question: 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."
1. How old was Welland?
2. How tall was his horse?
3. Who was he with?
4. Was Sam on a horse?
5. What was his ride?
6. What was Sam also called?
7. What was his real name?
8. Did Stephen enjoy bikes?
9. Did Sam say he wanted a long ride?
10. How many miles did he want?
11. What time of year was this?
12. Was it night time?
13. What neighborhood were they in?
14. What city?
15. Were there many people out?
16. Where did Sam need to go later?
17. What was the country compared to?
18. What kind of day did Sam say it was?
19. What did Stephen say about the day?
20. Was Stephen traveling slow?
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answer: 1. he was only eighteen
2. 48 inches.
3. Sam
4. no
5. a bicycle
6. Sammy
7. Samuel Twitter
8. yes
9. no
10. less than forty miles
11. summer
12. no
13. Kensington
14. London
15. yes
16. an appointment with his dad
17. the city
18. Magnificent
19. it's glorious
20. yes

question: Berlin is the capital and the largest city of Germany as well as one of its 16 constituent states. With a population of approximately 3.7 million, Berlin is the second most populous city proper in the European Union and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union. Located in northeastern Germany on the banks of the rivers Spree and Havel, it is the centre of the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, which has roughly 6 million residents from more than 180 nations. Due to its location in the European Plain, Berlin is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. Around one-third of the city's area is composed of forests, parks, gardens, rivers, canals and lakes.

First documented in the 13th century and situated at the crossing of two important historic trade routes, Berlin became the capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (14171701), the Kingdom of Prussia (17011918), the German Empire (18711918), the Weimar Republic (19191933) and the Third Reich (19331945). Berlin in the 1920s was the third largest municipality in the world. After World War II and its subsequent occupation by the victorious countries, the city was divided; East Berlin was declared capital of East Germany, while West Berlin became a de facto West German exclave, surrounded by the Berlin Wall (19611989) and East German territory. Following German reunification in 1990, Berlin once again became the capital of all of Germany.
1. How many states does Germany have?
2. What is one of them?
3. Is it the capital?
4. Is it the largest city in Germany?
5. Is it the largest city in the EU?
6. Is it the second most?
7. What rivers is it located on?
8. Where in Germany is it located?
9. What metro region is it in?
10. Is it in the European Plain?
11. How many residents does it have
12. How much of the city is nature?
13. When was the Margraviate of Brandenburg founded?
14. the German Empire?
15. the Weimar Republic?
16. the Third Reich ?
17. When was the city divided?
18. By what?
19. During what years?
20. When was Germany reunified?
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answer: 1. 16
2. Berlin
3. yes
4. yes
5. no
6. yes
7. the rivers Spree and Havel
8. northeastern Germany
9. the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Region
10. yes
11. roughly 6 million residents
12. about 1/3rd
13. 1417
14. 18711918
15. 19191933
16. 19331945
17. After World War II
18. by the victorious countries
19. 19611989
20. 1990

question: (CNN) -- Fang Lizhi, a famed Chinese democracy activist, has died in the United States, where he fled in exile more than 20 years ago, fellow activists said.

He was 76.

Fang died Friday in Tucson, Arizona, according to Wang Dan, a prominent student leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square student protests.

"My most, most respected teacher Fang Lizhi has died," Wang wrote on Facebook. "I am immensely sad. I hope that the Chinese people will forever remember him, that in our history there was a thinker named Fang (Lizhi) who inspired a 1989 generation and awakened the people to aspire to human rights and democracy."

He added, "Sooner or later, there will be a day when China will be proud of Fang Lizhi."

Fang, an accomplished astrophysicist, served as vice president of the elite University of Science and Technology at Hefei, Anhui province. He was dismissed from his job and expelled from the Communist Party in 1987, blamed for sympathizing with student protesters.

He was one of the three noted intellectuals who were publicly criticized during the "anti-bourgeois liberalization" campaign at that time, though Fang continued to speak out for democracy.

In early 1989, he wrote an open letter to Communist Party leader Deng Xiaoping, calling for the release of Chinese political prisoners.

After the bloody crackdown during the Tiananmen protests on June 4, 1989, Fang and his wife Li Shuxian sought refuge inside the U.S. embassy in Beijing.

A year later, they were allowed to leave China for Britain and were soon after granted political refuge in the United States.
1. What kind of scientist was Fang?
2. Where did he work?
3. Where was that located?
4. what was his title?
5. Does he still have that job?
6. Why did he leave?
7. Did he quit
8. Is he still alive?
9. How old was he?
10. Where did his death occur?
11. Was he living there?
12. For how long?
13. How did he come to the U.S.?
14. How many countries did he live in?
15. Who is Wang Dan?
16. What is Fang Lizhi to him?
17. How does he feel about the death?
18. How does he think China should feel about Fang?
19. Who did Fang ask to set prisoners free?
20. When?
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answer:
1. astrophysicist
2. University of Science and Technolog
3. t Hefei, Anhui province
4. vice president
5. No
6. Due to the Tiananmen protests
7. No
8. No
9. 76.
10. United States
11. Yes
12. more than 20 years
13. In exile
14. Three
15. A prominent student leader of the Tiananmen Square protest
16. Teacher
17. Immensely sad.
18. Proud of Fang Lizhi.
19. Deng Xiaopin
20. 1989