question: One day, a pink moon was looking down at an empty sand land. Although the pink moon could see all the lizards and cacti in the empty sand land, nobody could see the moon! The pink moon felt so lonely. So, the pink moon called on the sun for help. The great sun was very busy high in the sky, for it was his job to shine over the sand land, and it was hard to get his attention. So the moon wiggled closer and closer to the sun every second. The second turned to hours as the pink moon inched toward his friend, slowly moving across the sky. Finally, the sun saw the moon and asked, "Pink moon! What are you doing here? Don't you know the sky is my home during the day? Your time is coming soon enough. Look, I'm falling now toward my bed on the end of the earth..." But the pink moon could not be stopped and kept moving toward the great sun. "But great sun, I become so lonely during the day when your light is so bright the animals in the sand land can't see me. Please let me join your light during the day this once!" By this time, the great sun and pink moon were only inches apart. The great sun said, "Though by day you disappear, I always remember you are here. Come to me now. Stand in front of me, and show the sand land your shine!" So the pink moon inched in front of the great sun. At first, covering part of the sun's circle, then more, then...a complete covering of the sun! The pink moon was shining with the power and light of the sun! All the lizards, cacti and every animal stood still in awe of the daytime pink moon! But at that time, the sun slipped away, saying "Farewell, pink moon. We have to do this again!" And so, every few years, the sun and moon come together to show the pink moon's is always with us, even in the day time .
1. Who called the sun for help?
2. Who was looking down at an empty sand land?
3. Who could see the moon?
4. How did the moon feel?
5. Was the sun busy?
6. What was his job?
7. So what did the moon do then?
8. Did the sun see the moon?
9. What did the sun say at first?
10. Did the moon keep moving closer?
11. Why did she say she was coming closer?
12. How far apart were they?
13. Where did the sun say to come?
14. Did the moon comer the sun completely?
15. Who stood in awe of the daytime moon?
16. What happened next?
17. What did he say?
18. So when do the come together now?
19. Why?
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answer: 1. the pink moon
2. the pink moon
3. nobody
4. lonely
5. yes
6. to shine over the sand land
7. wiggled closer and closer to the sun
8. yes
9. What are you doing here?
10. yes
11. Because she was lonely and wanted to join in his light.
12. inches apart
13. in front of him
14. yes
15. all the lizards, cacti and animals
16. the sun slipped away
17. that they would have to do it again
18. every few years
19. to show the moon is always with us

question: National Public Radio (usually shortened to NPR, stylized as npr) is an American privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States.

NPR produces and distributes news and cultural programming. Individual public radio stations are not required to broadcast all NPR programs that are produced. Most public radio stations broadcast a mixture of NPR programs, content from rival providers American Public Media, Public Radio International, Public Radio Exchange and WNYC Studios and locally produced programs. NPR's flagships are two drive time news broadcasts, "Morning Edition" and the afternoon "All Things Considered"; both are carried by most NPR member stations, and are two of the most popular radio programs in the country.

NPR manages the Public Radio Satellite System, which distributes NPR programs and other programming from independent producers and networks such as American Public Media and Public Radio International. Its content is also available on-demand via the web, mobile, and podcasts.

The organization's legal name is "National Public Radio" and its trademarked brand is "NPR"; it is known by both names. In June 2010, the organization announced that it was "making a conscious effort to consistently refer to ourselves as NPR on-air and online" because NPR is the common name for the organization and the tag line "This ... is NPR" has been used by its radio hosts for many years. However, "National Public Radio" remains the legal name of the group, as it has been for more than 45 years.
1. What type of programming is NPR known for?
2. What country is it from?
3. What does NPR stand for?
4. Does a radio station play every program made by NPR?
5. What is one of the most popular NPR shows?
6. And another?
7. Are there other somewhat similar or rival providers of radio programing?
8. What is one?
9. And another?
10. How is NPR funded?
11. How many radio stations use NPR's syndicated programing?
12. Could a station play NPR material as well as that from a rival organization?
13. Is such a mixture common?
14. What type of program content is found in "Morning Edition" ?
15. What about "All Things Considered"?
16. Can you get NPR content on the web?
17. As a podcast?
18. How long as the name "National Public Radio" been used?
19. What did this organization begin to refer to itself as in 2010?
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answer: 1. news and cultural
2. America
3. National Public Radio
4. no
5. Morning Edition
6. All Things Considered
7. yes
8. American Public Media
9. Public Radio International
10. privately and publicl
11. 900
12. yes
13. yes
14. drive time news
15. drive time news
16. yes
17. yes
18. more than 45 years
19. NPR

question: CHAPTER XX

PLOTTING AGAINST DICK ROVER

"Gabe Werner!"

"Where is he?"

"Up the street," answered Randy. "Come on after him."

"Who's the man you are after?" questioned one of the men who had been interviewing Andy and Fred.

"He's a young fellow who once went to a military academy with us. He's a regular bully and did something for which he ought to be locked up," was Fred's reply, and then he rushed down into the street, following his three cousins.

"How can Gabe Werner be down here?" questioned Andy. "Why, we left him in New York City!"

"I can't help that, Andy. It was Werner just as sure as I am standing here. I just happened to glance out of the window and saw him crossing the roadway. He turned his face straight toward me, and I couldn't help but recognize him."

"Where did he go?"

"I'll point out the place when we get there."

By this time the four Rovers had left the boardwalk and were plowing along on the side of the road through mud that varied from an inch to six inches in depth. They had started to run, but were soon compelled to slow up.

"Gee, this is something fierce!" panted Andy.

"Oh, you cinder path!" chanted his twin. "Wouldn't you like to do a hundred-yard dash on this road?"

"It's not much farther," announced Jack. "I saw him heading for that shack yonder."

The place he mentioned was a small building erected of rough boards, with a galvanized roof. They neared the shack to find two men sitting before it on a log smoking their pipes. They appeared somewhat startled.
1. Who were the men after?
2. Who was being interviewed?
3. Where did randy think he was?
4. Why?
5. How many rovers were there?
6. From where did they depart?
7. How deep did the mud reach?
8. Where did Jack see Gabe heading?
9. Where was it?
10. What kind of top did the building have?
11. Was it a large place?
12. How many people were there?
13. What were they doing?
14. Smoking what?
15. Where the guys expecting someone to show up?
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answer:
1. Gabe Werner
2. Andy
3. New York City
4. we left him
5. four
6. boardwalk
7. an inch to six inches
8. shack
9. yonder
10. galvanized
11. no
12. two
13. smoking
14. pipes
15. yes