Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Jack was a pumpkin farmer. He lived in a big house on the edge of a town and grew the largest Pumpkin farm around the town. Jack's pumpkins were famous , for they always had the perfect shape and never rotted ( ) until well after Halloween . Every year around Halloween , people came from all over the town to buy his pumpkins to make their jack-o-lanterns ( ) One year, Jack was thinking about his pumpkin harvest ( ) of the year when his good friend Pete came to visit him. I have some bad news , Jack ," Pete said. "What is it ? " Jack asked . a little worried. The town decided not to have Halloween this year! They said there was simply no reason for it and they didn't have time to celebrate it because many other holidays were coming up soon . Peter told him. He knew this was very bad news for jack. Jack became very sad and lowered ( ) his head . "What can I do now , Peter?" I have all these beautiful pumpkins and I can't keep them until next Halloween ." Peter replied, " Well , there are always pumpkin pies and pumpkin bread for other holidays." Jack was worried and said, "I sell most of my pumpkins for the Halloween . I can only sell a few pumpkins during the rest of the year. And Pete, it's not so much about the money . I live a simple life out here in the country and I don't need much money . But I feel happy every year when thousands of people get my pumpkins and take them and make them into beautiful jack-o-lanterns. Now all these pumpkins will be useless because people won't make jack-o-lanterns this year. oh, this is very bad news ." Jack began to weep . large tears ran down his face.

1. Why was Jack sad?
2. How did he express his sadness?
3. Who was Jack?
4. Did he live in a small house?
5. Who was Jack's friend?
6. Were Jack's pumpkins special?
7. why?
8. Did Jack have a lot of expenses?
9. Why did the town decide not to have Halloween?
10. and?
11. Can Jack make up for his lost pumpkin sales?
12. Does Jack grow many pumpkins?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. The town decided not to have halloween
2. he wept
3. a pumpkin farmer
4. no
5. Pete
6. yes
7. they had the perfect shape and never rotted until after halloween
8. no
9. there was no reason to
10. they didn't have time
11. no
12. yes

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Two years into the Syrian conflict, President Obama has decided it's finally time to explain it to the American people in a speech he will give from the Oval Office on Tuesday. But from the beginning, President Obama's strategy in Syria -- if he ever had one -- has been confused.

Years of dithering, red lines that went unanswered, and a failure to persuade our international allies and the American public to get on board with the president's nonplan plan, has resulted, not surprisingly, in a confused Congress.

On the Republican side, Sen. John McCain was against the president's plan for limited intervention but on Wednesday changed his mind. Sen. Marco Rubio was for intervention in Syria for the past two years, but he cannot support Obama's plan for military strikes.

On the Democratic side, many who have previously defended Obama's foreign policy as somehow morally superior to his predecessor for its caution and thoughtfulness now seem delighted to support his new war in Syria. Then there are Democrats who seem a little less fuzzy on their long-held principles and do not support intervening in Syria.

Obama's own administration seems confused as well. Secretary of State John Kerry has had to backpedal more than once after contradicting official policy in Syria, which is admittedly hard to discern.

Even Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has been an awkward spokesman, spending the better part of the past year telling Congress that Syrian intervention was unwise. As Eli Lake, a correspondent for the Daily Beast puts it, "On Tuesday, Dempsey was not much more helpful for the president's case for war in the Senate. He contradicted President Obama's contention from Saturday that delays would not affect the Syria war plan, confirming the Syrian military was adjusting to press leaks about an early plan."

1. Has Kerry had to change his story?
2. How many times?
3. What is his title?
4. Under which President?
5. Did any of the opposing party change their opinion?
6. Who?
7. What's his party?
8. And his title?
9. Any other of his party change?
10. Who?
11. And his title?
12. Who will be giving a talk?
13. And his title?
14. Where will he speak from?
15. When?
16. Has he been clear on his strategic plans?
17. Who is Dempsey?
18. Has he been good at clarifying options?
19. Who is the reporter?
20. For what publication?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Yes
2. More than once
3. Secretary of State
4. Obama
5. Yes
6. John McCain
7. Republican
8. Senator
9. Yes
10. Marco Rubio
11. Senator
12. Obama
13. President
14. Oval Office
15. Tuesday.
16. No
17. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
18. No
19. Eli Lake
20. Daily Beast

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Eminem got sober, Arcade Fire got spooked, Katy Perry flashed her hits and Kanye sang one for jerk-offs everywhere.

(RollingStone.com) -- 5. Arcade Fire, "We Used to Wait"

"Now our lives are changing fast," sings Win Butler, spooked and sleepless. But his empathetic croon -- and his band's orchestral- rock wallop -- make high anxiety sound almost sublime.

4. Katy Perry, "Teenage Dream"

Co-written by Max Martin and Dr. Luke, this buoyant electro-pop singalong is 2010's catchiest tune. As for that "teenage dream," Perry doesn't mince words: "Let's go all the way tonight."

3. Sade, "Soldier of Love"

Nobody knows where Sade disappears to for years at a time between hits, but "Soldier of Love" proves she knows how to make a hell of a re-entrance. She sings about emotional devastation over a beat that mixes quiet-storm synths with acid-damaged riffs straight out of TV on the Radio's playbook. It's as close as she's ever come to blowing her cool.

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2. Cee Lo Green, "F*** You"

The title alone would have guaranteed hundreds of thousands of Web clicks. But Cee Lo didn't just say "F*** you" -- he said it with humor and serious panache. Despite the bummed-out lyrics, the Motown-style beat is DayGlo-bright, and Cee Lo's lovelorn lament doubles as an anthem for lean times: "If I was richer/I'd still be with ya/Ha, now ain't that some shit?"

1. Kanye West feat. Pusha T, "Runaway"

It takes a special kind of dark, twisted genius to raise the white flag of surrender while raising a middle finger. Kanye West is that genius. "Runaway" is Kanye's musical response to the Taylor Swift affair, but it's much more than that: a nine-minute meditation on romantic failure and public infamy.

1. What did Eminem do?
2. What about Arcade Fire?
3. And Katy?
4. Who co wrote teenage dream?
5. Who sings it?
6. What does Sade sing?
7. Is she a consistent musican?
8. Who tops the list?
9. With what song?
10. How long is it?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. got sober
2. got spooked
3. flashed her hits
4. Max Martin and Dr. Luke
5. Katy Perry
6. Soldier of Love
7. no
8. Kanye West
9. Runway
10. nine minutes