Problem: Grandma was always forgetting things." What's wrong with her?" Anna asked. "We think she's getting old, and she may be ill. We may have to send her to a nursing home so that she can be taken good care of. But we can go to see her and bring her presents, like strawberry ice cream." Mother said. One day, they went to see Grandma at the nursing home. Anna hugged Grandma. "Look," she said, "we've brought you strawberry ice cream!" Grandma didn't say anything. She just took it and began eating. "Do you know who I am?" Anna asked. "You're the girl who brings me ice cream." Grandma said. "Yes, but I'm Anna, your granddaughter. Don't you remember me?" she asked, throwing her arms around the old lady. Grandma smiled, "Remember? Sure. You're the girl who brings me ice cream." Suddenly Anna realized that Grandma would never remember her. "Oh, how I love you, Grandma!" she said. Just then she saw a tear roll down Grandma's cheeks . "Love," she said, "I remember love. n "You see, dear, that's what she wants--love!" Mother said. It's more important to remember love than someone's name.
1. Who was always forgetting things?
2. Who thought something was wrong with her?
3. What kind of ice cream did Anna's mom mention?
4. Who would the ice cream be a present for?
5. What's more important to remember than someone/s name?
6. Who remembered it?
7. Who thought she knew why Grandma was forgetting things?
8. What was her thought on the reason for Grandma's memory loss?
9. What did Anna's mom say Grandma wanted more than ice cream?
10. Who's the girl who brings grandma ice cream?
11. Who did she throw her arms around?
12. Was Grandma young?
13. Where was grandma sent?
14. Why was she sent there?
15. Is grandma in good health?
16. What was on Grandma's cheeks?
17. Who does Anna love?
18. Did they visit Grandma at night?
19. Did Grandma thank Anna for the ice cream?
20. Does a boy bring Grandma ice cream?
Answer: 1. Grandma
2. Anna
3. strawberry
4. Grandma
5. love
6. Grandma
7. Mother
8. she's getting old, and she may be ill.
9. love
10. Anna
11. Grandma
12. No
13. a nursing home
14. so that she can be taken good care of.
15. No
16. a tear
17. Grandma
18. No
19. No
20. No

Problem: (CNN) -- Julia Roberts, star of the new movie "Eat, Pray, Love," which tells the story of a soul-searching character, is now a practicing Hindu.

Roberts, in an interview with Elle magazine, says she worships with her husband, cameraman Danny Moder, and their three children, People.com says.

The family, she told Elle, goes to temple together to "chant and pray and celebrate. I'm definitely a practicing Hindu." Roberts grew up in Georgia, the daughter of Christian parents.

Other celebrities who have practiced Hinduism include former Beatle George Harrison, author J.D. Salinger and NFL player Ricky Williams.

In her September cover interview, Roberts, 42, decries the use of botox and plastic surgery.

"It's unfortunate that we live in such a panicked, dysmorphic society where women don't even give themselves a chance to see what they'll look like as older persons," she says.

The star of "Pretty Woman" and "Erin Brokovich" also spoke about her relationship with her family.

"You make these people and you love them and you want them around for a thousand years," she said about her three kids -- 3-year-old Henry and 5-year-old twins Phinnaeus and Hazel. "And you want to be there for them for a thousand years."

1. What movie star is featured in this article?
2. Name a movie she was in.
3. What decision did she make after that movie?
4. Has she always been Hindu?
5. What was she before?
6. Is her family Hindu?
7. Who is she married to?
8. What does he do?
9. How old are her kids?
10. How are two 5?
11. What is the name of the youngest?
12. Who are the twins?
13. How old is Roberts?
14. Does she like having a family?
15. How do you know?
16. What other movies has she been in?
17. Who else practices Hindu?
18. Has she been interviewed by anyone?
19. Who?
Answer: 1. Julia Roberts
2. Eat, Pray, Love
3. She became a practicing Hindu
4. no
5. Christian
6. yes, her husband and three children are Hindu
7. Danny Moder
8. he is a cameraman
9. One is 3 and two are 5
10. they are twins
11. Henry
12. Phinnaeus and Hazel.
13. 42
14. yes
15. she loves them and wants them around
16. Pretty Woman, Erin Brokovich
17. George Harrison, J.D. Salinger, Ricky Williams.
18. yes
19. Elle magazine

Problem: Welcome to the world of multitasking -- a place where the measure of a person is how many jobs they can perform at the same time. In fact, if experts are to be believed, multitasking is a disastrous idea.

One of the opponents of multitasking is Dr. Clifford Nass, a professor at Stanford University. "People who multitask frequently are less able to pay attention; they're worse at managing their memory." he said. In his opinion, the loss that we get with multitasking is harmless in some situations, for example, part of doing business in the digital world: but you can't do serious work like writing, thinking or solving an important problem this way. You do worse even as you think you're doing better. All the time the research points to a simple fact: the brain cannot cope. When you stop midway through composing a report to check an email, you force your brain to stop and regroup. It is like pressing the pause button during a movie, meaning the film takes longer to watch.

And as for Dr. Nass, the problems extend beyond the brain. Young people who frequently multitask are not as socially and emotionally healthy as those who don't. They just feel more emotionally satisfied and the feeling is so good and they are bound to desire it again. Todd Oppenheimer, a writer said "We've become a very short-term society and don't reward people for taking a lot of time on something." He fears we may end up losing the next generation of great thinkers. "It's really unfortunate because the long-term challenges of our world -- environmental issues, financial issues -- require people to think wisely about the long-term consequences of what they do. And it's no coincidence that the kind of people who do think long-term don't multitask."
1. Who is one of the opponents of multitasking?
2. Where does he teach?
3. Do the problems extend beyond the brain?
4. Into which other areas?
5. What does all the research point to?
6. Can you write, think or solve important problems when multitasking?
7. What does Todd Oppenheimer fear?
8. What is his profession?
9. Do environmental problems require multitasking?
10. Does multitasking feel good?
Answer:
1. Dr. Clifford Nass
2. Stanford University
3. Yes
4. socially and emotionally
5. the brain cannot cope
6. No
7. we may end up losing the next generation of great thinkers
8. a writer
9. No
10. Yes