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

Mr. Barbecue-Smith was gone. The motor had whirled him away to the station; a faint smell of burning oil commemorated his recent departure. A considerable detachment had come into the courtyard to speed him on his way; and now they were walking back, round the side of the house, towards the terrace and the garden. They walked in silence; nobody had yet ventured to comment on the departed guest. 

"Well?" said Anne at last, turning with raised inquiring eyebrows to Denis. 

"Well?" It was time for someone to begin. 

Denis declined the invitation; he passed it on to Mr Scogan. "Well?" he said. 

Mr. Scogan did not respond; he only repeated the question, "Well?" 

It was left for Henry Wimbush to make a pronouncement. "A very agreeable adjunct to the week-end," he said. His tone was obituary. 

They had descended, without paying much attention where they were going, the steep yew-walk that went down, under the flank of the terrace, to the pool. The house towered above them, immensely tall, with the whole height of the built-up terrace added to its own seventy feet of brick facade. The perpendicular lines of the three towers soared up, uninterrupted, enhancing the impression of height until it became overwhelming. They paused at the edge of the pool to look back. 

"The man who built this house knew his business," said Denis. "He was an architect." 

"Was he?" said Henry Wimbush reflectively. "I doubt it. The builder of this house was Sir Ferdinando Lapith, who flourished during the reign of Elizabeth. He inherited the estate from his father, to whom it had been granted at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries; for Crome was originally a cloister of monks and this swimming-pool their fish-pond. Sir Ferdinando was not content merely to adapt the old monastic buildings to his own purposes; but using them as a stone quarry for his barns and byres and outhouses, he built for himself a grand new house of brick--the house you see now."  1. Who left?
2. Was everyone happy he left?
3. Where did they go?
4. How tall is the house?
5. Was it made of wood?
6. What was it made of?
7. What was they standing by?
8. what did it use to be?
9. For who?
10. Who built the house?
11. When was he alive?
12. Did they talk about the departed guest?
numbered_answers: 1. Mr. Barbecue-Smith
2. Yes
3. Round the side of the house
4. Seventy feet
5. No
6. Brick
7. By the pool
8. A fish-pond
9. Monks
10. Sir Ferdinando Lapith
11. during the reign of Elizabeth.
12. No

input: Nick Vujicic 

Imagine getting through your busy day without hands or legs.Picture your life without the ability to walk,care for your basic needs,or even hug those you love.Meet Nicholas Vujicic.Without any medical explanation or warning,Nick was born in 1982inMelbourne,Australia,without arms and legs. 

The early days were difficult.Throughout his childhood,Nick not only dealt with the typical challenges of school and adolescence,but he also struggled with depression and loneliness.Nick constantly wondered why he was different from all the other kids.He questioned the purpose of life. 

After experiencing many difficulties,Vujicic eventually began to realize that his experiences were inspiring to many people and began to be thankful for being alive.A key turning point in his life was when his mother showed him a newspaper article about a man dealing with a severe disability.This led him to realise he was not the only one with major struggles.When he was seventeen,he started to give talks.He has traveled around the world,sharing his story with millions,sometimes in stadiums full of people,speaking to a range of various groups such as students,teachers,young people,business professionals and so on.He has visited more than 50countries and given thousands of talks.Now he is an encouraging speaker with TED. 

Vujicic promotes his work through television shows and through his writing.His first book,Life Without Limits:Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life,was published by Random House in 2010.He markets a motivational DVD,Life's Greater Purpose,a short documentary filmed in 2005.He markets a DVD for young people titled No Arms,No Legs,No Worries!In March 2008,Vujicic was interviewed by Bob Cummings for the 20/20 American television show. 

According to Nick,the victory over his struggles,as well as his strength and passion for life today,can be owning to the power of hope.His family,friends and the many people he has met along the journey have inspired him to carry on,as well.Today this energetic young gentle man has achieved more than most people achieve in a lifetime. 1. Where is Nick Vujicic a speaker?
2. Can you give a specific example?
3. What is a specific example?
4. What is his disability?
5. What caused him to realize he could inspire others?
6. Who was his interviewer on 20/20?
7. Has he written a book?
8. Can you name one of his DVDs?
9. To what does he attribute his success?
10. What is his birthplace?
11. When was he born?
12. Did he have problems beyond his lack of arms and legs?
13. What were the problems?
14. How old was he when he began giving presentations?
15. Who was the publisher for "Life without Limits"?
16. What year was it published?
17. What is the title of his short film? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. Worlwide
2. Yes
3. He has visited more than 50 countries
4. Nick was born without arms and legs.
5. When his mother showed him an article about a man dealing with a severe disability.
6. Bob Cummings
7. Yes
8. Life's Greater Purpose
9. The power of hope.
10. Melbourne, Australia
11. 1982
12. Yes
13. School, adolescence, depression and loneliness
14. 17
15. Random House
16. 2010
17. Life's Greater Purpose

Q: There was once an old tree. The children from all around the neighborhood loved to climb the tree. The children also liked to sit under the tree, hang on it and play games around it. Animals liked the tree as well. Birds, cats and all kinds of lizards would climb the tree too! Rabbits, dogs, frogs and and many ground animals loved to play around the bottom of the tree. 

One day the children learned the tree was going to be cut down. This made the children, and maybe the animals, very sad. Why was it being cut down? Was it too old? Too weak? Maybe it was dying? The children learned it was because the tree was sick. 

The children were very sad to hear about this. They wondered where they would play from now on. The tree was their favorite place and they didn't want to see it go. One little boy, named John, went home to tell his parents the story. His parents could tell he was sad so they told him something that made him very happy. What was it? He wondered. Was a jungle gym going to be put in? A mall, maybe a park? In fact, even better than that, a new tree would be planted in its place. 

John was so happy he rushed off to tell his friends. "Big news!", he shouted. "My parents told me a new tree is going to be planted here over the old one!" All his friends cheered in excitement, now knowing they wouldn't lose their favorite spot. John and his friends went to celebrate by getting ice cream. His friends liked chocolate and vanilla but John got strawberry.

Answer the following questions:
1. Had the tree been around long?
2. Was the tree loved?
3. Why?
4. Did anything else like the old tree?
5. What else?
6. What kinds?
7. What was the fate of the old tree?
A:
1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. Children loved to climb the tree, sit under it, hang on it and play games around it.
4. Yes.
5. Animals.
6. Birds, cats, all kinds of lizards, rabbits, dogs, frogs and and many ground animals. loved to play around the bottom of the tree.
7. It was cut down.