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3i7dhkzygn0nxx3ty8jg9sod809f59 | race | In the office of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, there is a picture of Catherine the Great, the legendary Russian Empress. When asked why she has the picture, Merkel says, "She was a strong woman". Many say the same of Merkel.
The most powerful woman in the world, according to US Forbes magazine, was in China last week. She came to discuss trade and environmental issues with China's top leaders. Germany's first woman leader is known as a brave and practical statesman . Even since her time at school, she had the habit of getting everything in order. Every day before doing her homework she would clean the desk and think about what to do next. "I prefer a long time for full preparations to make my decision. But once I decide, I will stand up for what I believe," Merkel said.
Perhaps it was good habits that helped her do well in her studies. At 32, she got a doctorate in physics and then she worked as a researcher.
However, the life of a scholar couldn't put off her love of politics. While working in labs, Merkel took time off to read political books and at last joined a political party. "Her calmness helped her stand out in the party. She could always find a way out while others felt hopeless," said one of her old friends.
In her first big political job as Minister for the Environment in 1994, her scientific background proved very useful. In 2005 she became Germany's youngest chancellor since the second World War.
Now half way through her four-year term, the 53-year-old woman has made a name for herself both in Germany and abroad. At the EU summit in 2005 when France quarreled with Britain over the EU budget , some people believed the EU was close to breaking down. But Merkel didn't give up. She shuttled between the heads of the two powers and had them reached an agreement.
"Strength comes from composure and courage. Many people say I am a strong woman. But I would rather say I have perseverance," said Merkel. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the German Chancellor?
2. Which German Chancellor is mentioned in the text?
3.
Q2:
1. Angela Merkel is the Chancellor of which country?
2. What country has Angela Merkel as its Chancellor?
3.
Q3:
1. How does US Forbes magazine describe the person that visited China last week?
2. Which person visited China last week as described by US Forbes magazine?
3.
Q4:
1. Why did the most powerful woman in the world according to US Forbes magazine visit China?
2. What were the most powerful woman in the worlds' objectives when visiting China?
3.
Q5:
1. What was Angela Merkel known to do right before her homework?
2. What would Germany's Chancellor do before starting her homework?
3.
Q6:
1. How old was Angela Merkel when she received her doctorate in physics?
2. At what age did Angela Merkel receive her doctorate?
3.
Q7:
1. What did Angela Merkel do after obtaining her doctorate in physics?
2. What did Germany's chancellor do after receiving her PHD in physics?
3.
Q8:
1. What kind of worker was Angela Merkel after completing her PHD?
2. What did Angela Merkel work as when she was 32 years old?
3.
Q9:
1. What did Angela Merkel have a love for even though she was working as a researcher?
2. What type of career did Angela Merkel feel passionate about while working as a researcher?
3.
Q10:
1. What government position did Angela Merkel attain in 1994?
2. Angela Merkel was appointed to what government position in 1994?
3.
Q11:
1. What proved useful to Angela Merkel in 1994 regarding her position in government?
2. What background did Angela Mekel have that poved useful for her role in government?
3.
Q12:
1. How long has Angela Merkel served as Germany's chancellor at 53 years?
2. For how many terms has Angela Merkel been the Chancellor of Germany at 53 years?
3.
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3w8cv64qj2zqcgwbwokxot5sagvh90 | gutenberg | CHAPTER I
OUT IN THE STORM
"Jack, it looks as if we were in for another storm."
"Yes, and it's starting right now," declared Captain Jack Rover, as he glanced through the trees to the overcast sky. "Don't you hear it on the leaves?"
"It does beat everything!" declared Andy Rover, his usually bright face clouding a bit. "It has rained enough in the past two weeks to last a year."
"Do you know, I like these constant rains less than I liked being snowbound up at Cedar Lodge," put in Lieutenant Fred Rover.
"Oh, there was some fun in being snowbound," declared Randy Rover. "A fellow could go out in it and have the best time ever. But what can a chap do when the rain is coming down to beat the band?"
"Well, you can go out and get a shower-bath free of charge," commented his twin gaily.
"I'll take my showers in the gym," was the quick reply. "Gee! listen to that, will you?"
There was no need for any of the four Rover boys to listen, or to look, either. A blinding flash of lightning had swept the sky, followed almost immediately by a crash of thunder in the woods behind them. Then followed another crash, as of falling timber.
"It struck a tree, I'll bet a new cap!" exclaimed Jack.
"Yes, and it was a little bit too close for comfort, too," answered his cousin Fred.
The thunder and lightning were followed by a sudden rush of wind which caused the trees of the forest to sway violently. Then the downfall of rain increased until it was little short of a deluge. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Ate constant rains better than being snowbound according to Fred Rover?
2. Does Fred Rover prefer constant raining to being snowbound?
3.
Q2:
1. Does Randy Rover believe that it can be fun to be snowbound?
2. Can being snowbound be fun according to Randy Rover?
3.
Q3:
1. What rank does Jack Rover have?
2. Jack Rover goes by what rank?
3.
Q4:
1. What rank does Fred Rover have?
2. Fred Rover goes by what rank?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the total number of boys in the Rover family?
2. The Rover family is comprised of how many boys?
3.
Q6:
1. Are there any twins in the Rover family?
2. The Rover family is comprised of how many twins?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of the lodge that is mentioned in the text?
2. The text mentions a lodge that goes by what name?
3.
Q8:
1. What could you get free of charge according to Gaily?
2. What can one get free of charge in the rain according to one of the boys?
3.
