Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty the average sleep time goes down to 6.5 hours a night. Most people have a bad night when they can not sleep. About one in three Americans has a problem with sleep. Many of these people can not fall sleep. This problem is called insomnia. This is not a new problem. Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to another to make them sleep. Benjaming Franklin, the famous stateman and inventor ,had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep. King Lousis XIV of France had 13 beds and hoped that he could fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain, the famous American writer, had a different way. He lay on his side on the end of the bed!

1. How many hours of sleep do Americans average?
2. does everyone sleep this amount?
3. Do you sleep more the older you get?
4. less?
5. how much?
6. At what age does that happen?
7. Do americans have sleep problems?
8. how many?
9. what is this diagnosed as?
10. Is that new?
11. how do you know?
12. like who?
13. did he try anything to sleep?
14. what?
15. did he sleep in them all?
16. how?
17. did anyone have more than 4?
18. who?
19. how many?
20. Anyone else?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. seven to eight hours
2. no
3. no
4. yes
5. 6.5 hours
6. After the age of fifty
7. yes
8. one in three Americans
9. insomnia
10. no
11. famous people in history had insomnia.
12. Benjaming Franklin
13. yes
14. he had 4 beds
15. yes
16. moved from one to another
17. yes
18. King Lousis XIV
19. 13 beds
20. Mark Twain

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER XX

HEDA'S TALE

That evening when I was lying on my bed outside the cave, I heard the tale of Anscombe and Heda. Up to a certain point he told it, then she went on with the story.

"On the morning after our arrival at this place, Allan," said Anscombe, "I woke up to find you gone from the hut. As you did not come back I concluded that you were with Zikali, and walked about looking for you. Then food was brought to us and Heda and I breakfasted together, after which we went to where we heard the horses neighing and found that yours was gone. Returning, much frightened, we met Nombe, who gave me your note which explained everything, and we inquired of her why this had been done and what was to become of us. She smiled and answered that we had better ask the first question of the king and the second of her master Zikali, and in the meanwhile be at peace since we were quite safe.

"I tried to see Zikali but could not. Then I went to inspan the horses with the idea of following you, only to find that they were gone. Indeed I have not seen them from that day to this. Next we thought of starting on foot, for we were quite desperate. But Nombe intervened and told us that if we ventured out of the Black Kloof we should be killed. In short we were prisoners.

"This went on for some days, during which we were well treated but could not succeed in seeing Zikali. At length one morning he sent for us and we were taken to the enclosure in front of his hut, Kaatje coming with us as interpreter. For a while he sat still, looking very grim and terrible. Then he said--

1. Who did Anscombe assume Allan was with?
2. Was he in his hut with her?
3. Did Anscombe find him in his hut?
4. Did she look for him?
5. until what?
6. what did Nombe give them?
7. from who?
8. Did explain where he was?
9. Were they able to see Zikali?
10. who interpeted?
11. for who?
12. Was Allans horse missing?
13. Did Ansconbe know this?
14. were they safe?
15. What would happen if they left Black Kloof?
16. They felt they were?
17. were they treated well?
18. how long did this last?
19. Who's hut were they taken to?
20. Did he come out?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Zikali
2. unknown
3. No.
4. Yes
5. Nombe intervened
6. A note.
7. Allan
8. Yes
9. Yes
10. Kaatje
11. Anscombe and Heda
12. Yes
13. Yes
14. Yes.
15. They would be killed.
16. Prisoners
17. Yes
18. Some days.
19. Zikali's
20. No.

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Paul Whittaker; the editor is John Lehmann and the editor-at-large is Paul Kelly.

Available nationally (in each state and territory), "The Australian" is the biggest-selling national newspaper in the country, with a circulation of 116,655 on weekdays and 254,891 on weekends in 2013, figures substantially below those of top-selling local newspapers in Sydney ("The Daily Telegraph"), Melbourne ("The Herald Sun"), and Brisbane ("The Courier-Mail"). Its chief rivals are the business-focused "Australian Financial Review", and on weekends, "The Saturday Paper". In May 2010, the newspaper launched the first Australian newspaper iPad app. "The Australian" is owned by News Corp Australia.

"The Australian" is published by News Corp Australia, an asset of News Corp, which also owns the sole dailies in Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin and the most popular metropolitan dailies in Sydney and Melbourne. News Corp's Chairman and Founder is Rupert Murdoch.

"The Australian" integrates content from overseas newspapers owned by News Corp Australia's parent, News Corp, including "The Wall Street Journal" and "The Times" of London.

The first edition of "The Australian" was published by Rupert Murdoch on 15 July 1964, becoming the third national newspaper in Australia following shipping newspaper "Daily Commercial News" (1891) and "Australian Financial Review" (1951). Unlike other Murdoch newspapers, it was neither a tabloid nor an acquired publication. From its inception "The Australian" struggled for financial viability and ran at a loss for several decades.

1. What is the Australian?
2. What kind of newspaper?
3. Does the Australian contain content from other papers?
4. Papers from where?
5. Name an overseas paper used by the Australian.
6. And another?
7. Who owns those papers?
8. Is the Australian a popular newspaper in Australia?
9. How many papers go out on weekdays?
10. And on weekends?
11. From what year was that circulation data taken?
12. Who is News Corp's founder?
13. What is his company position?
14. When was the first edition released?
15. By whom?
16. Name a paper that was more popular at the time.
17. Name a national paper that had been released before that time.
18. And another?
19. What kind of paper was "Daily Commercial News"?
20. Was the Australian financially successful?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. newspaper
2. broadsheet
3. Yes
4. from overseas
5. "The Wall Street Journal"
6. "The Times"
7. News Corp
8. yes
9. 116,655
10. 254,891
11. 2013
12. Rupert Murdoch
13. Chairman
14. 15 July 1964
15. Rupert Murdoch
16. unknown
17. "Daily Commercial News"
18. "Australian Financial Review"
19. a shipping newspaper
20. no