question: Unlike the Spanish milled dollar the U.S. dollar is based upon a decimal system of values. In addition to the dollar the coinage act officially established monetary units of mill or one-thousandth of a dollar (symbol ), cent or one-hundredth of a dollar (symbol ), dime or one-tenth of a dollar, and eagle or ten dollars, with prescribed weights and composition of gold, silver, or copper for each. It was proposed in the mid-1800s that one hundred dollars be known as a union, but no union coins were ever struck and only patterns for the $50 half union exist. However, only cents are in everyday use as divisions of the dollar; "dime" is used solely as the name of the coin with the value of 10, while "eagle" and "mill" are largely unknown to the general public, though mills are sometimes used in matters of tax levies, and gasoline prices are usually in the form of $X.XX9 per gallon, e.g., $3.599, sometimes written as $3.59910. When currently issued in circulating form, denominations equal to or less than a dollar are emitted as U.S. coins while denominations equal to or greater than a dollar are emitted as Federal Reserve notes (with the exception of gold, silver and platinum coins valued up to $100 as legal tender, but worth far more as bullion). Both one-dollar coins and notes are produced today, although the note form is significantly more common. In the past, "paper money" was occasionally issued in denominations less than a dollar (fractional currency) and gold coins were issued for circulation up to the value of $20 (known as the "double eagle", discontinued in the 1930s). The term eagle was used in the Coinage Act of 1792 for the denomination of ten dollars, and subsequently was used in naming gold coins. Paper currency less than one dollar in denomination, known as "fractional currency", was also sometimes pejoratively referred to as "shinplasters". In 1854, James Guthrie, then Secretary of the Treasury, proposed creating $100, $50 and $25 gold coins, which were referred to as a "Union", "Half Union", and "Quarter Union", thus implying a denomination of 1 Union = $100.
1. What system of values is the U.S dollar based upon?
2. What is the value of an eagle in the U.S monetary system?
3. In circulating for what are denominations less than a dollar issued as?
4. When was the coin known as the double eagle discontinued?
5. What are mils sometimes used for?
6. Has any $100 dollar coin knows as the Union ever been issued?
7. Who suggested creating $100, $50, $25 gold coins in 1954?
8. What is the value of a Dime coin?
9. What is paper currency less than one dollar sometimes called?
10. Are the Union and the mill known well to the general public?
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answer: 1. decimal system
2. ten dollars
3. cents
4. 1930s
5. tax levies
6. unknown
7. James Guthrie in 1854
8. 10
9. fractional currency
10. no

question: Hannah Harvey was a ten year old that had many friends in school. She lived in New York and enjoyed doing gymnastics and playing soccer. One day, Hannah came home from school and her parents greeted her. She knew that something was different by the expressions on their faces. Even Jackson, Hannah's dog, was acting different. Hannah asked why everyone was being so strange. Hannah's father, who was known as Pop, explained to Hannah that his job was forcing him to move. Hannah did not seem to think this was too big of a deal. Then, Hannah's mother explained that they were moving to Kenya. Kenya, she explained, was a place in Africa and life would be very different there. As Hannah began to cry thinking about all of her friends at home, Hannah's mother calmed her with a gentle touch. Jackson began howling as Hannah cried, but was also calmed by Hannah's mother. Hannah spent the next two weeks visiting her friends and saying her goodbyes. She did not know the next time she would be home. She cried very hard when she said goodbye to her best friend, Susan. Susan did not quite understand where Kenya was, but promised to visit Hannah. The next day, Hannah boarded a plane with her family. At first, they thought that Jackson could not come with them. However, Hannah worked hard and helped make sure that he had all of his shots so that he could come. After he had them all, the airport said it was OK for Jackson to come! The Harvey family left and off they went across the ocean to begin their new life in Kenya.
1. Who is Hannah?
2. Where did she live?
3. What did she do there?
4. Did she have any pets?
5. What did it do?
6. How come?
7. Where?
8. Why?
9. Was she sad?
10. Were any of her friends sad?
11. How did they get to Kenya?
12. What about their dog?
13. How?
14. Did he need shots?
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answer: 1. a ten year old
2. New York
3. gymnastics and soccer
4. a dog
5. it was acting different
6. they were moving
7. Kenya
8. her father's job
9. yes
10. Susan did not quite understand where Kenya was, but promised to visit Hannah
11. by plane
12. he went too
13. by plane too
14. yes

question: (CNN) -- Novak Djokovic is on course for a "fab four" of Australian Open titles when the tournament begins in Melbourne next week -- and the defending champion says all he needs is love.

The Serbian second seed could become the first man to win four straight titles at the opening grand slam of the season and he says he has been in unstoppable form since popping the question to his girlfriend Jelena Risti.

"I got engaged in September," Djokovic told the media assembled under Melbourne's sunny skies Friday. "But since we got engaged I haven't lost a match so I guess the wedding should come very soon!"

The 26-year-old says the couple have yet to set a date for the big day so for now he is able to focus on beginning his on-court campaign in Australia.

Djokovic may be engaged but he is also exploring an on-court relationship with new coach Boris Becker, himself a two-time Australian Open champion.

"It's great to see Boris as elegant as ever he's a legend of our sport," said Djokovic, nodding to Becker, who was watching in the crowd wearing a smart beige blazer.

"He's not been in Australia for 15 years so he's surprised to see how much has been done since then and for me it's an honor to have him alongside other team members.

"We're going to try and make a success of our partnership, it's just the beginning."

Djokovic, who won his first grand slam in Australia in 2008, faces Slovakia's World No.90 Lukas Lacko in the first round.
1. Who is the CNN article about?
2. Who is he?
3. of what?
4. What town?
5. How old is he?
6. What is his current standing?
7. What else is he doing besides sports?
8. To whom?
9. Do they know when they will tie the knot?
10. How long has it been since he has visited Australia?
11. What year did he win his first grand slam in Australia?
12. Who does he face?
13. Who is his coach?
14. Has he been his coach for long?
15. Has his coach ever won a tournament?
16. Which one?
17. Just once?
18. How many times?
19. What ranking does Lukas Lacko have?
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answer:
1. Novak Djokovic
2. The defending champion
3. Australian Tournaments
4. Melbourne
5. 26
6. Second seed.
7. Getting engaged.
8. Jelena Risti.
9. No
10. 15 years
11. 2008
12. Lukas Lacko
13. Boris Becker
14. No.
15. Yes
16. Australian Open
17. No.
18. Two
19. Slovakia's World No.90