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Legends about the development of coffee are varied and interesting, involving chance occurrences, political tricks, and the pursuit of wealth and power. According to one story, a sheepherder named Kaldi, as he tended his sheep, noticed the effect of coffee beans. He noticed that the sheep became excited after eating the red "cherries" from a certain plant when they changed pastures . He tried it himself, and was soon as overactive as his sheep. Another story relates that a monk happened to discover that this fruit from the shiny green plant could help him stay awake. Another legend gives us the name for coffee, "mocha". Omar, an Arabian was thrown to the desert with his followers to die of starvation. In desperation, Omar had his friends boil and eat the fruit from an unknown plant. Not only did the soup save the group, but the residents of the nearest town, Mocha, took their survival as a religious sign. The plant and its beverage were named Mocha to honor this event. Coffee was introduced much later to countries beyond Arabia, whose inhabitants believed it to be a tasty thing and guarded its secret as if they were top secret military plans. The government forbade transportation of the plant out of the Moslem nations. The actual spread of coffee was started illegally. One Arab named Baba Budan smuggled beans to some mountains near Mysore, India, and started a farm there. Early in this century, some of those original plants were found still growing fruitfully in the region. Coffee today is grown and enjoyed worldwide, and is one of the few crops that small farmers in third-world countries can profitably export. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What was a shepherd's observation regarding his sheep that ate coffee beans? 2. What did a shepherd observe when his sheep injested coffee beans? 3. What did a shepherd notice happened upon his sheep injesting coffee beans? Q2: 1. What were the effects of sheep eating coffee beans? 2. What happened when the shepherd's sheep ate coffee beans? 3. What effect did the injestion of coffee beans have on the shepherd's animals? Q3: 1. Did the sheepherder injest the coffee beans himself? 2. Did the shepherd eat coffee beans like his sheep? 3. Did the shepherd follow his flock and munch on coffee beans? Q4: 1. What effect did the coffee beans have on the shepherd? 2. What were the consequences of the shepherd injesting coffee? 3. How did the consumption of coffee beans alter the shepherd's mood? Q5: 1. What does the word Mocha come from? 2. What was the original meaning of the word Mocha? 3. From what word is that for Mocha derived? Q6: 1. For what reason was Omar cast into the desert? 2. Why did Omar get jettisoned into the desert? 3. For what purpose did Omar get thrown into the desert?

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Eastern Europe is the eastern part of the European continent. There is no consensus on the precise area it covers, partly because the term has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, cultural, and socioeconomic connotations. There are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region". A related United Nations paper adds that "every assessment of spatial identities is essentially a social and cultural construct". One definition describes Eastern Europe as a cultural entity: the region lying in Europe with the main characteristics consisting of Greek, Byzantine, Eastern Orthodox, Russian , and some Ottoman culture influences. Another definition was created during the Cold War and used more or less synonymously with the term "Eastern Bloc". A similar definition names the formerly communist European states outside the Soviet Union as Eastern Europe. Some historians and social scientists view such definitions as outdated or relegated, but they are still sometimes used for statistical purposes. Several other definitions of Eastern Europe exist today, but they often lack precision, are too general or outdated. These definitions vary both across cultures and among experts, even political scientists, as the term has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, cultural, and socioeconomic connotations. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. How much land does Eastern Europe span across, precisely? 2. State the precise amount of territory covered by Eastern Europe? 3. What is the exact amount of area that makes up Eastern Europe? Q2: 1. What is one definition of Eastern Europe? 2. What's one manner of defining Eastern Europe? 3. How can Eastern Europe be described? Q3: 1. When defining Eastern Europe as a cultural entity, how many cultural influences are listed? 2. How many cultures have had an influence on Eastern Europe as a cultural entity? 3. How many influences are there on Eastern Europe as a cultural entity? Q4: 1. When defining Eastern Europe as a cultural entity, how many cultural influences are listed? 2. How many cultures have had an influence on Eastern Europe as a cultural entity? 3. How many influences are there on Eastern Europe as a cultural entity? Q5: 1. When did a definition of Eastern Europe as not just a cultural entity emerge? 2. When did Eastern Europe begin to be defined not just as a cultural entity? 3. When did definitions of Eastern Europe as something other than a cultural entity begin to take shape? Q6: 1. What is a rough synonym for Eastern Europe? 2. What is basically synonymous with Eastern Europe? 3. What is a close approxmiation of Eastern Europe? Q7: 1. Which former communist states are a part of eastern Europe? 2. Where in Eastern Europe used to be a part of the communist bloc? 3. Which nations in Eastern Europe were once communist? Q8: 1. Is it outdated to define Eastern Europe as the formerly communist European states outside the Soviet Union? 2. Do researchers tend not to define Eastern Europe as the formerly communist European states outside the Soviet Union anymore? 3. Has it fallen out of fashion to say that Eastern Europe is made up of the formerly communist European states outside the Soviet Union? Q9: 1. What do older definitions of Eastern Europe lack? 2. What is missing from older ways of defining Eastern Europe? 3. What do less recent ways of defining Eastern Europe not have? Q10: 1. Do all political scientists agree on the definition of Eastern Europe? 2. Is there one definition of Eastern Europe accepted by the political science community? 3. Is there only one way of defining Eastern Europe that is accepted by political scientists? Q11: 1. Does the term Eastern Europe have a lot of connotations? 2. Are there a number of connotations to the term Eastern Europe? 3. Does the word Eastern Europe have multiple different sub-meanings? Q12: 1. Where can Eastern Europe be found? 2. What is the location of Eastern Europe? 3. Where on our globe is Eastern Europe?

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Index Medicus (IM) is a curated subset of MEDLINE, which is a bibliographic database of life science and biomedical science information, principally scientific journal articles. From 1879 to 2004, "Index Medicus" was a comprehensive bibliographic index of such articles in the form of a print index or (in later years) its onscreen equivalent. It was begun by John Shaw Billings, head of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office, United States Army. This library later evolved into the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM). In the 1960s, the NLM began the indexing work by creating MEDLARS, a bibliographic database, which became MEDLINE. "Index Medicus" thus became the print presentation of the MEDLINE database's content, which users accessed usually by visiting a library which subscribed to "Index Medicus" (for example, a university scientist at the university library). It continued in this role through the 1980s and 1990s, while various electronic presentations of MEDLINE's content also evolved, first with proprietary online services (accessed mostly at libraries) and later with CD-ROMs, then with Entrez and PubMed. As users gradually migrated from print to online use, "Index Medicus" print subscriptions dwindled. During the 1990s, the dissemination of home internet connections, the launch of the Web and web browsers, and the launch of PubMed greatly accelerated the shift of online access to MEDLINE from something one did at the library to something one did anywhere. This dissemination, along with the superior usability of search compared with use of a print index in serving the user's purpose (which is to distill relevant subsets of information from a vast superset), caused the use of MEDLINE's print output, "Index Medicus", to drop precipitously. In 2004, print publication ceased. Today, "Index Medicus" and "Abridged Index Medicus" still exist conceptually as content curation services that curate MEDLINE content into search subsets or database views (in other words, subsets of MEDLINE records from some journals but not others). This filters search results with a view toward excluding poor-quality articles (such as by excluding junk journals), which is often helpful depending on the needs of the user. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. When did print publication of Index Medicus stop? 2. In what year did print circulation of Index Medicus cease? 3. When did publishers stop printing copies of Index Medicus?

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Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (sometimes known as Sony Music or by the initials, SME) is an American music corporation managed and operated by Sony Corporation of America (SCA), a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony Corporation. In 1929, the enterprise was first founded as American Record Corporation (ARC) and, in 1938, was renamed Columbia Recording Corporation, following ARC's acquisition by CBS. In 1966, the company was reorganized to become CBS Records. In 1987, Sony Corporation of Japan bought the company, and in 1991, renamed it SME. It is the world's second largest recorded music company, after Universal Music Group. In 2004, SME and Bertelsmann Music Group merged as Sony BMG Music Entertainment. When Sony acquired BMG's half of the conglomerate in 2008, Sony BMG reverted to the SME name. The buyout led to the dissolution of BMG, which then relaunched as BMG Rights Management. Out of the "Big Three" record companies, with Universal Music Group being the largest and Warner Music Group, SME is middle-sized. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What company does the article discuss? 2. Which conglomerate is at the center of the article? 3. Which music company does the article focus on? Q2: 1. What country does Sony Music operate out of? 2. Which country is Sony Music based in? 3. Where are the headquarters of Sony Music? Q3: 1. When was Sony Music founded? 2. In what year was Sony Music founded? 3. What was the year of Sony Music's establishment? Q4: 1. What was the original name of Sony Music? 2. What was Sony Music originally called? 3. What was the first name for the Sony Music company? Q5: 1. In what year was the name ARC changed? 2. In what year was Sony Music's original name ARC changed? 3. What year did ARC get renamed Columbia Recording Corporation? Q6: 1. What was the ARC's name changed to? 2. What was Sony Music's name changed to in 1938? 3. What name did Sony Music have after the change in 1938? Q7: 1. In what year did CBS obtain Sony Music? 2. When did CBS gain control of Sony Music? 3. What was the year when CBS took the reins of Sony Music? Q8: 1. What name did Sony Music after acquisition from CBS in 1966? 2. What name did CBS give Sony Music when they acquired it? 3. What was Sony Music's name under CBS? Q9: 1. In what year did the Sony Corporation of Japan acquire Sony Music? 2. When was Sony Music purchased by the Sony Corporation of Japan? 3. What year did Sony Corporation of Japan take hold of Sony Music? Q10: 1. What name did Sony Corporation of Japan give to Sony Music? 2. What was Sony Music called by the Sony Corporation of Japan? 3. What name did Sony Corporation of Japan bestow upon Sony Music? Q11: 1. Is it true that no other music group is bigger than Sony Music? 2. Is Sony Music the world's largest music group? 3. Is Sony Music the largest music corporation worldwide? Q12: 1. What is the world's largest music group? 2. Which Music group is the world's largest? 3. What is the biggest music group out of the Big Three? Q13: 1. Who was Sony Music's 2004 merger with? 2. In 2004, what company did Sony Music join forces with? 3. In 2004, who merged with Sony Music Entertainment? Q14: 1. What name did Sony Music after its merger with Bertelsmann Music Group? 2. After merging with Bertelsmann music group, what was Sony Music called? 3. What was SME's name changed to after merging with Bertelsmann Music Group? Q15: 1. When did Sony get BMG's part of the conglomerate? 2. When was Bertelsmann Music Group's half of the conglomerate acquired by Sony? 3. In what year did Sony obtain Bertelsmann Music Group's half of the conglomerate?

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Atlanta (CNN) -- Imagine paying as much for water as you do for your mortgage. Residents throughout Atlanta are outraged by hundreds, even thousands of dollars in monthly spikes in their water bills, and have questioned the legitimacy of the charges for years. Now, they're demanding answers. "I thought we were sinking in a hole of water," said Debbi Scarborough. "It scared me to death. I thought we had a major leak when I got the bill." Over two months last summer, her family's monthly water bill, shot up to $1,805 In July and then $1,084 in August, leaving a balance due of more than $3,000. She said in the past her bill has averaged $200 to $250. "I'm not paying a $3,000 bill. And for those three months, we were pretty much out of town most of the time and there's no leaks," she said, showing CNN a copy of her plumber's report. The city installed a device on her meter to track daily usage. In the meantime, Scarborough's bill remains unpaid while she disputes the charges. She is not alone. While similar complaints about huge water bill spikes have popped up in Cleveland, Ohio; Charlotte, North Carolina; Tampa, Florida; and Brockton, Massachusetts; it appears that the issue has lasted the longest in Atlanta. See how top 50 cities rank It's led to a class-action lawsuit, countless meetings with city officials and continuing complaints from fed-up residents. Thousands of residents who have seen unusual spikes have appealed their high water bills. Just last year, the city issued credits totaling $466,368 to customers. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What has ubpset Debbi Scarborough? 2. Why is Debbi Scarborough angry? 3. What is the source of Debbi Scarborough's anger? Q2: 1. What was the average of Debbi Scarborough's old water bills? 2. How much did Debbi Scarborough's water bill used to be? 3. What used to be a normal amount for a water bill, according to Debbi Scarborough? Q3: 1. How much is Debbi Scarborough paying per month for water currently? 2. What is the current amount of Debbi Scarborough's water bills? 3. How much is Debbi Scarborough currently being charged for water per month? Q4: 1. Does Debbi Scarborough plan on paying her water bills? 2. Is Debbi Scarborough going to pay the full amount on her utility bill? 3. Is Debbi Scarborough ok with paying her water bill? Q5: 1. Why is Debbi Scarborough refusing to pay her water bill? 2. Why won't Debbi Scarborough pay her water bill? 3. What makes Debbi Scarborough reticent to pay her water bill? Q6: 1. What did Atlanta do to Debbi Scarborough's water meter? 2. What did Debbi Scarborough's city do to her water meter? 3. What was done to Debbi Scarborough's water meter by the city of Atlanta? Q7: 1. Is Debbi Scarborough alone in her anger over water bills? 2. Is Debbi Scarborough the only person to get upset about a water bill? 3. Is Debbi Scarborough the only one who's angry about her bills? Q8: 1. Where besides Atlanta are people mad about their bills? 2. What other cities have had complaints about water bill spikes, outside Atlanta? 3. Where outside of Atlanta have residents complained about spikes in their water bills? Q9: 1. What are Americans doing about spikes in their water bills? 2. What has inter city raises in water bill prices led to? 3. What is being done as a result of water bill spikes in multiple cities? Q10: 1. How much in credits has the city of Atlanta sent out? 2. What amount of money has Atlanta had to issue back to residents? 3. How much has the city of Atlanta credited back to its residents?

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(CNN) -- "We looked at ports in Europe. We looked at street signs. Things on the menu." In the end, comedian Kevin Nealon and his wife decided to name their son Gable. As in Clark Gable. They simply liked the sound of it, and most people will agree it's far better than Helsinki, 43rd Avenue or Never Ending Pasta Bowl. This was 4½ years ago, but the former "Saturday Night Live" star still loves to talk about his son. In 2009, he even published a book about becoming a first-time dad called "Yes, You're Pregnant, But What About Me?" "We finally got the pacifier away from him," Nealon says of Gable. "And now we're potty training him. It would've been easier to get the pacifier away from him if we taught him how to pee on it." Nealon describes himself as a hands-on father but admits, "It's because I don't work that much." In that sense, he sort of sounds like his character, Doug Wilson, on Showtime's "Weeds," a pot-smoking, former CPA-drifter with a pretty much nonexistent moral compass. However, as you'll see and hear in our recent video interview, Nealon and Doug Wilson are really nothing alike. "I have a lot of hobbies, and I have a lot of friends," he says. "And I'm not so insecure as Doug." They have even greater differences, but everyone still loves Doug. For all his faults and failures, fans just can't get enough of the self-centered, shamed city councilman of fictional Agrestic, and he has become, perhaps, Nealon's most beloved character on TV. This, from the man who spent a decade on "SNL," "entertaining viewers with Hans and Franz and Mr. Subliminal. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What is Kevin Nealon's book called? 2. What is the title of Keivn Nealon's book? 3. What name did Kevin Nealon give to his book? Q2: 1. What celebrity is at the center of the article? 2. What actor does the article focus on? 3. Whose life does the article explore? Q3: 1. Is Kevin Nealon married? 2. Does Kevin Nealon have a wife? 3. Is anyone married to Kevin Nealon? Q4: 1. Did Kevin Nealon have a baby? 2. Did Kevin Nealon become a father? 3. Did Kevin Nealon's wife give birth? Q5: 1. Was Kevin Nealon's baby a girl? 2. Did Kevin Nealon's wife give birth to a girl? 3. Is Kevin Nealon's new baby a girl? Q6: 1. Is the name of Kevin Nealon's son Tom? 2. Did Kevin Nealon and his wife name their son Tom? 3. Is Tom the name that Kevin Nealon gave his baby boy? Q7: 1. What did Kevin Nealon and his wife name their son? 2. What name did Kevin Nealon and his wife give to their baby boy? 3. What was the name that Kevin Nealon and his wife bestowed upon their child/ Q8: 1. What is Kevin Nealon's profession? 2. What does Kevin Nealon do for a living? 3. How is Kevin Nealon employed? Q9: 1. Was there a TV program that featured Kevin Nealon? 2. Was Kevin Nealon on a TV show? 3. Did Kevin Nealon star in a show on TV? Q10: 1. What TV show was Kevin Nealon featured on? 2. What television program did Kevin Nealon star in? 3. What was the show that Kevin Nealon played in? Q11: 1. Is SNL an acronym? 2. Does SNL stand for something? 3. Is SNL short for something else? Q12: 1. What is SNL an acronym for? 2. What does SNL mean? 3. What is the acronym SNL short for?

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Mirth Pham was born in Vietnam. He left his native country when he was 21 years old. Minh has been in America for almost two years. There is still much he does not understand about America. Once Minh was in a supermarket. He saw an old man and an old woman. They wanted a box of cereal .The box was on a high shelf. The man and the woman couldn't reach it. Minh saw a ladder. He got on the ladder and got the box. He handed it to the elderly couple. They thanked him. "Where are your children?" asked Minh. "Why don' t they help you buy food?" "Our children have their own lives," said the man and the woman. "We like to be independent." Mirth doesn't think this is right. In his country, .children help their parents. Minh gave the elderly couple his phone number. He told them to call him if they needed help. One night they asked Mirth to dinner, but they never asked him for help. One day, Minh was walking with a Vietnamese friend. The two were going to a movie. Minh wanted to go to a restaurant first. Minh took his friend's hand. He pulled him toward the restaurant. People on the street stared at Minh. In Vietnam, friends often hold hands. Minh found out that people in America are not used to holding hands. Minh Pham is going through a process known as re-socialization. Socialization is the process in which a person learns to live in a society. Everyone goes through this process. Minh went through it when he lived in Vietnam. But the Vietnamese way of life is much different from the American way of life. When Mirth came to America, he had to learn a new way of life. He had to learn how to live in a new society. Minh has learned a lot about American life in two years. He still has a lot to learn. The process of re-socialization can take many years. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who is at the center of this story? 2. Whose life does this story focus on? 3. Whose experiences are treated in this story? Q2: 1. Where does Mirth Pham come from? 2. What is Mirth Pham's country of origin? 3. In what country was Mirth Pham born? Q3: 1. How long has Mirth Pham been in the United States? 2. How many years has Mirth Pham been in America? 3. How long has it been since Mirth Pham arrived in the US? Q4: 1. How old is Mirth Pham? 2. What is Mirth Pham's age? 3. State the age of Mirth Pham. Q5: 1. What did the old couple in the store wish to purchase? 2. What purchase were the elderly couple in the store hoping to make? 3. What did the old couple in the store desire to buy? Q6: 1. Did Mirth Pham help the elderly couple? 2. Did Mirth Pham lend a hand to the old couple? 3. Did the older couple receive hellp from Mirth Pham? Q7: 1. Did the eldery couple have kids? 2. Were the elderly couple parents? 3. Had the old couple got any children? Q8: 1. Where did Mirth Pham and his friend walk to? 2. What location were Mirth Pham and his friend walking to? 3. What were Mirth Pham and his friend going to on foot? Q9: 1. Is it normal for friends to hold hands in Vietnam? 2. Is holding hands a common friendly gesture in Vietnam? 3. In Mirth Pham's home country, do friends normally hold hands? Q10: 1. Is life in Vietnam similar to life in the US? 2. Does the Vietnamese way of life resemble the American way of life? 3. Are there only a couple minor differences between life in America and life in Vietnam? Q11: 1. What process did Mirth Pham go through moving to a new country? 2. What did Mirth Pham go through as he learned to live in a new country? 3. What did Mirth Pham experience as he got used to life in a new nation? Q12: 1. How long can the process of re-socialization last? 2. How long can re-socialization take? 3. How long can it take for someone to become re-socialized? Q13: 1. Was there any way for the elderly couple to contact Mirth Pham? 2. Did the elderly couple have a way of getting in touch with Mirth Pham? 3. Was it possible for the old couple to reach Mirth Pham? Q14: 1. Did the elderly couple get in touch with Mirth Pham? 2. Was Mirth Pham ever contacted by the old couple? 3. Did the old couple ever reach out to Mirth Pham? Q15: 1. Were the old couple contacting Mirth Pham for help? 2. Did the elderly couple get in touch with Mirth Pham because they needed his help? 3. Was the reason the elderly couple contacted Mirth Pham in order to get some help? Q16: 1. Why did the elderly couple get in touch with Mirth Pham? 2. What was the old couple's reason for contacting Mirth Pham? 3. What did the old couple wish to do with Mirth Pham? Q17: 1. Where did Mirth Pham want to go prior to seeing the movie? 2. Where did Mirth Pham before he saw the movie? 3. Before stopping at the movie theater, where did Mirth Pham wish to go first? Q18: 1. Did Mirth Pham's friend pull him towards the restaurant? 2. Did Mirth Pham's companion pull him towards somewhere to eat? 3. Was it Mirth Pham's friend who pulled him in the direction of a restaurant? Q19: 1. Is it common for Americans to hold hands? 2. Do people in the US typically hold hands with each other? 3. Is holding hands a common friendly gesture in the United States? Q20: 1. Does Mirth Pham have more to learn about the United States? 2. Are there more things that Mirth Pham needs to learn about the United States? 3. Is Mirth Pham's education about the United States still a work in progress?

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(CNN)After weeks of controversy and the sudden departures of two co-hosts, "Fashion Police" is going on an extended break. The fashion commentary show on E! channel announced Tuesday that it will be on hiatus until September. "We look forward to taking this opportunity to refresh the show before the next awards season," it said in a statement. The announcement caps a rocky few months. Last week, co-host Kathy Griffin bid the show bye-bye after seven episodes, saying her style did not blend in with her co-hosts. She made a dig at the show on her way out. "There is plenty to make fun of in pop culture without bringing people's bodies into it," she said in a statement. "I do not want to use my comedy to contribute to a culture of unattainable perfectionism and intolerance towards difference." Shortly before her departure, co-host Giuliana Rancic faced backlash last month for suggesting that Disney star Zendaya Coleman's dreadlocks smelled of marijuana. Rancic later issued an on-air apology to the 18-year-old after social media jumped to the teen's defense. But her apology was not enough for co-host Kelly Osbourne, who criticized her remarks and quit a few days later. Rancic and fellow co-host Brad Goreski will return in September, along with executive producer Melissa Rivers. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. On what channel can one watch Fashion Police? 2. Which channel is Fashion Police on? 3. What channel airs Fashion Police? Q2: 1. What show does the article discuss? 2. What TV program appears in the article? 3. What's the name of the show in the article? Q3: 1. Will Fashion Police air in August? 2. Will E! air Fashion Police come August? 3. Is Fashion Police going to be on air in August? Q4: 1. Who is one of the co-hosts of fashion police? 2. Who is one woman that hosts Fashion Police? 3. Name one of the co-hosts of Fashion Police. Q5: 1. Who is one of the co-hosts of fashion police, along with Kathy Griffin? 2. Who is one woman that hosts Fashion Police alongside Kathy Griffin? 3. Name one of the co-hosts of Fashion Police, besides Kathy Griffin. Q6: 1. Whose dreadlocks were criticized for smelling like weed? 2. Whose hair was said to smell of marijuana? 3. Who did Giuliana Rancic accuse of having hair that smelled like pot? Q7: 1. How old is Zendaya Coleman? 2. What is the age of Zendaya Coleman? 3. How old is the actress that Giuliana Rancic criticized? Q8: 1. When will Fashion Police go back on air? 2. When is E! going to start airing Fashion Police again? 3. When will Fashion Police air again? Q9: 1. Who executive produces Fashion Police? 2. Who is the executive producer of Fashion Police? 3. Who is the woman that serves as executive producer of Fashion Police? Q10: 1. Did Fashion Police have a man as a co-host? 2. Was there a male co-host of Fashion Police? 3. Did any men appear in the cast of Fashion Police? Q11: 1. Who will return in September to host Fashion Police? 2. Who will be hosting Fashion Police when it returns in September? 3. When Fashion Police comes back in September, who will be its co-hosts? Q12: 1. What company does Zendaya Coleman work for? 2. Where is Zendaya employed? 3. What company employs Zendaya Coleman?

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CHAPTER THIRTY ONE. AN EXPEDITION AND A DISAPPOINTMENT. A few days later the whole tribe arrived at their summer quarters, and no civilised family of boys and girls ever arrived at their seaside home with a more genuine expression of noisy delight than that with which those Eskimos took possession of the turf-mud-and-stone-built huts of Waruskeek. It was not only the children who thus let loose their glee. The young men and maidens also began to romp round the old dwellings in the pure enjoyment of ancient memories and present sunshine, while the elders expressed their satisfaction by looking on with approving nods and occasional laughter. Even old Mangivik so far forgot the dignity of his advanced age as to extend his right toe, when Anteek was rushing past, and trip up that volatile youth, causing him to plunge headlong into a bush which happened to grow handy for his reception. Nazinred alone maintained his dignity, but so far condescended to harmonise with the prevailing spirit as to smile now and then. As for Adolay, she utterly ignored the traditions of her people, and romped and laughed with the best of them, to the great delight of Nootka, who sometimes felt inclined to resent her stately ways. Cheenbuk adopted an intermediate course, sometimes playing a practical joke on the young men, at other times entering into grave converse with his Indian guest. Aglootook of course stuck to his own _role_. He stood on a bank of sand which overlooked the whole, and smiled gracious approval, as though he were the benignant father of a large family, whom he was charmed to see in the enjoyment of innocent mirth. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Where could the summer camp be found? 2. What was the location of the summer camp? 3. Where was there a camp in the summer? Q2: 1. What were the accomodations at Waruskeek? 2. What type of lodging did Waruskeek have? 3. What sort of lodging was present at Waruskeek? Q3: 1. Was the summer camp near the ocean? 2. Was there an ocean close by Waruskeek? 3. Was Waruskeek located within close proximity of the ocean? Q4: 1. Who took on the role of the group's father? 2. Who carried himself as if he were the father of the group? 3. Who took himself to be the group's dad? Q5: 1. Were the children happy to arrive at Waruskeek? 2. Did it delight the kids to get to Waruskeek? 3. Did arriving at Waruskeek bring joy to the Eskimo children? Q6: 1. How did the children express their joy to be at Waruskeek? 2. What did the children do to make it clear they were happy to be at Waruskeek? 3. What was the manifestation of the kid's happiness to be at Waruskeek? Q7: 1. Did the young adults have a good time at Waruskeek? 2. Did being at Waruskeek bring pleasure to the young adults? 3. Was being at Waruskeek fun for the young adults? Q8: 1. What made being at Waruskeek fun for the young adults? 2. Why did the young adults enjoy being at Waruskeek? 3. What about Waruskeek sparked joy in the hearts of the young adults? Q9: 1. Did the elders enjoy being at Waruskeek? 2. Did arrival at Waruskeek make the older people happy? 3. Was the old generation pleased to arrive at Waruskeek? Q10: 1. How did the elders express their joy to be at Waruskeek? 2. What did the elders do to make it clear they were happy to be at Waruskeek? 3. What was the manifestation of the older generation's happiness to be at Waruskeek? Q11: 1. What happened to Anteek caused by an elder? 2. What did one elder do to Anteek in the midst of his happiness? 3. What did old Mangivik accidentally do to Anteek? Q12: 1. Who got tripped by an elder? 2. Who did old Mangivik trip? 3. Who was tripped by Mangivik?

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organisation on 29 July 1957. Though established independently of the United Nations through its own international treaty, the IAEA Statute, the IAEA reports to both the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council. The IAEA has its headquarters in Vienna. The IAEA has two "Regional Safeguards Offices" which are located in Toronto, Canada, and in Tokyo, Japan. The IAEA also has two liaison offices which are located in New York City, United States, and in Geneva, Switzerland. In addition, the IAEA has three laboratories located in Vienna and Seibersdorf, Austria, and in Monaco. The IAEA serves as an intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology and nuclear power worldwide. The programs of the IAEA encourage the development of the peaceful applications of nuclear technology, provide international safeguards against misuse of nuclear technology and nuclear materials, and promote nuclear safety (including radiation protection) and nuclear security standards and their implementation. The IAEA and its former Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on 7 October 2005. The IAEA's current Director General is Yukiya Amano. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Where is the International Atomic Energy Agency headquartered? 2. Where are the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency? 3. Where is the IAEA based out of? Q2: 1. What is IAEA an acronym for? 2. What does IAEA mean? 3. What is IAEA short for? Q3: 1. When was the International Atomic Energy Agency founded? 2. When was IAEA started? 3. On what date was the International Atomic Energy Agency created? Q4: 1. What do the International Atomic Energy Agency's programs encourage? 2. What is the mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency? 3. What is the IAEA's mission? Q5: 1. What does the IAEA promote? 2. What is it the International Atomic Energy Agency's mission to promote? 3. What does the International Atomic Energy Agency want there to be more of? Q6: 1. What event took place on October 7 2005? 2. What was the importance of October 7, 2005, for the IAEA? 3. What does the date October 7 2005 mean with respect to the International Atomic Energy Agency? Q7: 1. Who does the International Atomic Energy Agency report to? 2. Who does the IAEA report to? 3. What body is in charge of the International Atomic Energy Agency? Q8: 1. Who in the United Nations does the International Atomic Energy Agency report to? 2. What body in the UN is in charge of the IAEA? 3. What group in the UN does the International Atomic Energy Agency report to? Q9: 1. Who is the current leader of the International Atomic Energy Agency? 2. Who is presently in charge of the IAEA? 3. Who currently serves as the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency? Q10: 1. In what two locations does the International Atomic Energy Agency have regional offices? 2. Where are the regional offices of the IAEA located? 3. In what cities does the International Atomic Energy Agency have regional offices? Q11: 1. Where are the labs of the International Atomic Energy Agency located? 2. What is the location of the IAEA's labs? 3. What are the cities where the IAEA has laboratories? Q12: 1. Does the International Atomic Energy Agency have offices in addition to their regional and lab ones? 2. Does the International Atomic Energy Agency have liason offices? 3. Are there any liason offices affiliated with the IAEA?

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Their thumbs sure must be sore. Two central prefix = st1 /Pennsylvaniafriends spent most of March in a text - messaging record attempt, exchanging a thumbs-flying total of 217,000. For one of the two, that meant an inches-thick itemized bill for $ 26,000. Nick Andes, 29, and Doug Klinger, 30, were relying on their unlimited text messaging plans to get them through the escapade , so Andes didn't expect such a big bill. " It came in a box that cost $ 27.55 to send to me." he said. He said he "panicked" and called T-Mobile, which said it would investigate the charges. The two Lancaster-area residents have been practically non-stop texters for about a decade since they attended Berks Technical Institute together. That led Andes to searching for the largest monthly text message total he could find posted online: 182,000 sent in 2005 by Deepak Sharma in India. Andes and Klinger were able to set up their phones to send multiple messages. During a February test run they found they could send 6,000 or 7,000 messages on some days, prompting the March messaging marathon. " Most were either short phrases or one word, 'LOL' or 'Hello', things like that , with tons and tons of repeats," said Andes, reached by phone. Andes sent more than 140,000 messages, and Klinger sent more than 70,000 to end the month with a total of just over 217,000, he said. A spokesman for Guinness World Records didn't immediately return messages asking whether it would be certified as a record. April came as a relief to Andes' wife , Julie, who had found his phone tied up with texting when she tried to call him on lunch breaks. " She was tired of it the first few days into it, "Andes said. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. 2. 3. Q2: 1. Did someone between Nick Andes and Doug Klinger get a cheap bill? 2. Was the bill cheap for Nick Andes or Doug Klinger? 3. Did one of the Pennsylvania friends receive a small phone bill? Q3: 1. What was the total sum of Nick Andes' phone bill? 2. How much was Nick Andes charged for his text messages? 3. What was the cost of Nick Andes' phone bill? Q4: 1. Did Nick Andes' phone bill arrive in an envelope? 2. Did Nick Andes receive his phone bill in an envelope? 3. Was Nick Andes bill for his text messages sent to him in an envelope? Q5: 1. What did Nick Andes' phone bill arrive in? 2. In what sort of vessel did Nick Andes' phone bill arrive in? 3. What was Nick Andes' phone bill sent to him in? Q6: 1. Who got the 26,000 dollar phone bill? 2. Whose phone bill came out to $26,000? 3. Who did T-Mobile charge $26,000? Q7: 1. Where are Nick Andes and Doug Klinger from? 2. What state do Nick Andes and Doug Klinger live in? 3. What is the state of residence of Nick Andes and Doug Klinger? Q8: 1. When did Nick Andes and Doug Klinger try and break a texting record? 2. In what month did Nick Andes and Doug Klinger attempt to break the record for texting? 3. What month did Nick Andes and Doug Klinger try and set a world record for texting? Q9: 1. Did Nick Andes and Doug Klinger succeed at setting a world record? 2. Were Nick Andes and Doug Klinger successful in their attempt to set a world record? 3. Were Nick Andes and Doug Klinger ultimately able to set a world record? Q10: 1. How many texts did Nick Andes and Doug Klinger send? 2. What was the number of text messages exchanged between Nick Andes and Doug Klinger? 3. How many messages did Nick Andes and Doug Klinger send each other in total? Q11: 1. What was the previous text messaging record before Nick Andes and Doug Klinger's? 2. What was the record for most text messages sent beforeNick Andes and Doug Klinger? 3. Prior to that of Nick Andes and Doug Klinger, what was the record for most text messages exchanged? Q12: 1. When had a previous world record been sent for most text messages sent? 2. When was the world record in text messaging set at 182,000? 3. When did someone set a world record for sending 182,000 texts? Q13: 1. Who set the text messaging world record in 2005? 2. Who was the 2005 world record holder for most texts sent? 3. Who set a world record with his 182,000 texts? Q14: 1. What was Deepak Sharma's country of location? 2. Where was Deepak Sharma from? 3. What country did Deepak Sharma reside in? Q15: 1. How long have Nick Andes and Doug Klinger been texting each other? 2. How long has Nick Andes and Doug Klinger's text conversation lasted? 3. How much time did Nick Andes and Doug Klinger spend texting each other? Q16: 1. Was one of the Pennsylvania friends' wives happy with her husbands texts? 2. Did Nick Andes and Doug Klinger's text conversation make one of their wives happy? 3. Was the wife of either Nick Andes or Doug Klinger pleased with the texts? Q17: 1. How quickly did Nick Andes' wife want him to stop texting? 2. How much time did it take for Nick Andes' wife want him to quit it with the texting? 3. How fast did Nick Andes' wife get sick of his texting? Q18: 1. Did Nick Andes and Doug Klinger always exchange long messages? 2. Were the messages Nick Andes and Doug Klinger sent each other always long? 3. Did Nick Andes and Doug Klinger converse uniquely in long texts? Q19: 1. What's an example of one of Nick Andes and Doug Klinger's texts? 2. What's an example of a text Nick Andes and Doug Klinger would send each other? 3. What's one kind of messages that Nick Andes and Doug Klinger would exchange? Q20: 1. Did Nick Andes and Doug Klinger only send each other unique message? 2. Did Nick Andes and Doug Klinger converse uniquely in unique messages? 3. Would Nick Andes and Doug Klinger only send each other messages they had never sent before?

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This is VOA. The National Cryptologic Museum is on Fort George G. Meade, a military base near Washington, DC. The method of hiding exact meanings is called coding. People have used secret codes throughout history to protect important information. The National Cryptologic Museum celebrated 60 years of cryptologic excellence in 2012. One event there marked the sixtieth anniversary of the National Security Agency. Two former NSA workers shared their memories of operating a code machine called Sigaba. In 1940, an American woman named Genevieve Grotjan found some information being repeated in Japanese coded messages. Her discovery helped the United States understand secret Japanese diplomatic messages. After the United States understood the code, it was possible to study messages from the Japanese ambassador to Germany and to his supervisors in Japan. Understanding these messages helped the United States prepare for a possible war in the Pacific with Japan. After the attack on Pearl Harbor. the American naval commander in the Pacific Ocean was Chester Nimitz. His forces were much smaller than the Japanese Naval forces. And the Japanese had been winning many victories. Joseph Rochefort had worked for several months to read the secret Japanese Naval code called JN-25. If he could understand enough of the code, he would be able to give Admiral Nimitz very valuable information. From the beginning of 1942, the Japanese code discussed a place called "AF." Joseph Rochefort felt the Japanese were planning an important battle aimed at "AF." After several weeks, he and other naval experts told Admiral Nimitz that their best idea was that the "AF" in the Japanese code was the American-held island of Midway. Admiral Nimitz said he must have more information to prepare for such an attack. The Navy experts decided to trick Japan. They told the American military force on Midway to broadcast a false message. The message would say the island was having problems with its water-processing equipment. The message asked that fresh water be sent to the island immediately. This message was not sent in code. Several days later, a Japanese radio broadcast in the JN-25 code said that "AF" had little water. Joseph Rochefort had the evidence he needed. "AF" was now known to be the island of Midway. He also told Admiral Nimitz the Japanese would attack Midway on June 13.The battle that followed was a huge American victory. That victory was possible because Joseph Rochefort learned to read enough of the Japanese code to discover the meaning of the letters "AF." One American code has never been broken. Perhaps it never will. It was used in the Pacific during World War Two. For many years the government would not discuss this secret code. Listen for a moment to this very unusual code. Then you may understand why the Japanese military forces were never able to understand any of it. The code is in the voice of a Native American. The man you just heard is singing a simple song in the Navajo language. Very few people outside the Navajo nation are able to speak any of their very difficult language. At the beginning of World War Two, the United States Marine Corps asked members of the Navajo tribe to train as Code Talkers. The Cryptologic Museum says the Marine Corps Code Talkers could take a sentence in English and change it into their language in about 20 seconds. A code machine needed about 30 minutes to do the same work. The Navajo Code Talkers took part in every battle the Marines entered in the Pacific during World War Two. The Japanese were very skilled at breaking codes. But they were never able to understand any of what they called "The Marine Code." The Cryptologic Museum has many pieces of mechanical and electric equipment used to change words into code. It also has almost as many examples of machines used to try to change code back into useful words. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Have secret codes long been used throughout history? 2. Have humans been using secret codes for awhile now? 3. Has coded language been used for a long time? Q2: 1. What is the purpose of coded language? 2. What is the utility of secret codes? 3. What are secret codes used for? Q3: 1. Was the US Navy able to trick Japan? 2. Did the United States Navy succeed in tricking Japan? 3. Was the Navy of the United States successful in deceiving Japan? Q4: 1. Did the Americans broadcast a true message? 2. Was the message broadcast by the Americans true? 3. Did the Americans send out a message that contained the truth? Q5: 1. Did the Americans broadcast a message in code? 2. Did the message sent out by the Americans use coded language? 3. Was there a secret code embedded in the Americans' broadcast? Q6: 1. What place did the Japanese call AF? 2. What was meant by the Japanese code AF? 3. What place was determined to be the location of AF? Q7: 1. Is there an American code that has never been broken? 2. Have any American codes never been cracked? 3. Is there a kind of secret code that no one has ever been able to hack into? Q8: 1. Is the Navajo language unusual? 2. Is Navajo code very different? 3. Does the Navajo language sound peculiar to those who arent' familiar with it? Q9: 1. What language is an uncrackable code? 2. In what language is the code that has never been cracked? 3. What language has never been able to be decrypted? Q10: 1. Is Navajo a difficult language to learn? 2. Do most people struggle learning Navajo? 3. Is it quite hard for the majority of people to learn Navajo?

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(CNN) -- Mitt Romney is rumored to be announcing a choice soon for his vice presidential running mate, and conventional thinking suggests his pick is going to be "safe," someone who brings a high measure of conservative street cred, and preferably from a swing state. In other words, the rumor is the guy who has trouble getting people to like him is going to pick someone even more boring than him. It seems he hasn't figured out that as long as Barack Obama is president, his base will be fired up in spite of his dull personality, so what he doesn't need to do is waste this pick on a running mate Republicans will like. What he needs is someone who can attract voters on the fence.  A media darling with a successful track record to point to and someone whose social politics won't immediately get them labeled by independents as "crazy." Romney risks playing running mate hand too early Enter Michael Bloomberg: that union-fighting/gay-couple-loving renegade who would make things complicated for Democrats because he's managed to get elected three times in the most diverse region in the country while being a rich, old white guy. Four years ago, Sen. John McCain selected a game changer who turned out to be better in theory than in practice. Like Sarah Palin, Bloomberg would be a curve ball. But while she got people talking, the New York mayor would get people talking and thinking. How? By being something many of the other VP options are not: a real Republican. An old school Republican. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. According to the author, who would be a spicy addition to Mitt Romney's campaign? 2. Who does the author say would throw a curveball to the Mitt Romney campaign? 3. In the author's mind, who would be a curveball for Mitt Romney's campaign? Q2: 1. What position is Michael Bloomberg being considered for? 2. What might Michael Bloomberg become the nominee for? 3. What may Mitt Romney's campaign name Mike Bloomberg as? Q3: 1. Who could name Michael Bloomberg as a VP pick? 2. Who might Michael Bloomberg serve as VP for? 3. Who may possibly select Mike Bloomberg as their VP picK? Q4: 1. What political party does Mitt Romney represent? 2. What is Mitt Romney's political party? 3. What political party is Mitt Romney running for president under? Q5: 1. Is Mitt Romney expected to pick someone "safe" as his VP? 2. Will Mitt Romney's VP pick likely fall in the "safe" category? 3. Is the person Mitt Romney picks as vice president likely to be considered "safe"? Q6: 1. What sort of state would a "safe" candidate come from? 2. What kind of state tends to produce "safe" candidates? 3. From what state might a "safe" probably come? Q7: 1. Who is Mitt Romney running for president against? 2. Who is Mitt Romeny's opponent in the presidential race? 3. Who is the other candidate in the presidential race, besides Mitt Romney? Q8: 1. Who could Michael Bloomberg's VP candidacy pose a problem for? 2. For whom would Michael Bloomberg as VP be problematic? 3. If Michael Bloomberg were picked as Republican VP, who would this be "complicated for"? Q9: 1. Does Michael Bloomberg support unions? 2. Is Mike Bloomberg a union supporter? 3. Is Michael Bloomberg an advocate of unionization? Q10: 1. Who did pundits call a "game changer" in a previous election? 2. Who was labeled a "game changer" in an older election? 3. In a previous election cycle, who did everyone call a "game changer" ? Q11: 1. Who selected Sarah Palin as VP pick? 2. Who chose Sarah Palin as their vice presidential nominee? 3. Under whom was Sarah Palin the vice president nominee? Q12: 1. How many years has it been since John McCain chose Sarah Palin as VP? 2. How many years ago was John McCain running for president? 3. How many years ago did John McCain pick Sarah Palin as his vice presidential nominee? Q13: 1. Who is a "rich, old white guy", according to the author? 2. Who gets labeled as a "rich, old white guy" by the author? 3. WHo does the author say is a "rich, old white guy"? Q14: 1. How many times has Michael Bloomberg been elected, despite being a "rich, old white guy"? 2. In spite of his reputation as a "rich, old white guy", how many elections has Michael Bloomberg won? 3. How many elections have been won by "rich, old white guy" Michael Bloomberg? Q15: 1. Does Mitt Romney put the author to sleep? 2. Is Mitt Romney a bore to the author? 3. Does the author believe that Mitt Romney is boring?

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Do you want to know something about children in Africa? What to they do for fun every day? Find out here: Education School is expensive for many African children. Lots of families can't afford school uniforms or exercise books even though they don't have to pay for school. For those lucky enough to go to school , they have a lot to learn. Some take two language classes: English or French, and their first language. There is also math, science, history, social studies and geography. _ take up much of children's time after school. They have to get water and firewood for the family every day. Also there's cleaning , washing and helping Mum with the meal. Daily fun It's not all work and no play. Sports are very popular. Children can make goals with twigs ( )and their own footballs with plastic and bits of string ( ). They play in the country and the streets of old towns. There're many football teams for teenagers in Africa. Internet It's really expensive to get on the Internet. To surf the net for 20 hours costs over 600yuan. This is more than the average monthly pay per person. Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet. Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What do many African children struggle to afford? 2. What is out of the budget of many African kids? 3. What does it cost a lot of African kids too much money to access?

