Question: Greenwich is on the River, five miles from the middle of London, and its history is two thousand years old. The first English people were fishermen there, and they named the place Greenwich, meaning "green village". Later the English kings and queens lived at Greenwich in their beautiful places.

The name of the earliest palace was Placentia. Henry VIII lived there. He knew that England must be strong at sea. So he started two big ship-yards at Greenwich. But trouble was coming to Greenwich. In 1649, a war started in England and for eleven years there was no king. The men who had worked for him at Placentia decided to live the place themselves. They sold all its beautiful things. Finally, the war ended and King Charles II came back. But Placentia was falling down. So King Charles built a new and bigger palace, which is now open to the public.

At this time, Charles was worried about losing so many of its ships at sea: their sailors did not know how to tell exactly where they were. So in 1675, Charles made John Flamsteed, the first astronomer in England, try to find the answer. Flamsteed worked in a new building on the high ground in Greenwich Park. From it with a telescope which he made himself, Flamsteed could look all round the sky. And he did, night after night, for twenty years. Carrying on Flamsteed's work a hundred years later, an astronomer called Harrison finally made a clock which told the time at sea, and helped sailors to know where they were. You can see Harrison's clock, still working, in Greenwich's museum of the sea. Because of Flamsteed's work, every country in the world now tells its time by Greenwich Time. 1. how far from London is Greenwich?
2. Does it have a meaning?
3. who built the ports?
4. did he have a house there?
5. named what?
6. where is the clock now?
7. when did the war start?
8. how old is Greenwhich's history?
9. who made the telescope?
10. why did he make it?
11. who made the clock?
12. what happened to everything in Placentia?
13. by who?
14. who appointed Flamsteed?
15. Did King Charles make a new house?
16. where did Flamsteed work?
17. for how long?
18. Did the clock help?
19. who did it help?
20. how? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. five miles
2. meaning "green village"
3. Henry VIII
4. yes
5. Placentia
6. n Greenwich's museum of the sea
7. In 1649
8. two thousand years old
9. Flamsteed
10. look at round the sky
11. Harrison
12. it was destroyed
13. the war
14. Charles
15. yes
16. Flamsteed worked in a new building on the high ground in Greenwich Park
17. for twenty years
18. yes
19. helped sailors
20. to know where they were

Question: (CNN) -- Right-wing U.S. Republicans are up in arms over Cuba again. Their ostensible cause for concern is last week's visit to the island by Beyonce and Jay-Z, who were photographed in Havana, apparently celebrating their wedding anniversary.

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These blinkered conservatives need to get over themselves. The 60-year stand-off between the U.S. and Cuba is absurd. It is counterproductive and harmful to both countries. It is time to end this Cold War anachronism, kiss and make up.

Anger over Beyonce's supposed breach of the U.S. embargo rules restricting American citizens' travel to Cuba is symbolic of a deeper fear among right-wingers. Two key factors have changed since the days -- not so long ago -- when Washington seemed to be regularly threatening the Castro government with Iraq-style overthrow.

One is that George W. Bush has been replaced by a Democrat. As Barack Obama enters his second and final term, immune to electoral imperatives, conservatives worry he may use his freedom of action to effect an historic rapprochement with Cuba. American liberals certainly believe he should do so.

The second change is in Cuba itself, where the government, now led by Fidel Castro's brother, Raoul, has embarked on a cautious program of reform. The government -- dubbed the world's longest-running dictatorship by the American right -- has even set a date for its own dissolution.

Doing what "dictators" rarely do, Raoul Castro announced in February that in 2018, he would hand over power and that any successor would be subject to term limits. The Castro brothers have reportedly chosen a career communist, first vice president Miguel Diaz-Canel, to succeed them. But in reality, once their grip on power is relaxed, anything may happen. 1. What term is this for Barack Obama?
2. What do Republicans fret over he might do?
3. To what?
4. Who thinks he should?
5. Who was seen in Cuba?
6. Is there evidence they were there?
7. What were they doing?
8. How long has there been conflict between the US and Cuba?
9. Who is in control of Cuba?
10. Who is his brother?
11. What kind of program are they launching?
12. Are they diving in head first?
13. What is their government known for? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. final
2. use his freedom of action
3. to effect an historic rapprochement with Cuba
4. American liberals
5. Beyonce and Jay-Z
6. Yes
7. celebrating their wedding anniversary.
8. 60 years
9. Raoul Castro
10. Fidel Castro
11. program of reform.
12. No
13. world's longest-running dictatorship

Question: CHAPTER XX.

SOMETHING ABOUT WHITE OX.

"What shall we do, Joe; wait until your brother and old Benson come up?" asked Darry, as they surveyed the approaching animals.

"I suppose we ought to wait," answered Joe. "But if they take alarm, they'll be off in double-quick order, I am afraid."

Each of the boys brought around his rifle, which had been picked up on leaving the desperadoes' rendezvous, and saw that it was ready for use.

"If we could only signal to the others!" suggested Darry impatiently.

"One of us might go back," began Joe, when he gave a sudden start. "They see us! See, they are turning away!" he cried.

Hardly had he spoken when Darry fired, aiming at the largest of the buffaloes. Joe followed, with a second shot, aimed at the same beast. Both bullets reached their mark, and the animal was hit in the breast and in the right foreleg.

"We hit him!" ejaculated Darry. "Let us fire at him again!" And he started to reload with all speed.

When struck the buffalo uttered a bellow of pain and went down on his knees. But he quickly arose, and now came straight for the boys, his head down, as if to gore them to death.

Crack! It was Darry's rifle which spoke up, and the buffalo staggered, hit on the head, a glancing blow, however, which did little damage.

By this time Joe had reloaded, but he did not fire at once, hoping to get a closer shot at the beast. In the meantime the others of the herd had disappeared completely. 1. What Darry fired at?
2. Was it a big one?
3. Who did the same?
4. What he targeted?
5. Did they make it?
6. Where did they hit the buffalo?
7. Anywhere else?
8. Did they kill it instantly?
9. What it did?
10. then?
11. They were the only two there?
12. Who they expected to show up?
13. Anyone else?
14. Were they in front of the buffaloes at that time?
15. What the buffaloes were doing?
16. Who asked whether they should wait until others show up?
17. What was Joe's response?
18. Once the buffalo charged who fired?
19. What the other person did?
20. What he did next?
21. What the rest of the buffaloes did? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. buffaloe
2. yes
3. Joe
4. the same buffalo
5. yes
6. in the breast
7. and in the right foreleg
8. no
9. But he quickly arose
10. charged them
11. yes
12. Joe's brother
13. old Benson
14. yes
15. approaching them
16. Darry
17. they ought to wait
18. Darry
19. reloaded
20. hoping to get a closer shot
21. disappeared completely