Question:
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How do you usually celebrate your birthday? Playing a soccer game may not be your first choice. But Lu Han, the former EXO singer, did just that and showed has an unusual side of him. Lu Han celebrated his 25th birthday by playing a soccer game with players from Beijing No.47 High School on April 19th in Beijing, a day before his birthday. He scored three goals in the game. Lu Han has often shown on Weibo that he is a big soccer fan and his favorite soccer team is Manchester United. He said more than once that he used to dream of becoming a professional soccer player. So what was Lu Han's performance like on the pitch ?Fan Zhiyi, the former captain of the Chinese national soccer team, played with Lu Han in a friendly match in 2013. He thought that Lu Han is a top amateur player. ,A, B, C, D.
1. Who was a singer?
2. With what band?
3. Did he play basketball with someone?
4. What game did he play?
5. Was it an ordinary day?
6. What day was it?
7. Is the team from Bejing his favorite?
8. What team is?
9. How many goals did he score?
10. Who is Fan Zhiyi?
11. What did Lu used to want to be?

Numbered answers:
1. Lu Han
2. EXO
3. No.
4. a soccer game.
5. No.
6. his 25th birthday.
7. No.
8. Manchester United.
9. three goals.
10. The former captain of the Chinese national soccer team
11. a professional soccer player.

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Last Friday, I was coming home late after spending time with friends and thought I'd go down to the $99 cent pizza place. On the way, I saw a man sitting on the stairs alone there. I'd seen him before every day I run late to work, but this time I had no place to rush off to.

There was something about him, a quiet manner, different from many of other homeless people I had seen in New York City. I walked past him, went to the pizza place, and those 10 seconds waiting in line was enough to practice stepping outside of my usual, familiar flow. So with a few slices in hand, I went back to join him. I asked him if he was hungry. He said yes, but not for pizza because it made him uncomfortable. He'd rather have a few bucks for chicken and rice since it was easier on his stomach. It's funny, in that moment, he became more real to me.

This man I had seen almost every day was someone with specific conditions, needs, and experiences. We exchanged names and ended up talking for a little over an hour that night as Kevin told me stories from his life, how he had done things when "he was younger and didn't know any better" and how he tried to make amends but too much time had passed. He shared his views on the value for young adults to learn the history of other people.

He talked about his one wish being in his 60's before he leaves this earth, which is to share his story with the teenagers and young adults so they could avoid the mistakes he went through. Throughout the conversation, he eventually got his chicken and rice and gifted me a rose he had been carrying. Shortly afterwards, I made my way home, thinking to myself, "I met an amazing homeless person".
1. What was the homeless person's name?
2. What store was the person going to?
3. In what city is this story based?
4. Was he happy with the pizza that the person offered him?
5. What would he rather have?
6. What was his last wish before he died?
7. What did he gift the person in exchange?
8. What day was it when the person met the homeless person?
9. What was different about this homeless person?
10. Was he hungry when he was asked?
11. What was the homeless person's regret?

Numbered answers:
1. Kevin
2. pizza place
3. New York City
4. it made him uncomfortable
5. chicken and rice
6. share his story
7. a rose
8. Friday
9. a quiet manner
10. yes
11. avoid the mistakes he went through

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Washington (CNN) -- When the race is done, the balloons have wilted, and the confetti has been swept up, Campaign 2012 may be marked more by its failures than its triumphs.

But here's the starkest failure in these final days before the vote: Neither candidate has made a convincing enough argument for his presidency to break free of the margin of error in the polls.

No matter who is elected, close to as many Americans will have voted against him as for him.

Sure, Barack Obama has generally stayed a point or two ahead of his rival in most battlegrounds, but despite his mighty pushes and the advantage of the bully pulpit he has rarely done any better. And Mitt Romney, while he has managed to relentlessly nip at the president's heels like a dog chasing a car (as opposed to one riding on top), he has never been able to decisively bridge the gap from "also ran" to "front runner."

Mad dash in final bid for votes

The most recent CNN Poll of Polls -- an average of 10 national polls -- has Obama just one point ahead of Romney, 48%-47%. The latest CNN/ORC survey in the battleground state of Ohio has Obama up 50%-47%, and in Florida by just one point, 50%-49%. Both results are well within the polls' margin of error of plus or minus 3.5%.

And if both parties are not haunted by the ever-growing mob of voters calling themselves independents, they ought to be.

At least Dr. Rita Kirk at Southern Methodist University thinks so. She is director of the Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility. "Independent isn't a party," she says. "It just means 'none of the above.' People are not really satisfied with either party."
1. Who is leading in the most recent poll referenced?
2. Against who?
3. By what percentage?
4. 50-49?
5. What then?
6. What key states were mentioned?
7. Who was leading there?
8. What year is this election?
9. What is going to happen to the balloons?
10. What does the author think the election will be remembered for?
11. Rather then what?
12. Is either person expected to win big?
13. Who is the first female mentioned by name?
14. Where does she work?
15. What is her job title?
16. Of what?
17. What is she quoted as saying?
18. What is it actually?
19. Are these voters happy with either party?
Numbered answers:
1. Obama
2. Romney
3. one point
4. No
5. 48%-47%
6. Ohio and Florida
7. Obama
8. 2012
9. They will wilt
10. its failures
11. its triumphs
12. no
13. Dr. Rita Kirk
14. Southern Methodist University
15. director
16. the Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility.
17. Independent isn't a party
18. It just means 'none of the above.
19. no