input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Ali, who was working a long way from home, wanted to send a letter to his wife, but he could neither read nor write, and he had to work all day, so he could only look for somebody to write his letter late at night .At last he found the house of a letter writer whose name was Nasreddin.

Nasreddin was already in bed. "It is late,"he said. "What do you want?" "I want you to write a letter to my wife , "said Ali , Nasreddin was not pleased. He thought for a few seconds and then said, "Has the letter got to go far?" "What does that matter?" answered Ali.

"Well, my writing is so strange that only I can read it, and if I have to travel a long way to read your letter to your wife, it will cost you a lot of money." Ali went away quickly. 1. was Ali working close to home?
2. who was the letter writer?
3. Was Nasreddin helpful?
4. What did he say about the way he writes?
5. Did Ali want a letter written?
6. To send to who?
7. why didn't he write it?
8. what did Nasreddin inquire?
9. was it easy for Ali to get a letter writer?
10. why not?
11. when could he get someone?
12. what was Nassredin doing?
13. was he happy about the visit?
14. how much would it cost?
15. why?
16. why did he have to travel?
17. What is the first thing Nassredin said?
18. and what else?
19. How did Ali answer?
20. Did Nasreddin do anything before talking about the distance?
numbered_answers: 1. No
2. Nasreddin.
3. No
4. my writing is so strange that only I can read it,
5. Yes
6. his wife
7. he could neither read nor write
8. Has the letter got to go far
9. no
10. he had to work all day
11. late at night
12. He was already in bed
13. No
14. a lot
15. he had to travel a long way to read the letter
16. only he could read it
17. It is late
18. "What do you want?"
19. I want you to write a letter to my wife
20. Yes

input: Alex stared through the cabin window at the darkness. Soon his dad would call him. And he didn't want to go. He wished he hadn't come to the lake for the weekend. "We're ready," Dad said as he came in from the porch. " Grab your rod." Alex turned away from the window and slowly picked up his fishing rod. "Have fun!" Mom said. "Sure," said Alex, trying to make his voice bright. "We should have done this before." Dad said. "Let's catch a big one!" Dad picked up his tackle box, rod, and bait can from the porch. He clicked on the flashlight.

They walked down the hill toward the lake in the narrow beam of light. The only thing Alex could see was the circle of weeds and rocks at their feet, lit by the flashlight. Insect voices filled his ears---clicks, hums, buzzes, whines. Hundreds of bugs waited in the darkness to attack. "Ow!" he blurted as he felt a sting on his arm. "Mosquitoes," Dad said. "I have brought some spray to keep them off."

When they reached the boat, Alex stumbled as he climbed over the side. "I don't like this much," he said. "It's so dark." Dad squeezed his shoulder. "Don't worry. It's not as dark as you think. After a while your eyes will get used to the night." Suddenly something rushed past Alex's head. He gasped. "What was that?" "Probably a bat," Dad said. How could Dad act as if it were nothing! "Will bats be flying around our heads the whole time?" "This is their time to be out catching insects," Dad explained. "They won't hurt you. They're too busy grabbing dinner." He pushed the boat off the gravel and jumped in. Alex gazed back at the cabin. A square of light from the window glowed in the darkness.

Dad rowed to the middle of the lake and stopped. "We'll just let the boat drift. Keep the flashlight in the bottom of the boat. The fish won't bite if they see light flashing around. When we've done baiting our hooks , we'll turn the light off." Leaning down to get closer to the light, Alex tried to thread a worm on his hook, but he couldn't seem to work his fingers right. So what if the worm was only partly on the hook? He didn't want to fish anyway. He didn't even want to be there. 1. Why is Alex reluctant to go fishing?
2. Where was his dad's fishing gear?
3. What type of flying object frightened Alex?
4. According to his dad, did he have a reason to be frightened by it?
5. Why not?
6. What do they eat for dinner?
7. Was it light out when they left to go fishing?
8. What does the dad bring along to help with that?
9. Does he have anything to help fight off mosquitoes?
10. What is it? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. unknown
2. the porch
3. a bat
4. no
5. They're going to get dinner
6. Insects
7. no
8. no
9. yes
10. spray

Q: Technology is creating big changes in the music industry. Music lovers listen to and buy music on the Internet. They can watch live concerts of favorite artists online. And music makers, as well as music industry officials, use social media to reach an increase public interest.

Nick Sherwin is the founder of the band called Suburban Skies. He says today's technology permits a band to control its own future. He said, "Social media is a wonderful thing. You can make use of it to reach the public." Sherwin says the Internet and social media have created possibilities for musicians. He says the new way to success is to give visitors more than one type of experience. "The most important thing is the content. You have to have songs and videos to show the audience. But I think it is extremely important to do shows, to build your brand, and to make you well known, " Sherwin said.

Music industry officials discussed the future of the business during an international conference in Los Angeles, California. They said musicians are choosing to perform live across the country, following the drop in CD sales in the Unites States. Rob Light is head of music with a creative artists agency. He said, "Most of the income for artists is now coming from the live marketplace."

Along with the popularity of live music there has been a big increase in the number of music festivals. These events are advertised on social media. Pasquale Rotella leads Insomniac, a company that produces electronic dance music festivals in several countries. "Someone could make it in their bedroom and put it out there. People can gain fans online without anyone's help. That has completely helped the growth of dance music. " said Rotella.

Bob Pittman leads the radio organization -- Clear Channel Communication. He says music lovers are still listening to the radio, although there are new ways of finding music. He says 70 percent of Americans say they discover new music from what they hear on the radio. But Rob Light says radio will soon be a thing of the past. However, Nick Sherwin is not worried. He just wants to reach everyone who likes his style of music with the help of the Internet.

Answer the following questions:
1. Where music is widely available these days?
2. Who is Nick Sherwin?
3. Which one?
4. According to him what tech permits today?
5. What is his opinion about social media?
6. What one can do with it?
7. Did it open possibilities?
8. For whom?
9. What is his suggestion about giving experience?
10. What two things one must have?
11. What he thought very crucial?
12. Are the officials meeting somewhere?
13. Where?
14. In which city?
15. What is their main topic?
16. Did CD sales drop?
17. What the musicians doing then?
18. What festivals are on the rise?
19. Who is Bob Pittman?
20. According to him what percentage get new music from radio?
A:
1. on the Internet.
2. the founder of the band
3. Suburban Skies
4. a band to control its own future
5. It is a wonderful thing
6. use it to reach the public.
7. Yes
8. for musicians.
9. to give visitors more than one type of experience
10. to have songs and videos to show the audience
11. the content.
12. Yes
13. international conference
14. in Los Angeles, California.
15. musicians are choosing to perform live
16. Yes
17. performing live
18. music
19. leads the radio organization -- Clear Channel Communication.
20. 70 percent