Q: Brighton is a seaside resort on the south coast of England. It is part of the city of Brighton and Hove and the ceremonial county of East Sussex, within the historic county of Sussex.

Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods. The ancient settlement of "Brighthelmstone" was documented in the "Domesday Book" (1086). The town's importance grew in the Middle Ages as the Old Town developed, but it languished in the early modern period, affected by foreign attacks, storms, a suffering economy and a declining population. Brighton began to attract more visitors following improved road transport to London and becoming a boarding point for boats travelling to France. The town also developed in popularity as a health resort for sea bathing as a purported cure for illnesses.

In the Georgian era, Brighton developed as a fashionable seaside resort, encouraged by the patronage of the Prince Regent, later King George IV, who spent much time in the town and constructed the Royal Pavilion in the Regency era. Brighton continued to grow as a major centre of tourism following the arrival of the railways in 1841, becoming a popular destination for day-trippers from London. Many of the major attractions were built in the Victorian era, including the Grand Hotel, the West Pier, and the Brighton Palace Pier. The town continued to grow into the 20th century, expanding to incorporate more areas into the town's boundaries before joining the town of Hove to form the unitary authority of Brighton and Hove in 1997, which was granted city status in 2000.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is the name of this place?
2. What is it?
3. Where?
4. Which part?
5. Which county is it in?
6. How long has it been inhabited by people?
7. Any other periods?
8. What is the first reference of it?
9. Where was that found?
10. When?
11. When did it become an important place?
12. Did anything affect this>
13. Are there any interesting attractions in it?
14. What was it thought of as?
15. When?
16. Why was that?
17. What did he build?
18. Where?
19. When did it become known for tourism?
20. When?
A: 1. Brighton
2. a seaside resort
3. England
4. on the south coast
5. Sussex
6. the Bronze Age
7. Roman and Anglo-Saxon
8. The ancient settlement of "Brighthelmstone"
9. in the "Domesday Book"
10. 1086
11. in the Middle Ages
12. foreign attacks, storms, a suffering economy and a declining population
13. sea bathing as a purported cure for illnesses
14. a fashionable seaside resort
15. In the Georgian era
16. the patronage of the Prince Regent
17. the Royal Pavilion
18. in the Regency era
19. following the arrival of the railways
20. in 1841
Q: To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old.

As a Southern Gothic novel and a Bildungsroman, the primary themes of To Kill a Mockingbird involve racial injustice and the destruction of innocence. Scholars have noted that Lee also addresses issues of class, courage, compassion, and gender roles in the American Deep South. The book is widely taught in schools in the United States with lessons that emphasize tolerance and decry prejudice. Despite its themes, To Kill a Mockingbird has been subject to campaigns for removal from public classrooms, often challenged for its use of racial epithets.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?
2. When was it published?
3. Was it a hit at first?
4. What prize did it win?
5. What nationality was the author?
6. Did she make up the characters from scratch?
7. Was it based on an event?
8. Where?
9. In what year?
10. How old was she then?
11. What kind of story is it?
12. How many main themes are there?
13. What was one?
14. And the other?
15. Are gender roles addressed?
16. Is it taught in schools?
17. Does it contain racial names?
18. What are three other issues the book has?
19. Where in the US does the book take place?
A: 1. Harper Lee
2. 1960
3. yes
4. Pulitzer Prize
5. American
6. no
7. as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, yes
8. near her hometown
9. 1936
10. 10
11. Southern Gothic novel
12. two
13. racial injustice
14. the destruction of innocence
15. yes
16. yes
17. yes
18. class, courage, and compassion
19. Deep South
Q: Family traditions were important in our house, and one was more appreciated than our annual trip to the woods for the perfect Christmas tree.

"Dad, can we watch when you trim it?" my eldest son ,John ,asked on the way home.

"I won't be cutting this year," my husband said." You and your brother Dan are old enough to measure things, fit the tree to the stand and do it by yourselves. Think you boys can handle it?"

They 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 of yard, where the tree waited. I left the older boys to their work and brought David inside for his early supper. A moment later I heard the happy sounds as the boys carried the trees into the living room. Then I heard the sound become dead silence. I hurried out to them. The tree was too short. John crossed his arm tight across his chest. His eyes were filled with angry tears.

The tree was central to our holiday, but it was not what I worried about. I didn't want the boys to feel ashamed every time they looked at it. We had a terrible problem on our hands. I couldn't lower the ceiling, and I couldn't raise the floor either. There was no way to repair the damage. If I couldn't fix the problem, maybe I could get creative with it. A thought came to my mind, which turned to the solution.

I followed them back into the living room.. "We can't make the tree taller," I said. "But we can put it on a higher position." Dan turned his head sideways, measuring the distance with his eyes . "We can put it on the coffee table and put the lights and decorations on before we lift it up . Thus, we won't need a ladder. It just might work! Let's try it!"

When my husband 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, as if the boys had gone beyond all his expectations. "Why didn't I ever think of such a thing ?"

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

Answer the following questions:
1. What was one of the traditions?
2. What did they do with the tree after they got it?
3. Who usually trims the tree?
4. Is he going to this year?
5. Who is doing the job this year?
6. Are they the only children?
7. What did the mom do while they were trimming the tree?
8. How did the boys do on the job?
9. What problem did they have?
10. How did they fix the tree being cut too short?
A:
1. annual trip to the woods for the perfect Christmas tree
2. unknown
3. Dad
4. No
5. Jon and Dan
6. Yes
7. unknown
8. Good
9. they couldn't lower the ceiling, and I couldn't raise the floor either
10. they put it on the coffee table and put the lights and decorations on before we lift it up