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A vernacular or vernacular language is the native language or native dialect (usually colloquial or informal) of a specific population, especially as distinguished from a literary, national or standard variety of the language, or a lingua franca (also called a vehicular language) used in the region or state inhabited by that population. Some linguists use "vernacular" and "nonstandard dialect" as synonyms. The use of "vernacular" is not recent. In 1688, James Howell wrote: Concerning Italy, doubtless there were divers before the Latin did spread all over that Country; the Calabrian, and Apulian spoke Greek, whereof some Relicks are to be found to this day; but it was an adventitious, no Mother-Language to them: 'tis confess'd that Latium it self, and all the Territories about Rome, had the Latin for its maternal and common first vernacular Tongue; but Tuscany and Liguria had others quite discrepant, viz. the Hetruscane and Mesapian, whereof though there be some Records yet extant; yet there are none alive that can understand them: The Oscan, the Sabin and Tusculan, are thought to be but Dialects to these. Here vernacular, mother language and dialect are already in use in a modern sense. According to Merriam-Webster, "vernacular" was brought into the English language as early as 1601 from the Latin "vernaculus" ("native") which had been in figurative use in Classical Latin as "national" and "domestic", having originally been derived from "vernus" and "verna", a male or female slave respectively born in the house rather than abroad. The figurative meaning was broadened from the diminutive extended words "vernaculus, vernacula". Varro, the classical Latin grammarian, used the term "vocabula vernacula", "termes de la langue nationale" or "vocabulary of the national language" as opposed to foreign words. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Did the word venacular recently become a known term? 2. Has the term venacular only recently been in use? 3. Did the word venacular just recently come into existence? Q2: 1. What does vernacular mean? 2. What is the definition of vernacular? 3. How can vernacular be defined? Q3: 1. What are some synonyms for vernacular? 2. What are some other words for venacular? 3. What's another word one could use to replace vernacular? Q4: 1. Whose native language was Greek? 2. Who were speakers of the Greek language? 3. What people was Greek spoken by? Q5: 1. Whose native language was Greek, besides the Calabrians? 2. Who were speakers of the Greek language, in addition to the Calabrians? 3. What people was Greek spoken by, as did the Calabrians? Q6: 1. When was vernacular introduced into the English language? 2. When did the word vernacular first appear in English? 3. Around what year did vernacular first start being used in English? Q7: 1. What is the source of the claim regarding vernacular's introduction into English? 2. Who says vernacular was introduced into the English language around 1601? 3. Who claims that the first use of vernacular in English was as early as 1601? Q8: 1. What Latin word is the English word vernacular derived from? 2. What Latin word is the base for the English vernacular? 3. What was the word in Latin for vernacular? Q9: 1. What is the definition of the Latin word vernaculus? 2. How can the Latin vernaculus be translated into English? 3. What is the English translation of the Latin term vernaculus? Q10: 1. How was the word vernaculus used in classical Latin? 2. What was the usage of the term vernaculus in classical Latin? 3. What purpose did the word vernaculus serve in classical Latin? Q11: 1. What did vernaculus mean in classical Latin? 2. How was vernaculus defined in classical Latin? 3. What was meant by the term vernaculus in classical Latin? Q12: 1. What did vernaculus mean in classical Latin, besides national? 2. How was vernaculus defined in classical Latin, in addition to national? 3. What was meant by the term vernaculus in classical Latin, besides national? Q13: 1. What are the origins of the Latin word vernaculus? 2. From what words is the Latin vernaculus derived? 3. What words serve as the base for the Latin vernaculus? Q14: 1. What are the definitions of Vernus and Verna? 2. What is meant by the Latin words Vernus and Verna? 3. What do the Latin Vernus and Verna mean in English? Q15: 1. How did the words Vernus and Verna evolve Figuratively? 2. How was the figurative meaning of the words Vernus and Verna expanded? 3. In what way did the metaphorical meanings of Vernus and Verna become larger? Q16: 1. What was Varro known as? 2. What was Varro's title? 3. What did Varro do? Q17: 1. What terms were used by Varro? 2. What sort of words did Varro deploy? 3. What sort of language did Varro use? Q18: 1. What terms were used by Varro, or vocabula vernacula? 2. What sort of words did Varro deploy, or vocabula vernacula? 3. What sort of language did Varro use, or vocabula vernacula? Q19: 1. What terms were used by Varro, or vocabula vernacula, termes de la langue nationale? 2. What sort of words did Varro deploy, or vocabula vernacula, termes de la langue nationale? 3. What sort of language did Varro use, or vocabula vernacula, termes de la langue nationale? Q20: 1. What is termes de la langue nationale the opposite of? 2. What is the opposite of vocabula vernacula? 3. What can termes de la langue nationale and vocabula vernacula be contrasted with?

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Jenny wanted to encourage students to read more famous books, so she decided to put an introduction to some interesting children's story books in the school newspaper. The Little Prince (<<>> is a famous work written by French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery. In the book, the little prince leaves his own planet to explore the universe . In his journey, he finds that the adult world is really strange and boring. Finally, he goes back to his planet which is full of love. The book is really popular throughout the world. Charlotte's Web (<<>> is a famous children's novel written by American author E. B. White. The novel tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a spider named Charlotte on a farm. When Wilbur is in danger of being killed for his meat by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages to _ Wilbur in her web and saves him. Wilbur becomes famous in the village and he is safe in the end. When it came out in 1952, the book was welcomed by both adults and children. And it is still very popular today. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (<<>> is a 2006 novel written by Kate DiCamillo. The book is about an unusual journey of a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. He travels from one place to another, meeting many people. During his journey, he learns to love and finally finds love again. This book is popular nowadays and was mentioned many times in the famous South Korean TV series My love from the Star (<<>> . The warm and sweet story will surely make you understand more about love. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What was a South Korean TV show? 2. What program could people watch in South Korea? 3. What was a show that aired on South Korean TV? Q2: 1. How is Wilbur saved? 2. What is done save Wilbur? 3. What keeps Wilbur safe from the farmer? Q3: 1. Whose web saves Wilbur? 2. Which spider wove messages into her web? 3. In whose web are messages woven? Q4: 1. Who did Charlotte save? 2. WHo did Charlotte rescue with her messages? 3. Who was kept safe by Charlotte's woven messages? Q5: 1. What is Wilbur? 2. What kind of animal is Wilbur? 3. What sort of animal does Charlotte save? Q6: 1. Who wanted to kill Wilbur? 2. Who wanted to put Wilbur up for slaughter? 3. Who was planning on taking Wilbur's life? Q7: 1. Why was Wilbur in danger of being killed? 2. Why did the farmer want to kill Wilbur? 3. What made the farmer interested in taking poor Wilbur's life? Q8: 1. Where did Wilbur gain recognition? 2. Where did Wilbur become famous? 3. In what location did Wilbur find fame? Q9: 1. Who was the author of the Little Prince? 2. Who wrote the little Prince? 3. Who wrote a book about a small prince? Q10: 1. What is the nationality of Antoine de Saint-Exupery? 2. Antoine de Saint-Exupery is of what nationality? 3. What is the nationality of the author of the Little Prince? Q11: 1. What did Antoine de Saint-Exupery write? 2. What was the title of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's book? 3. What novel was penned by Antoine de Saint-Exupery? Q12: 1. Where does the little prince travel? 2. Where does the little prince leave his planet for? 3. What does the little prince want to journey for? Q13: 1. What did the little prince find in the universe? 2. What was out in the universe for the little prince to discover? 3. What did Antoine de Saint-Exupery's character come across in the universe? Q14: 1. What did the little prince think about the adult word? 2. How did the adult world seem to the little prince? 3. What was the little prince's reaction to the adult world? Q15: 1. When the little prince got back home, what did he think of his planet? 2. How did the little prince feel about his home plant upon returning home? 3. What did the little prince feel were the qualities of his home planet when he got back to it? Q16: 1. Who wrote about Charlotte saving Wilbur? 2. Who was the author of the book in which Charlotte saves Wilbur? 3. In whose novel does Charlotte rescue Wilbur the pig? Q17: 1. What is E. B. White's nationality? 2. What is the nationality of the author of Charlotte's Web? 3. E. B. White is of what nationality? Q18: 1. Whose novel is about a rabbit's journey? 2. Who penned a volume on a trip of a rabbit? 3. In whose book does a rabbit take a trip? Q19: 1. When did Kate DiCamillo's novel come out? 2. When did the Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane come out? 3. In what year was Kate DiCamillo's book published? Q20: 1. What was the title of Kate DiCamillo's novel? 2. What was Kate DiCamillo's book called? 3. What was the name of Kate DiCamillo's story about the rabbit?

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Svalbard (; prior to 1925 known by its Dutch name Spitsbergen, meaning "jagged mountains") is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Situated north of mainland Europe, it is about midway between continental Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range from 74° to 81° north latitude, and from 10° to 35° east longitude. The largest island is Spitsbergen, followed by Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya. Administratively, the archipelago is not part of any Norwegian county, but forms an unincorporated area administered by a governor appointed by the Norwegian government. Since 2002, Svalbard's main settlement, Longyearbyen, has had an elected local government, somewhat similar to mainland municipalities. Other settlements include the Russian mining community of Barentsburg, the research station of Ny-Ålesund, and the mining outpost of Sveagruva. Ny-Ålesund is the northernmost settlement in the world with a permanent civilian population. Other settlements are farther north, but are populated only by rotating groups of researchers. The islands were first taken into use as a whaling base in the 17th and 18th centuries, after which they were abandoned. Coal mining started at the beginning of the 20th century, and several permanent communities were established. The Svalbard Treaty of 1920 recognizes Norwegian sovereignty, and the 1925 Svalbard Act made Svalbard a full part of the Kingdom of Norway. They also established Svalbard as a free economic zone and a demilitarized zone. The Norwegian Store Norske and the Russian Arktikugol remain the only mining companies in place. Research and tourism have become important supplementary industries, with the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault playing critical roles. No roads connect the settlements; instead snowmobiles, aircraft and boats serve inter-community transport. Svalbard Airport, Longyear serves as the main gateway. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What's the airport in Longyearbyen? 2. What airport can be found in Svalbard? 3. What is the name of Svalbard's airport? Q2: 1. What was the original use of the Svalbard islands? 2. What were the Svalbard islands originally used for? 3. What did the Svalbard archipelago first serve as? Q3: 1. When was the Svalbard archipelago a whaling base? 2. During what periods did Svalbard function as a whaling base? 3. When was Svalbard's main function a whaling base? Q4: 1. Does Svalbard serve as a whaling base in the present day? 2. Today, is Svalbard still a whaling base? 3. Is Svalbard currently used as a whaling base? Q5: 1. Who is settled in the north of Svalbard? 2. What group can be found in the far north of Svalbard? 3. Who has settlements in the northern part of Svalbard? Q6: 1. Is Svalbard part of any Norwegian county? 2. Is Svalbard incorporated into any of the Norwegian counties? 3. Do any of the Norwegian counties lay claim to Svalbard? Q7: 1. What is the Dutch name for Svalbard? 2. What is Svalbard called in the Dutch language? 3. What do the Dutch call Svalbard? Q8: 1. When did Svalbard go by its Dutch name? 2. When was the Dutch name for Svalbard its primary one? 3. When was Svalbard known as Spitsbergen? Q9: 1. Is Svalbard in the Pacific Ocean? 2. Is the location of Svalbard within the Pacific Ocean? 3. Can Svalbard be found inside the Pacific Ocean? Q10: 1. What is Svalbard's location in the sea? 2. Which ocean is home to Svalbard? 3. What ocean can Svalbard be found in? Q11: 1. What number of supplemental industries are important to Svalbard? 2. How many supplementary industries count for Svalbard? 3. How many additional industries are sources of income for Svalbard? Q12: 1. What are the two supplemental industries in Svalbard? 2. What two industries are supplementary for Svalbard? 3. Which industries have become important supplementary ones in Svalbard? Q13: 1. What kind of mining goes on in Svalbard? 2. What mining industry does Svalbard have? 3. Which mining industry exists in Svalbard? Q14: 1. When did the coal mining industry arrive in Svalbard? 2. When did people start to mine for coal in Svalbard? 3. When was coal mining launched in Svalbard? Q15: 1. What is a mining community in Svalbard? 2. What's the name of Svalbard's mining community? 3. By what name is a mining community in Svalbard referred to? Q16: 1. What is something that has happened in Svalbard since 2002? 2. What has Svalbard been doing since 2002? 3. What's been taking place within Svalbard since 2002? Q17: 1. What does Spitsbergen mean? 2. What is the translation of Spitsbergen? 3. How can Svalbard's Dutch name be translated into English? Q18: 1. What islands are smaller than Spitsbergen? 2. What islands is Spitsbergen larger than? 3. Which islands are dwarfed by Spitsbergen? Q19: 1. Where in Svalbard is the research station located? 2. What is the location of Svalbard's research station? 3. Which island houses Svalbard's research station/ Q20: 1. What was the purpose of the 1925 Svalbard Act? 2. What was the consequence of the 1925 Svalbard Act? 3. What change came about as a result of the 1925 Svalbard Act?

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Miami (CNN) -- Two South Florida imams and a third family member were arrested Saturday on charges of providing support to the Pakistani Taliban, the Justice Department said. In addition, three others in Pakistan were also indicted on the same charges. FBI agents arrested Hafiz Khan and his son Izhar Khan in South Florida, the department said. They are expected to make their initial court appearance in federal court on Monday. Another of Hafiz Khan's sons, Irfan Khan, was arrested in Los Angeles and will appear in court there. Also charged are three Pakistani residents: Ali Rehman, Alam Zeb, and Amina Khan. Amina Khan is Hafiz Khan's daughter, and Zeb is his grandson. The four-count indictment alleges that all six defendants conspired to provide material support to a conspiracy to kill, injure and kidnap people abroad, and that they provided support to the Pakistani Taliban. Hafiz Khan is the imam at Flagler Mosque in Miami. Izhar Khan, is an imam at the Jamaat Al-Mu'mineen Mosque in Margate, Florida. "Despite being an imam, or spiritual leader, Hafiz Khan was by no means a man of peace. Instead, as today's charges show, he acted with others to support terrorists to further acts of murder, kidnapping and maiming," U.S. Attorney Wilfredo A. Ferrer said. "But for law enforcement intervention, these defendants would have continued to transfer funds to Pakistan to finance the Pakistani Taliban, including its purchase of guns." The indictment describes a number of occasions where Hafiz Khan transferred money to Pakistan, and where money was withdrawn once there. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who served as an imam? 2. Who had the title of imam? 3. Whose role was being an imam? Q2: 1. Where was Hafiz Khan an imam? 2. What mosque did Hafiz Khan serve as imam at? 3. Where was Hafiz Khan employed as an imam? Q3: 1. Who served as an imam in Florida? 2. Who had the title of imam in Florida? 3. Whose role was being an imam in Florida? Q4: 1. Where was Izhar Khan an imam? 2. What mosque did Izhar Khan serve as imam at? 3. Where was Izhar Khan employed as an imam? Q5: 1. Who sent money to Pakistan? 2. Who made transfers of money to Pakistan? 3. By whose hand were funds being transferred to Pakistan? Q6: 1. Why were Hafiz and Izhar Khan sending money to Pakistan? 2. What was Hafiz and Izhar Khan's reason for transferring money to Pakistan? 3. To what end were Hafiz and Izhar Khan sending funds to Pakistan? Q7: 1. What did the Taliban need Hafiz and Izhar Khan's money for? 2. What did the Taliban need financing for? 3. Why were Hafiz and Izhar Khan sending money to the taliban? Q8: 1. When were Hafiz and Izhar Khan arrested? 2. When did the arrests of Hafiz and Izhar Khan occur? 3. On what day did the detainment of Hafiz and Izhar Khan take place? Q9: 1. Who was arrested alongside Hafiz and Izhar Khan? 2. Who did authorities arrest along with Hafiz and Izhar Khan? 3. Who got taken into custody alongside Hafiz and Izhar Khan? Q10: 1. Where is Irfan Khan set to appear in court? 2. In what city is Irfan Khan going to appear in court? 3. What is the location of Irfan Khan's court date? Q11: 1. How many Pakistani residents were charged along with Hafiz and Izhar Khan? 2. What was the number of Pakistani residents were indicted with Hafiz and Izhar Khan? 3. How many residents of Pakistan received indictments with Hafiz and Izhar Khan? Q12: 1. How many of the Pakistani residents charged are related to Hafiz Khan? 2. What is the number of Pakistanis charged with a relation to Hafiz Khan? 3. How many of the Pakistani residents that were indicted also are related to Hafiz Khan? Q13: 1. How many indictments were there against Hafiz and Izhar Khan? 2. How many indictments are Hafiz and Izhar Khan facing? 3. What is the number of indictments that Hafiz and Izhar Khan are up against? Q14: 1. What is the total number of defendants that have been charged? 2. How many defendants are there total? 3. What is the number of people facing indictments in all? Q15: 1. What kind of court will Hafiz Khan appear in? 2. In what court is Hafiz Khan set to appear? 3. What sort of court will Hafiz Khan face his indictment in? Q16: 1. Are Hafiz and Izhar Khan appearing for the first time in federal court? 2. Will Hafiz and Izhar Khan soon make their first appearance in federal court? 3. Is it soon to be the first federal court appearance for Hafiz and Izhar Khan? Q17: 1. When will Hafiz and Izhar Khan face charges in federal court? 2. When are Hafiz and Izhar Khan set to appear in federal court? 3. On what day will Hafiz and Izhar Khan face the charges against them in federal court? Q18: 1. What was the number of times money was withdrawn in Pakistan? 2. How many times did cash withdraws occur in Pakistan? 3. What was the number of cash withdraws made in Pakistan?

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Jane's doll, Samantha, was a magical doll. Jane kept Samantha hidden from her friends, even Julie, who was her best friend. Jane didn't want all the other girls from school, like Wanda and Ruth, to find out that she had a magical doll. Samantha could do things other dolls couldn't. Jane would whisper in her ear a secret word, and all of a sudden Samantha would come to life, hopping around, running all over. But Samantha did more than run, she could talk. Jane told Samantha everything, and Samantha understood. One day, Jane was naughty and lied to her mother. Jane's mother put Samantha on top of the refrigerator where Jane could not get to her. Jane was very sad. The one person she told everything to was out of her reach. The next day, Jane had one of the worst days of her life. She needed to tell someone, but Julie wasn't around. She needed Samantha. She had no ladder, chair, or stool to reach her. Julie moved the kitchen table forward towards the refrigerator, and hopped on top. She started to climb up to reach for Samantha, and grabbed her quickly. She came down, dropping Samantha on the floor, and broke Samantha. Jane whispered the secret word, but Samantha didn't awake. Samantha's powers were gone. She couldn't walk, run, talk, or listen. Jane hurt her the one person she could trust the most. Then, Samantha moved, looked at Jane, and a tear came from her eye. Samantha's eyes closed, and she was without life. She cried no more. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What was in Jane's possession? 2. What did Jane own? 3. What was something that belonged to Jane? Q2: 1. Did Jane's doll have a name? 2. Did Jane name her doll? 3. Was there a name for Jane's doll? Q3: 1. What was the name of Jane's doll? 2. What was Jane's doll called? 3. What did Jane call her doll? Q4: 1. What made Samantha unique? 2. What was special about Jane's doll? 3. What make Samantha different from other dolls? Q5: 1. Where did Jane keep Samantha? 2. Where did Jane store her doll? 3. Where did Jane stow Samantha away? Q6: 1. Who did Jane want her doll to remain hidden from? 2. Who did Jane not want to find her doll? 3. Who was Jane hiding Samantha from? Q7: 1. Why didn't Jane want her friends to know about Samantha? 2. Why didn't Jane want her friends to discover her doll? 3. Why was Jane hiding Samantha from her friends? Q8: 1. What abilities did Samantha have? 2. What was Samantha able to do? 3. What was Jane's doll capable of? Q9: 1. What could Jane's doll do that others could not? 2. What could Samantha do that other dolls couldn't? 3. What abilities did Samantha have that did not exist in other dolls? Q10: 1. How would Samantha come to life? 2. What was the mechanism for bringing Samantha to life? 3. What did Jane do to give life to Samantha? Q11: 1. What did Samantha do once awake? 2. What would Samantha do once she had come to life? 3. What sorts of activities would Samantha do while alive? Q12: 1. Did Samantha do more than hop and run? 2. Were there other activities Samantha would do besides hop around and run? 3. Could Jane's doll do other things in addition to just hop and run? Q13: 1. What did Samantha do that was more than hop and run? 2. What were other activities Samantha would do besides hop around and run? 3. What could Jane's doll do other in addition to just hop and run? Q14: 1. What would Jane talk to Samantha about? 2. What did Jane tell her doll? 3. What subjects would Jane speak of with Samantha? Q15: 1. Did Jane make sense to Samantha? 2. Did Samantha understand Jane? 3. Was Jane's doll able to understand her speech? Q16: 1. What occurred one day? 2. What did Jane do one day? 3. What took place on a particular day? Q17: 1. What did Jane do that was bad? 2. How did Jane act naughty? 3. What was Jane's naughty act? Q18: 1. What did Jane's mom do with Samantha? 2. What did Jane's mom do with her doll? 3. What was done with Jane's doll, at the hand of the girl's mother?

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Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- South African leader Jacob Zuma was in neighboring Zimbabwe this week to rescue the seemingly crumbling power-sharing government of President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. The South African president's visit Friday to the capital, Harare, follows escalating tensions between the two leaders, with Tsvangirai this week taking Mugabe to court for making unilateral decisions in the 21-month-old government. After a more than six-hour meeting with Mugabe and Tsvangirai, who have not been on speaking terms for close to a month, Zuma said he had managed to break the impasse between the two. "We have met and we have had successful consultations on a number of issues," Zuma told journalists. "They were small issues. There had been a breakdown of communication with the leaders of the government which have been resolved, and meetings will resume." Zuma joked and smiled with journalists, but that was not the case with Mugabe and Tsvangirai, who remained tense throughout the short press briefing. They refused to talk to journalists as they separately left the meetings. "No comment. No comment. Talk to the mediator, President Zuma," Tsvangirai told journalists about how his meeting with Zuma and Mugabe went. Mugabe just waved to reporters before he jumped into his car. Zuma -- who was appointed by regional leaders to monitor Zimbabwe's fragile coalition government and mediate -- said he would brief his counterparts in the 15-member Southern African Development Community (SADC) about the tension in Zimbabwe. The friction between Zimbabwe's leaders worsened this week when Tsvangirai went to court to reverse unilateral appointments Mugabe made of senior government officials such as attorney general and several diplomats. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who spent this week in Zimbabwe? 2. Who visited Zimbabwe this week? 3. Who went on a trip this week to Zimbabwe? Q2: 1. Who is Jacob Zuma? 2. What does Jacob Zuma do for a living? 3. What is Jacob Zuma's title? Q3: 1. What has been getting progressively worse over the past few days? 2. Over the last couple of days, what has only been getting worse? 3. What has shown no signs of improving these last few days? Q4: 1. Who is there friction between? 2. Whose relationship is deteriorating? 3. Whose relationship is becoming more and more frosty? Q5: 1. What was Tsvangirai's comment regarding the meeting? 2. What did Tsvangirai have to say regarding the meeting with Mugabe? 3. What comment did Tsvangirai gvie to the press about the meeting? Q6: 1. Did Tsvangirai only say no comment to the press? 2. Was Tsvangirai's only comment to the press that he had no comment? 3. Did Tsvangirai only talk to journalists to say that he had no comment? Q7: 1. What was Tsvangirai's comment regarding the meeting, besides no comment? 2. What did Tsvangirai have to say regarding the meeting with Mugabe, after saying no comment? 3. What comment did Tsvangirai gvie to the press about the meeting, after he said no comment? Q8: 1. Who is the mediator? 2. Who mediated the meeting between Mugabe and Tsvangirai? 3. What's the name of the man who mediated the meeting in Zimbabwe? Q9: 1. Who attended the meeting in Zimbabwe? 2. Who was at the mediation meeting in Zimbabwe? 3. Who was in attendance at the mediation? Q10: 1. Have Mugabe and Tsvangirai been speaking to each other a lot lately? 2. Have there been many recent conversations between Mugabe and Tsvangirai? 3. Are Mugabe and Tsvangirai presently on speaking terms? Q11: 1. How long has it been since Mugabe and Tsvangirai last spoke? 2. For how long have Mugabe and Tsvangirai not been on speaking terms? 3. How long have Mugabe and Tsvangirai been giving one another the silent treatment? Q12: 1. Did Zuma improve the situation between Mugabe and Tsvangirai? 2. Has Zuma been making things better between Mugabe and Tsvangirai? 3. Has Zuma been a positive influence on the relationship between Mugabe and Tsvangirai? Q13: 1. What has Zuma done to improve the relationship between Mugabe and Tsvangirai? 2. What success has Zuma had with respect to Mugabe and Tsvangirai? 3. How has Mugabe and Tsvangirai been successful in making things better between Mugabe and Tsvangirai? Q14: 1. How long did the meeting between Zuma, Mugabe and Tsvangirai last? 2. How long did Zuma mediate between Mugabe and Tsvangirai? 3. What was the length of time of the mediation meeting? Q15: 1. Was the mediation between Mugabe and Tsvangirai a success? 2. Did Zuma succesfully mediate between Mugabe and Tsvangirai? 3. Was progress made during the mediation meeting? Q16: 1. Did the meaning help communication between Mugabe and Tsvangirai? 2. Were any of the issues between Mugabe and Tsvangirai resolved during the meeting? 3. Did the meeting bring about improvement in any of the issues Mugabe and Tsvangirai had between one another? Q17: 1. Were any large problems solved during Zuma's mediation? 2. Did the meeting between Zuma, Mugabe and Tsvangirai solve any large scale problems? 3. Were any of the big problems Mugabe and Tsvangirai had with each other fixed during the meeting? Q18: 1. What is one issue that Mugabe and Tsvangirai worked on during the meeting? 2. What is something that Mugabe and Tsvangirai tried to resolve in the meeting? 3. Name one of the things Mugabe and Tsvangirai worked through at the medication. Q19: 1. How was Jacob Zuma doing after the meeting? 2. What mood was Jacob Zuma in after the mediation? 3. How did Jacob Zuma feel once the meeting was over? Q20: 1. How many members are there in the Southern African Development Community? 2. How many members does the Southern African Development Community have? 3. What's the number of members in the SADC?

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There once was a lion who did not roar, but instead he said meow. The lion was sad, because he could not roar like his other lion friends. The lion went to talk to his family. He first went to talk to his brother, but his brother was not home. Then he went to talk to his dad, but his dad was not home either. Luckily, the lion's sister was home. He asked his sister why he thought he could not roar. His sister said they need to go talk to their friend the squirrel. The squirrel lived in a tree with a nice door mat outside. The squirrel said to the lion if he wanted to start to roar instead of meow, then he need to run faster than the other lion's. So the next day, the lion played a game, in which he ran faster than all the other lions. Now, the lion roars and doesn't meow. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What noise do lions make? 2. How do lions talk? 3. What noise do lions use to communicate? Q2: 1. What could the lion in the story not do? 2. What could the story's lion not manage to do? 3. What wasn't the lion in the paragraph able to do? Q3: 1. What noise did the lion make instead of roaring? 2. What did the lion do in place of roaring? 3. What did the lion who could not roar do? Q4: 1. How did the lion feel about not being able to roar? 2. How did it make the lion feel when he was unable to roar? 3. What were the lions emotions when he couldn't roar? Q5: 1. Who did the lion first want to ask for advice? 2. Who did the lion try to talk to first? 3. Who was the first companion that the lion attempted to speak with? Q6: 1. Was the lion able to speak with his brother? 2. Did the lion successfully have a talk with his brother? 3. did the lion get to have a chat with his brother? Q7: 1. What prevented the lion from speaking with his male sibling? 2. Why wasn't the lion able to talk to his brother? 3. Why couldn't the lion have a chat with his brother? Q8: 1. Who did the lion want to ask for advice second? 2. Who did the lion try to talk to after trying his brother? 3. Who was the second companion that the lion attempted to speak with? Q9: 1. Was the lion's dad home? 2. Did the lion find his dad at his house? 3. Was the father of the lion in his home? Q10: 1. Who was the lion able to speak with? 2. What family member did the lion talk to in the end? 3. Who was the family member that the lion ended up talking to? Q11: 1. What did the lion and his sister talk about? 2. What were the subjects of conversation between the lion and his sister? 3. What did the lion ask his sister? Q12: 1. What suggestion did the lion's sister make to him? 2. What did the lion's sister suggest to him? 3. What idea did the lion's female sibling have for him? Q13: 1. Did the squirrel have an answer for the lion? 2. Was the squirrel able to give the lion an answer? 3. Did the squirrel respond to the lion's question? Q14: 1. What solution did the squirrel have for the lion? 2. What was the solution the squirrel proposed to the lion? 3. What did the squirrel think of as a solution for the lion? Q15: 1. Did the lion try doing what the squirrel said? 2. Did the lion follow the squirrel's suggestion? 3. Did the lion attempt to do as the squirrel had suggested? Q16: 1. Did the squirrel's suggestion work? 2. Did running faster than all the other lions work for the lion? 3. Did the squirrel's idea end up being the correct one? Q17: 1. What noise does the lion make now? 2. What sound is the lion now able to produce? 3. Which sound can the lion now be heard making? Q18: 1. What was the location of the squirrel's home? 2. Where did the squirrel reside? 3. Where was the house of the squirrel? Q19: 1. What was at the entrance to the squirrel's house? 2. What did the squirrel have at the door to his home? 3. What did the squirrel have adorning the entrance to his abode?

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CHAPTER IV. But no--he surely is not dreaming. Another minute makes it clear, A scream, a rush, a burning tear, From Inez' cheek, dispel the fear That bliss like his is only seeming. Washington Alston. A moment of appalled surprise succeeded the instant when Harry and Rose first ascertained the real character of the vessel that had entered the haven of the Dry Tortugas. Then the first turned toward Jack Tier, and sternly demanded an explanation of his apparent faithlessness. "Rascal," he cried, "has this treachery been intended? Did you not see the brig and know her?" "Hush, Harry--_dear_ Harry," exclaimed Rose, entreatingly. "My life for it, Jack has _not_ been faithless." "Why, then, has he not let us know that the brig was coming? For more than an hour has he been aloft, on the look-out, and here are we taken quite by surprise. Rely on it, Rose, he has seen the approach of the brig, and might have sooner put us on our guard." "Ay, ay, lay it on, maty," said Jack, coolly, neither angry nor mortified, so far as appearances went, at these expressions of dissatisfaction; "my back is used to it. If I did n't know what it is to get hard raps on the knuckles, I should be but a young steward. But, as for this business, a little reflection will tell you I am not to blame." "Give us your own explanations, for without them I shall trust you no longer." "Well, sir, what good would it have done, _had_ I told you the brig was standing for this place? There she came down, like a race-horse, and escape for you was impossible. As the wind is now blowin', the Molly would go two feet to the boat's one, and a chase would have been madness." QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Which characters are most important? 2. What are the names of the main characters? 3. Who are the protagonists? Q2: 1. Was there someone with nightmares? 2. Did someone have bad dreams? 3. Did nightmares plague anybody? Q3: 1. Did Jack keep his faith? 2. Did Jack's faith remain with him? 3. Did Jack refuse to abandon his faith? Q4: 1. What instruction did Harry receive from Rose? 2. What did Rose tell Harry to do? 3. What command did Rose give Harry? Q5: 1. Where were Rose and Harry? 2. What ws Harry and Rose's location? 3. Where could you find Rose and Harry? Q6: 1. What was the vessel's location? 2. Where was the vessel? 3. What region was the vessel in? Q7: 1. For how long did Harry and Rose have eyes on the ship? 2. How long had Rose and Harry been watching the ship? 3. For how much time had the ship been surveyed? Q8: 1. What sort of attitude did Jack have? 2. What was Jack acting like? 3. What was Jack's behavior like? Q9: 1. Did the wind blow? 2. Were there gusts of wind? 3. Was it quite windy? Q10: 1. Would it have been smart to give chase? 2. Would a pursuit have been a good idea? 3. Did it seem wise to give chase? Q11: 1. What was Jack's family name? 2. What last name was attributed to Jack? 3. State Jack's family name. Q12: 1. Did going into the boat make Harry and Rose happy? 2. Were Harry and Rose feeling good about entering the boat? 3. Did Harry and Rose feel happy as they stepped into the boat? Q13: 1. How did Harry and Rose feel when they went into the boat? 2. How did going into the boat make Harry and Rose feel? 3. What were Harry and Rose's emotions regarding getting in the boat?

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Elizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves. At the age of six months she was acquired, along with her sister, by John Ashley, a wealthy Massachusetts slaveholders. She became known as "Mumbet" or "Mum Bett." For nearly 30 years Mumbet served the Ashley family. One day, Ashley's wife tried to strike Mumbet's sister with a spade. Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. Furious, she left the house and refused to come back. When the Ashleys tried to make her return, Mumbet consulted a lawyer, Theodore Sedgewick. With his help, Mumbet sued for her freedom. While serving the Ashleys, Mumbet had listened to many discussions of the new Massachusetts constitution. If the constitution said that all people were free and equal, then she thought it should apply to her. Eventually, Mumbet won her freedom---- the first slave in Massachusetts to do so under the new constitution. Strangely enough, after the trial, the Ashleys asked Mumbet to come back and work for them as a paid employee. She declined and instead went to work for Segdewick. Mumbet died in 1829, but her legacy lived on in her many descendants . One of her great-grandchildren was W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the founder of the NAACP, and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights. Mumbet's tombstone still stands in the Massachusetts cemetery where she was buried. It reads, in part: "She was born a slave and remained a slave and remained a slave for nearly thirty years. She could neither read nor write, yet in her own sphere she had no superior or equal." QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Where is Mumbet's headstone? 2. Where is the headstone of an important freedom fighter? 3. What is the location of Mumbet's headstone? Q2: 1. Who has a headstone in the Massachusetts cemetary? 2. Who was laid to rest in a Massachusetts cemetary? 3. Whose grave can be found in a Massachusetts cemetary? Q3: 1. How long does Mumbet's headstone say she was not free? 2. For how long was Mumbet not free, according to her headstone? 3. For what length of time did Mumbet go without her freedom, said her headstone? Q4: 1. What was the full name of Mumbet? 2. What full real name did Mumbet have? 3. What was Mumbet's full name? Q5: 1. What was Mumbet's birth year? 2. In what year was Mumbet born? 3. In what year did Mumbet come into the world? Q6: 1. At what age was Mumbet purchased? 2. How old was Mumbet when she was bought? 3. What was Mumbet's age when someone bought her? Q7: 1. What was the name of the man who bought Mumbet? 2. Who was Mumbet purchased by? 3. Who was the man that purchased Mumbet? Q8: 1. Did John Ashley uniquely purchase Mumbet? 2. Was Mumbet the only person that John Ashley bought? 3. Did John Ashley acquire just Mumbet? Q9: 1. Who did John Ashley buy along with Mumbet? 2. Who was bought by John Ashley in addition to Mumbet? 3. Who along with Mumbet got purchased by John Ashley? Q10: 1. How many nicknames did Mumbet have? 2. What was the number of nicknames given to Elizabeth Freeman? 3. How many nicknames did Elizabeth Freeman go by? Q11: 1. What were Elizabeth Freeman's nicknames? 2. What nicknames did Elizabeth Freeman go by? 3. By what other names was Elizabeth Freeman referred to? Q12: 1. Did Mumbet have kind and non violent owners? 2. Did the people who owned Mumbet treat her with peace and respect? 3. Did Mumbet receive kindly and calm treatment from those to whom she belonged? Q13: 1. What proved that Mumbet's owners were cruel? 2. What was an example of the cruelty of the people who owned Mumbet? 3. How do we know that the people who bought Mumbet were not nice people? Q14: 1. How did Mumbet respond to the blows of her owner's wife? 2. What did Mumbet do when Mrs. Ashley tried to strike her sister? 3. How did Mumbet react when Mrs. Ashely attempted to strike her sister? Q15: 1. What did Mumbet do after protecting her sister? 2. What did Mumbet do after she had protected her sister? 3. Once her sister was safe from harm, what did Elizabeth Freeman do? Q16: 1. What did Mumbet do that was out of the ordinary after the incident with her owners? 2. After the scuffle with her owners, what unusual action did Mumbet take? 3. After getting into an altercation with the people that owned her, what unusual thing did Mumbet do? Q17: 1. Did Mumbet do anything else besides leaving the house? 2. What did Mumbet do after the fight with her owner besides leave the house? 3. What did Mumbet do that went a step further from leaving her owner's house after they struck her? Q18: 1. Who did Mumbet speak to about her owners' treatment of her? 2. Who did Mumbet talk to about the way the people who owned her treated her? 3. Who did Mumbet have a conversation with regarding the violence of her owners? Q19: 1. Did Mumbet sue her owners? 2. Did Elizabeth Freeman bring a case against her owners? 3. Did Elizabeth Freeman take the people that owned her to court? Q20: 1. What first time event did Mumbet's trial result in? 2. What happened for the first time when Mumbet took her owners to court? 3. What was the never before seen result of Mumbet taking her owners to court?

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William Shakespeare is the most famous playwright . Although he died in 1616, people still go to see his plays. Among the most popular are Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Hamlet -- the story of a prince who struggles to respond to the crimes around him. Shakespeare, who was born in 1564, was an actor as well as a writer. Most of his ideas for plays were taken from history, people's conversation, ancient stories, and also from other writers. He wrote not only about kings and queens and princes, but also about friends and ordinary people. He wrote about the cruelty of war and the bravery of heroes, as well as about jealousy, joy, hate, ambition and love. His stories live on. The tragedy Romeo and Juliet was reborn as the musical West Side Story and more recently as the movie Romeo and Juliet with the wonderful performance of Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. He invented a number of great characters: powerful magicians, thrilling witches, smart women and both wise and wicked men. He also invented some great phrases. If you've ever said, "Oh, for goodness sake!" you can thank Shakespeare for that. "To be, or not to be: that is the question," Hamlet says. "Good night, good night. Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it is morrow," says Juliet to her Romeo. Don't be surprised if you don't understand everything when reading Shakespeare or watching one of his plays because the meanings of many words have changed over the years. And Shakespeare's characters speak in poetry, so their speeches can be complicated. It does help to find out a little bit about the story before reading a Shakespeare play. It's worth the effort. As Shakespeare wrote, "All the world is a stage." And in his plays you'll find that an entire world is waiting for you. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Which of Shakespeare's plays is among the most popular? 2. What is one of Shakespeare's most well-known plays? 3. What play written by Shakespeare is one of his most recognized? Q2: 1. Which of Shakespeare's plays is among the most popular, besides Hamlet? 2. What is one of Shakespeare's most well-known plays, alongside Hamlet? 3. What play written by Shakespeare is one of his most recognized, like Hamlet? Q3: 1. Which of Shakespeare's plays is among the most popular, besides Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet? 2. What is one of Shakespeare's most well-known plays, alongside Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet? 3. What play written by Shakespeare is one of his most recognized, like Hamlet or Romeo and Juliet? Q4: 1. Did Shakespeare do anything else besides write? 2. Did Shakespeare have other roles in addition to writer? 3. Was Shakespeare more than just a writer? Q5: 1. What did Shakespeare do in addition to writing plays? 2. What else was Shakespeare, besides just a writer? 3. What was another one of Shakespeare's roles, in addition to playwrite? Q6: 1. What Shakespeare play was West Side Story based on? 2. From which play of Shakespeare's does West Side Story get its story? 3. What Shakespeare play is the scenario of West Side Story drawn from? Q7: 1. Who portrays Romeo in the movie version of Romeo and Juliet? 2. In the film version of Romeo and Juliet, who is Romeo played by? 3. Who plays Romeo in the movie Romeo and Juliet? Q8: 1. Who portrays Juliet in the movie version of Romeo and Juliet? 2. In the film version of Romeo and Juliet, who is Juliet played by? 3. Who plays Juliet in the movie Romeo and Juliet? Q9: 1. What common phrase was invented by Shakespeare? 2. What common expression was coined by Shakespeare? 3. What's something people say often, that originally comes from Shakespeare? Q10: 1. What common phrase was invented by Shakespeare, besides "Oh, for goodness sake!"? 2. What common expression was coined by Shakespeare, just like "Oh, for goodness sake!"e? 3. What's something people say often, like "Oh, for goodness sake!", that originally comes from Shakespeare? Q11: 1. Has the meaning of the words in Shakespeare plays remained consistent over the years? 2. Has the language of Shakespeare plays kept its original meaning over the course of the years? 3. Has the meaning of the words that appear in Shakespearian theater stayed the same since their original use? Q12: 1. In what year did Shakespeare pass away? 2. What was the year of Shakespeare's death? 3. In what year did Shakespeare pass? Q13: 1. When was Shakespeare born? 2. In what year did Shakespeare come into the world? 3. What was the year of Shakespeare's birth? Q14: 1. What is Hamlet the story of? 2. What is the subject of Hamlet? 3. Who is Hamlet centered around? Q15: 1. What was the origin of Shakespeare's ideas? 2. Where did Shakespeare find inspiration? 3. What was the inspiration for Shakespeare's plays? Q16: 1. Did Shakespeare only write plays about kings? 2. Were kings the only subjects of Shakespeare's plays? 3. Did Shakespeare pen theater exclusively about kings? Q17: 1. What did Shakespeare write about in addition to kings? 2. What was one subject of Shakespeare's plays besides kings? 3. What was something that appeared in Shakespearian theater, other than kings? Q18: 1. What did Shakespeare write about in addition to kings and ordinary people? 2. What was one subject of Shakespeare's plays besides kings and ordinary people? 3. What was something that appeared in Shakespearian theater, other than kings and ordinary people? Q19: 1. Are there Shakespearian plays about war? 2. Did Shakespeare write about war? 3. Was war a theme that Shakespeare's plays touched upon?

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Manganese is a chemical element with symbol Mn and atomic number 25. It is not found as a free element in nature; it is often found in minerals in combination with iron. Manganese is a metal with important industrial metal alloy uses, particularly in stainless steels. Historically, manganese is named for pyrolusite and other black minerals from the region of Magnesia in Greece, which also gave its name to magnesium and the iron ore magnetite. By the mid-18th century, Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele had used pyrolusite to produce chlorine. Scheele and others were aware that pyrolusite (now known to be manganese dioxide) contained a new element, but they were unable to isolate it. Johan Gottlieb Gahn was the first to isolate an impure sample of manganese metal in 1774, which he did by reducing the dioxide with carbon. Manganese phosphating is used for rust and corrosion prevention on steel. Ionized manganese is used industrially as pigments of various colors, which depend on the oxidation state of the ions. The permanganates of alkali and alkaline earth metals are powerful oxidizers. Manganese dioxide is used as the cathode (electron acceptor) material in zinc-carbon and alkaline batteries. In biology, manganese(II) ions function as cofactors for a large variety of enzymes with many functions. Manganese enzymes are particularly essential in detoxification of superoxide free radicals in organisms that must deal with elemental oxygen. Manganese also functions in the oxygen-evolving complex of photosynthetic plants. While the element is a required trace mineral for all known living organisms, it also acts as a neurotoxin in larger amounts. Especially through inhalation, it can cause manganism, a condition in mammals leading to neurological damage that is sometimes irreversible. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What chemical is at the center of the article? 2. What does the article focus on? 3. What element is the article interested in? Q2: 1. What is the use of manganese? 2. What is manganese used for? 3. How can one make use of manganese? Q3: 1. How is manganese used in natural science? 2. What is the use of manganese within the natural sciences? 3. How do the natural sciences harness manganese?

