Problem: LONDON, England(CNN)-- The youngest person to sail solo around the world returned home Thursday from his 30,000-mile, 282-day ocean journey.

Mike Perham, 17, sailed into Lizard Point in Cornwall, the southernmost point in Britain, at 9:47 a.m., his race team said.

"It feels ly brilliant," Mike told CNN by phone hours before crossing the finish line. "I'm really, really excited to be going across the line at last. It doesn't feel like long since I crossed it first."

Mike set off on his round-the-world trip on November 18, 2008. He has been sailing his yacht, TotallyMoney.com, single-handedly, though a support team has been sailing next to him along the way. ks5u

The teen has now achieved the title of Youngest Sailor to Circumnavigate the Globe Solo, according to the Guinness World Records.

Mike learned how to sail when he was seven years old from his father, Peter and at age 14, he sailed across the Atlantic alone.

The teenager's school -- which Mike describes as "highly supportive" of his trip -- has redesigned his coursework to fit in with his trip. It also gave him some coursework to do during "quiet moments," according to Mike's Website.

There haven't been many of those quiet moments. Repeated autopilot failures forced him to stop for repairs in Portugal, the Canary Islands, South Africa, and twice in Australia, according to his Web site.

Bad weather in the Southern Ocean -- between Australia and Antarctica -- forced Mike to battle 50ft waves and 57 mph winds. He said at one point, a "freak wave" picked up the boat and turned it on its side. "My feet were on the ceiling at the time," he told CNN. "That was a really hairy moment, and I was certainly thinking, 'Why am I here?' But we took the sails off and the day after I thought, 'This is brilliant!'"

Mike describes his father as his biggest hero, always supportive of what he wanted to achieve. Peter Perham said he wasn't too worried about his son facing dangerous situations at sea, as long as he knew what to do and stayed safe.
1. who said "It feels ly brilliant," ?
2. mike who ?
3. how old ?
4. who did mike tell that to ?
5. who is mikes biggest hero ?
6. whats his name ?
7. was he worried at all ?
8. when did mike set off the tour ?
9. what year ?
10. how many miles was his sail ?
11. how many days ?
12. how old was he ?
13. how many places did he go for repairs ?
14. what is the 1st one
15. and twice where ?
16. per what ?
17. did they have bad weather ?
18. where ?
19. between ?
20. what title did he earn ?
Answer: 1. Mike
2. Perham
3. 17
4. CNN
5. father
6. Peter Perham
7. no
8. November 18,
9. 2008
10. 30,000
11. 282
12. 17
13. Four
14. Portugal
15. Australia
16. Web site.
17. yes
18. Southern Ocean
19. ustralia and Antarctica
20. Youngest Sailor to Circumnavigate the Globe Solo

Problem: On a stormy day last August, Tim heard someone shouting. Looking at the sea carefully, he saw that two kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea. Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, had rowed out in a boat to _ a football. Once they'd rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The boys were terrified and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for _ and the boat was out of control. Tim knew that it would soon be swallowed by the waves. "Everything went quiet in my head," Tim recalls. "I'm trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line." Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. "At one point, I considered turning back," he says. "I wondered if I was putting my life at risk." After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to shout to the boys, "Take down the umbrella!" "Let's aim for the pier ," Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. "Can you swim?" he cried. "A little bit," the boys said. Once they were in the water, Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys' faces. "Are we almost there?" they asked again and again. "Yes," Tim told them each time. After 30 minutes, they reached the pier. ,.
1. How old were the boys who went out to sea?
2. What were there names?
3. Who heard them shouting?
4. What was caught in the wind and pulled the boat out?
5. What did Tim do before he jumped in the ocean?
6. Did he turn back?
7. What did he wonder?
8. Did he struggle for 60 minutes?
9. What did he do after 30 minutes?
10. What did he tell them to do?
11. Could the boys swim?
12. Where did Tim pull the boys toward?
13. Did they only have one life jacket?
14. What did they ask over and over?
15. Did it take them 45 minutes to get back?
16. How long did it take them?
Answer: 1. 12
2. Christian and Jack
3. Tim
4. a beach umbrella
5. took off his clothes
6. no
7. if he was putting his life at risk
8. no
9. he shouted to the boys
10. Take down the umbrella
11. A little bit
12. the pier
13. no
14. Are we almost there?
15. no
16. 30 minutes

Problem: Micro blogs like Weibo are nothing new for the young Chinese. A newspaper in Chengdu did a survey last month. It found that 90 percent of junior high school students use micro blogs. They give students an outlet for emotion. "I use micro blogs to record my life. I let everyone 'see' my feelings and complaints ," said Liu Fangyue, 14, from Xiamen No. 1 Middle School. They have fun with classmates even after school. "I would send a message to praise someone who came first in the exam," said Liu. Teachers also join in the fun. "When I sit down to talk to my students, they may not tell me their real thoughts," said Lu Dongping at Nanning No. 2 Middle School. "But on micro blogs, they are more relaxed. They even make fun of me." You would be wrong if you think micro blogs are all about fun. Zhong Yun from Xiamen Haicang Experimental School sees it as a tool to learn English. The 13-year-old girl follows foreign stars such as Avril Lavigne and Justin Bieber. "In order to understand their English posts, I have to check the dictionary and learn many new words," said Zhong. "Micro blogs widen students' perspectives , but there are rules to follow," said Shi Zhongying, a professor from Beijing Normal University. He shares some of them with micro bloggers. "Manage your time, and don't let micro-blogging affect your studies and health," said Shi. "Don't give out your name, family address or phone number on micro blogs. You should also respect truth and other people's privacy ."
1. Who uses the blogs?
2. What is a name of one of the types of blogs?
3. How old are the people that tend to use them?
4. What amount of kids use them?
5. Who realized it was 90?
6. A newspaper where?
7. When did they learn this?
8. Who is one of the instructors that uses blogging?
9. Where does she work?
10. What does she think about the blogging?
Answer:
1. Chinese
2. Weibo
3. junior high school aged
4. 90 percent
5. A newspaper
6. Chengdu
7. last month
8. Lu Dongping
9. Nanning No. 2 Middle School
10. they are more honest