Mickey Mouse's ears are well known all over the world, and this year will be an especially fun one for Disney. The company is celebrating 60 years since its first theme park, Disneyland, opened in California, US in 1955. Disney has opened many more parks all over the world since it made history in California. Shanghai Disneyland is expected to open in 2016, bringing Disney's popular parks here to the Chinese mainland for the first time. So why has Disneyland been so popular for 60 years? Well, it's described as "the Happiest Place on Earth" and "a place for the young and _ ". Many Americans have grown up with the parks, as ex--Disneyland president Paul Pressler said in 1995: "There is an emotional relationship that people have with this park." Disneyland was one of the first theme parks anywhere in the world that had "lands" and rides with themes. Disney's storytelling in rides like roller coasters is a big reason for their parks' success. "We tell a story in everything we do," Pressler said. Disney rides such as The seven Dwarves Mine Train and Peter Pan's Flight come from its movies. One ride from its 2013 hit movie Frozen will surely be coming soon, perhaps at the new Shanghai Disneyland. Disney's parks haven't always been popular everywhere, however. When Disneyland Paris opened in 1992, some French people felt that American culture was invading France. But still, the park stayed open and today it is a popular place for European visitors. Whatever you may think of them, you can't say that on their 60th birthday, Disney's parks aren't still going strong. How many Disney theme parks will you have visited by the time their 70th birthday comes around? What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. How long was it since Disneyland first opened?
2. When will one open in China?
3. What is Paul Pressler's relationship to Disneyland?
4. Are any Disneyland's open in Europe?
5. Where is it located?
6. Why did some Parisians object to it?
7. Which Disney movie has not gotten its own themed attraction yet?
8. What is descibed as "the Happiest Place on Earth"?
9. Where did it first open?
10. Is Peter Pan's Flight based on a movie?
Answer: 1. 1955
2. 2016
3. an emotional one
4. yes
5. Paris
6. They felt that American culture was invading France.
7. Frozen
8. Disneyland
9. 1955.
10. yes

Problem: CHAPTER XXIX

A REPRESENTATIVE GATHERING

When John returned to the office, he found that his absence had been causing Betty an anxious hour's waiting. She had been informed by Pugsy that he had gone out in the company of Mr. Parker, and she felt uneasy. She turned white at his story of the ride, but he minimized the dangers.

"I don't think he ever meant to shoot. I think he was going to shut me up somewhere out there, and keep me till I promised to be good."

"Do you think my stepfather told him to do it?"

"I doubt it. I fancy Parker is a man who acts a good deal on his own inspirations. But we'll ask him, when he calls to-day."

"Is he going to call?"

"I have an idea he will," said John. "I sent him a note just now, asking if he could manage a visit."

It was unfortunate, in the light of subsequent events, that Mr. Jarvis should have seen fit to bring with him to the office that afternoon two of his collection of cats, and that Long Otto, who, as before, accompanied him, should have been fired by his example to the extent of introducing a large yellow dog For before the afternoon was ended, space in the office was destined to be at premium.

Mr. Jarvis, when he had recovered from the surprise of seeing Betty and learning that she had returned to her old situation, explained:

"T'ought I'd bring de kits along," he said. "Dey starts fuss'n' wit' each odder yesterday, so I brings dem along."
1. Why did Mr. Jarvis bring his pets to the office?
2. What kind of pets were they?
3. How many?
4. Who was stressed out over John being gone?
5. Where was he?
6. Who told her where he went?
7. Did John play down the details when he told Betty about his trip out?
8. What did Betty do as John told her about it?
9. What did John think Mr. Parker wasn't meaning to do?
10. But he did think he wanted to do what?
11. Does Mr. Parker usually act of his own accord?
12. Who thought a family member may have been involved?
13. Which family member did she suspect?
14. When was John going to ask him about that exact thing?
15. In person?
16. Who was with Mr. Jarvis, besides his pets?
17. What other animal was bound to cause problems in the office?
18. Was the office getting very crowded that afternoon?
19. What did Mr. Jarvis find out about Betty?
20. Did it catch him off guard?
Answer: 1. To prevent them " fuss'n' wit' each odder"
2. cats
3. two
4. Betty
5. the office
6. Pugsy
7. yes
8. . turned white
9. to shoot
10. he was going to shut himup somewhere out there, and keep me till I promised to be good."
11. yes
12. Betty
13. her stepfather
14. to-day.
15. yes
16. Long Otto
17. a large yellow dog
18. yes
19. that she had returned to her old situation,
20. yes

question: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Lieberman managed to keep his Senate committee chairmanship in part because President-elect Barack Obama didn't want to punish him for supporting Sen. John McCain, Lieberman said Tuesday.

Sen. Joe Lieberman speaks Tuesday after Democrats allowed him to keep his committee chairmanship.

The Senate Democratic caucus, following a lengthy and often heated debate, voted 42-13 Tuesday to let Lieberman continue chairing the Senate Homeland Security Committee.

The caucus did, however, strip Lieberman of his spot on the Environment and Public Works Committee.

A Democrat in the Senate for 18 years before going independent, Lieberman criticized Obama, the Democratic nominee, during the race for the White House.

"I know that my colleagues in the Senate Democratic caucus were moved not only that Sen. [Harry] Reid said about my longtime record, but by the appeal from President-elect Obama himself that the nation unite now to confront our very serious problems," Lieberman said in the Capitol as those colleagues nodded in agreement behind him. Watch Lieberman express regrets over past statements "

Democrats were angered by Lieberman's speech to the Republican National Convention, where he praised his longtime friend McCain and criticized Obama for not reaching across the aisle to work with Republicans during his time in the Senate.

Reid, the Senate majority leader, said Lieberman's criticism of the Democratic nominee had angered him.

"I would defy anyone to be more angry than I was," he said Tuesday. "But I also believe that if you look at the problems we face as a nation, is this a time we walk out of here saying, 'Boy did we get even'?"
1. who speaks Tuesday?
2. what did the caucus strip Lieberman of?
3. which caucus stripped him?
4. what was the vote count?
5. was the debate heated?
6. did he get to keep his committee chairmanship?
7. of what committee?
8. how long had he been a democrat?
9. why were democrats angry with his speech to the RNC?
10. did he praise anyone?
11. who?
12. is he friends with him?
13. was it a short friendship?
14. what party is Lieberman in now?
15. how did Reid feel about Lieberman's criticism?
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answer:
1. Sen. Joe Lieberman
2. His spot on the Environment and Public Works Committee.
3. The Senate Democratic caucus.
4. 42-13
5. Yes
6. Yes
7. The Senate Homeland Security Committee.
8. 18 years
9. Because he criticized Obama.
10. Yes.
11. McCain
12. Yes
13. No.
14. Independent
15. He was angered.