question: Pat O'Burke was a poor Irishman with a large family, and one morning, waking up very early from cold and hunger, he decided to go shooting in a wood near his cottage. The wood belonged to Lord Northwood, a rich gentleman, Pat had no _ to go there, but in it there were swarms of rabbits and flocks of birds that were good to eat, and Pat determined to take the risk. Suddenly he saw the owner, with a group of friends, coming towards him in the wood. There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood's face as he caught sight of the gun in Pat's hands. Pat's heart sank with fear, but he saw there was no hope of escape, so he walked boldly up to the group and said to Lord Northwood, "Good morning, sir, and what has brought you out so early this morning?" Lord Northwood, rather surprised, said he and his friends were taking a little exercise to get an appetite for their breakfast. Then, looking at Pat with suspicion , he said, "but why are you out so early in the morning?" "Well, sir" said Pat, "I just came out to see if I could get a breakfast for my appetite." The whole crowed burst into laughter at Pat's ready wit(,), and with a smile Lord Northwood walked on, leaving Pat to try his luck with the rabbits.
1. Who was Pat O'Burke?
2. What kind of house did he live in?
3. What was near it?
4. Was Pat honest when he answered Lord Northwood's question?
5. Did he get in trouble for it?
6. Was Pat supposed to go in the forest?
7. Who owned the forest?
8. Was there something in the forest that Pat could eat?
9. Who did Pat meet in the forest?
10. Who asked the first question?
11. What was Lord Northwood doing?
12. And what did Pat say he was doing?
13. What was the reaction to Pat's answer?
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answer: 1. an Irishman with a large family,
2. a cottage
3. a forest
4. yes
5. Hunting in Northwood's propertty
6. no
7. Northwood
8. here were swarms of rabbits and flocks of birds
9. northwood, with a group of friends
10. Pat O'burke
11. taking a little exercise to get an appetite for their breakfast.
12. to see if I could get a breakfast for my appetite
13. with a smile Lord Northwood walked on, leaving Pat to try his luck with the rabbits

The Dupont Circle park in Washington DC is a busy, crowded place. Popular restaurants and businesses around the circle attract many city residents and visitors. But few people know about the old streetcar station below the street. Braulio Agnese is the Managing Director of an organization called Dupont Underground. The group wants to change the old station into a place for the arts."We see everything from site-specific art work, which fills the space in different ways, light and sound or appliances. Or it can be used like a traditional gallery. But also as a curved space, it offers a chance for new kinds of performance. DC has quite a few experimental theater groups that would like to work in an unusual space and do different kinds of production."

The system of tunnels was built in the late 1940s. But the streetcars only ran for a short time. They stopped running in the 1960s. Mr. Agnese says the station could become a symbol of how quickly Washington is changing."Changes in the last five or ten years have been tremendous. The restaurant scene is changing, new development, new opportunities. We think there is an opportunity to create something here that helps the city to move forward."

Dupont Underground is just one example of the trend toward giving a new purpose to unused industrial sites. In New York, builders want to make a forgotten street car garage into a park below the street. And New York already has the popular High Line Park. It was once an old railroad path. The question is -- can Dupont Underground be as successful?

Bill McLeod is Executive Director of Historic DuPont Circle Main Streets. The group helps small businesses in the DuPont Circle area. Mr. McLeod says the underground will fill a need in the area."I think there is definitely need for art space, or event space, in DuPont. And I think that will be the perfect space to activate because it's very large - it's 75 thousand square feet. Very cool, right?"

Another organization tried to open a group of eating places in the space 15 years ago. That food court project failed. Mr. McLeod says the group leading the new effort has a better understanding of the project. He says the group knows it will take a lot of time and money and is successfully seeking financial support. Braulio Agnese and his co-workers hope to open the underground station to the public in the next few months. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Where is Dupont Circle?
2. What is located there?
3. What is there that not many know about?
4. What is the name of the group who would like to see it utilized?
5. For what?
6. When were the under ground roads created?
7. When were the street cars used?
8. What trend are they gravitating toward?
9. What is happening in the Big Apple?
10. What other park have they already created?
11. Has anyone in DC ever tried anything like this before?
12. Did they succeed?
Answer: 1. in Washington DC
2. restaurants and businesses
3. the old streetcar station
4. Dupont Underground
5. the arts
6. in the late 1940s
7. up until the 1960s
8. giving a new purpose to unused industrial sites
9. builders want to make a forgotten street car garage into a park
10. High Line Park
11. yes
12. no

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. What do you see when you look at abstract art? Does it make sense to you? Does it look like anything? Abstract art became popular in the early 20th century. Artists did not want to paint, draw, or sculpt things like they looked. They didn't want their art to be realistic . They were more interested in basic shapes and colours. Picasso is probably the most famous of these artists. He painted and drew in many, many styles. Sometimes he used a lot of blue colours (his "blue period"). Later, he used more red and pink colours (his "rose period"). Many of his other paintings are called "cubist " because they are made of painted squares. After a long time, Picasso's paintings became more and more abstract. He painted people and things using strange shapes. His work was so original, many his fellow artists didn't understand it. Kindinsky, another famous artist, used lines, shapes, and patterns to paint his subjects. His paintings also used strong colours to express feelings. Other artists like the surrealists , they were interested in the subconscious . Painters like Breton and Magritte used many symbols in their work. The meaning or subject of their work wasn't always clear. Dai, another artist, painted pictures that looked like dreams. There are still many abstract artists around the world. It's often hard to say what their art is about. That's the way many artists like better. They want each person to look at art and find their own meaning in it. 1. what does abstract art look like
2. when did they become popular
3. What do they want their art to be like
4. Who was the most famous
5. What was one of his famous periods
6. Did he have any other famous periods
7. What work Cubist
8. What did he paint and squares
9. Were there any other famous artist mentioned
10. Can you name one
numbered_answers:
1. strange shapes
2. the early 20th century
3. They didn't want their art to be realistic
4. Picasso
5. his "blue period"
6. "cubist "
7. because they are made of painted squares
8. paintings
9. yes
10. Kindinsky