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[Q]: Two popular venues for the performing arts are the Shanghai Center Theatre and the new Grand Theatre (Dajuyuan), Shanghai's answer to the Sydney Opera House.
[A]: 2 venues are the Shanghai Center Theatre & the Dajuyuan Grand Theatre, Shanghai's response to the Sydney Opera House.

[Q]: At times, adults tell children stories that carry important self-relevant lessons. For example, recently I listened in as a father and his 5-year-old son waited in the foyer of a synagogue for a Jewish New Year service to begin.
[A]: At times, adults tell children stories that carry important self-relevant lessons. For example, I listened in as a father and his son waited for a Jewish New Year service.

[Q]: If your check has crossed this letter in the mail, thank you for supporting the 1999 Annual Campaign. Your support helps make everything you see and do at the IMA possible.
[A]:
thank you for supporting the 1999 Annual Campaign. Your support helps make everything you see and do at the IMA possible.