question: Rason, North Korea (CNN) -- As the sole Western journalist covering a unique bicycle race in North Korea last month, I was provided with a personal guide, a car with a driver and the promise that I was free to take any photographs I wanted. As a journalist, it seemed like an incredible opportunity to document a small snapshot of what North Korea was really like.

However, the promise turned out not to be completely true.

At the border, before going back to China, a group of security guards confiscated my camera and erased all images they thought were inappropriate, or did not portray the country in a favorable light.

The North Korea I wasn't meant to see

But with the help of a computer expert in Hong Kong, I managed to get all the pictures back.

Officially, I only had two restrictions to obey during my trip: No photos of the military or military facilities and all shots of portraits of Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong-Il had to show their entire figures. And I was under no circumstances allowed to walk off alone.

My guide, Ko Chang Ho, was surprisingly friendly and talkative. Contrary to the propaganda machine I was expecting, the 42-year-old father of two talked at length about his days as an English student in Pyongyang and his interest in international literature. His favorite author was William Shakespeare; the last book he read was Sir Walter Scott's classic novel, "Ivanhoe."

We also talked about why the outside world has such a negative view of North Korea; something he was very sad about. He loved his country and I chose my words carefully.
1. What is the job of the person in article?
2. What happened at border?
3. Did they do anything?
4. Why?
5. Did he get all the images back?
6. How?
7. Where at?
8. Did the person have any rules to follow on his trip?
9. What were they?
10. Anything else?
11. Who was his guide?
12. How old was he?
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answer: 1. Journalist
2. a group of security guards confiscated my camera
3. Erased all images
4. They thought were inappropriate or did not portray country in favorable light
5. Yes
6. Help of a computer expert
7. Hong Kong
8. Yes
9. No photos of the military or military facilities and all shots of portraits of Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong-Il had to show their entire figures
10. Could not walk off alone.
11. Ko Chang Ho
12. 42.

question: CHAPTER XXIII

NARRATIVE CONTINUED

When Redgauntlet left the room, in haste and discomposure, the first person he met on the stair, and indeed so close by the door of the apartment that Darsie thought he must have been listening there, was his attendant Nixon.

'What the devil do you here?' he said, abruptly and sternly.

'I wait your orders,' said Nixon. 'I hope all's right!--excuse my zeal.'

'All is wrong, sir. Where is the seafaring fellow--Ewart--what do you call him?'

'Nanty Ewart, sir. I will carry your commands,' said Nixon.

'I will deliver them myself to him,' said Redgauntlet; call him hither.'

'But should your honour leave the presence?' said Nixon, still lingering.

''Sdeath, sir, do you prate to me?' said Redgauntlet, bending his brows. 'I, sir, transact my own business; you, I am told, act by a ragged deputy.'

Without further answer, Nixon departed, rather disconcerted, as it seemed to Darsie.

'That dog turns insolent and lazy,' said Redgauntlet; but I must bear with him for a while.'

A moment after, Nixon returned with Ewart.

'Is this the smuggling fellow?' demanded Redgauntlet. Nixon nodded.

'Is he sober now? he was brawling anon.'

'Sober enough for business,' said Nixon.

'Well then, hark ye, Ewart;--man your boat with your best hands, and have her by the pier--get your other fellows on board the brig--if you have any cargo left, throw it overboard; it shall be all paid, five times over--and be ready for a start to Wales or the Hebrides, or perhaps for Sweden or Norway.'
1. Who met Nixon on the staircase?
2. What is Nixon's relationship to him?
3. What did the employer think his servant had been doing?
4. Why?
5. Whose location is asked about?
6. Is there a sailor discussed?
7. What's his name?
8. Is he drunk?
9. Does Redgauntlet think he's a criminal?
10. What crime does he think he's done?
11. Is the servant compared to an animal?
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answer: 1. Nixon
2. his attendant
3. thought he must have been listening there
4. Because he was so close by the door
5. Wales
6. Yes
7. 'Nanty Ewart
8. No
9. Yes
10. smuggling
11. yes

question: Sam hated doing chores. And he had many chores. For example,on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays he took out the rubbish. And on weekends he always washed his father's car. He also cleaned his own room once a week. What a chore that was! Sometimes he even had to look after his little sister and brother. Sam had a foreign friend at school. His name was Kumar. Doing chores in Kumar's family was very different. In the house only the girls did chores. His sisters made all the beds and cleaned all the rooms too, even his bedroom.His mother always cooked the meals, and his sisters helped her to go shopping, and prepare the food. They worked hard at home,doing all the chores with their mother. So when Kumar talked to his friend Sam about chores, he felt very lucky. One day, Sam had an idea. He asked Kumar,"Could I borrow your sisters? " He wanted them to help him clean his room,but they said " no " Instead, they asked Sam to teach their brother how to do chores, so he could make his own bed. Sam and Kumar are very good at science. They are going to be scientists after university. They want to make a robot to do the chores. Then everyone-mothers and fathers, sons and daughters-will be happy!
1. What did sam hate?
2. What was his biggest chore?
3. Did he have a lot of chores?
4. What did he have at school?
5. What was his name?
6. Did he have a lot of chores?
7. Why?
8. Everything?
9. What did his mother do?
10. What was Sam's idea?
11. Why?
12. what did they say?
13. What did they want?
14. Did Sam even have chores on the weekend?
15. What did he do?
16. Who is good at science?
17. How will this help them?
18. to do what?
19. Why?
20. Even the girls?
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answer:
1. Doing chores.
2. Cleaning his own room.
3. He had many chores
4. A foreign friend.
5. Kumar.
6. None.
7. Only the girls did chores in his house.
8. Yes, even his bedroom.
9. Cooked the meals.
10. He asked to borrow Kumar's sisters.
11. His sisters made all the beds and cleaned all the rooms
12. they said " no "
13. Sam to teach their brother how to do chores
14. Yes.
15. He washed his father's car.
16. Sam and Kumar are.
17. They want to make a robot.
18. To do the chores.
19. So everyone will be happy!
20. Everyone-mothers and fathers, sons and daughters