Problem: Jarratt, Virginia (CNN) -- Teresa Lewis, called the mastermind in the murder-for-hire deaths of her husband and stepson, was executed Thursday night, Virginia Department of Corrections officials said.

Lewis, who was given a lethal injection, was pronounced dead at 9:13 p.m. ET at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt.

Death penalty opponents argued that Lewis, a 41-year-old grandmother, should not have died for a 2002 conspiracy that spared two triggermen a capital sentence. Instead they got life without parole.

Lewis was the first woman executed in Virginia in nearly a century.

The victims' family members witnessed the execution, state Department of Corrections spokesman Larry Traylor said.

News media witnesses said Lewis appeared frightened when she entered the death chamber and approached the gurney.

Asked if she had last words, Lewis said, "I just want Kathy to know I love her. And I am very sorry."

The inmate was referring to her stepdaughter, witness Kathy Clifton, daughter of murder victim Julian Lewis and sister of victim C.J. Lewis.

"She has no recriminations, she has no ill will for anybody," Lewis attorney Jim Rocap said. "I think frankly that she had accepted what was going to happen tonight a long time ago, and she was very peaceful with that."

The death row inmate pleaded guilty in the 2002 slayings of her husband and stepson in their rural home near Danville, Virginia, about 145 miles from Richmond.

Lewis, whom the state argued is evil, was the first woman executed in the United States in five years.
1. Who was the first woman to be executed in Virginia in around 100 years?
2. What is her first name?
3. How old was she?
4. What was her crime?
5. Of who?
6. How was she executed?
7. What time did she pass?
8. Did the victim's family witness it?
9. Who is Kathy?
10. Was Lewis remorseful?
11. What did she have to say to the victim's daughter?
12. Was Lewis perceived as scared when going to the chamber?
13. By who?
14. What were the victims' names?
15. When did the crime take place?
16. How many people actually committed the murders?
17. Were they sentenced to death?
18. What did they receive?
19. Was that considered unfair?
20. Was Lewis at peace with her sentence?
Answer: 1. Lewis
2. Teresa
3. 41
4. mastermind in the murder-for-hire deaths
5. her husband and stepson,
6. lethal injection
7. 9:13 p.m
8. yes
9. daughter of murder victim
10. yes
11. that she loves her and she is very sorry
12. yes
13. News media witnesses
14. Julian Lewis and C.J. Lewis.
15. 2002
16. two
17. no
18. life without parole.
19. no
20. yes

Problem: In many countries, schools have long summer holidays, with shorter holidays in between.However, a new report suggests shortening school holidays to stop children forgetting what they have learnt during the long summer break.Instead of three school terms, it says, there should be five eight-week terms.And there should be just four weeks off in the summer, with a two-week break between the other terms.

Sonia Montero has two children at primary school and works full-time.She supports the idea."The kids," she says, " have much longer holidays then and I can't afford to take several weeks off work, so I need someone to take care of them.But nobody wants the work in the summer holidays -- they all have holidays of their own.

Not surprisingly, some young people disagree.Student Jason Panos says , "It's a stupid idea.I would hate staying at school in the summer.It's unfair, too.The people who suggest this had long school holidays when they were young, but now they want to stop us enjoying the summer.The kids in Spain and American have much longer holidays than here, but they don't forget everything they've learnt in a few months."

Nadia Salib agrees."Sure," she says, "the first week at school after the summer is never easy, but you soon get back into it.The real problem round here is that kids get bored after so many weeks out of school, and then some of them start causing trouble.But the answer is to give them something to do, not make everyone stay in school longer."
1. What has long holidays
2. are they proposing to shorten holidays
3. who has two kids
4. why does she agree that holidays should be shortened
5. who disagrees with her
6. what did he about the situation
7. what other places have long holidays
8. how many people agree with the idea
9. does anyone else think that holidays should be shortened
10. how many weeks holiday are they sugesting
Answer: 1. schools . School have long summer holidays.
2. a new report suggests shortening school holidays. Yes they want to shorten the holidays.
3. Sonia Montero. She has two kids.
4. I can't afford to take several weeks off work. She cannot afford to pay for daycare that long.
5. Jason Panos. He does no agree with her.
6. It's a stupid idea.I would hate staying at school in the summer.It's unfair, too. He thinks kids deserve the long vacation.
7. Spain and American These two countries also have long summer vacations.
8. some young people Some of the younger people agree.
9. Nadia Salib She agrees the vacation is too long.
10. four weeks off . They want the holiday to be 4 weeks long.

Problem: CHAPTER 4

"What a pity it is, Elinor," said Marianne, "that Edward should have no taste for drawing."

"No taste for drawing!" replied Elinor, "why should you think so? He does not draw himself, indeed, but he has great pleasure in seeing the performances of other people, and I assure you he is by no means deficient in natural taste, though he has not had opportunities of improving it. Had he ever been in the way of learning, I think he would have drawn very well. He distrusts his own judgment in such matters so much, that he is always unwilling to give his opinion on any picture; but he has an innate propriety and simplicity of taste, which in general direct him perfectly right."

Marianne was afraid of offending, and said no more on the subject; but the kind of approbation which Elinor described as excited in him by the drawings of other people, was very far from that rapturous delight, which, in her opinion, could alone be called taste. Yet, though smiling within herself at the mistake, she honoured her sister for that blind partiality to Edward which produced it.

"I hope, Marianne," continued Elinor, "you do not consider him as deficient in general taste. Indeed, I think I may say that you cannot, for your behaviour to him is perfectly cordial, and if THAT were your opinion, I am sure you could never be civil to him."

Marianne hardly knew what to say. She would not wound the feelings of her sister on any account, and yet to say what she did not believe was impossible. At length she replied:
1. Does Elinor agree with Marianne?
2. Who were they speaking about?
3. What does Marianne think of Edward?
4. were Marianne and Elinor related?
5. how?
6. Does Edward draw?
7. Has he had many oppurtunities to learn to draw?
8. if he had, what does Elinor believe?
9. Does he give his opinion on many deawings?
10. why not?
11. What does Elinor say he is not deficient in?
12. Does Marianne agree?
13. how does she feel about the matter of his taste?
14. What was Marianne afraid to do?
15. who?
16. instead she chose to honour her for what?
17. who produced that in her?
18. How does Marianne act toward Edward?
19. Was Marianne going to agree with Elinor even though she did not believe it?
20. How did she describe saying what she did not believe?
Answer:
1. No
2. Edward
3. that Edward has no taste for drawing.
4. Yes
5. Sisters
6. No
7. No
8. He would have drawn very well.
9. No
10. He distrusts his own judgment.
11. Natural taste
12. No
13. That he was far from having any.
14. Offending
15. Elinor
16. Her blind partiality.
17. Edward
18. Cordial.
19. She didn't know what to say.
20. Impossible.