Lublin Voivodeship, or Lublin Province (in Polish, "województwo lubelskie" ), is a voivodeship, or province, located in southeastern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Lublin, Chełm, Zamość, Biała Podlaska and (partially) Tarnobrzeg and Siedlce Voivodeships, pursuant to Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after its largest city and regional capital, Lublin, and its territory is made of four historical lands: the western part of the voivodeship, with Lublin itself, belongs to Lesser Poland, the eastern part of Lublin Area belongs to Red Ruthenia, and the northeast belongs to Polesie and Podlasie.

Lublin Voivodeship is bordered by Subcarpathian Voivodeship to the south, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship to the south-west, Masovian Voivodeship to the west and north, Podlaskie Voivodeship along a short boundary to the north, and Belarus and Ukraine to the east. The province's population as of 2006 was 2,175,251. It covers an area of .

The that encompasses Lublin, and approximates Lublin Voivodeship as it was before the Partitions of Poland, is known as "Lubelszczyzna". Provinces centred on Lublin have existed throughout much of Poland's history; for details see the section below on Previous Lublin Voivodeships.

The region was, before World War II, one of the world's leading centres of Judaism. Before the middle of the 16th century, there were few Jews in the area, concentrated in Lublin, Kazimierz Dolny, and perhaps Chełm; but the founding of new private towns led to a large movement of Jews into the region to develop trade and services. Since these new towns competed with the existing towns for business, there followed a low-intensity, long-lasting feeling of resentment, with failed attempts to limit the Jewish immigration. The Jews tended to settle mostly in the cities and towns, with only individual families setting up businesses in the rural regions; this urban/rural division became another factor feeding resentment of the newly arrived economic competitors. By the middle of the 18th century, Jews were a significant part of the population in Kraśnik, Lubartów and Łęczna.

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. What is the location that is the focus of the article?
2. What is on its northern border?
3. What is to its east?
4. To its northwest?
5. To the southwest?
6. How about to the south?
7. What country is it in?
8. When was it formed?
9. From which previous entities?
10. What is its  name derived from?
11. Who does the western portion belong to?
12. The northeast part?
13. The eastern part?
14. How many people live in the area?
15. As of what year?
16. What religion did it used to be an important location for?
17. Since when?

1. Lublin Voivodeship
2. Podlaskie Voivodeship
3. Belarus and Ukraine
4. Masovian Voivodeship
5. Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
6. Subcarpathian Voivodeship
7. Poland
8. 1999
9. out of the former Lublin, Chełm, Zamość, Biała Podlaska and (partially) Tarnobrzeg and Siedlce Voivodeships
10. after its largest city and regional capital
11. Lesser Poland
12. Polesie and Podlasie
13. Red Ruthenia
14. 2,175,251
15. 2006
16. one of the world's leading centres of Judaism
17. By the middle of the 18th century,


Make use of the article to answer the questions.

Los Angeles (CNN) -- Dr. Conrad Murray, who was Michael Jackson's personal physician, is refusing to testify in the wrongful death lawsuit that the singer's mother filed against concert promoter AEG Live.

If called, he will plead the fifth so as not to incriminate himself, the doctor said in a statement sent to the Jackson family.

Murray has never been questioned under oath about Jackson's death, which occurred on his watch.

He did not testify at his trial, where he was found guilty of causing Jackson's death on June 25, 2009, by administering a deadly overdose of sedatives and the surgical anesthetic propofol in what he told police was an attempt to cure the singer's insomnia.

He is serving a four-year sentence but could be out in two.

On Monday, he was supposed to be deposed in the wrongful death suit.

But lawyers for Jackson's mother, Katherine, and her three children called off their jailhouse visit because Murray swore "he would not answer any questions at the deposition or the trial," Jackson lawyer Kevin Boyle told CNN.

He said the Jackson case would not suffer without his testimony.

AEG's lawyer suggests the Jacksons canceled Murray's deposition because his testimony would "destroy" their case.

"They are not interested in the truth," said the lawyer, Marvin Putnam.

Asserting his 'Fifth Amendment privilege'

The cancellation came after Murray's attorney Valerie Wass sent the Jacksons a sworn statement signed by Murray making it clear he would not answer any questions while his involuntary manslaughter conviction in Michael Jackson's death is being appealed.

1. Who was the singer's doctor?
2. Is he involved in the lawsuit?
3. Who filed the lawsuit?
4. Against who?
5. What was the lawsuit about?
6. Did he testify when he was the subject of a suit?
7. When did Jackson die?
8. What year?
9. He died of what?
10. Of what?
11. And what else?
12. What is the singer's mother's name?

1. Conrad Murray
2. he refused to testify in it
3. the singer's mother
4. AEG Live.
5. wrongful death
6. No
7. June 25
8. 2009
9. an overdose
10. sedatives
11. Yes
12. Katherine


Sanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, "refined speech") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India. It is a standardised dialect of Old Indo-Aryan, originating as Vedic Sanskrit and tracing its linguistic ancestry back to Proto-Indo-Iranian and Proto-Indo-European. Today it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand. As one of the oldest Indo-European languages for which substantial written documentation exists, Sanskrit holds a prominent position in Indo-European studies.

Over 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a short daily news broadcast on state-run All India Radio. These broadcasts are also made available on the internet on AIR's website. Sanskrit news is broadcast on TV and on the internet through the DD National channel at 6:55 AM IST.

Answer this series of questions:

1. How many official languages does India have?
2. What is the main language of Hinduism?
3. Where else is it an official mode of communication?
4. Is it considered holy?
5. to whom?
6. anyone else?
7. Where does it come from?
8. Is it ancient?
9. Where is it important at today?
10. What paper uses it?
11. Where?

1. 22
2. Sanskrit
3. state of Uttarakhand
4. yes
5. Hinduism
6. noi
7. Vedic Sanskrit
8. yes
9. state of Uttarakhan
10. Sudharma
11. Mysore, India


Read the text and answer the questions.

My puppy is a boy puppy. His name is Snow. He is white like snow. Snow has a dog house. It is blue. Snow likes his dog house. He sleeps in it at night.

If Snow is hungry I feed him puppy food. I also give Snow water.

Snow is a good puppy. He does what I tell him to do. Snow likes to play with our cat, His name is Oscar. They share toys. Snow and Oscar watch my goldfish, Felix. Felix swims round and round in his bowl.

My neighbor Tommy lives next door. He has a fish, too. Its name is Rocket. That is because he swims very, very fast. Rocket is black. Tommy likes to climb in trees. He also likes to play tag.

I teach Snow tricks. He loves to learn to do tricks. When he does them well I give him a prize! Snow loves to get a prize. It is a tasty puppy treat!

When I come home from school. Snow meets me at the door. He is so happy to see me. I am happy to see him, too!

After I finish my homework we play ball outside. Snow loves to run after the red ball. He brings it back to me each time I throw it. I love to play ball with Snow. It is so much fun.

I love Snow and Snow loves me. We are best friends.

1. What is my dog's name?
2. What is my cat's name?
3. How many pets does my neighbor have?
4. What kind of pet?
5. Named?
6. Why?
7. Who greets me when I return from school?
8. Am I sad to see him?
9. What color is he?
10. What color is his dog house?
11. Does he like the place he sleeps in?
12. What do I feed him?
13. Do I have the same type of animal as Tommy?
14. What is its name?
15. Does Snow know tricks?
16. Does he get anything for them?
17. What?
18. Do we play outdoors?
19. What do we play with?

1. Snow
2. Oscar
3. one
4. a fish
5. Rocket
6. because he swims very, very fast
7. Snow
8. no
9. white
10. blue
11. Yes
12. puppy food
13. Yes
14. Felix
15. yes
16. Yes
17. a puppy treat
18. yes
19. a red ball


Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER IX--GONE OVER TO THE ENEMY

"Can I teach thee, my beloved? can I teach thee?" E. B. BROWNING.

Agatha came home in due time, and Magdalen sent her sister to meet her at the station, where they found a merry Clipstone party in the waggonette waiting for Gillian, who was to come home at the same time. There was so much discussion of the new golf ground, that Vera had hardly a hand or a glance to bestow on Mr. Delrio, who jumped out of the same train, shook hands with Agatha, and bestirred himself in finding her luggage and calling a cab.

"How he is improved! What a pleasing, gentlemanly fellow he looks!" she exclaimed, as she waved her thanks, while driving off in the cab.

"Is he not?" said Paula, while Vera bridled and blushed. "You will be delighted with his work. I never saw anything more lovely than little St. Cyriac the martyr."

"He is taken from Mrs. Henderson's little boy," added Vera; "such a dear little darling."

"And his mother is to be done; indeed, he has sketched her for St. Juliet."

"Flapsy! St. Romeo, too, I suppose?"

"Nonsense, Nag! There really was a St. Juliet or Julitta, and she was his mother, and they both were martyrs. I will tell you all the history," began Paula; but Agatha interposed.

"You must like having him down here. Sister must be much pleased with him. She used to like old Mr. Delrio."

"Well, we have not said much about him," owned Paula. "He does not seem to wish it, or expect to be in with swells."

1. Who's the top quote by?
2. Who arrived just in time?
3. Who picked her up?
4. Where did they pick her up at?
5. Who was waiting in the wagon?
6. What did the discussions circle around?
7. Who did this keep Vera from giving attention?
8. What did he do after getting off the train?
9. What did she do after waving thanks?
10. What was the loveliest thing Paula had seen?
11. Does Mrs. Henderson have a son or daughter?
12. Who was the mother sketched for?
13. Who knew the history of the martyrs?

1. E. B. BROWNING.
2. Agatha
3. Magdalen's sister
4. the station
5. Clipstone
6. the new golf ground,
7. Mr. Delrio
8. bestirred himself in finding her luggage and calling a cab
9. Drove off in the cab.
10. little St. Cyriac the martyr
11. A son
12. St. Juliet
13. Paula


Read the text and answer the questions.

Princess Ellen wanted nothing more than to be a singer when she grew up. She had a beautiful voice and everyone who heard it said she was the best singer in the land. But her uncle believed singing would keep her from her job as princess, so he found a witch and paid her to steal Princess Ellen's voice. The witch made a spell which gave Ellen the witch's voice. The spell also gave Ellen's voice to the witch. The witch went on to become famous as a singer, and Ellen grew up to be Queen. One day Queen Ellen heard of a singer who was the best in the land. She went to hear this singer, and was surprised to hear her own voice coming from the woman on stage. When the show was over, Ellen found the singer and gave her a penny. Ellen told the singer, "You have a magical voice". The witch was so touched by Ellen's kindness, that she gave Ellen her voice back.

