question: "Make-A-Wish" is one of the world's most well-known charities . It makes wishes come true for children who have serious illnesses. It gives them hope and joy and helps them forget about their health problems and have fun. It all started in 1980 in Phoenix,Arizona.Christopher was a 7-year-old boy who was very sick. He always dreamed of becoming a police officer.Tommy Austin and Ron Cox,two police officers, made his wish come true. They gave Cristopher a tour of the city in a police helicopter( )and made a real police uniform for him. There are four kinds of wishes children usually have: I wish to go. Children ueually want to travel or go to a concert ,a game or a park. I wish to meet. Children sometimes want to meet their favourite actors,singers or players. I wish to be. Some children wish to become actors,singers or police officers. I wish to have. They often want to have a computer, a game, a bike or many other things. Let's hope more wishes will come true in the future.People who work in the charity always try for the best.Almost 25,000 volunteers help,work or give money. Will you be one of them?
1. What's the name of the most well known charity?
2. What year was it founded?
3. Who was the first person to benefit?
4. How old was he?
5. What did he want to be when he grew up?
6. Who helped him reach his goal?
7. Did they give him a plane ride?
8. How many volunteers do they have?
9. Who do they provide services for?
10. What kind?
11. In what city did it begin?
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answer: 1. Make-A-Wish
2. 1980
3. Christopher
4. Seven
5. a police officer
6. Tommy Austin and Ron Cox
7. yes
8. 25,000
9. for children
10. wishes
11. Phoenix,Arizona.

CHAPTER VIII

AN UNUSUAL COMPACT

"He'll do it--he is bound to do it!" cried Ben, as he and Phil hurried down to the dining-room.

"I think so myself, Ben," answered the shipowner's son. But, for some reason, he did not seem as joyful over the outcome of the interview as might have been expected.

"He won't dare let this news become public property," went on the other student. "He is too afraid of public opinion."

"Ben, he thinks we got that lawyer to take the case up."

"You told him we hadn't."

"But he didn't believe it--I could tell that by his manner. And, Ben, do you know, after all, this looks to me as if we had, somehow, bribed him to be easy on us," continued Phil, with added concern.

"Oh, don't bother your head about that, Phil. We only asked for what is fair, didn't we?"

"Yes, but----" And then the shipowner's son did not finish, because he did not know what to say. In some manner, Phil's conscience troubled him, and he wondered what Dave and Roger would say when they heard of what had occurred.

During the meal that followed but little was said by any of the boys. Once or twice our hero looked at Phil, but the latter avoided his gaze. As soon as the repast was over, Phil rushed outside, followed by Ben; and that was the last seen of the pair until it was time to go to bed.

"They have been up to something, that is certain," was the comment of the senator's son. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. where were they rushing to?
2. who was?
3. why is Ben insisting that someone will do something?
4. does Ben think someone will do it because he is bound to it?
5. who agreed with him?
6. was he overly joyous about it?
7. what does Ben say that the person is assuming?
8. Does he say that the person assumes they got an attorney?
9. why would they need an attorney?
10. had they told him they got an attorney?
11. what did Ben say they asked for?
12. who is the shipowner's son?
13. who was conflicted?
Answer: 1. to the dining-room.
2. Ben and Phil
3. unknown
4. yes
5. the shipowner's son
6. no
7. unknown
8. Phil says that, yes.
9. to take on the case
10. no
11. what is fair
12. Phil
13. Phil

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, is an American company that publishes reference books, especially known for its dictionaries.

In 1831, George and Charles Merriam founded the company as G & C Merriam Co. in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1843, after Noah Webster died, the company bought the rights to "An American Dictionary of the English Language" from Webster's estate. All Merriam-Webster dictionaries trace their lineage to this source.

In 1964, Encyclopdia Britannica, Inc. acquired Merriam-Webster, Inc. as a subsidiary. The company adopted its current name in 1982.

In 1806, Webster published his first dictionary, . In 1807 Webster started two decades of intensive work to expand his publication into a fully comprehensive dictionary, "An American Dictionary of the English Language". To help him trace the etymology of words, Webster learned 26 languages. Webster hoped to standardize American speech, since Americans in different parts of the country used somewhat different vocabularies and spelled, pronounced, and used words differently.

Webster completed his dictionary during his year abroad in 1825 in Paris, and at the University of Cambridge. His 1820s book contained 70,000 words, of which about 12,000 had never appeared in a dictionary before. As a spelling reformer, Webster believed that English spelling rules were unnecessarily complex, so his dictionary introduced American English spellings, replacing "colour" with "color", "waggon" with "wagon", and "centre" with "center". He also added American words, including "skunk" and "squash", that did not appear in British dictionaries. At the age of 70 in 1828, Webster published his dictionary; it sold poorly, with only 2,500 copies putting him in debt. However, in 1840, he published the second edition in two volumes with much greater success. 1. Who bought Merriam Webster?
2. Who bought them in 1964?
3. What is Merriam Webster most known for?
4. What type of book is that?
5. What was Webster's first name?
6. What did he own the rights to?
7. When did he pass away?
8. Who purchased the rights to his dictionary after that?
9. When did Webster first publish a dictionary?
10. What about before that?
11. How long did it take him to expand that into something bigger?
12. Did he learn a lot of languages?
13. How many?
14. For what purpose?
15. What was his goal in creating this book?
16. Did people across the country say things differently?
17. Where did he finally finish his work?
18. Where at?
19. Where else?
20. How many words had never been in a dictionary before?
numbered_answers:
1. G & C Merriam Co
2. Encyclopdia Britannica
3. Dictionaries.
4. A reference book.
5. Noah.
6. An American Dictionary of the English Language
7. 1843
8. George and Charles Merriam.
9. 1828
10. 1806
11. 2 decades.
12. Yes
13. 26
14. Help him trace the etymology of words.
15. Standardize American speech
16. Yes
17. 1825
18. Paris
19. University of Cambridge
20. 12,000