It is the flag of her country. It is a prettyflag. No other flag has 50 stars. No other flag has 13 stripes.

2. Try to SleepNorma went to bed. It was eleven o'clock. She turned out the light. She lay in bed. Itwas dark. It was quiet. She couldn't sleep. She closed her eyes. She tried to sleep, butshe couldn't. She turned the light back on. She opened her book. She started to read her

book. It was a good book. She read one page. Then she read another page. After a

while, she felt sleepy. She closed the book. She turned out the light. She closed hereyes. She went straight to sleep.

3. Washing Her HandsFay went into the bathroom. She turned on the cold water. She turned on the hot water.Warm water came out of the faucet. She put her hands under the warm water. Sherubbed her hands together. She picked up a bar of white soap. She rubbed the soap withher hands. She put the soap back. She washed her hands for half a minute. Then sherinsed her hands with the water. She turned off the hot water. She turned off the cold

water. She dried her hands with a towel.

4. A Thin ManRichard is a light eater. He doesn't eat much. He isn't a heavy eater. He eats a light

breakfast, a light lunch, and a light dinner. Richard is not fat. He is thin. He will alwaysbe thin, because he is a light eater. He eats a bowl of cereal for breakfast. He eats a bowlof cereal with milk. He eats a sandwich for lunch. Sometimes it's a fish sandwich. Helikes fish. He eats rice and vegetables for dinner. All he eats for dinner is rice andvegetables. He will never get fat.

5. A Piece of PaperJimmy dropped a piece of paper on the floor. He bent over and picked it up. He foldedthe piece of paper in two. He put it on the table. He picked up a pencil. He wrote a

phone number on the piece of paper. He put the pencil on the table. He picked up thescissors. He picked up the piece of paper. He cut the paper in half. He put one-half ofthe paper on the table. He put the other half with the phone number in his shirt pocket.He put the scissors on the table.

6. Buy a New CarLinda wants to buy a new car. She has an old car. Her old car is a white Honda. Linda

wants to buy a new Honda. She wants to buy a new red Honda. She has saved $1,000.She will use $1,000 to help buy the new car. She will give $1,000 to the Honda dealer.


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The Honda dealer will give her a contract to sign. The contract will require her to pay$400 a month for seven years. Her new red Honda will cost Linda a lot of money. Butthat's okay, because Linda makes a lot of money.

7. Water and an AppleSusan likes to eat apples. She likes to eat big red apples. She likes to wear a blue hat.She wears a big blue hat on her head. She wears a hat and eats an apple. She drinkssome water from a white cup. Susan drinks water and eats apples. She doesn't cut theapple with a knife. A knife is sharp. She just eats the apple. She holds the apple in herhand. She bites into the apple with her teeth. She licks her lips. She drinks more water.She wipes her mouth with her hand.

8. Cold WeatherThomas was not hot. He was not warm either. He was cold. The weather was not hot.The weather was not warm either. The weather was cold. Thomas did not like to be

cold. He looked for his jacket. He found his jacket. He put on his jacket. But he was stillcold. He looked at the windows. Were all the windows closed? Yes, they were. Theywere all closed. None of the windows were open. He looked at the door. The doorwasn't open. It was closed. He was still cold. He looked for a warmer jacket.

9. A Shot in the ArmLucy went to the doctor. She didn't feel good. The doctor asked, "What's the problem?What's the matter?" She said she didn't feel right. "Do you hurt? Where do you hurt?"the doctor asked. She said that she hurt all over. She hurt everywhere. She hurt all overher body. The doctor said, "You have a big problem. I will fix your problem." The

doctor gave Lucy a shot. He gave her a shot in her left arm. "Do you feel better now?"he asked her. "No," she said, "now my left arm hurts a lot."

10. Wants to DieFrank is not an old man. He is only 61 years old. But he is dying. He is in the home forold people. Nobody visits him. His wife doesn't visit him. She is already dead. She diedsix months ago. She died in the street. She was crossing the street. A car ran over her.Frank loves his wife. He got sick after she died. He never got better. The doctor saysthat nothing is wrong with Frank's body. The doctor says that Frank wants to die. Thedoctor is right. Frank does not want to live without his wife.

11. In LoveDonna loved her husband. Her husband loved Donna. They were in love with eachother. She wanted to give him a birthday present. He was going to be 40 years old nextweek. She wondered what to give him. Should she give him a watch? Should she givehim a sweater? Should she give him a new guitar? What should she give him? Sheasked him what he wanted for his birthday. He said he didn't want anything for his

birthday. "Oh, you must want something!" she said. "You're right," he said. "I want yourlove forever."

12. A StormLaura looked out the window. A storm was coming. The sky was getting darker. Thewind was starting to blow. Some trees were bending. Leaves were flying through the


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air. It was getting cold. She closed all the windows. She went outside. Her car was inthe street. She closed the windows in her car. She locked her car. She went back into herhouse. She turned on the TV. She wanted to see the news about the storm. The TV

person said it was a big storm. He said it would rain a lot. He told people to stay home.

13. New ShoesLisa loves to go shopping. Tomorrow she is going shopping. She needs a new pair ofshoes. She wants to buy a pair of red shoes. She thinks red shoes are pretty. She will

buy a pair of shoes at the mall. Lisa usually shops at the mall. The mall is only a milefrom her house. She just walks to the mall. It only takes her 20 minutes. Tomorrow shewill go to four different shoe stores. Tomorrow is Saturday. The mall always has saleson Saturday. If the sale price is good, Lisa might buy two pairs of shoes.

14. Eggs and ApplesEmma went to the market. She needed to buy food. She needed brown eggs. She opened

a carton of brown eggs. She looked at the eggs. None of them were cracked. None ofthem were broken. All the eggs were okay. She closed the carton. She put the carton ofeggs in her shopping cart. She needed red apples. She looked at a bag of red apples. Shelooked for dark spots on the apples. She looked for worm holes in the apples. She didn'tsee any dark spots or worm holes. She put the bag of apples in her shopping cart.

15. Piano PlayerDonald plays the piano. He loves the piano. He has a big piano in his living room. His

piano is shiny and black. It has three legs. He sits on a bench to play the piano. Thebench has four legs. His piano has 88 keys. The keys are black and white. Donald has

ten fingers. His ten fingers play music on the 88 piano keys. The piano also has threepedals. Donald uses his two feet on the three pedals. He uses both of his hands and bothof his feet to play the piano. He also uses both of his eyes to play the piano.

