TASK DEFINITION: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
PROBLEM: Over __ people each year in __ county are diagnosed as having cancer. One out of every four people in the United States will be diagnosed with having cancer at one point and time in their life.

SOLUTION: Over _ people in _ are diagnosed with cancer yearly. One of four Americans will be diagnosed with cancer once in their lives.

PROBLEM: Your membership fee assures your receiving notices of exhibition openings, lectures, discounts for Saturday School and the Pre-College Workshop, and invitations to the Janus Ball, artists' dinners and other Friends only events. The year's upcoming shows are:

SOLUTION: This fee assures you are receiving notices of exhibition openings, lectures, and the pre-college Workshop, and invitations to Friends only events. The year's upcoming shows are:

PROBLEM: HOW TO SELECT As the gourd ripens, its color changes from near white - pale green to vivid green, often flecked with yellow, and eventually bright orange. When young, the flavor is relatively mild, with a fresh, sour note.

SOLUTION:
When gourd ripens, its color changes to vivid green, flecked with yellow, and bright orange. The flavor is mild when young with fresh and sour note.