Q9:
1. Where did one of the boys prefer to take his shower?
2. Where did one of the boys rather take his shower than get one for free?
3.
Q10:
1. What item of his did Jack Rover bet?
2. Jack Rover bet which one of his items?
3.
Q11:
1. Jack Rover bet his cap on what event?
2. What did Jack Rover bet his cap on?
3.
Q12:
1. What was the thunder and lightning followed by?
2. What was preceded by thunder and lighting?
3.
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3pxx5px6lxyuqm3uo2o1yddelg1abb | race | This week, 46-year-old Randy Pausch said goodbye to his students at Carnegie Mellon University with the last lecture called "How to Live Your Childhood Dreams" on his life's journey and the lessons he's learned. In the lecture, he showed the audience how serious his illness was and admitted it was "an elephant in the room", but he was not that discouraged and he made jokes in his lecture. Randy is not just another story on Good Morning America or even on the local news here in Pittsburgh. He is a man I worked for, a Professor of Liam's and a friend of the family. Randy is dying of Pancreatic cancer and in his words only has "3 to 6 months of quality life".
We met Randy about 5 years ago when Liam and I went to a Building Virtual Worlds show. Liam was hooked and applied to get his master under Randy at the Entertainment and Technology Center or ETC. Randy even came to our home for Liam's graduation party and earlier that year we saw the Flying Karamazov Brothers with him and his wife Jaye. Liam got to know Randy as a professional over the course of two years as a graduate student and then as a faculty member. Randy has three children all under the age of 6. Dillon, his oldest, Ross is younger and the youngest is only 9 months old, Lily. I believe Randy is a good man for a few simple reasons. He gave my husband a future doing something he loves, and he was a kind boss, but the thing I admire most about Randy is that you always know where you stand with him. He may be blunt and harsh at times but you know he is honest. He will be greatly missed at Carnegie Mellon. I wish Jaye and the children the best that life has to offer. Please click on the above underlined link and watch his inspiring lecture. It will be worth your time. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the name of Randy Pausch's last lecture to his students?
2. What was the name of the last lecture given at Carnegie Mellon University by Randy Pausch?
3.
Q2:
1. How old is Randy Pausch?
2. What is Randy Pausch's age?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the location of Randy Pausch's last lecture?
2. Randy Pausch gave his last lecture in what University?
3.
Q4:
1. Is Randy Pausch currently suffering from any disease?
2. Has Randy Pausch been diagnosed with any disease?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the disease that Randy Pausch is suffering from?
2. What is Randy Pausch's disease called?
3.
Q6:
1. How many years of quality life does Randy Pausch have left?
2. When is Randy Pausch expected to pass away?
3.
Q7:
1. Who is Liam to Randy Pausch?
2. What is Liam's relation to Randy Pausch?
3.
Q8:
1. How many kids does Randy Pausch have?
2. Randy Pausch is a father to how many children?
3.
Q9:
1. What are the names of Randy Pausch's kids?
2. What names do Randy Pausch's children go by?
3.
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37fmassaycr9w4ms0qgefb1xykpiby | wikipedia | The economy of Himachal Pradesh is currently the third-fastest growing economy in India.[citation needed] Himachal Pradesh has been ranked fourth in the list of the highest per capita incomes of Indian states. This has made it one of the wealthiest places in the entire South Asia. Abundance of perennial rivers enables Himachal to sell hydroelectricity to other states such as Delhi, Punjab, and Rajasthan. The economy of the state is highly dependent on three sources: hydroelectric power, tourism, and agriculture.[citation needed]
After independence, the Chief Commissioner's Province of H.P. came into being on 15 April 1948 as a result of integration of 28 petty princely states (including feudal princes and zaildars) in the promontories of the western Himalaya, known in full as the Simla Hills States and four Punjab southern hill states by issue of the Himachal Pradesh (Administration) Order, 1948 under Sections 3 and 4 of the Extra-Provincial Jurisdiction Act, 1947 (later renamed as the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1947 vide A.O. of 1950). The State of Bilaspur was merged in the Himachal Pradesh on 1 April 1954 by the Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur (New State) Act, 1954. Himachal became a part C state on 26 January 1950 with the implementation of the Constitution of India and the Lt. Governor was appointed. Legislative Assembly was elected in 1952. Himachal Pradesh became a union territory on 1 November 1956. Following area of Punjab State namely Simla, Kangra, Kulu and Lahul and Spiti Districts, Nalagarh tehsil of Ambala District, Lohara, Amb and Una kanungo circles, some area of Santokhgarh kanungo circle and some other specified area of Una tehsil of Hoshiarpur District besides some parts of Dhar Kalan Kanungo circle of Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur District; were merged with Himachal Pradesh on 1 November 1966 on enactment of Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 by the Parliament. On 18 December 1970, the State of Himachal Pradesh Act was passed by Parliament and the new state came into being on 25 January 1971. Thus Himachal emerged as the 18th state of the Indian Union. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the state which has the third-fastest growing economy in India?
2. India's third-fastest growing economy located in which state?
3.
Q2:
1. What is Himachal Pradesh's ranking in per capita income in India?
2. What is the ranking of Himachal Pradesh in per capita income?
3.
Q3:
1. Himachal Pradesh's economy is largely reliant on what three main industries?
2. What are the three main industries that are responsible for Himachal Prasesh's economic success?
3.