16. Work, WorkIt was time for bed. Edward was very tired. He turned off the TV. He turned off hiscomputer. He turned off the dining room light. He went into the bathroom. He brushedhis teeth. He went into the bedroom. He put on his pajamas. He got into bed. He put hishead on the pillow. He pulled the blanket up to his shoulders. He thought about all thework he had done that day. He thought about all the work he had to do the next day. He

closed his eyes. He thought about his vacation in three months. That would be so nice.

17. Scrub the FloorAndrew got down on his hands and knees. He put a dry sponge into the bucket. The

bucket was full of soapy water. He squeezed the sponge. He scrubbed the kitchen floor.There were marks on the floor. There were spots on the floor. There was old food on thefloor. He scrubbed the floor clean. Then he took the bucket into the bathroom. He

poured the soapy water into the tub. The water went down the drain. He turned on theshower. He rinsed the tub. He turned the bucket over so it would dry. He washed hishands.


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18. Write a LetterChristopher wrote a letter to his sister. His sister lived in another city. His sister did nothave a computer. Neither did he. His sister didn't like to use the phone. Neither did he.He wrote his sister a long letter. He told her the news in his life. He told her that he hada new job. He told her that he had a new girlfriend. He told her that he had a new car.He had lots of news for his sister. She would be happy to read his letter. Then she wouldsend him a letter. Her letter would have lots of news, too.

19. No JobKimberly was not happy. She was sad. She needed a job. She asked everyone for a job.Everyone told her no. No one had a job for her. She came home every day and cried.How could she live without a job? She had only $1,000. After she spent the $1,000, shewould have no money. Then what would she do? She had nowhere to go. She had nofriends. She had no family. She was all alone. She was very worried. She looked in thenewspaper every day. She was ready to take any job. If someone gave her a job, she

would be so happy.

20. Start the CarBob pushed the button on the door handle. He pulled on the door handle. He opened thecar door. He got into the car. He sat down. He sat down in the driver's seat. He sat down

behind the steering wheel. Bob put the seat belt on. He buckled the seat belt. The seatbelt went across his chest. The seat belt went across his lap. The seat belt kept him safe.He put his car key into the ignition. The ignition was next to the steering wheel. Theignition starts a car. Bob turned the car key in the ignition. The car started.

21. Fly AwayGreg took the pen out of his pants pocket. He took his keys out of his pants pocket. Hetook his cell phone out of his pants pocket. He took his wallet out of his pants pocket.He put everything into a plastic tray. He took his shoes off. Greg was at the airport. Hehad to get on the airplane. But he had to pass through security first. He passed throughsecurity. He put his pen and keys back into his pocket. He put his cell phone and wallet

back into his pocket. He put his shoes back on his feet. He got on the airplane.

22. A Fast DriverBrian has a fast car. He drives his car fast. He never gets a ticket. His car is too fast for

the police. They chase him, but they can't catch him. Brian always escapes from thepolice. The police want to catch him. But their cars are too slow. Brian's car is very fast.He likes to drive over 100 mph. When he sees the police, he waves to the police. The

police turn on their sirens. They turn on their red lights. They chase after Brian. Brianspeeds up. He passes all the other cars on the road. He escapes from the police.

23. Go to WorkPatricia did not have much time. It was time to go to work. She did not want to be latefor work. She would lose her job if she was late. She finished her coffee. She drank thelast drop. She put the coffee cup in the kitchen sink. She turned on the kitchen faucet.She poured water into the cup. She turned off the faucet. She picked up her keys. Thekeys were on the kitchen table. She grabbed her gray coat. Her gray coat was on the


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chair. The chair was next to the door. She walked outside. She locked her door with herhouse key.

24. Melted CheeseSteven was hungry. What could he eat? He looked in the refrigerator. He saw some

orange cheese. He saw some yellow butter. He knew what he would eat. He would eat amelted cheese sandwich. He took the cheese and butter out of the refrigerator. He

buttered two slices of bread. He sliced the cheese and put it between the two butteredslices. He heated the frying pan. He put the cheese sandwich into the frying pan. Afterthree minutes, he flipped the sandwich over. After three more minutes, he put themelted cheese sandwich on a plate.

25. Drain OpenerMike washed his hands. He washed his hands with soap and water. He brushed histeeth. He brushed his teeth with toothpaste and water. He turned off the water. The sink

was full of water. The water did not go down the drain. The water stayed in the sink.What was the matter? Why didn't the water go down the drain? Mike waited and waited.The water didn't go anywhere. It sat in the sink. Mike opened a bottle of liquid DrainOpener. He poured the Drain Opener into the sink. Mike waited one minute. Then allthe water went down the drain.

26. A Clean FloorEd looked at the kitchen floor. The kitchen floor was dirty. There were little pieces offood on the floor. Ed saw bread crumbs. He saw cracker crumbs. He saw cheesecrumbs. He saw little pieces of bread. He saw little pieces of cracker. He saw little

pieces of cheese. He needed to sweep the floor. Ed didn't want bugs in his kitchen. Bugslike to eat little pieces of food. He took the broom out of the kitchen closet. He took thedust pan out of the kitchen closet. Ed swept the floor. He swept all the pieces of foodinto the dust pan.

27. Trash DayJennifer pulled the trash can out to the street. She pulled the trash can out to the streeton Monday morning. Monday was trash day. The trash truck came to her house. Thetruck had a metal arm. The metal arm picked up the trash can. It raised the trash can intothe sky. It emptied the trash can into the truck. Then the arm put the can back on thestreet. On Monday afternoon Jennifer walked out to the street. The trash can was empty.

She pulled the trash can back into her yard. Next Monday she would pull it out to thestreet again.

28. QuestionsWhen does Ronald eat breakfast? He eats breakfast in the morning. What does he eat for

breakfast? He eats ham and eggs. What does he drink for breakfast? He drinks coffee.Where does he eat breakfast? He eats breakfast at home. Who makes breakfast forRonald? His wife makes breakfast for him. Why does Ronald eat breakfast? Becausefood gives him energy. What does he do after he eats breakfast? He brushes his teeth.What does he do after he brushes his teeth? He goes to work. Which bus does he take to

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29. No More ApartmentJerry has no job any more. He has a little money. But he does not have enough moneyfor rent. He cannot pay his rent. He has to move out of his apartment. He will move outnext week. He will move into his car. He will put all his clothes into his car. He will puthis pillows and blankets into his car. He will sleep in his car. He will look for another

job. After next week he will not be able to take a shower. He will have to use a publicbathroom. He won't be able to drive his car. He won't have money for gas. Jerry needshelp.