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Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a government sanctioned practice whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. The sentence that someone be punished in such a manner is referred to as a death sentence, whereas the act of carrying out the sentence is known as an execution. Crimes that are punishable by death are known as capital crimes or capital offences, and they commonly include offences such as murder, treason, espionage, war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Etymologically, the term "capital" (lit. "of the head", derived via the Latin "capitalis" from "caput", "head") in this context alluded to execution by beheading. Fifty-six countries retain capital punishment, 103 countries have completely abolished it "de jure" for all crimes, six have abolished it for ordinary crimes (while maintaining it for special circumstances such as war crimes), and 30 are abolitionist in practice. Capital punishment is a matter of active controversy in various countries and states, and positions can vary within a single political ideology or cultural region. In the European Union, Article 2 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union prohibits the use of capital punishment. Also, the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states, prohibits the use of the death penalty by its members. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. How many countries have abolished the death penalty? 2. In how many countries has the death penalty been made illegal? 3. In how many nations is it illegal to carry out the death penalty? Q2: 1. How many countries still use the death penalty? 2. In how many countries does the death penalty still exist? 3. What is the number of countries where the death penalty is still used? Q3: 1. What is the definition of capital punishment? 2. What is the definition of the death penalty? 3. How can the death penalty be defined? Q4: 1. Is there another name for the death penalty? 2. Is the death penalty called something else? 3. Is there another way of referring to the death penalty? Q5: 1. What is another name for the death penalty? 2. How else can the death penalty be referred to? 3. What else might one call the death penalty? Q6: 1. What sort of crimes elicit a death penalty sentence? 2. For what kinds of crimes is one sentenced to death? 3. What do you have to do to receive capital punishment? Q7: 1. Does the article include any specific crimes that lead to the death penalty? 2. Does the article list any capital crimes? 3. Are any capital crimes mentioned in the article? Q8: 1. How many capital crimes does the article list? 2. What is the number of capital crimes mentioned in the article? 3. What is the number of examples the article gives for crimes that elicit the death penalty? Q9: 1. What are the first three capital crimes listed in the article? 2. What are the first three capital crimes the article mentions? 3. What are the first three things you can do to get the death penalty, as per the article? Q10: 1. What are the last three capital crimes listed in the article? 2. What are the last three capital crimes the article mentions? 3. What are the last three things you can do to get the death penalty, as per the article? Q11: 1. Is the death penalty controversial? 2. Is capital punishment a polemical issue? 3. Is there a lot of controversy surrounding the death penalty? Q12: 1. WHere is the death penalty considered controversial? 2. Where is there a lot of controversy surrounding capital punishment? 3. Where does putting people to death for their crimes cause a fair amount of controversy? Q13: 1. Is capital punishment allowed in the EU? 2. Does the European Union permit capital punishment? 3. Is the death penalty allowed to exist in EU member states? Q14: 1. Is the death penalty ban in the EU spelled out somewhere? 2. Is there a document that spells out the EU ban on capital punishment? 3. Is there a document that explicity outlaws the death penalty within the European Union? Q15: 1. What document bans the death penalty in the European Union? 2. By what document is the death penalty not allowed in the EU? 3. What is the source of the EU ban on capital punishment? Q16: 1. Does anyone besides the EU ban the use of capital punishment? 2. Is the death penalty illegal anywhere else besides the EU? 3. Are there any other bodies besides the European Union that make the death penalty illegal? Q17: 1. What other body, besides the EU, outlaws the death penalty? 2. What other body, in addition to the European Union, bans the use of capital punishment? 3. By whose authority, other than that of the EU, is capital punishment abolished? Q18: 1. Is the Council of Europe a group of countries? 2. Does a group of countries make up the Council of Europe? 3. Is the Council of Europe a body made up of a number of countries? Q19: 1. How many countries make up the council of Europe? 2. What is the number of countries in the council of Europe? 3. How many nations are members of the council of Europe?

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Bob Dylan is being investigated on suspicion of inciting hatred in Paris over comments he made in Rolling Stone magazine, French prosecutors said Tuesday. An organization representing Croatians in France pressed charges against Dylan for allegedly comparing the conflict between Croatians and Serbs to the Nazis' persecution of Jews in an interview last year for the French edition of Rolling Stone. "If you got a slave master or Klan in your blood, blacks can sense that. That stuff lingers to this day. Just like Jews can sense Nazi blood and the Serbs can sense Croatian blood," the influential singer-songwriter was quoted as saying. While a Croatian group has said Dylan was referencing the violence that came with the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, it's unclear whether the long-outspoken musician was referring to Yugoslavia or the crimes committed when the Ustasha ruled Croatia during World War II. The Paris prosecutor's office said Dylan was placed under formal investigation last month by the Paris Main Court for "public injury" and "incitement to hatred." Vlatko Maric, secretary general of the Representative Council of the Croatian Community and Institutions, told CNN his organization had brought the case almost a year ago. Explaining the council's decision to pursue the case against Dylan, Maric said the artist's remarks in Rolling Stone were of a "rare violence" that had deeply shocked people from a nation still wounded by the conflict of the 1990s. "An entire people is being compared to criminal organizations" like the Nazis or the Ku Klux Klan, he said. "The Croatians are peaceful people who respect Bob Dylan as an artist, but we must remind him that he can't make such remarks. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. When was an investigation opened into Bob Dylan? 2. When was Bob Dylan being investigated? 3. At what point was Bob Dylan placed under investigation? Q2: 1. Who opened an investigation into Bob Dylan? 2. Who was Bob Dylan being investigated by? 3. Who placed Bob Dylan under investigation? Q3: 1. What was Bob Dylan being investigated for? 2. Why did Parisian authorities open an investigation into Bob Dylan? 3. Why was Bob Dylan placed under investigation? Q4: 1. What evidence was there against Bob Dylan for claims of public injury? 2. What was Parisian authorities evidence that Bob Dylan had committed public injury? 3. What did the Parisian authorities use as proof of Bob Dylan's alleged public injury? Q5: 1. Who interviewed Bob Dylan? 2. Who was Bob Dylan's infamous interview with? 3. Who was granted an interview by Bob Dylan? Q6: 1. Who did Bob Dylan discuss in the Rolling Stone interview? 2. Who was the object of Bob Dylan's comments in Rolling Stone? 3. What groups did Bob Dylan make reference to in his Rolling STone inter view? Q7: 1. What comparison did Bob Dylan make with Croatians and Serbians? 2. What did Bob Dylan compare the relationship between Croatians and Serbs to? 3. What did Bob Dylan liken the relationship between Croats and Serbs to? Q8: 1. Is the relationship between Croatians and Serbs a peaceful one? 2. Is there a peaceful rapport between Croatians and Serbs? 3. Have Croatians and Serbians managed to get along without violence? Q9: 1. Who gave an interview? 2. Who made comments to the press? 3. Whose comments were recorded by journalists? Q10: 1. When did the Serbian-Croatian conflict occur? 2. When was there extreme violence between Croatians and Serbians? 3. When was the height of the clash between Croatians and Serbians?

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Jimmy loved watching television. He would wake up and watch Cartoons on Cartoon Network. His favorite cartoon was Scooby Doo. After his mom picked him up at the bus stop, he would go home and watch the Flintstones. One day, his mom told him he was not allowed to watch cartoons after school. He was very sad. She told him he had to go outside to play. He walked into the backyard. Fido was running around. He started to chase him. He picked up a ball and threw it. Fido ran after it and brought it back. Jimmy laughed. He chased after Fido and scratched his back. Maybe being outside wasn't so bad after all! He played with Fido for another hour until his mom called him inside. It was dinner time. Dinner was fried chicken and mashed potatoes-his favorite. He was happy his mom made him go outside. He would go outside every day after school now! QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who enjoyed watching TV? 2. Who liked to put the TV on? 3. For whom was TV watching a favorite activity? Q2: 1. What TV programs would Jimmy put on? 2. What did Jimmy watch on TV? 3. What would Jimmy put on the television? Q3: 1. What channel did Jimmy watch? 2. What TV channel would Jimmy put on? 3. Which channel would Jimmy tune into? Q4: 1. What was Jimmy's favorite show? 2. Which cartoon did Jimmy like best? 3. What was Jimmy's favorite cartoon? Q5: 1. Who picked Jimmy up at the bus stop? 2. Who got Jimmy from the buts stop? 3. Who would retreive Jimmy from the bus stop? Q6: 1. What would Jimmy do after his mom picked him up from the bus stop? 2. Once his mom had gotten him from the bus stop, what would Jimmy do next? 3. What did Jimmy do after he left the bus stop with his mom? Q7: 1. What did Jimmy's mom say to him one day? 2. One day, what did Jimmy's mom tell him? 3. What did Jimmy's mother inform him of once? Q8: 1. Was Jimmy sad about what his mom said? 2. Did it make Jimmy sad when his mom banned cartoons? 3. Did Jimmy's mom banning cartoons in the house make the boy sad? Q9: 1. What did Jimmy's mom tell him to do instead of watch cartoons? 2. What did Jimmy's mother suggest he do instead of putting on cartoons? 3. What did Jimmy's mom think he should do in lieu of watching television? Q10: 1. Where did Jimmy go? 2. What did Jimmy walk to? 3. What place did Jimmy go to? Q11: 1. Who was running around in the back yard? 2. Who ran around on the lawn? 3. Who bounded around Jimmy's yard? Q12: 1. Who chased Fido? 2. Who ran after Fido? 3. Who did Fido the dog get chased by? Q13: 1. What did Jimmy pick up? 2. What did Jimmy lift up from the ground? 3. What did Jimmy scoop up into his hands? Q14: 1. Did Jimmy throw the ball? 2. Did Jimmy toss the ball? 3. Did the ball get launched by Jimmy? Q15: 1. Who ran after the ball? 2. Who chased the ball that Jimmy threw? 3. Who went off trying to retreive the ball Jimmy threw?

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CHAPTER XIV. INVALIDED HOME. Two days after the battle of Albuera, Lord Wellington himself arrived, and from the officers of his staff Tom heard the details of the battle of Fuentes d'Onoro, which had been fought a few days previously, and which had been nearly as hardly contested as had Albuera itself, both sides claiming the victory. The next day, the bulk of Beresford's army returned to the neighborhood of Badajos, which they again invested, while a long convoy of wounded started for Lisbon. The Scudamores accompanied it as far as Campo Major, where a large hospital had been prepared for those too ill to bear the journey. Peter was still unconscious. Fever had set in upon the day after the battle, and for three weeks he lay between life and death. Tom's arm was mending very slowly, and he would have had hard work indeed in nursing Peter had it not been for the arrival of unexpected assistance. A large villa had been taken close to the main hospital for the use of officers, and one of the rooms was allotted to the Scudamores. Upon the evening of the second day after their arrival, Tom was sitting by Peter's bedside, when, after a preliminary tap, the door opened, and to Tom's perfect amazement Sambo entered. The negro hurried forward, threw himself on his knees, seized Tom's hand and kissed it passionately, and then looking at the thin and fever-flushed face of Peter, he hid his face in his hands and sobbed unrestrainedly. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who paid Peter a visit, as Tom stood beside his bed? 2. Who came to see Peter while Tom was there? 3. Who did Peter get a visit from, as Tom was at his bedside? Q2: 1. Is Peter happy to see Sambo? 2. Does it bring Peter joy to see Sambo? 3. Is Peter delighted by the sight of Sambo in his room? Q3: 1. What is Sambo's race? 2. What is Sambo's ethnicity? 3. What racial group does Sambo belong to? Q4: 1. Who got tears in their eyes? 2. Who began to cry? 3. Whose eyes were filled with tears? Q5: 1. Where are the majority of Beresford's troops returning to? 2. To what location is most of Beresford's army retreating? 3. Where are most members of Beresford's troops going back rto? Q6: 1. Had Beresford's troops already been to Badajos? 2. Was Badajos a place that Beresford's army had already visited? 3. Was Badajos a familiar place to Beresford's troops? Q7: 1. Where did a convoy of injured go to? 2. Where were the wounded sent? 3. Where did the wounded men head off to? Q8: 1. Were many men wounded? 2. Were there a lot of men in the convoy of the wounded? 3. Had many sustained injuries? Q9: 1. What did Campo Major have? 2. What could be found at Campo Major? 3. What was a resource located at Campo Major? Q10: 1. Was the Campo Major hospital for anyone who was injured? 2. Could anyone who was hurt stay at the Campo Major hospital? 3. Did the Campo Major hospital accept anyone who had been wounded? Q11: 1. Who was allowed to stay at the Campo Major hospital? 2. Who did the Campo Major hospital accept? 3. What was the only population that the Campo Major hospital was open to? Q12: 1. How far did the Scudamores accompany the convoy? 2. Where did the Scudamores stop following the convoy? 3. In what location was the convoy left by the Scudamores? Q13: 1. Who didn't feel good? 2. Who was ill? 3. Who was suffering from a grave illness? Q14: 1. Was Peter awake? 2. Was Peter conscious? 3. Had Peter regained consciousness? Q15: 1. For how long had Peter been running a high fever? 2. How long had Peter's fever been running high for? 3. For how many weeks had Peter's temperature been elevated? Q16: 1. Was it possible that Peter could die? 2. Was Peter's death a possibility? 3. Was it forseeable that Peter might pass away? Q17: 1. What injury did Tom sustain? 2. What was the problem with Tom? 3. How had Tom been hurt? Q18: 1. Did Peter and Tom have their own room? 2. Was there a separate room just for Peter and Tom? 3. Were Peter and Tom allowed to stay in a room alone together? Q19: 1. What kind of building were Peter and Tom in? 2. What sort of structure housed Peter and Tom? 3. How could the building that Peter and Tom were in be described? Q20: 1. Who cared for Peter? 2. Who was Peter's caretaker? 3. Who was Peter nursed by?

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A small boy named John was at the park one day. He was swinging on the swings and his Tim friend played on the slide. John wanted to play on the slide now. John asked Tim if he could play on the slide. Tim said no. John was very upset and started crying. A girl named Susan saw him crying. Susan told the teacher Ms. Tammy. Ms. Tammy came over and told John that they could both take turns on the slide. John and Tim were OK with this. They both took turns on the slide. They all lived happily ever after. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who spent time at the park? 2. Who could be found in the park? 3. Who took a trip to the park? Q2: 1. Was John large? 2. Was John of a considerable size? 3. Was John a big boy? Q3: 1. What was John doing at the park? 2. What did John go to the park to do? 3. How did John play at the park? Q4: 1. What did John swing on at the park? 2. Where in the park did John swing? 3. What could John be found swinging on? Q5: 1. Who was at the park with John? 2. Who was John's park companion? 3. Who was John at the park in the company of? Q6: 1. What was the name of John's friend? 2. Which of John's friends was at the park with him? 3. Who was John's friend that was with him at the park? Q7: 1. What was Tim doing at the park? 2. How was Tim playing in the park? 3. What was Tim's park activity? Q8: 1. What was John hoping to do? 2. What did John desire? 3. What did John decide he would rather do? Q9: 1. What did John do? 2. How did John act? 3. What action did John take? Q10: 1. What did Tim say to John? 2. How did Tim respond to John's question? 3. What was Tim's response to John's inquiry? Q11: 1. How did Tim's response make John feel? 2. What were John's feelings towards Tim's answer? 3. What did John feel like when Tim said no? Q12: 1. What did John do when Tim said no? 2. How did John act in response to Tim's answer? 3. When Tim told him no, how did John act? Q13: 1. Did anyone see John cry? 2. Was John spotted by anyone as he cried? 3. Did anyone witness John weeping? Q14: 1. Who saw John cry? 2. Who was John spotted by as he cried? 3. Who witnessed John's tears? Q15: 1. Who was the girl that saw John crying? 2. Who watched John as he cried? 3. What was the name of the girl that saw John weep? Q16: 1. What did Susan do? 2. How did Susan do? 3. What did Susan decide to do when she saw John cry? Q17: 1. Who was the children's teacher? 2. What was the name of the kids' teacher? 3. What teacher was in the park with the kids? Q18: 1. What did Ms. Tammy do? 2. What was Ms. Tammy's course of action? 3. What did Ms. Tammy do in response to what Susan told her?

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CHAPTER II--A JACOBITE WAIF 'Sac now he's o'er the floods sae gray, And Lord Maxwell has ta'en his good-night.' LORD MAXWELL'S _Good-night_. Madame La Comtesse de Bourke was by no means a helpless fine lady. She had several times accompanied her husband on his expeditions, and had only not gone with him to Madrid because he did not expect to be long absent, and she sorely rued the separation. She was very busy in her own room, superintending the packing, and assisting in it, when her own clever fingers were more effective than those of her maids. She was in her _robe de chambre_, a dark blue wrapper, embroidered with white, and put on more neatly than was always the case with French ladies in _deshabille_. The hoop, long stiff stays, rich brocade robe, and fabric of powdered hair were equally unsuitable to ease or exertion, and consequently were seldom assumed till late in the day, when the toilette was often made in public. So Madame de Bourke's hair was simply rolled out of her way, and she appeared in her true colours, as a little brisk, bonny woman, with no actual beauty, but very expressive light gray eyes, furnished with intensely long black lashes, and a sweet, mobile, lively countenance. Estelle was trying to amuse little Jacques, and prevent him from trotting between the boxes, putting all sorts of undesirable goods into them; and Ulysse had collected his toys, and was pleading earnestly that a headless wooden horse and a kite, twice as tall as himself, of Lanty's manufacture, might go with them. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Whose missions did Madame La comtesse de Bourke come along on? 2. Who did Madame La comtesse de Bourke go on missions with? 3. Who did Madame La comtesse de Bourke travel with? Q2: 1. What was Madame La comtesse de Bourke occupied with? 2. What was Madame La comtesse de Bourke busy doing? 3. What had Madame La comtesse de Bourke occupied herself with? Q3: 1. Was Madame La comtesse de Bourke considered helpless? 2. Did people feel that Madame La comtesse de Bourke could not fend for herself? 3. Was it thought that Madame La comtesse de Bourke wasn't able to defend herself? Q4: 1. What was Estelle trying to do? 2. What was Estelle in the process of attempting? 3. What was Estelle making an effort to achieve? Q5: 1. What was Estelle attempting to prevent little Jacques from doing? 2. What was Estelle trying to stop little Jacques from doing? 3. What was Estelle trying to make sure that little Jacques did not do? Q6: 1. Who would Madame La comtesse de Bourke help pack if they weren't able? 2. Who would receive assistance from Madame La comtesse de Bourke in packing if they needed it? 3. Who would Madame La comtesse de Bourke lend a hand to in packing, if they had trouble doing so? Q7: 1. What was the current location of Madame La comtesse de Bourke's husband, to which she did not travel due to the length of his trip? 2. Her husband was on what was thought to be a short trip to where - thus Madame La comtesse de Bourke not accompanying him? 3. Where had Madame La comtesse de Bourke's husband gone on what was meant to be a short visit, thus her not going with him? Q8: 1. What did Madame La comtesse de Bourke think did not merit ease or exertion? 2. In Madame La comtesse de Bourke's opinion, what did not pair well with ease and exertion? 3. What was antithetical to ease or exertion for Madame La comtesse de Bourke? Q9: 1. What did Ulysse collect up? 2. What had Ulysse gathered a collection of? 3. What had been assembled by Ulysse? Q10: 1. Which toys did Ulysse beg to bring along? 2. Which of Ulysse's toys did he beg to take with him? 3. What plaything of Ulysse's did he plead to bring with him? Q11: 1. What was the color of Madame La comtesse de Bourke's eyes? 2. What was Madame La comtesse de Bourke's eyecolor? 3. Which color of eyes did Madame La comtesse de Bourke have? Q12: 1. What brand was Ulysse's kite? 2. Who manufactured the kite that Ulysse had? 3. Who was Ulysse's kite produced by?

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The International Date Line (IDL) is an imaginary line of navigation on the surface of the Earth that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and demarcates the change of one calendar day to the next. It passes through the middle of the Pacific Ocean, roughly following the 180° line of longitude but deviating to pass around some territories and island groups. The IDL is roughly based on the meridian of 180° longitude, roughly down the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and halfway around the world from the Greenwich meridian. In many places, the IDL follows the 180° meridian exactly. In other places, however, the IDL deviates east or west away from that meridian. These various deviations generally accommodate the political and/or economic affiliations of the affected areas. Proceeding from north to south, the first deviation of the IDL from 180° is to pass to the east of Wrangel Island and the Chukchi Peninsula, the easternmost part of Russian Siberia. (Wrangel Island lies directly on the meridian at 71°32′N 180°0′E, also noted as 71°32′N 180°0′W.) It then passes through the Bering Strait between the Diomede Islands at a distance of from each island at 168°58′37″ W. It then bends considerably west of 180°, passing west of St. Lawrence Island and St. Matthew Island. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What meridian longitute is attributed to the International Date Line? 2. What is the International Date Line's meridian longitude? 3. State the meridian longitude of the International Date Line? Q2: 1. What is IDL short for? 2. What does IDL mean? 3. What is IDL an acronym for? Q3: 1. Can people see the IDL? 2. Is the International Date Line visible to the naked eye? 3. Is the International Date Line something you can see for yourself? Q4: 1. What poles does the International Date Line run from? 2. The IDL goes from which pole to which pole? 3. What two poles does the International Date Line run between? Q5: 1. What is demarcated by the International Date Line? 2. What does the International Date Line mark for us? 3. What is denotated by the IDL? Q6: 1. Does the International Date Line run through a large body of water? 2. Is a big body of water cut through by the IDL? 3. Does the IDL traverse thorugh a large amount of water? Q7: 1. What body of water does the International Date Line run through? 2. Which water source has the International Date Line running through it? 3. What ocean does the IDL go through? Q8: 1. Does the IDL ever deviate course? 2. Are there ever deviations in the path of the International Date Line? 3. Does the IDL deviate in its path from time to time? Q9: 1. What is the first deviation of the IDL? 2. What is the first instance when the IDL deviates? 3. Where does the first deviation of the International Date Line occur?

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Jayne Fisher watched anxiously as her 17-year-old daughter Katie pulled her lamb into the Madison County Junior Livestock for sale. Katie was battling cancer. This was her first chance in months to be outdoors having fun, away from hospitals and treatments, and she had come with high hopes for earning some money for her treatment. She had _ a little on her decision to part with the lamb, but with lamb averaging two dollars a pound, Katie was looking forward to it. So the bidding(began. That's when Roger Wilson, the auctioneer , had a sudden inspiration that brought some unexpected results. "We sort of let everybody here know that Katie had a situation that wasn't too pleasant," is how he tells it. He hoped that his introduction would push the bidding up, at least a little bit. Well, the lamb sold for $11.50 a pound, but things didn't stop there. The buyer paid up, then decided to give the lamb back so that it could be sold again. That started a chain reaction, with families buying the animal and giving it back, over and over again. When local businesses started buying and returning, the earnings really began to pile up. The first sale is the only one Katie's mom remembers. After that, she was crying too hard as the crowd kept shouting, "Resell! Resell! " Katie's lamb was sold 36 times that day, and the last buyer gave it back for good. Katie ended up with more than $16,000 to pay her medical expenses----and she still got to keep her famous lamb. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who brought up a lamb? 2. Who was a baby sheep raised in the hands of? 3. Who was a baby sheep brought up by? Q2: 1. What was Katie's age? 2. How old was the girl that brought up the lamb? 3. How old was Jayne Fisher's daughter? Q3: 1. Where was Katie selling her lamb? 2. Where did Katie put her lamb up for sale? 3. Where was Katie trying to get someone to buy her lamb? Q4: 1. What illness was Kate suffering from? 2. What was Katie sick with? 3. What sickness was Katie battling? Q5: 1. What was the normal price of a lamb at the fair? 2. For how much could one usually sell a lamb at the fair? 3. What was the average price for a baby sheep at the fair? Q6: 1. How much money was Katie able to sell her lamb for? 2. What price did Katie's lamb first go for? 3. What was the first buying price of Katie's lamb? Q7: 1. Why did Katie sell her lamb? 2. What was Katie's reason for selling her lamb? 3. For what reason was Katie trying to get someone to buy her lamb? Q8: 1. What was the auctioneer's name? 2. Who served as auctioneer? 3. Who was heading the auction? Q9: 1. Did Roger Wilson attempt to hide Katie's health situation? 2. Did Roger Wilson refuse to tell people about Katie's diagnosis? 3. Did the auctioneer keep Katie's cancer diagnosis a secret? Q10: 1. How many times did people buy Katie's lamb? 2. What was the number of times that Katie sold her lamb? 3. How many times did Katie's lamb get auctioned off?

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Baptism (from the Greek noun βάπτισμα "baptisma"; see below) is a Christian sacrament of admission and adoption, almost invariably with the use of water, into the Christian Church generally. The canonical Gospels report that Jesus was baptized—a historical event to which a high degree of certainty can be assigned. Baptism has been called a holy sacrament and an ordinance of Jesus Christ. In some denominations, baptism is also called christening, but for others the word "christening" is reserved for the baptism of infants. Baptism has also given its name to the Baptist churches and denominations. The usual form of baptism among the earliest Christians was for the candidate to be immersed, either totally (submerged completely under the water) or partially (standing or kneeling in water while water was poured on him or her). While John the Baptist's use of a deep river for his baptism suggests immersion, "The fact that he chose a permanent and deep river suggests that more than a token quantity of water was needed, and both the preposition 'in' (the Jordan) and the basic meaning of the verb 'baptize' probably indicate immersion. In v. 16, Matthew will speak of Jesus 'coming up out of the water'. The traditional depiction in Christian art of John the Baptist pouring water over Jesus' head may therefore be based on later Christian practice." Pictorial and archaeological evidence of Christian baptism from the 3rd century onward indicates that a normal form was to have the candidate stand in water while water was poured over the upper body. Other common forms of baptism now in use include pouring water three times on the forehead, a method called affusion. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What Greek noun is baptism derived from? 2. What Greek word does baptism originate from? 3. What is the Greek word from which the English term baptism is sourced? Q2: 1. Does baptism necessarily equal a christening? 2. Is a baptism and a christening always considered to be the same thing? 3. Is there never any distinguishing between a baptism and a christening? Q3: 1. What is the definition of affusion? 2. What happens during affusion? 3. How can an affusion be defined? Q4: 1. Who baptized in a deep river? 2. Who used a deep river in his baptisms? 3. Whose baptisms took place in a deep river? Q5: 1. What sort of baptism is John the Baptist believed to have practiced? 2. What kind of baptisms do researchers think John the Baptist performed? 3. What kind of baptism does evidence link to John the Baptist? Q6: 1. Does archaeological evidence for baptism exist? 2. Is there any archaeological evidence backing up the existence of baptism? 3. Is the practice of baptism supported by any archaeological evidence? Q7: 1. When does archaeological evidence of baptism date back to? 2. What period does the first archaeological evidence date back to? 3. When are the first signs of archaeological evidence of baptism from? Q8: 1. What kind of baptism seems to have been practiced in the third century? 2. What kind of baptism does archaeological evidence indicate was performed in the third century? 3. What were the qualities of a 3rd century baptism, according to the archaeological evidence? Q9: 1. Did Someone baptize Jesus? 2. Did Jesus get baptized? 3. Did Jesus receive a baptism? Q10: 1. Who performed the baptism of Jesus? 2. Who was Jesus baptized by? 3. Who baptized Jesus? Q11: 1. What is the traditional depiction of Jesus's baptism? 2. How is the baptism of Jesus generally portrayed? 3. What is the traditional way of depicting John the Baptist baptizing Jesus? Q12: 1. In what water source did John the Baptist perform his baptisms? 2. What sort of river of John the Baptist's baptisms? 3. What kind of body of water did John the Baptist use for his ceremonies? Q13: 1. What was the name of the river where John the Baptist did baptisms? 2. In what body of water did John the Baptist baptize people? 3. In what river could one be baptized by John the Baptist? Q14: 1. In v. 16, what does Matthew have to say regarding Jesus? 2. What are Matthew's words about Jesus in v. 16? 3. In what context does Matthew mention Jesus in v. 16? Q15: 1. Can we be rather sure of the existence of Jesus's baptism? 2. Is there a high degree of historical certainty regarding the baptism of Jesus? 3. Do scholars feel very confident regarding the event of Jesus's baptism? Q16: 1. What is the source for claims of Jesus's baptism? 2. Where can reports of Jesus baptism be found? 3. What sources originally reported on the baptism of Jesus? Q17: 1. Is baptism sometimes referred to as an ordinance of Jesus? 2. Is ordinance of Jesus something that people can call baptism? 3. Have some said the baptism is an ordinance of Jesus? Q18: 1. What is baptism a Christian sacrament of? 2. What sort of sacrament is baptism in the Christian religion? 3. Within the Christian faith, what kind of sacrament is baptism?

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(CNN) -- Lewis Hamilton has always been driven by his emotions -- for better or for worse -- but has he found a new level of maturity with Mercedes? The double world champion has been schooled in the harsh lessons that Formula One can mete out since he joined McLaren's junior program when just 13 years old. But, despite this careful education by one of the most straight laced teams in F1, the British boy racer cannot help wearing his heart on his sleeve. There have been some heady highs and mesmerizing meltdowns in his eight-year career at the highest level of motorsport. Fizzing with energy, he bounded into the sport in 2007 and refused to lie down when faced with Fernando Alonso, a double world champion, as his feisty McLaren teammate. With Alonso gone after a single acrimonious season, Hamilton drove the McLaren to the 2008 title with "my heart in my mouth." At just 23 years old, he had sensationally clinched the championship at the last corner, of the last lap, of the last race to deny Ferrari's Felipe Massa -- and a seething crowd of home fans -- in Brazil. If 2008 was the young gun's giddy zenith, the 2011 campaign was his gut-wrenching nadir. His long-distance relationship with American pop star Nicole Scherzinger was more off than on and he had ditched his dad Anthony as manager in favor of a high-profile agency. Hamilton teetered on the edge of controversy and despair. The torch paper was lit at the Monaco Grand Prix when he was penalized by the race stewards. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who has been a world champion two times? 2. Who has won two world championships? 3. Who had the world championship gone to twice? Q2: 1. What was Lewis Hamilton a double world champion in? 2. In what context was Lewis Hamilton a two time world champion? 3. With what had Lewis Hamilton won the world championship twice Q3: 1. At what age did Lewis Hamilton join McLaren's junior program? 2. How old was Lewis Hamilton when he joined McLaren's junior program? 3. Upon getting into McLaren's junior program, what was the age of Lewis Hamilton? Q4: 1. Who was Lewis Hamilton in a long distance relationship with? 2. Who was Lewis Hamilton's long distance girlfriend? 3. Who was Lewis Hamilton in a relationship with while not living in the same city? Q5: 1. Where is Nicole Scherzinger from? 2. What is Nicole Scherzinger's nationality? 3. What nationality is Nicole Scherzinger? Q6: 1. What kind of celebrity is Nicole Scherzinger? 2. In what medium is Nicole Scherzinger a star? 3. What is Nicole Scherzinger's claim to fame? Q7: 1. Who did Lewis Hamilton drop as his manager? 2. Who did Lewis Hamilton fire as a manager? 3. Who was Lewis Hamlton's manager that he let go? Q8: 1. Who is Lewis Hamilton's father? 2. What is the name of Lewis Hamilton's dad? 3. Who is Lewis Hamilton the son of? Q9: 1. What has Lewis Hamilton gotten a lesson in? 2. What did Lewis Hamilton have to learn the hard way? 3. What sort of wake up call did Lewis Hamilton receive? Q10: 1. How many years has Lewis Hamilton had a career in racing? 2. How many years has Lewis Hamilton been active on the racing scene? 3. For how long has Lewis Hamilton's racing career been active? Q11: 1. In what year did Lewis Hamilton begin racing? 2. What year was it when Lewis Hamilton started racing? 3. In what year did Lewis Hamilton take up his racing career? Q12: 1. What year was it when Lewis Hamilton won the championship? 2. In what year was Lewis Hamilton crowned champion? 3. In what year did Lewis Hamilton cinch the champion title? Q13: 1. How old was Lewis Hamilton in 2008? 2. How old was Lewis Hamilton when he won the 2008 title? 3. What was Lewis Hamilton's age when he won the championship? Q14: 1. Does Lewis Hamilton have a lot of energy? 2. Is Lewis Hamilton bursting with energy? 3. Does Lewis Hamilton overflow with energy? Q15: 1. Which teammate did Lewis Hamilton refuse to give in to? 2. Which of his own teammates did Lewis Hamilton refuse to cede to? 3. Who wouldn't Lewis Hamilton give into, though they were on the same team? Q16: 1. How was Lewis Hamilton's relationship with Nicole Scherzinger? 2. What was the romance between Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton like? 3. How was the relationship between Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton going? Q17: 1. What teetered between controversy and sadness? 2. What was balancing between sadness and controversy? 3. What went between a sad state and a controversial one? Q18: 1. In what race did Lewis Hamilton receive a penalty? 2. What race was Lewis Hamilton penalized in? 3. What was the race where Lewis Hamilton was given a penalty? Q19: 1. Who did Lewis Hamilton get a penalty from in the Monaco Grand Prix? 2. Who penalized Lewis Hamilton at the Monaco Grand Prix? 3. Who at the Monaco Grand Prix doled out a penalty to Lewis Hamilton? Q20: 1. Who replaced Anthony as Lewis Hamilton's manager? 2. Who did Lewis Hamilton hire as a manager in place of his father? 3. Who did Lewis Hamilton choose to take his dad's place as his manager?

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Latin America is a group of countries and dependencies in the Americas where Spanish and Portuguese are predominant. The term originated in 19th century France as "Amérique latine" to consider French-speaking territories in the Americas (Haiti, French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Saint Barthélemy) along with the larger group of countries where Spanish and Portuguese languages prevailed. It is therefore broader than the terms Ibero-America or Hispanic America—though it usually excludes French Canada and modern French Louisiana. Latin America consists of nineteen sovereign states and several territories and dependencies which cover an area that stretches from the northern border of Mexico to the southern tip of South America, including the Caribbean. It has an area of approximately 19,197,000 km (7,412,000 sq mi), almost 13% of the Earth's land surface area. As of , its population was estimated at more than floor(/1e6) million and in 2014, Latin America had a combined nominal GDP of 5,573,397 million USD and a GDP PPP of 7,531,585 million USD. The term "Latin America" was first used in an 1856 conference with the title "Initiative of the America. Idea for a Federal Congress of Republics" (Iniciativa de la América. Idea de un Congreso Federal de las Repúblicas), by the Chilean politician Francisco Bilbao. In such conference, he called for the creation of a confederation of Latin American republics to better search for their common defense and prosperity, without political or economic barriers between them. In the same work, he also detailed the principles under which such a confederation should work. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What languages are mostly spoken in Latin America? 2. What are the most commonly spoken languages in Latin America? 3. What are Latin America's dominant languages? Q2: 1. What region does the article discuss? 2. What area is covered in the article? 3. What world area does the article focus on? Q3: 1. When did the term Latin America first appear? 2. When was the term Latin America first used? 3. When did the area first get called Latin America? Q4: 1. Where does the term Latin America originate from? 2. What country first used the term Latin America? 3. In what country was the term Latin America first generated? Q5: 1. What is the French term for Latin America? 2. What do the French call Latin America? 3. How do you say Latin America in French? Q6: 1. How many square miles is Latin America? 2. What is the number of square miles that make up Latin America? 3. How many square miles is the area of Latin America? Q7: 1. How much of the planet does Latin America cover? 2. What portion of the globe is covered by Latin America? 3. Across how much of the world does Latin America expand? Q8: 1. What year did the term Latin America first appear in? 2. In what year was the term Latin America first used? 3. What was the year when the area was first called Latin America? Q9: 1. What sort of space does the term Latin America originate from? 2. What was context for the first use of the term Latin America? 3. In what context was the term Latin America first generated? Q10: 1. At what conference was the term Latin America first used? 2. What was the name of the conference where the term Latin America was generated? 3. During what conference did someone come up with the word Latin America? Q11: 1. Who coined the phrase Latin America? 2. Who is the term Latin America attributed to? 3. Who is credited with coming up with the term Latin America? Q12: 1. Where was Francisco Bilbao from? 2. What was Francisco Bilbao's country of origin? 3. What country did Francisco Bilbao come from? Q13: 1. What was Francisco Bilbao's occupation? 2. How was Francisco Bilbao' employed? 3. What did Francisco Bilbao in Chile? Q14: 1. What did Francisco Bilbao do at the conference? 2. What call did Francisco Bilbao make at the conference? 3. What action did Francisco Bilbao at the conference? Q15: 1. Why did Francisco Bilbao call for a confederation of Latin American republics? 2. What did Francisco Bilbao think would be the utility of Latin American republics joining forces? 3. What was the reason for Francisco Bilbao's call to a confederation of Latin American nations?

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Kievan Rus' begins with the rule (882–912) of Prince Oleg, who extended his control from Novgorod south along the Dnieper river valley in order to protect trade from Khazar incursions from the east and moved his capital to the more strategic Kiev. Sviatoslav I (died 972) achieved the first major expansion of Kievan Rus' territorial control, fighting a war of conquest against the Khazar Empire. Vladimir the Great (980–1015) introduced Christianity with his own baptism and, by decree, that of all the inhabitants of Kiev and beyond. Kievan Rus' reached its greatest extent under Yaroslav I (1019–1054); his sons assembled and issued its first written legal code, the Rus' Justice, shortly after his death. The term "Kievan Rus'" (Ки́евская Русь Kievskaya Rus’) was coined in the 19th century in Russian historiography to refer to the period when the centre was in Kiev. In English, the term was introduced in the early 20th century, when it was found in the 1913 English translation of Vasily Klyuchevsky's A History of Russia, to distinguish the early polity from successor states, which were also named Rus. Later, the Russian term was rendered into Belarusian and Ukrainian as Кіеўская Русь Kijeŭskaja Rus’ and Ки́ївська Русь Kyivs'ka Rus’, respectively. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. When was the start of Kievan Rus? 2. In what year did Kievan Rus begin? 3. What year saw the beginning of Kievan Rus? Q2: 1. Who began Kievan Rus? 2. Who was Kievan Rus established by? 3. Who created Kievan Rus? Q3: 1. When did Kievan Rus change its religion? 2. When was a new religion established in Kievan Rus? 3. When did a religious shift occur in? Q4: 1. Who oversaw the change to Christianity? 2. Who was Kievan Rus's leader when they switched religions? 3. Who spearheaded the religious shift in Kievan Rus? Q5: 1. How did Vladimir the Great bring about a religious shift in Kievan Rus? 2. What did Vladimir the Great do to change religions in Kievan Rus? 3. How did Vladimir the Great introduce Christianity to Kievan Rus? Q6: 1. What was Prince Oleg trying to keep safe? 2. What did Prince Oleg desire to protect? 3. What was Prince Oleg trying to keep out of harm's way? Q7: 1. When did the name Kievan Rus begin being used? 2. When did the first usage of the name Kievan Rus occur? 3. When was the term Kievan Rus coined? Q8: 1. What was the reason for the creation of the term Kievan Rus? 2. Why was the term Kievan Rus coined? 3. What was the utility of the new term Kievan Rus in the 19th century? Q9: 1. Why was the Russian center moved to Kiev? 2. For what reason was Kiev the center of Russia during Kievan Rus? 3. WHy was Kiev the center point of Russia under Kievan Rus? Q10: 1. What granted Kievan Rus its first large territorial expansion? 2. What was Kievan Rus's first major expansion due to? 3. What brought about the first large expansion of territory in Kievan Rus? Q11: 1. What did Yaroslav I's sons issue? 2. What was decreed by the children of Yaroslav I? 3. What got issued on behalf of the sons of Yaroslav I? Q12: 1. Who generated Kievan Rus's first legal code? 2. Who was responsible for the creation of Kievan Rus's first legal code? 3. Who issued the first lega code of Kievan Rus? Q13: 1. What was Yaroslav I responsible for, besides Kievan Rus's first legal code? 2. What did Yaroslav I bring about in Kievan Rus, in addition to its first legal code? 3. What did Kievan Rus have Yaroslav I to thank for, along with its first legal code? Q14: 1. Who did Kievan Rus fight against? 2. Who was Kievan Rus's historical opponent? 3. Who did Sviatoslav I's armies combat?

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A victor is, by definition, someone who wins a struggle or contest. However, that doesn't mean he or she will live a proud and happy life ever after, as Katniss Everdeen is about to discover in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Catching Fire, out in Chinese theaters on Nov 21, is set in a futuristic society called Panem. Every year its government holds a televised fight to the death. Two teenagers from each of the 12 districts of Panem are chosen to compete. In the new film, last year's victors Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and her partner Peeta are back home after winning the 74thHunger Games. Katniss just wants to live a normal life. However, that never seems to happen. She has nightmares, which remind her that she is a killer. Her worst nightmare comes true when the annual Hunger Games arrive again. The teenager finds herself back in the competition along with Peeta. Since Katniss brings hope to Panem through her courage, President Snow plans to use this year's Games to kill off Katniss and Peeta and in turn _ the fires of rebellion. "This is the next step of Katniss' heroism and the next part of her journey to finding out who she is really going to be," Lawrence told Reuters. Fast-paced and full of action, Catching Fire looks to outdo the success that the first film had in 2012. With a 97 percent rating on the movie review website Rotten Tomatoes, it is enjoying positive reviews. Critics have praised it for being faithful to the book written by American author Suzanne Collins. The Hollywood Reporter said that Catching Fire outshines the first movie a lot. Jennifer Lawrence, who won a best actress Oscar this year for her 2012 movie Silver Linings Playbook, has helped Catching Fire find success, Forbes pointed out. The 23-year-old actress does well playing a young lady who hates what she was forced to do to stay alive yet is determined not to give up. "Lawrence's down-to-earth personality in real life won the hearts of the public. So given a wildly popular first film that blew everyone away, a rising fan base and a lead performer beloved by the mainstream press and viewers, the sequel was always going to be big," Forbes noted. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. How can a victor be defined? 2. What is the definition of a victor? 3. What does it mean to be a victor? Q2: 1. What does a victor win? 2. In what context does a victor take the win? 3. What must one win to be a victor? Q3: 1. What struggle or contest is the subject of the film? 2. Which struggle or contest does the movie portray? 3. What is the hard won contest that is depicted in the film? Q4: 1. What happens during the Hunger Games? 2. What are the Hunger Games? 3. How can the Hunger Games be described? Q5: 1. How many people fought in the Hunger Games? 2. How many Hunger Games participants were there? 3. How many were forced to take part in the Hunger Games? Q6: 1. Who were two teens that had to fight in the Hunger Games. 2. Name two of the Hunger Games participants? 3. What were the names of two of the Hunger Games fighters? Q7: 1. How old are Katniss and Peeta? 2. What are the ages of Katniss and Peeta? 3. What age category do Katiness and Peeta fall under? Q8: 1. What actress played Katniss? 2. Which actress played the role of Katness? 3. Who was Katniss portrayed by? Q9: 1. Did Jennifer Lawrence win any awards? 2. Have any awards been bestowed upon Jennifer Lawrence? 3. Has Jennifer Larence ever received any acting awards? Q10: 1. What acting award did Jennifer Lawrence win? 2. Which trophy went to Jennifer Lawrence? 3. What award has Jennifer Lawrence won? Q11: 1. What is the age of Jennifer Lawrence? 2. How old is the actress that plays Katniss? 3. How old is Jennifer Lawrence? Q12: 1. What makes Jennifer Lawrence so likeable? 2. Why is everyone obsessed with Jennifer Lawrence? 3. What makes Jennifer Lawrence so easy to like?

