Problem: Gladys Holm was a secretary . She worked in an office all her life. Gladys made about $15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise--$18 million! She gave the money to a children's hospital. Gladys Holm never got married or had any children. But she always liked children, and she wanted to help them. When her friend's daughter was ill in hospital, Gladys brought her a toy bear. After that, she visited the hospital many times. Every time she visited, she brought toy bears for those children. After that, people started to call Gladys the "Toy Bear Lady". Gladys always gave toys and other presents to her friends but no one knew she had a lot of money. She lived in a small house outside Chicago. Everyone was very surprised when they learned that she was a millionaire. One of her friends said, "She always gave us nice presents and things, but we didn't know she was rich." How did Gladys get so much money? She asked her boss how to make more money, and she listened to what he said. She bought the stocks that he told her to buy, and she got very rich. Before she died, she talked to her friends about "giving something to the children's hospital". No one knew that the "something" was $18 million!
1. Who died a millionaire?
2. How old was she?
3. Where did she work?
4. As what?
5. What was her salary?
6. Is that how she got rich?
7. Then how?
8. How did she know to do that/
9. Did he tell her which ones to get?
10. Where did she like to visit?
11. Who was she visiting?
12. What did she give her?
13. Did she visit other kids?
14. Did she give them things?
15. What?
16. What nickname did she earn?
17. Did she have her own kids?
18. Kids?
19. Did she flaunt her money?
20. Who did she leave it to?
Answer: 1. Gladys Holm
2. 86
3. in an office
4. a secretary
5. $15,000 a year.
6. no
7. bying stocks
8. She asked her boss
9. Syes
10. childrens' hospital
11. initially her friend's daughter
12. a toy bear
13. . yes
14. yes
15. toy bears
16. the "Toy Bear Lady".
17. no
18. she never got married or had any children.
19. no
20. the children's hospital.

Q: Las Vegas (CNN) -- For David Shafter, it should have been a dream: A crush of excited people swarming his booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show, where his startup is launching its first product.

But all the people hoisting cameras and raising themselves on tiptoe for a better view Wednesday afternoon weren't there to see his robot. They were angling for a peek at pop star Justin Bieber, who was making an appearance at the booth next door.

"We're pretty much shut down," said Shafter with a weary look of resignation, as rubberneckers squealed and shouted "Justin!" in the background. "We can't run our demos."

Shafter's fledgling company, Xybotyx, is making its first appearance at CES to introduce its Xybot, a hockey-puck-shaped robotic device that zips around on little wheels, controlled by an iPhone or iPod Touch.

Owners can download apps to their phone that give the robot specific behaviors, like avoiding obstacles. The gadget will go on sale this spring at the quirky price of $111.11.

But none of the hundreds of people pressed up against his booth cared about that.

They only had eyes for the teen singer with the sideswept hair who was greeting fans nearby at the TOSY booth, where he made an appearance on behalf of that company's new mRobo, a portable speaker that morphs, "Transformers" style, into a little dancing robot.

Middle-aged tech execs aren't exactly Bieber's demographic, but many onlookers said they were there to get photos or autographs for their teen-age kids. Some people even asked if they could climb atop Shafter's plywood demo table to get a better view. (The answer was no.)

Answer the following questions:
1. Who owns Xybotyx?
2. Is this a new company?
3. What product do they make?
4. What is that?
5. What does it look like?
6. What does is use to move?
7. How do you tell it what to do?
8. Where is he introducing it?
9. Is it going well?
10. Who is his neighbor at the show?
11. What is their product called?
12. What is it?
13. Does it do something special?
14. What?
15. How are they doing at the show?
16. Why?
17. Who is that?
18. Does he have a lot of middle age fans?
19. Why do they want to see him so bad?
20. Did Shafter let them use his table?
A: 1. David Shafter
2. yes
3. Xybot
4. a robotic device
5. a hockey puck
6. wheels
7. with an iPhone or iPod Touch
8. the International Consumer Electronics Show
9. no
10. TOSY
11. mRobo
12. a portable speaker
13. yes
14. morphs into a dancing robot
15. well
16. Justin Bieber is there
17. a pop star
18. no
19. to get photos or autographs for their teen-age kids
20. no

Problem: Diane Arbus is known for creating intense black and white photographs of very unusual people. She used a special camera that produced square shaped images. One art expert said Diane Arbus turned photography inside out. Instead of looking at her subjects, she made them look at her.

Diane Arbus was born in 1923 to a wealthy family in New York City. After finishing high school at the age of 18, Diane married Allan Arbus. Mr. Arbus worked in the advertising department of her father's store.

It was Mr. Arbus who gave Diane her first camera. Diane soon decided to take a class with the famous photographer Berenice Abbott. The Arbuses eventually started taking photographs of clothing. These images were used as advertisements for Diane's father's store. After the birth of their daughter, Doon, the Arbuses started a business together. Their purpose was to photograph clothing fashions. Diane Arbus was the stylist. She would prepare the hair and faces of the fashion models who wore the clothing being photographed. Allan Arbus took the pictures.

The couple soon had jobs from important fashion magazines such as "Vogue" and "Harper's Bazaar". Their work was very successful during the 1950s. They became part of a group of artists that were helping to redefine visual culture. They were breaking with past traditions to create a new look for a new decade, the sixties.

But Diane was not satisfied with her secondary role. She wanted a more active part in making photographs. She wanted to explore her own artistic expression and freedom. To do this, she stopped working with her husband. Then she started taking photography classes at the New School in New York City.

Arbus' teacher, Lisette Model, influenced her in many ways. She showed Diane how to use a camera like an expert. She also taught Diane to use her art to face her doubts and fears. Miss Model once said that Diane soon started "not listening to me but suddenly listening to herself."
1. Where did Allan Arbus work?
2. Did he influence Diane's career?
3. What did the Arbuses first photograph?
4. When was Diane Arbus born?
5. Did her family struggle to make ends meet?
6. What did she do when she finished high school?
7. Did she use a lot of vibrant colors in her pictures?
8. What type of pictures did she take?
9. Who did Diane take a class with?
10. What fashion magazines did the couple work with?
11. Did Diane enjoy her role in the partnership?
12. What did she want to do instead?
13. Who had an influence on her?
14. What things did she teach Diane?
15. What comment did she make of Diane?
Answer:
1. Advertising department.
2. No.
3. Clothing.
4. 1923
5. No.
6. Married Allan Arbus.
7. No.
8. Black and white.
9. Berenice Abbott.
10. "Vogue" and "Harper's Bazaar".
11. No.
12. Be a more active part.
13. Lisette Model.
14. How to use a camera.
15. She started "not listening to me but suddenly listening to herself."