1. What's the topic of this week's class meeting?
2. What's Jim's excuse for not bringing his homework?
3. What's Julia's illness?
4. Where did the people in Chengdu camp when the rumor came?
5. Who sold their goods at higher prices?

1. The topic of this week's class meeting is how to deal with lies, hoaxes or rumors. 2. Jim's excuse for not bringing his homework is that his dog ate it. 3. Julia's illness is brain cancer. 4. When the rumor came, the people in Chengdu camped outside their houses. 5. Some businessmen sold their goods at higher prices.