question: Believe it or not but it is true. There are people who lose the ability to understand or use words due to brain damage. But they become extremely good at something else. They become experts at spotting liars. The condition in which people lose their power to understand or use words due to brain damage are called aphasia . A study conducted in Massachusetts, U.S., has clearly proved that aphasics make good lie detectors .

In the last 100 years, many doctors studying the brain have mentioned examples of this amazing power of patients suffering from aphasia. Recently, scientists conducted tests to see if all that was said about aphasics was true. They studied the powers of a mixed group of people. Some were normal; others were aphasic. And it was proved clearly that the normal volunteers still got fooled by words. The aphasics were far ahead of them in recognizing false speech. The results of the study were reported in the magazine Nature.

'Fourteen years ago, famous American doctor, Dr. Oliver Sacks, wrote about his experiences with aphasic patients in a book. He remembered a particular incident in a hospital. Patients from the aphasia room were watching TV. Their president, Ronald Reagan, was giving a speech. He was trying to put feelings into each and every word of his speech. But his speech had an opposite effect on the patients. They were not impressed. On the contrary, the whole room shook with their laughter. The aphasics knew that he did not mean a word of what he was saying.

Dr. Sacks saw aphasics as more gifted than normal people. Normal people "get carried away" by words. An aphasic cannot understand words. But he or she can still understand what is being said. He said most of the aphasics had this superior understanding. So, while normal people think of aphasic patients as brain damaged, they actually seem to understand human expressions better.
1. where was the study conducted?
2. what is the condition called?
3. what does it do?
4. why?
5. how long have doctors studied it?
6. who wrote about them?
7. when?
8. did the study involve all aphasics?
9. then who?
10. are aphasics considered normal?
11. what are they considered?
12. what do they understand?
13. how do normal humans look at them?
14. who did the aphasics laugh at?
15. what was he doing?
16. why did they laugh?
17. how?
18. what do the patients lose?
19. what do they gain?
20. which magazine was the study featured?
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answer: 1. Massachusetts, U.S.,
2. aphasia
3. people lose their power to understand or use words
4. brain damage
5. 100 years
6. Dr. Oliver Sacks
7. 14 years ago
8. No
9. Some were normal; others were aphasic.
10. no
11. as more gifted
12. human expressions
13. as brain damaged
14. Ronald Reagan,
15. giving a speech
16. They knew that he did not mean a word of what he was saying.
17. his speech had an opposite effect on them
18. the ability to understand or use words due
19. recognizing false speech
20. Nature

(CNN) -- All big ideas start small, and Calle 13 -- a wildly popular alternative urban band from Puerto Rico -- is no exception.

Its members, Rene Perez, who goes by "Residente," and Eduardo Cabra, "Visitante," are stepbrothers. When their parents divorced, Cabra would visit Perez at his father's house on 13th Street, or Calle 13.

He was required to identify himself to enter, as either a resident, "residente" or visitor, "visitante," in Spanish.

The names stuck.

"Later, it took on another meaning, with the question of whether immigrants are residents or visitors," said Perez, who along with Cabra, recently sat down to talk with CNN en Espanol's Claudia Palacios. "But that was how it started."

Neither brother could have imagined then what Calle 13 would become -- one of the most highly praised and talked-about groups to come out of Latin America in years. It has won more than 20 Grammys and moved beyond its reggaeton roots to include instruments and sounds from all over the region, winning critical and popular praise in the process.

Though raunchy, the group's lyrics are often hard-hitting on social issues, and Perez is particularly well-known for being outspoken about poverty, Puerto Rican independence and education.

Asked how he views his career now, Perez said he's matured and made some adjustments so that people can better hear and understand his message.

"I liked to use bad words," said Perez, who raps and writes the group's lyrics. "Because it seemed to me it gave a reality that's missing in music." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Where is Calle 13 from?
2. How do all big ideas start?
3. Are the members cousins?
4. What is their relationship?
5. Who was required to identify himself as a visitor or resident?
6. Who does Claudia Palacios work for?
7. How many grammy's has the group won?
8. Does the group always have wholesome lyrics?
9. Where was this article published?
10. What type of band is Calle 13?
11. What does Residente mean in English?
12. What does Visitante mean in English?
13. Is the group well known in Latin America?
14. What kind of issues does the band address?
15. How does Perez describe his career now?
16. Why did the band make adjustments?
17. Who writes the groups lyrics?
18. Does he rap also?
Answer: 1. Puerto Rico
2. small
3. no
4. They are stepbrothers
5. Cabra
6. CNN en Espanol
7. More than 20
8. no
9. (CNN)
10. Alternative
11. Resident
12. Visitor
13. yes
14. social issues
15. It has matured
16. so that people can better hear and understand his message.
17. Perez
18. yes

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. A Bite of China Season Two(<< >> ) is coming! The program is shown at 9 : 00 0n CCTV-1 every Friday night from April 18 to June 6, 2014. There are altogether eight episodes , all about history and culture of food, eating and cooking in China. The directors spent one year visiting more than 150 different parts of China. More than 300 types of food are covered in the documentary . As an old Chinese saying goes, food is what matters most to people. It plays an important role in our daily life, and the rich food culture is also one of the most important parts of Chinese culture. A Bite of China Season Two wants to show the joys and sadnesses of ordinary Chinese in changing times through food. A Bite of China Season One was shown on CCTV in 2012. It attracted more than 100 million viewers. It is all about food, while the second season cares more about the relationship between the people and the food. For example, the first episode shows a young man spent four hours climbing a 40-metre-high tree to get something nice for his brother. The show reminds viewers of their homes and the tastes of childhood. One Weibo user wrote, "A Bite o f China Season Two makes me have so many words to say. It makes me think of my parents and my grandmother. I haven't been home for a long time, so I have decided to go back in a few days. " The show uses food as a window to introduce China to the world. Viewers can see how Chinese people love life by loving food. Anyone who wants to know more about Chinese culture and Chinese society should have a bite of the program. 1. how many types of food are covered in the documentary?
2. when did season one of a bite of china air?
3. when does season two air?
4. how many viewers did season one attract?
5. how many episodes will there be in the next season?
6. how many parts of China were visited by the directors?
7. what is the show all about?
8. how tall is the tree?
9. who climbed it?
10. how long did it take him?
11. why did he climb it?
12. who should watch a bite of china?
13. what time of day does season two come on?
14. what channel?
numbered_answers:
1. More than 300
2. 2012
3. April 18 to June 6, 2014
4. more than 100 million
5. eight
6. more than 150
7. history and culture of food, eating and cooking in China
8. 40 metres
9. a young man
10. four hours
11. to get something nice for his brother
12. Anyone who wants to know more about Chinese culture and Chinese society
13. night
14. CCTV-1