Q4:
1. What does Himachal Pradesh have an abundance of that allows the state to have such a powerful hydroelectric economy?
2. Himachal Pradesh's powerful economy is reliant on what natural ressource that is abundant in the state?
3.
Q5:
1. Where is the electricity that is obtained in Himachal Pradesh exported to?
2. Where does Himachal Pradesh export their hydroelectric power to?
3.
Q6:
1. What are some of the states that receive electricity from Himachal Pradesh?
2. Which states does Himachal Pradesh provide electricity to?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the total number of princely states that were absorbed into Himachal Pradesh?
2. Himachal Pradesh has absorbed what number of princely states?
3.
Q8:
1. In what year did Himachal Pradesh absorb its princely states?
2. When were the princely states absorbed by Himachal Pradesh?
3.
Q9:
1. In what year did Himachal Pradesh absorb its princely states?
2. When were the princely states absorbed by Himachal Pradesh?
3.
Q10:
1. When did Himachal Pradesh become a C state?
2. What date did Himachal Pradesh become a C state?
3.
Q11:
1. What event made Himachal Pradesh a C state?
2. Himachal Pradesh became a C state thanks to what event?
3.
Q12:
1. Was Himachal Pradesh a union territory?
2. Did Himachal Pradesh become a union territory?
3.
Q13:
1. When did Himachal Pradesh become a Union territory?
2. What was the date when Himachal Pradesh became a Union territory?
3.
Q14:
1. When did Himachal Pradesh become a State?
2. What was the date when Himachal Pradesh became a State?
3.
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3wq3b2kge8gywyqusjv8nckbggdb1t | cnn | (CNN) -- Gary Oldman is doubling down on his apology for his recent Playboy interview.
The British actor appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Wednesday to say in person what he's already said to the Anti-Defamation League in a letter: He very much regrets the remarks he made to Playboy about Jewish people and Hollywood.
Gary Oldman apologizes for remarks
"I said some things that were poorly considered," a subdued Oldman told Kimmel. "Once I saw it in print, I could see that it was offensive, insensitive, pernicious and ill-informed."
In the Playboy interview, Oldman gives his unfiltered opinion on political correctness and how it's impacted controversial actors like Alec Baldwin and Mel Gibson, the latter of whom has used anti-Semitic language in the past.
"Mel Gibson is in a town that's run by Jews and he said the wrong thing because he's actually bitten the hand that I guess has fed him -- and doesn't need to feed him anymore because he's got enough dough," Oldman told the magazine. "But some Jewish guy in his office somewhere hasn't turned and said, 'That f**king kraut' or 'F**k those Germans,' whatever it is? We all hide and try to be so politically correct. That's what gets me. It's just the sheer hypocrisy of everyone."
Gary Oldman goes off on hypocrisy, political correctness
Within a day of Playboy releasing its interview, Oldman wrote the ADL to tell it he was "deeply remorseful" for what he said. And on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," Oldman took the extra step to also apologize to his fans. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that recently interviewed Gary Oldman?
2. Gary Oldman was recently interviewed by which individual?
3.
Q2:
1. Does Gary Oldman regret what he said?
2. Does Gary Oldman have any regrets regarding what he said?
3.
Q3:
1. Was Gary Oldman's opinion regarding political correctness filtered?
2. Dos Gary Oldman give a filtered version of his opinion regarding political correctness?
3.
Q4:
1. Gary Oldman mentioned the names of how many actors that had been affected by political correctness?
2. Political correctness impacted the lives of how many actors that were mentioned by Gary Oldman?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of one of the actors whose life was impacted by political correctness?
2. Which actor's life has been impacted by political correctness?
3.
Q6:
1. What is the name of the other actor whose life was impacted by political correctness?
2. What other actor's life has been impacted by political correctness?
3.
Q7:
1.
2.
3.
Q8:
1. Which people run the town where Mel Gibson is located?
2. Mel Gibson is located in a town run by which people?
3.
Q9:
1. What does Mel Gibson have enough of that means he no longer needs to be fed?
2. Mel Gibson no longer needs to be fed as he has enough of what?
3.
Q10:
1. What nationality is targeted by Jews' profane remarks according to Gary Oldman?
2. Gary Olman believes that Jews make profane remarks to what nationality?
3.
Q11:
1. What is the name of the show that Gary Oldman attended a day after his Playboy interview?
2. Which show did Gary Oldman attend a day after his Playboy interview?
3.
Q12:
1. What is the name of the organization that Gary Oldman apologized to?
2. Gary Oldman apologized to what organization?
3.
Q13:
1. What is the name of the group of people that Gary Oldman apologized to?
2. Gary Oldman apologized to what group of people?
3.
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3wleiwsyhohfcwbcbf5ie6xe4ao2hw | gutenberg | CHAPTER I
_Danny Meadow Mouse Is Worried_
Danny Meadow Mouse sat on his door-step with his chin in his hands, and it was very plain to see that Danny had something on his mind. He had only a nod for Jimmy Skunk, and even Peter Rabbit could get no more than a grumpy "Good morning." It wasn't that he had been caught napping the day before by Reddy Fox and nearly made an end of. No, it wasn't that. Danny had learned his lesson, and Reddy would never catch him again. It wasn't that he was all alone with no one to play with. Danny was rather glad that he was alone. The fact is, Danny Meadow Mouse was worried.
