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Maybe you've heard of many musical bands, but have you heard of Little Big Town, a country musical group? There are four members in this band, Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet. They had a hard time when they began their band at first, but they didn't give up. Now it becomes very popular. "We take care of each other and we take care of the music," Karen Fairchild once said after one of their shows. As a fan of this band, I once had a chance to hang out with the members of Little Big Town. We talked about their hard beginning. At that time, they even didn't have their own stage. Fairchild also told me how the four of them were together when they were in trouble. Not only did they stand together on stage but also in their daily life. For example, they were right there when Phillip Sweet was caring for his daughter for the first time. They encouraged Kimberly Schlapman when they found her husband _ . At that time Kimberly was very sad to lose her husband. "When we have lived such a hard life together, it bonds us tightly," Phillip Sweet said. "We find true happiness is the joy of doing what we do for a living. We love the hard beginning. We also love the wonderful future."

1. Who did the author get to hang out with?
2. How many people are in the band?
3. What's the first one's name?
4. The second?
5. The third?
6. The fourth?
7. What sort of genre do they sing?
8. Did they have an easy start?
9. What were they missing at first?
10. How did they get through their rough start?
11. Did one of them have a son?
12. What do they say true pleasure is?
13. Are they friends or just tolerate each other?
14. What did one of them grieve for that was hard?
15. What was his name?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. the members of Little Big Town
2. Four
3. Karen Fairchild
4. Kimberly Schlapman
5. Jimi Westbrook
6. Phillip Sweet
7. country
8. no
9. A stage
10. Stood together
11. No
12. doing what they do for a living
13. Friends
14. Losing a husband
15. Phillip

Question: SRINAGAR, Indian-administered Kashmir (CNN) -- Six family members were buried alive after an avalanche crashed into their house in a remote village in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said Friday.

A total of 10 people were killed Friday following five days of continuous snowfall in the mountainous region.

An avalanche in the mountainous Peth Hallan village rolled over the family's house Friday morning, engulfing it in snow, Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Mehboob Iqbal told CNN.

Indian army and police rescue teams were able to rescue only one of the seven family members in the house, he said.

Peth Hallan is about 68 miles (110 kilometers) south of Srinagar.

Another avalanche in the village of Nayal, about 75 miles (120 kilometers) from Srinagar, killed three people, including a woman, a senior police official said.

And in the village of Gulab Bagh, in north Kashmir, a third avalanche buried a house Friday morning, killing one person and injuring three, he said.

"We have so far removed to safety over 300 persons from avalanche-prone villages of Waltengo Nar and Gulab Bagh, and lodged them in makeshift rescue centers," the senior police official said.

After nearly a week of snowfall, authorities have sounded a red alert in the area, asking residents not to move out of their homes, citing the high risk of avalanches.

They are a common threat in Kashmir during winters, and scores of lives have been claimed by them this season in areas where people live along the Himalayan mountain ranges. E-mail to a friend 1. what village was the avalanche?
2. how many different avalanches are mentioned?
3. what region are they generally a threat during the winter?
4. how far is Peth Hallan from Srinagar?
5. how many people were killed Friday?
6. how many days of snowfall were there?
7. is it a flat region or a mountainous one?
8. name another place that had an avalanche
9. how far is that from Srinagar?
10. did anyone die in that avalanche?
11. were they all men?
12. how far is 75 miles in kilometers?
13. where did another avalanche occur?
14. where is that located?
15. when did it hit?
16. was anyone injured?
17. how many?
18. was anyone killed?
19. how many people were moved from Waltengo Nar and Gulab Bagh?
20. what were they put up in? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Peth Hallan village
2. three
3. Kashmir
4. 68 miles
5. 10
6. five
7. mountainous
8. Nayal
9. 75 miles
10. three people
11. no
12. 120
13. Gulab Bagh
14. north Kashmir
15. Friday morning
16. yes
17. Three
18. yes
19. 300
20. makeshift rescue centers

Q: Michael Jackson fans are coming a Chicago museum to see a 3,000 year old Egyptian statue which looks remarkably like the late king of pop. Staff have been since Jackson's death as thousands of mourners visit the exhibition to pay tribute to the star. The statue has skinny cheeks and - most strikingly - a tipless nose. It is on display at the Ancient Egypt exhibition at The Field Museum in the United States. The bust was bought in Cairo in 1889 and has been on display at the museum for 21 years. But its popularity has risen rapidly since Michael Jackson's death after fans started writing about the ancient statue on internet blogs. The bust was carved during the New Kingdom Period, which ran between 1550 BC to 1050 BC. This was around the same time as famous Egyptians Ramesses and King Tut. The museum's 4,500 daily visitors are banned from touching or kissing the statue, which is protected behind a glass screen. Astonished fans stand admiring the statue and discussing its likeness with others who have travelled to see it. Darnell Williams, the director of guest relations, said some fans were treating a visit to the museum like a pilgrimage . He said: "The statue has been here for years but interest has been raised since Michael Jackson's death. People are coming from all over the country to see the statue and compare its likeness to the king of pop. "They want to touch and kiss the model like it is some sort of God but it is behind a screen to protect it from damage. Once people see it they are astounded and can't stop talking about its likeness. It really is remarkable." James Phillips, manager of near east and north African exhibits, said little was known about the origins of the model. He said: "The likeness is astonishing but I think it is probably a coincidence. We do not believe Michael Jackson ever visited the museum or saw the exhibit and there is therefore little chance he based his image on it. We believe the model is missing a nose because early Christians or Muslims removed noses from paintings and models to make them non-human.

1. a Chicago museum
2. to see a statue
3. pop
4. 3,000 years
5. yes
6. thousands
7. to pay tribute
8. skinny cheeks
9. a tipless nose
10. at the Ancient Egypt exhibition at The Field Museum
11. in Cairo
12. in 1889
13. for 21 years
14. between 1550 BC to 1050 BC
15. Ramesses and King Tut.
16. 4,500
17. a glass screen.
18. Darnell Williams
19. like a pilgrimage
20. manager of near east and north African exhibits

Numbered questions:
1. Where are Michael Jackson fans going?
2. To see what?
3. What is michael jackson the king of?
4. How old is the statue?
5. Is Jackson dead?
6. How many mourners come?
7. To do what?
8. What kind of cheeks does it have?
9. What kind of nose does it have?
10. Where is it displayed?
11. Where was it bought?
12. When?
13. How long has it been on display?
14. When was it made?
15. Who are some famous Egyptians
16. How many people come every day?
17. What is the statue behind?
18. Who is the director of guest relations
19. What do people treat the statue as?
20. Who is James Phillips