Q: New England is a geographical region comprising six states of the northeastern United States: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and south, and by the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north, respectively. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east and southeast, and Long Island Sound is to the south. Boston, the capital of Massachusetts, is New England's largest city. The largest metropolitan area is Greater Boston, which also includes Worcester, Massachusetts (the second-largest city in New England), Manchester (the largest city in New Hampshire), and Providence (the capital and largest city of Rhode Island), with nearly a third of the entire region's population.

In 1620, Puritan Separatist Pilgrims from England first settled in the region, forming the Plymouth Colony, the second successful English settlement in the Americas, following the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia founded in 1607. Ten years later, more Puritans settled north of Plymouth Colony in Boston, thus forming Massachusetts Bay Colony. Over the next 126 years, people in the region fought in four French and Indian Wars, until the British and their Iroquois allies defeated the French and their Algonquin allies in North America. In 1692, the town of Salem, Massachusetts and surrounding areas experienced the Salem witch trials, one of the most infamous cases of mass hysteria in the history of the Western Hemisphere.

1. geographical region
2. six states of the northeastern United States
3. Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire
4. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut
5. New York
6. New Brunswick and Quebec
7. Atlantic Ocean
8. Boston
9. Pilgrims from England first settled in the region
10. Plymouth Colony
11. no
12. Jamestown Settlement
13. 1607
14. Salem, Massachusetts and surrounding areas experiencd the Salem witch trails

Numbered questions:
1. What is New England?
2. Containing what?
3. What are 3 of the states?
4. The other 3?
5. What state borders it to the west and south?
6. What country borders it to the north?
7. What ocean does it border/
8. What is the largest city in New England?
9. What happened in 1620?
10. Forming what?
11. Was that the first settlement?
12. What was?
13. When was that founded?
14. What happened in 1692?

Q: Kosovo (; , or "Kosove"; ) is a disputed territory and partially recognised state in Southeastern Europe that declared independence from Serbia in February 2008 as the Republic of Kosovo.

Kosovo is landlocked in the central Balkan Peninsula. With its strategic position in the Balkans, it serves as an important link in the connection between central and southern Europe, the Adriatic Sea, and Black Sea. Its capital and largest city is Pristina, and other major urban areas include Prizren, Pec and Gjakova. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, the Republic of Macedonia to the southeast, Montenegro to the west and the uncontested territory of Serbia to the north and east. While Serbia recognises administration of the territory by Kosovo's elected government, it continues to claim it as its own Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija.

Kosovo's history dates back to the Paleolithic age, represented by the Vinca and Starcevo cultures. During the Classical period, it was inhabited by the Illyrian-Dardanian and Celtic people. In 168 BC, the area was annexed by the Romans. In the Middle Ages, the country was conquered by the Byzantine, Bulgarian and Serbian Empires. The Battle of Kosovo of 1389 is considered to be one of the defining moments in Serbian medieval history. The country was the core of the Serbian medieval state, which has also been the seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church from the 14th century, when its status was upgraded into a patriarchate.

1. Kosovo
2. No
3. Southeastern Europe
4. central and southern Europe
5. Yes
6. the Adriatic Sea, and Black Sea
7. 2008
8. Serbia
9. in February 2008
10. Pristina
11. the Republic of Kosovo.
12. Yes
13. Prizren, Pec and Gjakova
14. No
15. Serbia
16. the Autonomous Province of Kosovo
17. the Paleolithic age
18. the Vinca and Starcevo
19. the Illyrian-Dardanian and Celtic people.

Numbered questions:
1. What territory is the subject of the article?
2. Is it bordered by ocean?
3. What part of Europe is it in?
4. What regions does it connect?
5. Any others?
6. What locations?
7. When did it declare autonomy?
8. From whom?
9. When was that?
10. What's the capital?
11. What's its official name?
12. Is the capital city, also its largest?
13. What are some major divisions of the region?
14. Is it universally recognized?
15. Who else claims the territory?
16. What do the Serbs call the place?
17. How far back does its history go?
18. Which peoples were active then?
19. And during the Classical period?

Q: Mike McClure walked into Sarasota Bay for a little fishing on a beautiful day last April. This afternoon, the water was shallow enough at low tide that McClure could easily walk 100 yards offshore and cast his line in any direction.

Near sunset, still without a fish, he decided to turn back. Rather than turn to his earlier course, he chose a more direct path toward shore, thinking the bay wouldn't get deeper along the way. Instead, he was trapped. He tried to walk in different directions, but shallower water eluded him. Finally, he decided his safest choice was to head straight for land.

"Within about five steps, the water was coming in through the top of the waders ," says McClure.

He felt the deadweight of the flooding waders pulling him down and knew that if he didn't get out of them, he would drown. But he failed to kick his way out of the waders. Instead, they pulled him completely below the surface.

Back onshore, Eliza Cameron, 19, Loren Niurka Mora, 20, and Caitlin Petro, 20, had been watching McClure fish as they rested on the grass after a long week of classes. They saw McClure go under and then heard him cry, "Help!"

The three friends kicked off their shoes and ran into the bay. They were all good swimmers, but all hid a fear that he might pull them down too because they'd have to dive to save him.

When they reached him, he'd managed to kick himself out of the waders, but his eyes had partly rolled back. Cameron and Mora each hooked an arm under his shoulders, while Petro supported his back and held his hand. Then the three friends tried their best to tug him towards shore. Finally, they all returned to the shore safely.

1. Mike McClure
2. Sarasota Bay
3. last April
4. no
5. flooding waders
6. yes
7. Three
8. Eliza
9. Loren, Caitlin
10. no
11. resting after classes
12. yes
13. no
14. unknown
15. no
16. drowning

Numbered questions:
1. Who is in peril?
2. Where did this happen?
3. When?
4. Was it a stormy day?
5. What caused the danger?
6. Was there any witnesses?
7. How many?
8. Which one was the youngest?
9. What were the older ones names?
10. Were they there to work?
11. What were they there for?
12. Did they try to assist?
13. Fearlessly?
14. How old was the man in peril?
15. When they got to him, was he perfectly fine?
16. What was happening?