input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER III

WHAT HAPPENED TO SONGBIRD

It was fully half an hour later before Sam Rover could break away from his college chums and run up to room Number 25, which he had formerly occupied with his brother Tom and which he now shared with Songbird Powell.

Nearly a week before, the youngest Rover had made a date with Grace Laning, inviting her, if the snow remained on the ground, to a sleighride that afternoon and evening. At that time Sam had forgotten completely that this day was the date set for the annual snowballing contest.

"I think I'll go anyway," he had remarked to Songbird, the day before. But then had come word to his roommate that Mr. Sanderson wanted him on a matter of importance, and Stanley, as the leader of the seniors, had insisted upon it that he could not spare both of his chums.

"All right, then," Sam had answered finally; "you can go, Songbird, and do what Mr. Sanderson wants you to, and I'll put off my sleighride with Grace until after the contest;" and so it had been settled.

There were no public turnouts at the college, but Sam had arranged with Abner Filbury, who worked around the place with his father, to obtain for him a first-class horse and cutter from the Ashton livery stable.

"That horse is some goer, believe me!" remarked Abner, when he came to the door of Sam's room, to tell him that the turnout was in readiness. "You'll have to keep your eye on him, Mr. Rover." 1. How long was it before Sam Rover could break away from his college chums and run to room number 25?
2. A week before what did the youngest Rover do?
3. What did he invite her to do?
4. Who use to live in room number 25 with Sam?
5. and what was his name?
6. Who did he share it with now?
7. Where there any public turnouts at the college?
8. What had Sam arrange though?
9. When did Sam decide to put off his sleighride till?
10. Who needed Songbird for something?
11. What did Abner say about the horse when he came to Sam's room?
12. Did he say anything else about it?
13. What did Stanley insist on?
14. Who did Abner Filbury work with?
15. Where stable was the horse from?
16. What factor was pertinant for the sleighride that Sam planned?
numbered_answers: 1. It was fully half an hour
2. made a date with Grace Laning
3. to go on a sleighride that afternoon and evening
4. his brother
5. Tom
6. Songbird Powell
7. no
8. to obtain a first-class horse and cutter from the Ashton livery stable
9. after the contest
10. Mr. Sanderson
11. "That horse is some goer, believe me!"
12. "You'll have to keep your eye on him, Mr. Rover."
13. he could not spare both of his chums.
14. Sam's father
15. the Ashton livery stable.
16. if the snow remained on the ground

input: What's your favorite cartoon? It may be difficult for you to decide. But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one. When Lang was two years old, he saw Tom play the piano. This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano. His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world. Lang became a good piano student at three. Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better. In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college. Lang's performances are energetic. He is well-known for making facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano. The road to success has never been easy. Lang's father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang thinks himself lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot. 1. Who likes Tom and Jerry best?
2. Where was he from?
3. When did he become talented at piano?
4. Are his shows slow?
5. What are they like?
6. What happens with his face?
7. What did his dad do?
8. What did his mom do?
9. Why?
10. Why does Lang like that cartoon? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. Lang Lang
2. Shenyang
3. three
4. no
5. energetic
6. expressions
7. stopped his job
8. stayed in Shenyang
9. to make money
10. to enjoy western music

question: The Iranian languages or Iranic languages form a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages, which in turn are a branch of the Indo-European language family. The speakers of Iranian languages are known as Iranian peoples. Historical Iranian languages are grouped in three stages: Old Iranian (until 400 BCE), Middle Iranian (400 BCE 900 CE), and New Iranian (since 900 CE). Of the Old Iranian languages, the better understood and recorded ones are Old Persian (a language of Achaemenid Iran) and Avestan (the language of the Avesta). Middle Iranian languages included Middle Persian (a language of Sassanid Iran), Parthian, and Bactrian.

As of 2008, there were an estimated 150200 million native speakers of Iranian languages. Ethnologue estimates there are 86 Iranian languages, the largest amongst them being Persian, Pashto, Kurdish, and Balochi.

The term Iranian is applied to any language which descends from the ancestral Proto-Iranian language. Iranian derives from the Persian and Sanskrit origin word Arya.
1. What branch are Iranian languages considered?
2. How many people speak the language?
3. How many types of languages are there?
4. How many groups are there?
5. What are they?
6. Of the old languages which ones are the ones that were recorded more.
7. How many old ones were there?
8. What all types of languages is the term applied to?
9. Where does the word Iranian come from?
10. What year did they say how many people speak the languages?
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answer: 1. Indo-Iranian
2. 150200 million
3. 86
4. Four
5. Persian, Pashto, Kurdish, and Balochi.
6. Old Persian and Avestan
7. Two
8. Old Iranian (until 400 BCE), Middle Iranian (400 BCE 900 CE), and New Iranian (since 900 CE)
9. Proto-Iranian l
10. 2008

Q: Hebrew (; , "" or ) is a Northwest Semitic language native to Israel, spoken by over 9 million people worldwide. Historically, it is regarded as the language of the Israelites and their ancestors, although the language was not referred to by the name Hebrew in the Tanakh. The earliest examples of written Paleo-Hebrew date from the 10th century BCE. Hebrew belongs to the West Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family. Hebrew is the only living Canaanite language left, and the only truly successful example of a revived dead language.

Hebrew had ceased to be an everyday spoken language somewhere between 200 and 400 CE, declining since the aftermath of the Bar Kokhba revolt. Aramaic and to a lesser extent Greek were already in use as international languages, especially among elites and immigrants. It survived into the medieval period as the language of Jewish liturgy, rabbinic literature, intra-Jewish commerce, and poetry. Then, in the 19th century, it was revived as a spoken and literary language. It became the "lingua franca" of Palestine's Jews, and subsequently of the State of Israel. According to Ethnologue, in 1998, it was the language of 5 million people worldwide. After Israel, the United States has the second largest Hebrew-speaking population, with 220,000 fluent speakers, mostly from Israel.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is the Israelites language?
2. How far back does the language date?
3. Is the language still today?
4. Did it stop being used for some time?
5. When did this happen?
6. Was the name always the same?
7. Give an example of people who used a different name?
8. What family is it in?
9. What branch?
10. Does the US have the most people that speak it?
11. How many fluent talkers are there?
12. Mainly where from?
13. What type of language is it the last one remaining?
A:
1. Hebrew
2. 10th century BCE
3. yes
4. yes
5. between 200 and 400 CE
6. no
7. the Israelites and their ancestors
8. the Afroasiatic language family
9. the West Semitic branch
10. no
11. 220,000
12. mostly from Israel
13. its the only living Canaanite language left