Now worry is one of the worst things in the world, and it didn't seem as if there was anything that Danny Meadow Mouse need worry about. But you know it is the easiest thing in the world to find something to worry over and make yourself uncomfortable about. And when you make yourself uncomfortable, you are almost sure to make everyone around you equally uncomfortable. It was so with Danny Meadow Mouse. Striped Chipmunk had twice called him "Cross Patch" that morning, and Johnny Chuck, who had fought Reddy Fox for him the day before, had called him "Grumpy." And what do you think was the matter with Danny Meadow Mouse? Why, he was worrying because his tail was short. Yes, sir, that is all that ailed Danny Meadow Mouse that bright morning. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the character that is worried?
2. Which character is worried?
3.
Q2:
1. Was Danny Meadow Mouse thinking about something?
2. Was there something on Danny Meadow Mouse's mind?
3.
Q3:
1. Where was Danny Meadow Mouse sitting?
2. What was the location where Danny Meadow Mouse was seated?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the number of characters that approached Danny Meadow Mouse while he was at his door-step?
2. How many people was Danny Meadow Mouse approached by while he was at his door-step?
3.
Q5:
1. What are the names of the people that approached Danny Meadow Mouse while he was at his door-step?
2. Who was Danny Meadow Mouse approached by while he was at his door-step?
3.
Q6:
1. How was Jimmy Skunk greeted by Danny Meadow Mouse?
2. What greeting did Danny Meadow Mouse give Jimmy Skunk?
3.
Q7:
1. How was Peter Rabbit greeted by Danny Meadow Mouse?
2. What greeting did Danny Meadow Mouse give Peter Rabbit?
3.
Q8:
1. What is one of the worst things in the world according to the author?
2. What emotion does the author believe to be one of the worst emotions in the world?
3.
Q9:
1. Did it seem as if Danny Meadow Mouse had something to worry about?
2. Was there a need for Danny Meadow Mouse to worry?
3.
Q10:
1. Is it easy to get worried, according to the author?
2. Does the author believe that it is easy to be worried?
3.
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3rkntxvs3mya5nil9neeqz78bu54aw | gutenberg | CHAPTER 21
Madam Mantalini finds herself in a Situation of some Difficulty, and Miss Nickleby finds herself in no Situation at all
The agitation she had undergone, rendered Kate Nickleby unable to resume her duties at the dressmaker's for three days, at the expiration of which interval she betook herself at the accustomed hour, and with languid steps, to the temple of fashion where Madame Mantalini reigned paramount and supreme.
The ill-will of Miss Knag had lost nothing of its virulence in the interval. The young ladies still scrupulously shrunk from all companionship with their denounced associate; and when that exemplary female arrived a few minutes afterwards, she was at no pains to conceal the displeasure with which she regarded Kate's return.
'Upon my word!' said Miss Knag, as the satellites flocked round, to relieve her of her bonnet and shawl; 'I should have thought some people would have had spirit enough to stop away altogether, when they know what an incumbrance their presence is to right-minded persons. But it's a queer world; oh! it's a queer world!'
Miss Knag, having passed this comment on the world, in the tone in which most people do pass comments on the world when they are out of temper, that is to say, as if they by no means belonged to it, concluded by heaving a sigh, wherewith she seemed meekly to compassionate the wickedness of mankind.
The attendants were not slow to echo the sigh, and Miss Knag was apparently on the eve of favouring them with some further moral reflections, when the voice of Madame Mantalini, conveyed through the speaking-tube, ordered Miss Nickleby upstairs to assist in the arrangement of the show-room; a distinction which caused Miss Knag to toss her head so much, and bite her lips so hard, that her powers of conversation were, for the time, annihilated. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What did Kate Nickleby do for a living?
2. What was Kate Nickleby's career?
3.
Q2:
1. How long was Kate Nickleby out of work for?
2. For what period of time did Kate Nickleby cease to work?
3.
Q3:
1. What was the cause for Kate Nickleby's inability to work?
2. For what reason is Kate Nickleby unable to work?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of Kate Nickleby's boss?
2. Who is the boss of the business that Kate Nickleby works in?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the person that made rude comments about Kate Nickleby?
2. Rude comments were made about Kate Nickleby by which person?
3.
Q6:
1. Was Miss Knag happy to see Kate Nickleby back at work?
2. Did Kate Nickleby's return to work make Miss Knag feel happy?
3.
Q7:
1. Where was Kate Nickleby ordered to go by Madame Mantalini after returning to work?
2. Where did Madame Mantalini tell Kate Nickleby to go once she returned to work?
3.
Q8:
1. For what purpose was Kate Nickleby told to go upstairs?
2. What was the reason for sending Kate Nickleby upstairs?
3.
Q9:
1. Kate Nickleby was sent upstairs to help with the organization of what?
2. Which room was Kate Nickleby sent upstairs to help organize?
3.
Q10:
1. Was Miss Knag happy about seeing Kate Nickleby being sent upstairs?
2. When Kate Nickleby was sent upstairs, was Miss Knag happy?
3.
Q11:
1. What physical signs did Miss Knag show when Kate Nickleby was sent upstairs?
2. What gestures were made by Miss Knag when Kate Nickleby was sent upstairs to work on the show-room?
3.
Q12:
1. Did Miss Knag make any gestures with her mouth when Kate Nickleby was sent upstairs?
2. Were any movements made by Miss Knag's mouth when Kate Nickleby was sent to work on the show-room?
3.
Q13:
1. What gestures did Miss Knag make when Kate Nickleby was sent upstairs?
2. What movements were made by Miss Knag when Kate Nickleby went to work on the show-room?
3.
