Question: Q: Piedmont ( ; , ; Piedmontese, Occitan and ; ) is a region in northwest Italy, one of the 20 regions of the country. It borders France, Aosta Valley region, Switzerland, Lombardy, Emilia Romagna and Liguria regions. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres (9,808 sq mi) and a population of 4 396 293 (31-7-2016). The capital of Piedmont is Turin. 

The name Piedmont comes from medieval Latin Pedemontium or Pedemontis, i.e., "ad pedem montium", meaning “at the foot of the mountains” (the Alps) attested in documents of the end of the 12th century. 

Other towns of Piedmont with more than 20,000 inhabitants sorted by population : 

Piedmont is surrounded on three sides by the Alps, including Monviso, where the Po rises, and Monte Rosa. It borders with France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur), Switzerland (Ticino and Valais) and the Italian regions of Lombardy, Liguria, Aosta Valley and for a very small fragment with Emilia Romagna. The geography of Piedmont is 43.3% mountainous, along with extensive areas of hills (30.3%) and plains (26.4%). 

Piedmont is the second largest of Italy's 20 regions, after Sicily. It is broadly coincident with the upper part of the drainage basin of the river Po, which rises from the slopes of Monviso in the west of the region and is Italy’s largest river. The Po collects all the waters provided within the semicircle of mountains (Alps and Apennines) which surround the region on three sides.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is the name of this town?
2. Where is that?
3. Where does it's name originate?
4. Which name?
5. What does that translate to?
6. Which ones?
7. Where is evidence of that found?
8. From when?
9. Are they nearby?
10. On which sides?
11. What else?
12. How many regions does the country have?
13. What ranking is it in size?
14. Which is first?
15. What is the official city of it?
16. What is the number of people there?
17. As of when?
18. How big is it exactly?
19. What is it next to?
20. What else?
A: 1. Piedmont
2. in northwest Italy
3. from medieval Latin
4. Pedemontium or Pedemontis
5. at the foot of the mountains
6. the Alps
7. in documents
8. the end of the 12th century
9. yes
10. three sides, including Monviso
11. where the Po rises
12. 20
13. second
14. Sicily
15. Turin
16. 4 396 293
17. 31-7-2016
18. 25,402 square kilometres
19. France
20. the Aosta Valley region
Q: For many years,machines have been doing work that people once did,including some dit- ficutt jobs. Search and rescue operations in dangerous environments are often seen as the first areas that will employ high technology robots. But there is another area where they may soon take jobs traditionally held by human beings: the restaurant industry. 

Teams from around the world competed in early June at the DARPA Robotic Challenge Finals in California. A team from South Korea and its robot,called DRC-Hubo,won the first place in the competition. The second and third place winners were from the United States. The robots were required to drive a vehicle,climb up steps and do mechanical work. Such activities are easy for humans to perform,but more difficult for machines. Not all of the competitor were successful. The failures showed how difficult it is to design effective walking 

machines. 

Akihiro Suzuki works at Yaskawa Electric,a company that develops robots. He says robots cannot do everything a human can,but they are able to work without becoming tired. He says robots cannot taste food,change heating levels or seasonings to get the best flavor .But he says if a food can be easily prepared,a robot can repeat the same movement to reproduce the same meal. 

One Japanese woman who saw the robots working wanted to bring them home. Masayo Mori says she would like to have a husband who could work like a robot. Suzumo Machinery showed its sushi maker robot. It performs the often difficult work of wrapping the popular Japanese food. Hiroshi Monden is an official with the company. He says people all over the world now eat sushi,but there are not enough skilled workers to prepare it. He says his machine can help anyone make sushi.

Answer the following questions:
1. Where does Akihiro Suzuki work?
2. And what do they do?
3. Are having machines that can do what humans do a new occurrence?
4. How long has it been that way?
5. Are there any new fields where this is beginning to happen?
6. What is an example?
7. Are there any other examples?
8. Does Suzuki think that robots are better in every way?
9. What are some of the advantages he lists?
10. And a disadvantage?
11. Does this prevent them from being able to be used for cooking?
12. If the recipe was easy, would they be able to do it?
A: 1. Yaskawa Electric
2. develops robots
3. no
4. For many years
5. yes
6. he restaurant industry
7. drive a vehicle
8. no
9. work without becoming tired
10. cannot taste food
11. yes
12. yes
Q: Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed most commonly on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is prepared for by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night; in some traditions, Christmastide includes an Octave. The traditional Christmas narrative, the Nativity of Jesus, delineated in the New Testament says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in accordance with messianic prophecies; when Joseph and Mary arrived in the city, the inn had no room and so they were offered a stable where the Christ Child was soon born, with angels proclaiming this news to shepherds who then disseminated the message furthermore. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the world's nations, is celebrated religiously by the vast majority of Christians, as well as culturally by a number of non-Christian people, and is an integral part of the holiday season, while some Christian groups reject the celebration. In several countries, celebrating Christmas Eve on December 24 has the main focus rather than December 25, with gift-giving and sharing a traditional meal with the family.

Answer the following questions:
1. what holiday occurs on Dec 25?
2. whose birth is celebrated?
3. is there a story about him?
4. where can it be found?
5. where does it say he was born?
6. was his birth foreseen?
7. who are his parents?
8. who celebrates christmas?
9. any one else?
10. how long does the celebration last in the west?
11. is there a feast?
12. what is it the beginning of?
13. what season is it?
14. does it sometimes include an octave?
15. what is the typical story of Jesus called?
16. when his parents arrived in bethlehem, where did they go?
17. were rooms available for them?
18. where was jesus born?
19. do people celebrate christmas eve too?
20. when does it occur?
A:
Answer: 1. Christmas
2. Jesus Christ
3. Yes
4. in the New Testament
5. Bethlehem
6. Yes
7. Joseph and Mary
8. Christians
9. non-Christian people as well
10. 12 days
11. Yes
12. Advent
13. Christmastide
14. Yes
15. the Nativity of Jesus
16. First, to an inn
17. No
18. In a stable
19. Yes
20. December 24