Q: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors, which the RIAA says "create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legally sold recorded music in the United States." The RIAA headquarters is in Washington, D.C.

The RIAA was formed in 1952. Its original mission was to administer recording copyright fees and problems, work with trade unions, and do research relating to the record industry and government regulations. Early RIAA standards included the RIAA equalization curve, the format of the stereophonic record groove and the dimensions of 33 1/3 rpm, 45 rpm, and 78 rpm records.

The RIAA says its current mission includes:

Since 2001, the RIAA has spent $2 to $6 million each year on lobbying in the United States.

The RIAA also participates in the collective rights management of sound recordings, and it is responsible for certifying Gold and Platinum albums and singles in the United States.

Cary Sherman has been the RIAA's chairman and CEO since 2011. Sherman joined the RIAA as its general counsel in 1997 and became president of the board of directors in 2001, serving in that position until being made chairman and CEO.

1. yes
2. $2 to $6 million each year
3. yes
4. Platinum
5. yes
6. Cary Sherman
7. Cary Sherman
8. no
9. yes
10. in 1997
11. The Recording Industry Association of America
12. the recording industry in the United States
13. yes
14. unknown
15. no
16. in Washington, D.C.
17. no
18. 1952
19. yes
20. research relating to the record industry and government regulations

Numbered questions:
1. Does the RIAA have lobbyists?
2. How much does it spend annually on that?
3. Is it behind the certification of Gold records?
4. What other certification might an album receive?
5. Can singles get those distinctions as well?
6. Who is the current chairman?
7. Who is CEO?
8. Did he hold those titles in 2010?
9. Was he ever a lawyer for the organization?
10. When did he first join?
11. What does RIAA stand for?
12. Who is represented by them?
13. Are distributors included in the organization?
14. Would Capitol Records be represented by them?
15. Are its offices in New York?
16. Where at then?
17. Was it around during the jazz age of the twenties?
18. When did it first come into existence?
19. Did they deal with copyright issues?
20. What was something else they did for the recording industry?

Q: An artist in Oakland, California is using his skills to help the homeless. Greg Kloehn builds very small shelters that make life on the streets more comfortable. The structures offer the homeless some safety and protection from bad weather. Each little house also has wheels on the bottom so it can go wherever its owner goes.

Greg Kloehn has given away at least 20 tiny houses to the homeless on the street. On a recent day, Mr. Kloehn stops to visit his homeless friends. One of them is Oscar Young. The two men hug when they see each other. Inside his little shelter Mr. Young gets relief from cold nights on the streets. Mr. Kloehn also visits Sweet-Pea, another friend who also lives in one of the little homes the artist built. She says it keeps her safe and protects her belongings.

In the mornings, Mr. Kloehn searches the streets for building materials. He gathers what he can and takes it to his studio. There, he puts the houses together. Empty coffee bags become roof material. A washing machine door and refrigerator part become windows. Nails, screws and the sticky glue hold all the pieces together. The artist also attaches a small electrical device to the house. The device is powered by the sun.

Some of the people living on the streets once had normal houses of their own. But some of the people say they have learned to live with less and they are thankful to that man.

Mr. Kloehn says his work is not a social project. He says he is just someone using his skills to help his homeless neighbors.

1. helping the homeless.
2. by building very small shelters
3. safety and protection from bad weather
4. Yes
5. Oscar Young
6. Yes
7. at least 20
8. the streets
9. Yes
10. sun.
11. No
12. with less
13. Yes
14. Each house has wheels on the bottom
15. Empty coffee bags
16. Nails, screws and the sticky glue
17. An artist
18. Oakland
19. No
20. Oakland, California

Numbered questions:
1. What is Greg Kloehn doing?
2. how?
3. what do they offer?
4. Does he know any of the homeless?
5. Can you name one?
6. Does he have one of these houses?
7. How many has he given away?
8. Where does he get his materials?
9. Is there any electricity?
10. What are they powered by?
11. Are these people born on the streets?
12. What have they learned to live with?
13. Can the houses be moved?
14. how?
15. What material can be used as a roof?
16. And what holds it together?
17. What is his occupation?
18. where does he live?
19. Does he built for people in other neighborhoods?
20. where do the people live?

Q: Although 19-year-old George Dennehy is armless, he isn't letting that stop him from pursuing his dreams and sharing his passion with the world. Born without arms, the young boy's birth parents left him. Luckily, a warm-hearted couple _ him and took good care of him. However, his new parents never allowed him to use his disability as an excuse to be lazy. When George turned eight, they asked him to sign up for cello lessons. The instrument is tough even for people who have the use of both their hands, so it was even more challenging for George, who had to learn to play it with his feet. Thanks to his music teacher, the young boy not only mastered the cello, but also realized that he had a passion and talent for music. During middle school years, he also mastered the piano and guitar. His music talent caught the eye of an American rock band who invited him to perform alongside them at a ten-day-long music festival. The experience has inspired this once shy boy to pursue a career in music. He has also become a motivational speaker who encourages both able and disabled people to pursue their dreams, no matter how impossible these dreams may sound. Geoge Dennehy is armless, he isn't letting that stop him from pursuing his dreams and sharing his passion with the world.

1. He is armless.
2. His new parents.
3. He was eight
4. He had to learn to play it with his feet.
5. No.
6. The piano and guitar.
7. middle school.
8. No.
9. An American rock band.
10. No.
11. Yes, he performed with them.
12. A music festival.
13. He was born without arms.
14. 19.
15. They left him.
16. When he was born.
17. No, he couldn't be lazy.

Numbered questions:
1. What is unique about George?
2. Who made him learn to play Cello?
3. How old was he?
4. How did he play it?
5. Did he also learn the flute?
6. What other instruments did he learn?
7. What grade was he in?
8. Did a British rock band notice him?
9. Who did?
10. Did they go visit him?
11. Did he ever meet them?
12. Where?
13. How did he lose his arms?
14. How old is he now?
15. What happened to his biological parents?
16. When?
17. Did his new parents do everything for him?