Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
James Arruda Henry, a 98-year-old retired lobsterman, has written and published his first book, "In a Fisherman's Language", after learning to read at the incredible age of 91. Mr. Henry spent most of his life without even his closest family members knowing he was illiterate .Forced to quit school in the third grade to take some jobs, he kept the secret close to his chest - only telling to his late wife. A family problem in his 90s sparked his encourage to restart his education."He signed a document he could not read," Mr Henry's granddaughter said. And then, after hearing about George Dawson, a son of slaves who learned to read at the age of 98 and went on to write a book of his own, entitled "Life Is So Good" at the age of 101, Mr. Henry took up reading. "If he can do it.I'm going to try," Mr. Henry said.Starting with his name, he eventually moved on to ABC's and children's books. He put them down for four years after the tragic loss of his wife. But eventually he went back to reading and with the help of his tutor began to record his life. He wrote about his family's voyage from Portugal to the U.S. his many journeys at sea and how he was unable to save another fisherman who had fallen overboard. He became a carpenter and even a professional boxer - and eventually built his own home in Stonington Borough. His life stories have become so popular, in fact, nearly 800 copies were sold in the first two weeks of the book's release last month.One thousand more have since been printed as requests for the book flood in from as far as Germany.And now even Hollywood producers have approached Mr. Henry about optioning the rights to his life story for a big screen adaptation.
1. How old is Mr. Henry?
2. Could he read most of his life?
3. Is he and author?
4. What is the title of his piece?
5. What else does he do?
6. When did he learn literacy?
7. Why did he decide to learn?
8. Was he well educated?
9. What was his first successful term?
10. Then what?
11. Did he break during his progress?
12. Why?
13. Did he have a teacher?
14. Where are his ancestors from?
15. Who did he rescue?
16. What were some of his employment titles?
17. Who constructed his residence?
18. How many pieces of work were bought upon the initial sales?
19. has he been contacted about his work?

Numbered answers:
1. 98
2. No
3. yes
4. In a Fisherman's Language
5. retired lobsterman
6. age of 91
7. family problem in his 90s
8. No.
9. his name
10. ABC's and children's books
11. Yes
12. tragic loss of his wife
13. yes
14. Portugal
15. another fisherman
16. carpenter and even a professional boxer
17. himself
18. 800 copies
19. yes

Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
CHAPTER XII BOBBY COON AND REDDY FOX PLAY TRICKS

It was night. All the little stars were looking down and twinkling and twinkling. Mother Moon was doing her best to make the Green Meadows as light as Mr. Sun did in the daytime. All the little birds except Hooty the Owl and Boomer the Night Hawk, and noisy Mr. Whip-poor-will were fast asleep in their little nests. Old Mother West Wind's Merry Little Breezes had all gone to sleep, too. It was oh so still! Indeed it was so very still that Bobby Coon, coming down the Lone Little Path through the wood, began to talk to himself.

"I don't see what people want to play all day and sleep all night for," said Bobby Coon. "Night's the best time to be about. Now Reddy Fox--"

"Be careful what you say about Reddy Fox," said a voice right behind Bobby Coon.

Bobby Coon turned around very quickly indeed, for he had thought he was all alone. There was Reddy Fox himself, trotting down the Lone Little Path through the wood.

"I thought you were home and fast asleep, Reddy Fox," said Bobby Coon.

"You were mistaken," said Reddy Fox. "For you see I'm out to take a walk in the moonlight."

So Bobby Coon and Reddy Fox walked together down the Lone Little Path through the wood to the Green Meadows. They met Jimmy Skunk, who had dreamed that there were a lot of beetles up on the hill, and was just going to climb the Crooked Little Path to see.
1. Who thinks that being nocturnal is better?
2. Who overheard Coon?
3. Who was the owner of the voice?
4. Did he care what others said about him?
5. True or False: The fox said he was out to hunt rabbits.
6. What was he out for?
7. How many bugs did Skunk think were on the hill?
8. More than a hundred?
9. Why was he thinking about bugs?
10. Where was he going now?
11. Why?
12. To see what?
13. What is the name of one creature that was sleeping?
14. Was an owl awake?
15. What is Boomer?
16. What path was Bobby traveling?
17. Who looked after the Breezes?
18. Is the moon described as female or male?
19. What was she illuminating?
20. What was peering downward?

Numbered answers:
1. Bobby Coon
2. a voice right behind Bobby
3. Reddy Fox
4. Yes
5. False
6. to take a walk
7. a lot
8. unknown
9. He had dreamed that there were a lot of beetles
10. to climb the Crooked Little Path
11. to see
12. the hill
13. Mr. Whip-poor-will
14. Yes
15. the Night Hawk
16. the Lone Little Path
17. Old Mother West Wind
18. Female
19. the Green Meadows
20. All the little stars

Question:
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BT Group plc (trading as BT) is a holding company which owns British Telecommunications plc, a British multinational telecommunications company with head offices in London, United Kingdom. It has operations in around 180 countries and is the largest provider of fixed-line, mobile and broadband services in the UK, and also provides subscription television and IT services.

BT's origins date back to the founding of the Electric Telegraph Company in 1846 which developed a nationwide communications network. In 1912, the General Post Office, a government department, became the monopoly telecoms supplier in the United Kingdom. The Post Office Act of 1969 led to the GPO becoming a public corporation. British Telecommunications, trading as "British Telecom", was formed in 1980, and became independent of the Post Office in 1981. British Telecommunications was privatised in 1984, becoming "British Telecommunications plc", with some 50 percent of its shares sold to investors. The Government sold its remaining stake in further share sales in 1991 and 1993. BT has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange, a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

BT controls a number of large subsidiaries. BT Global Services division supplies telecoms services to corporate and government customers worldwide, and its BT Consumer division supplies telephony, broadband, and subscription television services in Great Britain to around 18million customers. BT announced in February 2015 that it had agreed to acquire EE for 12.5 billion, and received final regulatory approval from the Competition and Markets Authority on 15 January 2016. The transaction was completed on 29 January 2016.
1. Which holding is held by British Telecomm?
2. In what country is it located?
3. Does it do business outside that country?
4. Besides UK, in how many others?
5. What organization controlled telecoms in the UK in 1912?
6. What act made it a public corp?
7. What business formed in 1980?
8. When did it go private?
9. How many were investor shares?
10. Did Government keep their shares?
11. When did they sell?
12. Does it have a secondary listing?
Numbered answers:
1. unknown
2. United Kingdom.
3. yes
4. in around 180 countries
5. the General Post Office
6. The Post Office Act of 1969
7. British Telecom
8. in 1984
9. some 50 percent
10. no
11. in 1991 and 1993
12. yes