Problem: The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University or simply Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England. It has no known date of foundation, but there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in continuous operation. It grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris. After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk in 1209, some academics fled north-east to Cambridge where they established what became the University of Cambridge. The two "ancient universities" are frequently jointly referred to as "Oxbridge".

The university is made up of a variety of institutions, including 38 constituent colleges and a full range of academic departments which are organised into four divisions. All the colleges are self-governing institutions within the university, each controlling its own membership and with its own internal structure and activities. Being a city university, it does not have a main campus and instead its buildings and facilities are scattered throughout the city centre. Most undergraduate teaching at Oxford is organised around weekly tutorials at the colleges and halls, supported by classes, lectures and laboratory work provided by university faculties and departments.
1. Do we know when Oxford was founded?
2. How far back is there evidence of teaching?
3. Why did it grow quickly in 1167?
4. What is "Oxbridge"?
5. Which two?
6. How many constituent colleges does Oxford have?
7. Does it have a main campus?
8. Where are its buildings and facilities?
9. What happened in 1209?
10. What is the oldest university in the English-speaking world?
11. Do all the colleges govern themselves?
12. How is most undergrad teaching organised?
13. What are the supported by?
14. And what else?
Answer: 1. no
2. 1096
3. Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris
4. the combination of two ancient universities
5. Oxford and Cambridge
6. 38 constituent
7. No
8. they are scattered throughout the city centre
9. the university of Cambridge was established
10. the university of Oxford
11. yes
12. weekly tutorials
13. classes
14. lectures

Problem: LOS ANGELES - Jesus Ibarra was puzzled by the elderly man.

He was obviously much older than other students at prefix = st1 /CentralAultHigh School. And he was an Anglo on a campus where most students are Latins, Blacks, and Asian - Americans.

"I asked myself what he was doing here," said Ibarra, 21, of Los Angeles. "I thought he was a visitor. The first time I talked to him, I asked a question in English, and he answered in Spanish. I thought he was white and Jewish. I never imagined that he would speak Spanish."

Jacob Blitzstein surprised his fellow students all the time. He isn't some _ man, though he wears his neat gray beard and conservative (traditional) clothes.

Blitzstein is warm and gregarious (enjoys being with others). He likes to hear a good joke and loves to tell a good story. He is determined, especially when it comes to realizing his dream.

Recently, that dream came true. At a graduation ceremony attended by two of his children and three grandchildren, Blitzstein, 81, graduated from high school.

After Principal Lanny Nelms handed him the diploma and announced his age, Blitzstein waved to the audience and cried.

And why not? He's probably the oldest CentralHigh Schoolgraduate since the school opened in 1974. According to theLos Angelesdistrict spokesman, although no records of such things are kept, Blitzstein is the oldest graduate he's ever heard of.

Earning his diploma took 10 years, during which the retired store owner suffered heart attack and ill health, and lost his wife and two brothers.

He kept to his task for a reason. "School is the best medicine you can have," he said. "You have something on your mind - a goal."

With his diploma in hand, Blitzstein states that _ .

"You know something ? I'm going to college," He told a visitor recently. He has checked out West Los Angeles and Santa Monicacommunity colleges and hopes to move from there to a four-year school.

"It's not a joke," he said. "If I live to the year 2008, maybe I'll be a doctor."
1. Who puzzled Jesus Ibarra?
2. Why?
3. Who old is Jesus?
4. Where is he from?
5. What is the elderly man's name?
6. What language does he speak?
7. And?
8. What heritage did Jesus think Jacob had?
9. Does Jacob have facial hair?
10. What kind?
11. Is Jacob a social person?
12. How old is he?
13. What accomplishment did he recently attain?
14. Who attended his graduation?
15. Anyone else?
16. Who was his principal?
17. What was Jacob's reaction after receiving his diploma?
18. How long did it take for Jacob to earn his diploma?
19. Who did he lose while working on his diploma?
20. And?
Answer: 1. the elderly man
2. he was an Anglo on a campus where most students are Latins, Blacks, and Asian-Americans
3. 21
4. Los Angeles
5. Jacob Blitzstein
6. English
7. Spanish
8. Jewish
9. yes
10. beard
11. yes
12. 81
13. graduated from high school
14. two of his children
15. three grandchildren
16. Lanny Nelms
17. waved to the audience and cried
18. 10 years
19. his wife
20. two brothers

Problem: (CNN) -- He is a superstar in Arab cinema and has acted alongside Hollywood names such as Sean Penn, Naomi Watts and Orlando Bloom in worldwide blockbusters.

Now, acclaimed Egyptian movie star Khaled El Nabawy is raring to conquer new heights, starring in gripping drama "The Citizen," his first lead role in a Hollywood film.

The movie, released last year, has a story line based on the September 11 attacks in the United States. El Nabawy's character, Ibrahim Jarrah, is a newly arrived immigrant from Lebanon, who finds himself wrongly accused of being involved in the terrorist attacks.

"The guy didn't do anything except he was infatuated by the American dream," says El Nabawy of his character in "The Citizen."

"This is why he won the green card lottery but [it is] his bad luck that he arrived one day before 9/11 to New York. He loves America and he's educated, he is cultured, he is helpful and it's a great message through 'The Citizen' that gives hope. It talks about the cooperation that can happen instead of creating revenge between each other."

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This is the third time in the Egyptian actor's career that he has landed a role in a major Hollywood production. His two previous outings include a smaller part in Ridley Scott's 2005 epic "Kingdom of Heaven," while in 2010 El Nabawy played an Iraqi scientist in "Fair Game," a thriller based on former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson's memoir "Fair Game: My Life As A Spy, My Betrayal By The White House."
1. What is Khaled El Nabawy's profession?
2. Where is he from?
3. Is he well known in the Arab world?
4. Has he acted with any big stars in the past?
5. Who is one of them?
6. Who else?
7. What new movie is he going to be in?
8. When was it released?
9. What is the name of the person he plays?
10. Was he a terrorist?
11. What do they say the character was infatuated with?
12. How many big Hollywood movies has he been in?
13. Name one?
14. What year did that come out?
15. What was another movie he was in?
16. What was his character's nationality in that movie?
17. What was his profession?
18. Who was it based on?
Answer:
1. movie star
2. Egypt
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. Sean Penn
6. Naomi Watts
7. The Citizen,"
8. last year
9. Ibrahim Jarrah
10. No
11. the American dream
12. Three
13. Kingdom of Heaven
14. 2005
15. Fair Game
16. Iraqi
17. scientist
18. Valerie Plame Wilson