question: Hello Sandy, We have just returned from our holiday. We went with our friends Edward Smith and his wife Tina to the Yorkshire Moors. This is a beautiful place. It is a natural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills, miles of grassland with no people, just sheep and birds. Edward, who had just come out of hospital, could not walk as far as be used to. However this meant that we walked in the mornings, and then stopped at a cafe for lunch each day, before returning to the place we live. Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon, while the ladies went for another walk. Very pleasant! I have taken lots of photos from the place we live, across the valley below us, of the morning sunrise, and the mist in the valley. Also, in England, the old steam powered trains are very popular. I have taken many photos of the train and from it. Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter. It is very early (we usually expect snow in January). It rained all day, then snowed in the evening. Today we have bright sunshine! Both Jenny and I are well I don't know if I told you, in the last e-mail, that Jenny is now working in a hotel. Although she has to work hard, people there are nice and she is enjoying the work. Please write to us to tell us your news. Yours, Victor
1. Where did the writer of the letter go on vacation?
2. Who did he go with?
3. What were their names?
4. Which of them had been unwell?
5. Was he able to walk well?
6. What did they do in the mornings?
7. What did the men do in the afternoon?
8. What did the women do while they did that?
9. Where did they eat?
10. What was below where they stayed?
11. Did the narrator take pictures of it?
12. What else did he photograph?
13. Were they common there?
14. What is his wife's name?
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answer: 1. Yorkshire Moors
2. friends
3. Edward Smith and his wife Tina
4. Edward
5. No
6. walked
7. slept
8. went for another walk
9. a cafe
10. valley
11. Yes
12. old steam powered trains
13. Yes
14. Jenny


question: Rock and roll music developed in the United States in the early nineteen-fifties. It was based on the music called rhythm and blues that was performed by African American musicians. 

Early rock and roll singers developed their own kinds of music. Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, the Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan were the most popular rock and roll musicians in the early 1960's. All were American. Then, in 1964, a new rock and roll group from England invaded America: the Beatles. 

Some people say the Beatles' music shook America like an earthquake. The Beatles changed rock and roll forever. Their early songs were influenced by American rock and roll musicians, including Chuck Berry. But the Beatles looked different and sounded different from any musical group before them. 

The Beatles released their first album in the United States in 1964, when all of the top five records in America were by the Beatles. In 1967, they released an album called "Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." It was one of the first "concept" albums. That is, all the songs were linked by a common story or idea. 

The popularity of the Beatles led the way for more rock and roll bands from England to become popular in America. The Rolling Stones was the most important of these bands. The Rolling Stones is one of the few groups from the 1960's that is still performing and recording today. In 1965, the group recorded one of its most famous songs, "Satisfaction". 

The musical instrument most linked to rock and roll is the guitar. Experts say Jimi Hendrix was one of the most influential guitar players in rock and roll during the late 1960's. His "Purple Haze" was liked by many people. 

By the 1970's, rock and roll music became known as rock music. It expanded into many new forms. For example, there was country rock, hard rock, acid rock, and heavy metal rock. Punk rock, jazz rock, and glitter rock. 

In the middle 1970's, experts say rock music regained some of the energy of early rock and roll. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band became popular with their album "Born to Run". Springsteen's music was like the lively rock and roll music of the early nineteen-sixties. Many of his songs were about social issues. He sang about the effects of unemployment and the war in Vietnam.
1. What was it based on
2. What nationality were the musicians
3. what year did the england group come in
4. were they different
5. where was their first album released
6. were they the top 5 albums
7. what popular group came next
8. what instrument was famous in it
9. who was the best
10. what year did rock n roll change name
11. how many different types came about
12. when did it get its energy back
13. what album helped bring it back
14. how would you describe his music
15. what were they about
16. what else
17. what year did the music first come to be
18. did early singer make their own kinds of music
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answer: 1. rhythm and blues
2. African American
3. 1964
4. yes
5. 1964
6. yes
7. The Rolling Stones
8. guitar
9. Jimi Hendrix
10. 1970's
11. many
12. middle 1970's
13. Born to Run
14. like the lively rock and roll music of the early nineteen-sixties
15. social issues
16. effects of unemployment and the war in Vietnam
17. early nineteen-fifties
18. yes


question: Years back in a kingdom far away there lived a family in the woods. This family had always lived in the woods. Their father each day would travel into the woods and chop wood to take to the town. The mother spent her day cleaning and taking care of their home and her three children. The dad and his family had a good life. They never wanted for much. The three kids went to school and had many friends in the town. One day there came a nasty storm to the woods. This storm brought a lot of rain and flooded many areas in the city. Many homes were under water. The leader came to the dad and asked him to go out and cut some very large logs to place in the city to keep the water back. The logs would be used to build a wall. The dad took his kids and his wife into the woods and cut down the largest trees they could find. In the end the town was saved because of the wall and for their work the dad and his family were paid and could build a bigger home and had more children.
1. When is it?
2. Where?
3. Specifically?
4. How was the living there?
5. What did the man do?
6. Where did he haul it?
7. What about the woman?
8. How many babies are there?
9. Did they need anything?
10. What did the three do?
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answer:
1. Years back
2. in a kingdom far away
3. in the woods
4. always
5. chop wood
6. to the town
7. she cleaned
8. three
9. no
10. went to school