Q14:
1. did Miss Knag say anything in order to prostest Kate Nickleby's return to work?
2. Was a prostest made by Miss Knag regarding Kate Nickleby's return to work?
3.
Q15:
1. Did some of the employees defend Kate Nickleby following Miss Knag's gestures?
2. Was Kate Nickleby defended by her employees following Miss Knag's behavior?
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3x31tumd7xma97c6jwk21fggtofl17 | cnn | (CNN) -- President Barack Obama told a Labor Day crowd in Detroit that he's prepared to fight for a new job growth plan, defend organized labor and take steps to "restore the middle class in America," while five Republican candidates hoping to defeat him next year all called for repealing the major legislation passed so far in Obama's presidency.
The Republican presidential candidates participating in the Palmetto Freedom Forum in Columbia, South Carolina, which was televised on CNN, were unified in advocating the end of the health care reform law and the Wall Street reform measure passed by a Democratic-led Congress.
They also all expressed strong anti-abortion views and their belief in marriage being between a man and a woman at the event set up by Sen. Jim DeMint, a leading tea party conservative.
Meanwhile, in the early primary states of New Hampshire and South Carolina, other Republican presidential contenders ripped Obama's handling of the economy and pledged to take an economically battered America in a new direction marked by less spending and fewer regulations.
The sharply differing visions raised new questions about the ability of top Democrats and Republicans to tackle pressing budgetary and other issues while positioning themselves for what promises to be a bitterly contested campaign next year.
In a speech that likely previewed his scheduled address Thursday to a joint session of Congress to present a jobs plan, Obama directly challenged Republicans, whom he has accused of obstructing progress in order to score political points.
"These are tough times for working Americans," Obama told the union-dominated crowd at a rally that included a warm-up from Aretha Franklin. "The time for Washington games is over. The time for action is now." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the event that the Republican candidates participate in?
2. In which event did the Republican candidates participate?
3.
Q2:
1. Where did the Palmetto Freedom Forum take place?
2. What was the location of the Palmetto Freedom Forum?
3.
Q3:
1. Who was accused by Barack Obama of obstructing progress?
2. What is the name of the political party that Barack Obama accused of obstructing progress?
3.
Q4:
1. Barack Obama told the crowd in Detroit that he was prepared to defend which work force?
2. What is the name of the work force that Barack Obama is willing to defend?
3.
Q5:
1. What was the total number of republican candidates at the Palmetto Freedom Forum?
2. How many republican candidates were present at the Palmetto Freedom Forum?
3.
Q6:
1. What did the republican candidates advocate for at the Palmetto Freedom Forum?
2. What type of reform did the republican candidates advocate against?
3.
Q7:
1. Which crowd did Barack Obama address at the beginning of the article?
2. What group of people was addressed by Barack Obama at the beginning of the article?
3.
Q8:
1. Was Barack Obama's address made during a holiday?
2. Did Barack Obama's adress take place during a national holiday?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the holiday where Barack Obama addressed the crowd in Detroit?
2. The crowd in Detroit was addressed by Barack Obama on which national holiday?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the name of the senator that is mentioned in the article?
2. The article mentions what senator?
3.
Q11:
1. What is the name of the group that is lead by Sen. Jim DeMint?
2. Sen. Jim DeMint is the leader of what group?
3.
Q12:
1. What are the names of the states that have early primaries?
2. In which states do early primaries take place?
3.
Q13:
1. Which group of people ripped Barack Obama's handling of the economy?
2. Barack Obama's handling of the economy was criticized by which group of people?
3.
Q14:
1. What did the some of the republican candidates pledge to do should they win the presidential elections?
2. What pledge was made by some of the republican candidates?
3.
Q15:
1. How did some of the republican candidates characterize the current state of the American economy?
2. How was the current state of the American economy characterized by some of the republican candidates?
3.
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3s96kq6i9m4skf0n8y6oo8r6cmkdtk | wikipedia | A treaty is an agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely sovereign states and international organizations. A treaty may also be known as an (international) agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, pact, or exchange of letters, among other terms. Regardless of terminology, all of these forms of agreements are, under international law, equally considered treaties and the rules are the same.
Treaties can be loosely compared to contracts: both are means of willing parties assuming obligations among themselves, and a party to either that fails to live up to their obligations can be held liable under international law.
A treaty is an official, express written agreement that states use to legally bind themselves. A treaty is the official document which expresses that agreement in words; and it is also the objective outcome of a ceremonial occasion which acknowledges the parties and their defined relationships.
Since the late 19th century, most treaties have followed a fairly consistent format. A treaty typically begins with a preamble describing the contracting parties and their joint objectives in executing the treaty, as well as summarizing any underlying events (such as a war). Modern preambles are sometimes structured as a single very long sentence formatted into multiple paragraphs for readability, in which each of the paragraphs begins with a verb (desiring, recognizing, having, and so on). QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What are the similarities in between treaties and contracts?
2. In what way are treaties and contracts similar?
3.
Q2:
1. What do treaties typically begin with?
2. What does a treaty usually begin with?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the purpose of the preamble in the treaty?
2. What information is included in a treaty's preamble?
3.
Q4:
1. Can the preamble of a treaty only be one sentence long?
2. Can a treaty's preamble be a sentence long?
3.
Q5:
1. Is the sentence's length in a treaty's preamble usually long or short?
2. What is typically the length of the sentence in a treaty's preamble?
3.
