question: CHAPTER XIV. FORTEMANI DRINKS WATER

The thing had begun with the lowering glances that Francesco had observed, and had grown to gibes and insults after he had disappeared. But Lanciotto had preserved an unruffled front, being a man schooled in the Count of Aquila's service to silence and a wondrous patience. This insensibility those hinds translated into cowardice, and emboldened by it--like the mongrels that they were--their offensiveness grew more direct and gradually more threatening. Lanciotto's patience was slowly oozing away, and indeed, it was no longer anything but the fear of provoking his master's anger that restrained him. At length one burly ruffian, who had bidden him remove his head-piece in the company of gentlemen, and whose request had been by Lanciotto as disregarded as the rest, advanced menacingly towards him and caught him by the leg, as Ercole had caught his master. Exasperated at that, Lanciotto had swung his leg free, and caught the rash fellow a vicious kick in the face that had felled him, stunned and bleeding.

The roar from the man's companions told Lanciotto what to expect. In an instant they were upon him, clamouring for his blood. He sought to draw his master's sword, which together with the Count's other armour was slung across his saddle-bow; but before he could extricate it, he was seized by a dozen hands, and cropped, fighting, from the saddle. On the ground they overpowered him, and a mailed hand was set upon his mouth, crushing back into his throat the cry for help he would have raised.
1. Who did Lanciotto work for?
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answer: 1. Count of Aquila'

question: (CNN) -- It was the late 1960s and Tom Repasky was in a fog.

H. Michael Karshis owns thousands of albums but Steely Dan's "Can't Buy a Thrill" holds a special place in his heart.

"I was trying to discover who I was, what I was and what I was doing here," he said.

In 1963, at age 14, Repasky was on a field trip with his seminary when he and another student accidentally fell down a steep ledge while throwing rocks at upperclassmen. A tree broke his friend's fall, but Repasky was not so lucky.

Repasky awoke in the hospital, but says he was unable to remember even the smallest detail of his past. "It was as if I didn't exist before that time," he said.

This experience scarred him, to the point that he was asked to leave the seminary by the end of the year. "I clearly was not the same person," he said. "After my near-death experience, there was this prolonged period of not being able to relate to reality very well."

Several years after his accident, Repasky first heard the Moody Blues song "Nights in White Satin." "After I heard these lyrics, I thought, 'They know what I'm feeling.' "

He sought out their album "Days of Future Passed." He was particularly drawn to the lyrics from their song "Dawn is a Feeling:" "You are here today; no future fears; this day will last 1,000 years, if you want it to."

Repasky, who now lives in Danville, Pennsylvania, and is an artist, often goes back to this album. "When I hear the music, it brings me to the point of realizing that I had experienced life and I could be alive, and it brings me great joy in knowing that." The part of "Nights in White Satin" where the words "I love you" are repeated always moves Repasky, even 40 years later. iReport.com: Watch Repasky tell his story
1. What is the name of Steely Dan's album?
2. Who has a lot of them?
3. Who was in the hospital?
4. What caused him to be there?
5. Was he alone?
6. Did he remember his whole life?
7. What song did he hear shortly after the accident?
8. Who sings that song?
9. What's the name of the album it's on?
10. What song on that record did he like?
11. Where does he live now?
12. What decade did this event occur?
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answer: 1. "Can't Buy a Thrill"
2. H. Michael Karshis
3. Repasky
4. he accidentally fell down a steep ledge
5. No
6. unknown
7. "Nights in White Satin."
8. Moody Blues song
9. "Days of Future Passed."
10. "Dawn is a Feeling:"
11. Danville, Pennsylvania
12. 1960s

question: Zhao Hua is a student from a university. He has led a group of university student volunteers since last year. They help children at a primary school with their studies and daily lives. "When I was a small child," Zhao said, "I knew March 5th was a day for people to learn from Lei Feng and help others, but I didn't know the real meaning of the spirit of Lei Feng. Now when I see the smiling faces of the kids I have helped, I deeply understand Lei Feng. Helping others makes me happy.,' Lei Feng (1940-1962) is one of the best-known soldiers in Chinese history. He lost his parents when he was very young. His neighbors brought him up. He died in an accident at the age of 22. He did many _ in his short life. For example, he gave his own money to the parents of another soldier, and bought a ticket for a woman he didn't know without telling her his name. On March 5th, 1963, Chairman Mao called on people to "Learn from Lei Feng" and made the day "Lei Feng Day". Today almost 50 years has passed since Lei Feng's death. Some people say that the spirit of Lei Feng is out. There have been many reports about the coldness of people towards strangers. This has made many Chinese people think deeply about themselves. Many people think We need to promote that spirit again. The important thing is that we must be ready to help others and make it a habit. ,,. (5,2,l0)
1. Who did the people need to learn from?
2. Who made the proclamation?
3. What was his title?
4. When was it announced?
5. What was the holiday called?
6. How long ago did he die?
7. Who is a student?
8. From what institution?
9. Who does he oversee?
10. What type?
11. Who was helped?
12. From where?
13. With what?
14. What was the life span of Lei Feng?
15. What was his occupation?
16. Who did he lose?
17. Who took over for parents?
18. At what age did he die?
19. Who received the funds that he donated?
20. What was his nationality?
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answer:
1. Lei Feng
2. Mao
3. Chairman
4. March 5th, 1963
5. Lei Feng Day
6. almost 50 years
7. Zhao Hua
8. university
9. volunteers
10. university student
11. children
12. primary school
13. studies and daily lives
14. 1940-1962
15. soldiers
16. parents
17. neighbors
18. 22
19. parents of another soldier
20. Chinese