Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

For many years,machines have been doing work that people once did,including some dit- ficutt jobs. Search and rescue operations in dangerous environments are often seen as the first areas that will employ high technology robots. But there is another area where they may soon take jobs traditionally held by human beings: the restaurant industry.

Teams from around the world competed in early June at the DARPA Robotic Challenge Finals in California. A team from South Korea and its robot,called DRC-Hubo,won the first place in the competition. The second and third place winners were from the United States. The robots were required to drive a vehicle,climb up steps and do mechanical work. Such activities are easy for humans to perform,but more difficult for machines. Not all of the competitor were successful. The failures showed how difficult it is to design effective walking

machines.

Akihiro Suzuki works at Yaskawa Electric,a company that develops robots. He says robots cannot do everything a human can,but they are able to work without becoming tired. He says robots cannot taste food,change heating levels or seasonings to get the best flavor .But he says if a food can be easily prepared,a robot can repeat the same movement to reproduce the same meal.

One Japanese woman who saw the robots working wanted to bring them home. Masayo Mori says she would like to have a husband who could work like a robot. Suzumo Machinery showed its sushi maker robot. It performs the often difficult work of wrapping the popular Japanese food. Hiroshi Monden is an official with the company. He says people all over the world now eat sushi,but there are not enough skilled workers to prepare it. He says his machine can help anyone make sushi.

1. Where does Akihiro Suzuki work?
2. And what do they do?
3. Are having machines that can do what humans do a new occurrence?
4. How long has it been that way?
5. Are there any new fields where this is beginning to happen?
6. What is an example?
7. Are there any other examples?
8. Does Suzuki think that robots are better in every way?
9. What are some of the advantages he lists?
10. And a disadvantage?
11. Does this prevent them from being able to be used for cooking?
12. If the recipe was easy, would they be able to do it?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Yaskawa Electric
2. develops robots
3. no
4. For many years
5. yes
6. he restaurant industry
7. drive a vehicle
8. no
9. work without becoming tired
10. cannot taste food
11. yes
12. yes

Question: Ask any student to say one thing they know about Charles Dickens, and it is very likely they will say Oliver Twist. His classic tale of a poor orphan boy strikes at the heart of all those who have ever wanted "more", as Oliver did.

And now, Dickens' classic scenes of the lives of the Victorian British poor will appear in a big screen movie, "Oliver Twist," an adaptation of his classic tale directed by Roman Polanski.

The new film is not meant for younger viewers, and is meant for children over 13. For those old enough to enjoy it, however, the film shows just how long people have been enjoying Dickens' remarkable literature. His short stories and essays began appearing in magazines in 1833. "Oliver Twist" was published in 1837 - more than 165 years ago.

"Oliver Twist" tells the story of an orphan forced to live in a workhouse headed by the awful Mr Bumble, who cheats the boys who work there out of their already low pay. Oliver decides to escape to the streets of London, where he meets a thief called Fagin, played by Sir Ben Kingsley, who leads him into a world of crime. Several of Dickens' books have been made into films and television series, including 2002's "Nicholas Nickleby" and 2000's "David Copperfield." And several versions of "A Christmas Carol" have entertained audiences for years.

In his novels, Dickens wrote about several important issues. He talked about the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1824 in "Oliver Twist"; the French Revolution in "A Tale of Two Cities"; and helping the poor in "Hard Times." One of Dickens' best-known books is the first Christmas book he wrote - "A Christmas Carol" (1843), about a mean man.

We thought this would be a good time to take a look at the man behind the words and see what kind of experiences helped shape and affect one of the best -- known writers of all time. 1. What is the name of Roman Polanski's movie?
2. Is it a kid's movie?
3. What age group is it intended for?
4. Is the movie based off of something?
5. What?
6. And who was the author? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Oliver Twist
2. no
3. over 13
4. yes
5. Oliver Twist the book
6. Charles Dickens

Q: (CNN) -- A five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped in Pakistan earlier this month has been found safe and is back with his relatives, the British High Commission said Tuesday.

Sahil Saeed was released at a school in the Punjab province of Pakistan, said Assistant Chief Constable David Thompson of the Greater Manchester Police in England, near his parents' residence in Oldham.

From there, Sahil wandered into a field and was found by residents who looked after him until police arrived, Thompson said.

Regional Pakistani police said Sahil was found near the town of Danga in Punjab province, close to where he was abducted March 3.

Sahil was in good condition, said Aslam Tareen, the head of the regional police.

"He is with members of family in Pakistan and the Pakistani police, and there is also contact from the British High Commission," Thompson said. He added that Sahil had already spoken to his mother and father in England by telephone and that both parents were "clearly relieved" to speak to their son.

The High Commission issued a statement thanking police in Jhelum, another town in the eastern province of Punjab, for the boy's return.

"This is fantastic news that brings to an end a traumatic ordeal faced by Sahil and his family," said Adam Thomson, the British high commissioner to Pakistan.

Police arrested some of the kidnappers, said Rana Sanaullah, the provincial law minister.

Sahil, a British citizen of Pakistani descent, was on the last day of a two-week vacation in Pakistan before he was to return home to Oldham, in northern England.

1. A five-year-old British boy.
2. Oldham.
3. England.
4. Near the town of Danga in Punjab province.
5. Vacation.
6. Two weeks.
7. One day.
8. March 3.
9. Yes.
10. At a school.
11. The Punjab province.
12. unknown
13. Residents.
14. A field.
15. No.
16. Yes.
17. Yes.
18. Telephone.
19. England.
20. Yes.

Numbered questions:
1. Who was kidnapped?
2. Where does he live?
3. Where is that?
4. Where was he taken?
5. What was he doing in Pakistan?
6. How long was it to last?
7. How much was left?
8. When was he kidnapped?
9. Did they let him go?
10. Where?
11. Where was that?
12. Where did he go?
13. Who found him?
14. Where?
15. Had he been beaten?
16. Did someone call the police?
17. Did he get to speak with his parents?
18. How?
19. Where were they?
20. Did they catch any kidnappers?