1. Who is the main character in the story?
2. Who is the villain?
3. What was special about Ellen?
4. How did she compare to other singers?
5. What happened to her voice?
6. Why?
7. How did the witch take it away?
8. Where did her voice go
9. What did Ellen do when she grew up?
10. What happened to the withc?
11. Did their paths ever cross again?
12. Where did they run into each other?
13. What did the Queen bestow upon the singer?
14. What was the result of her doing that?

1. Princess Ellen
2. a witch
3. She had a beautiful voice
4. she was the best
5. a witch stole her voice
6. he thought singing would prevent her from her princess job
7. a spell
8. to the witch.
9. she became Queen
10. she became famous as a singer
11. yes
12. at a performance
13. a penny.
14. the witch gave Ellen her voice back


CHAPTER XXXVI

THE CHARLATAN UNMASKED

There seemed for the next few minutes to be a somewhat singular abstention from any desire to interfere with the two people who stood in the centre of the little group, hand-in-hand. Saton, after his first speech, and after Lois had given him her hands, had turned a little defiantly toward Rochester, who remained, however, unmoved, his elbow resting upon the broad mantelpiece, his face almost expressionless. Vandermere, too, stood on one side and held his peace, though the effort with which he did so was a visible one. Lady Mary looked anxiously towards them. Pauline had shrunk back, as though something in the situation terrified her.

Even Saton himself felt that it was the silence before the storm. The courage which he had summoned up to meet a storm of disapproval, began to ebb slowly away in the face of this unnatural silence. It was clear that the onus of further speech was to rest with him.

Still retaining Lois' hand, he turned toward Rochester.

"You have forbidden me to enter your house, or to hold any communication with your ward until she was of age, Mr. Rochester," he said. "One of your conditions I have obeyed. With regard to the other, I have done as I thought fit. However, to-day she is her own mistress. She has consented to be my wife. I do not need to ask for your consent or approval. If you are not willing that she should be married from your roof, I can take her at once to the Comtesse, who is prepared to receive her."

Answer this series of questions:

1. Who felt there was a silence before the storm?
2. Who stood in the centre of the little group?
3. Whose elbow was on the mantelpiece?
4. Who looked anxiously at them?
5. And who stood on the side and held his peace?
6. What was beginning to slowly ebb away from Saton?
7. Whose hand was he holding?
8. Had she consented to be his wife?
9. Who had shrunk back, terrified?
10. Where did Saton say he could take Lois if she couldn't be married there?
11. What is the title of the chapter?
12. When Saton turned toward Rochester was he defiant or scared?
13. Who was forbidden to enter the house (Rochester's)?
14. What else was he not supposed to do?
15. What is Lois today?
16. Do they still have to have Rochestere's approval?
17. Was Saton still holding Lois' hand when he turned to Rochester again?
18. What number chapter is this?
19. Did Saton obey 2 conditions set?

1. Even Saton
2. Saton and Lois
3. Rochester
4. Mary
5. Vandermere
6. courage
7. Lois
8. yes
9. Pauline
10. the Comtesse
11. THE CHARLATAN UNMASKED
12. defiant
13. Saton
14. hold any communication with Rochester's ward
15. she is her own mistress
16. no
17. yes
18. XXXVI
19. no


Sir Elton Hercules John, (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947), is an English singer, pianist, and composer. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriting partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date. In his five-decade career Elton John has sold more than 300million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No. 1 US albums, 58 "Billboard" Top 40 singles, 27 Top 10, four No. 2 and nine No. 1. For 31 consecutive years (1970–2000) he had at least one song in the "Billboard" Hot 100. His tribute single, re-penned in dedication to the late Princess Diana, "Candle in the Wind 1997" sold over 33million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts. He has also composed music, produced records, and has occasionally acted in films. John owned Watford Football Club from 1976 to 1987, and 1997 to 2002. He is an honorary Life President of the club, and in 2014 had a stand named after him at the club's home stadium.

Raised in the Pinner area of London, John learned to play piano at an early age, and by 1962 had formed Bluesology. John met his songwriting partner, Bernie Taupin, in 1967, after they had both answered an advert for songwriters. For two years they wrote songs for other artists, including Lulu, and John also worked as a session musician for artists such as the Hollies and the Scaffold. In 1969 his debut album, "Empty Sky", was released. In 1970 a single, "Your Song", from his second album, "Elton John", reached the top ten in the UK and the US, his first hit single. After decades of commercial chart success, John has also achieved success in musical theatre, both in the West End and on Broadway, composing the music for "The Lion King" (film and musical), "Aida" and "Billy Elliot the Musical".

1. What is Sir elton Hercules John know for?
2. What musicals has he composed music for?
3. Where was he raised?
4. Who has been his songwriting partner since 1967?
5. How many consecutive number 1 albums has he had?
6. What about top 40 singles?
7. What is the title of his 1969 debut album?
8. What football club is he an honorary Life Presedent of?
9. Did John abd Bernie Taupin ever write songs for any other artists?
10. Like who?
11. what were the dates of the long span of consecutive years he has had at least one song in the Billboard hot 100?
12. What is the name of the tribute single he re-penned in dedicationi to the late Princess Diana?
13. DId John ever own the Watford Football club?
14. What is the name of the song from his second album which was his first hit single?
15. What was the name he was born with "his given name"?
16. and on what day was he born?

1. English singer, pianist, and composer
2. "The Lion King" , "Aida" and "Billy Elliot the Musical".
3. Pinner area of London
4. Bernie Taupin
5. seven
6. 58
7. Empty Sky
8. Watford
9. Yes
10. Lulu
11. 1970–2000
12. Candle in the Wind 1997
13. Yes
14. "Your Song"
15. Reginald Kenneth Dwight
16. 25 March 1947


New Haven (local /nuː ˈheɪvən/, noo-HAY-vən), in the U.S. state of Connecticut, is the principal municipality in Greater New Haven, which had a total population of 862,477 in 2010. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of the Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut, which in turn comprises the outer limits of the New York metropolitan area. It is the second-largest city in Connecticut (after Bridgeport), with a population of 129,779 people as of the 2010 United States Census. According to a census of 1 July 2012, by the Census Bureau, the city had a population of 130,741.

In 1637 a small party of Puritans reconnoitered the New Haven harbor area and wintered over. In April 1638, the main party of five hundred Puritans who left the Massachusetts Bay Colony under the leadership of the Reverend John Davenport and the London merchant Theophilus Eaton sailed into the harbor. These settlers were hoping to establish a (in their mind) better theological community, with the government more closely linked to the church than the one they left in Massachusetts and sought to take advantage of the excellent port capabilities of the harbor. The Quinnipiacs, who were under attack by neighboring Pequots, sold their land to the settlers in return for protection.

Answer this series of questions:

1. What is the city of focus?
2. What was it's population in 2012?
3. When was that census held?
4. In what year did the Puritans winter there?
5. Who was the reverend who led them?
6. Which merchant traveled him?
7. How did the travel?
8. What was the settlers hope?
9. What two tribes were at war?
10. Which of them sold out for protection?
11. Which sound is the city located on?
12. On which harbor?
13. In terms population, where does the city rank?
14. Which city is first?

1. New Haven
2. 130,741
3. 1 July 2012
4. 1637
5. John Davenport
6. Theophilus Eaton
7. sailed
8. to establish a theological community
9. Quinnipiacs and Pequots
10. Pequots
11. Long Island Sound
12. New Haven Harbor
13. second-largest city in Connecticut
14. Bridgeport


Fort Lauderdale, Florida (CNN) -- Just taking a sip of water or walking to the bathroom is excruciatingly painful for 15-year-old Michael Brewer, who was burned over 65 percent of his body after being set on fire, allegedly by a group of teenagers.

"It hurts my heart to see him in pain, but it enlightens at the same time to know my son is strong enough to make it through on a daily basis," his mother, Valerie Brewer, told CNN on Wednesday.

Brewer and her husband, Michael Brewer, Sr., spoke to CNN's Tony Harris, a day after a 13-year-old boy who witnessed last month's attack publicly read a written statement:

"I want to express my deepest sympathy to Mikey and his family," Jeremy Jarvis said. "I will pray for Mikey to grow stronger every day and for Mikey's speedy recovery."

Jarvis' older brother has been charged in the October 12 attack in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

When asked about the teen's statement, Valerie Brewer -- who knows the Jarvis family -- said she "can't focus on that."

"I would really like to stay away from that because that brings negative energy to me and I don't need that right now," she said.

Her son remains in guarded condition at the University of Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital Burn Center. He suffered second- and third-degree burns over about two-thirds of his body, according to the hospital's associate director, Dr. Carl Schulman.

The teen faces a lifelong recovery from his injuries, Schulman told CNN's Harris.

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. What is the subject of the story?
2. What happened to him?
3. How badly?
4. Do we know who caused the burns?
5. Who was that?
6. Is the victim still in the hospital?
7. How long before he recovers from his injury?
8. Who spoke to Tony Harris?
9. Are they related to the victim?
10. How so?
11. What news agency does Tony work for?
12. What condition is the victim in?
13. What medical official was interviewed?
14. What is his name?
15. What hospital does he work for?
16. How severe are the young mans burns?
17. Does the victims family know the attackers family?
18. When was the attacker charged?
19. Who is praying for the victim?
20. What does the mother claim to not need right now?

1. Michael Brewer
2. He was burned
3. over 65% of his body
4. Yes
5. Jeremy Jarvis' older brother.
6. Yes
7. He has a lifelong recoery.
8. Valerie Brewer and her husband Michael Brewer, Sr.
9. Yes
10. His parents.
11. CNN
12. Guarded
13. Hospital's associate director.
14. Dr. Carl Schulman
15. University of Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital Burn Center
16. 2nd and 3rd degree burns
17. Yes
18. unknown
19. Jeremy Jarvis
20. Negative energy


There was a princess named Janet who was very pretty. She wanted to marry a prince named Harold, but Harold had three sisters that didn't want them to get married. Harold's three sisters were, Tammy, Jenny, and Clarice. Tammy and Jenny liked Janet, but Clarice didn't. Clarice was very mean to Janet, and tried to get Harold to hate the princess. One night, Clarice even threw a shoe at Janet. Janet ducked, and the shoe hit Harold instead. From that day on, Janet knew she would get even with Clarice. She was going to cut off her hair one night. While she was asleep she went into her room and did it with a scissors. When Clarice woke up she looked in the mirror and screamed. Then after that she didn't ever give the princess trouble, since she wanted her hair to be long. Then Janet was free to marry Harold and lived happily ever after in the castle.

