TASK DEFINITION: Based on the information present in the given passage, you need to write a correct answer to the given question. A correct answer is one that correctly and completely answers the question. Do not write answers that address the question partially or incorrectly. The correct answer must be contained in the given paragraph.
PROBLEM: Paragraph- Sent 1: Catherine V. "Ginny" Kilgore of Oxford, an attorney with North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, has been recognized for her dedication to serving the indigent.
Sent 2: Kilgore - who oversees delivering legal services to the disabled and elderly in 39 north Mississippi counties - is recipient of the University of Mississippi School of Law's 2002 Public Service Award.
Sent 3: The award was announced recently at a dinne r, held in Kilgore's honor and hosted by law school Dean Samuel M. Davis, who presented her with an engraved plaque.
Sent 4: "Ginny Kilgore is a public servant in the truest sense," said Davis.
Sent 5: "Her selection continues the tradition of this award in recognizing those who have labored in the trenches, with little or no compensation but with great professional and personal satisfaction in helping to bring justice and equality to those who need it most."Sent 6: "This award means a great deal to me," Kilgore said, pointing to others so honored.
Sent 7: "The work of those who received the award before me has been so important; I feel very honored."Sent 8: After earning bachelor's and master's degrees in education and a few years teaching, Kilgore enrolled at the UM law school.
Sent 9: Upon graduation in 1975, she entered private law practice in Oxford, joining NMRLS in 1978.
Sent 10: Since then, she has earned promotions from managing attorney, senior attorney, then director of the Council on Aging project.
Sent 11: Since 1990, she has worked in the Administrative Law Unit and Resource Development, and directed the Elder Law Project, serving the northern half of the state.
Sent 12: She also is an adjunct professor in the UM law school's Civil Law Clinic.
Sent 13: She held a similar post a few years ago in the school's Elder Law Clinic.
Sent 14: Kilgore says she's found her niche.
Sent 15: "I've always thought it was important to do work to help people.
Sent 16: I really enjoy it.
Sent 17: The issues I've dealt with through the years have been on the side of helping people maintain the basics of life - home, healt h care, jobs and family."Sent 18: She says her desire to serve others was sparked early, growing up in a single-parent home, aware that her widowed mother faced certain challenges as she supported her four children through public school and college.
Question: What award did Kilgore say meant a "great deal" to her?.

SOLUTION: The University of Mississippi School of Law's 2002 Public Service Award.

PROBLEM: Paragraph- Sent 1: Growing up on a farm near St. Paul, L. Mark Bailey didn't dream of becoming a judge.
Sent 2: Even when he graduated from North Decatur High School in 1975, sitting on the bench someday seemed more like a leisurely activity than a career.
Sent 3: Somewhere along the line, all of that changed.
Sent 4: Bailey received his bachelor's degree from the University of Indianapolis in 1978 and a jurisprudence doctorate from Indiana University-Indianapolis in 1982.
Sent 5: After several years of private practice from 1982-90, he became the judge of Decatur County Court for a year.
Sent 6: The Indiana legislature renamed that judgeship and Bailey was tabbed Decatur Superior Court judge from 1992-98, winning reelection twice.
Sent 7: From there, his career continued on the fast track and Bailey was appointed by Gov. Frank O'Bannon to sit on the Indiana Court of Appeals First District, where he works today.
Sent 8: Despite his quick climb up the legal ladder, Bailey has always found time to help out in causes he feels strongly about.
Sent 9: It was for his dedication to the law and the people that are affected by it that he was recently recognized.
Sent 10: The Indiana Pro Bono Commission hosted its annual celebration event, the Randall T. Shepard Dinner, at French Lick Springs Spa in October.
Sent 11: More than 100 judges, lawyers and dignitaries were present for the gathering.
Sent 12: One of the highlights of the event was the presentation of the first-ever Randall T. Shepard award for excellence in pro bono work.
Sent 13: Bailey received the award for his three years of volunteer work at Indiana Pro Bono Commission.
Sent 14: The award was named after the chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court to honor his statewide vision on justice.
Sent 15: The qualifications for the award were based upon demonstrated dedication to the innovative development and delivery of legal services to the poor in one of the 14 pro bono districts of Indiana.
Sent 16: "This award came as a real surprise to me.
Sent 17: It is truly an honor.
Sent 18: Just being the first chair of the commission which began the implementation of the pro bono process was somewhat humbling.
Question: What award did Bailey get for helping people?.

SOLUTION: Randall T. Shepard award for excellence in pro bono work.

PROBLEM: Paragraph- Sent 1: In the popular mind, the history of Hong Kong, long the entryway to China for Westerners, begins in 1841 with the British occupation of the territory.
Sent 2: However, it would be wrong to dismiss the long history of the region itself.
Sent 3: Archaeologists today are working to uncover Hong Kong's past, which stretches back thousands of years.
Sent 4: You can get a glimpse into that past at Lei Cheng Uk Museum's 1,600-year-old burial vault on the mainland just north of Kowloon.
Sent 5: In 1992, when construction of the airport on Chek Lap Kok was begun, a 2,000-year-old village, Pak Mong, was discovered, complete with artifacts that indicated a sophisticated rural society.
Sent 6: An even older Stone Age site was discovered on Lamma Island in 1996.
Sent 7: While Hong Kong remained a relative backwater in early days, nearby Guangzhou (Canton) was developing into a great trading city with connections in India and the Middle East.
Sent 8: By a.d.
Sent 9: 900, the Hong Kong islands had become a lair for pirates preying on the shipping in the Pearl River Delta and causing a major headache for burgeoning Guangzhou; small bands of pirates were still operating into the early years of the 20th century.
Sent 10: In the meantime, the mainland area was being settled by incomers, the "Five Great Clans": Tang, Hau, Pang, Liu, and Man.
Sent 11: First to arrive was the Tang clan, which established a number of walled villages in the New Territories that still exist today.
Sent 12: You can visit Kat Hing Wai and Lo Wai, villages with their walls still intact.
Sent 13: Adjacent to Lo Wai is the Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall, built in the 16th century, which is still the center of clan activities.
Sent 14: The first Europeans to arrive in the Pearl River Delta were the Portuguese, who settled in Macau in 1557 and for several centuries had a monopoly on trade between Asia, Europe, and South America.
Sent 15: As Macau developed into the greatest port in the East, it also became a base for Jesuit missionaries; it was later a haven for persecuted Japanese Christians.
Sent 16: While Christianity was not a great success in China, it made local headway, evidenced today by the numerous Catholic churches in Macau's historic center.
Sent 17: Intermarriage with the local Chinese created a community of Macanese, whose culture can still be seen in Macau's architecture and cuisine.
Question: Who were the first Europeans to control the greatest port in the East?.

SOLUTION:
The Portuguese.