What is the hottest topic at your school? In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School, it's money. The school had an activity called "making a living" recently. About 800 Junior 1 and Junior 2 students were divided into 112 teams. They went out to make money by selling things. What did they choose to sell? Some sold newspapers; some chose bottled water; some sold environmentally friendly shopping bags and bamboo baskets. Huqi's team decided to sell educational books in front of the Children Activity Centre. They thought parents would like to buy books for their children. But unfortunately , they came across urban management officers . The officers asked them to leave. "We played hide-and-seek with the officers for the whole morning," said Hu. "Finally we gave up and moved to other place. Wang Yongyi and her team sold ice cream in a square. They didn't meet any officers. But few people were interested in what they were selling. The team then put up a board saying the money was to help the "Project Hope" for country kids. It worked. More people came to their stall. A foreigner even gave them 100 yuan. Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier. They sold all their cakes in four hours, spending 39.5 yuan and getting back 80 yuan. "It was not easy to make the money," said Meng. "Some people just looked. Others just tasted but didn't buy. Now I know how hard it is for our parents to earn the money we need to lead happy lives."
What was the name of the activity?
How many teams are there?
How many pupils are there?
What was one item they sold?
and another?
one more?
where did Huqi's do their selling?
Were they able to stay there?
Who made them leave?
What did Yongyi's group sell?
Did a lot of people make purchases?
Why not?
What did the group decide to do?
Did that work?
How much did one person give?
How long did it take to sell cakes?
What was the name of the school?
making a living
making a living
112
112
800
800
newspapers
newspapers
bottled water
 bottled water
environmentally friendly shopping bags
environmentally friendly shopping bags
in front of the Children Activity Centre
 in front of the Children Activity Centre
No
"Finally we gave up and moved to other place
officers
officers
ice cream
 ice cream
No
few people were interested
Few were interested
few people were interested 
Put up a board saying the money was to help the "Project Hope
put up a board saying the money was to help the "Project Hope
Yes
 It worked
100 yuan
100 yuan
four hours
four hours
Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School
Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School