1. Who was the princess?
2. Was she unattractive?
3. What did she want to do?
4. Did Harold have siblings?
5. What are their names?
6. Did they like the princess?
7. Was there any violence?
8. what was the act?
9. What was the consequence for that?
10. was there a payback for that incident?
11. What was it?
12. Did the couple ever tie the knot?
13. Where did the couple reside afterward?
14. Whose hair was cut off?
15. And who did it?
16. Why was she upset about her hair being cut?

Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Janet
2. no
3. wed a prince named Harold
4. three sisters
5. Tammy, Jenny, and Clarice
6. Tammy and Jenny liked Janet, but Clarice didn't
7. yes
8. Clarice threw a shoe at Janet
9. the shoe hit Harold instead
10. yes
11. She cut off her hair one night
12. yes
13. the castle
14. Clarice
15. Janet
16. she wanted her hair to be long


Make use of the article to answer the questions.

"It's 8:15 on a Sunday morning," said the officer, Tidwell, "and this sort of thing seems an unlikely adventure at such a time. Would you mind explaining?" The man was astonished at the voice from behind. He turned about and said, "I know what you're thinking, officer, but it isn't true. It's a very funny mistake." "I think you've just left this house in a manner rather than the usual one. That may be quite all right, but I'd like to make sure." Tidwell took out his notebook and a pen. "Name, address and occupation and then, please tell me your story." "Charlie Crane, lorry driver, from Nottingham, 51 Brecon Street. My story?" "Yes, What were you doing like a fly on that wall, Mr. Crane?" "Well, I had a breakdown yesterday and had to stay the night here. The landlady's name is Mrs. Fern. She gave me breakfast at seven, and I was out of here in the right way and down at the lorry park by half past seven. It was only when I felt around for a cigarette that I realized I'd left $80 under the pillow here. It's a habit I've got into. I even do it almost every day." "I see. Why didn't you miss it when you meant to pay Mrs.? What's her name?" "I paid her last night. You've got to pay when you take the room, see? So I came rushing back, but it's Sunday, and she'd gone back to bed. I rang the bell and banged on the front door for ten minutes before I came round here. Up I went this pipe and the money was still there. You know the rest, and I hope you believe it because...." "Mr. Crane, whatever are you doing here? I thought you'd gone an hour ago." It was Mrs. Fern.

1. Who was thought to have left earlier?
2. When should he supposed to have left?
3. According to whom?
4. Were dollars left somewhere?
5. How many?
6. Where?
7. What was he feeling for?
8. What time was it?
9. Am or pm?
10. According to whom?
11. And his name?
12. What did he take out?
13. Did somebody drive?
14. What's his last name?
15. Where is he from?
16. And what's his street address?
17. Was he fed?
18. Which meal?
19. By whom?
20. What's her position?

1. Mr. Crane
2. an hour ago
3. Mrs. Fern.
4. yes
5. $80
6. under the pillow
7. a cigarette
8. It's 8:15
9. morning
10. the officer
11. Tidwell
12. a notebook and a pen
13. Charlie was a lorry driver
14. Crane
15. Nottingham
16. 51 Brecon Street
17. yes
18. breakfast
19. Mrs. Fern
20. landlady


Read the text and answer the questions.

CHAPTER XXVII

TATO IS ADOPTED

They canvassed the subject of their future travels with considerable earnestness. Uncle John was bent upon getting to Rome and Venice, and from there to Paris, and the nieces were willing to go anywhere he preferred, as they were sure to enjoy every day of their trip in the old world. But Mr. Watson urged them strongly to visit Syracuse, since they were not likely to return to Sicily again and the most famous of all the ancient historic capitals was only a few hours' journey from Taormina. So it was finally decided to pass a week in Syracuse before returning to the continent, and preparations were at once begun for their departure.

Kenneth pleaded for one more day in which to finish his picture of Etna, and this was allowed him. Uncle John nevertheless confessed to being uneasy as long as they remained on the scene of his recent exciting experiences. Mr. Watson advised them all not to stray far from the hotel, as there was no certainty that Il Duca would not make another attempt to entrap them, or at least to be revenged for their escape from his clutches.

On the afternoon of the next day, however, they were startled by a call from the Duke in person. He was dressed in his usual faded velvet costume and came to them leading by the hand a beautiful little girl.

The nieces gazed at the child in astonishment.

Tato wore a gray cloth gown, ill-fitting and of coarse material; but no costume could destroy the fairy-like perfection of her form or the daintiness of her exquisite features. With downcast eyes and a troubled expression she stood modestly before them until Patsy caught her rapturously in her arms and covered her face with kisses.

1. Who was wanted to get somewhere?
2. Where did he want to go?
3. What did Mr. Watson do?
4. Why?
5. What did they canvas?
6. How?
7. What was a few hours away from Taormina?
8. How long did they decide to stay in Syracuse?
9. Who pleaded?
10. What did he want?
11. To do what?
12. Did Uncle John confess?
13. What was he feeling?
14. Did Mr. Watson advise them?
15. Who might try to entrap them?
16. Who visited them?
17. When?
18. What was he dressed in?
19. Who wore a gray gown?
20. Who caught her rapturously?

1. . Uncle John
2. Rome and Venice,
3. urged them to visit Syracus
4. since they were not likely to return to Sicily again
5. their future travels
6. considerable earnestness.
7. most famous of all the ancient historic capitals w
8. a week
9. Kenneth
10. one more day
11. to finish his picture of Etna
12. yes
13. Uneasy
14. yes
15. Il Duca
16. the duke
17. the enxt day
18. his usual faded velvet costume
19. Tato
20. patsy


Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: "RS"), is a nation state located in the southern Central Europe, variously classified as part of Eastern and Southern Europe. The country is located at the crossroads of main European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers and has a population of 2.06 million. It is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, European Union, and NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana.

The territory is mostly mountainous with a mainly continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral that has a sub-Mediterranean climate and the north-western area that has an Alpine climate. Additionally, the Dinaric Alps and the Pannonian Plain meet on the territory of Slovenia. The country, marked by a significant biological diversity, is one of the most water-rich in Europe, with a dense river network, a rich aquifer system, and significant karst underground watercourses. Over half of the territory is covered by forest. The human settlement of Slovenia is dispersed and uneven.

Slovenia has historically been the crossroads of West Slavic, South Slavic, Germanic, Romance, and Hungarian languages and culture. Although the population is not homogeneous, the majority is Slovene. South Slavic language Slovene is the official language throughout the country. Slovenia is a largely secularized country, but its culture and identity have been significantly influenced by Catholicism as well as Lutheranism. The economy of Slovenia is small, open, and export-oriented and has been strongly influenced by international conditions. It has been severely hurt by the Eurozone crisis, started in the late 2000s. The main economic field is services, followed by industry and construction.

Answer the following questions:
1. what nation has Ljublijana as the capital?
2. what's the official name?
3. what is another name for it?
4. how is it abbreviated?
5. where is it?
6. where is it considered to belong?
7. which border does it share with Italy?
8. who does it border to the north?
9. what about northeast?
10. and where does it border croatiA?
11. and does it border a body of water?
12. which border?
13. what is the population?
14. which city is the biggest?
15. does it belong to the UN?
16. NATO?
17. and what else?
18. what type of government do they have?

1. Slovenia
2. the Republic of Slovenia
3. Slovene
4. RS
5. in southern Central Europe
6. as part of Eastern and Southern Europe
7. its western border
8. Austria
9. Hungary
10. to the south and southeast
11. the Adriatic Sea
12. the southwestern border
13. 2.06 million.
14. Ljubljana
15. yes
16. yes
17. the European Union
18. a parliamentary republic


There was once a group of kittens who all liked to play together. Their names were Fluffy, Snowball, Cookie Monster, and Larry. Fluffy was the leader of the group, and whatever he said, the others did. One day he said, "Hey, everybody, let's go chase some mice." Everyone said "Yes!" except Larry. Larry did not want to chase mice. Larry wanted to drink some milk. He told Fluffy, and Fluffy only said "too bad." So everyone went off to chase mice. The next day Fluffy said, "Hey, everybody, let's go annoy the dogs." Everyone said "Yes" except Larry. Larry thought it was a bad idea. He told Fluffy, and Fluffy only said, "Too bad." So everyone went off to annoy the dogs. Except Larry. When the cats annoyed the dogs, the dogs became very angry. They started growling. They caught the kittens in their paws. The kittens yelled, "Help us!" Larry heard, and he ran over and hissed at the dogs. The dogs could not see Larry, only his shadow, which looked very big. The dogs got scared and ran away, and the kittens cheered. "Yay Larry! We'll do anything you want!"

1. How many kittens were there?
2. Who was in charge?
3. What did Larry desire?
4. Did he get it?
5. What did the group do?
6. Did they do something else?
7. What did they do?
8. Did they get hurt?
9. How did they survive?
10. Did the dogs stay?

Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. Four
2. Fluffy
3. milk
4. no
5. chased mice
6. yes
7. annoyed the dogs
8. no
9. Larry hissed at the dogs
10. no


Chapter XVIII

The Hound Restored

On the third day after his arrival at the camp Archie received orders to prepare to start with the hound, with the earl and a large party of men-at-arms, in search of Bruce. A traitor had just come in and told them where Bruce had slept the night before. Reluctantly Archie unfastened the chain from the pole, and holding the end in his hand went round with Hector to the front of the pavilion. He was resolved that if under the dog's guidance the party came close up with Bruce, he would kill the dog and then try to escape by fleetness of foot, though of this, as there were so many mounted men in the party, he had but slight hope. Led by the peasant they proceeded to the hut, which was five miles away in the hills. On reaching it Hector at once became greatly excited. He sniffed here and there, eagerly hunted up and down the cottage, then made a circuit round it, and at last, with a loud deep bay he started off with his nose to the ground, pulling so hard at the chain that Archie had difficulty in keeping up with him. Pembroke and his knights rode a little behind, followed by their men-at-arms.

