Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. It has the longest rotation period (243 days) of any planet in the Solar System and rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets. It has no natural satellites. It is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. It is the second-brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon, reaching an apparent magnitude of 4.6 bright enough to cast shadows at night and, rarely, visible to the naked eye in broad daylight. Orbiting within Earth's orbit, Venus is an inferior planet and never appears to venture far from the Sun; its maximum angular distance from the Sun (elongation) is 47.8.

Venus is a terrestrial planet and is sometimes called Earth's "sister planet" because of their similar size, mass, proximity to the Sun, and bulk composition. It is radically different from Earth in other respects. It has the densest atmosphere of the four terrestrial planets, consisting of more than 96% carbon dioxide. The atmospheric pressure at the planet's surface is 92 times that of Earth, or roughly the pressure found underwater on Earth. Venus is by far the hottest planet in the Solar System, with a mean surface temperature of , even though Mercury is closer to the Sun. Venus is shrouded by an opaque layer of highly reflective clouds of sulfuric acid, preventing its surface from being seen from space in visible light. It may have had water oceans in the past, but these would have vaporized as the temperature rose due to a runaway greenhouse effect. The water has probably photodissociated, and the free hydrogen has been swept into interplanetary space by the solar wind because of the lack of a planetary magnetic field. Venus's surface is a dry desertscape interspersed with slab-like rocks and is periodically resurfaced by volcanism.

1. What planet is this article talking about?
2. Give me one unique feature of venus that makes it different from the other planets?
3. What is it named after?
4. What is its rotation period?
5. Is it the second planet from the sun?
6. Does it venture far from the sun?
7. What is Venus sometimes referred to as?
8. why so?
9. What percentage of carbondioxide does it comprise of?
10. What is its angular distance from the sun?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Venus
2. rotates in the opposite direction
3. Roman goddess of love and beauty
4. 243 days
5. yes
6. No
7. Earth's "sister planet"
8. similar size, mass, proximity to the Sun, and bulk composition
9. 96%
10. 47.8

Question: (CNN) -- We love the glamor of alpine skiing, the glow of tradition, the glitz of stars like Lindsey Vonn, and the gumption of her quest to race the men.

But do we love it enough to keep watching when skiing's "dark side" is so much more exciting and dangerous?

Freestyle skiing is taking over the Olympics. A global passion for taking two skis to new extremes is reaching its zenith, and the Olympic movement has responded by adding a succession of new events to its program.

When slopestyle and ski halfpipe make their debut at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, freestyle skiers will for the first time have as many medals to aim at as their alpine counterparts.

And as fans are increasingly drawn to new, high-octane breeds of winter sport, so top athletes are making the switch too.

In 2009, Kelsey Serwa left behind alpine racing for ski cross. Within two years she had become an X Games gold medalist and world champion.

"Ski cross is full of outcasts from alpine," the Canadian 23-year-old tells CNN. "Alpine is so strict on rules. Ski cross is more relaxed, for free spirits or people looking for something more exciting than racing the clock."

Ski cross, a thrilling four-way straight fight to the finish line, blew the socks off TV audiences on its debut at Vancouver 2010, where Serwa finished fifth overall.

For some, it made the blue riband downhill races look almost pedestrian. Serwa calls it the "dark side" of ski racing. 1. What has taken over the Olympics?
2. Has the Olympic movement responded to this?
3. How?
4. What does everyone love?
5. Who do they love?
6. What do they love about her?
7. What is going to be new that the Olympics?
8. Which Olympics?
9. What will freestyle skiers now have?
10. What did Kelsey Serwa do in 2009?
11. How long did it take for her to become a champ?
12. What was she champion of?
13. How old is she?
14. Where is she from?
15. What did she say in an interview?
16. What news outlet interviewed her?
17. Did the viewers respond well to the debut?
18. Where did it debut?
19. What year?
20. What place did Serwa finish? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Freestyle skiing
2. Yes
3. by adding a succession of new events to its program.
4. the glamor of alpine skiing,
5. stars like Lindsey Vonn,
6. her quest to race the men.
7. slopestyle and ski halfpipe
8. the Sochi 2014 Winter Games,
9. have as many medals to aim at as their alpine counterparts.
10. left behind alpine racing for ski cross
11. Within two years
12. an X Games gold medalist and world champion.
13. 23
14. Canada?
15. "Ski cross is full of outcasts from alpine,"
16. CNN
17. Yes
18. Vancouver
19. 2010
20. 5th

Q: CHAPTER XXIII

IN WHICH THE SUPERCARGO IS CORNERED

From one street corner Dave and Roger hurried to another, looking in every direction for some sign of Captain Marshall. This hunt they kept up for the best part of half an hour, but without success.

"He is certainly nowhere in this vicinity," said the senator's son. "I wonder where he can be keeping himself."

They walked on more slowly, and at the entrance to a lane came to another halt. Then, chancing to look into the lane, Dave uttered a short cry:

"There he is!"

Coming along the lane was Captain Marshall. His step was an uncertain one, and he pitched from side to side. As the two boys ran forward, the master of the _Stormy Petrel_ gave a lurch and landed on some old boxes with a crash.

"Oh, Dave, can this be possible!" murmured Roger. "I did not think the captain would do it."

"Let us help him to the ship," answered Dave. He was as much shocked as his companion, and he could not help but think of what the supercargo had said.

"Oh, is it you, boys?" mumbled the captain, as he espied them. "I want to--to get back to the ship."

"We'll help you," said Dave.

"I've had an awful night--my mind is in a perfect whirl," went on the master of the _Stormy Petrel_.

"We'll soon have you safe on the bark," put in Roger.

The two assisted the captain to his feet. His eyes had a peculiar stare in them. Suddenly he clapped his hand to his pocket.

1. two
2. Dave and Roger
3. Captain Marshall
4. for the best part of half an hour
5. Dave
6. Coming along the lane
7. no
8. some old boxes
9. yes
10. back to the ship
11. on the bark
12. the Stormy Petrel
13. in a perfect whirl
14. yes

Numbered questions:
1. How many people were running about looking for someone?
2. What were their names?
3. Who were they looking for?
4. How long did they search?
5. Who spotted him first?
6. Where was the Captain?
7. Was he walking steadily?
8. What did he fall on?
9. Did he recognize the boys?
10. Where did he want to go?
11. Where did they decide to take him?
12. What was the ship's name?
13. How did the Captain describe his state of mind?
14. Were the boys surprised at this state?