1. Who are Musk and Zuckerberg trying to outdo?
2. What do Musk and Zuckerberg want to attract?
3. What did Elon Musk challenge Mark Zuckerberg to?
4. What did Mark Zuckerberg propose to create that would rival Twitter?
5. Where might the fight take place?
6. What kind of organization might organize the fight?
7. What might the fight break?
8. How much might people have to pay to see the fight on television?
9. In what martial art did Mark Zuckerberg win a tournament?
10. What does Elon Musk call his secret weapon?

1. The article says Facebook and Twitter are moguls.     T / F
2. Mark Zuckerberg challenged Elon Musk to a fight.     T / F
3. The fight is because Zuckerberg wants to make a site similar to Twitter.  T / F
4. The fight between Musk and Zuckerberg will take place in Silicon Valley.  T / F
5. The two tech rivals will have to fight using mixed martial arts.     T / F
6. The fight could be the most profitable fight in history.     T / F
7. People might have to pay $100 to see the fight on television.     T / F
8. Elon Musk said his secret weapon is to stand on people.     T / F

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1. What did you think when you read the headline?
2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'city'?
3. What do you know about New York City?
4. What problems might a sinking city experience?
5. What do you think of the New York City skyline?
6. What are the good and bad things about skyscrapers?
7. Are cities becoming too big?
8. Why do you think New York is nicknamed 'the Big Apple"?
9. Is New York the world's greatest city?
10. What makes cities in your country prone to natural disasters?

1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
2. What do you think of when you hear the word 'sink'?
3. What do you think about what you read?
4. Should New Yorkers be worried about their city sinking?
5. How do you feel about Venice sinking?
6. Should people move from cities into the countryside?
7. Why are cities so attractive for people from the countryside?
8. Would you like to live in New York City?
9. How can city planners and engineers stop New York sinking?
10. What questions would you like to ask the geophysicists?

1. The article says birth rates in every country are falling.     T / F
2. The article says Japanese politicians are worried about Japan's future.     T / F
3. Italy has the lowest birth rate in the world.     T / F
4. The Pope said the people should watch the movie Titanic.     T / F
5. The Pope said childfree young couples were selfish.     T / F
6. The Pope said Italians have fewer children in winter.     T / F
7. The Pope wasn't happy that a woman asked him to bless her dog.     T / F
8. Elon Musk warned that Italy is disappearing.     T / F

1. Where are politicians worried about their nations' economic viability?
2. What happened in Italy that addressed the country's demographic crisis?
3. What will be strained in Italy in the future?
4. What kind of effort did the Pope say is needed to start a family in Italy?
5. Who did the Pope say could afford to start a family in Italy?
6. Who did the Pope caution?
7. What did the Pope say low birth rates were threatening in Italy?
8. How many births were there in Italy last year?
9. What did a woman ask the Pope to bless?
10. What did Elon Musk say was happening to Italy?