Question: CHAPTER VIII

It was a fine summer evening, and Richard and Carloman were playing at ball on the steps of the Castle-gate, when a voice was heard from beneath, begging for alms from the noble Princes in the name of the blessed Virgin, and the two boys saw a pilgrim standing at the gate, wrapt in a long robe of serge, with a staff in his hand, surmounted by a Cross, a scrip at his girdle, and a broad shady hat, which he had taken off, as he stood, making low obeisances, and asking charity.

"Come in, holy pilgrim," said Carloman. "It is late, and you shall sup and rest here to-night."

"Blessings from Heaven light on you, noble Prince," replied the pilgrim, and at that moment Richard shouted joyfully, "A Norman, a Norman! 'tis my own dear speech! Oh, are you not from Normandy? Osmond, Osmond! he comes from home!"

"My Lord! my own Lord!" exclaimed the pilgrim, and, kneeling on one knee at the foot of the steps, he kissed the hand which his young Duke held out to him--"This is joy unlooked for!"

"Walter!--Walter, the huntsman!" cried Richard. "Is it you? Oh, how is Fru Astrida, and all at home?"

"Well, my Lord, and wearying to know how it is with you--" began Walter--but a very different tone exclaimed from behind the pilgrim, "What is all this? Who is stopping my way? What! Richard would be King, and more, would he? More insolence!" It was Lothaire, returning with his attendants from the chase, in by no means an amiable mood, for he had been disappointed of his game. 1. What season was it?
2. Who was playing ball?
3. Where?
4. Steps of what?
5. Who was standing at the gate?
6. How was he dressed?
7. What did Carloman say to him?
8. Where did the pilgrim think Carloman was from?
9. Whose hand did the pilgrim kiss?
10. What is Walter?
11. Who came back with his attendants?
12. Was he happy?
13. Why? Provide a numbered list of answers.
****
A numbered of answers: 1. summer
2. Richard and Carloman
3. on the steps
4. Castle-gate
5. pilgrim
6. long robe of serge
7. To come in, sup and rest the night
8. Normandy
9. young Duke
10. huntsman
11. Lothaire
12. no
13. disappointed of his game

Q: Recipients of this year's Annenberg scholarships were announced on June 19. Brittany Blythe was one of them.

In seventh grade,Brittany Blythe dreamed of being a cheerleader . Her school's coaches were less than enthusiastic. "They said. 'I don't know how you'll be able to do it'. "she recalls. "'You won't be able to do it'."

But Brittany,now a junior at Strath Haven High School near Philadelphia,refused to give up. And when the junior school cheerleaders won a tournament last year, she was right there,dancing and cheering with the rest of the team.

Not bad for someone whose legs were cut off below the knee when she was two years old.

Brittany,18,was born without shinbones --"just blood and muscle tissue,"as she puts it. When she tried to walk, her legs twisted.

After the operation, she adapted quickly. "From day one,I basically jumped up and wanted to do everything,'' she says. Prostheses allowed her to move around upright. But too slowly to keep up with her friends. Brittany's solution was to take the legs off and walk on her knees something she still does when safety and comfort permit.

She has been rarely discouraged. Other children laughed at her through the years,especially in junior high school,but she says the challenge only made her stronger. Now she's trying to convince her coaches to let her remove the prostheses and be a flyer. The cheerleader who's thrown in the air and caught by her teammates.

Brittany doesn't think her problems put her at a disadvantage. "My disability was the first thing I had to get through., and that's going to prepare me for the future. "she says. "It's all just a test:If someone throws you a difficult problem,what are you going to do?"

1. Recipients of this year's Annenberg scholarships
2. Brittany Blythe
3. being a cheerleader
4. yes
5. was born without shinbones
6. her legs twisted.
7. yes
8. rarely discouraged
9. to let her remove the prostheses
10. yes

Numbered questions:
1. What was announced on June 19?
2. Who was one of them?
3. What did she dream of?
4. Did she go through any obstacles?
5. What kind?
6. What happened when she tries to walk?
7. Did anyone make fun of her?
8. How did she feel about it?
9. What did she try to persuade her coaches for?
10. Did they allow it?

input: Flanders is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium, although there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics and history. It is one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. The demonym associated with Flanders is Fleming, while the corresponding adjective is Flemish. The official capital of Flanders is Brussels, although Brussels itself has an independent regional government, and the government of Flanders only oversees the community aspects of Brussels life such as (Flemish) culture and education.

In historical contexts, Flanders originally refers to the County of Flanders (Flandria), which around AD 1000 stretched from the Strait of Dover to the Scheldt estuary. The core of historical Flanders is situated within modern-day Flanders and corresponds to the provinces West Flanders and East Flanders, but it sometimes stretched into what is now France and the Netherlands. Nevertheless, during the 19th and 20th centuries it became increasingly commonplace to use the term "Flanders" to refer to the entire Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, stretching all the way to the River Maas, as well as cultural movements such as Flemish art. In accordance with late 20th century Belgian state reforms the area was made into two political entities: the "Flemish Community" () and the "Flemish Region" (). These entities were merged, although geographically the Flemish Community, which has a broader cultural mandate, covers Brussels, whereas the Flemish Region does not. 1. Where are we talking about mainly?
2. What do they speak there?
3. What was its span around AD 1000?
4. In what country is it located?
5. What part of the country?
6. Historically, what did it refer to?
7. Is there a demonym related to it?
8. What is it?
9. What about its adjective?
10. What is its capital? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. Flanders
2. Dutch
3. from the Strait of Dover to the Scheldt estuary
4. Belgium
5. northern portion
6. County of Flanders (Flandria)
7. yes
8. Fleming
9. Flemish.
10. Brussels