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LIVING IN THE USA Roberto came from Acapulco to New York ten years ago. At first he missed everything the sunshine, the food, his girlfriend. But now he has a successful business with his three brothers and his sister. hey run a soccer store in New Brunswick. Roberto!s girlfriend is now his wife, and they have two children who go to American schools. "hen asked why he came to the #$, Roberto says without hesitation, %Because & want to work hard and be successful.! 'e certainly works hard. 'e!s at the store all day, then works as a driver in the evening. % hat!s why & like America,! he says. %You can be what you want.! %"hen & first came here, & didn!t speak the language, and it was winter. &t was so cold( here was snow( Now nearly all my family are here, not only in New York, but also in )alifornia, and in e*as. "e meet about once a month and have a huge +e*ican meal that takes about five hours( "e!re all happy here.! Answer the following ,uestions -. "here did Roberto come ten years ago.

/. "here does she work.

0. &s he married.

1. "hy did he come to America.

2. "here does he work in the evenings.

3. "here does his family live.

4. 'ow often do Roberto and his family meet.

5. "hat do Roberto and his family do when they meet.

THE BURGLARS FRIEND &t was 0 o!clock in the morning when four6year6old Russell Brown woke up to go to the toilet. 'is parents were fast asleep in bed. But when he heard a noise in the living room and saw a light was on, he went downstairs. here he found two men. hey asked him his name, and told him they were friends of the family. #nfortunately, Russell believed them. hey asked him where the video recorder was. Russell showed them, and said they had a stereo and a )7 player, too. he two men carried these to the kitchen. Russell also told them that his mother kept her purse in a drawer in the kitchen, so they took that. Russell even gave them his pocket money 28p. hey finally left at 1 a.m. hey said %"ill you open the back door while we take these things to the car, because we don!t want to wake +ummy and 7addy, do we.! $o Russell held the door open for them. 'e then went back to bed. 'is parents didn!t know about the burglary until they got up the ne*t day. 'is father said, %& couldn!t be angry with Russell because he thought he was doing the right thing.! 9ortunately, the police caught the two burglars last week.

Answer the following ,uestions -. 'ow old was Russell Brown when the story happened.

/. "hat did he do when he heard a noise in the living room.

0. "ho did he see in the living room.

1. "hat did the men ask to Russell Brown.

2. 7id he tell them where his mother!s purse was.

3. "hat time did the men leave the house.

4. "hen did his parents know about the burglary.

5. ."hy weren!t his parents angry with Russell.

:. "hen did the police caght the burglars.