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• I'm in. [exp] - I accept your offer. I want to join.
• some next level shit [exp] - some incredible, unusual things
• I'm with that. [exp] - I like that.
• beam me up [exp] - accept/take me
• son [n] - a nickname for a young, inexperienced person
• kid [n] - a nickname for a young, inexperienced person
• sport [n] - a nickname for a young, inexperienced person
• slick [n] - a nickname for a young, inexperienced person
• It means dick. [exp] - It means nothing. It is not important or impressive.
• grouchy [adj] - a little angry
• cranky [adj] - a little angry
• a branch of the government [exp] - a part of the government
• report to [v] - speak to a boss or manager
• a patent [n] - a license giving the rights to make or sell an invention [image]
• gadgets [n] - small electonic machines [image]
• liposuction [n] - cosmetic surgery to remove fat by suction
• The White Album [n] - a famous music album by the Beatles [Link]
• endeavor [n] - try hard to do or achieve something
• be under surveillance [exp] - be watched (usually by police)
• Venus [n] - a planet [image]
• Jupiter [n] - a planet [image]
• attire [n] - clothes
• sanctioned [adj] - chosen, selected, approved
• conform [v] - follow the rules
• stand out [phv] - be noticed
• crafted [v] - designed and made
• encounter [v] - meet
• deja vu [n] - a feeling of having already experienced the present situation.
• dismissed [v] - forgotten
• anonymity [n] - not identified by name, having no name

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb, [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

Edwards	Kay	Zed

• Men in Black (MiB) is a government organization that monitors aliens on Earth.
• Kay has recruited Edwards to join MiB.
• Edwards has decided to join MiB.

1. Why does Edwards want to join MiB?
   He thinks he will experience many unusual things.
   He hates his old job with the New York Police Department.
   He thinks he will earn a lot of money.
   He really likes Kay.
   
   
2. What does Edwards want to avoid while he is at MiB?
   He doesn't want to meet violent aliens.
   He doesn't want to wear a black suit.
   He doesn't want to use a gun.
   He doesn't want to be called nicknames.
   
   
3. What does Kay say to Edwards when then leave the elevator?
   He is impressed by his skills.
   He is not impressed by his skills.
   He is smart.
   He is not smart.
   
   
4. Why is the big alien cranky?
   He doesn't like Edwards.
   He doesn't like Earth food.
   MiB lost his luggage.
   He has been traveling a long time.
   
   
5. What branch of the government does MiB belong to?
   The CIA
   The FBI
   The Pentagon
   The State Department
   None
   
   
6. How does MiB get money?
   Aliens pay MiB to live on Earth.
   MiB sells patents to alien technology.
   MiB receives money from all of the governments of Earth.
   MiB receives money from many different planets.
   
   
7. What does the map on the screen show?
   Jupiter
   Famous actors
   All of the aliens on Earth
   
   
8. What do they say about Ms. Edelson?
   She was Edwards' third grade teacher.
   She taught physics.
   She is an alien.
   She is from Venus.
   She is from Jupiter.
   She is from a moon of Jupiter.
   
   
9. What are the rules Edwards must follow at MiB?
   He must always wear a black suit.
   He must live where MiB tells him to live.
   He must never use a gun.
   He must stop drinking alcohol.
   He must not attract attention to himself.
   
   
10. What does MiB do after Edwards joins MiB?
    They remove his finger prints.
    They change his eye color.
    They erase his old identity.
    They change his name to "J" (Jay).
    
    
11. How does Edwards feel about his black suit?
    It is too old-fashioned.
    It is too tight.
    It looks good.
    
    

Directions: 1) Put the events in the correct order. Choose ONE word to complete each sentence.

   

be    the    to    which

• 1-4 1 2 3 4 (1)   Edwards comes back to the MiB agency.
  
  
• 1-4 1 2 3 4 (2)   Edwards tells Kay that he doesn't want to be called any disrespectful nicknames.
  
  
• 1-4 1 2 3 4 (4)   Edwards wants to know which (what) governement agency manages MiB.
  
  
• 1-4 1 2 3 4 (3)   Kay tells Edwards to avoid the cranky alien.
  
  

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how    grade    to    who

• 5-8 5 6 7 8 (8)   Zed tells Edwards to put on his MiB suit.
  
  
• 5-8 5 6 7 8 (5)   Kay explains how MiB funds itself.
  
  
• 5-8 5 6 7 8 (6)   Kay introduces Edwards to the twins who (that) work in Observation.
  
  
• 5-8 5 6 7 8 (7)   Kay sees his 3rd grade teacher on the Observation map.
  
  

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a    from    looks    of

• 9-12 9 10 11 12 (12)   Jay (J) brags about how good he looks in his suit.
  
  
• 9-12 9 10 11 12 (10)   Kay erases Edwards' old identity from the computer system.
  
  
• 9-12 9 10 11 12 (11)   Kay gives Edwards a new name.
  
  
• 9-12 9 10 11 12 (9)   Zed explains the rules of MiB to Edwards.
  
  

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