Q: The Count of Monte Cristo ( French: Le Comte de Monte Cristo ) is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas. Completed in 1844, it is one of the author's most popular works, along with The Three Musketeers. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from plot outlines suggested by his co-author Auguste Maquet.

The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean, and in the Levant during the historical events of 1815-1838. It begins from just before the Hundred Days period, when Napoleon returned to power after his exile , and goes through to the time of Louis Philippe of France. The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book. It is an adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, revenge , mercy and forgiveness, and is told in the style of an adventure story. It focuses on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from prison, gains a fortune and sets about getting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. However, his plans have terrible consequences for the innocent as well as the guilty.

Dumas got the idea for The Count of Monte Cristo from a true story, which he found in a memoir written by a man named Jacques Peuchet. Peuchet related the story of a shoemaker named Pierre Picaud, who was living in Paris in 1807. Picaud was engaged to a rich woman, but four envious friends falsely accused him of being a spy for England. He was imprisoned for seven years. During his imprisonment a fellow prisoner told him a treasure hidden in Milan. When Picaud was released in 1814, he took possession of the treasure, returned under another name to Paris and spent ten years plotting his successful revenge.

The book is considered a literary classic today. According to Luc Sante, " The Count of Monte Cristo has become a fixture of western civilization's literature, as inescapable and immediately identifiable as Mickey Mouse, Noah's flood, and the story of Little Red Riding Hood. "

Answer the following questions:
1. What book is this article about?
2. Is this story completly made up or based on real life events?
3. Where does the story take place?
4. Who is Jacques Peachet?
5. What does Luc Sante say about the story?
6. What is Pierre Picaud's Job?
7. How many years was he in jail?
8. how many friends lied about him
9. Where was the treasure hiding?
10. When was he set free?
A: 1. hope, justice, revenge , mercy and forgiveness
2. real life events
3. France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean, and in the Levant
4. wrote memoir
5. it is a fixture of western civilization's literature
6. shoemaker
7. seven
8. four
9. Milan
10. 1814

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign.

The annual ceremony at which the awards are presented is a major part of the film industry's awards season, which culminates each year in the Academy Awards.

The 74th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television in 2016, was broadcast live on January 8, 2017. Jimmy Fallon hosted the show.

In 1943, a group of writers banded together to form the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and by creating a generously distributed award called the Golden Globe Award, they now play a significant role in film marketing. The 1st Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best achievements in 1943 filmmaking, was held in January 1944, at the 20th Century-Fox studios. Subsequent ceremonies were held at various venues throughout the next decade, including the Beverly Hills Hotel, and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

In 1950, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association made the decision to establish a special honorary award to recognize outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry. Recognizing its subject as an international figure within the entertainment industry, the first award was presented to director and producer, Cecil B. DeMille. The official name of the award thus became the Cecil B. DeMille Award.

1. When was the Hollywood Foreign Press Association started?
2. What award are they responsible for?
3. When did that start?
4. When was the first award given?
5. Where?
6. Was that the permanent site of the ceremonies?
7. What are a couple others?
8. How often do the give the awards?
9. What industry is it for?
10. Is this only for Americans?
11. Who was the host of the 17th Awards?
12. What about the 74th?
13. Where was it?
14. When was it?
15. Who had an award named after them?
16. What role do they play in film making?
17. What year was the first one given?
18. What kind of figure gets this award?
19. How many members are in the association?
20. How much does an award cost?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. 1943
2. Golden Globe Award
3. 1943
4. January 1944
5. 20th Century-Fox studios
6. no
7. Beverly Hills Hotel, and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
8. annually
9. film
10. no
11. unknown
12. Jimmy Fallon
13. unknown
14. January 8, 2017
15. Cecil B. DeMille
16. director
17. 1950
18. international figures within the entertainment industry
19. 93
20. unknown

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Three kids have been learning chemistry for only a few months. But they have already begun to challenge a world famous scientist! Li Weichi, Huang Runling, and Xiao Yan are from Zhongshan Huaqiao Middle School in Guangdong. They have just found a red cabbage that could be a new kind of acid-base indicator . They want it to take the place of litmus paper. "We've learnt to think of and ask questions about life by ourselves," said Li, "We work well with each other." British scientist Robert Boyle discovered the use of litmus paper over 300 years ago. Now it is used widely in experiments all over the world. But when the kids did some experiments in class last winter, they saw that the litmus paper didn't turn very blue with base matter. It's hard to get a clear result. Will there be a better indicator than litmus paper? The three kids decided to try and find out! How? They went to collect over 40 plants in parks, gardens and markets. Then they ground leaves, flowers and stems to get the pigments from them. The kids mixed pigments with acid and base. They spent months watching carefully to see which paper showed the best colour change. They decided it was the litmus paper! "It's our first scientific journey, Huang said, "But it makes me want to try harder."

1. What subject do the kids study?
2. How many kids are there?
3. What are their names?
4. Are they in school?
5. Which one do they attend?
6. Where is that at?
7. What chemist are they challenging?
8. What did he discover?
9. How long ago was that?
10. What might replace the litmus paper?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. chemistry
2. Three
3. Li Weichi, Huang Runling, and Xiao Yan
4. Yes
5. Zhongshan Huaqiao Middle School
6. Guangdong
7. Robert Boyle
8. the use of litmus paper
9. over 300 years ago
10. mixed pigments with acid and base