question: Michelle Obama made a daring decision to return to the same designer who created her Inaugural Ball dress four years ago --- and the risk paid off.

The First Lady looked extremely attractive in a thin, sweeping, and ruby-colored dress by designer Jason Wu. She teamed the dramatic dress with heels by Jimmy Choo and a diamond ring by Kimberly McDonald.

She surprised the fashion establishment by returning to a Wu design which had been the custom made for her.

Four years ago at her first Inauguration Ball, Michelle shimmered in an off-white, one-shouldered floor-length dress by the designer.

Wu, who was 26 at the time and had only been working in fashion for three years, saw his career take off after the First Lady's surprise decision to wear one of his dresses.

He said at the time that he was unaware she had chosen the dress and had been watching at home on his couch and eating pizza when she appeared.

After her 2013 decision, Wu told Women's Wear Daily: "Mrs Obama likes to keep her secrets. She fooled me again."

Wu released a women's clothing and accessories collection at Target last year and continues to be popular with the First Lady for official engagements.

The sleeveless, cross-halter neck dress with low-cut back flattered 49-year-old Michelle's arms and neat waist.

It had been created especially for her by Wu and was a departure from the dark and plain colour tone she stuck to at earlier inauguration events.

Mrs Obama's new hairstyle -- she had bangs cut on her birthday last week had been loosely tousled for the special night.

Vice-President Joe Biden's wife Jill also looked attractive in a blue silk dress by Vera Wang at the Inauguration Ball.
1. what did Michelle do with her hair for her birthday?
2. who did she choose as her designer?
3. Was Jason expecting it the first time?
4. how did he say she fooled him?
5. what kind of a dress did she wear when she was 49?
6. what part of her body looked good?
7. were the shoes designed by Wu?
8. who were her heels by?
9. what year did she first wear his design?
10. how old was wu then?
11. how was the dress different?
12. what kind of dress did she wear 4 years ago?
13. Which retailer does he work with?
14. who designed Jill's dress?
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answer: 1. she had bangs cut
2. Jason Wu
3. no
4. By wearing the dress
5. sleeveless, cross-halter neck dress with low-cut back flattered 49-year-old Michelle's arms and neat waist.
6. arms and neat waist
7. unknown
8. Jimmy Choo
9. 2013
10. 26
11. departure from the dark and plain colour tone she normally wore
12. off-white, one-shouldered floor-length dress
13. Target
14. Vera Wang

question: A lot of kids have dreams they'll never achieve due to the limitations of their little bodies. They want to fly, or to become a dinosaur, or to learn how to act like Spiderman. Luka Tavcar, 12, has muscular dystrophy and is totally dependent on his wheelchair. Nevertheless, late last year, he had an inspired plan: to be photographed walking around and having fun. He approached Matej Peljhan, an amateur photographer and a psychologist at CIRIUS rehabilitation center near Ljubljana, Slovenia, where Luka is a patient. At first, Peljhan was perplexed. How could he photograph a boy who can not move or act in motion? "Luka wanted to see himself playing and having fun, but it seemed impossible," he says. Then Peljhan had a brainstorm: Luka could lie down on a piece of cloth and, with the help of an assistant, Peljhan would pose the boy as if he were jumping, climbing stairs, moving downhill on a skateboard, and playing basketball. Then Peljhan would shoot these images from above. The photos took about a month to produce; all were shot early this year. Peljhan, who lost his right arm and left eye as a child, says his own disabilities motivated him to make the photographs. "I understand people with limitations," he says. He named the series "The Little Prince" after the French story by Antoine de Saint-Exupery in which a boy teaches a man about trust, hope, and friendship. Luka loves the photos. Matej himself understands what it is like to live with limitations--he lost his right arm and left eye as a child."Luka wants to stay positive and his imagination helps him forget his physical limitation," says Peljhan. "He's fragile, but he can see the world differently."
1. What is Luka's impairment?
2. How does he get around?
3. What did he want to do last year?
4. Who would take the pictures?
5. Where did he work?
6. Where is that located?
7. Did Peljhan think this was a normal request?
8. What did Luka lie down on?
9. And what did Peljhan do with him?
10. How long did it take to make all the photos?
11. What was Peljhan's disability?
12. What did he call the photo series?
13. Was Luka satisfied with the pictures?
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answer: 1. muscular dystrophy
2. his wheelchair
3. to be photographed walking around and having fun
4. Matej Peljhan
5. CIRIUS rehabilitation center
6. Ljubljana, Slovenia
7. no
8. a piece of cloth
9. Peljhan would pose the boy as if he were jumping, climbing stairs, moving downhill on a skateboard
10. a month
11. he lost his right arm and left eye
12. The Little Prince
13. yes

question: Washington (CNN)Ted Cruz is back in his favorite place: the spotlight.

As the first candidate to quit the charade of "exploring" a presidential run and actually jumping in, the Texas Republican senator presented an image Monday of decisiveness and vision -- all before an auditorium of mostly supportive young evangelicals.

Now comes the hard part.

Cruz must make inroads with wide swaths of the GOP if he hopes to break through as a top-tier candidate. He doesn't have many friends in the party establishment thanks to his hard-line tactics on issues like Obamacare. And he's facing steep competition for the conservative vote from the likes of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Even evangelicals, Cruz's target audience during his launch speech at Liberty University, aren't firmly in his column.

The firebrand's decision to jump-start the 2016 election season now is an implicit admission of the daunting challenges he will face in a crowded GOP field where multiple Republicans will vie for the same social and evangelical support base.

"Ted is clearly a player," said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, a Christian public policy ministry. "But the competition this cycle is very steep."

By choosing Liberty University in Virginia, which was founded by fundamentalist preacher Jerry Falwell, to roll out his long shot campaign, Cruz made clear he won't cede the Christian right to another candidate.

"From the dawn of this country, at every stage, America has enjoyed God's providential blessing," said Cruz, roaming the stage with a microphone like a megachurch preacher on a Sunday morning. "Over and over again, when we faced impossible odds, the American people rose to the challenge. You know, compared to that, repealing Obamacare and abolishing the IRS ain't all that tough."
1. who said "ted is a player"?
2. what is his name?
3. what does the Family research Council do?
4. who was Tony referring to?
5. which state is he a senator?
6. is he republican or a democrat?
7. what is his favorite place to be?
8. who is giving him competition?
9. of what state?
10. what title does Scott Walker have?
11. where was Cruz's launch speech?
12. who found it?
13. does Ted have many friends in the party?
14. is Cruz prepared to cede the Christian right?
15. doe he want to abolish the IRS?
16. what does he want to do to Obamacare?
17. Is he looking to target evangelicals?
18. what year did he kick off his campaign?
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answer:
1. president of the Family Research Council,
2. Tony Perkins
3. Christian public policy ministry
4. Ted Cruz
5. Texas
6. Republican
7. the spotlight.
8. . Scott Walker
9. Wisconsin
10. Wisconsin Gov.
11. Liberty University
12. Jerry Falwell
13. unknown
14. No
15. Yes
16. repeal
17. yes
18. 2016