"I pray you, Sir Earl," Archie said, "keep not too close to my traces, for the sound of the horse's hoofs and the jingling of the equipments make him all the more impatient to get forward, and even now it taxes all my strength to hold him in."

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. To whom did Archie pray?
2. And what should Sir Earl not get too close to?
3. What does the sound of horse's hoofs make him impatient to do?
4. Is Archie having a bit of trouble keeping him in check?
5. What did Archie receive after his arrival at camp?
6. How many days after his arrival did he receive those?
7. What was he told to start to do?
8. With what?
9. Who gave them information about Bruce?
10. What had he told them?
11. Was Archie eager or reluctant to go?
12. What's the dog's name?
13. Did he plan on killing it if it came close to Bruce?
14. Would he try to escape on a train then?
15. How would he get away?
16. Does Archive have a lot of hope that would work?
17. Why not?
18. What did Hector become excited at?
19. What type of noise did he make?
20. Whose knights were they?

1. Sir Earl
2. Archie's traces.
3. Makes him impatient to go forward
4. Yes
5. Orders
6. 3 days
7. Search for Bruce
8. with the hound, with the earl and a large party of men-at-arms
9. A traitor
10. Where Bruce slept
11. Reluctant
12. Hector
13. Yes
14. No
15. by foot
16. No
17. Too many mounted men
18. The hut
19. Loud deep bay
20. Pembroke


Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER II

THE RULERS OF FRANCE

Great activity reigned in the corridors and kitchens of the old château. M. le Chef--the only true rival the immortal Vatel ever had--in white cap and apron, calm and self-possessed as a field-marshal in the hour of victory, and surrounded by an army of scullions and wenches, was directing the operations of dishing-up--the crowning glory of his arduous labours. Pies and patties, haunches of venison, trout and carp from the Rhine were placed on gold and silver dishes and adorned with tasteful ornaments of truly architectural beauty and monumental proportions. These were then handed over to the footmen, who, resplendent in gorgeous liveries of scarlet and azure, hurried along the marble passages carrying the masterpieces of culinary art to the banqueting-hall beyond, whilst the butlers, more sedate and dignified in sober garb of puce or brown, stalked along in stately repose bearing the huge tankards and crystal jugs.

All of the best that the fine old Château d'Aumont could provide was being requisitioned to-night, since M. le Duc and Mlle. Lydie, his daughter, were giving a farewell banquet to Charles Edward Stuart by the grace of God--if not by the will of the people--King of Great Britain and Ireland and all her dependencies beyond the seas.

For him speeches were made, toasts drunk and glasses raised; for him the ducal veneries had been ransacked, the ducal cellars shorn of their most ancient possessions; for him M. le Chef had raged and stormed for five hours, had expended the sweat of his brow and the intricacies of his brain; for him the scullions' backs had smarted, the wenches' cheeks had glowed, all to do honour to the only rightful King of England about to quit the hospitable land of France in order to conquer that island kingdom which his grandfather had lost.

1. Where was the banquet being held?
2. what was it called?
3. who was throwing the party?
4. for whom?
5. who was he?
6. what were some of the foods served?
7. What did the footmen wear?
8. Did the butlers wear the same?
9. what did they wear?
10. what did the butlers carry?
11. how long did it take the chef to prepare the banquet?

1. the old château
2. Château d'Aumont
3. M. le Duc and Mlle. Lydie
4. Charles Edward Stuart
5. King of Great Britain
6. venison, trout and carp
7. gorgeous liveries of scarlet and azure
8. no
9. sober garb of puce or brown
10. huge tankards and crystal jugs
11. five hours


Read the text and answer the questions.

Can you imagine keeping an alien dog as a pet? This is what happens in CJ7--a wonderful movie made in China. Maybe some of you saw it. It came out in January, 2008. The movie is about a poor man Ti, his son Dicky and their alien dog CJ7. Dicky, a 10-year-old boy, lives a poor life with his father Ti, a worker. One day,his father finds a ball in the trash and he gives it to Dicky. The ball becomes a cute alien dog. It's a small dog with big eyes and green hair. It can talk and do magic . Soon the dog comes to love Ti and his son. It goes to school with Dicky. It makes him laugh, but it makes trouble, too. When Ti falls off a building and dies, CJ7 saves his life. Because the dog loses all its power , it becomes a doll. But Dicky still wears the dog around his neck. He hopes that CJ7 will come back to life one day.

1. What does the ball turn into?
2. True or false: the dog is ugly.
3. How many characters are mentioned in this story?
4. What are their names?
5. Are they book characters?
6. Where do they appear, then?
7. Is the movie American?
8. Where was the film made?
9. Who does the dog love?
10. Did the dog stay a dog forever?
11. What did he become?
12. True or False: the boy loses the doll.
13. Where does he keep it, then?
14. Is the family rich?
15. What can the pet do?
16. Did the dad buy the ball?
17. How did he get it for his son?
18. What month was the film released?
19. And the year?

1. an alien dog
2. false
3. three
4. Ti, Dicky and CJ7
5. no
6. a movie
7. no
8. China.
9. Ti and his son
10. no
11. a doll.
12. False
13. around his neck
14. no
15. It can talk and do magic .
16. no
17. he found it in the trash
18. January
19. 2008.


Chapter XL. Keep Your Temper.

On the next day but one, Randal arranged his departure for Sydenham, so as to arrive at the hotel an hour before the time appointed for the dinner. His prospects of success, in pleading for a favorable reception of his brother's message, were so uncertain that he refrained--in fear of raising hopes which he might not be able to justify--from taking Herbert into his confidence. No one knew on what errand he was bent, when he left the house. As he took his place in the carriage, the newspaper boy appeared at the window as usual. The new number of a popular weekly journal had that day been published. Randal bought it.

After reading one or two of the political articles, he arrived at the columns specially devoted to "Fashionable Intelligence." Caring nothing for that sort of news, he was turning over the pages in search of the literary and dramatic articles, when a name not unfamiliar to him caught his eye. He read the paragraph in which it appeared.

"The charming widow, Mrs. Norman, is, we hear, among the distinguished guests staying at Buck's Hotel. It is whispered that the lady is to be shortly united to a retired naval officer of Arctic fame; now better known, perhaps, as one of our leading philanthropists."

The allusion to Bennydeck was too plain to be mistaken. Randal looked again at the first words in the paragraph. "The charming widow!" Was it possible that this last word referred to Catherine? To suppose her capable of assuming to be a widow, and--if the child asked questions--of telling Kitty that her father was dead, was, in Randal's estimation, to wrong her cruelly. With his own suspicions steadily contradicting him, he arrived at the hotel, obstinately believing that "the charming widow" would prove to be a stranger.

1. how many articles were read ?
2. what kind ?
3. where were the guest staying ?
4. what kind of guest ?
5. who is charming ?
6. is she charming ?
7. who arranged his leaving for somewhere ?
8. when ?
9. where was he going ?
10. how early did he want to get there ?
11. for what event ?
12. what was to plain ?
13. to where ?
14. whos father died ?
15. who would be a stranger ?
16. did he really beleive that ?
17. what were the 1st words in the passage ?
18. who is a philanthropists
19. of what type of fame ?
20. the columns were devoted to what ?

1. one or two
2. political
3. Buck's Hotel
4. distinguished
5. Mrs. Norman
6. yes
7. Randal
8. On the next day
9. Sydenham
10. hour before
11. dinner
12. allusion
13. Bennydeck
14. Kitty
15. widow
16. yes
17. he charming widow
18. naval officer
19. Arctic
20. Fashionable Intelligence


Make use of the article to answer the questions.

Myocardial infarction (MI) or acute myocardial infarction (AMI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow stops to a part of the heart causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may travel into the shoulder, arm, back, neck, or jaw. Often it is in the center or left side of the chest and lasts for more than a few minutes. The discomfort may occasionally feel like heartburn. Other symptoms may include shortness of breath, nausea, feeling faint, a cold sweat, or feeling tired. About 30% of people have atypical symptoms, with women more likely than men to present atypically. Among those over 75 years old, about 5% have had an MI with little or no history of symptoms. An MI may cause heart failure, an irregular heartbeat, or cardiac arrest.

Most MIs occur due to coronary artery disease. Risk factors include high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, lack of exercise, obesity, high blood cholesterol, poor diet, and excessive alcohol intake, among others. The mechanism of an MI often involves the complete blockage of a coronary artery caused by a rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque. MIs are less commonly caused by coronary artery spasms, which may be due to cocaine, significant emotional stress, and extreme cold, among others. A number of tests are useful to help with diagnosis, including electrocardiograms (ECGs), blood tests, and coronary angiography. An ECG may confirm an ST elevation MI if ST elevation is present. Commonly used blood tests include troponin and less often creatine kinase MB.

1. What can a heart attack symptom feel like?
2. Which symptom?
3. Can this pain travel?
4. Does it go to the lower part of the body?
5. What about the jaw?
6. The shoulder and arm?
7. What is the real name of a heart attack?
8. What disease usually causes this?
9. Does this involve the blocking of something?
10. What?
11. What happens to plaque?
12. Which kind of plaque?
13. Can smoking increase this possibility?
14. What can be caused by drug use?
15. Are there tests around for diagnosis?
16. How many?
17. What kind of test is creatine kinase MB
18. Are women or men more likely to have atypical signs?
19. How many people have atypical signs?
20. Can being sick to your stomach be one?

1. heartburn
2. chest pain
3. yes
4. no
5. yes
6. yes
7. Myocardial infarction (MI) or acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
8. coronary artery disease
9. yes
10. a coronary artery
11. it ruptures
12. atherosclerotic plaque
13. yes
14. MI's are less commonly caused by them
15. yes
16. a number of them
17. a blood test
18. women
19. about 30% of people
20. yes


Make use of the article to answer the questions.

A fish that lives in America can live out. of water for months at a time, similar to how animals got used to land millions of years ago, a new study shows. The Mangrove Rivulus, a kind of little fish, lives in small pools of water. When their living place dries up, they live. on the land, said Scott Taylor, a researcher in Florida. The fish can grow as large as three inches. They group together and breathe air through their skin before they can find water again. The new scientific discovery came during a trip. "We were travelling for fun. and one day I kicked over a log and the fish came out," Taylor told reporters by telephone. He said he would make his study on the fish known to the public in an American magazine early next year. In lab tests, Taylor said he found the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating. Some other fish can live out of water for a short period of time. The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time, while lungfish found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water, but only in a not active way. But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the Mangrove Rivulus and keep active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at a Canadian University. More studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time. "These animals live in conditions similar to those millions of years ago, when animals began to move from water onto land," Wright said.

