Q: Narayanan Krishnan was a bright, young, award-winning chef with a five-star hotel group in Switzerland. But a quick family visit home before heading for Europe changed everything. He saw a very old man under a bridge eating his own human waste for food while visiting a friend in the south Indian city of Madurai in 502. Shocked by this, Krishnan gave up his job within the week and returned home for good, convinced of his new cause.

"That inspiration is a driving force still inside me as a flame--to serve all the mentally ill and the people who cannot take care of themselves," Krishnan said. He founded the organization Akshaya Trust in 503. In Hindu mythology , Goddess Annapoorani's "Akshaya bowl" fed the hungry endlessly, never using up its resources. Now 14, he has served more than 1.2 million meals--breakfast, lunch and dinner to India's homeless and the poor.

Krishnan's day begins at 4 a.m. He and his team cover nearly 110 miles, routinely working in temperatures topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The hot meals he delivers are simple, tasty vegetarian food he personally prepares, packs and often hand-feeds to nearly 400 people each day.

Krishnan carries the barber's tools and is trained in eight haircut styles that, along with a fresh shave, provide extra dignity to those he serves.

He says many of the homeless seldom know their names or birthplaces, and none has the ability to beg, ask for help or offer thanks. They may be unfriendly or ill-willed because of their conditions, but Krishnan says this only makes him offer help more willingly.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who founded Akshaya Trust in 503?
2. What is his first name?
3. Which Goddess fed the hungry with her Akshaya bowl?
4. Did it ever run out?
5. How many meals has Krishnan served?
6. How many styles can Krishnan cut?
7. What tools does he carry?
8. What purpose does this have?
9. What was his previous profession?
10. In what country?
11. Was he highly regarded?
12. What did he see that changed his life?
13. How much time passed before this encouraged him to quit his job?
14. Who does he hope to care for?
15. When does he start his day?
16. How many people does he serve daily?
17. Over how many miles?
18. Is the weather warm?
19. How warm?
20. Who prepares and serves the meals?
A: 1. Krishnan
2. Narayanan
3. Annapoorani
4. No
5. more than 1.2 million
6. eight
7. barber's tools
8. provide extra dignity to those he serves
9. chef
10. Switzerland
11. yes
12. an old man eating his own human waste for food
13. within the week
14. the mentally ill and those who cannot take care of themselves
15. 4 a.m.
16. nearly 400
17. nearly 110
18. Yes
19. over 100 degrees
20. He and his team

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Saint Paul (; abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2016, the city's estimated population was 304,442. Saint Paul is the county seat of Ramsey County, the smallest and most densely populated county in Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city. Known as the "Twin Cities", the two form the core of MinneapolisSaint Paul, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with about 3.52 million residents.

Founded near historic Native American settlements as a trading and transportation center, the city rose to prominence when it was named the capital of the Minnesota Territory in 1849. The Dakota name for Saint Paul is "Imnizaska". Though Minneapolis (Bdeota) is better-known nationally, Saint Paul contains the state government and other important institutions. Regionally, the city is known for the Xcel Energy Center, home of the Minnesota Wild, and for the Science Museum of Minnesota. As a business hub of the Upper Midwest, it is the headquarters of companies such as Ecolab. Saint Paul, along with its Twin City, Minneapolis, is known for its high literacy rate. It was the only city in the United States with a population of 250,000 or more to see an increase in circulation of Sunday newspapers in 2007.

1. when was it named capital?
2. what is it's population?
3. as of when?
4. what museum would you find there?
5. how is it abbreviated?
6. are the people there uneducated?
7. what is it's twin city?
8. what is it's Dakota name?
9. it is home of which sports team?
10. what is the population of the two cities?
11. Does St. Paul have the most population in the country?
12. what rank does it hold in the state?
13. what is the largest city in the state?
14. whats the dakota name for Minneapolis?
15. is it considered a business hub?
16. of where?
17. has it seen an increase in newspaper sales?
18. when?
19. what company has their headquarters there?
20. what are the twin cities ranked as in terms of Metropolitan area?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. 1849
2. 304,442
3. 2016
4. Science Museum of Minnesota
5. St. Paul
6. no
7. Minneapolis
8. Imnizaska
9. Minnesota Wild
10. 3.52 million
11. no
12. 2nd
13. MinneapolisSaint Paul
14. Bdeota
15. yes
16. Upper Midwest
17. yes
18. 2007
19. Ecolab.
20. 16th

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Paris, France (CNN) -- She's been called "beautiful," "hot" and "sexy" but when it comes to tennis, the most apt description for Maria Sharapova has to be "tough."

The Russian rallied from a set down three straight times to reach this year's French Open final and then prevailed in Saturday's thrilling three-hour finale against rising star Simona Halep, 6-4 6-7 6-4.

"This is the toughest grand slam final I've ever played," Sharapova, who was contesting a ninth such match, summed up as she collected her trophy.

Even after losing the second set and hitting a flurry of double faults, Sharapova still had the edge.

She's almost a sure thing in third sets on clay, having triumphed 20 times in a row. It's been six years since the 27-year-old was defeated after capturing the first set in a clay-court match, too.

But if Halep maintains this form, it won't be long before she opens her grand slam account.

Smaller and with less power than Sharapova, the Romanian nonetheless almost did the unthinkable -- toughing out the now five-time grand slam champion. Her manager, Virginia Ruzici, remains the last Romanian to win a grand slam, in Paris in 1978.

Sharapova famously uttered in 2007 that she felt like a "cow on ice" playing on clay but the French Open has now become her most productive grand slam -- it's the only one she's won more than once and it's the only one she's won after two serious shoulder injuries in 2008 and 2013.

1. What does Maria Sharapova do?
2. What tennis match has she competed in?
3. Who did she compete against?
4. Was she victorious?
5. How long was the match?
6. What was the score at the end of the first round?
7. The second?
8. The third?
9. How many times has she won in a row in third sets on clay?
10. Has she lost after winning the first round on clay?
11. How many years ago?
12. How old is she?
13. Has she won any competitions more than once?
14. Which?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. tennis player
2. French Open
3. Simona Halep
4. Yes
5. three hours
6. 6-4
7. 6-7
8. 6-4
9. 20
10. Yes
11. six years
12. 27
13. Yes
14. French Open