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Anna's parents told her they were going to have a new baby brother. She had never had a brother before. She was not sure what to think about it.

"What if he cries?" asked Anna.

"If he cries we hold him until he is quiet," said Anna's dad.

"What if he makes a mess in his diaper?" asked Anna.

"Diapers smell but we clean them up," said Anna's mom.

Anna thought about having a baby brother. Her mom and dad would take care of him. They bought a high chair for him to eat in. They brought out her old crib for him to sleep in. What could she do to help? Anna wanted to help the baby play. She thought it would be fun to play with him. Anna saved up her money. She had two whole dollars. She went to the store to pick out a present for the baby. She bought a rattle. It cost all the money she had, but Anna was happy. She could give a gift to the new baby.

1. What did Anna's parents tell her?
2. how did she feel?
3. Had she had one before?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. she was getting a baby brother
2. She was not sure
3. no

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Albany is the capital of the U.S. state of New York and the seat of Albany County. Roughly north of New York City, Albany developed on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. The population of the City of Albany was 97,856 according to the 2010 census. Albany constitutes the economic and cultural core of the Capital District of New York State, which comprises the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area, including the nearby cities and suburbs of Troy, Schenectady, and Saratoga Springs. With a 2013 Census-estimated population of 1.1 million the Capital District is the third-most populous metropolitan region in the state and 38th in the United States.

Fortune 500 companies with offices in Albany include American Express, J.P. Morgan and Chase, Merrill Lynch, General Electric, Verizon, Goldman Sachs, International Paper, and Key Bank. In the 21st century, the Capital District has emerged as a major anchor of Tech Valley, the moniker describing the technologically-focused region of eastern New York State.

This was the first European settlement in the state. It was settled by Dutch colonists who in 1614, built Fort Nassau for fur trading and Fort Orange in 1624. They formed successful relations with both the Mahican and the Mohawk peoples, two major Native American nations in the region. The fur trade attracted settlers who founded a village called Beverwijck near Fort Orange. In 1664 the English took over the Dutch settlements, renaming the city as Albany, in honor of the then Duke of Albany, the future James II of England and James VII of Scotland. The city was officially chartered in 1686 under English rule. It became the capital of New York State in 1797, following the United States gaining independence in the American Revolutionary War. Albany is one of the oldest surviving settlements of the original British thirteen colonies, and the longest continuously chartered city in the United States. Its charter is possibly the longest-running instrument of municipal government in the Western Hemisphere.

1. What are some Fortune 500 companies with offices in Albany?
2. What state is it the capital of?
3. What river was it developed on the bank of?
4. Who was it first settled by?
5. When was this?
6. Were there any other european colonies in the state at the time?
7. When did it become the capital?
8. How does it rank in poulation with other cities in the U.S.?
9. And what about in it's state?
10. What is notable about the cities charter?
11. Is it possible it's the longest-running in the western hemisphere?
12. What is it's population according to the 2010 census?
13. What other districts encompass the Capital district of New York State?
14. When did the English take over rule from the Dutch of the city?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. American Express and J.P. Morgan and Chase
2. the state of New York
3. on the bank of the Hudson River
4. by Dutch colonists
5. 1614
6. yes
7. in 1797
8. it is 38th in the United States.
9. it is the third-most populous
10. it is the longest continuously chartered city in the United States
11. yes
12. 97,856
13. the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
14. In 1664

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Theangelshavefinallybeenconnectedtogether andthebowshaveallbeencarefully fixed across the branches.After three months of hard work, 16-year-old Suzy Jordan's tree is finally appearing at the yearly Festival of Trees in honor of her best friend, Emily Austin.

"All that's needed now is a real angel,"says Suzy,"to help 13-year-old Emily recover from a recent bone marrow transplant and finally remove the leukemia "

"Emily is the strongest person I know.There's always such brightness about her,"says Suzy,a student ar Orem High School.

Last year,when Emily's cancer was _ ,she helped Suzy and other students decorate a red-and-white Christmas tree for Primary Children's Medical Center at the Festival of Trees.

"It was so much fun for her,"says Emily's mother, Laurie,"she's seen the inside of the hospital more than a school since she was 5".

But the good conditions didn't last long.In August, Suzy learned that her friend's leukemia returned, becoming worse.And she knew exactly what to do show her support.

"Emily was so excited about helping out with the festival tree last year that I decided to surprise her by giving away a tree of my own,"she says.

Because of being in hospital, Emily won't be able to see the tree."But I'm taking pictures to surprise her,"says Suzy."I want her to know that she'll always be an angel to me."

Suzy's tree has given Emily's family hope for a miracle ."It has given Emily hope that she has a chance to be a normal girl and do all the things other girls do,"says Laurie Austin.

Suzy's greatest hope is that she'll be able to give away more trees to the festival, with one big difference."The best wish of all,"she says,"is that Emily will be there with me, putting on the decoration."

1. Who is Suzy's friend?
2. Does she have a problem?
3. Is it a health problem?
4. What is it?
5. What is the treatment?
6. How old is she?
7. How old is Suzy?
8. What kind of tree is she working on?
9. Where will it be shown?
10. Who is she trying to honor?
11. Did she get better?
12. When did the cancer return?
13. Where does Suzy go to school?
14. What did the tree do for Emily's family?
15. Will she be able to visit the tree in person?
16. Why not
17. How will she see it?
18. Who is taking them?
19. What color was the previous year's tree?
20. Did Emily help with it?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Emily Austin.
2. yes
3. yes
4. leukemia
5. bone marrow transplant
6. 13
7. 16
8. Christmas tree
9. Primary Children's Medical Center
10. Emily
11. no
12. August
13. Orem High School
14. given them hope
15. no
16. she is in the hospital
17. pictures
18. Suzy
19. red and white
20. yes