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On paper, the race in Kentucky between Sen. Mitch McConnell and his Democratic challenger, Alison Lundergan Grimes, should be pretty clear-cut: The experienced veteran easily beats a political novice. But like most things, it's not. McConnell must cross the first hurdle by beating his primary challenger, Matt Bevin, before he engages in what is expected to be one of the most expensive and bitterly fought Senate campaigns this midterm season. A lot is at stake overall in November: control of the Senate and the political fate of one of the most powerful Republicans in Washington. Grimes' advantage Grimes, 35, was just 7 when McConnell was first elected to the Senate. Mitch McConnell would face biggest challenge yet in Alison Grimes While he rose up the ranks in Washington and became Senate Republican leader, Grimes practiced law and won statewide office as secretary of state in 2011. Despite her short political career, like McConnell, her name carries weight -- for better or worse. Grimes' family has a long history in state Democratic politics. Her father, Jerry, was the former chairman of the Kentucky Democratic Party and a state legislator. But he was forced out of those roles over legal problems facing his catering company. While the family name has been battered, its connections survive: She'll have access to the deep pockets and support of her father's allies, including Bill and Hillary Clinton. The former President has already hit the trail for Grimes, raising more than $600,000 at one Louisville event in February. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who is going head to head? 2. Which political opponents does the article describe? 3. Who is facing each other in an election race? Q2: 1. What are Mitch McConnell and Alison Lundergan Grimes in a race for? 2. What seat are Mitch McConnell and Alison Lundergan Grimes trying to be elected to? 3. What seat is at stake in the election race between Mitch McConnell and Alison Lundergan Grimes? Q3: 1. When is the Kentucky senate election? 2. In what month is the senate election set to take place? 3. When will there be an election for the Kentucky senate seat? Q4: 1. Who are things not going to be easy for? 2. Who is going to come face to face with a real challenge? 3. Who has some difficulties in their path? Q5: 1. What difficulties is Mitch McConnell going to face? 2. What obstacles are in Mitch McConnell's path? 3. What kind of hurdle does Mitch McConnell have to jump over? Q6: 1. Who is Mitch McConnell's primary challenger? 2. Who is challenging Mitch McConnell in the primaries? 3. Who is Mitch McConnell facing in the primary election? Q7: 1. What election will there be between Matt Bevin and Mitch McConnell? 2. What sort of election will Mitch McConnell face Matt Bevin in? 3. What election race will put Mitch McConnell up against Matt Bevin? Q8: 1. What is the age of Alison Lundergan Grimes? 2. How old is Mitch McConnell's Senate seat challenger?' 3. How old is Alison Lundergan Grimes? Q9: 1. Did anything happen in Alison Lundergan Grimes's youth? 2. Did something happen when Alison Lundergan Grimes was a young girl? 3. Was there an important event in Alison Lundergan Grimes's childhood? Q10: 1. What was Mitch McConnell elected to when Alison Lundergan Grimes was 7? 2. When Alison Lundergan Grimes was just 7, what body did Mitch McConnell join? 3. What election did Mitch McConnell win when Alison Lundergan Grimes was a 7 year old? Q11: 1. How old was Alison Lundergan Grimes when Mitch McConnell was first elected to the Senate? 2. When Mitch McConnell won his first senate election, what was the age of Alison Lundergan Grimes? 3. At what age did Alison Lundergan Grimes see Mitch McConnell win his first senate electino? Q12: 1. Is Alison Lundergan Grimes an easy opponent to defeat? 2. Will the battle against Alison Lundergan Grimes be a simple one for Mitch McConnell? 3. Is it going to be a piece of cake for Mitch McConnell to best Alison Lundergan Grimes? Q13: 1. Who does Alison Lundergan Grimes have for a family friend? 2. Who is a friend of Alison Lundergan Grimes's family? 3. With whom does Alison Lundergan Grimes's family have a friendly rapport? Q14: 1. What is the utility of being friends with the Clintons for Alison Lundergan Grimes? 2. Why does it help Alison Lundergan Grimes to be friends with the Clintons? 3. What aspect of her friendship with Bill and Hillary Clinton will be beneficial to Alison Lundergan Grimes? Q15: 1. Are the Clintons willing to support Alison Lundergan Grimes? 2. Are Bill and Hillary Clinton ready to provide support Alison Lundergan Grimes? 3. Do the Clintons accept to help Alison Lundergan Grimes out in her senate race? Q16: 1. How has Bill Clinton already helped Alison Lundergan Grimes? 2. What has Bill Clinton already done to lend a hand to Alison Lundergan Grimes's campaign? 3. What has been Bill Clinton's contribution to the campaign of Alison Lundergan Grimes thus far? Q17: 1. Who in Alison Lundergan Grimes's family is friendly with the Clintons? 2. Who is Alison Lundergan Grimes's family connection to the Clintons? 3. What member of Alison Lundergan Grimes's family is the source of her Clinton connectino? Q18: 1. What is the name of Alison Lundergan Grimes's father? 2. Who is Alison Lundergan Grimes's dad? 3. Who is Alison Lundergan Grimes the daughter of? Q19: 1. Has Bill Clinton raised money for Alison Lundergan Grimes? 2. Did Bill Clinton raise any cash for Alison Lundergan Grimes? 3. Has Alison Lundergan Grimes gotten any money raised thanks to Bill Clinton? Q20: 1. Where did Bill Clinton raise money for Alison Lundergan Grimes? 2. Where did Bill Clinton do fundraising on behalf of Alison Lundergan Grimes? 3. In what location did Bill Clinton perform fundraising for the campaign of Alison Lundergan Grimes? Q21: 1. When did Bill Clinton raise money for Alison Lundergan Grimes? 2. When did Bill Clinton do fundraising on behalf of Alison Lundergan Grimes? 3. In what month did Bill Clinton perform fundraising for the campaign of Alison Lundergan Grimes?

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John and Sam were friends. They opened a small shop in a small village. One day, they sold out of all their wine , so they drove to the city to buy some. On their way home, the wind was strong and it was getting colder and colder. Both John and Sam wanted to drink some wine to keep warm, but they had a rule. They couldn't drink any wine because they had to sell it. According to the rule, if some-body wanted to drink some wine, he had to pay the other twice the price. John was a clever man. He took out ten cents and gave it to Sam. He said, "Here is ten cents. Would you please sell me some of your wine?" Sam was a businessman , so he said, "You give me money, so of course I will sell some to you." Then he passed John a cup of wine. After drinking the wine, John felt warm soon, but Sam was still cold. Then he took out the ten cents that John just gave to him and said to John, "Here is ten cents. Please sell me some of your wine." John agreed. Sam drank some wine and also felt much warmer. But after some time, they both felt cold again, so they kept buying wine from each other with the same ten cents. Soon they drank up all of the wine. "How could so much wine only cost ten cents?" the two friends asked each other. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What business did John and Sam open together? 2. What was open for business by John and Sam? 3. WHat did John and Sam set up? Q2: 1. What was the location of John and Sam's shop? 2. Where did John and Sam set up shop? 3. Where did John and Sam open their store? Q3: 1. What did John and Sam sell out of? 2. What product sold out at John and Sam's store? 3. What product of John and Sam's did everyone buy up? Q4: 1. Did John and Sam drink up all the replacement wine they bought? 2. Did John and Sam consume the entirety of the replacement wine they had purchased? 3. Did John and Sam guzzle down all the wine they'd bought to replace the sold out stock? Q5: 1. What made John and Sam start drinking wine in the first place? 2. What drove John and Sam to guzzle down wine at first? 3. What set off John and Sam's drinking binge? Q6: 1. What rule did John and Sam have if someone wanted to drink wine? 2. What was the rule Sam and John had put into place for reaching into their stock of wine? 3. What rule had John and Sam imposed on themselves regarding drinking from their stock of wine? Q7: 1. Did Sam let John buy some win for 10 cents? 2. Did John purchase wine from Sam for 10 cents? 3. Was the price that Sam sold wine to John at 10 cents? Q8: 1. What did Sam use to buy wine from John with? 2. Where did Sam put the wine he bought from John? 3. Q9: 1. Did John and Sam keep on selling each other wine? 2. Did John and Sam continue purchasing wine from one another? 3. Did the buying and selling of wine continue back and forth between Sam and John? Q10: 1. How was the wind on Sam and John's way home? 2. What kind of wind did John and Sam encounter while going home? 3. What was the wind like as Sam and John made their way home?

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Wade–Giles (), sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization system for Mandarin Chinese. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Wade, during the mid-19th century, and was given completed form with Herbert A. Giles's "Chinese–English Dictionary" of 1892. Wade–Giles was the system of transcription in the English-speaking world for most of the 20th century, used in standard reference books and in English language books published before 1979. It replaced the Nanking dialect-based romanization systems that had been common until the late 19th century, such as the Postal Romanization (still used in some place-names). In mainland China it has been entirely replaced by the Hanyu Pinyin system approved in 1958. Outside mainland China, it has mostly been replaced by Pīnyīn, even though Taiwan implements a multitude of Romanization systems in daily life. Additionally, its usage can be seen in the common English names of certain individuals and locations such as Chiang Ching-kuo. Wade–Giles was developed by Thomas Francis Wade, a scholar of Chinese and a British ambassador in China who was the first professor of Chinese at Cambridge University. Wade published in 1867 the first textbook on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin in English, "Yü-yen Tzŭ-êrh Chi" (traditional: ; simplified: 语言自迩集), which became the basis for the Romanization system later known as Wade–Giles. The system, designed to transcribe Chinese terms for Chinese specialists, was further refined in 1912 by Herbert Allen Giles, a British diplomat in China and his son, Lionel Giles, a curator at the British Museum. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What system is being discussed? 2. What system does the article focus on? 3. What is the writing system that the article talks about? Q2: 1. What is another name of Wade–Giles? 2. How else is Wade–Giles referred to sometimes? 3. What can Wade–Giles be abbreviated as? Q3: 1. What kind of system is Wade–Giles? 2. What is the purpose of the Wade–Giles system? 3. How does the Wade–Giles system get put into place? Q4: 1. What was Wade–Giles used as in the 20th century? 2. What was the function of Wade–Giles in the 20th century? 3. During the 1900s, how was Wade–Giles used? Q5: 1. What language is Wade–Giles for? 2. What language was Wade–Giles designed to work with? 3. What language is transcribed by Wade–Giles? Q6: 1. Who was the creator of Wade–Giles? 2. Who was Wade–Giles produced by? 3. Who invented the Wade–Giles system? Q7: 1. What was Thomas Wade's middle name? 2. What middle name was given to Thomas Wade? 3. State the middle name of Thomas Wade. Q8: 1. For what country did Thomas Wade serve as an ambassador? 2. Thomas Wade was an ambassador on behalf of what nation? 3. For whom was Thomas Wade an ambassador? Q9: 1. What country was Thomas Wade the British ambassador to? 2. In what nation did Thomas Wade serve as British ambassador? 3. Where was Thomas Wade the ambassador of England? Q10: 1. When was the first textbook by Thomas Wade published? 2. In what year was the first of Thomas Wade's textbooks published? 3. In what year did Thomas Wade's first textbook receive publication? Q11: 1. Who refined Thomas Wade's theories? 2. Who tinkered with Thomas Wade's theories, making them better? 3. Who were the theorums of Thomas Wade refined by? Q12: 1. What was the occupation of Herbert Allen Giles? 2. How was Herbert Allen Giles employed? 3. What did Herbert Allen Giles do for a living? Q13: 1. What country did Herbert Allen Giles represent as a diplomat? 2. What nation was Herbert Allen Giles a diplomat for? 3. Herbert Allen Giles served as a diplomat on behalf of what nation? Q14: 1. Who worked as a British diplomat alongside Herbert Allen Giles? 2. Who was a diplomat with Herbert Allen Giles? 3. Who did Herbert Allen Giles work with as diplomats? Q15: 1. Who was Herbert Allen Giles's son? 2. What was the name of Herbert Allen Giles's son? 3. Who had Herbert Allen Giles for a father? Q16: 1. Where did Lionel Giles work? 2. Where was Lionel Giles employed? 3. What was the place of employment of Lionel Giles? Q17: 1. What was Lionel Giles' role at the British Museum? 2. What did Lionel Giles do at the British Museum? 3. How was Lionel Giles employed at the British Museum?

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(CNN) -- It has been a rocky couple of years for the people of Egypt. Since the 2011 revolution, the economy has tanked, street protests are an almost daily occurrence and the political situation remains volatile. However, a handful of young Egyptians have found that the best way to take a stand against the turmoil is with stand-up comedy. "We are like a little beam of sunlight, coming through and reminding people, 'Don't worry! When this cloud passes, it will be brighter. It will be happier,'" says Rami Borai, a comedian in one of Egypt's first home-grown comedy troupes, Hezb El Comedy. The group, whose name means "The Comedy Party," was formed in 2009 by Hashim Al Gahry, who admits he started up with "zero capital." Al Gahry and some friends pooled their savings, and started marketing the group through social media. When they're not performing, Hezb El Comedy teaches the art of stand-up to other aspiring comics, instructing them on things like timing and body language. "We're not the funniest people in the world, but it's the experience that has put us in a position to give them advice and tell them, 'These are our mistakes, and this is what you can do to avoid what we did,'" says Al Gahry. Read more: Book shows collection of Iran's political cartoons Other Arab nations are similarly investing in grassroots comedy. In Qatar, a few young comics have come together to form SUCQ (an acronym for Stand Up Comedy Qatar). "It's an American art. We took it from the Americans. We have reshaped it to adapt to our culture and society and people," says Hamad Al Amri, 24, a comedian who is also a banker by day. Mohamed Kamal, who also performs stand-up with SUCQ, notes that given Qatar's political climate, there are limits to what he can joke about. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What country is explored in the article? 2. Which nation is the article discussing? 3. What country is at the center of the articel? Q2: 1. When did the Egyptian Revolution take place? 2. In what year did the Egyptian people revolt? 3. When was there revolution in Egypt? Q3: 1. What was developed by some young Egyptians? 2. What did some young people in Egypt come up with? 3. What has been discovered by some young Egyptians? Q4: 1. What's the name of one of the comedians in the article? 2. Who is one of the Egyptian comedians the article names? 3. Who is one stand up comic from Egypt that the article talks about? Q5: 1. What is the name of the group of comedians? 2. What have the group of Egyptian comedians called themselves? 3. What's the group of Egyptian stand-up comics called? Q6: 1. What is the English translation of Hezb El Comedy? 2. What does Hezb El Comedy translate to in English? 3. How can the group's name Hezb El Comedy be translated into English? Q7: 1. In what year was Hezb El Comedy formed? 2. What was the year when Hezb El Comedy was established? 3. When did a group of young comedians found Hezb El Comedy? Q8: 1. Who started Hezb El Comedy? 2. Who was the founder of Hezb El Comedy? 3. Who was Hezb El Comedy created by? Q9: 1. Did Hashim Al Gahry have any capital when he started his comedy group? 2. Did Hashim Al Gahry start his comedy group with some capital? 3. Did Hashim Al Gahry possess any capital when he founded Hezb El Comedy? Q10: 1. What did Hashim Al Gahry use to found Hezb El Comedy instead of capital? 2. If Hashim Al Gahry didn't have any capital, how was he able to found his comedy group? 3. How did Hashim Al Gahry manage to create Hezb El Comedy in the absence of capital? Q11: 1. How was Hezb El Comedy marketed? 2. What did Hashim Al Gahry and his group do to market their comedy group? 3. How did Hashim Al Gahry and his friends raise awareness for their comedy troupe?

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The children in the village wear dirty, cheap clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in small houses. They have no school. But they can write 26 English letters, and some know a few English words. How did it happen? It was because a U.S. group called One Computer Every Child offered them 20 computers. Can children teach themselves to read when they have no schools or teachers but have the help of today's new technology ? The goal of the group is to find out the answer. And the results are exciting. "The children are learning more than they would in one year of school," said Matt Keller, who organized the programme. The fastest learner was an eight-year-old boy called Kelbesa Negusse. He said that he himself was like a lion. Keller said, "Seven months ago he didn't know any English. But now he has known many words. I think if you give them food and water they will never leave the computer room. They will spend day and night there." Kelbesa said, "I like the computer because I can learn things with it." He added, "I know many English words, like dog, monkey, horse, sheep, cow, pig and cat." Keller said that One Computer Every Child was planning a programme for children who couldn't go to school. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What kinds of clothes are worn by the village's children? 2. What is worn by the village's youth? 3. What do the kids in the village have to wear? Q2: 1. What do the kids in the village sleep next to? 2. What is near the village children as they sleep? 3. When the children in the village go to sleep, which animals are nearby? Q3: 1. How many letters can the kids in the village write? 2. How many letters are the village children capable of writing? 3. What is the number of letters that the village children can write? Q4: 1. What is the charity group called? 2. What is the name of the American charity group? 3. What American association works with the village children? Q5: 1. How many computers did the village receive from One Computer Every Child? 2. How many computers did One Computer Every Child give the community? 3. What was the number of computers donated to the village by One Computer Every Child? Q6: 1. What are the aims of One Computer Every Child? 2. What does One Computer Every Child strive for? 3. What does One Computer Every Child wish to accomplish? Q7: 1. What are the results of One Computer Every Child's mission in the village? 2. What is the result of the village children having computer access? 3. What has happened as a result of the village kids using computers? Q8: 1. Who organized the sending of computers to the village? 2. Who organized the One Computer Every Child in the village? 3. What was the name of the man who got computers installed in the village? Q9: 1. What was the age of the boy who learned faster than all the others? 2. How old was the quickest male learner of the village? 3. How old was the village boy who learned faster than all his peers? Q10: 1. How many months ago did the fastest learning boy not know any English? 2. How many months has it been since English was completely foreign to the quick-learning boy? 3. How many months ago was the fast-learning boy not able to communicate in English at all? Q11: 1. What will the children not leave the computer room for? 2. What can you not bribe the children with to get them out of the computer room? 3. What doesn't interest the village kids while they're in the computer room? Q12: 1. How much time do the village children spend in the computer room? 2. How much time are the village kids capable of spending in the computer room? 3. What amount of time do the kids like to spend in the computer room? Q13: 1. What does the boy find fascinating about the computer? 2. Why is the computer pleasing to the boy? 3. What has made the boy a fan of using the computer? Q14: 1. What is one of the many English words that the boy knows? 2. What is just one of a number of English words the boy is familiar with? 3. What is one of the words in English the boy is capable of producing, among many others? Q15: 1. One Computer Every Child is planning a new program for children who can't go where? 2. What place is inaccessible for the children targeted by One Computer Every Child's new program? 3. Where are the children targeted by One Computer Every Child's new program not able to go?

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Peggy Hilt wanted to be a good mother. But day after day, she got out of bed feeling like a failure. No matter what she tried, she couldn't connect with Nina, the 2-year -old girl she'd adopted from Russia as an infant . The preschooler pulled away whenever Hilt tried to hug or kiss her. Nina was physically aggressive with her 4-year-old sister, who had been adopted from Ukraine, and had violent tantrums . Whenever Hilt wasn't watching, she destroyed the family's furniture and possessions. "Every day with Nina had become a struggle," she recalls now. As the girl grew older, things got worse. Hilt fell into a deep depression. She started drinking heavily, something she'd never done before. Ashamed, she hid her problem from everyone, including her husband. On the morning of July 1, 2005, Hilt was packing for a family vocation, all the while swallowing one beer after another and growing increasingly angry and impatient with Nina's deeds. "Everything she did just got to me," Hilt said. When Hilt caught her reaching into her diaper and smearing feces on the walls and furniture, "a year and a half of frustration came to a head," Hilt says. "I snapped . I felt this uncontrollable rage." Then Hilt did something unthinkable. She grabbed Nina around the neck, shook her and then dropped her to the floor, where she kicked her repeatedly before dragging her up to her room, punching her as they went. "I had never hit a child before," she says. "I felt horrible and promised myself that this would never happen again." But _ . Nina woke up with a fever, and then started throwing up. The next day she stopped breathing. By the time the ambulance got the child to the hospital, she was dead. Hilt is now serving a 19-year sentence for second-degree murder in a Virginia prison. She and her husband divorced, and he is raising their other daughter. She realizes the horror of her crime and says she isn't looking for sympathy. "There is no punishment severe enough for what I did," she told NEWSWEEK in an interview at the prison. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who was Nina grabbed by at her neck? 2. Who grabbed Nina by her scruff? 3. Who snatched up Nina by her neck? Q2: 1. Who is Peggy Hilt? 2. What was Peggy Hilt's relation to Nina? 3. What was Peggy Hilt to Nina? Q3: 1. How old is Nina? 2. What is Nina's age? 3. How old is the Russian girl Peggy Hilt adopted? Q4: 1. Is Peggy Hilt the biological mother of Nina? 2. Is Nina Peggy Hilt's biological daughter? 3. Did Peggy Hilt give birth to Nina? Q5: 1. Did Peggy Hilt have any kids besides Nina? 2. Were there any children in Peggy Hilt's home apart from Nina? 3. Had Peggy Hilt adopted any kids in addition to Nina? Q6: 1. How old was Peggy Hilt's other adopted daughter, besides Nina? 2. How old was Peggy's Hilt's adopted child that was not Nina? 3. How old was Nina's adopted sibling? Q7: 1. What illness was Nina's adoptive mother suffering from? 2. What illness was Peggy Hilt afflicted with? 3. What sickness was Peggy Hilt suffering from? Q8: 1. Was Peggy Hilt sober? 2. Did Peggy Hilt abstain from alcohol? 3. Did Peggy Hilt avoid the consumption of alcohol? Q9: 1. How much alcohol did Peggy Hilt tend to consume? 2. What was Peggy Hilt's level of alcohol consumption? 3. How much would Patty Hilt imbibe? Q10: 1. What did Peggy Hilt catch Nina doing? 2. What was Nina caught doing by her adoptive mother? 3. What did Peggy Hilt find her adoptive daughter in the middle of doing? Q11: 1. Did Peggy Hilt react calmy to her adoptive daughter's actions? 2. Did Peggy Hilt have a measured response to what Nina was doing? 3. Was Peggy Hilt alright with what she found Nina doing? Q12: 1. What was Peggy Hilt's reaction to Nina's actions? 2. What did Peggy Hilt do when she found Nina with her diaper? 3. How did Peggy Hilt react to what she found Nina doing? Q13: 1. Did Nina recover from her injuries? 2. Was Nina alright after Peggy Hilt beat her? 3. Did Nina make a recovery after she was choked by Peggy? Q14: 1. What happened to Nina after her beating? 2. What was Nina's ultimate fate? 3. What happened to Nina after Peggy choked her? Q15: 1. What was Peggy Hilt's fate? 2. What happened to Peggy Hilt after she beat her adoptive daughter? 3. What were the consequences for Peggy Hilt of her actions? Q16: 1. What happened with Peggy's Hilt's husband? 2. What was the fate of the man married to Peggy Hilt? 3. What went down between Peggy Hilt and her husband? Q17: 1. Was Peggy Hilt a successful parent? 2. Was Peggy Hilt a good mother? 3. Was Peggy Hilt skilled at being a mom? Q18: 1. Did Peggy Hilt want to be a good mother? 2. Was it Peggy Hilt's desire to parent well? 3. Did Peggy Hilt wish to be a successful parent? Q19: 1. On what date did Peggy Hilt beat her daughter? 2. What was the day that Nina died? 3. When did Peggy Hilt's crime tkae place?

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Jainism (), traditionally known as Jain Dharma, is one of the most ancient Indian religions. The three main principles of Jainism are "ahimsa" ('non-violence'), "anekantavada" ('non-absolutism'), and "aparigraha" ('non-attachment'); it is also characterized by "asceticism". Followers of Jainism take five main vows: "ahimsa" ('non-violence'), "satya" ('truth'), "asteya" ('not stealing'), "brahmacharya" ('celibacy', 'chastity'), and "aparigraha" ('non-attachment'). These principles have impacted Jain culture in many ways, such as leading to a predominantly vegetarian lifestyle that avoids harm to animals and their life cycles. "Parasparopagraho Jivanam" ('the function of souls is to help one another') is the motto of Jainism. Namokar Mantra is the most common and basic prayer in Jainism. Followers of Jainism are called "Jains", a word derived from the Sanskrit word "jina" ('victor') and connoting the path of victory in crossing over life's stream of rebirths through an ethical and spiritual life. Jains trace their history through a succession of twenty-four victorious saviors and teachers known as Tirthankaras, with the first being Rishabhanatha, who is believed to have lived millions of years ago, and twenty-fourth being the Mahavira around 500 BCE. Jains believe that Jainism is an eternal "dharma" with the Tirthankaras guiding every cycle of the Jain cosmology. Jainism has two major ancient sub-traditions, Digambaras and Svetambaras; and several smaller sub-traditions that emerged in the 2nd millennium CE. The Digambaras and Svetambaras have different views on ascetic practices, gender and which Jain texts can be considered canonical. Jain mendicants are found in all Jain sub-traditions, with laypersons ("śrāvakas") supporting the mendicants' spiritual pursuits with resources. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Is Jainism pretty ancient? 2. Have people been practicing Jainism for awhile now? 3. Has Jainism been around for a long time? Q2: 1. What is Jainism traditionally known as? 2. What is the traditional name for Jainism? 3. What is the formal appelation for Jainism? Q3: 1. What culture is Jainism associated with? 2. Which culture is Jainism derived from? 3. What is the culture affiliated with Jainism? Q4: 1. Does science accurately describe what Jainism is? 2. Is Jainsim a kind of science? 3. Could one say that Jainism is a sort of science? Q5: 1. What is Jainism? 2. What sort of belief system is Jainism? 3. If not as a science, how might Jainism be described? Q6: 1. How many principles are there in Jainism? 2. How many principles do followers of Jainism adhere to? 3. What is the number of principles within Jainism? Q7: 1. Does Jainism have any subtraditions? 2. Are there any subtraditions that exist within Jainism? 3. Can any sub-traditions be ascribed to Jainism? Q8: 1. Are Jainism's subtraditions old or new ones? 2. Should one describe Jainism's subtraditions as old or new? 3. Are the sub-traditions in Jainism new or have they been around for awhile? Q9: 1. What is one of the sub-traditions in Jainism? 2. What do Jains call one of their sub-traditions? 3. What is the name of one of the smaller traditions of Jainism? Q10: 1. What is one of the sub-traditions in Jainism, besides Digambaras? 2. What do Jains call one of their sub-traditions, in addition to Digambaras? 3. What is the name of one of the smaller traditions of Jainism, other than Digambaras?

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(CNN) -- Former English Premier League referees have jumped to the defense of Howard Webb after criticism of his performance in Sunday's World Cup final. Webb, the first referee to officiate the European Champions League final and World Cup final in the same season, dished out 13 yellow cards and one red as Spain defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in a tempestuous clash at Soccer City, Johannesburg. Dutch coach Bert Van Marwijk and several of his players suggested the English official favored the Spanish, and Netherlands fans booed Webb and his assistants when they collected their medals after the game. But ex-referee Jeff Winter, who took charge of several fiery encounters between English giants like Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool, was full of praise for Webb's performance in extremely testing circumstances. "I thought he had a superb game," Winter told CNN. "I find it very difficult to remember a more testing game than that at any level. I thought the players' behavior and discipline were abysmal. "It was as if the Dutch had decided the only way they were going to stop Spain was by kicking them, harassing the referee and being obnoxious throughout. "From a referee's point of view, if the players don't want to be controlled it's virtually impossible to control them. Had it had been a referee without his experience of the European game, they might have lost control within the first 30 minutes." Webb's tally of 14 yellow cards -- including the red shown to Netherlands defender Johnny Heitinga in extra-time - was a record for the World Cup final. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Why were people upset with the referee? 2. What criticism was there of the referee? 3. What was the primary critique of the referee? Q2: 1. What was the specific criticism of Howard Webb's performance as referee? 2. Why did people think Howard Webb did a bad job refereeing the game? 3. What was the specific reason people thought Howard Webb was a shoddy referee? Q3: 1. What did Howard Webb do that was indicative of favoritism to some? 2. Which of Howard Webb's actions during the game seemed to indicate favoritism on his part? 3. What did Howard Webb do during the game that made some think he favored one team over the other? Q4: 1. Who is the English referee that's being critiqued? 2. What's the name of the referee that everyone is mad at? 3. What referee is being criticised left and right? Q5: 1. What was unusual about Howard Webb refereeing the game? 2. What stood out about Howard Webb's manner of acting as referee? 3. What was out of the ordinary about the way Howard Webb refereed? Q6: 1. Was Howard Webb's job as referee universally condemned? 2. Was everyone made about how Howard Webb refereed the game? 3. Was Howard Webb's performance as referee met with universal scorn? Q7: 1. Who came to Howard Webb's defense? 2. Who defended Howard Webb's performance as referee? 3. Who spoke publicly in favor of referee Howard Webb? Q8: 1. Who is Jeff Winter? 2. What does Jeff Winter do? 3. What is Jeff Winter's occupation? Q9: 1. What was Jeff Winter's opinion of the Dutch team? 2. How did Jeff Winter think the Dutch team acted? 3. What was Jeff Winter's interpretation of the Dutch team's behavior? Q10: 1. Does Jeff Winter think players like being told what to do? 2. Are soccer players big fans of being told how to act, according to Jeff Winter? 3. Does Jeff Winter believe that soccer players are generally ok with being told how to act?

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CHAPTER X I knew the moment I opened the door that changes were on foot. Our studio sitting-room was dismantled of many of its treasures. Allan, with his coat off and a pipe in his mouth, was throwing odds and ends in a promiscuous sort of way into a huge trunk which stood open upon the floor. Arthur, a few yards off, was rolling a cigarette. Our meeting was not wholly free from embarrassment. I think that for the first time in our lives there was a cloud between Allan and myself. He stood up and faced me squarely. "Arnold," he said, "where is Isobel?" "In Illghera with her grandfather," I answered. "Where else should she be?" "Are you sure?" "I have seen her there with my own eyes," I affirmed. There was a moment's pause. I saw the two exchange glances. Then Allan held out his hand. "That damned woman again!" he exclaimed. "Forgive me, Arnold!" "Willingly," I answered, "when I know what for." "Suspecting you. Lady Delahaye wrote Arthur a note, in which she said that the Archduchess and you had made fresh plans. You can guess what they were. And Illghera was off. You did hurry us away from Paris a bit, you know, and I was fool enough to imagine for a moment that there might be something in it. Forgive me, Arnold!" he added, holding out his hand. "And me!" Arthur exclaimed, extending his. I held out a hand to each. There was something grimly humorous in this reception, after all that I had suffered during the last few days. My first impulse of anger died away almost as quickly as it had been conceived. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What is Isobel's location? 2. Where can Isobel be found? 3. Where is Isobel presently located? Q2: 1. Who is with Isobel in Illghera? 2. Who is Isobel with in Illghera? 3. Who does Isobel have as a companion in Illghera? Q3: 1. What room does the story take place in? 2. What is the setting for this chapter? 3. In what room is this chapter set? Q4: 1. What was Allan up to? 2. What was Allan's present activity? 3. What could Allan be seen doing? Q5: 1. Did Allan have his coat on? 2. Was Allan wearing his coat? 3. Was Allan adorned with a coat? Q6: 1. What was Arthur up to? 2. What was Arthur's present activity? 3. What could Arthur be found doing? Q7: 1. Who is the narrator? 2. What is the name of the narrator? 3. Who serves as narrator of this chapter? Q8: 1. Who wrote the letter? 2. Who was the letter's author? 3. Who did the letter come from? Q9: 1. Who did Lady Delahaye write the letter to? 2. Who was the recipient of Lady Delahaye's letter? 3. Who was to read Lady Delahaye's letter? Q10: 1. What was the message of Lady Delahaye's letter? 2. What did Lady Delahaye's letter to Arthur say? 3. What did Lady Delahaye say in her letter to Arnoldd? Q11: 1. Were things clear between Allan and Arnold? 2. Did Arnold and Allan clear up their differences? 3. Was the issue between Allan and Arnold resolved? Q12: 1. Who got a handshake from Arnold? 2. Who shook hands with Arnold? 3. Who exchanged a handshake with Arnold?

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Beijing, China (CNN) -- A court in eastern China sentenced a man to death Saturday for attacking 29 kindergarten students and three teachers with a knife, state-run media said. The Taixing Intermediate People's Court found Xu Yuyuan, 47, guilty of intentional homicide after a half-day trial, Xinhua news agency said. Xu told the court that his rage against society motivated him in the April 29 attacks, according to Xinhua. But he appealed the death sentence, arguing that the punishment was too severe since no one died in the attacks, Xinhua said. Chinese penal code says a person can be convicted of intentional homicide for acting on an intent to kill, the news agency reported. A police probe found Xu had been unemployed since 2001, when he was fired by a local insurance company. He told police he carried out the attack because he was angry about a series of business and personal humiliations, Xinhua said. About 300 people attended Saturday's open trial, according to Xinhua. Xu's sentence was the second death penalty conviction after a recent spate of school attacks that have prompted public outrage across China. Zheng Minsheng, 42, was sentenced to death and executed on April 28 for attacking students in front of an elementary school in Fujian province, killing eight and wounding several others. Zheng also used a knife in the attacks, Xinhua reported. Authorities said Zheng carried out the attack because he was frustrated at "failures in his romantic life," the news agency said. At least four other such attacks on school children in China have been reported since March. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What was the defendant's age? 2. How old was Xu Yuyuan? 3. What was Xu Yuyuan's age? Q2: 1. What was the defendant's nationality? 2. What was Xu Yuyuan's nationality? 3. What nationality was ascribed to Xu Yuyuan? Q3: 1. Did a court find Xu Yuyuan guilty? 2. Was Xu Yuyuan given a guilty verdict? 3. Was Xu Yuyuan found guilty? Q4: 1. What was Xu Yuyuan convicted of? 2. For what was Xu Yuyuan handed a guilty verdict? 3. What was Xu Yuyuan found guilty of? Q5: 1. How long was Xu Yuyuan's trial? 2. How long did Xu Yuyuan's trial last? 3. What was the duration of Xu Yuyuan's court proceedings? Q6: 1. Where was this article published? 2. Who published the article about Xu Yuyuan? 3. What media outlet reported on Xu Yuyuan's trial? Q7: 1. How many victims did Xu Yuyuan have? 2. How many people fell victim to Xu Yuyuan? 3. What was the number of people that Xu Yuyuan attacked? Q8: 1. Did Xu Yuyuan have a job? 2. Was Xu Yuyuan employed? 3. Did Xu Yuyuan work anywhere? Q9: 1. Did anyone die in Xu Yuyuan's attack? 2. Did Xu Yuyuan kill anyone? 3. Were there any deaths that resulted from Xu Yuyuan's actions? Q10: 1. What penalty did prosecutors seek for Xu Yuyuan? 2. What punishment did prosecutors want to inflict on Xu Yuyuan? 3. What sentence was sought for Xu Yuyuan by the prosecution? Q11: 1. Why did Xu Yuyuan carry out his attack? 2. What was Xu Yuyuan for the stabbing? 3. What drove Xu Yuyuan to commit his crime? Q12: 1. What was Xu Yuyuan angry about? 2. What was the source of Xu Yuyuan? 3. Why was Xu Yuyuan mad at the world? Q13: 1. Have there been crimes similar to that of Xu Yuyuan lately? 2. Have there been crimes like Xu Yuyuan's that have sprung up lately? 3. Have people committed crimes like Xu Yuyuan's in recent times? Q14: 1. What happened to another person that attacked people like Xu Yuyuan? 2. What was the fate of a man who committed a stabbing like that of Xu Yuyuan? 3. What did a man who did something like Xu Yuyuan get sentenced to? Q15: 1. How many people died in Zheng Minsheng's attack? 2. How many people lost their lives as a result of Zheng Minsheng's actions? 3. How many people did Zheng Minsheng kill? Q16: 1. Why did Zheng Minsheng commit murder? 2. What drove Zheng Minsheng to commit his crime? 3. What was Zheng Minsheng's motivation for killing people? Q17: 1. What was the source of Zheng Minsheng's frustration? 2. Why was Zheng Minsheng feeling frustrated? 3. What had Zheng Minsheng so frustrated? Q18: 1. How many attacks like that of Zheng Minsheng have been recently reported? 2. How many times this year have crimes such as Zheng Minsheng's been reported? 3. How many attacks like that of Zheng Minsheng have been carried out this year alone?

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CHAPTER XVII. AN ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION. When Wulf met the armourer next morning in the cathedral close he was accompanied by Beorn, who said, laughing, to the latter, "You have beaten me fairly, friend Ulred, and it is well that I had no wager with you on the race. But it was not by much, for I rode in here as the bells were chiming eleven. I was glad to hear from Wulf when I roused him up that he had learnt all the news from you, for indeed I was sore weary, and was right pleased to wrap myself in my cloak and go straight to sleep instead of having to sit up for an hour expounding my story." "We have resolved in the first place, Ulred, to say nought of this matter to the king," began Wulf. "He will have enough to occupy all his thoughts in the affairs of the kingdom, and in the second place his nature is so open that he will refuse to believe in such villainy unless upon strong proof, and of actual proof we have none. Beorn's appearance here will excite no surprise. He will say that having nought in particular to occupy him he had ridden north to be at the wedding, and finding that he was too late, would at any rate ride back with the king. With him and me and Osgod ever on the watch, methinks there will be little fear of a surprise; and it is by surprise only that they can succeed, for Harold himself is a match for any four or five ordinary men if he has but time to draw his sword. I will, however, on some excuse have half a score of Harold's housecarls placed under my orders, and sleeping or waking the king shall never be a moment unguarded. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Was Wulf accompanied? 2. Did Wulf have anyone with him? 3. Was anyone along for the ride with Wulf? Q2: 1. Who was Wulf's companion? 2. Who did Wulf have with him? 3. Who went along for the ride with Wulf? Q3: 1. Who did Beorn accompany? 2. Who was Beorn in the company of? 3. Who did Beorn go along with? Q4: 1. Who did Wulf meet up with? 2. Who did Wulf join? 3. Who was Wulf going to meet? Q5: 1. When did Wulf meet the armourer? 2. When did Wulf join up with the armourer? 3. When was Wulf's meeting with the armourer? Q6: 1. Where did Wulf meet the armourer? 2. What was the location of Wulf's meeting with the armourer? 3. Where did Wulf have a rendez-vous with the Armourer? Q7: 1. Did Beorn chuckle? 2. Did Beorn have a laugh? 3. Did Beorn find something humorous? Q8: 1. Who bested Beorn? 2. Who was Beorn beaten by? 3. Who claimed victory over Beorn? Q9: 1. Did Ulred beat Beorn fairly? 2. Was it a fair match between Ulred and Beorn? 3. Was Beorn bested fairly by Ulred? Q10: 1. Did Ulred beat Beorn by a lot? 2. Did Ulred claim victory over Beorn by a wide margin? 3. Did Ulred come out on top over Beorn by a long shot? Q11: 1. What did the bells ringing indicate?? 2. What were the bells that sounded? 3. What were the chiming bells signaling?

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CHAPTER I WYNDHAM PAYS DUTY Red reflections trembled on the sea, a fringe of languid surf broke along the beach, and as the liner turned a point, a white town that rose in terraces, glimmered like a pearl. A yellow flag ran up to the masthead, the throb of engines slowed, and a noisy launch steamed out from behind the mole. Marston, leaning on the rail, watched her approach, and his look was thoughtful when he turned to Wyndham. "If Don Ramon got our telegram, he's probably on board," he said. "I hope he is, because if he doesn't come it might imply he means to make things difficult for us. He could if he liked." "Larrinaga will come," Wyndham replied. "From all accounts, he's a pretty good officer, but I don't expect he neglects his interests while he looks after the State's. I'm counting on this." "I s'pose one mustn't be fastidious, but I don't want to get involved in fresh intrigue. The job we've undertaken is awkward enough." "Very awkward," Wyndham agreed, with some dryness. "In a way, it looks too big for us. To begin with, we have got to pay duties we dodged, and satisfy the Government we cheated. Then, without exciting the latter's curiosity, we're going to stop a rebellion and carry off its leader. There's the worst puzzle. The fellow's cunning and powerful. Moreover, he's my uncle." He stopped, for the engines clanked noisily as the screw turned astern; then the anchor splashed and the launch swung in to the gangway. The port doctor came on board and after him a man in tight-fitting American clothes. His wide black belt was spun from the finest silk and Marston noted his hat. Indians had woven the delicate material under running water; presidents and dictators wore hats like that, and none of the few produced were sent to Europe. It was obvious that Señor Larrinaga was now a man of importance. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Is Don Ramon's presence on the ship clear to the others on board? 2. Does anyone know whether or not Don Ramon is on the ship? 3. Is it clear to the group whether or not Don Ramon is on the ship? Q2: 1. Why might Don Ramon be on the ship? 2. What makes it a possibility that Don Ramon could be on the ship? 3. Why is it possible that Don Ramon has boarded the ship? Q3: 1. Does the group hope that Don Ramon is on board the ship? 2. Does the group want Don Ramon to be on the ship? 3. Is the group in favor of finding Don Ramon on the ship? Q4: 1. Why does the group hope that Don Ramon is aboard the ship? 2. Why does the group want Don Ramon to be on the ship? 3. Why would it be favorable for the group to find Don Ramon aboard the ship? Q5: 1. What color of flag did the ship have? 2. What was the color of the ship's flag? 3. What was the color of the flag that the ship flew? Q6: 1. Are Marston and Wyndham aboard the ship? 2. Do Marston and Wyndham count among the ships passengers? 3. Can Marston and Wyndham be found on the boat? Q7: 1. Where are Marston and Wyndham? 2. Where can Marston and Wyndham be found? 3. What is the location of Marston and Wyndham? Q8: 1. What business do marston and Wyndham have at the port? 2. What are Marston and Wyndham doing at the port? 3. What has brought Marston and Wyndham to the port? Q9: 1. Have Marston and Wyndham been acting nobly? 2. Have Marston and Wyndham been scrupulous lately? 3. Have the recent actions of Marton and Wyndham been beyond reproach? Q10: 1. What have Marston and Wyndham done that is dishonest? 2. What unscrupulous acts have recently been committed by Marston and Wyndham? 3. What have Wyndham and Marston done recently that was not very above board? Q11: 1. After Marston and Wyndham make amends for their unscrupulous acts, what must they do? 2. What do Marston and Wyndham have to do after reparing the dishonest things they've done? 3. Once Marston and Wyndham solve the problems caused by their dishonesty, what do they have to do? Q12: 1. Who leads the rebellion? 2. Who is in charge of a rebellion? 3. Who is the leader of the rebels? Q13: 1. Is Wyndham's uncle intelligent? 2. Is the uncle of Wyndham a smart man? 3. Has Wyndham got a clever uncle? Q14: 1. Who did Marston and Wyndham see first after the anchor dropped? 2. Upon the dropping of the anchor, who was the first person that Marston and Wyndham spotted? 3. Who was the first person Marston and Wyndham once the ship docked? Q15: 1. Who did Marston and Wyndham see second after the anchor dropped? 2. Upon the dropping of the anchor, who was the second person that Marston and Wyndham spotted? 3. Who was the second person Marston and Wyndham once the ship docked? Q16: 1. What about the man's outfit did Marston pay attention to? 2. What was of note to Marston about the man's outfit? 3. What about the man's outfit drew Marston's attention? Q17: 1. What made the man's hat special? 2. What was so unique about the man's hat? 3. What was of note concerning the man's head covering? Q18: 1. Who wore hats similar to the man who got off the boat? 2. Who wore hats like the one of the man on the boat? 3. What kinds of people tended to wear hats like the one of the man who descended from the boat? Q19: 1. Were there many hats like the one the man wore? 2. Was the man wearing a hat that was released in mass production? 3. Were there a lot of models in the world of the hat the man wore? Q20: 1. Was it possible to purchase the man's hat in Europe? 2. Could one purchase a hat like the man on the boat's in Europe? 3. Was the man's hat for sale in European stores?

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(CNN) -- Music manager Allen Klein, whose clients included the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, died Saturday after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease, his publicist said. Klein was 77. The son of Jewish immigrants from Hungary, Klein founded his firm Allen Klein & Co. in the late 1950s before the label evolved into ABKCO Music & Records in New York. The independent label holds the copyrights to music by the Rolling Stones, Sam Cooke, the Animals, the Kinks, Chubby Checker, Bobby Womack and hundreds of others. Klein represented dozens of artists, including Sam Cooke, the Animals, Bobby Darin and Herman's Hermits. He changed the music industry when he represented Sam Cooke in negotiations with RCA, winning the artist control of his own master recordings. Known for a tenacious and often blunt style in negotiations, Klein's greatest coups were inking contracts with the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, though both relationships ended in legal battles. ABKCO built up a catalog of copyrights to more than 2,000 songs, including much of the Stones' 1960s catalog. Klein retained ownership of those titles even after splitting with the Stones. In 1969, John Lennon persuaded the other Beatles that Klein should take over the group's business affairs, but Paul McCartney resisted the move and some music historians say the appointment hastened the Beatles' split. Lennon later fell out with Klein, who was thought to be the target of the former Beatle's 1974 song "Steel and Glass." Defending his tough style, Klein told Playboy magazine in 1971: "The music business is about 99 percent no-talent losers who can't stand a winner in their midst." QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What did Allen Klein do for a living? 2. How was Allen Klein employed? 3. What was Allen Klein's job? Q2: 1. Did Allen Klein have famous clients? 2. Were there famous people among Allen Klein's clients? 3. Did Allen Klein collaborate with celebrities? Q3: 1. Who were famous clients of Allen Klein's? 2. What were some celebrities that Allen Klein worked with? 3. Who were some of Allen Klein's celebrity clients? Q4: 1. What was the name of Allen Klein's company? 2. What was Allen Klein's firm called? 3. What did Allen Klein call his company? Q5: 1. Did Allen Klein's company undergo a name change? 2. Was the name of Allen Klein's company ever altered? 3. Was there ever a change to the name of Allen Klein's company? Q6: 1. What was the name of Allen Klein's company changed to? 2. What did Allen Klein's company change its name to? 3. What was Allen Klein's company called after it changed names? Q7: 1. Where was Allen Klein's company based out of? 2. Where was ABKCO Music & Records based? 3. Where were the headquarters of ABKCO Music & Records? Q8: 1. Who did Allen Klein help gain control over his work? 2. Who did Allen Klein represent in an attempt to control his own work? 3. Who was represented by Allen Klein during negotiations to control his work? Q9: 1. Was Allen Klein a lifelong friend of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones? 2. Did Allen Klein's relationships with the Rolling STones and the Beatles end well? 3. Did Allen Klein maintain an amicable working relationship with both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones? Q10: 1. What happened to Allen Klein's relationship to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones? 2. How did the relationship between Allen Klein and both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones end? 3. How did Allen Klein's relationship with both the Rolling Stones and the Beatles end? Q11: 1. How many songs did ABKCO Music & Records have the rights to? 2. The rights of how many songs belonged to Allen Klein's company? 3. What was the number of musical numbers whose rights belonged to ABKCO Music & Records? Q12: 1. Did Paul McCartney want to work with Allen Klein? 2. Was Paul McCartney in favor of partnering with Allen Klein? 3. Did Paul McCartney push for a partnership with Allen Klein? Q13: 1. Did any members of the Beatles try and persuade Paul McCartney to partner with Allen Klein? 2. Was anyone in the Beatles in favor of a partnership with Allen Klein, unlike Paul McCartney? 3. Did a Beatles member convince the other group members to work witth Allen Klein? Q14: 1. Who was the Beatle that persuaded everyone to work with Allen Klein? 2. Which member of the Beatles was most strongly in favor of partnering with Allen Klein? 3. Which of the Beatles convinced the others to partner with Allen Klein? Q15: 1. What percentage of musicians does Allen Klein see as losers? 2. How much of the music industry does Allen Klein feel are losers? 3. What's the percentage of musicians that Allen Klein thinks are complete idiots? Q16: 1. Was Allen Klein generally tactful? 2. Was Allen Klein full of tact? 3. Did Allen Klein usually act gracefully? Q17: 1. Who retained Allen Klein for representation, besides the Beatles and the Rolling Stones? 2. Who did Allen Klein represent, in addition to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones? 3. What musicians, besides the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, were represented by Allen Klein? Q18: 1. Did Allen Klein hold copyright to any songs by the Kinks? 2. Were the copyrights to any of the Kinks music possessed by Allen Klein? 3. Was Allen Klein the owner of the copyright of any works by the Kinks? Q19: 1. Did Allen Klein hold copyright to any songs by Chubby Checker? 2. Were the copyrights to any of Chubby Checker's music possessed by Allen Klein? 3. Was Allen Klein the owner of the copyright of any works by Chubby Checker? Q20: 1. Who was Allen Klein arguing against when he represented Sam Cooke? 2. Who did Allen Klein argue against on behalf of Sam Cooke? 3. WHo was Allen Klein defending Sam Cooke against? Q21: 1. What was Allen Klein's cause of death? 2. How did Allen Klein die? 3. What illness brought about Allen Klein's death?