30. Fresh FishMike was ready for bed. It was 11 o'clock. He had to get up early the next day. The nextday he was going fishing. Fish wake up early. They look for food early in the day. Theylook for food late in the day. The best time to fish is early or late in the day. That iswhen the fish are hungry. Mike set his alarm. He set his alarm for 5 o'clock. The nextday he would start fishing at 6 o'clock. He wanted to catch four or five fish. If he caught

four or five fish, he could eat fresh fish all week. Fresh fish is the best fish. Mike wentto bed.

31. The Shoe ShineDanny looked at his brown shoes. They looked old and dirty. They needed a shine. Itwas time to shine his brown shoes. He got a rag. He got a shoe brush. He got a can of

polish. He opened the can of polish. He put the rag around his finger. He scooped out abit of polish with his finger. He rubbed the polish all over the left shoe. He brushed theleft shoe. He brushed it and brushed it. The shoe began to shine. It looked like a newshoe. Then Danny put polish on the right shoe. He brushed the right shoe until it looked

like a new shoe.

32. A FarmerA farmer owns a lot of land. He grows food on that land. He grows the food from seeds.He plants seeds into the land. The seeds grow into corn. The seeds grow into wheat. Theseeds need water. The seeds need sunlight. A farmer owns a tractor. He drives thetractor on his land. A farmer has many animals. He has pigs. He has cows. He hassheep. He has chickens. He has dogs and cats. He has rabbits. When it rains, the farmergoes into his house. The animals go into the barn. A farmer works hard. His animalsdon't work hard. They just eat and sleep

33. A Place to EatJenna was at the airport. She was waiting for her plane. Her plane would leave at 7 p.m.It was only 2 p.m. She had time to eat. She had time to study. She went to the airportrestaurant. The restaurant was on the third floor. The restaurant was full. There were noempty seats. There were no empty tables. She didn't want to stand in line. She didn'twant to wait. There was another restaurant in the airport. It was on the first floor. Shewent down to the first floor. That restaurant was almost empty. There were many seatsand many tables.

34. Wash the ClothesPat looked at the washer. The washer had dials on it. It had two dials on it. There werewords next to each dial. Each dial had three words next to it. The words next to one dial


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were Small, Medium, and Large. This dial was for the size of the load. Did Pat have asmall load, a medium load, or a large load? The words next to the other dial were Cold,Warm, and Hot. Did Pat want to wash her clothes in cold water, warm water, or hotwater? Pat turned one dial to Large, and the other dial to Hot. Then she pushed the Start

button on the washer.

35. Bad BoyDeborah was angry at her son. Her son didn't listen to her. Her son was 16 years old.Her son thought he knew everything. Her son yelled at Deborah. He told her he didn'thave to do anything. He didn't have to listen to her. He didn't have to go to school. Hedidn't have to do his homework. He didn't have to study. He was 16. He could doanything he wanted to do. What could Deborah do? She wasn't married. She wasdivorced. She could not control her son. He would listen to his father. But his father wasnot there. His father lived in another city.

36. Fresh SaladMargaret made a fresh salad. She peeled a yellow banana. She peeled a red apple. Shepeeled a green cucumber. She peeled an orange carrot. She peeled a brown potato. Shepeeled a white onion. She peeled a white egg. She chopped everything up with a sharpknife. She chopped everything into little pieces. She used her sharp knife to chop up the

banana, apple, cucumber, carrot, potato, onion, and egg. She chopped up a tomato. Sheput all the little pieces into a bowl. She opened a bottle of salad dressing. She pouredsalad dressing on her fresh salad.

37. Losing Weight

Kevin wanted to lose weight. He was getting fat. His stomach was getting bigger. Hewas gaining weight. He was gaining one pound every week. He had to buy new pants.He didn't fit into his old pants. He couldn't see his feet anymore. When he looked down,all he could see was his big fat belly. He wanted his belly to disappear. How could hedo that? How could he lose weight? What could he do? He talked to his wife. She toldhim to stop eating candy. She told him to stop eating cake. She told him to walk up anddown the big hill every day.

38. CancerPaula has cancer. She has six months to live. Her doctors cannot help her. No one canhelp her. She smoked cigarettes for 30 years. She did not want to stop smoking

cigarettes. She liked to smoke cigarettes. The doctors told her to stop smoking manyyears ago. She didn't listen to them. She didn't listen to her parents. She didn't listen toher children. She didn't listen to her friends. Everyone told her to stop smoking. She toldeveryone to stop worrying about her. She would be fine, she told them. She still smokesevery day. Why not, she asks.

39. His Leg HurtsThere was something wrong with his leg. It burned. But it burned in one spot only. Hedidn't know what was wrong. The spot was smaller than a dime. It was on the back ofhis leg. He picked up a hand mirror. He used the hand mirror to look at the back of his

leg. He saw a small lump. He put his finger on the lump. The lump was hard. It wasn't asoft lump. The lump felt like a small stone. It was like a small stone under his skin. But


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it was like a small stone that was on fire. It burned. Something was wrong. He needed tosee a doctor.

40. Pattys DollPatty got a doll for Christmas. It is her favorite doll. It is a rag doll. It has a yellow

dress. It has a blue blouse. The name of the doll is Molly. Molly has bright red hair. Shehas red lips. She has blue eyes. She has a pink ribbon in her hair. Molly is wearing redshoes. She's wearing white socks. Molly has a purse. Her purse is pink. The purse isempty. There is nothing in the purse. There was a little mirror in the purse. But Pattylost the mirror. When she lost the mirror, she said, "I'm sorry, Molly. I will get youanother mirror."

41. Eight BabiesThe woman had eight babies at one time. She was famous. Nobody could believe it. Itwas a world record. How could anyone have eight babies at one time? Her doctor had

given her special drugs. The special drugs made her have eight babies. She was happyto have eight babies. "I grew up all alone," she told the reporters. "I did not like beingalone. I decided that I would have many babies when I grew up. So now I have many

babies. I am so happy. I am a lucky woman to have eight babies. I will love them all,and they will all love me."

42. A Loud RadioBrent was at the stop light. His car radio was on. The music was very loud. Brent likedto listen to loud music in his car. A police car pulled up next to Brent. The policemanlooked at Brent. He shouted, "Pull over to the side of the road." Brent said, "What?" The

policeman said, "Pull over to the side of the road." Brent pulled over to the side of theroad. The policeman said, "Do you know why I am giving you a ticket?" Brent said,"You are giving me a ticket? Why are you giving me a ticket?" The policeman said,"Because your radio is too loud."