Q6:
1. How is a treaty's preamble typically structured as a result of its length?
2. The length of a sentence in a treaty's preamble usually results in what type of structuring?
3.
Q7:
1. Does a treaty always have to be a literal written document?
2. Is the only way of implementing a treaty by means of a literal written document?
3.
Q8:
1. What can be symbolized by a treaty on top of an international agreement?
2. A treaty can be used to symbolize what type of negotiations?
3.
Q9:
1. What are some of the other synonyms that can be used instead of the word 'treaty'?
2. The word 'treaty' can be described by which other synonyms?
3.
Q10:
1. Is the list of synonyms for a treaty mentioned in the text an exhaustive list?
2. Is the list of synonyms for the word 'treaty' complete?
3.
Q11:
1. Do some of the synonyms for a treaty have more value than others?
2. Are some of treaty's synonyms more valued than others?
3.
Q12:
1. Is a treaty a law binding agreement in counties other than the one in which it was written?
2. Is a treaty valid outside of the country where it was written?
3.
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3wjeqkoxa82tdol2m5vcs105za2a1w | gutenberg | CHAPTER XII
IN WHICH A COMEDIAN CHALLENGES TRAGEDY TO BOWLS
When Grizel opened the door of Corp's house she found husband and wife at home, the baby in his father's arms; what is more, Gavinia was looking on smiling and saying, "You bonny litlin, you're windy to have him dandling you; and no wonder, for he's a father to be proud o'." Corp was accepting it all with a complacent smirk. Oh, agreeable change since last we were in this house! oh, happy picture of domestic bliss! oh--but no, these are not the words; what we meant to say was, "Gavinia, you limmer, so you have got the better of that man of yours at last."
How had she contrived it? We have seen her escorting the old lady to the Dovecot, Corp skulking behind. Our next peep at them shows Gavinia back at her house, Corp peering through the window and wondering whether he dare venture in. Gavinia was still bothered, for though she knew now the story of Tommy's heroism, there was no glove in it, and it was the glove that maddened her.
"No, I ken nothing about a glove," the old lady had assured her.
"Not a sylup was said about a glove," maintained Christina, who had given her a highly coloured narrative of what took place in Mrs. McLean's parlour.
"And yet there's a glove in't as sure as there's a quirk in't," Gavinia kept muttering to herself. She rose to have another look at the hoddy-place in which she had concealed the glove from her husband, and as she did so she caught sight of him at the window. He bobbed at once, but she hastened to the door to scarify him. The clock had given only two ticks when she was upon him, but in that time she had completely changed her plan of action. She welcomed him with smiles of pride. Thus is the nimbleness of women's wit measured once and for all. They need two seconds if they are to do the thing comfortably. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Grizel opened the door of what location?
2. Where did Grizel arrive when she opened the door?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the father who one should be proud of?
2. Which father is worthy of being proud of?
3.
Q3:
1. Who was on Corp's lap?
2. Which person was sitting on Corp's lap.
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of Corp's wife?
2. What name does Corp's wife go by?
3.
Q5:
1. What did Gavinia finally accomplish according to Grizel?
2. What did Grizel think Gavinia had finally done?
3.
Q6:
1.
2.
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of the person who told of the tale of what happened in Mrs. McLean's Parlour?
2. The tale of what happened in Mrs. McLean's parlour was told by who?
3.
Q8:
1. What object is the was the center of attention regarding the tale in Mrs. McLean's Parlour?
2. An argument revolves around which object in the tale of what happened in Mrs. McLean Parlour?
3.
Q9:
1. Who was Gavinia seen escorting?
2. Which person was Gavinia spotted escorting?
3.
Q10:
1. Where was the old lady escorted to by Gavinia?
2. Where did Gavinia escort the old lady to?
3.
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31uv0mxwnqc77o5jzgp1cp15nmm5iy | cnn | Washington (CNN) -- A late evening meeting between President Barack Obama and the leaders of the House and Senate failed to reach agreement Wednesday on a spending plan to avert a government shutdown, but all the participants said progress was made and talks would continue.
If there is no deal by midnight Friday, when the current spending authorization measure expires, parts of the government will close down.
Obama called the 90-minute talks with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, "constructive" and he said they narrowed and clarified the outstanding issues.
"I remain confident that if we're serious about getting something done, we should be able to complete a deal and get it passed and avert a shutdown," Obama said in brief remarks to reporters. "But it's going to require a sufficient sense of urgency from all parties involved" to prevent a shutdown that "could have real effects on everyday Americans."
Both Reid and Boehner told reporters in their own brief comments that the meeting made progress in narrowing their differences, and that their staffs would work through the night to try to reach further consensus.
"I have confidence we can get this done," said Reid, who criticized Boehner and Republicans earlier in the day for intransigence. "We're not there yet."
Boehner, standing next to Reid, said "we do have some honest differences," and he emphasized there was no agreement on either a specific figure for spending cuts for the rest of the current fiscal year or on policy issues that the Republicans want included in the measure, such as specifically prohibiting funding for abortions. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What happened between President Barack Obama and the leaders of the House and Senate on Wednesday?
2. What was the conclusion of the agreement between the House and Senate and Barack Obama on Wednesday?
3.
