Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Angry workers beat to death a human resources vice president after he laid off 42 employees at an auto-parts manufacturing company in southern India, police said Wednesday.

Roy George was vice-president for human resources at Pricol, the auto-parts company.

Some four to five workers, belonging to a union not recognized by the company, barged into his office and beat him up with iron rods, said N. Kannan, a police superintendent of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu state.

George, 47, died from his head injuries Tuesday, Kannan told CNN.

Police have arrested nine people and are expected to round up more.

Last year the Indian head of an Italian company died after allegedly being beaten by a mob of sacked employees.

More than 60 people were charged with the murder of the chief executive of Graziano Transmissioni near New Delhi.

Earlier this month, India's Jet Airways had to cancel hundreds of flights after pilots struck work over the sacking of two of their colleagues in August.

Companies in the South Asian nation, despite its rapid economic growth in recent years, have often been faced with tough labor issues because of archaic laws and company policies on hiring and retrenchment.

Business consultants in India blame such labor standoffs on what they call lack of transparency in retrenchment or layoff policies.

Hiring and firing conditions are often not explained to workers by their companies, said Rajeev Karwal, founding-director of Milagrow Business and Knowledge Solutions.

Issues could spiral out of control if the businesses and bureaucrats are seen in a "corrupt nexus" by the employees seeking reprieve from labor authorities, he said.
1. How many flights were cancelled at Jet Airways?
2. Why?
3. When were their fellow workers fired?
4. Who was Roy George?
5. Who did he work for?
6. What happened to him?
7. by who?
8. What kind of injuries did he sustain?
9. How old was he?
10. Did he survive?
11. When did he die?
12. How many people have the police taken into custody for his death?
13. What happened to the Chief Executive of Graziano Transmissioni?
14. How many people participated in that?
15. Where was this?
16. What do companies fail to explain?
17. to who
18. What do workers want from authorities?
19. Who is the founding director of Milagrow Business
20. What are companies in South Asia experiencing?

Numbered answers:
1. hundreds
2. pilots strike
3. August
4. vice-president for human resources
5. Pricol
6. he was beat up
7. workers
8. head injuries
9. 47
10. no
11. Tuesday
12. nine
13. he was murdered
14. More than 60
15. near New Delhi
16. explain hiring and firing conditions
17. workers
18. reprieve
19. Rajeev Karwal
20. labor issues

Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
CHAPTER XVIII

ON THE WAY WEST

"Well, we're off for Big Horn Ranch at last!"

"It certainly is a grand prospect, eh, Jack? We ought to have barrels of fun on the ranch."

"Yes, Randy, it certainly ought to make a dandy vacation."

"I'm fairly itching to get on horseback," put in Andy. "What dandy rides we shall have!"

"Maybe we'll get a chance to break in a broncho," put in Fred, with a grin.

"Don't you dare do such a thing, Fred Rover!" burst out his sister Mary. "Most likely the bronco would break your neck."

"Well, we won't bust any broncos until we get to the ranch," came with a smile from Fred's father, who had followed the young people into the sleeping car at the Grand Central Terminal.

It was the day of their departure for the West, and the young folks were quivering with suppressed excitement. Sam Rover and his wife headed the party, which consisted of the four boys and the two girls.

Fourth of July had been spent rather quietly at home preparing for the trip. Of course, Andy and Randy had had some fun, especially with fireworks in the evening, but otherwise the young folks had been too preoccupied with their arrangements for getting away to pay special attention to the national holiday.

It had been arranged that only the Rovers mentioned above should at first make the trip to the ranch, and Gif and Spouter were to meet them in Chicago, where they would change cars for Montana. Tom Rover and his wife were to come to the ranch two weeks later and bring with them May Powell and Ruth Stevenson. Later still it was barely possible that Dick Rover and his wife would come West.
1. Where was the group headed for?
2. Were these old folks?
3. Who was the leader of the pack?
4. Along with?
5. How many boys were going?
6. How many girls?
7. Who couldn't wait to get on a horse?
8. What Terminal were they at?
9. How was 4th of July spent?
10. Doing what?
11. Were Andy and Randy bored?
12. What did they do for fun?
13. At what time of day?
14. What were the others preoccupied with?
15. Where were Gif and Spouter supposed to meet the Rovers?
16. To do what?
17. When would Tom and his wife arrive to the ranch?
18. Would they come alone?
19. Who would they bring?
20. Who else would come west?

Numbered answers:
1. Big horn ranch
2. no
3. Sam
4. his wife
5. Four
6. Two
7. Andy
8. grand central
9. quietly at home
10. preparing for the trip
11. No
12. Fireworks
13. evening
14. with their arrangements
15. in Chicago,
16. change cars for Montana.
17. two weeks later
18. no
19. May Powell and Ruth Stevenson
20. Dick Rover and his wife

Question:
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It was a beautiful day. In the morning Tommy and I went to the park to play. We rode our bikes around and went down to the lake. We swam around in the lake and splashed water on other kids. We got back on our bikes and rode back home. Mommy made lunch. It was yummy, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and milk. Then it was time for our nap. We woke up and watched some TV. Mommy gave us some money for candy later. Tommy and I went back to the park to play. Tommy and I played with a baseball with some other kids. Then we played with the football. We went to the store across the street. We bought some candy with the money Mommy gave us. We went back to the park and watched the other kids play as we ate our candy. It was hot, so we went swimming again. It was fun! We like swimming so we go swimming almost every day. We swam all afternoon until Mommy came down to the park at told us to come home. Mommy was very upset because we were gone so long. Mommy was worried that something might have happened to us. Mommy was not paying attention to her kids and what they were doing for hours. Tommy and I told Mommy she needs to pay more attention to us. Mommy started crying, then Tommy and I started crying. Mommy said from now on, I must pay more attention to you two. Daddy came home from work and playing softball for his company team. Daddy wanted to know what was going on. Daddy saw that we were all crying. Daddy started to cry too. We all said that we would pay more attention to each other. We all said that we would do more things together like going to the park. We all said we would eat together more often.
1. Who rode their bikes?
2. Where did they ride them?
3. Was anyone else there?
4. What did they do to them?
5. Did they go hiking?
Numbered answers:
1. Tommy and I
2. the park
3. yesd
4. splashed them with water.
5. no