43. Two AspirinLois has a headache. The headache started one hour ago. She doesn't know why she hasa headache. She never gets headaches. She never gets sick. Lois is a healthy woman.Where did her headache come from? Was it something she ate? Was it something shedrank? She doesn't know. She wants her headache to go away. She does not like to takemedicine. But her head hurts so much. She went into her bathroom. She opened the

medicine cabinet. She found some aspirin. She took two aspirin with a glass of water.Maybe the aspirin will help her headache go away.

44. News Every DayJackie loves the news. She listens to the news on the radio. She watches the news onTV. She reads the news in the newspaper. She reads the news in magazines. She lovesthe news because it is always new. It is always fresh. It is always interesting. There isnews every day. There is news in every country. There is news in every state. There isnews in every city. Everyone all over the world talks about the news every day. ButJackie has a question about the news. Why is the news usually bad? Why isn't the news

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45. Poor DogJason looked at his watch. It was time for his favorite TV show. He turned on the TV.He sat down in his chair. But then he heard his dog. His dog was scratching at the door.Oh, no, Jason thought. The dog wanted to go out. The dog had to go to the bathroom. Ifhe lived in a house, he could let the dog go out the door and into the yard. But he livedin an apartment. He didn't have a yard. He had to take the dog for a walk. But if he tookthe dog for a walk, he would miss his favorite TV show. The dog scratched at the dooragain. Jason turned off the TV.

46. Drunk DriverRodney's uncle is in jail. He went to jail because he was drunk. He was driving his car.He was going the wrong way on a one-way street. He almost hit three other cars.Someone called 911. A police car chased Rodney. The police car turned on its red light.The red light was bright. The police car turned on its siren. The siren was loud. Rodneydid not pull over. He did not stop his car. Finally, he went off the road. He ran into a

tree. He got out of his car. He was okay. His car was not okay. The policeman said,"You are drunk. I'm taking you to jail."

47. The RunnerBetty's doctor told her to exercise more. So she began running. She enjoys running. Sheruns almost every day. She runs two miles a day. On the weekend she runs five miles.She runs up hills. She runs down hills. She runs in the street and on the sidewalk. Sheruns on trails. She runs in the heat and the cold. She runs on sunny days and rainy days.Betty will run in the marathon next week. Next week will be her first marathon. Amarathon is 26 miles. She will run for three hours without stopping. She won't try to

win the marathon. She will try to finish it.

48. A Paper ClipJim had two separate sheets of paper. He wanted to put the two sheets of paper together.He did not want to glue them together. He did not want to use glue. He did not want tostaple them together. He did not want to use a staple. What did Jim want to use? Hewanted to use a paper clip. He wanted to put the two sheets of paper together with a

paper clip. He picked up a paper clip. It was a metal paper clip. It was a silver paperclip. Jim put the silver metal paper clip on both sheets of paper. Now the sheets of paperwere together. They were not separate.

49. Dead BatteriesHelen turned on her flashlight. Nothing happened. The light did not come on. There wasno light. What was wrong with her flashlight? She unscrewed the top of the plasticflashlight. Helen took the two batteries out of the plastic tube. She looked at the two

batteries. They were "D?batteries. They looked okay. They did not look bad. But maybethey were dead batteries. She opened a package of new batteries. She put two new "D?

batteries into the plastic tube. Helen screwed the top back onto the plastic flashlight.She turned on her flashlight. The light worked!

50. Write a CheckSandra wrote a check to her gas company. On one line she wrote "May 17, 2009." Onthe next line she wrote "The Gas Company." On another line she wrote $35.66." On


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shot again. She never got the flu, either. "I never get a flu shot, but I never get the flu,"she told her friend.

56. No EnergyCarol felt tired. She felt tired all the time. She didn't use to feel tired. She used to have a

lot of energy. Why was she so tired all the time? "You should eat more sugar," herfriend told her. "Sugar will give you energy." But Carol didn't want to eat more sugar.More sugar would give her more weight. She didn't want to put on weight. She wantedto have energy again. She finally decided to see a doctor. Her doctor told her that shehad a thyroid problem. "What is a thyroid?" she asked her doctor. "It can make you feelvery tired. But don't worry, I can fix it," he told her.

57. Flying SaucerHis dad liked to fly balloons. His dad bought big balloons and filled them with helium.Helium is a gas. It is a gas that makes balloons float into the sky. One day his dad

brought home a new balloon. He took it out of the box. He took it outside. He tied theballoon to spikes with ropes. The spikes were in the ground. The ropes and spikes keptthe balloon on the ground. He filled the balloon with helium. He asked Junior what thenew balloon looked like. "It looks like a flying saucer!" said Junior. "It looks like a realflying saucer! Is there an alien inside?"

58. More MilkLiz looked at the round plastic container. The plastic container was empty. There wasno milk in the container. Liz wanted to drink some milk. But she was out of milk. Sheneeded to make more milk. She opened the cabinet. She grabbed a box of powdered

milk. She opened the box. She took the lid off the round plastic container. Liz pouredsome powder into the container. She filled up the container with cold water. She put thelid back on the container. Liz shook the container hard. She shook it and shook it. She

poured some cold milk into a glass. She drank the cold milk in the glass.

59. A Simple SaladGeorge is going to make a salad. He is going to make a simple salad. It will be a simplesalad, but it will also be delicious. His salad will have only two ingredients. Oneingredient is fresh cucumber. A cucumber is dark green and long. George will peel theskin off the cucumber. He will throw the skin in the trash. He won't eat the skin. He willslice the cucumber into little pieces. Each piece will be about the size of a nickel. He

will put all the pieces into a big bowl. Then he will pour salad dressing on the pieces inthe big bowl. That's ita cucumber, and salad dressing.

60. Ill Call You at 7:00Carol and Mary are friends. Carol said she would call Mary at 7 o'clock. Carol didn'tcall at 7:00. She didn't call at 7:15. She finally called at 7:30. She apologized for callingso late. Mary said it was ok. But it wasn't ok. Mary didn't like people to lie. This wasn'tthe first time Carol had lied. This was the fourth time Carol had lied. Mary did not trustCarol. Carol would never be her best friend. A best friend tells the truth. A best frienddoesn't lie. A best friend does not call late. A best friend does not arrive late. A best

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61. Money in the BankRandy went to the bank. He needed money from the bank. The bank has all of Randy'smoney. The bank keeps Randy's money safe. Randy cannot keep his money at home.Someone might steal his money. He can't hide his money in his back yard. A dog mightfind his money and eat it. He can't hide his money in a tree. A bird might fly away withhis money. Some people hide their money under their bed. Some people hide theirmoney in their refrigerator. But that is not safe. Someone will look under the bed or inthe refrigerator. The best place for people to keep money is in the bank.