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3x08e93bhvinx8aw2yqh7sp0b5a66o | race | A boy called Mario had many friends, and he was proud of it. Whoever he met, he would like to show off how popular he was at school. One day, his grandpa said to him, "Mario, I know that you don't have as many friends as you think. Many of them are not true to you." Mario thought maybe his grandpa was right. However, he wasn't sure how he could test whether his schoolmates were real friends or not, so he asked his grandpa. The old man answered, "I have just exactly what you need. It's in my room. Wait a minute." The old man left, soon returning as if carrying something in his hand, but Mario could see nothing there. "Take it. It's a very special chair. Because it's _ , it will be hard for you to sit on it. However, if you manage to sit on it, you can use the chair's magic power to tell who your real friends are." Mario took the strange invisible chair to school. At break time he asked everyone to form a circle, and he put himself in the middle, with his chair. "Nobody move. You're about to see something amazing," said Mario. Then he tried sitting on the chair. Having difficulty seeing it, he missed and fell to the ground. Everyone had a pretty good laugh. "Wait, wait," said Mario, making another try. But again he missed the seat. Mario didn't give up. He kept trying to sit on the magic chair. Finally, he did it. This time he felt himself in mid-air. Then he experienced the magic that his grandpa had been talking about. Looking around, Mario saw George, Lucas and Diana holding him up, so he wouldn't fall. But some schoolmates whom he had regarded as friends had done nothing but made fun of him. Mario was quite thankful to his grandpa, who helped him test who his true friends were. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What type of object was invisible?
2. Which object was invisible?
3.
Q2:
1. What name does the boy go by in the story?
2. Who is the boy in the story?
3.
Q3:
1. Where did Mario take the chair?
2. To which location did Mario take the chair?
3.
Q4:
1. Did Mario's grandpa or grandma tell him to take the chair?
2. Did Mario get the chair from his grandpa or his grandma?
3.
Q5:
1. What happened the first time that Mario tried to sit on the chair?
2. What occurred when Mario attempted to sit on the chair for the first time?
3.
Q6:
1. How did the people around Mario react when he fell down?
2. What was the general reaction of the people around Mario when he missed the chair and fell down?
3.
Q7:
1. Did Mario miss the chair a second time?
2. Was the chair missed by Mario a second time?
3.
Q8:
1. Was Mario proud of the number of friends that he had?
2. Did the number of friends that Mario had make him feel proud?
3.
Q9:
1. Mario was held up in the air by how many of his friends?
2. How many of Mario's friends help him up in the air?
3.
Q10:
1. What were the names of the friends that held Mario up in the air?
2. Mario was held up in the air by what friends of his?
3.
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3lrliptpeq9vjp7ouf1uxgw4890kat | race | Students at New Market Elementary School had a fitter lifestyle last week. About 50 students participated in a 30-minute workout after school on Friday in the school's gym. This was a Fit Fridays program introduced at the school by Families Plus, a non-profit group that provides programs to enrich the lives of families and children in Frederick County. The free program aims to encourage students from kindergarten through fifth grade to be physically active by having them participate in various age-appropriate activities designed to promote a love of exercise, according to Kim Ragan, head of the program. The program, which started at the school on Nov.9, 2012, has since become a hit, Ragan said. Emily Liston, 37, said the program allows students to focus on fitness as a priority in their lives. "There're so many things to stop them from being active," she said. "So, anything to keep them moving is good, especially in the winter months". Jennifer Mitchell, 40, whose daughter Alexandra, 7, participated in the Fit Fridays program, said that learning the importance of being active isn't the only thing students are learning from the new program. "It's a great opportunity for them to get some exercise and also to learn to get along and socialize, to learn teamwork," she said. "In school they have to do activities like this but they want to do it." Riley Glynn, 9, a fourth grader at the school, said his favorite part of the program is getting to spend more time with his friends. "It's fun to play with people," Riley said. "It's like physical education after school but it really helps you." "You learn how to make yourself stronger," said Megan Hummel, 7, a first grader. Ragan said she plans to expand the program to include other schools in the county, but she has been having trouble finding fitness instructors to participate. "As soon as I can get instructors to teach we'll expand," she said. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What school was mentioned in the article?
2. What school does the article mention?
3.
Q2:
1. The school mentioned in the article is located in which county?
2. What is the name of the county where the school is located?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the estimated number of students that participated in the workout?
2. How many students participated in the workout?
3.
Q4:
1. How much were the students required to pay in order to participate in the workout?
2. What was the cost to participate in the workout?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the person heading the program?
2. The program was managed by which individual?
3.
Q6:
1. When did the workout program begin?
2. What date did the program start?
3.
Q7:
1. During which season is this program said to be particularly helpful to children?
2. During which season do children receive the greatest benefit from the program?
3.
Q8:
1. What life skill does the program provide to children other than exercise?
2. Whar skill do children learn during this program that will help them in life other than exercise?
3.
Q9:
1. Are school hours being used for the purpose of this program?
2. Are school hours allocated in order to perform the workout program?
3.
Q10:
1. How old is Riley Glen?
2. What is Riley Glen's age?
3.
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3vj40nv2qinjocrcy7k4z235g96tou | wikipedia | Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, object-oriented, general-purpose programming language. It was designed and developed in the mid-1990s by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto in Japan.
According to its creator, Ruby was influenced by Perl, Smalltalk, Eiffel, Ada, and Lisp. It supports multiple programming paradigms, including functional, object-oriented, and imperative. It also has a dynamic type system and automatic memory management.
Ruby was conceived on February 24, 1993. In a 1999 post to the "ruby-talk" mailing list, Ruby author Yukihiro Matsumoto describes some of his early ideas about the language:
Matsumoto describes the design of Ruby as being like a simple Lisp language at its core, with an object system like that of Smalltalk, blocks inspired by higher-order functions, and practical utility like that of Perl.
