Q: The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. The Red Sox have won eight World Series championships and have played in twelve. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox' home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox" name was chosen by the team owner, John I. Taylor, around , following the lead of previous teams that had been known as the "Boston Red Stockings", including the forerunner of the Atlanta Braves.

Boston was a dominant team in the new league, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series in 1903 and winning four more championships by . However, they then went into one of the longest championship droughts in baseball history, dubbed the "Curse of the Bambino" after its alleged beginning with the Red Sox' sale of Babe Ruth to the rival New York Yankees two years after their world championship in 1918, an 86-year wait before the team's sixth World Championship in . The team's history during that period was punctuated with some of the most memorable moments in World Series history, including Enos Slaughter's "mad dash" in , the "Impossible Dream" of , Carlton Fisk's home run in , and Bill Buckner's error in . Following their victory in the 2013 World Series, they became the first team to win three World Series trophies in the 21st century, including championships in 2004 and . Red Sox history has also been marked by the team's intense rivalry with the Yankees, arguably the fiercest and most historic in North American professional sports.

Answer the following questions:
1. Which team is mentioned here?
2. What sport do they play?
3. Where do they compete in?
4. as a member club of what?
5. Have they won any championship?
6. Which one?
7. how many?
8. out of how many games in total?
9. who chose the team'
10. Who did they defeat in 1903?
A: 1. The Boston Red Sox
2. baseball
3. American League (AL) East division
4. Major League Baseball
5. yes
6. World Series
7. eight
8. twelve
9. the team owner, John I. Taylor
10. the Pittsburgh Pirates

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

James Arruda Henry, a 98-year-old retired lobsterman, has written and published his first book, "In a Fisherman's Language", after learning to read at the incredible age of 91. Mr. Henry spent most of his life without even his closest family members knowing he was illiterate .Forced to quit school in the third grade to take some jobs, he kept the secret close to his chest - only telling to his late wife. A family problem in his 90s sparked his encourage to restart his education."He signed a document he could not read," Mr Henry's granddaughter said. And then, after hearing about George Dawson, a son of slaves who learned to read at the age of 98 and went on to write a book of his own, entitled "Life Is So Good" at the age of 101, Mr. Henry took up reading. "If he can do it.I'm going to try," Mr. Henry said.Starting with his name, he eventually moved on to ABC's and children's books. He put them down for four years after the tragic loss of his wife. But eventually he went back to reading and with the help of his tutor began to record his life. He wrote about his family's voyage from Portugal to the U.S. his many journeys at sea and how he was unable to save another fisherman who had fallen overboard. He became a carpenter and even a professional boxer - and eventually built his own home in Stonington Borough. His life stories have become so popular, in fact, nearly 800 copies were sold in the first two weeks of the book's release last month.One thousand more have since been printed as requests for the book flood in from as far as Germany.And now even Hollywood producers have approached Mr. Henry about optioning the rights to his life story for a big screen adaptation.

1. How old is Mr. Henry?
2. Could he read most of his life?
3. Is he and author?
4. What is the title of his piece?
5. What else does he do?
6. When did he learn literacy?
7. Why did he decide to learn?
8. Was he well educated?
9. What was his first successful term?
10. Then what?
11. Did he break during his progress?
12. Why?
13. Did he have a teacher?
14. Where are his ancestors from?
15. Who did he rescue?
16. What were some of his employment titles?
17. Who constructed his residence?
18. How many pieces of work were bought upon the initial sales?
19. has he been contacted about his work?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. 98
2. No
3. yes
4. In a Fisherman's Language
5. retired lobsterman
6. age of 91
7. family problem in his 90s
8. No.
9. his name
10. ABC's and children's books
11. Yes
12. tragic loss of his wife
13. yes
14. Portugal
15. another fisherman
16. carpenter and even a professional boxer
17. himself
18. 800 copies
19. yes

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

"Angie, I know you like to sing," her father, a worker, told Angela Brown, "but you must have something to fall back on ."

Brown took her father's advice. She got a degree in secretarial science before entering Oakwood College, in Huntsville, Alabama. However, her aim was to become a singer at religious meetings. So after graduation she headed for Indiana University to study with the famous soprano Virginia Zeani.

Once, when Brown was troubled by self-doubt, Zeani said to her, "If you want to be the next Aretha Franklin, you need no more lessons," Brown remembers her saying. "But if you want to be the best Verdian soprano this world has ever seen, you must work."

Work she did. Three times she competed in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions . Three times she failed to make the final round in New York. Then, in 1997 at age 33, the age limit for sopranos to audition, she gave it one more try. She signed up at the last minute and didn't even practice, thinking, "All they could do was to tell me no, and that didn't hurt my feelings anymore." She had the strength she needed to fall back on if she failed.

She won. But making it in New York was just the beginning. It took her three more years to become an understudy at the Met. But waiting in the wings was fine with her. Finally, her time came. When the featured singer fell ill, Brown earned the chance to sing the lead role in Aida. And The New York Times described her performance as a great success. Angela Brown, who had prepared for 20 years, was an "overnight" successful singer at age 40.

1. Who got a degree?
2. Had someone suggested she do so?
3. Who?
4. What had she liked to do?
5. What school did she attend?
6. Did she go to work after graduating?
7. Where did she go?
8. Who did she study with while there?
9. What was she known for?
10. Did Brown also want to be a soprano?
11. What kind?
12. How many times did she audition?
13. How many times was she rejected?
14. Did she try again?
15. Could she keep trying every year for as long as she wished to?
16. Why not?
17. And how old was she?
18. So this would be her last chance?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Angela Brown
2. yes
3. her father
4. sing
5. Oakwood College
6. no
7. Indiana University
8. Virginia Zeani.
9. she was a famous soprano
10. yes
11. Verdian
12. three
13. three
14. yes
15. no
16. the age limit for sopranos was 33
17. 33
18. yes