1. What kind of fish can live on land?
2. When does it do that?
3. How big are they?
4. Can any other fish live on land?
5. What kinds?
6. Who can be on land the longest?
7. How long is that?
8. How long can the walking catfish be out?
9. Where is it found?
10. What about the lungfish?
11. Does it do a lot on land?
12. What does it do?
13. Have they stayed the same over time?
14. What happened on a trip?
15. How was it made?
16. How do they stay out so long?
17. Who is Patricia?
18. Where?
19. Where does the Mangrove live normally?
20. Who is Scott Taylor?

1. The Mangrove Rivulus
2. When their living place dries up
3. three inches.
4. yes
5. The walking catfish
6. the Mangrove Rivulus
7. up to 66 days
8. hours
9. Southeast Asia
10. Australia, Africa and South America
11. no
12. not active
13. yes
14. new scientific discovery
15. he kicked over a log and the fish came out
16. without eating
17. a biologist
18. at a Canadian University
19. in small pools of water
20. a researcher


Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Providence is the capital of and most populous city in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, founded in 1636 and one of the oldest cities in the United States. It was founded by Roger Williams, a religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of "God's merciful Providence" which he believed was responsible for revealing such a haven for him and his followers to settle. The city is situated at the mouth of the Providence River at the head of Narragansett Bay.

Providence was one of the first cities in the country to industrialize and became noted for its textile manufacturing and subsequent machine tool, jewelry, and silverware industries. Today, the city of Providence is home to eight hospitals and seven institutions of higher learning which have shifted the city's economy into service industries, though it still retains some manufacturing activity. The city was once nicknamed the "Beehive of Industry"; it began rebranding itself as the "Creative Capital" in 2009 to emphasize its educational resources and arts community.

The city is located in Providence County and is the third most populous city in New England, after Boston and Worcester. Providence has a city population of 179,154; it is also part of the Providence metropolitan area which extends into southern Massachusetts. The Providence metropolitan area has an estimated population of 1,604,291, which exceeds that of Rhode Island as a whole by about 60%. This can be considered, in turn, to be part of the Greater Boston commuting area, which contains 7.6 million people.

1. What was Providence once nicknamed?
2. When did it rebrand itself as the "Creative Captial"?
3. Which state is it the capital of?
4. What year was it founded?
5. By who?
6. What did he name the area for?
7. How many hospitals does it have?
8. And how many institutions of higher education?
9. What county is it in?
10. What is the population of the city?
11. What about the population of the metropolitan area?
12. And how many are in the Greater Boston commuting area?

1. "Beehive of Industry"
2. 2009
3. Rhode Island
4. 1636
5. Roger Williams
6. in honor of "God's merciful Providence"
7. eight
8. seven
9. Providence County
10. 179,154
11. 1,604,291
12. 7.6 million


Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The German news outlet Der Spiegel has published photographs of what appear to be two U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan posing over the bodies of dead Afghans -- images which threaten to further complicate the American military effort there.

Two images show the soldiers kneeling by a bloody body sprawled over a patch of sand and grass. A third shows what appears to be two bodies propped up, back to back, against a post in front of a military vehicle.

Der Spiegel identifies the soldiers as Spc. Jeremy Morlock and Pfc. Andrew Holmes, who are both facing charges relating to the wrongful deaths of Afghan civilians.

Specifically, Holmes is charged with the premeditated deaths of three civilians, possessing a dismembered human finger, wrongfully possessing photographs of human casualties, and smoking hashish.

He is also accused of conspiring with Morlock to shoot at a civilian and then toss a grenade so it would look like the soldiers were under attack.

Morlock is charged with three counts of murder. He is accused of killing one Afghan civilian in January 2010 with a grenade and rifle; killing another in May 2010 in a similar manner; and shooting a third to death in February 2010.

U.S. military rules also prohibit "taking or retaining individual souvenirs or trophies," which the photographs may be construed as.

The trial for the two soldiers is being conducted at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. Morlock's court martial is slated to begin Wednesday, while the start date for Holmes' court martial has not been publicly announced.

Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions.

1. Der Spiegel
2. Germany
3. posing over the bodies of dead Afghans
4. bloody
5. propped up, back to back
6. military vehicle.
7. taking or retaining individual souvenirs or trophies
8. Jeremy Morlock
9. Pfc. Andrew Holmes
10. Holmes is charged with the premeditated deaths of three civilians

1. What news agency showed photos of American soldiers?
2. From what country?
3. What were the soldiers doing in the photos?
4. What was the condition of the body?
5. What does another photo show?
6. Near what?
7. What could the photos be construed as?
8. What is the name of one of the soldiers?
9. The other?
10. What is Holmes being charged with?


Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

(CNN) -- Momentum is mounting against the NCAA, the century-old body that governs college sports.

A federal judge has just heard one case calling for revenue from TV deals to be shared with student athletes and she will likely take on two more landmark suits this year that seek something even bigger -- a free market in college sports.

At the same time, Northwestern University is appealing a ruling that would allow football players to unionize.

Here are five things you need to know about what just happened and what's coming.

The end of some of the biggest traditions?

National championships. Age-old rivalries. Larger-than-life game day atmospheres.

That's what's at stake, according to NCAA President Mark Emmert, who described a doomsday scenario if college athletes are paid, when he testified in the case brought by former UCLA basketball star Ed O'Bannon.

Emmert said many school leaders have told him they would not want to pay for athletes. Instead they might opt out of Division I sports into Division II where there is less money for coaches, facilities and scholarships.

Schools that did stay in D1 would likely have to cut less popular sports to afford to pay athletes, he said.

And the schools that chose to pay would probably never play the schools that chose not to pay -- preventing a true national championship and putting an end to traditional rivalry games that are fan favorites, Emmert said.

But that idea is rejected by one of O'Bannon's lawyers, Bill Isaacson.

"The millions of sports fans who watch these games and everyone at the networks that broadcasts them knows that the games will continue to be played," he said.

1. what sports body is the focus of the article?
2. what is being debated?
3. how many things does the article want you to know?
4. who is the president of the NCAA?
5. did he tesitfy?
6. who brought the case?
7. what division has less money for coaches?
8. what other things do they have less money for?
9. whose lawyer rejected rejected the idea of the national championship tradition being at risk?
10. what was his name?
11. how many sports fans watch these game?
12. who told Emmert that they would not pay for athletes?
13. what might they do as an alternative?
14. who is appealing the ruling that allows football players to unionize?
15. how many more cases will the judge likely here this year?
16. what is the case that she just heard calling for?

1. NCAA
2. The ability of football players to unionize
3. five
4. Mark Emmert
5. Yes
6. Ed O'Bannon
7. Division II
8. facilities and scholarships
9. O'Bannon
10. Bill Isaacson
11. millions
12. school leaders
13. they might opt out of Division I sports
14. Northwestern University
15. two more
16. revenue from TV deals to be shared with student athletes


Buenos Aires ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. "Buenos aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the first one was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre". The Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas, with a population of around 17 million.

The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include the towns of Belgrano and Flores; both are now neighborhoods of the city. The 1994 constitutional amendment granted the city autonomy, hence its formal name: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Autonomous City of Buenos Aires). Its citizens first elected a chief of government (i.e. mayor) in 1996; previously, the mayor was directly appointed by the President of the Republic.

1. What does buenos aires mean?
2. does it belong to the provinces?
3. what was it considered?
4. when was it removed from the province?
5. it is the capial of what?
6. what is its population?
7. what part of the continent can you find it?
8. Who did the citizens elect in 1996?
9. also known as?
10. did they always elect mayors?
11. how was it done before?
12. by who?
13. what was its origanal name?
14. how about its formal name?
15. what does that translate to?
16. How many towns were added to the city limits after it was removed from the province?
17. what were they?
18. are they still part of the city?
19. What continent is Buenos Aires found on?
20. what century was it found in?

Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. "fair winds" or "good airs"
2. No
3. it is an autonomous district
4. 1880
5. Argentina
6. 17 million
7. southeastern coast
8. chief of government
9. mayor
10. No
11. directly appointed
12. the President of the Republic
13. Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre
14. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
15. Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
16. Two
17. Belgrano and Flores
18. Yes
19. South America
20. 16th


Brendan loves cats. He owns 8 cats. He has 7 girl cats and only 1 boy cat. Brendan brushes the cats' hair every day. He makes sure to feed them every morning and evening and always checks to see if the cats have water. Sometimes he feeds them special treats because he loves them. Each cat gets 3 treats. He doesn't give them food like chips and cake and candy, because those foods aren't good for cats. He likes to play with the cats. The cats like to chase balls of paper that Brendan makes for them. Some of his cats have orange fur, some have black fur, some are spotted and one is white. The white cat is Brendan's favorite. She is the first cat he owned. Her name is Snowball. When he first got Snowball she was a kitten. His other cats are named Fluffy, Salem, Jackie, Cola, Snickers, Pumpkin and Whiskers.

Answer this series of questions:

1. What does he care for?
2. How many does he have?
3. Are there more males or females?
4. How many?
5. What is groomed?
6. What do they get fed?
7. How many?
8. Why?
9. What foods are avoided?
10. Why?
11. What toys do they like?
12. Who creates them?
13. What colors are the felines?
14. Which is the most liked?
15. Is this his original one?
16. What is its gender?
17. What does he call it?
18. Is there one called Binky?
19. How about Scruff?

1. cats
2. Eight
3. females
4. 7 girl cats and only 1 boy cat
5. cat's hair
6. treats
7. Three
8. because he loves them
9. chips and cake and candy
10. because those foods aren't good for cats
11. balls of paper
12. Brendan
13. orange, black, spotted, and white
14. The white cat
15. the white cat
16. female
17. Snowball
18. No
19. No


Make use of the article to answer the questions.

CHAPTER XII

"Throw your coat down anywhere, Miss Baldwin," Wingate invited, as he ushered that young lady into his rooms soon after eleven o'clock on the following evening. "Now what can I give you? There are some sandwiches here--ham and pâté-de-foie-gras, I think. Whisky and soda or some hock?"

"A pâté sandwich and some plain soda water, please," Sarah replied, taking off the long motoring coat which concealed her evening clothes. "I have been fined for everything except disorderly driving--daren't risk that. Thanks!" she went on. "What ripping sandwiches! And quite a good play, wasn't it?"

