Question:
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This is the true story of a great woman. Her name was Helen Keller. She was born in 1880 in Alabama in the USA. When Helen was one year and a half, she got ill and then she became blind and deaf. Her parents tried to do their best for their daughter and they asked a young teacher called Anne Sullivan to their home to teach Helen. Anne herself was almost blind in her youth. Helen was a smart girl but she couldn't hear or talk. She was angry at this. So she was always crying and shouting. Then Anne often went for walks with Helen in the country near her home. After two weeks, Helen became quiet. Anne began to teach her how to spell and Helen learned to write. Boards with lines on them helped her to keep the words straight. Soon her talents were famous all over the world. There were her stories in newspapers and magazines. By the time she was 17, she was studying French, German, Latin, Physics and many other subjects. She was still blind and deaf. In 1902, she wrote a book The Story of my life. It became well-known all over the world.
1. Who got sick?
2. How old was she?
3. Was it serious?
4. Did she die?
5. What happened then?
6. Did she have to leave home?
7. Who helped her?
8. How did they meet?
9. What did she teach her?
10. Couldn't she already communicate?
11. So what did Helen do?
12. What other things did she learn?
13. Did people learn about her?
14. How did they know of her?
15. What happened in 1902?
16. About what?
17. Was it popular?
18. When was she born?
19. How did she put the words in a line?
20. Was she stupid?

Numbered answers:
1. Helen.
2. A year and a half.
3. Yes.
4. No.
5. She went blind and deaf.
6. no.
7. Anne Sullivan, a teacher.
8. Her parents tasked her to their hopme.
9. To spell and write.
10. No.
11. Cried and shouted.
12. French,German, and Physics.
13. Yes, she was famous.
14. Stories in newspapers and magazines.
15. She wrote a book.
16. Her life.
17. All over the world.
18. In 1880
19. Boards with lines on them.
20. No, she was smart.

Question:
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Everyone dreams of seeing the world. But some people take that dream to the extreme.

In 2000, Canadian Jean Beliveau was suffering from a mid-life crisis . He thought a good walk might help. So, he decided to go for one... around the whole world. It took him 11 years and 54 pairs of shoes. He ate insects in Africa, survived a puma attack in South America, and fell in love for nine days in Mexico. Jean has successfully overcome his mid-life crisis and is now writing a book about his 75,000- kilometre journey.

A Russian man, Vladislav Ketov, is currently cycling around the globe. So far he's ridden through 93 countries. And he's been at it for 20 years. Why so long? Two reasons. Firstly, he's not just going through countries, he's actually riding along the coast of every continent. Secondly, he set off without any money. He has to draw portraits of the people he meets along the way to carry on with his trip. Of course, he is planning to write a book on his eventual return, too.

Then there's Ezra Cooley. He set out in 2006 with the idea of riding his horse around the world. Why? "I've always wanted to accomplish something," Ezra said. So far he's only ridden across the United States and part of Australia. He recently took a year off to write a book about his trip.

Circling the globe has a long history. In 1901, Captain Voss (from Canada) set off around the world in a 12-metre dugout canoe . Even more impressive, the canoe, which Voss bought from a Native American woman, was built in the early 19th century. He armed the canoe with a Spanish cannon for protection. The journey took three years and, of course, Voss wrote about his trip in a book.
1. Who dreams?
2. who was suffering?
3. who was suffering?
4. From what?
5. When?
6. What did he do about it?
7. for how long?
8. How many pairs of shoes?
9. What did he eat?
10. Where
11. How long did he fall in love?
12. Where?
13. How far was his walk?
14. Who is cycling around the globe?
15. What nationality is he?
16. How many countries has he gone through?
17. For how long?
18. How does he sustain himself?
19. For how long?
20. Who rides his horse around the world?
21. When did he start?
22. Why?
23. Did he take a year off?

Numbered answers:
1. Everyone
2. Jean Beliveau
3. Jean Beliveau
4. a mid-life crisis
5. in 2000
6. he walked
7. 11 years
8. 54
9. insects
10. Africa,
11. nine days
12. Mexico
13. 75,000- kilometre
14. Vladislav Ketov
15. Russian
16. 93
17. 20 years.
18. draws portraits
19. 20 years
20. Ezra Cooley.
21. 2006
22. he wanted to accomplish something,
23. yes

Question:
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On October 9, 2006 at 6:00 a.m., the network switched to a 24-hour schedule, becoming one of the last major English-language broadcasters to transition to such a schedule. Most CBC-owned stations previously signed off the air during the early morning hours (typically from 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.). Instead of the infomercials aired by most private stations, or a simulcast of CBC News Network in the style of BBC One's nightly simulcast of BBC News Channel, the CBC uses the time to air repeats, including local news, primetime series, movies and other programming from the CBC library. Its French counterpart, Ici Radio-Canada Tele, still signs off every night.

Until 1998, the network carried a variety of American programs in addition to its core Canadian programming, directly competing with private Canadian broadcasters such as CTV and Global. Since then, it has restricted itself to Canadian programs, a handful of British programs, and a few American movies and off-network repeats. Since this change, the CBC has sometimes struggled to maintain ratings comparable to those it achieved before 1995, although it has seen somewhat of a ratings resurgence in recent years. In the 2007-08 season, hit series such as Little Mosque on the Prairie and The Border helped the network achieve its strongest ratings performance in over half a decade.
1. In 2007-2008 what shows helped the CBC ratings?
2. How many viewers watched those shows?
3. Was the station doing well before then?
4. Why not?
5. When did it do that?
6. When did it become a 24 hour provider?
7. Was it an early mover in that regard?
8. Prior to 2006 when were it's channels off?
9. What is it's French station called?
10. That a 24 hour provider too?
11. When does that one stop providing content?
Numbered answers:
1. Little Mosque on the Prairie and The Border
2. unknown
3. no
4. it has restricted itself to Canadian programs
5. 1998
6. On October 9, 2006 at 6:00 a.m
7. yes
8. at 6:00 a.m
9. Ici Radio-Canada Tele
10. no
11. unknown