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CHAPTER 19 JONATHAN HARKER'S JOURNAL 1 October, 5 A.M.--I went with the party to the search with an easy mind, for I think I never saw Mina so absolutely strong and well. I am so glad that she consented to hold back and let us men do the work. Somehow, it was a dread to me that she was in this fearful business at all, but now that her work is done, and that it is due to her energy and brains and foresight that the whole story is put together in such a way that every point tells, she may well feel that her part is finished, and that she can henceforth leave the rest to us. We were, I think, all a little upset by the scene with Mr. Renfield. When we came away from his room we were silent till we got back to the study. Then Mr. Morris said to Dr. Seward, "Say, Jack, if that man wasn't attempting a bluff, he is about the sanest lunatic I ever saw. I'm not sure, but I believe that he had some serious purpose, and if he had, it was pretty rough on him not to get a chance." Lord Godalming and I were silent, but Dr. Van Helsing added, "Friend John, you know more lunatics than I do, and I'm glad of it, for I fear that if it had been to me to decide I would before that last hysterical outburst have given him free. But we live and learn, and in our present task we must take no chance, as my friend Quincey would say. All is best as they are." QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What was Quincey's remark? 2. What did Quincey have to say? 3. What were Quincey's words? Q2: 1. Who agreed to stay back? 2. Who was okay with holding back? 3. Who accepted the proposition of staying back? Q3: 1. Is Mina weak? 2. Should Mina be described as not very strong? 3. Is Mina frail? Q4: 1. Is Mina sick? 2. Is Mina suffering from an illness? 3. Has sickness struck Mina? Q5: 1. What is Mina like? 2. What is an accurate description of Mina? 3. How could Mina be described? Q6: 1. What is a quality of Mina's business? 2. What kind of business does Mina deal in? 3. What is Mina's business like? Q7: 1. Was the group in a good mood regarding Mr. Renfield? 2. Had Mr. Renfield pleased the group? 3. Was the group feeling favorably towards Mr. Renfield? Q8: 1. Where did the group go after Mr. Renfield's room? 2. Where did the group leave Mr. Renfield's room to go? 3. Where did the group travel once finished with Mr. Renfield's room? Q9: 1. Was the group chatty while en route to the study? 2. Did the group make much conversation while going to the study? 3. On their way to the study, was there much chatter among the group? Q10: 1. Who addresses Jack? 2. Who speaks with Jack? 3. Who is Jack in conversation with? Q11: 1. What did Mr. Morris say the man was attempting? 2. What was the man trying to do, according to Mr. Morris? 3. What did Mr. Morris warn the man wanted to do? Q12: 1. Who is to thank for the story coming together? 2. Who made it so that the story would all come together? 3. Who deserves credit for the story coming together? Q13: 1. What qualities of Mina's got the story all together? 2. What about Mina made her get the story to gether? 3. How was Mina able to get the story together? Q14: 1. What remark did Van Helsing make? 2. What were Van Helsing's words? 3. What did Van Helsing remark? Q15: 1. Did Van Helsing think they should take a chance? 2. Was Van Helsing in favor of taking a chance? 3. Did Van Helsing find it best to take a chance? Q16: 1. Who thought someone had a purpose? 2. Who attributed meaning to someone's existence? 3. Q17: 1. Did Mr. Renfield get a chance? 2. Did Mr. Morris say that someone got a chance? 3. Was Mr. Renfield granted a chance, according to Mr. Morris? Q18: 1. Was Mina going to let others do the work? 2. Did Mina leave things to do to others? 3. Did Mina let others finish up what she had started? Q19: 1. How was the story framed? 2. How was the story told? 3. What was the nature of the story? Q20: 1. What was the date of the events? 2. When did the events in the chapter occur? 3. What date is mentioned in the chapter?

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In geodesy, a reference ellipsoid is a mathematically defined surface that approximates the geoid, the truer figure of the Earth, or other planetary body. Because of their relative simplicity, reference ellipsoids are used as a preferred surface on which geodetic network computations are performed and point coordinates such as latitude, longitude, and elevation are defined. In 1687 Isaac Newton published the Principia in which he included a proof that a rotating self-gravitating fluid body in equilibrium takes the form of an oblate ellipsoid of revolution which he termed an oblate spheroid. Current practice uses the word 'ellipsoid' alone in preference to the full term 'oblate ellipsoid of revolution' or the older term 'oblate spheroid'. In the rare instances (some asteroids and planets) where a more general ellipsoid shape is required as a model the term used is triaxial (or scalene) ellipsoid. A great many ellipsoids have been used with various sizes and centres but modern (post-GPS) ellipsoids are centred at the actual center of mass of the Earth or body being modeled. The shape of an (oblate) ellipsoid (of revolution) is determined by the shape parameters of that ellipse which generates the ellipsoid when it is rotated about its minor axis. The semi-major axis of the ellipse, "a", is identified as the equatorial radius of the ellipsoid: the semi-minor axis of the ellipse, "b", is identified with the polar distances (from the centre). These two lengths completely specify the shape of the ellipsoid but in practice geodesy publications classify reference ellipsoids by giving the semi-major axis and the "inverse "flattening, , The flattening, "f", is simply a measure of how much the symmetry axis is compressed relative to the equatorial radius: For the Earth, "f" is around corresponding to a difference of the major and minor semi-axes of approximately . Some precise values are given in the table below and also in Figure of the Earth. For comparison, Earth's Moon is even less elliptical, with a flattening of less than , while Jupiter is visibly oblate at about and one of Saturn's triaxial moons, Telesto, is nearly to . QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What is the name of the equatorial radius of the ellipsoid? 2. How is the equatorial radius of the ellipsoid referred to? 3. What is the name for the equatorial radius of the ellipsoid? Q2: 1. What is the name for the semi-minor axis of an ellipsoid? 2. What does one call the semi-minor axis of the ellipsoid? 3. How is the semi-minor axis of the ellipsoid referred to? Q3: 1. What is the starting point of the polar distance of an ellipsoid? 2. Where is the polar distance of an ellipsoid measured from? 3. Where does one start when measuring polar distance of an ellipsoid? Q4: 1. Is it Earth's or Jupiter's moon that has a more elliptical orbit? 2. Is the more elliptical orbit attributed to the moon of Jupiter or of Earth? 3. Is the moon of Jupiter or of Earth the one whose orbit is more elliptical? Q5: 1. What is meant by a reference ellipsoid? 2. What is the definition of a reference ellipsoid? 3. How can a reference ellipsoid be defined? Q6: 1. What is a reference ellipsoid a preferred surface for? 2. In what context is a reference ellipsoid considered a preferred surface? 3. When would you consider a reference ellipsoid to be a preferred surface? Q7: 1. What makes a reference ellipsoid a preferred surface? 2. Why are reference ellipsoids desirable surfaces? 3. What gives reference ellipsoids desirable qualities as surfaces? Q8: 1. What kinds of computations are done on reference ellipsoids? 2. What computations are reference ellipsoids useful for? 3. What are the computations that can be done upon a reference ellipsoid? Q9: 1. What coordinates come from reference ellipsoids? 2. What are the coordinates that reference ellipsoids use? 3. Reference ellipsoids are associated with what coordinates? Q10: 1. Who was the author of the Principia? 2. Who was the Principia written by? 3. What man penned the Principia? Q11: 1. When did Isaac Newton write the Principia? 2. In what year did Isaac Newton pen the Principia? 3. What was the year when Isaac Newton authored the Principia? Q12: 1. What term did Isaac Newton deploy in the Principia? 2. What term is used by Isaac Newton within the Principia? 3. What term appears in Isaac Newton's Principia? Q13: 1. What is the current term for oblate spheroids? 2. What are oblate spheroids called today? 3. What is the present-day nomenclature for oblate spheroids? Q14: 1. What is the center of current ellipsoids? 2. What currently serves as the center point of ellipsoids? 3. In what location are ellipsoids presently centered?

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(CNN) -- Serena Williams came from a set down against Maria Sharapova to win the Miami Masters for a record sixth time on Saturday. After a slow start, the world No.1 sprang into life in stunning fashion, winning the last 10 games of the match to eventually prevail 4-6 6-3 6-0. Williams' win -- the 48th of her career -- means she surpasses the previous all-time title mark that she jointly held with Germany's Steffi Graf. "Maria definitely pushed me -- she did a really great job today," Williams said, WTATennis.com reported. "I look forward to our next matches -- it's going to be really fun for the fans and for us and for everyone." The match was turned on its head in the sixth game of the second set with Sharapova serving at 3-2. Williams won the game to love before streaking away with the set and the match. Williams joins Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf and Chris Evert as only the fourth player ever to win any WTA event six times. Defeat for Sharapova means she has now finished runner-up for three successive years in Miami and five times in all. "It's disappointing to end it like this but Serena played a great match, and I'm sure we'll play a few more times this year," Sharapova said, WTATennis.com reported. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What achievement has Serena Williams attained with this victory? 2. What has Serena Williams achieved with this victory? 3. What honor has this win granted Serena WIlliams? Q2: 1. Who else has won an WTA event six times, besides Serena Williams? 2. Who does Serena Williams join in having won any WTA event six times? 3. Who has won an WTA event six times, before Serena Williams? Q3: 1. Who lost to Serena Williams on Saturday? 2. Who did Serena Williams best in Saturday's match? 3. Against whom did Serena Williams come out on top this Saturday? Q4: 1. What tournament was the match between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova a part of? 2. During what tournament did Serena Williams face Maria Sharapova? 3. What was the tournament where Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams played each other? Q5: 1. Was this the first time Serena Williams won the Miami Masters? 2. Did this count as Serena Williams first win at the Miami Masters? 3. Was winning the Miami Masters this time a new experience for Serena Williams? Q6: 1. How many times has Serena Williams won the Miami Masters? 2. What is the number of times that Serena Williams has come out on top at the Miami Masters? 3. How many Miami Masters wins has Serena Williams got under her belt? Q7: 1. Was Serena Williams in the lead during the entire match with Maria Sharapova? 2. Did Serena Williams lead Maria Sharapova for the whole match? 3. Did Maria Sharapova trail Serena Williams during all sets? Q8: 1. What is Serena Williams' rank? 2. What rank is attributed to Serena Williams? 3. Where does Serena Williams rank against other female tennis players? Q9: 1. Who gets a post-match compliment from Serena Williams? 2. Who does Serena Williams praise after the match? 3. Who does Serena Williams speak highly of once the match is finished? Q10: 1. Does Serena Williams look forward to playing against Maria Sharapova in the future? 2. Does Serena look forward to future matches against Maria Sharapova? 3. Is Serena Williams excited about the prospect of future matches against Maria Sharapova? Q11: 1. Who does Serena Williams think will like watching her play Maria Sharapova? 2. For Serena Williams, who will enjoy watching her play against Maria Sharapova? 3. Who does Serena Williams imagine as the target audience for a match between her and Maria Sharapova? Q12: 1. Where did Maria Sharapova place in the match? 2. What place did Maria Sharapova against Serena Williams? 3. Where does Maria Sharapova place among other woman tennis players? Q13: 1. Is this the first time Maria Sharapova places second? 2. Is this the first time that Maria Sharapova is the runner up? 3. Is this the first occurance of Maria Sharapova being the runner-up? Q14: 1. How many times has Maria Sharapova been the runner up? 2. How many times has Maria Sharapova placed second? 3. What's the number of times that Maria Sharapova has come in second place? Q15: 1. Has Maria Sharapova been the runner-up for three consecutive years? 2. Have Maria Sharapova's three second place wins come consecutively? 3. Has it been successively that Maria Sharapova has been a three time runner up? Q16: 1. Has Maria Sharapova been the runner up three times total? 2. Is three times the total number of second place wins Maria Sharapova has under her belt? 3. Has Maria Sharapova come in second a total of three times? Q17: 1. What is the total number of times that Maria Sharapova has been runner up? 2. What is the total number of second place wins Maria Sharapova has got? 3. How many times total has Maria Sharapova come in second/ Q18: 1. Where does this report come from? 2. What website ran this article? 3. Who reported on Maria Sharapova's comments? Q19: 1. Is Maria Sharapova happy about how the match ended? 2. Is the match's outcome pleasing to Maria Sharapova? 3. Does the match's outcome put Maria Sharapova in a good mood? Q20: 1. Who does Maria Sharapova compliment? 2. Who does Maria Sharapova speak highly of? 3. Who receives a compliment from Maria Sharapova?

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The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelated theories by Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity. Special relativity applies to elementary particles and their interactions, describing all their physical phenomena except gravity. General relativity explains the law of gravitation and its relation to other forces of nature. It applies to the cosmological and astrophysical realm, including astronomy. The theory transformed theoretical physics and astronomy during the 20th century, superseding a 200-year-old theory of mechanics created primarily by Isaac Newton. It introduced concepts including spacetime as a unified entity of space and time, relativity of simultaneity, kinematic and gravitational time dilation, and length contraction. In the field of physics, relativity improved the science of elementary particles and their fundamental interactions, along with ushering in the nuclear age. With relativity, cosmology and astrophysics predicted extraordinary astronomical phenomena such as neutron stars, black holes, and gravitational waves. Albert Einstein published the theory of special relativity in 1905, building on many theoretical results and empirical findings obtained by Albert A. Michelson, Hendrik Lorentz, Henri Poincaré and others. Max Planck, Hermann Minkowski and others did subsequent work. Einstein developed general relativity between 1907 and 1915, with contributions by many others after 1915. The final form of general relativity was published in 1916. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What did Albert Einstein reveal in 1905? 2. What was one of Albert Einstein's publications in 1905? 3. In 1905 what did Albert Einstein come out with? Q2: 1. Did Albert Einstein's theory of relativity draw on any other sources? 2. Was Albert Einstein's theory of relativity inspired by other sources? 3. Did Albert Einstein get inspiration for his theory of relativity from other people? Q3: 1. What was one theoretical source of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity? 2. Who was one researcher that helped Albert Einstein create his theory of relativity? 3. Who was one person whose theories Albert Einstein used to create his theory of relativity? Q4: 1. What was one theoretical source of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, besides Albert A. Michelson? 2. Who was one researcher that helped Albert Einstein create his theory of relativity, in addition to Albert A. Michelson? 3. Who was one person whose theories Albert Einstein used to create his theory of relativity, other than Albert A. Michelson? Q5: 1. Did anyone inspire Einstein's theory of relativity, besides Albert A. Michelson and Henri Poincaré? 2. Was there anyone that led Einstein to develop his theory of relativity, in addition to Albert A. Michelson and Henri Poincaré? 3. Who was one person whose theories Albert Einstein used to create his theory of relativity, other than Albert A. Michelson or Henri Poincaré? Q6: 1. Did anyone base their own work upon Einstein's? 2. Did Einstein's theories serve as the basis for those of anyone else? 3. Did the theories Einstein develop lead to others that were later developed? Q7: 1. Who based his theories upon those of Einstein? 2. Whose work drew on the theories of Einstein? 3. Who was one scientist that used Einstein's theories to create his own? Q8: 1. Who did a theory of mechanics belong to? 2. Who was the source for a theory of mechanics? 3. What scientist was responsible for a theory of mechanics? Q9: 1. How long had Isaac Newton's theory of mechanics been around? 2. For how long has Isaac Newton's theory of mechanics existed? 3. For how much time had people known about Isaac Newton's theory of mechanics? Q10: 1. Did Albert Einstein's theory supercede that of Isaac Newton? 2. Was Isaac Newton's theory superceded by that of Albert Einstein? 3. Was Albert Einstein's new theory given priority over the old one of Isaac Newton? Q11: 1. What was one concept that Albert Einstein's theory of relativity introduced? 2. What was one of the concepts that came out of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity? 3. What was a concept that resulted from Albert Einstein's theory of relativity? Q12: 1. What was one concept that Albert Einstein's theory of relativity introduced, other than spacetime as unified entity of space and time? 2. What was one of the concepts that came out of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, in addition to spacetime as unified entity of space and time? 3. What was a concept that resulted from Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, besides spacetime as unified entity of space and time? Q13: 1. What field was Einstein's theory of relativity beneficial to? 2. What field did Einstein's theory of relativity improve? 3. What field saw improvements as a result of Einstein's theory of relativity? Q14: 1. What did Einstein's theory of relativity usher in? 2. What was ushered in as a result of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity? 3. What did Einstein's new theory bring about? Q15: 1. Is Godzilla going to crush Japan and take over the world? 2. Do we know if Godzilla is going to destroy Japan and move onto world domination? 3. Is it clear whether or not Japan will be taken over by Godzilla, who will then take over the world? Q16: 1. What extraordinary phenomena has the theory of relativity been used to predict? 2. What are the incredible things that have been predicted using relativity? 3. What out-of-this-world phenomena has relativity been able to forsee? Q17: 1. What extraordinary phenomena has the theory of relativity been used to predict, besides neutron stars? 2. What are the incredible things that have been predicted using relativity, in addition to neutron stars? 3. What out-of-this-world phenomena has relativity been able to forsee, such as neutron stars? Q18: 1. What extraordinary phenomena has the theory of relativity been used to predict, besides neutron stars and black holes? 2. What are the incredible things that have been predicted using relativity, in addition to neutron stars and black holes? 3. What out-of-this-world phenomena has relativity been able to forsee, such as neutron stars or black holes? Q19: 1. When did Albert Einstein publish the final draft of his theory of relativity? 2. When did Einstein come out with the final form of his theory of relativity? 3. When was the final version of Einstein's theory of relativity made public? Q20: 1. How much time did Albert Einstein spend perfecting his theory of relativity? 2. How long did it take Einstein to fully develop his theory of relativity? 3. How long did Albert Einstein need to create the finalized version of his theory of relativity?

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"Reconstituted" families are more and more common in the UK. Steve and Debbie got married in 2001 and had two children,Lily and Alex.Unfortunately,Steve and Debbie's marriage didn't work out and they got divorced in 2006.The children live with Debbie.In 2008,Debbie remarried.Her new husband,Martin,has three children from his previous marriage and they visit Debbie,Martin,Lily and Alex at weekends.In addition,Debbie is pregnant with her third child.She's expecting a boy who will be a halfbrother to Lily and Alex and also to Martin's three other children. Confused?Debbie's family arrangements might have seemed strange 30 years ago but nowadays this kind of "reconstituted" family is increasingly common in the UK.Almost half of all marriages in Britain end in divorce and over 40% of marriages are remarriages.More than 10% of all British children live with one birth parent and a stepparent--a parent who isn't their biological mother or father.The traditional "nuclear" family of two parents and their children is not so traditional any more. What does all of this mean for parents in these "reconstituted" families?"There are difficulties and challenges," says Debbie."Different families have different routines and it can be difficult for children to move between their two families.Birthdays and holidays can be tricky.Where do the children go?Who should they spend their time with?Also,when my children are naughty it can be difficult for Martin to _ .Things that might be simple in a traditional family can be a bit more complicated." And how about the children?Martin's eldest child,Ella,is 12."I like my two families," she says."I live with my mum but visit my dad quite often and I'm happy that my mum and dad get along OK.They're not married any more but it's good that they can still be friends." Of course divorce and separation are never easy but many families in the UK are finding ways to make family life work in new ways. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. When did Steve and Debbie get married? 2. In what year did Steve and Debbie wed? 3. What was the year of Steve and Debbie's marriage ceremony? Q2: 1. Do Steve and Debbie have any kids? 2. Have Steve and Debbie got any children? 3. Are there any kids that have resulted from Steve and Debbie's relationship? Q3: 1. Are Steve and Debbie still married to each other? 2. Do Steve and Debbie remain married? 3. Are Steve and Debbie currently husband and wife? Q4: 1. What is the percentage of British children living with a step parent and a birth parent? 2. What percent of kids in Great Britain live with a birth parent and a step parent? 3. How many British kids live with one biological parent and one step parent? Q5: 1. Is it easy for kids to live with one birth parent and then a step parent? 2. Is living in a reconstituted family easy on kids? 3. Would it be accurate to say that there are few challenges living in a reconstituted family? Q6: 1. What is Ella's age? 2. Tell us how old Ella is. 3. State the age of Ella? Q7: 1. Who does Ella live with? 2. Who is a member of Ella's family with whom she resides? 3. What family member does Ella live with? Q8: 1. How does Ella feel? 2. What are Ella's emotions? 3. What is Ella's mood like? Q9: 1. In what year did Debbie remarry? 2. When did Debbite get married for a second time? 3. What was the year of Debbie's second marriage ceremony? Q10: 1. Is Debbie expecting anymore kids? 2. Are there more children in Debbie's future than the ones she already has? 3. Does Debbie have plans to expand her clan/ Q11: 1. Does Debbie have stepkids? 2. Is Debbie anyone's stepmom? 3. Does Debbie serve as a step-mother to anyone?

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The fate of three U.S. citizens who have disappeared or been imprisoned in Iran was discussed during Friday's historic conversation between the two nations' presidents, a senior U.S. administration official said. U.S. President Barack Obama, during his phone call with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, "noted our concern about three American citizens who have been held within Iran -- Robert Levinson, Saeed Abedini, and Amir Hekmati -- and noted our interest in seeing those Americans reunited with their families," the official said. Two of the Americans have been tried and convicted in Iranian courts, and the whereabouts of another have been unknown for more than six years. Here are the most recent developments in the stories of the detained U.S. citizens: Bob LevinsonThe family of Levinson, a retired FBI agent, has been anxiously waiting for news, any news, about his fate since he vanished during a business trip to Iran in March 2007. When Rouhani, Iran's new president, arrived in New York, Levinson's wife and children were watching closely for a sign that efforts to find Levinson might move forward. During an exclusive interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, Rouhani offered little when asked what he can tell Levinson's family. "We don't know where he is, who he is," Rouhani said. "He is an American who has disappeared. We have no news of him." Yet, like former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Rouhani spoke of cooperation. "We are willing to help, and all the intelligence services in the region can come together to gather information about him to find his whereabouts," Rouhani told Amanpour. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who currently serves as President of Iran? 2. What is the name of Iran's acting President? 3. Who fills the role of Iran's President? Q2: 1. Who did Hassan Rouhani hold court with? 2. Who had a conversation with Hassan Rouhani? 3. Who spoke with the President of Iran? Q3: 1. What did Hassan Rouhani and Barack Obama talk about? 2. What did the Iranian and American Presidents discuss? 3. What was the topic at hand when Hassan Rouhani and Barack Obama spoke? Q4: 1. Have any of the Americans in Iran been convicted? 2. Have there been trials and convictions for some of the Americans in Iran? 3. Has Iran upheld convictions of some Americans being held there? Q5: 1. How many Americans in Iran have been convicted of something? 2. How many court convictions are there against Americans in Iran? 3. How many of the Americans being held in Iran have been convicted of a crime? Q6: 1. What is the location of the American who has not been convicted of anything in Iran? 2. Where is the American in Iran with no conviction against them? 3. WHere is the non-convicted American being held in Iran? Q7: 1. When did Bob Levinson go missing? 2. When did Bob Levinson's disappearance occur? 3. When was Bob Levinson declared missing? Q8: 1. What was Bob Levinson's occupation? 2. How was Bob Levinson employed? 3. What did Bob Levinson do for a living? Q9: 1. Is Bob Levinson still working for the FBI? 2. Is Bob Levinson presently employed by the FBI? 3. Does Bob Levinson continue to work as an FBI agent? Q10: 1. Does Bob Levinson have a family? 2. Is there a family in Bob Levinson's life? 3. Has Bob Levinson left a family behind? Q11: 1. Who is in Bob Levinson's family? 2. What family members has Bob Levinson left behind? 3. What members of his family are missing Bob Levinson?

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The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games (French: Les "XXIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver") and commonly known as Vancouver 2010, informally the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010, in Vancouver, Canada, with some events held in the surrounding suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands, and in the nearby resort town of Whistler. Approximately 2,600 athletes from 82 nations participated in 86 events in fifteen disciplines. Both the Olympic and Paralympic Games were organized by the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC), headed by John Furlong. The 2010 Winter Olympics were the third Olympics hosted by Canada and the first by the province of British Columbia. Previously, Canada hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. Vancouver is the largest city to host the Winter Olympics, a title soon to be turned over to Beijing in 2022. Following Olympic tradition, then-Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan received the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The flag was raised on February 28, 2006, in a special ceremony and was on display at Vancouver City Hall until the Olympic opening ceremony. The event was officially opened by Governor General Michaëlle Jean, who was accompanied by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What is the official name of the 2010 winter Olympics? 2. What official title is given to the 2010 winter Olympics? 3. How should the 2010 winter Olympics officially be referred to? Q2: 1. What is the colloquial name for 2010 winter Olympics? 2. What are the 2010 winter Olympics commonly known as? 3. What is a common way of referring to the 2010 winter Olympics? Q3: 1. On what dates did the 2010 winter Olympics occur? 2. What were the dates of the 2010 winter Olympics? 3. When did the 2010 winter Olympics take place? Q4: 1. What resort town was close to the 2010 winter Olympics? 2. What was the vacation area nearby the 2010 winter Olympics? 3. Which resort town was located in close proximity to the site of the 2010 winter Olympics? Q5: 1. How many athletes participated in the 2010 winter Olympics? 2. What was the number of athletes that took part in the 2010 winter Olympics? 3. How many competitors came to the 2010 winter Olympics? Q6: 1. From how many nations did athletes come from to compete in the 2010 winter Olympics? 2. How many nations were represented in the 2010 winter Olympics? 3. What was the number of countries represented at the 2010 winter Olympics? Q7: 1. How many events were there at the 2010 winter Olympics? 2. How many events did the 2010 winter Olympics have? 3. What was the number of events competed in at the 2010 winter Olympics? Q8: 1. How many disciplines were available to compete in during the 2010 winter Olympics? 2. What number of disciplines were there at the 2010 winter Olympics? 3. How many different disciplines were events divided into at the 2010 winter Olympics? Q9: 1. What games did the VANOC organized? 2. What were the two games that the Vancouver Organizing Committee put together? 3. Which two games was the Vancouver Organizing Committee responsible for organizing? Q10: 1. Who was the head of the Vancouver Organizing Committee? 2. Who was in charge of the Vancouver Organizing Committee? 3. Who headed the VANOC? Q11: 1. Were the games in 2010 the second time Canada has hosted the Olympics? 2. Were the 2010 Vancouver games the second Olympics hosted by Canada? 3. Were the 2010 Winter Olympics the second time that the Olympics have been held in Canada? Q12: 1. How many times has Canada hosted the Olympics, including the 2010 Winter Olympics? 2. How many times, including the 2010 Winter Olympics, have the Olympics been held in Canada? 3. How many times have the Olympics taken place in Canda, counting the 2010 games?

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(CNN) -- Justin Timberlake is an Entertainer. That's JT, with a capital "E": Everyman, Everything and Everywhere right now. With the long-awaited release of "The 20/20 Experience," his first album in seven years, 32-year-old Timberlake has managed to endear himself to both women and men -- crafting an amalgam of talents that have made him a character not seen in a generation or two in show-business: The well-rounded performer. You won't find anyone else like him in music, or Hollywood for that matter. It's an organic chemistry of likability: equal parts movie star, debonair showman, TV comedian and successful businessman. "My idols have always been the types of guys who could do anything," Timberlake told "The Guardian" in 2011. "Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Sinatra, Dean Martin; and when you look up to people like that, you don't accept that you need to be compartmentalized." "I wouldn't call him Frank Sinatra," "Billboard"'s , Phil Gallo told CNN. "I'll go Bing Crosby because Bing Crosby was more of the, A, wise investor, B, very specific vocal style that evolves -- but you knew it was Bing, just as you know this is Justin. And the acting in the kind of movies they were -- arty, but they told a good story and they appealed to the audience of the day." Timberlake's business ventures are as diverse as professional sports franchises and golf courses, fashion, the Internet, and restaurants. Gallo added, "Here's somebody who really understands popular culture -- who knows a good project when it's presented to him, that -- that captures a certain zeitgeist." QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What was Justin Timberlake's first album after 7 years? 2. After a 7 year absence, what album did Justin Timberlake come out with? 3. What was the first album Justin Timberlake recorded after seven years? Q2: 1. How old was Justin Timberlake when he recorded the 20/20 Experience? 2. At what age did Justin Timberlake come out with the 20/20 Experience? 3. When the 20/20 Experience came out, how old was Justin Timberlake? Q3: 1. Did Justin Timberlake have more male than female fans? 2. Did men tend to be more fond of Justin Timberlake than women? 3. Did Justin Timberlake have more popularity amongst men than with women? Q4: 1. Did Justin Timberlake have an idol? 2. Was there anyone that Justin Timberlake looked up to? 3. Did Justin Timberlake admire anyone in his field? Q5: 1. Did Justin Timberlake speak about his idol to a media outlet? 2. Did Justin Timberlake's comments to a media outlet touch on his idol? 3. Did Justin Timberlake make comments about an idol to the news? Q6: 1. Were Justin Timberlake's business interests outside the music realm as well? 2. Did Justin Timberlake have businesses other than music? 3. Did Justin Timberlake's businesses expand outside of the music industry? Q7: 1. What description of Justin Timberlake did CNN give? 2. How was Justin Timberlake described by CNN? 3. What word did CNN use to encapsulate Justin Timberlake? Q8: 1. What magazine did Justin Timberlake talk to about his idol? 2. What magazine did comments from Justin Timberlake about his idol appear in? 3. Which magazine did Justin Timberlake tell about someone he looked up to? Q9: 1. When did Justin Timberlake speak to the Guardian? 2. In what year did Justin Timberlake talk to the Guardian? 3. In what year did Justin Timberlake get interviewed by the Guardian? Q10: 1. Was Justin Timberlake a bit of a jack of all trades? 2. Did Justin Timberlake have a diverse knowledge of a number of subject? 3. Was Justin Timberlake well versed in a lot of different sectors?

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I used to be afraid of butterflies! It is true! Once, my mom took me to Seattle. There, we went to a special place. We went to the zoo! I saw lots of animals at the zoo. I saw bears. I saw tigers. I saw apes. I saw monkeys. I saw snakes. I loved seeing all these animals. They made me happy. We even saw one place where there were giant bugs and they didn't even scare me. In fact, I like bugs. But there was one place where you walked inside a big room where there were lots of plants and butterflies flying all over the place. You could buy sugar water to feed them and they could land on you. My mom and brother were so excited to go in, but I was scared. I wasn't sure that I wanted to be in the room with butterflies flying everywhere. My mom said I would be okay. My brother said I would be okay. They said butterflies were nice and beautiful. They said they would not hurt me. So I went in the room. Guess what? I was so scared when one landed on me that I went screaming for the door! The man watching the door to make sure butterflies did not escape or get hurt yelled at me to stop. He was mad at me for running out and not caring about the butterflies. I said I was sorry, but I was scared. He checked me for butterflies and then let me get out of there! I stayed outside and my mom and my brother enjoyed the butterflies. Since then, they would tease me about being afraid. They would try and get me to not be afraid. Last year for my birthday, mom bought me a butterfly book. She bought one for my brother, too. I tried really hard to not be afraid and to go out into the yard and find butterflies with my brother. It became really fun to do. Once, a butterfly landed on me and I laughed. I liked it. It tickled me. It did not hurt me. Now, I like butterflies! QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What did you fear? 2. What were you scared of? 3. What made you afraid? Q2: 1. Where did you see butterflies? 2. Where did you spot some butterflies? 3. Where did you go that had butterflies? Q3: 1. Where was the zoo? 2. What city was the zoo in? 3. In what city was the zoo located? Q4: 1. What was at the zoo? 2. What did you find at the zoo? 3. What could be seen at the zoo? Q5: 1. What were some examples of animals at the zoo? 2. What kinds of animals were at the zoo? 3. What sorts of animals did the zoo have? Q6: 1. Where in the zoo were the butterflies? 2. What part of the zoo had butterflies in it? 3. Which part of the zoo did you see butterflies in? Q7: 1. How were the butterflies acting? 2. What were the butterflies doing? 3. What were all the butterflies up to? Q8: 1. What made you afraid? 2. Why did you get scared of the butterflies? 3. What gave you a fright in the butterfly room? Q9: 1. What did you do when the butterfly landed on you? 2. What was your reaction to a butterfly landing on you? 3. How did you react to having a butterfly on you? Q10: 1. Did you get out of the butterfly room? 2. Were you able to escape the butterfly room? 3. Did someone let you out of the butterfly room? Q11: 1. Why did you get held up leaving the butterfly room? 2. What delayed you leaving the butterfly room? 3. What obstacle did you encounter getting out of the butterfly roo? Q12: 1. Why did the man get angry at you? 2. Why was the man upset with you? 3. What was the man's reason for yelling at you? Q13: 1. Did any butterflies get out? 2. Were any butterflies able to escape? 3. Did you leave the butterfly room with any on you? Q14: 1. Who was with you in the butterfly room? 2. Who had accompanied you into the butterfly room? 3. Who were you on a visit to the butterfly room with? Q15: 1. What did your mom and brother think? 2. How did your mom and brother feel? 3. What was the mood of your mom and brother? Q16: 1. Why did your mom and brother tease you? 2. What reason did your mom and brother have for teasing you? 3. Why did you get made fun of by your mom and your brother? Q17: 1. Do the butterflies still scare you? 2. Are you still frightened of the butterflies? 3. Do butterflies still make you nervous? Q18: 1. Why are you no longer scared of the butterflies? 2. Why aren't you afraid of the butterflies anymore? 3. How were you able to get over your fear of the butterflies? Q19: 1. Has a butterfly landed on you again? 2. Has it happened to you ever again that a butterfly has landed on you? 3. Have butterflies landed upon you since the trip to the zoo? Q20: 1. How did you react when a butterfly recently landed on you? 2. What was your most recent reaction to a butterfly landing on you? 3. What did you think the last time a butterfly landed on you?

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(CNN)Mikaela Shiffrin is on course to make skiing history after claiming her third consecutive slalom victory on the World Cup circuit on Saturday. The young American is hoping to become the first woman to win both the discipline's world title and overall crown in successive seasons. Shiffrin, who retained her slalom title at February's world championships in Colorado, now has a 90-point lead going into next week's World Cup finale in France. "I think the first couple races of the season I was pretty arrogant and was like, 'I'm just going to win these, I guess.' And I didn't. I wasn't even close," said Shiffrin, who has won the slalom Crystal Globe two years running. "When you're racing at a high level -- or doing any sport at a high level -- everybody's going for the win. I learned that I can't take my foot off the gas and expect to win. These last races, I was pushing everything. Any race that I won this season, I was giving my entire heart into it. I'm proud of that." A day after her 20th birthday, Shiffrin won by a comfortable 1.41 seconds at Are in Sweden as she claimed the 14th World Cup win of her career, with Slovakia's Veronika Velez Zuzulova second and Czech Republic's Sarka Strachova third. Slalom title rival Frida Hansdotter finished sixth in front of her home fans. Tina Maze missed a chance to close the gap on overall World Cup leader Anna Fenninger, who did not race, as the Slovenian finished back in 16th. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What was the location of the February slalom championships? 2. Where were the February slalom championships held? 3. In what state did the February slalom championships take place? Q2: 1. What will be the location of the World Cup finale? 2. Where will the World Cup finale be held? 3. What country will host the World Cup finale? Q3: 1. Who is at the center of the article? 2. Whose career does the article focus on? 3. Who is the article mainly about? Q4: 1. How many World Cup wins does Mikaela Shiffrin have? 2. How many times has Mikaela Shiffrin won the World Cup? 3. What is the number of times that Mikaela Shiffrin has been a World Cup champion? Q5: 1. How many points is Mikaela Shiffrin leading by going into the World Cup? 2. By how many points is Mikaela Shiffrin ahead of her competitors going into the world cup? 3. How large is Mikaela Shiffrin's lead going into the world cup? Q6: 1. What was Mikaela Shiffrin's age when she won in Are? 2. How old was Mikaela Shiffrin at the time of her victory in Are? 3. When Mikaela Shiffrin was the champion in Are, how old was she? Q7: 1. What is the location of Are? 2. Where can Are be found? 3. What countyr is Are in? Q8: 1. Who came in second place in Are? 2. Who was awarded second place at Are? 3. What was the name of the second place finisher at Are? Q9: 1. Who came in sixth place in Are? 2. Who was awarded sixth place at Are? 3. What was the name of the sixth place finisher at Are? Q10: 1. What does Anna Fenninger do? 2. How is Anna Fenninger known? 3. What status does Anna Fenninger have? Q11: 1. Did Anna Fenninger race? 2. Was Anna Fenninger in the race? 3. Did Anna Fenninger compete?

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Preventing obesity and smoking can save lives, but it doesn't save money, reported researchers. "It was a small surprise, for it is against the common belief," said Pieter Van Baal, who led the study. "But it makes sense. If you live longer, then you cost the health system more." The researchers found that from age 20 to 56, obese people racked up the most expensive health costs. But on average, healthy people lived 84 years. Smokers lived about 77 years, and obese people lived about 80 years. Smokers and obese people tended to have more heart disease than healthy people. Therefore in the long run, the thin and healthy group cost about $417, 000, from age 20 on. Smokers cost about $326, 000 and obese people $371, 000. "The result throws a bucket of cold water onto the idea, based on guesswork, that obesity is going to cost trillions of dollars," said Patrick Basham, a professor of health politics. "If we're going to worry about the future of obesity, we should stop worrying about its financial impact," he said. "The benefits of obesity prevention may not be seen immediately in terms of cost saving in tomorrow's budget, but there are long-term gains," said Van Baal. "These are often immeasurable when it comes to people living longer and healthier lives." In the meanwhile, he said that governments should recognize that successful smoking and obesity prevention programs mean that people will have a longer chance of dying of something more expensive later in life. "Lung cancer is a cheap disease to treat because people don't survive very long. But if they are old enough to get Alzheimer's one day, they may survive longer and cost more. We are not advising that governments stop trying to prevent obesity," Van Baal said. "But they should do it for the right reasons." QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What age group of obese people cost the most money to the healthcare system? 2. Between what ages do obese people put the most financial strain on the healthcare system? 3. For what age group of obese people are healthcare costs their most expensive? Q2: 1. What was the length of a smoker's life? 2. How long did someone who smokes regularly live? 3. At what age did smokers tend to die? Q3: 1. What was the length of an obese person's life? 2. How long did obese people live? 3. At what age did obese people tend to pass away? Q4: 1. How much money did healthcare of a smoker tend to cost? 2. What was the average amount of money that smokers' healthcare cost? 3. What was the average total cost of healthcare for a smoker? Q5: 1. How much money did healthcare of a fit and healthy person tend to cost? 2. What was the average amount of money that thin and healthy people's healthcare cost? 3. What was the average total cost of healthcare for a healthy person that is in shape? Q6: 1. How much does Patrick Basham say that obesity is going to cost? 2. What amount of money does Patrick Basham state that obesity will cost? 3. How much in dollars does Patrick Basham say that obesity will cost? Q7: 1. What was the average length of life for a health person? 2. How long did a person in good health generally live? 3. At what age did healthy people tend to pass away? Q8: 1. What did Patrick Basham do for a living? 2. How was Patrick Basham employed? 3. What was the occupation of Patrick Basham? Q9: 1. What does Patrick Basham say we should stop worrying about? 2. What shouldn't we worry so much about, according to Patrick Basham? 3. What does Patrick Basham believe we should cool our jets concerning? Q10: 1. Are there immediate benefits to obesity prevention? 2. Are the benefits of preventing obesity immediately visible? 3. Is it very quickly obvious how beneficial preventing obesity is?

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CHAPTER VII. THE NUPTIALS OF RUTH WESTMACOTT Here was Sir Rowland Blake in high fettle at knowing himself armed with a portentous weapon for the destruction of Anthony Wilding. Upon closer inspection of it, however, he came to realize--as Richard had realized earlier--that it was double-edged, and that the wielding of it must be fraught with as much danger for Richard as for their common enemy. For to betray Mr. Wilding and the plot would scarce be possible without betraying young Westmacott, and that was unthinkable, since to ruin Richard--a thing he would have done with a light heart so far as Richard was himself concerned--would be to ruin his own hopes of winning Ruth. Therefore, during the days that followed, Sir Rowland was forced to fret in idleness what time his wound was healing; but if his arm was invalided, his eyes and ears were sound, and he remained watchful for an opportunity to apply the knowledge he had gained. Richard mentioned the subject no more, so that Blake almost came to wonder whether the boy remembered what in his cups he had betrayed. Meanwhile Mr. Wilding moved serene and smiling on his way. Daily there were great armfuls of flowers deposited at Lupton House--his lover's offering to his mistress--and no day went by but that some richer gift accompanied them. Now it was a collar of brilliants, anon a rope of pearls, again a priceless ring that had been Mr. Wilding's mother's. Ruth received with reluctance these pledges of his undesired affection. It were idle to reject them, considering that she was to marry him; yet it hurt her sorely to retain them. On her side she made no dispositions for the marriage, but went about her daily tasks as though she were to remain a maid at Lupton House for a time as yet indefinite. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Whose love does someone want to win? 2. Who is the object of someone's courting? 3. Who does someone desire to wed? Q2: 1. Where does Ruth Westmacott live? 2. What is Ruth Westmacott's residence? 3. In what location does Ruth Westmacott reside? Q3: 1. Who does Ruth Westmacott receive gifts from? 2. Who sends presents to Ruth Westmacott? 3. Who does Ruth Westmacott get presents from? Q4: 1. Are Ruth Westmacott and Richard engaged? 2. Have Ruth Westmacott and Richard promised to marry one another? 3. Is Ruth Westmacott the fiancee of Richard? Q5: 1. Does it please Ruth Westmacott being engaged to Richard? 2. Is Ruth Westmacott happy about her engagement? 3. Does Ruth Westmacott like the prospect of marrying Richard? Q6: 1. What kind of present does Richard send Ruth Westmacott on a daily basis? 2. What sort of gift does Ruth Westmacott receive from Richard each day? 3. What type of gift does Richard send his fiancee every day? Q7: 1. What has Ruth Westmacott received from Richard, besides flowers? 2. What is another gift, besides flowers, that Richard has sent Ruth Westmacott? 3. What besides flowers has Ruth Westmacott gotten from her fiancee as a present? Q8: 1. What has Ruth Westmacott received from Richard, besides flowers and a collar of brilliants? 2. What is another gift, besides flowers and a collar of brilliants, that Richard has sent Ruth Westmacott? 3. What besides flowers and the collar of brilliants has Ruth Westmacott gotten from her fiancee as a present? Q9: 1. Is Sir Rowland Blake's mood a serene one? 2. Is Sir Rowland Blake feeling calm and collected? 3. Has Sir Rowland Blake got his wits about him? Q10: 1. How does Sir Rowland Blake feel about Ruth? 2. What are Sir Rowland Blake's feelings towards Ruth? 3. What does Sir Rowland Blake think about Ruth Westmacott? Q11: 1. Does Sir Rowland Blake have any injuries? 2. Is Sir Rowland Blake hurt anywhere on his body? 3. Has any part of Sir Rowland Blake's body sustained injury? Q12: 1. Does Sir Rowland Blake have functioning ears? 2. Do Sir Rowland Blake's ears work? 3. Does Sir Rowland Blake have good ears? Q13: 1. Does Sir Rowland Blake have functioning eyes? 2. Do Sir Rowland Blake's eyes work? 3. Does Sir Rowland Blake have good eyes? Q14: 1. Is Sir Rowland Blake planning some kind of revenge? 2. Is Sir Rowland Blake scheming to get back at someone? 3. Has Sir Rowland Blake got a plan to exact vengeance?