"I am glad you enjoyed it."

"It was a swindle Josephine not turning up," Sarah continued, as she stretched herself out in Wingate's easy-chair. "Domestic ructions again, I suppose. How I do hate that husband of hers!"

"It was disappointing," he admitted.

There was a brief pause, during which Sarah finished her sandwiches and lit a cigarette.

"Wilshaw seems to be having a little trouble with the outside porter," her host remarked presently.

"It must cost him at least half a sovereign every time I leave the cab," Sarah sighed.

"How much do you make a week out of your driving, if it isn't too personal a question?" he enquired.

"It depends upon how much Jimmy's got."

"Is he your only client, then?"

"He very seldom gives me a chance of another. Once or twice I've refused to be engaged by the day, but he sends his man around to the garage and I find him sitting in the cab when I arrive."

1. Who did Wingate talk to?
2. What is her first name?
3. Does she smoke?
4. When did this exchange happen?
5. On the same evening?
6. Is Sarah old?
7. Who didn't turn up?
8. What kind of chair was Sarah sitting on?
9. Why did Josephine not turn up?
10. When did Sarah finish her sandwiches?
11. Does Sarah like Josephine's husband?
12. Who is having trouble with the outside porter?
13. How much does it cost him?
14. When what happens?
15. Does Wingate ask Sarah about money?
16. Who does she mention in her reply?
17. Where can Sarah throw her coat?
18. What kind of sandwiches are there?

1. Miss Baldwin
2. Sarah
3. Yes
4. soon after eleven o'clock
5. No
6. No
7. Josephine
8. Wingate's easy-chair
9. unknown
10. brief pause
11. No
12. Wilshaw
13. at least half a sovereign
14. every time I leave the cab
15. Yes
16. Jimmy
17. anywhere
18. -ham and pâté-de-foie-gras


Read the text and answer the questions.

My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr3:-@ kids FTF. ILNY, it's gr8. Can you understand this sentence? If you can't, don't feel too bad; neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or cell phones. To new comers, it can look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the translation of the sentence above? My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York. It's great. School teachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students' writing. They fear the language could become corrupted . "Everyone should just relax", say linguists . They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing, has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nurberg, from Stanford University, agrees. "People get better at writing by writing," he says. "kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mails, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than their parents." Linguist James says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can _ that when today's teenagers become tomorrow's parents. They too will think this way. James argues that languages do not and cannot become corrupted. They simply change to meet the new needs. However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write standard English. Cynthia McVey says, "I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it's important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but learning to write proper English is a must for their future." Perhaps we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, aged 12, says, "I wouldn't use text language in my homework. Texting is just for fun. "

1. who is David Crystal?
2. what does he think netspeak creates?
3. where does Geoffrey work?
4. who has three children?
5. what does cwot mean?
6. what does gf mean?
7. what is this language called?
8. where is it found?
9. who thinks it harms the language?
10. what can be seen in the kids writing?
11. who thinks everyone should calm down?
12. who works at Stanford University?
13. how long have young people been thought to be ruining the language?
14. who thinks netspeak may not be a bad thing?
15. how does one get better at writing?
16. who becomes tomorrow's parents?
17. what cannot become corrupted?
18. who needs to learn standard english?
19. what is a lost art?
20. what is James' job?

1. Professor at the University of Wales
2. A new language use
3. Stanford University
4. my brother
5. complete waste of time
6. girlfriend
7. Netspeak
8. On the internet or cell phones
9. School teachers and parents
10. spelling and grammatical mistakes
11. linguists
12. Geoffrey Nurberg
13. for centuries
14. linguists
15. By writing
16. teenagers
17. languages
18. young people
19. diary writing
20. linguist


One day Billy and Sandy went to the neighborhood fair. They were so exited because this year Bob the clown was going to be there. They had heard a lot about Bob the clown, he was funny and knew a lot of balloon tricks. He always made the kids laugh and gave out small prizes to many of the children at the fair. Billy and Sandy had even heard that sometimes Bob the clown would give out free cotton candy and candy apples. They had waited all year and were so excited. They did all their chores and cleaned their rooms so they could go to the fair. When they got to the fair they were so happy to see that Bob the clown was handing out cotton candy and candy apples. Billy and Sandy waited in line and then once it was their turn Billy got a balloon in the shape of a dog and Sandy got a big bag of cotton candy. They were both happy and could not wait to tell their friends all about Bob the clown.

Answer this series of questions:

1. How many people went to the fair?
2. who?
3. what fair?
4. who else was going to be there?
5. who was he?
6. was he funny?
7. what'd they do so they were allowed to go?
8. did they clean their rooms too?
9. Was Bob there?
10. what was he doing?
11. anything else?
12. Was there a line?

1. Two
2. Billy and Sandy
3. the one in the neighborhood
4. Bob
5. the clown
6. Yes
7. Their chores
8. Yes
9. Yes
10. giving cotton candy
11. candy apples
12. yes


CHAPTER IV.

Lady Wallinger and Edith were together in the morning room of Hellingsley, the morrow after the arrival of Oswald. Edith was arranging flowers in a vase, while her aunt was embroidering a Spanish peasant in correct costume. The daughter of Millbank looked as bright and fragrant as the fair creations that surrounded her. Beautiful to watch her as she arranged their forms and composed their groups; to mark her eye glance with gratification at some happy combination of colour, or to listen to her delight as they wafted to her in gratitude their perfume. Oswald and Sir Joseph were surveying the stables; Mr. Millbank, who had been daily expected for the last week from the factories, had not yet arrived.

'I must say he gained my heart from the first,' said Lady Wallinger.

'I wish the gardener would send us more roses,' said Edith.

'He is so very superior to any young man I ever met,' continued Lady Wallinger.

'I think we must have this vase entirely of roses; don't you think so, aunt?' inquired her niece.

'I am fond of roses,' said Lady Wallinger. 'What beautiful bouquets Mr. Coningsby gave us at Paris, Edith!'

'Beautiful!'

'I must say, I was very happy when I met Mr. Coningsby again at Cambridge,' said Lady Wallinger. 'It gave me much greater pleasure than seeing any of the colleges.'

'How delighted Oswald seems at having Mr. Coningsby for a companion again!' said Edith.

'And very naturally,' said Lady Wallinger. 'Oswald ought to deem himself fortunate in having such a friend. I am sure the kindness of Mr. Coningsby when we met him at Cambridge is what I never shall forget. But he always was my favourite from the first time I saw him at Paris. Do you know, Edith, I liked him best of all your admirers.'

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. Was someone in the morning room alone?
2. Who was there?
3. When?
4. What was Edith doing?
5. And the other woman?
6. What was she embroidering?
7. Where was Oswald?
8. Was he alone?
9. Who was with him?
10. What were the two doing?
11. Who had yet to arrive?
12. Where was he supposed to arrive from?
13. What did Edith want?
14. From whom?
15. Did Lady Wallinger describe him as substandard?
16. Did her niece want other flowers in the vase?
17. What city had they gotten them at before?
18. Who gave them?
19. Where did the recipient run into him again?
20. Who was happy to see him again?

1. no
2. Lady Wallinger and Edith
3. the morrow after the arrival of Oswald
4. arranging flowers
5. embroidering
6. a Spanish peasant in correct costume
7. the stables
8. no
9. Sir Joseph
10. surveying the stables
11. Mr. Millbank
12. the factories
13. more roses
14. the gardener
15. no
16. no
17. Paris
18. Mr. Coningsby
19. Cambridge
20. Oswald


There once was a little old lady who had no friends. She rode her bike to and from the store and didn't say hello to anyone along the way. One day she saw a little girl crying in the street. No one else was around to take care of the girl so the little old lady stopped her bike and asked the girl, "What is wrong, Dear?" The little girl said, "I hurt my knee when I fell down!" "Oh dear!" cried the little old lady and bent down and looked at the girl's knee. "It looks to me like you have a scrape," she said. The little girl cried and the little old lady said, "Don't worry, all boo-boos hurt a little but it's the medicine that makes it go away." The little old lady bent down and blew on the girl's knee and whispered, "Go away, go away, no boo-boos here today!" The little girl smiled and that little old lady found her first friend.

1. Who was antosocial at first?
2. WHo did she find?
3. Where her parents around?
4. Was she ok?
5. How badly was she hurt?
6. How did the woman help her?
7. What else did she do?
8. WHat happened then?
9. Did she like the woman who helped?
10. How many friends she have now?

1. the old lady
2. a little girl
3. No one else was around to take care of the girl
4. no
5. no
6. she blew on her knee
7. whispered
8. the girll smiled
9. yes
10. one


(CNN) -- Justin Bieber's newest friend is Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who survived an attack by the Taliban and now advocates for girls' rights.

Yousafzai has met with President Barack Obama, Queen Elizabeth II and many others, but her online encounter with Bieber on Wednesday is likely to make her the envy of teen girls around the world.

Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai meets with Queen

Bieber, 20, made sure his fans knew, posting a screenshot of his conversation with the 17-year-old activist on Twitter: "Just got to FaceTime with Malala Yousafzai. She has such an incredible story. I can't wait to meet her in person and talk about how I can support her and the @malalafund. #love"

The Pakistani Taliban targeted Yousafzai for assassination in 2012 because of her outspoken support for girls' education in her native country.

Yousafzai, who has not posted any tweets about her time with Bieber, did confide to CNN's Christiane Amanpour last year that she was a Bieber fan.

Bieber's representative said she had "no official comment," including about if there are plans for the two to meet in person.

The Bravest Girl in the World

Despite Bieber's reputation as an out-of-control celebrity, earned partly from three arrests earlier this year, the pop idol has an impressive track record of good deeds.

Bieber has helped grant the wishes of more than 200 children through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which fulfills the wishes of children diagnosed with a life-threatening medical conditions.

One recent recipient was Grace Kesablak, who was Bieber's date to the Young Hollywood Awards in Los Angeles last month whe the singer was given the "Champ of Charity Award."

1. How many times was Bieber taken into custody this year?
2. What kind of reputation has gotten?
3. Does he do good things too?
4. How many kids were given wishes because of him?
5. Who was one of them?
6. Where did he take her?
7. Where was that?
8. Did he win anything?
9. What?
10. Who was he Facetiming with?
11. Where is she from?
12. What did she live through?
13. by who?
14. How old is she?
15. Why did they attack her?
16. Where?
17. What year did that happen?
18. Did Bieber take a screenshot of their talk?
19. Where did he put it/
20. How old is he?

