Q: Baden-Wurttemberg is a state in Germany located in the southwest, east of the Upper Rhine. It is Germany's third largest state in terms of size and population, with an area of and 10.8million inhabitants. The state capital and largest city is Stuttgart.

The sobriquet "Landle" ("small land" or "dear land" in the local dialect) is sometimes used as a synonym for Baden-Wurttemberg.

Baden-Wurttemberg is formed from the historical territories of Baden, Prussian Hohenzollern, and Wurttemberg, parts of Swabia.

In 100 AD, the Roman Empire invaded and occupied Wurttemberg, constructing a limes (fortified boundary zone) along its northern borders. Over the course of the third century AD, the Alemanni forced the Romans to retreat beyond the Rhine and Danube rivers. In 496 AD the Alemanni themselves succumbed to a Frankish invasion led by Clovis I.

The Holy Roman Empire was later established. The majority of people in this region continued to be Roman Catholics, even after the Protestant Reformation influenced populations in northern Germany. In the late 19th and early 20th century, numerous people emigrated from here to the United States for economic opportunity.

After World War II, Allied forces established three federal states in the territory of modern-day Baden-Wurttemberg: Wurttemberg-Hohenzollern, Baden, and Wurttemberg-Baden. Baden and Wurttemberg-Baden were occupied by France and the United States, respectively. In 1949, each state became a founding member of the Federal Republic of Germany, with Article 118 of the German constitution providing an accession procedure. On 16 December 1951, Wurttemberg-Baden, Wurttemberg-Hohenzollern and Baden voted in favor of a joint merger via referendum. Baden-Wurttemberg officially became a state in Germany on 25 April 1952.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who first invaded Wurttemberg?
2. When?
3. Where did they later retreat?
4. Who pushed them back?
5. When did this occur?
6. When did the Alemanni lose control?
7. To whose invasion?
8. What is the state capital of Germany?
9. Is it also the largest city?
10. Where does Baden-Wurttemberg rank in terms of size?
11. How many territories is it formed from?
12. Approximately how many people live there?
13. What religion are most of them?
14. Where did a number of people emigrate to from this area?
15. What were they in search of?
16. How many federal states were formed in the Baden-Wurttemberg area during WWII?
17. What were they named?
18. Who created them?
19. Did they eventually merge?
A: 1. the Roman Empire
2. in 100 AD
3. beyond the Rhine and Danube rivers
4. the Alemann
5. over the course of the third century AD
6. in 496 AD
7. the Franks
8. Stuttgart
9. yes
10. It is Germany's third largest state.
11. Three
12. 10.8million
13. Catholic
14. Wurttemberg
15. economic opportunity
16. Three
17. Wurttemberg-Hohenzollern, Baden, and Wurttemberg-Baden
18. Allied forces
19. yes
Q: It was finally summer vacation, and Josh was excited to go to his favorite place. He was heading to Florida, to visit his Grandma and Grandpa. Josh spends every summer there, and this summer would be no different! In the mornings, Josh and Grandma would plant cucumbers, tomatoes, and carrots in the ground. After they would be planted, they would water and weed the garden every day. In the afternoons, Grandpa would take Josh out on the ocean in his sailboat which was named "Sea girl." Josh loved "Sea girl" and his favorite part was smelling the salty ocean air. Sometimes Josh and Grandpa would go to a beach and make sandcastles, or start digging until they found buried sea shells or other treasures. At night, Grandma and Grandpa would make dinner and they would eat outside by the pool. On special nights, Josh got to get ice cream for dessert. A lot of times, Grandma made dinner dishes that included the vegetables Josh and Grandma were growing. It was his favorite time of year. Josh couldn't wait to leave tomorrow morning!

Answer the following questions:
1. what was Josh's favorite place to go?
2. why?
3. when did he visit usually?
4. did he and his grandma do anything together?
5. what?
6. and after?
7. who was "sea girl"
8. when would they go out?
9. where would they go?
A: 1. Florida.
2. To visit his Grandma and Grandpa.
3. Summer.
4. Yes.
5. Plant cucumbers, tomatoes, and carrots in the ground.
6. They would water and weed the garden every day.
7. Grandpa's sailboat.
8. In the afternoons.
9. To a beach
Q: Family traditions were important in our house, and none was more appreciated than the perfect Christmas tree

"Dad, can we watch when you trim the tree?" My eldest son. Dan, nine, and his seven -year-old brother John, asked

"I won't be cutting this year," my husband Bob said. "Dan, you and John are old enough to measure things. Do it all by yourselves. Think you boys can handle it?

Dan and John seemed to _ in their chairs at the thought of such an amazing responsibility. "We can handle it." Dan promised. "We won't let you down." .

A few days before Christmas. Dan and John rushed in after school. They gathered the tools they'd need and brought them out to the yard .where the tree waited. I was cooking when I heard the happy sounds as the boys carried the tree into the lying room. Then I heard the sound that every mother knows is trouble: dead silence I hurried out to them. The tree was cut too short. John crossed his arms tight across his chest. His eyes filled with angry tears.

I felt worried The tree was central to our holiday. I didn't want the boys to feel ashamed every tune they looked at it. I couldn't lower the ceiling, and I couldn't raise the floor either. There was no way to undo the damage done. Suddenly, a thought came to my mind, which turned the problem into the solution. www..com

"We can't make the tree taller." I said. "But we can put it on a higher position"

Dan nodded his head sideways. "We could put it on the coffee table. It just might work! Let's try it!"

When Bob got home and looked at the big tree on top of the coffee table, Dan and John held their breath.

"What a good idea!" he declared "Why didn't I ever think of such a thing?"

John broke into a grin Dan's chest swelled with pride.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was supposed to cut down the tree this time?
2. What did they do wrong?
3. Who was about to cry over it?
4. Who came up with a great idea to fix it?
5. Were family traditions a big deal to them?
6. Which was the biggest deal?
7. Which boy was the youngest?
8. How old was Dan?
9. What was dad's name?
10. What did Dan promise his dad?
A:
1. Dan and John
2. The tree was cut too short
3. John
4. the dad
5. yes
6. perfect Christmas tree
7. John
8. nine
9. Bob
10. that he could handle it