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Scientists do not know the exact cause of sexual orientation, but they believe that it is caused by a complex interplay of genetic, hormonal, and environmental influences. They favor biologically-based theories, which point to genetic factors, the early uterine environment, both, or the inclusion of genetic and social factors. There is no substantive evidence which suggests parenting or early childhood experiences play a role when it comes to sexual orientation. Research over several decades has demonstrated that sexual orientation ranges along a continuum, from exclusive attraction to the opposite sex to exclusive attraction to the same sex. Sexual identity and sexual behavior are closely related to sexual orientation, but they are distinguished, with sexual identity referring to an individual's conception of themselves, behavior referring to actual sexual acts performed by the individual, and orientation referring to "fantasies, attachments and longings." Individuals may or may not express their sexual orientation in their behaviors. People who have a homosexual sexual orientation that does not align with their sexual identity are sometimes referred to as 'closeted'. The term may, however, reflect a certain cultural context and particular stage of transition in societies which are gradually dealing with integrating sexual minorities. In studies related to sexual orientation, when dealing with the degree to which a person's sexual attractions, behaviors and identity match, scientists usually use the terms concordance or discordance. Thus, a woman who is attracted to other women, but calls herself heterosexual and only has sexual relations with men, can be said to experience discordance between her sexual orientation (homosexual or lesbian) and her sexual identity and behaviors (heterosexual). QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Is it completely understood what gives us our sexual orientation? 2. Do scientists know how exactly sexual orientation is caused? 3. Is the exact root of one's sexual orientation known to scientists? Q2: 1. What do scientists believe causes sexual orientation? 2. What is the cause of sexual orientation, according to scientists? 3. What do scientists think sexual orientation comes from? Q3: 1. What is sexual orientation a complex interplay of? 2. What are all the factors that contribute to sexual orientation? 3. What is sexual orientation an amalgam of? Q4: 1. Do scientists think that uterine development may play a role in sexual orientation? 2. Do scientists believe that it is possible for uterine development to effect sexual orientation? 3. Might there be a role that uterine development plays in forming our sexual orientation? Q5: 1. What is the range of sexual orientation? 2. What does the range of sexual orientation look like? 3. What does the spectrum of sexual orientations manifest as? Q6: 1. What is the continuum of sexual orientation? 2. What is the range in the spectrum of sexual orientations? 3. Across what continuum can sexual orientations be mapped out? Q7: 1. Is there no difference between sexual orientation and sexual identity? 2. Are sexual orientation and sexual identity identical to one another? 3. Do researchers not distinguish between sexual identity and sexual orientation? Q8: 1. What is meant by sexual identity? 2. What does sexual identity mean? 3. How can sexual identity be defined/ Q9: 1. What is meant by sexual orientation? 2. How can sexual orientation be defined? 3. What definition can be given of sexual orientation? Q10: 1. What does it mean to be "in the closet?"? 2. What is the subtext of the phrase "in the closet?"? 3. If someone is "in the closet?", what is going on? Q11: 1. What is reflected in the term "in the closet?"? 2. What can we understand from the term "in the closet?"? 3. What does the word "in the closet?" reflect? Q12: 1. At what stage do people generally stay "in the closet?"? 2. When are people often "in the closet?"? 3. At what point in one's life are they generally "in the closet?"? Q13: 1. How do scientists talk about the interplay between sexual identity and orientation? 2. What is the scientific term for the way that sexual identity and orientation interact? 3. In what way do scientists speak about the relationship between sexual orientation and identity? Q14: 1. What's an example of concordance? 2. What does concordance mean? 3. How can concordance be defined? Q15: 1. What is discordance? 2. Give an example of discordance? 3. What's an instance of someone being in a state of discordance?

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Roald Dahl was one of the most successful writers of children's books. He sold millions of books all over the world. Many of his books have been made into films and videos. He is so famous that there is even a Roald Dahl Museum you can visit. Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Wales, Britain. His father was rich but he died when Roald was very young. Roald and his mother lived a hard life. He had to leave school and went to Africa where he worked for an oil company. In 1939 Roald became a pilot, but he had a bad accident. It made him limp for the rest of his life. After this, Roald went to America where he wrote a story about his experience as a pilot. It was so good that it was put in a magazine. Roald married an American film star. They bought a house in England and had five children. From 1960 to 1965, _ : Theo, one of his children, was hit by a taxi and was seriously hurt. Olivia, one of Roald's daughters, died of a strange illness. Soon after this, his wife also had a serious illness. It took her years to get completely better. Gradually Roald became more and more successful. He always did his writing in an old shed at the back of his house. He always sat in the same old armchair with a wooden board on his lap. _ In 1983 Roald won a big prize for his book The BFG. During his life, Roald wrote many famous books, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, Fantastic Mr. Fox. After he died in 1990, Roald left money to help people with serious illnesses and those with problems with reading and writing. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What was the year of someone's birth? 2. In what year was a person born? 3. In what year did a man come into this world? Q2: 1. Who was born in 1916? 2. Whose birth occurred in 1916? 3. Who came into this world in 1916? Q3: 1. What did Roald Dahl do? 2. What was Roald Dahl known for? 3. What was Roald Dahl's claim to fame? Q4: 1. What genre of books did Roald Dahl write? 2. What sort of books were penned by Roald Dahl? 3. What book genre is Roald Dahl's writing associated with? Q5: 1. Did Roald Dahl leave school? 2. Was Roald Dahl not able to completely finish school? 3. Did Roald Dahl drop out of school? Q6: 1. Where did Roald Dahl leave school to go? 2. Where did Roald Dahl go after leaving school? 3. Once he'd dropped out of school, where was Roald Dahl off to? Q7: 1. Did Roald Dahl walk with a limp? 2. Did Roald Dahl limp when he walked? 3. Did Roald Dahl have a limp when he walked? Q8: 1. What was the origin of Roald Dahl's limp? 2. How did Roald Dahl start limping? 3. What gave Roald Dahl a limp? Q9: 1. In what year did Roald Dahl learn to fly? 2. What year did Roald Dahl become a pilot? 3. When did Roald Dahl learn how to fly planes? Q10: 1. How many people purchased Roald Dahl's books? 2. How many books did Roald Dahl sell? 3. What was the number of copies sold by Roald Dahl? Q11: 1. Did Roald Dahl come from a poor family? 2. Was Roald Dahl's father poor? 3. Did Roald Dahl's dad raise him in poverty?

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Dallas (CNN) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has delayed the scheduled execution on an inmate on death row in Texas amid questions about a psychologist who testified that blacks and Hispanics were more likely to commit future crimes. Duane Edward Buck already had eaten a final meal of fried chicken, fried fish, french fries, salad, jalapeno peppers and apples when news came of the court's decision on Thursday evening, Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Jason Clark said. "Praise the Lord Jesus," Clark quoted the condemned man as saying. "God is worthy to be praised. God's mercy triumphs over judgment, and I feel good." Buck had been set to die by lethal injection, but the court delayed the execution to give it time to review the way a lower court handled the case. While that happens, Buck remains on death row. Buck was convicted of the 1995 killings of Debra Gardner and Kenneth Butler. According to Texas officials, Buck shot Gardner in front of her daughter, who begged for her mother's life. A third person, Phyllis Taylor, was shot, but she sought clemency for Buck this week. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, however, recommended against granting Buck clemency Buck's attorney, Katherine C. Black, said the recommendation, "fails to recognize what the highest legal officer in the state of Texas has acknowledged: No one should be executed based on a process tainted by considerations of race." Black is referring to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, who was the state's attorney general in 2000, when he spoke of seven death row inmates, including Buck. Cornyn said he believed the inmates had been unfairly sentenced to death based on testimony that was racially tainted by psychologist Walter Quijano, who repeatedly told juries that black or Hispanic defendants were more likely to commit future crimes. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What didn't happen on time? 2. What had to be put off? 3. What had to be scheduled for a later date? Q2: 1. Who delayed the execution? 2. Who called for the execution to be delayed? 3. Who said the execution needed to be scheduled for alter? Q3: 1. What prisoner was set to be executed? 2. What was the name of the prisoner that was supposed to be executed? 3. What inmate's execution had to be rescheduled? Q4: 1. Who was Duane Edward Buck represented by? 2. Who was Duane Edward Buck's attorney? 3. What was the name of Duane Edward Buck's lawyer? Q5: 1. In what state was Duane Edward Buck incarcerated? 2. What was the state of Duane Edward Buck's incarceration? 3. Where was Duane Edward Buck being held in prison? Q6: 1. Who is the spokesman of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice? 2. Whose job is it to speak on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice? 3. What's the name of the spokesperson of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice? Q7: 1. What crime was Duane Edward Buck convicted of? 2. What was Duane Edward Buck found guilty of? 3. What crime had Duane Edward Buck been judged guilty of committing? Q8: 1. When did Duane Edward Buck commit his crime? 2. When did Duane Edward Buck perpetrate the murders? 3. In what year did Duane Edward Buck commit his crime? Q9: 1. Did Duane Edward Buck hurt anyone besides his murder victims? 2. Did Duane Edward Buck have victims in addition to the women he killed? 3. Were there victims other than the women Duane Edward Buck murdered? Q10: 1. Who was the third person Duane Edward Buck shot, in addition to the women who died? 2. Who did Duane Edward Buck shoot besides the women who died? 3. In addition to the women who he killed, who did Duane Edward Buck take a shot at? Q11: 1. How did Duane Edward Buck perpetrate the murders? 2. What method did Duane Edward Buck use to kill the women? 3. How did Duane Edward Buck kill the two women? Q12: 1. How was Duane Edward Buck set to be executed? 2. What method of execution was going to be used in Duane Edward Buck? 3. How was Duane Edward Buck supposed to be put to death? Q13: 1. Was Duane Edward Buck released from prison? 2. Did Duane Edward Buck get let out of prison? 3. Was Duane Edward Buck permitted to leave prison? Q14: 1. What was done with Duane Edward Buck? 2. What is Duane Edward Buck doing while waiting on a decision about his execution? 3. Where is Duane Edward Buck while a decision is made about his execution?

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The Ottoman Empire (/ˈɒtəmən/; Ottoman Turkish: دَوْلَتِ عَلِيّهٔ عُثمَانِیّه‎ Devlet-i Aliyye-i Osmâniyye, Modern Turkish: Osmanlı İmparatorluğu or Osmanlı Devleti), also known as the Turkish Empire, Ottoman Turkey or Turkey, was an empire founded in 1299 by Oghuz Turks under Osman I in northwestern Anatolia. After conquests in the Balkans by Murad I between 1362 and 1389, the Ottoman sultanate was transformed into a transcontinental empire and claimant to the caliphate. The Ottomans ended the Byzantine Empire with the 1453 conquest of Constantinople by Mehmed the Conqueror. During the 16th and 17th centuries, in particular at the height of its power under the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman Empire was a multinational, multilingual empire controlling much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, the Caucasus, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa. At the beginning of the 17th century the empire contained 32 provinces and numerous vassal states. Some of these were later absorbed into the Ottoman Empire, while others were granted various types of autonomy during the course of centuries.[dn 4] QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What was the Ottoman Empire like in the 16th and 17th centuries? 2. What were the qualities of the Ottoman Empire during the 1500s and 1600s? 3. How could the Ottoman Empire of the 16th and 17th centuries be described? Q2: 1. Was anything controlled by the Ottoman Empire? 2. Did the Ottoman Empire have control over anything? 3. Did any territory fall under the purview of the Ottoman Empire? Q3: 1. What was controlled by the Ottoman Empire? 2. What did the Ottoman Empire rule over? 3. What fell under the purview of the Ottomans? Q4: 1. What was controlled by the Ottoman Empire, besides southeast Europe? 2. What did the Ottoman Empire rule over, in addition to Southeast Europe? 3. What fell under the purview of the Ottomans, other than Southeast Europe? Q5: 1. When was the Ottoman Empire founded? 2. In what year was the Ottoman Empire established? 3. What was the year of the Ottoman Empire's creation? Q6: 1. Does the Ottoman Empire go by any other names? 2. Are there any other names for the Ottoman Empire? 3. Has the Ottoman Empire got other names? Q7: 1. When did the Ottoman Empire end the Byzantine Empire? 2. When was the Byzantine Empire laid to rest by the Ottomans? 3. In what year did the Ottomans finish off the Byzantine Empire? Q8: 1. How did the Ottomans defeat the Byzantine Empire? 2. What did the Ottoman Empire do to conquer the Byzantines? 3. How were the Ottomans able to take control over the Byzantine Empire? Q9: 1. Who led the conquest of Constantinople? 2. Who was Constantinople conquered by? 3. Who was responsible for the seizing of Constantinople? Q10: 1. How many provinces belonged to the Ottoman Empire in the 17th century? 2. What was the number of provinces under Ottoman rule in the 17th century? 3. How many provinces were in the Ottoman Empire during the 17th century? Q11: 1. What took place for the Ottomans between 1362 and 1389? 2. Between 1362-1389, what was an important event for the Ottomans? 3. What of importance happened in ottoman history between 1362 and 1389? Q12: 1. Who founded the Ottoman Empire? 2. Who was responsible for the creation of the Ottoman Empire? 3. What was the name of the man who established the Ottoman Empire?

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North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea. North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), about 16.5% of the earth's land area and about 4.8% of its total surface. North America is the third largest continent by area, following Asia and Africa, and the fourth by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. In 2013, its population was estimated at nearly 565 million people in 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world's population, if nearby islands (most notably the Caribbean) are included. North America was reached by its first human populations during the last glacial period, via crossing the Bering land bridge approximately 40,000 to 17,000 years ago. The so-called Paleo-Indian period is taken to have lasted until about 10,000 years ago (the beginning of the Archaic or Meso-Indian period). The Classic stage spans roughly the 6th to 13th centuries. The Pre-Columbian era ended with the transatlantic migrations and the arrival of European settlers during the Age of Discovery and the Early Modern period. Present-day cultural and ethnic patterns reflect different kind of interactions between European colonists, indigenous peoples, African slaves and their descendants. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. When did outsiders first settle in North America? 2. When did the first humans reach North America? 3. When did the first settlment of North America occur? Q2: 1. How long ago did the first human population arrive in North America? 2. How long ago did the first people get to North America? 3. How long ago was the last glacial period? Q3: 1. How did the first human population arrive in North America? 2. How were the first humans able to get to North America? 3. How did the first people to reach North America do so? Q4: 1. What is North America's rank in size among continents? 2. How big is North America in size, as compared to other continents? 3. Where does North America rank in size against the other world's continents? Q5: 1. What is North America's rank in population among continents? 2. How big is North America's population, as compared to other continents? 3. Where does North America rank in population against the other world's continents? Q6: 1. What continents are larger than North America? 2. What are the continents that are bigger than North America? 3. Which continents outrank North America in size? Q7: 1. What continents are more populous than North America? 2. What continents have larger populations than North America? 3. Which continents outrank North America in population size? Q8: 1. How many bodies of water surround North America? 2. What number of bodies of water are there around North America? 3. How many water sources is North America surrounded by? Q9: 1. What is one of the water sources that borders North America? 2. What is one body of water bordering North America? 3. Name one of the bodies of water that surrounds North America. Q10: 1. What direction is the Caribbean Sea from North America? 2. Where is the Caribbean Sea in relation to North America? 3. What direction do you have to go in from North America to reach the Caribbean Sea? Q11: 1. Is there a big parcel of land southeast of North America? 2. Does North America have a large land mass to its southeast? 3. Can an enormous mass of land be found southeast of North America? Q12: 1. What land mass is south of North America? 2. What mass of land is North America flanked by to the Southeast? 3. What is the continent to North America's southeast?

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Young people can have problems with their minds.Some students become worried because they have to study very hard.Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates. Liu Wei,a junior 2 student from Hefei,could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons.He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife. Another student,14-year-old Yan Fang from Guangzhou,was afraid of exams.She got very worried when she looked at the exam paper.She couldn't think of anything to write. A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental problems.Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy.And they have problems in learning and getting on with people.Many students who have problems won't ask others for advice or help.Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor.Others don't want to talk about their secret. Liang Yuezhu,an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers: * Talk to your parents or teachers often * Take part in group activities and play sports * Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What's something that's hard for young people? 2. What do the youth have a hard time with? 3. What is a struggle for today's youth? Q2: 1. How might a student struggle with their mind? 2. Give an example of a students hardship. 3. What's one example of a student having a hard time? Q3: 1. Does the article mention problems outside of studying? 2. Are there hardships for the youth besides study problems? 3. Does the article talk about the ways the youth struggle besides with their studies? Q4: 1. How might a student struggle with their mind, outside of their studies? 2. Give an example of a students hardship, besides studying. 3. What's one example of a student having a hard time, that isn't their studies? Q5: 1. What does Liu Wei do with his time? 2. What is Liu Wei's place in life? 3. Whta is Liu Wei's occupation? Q6: 1. What was Liu Wei's problem? 2. What issue was Liu Wei having? 3. What problem did Liu Wei encounter? Q7: 1. Was Liu Wei anxious about his problems in school? 2. Was Liu Wei worried about failing school? 3. Did it worry Liu Wei that he was doing poorly in his classes? Q8: 1. What did Liu Wei's anxiety cause him to do? 2. What did Liu Wei do as a result of all his worrying? 3. What did Liu Wei do because he was worrying so much? Q9: 1. What is Yan Fang's age? 2. State the age of Yan Feng. 3. Tell us how old Yan Feng is. Q10: 1. Where is Yan Feng from? 2. What is Yan Feng's place of residence? 3. Where does Yan Feng live?

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There are many great movie directors of all time and the following are five of those who have largely impressed audience with their body of work. As a member of the New Hollywood gang, Francis Coppola is best remembered for The God Father series. His decision to cast Marlon Brando in the lead also met with fierce opposition from the studio bosses. Good sense became popular, and The God Father went on to become one of the most memorable movies ever. Critics may point out that he has become less creative after his seventies, but try as one might, no one can possibly take the place of this great director's work. Stanley Kubrick's movies focus on the themes like sci-fi, horror, dark humor and war. He used symbolism in most of his movies, giving us some wonderful screen visuals, as shown in 2001: A Space Odyssey. His actors in Hollywood complained about the endless number of retakes, but they appreciated the performance he milked out of them. People argue about films like Lolita, A Clockwork Orange and Paths of Glory, but these are now seen as classics. Steven Spielberg is a great success at the box office, and he is one of the world's most popular filmmakers today. As the creator of classics like Schindler's List, Jurassic Park, ET, Indiana Jones series, Jaws, Saving Private Ryan, no one can win his hold over the audience. His critics accuse him of being emotional and over the top, _ Woody Allen is a director who directs movies full of crime and hate. This comic genius has given us Annie Hall, Hannah and Her Sisters and Midnight in Paris, which have also become classical. His movies constantly include characters who arouse the audience's sympathy and laughter at the same time, as they set out on a journey of self-discovery. Hollywood star power has never fazed Allen. Thankfully, awards and honors do not interest him, which results in creativity that is original. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Whose most popular film was the Godfather? 2. Who is forever remembered for creating the Godfather films? 3. Who made history with his Godfather films? Q2: 1. What was Francis Coppola's occupation? 2. What did Francis Coppola do for a living? 3. How was Francis Coppola employed? Q3: 1. What was there fierce opposition to? 2. What were some opposed to Francis Coppola doing? 3. What did a number of people not want Francis Coppola to do? Q4: 1. Did people succeed in convincing Francis Coppola not to cast Marlon Brando? 2. Was Francis Coppola successfully talked out of casting Marlon Brando? 3. Did the opposition to Francis Ford Coppola casting Marlon Brando eventually win out? Q5: 1. Has Francis Coppola kept up his creative spark? 2. Has Francis Coppola's created streak lasted into his later years? 3. Does Francis Coppola remain as creative as ever? Q6: 1. Who is an emotional director? 2. Which director gets labelled as emotional? 3. Who is the director with a lot of feelings? Q7: 1. Who was the director of ET? 2. Who was the film ET directed by? 3. Who brought ET to the silver screen? Q8: 1. Who directed 2001: a Space Odyssey? 2. Who was the director of 2001: a Space Odyssey? 3. Who was responsible for bringing 2001: A Space Odyssey to the silver screen? Q9: 1. What does Stanley Kubrick use in a lot of his movies? 2. What appears in many Stanley Kubrick films? 3. What is deployed by Stanley Kubrick in a large amount of his films? Q10: 1. Have Stanley Kubrick's actors complain about him? 2. Have actors that have worked for Stanley Kubrick complained about him? 3. Has Stanley Kubrick been criticized by actors that have appeared in his films? Q11: 1. Why have actors that have worked with Stanley Kubrick criticized him? 2. What has been the source of complaints of actors that have worked with Stanley Kubrick? 3. What have some actors that have appeared in Stanley Kubrick films had to co,plain about? Q12: 1. How do Stanley Kubrick's actors tend to feel at the end of filming? 2. Once filming is over, how do actors in Stanley Kubrick films feel? 3. What happens to actors at the end of shooting a Stanley Kubrick film? Q13: 1. Who includes crime in their movies? 2. Whose movies contain crime? 3. Who uses crime as a motif in their films? Q14: 1. What appears in Woody Allen films, besides crime? 2. What does Woody Allen make films about, in addition to crime? 3. What can you see in a Woody Allen film, apart from criminal activity? Q15: 1. Has being in Hollywood changed Woody Allen? 2. Has Woody Allen's attitude changed a lot since he has been in Hollywood? 3. Has star power fazed Woody Allen? Q16: 1. Who directed A Clockwork Orange? 2. What was the name of the director of A Clockwork Orange? 3. Who was A Clockwork Orange directed by? Q17: 1. Does Stanley Kubrick do romantic comedies? 2. Are a lot of Stanley Kubrick's films romantic comedies? 3. Does Stanley Kubrick often direct romantic comedies? Q18: 1. How many directors does the article say it will talk about? 2. How many directors does the article claim it will mention? 3. What's the number of directors that the article purports to mention? Q19: 1. How many directors appear in the article? 2. How many directors does the article make mention of? 3. What is the number of directors discussed in the article? Q20: 1. Who makes movies about war? 2. In whose films does the motif of war often appear? 3. Whose movies are often about war?

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Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was a German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party ("Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei"; NSDAP), Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and Führer ("Leader") of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. As dictator, Hitler initiated World War II in Europe with the invasion of Poland in September 1939, and was central to the Holocaust. Hitler was born in Austria—then part of Austria-Hungary—and was raised near Linz. He moved to Germany in 1913 and was decorated during his service in the German Army in World War I. In 1919, he joined the German Workers' Party (DAP), the precursor of the NSDAP, and was appointed leader of the NSDAP in 1921. In 1923, he attempted to seize power in a failed coup in Munich and was imprisoned. While in jail he dictated the first volume of his autobiography and political manifesto "Mein Kampf" ("My Struggle"). Released in 1924, Hitler gained popular support by attacking the Treaty of Versailles and promoting Pan-Germanism, anti-semitism and anti-communism with charismatic oratory and Nazi propaganda. He frequently denounced international capitalism and communism as being part of a Jewish conspiracy. By 1933, the Nazi Party was the largest elected party in the German Reichstag and led to Hitler's appointment as Chancellor on 30 January 1933. Following fresh elections won by his coalition, the Reichstag passed the Enabling Act, which began the process of transforming the Weimar Republic into Nazi Germany, a one-party dictatorship based on the totalitarian and autocratic ideology of National Socialism. He aimed to eliminate Jews from Germany and establish a New Order to counter what he saw as the injustice of the post-World War I international order dominated by Britain and France. His first six years in power resulted in rapid economic recovery from the Great Depression, the abrogation of restrictions imposed on Germany after World War I and the annexation of territories that were home to millions of ethnic Germans which gave him significant popular support. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who is examined in the article? 2. Who does the article discuss? 3. Whose life is at the center of the article? Q2: 1. What war did Adolf Hitler initiate? 2. What war came about as a result of Adolph Hitler's actions? 3. What largescale conflict did Adolf Hitler bring about? Q3: 1. Where was Adolph Hitler born? 2. What was the birthplace of Adolph Hitler? 3. Where was Adolph Hitler originally from? Q4: 1. What was Adolph Hitler's date of birth? 2. On what day was Adolph Hitler born? 3. What was the date of Adolph Hitler's birth? Q5: 1. What was Austria a part of when Adolph Hitler was born? 2. At the time of Adolph Hitler's birth, what was Austria a part of? 3. When Adolph Hitler was born, what did Austria belong to? Q6: 1. Who raised Adolph Hitler? 2. Who was Adolph Hitler raised by? 3. Who was responsible for bringing up Adolph Hitler? Q7: 1. Where was Adolph Hitler raised? 2. Where did Adolph Hitler live as a child? 3. Where did Adolph Hitler spend his childhood? Q8: 1. When did Adolph Hitler move to Germany? 2. At what point in his life did Adolph Hitler move to Germany? 3. In what year did Adolph Hitler emigrate to Germany? Q9: 1. What organization did Adolph Hitler become a part of in 1919? 2. What group did Adolph Hitler join in 1919? 3. What political organization did Adolph Hitler get into in 1919? Q10: 1. What organization was the German Workers Party a precursor to? 2. What would become a later version of the German Workers' Party? 3. What did the German Workers' Party later transform into? Q11: 1. What military branch did Adolph Hitler serve in while in the German Workers Party? 2. When he was a member of the German Workers Party, what branch of the military did Adolph Hitler serve in? 3. What part of the military did Adolph Hitler join when he was in the German Workers Party? Q12: 1. Did Adolph Hitler fight in any war? 2. Was Adolph Hitler a soldier in a war? 3. Was Adolph Hitler sent to fight during a war? Q13: 1. What did Adolph Hitler fail to take over in his attempted coup? 2. What was Adolph Hitler attempting to take control of in his failed coup? 3. What city was Adolph Hitler trying to gain control of in his attempted coup? Q14: 1. When did Adolph Hitler fail to take over Munich? 2. In what year did Adolph Hitler attempt a coup in Munich? 3. What was the year when Adolph Hitler attempted to take control over Munich? Q15: 1. What was Adolph Hitler's punishment for his failed coup? 2. How was Adolph Hitler reprimanded for attempting to take over Munich? 3. After his coup failed, how was Adolph Hitler punished? Q16: 1. What did Adolph Hitler do while in jail? 2. How did Adolph Hitler spend his time in prison? 3. What was Adolph Hitler's main activity while imprisoned? Q17: 1. When did Adolph Hitler's autobiography come out? 2. When was the autobiography of Adolph Hitler released? 3. In what year did Adolph Hitler release the story of his life?

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Jack had gone to the university to study history, but he kept playing all the time and at the end of his first year, his history professor failed him in his exams. He was so poor at his subject that he would have to leave the university. However, his father made up his mind that he would go to see the professor to ask him to let Jack go on his studies the next year. "He's a good boy," said the father, "and if you let him pass this time, I'm sure he'll improve a lot next year and pass the exam at the end of it really well." "No, no, that's quite impossible." said the professor at once, "Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon had died, and he didn't know!" "Please, sir, give him another chance." said Jack's father. "You see, I'm afraid we don't take any newspapers in our house, so none of us even know that Napoleon was ill." QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What classes did Jack take at university? 2. What did Jack go to college to study? 3. What were Jack's studies focused on? Q2: 1. Was Jack in high school? 2. Were Jack's studies at a high school level? 3. Was Jack a high schooler? Q3: 1. Where was Jack studying? 2. Where was Jack taking classes? 3. What kind of establishment was Jack getting an education at? Q4: 1. Did Jack pass his tests? 2. Did Jack get good grades on his tests? 3. Was Jack aceing his exams? Q5: 1. Who petitioned on Jack's behalf for him to be allowed to stay in school? 2. Who made a case to Jack's teacher to let him stay in college? 3. Who tried to convince Jack's professor to let him continue his studies? Q6: 1. Did the professor allow Jack to continue his studies? 2. Was the professor okay with allowing Jack to stay in school? 3. Did the instructor agree with Jack's fathers request to let him stay in school? Q7: 1. Did Jack's professor have a question for him? 2. Was Jack asked a question by his professor? 3. Did Jack's teacher have an inquiry for him? Q8: 1. What question did Jack's professor have for him? 2. What did Jack get asked by his professor? 3. What question did Jack's professor wish for him to answer? Q9: 1. Was Jack able to respond correctly to his professor's question? 2. Did Jack know the answer to his professor's question? 3. Was Jack aware of when Napoleon had died? Q10: 1. According to Jack's father, why didn't his son know when Napoleon died? 2. What was keeping Jack from knowing the answer to his professor's question, according to his father? 3. What reason did Jack's father give for the boy not knowing when Napoleon died? Q11: 1. How does Jack spend his time instead of studying history? 2. What does Jack do with his days, in lieu of learning about history? 3. Instead of engaging with his history studies, what does Jack do during the day?

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CHAPTER SEVEN. BICYCLING AND ITS OCCASIONAL RESULTS. It is pleasant to turn from the smoke and turmoil of the city to the fresh air and quiet of the country. To the man who spends most of his time in the heart of London, going into the country--even for a short distance--is like passing into the fields of Elysium. This was, at all events, the opinion of Stephen Welland; and Stephen must have been a good judge, for he tried the change frequently, being exceedingly fond of bicycling, and occasionally taking what he termed long spins on that remarkable instrument. One morning, early in the summer-time, young Welland, (he was only eighteen), mounted his iron horse in the neighbourhood of Kensington, and glided away at a leisurely pace through the crowded streets. Arrived in the suburbs of London he got up steam, to use his own phrase, and went at a rapid pace until he met a "chum," by appointment. This chum was also mounted on a bicycle, and was none other than our friend Samuel Twitter, Junior--known at home as Sammy, and by his companions as Sam. "Isn't it a glorious day, Sam?" said Welland as he rode up and sprang off his steed. "Magnificent!" answered his friend, also dismounting and shaking hands. "Why, Stephen, what an enormous machine you ride!" "Yes, it's pretty high--48 inches. My legs are long, you see. Well, where are we to run to-day?" "Wherever you like," said Sam, "only let it be a short run, not more than forty miles, for I've got an appointment this afternoon with my old dad which I can't get off." QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What was Welland's age? 2. What age is given for Welland? 3. How old does the text state that Welland was? Q2: 1. What was the height of Welland's horse? 2. How tall was the horse that Welland had? 3. How tall of a horse had Welland got? Q3: 1. Who was in Welland's company? 2. Who was Welland with? 3. What was the name of the person with Welland? Q4: 1. Did Sam ride a horse? 2. Was Sam mounted upon a horse? 3. Was it a horse that Sam was on? Q5: 1. What was Sam mounted upon? 2. What did Sam ride? 3. What was Sam using to get around? Q6: 1. What was another name for Sam? 2. What was Sam's nickname? 3. What other name did Sam go by? Q7: 1. What was Sam's official full name? 2. What did Sam officially go by? 3. What was Sam's real name? Q8: 1. Did Stephen like bikes? 2. Was Stephen a fan of bikes? 3. Did Stephen think bikes were nice? Q9: 1. Did Sam express his desire for a long ride? 2. Was Sam explicitly wanting a long ride? 3. Did Sam state that he wished to ride for a long time? Q10: 1. How many miles did Sam ride for? 2. How long was Sam's ride? 3. What distance did Sam wish to ride? Q11: 1. What time of year does the story take place in? 2. When in the year does the story happen? 3. What point in the year does the story take place in? Q12: 1. Did the events of the story occur at night? 2. Was the story taking place after dark? 3. Had night already fallen when the story started? Q13: 1. What neighborhood was the group in? 2. Where were Sam and Welland? 3. What was Sam and Welland's location, neighborhood wise? Q14: 1. What city is Kensington in? 2. What city is Kensington a neighborhood of? 3. What is the location of the neighborhood of Kensington? Q15: 1. Were there a lot of people in the streets? 2. Were the streets full of people? 3. Was it crowded outside? Q16: 1. What did Sam need to do later? 2. Where was Sam needed later on in the day? 3. What responsibility did Sam have at a later time? Q17: 1. What comparison was made with the country? 2. What did the country get contrasted with? 3. A comparison was made between the country and what? Q18: 1. What sort of day was it according to Sam? 2. What did Sam say that the day was like? 3. What was Sam's opinion of the day? Q19: 1. What was Stephen's opinion of the day? 2. How did Stephen feel about the day? 3. What did Stephen have to say about the day? Q20: 1. Was Stephen moving at a snails pace? 2. Was Stephen going quite slow? 3. Was Stephen's pace rather leisurely?

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CHAPTER XX Valentin de Bellegarde died, tranquilly, just as the cold, faint March dawn began to illumine the faces of the little knot of friends gathered about his bedside. An hour afterwards Newman left the inn and drove to Geneva; he was naturally unwilling to be present at the arrival of Madame de Bellegarde and her first-born. At Geneva, for the moment, he remained. He was like a man who has had a fall and wants to sit still and count his bruises. He instantly wrote to Madame de Cintre, relating to her the circumstances of her brother's death--with certain exceptions--and asking her what was the earliest moment at which he might hope that she would consent to see him. M. Ledoux had told him that he had reason to know that Valentin's will--Bellegarde had a great deal of elegant personal property to dispose of--contained a request that he should be buried near his father in the church-yard of Fleurieres, and Newman intended that the state of his own relations with the family should not deprive him of the satisfaction of helping to pay the last earthly honors to the best fellow in the world. He reflected that Valentin's friendship was older than Urbain's enmity, and that at a funeral it was easy to escape notice. Madame de Cintre's answer to his letter enabled him to time his arrival at Fleurieres. This answer was very brief; it ran as follows:-- "I thank you for your letter, and for your being with Valentin. It is a most inexpressible sorrow to me that I was not. To see you will be nothing but a distress to me; there is no need, therefore, to wait for what you call brighter days. It is all one now, and I shall have no brighter days. Come when you please; only notify me first. My brother is to be buried here on Friday, and my family is to remain here. C. de C." QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who was like a man that had had a fall? 2. Who resembled a man that had taken a tumble? 3. Who was similar to someone that had fallen down? Q2: 1. Who did Newman write to? 2. Who was the intended recipient of Newman's missive? 3. Who was Newman communicating with in writing? Q3: 1. What was the name of Valentin de Bellegarde's sister? 2. Who did Valentin de Bellegarde have for a sister? 3. Who was Valentin de Bellegarde's female sibling? Q4: 1. What did Newman speak of in his letter? 2. What did Newman's letter include? 3. What topics did Newman's missive touch upon? Q5: 1. What did Newman speak of in his letter, besides how Madame de Cintre's brother died? 2. What did Newman's letter include, other than the circumstances of Madame de Cintre's brother's death? 3. What topics did Newman's missive touch upon, other than the death?? Q6: 1. What did Newman want Madame de Cintre to come do? 2. What did Newman's missive request that Madame de Cintre come for? 3. For what reason did Newman's letter ask that Madamde de Cintre come? Q7: 1. What was the month of Valentin de Bellegarde's death? 2. In what month did Valentin de Bellegarde pass? 3. When did Madame de Cintre's brother pass away? Q8: 1. did Valentin de Bellegarde die peacefully? 2. Did the death of Valentin de Bellegarde happen in tranquility? 3. Was Valentin de Bellegarde's death a peaceful one? Q9: 1. Who was present at Valentin de Bellegarde's death? 2. Who was with Valentin de Bellegarde when he died? 3. Who was Valentin de Bellegarde surrounded by at the time of his passing? Q10: 1. Where did Newman travel to? 2. What city did Newman go to? 3. To which city did Newman travel? Q11: 1. When did Newman go to Geneva? 2. At what point did Newman travel to Geneva? 3. When did Newman set off for Geneva? Q12: 1. Who did Newman wish to avoid? 2. Who did Newman not want to see? 3. Who was Newman hoping he would evade? Q13: 1. What was it necessary for Valentin de Bellegarde to get rid of? 2. What did Valentin de Bellegarde need to rid himself of? 3. What was it necessary for Valentin de Bellegarde to no longer have in his possession? Q14: 1. Where was Valentin de Bellegarde going to be laid to rest? 2. In what location was Valentin de Bellegarde to be buried? 3. What was to be the site of Valentin de Bellegarde's burial? Q15: 1. Where was Valentin de Bellegarde's father buried? 2. What was the location of the grave of Valentin de Bellegarde's father? 3. In what location had Valentin de Bellegarde's father been laid to rest? Q16: 1. When did Madame de Cintre say her brother's burial would take place? 2. On what day was Valentin de Bellegarde to be buried, according to his sister? 3. What day did Valentin de Bellegarde's sister say he would be laid to rest on? Q17: 1. Would Madame de Cintre be delighted to see Newman? 2. Would seeing Newman bring relief to Madame de Cintre? 3. Was the prospect of seeing Newman a happy one for Madame de Cintre? Q18: 1. How did Madame de Cintre feel about seeing Newman? 2. What did Madame de Cintre have to say about the prospect of seeing Newman? 3. What would Madame de Cintre's emotions be upon seeing Newman? Q19: 1. What did Madame de Cintre have to say about brighter days? 2. What comment did Madame de Cintre make about brighter days? 3. What remark was made by Madame de Cintre concerning brighter days? Q20: 1. Should Newman notify Madame de Cintre of his arrival? 2. Should Newman let Madame de Cintre know when he arrives? 3. Should Madame de Cintre know ahead of time when Newman was to get to her?

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CHAPTER XXVII LOOKING FOR CLUES Having sent their message to the Fords, the two cadets turned in the direction where the farmer had said the constable lived. "I don't think old Plodders will be able to do a thing," said Jack. "He'll look wise and ask a lot of questions, and that's all." A block had been covered when they saw the farmer and the constable approaching. On his breast Jed Plodders had pinned a bright, silver star, and he carried a policeman's club in his hand. "There they are!" cried Isaac Fasick. "Is them the cadets?" queried the guardian of the peace. "That's two of 'em. The other two said they'd stay an' watch the house." "Stop!" cried the constable, and pointed his club at the cadets. "Are you Constable Plodders?" questioned Jack. "That's who I be," was the stern reply. "Now then, out with it, young fellers. You broke into Mr. Ford's house, didn't you? Now, don't try to fool me, fer it won't wash! You broke into the house, and Mr. Fasick ketched you at it, didn't he?" And the constable cast what was meant for an eagle eye on Jack and then on Fred. He had made up his mind that he would surprise both of the boys into a confession. The two cadets stared in wonder at the constable, and then a smile came into Jack's face. The situation was so ludicrous he felt like laughing. Jed Plodders saw the smile and frowned deeply. "This ain't no laughing matter, you scamp!" he bellowed. "You broke into the Ford house an' tried to steal the silverware! Now don't try to deny it, or it will be the wuss fer you! You done it now, didn't you?" And he pointed his club at first one cadet and then the other. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What was the destination to which the message was being sent? 2. Where was the message headed off to? 3. Where was the message going? Q2: 1. Where are the cadets going? 2. Where are the cadets headed? 3. What direction are the cadets travelling in? Q3: 1. How far did the cadets get before being discovered? 2. How far had the cadets travelled before they were found? 3. What distance had the cadets traveled before being discovered by the farmer and the constable? Q4: 1. Who was wearing a policeman's uniform? 2. Who was disguised as a policeman? 3. Who had put on the clothing of a policeman? Q5: 1. Is the constable trying to get the cadets to stop? 2. Does the constable make an attempt to stop the cadets? 3. Does the constable attempt to get the cadets to halt? Q6: 1. What accusation is made against the cadets? 2. What are the cadets accused of? 3. What are the cadets believed to have done? Q7: 1. Who caught the cadets? 2. Who were the cadets caught by? 3. What was the name of the man that caught the cadets red handed? Q8: 1. Who attempted to supress a laugh? 2. Who was trying not to chuckle? 3. Who felt like laughing and was trying not to? Q9: 1. What did the cadets attempt to take from Mr. Ford's? 2. What did the cadets break into Mr. Ford's to steal? 3. What were the cadets attempting to lift from Mr. Ford's? Q10: 1. What was the constable pointing at the cadets? 2. What did the constable point in the direction of the two cadets? 3. What weapon did the constable wield in the cadets' direction?

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CHAPTER XI A WORD OF WARNING "In the most unlikely places!" Duncombe murmured to himself as he bowed to the Frenchman, whose name his friend had mentioned. "I am very glad to meet you again, Monsieur le Baron!" he said, aloud. They were in the covered garden at the Ritz. Duncombe had accepted the pressing invitation of an old college friend, whom he had met on the boulevards to drop in and be introduced to his wife. And the third at the tea-table was Monsieur Louis, known in society apparently as Monsieur le Baron de Seurs. Lady Hadley, his friend's wife, smiled languidly upon them both. She was a frail pink and white little woman, with the reputation of a beauty to sustain, wherein lay her life's work. "You two know one another, of course!" she remarked. "Paris is no larger than London, after all." "Sir George and I have met once at least," the Baron said, smiling. "I am glad that he does me the honor of remembering the occasion." Duncombe felt himself no match for his companion with the foils. He let the conversation drift, and waited for his opportunity. Presently some more guests arrived, and Duncombe drew his host on one side. "Hadley," he said, "how long have you known the Baron?" "Met him at Dorset House about two years ago, I think," Hadley answered. "He was doing a round of country-houses. I'm not sure that he didn't stay at Sandringham. One of the real old French families, you know, De Seurs." QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who was Duncombe met with? 2. Whose acquaintance did Duncombe make? 3. Who was Duncombe presented to? Q2: 1. Who was the Frenchman? 2. What was the Frenchman's name? 3. What name did the Frenchman have? Q3: 1. Where were Duncombe and the Frenchman? 2. Where were Monsieur le Baron and Duncombe? 3. What was the location of Duncombe and Monsieur le Baron? Q4: 1. Where was the garden that Duncombe was in? 2. What was the location of the covered garden? 3. In what hotel could the covered garden be found? Q5: 1. Who did everyone receive an invitation from? 2. On whose invitation was everyone at the Ritz? 3. Who had brought everyone together? Q6: 1. Was the old college friend married? 2. Did the old college friend have a wife? 3. Was there someone that the old college friend was married to? Q7: 1. Who was the college friend's wife? 2. What was the name of the college friend's wife? 3. Who was married to the old college friend? Q8: 1. What was another name for Monsieur Louis? 2. What other name did Monsieur Louis have? 3. How else did people refer to Monsieur Louis? Q9: 1. What was Monsieur le Baron de Seurs's location? 2. Where was Monsieur le Baron de Seurs sitting? 3. In what location had Monsieur le Baron de Seurs sat down? Q10: 1. Who did Duncombe bring to the side? 2. Who did Duncombe have an aside with? 3. Who did Duncombe speak to in private? Q11: 1. Who was the host? 2. What was the name of the host? 3. Who was hosting the party? Q12: 1. Why did Duncombe pull Hadley aside? 2. For what reason did Duncombe pull Hadley to the side? 3. What was the reason that Duncombe spoke to Hadley in private? Q13: 1. How long had Hadley known the Baron? 2. For how long had Hadley and the Baron known each other? 3. How long ago did Hadley made the Baron's acquaintance? Q14: 1. Where had Hadley met the Baron? 2. What was the site of the first meeting between Hadley and the Baron? 3. In what location did Hadley make the acquaintance of the Baron?

