Q: It seems that politicians around the world are thinking about the health of their countries. While in China, Chen Zhu has announced his plans for a universal health service and reform across health services. Gordon Brown, the UK Prime Minister, has also announced he is planning to make some changes in our health service.

The crux of Mr. Brown's proposals are related to giving the NHS (National Health Service) a greater focus on prevention, rather than just curing patients.

He is planning to introduce increased screening for common diseases such as heart disease, strokes, and cancer, for example, breast cancer. In Britain there are 200,000 deaths a year from heart attacks and strokes, many of which might have been avoided if the condition had been known about.

Initially, the diagnostic tests will be available for those who are vulnerable, or most likely to have the disease. One example is a plan to offer all men over 65 an ultrasound test to check for problems with the main artery , a condition which kills 3,000 men a year.

The opposition have criticized Mr. Brown's proposals, saying that they are just a trick, and claiming that there is no proper timetable for the changes. They also say that Mr. Brown is reducing the money available for the treatment of certain conditions while putting more money towards testing for them.

The NHS was founded in 1948, and is paid for by taxation. The idea is that the rich pay more towards the health service than the poor. However in recent years there has been a great increase in the use of private healthcare, because it's much quicker. NHS waiting lists for operations can be very long, so many people who can afford it choose to pay for medical care themselves.

Answer the following questions:
1. What are politicians focusing on around the world?
2. Who is thinking about it in the UK?
3. Who is he?
4. What does he want to do?
5. What is his plan for doing so?
6. Instead of what?
7. What is one way he thinks this can be accomplished?
8. Such as?
9. Who would be screened?
10. Don't only 50,000 die a year from heart attacks?
11. How many?
12. Are any of them able to be avoided?
13. How many men a year are killed from problems with their main blood vessels?
14. What does kill 3,000 men a year?
15. Who do they want to screen for that problem?
16. Is the test invasive?
17. How do they screen them?
18. What occured in 1948?
19. Who covers the cost?
A: 1. Health
2. Gordon Brown
3. The UK Prime Minister
4. Make some changes in health service.
5. give the NHS a greater focus on prevention
6. just curing patients.
7. Increase screenings for Common diseases
8. Heart disease, strokes, cancer, and breast cancer.
9. Initially, the the vulnerable.
10. No
11. 200,000 from heart attacks and strokes
12. Might have been.
13. unknown
14. Problems with the main artery
15. All men over 65.
16. no
17. ultrasound
18. The NHS was founded.
19. Citizens through taxation.

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

(CNN) -- The family of deceased Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi will file a war crimes complaint against NATO with the International Criminal Court, a lawyer representing the family said Thursday.

Members of the family believe NATO's actions led to Gadhafi's death last week, said Marcel Ceccaldi.

"All of the events that have taken place since February 2011 and the murder of Gadhafi, all of this means we are totally in our right to call upon the International Criminal Court," Ceccaldi, a French attorney, said.

NATO responded that it "conducts its operation in strict conformity with the relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions." In a statement Thursday, a NATO official said, "At no time during Operation Unified Protector has NATO targeted specific individuals."

The ICC had previously issued a warrant for Gadhafi's arrest, accusing him of crimes against humanity.

The ICC still has warrants for the arrest of Gadhafi's son, Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, and his brother-in-law Abdullah al-Sanussi.

Questions surround the death of Moammar Gadhafi, who eluded forces loyal to the National Transitional Council for months. Video shows Gadhafi was alive when captured by the opposition.

He died from a shot in the head, officials said, but the circumstances surrounding the shot remain unclear.

The United States said it supports an independent investigation, as called for by the United Nations and by Libya's new leadership.

Ceccaldi said the Gadhafi family's complaint will be filed in the coming days.

"Now we will wait and see if the ICC is a judicial system which is independent and impartial," he added.

1. Who is deceased?
2. does he have a nationality?
3. what is it?
4. did something lead to his death?
5. what lead to his death?
6. when did the events occur?
7. of what year?
8. did Gadhafi commit any crimes?
9. what were the crimes?
10. who accused him?
11. did the ICC accuse anyone else?
12. who?
13. what is his name?
14. was anyone else accused?
15. what is his name?
16. Was Moammar alive when captured?
17. who caught him?
18. did he die?
19. what did he die from?
20. what were the circumstances?
21. Are there questions about his death?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Moammar Gadhafi
2. yes
3. Libyan
4. yes
5. NATO's actions
6. since February
7. 2011
8. yes
9. crimes against humanity.
10. The ICC
11. yes
12. Gadhafi's son
13. Saif al-Islam Gadhaf
14. yes
15. Abdullah al-Sanussi
16. was alive
17. the opposition.
18. yes
19. from a shot in the head
20. unclear.
21. yes

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

One day Kyle's Dad had to go for a long ride. He went on this ride because he wanted to get breakfast. With breakfast the dad always loved to get a banana in a drink. This was his favorite drink. But along the ride, Kyle's dad had a scare. The back door was open but someone else shut it and tossed his book. Later he found his book in a white bin. Along with the book, there was a white costume. He thought that maybe this was a sign. So he took the white costume and found out it was a doctor costume. He remembered that his son Kyle's favorite thing to do was play doctor. This made him remember that he never even asked his son Kyle if he wanted to come for the ride. So the dad turned around and drove all the way home to get his son. He asked Kyle if he wanted to come out to breakfast. Kyle got very excited and said he did. Kyle's dad was happy he came back because it helped him make his son happy.

1. Who went out for a ride?
2. was it a short one?
3. what did he go out for?
4. what beverage did he want?
5. what happened along the route?
6. What did he see that reminded him of his son?
7. what could it be used to dress up as?
8. had he checked to see if Kyle wanted to join?
9. so what did he do?
10. did Kyle want to join him
11. how did the father feel?
12. was the son as well?
13. what else was in the bin besides the costume?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Kyle's Dad
2. no
3. to get breakfast.
4. a banana in a drink
5. he had a scare
6. a white costume
7. a doctor
8. no
9. he drove home to get him
10. yes
11. happy
12. yes
13. a book