1. three
2. out-of-control celebrity
3. Yes
4. more than 200
5. Grace Kesablak
6. Young Hollywood Awards
7. Los Angeles
8. Yes
9. Champ of Charity Award
10. Malala Yousafzai.
11. Pakistan
12. attack
13. the Taliban
14. 17
15. outspoken support for girls' education
16. Pakistan
17. 2012
18. Yes
19. Twitter
20. 20


CHAPTER XXXIV

Arthur remained at the gate while Ruth climbed Maria's front steps. She heard the rapid click of the type-writer, and when Martin let her in, found him on the last page of a manuscript. She had come to make certain whether or not he would be at their table for Thanksgiving dinner; but before she could broach the subject Martin plunged into the one with which he was full.

"Here, let me read you this," he cried, separating the carbon copies and running the pages of manuscript into shape. "It's my latest, and different from anything I've done. It is so altogether different that I am almost afraid of it, and yet I've a sneaking idea it is good. You be judge. It's an Hawaiian story. I've called it 'Wiki-wiki.'"

His face was bright with the creative glow, though she shivered in the cold room and had been struck by the coldness of his hands at greeting. She listened closely while he read, and though he from time to time had seen only disapprobation in her face, at the close he asked:-

"Frankly, what do you think of it?"

"I--I don't know," she, answered. "Will it--do you think it will sell?"

"I'm afraid not," was the confession. "It's too strong for the magazines. But it's true, on my word it's true."

"But why do you persist in writing such things when you know they won't sell?" she went on inexorably. "The reason for your writing is to make a living, isn't it?"

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. What was Martin working on?
2. What was it called?
3. Does it take place in Tahiti?
4. Where?
5. How many similar stories had he written before?
6. Does he think it's bad
7. How sure is he?
8. Who did he tell that to?
9. Why was she there?
10. Did he answer her?
11. Did she ask?
12. Did she come with anyone else?
13. Who?
14. Where did she leave him?
15. Who does Martin live with?
16. Does Ruth read his manuscript to herself?
17. Who reads it?
18. Does he ask her opinion after?
19. Does she love it?
20. Why does he believe it may not sell?

1. A manuscript
2. Wiki-wiki
3. No
4. In Hawai'i
5. None
6. No
7. He has a sneaking idea
8. To Ruth
9. To see whether he is coming for Thanksgiving
10. No
11. No
12. Yes
13. WIth Arthur
14. At the gate
15. Maria
16. No
17. Martin
18. Yes
19. No
20. It's too strong for the magazines


Jack and Mackenzie wanted to do something fun during their day off from school. They knew that the library had story time on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Their mother told them they could go to the library every Tuesday for their story time. They packed up the car and drove to the library, ready for a fun morning.

When they arrived to the story room, there were lots of other children their age, all sitting cross-legged and ready for the story of the day. The teacher told them they would be reading "The Wild Horse". She began to tell the story of Majestic, the wild horse who could not be calmed. His people had tried and tried to break him, but he was wild at heart. Every time they took him to the river to drink, he would run straight into the water and get soaking wet! He would splash and play until he was ready to go back home, where he would sleep for hours, having worn himself out playing.

Answer the following questions:
1. Did the library have story time?
2. what days
3. did Jack and Mackenzie want to go?
4. when did they have time free?
5. did their mom say it was ok to go?
6. what vehicle did they use to get there?
7. what was the name of the story?
8. were there other children there?
9. how were they sitting?
10. were there many of them?
11. what was the name of the horse in the story?
12. was he wild or calm?
13. what did he run into?
14. did he get wet?
15. how wet?
16. was he calm or did he splash?
17. where did he go when he was done?
18. what did he do once there?
19. for how long?
20. was he tired?

1. yes
2. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
3. yes
4. Tuesday
5. yes
6. car
7. "The Wild Horse"
8. yes
9. cross-legged
10. yes
11. Majestic
12. wild
13. water
14. yes
15. soaking
16. splash
17. home
18. sleep
19. hours
20. yes


Read the text and answer the questions.

There once was a boy named John who was a good superhero. He thought he was a superhero, at least. His mommy made him eat his cereal with yoghurt every morning so he could stay strong. Today he had to go to school and he wasn't very happy about that. After breakfast he walked to the bus stop. There he found his neighbor Ashley, who was also an evil superhero. John thought she was an evil superhero at least. When John got to the bus stop, Ashley made a silly face at him. Then she dared him to lick a worm she found on the sidewalk. John had super powers, so he said yes to the dare. He picked up the worm. It was slimy and gross. It wiggled around between his fingers. John closed his eyes and licked it. Ashley laughed so hard, she fell to the ground. But John felt like a real superhero who had won the day for good kids everywhere. First thing tomorrow, John would start wearing a cape to school. He hoped his mommy would let him wear it. The bus came and Ashley was still sitting on the ground laughing. John had a great, superhero kind of thought. He put the worm in her hair. Now Ashley was screaming! John the superhero got in trouble for that.

1. What was the child's name?
2. WHat was he?
3. WHat did he eat for breakfast?
4. Why was he unhappy?
5. Who did he see at the bus stop?
6. WHat did she do first?
7. And then?
8. Did he do it?
9. Why?
10. What did he decide to do on the next day?
11. Whose permission did he need?
12. WHat did John do to Ashley?
13. WHat did she do then?
14. How often did he have breakfast?

1. John
2. a good superhero
3. cereal with yoghurt
4. he had to go to school
5. his neighbor Ashley
6. made a silly face at him
7. she dared him to lick a worm she found on the sidewalk
8. yes
9. because he had super powers
10. wear a cape
11. his mommy
12. put the worm in her hair
13. scream
14. every morning


Luna the hawk wanted some socks. It was the middle of winter and sitting on tree branches made her feet very cold. Luna hoped that her friends could help her find some socks. She flew to the old maple tree where Olive the owl lived.

"Olive, may I please borrow a pair of your socks?" she asked.

Olive the owl looked surprised. "Luna, I have no use for socks because my legs and toes have thick feathers. Go visit one of the animals that walk on four legs. They might have extra socks you could borrow."

Luna flew across the field and landed next to the icy creek. Rose the raccoon was teaching her six babies how to wash their paws. The water was very cold, but the babies were having fun.

"Rose, my bare legs and bare toes are so cold, may I please borrow a pair of your socks?" begged Luna.

Rose laughed hard. "Silly Luna, I do not have socks. Look at my legs and feet. They are covered with thick, warm fur. I'm sorry I cannot help you. Go visit the humans. Sometimes I tip over their garbage cans at night when I am looking for food. Once I saw a pair of socks."

Luna was very afraid of humans. Her grandmother and mother had warned her about them. She was told that some humans are mean and hurt hawks. Her feet were so cold that it was difficult to grip tree branches. She became brave. She flew to the farmhouse on the big hill. When she landed on the roof, she could not believe her eyes. She saw socks! In late autumn, Henrietta the human had put laundry outside to dry and she had forgotten to bring in one tiny pair of socks. The socks were hanging on the clothesline by two wooden pins. Luna used her powerful beak to break the pins. She put on the socks and then flew back to her home in the huge tree. When she landed, her feet were warm and dry. Luna was very happy.

Answer the following questions:
1. What season was it?
2. What did Luna need?
3. Who did she first ask for socks?
4. Where does Olive live?
5. Did she have socks?
6. Why not?
7. Where did Luna fly to next?
8. Who was she looking for there?
9. How many babies does she have?
10. Why didn't she have socks for Luna?
11. Is Luna comfortable around people?
12. Who warned her about them?
13. Where did Luna see socks ?
14. Who put the socks there?
15. What did Luna use to break the clothes pins?
16. How did she feel when she returned home?

1. winter
2. socks
3. Olive the owl
4. in the maple tree
5. no
6. her legs and toes have feathers
7. next to the creek
8. Rose the raccoon
9. Six
10. her legs were covered with fur.
11. no
12. Her grandmother and mother
13. on the clothesline
14. Henrietta the human
15. her beak
16. happy.


CHAPTER NINE.

A STORM BREWING--IT BURSTS, AND PRODUCES CONSEQUENCES--THE PARTY TAKE TO THE WATER PER FORCE--ALL SAVED.

"Ah, Bryan! `a friend in need is a friend indeed,'" said Frank, as he sat on a rock watching the blacksmith and his two Indians while they performed the operation of skinning the bear, whose timely destruction has been related in the last chapter. "I must say I never saw a man stand his ground so well, with a brute like that stealing kisses from his cheek. Were they sweet, Bryan? Did they remind you of the fair maid of Derry, hey?"

"Ah! thrue for ye," replied the blacksmith, as he stepped to a rock for the purpose of whetting his knife; "yer honour was just in time to save me a power o' throuble. Bad skran to the baste! it would have taken three or four rounds at laste to have finished him nately off, for there's no end o' fat on his ribs that would have kep' the knife from goin' far in."

Frank laughed at this free-and-easy way of looking at it. "So you think you would have killed him, do you, if I had not saved you the trouble?"

"Av coorse I do. Shure a man is better than a baste any day; and besides, had I not a frind at my back ridy to help me?" Bryan cast a comical leer at La Roche as he said this, and the poor Frenchman blushed, for he felt that his conduct in the affair had not been very praiseworthy. It is due to La Roche to say, however, that no sooner had he found himself at the top of the tree, and had a moment to reflect, than he slid rapidly to the bottom again, and ran to the assistance of his friend, not, however, in time to render such assistance available, as he came up just at the moment the bear fell.

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. Is there a dead animal?
2. What kind?
3. What is being done with it?
4. By whom?
5. What's his name?
6. Is anyone else there?
7. Anyone else?
8. Are they friends?
9. What did Frank say the animal was doing to his buddy?
10. Who is there from France?

1. yes
2. a bear
3. skinning
4. the blacksmith and his two Indians
5. Bryan
6. two Indians
7. Frank, Bryan and the two indians
8. yes
9. stealing kisses from his cheek
10. La Roche


Los Angeles (CNN) -- Two years after his death, music legend and celebrity icon Michael Jackson's legacy remains clouded by the debate over how he died and who, if anyone, is to blame.

A Los Angeles coroner ruled that a surgical anesthetic called Propofol killed the then 50-year-old Jackson, in combination with several sedatives found in his blood, on June 25, 2009.

