A widow's wish to hear her late husband's voice again has pushed London's Subway system to restore a 40-year-old recording of the subway's famous " Mind the gap" announcement.

The underground, or the tube, first opened in 1863, tracked down the voice recording by Oswald Lawrence after his widow, Margaret McCollum, told them what it meant to her.

McCollum, 65, said she used to frequently visit Embankment tube station or plan her journeys around the stop to listen to Lawrence's voice, even before his death. She was _ in November when she noticed it had been replaced by a different voice.

"Lawrence was a drama school graduate when he auditioned for a tour company. For six years after his death, I'd stay on the platform--just sit and listen to it again," she added.

When Margaret approached the tube, she was told it had a new broadcast system and it couldn't use the old recording anymore.

Nigel Holness, director of London Underground, said its staff has been so moved by McCollum's story that they dug up the recording and gave the widow a copy of the announcement on a CD for her to keep. "Tube staff is also working to restore Lawrence's announcement at the station," he added. "It is celebrating its 150thanniversary this year. The tube's 'Mind the gap' messages, voiced by various actors, have accompanied countless London commuter journeys since the 1960s. Train drivers and staff made the warnings themselves before that."

"I'm very pleased that people are interested in Oswald's old recording," Margaret said. "He was a great London transport user all his life .He would be amused, touched, and delighted to know he's back where he belonged." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. WHAT RECORDING WAS WAS RESTORED2. WHO WANTED IT RESTORED
3. HER NAME
4. WHERE DID THIS TAKE PLACE
5. WHEN DID IT OPEN
6. HOW OLD IS SHE
7. WHEE DID SHE FREQUENT
8. WHAT WAS HER HUSBANDS NAME
9. WHAT WAS HE
10. WHAT SI HE AUDITION FOR
11. DID SHE LISTEN AFTER HIS PASSING
12. WHAT WAS SHE TOLD
13. WHO FOUND THE RECORDIN
14. WHAT IS HIS TITLE
15. WHO WAS MOVE BY HER TALE
16. WHO ELSE
17. WHAT DID HE GIVE HER
18. WHAT WAS ON IT
19. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SPEECH
20. WHAT IS BEING CELEBRATED
Answer: 1. a 40-year-old recording of the subway's famous " Mind the gap" announcement
2. A widow
3. Margaret McCollum
4. London's Subway system
5. 1863
6. 65
7. Embankment tube station
8. Oswald Lawrence
9. a drama school graduate
10. a tour company
11. Yes
12. it couldn't use the old recording anymore
13. Nigel Holness,
14. director of London Underground
15. Nigel Holness
16. its staff
17. a CD
18. a copy of the announcement
19. 'Mind the gap
20. its 150thanniversary this year

Problem: Sydney is a young city. Its history goes back just over 200 years. But in Australia, it is the oldest city. It is also the country' s largest city. Sydney is the capital of New South Wales and the most popular city of Australia. The climate of Sydney is very good. It' s not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer. The sky is blue, the air is fresh, and birds sing in the garden. People who live in Sydney seem to have an easy life style. They will tell you, "Don't worry. " Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings. Among them, Center point Tower is the tallest. Standing on the 305-metre(80 storeys)tower, you will have a great view of the city. Sydney is famous for its deep harbor . The harbor has many bays and beautiful surf beaches. Among them, Bondi beach is the most popular. Sydney Harbor is not only beautiful, it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries. People living in Sydney like to call themselves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easygoing. When they are not working, they love to have a good time at the beach, swimming and sailing.
1. Where is Sydney?
2. Is it small?
3. old?
4. how old?
5. Is it a popular place?
6. how are the people there?
7. How about the weather?
8. Is it famous for anything?
9. what do they have there?
10. Which is the most popular?
11. Does it have anything else there?
12. What happens there?
13. to where?
14. What are people called from there?
15. Are they mean people?
16. HOw are they?
17. What do they do for fun?
18. What do they do there?
19. Are the summers hot?
20. Is the air polluted?
Answer: 1. Australia
2. no
3. it's the oldest city
4. 200 years
5. it is the most popular city
6. they have an easy life style.
7. very good.
8. \its deep harbor
9. many bays and beautiful surf beaches.
10. Bondi beach
11. a large port.
12. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat
13. other countries.
14. Sydneysiders
15. no
16. friendly and easygoing
17. have a good time at the beach
18. swimming and sailing.
19. not too hot
20. no

question: In February 1907, the Royal Dutch Shell Group was created through the amalgamation of two rival companies: the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company of the Netherlands and the "Shell" Transport and Trading Company Ltd of the United Kingdom. It was a move largely driven by the need to compete globally with Standard Oil. The Royal Dutch Petroleum Company was a Dutch company founded in 1890 to develop an oilfield in Sumatra, and initially led by August Kessler, Hugo Loudon, and Henri Deterding. The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company (the quotation marks were part of the legal name) was a British company, founded in 1897 by Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted, and his brother Samuel Samuel. Their father had owned an antique company in Houndsditch, London, which expanded in 1833 to import and sell sea-shells, after which the company "Shell" took its name.

Shell was vertically integrated and is active in every area of the oil and gas industry, including exploration and production, refining, distribution and marketing, petrochemicals, power generation and trading. It has minor renewable energy activities in the form of biofuels and wind. It has operations in over 90 countries, produces around 3.1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day and has 44,000 service stations worldwide. Shell Oil Company, its subsidiary in the United States, is one of its largest businesses.
1. What company did Marcus Samuel form?
2. Was it an American company?
3. What then?
4. What year was it founded?
5. Did Marcus have a title?
6. What was it?
7. Did he have a sibling?
8. Brother or sister?
9. And his name?
10. How much oil does Shell produce per day?
11. How many of their services stations are there around the world?
12. In what year was the Shell Group founded?
13. Did Marcus Samuel's father own a company?
14. What sort?
15. In what city was it?
16. In what area of London?
17. What was the year of its expansion?
18. What did the company import?
19. Is this where Shell got its name?
20. Was Royal Dutch Shell Group formed from two different companies?
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answer:
1. the "Shell" Transport and Trading Company
2. no
3. British
4. 1897
5. yes
6. 1st Viscount
7. yes
8. brother
9. Samuel Samuel
10. 3.1 million barrels
11. 44,000
12. 1897
13. yes
14. an antique company
15. London
16. Houndsditch
17. 1833
18. sea-shells
19. yes
20. yes