Question: When Debbie Parkhurst choked on a piece of apple at her Maryland home, her dog jumped in, landing hard on her chest and forcing the piece of apple to pop out of her throat. Debbie Parkhurst's husband, Kevin, was at his job at a Wilmington, Del., chemical firm when she took a midday break from jewelry and bit into an apple. When the Keesling family of Indiana were about to be overcome by carbon monoxide(CO), their cat clawed at wife Cathy's hair until she woke up and called for help. For their timely acts, Toby, a golden 2 1/2-year-old dog, and Winnie, a gray-eyed American shorthair, were named Dog and Cat of the Year by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Neither Parkhurst nor Keesling could explain their pets' timely heroics,though Parkhurst suggested it might have been guided by God intervention . "That's what our veterinarian said,"she said. "He wasn't making a joke; he's very spiritual, and now I have to agree with him." But both pets were themselves rescued in baby, Toby as a 4-week-old baby thrown into a garbage bin to die, and Winnie as a week-old orphan hiding under a barn, so helpless that Keesling's husband, Eric, had to feed her milk. As the Keeslings recalled it, a gas-driven pump spread carbon monoxide through the house. By the time Winnie moved into rescue spot, the couple's 14-year-old son, Michael, was already unconscious. "Winnie jumped on the bed and was clawing at me, with a kind of angry noise," Cathy Keesling said. "When I woke up I felt like a T-bar had hit me across the head." State police and officers responding to her 911 call said the family was only minutes from death, judging by the amount of poisonous gas in the house. 1. what was Debbie taking a break from?
2. what did she do?
3. Did she choke?
4. who saved her?
5. how?
6. and then what happened?
7. where was her husband?
8. what is his job?
9. is it at a chemical firm?
10. where at?
11. what was the Dog's name?
12. how old?
13. What is the cat's name that they talk about?
14. what kind of cat?
15. what was her heroic act?
16. how was that heroic?
17. was the family saved?
18. how?
19. were those 2 animals recognized for their acts?
20. how? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. jewelry
2. bit into an apple
3. yes
4. her dog
5. jumped on her chest
6. the piece of apple popped out
7. at his job
8. unknown
9. yes
10. Wilmington, Del.
11. Toby
12. 2 1/2
13. Winnie
14. an American shorthair
15. woke up Cathy
16. the family was being 0vercome by carbon monoxide
17. yes
18. State police and officers responded
19. yes
20. they named Dog and Cat of the Year

Question: A pine is any conifer in the genus Pinus, , of the family Pinaceae. "Pinus" is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The Plant List compiled by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accepts 126 species names of pines as current, together with 35 unresolved species and many more synonyms.

The modern English name "pine" derives from Latin "pinus", which some have traced to the Indo-European base *pit- 'resin' (source of English pituitary). Before the 19th century, pines were often referred to as firs (from Old Norse "fura", by way of Middle English "firre"). In some European languages, Germanic cognates of the Old Norse name are still in use for pinesin Danish "fyr", in Norwegian "fura/fure/furu", Swedish "fura/furu", Dutch "vuren", and German "Fohre"but in modern English, "fir" is now restricted to fir ("Abies") and Douglas fir ("Pseudotsuga").

Pines are gymnosperms. The genus is divided into three subgenera, which can be distinguished by cone, seed, and leaf characters:

Most regions of the Northern Hemisphere (see List of pines by region) host some native species of pines. One species (Sumatran pine) crosses the equator in Sumatra to 2S. In North America, various species occur in regions at latitudes from as far north as 66N to as far south as 12N. 1. what is the article about?
2. and do we have pines in North America?
3. what regions have native pines?
4. what family does it belong to?
5. where does the name come from?
6. what is it called in Latin?
7. was it called anything else in English?
8. when?
9. what do the Germans call it?
10. who compiled the list?
11. how many are accepted?
12. what are they called in Dutch?
13. is Fir still used in English now for pines?
14. what is Fir used for?
15. what is it called in Swedish?
16. where does it cross the equator?
17. what is it called there?
18. how many subgenera is it divided into?
19. how can you know the difference? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. pine trees
2. yes
3. Most regions of the Northern Hemisphere
4. Pinaceae
5. some have traced to the Indo-European base *pit- 'resin' (source of English pituitary).
6. Pinaceae
7. firs
8. Before the 19th century
9. "Fohre"
10. The Plant List compiled by the Royal botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri otanical Garden
11. 126 species
12. "vuren"
13. no
14. fir is now restricted to fir ("Abies") and Douglas fir ("Pseudotsuga")
15. "fura/furu"
16. in Sumatra to 2S.
17. Sumatran pine is what the english term is for there plant
18. three
19. they can be distinguished by cone, seed, and leaf characters:

Question: One day, little Mike's mother went to the river to do some washing.Before she left, she said to him: "Mike,while I am away, stay near the door and watch it all the time! "She said this because she was afraid of the thieves. Mike sat down beside the door.After an hour,one of his uncles came.He asked Mike, "Where is your mother? " "She has gone to the river to do some washing."Mike answered.""Well."said his uncle, "now it is a quarter to two.Three hours later we are going to visit your family.Go and tell her about it,for I'm too busy, I have to hurry..." After his uncle had gone away,Mike began to think , "Mother had asked me to watch the door all the time and my uncle told me to go and tell my mother. What shall I do?"he thought and thought. Finally he pulled down the door, put it on his back and went to the river with it. 1. Who went to the river?
2. Why?
3. Where did he stay?
4. Why didn't he go with her?
5. Who came to talk to Mike?
6. Why didn't the man talk to his mom?
7. Why didn't the man go to the river?
8. What did he want the boy to do?
9. Who did the man want to send a message to?
10. Did the man stay with Mike? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Mike's mother
2. to do some washing
3. beside the door
4. because she was afraid of the thieves
5. one of his uncles
6. She was at the river
7. too busy
8. visit family
9. Mike's mother
10. No