62. Sleep in the CarHe had very little money. It was cold outside. It was winter. But he was inside. He wasinside his apartment. Right now he was okay, because he was inside his apartment. Butnext month he would not be okay. Next month he would be outside his apartment. Hehad lost his job. He couldn't pay his rent. He had called his landlord. He asked hislandlord if he could stay an extra month for free. His landlord said no. His landlord said,

"If you can't pay the rent, you must go." Where could he go? He would sleep in his car.But a car is a cold place in the winter. He was very sad.

63. How Rude

64. Get Your Flu ShotIt is flu season. You must be careful. It is very easy to catch the flu. You should washyour hands often. You should get a flu shot. A flu shot will help protect you. But thereis a problem with a flu shot. The problem is the needle. The nurse will stick a needle inyour arm. Your arm will be sore for a day. Maybe two days. Nobody likes to have a

sore arm. But which is worsea sore arm, or a sore body? A sore body is worse than asore arm. Do you want your arm to hurt, or do you want your whole body to hurt? Your

body will hurt for a week. Maybe it will hurt for two weeks.

65. Eat Like a WolfShe was a fast eater. She liked to eat fast. She ate like a wolf. "I am like a wolf," shesaid. He was a slow eater. He liked to eat slow. He ate like a turtle. "You are like aturtle," she said. She didn't talk at the dinner table. All she did was eat. He liked to talkat the dinner table. He talked about the news. He talked about the weather. He talkedabout sports. She listened to him talk. She nodded her head. That meant yes. She shook

her head. That meant no. He talked. She listened. She never said yes. She never said no.She never said anything. All she did was eat.

66. Red SpotsHe looked in the mirror. What were all those red spots on his face? Every morning hehad fresh red spots on his face. Were they insect bites? Were insects biting him at night?What were those red spots? They would usually disappear in a few hours. Then his facewould look normal. It would look like a normal face. It would have no red spots. Butevery morning, he had an ugly face. All those red spots! What was happening at night?Was it his pillow? Was something in his pillow? Was something in his pillow makingthe red spots? He would buy a new pillow. Maybe his pillow was the problem.


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67. The Homeless ManHe was homeless. He was cold. He was shivering. He was in the park. He was sitting ona bench. A sign was next to him. The sign said, "Please hire me. I am homeless." Peoplewalked by. They looked at him. He looked dirty. He looked old. How could this manwork? He was too old to work. He was too dirty to work. He needed a bath. He neededsome food. One lady stopped. She sat down next to him. She said she belonged to achurch. She said to come with her. They both got up. He walked with her to the church.The church was warm. He smelled hot food. She said, "Our church will help you."

68. SoccerSoccer is a fun game. It is very popular. It is popular all over the world. It is fun towatch. It is fun to play. It is a simple game. There are two teams. They play on a biggrassy field. There is one ball. There are two goals with nets. Each team tries to kick the

ball into the other team's net. The players cannot use their hands. They cannot touch theball with their hands. They use their feet to move the ball. They use their chests to move

the ball. They use their heads to move the ball. The players run back and forth. Theyslide on the grass. They crash into one another. They play to win.

69. They Want a BabyShe wanted to have a baby. She wanted to have a baby girl. He wanted to have a baby.He wanted to have a baby boy. He loved her. He said, "Okay, we will have a baby girl."She loved him. She said, "Okay, we will have a baby boy." They both loved each other.They both wanted to make each other happy. He talked to his parents. He asked themwhat to do. She talked to her parents. She asked them what to do. His parents said, "No

problem. Have two babies. Have a baby girl and a baby boy." Her parents said the same

thing! So they had two babies. They had a baby girl. Then they had a baby boy.

70. Happy New Year, or Not?It was New Year's Day. He lived in Las Vegas. He drove over to a casino. He walkedover to a roulette table. He bought one chip for $100. He flipped a coin. He caught thecoin. It was heads. He put the $100 chip on red. The dealer spun the roulette wheel. Thewheel went round and round. The dealer pushed the silver ball. The ball went round andround. The wheel slowed down. The ball slowed down. The ball dropped into a red slot.He won! The dealer gave him a $100 chip. He gave the dealer a $10 tip. He cashed in

both his chips. He went home. He felt good. It was going to be a good year.

71. Do You Want It or Not?She offered her car to her brother. He said he would think about it. "Let me think aboutit," he said. She called him up a week later. "Do you want my car for free?" she asked.He said, "I'm thinking about it." She asked, "How long do you have to think about it?"He said he didn't know. "Let me think about it some more," he said. She called up acharity. She said, "Do you want my car for free?" The man at the charity said yes. Sheasked, "You don't have to think about it?" He said, "No, I don't have to think about it.Who has to think about a free car?" He picked up her car the next day.

72. A WheelchairBill stole a wheelchair. The wheelchair did not belong to him. It belonged to someoneelse. The wheelchair belonged to Jenny. Jenny could not walk very far. She got tired


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very fast. It was her wheelchair. Jenny was inside her house. Her wheelchair was on thefront porch. Bill saw the wheelchair on the front porch. He looked around. Nobody wasaround. He walked up to the front porch. Bill grabbed the wheelchair. He pushed it infront of him. He pushed the wheelchair to his home. He opened the door to his home.Bill pushed the wheelchair into his home. "Look, Grandma," he said, "I brought you a

new wheelchair."

73. Let Me DriveDavy was 10. His dad was driving the car. The radio was on. His dad was listening tothe radio. The man on the radio was talking about an accident. The accident was on thefreeway. Two people were dead. The accident had just happened 30 minutes ago. Hisdad told him that life can be short. Accidents happen everywhere. They happen toeveryone. "You must always be careful, Davy," his dad said. "Never be in a hurry.Always pay attention to other drivers." Davy said he would be a careful driver. Hewould never be in a hurry. He would always pay attention. "Can I drive the car now?"

he asked his dad.

