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Buenos Aires ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Rio de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. "Buenos aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the first one was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Senora Santa Maria del Buen Ayre". The Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas, with a population of around 17 million.

The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include the towns of Belgrano and Flores; both are now neighborhoods of the city. The 1994 constitutional amendment granted the city autonomy, hence its formal name: Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires (Autonomous City of Buenos Aires). Its citizens first elected a chief of government (i.e. mayor) in 1996; previously, the mayor was directly appointed by the President of the Republic.

1. What is the capital of Argentina?
2. Do a lot of people live there?
3. What does Buenos Aires mean?
4. How many people live in Buenos Aires?
5. What cities in Argentina are bigger?
6. What kind of district does the city lie in?
7. When was it given autonomy?
8. Does the city have a more formal name?
9. What is it?
10. What does that mean?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Buenos Aires
2. yes
3. "fair winds" or "good airs"
4. around 17 million.
5. none
6. several Buenos Aires Province districts
7. 1994
8. yes
9. Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires
10. Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

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Chapter XIV

The Return Home

WHILE that parting in the wood was happening, there was a parting in the cottage too, and Lisbeth had stood with Adam at the door, straining her aged eyes to get the last glimpse of Seth and Dinah, as they mounted the opposite slope.

"Eh, I'm loath to see the last on her," she said to Adam, as they turned into the house again. "I'd ha' been willin' t' ha' her about me till I died and went to lie by my old man. She'd make it easier dyin'--she spakes so gentle an' moves about so still. I could be fast sure that pictur' was drawed for her i' thy new Bible--th' angel a-sittin' on the big stone by the grave. Eh, I wouldna mind ha'in a daughter like that; but nobody ne'er marries them as is good for aught."

"Well, Mother, I hope thee WILT have her for a daughter; for Seth's got a liking for her, and I hope she'll get a liking for Seth in time."

"Where's th' use o' talkin' a-that'n? She caresna for Seth. She's goin' away twenty mile aff. How's she to get a likin' for him, I'd like to know? No more nor the cake 'ull come wi'out the leaven. Thy figurin' books might ha' tould thee better nor that, I should think, else thee mightst as well read the commin print, as Seth allays does."

"Nay, Mother," said Adam, laughing, "the figures tell us a fine deal, and we couldn't go far without 'em, but they don't tell us about folks's feelings. It's a nicer job to calculate THEM. But Seth's as good-hearted a lad as ever handled a tool, and plenty o' sense, and good-looking too; and he's got the same way o' thinking as Dinah. He deserves to win her, though there's no denying she's a rare bit o' workmanship. You don't see such women turned off the wheel every day."

1. Who was on the slope?
2. Who was Lisbeth watching?
3. Where were they?
4. Where in the cottage?
5. Who spoke first?
6. Who was she talking to?
7. How does he address her?
8. Who do they hope Seth will like?
9. Do they think Seth is a good guy?
10. Do they think he is good looking?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Lisbeth and Adam
2. Seth and Dinah
3. in the cottage
4. at the door
5. Lisbeth
6. Adam
7. as Mother
8. Dinah
9. yes
10. yes

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This is the true story of a great woman. Her name was Helen Keller. She was born in 1880 in Alabama in the USA. When Helen was one year and a half, she got ill and then she became blind and deaf. Her parents tried to do their best for their daughter and they asked a young teacher called Anne Sullivan to their home to teach Helen. Anne herself was almost blind in her youth. Helen was a smart girl but she couldn't hear or talk. She was angry at this. So she was always crying and shouting. Then Anne often went for walks with Helen in the country near her home. After two weeks, Helen became quiet. Anne began to teach her how to spell and Helen learned to write. Boards with lines on them helped her to keep the words straight. Soon her talents were famous all over the world. There were her stories in newspapers and magazines. By the time she was 17, she was studying French, German, Latin, Physics and many other subjects. She was still blind and deaf. In 1902, she wrote a book The Story of my life. It became well-known all over the world.

1. Who got sick?
2. How old was she?
3. Was it serious?
4. Did she die?
5. What happened then?
6. Did she have to leave home?
7. Who helped her?
8. How did they meet?
9. What did she teach her?
10. Couldn't she already communicate?
11. So what did Helen do?
12. What other things did she learn?
13. Did people learn about her?
14. How did they know of her?
15. What happened in 1902?
16. About what?
17. Was it popular?
18. When was she born?
19. How did she put the words in a line?
20. Was she stupid?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Helen.
2. A year and a half.
3. Yes.
4. No.
5. She went blind and deaf.
6. no.
7. Anne Sullivan, a teacher.
8. Her parents tasked her to their hopme.
9. To spell and write.
10. No.
11. Cried and shouted.
12. French,German, and Physics.
13. Yes, she was famous.
14. Stories in newspapers and magazines.
15. She wrote a book.
16. Her life.
17. All over the world.
18. In 1880
19. Boards with lines on them.
20. No, she was smart.