Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Western European Summer Time (WEST) is a summer daylight saving time scheme, 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in:

Western European Summer Time is known in the countries concerned as:

The scheme runs from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October each year. At both the start and end of the schemes, clock changes take place at 01:00 UTC. During the winter, Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) is used.

The start and end dates of the scheme are asymmetrical in terms of daylight hours: the vernal time of year with a similar amount of daylight to late October is mid-February, well before the start of summer time. The asymmetry reflects temperature more than the length of daylight.

Ireland observes Standard Time during the summer months and changes to UTC+0 in winter. As Ireland's winter time period begins on the last Sunday in October and finishes on the last Sunday in March, the result is the same as if it observed summer time.

The following countries and territories use Western European Summer Time during the summer, between 1:00 UTC on the last Sunday of March and 1:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October.

In Ireland, since the Standard Time (Amendment) Act, 1971, Ireland has used UTC+1 in summer (officially "standard time", , though usually called "summer time") and UTC+0 in winter (officially "winter time").

1. what is WEST?
2. when does the scheme run?
3. what countries observe this?
4. which months has similar daylight?
5. and the other month?
6. what time does the changes take place?
7. what's used during the winter?
8. does WEST affect tempature?
9. when did ireland start using this time?
10. is ireland the only country that uses this time?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Western European Summer Time
2. last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October
3. Western European
4. mid-February
5. October
6. 01:00 UTC
7. Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
8. yes
9. 1971
10. In Ireland, only one listed

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Dakar, Senegal (CNN) -- Polls closed Sunday in Senegal where citizens voted in an election overshadowed by violence as protesters demand the elderly president refrain from seeking another term.

President Abdoulaye Wade, 85, was booed and jeered when he cast his ballot at a polling station in the middle-class neighborhood of Point E. He did not address the crowd, looked visibly frustrated at one point, and made some sort of gesture to the crowd, which also included some of his supporters.

If a candidate does not win 50% of the vote, a runoff election will be held next month in the West African nation.

"We've had enough of this regime of thieves and assassins. We will defeat them here," said Cheikh Gassama, a voter at the Point E station. As the president arrived, he and other chanted "Na Dem," which means "step down" in Senegal's predominant Wolof language.

Senegal is one of the continent's most stable democracies. Past elections have included a smooth transition of power, a rarity in a region with a history of election chaos, civil wars and coups.

Turnout on Sunday was low, according to Thijs Berman, chief observer of the European Union monitoring mission.

"Early in the morning, you saw long queues of people in front of polling stations but, later in the day, there were much less people and it seems that the turnout is below 50%," he said. "There was high political tension before these elections, so it is surprising that so few people came to vote."

1. What country is featured in the article?
2. Who is the current president?
3. Is he well liked?
4. How old is he?
5. What is happening in Senegal?
6. How did the people convey their dislike?
7. What does that mean?
8. What language is that?
9. Did many people vote?
10. How do you know?
11. Who is that?
12. What was the ratio?
13. What will happen if a candidate doesn't win 50% of the vote?
14. When?
15. Senegal is in what continent?
16. Is Senegal safe?
17. How did past elections turn out?
18. Is that normal?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Senegal
2. Abdoulaye Wade
3. No.
4. 85
5. An election.
6. Chanted "Na Dem"
7. Step Down
8. Wolof
9. No
10. According to Thijs Berman
11. Chief observer of the European Union monitoring mission.
12. less than 50%
13. There will be a runoff election
14. Next month
15. Africa
16. Yes.
17. Smooth transition of power.
18. Not for this region.

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Is there intelligent life on other planets? For years, scientists said "no." or "we don't know." But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers . They believe intelligent life exists somewhere in the universe. They also think we sill soon contact these beings(;). Why do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first reason is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old. "This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life," say Shostak and Barnett. The second reason is size--the universe is huge. "Tools like the Hubble Telescope have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies," says Shostak. "And our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth." In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes allow scientists to discover smaller planets--the size of Mars or Earth--in other solar systems. These planets might have intelligent life. Have beings from space already visited Earth? "Probably not," says Shostak. "It's a long way away. However, intelligent beings may contact us in other way, such as radio signals . In fact, they may be trying to communicate with us now, but we don't have the right tools to receive their messages. However, this is changing. By 2025, we could make contact with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other."

1. Are we able to communicate with other planets?
2. Why not?
3. Will we ever?
4. When?
5. Who thinks that?
6. Who is he?
7. Does he believe in alien intelligent life?
8. Do others believe that?
9. Who else?
10. Who is that?
11. What do they think?
12. What makes them so sure?
13. What about time?
14. Why does that matter?
15. What's another reason?
16. How big?
17. Why does that matter?
18. Why is that important?
19. How would we know if there was life?
20. Has earth already been visited by aliens?
21. Why not?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. No
2. we don't have the right tools to receive their messages
3. Yes
4. By 2025
5. Seth Shostak
6. astronomer
7. Yes
8. Yes
9. Alexandra Barnett
10. astronomer
11. intelligent life exists somewhere in the universe
12. The first reason is time
13. the universe is about 12 billion years old
14. This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life
15. size--the universe is huge
16. at least 100 billion galaxies
17. our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars
18. Some planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth
19. powerful telescopes allow scientists to discover smaller planets
20. "Probably not,"
21. It's a long way away