74. Wheres My Money?Jack was angry. Joe owed him money. Joe owed him $100. Joe had borrowed $100 amonth ago. He had borrowed the money 30 days ago. He said he would pay Jack backthe next week. He said that he would pay Jack back in seven days. But he didn't payJack back in seven days. He didn't pay Jack back in 14 days, or 21 days, or 28 days.After 30 days, Jack was very angry. He called up Joe. "You owe me $100. You

borrowed $100 from me 30 days ago. Where is my money? I want my money now,"Jack said. Joe said, "Oh, I'm so sorry. You're right. I borrowed $100 from you. I oweyou $100. Can I pay you back next week?"

75. Its Not the MoneyThe brothers don't speak to each other. They had a fight. They had a fight a long timeago. The fight was about money. Money can make people happy. Money can make

people unhappy. Money can bring people together. Money can tear people apart. Itdoesn't take a lot of money to tear people apart. Sometimes it takes only a little money.The two brothers were angry about $100. Only $100. But they both said, "It's not themoney. It's the principle." A principle is a way of life. To tell the truth is a principle. Towork hard is a principle. But both brothers lied. It wasn't the principle. It was themoney.

76. Meet HalfwayHe stopped at the motel. It was late at night. It was almost midnight. He asked the motelclerk, "Do you have a vacant room?" She said she had a vacant room. He asked howmuch it was. She said it was $100 for the night. "But the night is half over," he said."Can I pay half price for the room?" She said yes. "But there is one condition," she said."If we only get half, you only get half. You must sleep on only one-half of the bed. Youcan use only one of the two pillows. The bathroom has hot and cold water faucets. Youcan use only one faucet. The cable TV has 100 channels. You can watch only 50channels."


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77. God Wants Good PeopleGod takes good people to heaven. He wants good people to be with Him. He leaves bad

people on Earth. He doesn't want bad people near Him. He lets them do bad things onEarth. When they die, He sends them to the devil. The devil makes them work everyday. They work next to a big fire. They are always right next to the fire. They arealways hot from the fire. They carry coal. The devil makes them carry heavy buckets of

black coal. They carry the coal to the fire. They pour the coal on the big fire. Then theyrefill the big buckets with more coal. They never get a drink of water. They never get torest.

78. EarthquakeMichelle felt the earthquake. It lasted for only five seconds. The whole house shook.She heard noise. The TV went off. The lights went off. She was scared. She had neverfelt an earthquake. It was very strong. It was as if a giant hand had shaken her house.The lights came back on. Michelle turned the TV on. The TV had no news about the

earthquake. She turned on the radio. The radio said it was a 4.7 earthquake. But therewas no damage. No one was hurt. Everyone was okay. No houses had damage.Everything was okay. But Michelle was still scared. She wanted to move far away. Shedid not like earthquakes. They were so scary.

79. A Patient MomMay called her mom. Her mom lived in China. China was far away. Her mom was 50years old. Her mom had many friends. But she missed her daughter. May lived inAmerica. She was a waitress. She was a waitress in a restaurant. It was a Chineserestaurant. "Guess what, Mama?" May asked. "I met a nice man." Her mom said she

was happy. "Will you marry him?" she asked. She wanted May to marry. She wanted agrandson. She wanted a granddaughter. She wanted May to bring her children back toChina. "Be patient," May said. "I only met him last month. But he's very nice." Hermom said, "Okay, I will be patient. But hurry up!"

80. He Will Work for GasDoug went to the gas station. "Can I have a job?" he asked. The owner said, "Maybeyou can have a job. Can you count money? Can you put gas in a car?" "Yes," saidDoug. "I can count money. I can put gas in a car. So, can I have a job?" "There is justone problem," said the owner. "I cannot pay you with money." "You cannot pay mewith money?" asked Doug. "What good is that? What will you pay me withbananas?""No," said the owner. "I won't pay you with bananas. You aren't a monkey, are you?

No, I will pay you with gasoline. I have lots of gasoline." "It's a deal. My car uses lotsof gasoline," said Doug.

81. Eat a PeanutSandra picked up the bag of peanuts. It was a bag of roasted peanuts. She opened the

bag. She poured out some roasted peanuts onto the table. There were about eightpeanuts on the table. The peanuts were still in their shells. Each peanut was in its shell.Sandra picked up a peanut. She held it in her hands. She put her thumbs on the peanut.She broke the shell open with her thumbs. Sandra opened the shell. Inside the shell were

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peanuts. She took a little red peanut out of the shell. Sandra ate the little peanut with thered skin on it.

82. A Beautiful JacketHe loved his new jacket. It was his favorite jacket. He loved the color. It was tan. He

loved the weight. It was medium weight. It was not too light. It was not too heavy. Heloved the fit. It fit him well. He put the jacket on. He looked at the jacket in the mirror.It looked good. What a good-looking jacket, he thought. He went to the doctor's office.The office was warm. He took his jacket off. He put it on the chair next to him. A nursecalled his name. He stood up. He went to the examination room. He forgot that his

jacket was on the chair. But it wasn't on the chair for long. Another patient took it home.

83. Who Rang the Bell?He was talking on the phone. The phone was on the table in the dining room. He wastalking to his friend. They were talking about the weather. It was raining. There was a

knock on his door. Someone was knocking on his door. He went to the door. He openedthe door. No one was there. He went back to the phone. The doorbell rang. Someonewas ringing his doorbell. He went to the door. He opened the door. No one was there.He went back to the phone. There was another knock on his door. He kept talking. Thedoorbell rang again. He kept talking. Fool me once, shame on you, he thought. Fool metwice, shame on me, he thought.

84. Will He Marry Me?She walked along the sidewalk. She wasn't paying attention. She was thinking about her

boyfriend. He made her angry. He said he didn't want to marry her now. He wanted to

marry her later. She wanted to get married now. She didn't want to get married later.Why didn't he want to marry her now? Maybe he didn't want to marry her later, either.Maybe he didn't want to marry her ever. Maybe he wanted to meet someone else.Maybe he wanted to marry someone else. She walked straight into a bench. She hurt herleg. Her leg started bleeding. She sat down on the bench. Her leg hurt so much. Shetried to stop the bleeding.

85. Hole in the WallThe bathroom wall had a nail in it. He pulled the nail out of the wall. It was a big nail.When he pulled the nail out, a hole was in the wall. It was a big hole. He wanted torepair the hole. He went to Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart has everything for sale. Wal-Mart is a

very popular store. He asked a clerk, "How can I fix a nail hole in my bathroom wall?"The clerk said it was very simple. A nail hole was easy to fix. "Just buy this tube of NailHole Filler. Then squeeze it into the hole," the clerk said. He took the filler home. Hesqueezed it into the hole. He let the filler dry overnight. The next day, there was nohole!

