Q: Fred Astaire was born in Nebraska in 1899. Fred and his sister, Adele, learned to dance when they were very young. Their mother took them to New York to study dance. They performed in their first professional show when Fred was ten years old and Adele was twelve. Later, as teenagers, the two danced in many shows throughout the United States. Their first big success was on Broadway in 1917. The Astaires -- as they were known --- became Broadway stars. However, in 1932, Adele Astaire married a British man, and stopped performing. But Fred did not give up his dream. He would go on alone, in the movies. Fred said, "Dancing is a sweaty job. You cannot just sit down and do it. You have to get up on your feet. It takes time to get a dance right, to create something memorable. I always try to get to know my dance so well that I do not have to think." In 1949, Fred Astaire won a special award for his film work from America's Motion Picture Academy. He also won awards from the television industry for a number of his television programs.[:ZXXK] Fred stopped dancing in 1970. He was more than seventy years old at the time. He said a dancer could not continue dancing forever. He said he did not want to disappoint anyone, even himself. He danced again in public only once after that. It was with another great male dancer, Gene Kelly, in the movie "That's Entertainment, Part Two". Fred Astaire and his first wife, Phyllis, had three children. Phyllis died in 1954. Twenty-five years later, Fred married race horse rider Robyn Smith. Fred Astaire died on June 22, 1987. He was eighty-eight years old. He was called the greatest dancer in the world. His dancing was called perfect. And moviegoers everywhere will remember him as a great performer whose work will live forever in his films.

1. when he was ten
2. his sister
3. married a British man
4. Gene Kelly
5. in a movie
6. That's Entertainment, Part Two
7. yes
8. his first wife was Phyllis
9. yes
10. three
11. yes

Numbered questions:
1. When did Fred have his first professional performance?
2. Who was his first dance partner?
3. Why did she stop performing?
4. Who was his last performance with?
5. What was it?
6. Which one?
7. Did he ever marry?
8. who?
9. Did they have kids?
10. How many?
11. Did he remarry?

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Beloved teacher Michael Landsberry, a former Marine, died a hero at Sparks Middle School in Nevada on Monday in another tragic campus shooting.

The 45-year-old was killed while trying to talk to the unidentified 12-year-old gunman, who later killed himself.

"He was telling him to stop and put the gun down," student Jose Cazares told Today on Tuesday. "Then the kid, he yelled out, 'No!' Like, he was yelling at him, and he shot him. The teacher was calm, he was holding out his hand like, 'Put the gun in my hand.' "

Students, parents and fellow teachers are calling Landsberry's actions heroic. Tom Robinson, vice chief with the Reno Police Department, also praised him, saying, "In my estimation, he is a hero. We do know he was trying to intervene (,)."

Landsberry, who went by the nickname Batman, and coached sports teams at the middle school and neighboring high school, was remembered fondly on social media by many students.

"It's just so sad knowing he left because he protected his students," one of the posts said, followed by another that read, "The sad part is this week it's his and his wife's anniversary and his daughter graduates from the military tomorrow."

CNN reports that two students who were wounded by the shooter - who used a Ruger 9 mm semi-automatic handgun - are currently in stable condition in hospital.

Authorities will not be releasing the identity of the shooter out of respect for his parents, but schoolmate Amaya Newton was shocked by his actions, calling the gunman "a really nice kid," adding, "He would make you smile when you were having a bad day."

"Everybody wants to know why the shooter opened fire," Sparks vice chief Tom Miller said at a news conference. "That's the big question. The answer is we don't know right now, but we are trying to determine why." 1. How did Michael Die?
2. Howso?
3. Where was this?
4. Was a student the shooter?
5. What kind of gun did he have?
6. What was he doing when he was killed?
7. Intervine how?
8. Was anyone else killed?
9. Was there a known motive?
10. How old was Michael?
11. Did he work at the school?
12. Doing what?
numbered_answers: 1. He died a hero .
2. He was killed while trying to talk to the gunman.,
3. Sparks Middle School.
4. Yes.
5. Ruger 9 mm semi-automatic handgun.
6. Trying to intervene.
7. Telling him to stop and put the gun down.
8. No.
9. No.
10. 45.
11. Yes.
12. Coached sports teams.

There once lived an elf who was a stinker. He was real mean to everyone around. He'd throw pies at girls. He'd put soap in the fridge. He'd give the queen shorts as birthday presents. No one liked the elf. One day he was planning a way to make someone feel sad. He thought to draw on someone's head. He went looking for someone who was asleep so he could draw on them. He found a boy laying under a tree. He walked right up to him with his magic marker. He drew a giant house on the boy's forehead. The boy woke up and pushed the elf off of him. The boy knew the elf had done something bad to him so he ran all the way home without looking back. The elf felt real good about himself. He had mad the boy sad! He skipped off and took a swim in a nearby pond. The boy never talked to the elf again after that. The elf didn't care and went on annoying people. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who threw pies?
2. Who at?
3. Did people like him?
4. Did he give the queen a Christmas gift?
5. What was under the tree?
6. What was he doing?
7. Did the elf leave him alone?
8. Why not?
9. With what?
10. Who pushed the elf?
11. Why?
12. What happened next?
13. how did it make him feel?
14. What about the Elf?
15. Did they ever speak again?
16. Did the elf care?
17. Where did the elf go?
18. Where?
19. Where did he put soap?
20. Was he mean to everyone?
Answer:
1. An elf
2. at girls.
3. No
4. no
5. a boy
6. laying there
7. no
8. he drew on his head.
9. his magic marke
10. The boy
11. he knew the elf had done something bad to him
12. he ran all the way home
13. sad!
14. he felt real good
15. no.
16. he didn't care
17. for a swim.
18. in a nearby pond
19. in the fridge.
20. yes