question: Sure. you know their names, possibly better than you know the name of the street you live on.

When the need comes, these names roll off our tongues like they were our own brothers. I am writing about the famous Webster s Dictionary and Roget s Thesaurus.

Webster s Dictionary. Many people can respond immediately: Noah Webster. We are aware that he is the father of the dictionary. But who was he? What did he do for a living? When did he live?

Noah was born in 1758, graduated from Yale University in 1778. and later graduated from law school He produced the first American dictionary in 1806 and published his influential work An American Dictionary of the English Language in l828. His interests led him to be a lexicographer . textbook editor, author, Bible translator and spelling reformer. He also produced a large number of writings in medicine, mythology , and the relationship of European and Asian languages. In addition, he .founded the first New York daily newspaper in 1793. He died in 1843.

Roget's Thesaurus. And it gives us The chance to learn about Roget, the man-Peter Mark Roget, And who? What? When?

Englishman Peter Roget, MD, was born in 1779. He studied medicine and mathematics at the University of Edinburgh. He is considered as the creator of the first-ever thesaurus . It has been called one of the three most important books ever printed. along with the Bible and Webster s Dictionary. He began his work Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases in I 805 but did not publish it until 1852-47 years later. In his lifetime. he became a noted lecturer and writer on anatomy( ). geology .bees,and more . When Roget died in 1869 at age 90. his son, John . took over the Thesaurus arid he gradually expanded it.

So now you know the two famous books. Not enough information? As well-known humourist James Thurber suggested in the title of his 1941 magazine short story about baseball, You Could Look It Up!
1. what is this article about
2. who wrote the thesaurus
3. was he the originator of the dictionary?
4. what were some of Noah's writings?
5. who studied at at Edinburgh?
6. who took over the writing of the thesaurus
7. who founded the new worker newspaper
8. what where some of other work
9. what where three books of importance written?
10. when did noah and Roget die?
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answer: 1. Dictionary and Thesaurus.
2. Roget
3. no
4. the first American dictionary
5. Roget
6. his son
7. noah webster
8. medicine, mythology , and the relationship of European and Asian languages
9. thesaurus, bible and webster's dictionary
10. roget died 1869 noah died 1843

Tony loved basketball. One afternoon on his way to a basketball game, he was walking and dreaming about playing college basketball the next year. Suddenly a car hit him and he was thrown three meters into the air. Tony woke up in a hospital room. When the doctor told him that both his legs were broken, he knew his college basketball dreams were over. Tony did what the doctors told him. But it didn't work when he left the hospital, Tony was sent to a _ center for physical treatment. A week after he arrived there, he met Sunny Chen. Sunny used to be a coach. His legs were hurt badly in a skating accident. Though he couldn't move his legs, Sunny became a coach of a basketball team called The Sun. It was a wheelchair basketball team, because everybody on the team played on a wheelchair. Sunny invited Tony to join the game. Tony played badly, but for the first time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself. After becoming a part of The Sun, Tony improved quickly. Playing basketball was like medicine for him. Tony was much better that before. When Tony became sad or angry, Sunny was there to help him. The day before Tony left the center, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he could be so happy, even with his broken legs. Sunny smiled and said, "It's really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun, the shadow falls behind." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. How was Tony injured?
2. what was he doing when it happened?
3. about what?
4. what injuries did he sustain?
5. where was he sent after the hospital?
6. who did he meet there?
7. how had he been injured?
8. could he walk?
9. did he still play basketball?
10. what was the name of the team?
11. how do they play basketball?
12. did Tony decide to play?
13. Was he good at first?
14. what happened the more he practiced?
15. Did Sunny also help him emotionally?
16. what is Sunny's secret to happiness?
17. is it difficult?
18. does Tony still feel sorry for himself?
19. was joining the team therapeutic for him?
Answer: 1. car hit him
2. walking and dreaming
3. about playing college basketball
4. both his legs were broken
5. center for physical treatment
6. Sunny Chen
7. in a skating accident
8. no
9. yes
10. The Sun
11. on a wheelchair
12. yes
13. no
14. improved quickly
15. yes
16. When you keep your face to the sun, the shadow falls behind.
17. It's really quite easy
18. no
19. yes

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country located in Central Africa, with an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name evokes its location near both the Equator and the Gulf of Guinea. Equatorial Guinea is the only sovereign African state in which Spanish is an official language. , the country had an estimated population of 1,222,245.

Equatorial Guinea consists of two parts, an insular and a mainland region. The insular region consists of the islands of Bioko (formerly "Fernando Po") in the Gulf of Guinea and Annobon, a small volcanic island south of the equator. Bioko Island is the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea and is the site of the country's capital, Malabo. The island nation of Sao Tome and Principe is located between Bioko and Annobon. The mainland region, Rio Muni, is bordered by Cameroon on the north and Gabon on the south and east. It is the location of Bata, Equatorial Guinea's largest city, and Oyala, the country's planned future capital. Rio Muni also includes several small offshore islands, such as Corisco, Elobey Grande, and Elobey Chico. The country is a member of the African Union, Francophonie, OPEC and the CPLP. 1. What was the area formely called?
2. how many parts does it have?
3. which are?
4. Can you find volcanos here?
5. where exactly?
6. is there another name?
7. what is the population?
8. where is it located?
9. what is its offical name?
10. Where would you find Corisco?
11. Where would you find Bioko?
12. What is the capital?
13. what is the offical language?
14. do many countries speak Spanish there?
15. how many others do?
16. Where is Rio Muni?
17. which is bordered by?
18. where is this?
19. and how about the south?
20. what about the East?
numbered_answers:
1. Spanish Guinea
2. Two
3. insular and a mainland region
4. yes
5. Bioko
6. Fernando Po
7. 1,222,245
8. Central Africa
9. the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
10. offshore
11. northernmost
12. Malabo
13. Spanish
14. no
15. just the one
16. mainland
17. Cameroon
18. the north
19. Gabon
20. Gabon