86. A Clean CarHe had a beautiful car. It was a Cadillac. It was a 1993 Cadillac. It was a four-doorCadillac. It was light brown. It had a big engine. The big engine didn't leak oil. The bigengine didn't leak water. He drove his car only five miles a day. He took good care of

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every week. He vacuumed it with a small vacuum cleaner. The outside of his car wasclean. The inside of his car was clean. He never ate anything inside his car. He neverdrank anything inside his car.

She was sitting in a bar. She was drinking beer. She was getting drunk. She started totalk. She started to talk too much. She talked about her cash. She talked about a lot ofcash. She had thousands of dollars in her purse. She said she had $20,000 in her purse.She said it out loud. Everyone in the bar heard her. Everyone looked at her. She tooksome cash out of her purse. She held the money in the air. "Look," she said, "here's$1,000 cash." She waved it around. She laughed. She put the money back in her purse.She had another beer. A man was watching her. She finished her beer. She left the bar.He followed her.

88. The Mayor Is Late

The mayor was in a hurry. He was late. He drove his car faster. He didn't want to misshis plane. The traffic light was red. He went through the red traffic light. I'm glad nopolice are around, he thought. He heard a siren. He saw a red light behind him. The redlight was on top of a police car. The mayor didn't stop. He was in a hurry. He was late.He was the mayor. He drove his car faster. The police car followed the mayor. Itfollowed the mayor to the airport. The mayor got out of his car. The policeman got outof his car. "You're under arrest," he said. "You can't arrest me. I'm the mayor," said themayor.

89. They DeliverHe called up the post office. "Where is my package?" he asked. "What is the tracking

number?" the postal worker asked. He told her the tracking number. She said, "Yourpackage is at the main post office. You can pick it up anytime." He said, "I don't want topick it up. Can you deliver it?" She said yes. "We will deliver it on Monday," she said."Will you be home?" He said, "What time on Monday?" She said, "Anytime between 8a.m. and 5 p.m." He said, "I have to work. I can't stay home all day." She said, "That'sokay. We can deliver it on Tuesday." He said, "I have to work on Tuesday, too. Pleasedeliver it on Saturday."

90. From Hot to HotThe days were hot. The nights were hot. He turned on the living room fan. He turned on

the dining room fan. Both fans were on high speed. They made a lot of noise. But theydidn't blow cool air. They blew hot air. They blew hot air everywhere. He turned off thefans. He turned on the air conditioner. He closed all the windows. He closed the frontdoor. The apartment began to cool down. It got cooler and cooler. Then he heard a

bang. It was a loud bang. He thought a plane had crashed onto the roof. But it wasn't aplane. It was the air conditioner compressor. It had broken down. He opened the door.He opened the windows.

91. Always EatingJane called Lisa. Lisa said she was eating. She was eating dinner. Lisa asked Jane to call

her back. Jane said she would call Lisa back. She called Lisa back the next day. Lisasaid she was eating. She was eating lunch. Lisa asked Jane to call her back. Jane saidshe would call Lisa back. She called Lisa back the next day. Lisa said she was eating.


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have to wait in line. You can get the flu shot immediately. The mayor announced freeflu shots. He said, "We will give free flu shots to everyone. Come to the library onSaturday." On Saturday 2,000 people went to the library. They stood in line for fourhours. After four hours, there were no more free flu shots. They ran out of free flu shots.The drugstore still has many flu shots. But the flu shots at the drugstore aren't free. They

cost $20.

97. Sleeping PilotsIt was late at night. The plane flew through the air. It flew through the air very fast. Itflew through the air at 500 miles per hour. Five hundred miles per hour is very fast. Atrain does not go 500 miles per hour. A bus does not go 500 miles per hour. A ship doesnot go 500 miles per hour. Both the pilot and copilot were very sleepy. They both fellasleep. The plane flew past the city. Then the pilot and copilot woke up. They turned the

plane around. They went back to the city. They landed at the airport. Their boss wasangry. He asked, "Why is the plane late? Did you two fall asleep?" They both said, "Of

course not, boss!"

98. Lets Go FishingThey walked onto the dock. They got into the boat. They had all their fishing gear. Theywere going fishing. They loved to go fishing. Sometimes they caught a lot of fish.Sometimes they caught a couple of fish. Sometimes they caught no fish. But fishing wasfun even if they caught no fish. The boat left the dock. The boat stopped in the middleof the lake. Everyone put worms on their hooks. Some people put live worms on theirhooks. Some people put dead worms on their hooks. Some people put rubber worms ontheir hooks. Everyone dropped their hooks into the water. Then they waited. Theywaited for the fish to bite the worms.

99. He Loves Hot DogsHe was driving home. He couldn't wait to get home. He was hungry. He hadn't eaten ineight hours. Eight hours ago he had eaten two hot dogs. The hot dogs were delicious. Hehad put lots of mustard, onions, and relish on the hot dogs. They were so delicious. Hegot home. He walked upstairs. He walked into his apartment. He opened hisrefrigerator. He took a package out of the refrigerator. It was a package of hot dogs. Hetook two hot dogs out of the package. He put them into the microwave. He tookmustard, onions, and relish out of his refrigerator. He grabbed two hot dog buns. He wasready to eat two more delicious hot dogs!

100. A Mountain DriveShe wanted to go for a drive. She told her husband. He said that was a good idea."Where do you want to go?" he asked. She wanted to drive to the mountains. Shewanted to go to Big Bear Lake. Big Bear Lake is high in the mountains. It is 7,000 feethigh. It is a two-hour drive from their home. It takes two hours to get there. The lake is

big and beautiful. They could park their car next to the lake. They could sit next to thelake. They could watch the boats. They could watch the fishermen. They could watchthe squirrels and deer. It is a beautiful drive to Big Bear Lake. The road goes through a

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101. A Hood in a HoodyThe man walked into a bank. He wore a hoody. He wore gloves. It was summertime. Itwas hot outside. No one else was wearing a hoody. No one else was wearing gloves.The bank guard looked at the man. "Why are you wearing a hoody?" the bank guardasked. "Why are you wearing gloves?" The man said he had a disease. He had acontagious disease. He coughed. He coughed again. The bank guard backed away. Hedid not want to get a disease. He stopped watching the man. He watched other peopleenter the bank. He forgot about the man with the contagious disease. A few minuteslater, the man ran out of the bank. He was carrying a money bag.