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Physically, clothing serves many purposes: it can serve as protection from the elements, and can enhance safety during hazardous activities such as hiking and cooking. It protects the wearer from rough surfaces, rash-causing plants, insect bites, splinters, thorns and prickles by providing a barrier between the skin and the environment. Clothes can insulate against cold or hot conditions. Further, they can provide a hygienic barrier, keeping infectious and toxic materials away from the body. Clothing also provides protection from harmful UV radiation. There is no easy way to determine when clothing was first developed, but some information has been inferred by studying lice. The body louse specifically lives in clothing, and diverge from head lice about 107,000 years ago, suggesting that clothing existed at that time. Another theory is that modern humans are the only survivors of several species of primates who may have worn clothes and that clothing may have been used as long ago as 650 thousand years ago. Other louse-based estimates put the introduction of clothing at around 42,000–72,000 BP. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What is the purpose of clothing? 2. Why do humans wear clothes? 3. What does wearing clothes do for humans? Q2: 1. What purposes does wearing clothing serve? 2. What are some examples of why humans wear clothes? 3. What is achieved when humans wear clothing? Q3: 1. What does wearing clothes protect humans from? 2. What does clothing provide protection against? 3. What does putting on clothes shield us from? Q4: 1. What does wearing clothes protect humans from, besides the elements? 2. What does clothing provide protection against, in addition to the elements? 3. What does putting on clothes shield us from, other than the elements? Q5: 1. Through what mechanism does wearing clothes protect us? 2. How does wearing clothes keep us safe? 3. What are humans protected from when we wear clothes? Q6: 1. Are there other mammals that wear clothes today, besides humans? 2. Do other mammals besides humans today wear clothing? 3. Are there more mammals than just humans that clothe themselves? Q7: 1. For how long has the human race worn clothes? 2. How long has clothing been a part of the human race? 3. How long ago did people start wearing clothes? Q8: 1. What gives us an indication of when people started wearing clothes? 2. How do researchers know when people first put on clothes? 3. What helps researchers determine the origin of wearing clothing? Q9: 1. How do we know that clothing has been around for many years? 2. What is a specific indication of how long clothes have been around for? 3. What gives a precise measure of just how long humans have been wearing clothes? Q10: 1. Does wearing clothes provide sun protection? 2. Are humans kept safe from the sun by wearing clothing? 3. Can clothing oneself keep you safe from the sun?

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Something roared like thunder. The earth shook a little and we heard the rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire. "Father!" Hassan cried. We sprung to our feet and raced out of the living room. "Father! What's that sound? Hassan screamed, his hands outstretched toward Ali. Ali wrapped his arms around us. A white light flashed and lit the sky in silver. It flashed again and was followed by rapid sharp sounds of gunfire. "They're hunting ducks." Ali said in a hoarse voice. "They hunt ducks at night, you know." Don't be afraid. A siren went off in the distance. Somewhere glass broke and someone shouted. I heard people on the street, jolted from sleep and probably still in their pajamas, with ruffled hair and puffy eyes. Hassan was crying. Ali pulled him close, clutched him with tenderness. We stayed huddled that way until the early hours of the morning. The shootings and explosions had lasted less than an hour, but they had frightened us badly, because none of us had ever heard gunshots in the streets. They were foreign sounds to us then. The generation of Afghan children whose ears would know nothing but the sounds of bombs and gunfire was not yet born. Huddled together in the dining room and waiting for the sun to rise, none of us had any notion that a way of life had ended. The end came when Russian tanks were rolling into the very same streets where Hassan and I played, bringing the death of the Afghanistan I knew and marking the start of a still ongoing era of bloodletting. Just before sunrise, Baba's car peeled into the driveway. His door slammed shut and his running footsteps pounded the stairs. Then he appeared in the doorway and I saw something on his face. Something I didn't recognize right away because I'd never seen it before: fear. "Amir! Hassan!" He cried as he ran to us, opening his arms wide. "They blocked all the roads and the telephone didn't work. I was so worried!" We let him wrap us in his arms and, for a brief moment, I was glad about whatever had happened that night. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What emotion did Baba's face reveal? 2. What was seen on Baba's face? 3. What feeling did Baba's expression betray? Q2: 1. Who did I play with? 2. Who would play with me? 3. Who was my friend that I would play with? Q3: 1. Why did Hassan and I stop playing? 2. What made Hassan and I pause our playing? 3. Why did Hassan and me cease to play? Q4: 1. What brought an end to an era? 2. What made the era Hassan and I knew end definitively? 3. What closed a chapter in history? Q5: 1. 2. 3. Q6: 1. What came in rolling? 2. What rolled through the streets? 3. What moved through the streets on wheels? Q7: 1. Where were the Russian tanks? 2. Where could the Russian tanks be found? 3. What was the location of the Russian tanks? Q8: 1. What did the Russian tanks bring? 2. What was caused by the presence of the Russian tanks? 3. What came with the Russian tanks? Q9: 1. What did hunters look for? 2. What was the prey of hunters? 3. What animals got hunted? Q10: 1. When did the car arrive? 2. At what point in the day did the vehicle come? 3. When in the day did Baba's car arrive?

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The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income per capita indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. A country scores higher HDI when the life expectancy at birth is longer, the education period is longer, and the income per capita is higher. The HDI was developed by the Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq, often framed in terms of whether people are able to "be" and "do" desirable things in their life, and was published by the United Nations Development Programme. The 2010 Human Development Report introduced an Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI). While the simple HDI remains useful, it stated that "the IHDI is the actual level of human development (accounting for inequality)," and "the HDI can be viewed as an index of 'potential' human development (or the maximum IHDI that could be achieved if there were no inequality)." QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who was the creator of the HDI? 2. Who was responsible for generating the Human Development Index? 3. Who was the developer of the Human Development Index? Q2: 1. What does HDI stand for? 2. What is HDI short for? 3. What is meant by the acronym HDI? Q3: 1. What was one of the data points the Human Development Index looked at? 2. What was a criterium for the Human Development Index? 3. What was one thing the HDI examined? Q4: 1. What was one of the data points the Human Development Index looked at, in addition to life expectancy? 2. What was a criterium for the Human Development Index, besides life expectancy? 3. What was one thing the HDI examined, other than life expectancy? Q5: 1. Where there other data points the Human Development Index looked at, in addition to life expectancy and income per capita? 2. Did other criterium exist in the for the Human Development Index, besides life expectancy and income per capita? 3. Was there Something the HDI examined, other than life expectancy and income per capita? Q6: 1. What was one of the data points the Human Development Index looked at, in addition to life expectancy and income per capita? 2. What was a criterium for the Human Development Index, besides life expectancy and income per capita? 3. What was one thing the HDI examined, other than life expectancy and income per capita? Q7: 1. Is it better to have a high or low HDI score? 2. Is it preferable to score high or low on the Human Development Index? 3. Would you want to have a high or a low score on the Human Development Index? Q8: 1. How many levels does the Human Development Index have? 2. How many levels are there in the HDI? 3. What number of tiers has the Human Development Index got? Q9: 1. Did the Human Development Index focus on the undesirable? 2. Was the purpose of the HDI to focus on what was undesirable in life? 3. Was the Human Development Index framed in terms of that which was undesirable? Q10: 1. What did the Human Development Index describe? 2. What was described by the Human Development Index? 3. What was the HDI often framed in terms of? Q11: 1. Who published the Human Development Index? 2. Who was responsible for the publication of the HDI? 3. Who was the HDI's publisher? Q12: 1. What was published in 2010? 2. What was written in 2010? 3. In 2010, what was made public? Q13: 1. What did the Human Development Report present? 2. What was included in the Human Development Report? 3. What did the Human Development Report touch upon? Q14: 1. Why is Inequality-adjusted HDI better, according to the Human Development Report? 2. Why does the Human Development Report prefer Inequality-adjusted HDI? 3. What are the benefits of an Inequality-adjusted HDI, per the Human Development Report? Q15: 1. How can you get the highest score on the Inequality-adjusted HDI? 2. What would give somewhere an extremely IHDI score? 3. How could a country score highest according to the Inequality-adjusted HDI? Q16: 1. Does having a population that lives long help Inequality-adjusted HDI score? 2. Is a country's Inequality-adjusted HDI score higher when its people live longer? 3. Does a long living population give countries a boost in IHDI score? Q17: 1. What helps IHDI score, in addition to a long living population? 2. What gives a boost to a country's IHDI, other than a population that lives long? 3. How can a country make its Inequality-adjusted HDI go up, other than having long living residents? Q18: 1. What helps IHDI score, in addition to a long living population and long education period? 2. What gives a boost to a country's IHDI, other than a population that lives long and are educated? 3. How can a country make its Inequality-adjusted HDI go up, other than having long living residents and long education period? Q19: 1. How should the HDI be viewed, according to the Human Development Report? 2. Through what lens should the Human Development Index be viewed, in the eyes of the Human Development Report? 3. How does the Human Development Report say that the HDI should be seen? Q20: 1. How should the HDI be viewed, according to the Human Development Report, besides index of potential human development? 2. Through what lens should the Human Development Index be viewed, other than an index of potential human development,in the eyes of the Human Development Report? 3. How does the Human Development Report say that the HDI should be seen, in addition to an index of potential human development?

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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Earlier this week, the case of Hiroki Ando, the Japanese 11-year-old boy who was denied a heart transplant in Japan, highlighted the vast cultural divide in attitudes towards organ transplant and availability worldwide. Hiroki plays catch at the Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital. Hiroki had to travel to the U.S., where he is awaiting a heart, because Japan prohibits organ transplants involving children. His story highlights the wide range of policies around the world regarding organ donation. Watch Hiroki's trip to the U.S. » Organ donation has saved and improved countless lives. But medical advancements have led to a rise in demand for organs that is outpacing donation rates. Some countries, particularly Spain, have succeeded in raising the number of organ donors, but there is still much room for improvement, according to Leo Roels, managing director of the Donor Action Foundation. "What we see in our experience in so many countries is that there is still a lot of potential when it comes to identifying donors," he told CNN. The Donor Action Foundation is a non-profit group that helps hospitals implement programs designed to improve their donation rates. It's active in 17 countries worldwide. Looking at deceased donors per million population -- a commonly used benchmark -- rates vary widely around the world. Spain leads internationally with 34 deceased donors per million population, according to figures from the International Registry of Organ Donation and Transplantation. Australia, on the other hand, noticeably lags countries with comparable health care systems with just 12 deceased donors per million population. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What is Hiroki Ando's age? 2. State the age of Hiroki Ando. 3. Tell us how old Hiroki Ando is. Q2: 1. Where does Hiroki Ando come from? 2. What country is Hiroki Ando from? 3. What nation does Hiroki Ando hail from? Q3: 1. What country is Hiroki Ando visiting? 2. To which country is Hiroki Ando traveling? 3. Where is Hiroki Ando going? Q4: 1. Why is Hiroki Ando going to the United States? 2. What is the reason for Hiroki Ando's visit to the US? 3. For what purpose is Hiroki Ando travelling to the United States? Q5: 1. Hiroki Ando couldn't get a heart transplant in Japan? 2. Was Hiroki Ando unable to get a heart transplant in Japan? 3. Was a heart transplant not available for Hiroki Ando in Japan? Q6: 1. Who are heart transplants prohibited for in Japan? 2. Who is not allowed to have heart transplants in Japan? 3. Who does Japan not allow to have heart transplants? Q7: 1. Is it just heart transplants that are restricted for children in Japan? 2. Does Japan only ban children from heart transplants? 3. Is the heart the only organ that isn't allowed to be transplanted in children in Japan? Q8: 1. What is Leo Roels employed as? 2. How is Leo Roels employed? 3. What does Leo Roels do for a living? Q9: 1. Where does Leo Roels work? 2. Who is the employer of Leo Roels? 3. Where is Leo Roels employed? Q10: 1. Who does the Donor Action Foundation help? 2. Who is the Donor Action Foundation there to provide services to? 3. Who receives aid from the Donor Action Foundation? Q11: 1. What does the Donor Action Foundation help hospitals with? 2. What sort of aid do hospitals receive from the Donor Action Foundation? 3. What does the Donor Action Foundation do for hospitals? Q12: 1. What is the Donor Action Foundation trying to increase? 2. What does the Donor Action Foundation want to see an increase in? 3. What is the Donor Action Foundation trying to bump up? Q13: 1. What does the Donor Action Foundation want more donations of? 2. The Donor Action Foundation is attempting to increase donations of what? 3. What is the Donor Action Foundation trying to get more people to donate? Q14: 1. How many nations does the Donor Action Foundation partner with? 2. How many countries is the Donor Action Foundation working in? 3. In how many countries is the Donor Action Foundation active? Q15: 1. What country has the least amount of organ donors? 2. What is the country with the worst rate of organ donation? 3. Which nation has the smallest rate of organ donation? Q16: 1. What is Australia's donors per million rate? 2. How many organ donors does Australia have per million? 3. How many organ donors per million are there within Australia? Q17: 1. Who leads world organ donation rates? 2. What nation is the world leader in organ donations? 3. What country has the best rate of organ donation? Q18: 1. What is Spain's donors per million rate? 2. How many organ donors does Spain have per million? 3. How many organ donors per million are there within Spain? Q19: 1. What has led to a need for more organ donation? 2. Why are more organ donations needed now than before? 3. What has led to an increase in demand for organ donors? Q20: 1. Are organ donation rates keeping up with demand? 2. Has a rise in demand for organs led to a rise in organ donation? 3. Do organ donation rates match the rate of their demand?

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CHAPTER II A VISIT TO THE NAVY-YARD There was a rush of business at the news-stand between twelve and one o'clock, but shortly after one this died away, and inside of half an hour Phil Newell told Walter that they might be on their way--"If you are bound to enlist in Uncle Sam's service," he added. Walter made sure that the paper containing Job Dowling's permission for him to enter the navy was safe in his coat pocket, and then announced his readiness to depart. The owner of the stand called up Dan Brown and gave him a few directions, and in another minute Newell and Walter had boarded a Charlestown car and were off. "I haven't been over to the navy-yard for several years," remarked Phil Newell, as they rode along. "I used to know several of the boys that were there, but they've grown too old for the service. I reckon the yard is a busy place these days." And a busy place it proved to be as they turned into Chelsea Street, and moved along the solid granite wall which separates the yard from the public thoroughfare. From beyond came the creaking of hoists, and the ringing of countless hammers and anvils, for the government employees were hard at work, fitting out a warship or two and converting several private vessels into naval craft. "I don't know if I'm just right about this," went on Phil Newell, as they headed for one of the numerous buildings near the wall, after being passed by a guard. "It may be that they want to keep strangers out, now the war is on, and you'll have to go elsewhere to sign articles. But I know old Caleb Walton is here, and he'll tell me all he can, and set us straight." QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Did the newsstand have steady business the entire day? 2. Did the newsstand have a lot of customers constantly throughout the day? 3. Did people come to the newsstand in a steady stream throughout the whole day? Q2: 1. What was the newsstand's busiest time? 2. When did the newsstand have the most clients? 3. When did most people go to the newsstand? Q3: 1. Whose service was Walter enlisting in? 2. What service was Walter signing up to be in? 3. Whose organization was Walter joining? Q4: 1. What branch of the military was Walter joining? 2. Which part of the military was Walter enlisting in? 3. Which branch of Uncle Sam's service was Walter signing up for? Q5: 1. Who gave Walter permission to sign up for the navy? 2. Who gave Walter the go ahead to enlist in the navy? 3. Where did Walter get the authority to join the navy? Q6: 1. Where was Walter's permission slip? 2. Where did Walter place his permission slip? 3. What was the location of Walter's permission slip? Q7: 1. What was Walter's means of transportation? 2. How did Walter travel? 3. What did Walter use to get around? Q8: 1. Who did Walter travel with? 2. Who was Walter's travel companion? 3. Who did Walter ride in the car with? Q9: 1. What street were Walter and Phil Newell going to? 2. Which street were Walter and Phil Newell travelling to? 3. What street was the final destination of Walter and Phil Newell? Q10: 1. Had Phil Newell recently been to the navy yard? 2. Had Phil Newell traveled to the navy yard in recent past? 3. Was Phil Newell just at the navy yard? Q11: 1. How did Phil Newell figure that the navy yard functioned? 2. What did Phil Newell think the navy yard worked like? 3. How did the navy yard function, in Phil Newell's mind? Q12: 1. Was Phil Newell right about the functioning of the navy yard? 2. Did Phil Newell guess correctly about the navy yard worked? 3. Was Phil Newell's estimation regarding the navy yard a correct one? Q13: 1. What noise was present? 2. What sound was audible? 3. What noise could one hear? Q14: 1. What was being worked on at the navy yard? 2. What was being fitted out? 3. What was work being done on? Q15: 1. What were private vessels repurposed as? 2. What did private vessels get recycled as? 3. What use did private vessels serve in their second life? Q16: 1. Was Phil Newell wary upon arrival at the navy yard? 2. Did Phil Newell have doubts when he got to the navy yard? 3. Was Phil Newell filled with doubt once at the navy yard? Q17: 1. How would Walter have to proceed if Phil Newell backed out? 2. What would be a consequence for Walter of Phil Newell's doubt? 3. How would Phil Newell backing out affect Walter? Q18: 1. Did Phil Newell have a connection at the navy yard? 2. Did Phil Newell know who to talk to at the navy yard? 3. Was there someone Phil Newell knew would be good to speak with? Q19: 1. Who did Phil Newell know? 2. Who was Phil Newell's connection? 3. Who was a contact of Phil Newell's? Q20: 1. What created a barrier between the shipyard and the public? 2. How was the shipyard separated from the public? 3. How were the public kept out of the shipyard?

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(CNN) -- It's been more than three weeks since militants from the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group dragged 276 girls out of their beds at a boarding school in northern Nigeria, and still no one knows where the girls are. International assistance has begun to flow into Nigeria, whose president has vowed to end the terror threat plaguing his country. Here's what you need to know to get caught up: Where are the girls? It's anyone's guess. Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau, said in a video that he was going to sell them into slavery, but it's unknown whether he has. Pentagon spokesman U.S. Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby and other officials have said they believe the girls may have been separated into smaller groups, making the task of finding them inordinately more difficult. Gordon Brown, a former UK prime minister and the U.N.'s special envoy for global education, speculated that the girls may have been moved into neighboring countries. "The search must be in Niger, Cameroon and Chad, to see if we can find information," he said. What's being done to find them? Nigeria hasn't given a lot of information about its efforts other than to say that its soldiers have been out in the field, looking for the girls. Nigerian police offered a $310,000 reward, but there's no evidence that has turned up any leads. The United States and Britain have sent advisers to help the Nigerian government find the girls, stage rescue missions and help in the larger fight to defeat Boko Haram. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. When were the girls taken hostage by Boko Haram? 2. When did the girls get kidnapped by Boko Haram? 3. When did Boko Haram take a group of girls hostage? Q2: 1. Where did Boko Haram take their hostages? 2. What has Boko Haram done with its hostages? 3. Where are the girls that got kidnapped by Boko Haram? Q3: 1. Who is the leader of Boko Haram? 2. Who is Boko Haram's chief? 3. What's the name of Boko Haram's leader? Q4: 1. Who is looking for Boko Haram's kidnapping victims? 2. Who is trying to find the girls that Boko Haram kidnapped? 3. Who is attmepting to locate Boko Haram's hostages?

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American sign language has an interesting history. Although there have always been deaf individuals in America, the history really begins in 1817. Before 1817 deaf people communicated by using "home signs". Gestures were individually created and used within the home for simple communication. There were no schools or formal sign language training for the deaf. So, why was 1817 an important date? Well, the story begins with Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. Gallaudet met his neighbor's daughter Alice Cogswell. Alice was the young deaf daughter of Dr. Mason Cogswell from Hartford, Connecticut. Gallaudet began teaching Alice to read and write a few simple words. Excited by the success Dr. Cogswell encouraged Gallaudet to establish a school for the deaf. Cogswell raised the money and Gallaudet traveled to Britain to learn the methods used there. However, the schools refused to share their instructional techniques and methods. While in London, there happened to be a demonstration of the French method of deaf education. Britain was using an oral method of instruction; however, the French method used signs. Gallaudet was fascinated with the method and was able to meet with the instructor, Sicard, and his two deaf pupils, Jean Massieu and Laurent Clerc. Sicard agreed to teach Gallaudet his method and Gallaudet went to Paris to learn French signs. After a while, Gallaudet wished to return home and convinced Clerc to go with him and help him establish the school. The trip home was a 52-day voyage during which Clerc taught Gallaudet French signs and Gallaudet taught Clerc English. On April 15, 1817, Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet established what is currently known as the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut. The opening of the first school for the deaf can be viewed as one of the most important events in current deaf culture. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. When did American Sign Language begin? 2. What date marks the beginning of American Sign Language? 3. What year was a turning point for American sign language? Q2: 1. How did deaf Americans communicate before 1817? 2. How did deaf people in America communicate prior to 1817? 3. Before 1817, what was the primary method of communication among deaf Americans? Q3: 1. What were "home signs" exactly? 2. What was meant by "home signs"? 3. How could the former system of "home signs" be defined? Q4: 1. Why couldn't deaf people take classes to learn signs? 2. What was preventing deaf Americans from taking sign language classes? 3. Why didn't deaf people just take classes in signs before 1817? Q5: 1. What did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet do? 2. What was Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet's role before inventing sign language? 3. Before inventing sign language, what was Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet up to? Q6: 1. Did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet successfully teach Alice to read and write? 2. Did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet succeed in imparting knowledge on his neighbor's daughter? 3. Did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet manage to teach his deaf pupil to read and write? Q7: 1. What did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet do after working with Alice? 2. After he'd taught a deaf girl to read and write, what did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet do? 3. What was Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet next order of business after working with Alice? Q8: 1. What happened while Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was in Britain? 2. What occurred during Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet's trip to Britain? 3. What did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet come across while in Britain? Q9: 1. What method of communication did the British use for the deaf? 2. What method did deaf Britains use to communicate? 3. How did deaf people in Britain communicate? Q10: 1. How was the French method of communication different from the British one? 2. What made the French method distinct from the British one? 3. How did the French method of communication for the deaf differ from that of the Brits? Q11: 1. What did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet think of French sign language? 2. What was Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet's opinion of French sign language? 3. How did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet react to the French langauge of signs? Q12: 1. Who did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet meet in France? 2. Who did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet come across in France? 3. Whose acquaintance did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet make while in France? Q13: 1. Did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet meet someone other than Sicard in France? 2. Were there people other than Sicard that Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet came across in France? 3. Did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet people outside of just Sicard during his trip to France? Q14: 1. Who did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet meet in France, besides Sicard? 2. Who did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet come across in France, in addition to Sicard? 3. Whose acquaintance did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet make while in France, along with Sicard? Q15: 1. Were Jean Massieu and Laurent Clerc instructors like Sicard? 2. Did Jean Massieu and Laurent Clerc teach, as Sicard did? 3. Were Jean Massieu and Laurent Clerc employed as teachers? Q16: 1. Who were Jean Massieu and Laurent Clerc? 2. What was the relationship between Jean Massieu and Laurent Clerc and Sicard? 3. How were Jean Massieu and Laurent Clerc related to Sicard? Q17: 1. Did Sicard teach Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet his method? 2. Did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet learn the French method? 3. Was Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet able to learn the French method from Sicard? Q18: 1. Where did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet learn French sign language? 2. Where did Sicard teach Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet the French language of signs? 3. In what city did Sicard give Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet lessons in French sign language? Q19: 1. Did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet return to America after learning French sign language? 2. After he had learned the French language of signs, did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet go back to the US? 3. Did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet return to the United States after receiving lessons in French sign language? Q20: 1. How long was Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet voyage from France to the US? 2. How much time did it take Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet to get back to the US from Paris? 3. How many days did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet spend getting back to the United States from Paris? Q21: 1. Did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet ever start a school? 2. DId Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet end up founding a school? 3. Did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet create an education center? Q22: 1. When did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet create a school? 2. When was Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet's education center for the deaf established? 3. On what date was Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet's school established? Q23: 1. What was the location of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet's school for the deaf? 2. Where did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet establish his school? 3. Where was Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet's school for deaf people?

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CHAPTER XLII. GEORGE II. A.D. 1725--1760. The reign of George II. was a very warlike one. Indeed he was the last king of England who ever was personally in a battle; and, curiously enough, this battle--that of Fontenoy--was the last that a king of France also was present in. It was, however, not a very interesting battle; and it was not clear who really won it, nor are wars of this time very easy to understand. The battle of Fontenoy was fought in the course of a great war to decide who would be emperor of Germany, in which France and England took different sides; and this made Charles Edward Stuart, the eldest son of James, think it was a good moment for trying once again to get back the crown of his forefathers. He was a fine-looking young man, with winning manners, and a great deal more spirit than his father: and when he landed in Scotland with a very few followers, one Highland gentleman after another was so delighted with him that they all brought their clans to join him, and he was at the head of quite a large force, with which he took possession of the town of Edinburgh; but he never could take the castle. The English army was most of it away fighting in Germany, and the soldiers who met him at Prestonpans, close to Edinburgh, were not well managed, and were easily beaten by the Highlanders. Then he marched straight on into England: and there was great terror, for the Highlanders--with their plaids, long swords, and strange language--were thought to be all savage robbers, and the Londoners expected to have every house and shop ruined and themselves murdered: though on the whole the Highlanders behaved very well. They would probably have really entered London if they had gone on, and reached it before the army could come home, but they grew discontented and frightened at being so far away from their own hills; and at Derby. Charles Edward was obliged to let them turn back to Scotland. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. When was George II alive? 2. What was George II's lifespan? 3. From what year to what year was George II alive? Q2: 1. Was George II a member of the royal family? 2. Was George II considered royalty? 3. Would George II have been described as a royal? Q3: 1. What was George II's title? 2. What title did George II have? 3. What title was ascribed to George II? Q4: 1. What country did George II rule over? 2. Of which nation was George II the king? 3. What country had George II as king? Q5: 1. Did George II ever go to war? 2. Did George II ever fight in battle? 3. Was George II ever a combattant in a battle? Q6: 1. What battle did George II fight in? 2. During what conflict was George II a combattant? 3. When did George II fight while king? Q7: 1. What country was England pitted against in the battle of Fontenoy? 2. Who did the English fight against in the battle of Fontenoy? 3. Who were England's opponents during the battle of Fontenoy? Q8: 1. Did the English win the battle of Fontenoy? 2. Did England come out on top during the battle of Fontenoy? 3. Were the English declared the victors at the battle of Fontenoy? Q9: 1. Why were England and France fighting? 2. What was the reason for the battle of Fontenoy? 3. Why did the English and the French enter into conflict with each other? Q10: 1. What about the participants in the battle of Fontenoy unique? 2. What made the battle of Fontenoy peculiar regarding its participants? 3. What was out of the ordinary concerning those who participated in the battle of Fontenoy? Q11: 1. Who was in charge of the Scots during the battle of Fontenoy? 2. As the war and battle of Fontenoy raged, who was leading the Scots? 3. Who led the scots as a war went on between the British and French? Q12: 1. Who was the father of Charles Edward Stuart? 2. Who did Charles Edward Stuart have for a dad? 3. Who was Charles Edward Stuart the son of? Q13: 1. Was Charles Edward Stuart old? 2. Was Charles Edward Stuart elderly? 3. Had Charles Edward Stuart been alive for quite some time? Q14: 1. How did the Scots dress for battle? 2. What did the Highlanders wear to battle? 3. What did the Highlanders dress in when going to fight? Q15: 1. Where did the Highlanders go? 2. To what location did the Highlanders march? 3. What destination did the Highlanders take a hike to? Q16: 1. Did the Highlanders frighten the English? 2. Were English people afraid of the Highlanders? 3. Did the Highlanders scare people in England? Q17: 1. Why were the English scared of Highlanders? 2. What made the people of England so afraid of the Highlanders? 3. Why did the Highlanders so frighten the English? Q18: 1. How did the Highlanders act in reality? 2. What was an accurate description of the Highlanders behavior in England? 3. What did the Highlanders truly act like in England? Q19: 1. Did the Highlanders successfully conquer England? 2. Were the Highlanders successful in taking over England? 3. Did England cede to the Highlanders? Q20: 1. Why did the Highlanders fail to conquer England? 2. Why weren't the Highlanders able to take over England? 3. What prevented the Highlanders from conquering England?

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CHAPTER XXXVII: The Great Fight Down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage. He had understood the screaming of Sammy Jay. He knew that somewhere down there was the big stranger he had been looking for. The big stranger had understood Sammy's screaming quite as well as Lightfoot. He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a coward and forever disgrace himself in the eyes of Miss Daintyfoot, for that was the name of the beautiful stranger he had been seeking. He MUST fight. There was no way out of it, he MUST fight. The hair on the back of his neck stood up with anger just as did the hair on the neck of Lightfoot. His eyes also blazed. He bounded out into a little open place by the pond of Paddy the Beaver and there he waited. Meanwhile Sammy Jay was flying about in the greatest excitement, screaming at the top of his lungs, "A fight! A fight! A fight!" Blacky the Crow, over in another part of the Green Forest, heard him and took up the cry and at once hurried over to Paddy's pond. Everybody who was near enough hurried there. Bobby Coon and Unc' Billy Possum climbed trees from which they could see and at the same time be safe. Billy Mink hurried to a safe place on the dam of Paddy the Beaver. Paddy himself climbed up on the roof of his house out in the pond. Peter Rabbit and Jumper the Hare, who happened to be not far away, hurried over where they could peep out from under some young hemlock-trees. Buster Bear shuffled down the hill and watched from the other side of the pond. Reddy and Granny Fox were both there. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What is the chapter's title? 2. What name does this chapter have? 3. What did the author call this chapter? Q2: 1. Who screamed at the top of their lungs? 2. Who yelled? 3. Who cried out? Q3: 1. Who heard Sammy Jay yelling? 2. Who was Sammy Jay's cry heard by? 3. Who listened to Sammy Jay's scream? Q4: 1. Was Paddy the Beaver angry? 2. Was Paddy the Beaver enraged? 3. Was Paddy the Beaver in a terrible mood? Q5: 1. Who understood Sammy's screaming besides Lightfoot? 2. Who other than Lightfoot was capable of interpreting Sammy's scream? 3. To whom were Sammy's cries comprehensible other than Lightfoot? Q6: 1. What was Paddy the Beaver's reason for not running away? 2. Why didn't Paddy the Beaver scurry off? 3. Why did Paddy the Beaver stay? Q7: 1. Would it disgrace Paddy the Beaver to run away? 2. Would Paddy the Beaver be disgraced if he ran away? 3. Would it ruin Paddy the Beaver's reputation if he ran off? Q8: 1. Who would think less of Paddy the Beaver if he ran away? 2. Who would Paddy the Beaver were he to run off? 3. Whose judgment would Paddy the Beaver face if he ran off? Q9: 1. Was Paddy the Beaver angry? 2. Was Paddy the Beaver enraged? 3. Was Paddy the Beaver's mood terrible? Q10: 1. How could you tell that Paddy the Beaver was angry? 2. What made it clear that Paddy the Beaver was upset? 3. What was a telltale sign of Paddy the Beaver's rage? Q11: 1. Was Paddy the Beaver as angry as Lightfoot? 2. Were Paddy the Beaver and Lightfoot at the same levels of anger? 3. Did Paddy the Beaver have the same level of rage as Lightfoot? Q12: 1. Where did Paddy the Beaver wait? 2. In what location was Paddy the Beaver waiting? 3. Q13: 1. Who did Paddy the Beaver wait for? 2. Who was Paddy the Beaver waiting on? 3. Who was set to meet Paddy the Beaver? Q14: 1. What was Sammy Jay shouting? 2. What was Sammy Jay screeching out? 3. What phrase was Sammy Jay yelling? Q15: 1. Who heard Sammy Jay first? 2. Who was the first to hear Sammy Jay? 3. Who heard Sammy jay before all the others did? Q16: 1. Where did Blacky the Crow go in a hurry? 2. To what location did Blacky the Crow scurry off? 3. Where did Blacky the Crow try to get to quickly?

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Jason lay in his bed after a night of no sleep. He was too excited for today. There was a football game that he was going to play with his friends. It would be him, Jack, James, and John competing with David, Ruth, Parsons, and Mike. David, Rush, Parsons, and Mike were much bigger than them, and were big bullies at school. When Jason got up, he had the choice to eat cereal, candy, chocolate milk, or pizza. He chose to eat cereal because he thought that eating something good for you would make him play better. They were going to play at the school, but the school was closed. They then went to the park, and got their teams set up. Jason's team got the ball first and they scored! David's team got the ball next, but they also scored. Unfortunately, it started raining. Everyone was getting wet, and people were starting to get angry. A fight soon broke out, and they all started fighting with each other. Eventually, Jason yelled for everyone to stop. They all stopped and chose to eat pizza together and forgive each other. Jason then went home bruised and dirty, and his parents grounded him for getting into a fight. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What was Jason's location? 2. Where could Jason be found? 3. Where was Jason located? Q2: 1. When was Jason in his bed? 2. When could Jason be found in his bed? 3. At what point was Jason in his bed? Q3: 1. How was Jason feeling? 2. What did Jason feel like? 3. What emotions did Jason have? Q4: 1. What day was Jason excited for? 2. What time was Jason anxious for? 3. Which day did Jason feel excitement towards? Q5: 1. What made Jason look forward to today? 2. For what reason did today fill Jason with excitement? 3. Why was Jason excited about today? Q6: 1. Who did Jason have a football game with? 2. Who was participating in the football game alongside Jason? 3. Who was Jason set to play football with? Q7: 1. How many friends would be in Jason's football game? 2. What number of friends was Jason set to play football with? 3. How many friends was Jason going to have a game of football with? Q8: 1. How many friends did Jason have that were bigger than him? 2. How many of Jason's friends were larger than him? 3. What was the number of Jason's buddies that were larger than he was? Q9: 1. What were the names of Jason's buddies that were larger than he? 2. Which of Jason's friends were bigger than him? 3. What friends of Jason's were bigger in size than he was? Q10: 1. How many things were there for Jason to choose from for breakfast? 2. How many different breakfast options did Jason have? 3. What was the number of breakfast foods that Jason had to choose from? Q11: 1. Which breakfast food did Jason choose? 2. What did Jason decide to eat for breakfast? 3. What did Jason select as his morning meal? Q12: 1. Why did Jason have cereal for breakfast? 2. Why was cereal the breakfast food that Jason chose? 3. For what reason did Jason opt for cereal in the morning? Q13: 1. Where did Jason and his friends go to play? 2. What was the site of the football game? 3. Where was the game of football set to take place? Q14: 1. Did the kids end up playing at the school? 2. Was the school ultimately used as the site of the football game? 3. Did Jason and his friends have their game of football at school? Q15: 1. For what reason did the game not take place at the school? 2. Why wasn't the school used as the site of the football game? 3. What kept Jason and his friends from playing football at the school? Q16: 1. Where did Jason and his friends try to have a football game after they went to the school? 2. After the school was a bust, where did Jason and his friends go next? 3. Where did the boys head after leaving the school? Q17: 1. Did the kids end up playing at the park? 2. Was the park ultimately used as the site of the football game? 3. Did Jason and his friends have their game of football at park? Q18: 1. Who was the first to get the ball? 2. Which team had the ball first? 3. Into whose hands did the ball go first? Q19: 1. What happened when Jason's team got the ball first? 2. What was the result of the ball coming into the possession of Jason's team? 3. What did Jason's team do with the ball? Q20: 1. Who got the ball after Jason's team? 2. Which team was second to have the ball? 3. What team had the ball second?

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"He never asked nor accepted any reward, because he was good and simple and did not think that one did good for a reward." (Primo Levi, If This Is A Man) Gino Bartali wanted to keep it to himself. How could a man, so famous and so revered, keep it a secret for so long? "Good is something you do, not something you talk about," Bartali once explained. "Some medals are pinned to your soul, not to your jacket." He was Italy's very own version of Babe Ruth -- a man whose personality, character and success transcended sport. In the 1930s, Bartali, a son of Tuscany, was one of the leading cyclists in the world, a man admired by all. He had won three Giro d'Italia titles -- one of the three major European cycling events -- in addition to his triumph at the 1938 Tour de France and was very much the country's poster boy. And yet for a man who lived in his life in the full glare of the public, a new film, My Italian Secret reveals a very different side to Bartali's remarkable life. Directed by Oren Jacoby, the film shows how Bartali was part of a secret Italian resistance movement which helped hide the country's Jews during the Nazi invasion of 1943. Using the handlebars on his bike to hide counterfeit identity papers, Bartali would ride to Jews in hiding and deliver their exit visas which allowed them to escape transportation to the death camps -- he is credited with saving the lives of 800 people. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who opted not to reveal a secret? 2. Who had a secret that he did not tell? 3. Who had hidden information? Q2: 1. What was Gino Bartali's secret? 2. What information did Gino Bartali choose not to reveal? 3. What info did Gino Bartali keep to himself? Q3: 1. When was Gino Bartali a member of the secret Italian resistance? 2. When did Gino Bartali take part in the Italian resistance? 3. In what year was Gino Bartali a member of the Italian Resistance? Q4: 1. What was happening in 1943? 2. What took place as Gino Bartali joined the Italian resistance? 3. What was going on in the world in 1943? Q5: 1. Who received aid from Gino Bartali? 2. Who did Gino Bartali help? 3. To whom did Gino Bartali lend a hand? Q6: 1. What is the firm called? 2. What is the movie's title? 3. What title was given to the movie about Gino Bartali? Q7: 1. Who directed the film about Gino Bartali? 2. Who was the director of the movie about Gino Bartali? 3. Who directed My Italian Secret? Q8: 1. Where did Gino Bartali come from? 2. What was Gino Bartali's birthplace? 3. Where was Gino Bartali born? Q9: 1. Was Gino Bartali universally admired? 2. Did everybody look up to Gino Bartali? 3. Did Gino Bartali have nothing but admirers? Q10: 1. What sport did Gino Bartali compete in? 2. What was Gino Bartali's sport? 3. What form of exercise did Gino Bartali compete in? Q11: 1. Was Gino Bartali a tour de France victor? 2. Did Gino Bartali win the Tour de France? 3. Had Gino Bartali been the champion at the Tour de France? Q12: 1. How many times did Gino Bartali win the Tour de France? 2. What was the number of times that Gino Bartali came out on top in the Tour de France? 3. How many times was Gino Bartali the victor at the Tour de France? Q13: 1. What did Gino Bartali deliver? 2. What was Gino Bartali a delivery man for? 3. What did Gino Bartali deal in? Q14: 1. Where did Gino Bartali hide counterfeit identity papers? 2. In what secret location did Gino Bartali keep counterfeit identity papers? 3. Where did Gino Bartali keep fake identity documents hidden? Q15: 1. How many people did Gino Bartali save? 2. What was the number of people who were saved by Gino Bartali? 3. How many lives did Gino Bartali help save?

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CHAPTER II--NIGHT IN THE PARK Although with her infallible instinct Mrs. Small had said the very thing to make her guest 'more intriguee than ever,' it is difficult to see how else she could truthfully have spoken. It was not a subject which the Forsytes could talk about even among themselves--to use the word Soames had invented to characterize to himself the situation, it was 'subterranean.' Yet, within a week of Mrs. MacAnder's encounter in Richmond Park, to all of them--save Timothy, from whom it was carefully kept--to James on his domestic beat from the Poultry to Park Lane, to George the wild one, on his daily adventure from the bow window at the Haversnake to the billiard room at the 'Red Pottle,' was it known that 'those two' had gone to extremes. George (it was he who invented many of those striking expressions still current in fashionable circles) voiced the sentiment more accurately than any one when he said to his brother Eustace that 'the Buccaneer' was 'going it'; he expected Soames was about 'fed up.' It was felt that he must be, and yet, what could be done? He ought perhaps to take steps; but to take steps would be deplorable. Without an open scandal which they could not see their way to recommending, it was difficult to see what steps could be taken. In this impasse, the only thing was to say nothing to Soames, and nothing to each other; in fact, to pass it over. By displaying towards Irene a dignified coldness, some impression might be made upon her; but she was seldom now to be seen, and there seemed a slight difficulty in seeking her out on purpose to show her coldness. Sometimes in the privacy of his bedroom James would reveal to Emily the real suffering that his son's misfortune caused him. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who invented a lot of the striking expressions? 2. Who was to thank for the creation of many striking expressions? 3. Who thought up a lot of the striking expressions? Q2: 1. Was George a brother? 2. Did George have a sibling? 3. Did George have a brother or sister? Q3: 1. Was George's sibling a brother or a sister? 2. Did George have a brother or a sister? 3. Had George got a brother or a sister for a sibling? Q4: 1. Who was George's brother? 2. What was the name of George's brother? 3. Who did Goerge have for a brother? Q5: 1. Whose words got the guests 'more intreguee than ever'? 2. By whom did the guests become 'more intreguee than ever'? 3. Who put the guests in a state of being 'more intreguee than ever'? Q6: 1. What word was invented by Soames to describe the situation? 2. What term did Soames come up with to characterize what was going on? 3. Soames' new word for the situation was what? Q7: 1. What was the location of the billiard room? 2. Where could the billard room be found? 3. Where was the billard room located? Q8: 1. Who was out of control? 2. Who was known to get wild? 3. Who had a crazy temperament? Q9: 1. What did George say the Buccanneer was doing? 2. According to George, what was the Buccanneer up to? 3. What did George claim the Buccanneer was doing? Q10: 1. What did George think Soames state was? 2. In what state did George believe Soames to be? 3. What description did George give of Soames? Q11: 1. What was terrible? 2. What would be just awful? 3. What wouldn't be desireable at all? Q12: 1. Was a plan easy to figure out? 2. Was it clear which steps were necessary to take? 3. Was the best plan of action obvious? Q13: 1. What did Soames need to hear? 2. What should Soames be told? 3. What words should be said to Soames? Q14: 1. Who gave off an air of coldness? 2. Who appeared to have a cold temperament? 3. Who did not give off very warm vibes? Q15: 1. Why may Irene have been cold? 2. What may have been the source of Irene's cold air? 3. What might have been the reason for Irene's lack of warmth? Q16: 1. Who did James have conversations with from time to time in his room? 2. When in his bedroom, who would James sometimes converse with? 3. Who was James's occasionnal conversation partner in his room? Q17: 1. What would James and Emily talk about? 2. What would be James and Emily's topics of conversation? 3. Which subjects would James and Emily's conversations touch on? Q18: 1. Whose instincts were never wrong? 2. Whose intuition was infallible? 3. Who had instincts that never failed them? Q19: 1. Who was not even able to broach the topic amongst themselves? 2. Who struggled to talk about the subject even when only amongst themselves? 3. Who thought it best to avoid the subject even in closed quarters? Q20: 1. Where did Mrs. MacAnder have an encounter? 2. Where did something happen to Mrs. MacAnder? 3. What was the site of the encounter Mrs. MacAnder had?

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CHAPTER XXII THE FIGHT WITH THE BUCK "Look out!" These were the only words Henry had time to utter and as they left his lips he leaped to one side as swiftly as possible. Hardly knowing what Henry meant, Dave and Barringford stood their ground, looking first one way and then another. On the instant the big buck came forward. His rush was aimed at Henry, but missing that youth, he went onward with a wild plunge, directly between Dave and Barringford. "A buck!" yelled the frontiersman. "Back out, Dave, an' be quick about it!" He himself started on a run, reloading his rifle as he went. Dave wanted to do as bidden, but he had been so surprised that before he could turn his heel caught on a rock and down he went flat on his back. His gun struck on the trigger and went off, the charge tearing over the top of the cave into the tree branches beyond. Dave was now helpless and if the truth must be told the fall had more than half dazed him, for his head came down on a spot that was far from soft and comfortable. More than this, with an empty gun he could do but little to defend himself. The big buck had now come to a halt and turned around. He stood as if uncertain whether to renew the attack or take to his heels. Then he gazed at his mate and a strange red light shone in his angry eyes. He was "blood struck," as old hunters call it, and drawing in a sharp, hissing breath, he leaped forward once again, straight for Dave, who was now trying to rise. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Did Henry alert someone to a danger? 2. Did someone learn of danger from Henry? 3. Did Henry let somebody know about something dangerous? Q2: 1. Who did Henry warn about the danger? 2. Who was told of something dangerous by Henry? 3. Who did Henry alert to an unsafe situation? Q3: 1. What did Henry do after he'd issued his warning? 2. Once Henry had given his warning, what did he do next? 3. What was Henry's next plan of action after sending out his alert? Q4: 1. Was Henry's warning understandable to Dave and Barringford? 2. Did Dave and Barringford understand Henry's alert? 3. Did Dave and Barringford get what Henry meant when he cried out? Q5: 1. Did Dave and Barringford opt not to move? 2. Did Dave and Barringford stand their ground? 3. Were Dave and Barringford unmoved? Q6: 1. Did Dave and Barringford look around? 2. Did Dave and Barringford take a look at their surroundings? 3. Did Dave and Barringford survey the area around them? Q7: 1. What came forward? 2. What appeared suddenly? 3. What did the group spot all of the sudden? Q8: 1. Who was the buck targeting? 2. Who did the buck have its sights on? 3. Who was the buck aiming itself at? Q9: 1. Did the buck hit Henry? 2. Was Henry struck by the buck? 3. Did the buck ram into Henry? Q10: 1. What did the buck do after missing Henry? 2. What happened instead of the buck hitting Henry? 3. How did the buck act after it missed Henry? Q11: 1. What did the buck do after it stopped charging? 2. What did the buck do once it was done running? 3. After the buck charged, how did it act? Q12: 1. Did the buck seem confused? 2. Was the buck perplexed? 3. Did the male deer have an uncertain air? Q13: 1. Who did the buck set its sights on? 2. Who did the buck look at? 3. Who did the buck have in its purview? Q14: 1. Who did the buck target second? 2. Whose direction did the buck charge in second? 3. Who did the buck leap towards second? Q15: 1. Who asked Dave to be quick? 2. Who instructed Dave to hurry up? 3. Who told Dave to get out in a hurry? Q16: 1. Was the frontiersman's gun out of bullets? 2. Did the frontiersman need ot reload his gun? 3. Was the weapon of the frontiersman in need of more bullets? Q17: 1. What caused Dave to stumble? 2. What did Dave trip on? 3. What made Dave lose his balance? Q18: 1. Did Dave fall? 2. Did Dave take a tumble? 3. Did Dave's stumble take him all the way to the ground? Q19: 1. Did Dave accidentally fire his gun? 2. Did Dave's gun go off on accident? 3. Did Dave shoot his gun, though not on purpose? Q20: 1. What caused Dave to become dizzy? 2. What made Dave dizzy? 3. What gave Dave the spins?