Ever since, there have been ongoing efforts -- from awards to statues to new songs -- to keep his memory, and music, alive. Still, much of the talk about one of the world's most celebrated singers has occurred in courtrooms, centered around a host of cases related to his untimely death.

Authorities claim that his personal doctor, Conrad Murray, administered the fatal dose. He has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death. The doctor's defense attorney, Ed Chernoff, contends Jackson was "a desperate man in many respects" and gave himself the fatal dose of surgical anesthesia while the doctor was not watching.

One of Michael's sisters, LaToya Jackson, told CNN's Piers Morgan this week that her brother "told me that they were going to murder him" -- identifying "they" only as "the people involved in his life, the people that were controlling him."

The late singer's father, Joe Jackson, also fingered unidentified individuals in an interview with CNN on Saturday.

"We're striving for justice, because there's more to it than they're claiming," said Joe Jackson, who has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Murray and also said he's still fighting over who controls his son's estate. "There is somebody else involved."

1. What year did MJ die?
2. What drug killed him?
3. is it an OTC drug?
4. What type is it?
5. Who gave it to him?
6. How was e linked to MJ?
7. Did he get in trouble for it?
8. What was he charged with?
9. After death was he forgotten?
10. In what ways was he remembered?
11. What does the doctors attorney claim?
12. Does he admit to giving ML the dose?
13. Who doe he claim gave it?
14. Does someone claim he was murdered?
15. who?
16. Which sister?
17. What date did he die?
18. of what month?
19. What was his occupation?
20. Is there certainty surrounding his death?

Provide a numbered list of answers.

1. 2009
2. Propofol
3. No
4. a surgical anesthetic
5. Conrad Murray
6. his personal doctor
7. Yes
8. involuntary manslaughter
9. No!
10. from awards to statues to new songs
11. he was a desperate man in many respects
12. No
13. Michael Jackson himself
14. yes
15. One of Michael's sisters,
16. LaToya Jackson
17. 25
18. June
19. Singer
20. No


(CNN)Sen. Marco Rubio said he'll make a decision on running for president in the next few weeks and feels confident that he could obtain the resources to "credibly run a campaign and win," despite an increasingly crowded GOP field taking shape.

In a wide-ranging interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, the Florida Republican also gave his thoughts on Republican efforts to defund the president's executive action on immigration, and further explained why he won't support the administration's new Cuba policy.

2016

Rubio, who released a new book "American Dreams" on Tuesday, said he's still deciding whether he thinks he can be more effective as president or as a senator under the new majority. He has already said he won't run for both offices in 2016.

Marco Rubio: Radicalized individuals 'very real threat' to the West

With power players Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush now considered likely contenders, Rubio said "they're both credible and well-funded" candidates but argued there would still be room for his campaign if he decides to plow forward.

"I'm confident that if we decide to run for president ... we will have the funding and the resources necessary to credibly run a campaign and win," he said.

"But I understand that the longer you wait, the harder it becomes to do that," he added.

Romney tells donors he's considering 2016 bid

Bush and Romney have already been in active in talking with big-money supporters and securing financial resources, making it strategically more difficult for other potential contenders like Rubio to lock down support from the GOP's donor class.

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. What's Rubio going to decide in the next few weeks?
2. Does he feel confident about it?
3. What policy is he not in favor of?
4. What type of people does he think are dangerous to the West?
5. Who are some likely competition to him?
6. Does he think they have a lot of money and credibility?
7. What was the title of his book?
8. When was it released?
9. Has he decided if he'd be a better president or senator?
10. What happens the longer you wait?
11. When's Romney considering making his own bid?
12. What type of resources are Bush and Romney trying to get?

1. running for president
2. yes
3. immigration
4. Radicalized individuals
5. Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush
6. yes
7. American Dreams
8. Tuesday
9. not yet
10. the harder it becomes
11. 2016
12. big-money supporters


Once upon a time there were four children. Each of the children had a favorite color. John's favorite color was blue. Jack's favorite color was red. Jenny's favorite color was purple and Alice's favorite color was yellow. They walked along the road one day and stopped to pick flowers for their mother. Jack picked a handful of red flowers. "Mom is going to love these!" he said. Jenny picked a handful of purple flowers. "These are perfect for mother," She thought. Alice picked two handfuls of yellow flowers. "Yellow flowers are so pretty for mom's kitchen," she said. John looked and looked, but couldn't find any blue flowers. He looked along the road, but there were no blue flowers. He looked by the stream, but there were no blue flowers. He was very sad. They walked along the road toward home to give their flowers to their mother. John walked very slowly and hung his head because he didn't have any flowers to give his mother. As they neared their home, John saw a small bunch of blue flowers growing near the fence. He was so happy he picked them all and rushed to catch up with his brother and sisters. When they got home they gave their mother all the flowers they had picked. She thanked them and put them on her kitchen table. "I have the most thoughtful children in the world," She said.

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. How many children were there?
2. What was John's favorite color?
3. And Jack's?
4. Jenny's?
5. And Alice's?
6. Where'd they walk?
7. Who had trouble finding their favorite color?
8. Where'd he look?
9. Where they all siblings?
10. Who'd they give them to?
11. Where'd John find his flowers?
12. Was their Mom angry?
13. Where'd she place them?

1. Four.
2. Blue.
3. Red.
4. Purple .
5. Yellow.
6. Along the road
7. John.
8. Along the road and by the stream.
9. Yes.
10. Their mother.
11. The fence near their home.
12. No.
13. On her kitchen table.


Throughout time, people have loved music for its ability to transport them into a world of rhythm and melody. Recently more and more hospitals and clinics have been _ the power of music -not only to comfort patients, but to help cure them as well. Welcome to the world of music therapy .

After each of the two world wars, musicians visited hospitals and played instruments for injured soldiers suffering from emotional and physical pain. Today's music therapists continue this practice, playing instruments such as guitars and harps to bring comfort to their audiences.

Therapist Eric Mammen encourages his patients at a children's hospital to participate with him as he plays. During visits with 13-year-old cancer patient Lawrence Garcia, Mammen encourages Garcia to beat on electric drums while he plays the guitar. The therapy won't cure his cancer, but it does, according to Garcia's mom, take away much of the boy's depression .

Music therapy can put patients in better moods and ease the symptoms of depression according to the American Music Therapy Association. Other benefits include relieving pain, calming tension, aiding sleep, reducing worry or fear, and easing muscle tension.

Jose Haro personally experienced the benefits of music therapy when he was recovering from heart surgery. During his recovery, he played a piano whose keys lit up, indicating which keys to touch to play along with the background music. Soon he was playing tunes and noticing something strange. "I was searching for my pain." He says of his experience, "but it was gone."

While Haro's experience provides an evidence of the power of music to relieve pain, scientific research has proven music also helps patients with Alzheimer's disease and arthritis.

In addition, music therapy helps premature babies. Doctors are tapping into a powerful way to teach premature babies that haven't yet learned how to suck. Doctors use a device that comforts the babies by playing music when they suck on a pacifier . Soon the babies learn to suck in return for music, gaining weight faster and going home earlier than those who do not use the device.

Even perfectly healthy people are discovering the power of music to calm and heal. Drum circles attract people who find stress relief in beating out rhythms. While music is not a cure-all, it does make life a little easier.

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. What profession is Eric Mammen in?
2. Who does he encourage?
3. What does he encourage them to do with him?
4. How old is Lawrence Garcia?
5. What's he dying of?
6. What's Mammen encourage him to beat?
7. Will it cure his cancer?
8. What will it do, though?
9. According to whom?
10. So music therapy makes people happier or sadder?
11. What is another benefit of music therapy?
12. What's another one?
13. Can you name one more?
14. Who personally experienced such benefits?
15. What was he recovering from?
16. What instrument did he play?
17. What did he search for, because it was now gone?
18. After what wars did musicians start visiting hospitals?
19. Who were they playing for, then?
20. What world does music transport someone to?

1. Therapist
2. patients at a children's hospital
3. play instruments
4. 13
5. cancer
6. electric drums
7. no
8. help his depression
9. Garcia's mom
10. happier
11. relieving pain
12. calming tension
13. aiding sleep
14. Jose Haro
15. heart surgery
16. piano
17. pain
18. WWI and WWII
19. injured soldiers suffering from emotional and physical pain
20. the world of music therapy


(CNN) -- Shiping Bao, the medical examiner who changed his mind on crucial aspects during his testimony at George Zimmerman's trial, has been fired.

But he's not going down without a fight.

Bao has hired a lawyer and is hinting at a lawsuit.

Bao was let go from his job as the associate medical examiner for the Volusia County, Florida, Medical Examiner's Office last week, officials said Wednesday.

Authorities provided a copy of his termination letter, but did not specify a reason. The letter says Bao was given a choice to resign. He didn't. So, he was terminated Friday.

Bao's lawyer filed a complaint against the county, CNN affiliate Central Florida News 13 reported.

The letter reads in part:

"This is a formal request to ask you to preserve any and all documents...and/or evidence related to Dr. Bao's claims and/or the Trayvon Martin Case."

Bao performed Trayvon Martin's autopsy after Zimmerman shot dead the 17-year-old on February 26, 2012.

During Zimmerman's trial, Bao's testimony stood out.

He changed his mind on important aspects of the case, such as how long Martin survived after he was shot, whether he could have moved afterward and if the marijuana in his system affected his judgment.

Bao's attorney, Willie E. Gary, said he plans to file a lawsuit for discrimination, job harassment and wrongful termination, the Miami Herald reported.

George Zimmerman won't be charged for alleged domestic incident

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. In what state did this story occur?
2. What county?
3. What's the name of the subject of the story?
4. What happened to him?
5. What was his occupation?
6. What organization did he work for?
7. Why was he dismissed?
8. Was a duplicate of the document related to his dismissal produced?
9. Was he dismissed on a Monday?
10. What day was it?
11. Has he taken legal action over his dismissal?
12. What news station reported on this?
13. What national network are they connected to?
14. Whose trial did he testify at?
15. How old was the victim?
16. Who was the accused?

1. Florida
2. Volusia
3. Shiping Bao
4. fired
5. medical examiner
6. Volusia County, Florida, Medical Examiner's Office
7. changed his mind during testimony
8. yes
9. no
10. Friday
11. he plans to
12. Central Florida News 13
13. CNN
14. Trayvon Martin Case
15. 17
16. Zimmerman