102. The Swine FluIt was September. People were getting sick all over the world. They were getting sickfrom the flu. The flu was called H1N1. Some people called it swine flu. The swinefarmers did not like that. They said, "Stop calling it swine flu. Swine don't have the flu.You can't get the flu from eating swine." Swine are also called pigs. We get bacon and

ham from pigs. We get pork from pigs. But we don't get the flu from pigs. We get theflu from a virus. The H1N1 virus was making everyone sick. In October they distributeda new vaccine. The new vaccine protected most people from the virus. The people werehappy. The swine farmers were happy.

103. Can I Borrow $1,000?She was angry. She was angry with her brother. Her brother didn't help her. She neededto borrow $1,000. She had asked her brother to lend her $1,000. He said no. Her brothersaid he didn't have $1,000. Her brother was lying. Her brother had $10,000. He had tentimes $1,000. Why did he lie to her? Why didn't he tell her the truth? Why didn't he lend

her $1,000? She said, "I know you have $10,000. All I want is $1,000. I will pay youback next year. You will get your money back next year." He said no. He said peopleshouldn't borrow money. He said people shouldn't lend money. "But I'm not 'people',"she said. "I'm your sister!"

104. Trees in the JungleIt rains a lot in the jungle. The rain helps trees grow. The jungle has many trees. Treesare home for many jungle animals. Many animals live in the trees. Monkeys are jungleanimals. Monkeys love trees. They love to swing from tree to tree. They climb downfrom the trees. They climb back up into the trees. They sit in the trees. They eat theirfood in the trees. They eat the plants in the trees. They eat the fruit in the trees. Theylive in the trees with the birds. They live in the trees with the lizards. They live in thetrees with the snakes. They live in the trees with the ants. The trees in the jungle are fullof animals.

105. Burned UpBrad was angry. He was angry at the apartment building manager. The apartment

building manager had kicked him out. "If you can't pay the rent," the manager said, "Ihave to kick you out." "But I always pay the rent on time," Brad said. "That's nice, butyou're supposed to always pay the rent on time," said the manager. One evening Braddrove to the gas station. He bought a gallon of gas. He put the gas into a gas can. He

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ground floor. Brad waited until the manager's lights went out. He poured all the gas inthe hall near the manager's door. He lit a match.

106. New Hair ColorSusan didn't like the color of her hair. Her hair was changing color. It used to be all

black. But now it was turning gray. She didn't like the gray hair. Gray hair made herlook older. She didn't want to look older. She made an appointment with the beautysalon. A week later, she went to the beauty salon. The hairdresser colored Susan's hair.She added a little bit of purple color to Susan's hair. When the hairdresser finished,Susan looked at her hair. She liked it. She couldn't see any gray hair. All she could seewas black hair with a little bit of purple tint. The purple tint looked nice. Susan hopedher boyfriend would like it.

107. Help Him DieNick was old. Nick was old and sick. His wife was Sherry. Sherry was younger than

Nick. Nick was older than Sherry. Nick was 81. Sherry was 61. They had been marriedfor 41 years. They loved each other. "Kill me," Nick said. "You say you love me. If youreally love me, you will kill me." "I will not kill you," Sherry said. "You will get better.The pain will go away." Nick had cancer. He had lung cancer. He used to smoke. Heused to smoke cigarettes. He used to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day. Nick was in

pain every day. "This cancer is killing me," he said. Sherry said, "If the cancer is killingyou, it doesn't need my help."

108. A Cool LaptopHis laptop sat on his desk. His laptop always overheated. It always overheated quickly.

How could he keep it cool? He turned on his living room fan. It cooled his laptop. Butthe fan blew dust around. It blew paper around. He turned off his living room fan. Hethought. He thought some more. How could he keep his laptop cool? He had an idea. He

bought little plastic blocks. Each block was one inch square. He put the laptop on top ofthe blocks. One block was under each corner of the laptop. Now the laptop sat a littleabove the desk. There was space under the laptop. There was space for cool air to flow.The cool air prevented overheating.


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109. Ten Push-ups

110. Dead Bodies

111. Learn to Swim

112. An Ear Problem

113. House Price Goes Up

114. The Pier Couldn't Run

115. What Rain?

116. Job Training, but No Job

117. Shoot It Down

118. The Teacher


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119. A Stranger in the Neighborhood

120. Dirty Needles

121. He Likes That Idea

122. The Cold Winter

123. Chop Down the Trees

124. Lost and Found

125. No Help from Coworker


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126. No More Meat for Her

127. Too Many Problems

128. Rose Queen

129. Out of Food

130. Dont Pick Up the Trash

131. Too Many Prisoners

132. The New Neighbor

133. A Clean Church


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134. A Book Sale

135. Believe the Chief

136. Will the Car Start?

137. A Loud Party

138. Se Habla English

139. Starving Artists

140. Ring in the New Year


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141. No Food, No Water

142. Ring! Ring!

143. Get Rich or Get Out

144. Why He Loves Her

145. Stop Bothering Me

146. Insects in the Rice

147. Hacker Steals Millions

148. Dont Be a Racist


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149. Grandpa Died

150. The Recall

151. "Please Wait"

152. His Back Goes Out

153. The Package Pick-Up (1)

154. The Package Pick-Up (2)

155. A Cigarette for Grandpa

156. The New No Parking Sign


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157. The M&M Container

158. Put an Ad on Craigslist

159. The Naked Cowboy

160. A New Voter

161. Where Is His Wife? (1)

162. Where Is His Wife? (2)

163. The Locked Door

164. Word Search Puzzles


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165. A Seaside Painting

166. Cheap Hospital Insurance

167. Ripped Pants

168. Outside His Window (1)

169. Outside His Window (2)

170. No More Searching

171. A Cup of Coffee


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172. Earthquake in Haiti

173. Plane in the Hudson

174. Carrot Cake

175. Is It a Hernia?

176. Good Apples, Bad Trip

177. Bags of Cans

178. Wheres My Package?

179. TSA Will Find Him


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180. Who Is a Hero?

181. Sick in the City

182. Front Desk Manners

183. It Isn't the Economy

184. Airport "Security" (1)

185. Airport "Security" (2)


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186. Living Together

187. USPS Redelivery (1)




191. He Hates to Fly


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192. HassleMan

193. The Info Desk

194. The Phone Call

195. American Breakfast

196. Bad Toilet Paper

197. Let's Dance

198. Where Did Daddy Go?


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199. Dinner Smells Good

200. Fifty Missing Pages

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