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The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and commonly known as Beijing 2008, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from 7 to 24 August 2008. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 28 sports and 302 events (a total of one event more than the schedule of the 2004 Games). China became the 22nd nation to host the Olympic Games and the 18th to hold a Summer Olympic Games. It was the third time that the Summer Olympic Games were held in East Asia and Asia, after Tokyo, Japan, in 1964 and Seoul, South Korea, in 1988. The Games were the most watched Olympics in history, attracting 4.7 billion viewers worldwide and landed on Guinness World Records. The event was also the most expensive Summer Olympic Games ever held, reaching a total cost of US$40 billion, and among the most successful. The equestrian events were held in Hong Kong, making it the third time the events of the same Olympics were held under the jurisdiction of two different NOCs, while sailing was contested in Qingdao, and football events took place in several different cities. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. When did the Summer Olympics take place? 2. In what year did the Summer Olympics happen? 3. What was the year when this iteration of the Summer Olympics was held? Q2: 1. When did the 2008 Summer Olympics start? 2. What was the start date of the 2008 Summer Olympics? 3. On what precise date did the 2008 Summer Olympics begin? Q3: 1. When did the 2008 Summer Olympics end? 2. What was the end date of the 2008 Summer Olympics? 3. On what precise date did the 2008 Summer Olympics end? Q4: 1. What country hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics? 2. Where did the 2008 Summer Olympics take place? 3. What nation held the 2008 Summer Olympics? Q5: 1. What city were the 2008 Summer Olympics held in? 2. In which Chinese city did the 2008 Summer Olympics take place? 3. What city in China hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics? Q6: 1. How many athletes competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics? 2. How many competitors were there in the 2008 Summer Olympics? 3. What was the number of athletes represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics? Q7: 1. How many sports did the 2008 Summer Olympics feature? 2. What number of sports did athletes compete in at the 2008 Summer Olympics? 3. How many sports were represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics? Q8: 1. How many different events did the 2008 Summer Olympics feature? 2. What was the number of events at the 2008 Summer Olympics? 3. How many events took place at the 2008 Summer Olympics? Q9: 1. Were there more events at the 2008 Summer Olympics than in 2004? 2. Did the 2008 Summer Olympics host more events than in 2004? 3. Did the 2004 Olympic Games have less events than the 2008 Summer Olympics? Q10: 1. Had the Summer Olympics already been held in Asia? 2. Had an Asian country already hosted the Summer Olympics? 3. Prior to 2008, were there any Summer Olympic Games that took place in Asia? Q11: 1. What Asian countries had hosted the Summer Olympics prior to 2008? 2. Where in Asia had the summer olympics taken place before 2008? 3. What countries in Asia had already held the Summer Olympics prior to 2008? Q12: 1. How many games had been hosted in asia prior to 2008? 2. How many Asian countries had hosted the Summer Olympics, before to 2008? 3. Prior to the 2008 games, how many times had an Asian country hosted the Summer Olympics? Q13: 1. Where in Asia had the Summer Olympics been held, besides China? 2. What Asian nations, in addition to China have hosted the summer Olympics? 3. What are the Asian countries other than China that have also been host of a Summer Olympics? Q14: 1. Were some of the 2008 Summer Olympics events held outside of Beijing? 2. Did any of the events of the 2008 Summer Olympics not take place in Beijing? 3. Were there events at the 2008 Summer Olympics that were not held in Beijing? Q15: 1. Were was the equestrian event of the 2008 Summer Olympics held? 2. Who hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics's equestrian event? 3. Where did equestrians compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics? Q16: 1. Was the Hong Kong event under the same NOC as Beijing? 2. Did the equestrian event have the same NOC as the Beijing events? 3. Q17: 1. Was the 2008 Summer Olympics run on a tight budget? 2. Was the budget for the 2008 Summer Olympics quite small? 3. Did the organizers of the 2008 Summer Olympics not have a lot of money to work with? Q18: 1. What secured the 2008 Summer Olympics a spot in the Guiness Book of World Records? 2. What world record was set by the 2008 Summer Olympics? 3. What got the 2008 Summer Olympics featured in the Guiness Book of World Records? Q19: 1. How many people tuned in to the 2008 Summer Olympics? 2. How many people viewed the 2008 Summer Olympics? 3. What was the total number of viewers of the 2008 Summer Olympics? Q20: 1. How much did the 2008 Summer Olympics cost in the end? 2. What were the final expenses of the 2008 Summer Olympics? 3. What was the final cost of the 2008 Summer Olympics?

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Christine and Elena grew up in the same suburb of Sydney and first met at kindergarten. They took to each other immediately and became inseparable friends throughout their school lives. Elena's parents had moved from Greece to Australia, and her grandparents still lived on the small Greek island of Santorini, When she was 16, Elena visited her grandparents for the first time. On returning to Australia, she talked endlessly about her grandmother's next-door neighbor, Mara. When Christine expressed puzzlement at Elena's obsession with people next door, Elena admitted that Maria had a handsome son called Nicos. She showed Christine a photo of him, standing next to his prize possession, a motorbike. Elena and Nicos exchanged emails for a while, but suddenly Nicos stopped writing. While not heartbroken, Elena was nevertheless hurt. A year later, when Christine announced that she was going to visit Greece, Elena begged her to visit Santorini and say hello to Maria and Nicos. Christine agreed to do so. When she flew into Athens on an unseasonably cold day in September, she quickly realized that she hadn't brought enough warm clothes. Walking through the streets of the Greek capital, she happened to see a nice coat in a shop window and went in to ask about the price. The coat was too expensive, but as Christine was about to leave the shop, the woman asked her where she was from. When Christine answered Australia, the woman agreed to reduce the price because she knew a nice girl from Australia called Elena. Christine then noticed a photo of a young man standing next to a motorbike. Her eyes opened wide with astonishment. It was Nicos! Indeed the young man was Nicos, and the woman in the shop was Maria. She had come to Athens from Santorini to look after the shop for a friend. Sadly, the story has a tragic ending. Nicos had been killed in a motorcycle accident. "I wanted to tell Elena," said Maria. "But I didn't know how. Now that I have met you, I know that it's time to tell her." QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who lost their life in a motorcycle accident? 2. Whose life was cut short by a motorcycle accident? 3. Who died as a result of a malfunction with their motorcycle? Q2: 1. Who was Nicos' mother? 2. Who was Nicos the son of? 3. Who did Nicos have as a parent? Q3: 1. What was Nicos' prized possession? 2. Which of his possessions did Nicos value the most? 3. Which thing of his was most precious to Nicos? Q4: 1. What was the location of Christine and Elena's first meet up? 2. In what location did Christine and Elena meet for the first time? 3. Where were Christine and Elena when they met for the first time? Q5: 1. What city did Christine and Elena meet in? 2. In what city did Christine and Elena attend kindergarten? 3. Where was the kindergarten that Christine and Elena met at? Q6: 1. What was interesting about the next door neighbors to Elena? 2. What about her neighbors peaked Elena's curiosity? 3. What had Elena so interested in the people that lived next door? Q7: 1. What country did Elena's family come from? 2. What was the country of origin of Elena's family? 3. From what nation did Elena's fmaily hail? Q8: 1. What family member of Elena's was still in Greece? 2. Who did Elena have that was still back in Greece? 3. Who in Elena's family remained in Greece? Q9: 1. What island did Elena's grandparents live on? 2. Which Greek island did Elena's grandparents have a home on? 3. What island did Elena's grandparents called home? Q10: 1. How old was Elena when she went to Santorini? 2. Upon visiting Santorini, how old was Elena? 3. What was Elena's age when she first went to Santorini? Q11: 1. Was her visit at 16 Elena's first to Santorini? 2. Did Elena go to Santorini for the first time at the age of 16? 3. Was Elena sixteen years old when she first went to Santorini? Q12: 1. What did Elena and Nicos do to remain in touch? 2. How were Elena and Nicos able to stay in touch after she left Santorini? 3. How did Elena and Nicos communicate after she left the island? Q13: 1. Who stopped communicating, Elena or Nicos? 2. Did Elena or Nicos cut off contact? 3. Was it Elena or Nicos that quit contacting the other? Q14: 1. 2. 3. Q15: 1. What was Christine going to purchase? 2. What purchase was Christine thinking about making? 3. What did Christine consider buying? Q16: 1. Could Christine afford the coat? 2. Did Christine have the money to pay for a coat? 3. Was the coat within Christine's budget? Q17: 1. Why did the vendor give Christine a discount? 2. Why did the shopkeeper let Christine buy the coat for less money? 3. For what reason did the shopkeeper let Christine have a discount on the coat? Q18: 1. What was the shopkeeper's name? 2. Who sold the coat to Christine? 3. Who did Christine purchase the coat from? Q19: 1. Where had Maria moved from? 2. Where did Maria come from? 3. What was Maria's home base? Q20: 1. Had Maria explained to Elena why Nicos stopped writing? 2. Did Maria let Elena know why Nicos cut off contact? 3. Had Maria informed Elena of the real reason she no longer received communications from Nicos?

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CHAPTER FORTY-SIX IN WHICH MISS PECKSNIFF MAKES LOVE, MR JONAS MAKES WRATH, MRS GAMP MAKES TEA, AND MR CHUFFEY MAKES BUSINESS On the next day's official duties coming to a close, Tom hurried home without losing any time by the way; and after dinner and a short rest sallied out again, accompanied by Ruth, to pay his projected visit to Todgers's. Tom took Ruth with him, not only because it was a great pleasure to him to have her for his companion whenever he could, but because he wished her to cherish and comfort poor Merry; which she, for her own part (having heard the wretched history of that young wife from Tom), was all eagerness to do. 'She was so glad to see me,' said Tom, 'that I am sure she will be glad to see you. Your sympathy is certain to be much more delicate and acceptable than mine.' 'I am very far from being certain of that, Tom,' she replied; 'and indeed you do yourself an injustice. Indeed you do. But I hope she may like me, Tom.' 'Oh, she is sure to do that!' cried Tom, confidently. 'What a number of friends I should have, if everybody was of your way of thinking. Shouldn't I, Tom, dear?' said his little sister pinching him upon the cheek. Tom laughed, and said that with reference to this particular case he had no doubt at all of finding a disciple in Merry. 'For you women,' said Tom, 'you women, my dear, are so kind, and in your kindness have such nice perception; you know so well how to be affectionate and full of solicitude without appearing to be; your gentleness of feeling is like your touch so light and easy, that the one enables you to deal with wounds of the mind as tenderly as the other enables you to deal with wounds of the body. You are such--' QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who rushed back home? 2. Who hurried back to his house? 3. Who returned quickly back home? Q2: 1. Did Tom stay at home all night? 2. Did Tom spend his whole evening at home? 3. Was all of Tom's evening spent at his hous? Q3: 1. What did Tom do prior to leaving his house? 2. What were Tom's household activities before leaving for a second time? 3. What did Tom do before he left home a second time? Q4: 1. Did Tom go out after dinner on his own? 2. Was Tom by himself when he left after dinner? 3. Did Tom depart from the home on his own? Q5: 1. Who did Tom take with him when he left the house? 2. Who did Tom leave home with? 3. Who accompanied Tom out of the house? Q6: 1. Where were Tom and Ruth going to visit? 2. Who did Tom and Ruth leave to go see? 3. Who was going to receive a visit from Tom and Ruth? Q7: 1. What is the relationship between Tom and Ruth? 2. How are Tom and Ruth related? 3. What family members are Tom and Ruth to each other? Q8: 1. Is there someone in particular that Tom and Ruth wanted to see? 2. Are Tom and Ruth visiting anyone in particular? 3. Is there a specific person that Tom and Ruth are paying a visit to? Q9: 1. Who specifically do Tom and Ruth want to see? 2. Which person in particular are Tom and Ruth visiting? 3. Who exactly are Tom and Ruth going to visit? Q10: 1. Does Ruth feel confident that Merry will like her? 2. Does Ruth feel certain that she will get Merry's approval? 3. Is it a done deal for Ruth that Merry will like her? Q11: 1. What does Tom believe? 2. What is Tom's opinion? 3. What is it that Tom thinks? Q12: 1. Why, in Tom's opinion, will Merry enjoy seeing Ruth? 2. Why does Tom believe that it will bring Merry pleasure to see Ruth? 3. Why does Tom state that Merry is sure to like Ruth?

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Decatur, Georgia (CNN) -- A former Georgia sheriff's deputy convicted of murder in the slaying of his wife and a day laborer in 2008 was sentenced Friday to two consecutive life sentences plus five years in prison. That means that Derrick Yancey, 51, will have to serve at least 60 years before he is eligible for parole. He stared straight forward and showed no emotion as a Superior Court judge imposed the sentence for the murders of Linda Yancey, 44, who was also a sheriff's deputy, and Marcial Cax-Puluc, 23, a day laborer from Guatemala. Referring to Linda Yancey, Judge Linda Hunter said, "She was an officer, she was a wife, she was a mother, she was a daughter, she was a sister, she was a friend. Mr. Cax-Puluc, who had barely began to live his life, he died that day. It's not lost on the court, and probably yourself, that today an officer has fallen because you were a law enforcement officer entrusted with so many responsibilities." Hunter and the defendant, who both worked at the Dekalb County Courthouse, knew each other, prosecutors have said. Yancey was convicted earlier this month of two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Cax-Puluc and Linda Yancey were shot multiple times in the Yanceys' home in Stone Mountain. The defendant told police that he shot Cax-Puluc in self-defense after the day laborer had shot his wife. Prosecutors argued that Yancey was the lone gunman and that he hired Cax-Puluc as part of an elaborate plan to kill his wife. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What was Derrick Yancey's age? 2. What was the age of the defendant? 3. How old was the defendant? Q2: 1. What was Derrick Yancey convicted of? 2. What had Derrick Yancey been found guilty of? 3. In what matter did Derrick Yancey receive a guilty verdict? Q3: 1. Who was Derrick Yancey found guilty of murdering? 2. Who was Derrick Yancey convicted of killing? 3. Whose murder was Derrick Yancey found guilty of committing? Q4: 1. Who was Derrick Yancey found guilty of murdering, besides his wife? 2. Who was Derrick Yancey convicted of killing, in addition to his wife? 3. Whose murder was Derrick Yancey found guilty of committing, alongside that of his wife? Q5: 1. Who was Derrick Yancey's male murder victim? 2. What was the name of the man Derrick Yancey killed? 3. What was the day laborer's name? Q6: 1. What judge presided over Derrick Yancey's case? 2. Who was the judge in the Derrick Yancey case? 3. Who was the judge that handed down Derrick Yancey's sentence? Q7: 1. What was the name of Derrick Yancey's female murder victim? 2. Who was Derrick Yancey married to? 3. What was the first name of Derrick Yancey's late wife? Q8: 1. How old was Linda Yancey? 2. What was Linda Yancey's age? 3. How old was Derrick Yancey's wife? Q9: 1. How long will it be before Derrick Yancey is eligible for parole? 2. How many years will it be until Derrick Yancey gets parole eligibility? 3. How many years of Derrick Yancey's will he need to serve until he can be put up for parole? Q10: 1. Did Derrick Yancey cry in court? 2. Did Derrick Yancey break down into tears during his sentencing? 3. Was Derrick Yancey seen crying during his trial? Q11: 1. What did Derrick Yancey as he was sentenced? 2. What were Derrick Yancey's emotions during his sentencing? 3. What emotions did Derrick Yancey show while in court? Q12: 1. How was Derrick Yancey's wife employed? 2. What was Linda Yancey's job? 3. What did Derrick Yancey's wife do for a living? Q13: 1. What courthouse was Derrick Yancey sentenced at? 2. Where was Derrick Yancey sentenced? 3. What was the name of the courthouse where Derrick Yancey received his sentence? Q14: 1. What were the precise convictions handed down to Derrick Yancey? 2. What was Derrick Yancey found guilty of exactly? 3. What crimes was Derrick Yancey convicted of committing? Q15: 1. When was Derrick Yancey found guilty? 2. When had Derrick Yancey received his guilty verdict? 3. When was Derrick Yancey's sentence handed down? Q16: 1. Why did Derrick Yancey claim to have killed the day laborer? 2. What was Derrick Yancey's stated reason for killing Cax-Puluc? 3. What was Derrick Yancey's defense for shooting Cax-Puluc? Q17: 1. What did prosecutors say about Derrick Yancey's self-defense claim? 2. How did prosecutors respond to Derrick Yancey's claim that he acted in self defense? 3. What did the district attorney's office have to say about Derrick Yancey's claim of self-defense? Q18: 1. Where did Derrick Yancey live? 2. Where was Derrick Yancey's house located? 3. Where did Derrick Yancey reside? Q19: 1. How many times did Derrick Yancey shoot his victims? 2. How many times were Derrick Yancey's victims shot? 3. What was the number of times Derrick Yancey fired upon his victims? Q20: 1. What media outlet reported on the Derrick Yancey trial? 2. In what news outlet does this article appear? 3. What media outlet does the article come from?

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CHAPTER VI CAPTAIN PUTNAM INVESTIGATES "Reff Ritter has been knocked out!" "My, what blows they were!" "Well, he brought it on himself," said Pepper. "That's what," added Fred. "He struck Jack after Jack told him he didn't believe in fighting." "He couldn't save himself because he was too close to the wooden horse," came from Coulter, who felt bound to stick up for his crony. "It wasn't fair to run him up against the horse." "Coulter, a poor excuse is worse than none," answered Dale. "Ritter was knocked out fair and square," came from Bart Connors. While the talking was going on, Paxton had rushed off for water. Now he returned with a pailful and a sponge, and commenced to bathe the fallen one's face. Ritter soon opened his eyes and gave a groan. "Le--let me al--alone," he muttered. "Get up, Reff," said Paxton. "Go for him again." "I--I can't," mumbled the bully, and now it was seen that two of his front teeth were loose. He stared around in a helpless fashion. Paxton put some more water on his face. "Has he had enough?" demanded Jack, stepping up. "You go away," answered Coulter, surlily. "You wouldn't hit him when he's down, would you?" snapped Paxton. "I asked you if he had enough. If he has, I'm going for a sail." "I'll--I'll finish this some other time," mumbled Ritter, as he glared at the young major. "No, Ritter, you'll finish it now if you finish it at all," answered Jack, coldly. "You started this fight, and now you must take the consequences. Get up, if you want to go at it again." QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What's the bully's name? 2. Who is described as a bully? 3. Who pushes all the others around? Q2: 1. Who was Ritter fighting? 2. Who did Ritter squabble with? 3. Who did Ritter get into a fight with? Q3: 1. Was Jack eager to fight? 2. Did Jack pick a fight happily? 3. Did Jack really want to fight? Q4: 1. Why wasn't Jack interested in fighting? 2. Why didn't Jack want to fight all that much? 3. What indicated that Jack wasn't really into fighting? Q5: 1. Did things turn out well for Ritter? 2. Did the bully win the fight? 3. Did Ritter come out on top in the fight? Q6: 1. How did things go south for Ritter? 2. What made Ritter lose the fight? 3. What lost the fight for Ritter? Q7: 1. Who first commented on Ritter's performance in the fight? 2. Who first spoke about how Ritter fought? 3. Who was the first to comment on Ritter's ability to fight? Q8: 1. What did Coulter think about the fight? 2. What was Coulter's opinion of how the fight went down? 3. What did Coulter have to say about Ritter's performance? Q9: 1. How many people immediately disagreed with Coulter? 2. How many people told Coulter immediately that they did not agree? 3. How many said instantly that they didn't think Coulter was right? Q10: 1. Who went off in search of supplies? 2. Who went looking for provisions? 3. Who departed on the hunt for supplies? Q11: 1. What did Paxton grab? 2. What did Paxton bring back? 3. What provisions did Paxton return with? Q12: 1. What did Paxton use the water and sponge for? 2. What did Paxton do with the water and the sponge? 3. What were the water and sponge used to do? Q13: 1. Did Ritter want to continue fighting? 2. Did Ritter wish to keep the fight going? 3. Was Ritter in favor of staying for the entire fight? Q14: 1. Did Jack want to continue fighting? 2. Did Jack wish to keep the fight going? 3. Was Jack in favor of staying for the entire fight?

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Chapter Fifth _How Sir Gareth Fought with the Red Knight of the Red Lands and How it Fared with Him in that Battle. Also How His Dwarf was Stolen, and How His Name and Estate Became Known and Were Made Manifest_ 91 PART III THE STORY OF SIR LAUNCELOT AND ELAINE THE FAIR Chapter First _How Sir Launcelot Rode Errant and How He Assumed to Undertake the Adventure of the Worm of Corbin_ 107 Chapter Second _How Sir Launcelot Slew the Worm of Corbin, and How He was Carried Thereafter to the Castle of Corbin and to King Pelles and to the Lady Elaine the Fair_ 117 Chapter Third _How King Arthur Proclaimed a Tournament at Astolat, and How King Pelles of Corbin Went With His Court Thither to that Place. Also How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lavaine had Encounter with two Knights in the Highway Thitherward_ 125 Chapter Fourth _How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lavaine Fought in the Tournament at Astolat. How Sir Launcelot was Wounded in that Affair, and How Sir Lavaine Brought Him Unto a Place of Safety_ 137 Chapter Fifth _How Sir Launcelot Escaped Wounded into the Forest, and How Sir Gawaine Discovered to the Court of King Pelles who was le Chevalier Malfait_ 147 Chapter Sixth _How the Lady Elaine Went to Seek Sir Launcelot and How Sir Launcelot Afterwards Returned to the Court of King Arthur_ 159 PART IV THE MADNESS OF SIR LAUNCELOT Chapter First _How Sir Launcelot Became a Madman of the Forest and How He Was Brought to the Castle of Sir Blyant_ 171 QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who slayed the worm of Corbin? 2. Who took the life of the worm of Corbin? 3. Who was the Worm of Corbin killed by? Q2: 1. Where did Sir LAUNCELOT go after slaying the Worm of Corbin? 2. Where did Sir Launcelot go once the Worm of Corbin was dead? 3. After having slayed the Worm of Corbin, where was Sir Launcelot off to next? Q3: 1. What was one of the people at the Castle of Corbin? 2. Who was one person that could be found at the Castle of Corbin? 3. Name one person in the Castle of Corbin. Q4: 1. Was there anyone in the castle of Corbin with King Pelles? 2. Did King Pelles have company in the Castle of Corbin? 3. Was someone else besides King Pelles at the Castle of Corbin? Q5: 1. What was one of the people at the Castle of Corbin with King Pelles? 2. Who was one person that could be found at the Castle of Corbin, in addition to King Pelles? 3. Name one person in the Castle of Corbin, besides King Pelles. Q6: 1. Did Launcelot compete in the Tournament at Astolat? 2. Was Sir Launcelot a participant at the Tournament of Astolat? 3. Was Sir Launcelot among the people who fought at the Tournament at Astolat? Q7: 1. Who was at the Tournament at Astolat alongside Sir Launcelot? 2. Who did Sir Launcelot have with him at the Tournament at Astolat? 3. Who was Sir Launcelot's companion during the Tournament at Astolat? Q8: 1. What happened to Sir Launcelot at the Tournament at Astolat? 2. What did Sir LAUNCELOT suffer during the Tournament at Astolat? 3. What became of Sir Launcelot during the course of the Tournament at Astolat? Q9: 1. What did Lavaine do with a wounded Launcelot? 2. What did Lavaine do with Launcelot after he sustained injuries? 3. What did Lavaine do to help the injured Launcelot? Q10: 1. Who proclaimed the Tournament at Astolat? 2. Who set off the Tournament at Astolat? 3. Who was the announcer of the beginning of the Tournament at Astolat? Q11: 1. Did the King of Corbin attend the Tournament at Astolat? 2. Was the King of Corbin in attendance at the Tournament of Astolat? 3. Was the King of Corbin in the audience of the Tournament at Astolat? Q12: 1. Who was the King of Corbin? 2. What was the name of the King of Corbin? 3. What was the name of the man that ruled over Corbin? Q13: 1. Who came to the tournament with King Pelles? 2. Who accompanied the King of Corbin to the Tournament at Astolat? 3. Who was King Pelles's companion at the Tournament at Astolat? Q14: 1. Did Launcelot have trouble getting to the Tournament at Astolat? 2. Did LAUNCELOT run into trouble while en route to the Tournament at Astolat? 3. While on his way to the Tournament at Astolat, did Launcelot have any problems? Q15: 1. Who gave Launcelot grief while on his way to the Tournament at Astelot? 2. Who caused a problem for Launcelot while he was going to the tournament? 3. Who did Launcelot have an encounter with on his way to the tournament?

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CHAPTER XXXIV Lady Linlithgow at Home Lucy, in her letter to her lover, had distinctly asked whether she might tell Lady Linlithgow the name of her future husband, but had received no reply when she was taken to Bruton Street. The parting at Richmond was very painful, and Lady Fawn had declared herself quite unable to make another journey up to London with the ungrateful runagate. Though there was no diminution of affection among the Fawns, there was a general feeling that Lucy was behaving badly. That obstinacy of hers was getting the better of her. Why should she have gone? Even Lord Fawn had expressed his desire that she should remain. And then, in the breasts of the wise ones, all faith in the Greystock engagement had nearly vanished. Another letter had come from Mrs. Hittaway, who now declared that it was already understood about Portray that Lady Eustace intended to marry her cousin. This was described as a terrible crime on the part of Lizzie, though the antagonistic crime of a remaining desire to marry Lord Fawn was still imputed to her. And, of course, the one crime heightened the other. So that words from the eloquent pen of Mrs. Hittaway failed to make dark enough the blackness of poor Lizzie's character. As for Mr. Greystock, he was simply a heartless man of the world, wishing to feather his nest. Mrs. Hittaway did not for a moment believe that he had ever dreamed of marrying Lucy Morris. Men always have three or four little excitements of that kind going on for the amusement of their leisure hours,--so, at least, said Mrs. Hittaway. "The girl had better be told at once." Such was her decision about poor Lucy. "I can't do more than I have done," said Lady Fawn to Augusta. "She'll never get over it, mamma; never," said Augusta. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Whose lover received a letter from them? 2. Who sent a missive to their lover? 3. Who wrote to the man that she loved? Q2: 1. What question did Lucy's letter contain? 2. What did Lucy ask her lover in the missive? 3. What request did Lucy have of her lover? Q3: 1. What reply did Lucy receive from her lover? 2. What did Lucy's lover say in response to her inquiry? 3. How did Lucy's lover respond to her question? Q4: 1. Where did Lucy go? 2. To what location what Lucy taken? 3. Where was Lucy sent off to? Q5: 1. Where did Lady Fawn get off on the journey to London? 2. Where did Lucy leave Lady Fawn? 3. Where did Lady Fawn end her journey? Q6: 1. What was the general view of Lucy's behavior? 2. What did people generally think about how Lucy was behaving? 3. What was the general consensus regarding how Lucy was acting? Q7: 1. Who thought that Lady Fawn's decision not to go with Lucy was for the best? 2. Who agreed with Lady Fawn's choice not to accompany Lucy? 3. Who thought Lady Fawn correct in deciding not to go with Lucy? Q8: 1. Who else sent a letter, besides Lucy? 2. Who was another person that sent a letter, other than Lucy? 3. Who was a missive sent by, that was not Lucy? Q9: 1. What was the content of Mrs. Hittaway's letter? 2. What did Mrs. Hittaway's letter say? 3. What did Mrs. Hittaway have to say in her missive? Q10: 1. 2. 3. Q11: 1. Is Mr. Greystock of high moral character? 2. Could Mr. Greystock be characterized as a good person? 3. Does Mr. Greystock have a good heart? Q12: 1. What is Mrs. Hittaway's opinion of Lucy Morris and Mr. Greystock? 2. How does Mrs. Hittaway feel about Mr. Greystock and Lucy Morris? 3. What did Mrs. Hittaway think with respect to Mr. Greystock's relationship with Lucy Morris? Q13: 1. What is the relationship between Lady Fawn and Augusta? 2. How is Lady Fawn related to Augusta? 3. What is the familial relation of Lady Fawn to Augusta? Q14: 1. Who feels as though she has exhausted all of her options? 2. Who thinks she's done all she could? 3. Who is of the opinion that she can do nothing more at this point?

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wikipedia

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a British overseas territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands. South Georgia is long and wide and is by far the largest island in the territory. The South Sandwich Islands lie about southeast of South Georgia. The territory's total land area is . The Falkland Islands are about north-west from its nearest point. There is no permanent population on the islands. The present inhabitants are the British Government Officer, Deputy Postmaster, scientists, and support staff from the British Antarctic Survey who maintain scientific bases at Bird Island and at the capital, King Edward Point, as well as museum staff at nearby Grytviken. The United Kingdom claimed sovereignty over South Georgia in 1775 and the South Sandwich Islands in 1908. The territory of "South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands" was formed in 1985; previously it had been governed as part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies. Argentina claimed South Georgia in 1927 and claimed the South Sandwich Islands in 1938. Argentina maintained a naval station, Corbeta Uruguay, on Thule Island in the South Sandwich Islands from 1976 until 1982 when it was closed by the Royal Navy. The Argentine claim over South Georgia contributed to the 1982 Falklands War, during which Argentine forces briefly occupied the island. Argentina continues to claim sovereignty over South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What does SGSSI stand for? 2. What is meant by SGSSI 3. What is SGSSI an acronym for? Q2: 1. Who is the SGSSI owned by? 2. Who owns South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands? 3. Who controls South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands? Q3: 1. Where is South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands located? 2. What is SGSSI's location? 3. Where can one find South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands? Q4: 1. Are there inhabitants of SGSSI? 2. Do people live on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands? 3. Are there residents of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands? Q5: 1. Who lives on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands? 2. Who is South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands inhabited by? 3. Who are the residents of SGSSI? Q6: 1. Does SGSSI have any permanent residents? 2. Are there any permanent residents of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands? 3. Does South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands have people living on them permanently? Q7: 1. Who owns the naval station on SGSSI? 2. Who is the owner of SGSSI's naval station? 3. What country controls the naval station on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands? Q8: 1. Where was Argentina's naval station on South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands? 2. Where did Argentina have a naval base on SGSSI? 3. Which island was Argentina's naval station located upon? Q9: 1. What was the naval station on Thule Island called? 2. What did Argentina call its naval station on Thule Island? 3. What was the name of the Argentine naval base on Thule Island? Q10: 1. When did the naval station on Thule Island start running? 2. In what year did Argentina begin running a naval base on Thule Island? 3. When did Corbeta Uruguay get up and running? Q11: 1. Does Corbeta Uruguay remain open? 2. Is there still an active naval station on Thule Island? 3. Does the Argentine naval station on Thule Island still run? Q12: 1. When did Corbeta Uruguay shut down? 2. When did Corbeta Uruguay cease operation? 3. In what year did the naval station on Thule Island cease operations? Q13: 1. Who shut down the naval station on Thule Island? 2. Who closed Corbeta Uruguay? 3. Who was responsible for shutting down Corbeta Uruguay? Q14: 1. In what year did South Georgia come under Argentinian control? 2. What year did Argentina take control of South Georgia? 3. When was South Georgia seized by Argentina? Q15: 1. Did Argentina take control of the South Sandwich Islands along with South Georgia? 2. Did Argentina claim sovereignty over the South Sandwich Islands in addition to South Georgia? 3. Did Argentina also lay claim to the South Sandwich Islands, alongside South Georgia? Q16: 1. Did Argentinian take-over of the South Sandwich Islands happen in the same year as their take-over of South Georgia? 2. Did Argentina take control over the South Sandwich Island in the same year as South Georgia? 3. Did Argentina lay claim to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in the same year? Q17: 1. Did Argentina take control of the South Sandwich Islands before or after south Georgia? 2. Did the Argentinian take-over of the South Sandwich Islands occur prior to or after that of South Georgia? 3. Did the Argentinians seize the South Sandwich Islands before or after doing so with South Georgia? Q18: 1. In what year did the South Sandwich Islands come under Argentinian control? 2. What year did Argentina take control of the South Sandwich Islands? 3. When were the South Sandwich Islands seized by Argentina? Q19: 1. Who controlled SGSSI before Argentina? 2. Who had contorl over SGSSI prior to Argentina? 3. Before the Argentine take-over who was SGSSI controlled by?

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Ralph was an alligator that loved to splash around in the water. Ralph had three brothers, named Henry, Larry, and Thomas. But none of Ralph's three brothers liked to play in the water. They were very mean brothers, but the meanest of them all was Henry. Henry would always chase Ralph around the lake and try to beat him up when he was splashing around. Then on his birthday, Ralph thought of a great idea. His idea was to stop Henry from beating him by using a trick. He would trick Henry into thinking one side of the lake was scary. Ralph dressed up in a spooky costume and waited for Henry to swim over to the side of the lake. Then when Henry came over, Ralph started making spooky sounds and scared Henry back to the other side of the lake. Henry was so scared he never came to the other side of the lake again and Ralph was free to splash around in peace. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What sort of creature was Ralph? 2. What animal was Ralph? 3. What kind of being could Ralph be described as? Q2: 1. How many male siblings did Ralph have? 2. How many brothers did Ralph have? 3. What was the number of brothers Ralph had? Q3: 1. Who were Ralph's brothers? 2. What were the names of Ralph's brothers? 3. Who all did Ralph have as brothers? Q4: 1. Did Ralph's brothers like the water? 2. Were Ralph's brothers fans of the water? 3. Was the water an enjoyable place to Ralph's brothers? Q5: 1. Who chased Ralph? 2. Who was Ralph pursued by? 3. Who would give chase to Ralph? Q6: 1. Why did Henry chase Ralph? 2. Why would Henry pursue Ralph? 3. Why would Ralph get chased by Henry? Q7: 1. Were all of Ralph's brothers mean? 2. Did Ralph only have mean brothers? 3. Were each of Ralph's brothers not very nice? Q8: 1. Did Henry do anything about the brothers' meanness? 2. Did Henry do anything to change the brothers' behavior? 3. Q9: 1. What did Ralph do about his brothers being mean? 2. What plan did Ralph come up with? 3. What did Ralph scheme to do? Q10: 1. How did Ralph make Henry scared of one side of the lake? 2. What did Ralph do to make Henry afraid of one side of the lake? 3. How did Ralph render one part of the lake a terrifying place for Henry? Q11: 1. How did Ralph make Henry scared of one side of the lake, besides his spooky costume? 2. What did Ralph do to make Henry afraid of one side of the lake, in addition to his spooky costume? 3. How did Ralph render one part of the lake a terrifying place for Henry, along with the scary costume? Q12: 1. How did Henry react to Ralph scaring him? 2. What did Henry do when he saw Ralph in the spooky costume? 3. What did Henry do in response to his brother's scary show? Q13: 1. Did Henry ever return to the place in the lake that spooked him? 2. Did Henry go back to the scary part of the lake? 3. Did Henry come back to the frightening part of the lake? Q14: 1. How did Ralph feel about his brother never returning? 2. What did Ralph think of having some of the lake all to himself? 3. How did Ralph feel about having his own section of the lake? Q15: 1. Did Ralph like splashing around? 2. Was splashing around fun for Ralph? 3. Did Ralph take pleasure in splashing around?

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ABC News is the news division of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), owned by the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast "ABC World News Tonight"; other programs include morning news-talk show "Good Morning America", newsmagazine series "Nightline", "Primetime" and "20/20", and Sunday morning political affairs program "This Week with George Stephanopolous". ABC began news broadcasts early in its independent existence as a radio network after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ordered NBC to spin off the former NBC Blue Network into an independent company in 1943. The split (which NBC conducted voluntarily in the event that its appeal to have the ruling overturned was denied) was enforced to expand competition in radio broadcasting in the United States as the industry had only a few companies such as NBC and CBS that dominated the radio market, and in particular, was intended to prevent the limited competition from dominating news and political broadcasting and projecting narrow points-of-view. Television broadcasting was suspended, however, during World War II. Regular television news broadcasts on ABC began soon after the network signed on its initial owned-and-operated television station (WJZ-TV, now WABC-TV) and production center in New York City in August 1948. ABC news broadcasts have continued as the television network expanded nationwide, a process that took many years beginning with its launch in 1948. However, from the 1950s through the early 1970s, ABC News' programs (as was the case with the television network in general during that period) consistently ranked third in viewership behind news programs on CBS and NBC. Until the 1970s, the ABC television network had fewer affiliate stations, as well as a weaker prime-time programming slate to be able to truly support the network's news operations in comparison to the two larger networks, each of which had established their radio news operations during the 1930s. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. Who does ABC belong to? 2. Who controls ABC? 3. Who is ABC a subsidiary of? Q2: 1. What medium did ABC broadcast on first? 2. How did ABC begin broadcasting? 3. What did ABC do its first broadcasts as? Q3: 1. What did ABC start doing in August 1948? 2. What change did ABC make in August 1948? 3. In August 1948, what did ABC begin? Q4: 1. At what frequency does ABC's flagship program appear on TV? 2. How often does ABC air its flagship program? 3. How often does ABC World News Tonight air? Q5: 1. Who told a broadcaster they had to split? 2. Who forced the split of a broadcasting network? 3. On whose authority was NBC forced to break up? Q6: 1. What federal agency wanted NBC to split itself up? 2. What governmental agency made NBC break up? 3. NBC broke up its networks on the order of what governmental agency? Q7: 1. What was the former name of WABC-TV? 2. What was WABC-TV once called? 3. How was WABC-TV formerly referred to? Q8: 1. What's the number one show on ABC news? 2. Which program is ABC News' most popular? 3. What show on ABC News does the most number of people tune into? Q9: 1. 2. 3. Q10: 1. What city was ABC broadcasting in in 1948? 2. In the year 1948, where was ABC broadcasting located? 3. In what city could you find ABC broadcasting in 1948? Q11: 1. What morning talk show does the article mention? 2. What daytime talk show does the article talk about? 3. Which morning talk show does the article make mention of? Q12: 1. What was the FCC's reason for wanting to break up NBC? 2. Why did FCC want an internal split at NBC? 3. What reason did the FCC give for ordering the split at NBC? Q13: 1. Did ABC have the top rated news program? 2. Did ABC News beat all the other news programs in the ratings? 3. Were all other news programs bested by ABC News in the ratings? Q14: 1. What is the number of news magazine series mentioned? 2. How many news magazine series does the article talk about? 3. How many news magazine series appear in the paragraph? Q15: 1. What networks had domination over the market? 2. Which networks were leaders in the market? 3. Who were the market leaders in terms of networks? Q16: 1. Was ABC a leader in affiliate stations up to the 1970s? 2. In the years leading up to the 1970s, did ABC have the highest number of affiliate stations? 3. Leading up to the 70s, were most affiliate stations a part of ABC? Q17: 1. What are the names of the newsmagazine series? 2. Name the newsmagazine series the article talks about. 3. Which newsmagazines are named in the article? Q18: 1. How did the war affect TV broadcasting? 2. What effect did World War II have on TV broadcasting? 3. How was TV broadcasting affected by World War II? Q19: 1. During what decade did NBC and CBS establish themselves? 2. In what years were NBC and CBS established? 3. When did NBC and CBS come up? Q20: 1. What is ABC's Sunday morning show? 2. What does ABC call its Sunday morning show? 3. What program runs on ABC on Sunday mornings? Q21: 1. Was ABC's primetime programming superior to that of NBC and CBS? 2. Did ABC have better prime-time programming than NBC and CBS? 3. Was the prime-time programming of ABC of better quality than what appeared on NBC and CBS?

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Mrs Black is sixty-nine years old. She has only a daughter named Sandra. Mr Black died twelve years ago. She was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years later her daughter had a baby. The woman was busy all the time and no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with with them. The old woman had to sell her house and moved there. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her. Last autumn Mrs Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She couldn't do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to tired of her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn't know what to do. One morning Mrs Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden for her grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised and asked "Why did you buy two plates, son" "One is for my grandma," answered the boy. "The other is for you." She cried for long. She's kind to her mother as she did before. QUESTIONS:

Q1: 1. What was the number of plates purchased by the boy? 2. How many plates did Sandra's son buy? 3. How many plates did Mrs. Black's grandson purchase? Q2: 1. Who was the plate broken by? 2. Who shattered a plate? 3. Who accidentally smashed a plate? Q3: 1. How old is Mrs. Black? 2. What is Mrs. Black's age? 3. How old is Sandra's mother? Q4: 1. Who does Mrs. Black live with? 2. In whose home does Mrs. Black reside? 3. Whose house does Mrs. Black live with/ Q5: 1. So Mrs. Black doesn't have a husband? 2. Mrs. Black isn't married? 3. There isn't a spouse in Mrs. Black's life? Q6: 1. Who was Mrs. Black's daughter? 2. Who was Mrs. Black's child? 3. What was the name of Mrs. Black's daughter? Q7: 1. Why did Mrs. Black's daughter ask her to move in? 2. Why did Sandra ask her mother to move in? 3. Why did Mrs. Black's daughter want her mom living with her? Q8: 1. Who did the housework in Sandra's home? 2. Who took care of the house, Mrs. Black or her daughter? 3. Was it Mrs. Black or her daughter that took care of household activities? Q9: 1. What part of Mrs. Black's body was injured? 2. Where did Mrs. Black sustain an injury? 3. Where was Mrs. Black wounded? Q10: 1. How did Mrs. Black hurt herself? 2. What did Mrs. Black do to injure herself? 3. What caused Mrs. Black's leg wound? Q11: 1. What was Mrs. Black doing when the car hit her? 2. When she was struck by the vehicle, what was Mrs. Black up to? 3. What was Mrs. Black in the middle of when she got hit by a car? Q12: 1. How much time did Mrs. Black stay in the hospital? 2. How long did Mrs. Black hospital stay last? 3. How much time did Mrs. Black have to spend in the hospital? Q13: 1. Did Mrs. Black made a full recovery? 2. Did Mrs. Black leave the hospital fully healed? 3. Was Mrs. Black as good as new when she got out of the hospital? Q14: 1. Was Mrs. Black daughter kind to her when she got out of the hospital? 2. After Mrs. Black got out of the hospital, did her daughter treat her well? 3. Was Sandra nice to her mom when the latter came home from the hospital? Q15: 1. Why couldn't Mrs. Black move out of her daughter's house? 2. What prevented Mrs. Black from leaving her daughter's home? 3. Why did Mrs. Black have to keep living with Sandra? Q16: 1. What did Mrs. Black do with the house she owned? 2. What happened to the home that had belonged to Mrs. Black? 3. What was the fate of Mrs. Black's former home? Q17: 1. What did Sandra ask her son to do? 2. What request did Sandra make of James? 3. What did James get asked to do by his mom? Q18: 1. Did James do as his mother asked? 2. Did James follow through on his mom's request? 3. Did James do what Sandra instructed him to? Q19: 1. Who did James buy wooden plates for? 2. Who did James want to have the plates he bought? 3. Who did James say the two wooden plates should go to? Q20: 1. Did Sandra shed a tear? 2. Did Sandra tear up? 3. Did James' mother cry? Q21: 1. Did Sandra undergo a change in mindset? 2. Did Sandra change the way she thought? 3. Did Sandra alter her outlook on life?