The name "Ruby" originated during an online chat session between Matsumoto and Keiju Ishitsuka on February 24, 1993, before any code had been written for the language. Initially two names were proposed: "Coral" and "Ruby". Matsumoto chose the latter in a later e-mail to Ishitsuka. Matsumoto later noted a factor in choosing the name "Ruby" – it was the birthstone of one of his colleagues.
The first public release of Ruby 0.95 was announced on Japanese domestic newsgroups on December 21, 1995. Subsequently, three more versions of Ruby were released in two days. The release coincided with the launch of the Japanese-language "ruby-list" mailing list, which was the first mailing list for the new language. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What kind of program is Ruby?
2. How would one describe Ruby?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the person that created Ruby?
2. Ruby was created by which person?
3.
Q3:
1. Where is Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto from?
2. What is the name of the country where Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto is from?
3.
Q4:
1. What name was considered for the program other than Ruby?
2. What name did Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto consider for the program on top of Ruby?
3.
Q5:
1. Why did Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto choose Ruby as the name for the program?
2. Why was the name Ruby chosen by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto?
3.
Q6:
1. When did Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto first think about creating Ruby?
2. When was Ruby first conceived by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto?
3.
Q7:
1. When was Ruby released to the public for the first time?
2. What was the date of Ruby's first public release?
3.
Q8:
1. Were there several versions of Ruby that were made available?
2. Did Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto release several versions of Ruby?
3.
Q9:
1. What did Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto call Ruby's mailing list?
2. What name was given to Ruby's mailing list by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto?
3.
Q10:
1. Which programs influenced Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto when creating Ruby?
2. Ruby was created by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto thanks to the influence of which other languages
3.
Q11:
1. Did the programming language Ruby have automatic memory management?
2. Was automatic memory management one of the tools integrated within the Ruby programming language?
3.
Q12:
1. Which one of Perl's characteristics did Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto wish to emulate?
2. Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto wanted to emulate which one of Perl characteristics into Ruby?
3.
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3h7z272lx77dqzv84yvs2byevqrlpo | gutenberg | CHAPTER VII
AN UNEXPECTED MEETING
"Say, fellows, did you ever hear this song?"
It was Ned Lowe who spoke. He sat in one of the rooms belonging to the Rovers. On his knee rested a mandolin which he had been strumming furiously for the past ten minutes.
"Sure we've heard it, Ned!" cried Andy. "What is it?"
"For gracious sake, Ned! why don't you let up?" cried Fred, who was in the next room trying his best to study. "How in the world is a fellow going to do an example in algebra with you singing about good times on the old plantation?"
"That is right, Ned. Why don't you sing about good times in the classroom when Asa Lemm is there?"
"Gee Christopher! what's the use of your throwing cold water on this camp meeting?" came from Walt Baxter, who sat on the edge of the bed munching an apple.
"Really, it's a shame the way you young gentlemen attempt to choke off Ned's efforts to please this congregation!" exclaimed Spouter Powell, who sat in an easy chair with his feet resting on the edge of a chiffonier. "Now, when a man's soul is overflowing with harmony, and beautiful thoughts are coursing through his cranium, and he is doing his utmost to bring pleasure----"
"Wow! Spouter is at it again! Somebody choke him off!" cried Randy, and catching up a pillow, he threw it at the head of the cadet who loved to make long speeches.
"Say, fellows, why won't some of you let me get a word in edgeways?" came from Dan Soppinger, who stood with his back against the door leading to the hall. "I've been wanting to ask you a question for the last ten minutes. Who of you can tell me the names of the fifth, tenth, and fifteenth presidents of our country?" QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who asks a question while sitting in a room belonging to the Rovers?
2. What is the name of the person who asked a question while sitting in one of the Rovers' rooms?
3.
Q2:
1. Where did Ned Lowe ask a question relating to a song?
2. In what location was a question relating to a song asked by Ned Lowe?
3.
Q3:
1. Ned Lowe asked a question in a room which belonged to whom?
2. In whose room did Ned Lowe ask a question?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the object that is resting on Ned Lowe's knee?
2. What object is placed on Ned Lowe's knee?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the person that is with Ned Lowe?
2. Who is Ned Lowe with?
3.
Q6:
1. What is the name of the person who is in the next room?
2. Which person is in the room next to the one Ned Lowe is located in?
3.
Q7:
1. What did Fred ask Ned Lowe while he was trying to study in the next room?
2. What question was asked by Fred while he was trying to study?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the name of the person that is in the same room as Fred?
2. Who else is in the room with Fred?
3.
Q9:
1. What is Walt Baxter busy doing?
2. What is Walt Baxter doing while Fred is trying to study?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the name of the person who exclaimed that it was a shame to restrict Ned Lowe's efforts?
2. According to which person were Ned Lowe's efforts being restricted?
3.
Q11:
1. Where was Spouter Powell sitting?
2. What object was Spouter Powell seated on?
3.
Q12:
1. In which manner was Spouter Powell sitting?
2. How was Spouter Powell seated?
3.
Q13:
1. What does Randy grab?
2. What object is caught by Randy?
3.
Q14:
1. What did Randy do with the pillow?
2. How did Randy use the pillow?
3.
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3g5w44veu7iwtgkrgft4t2775xxkga | race | I'm Marie. I work in a nursing home and my job is to look after the old people. Alice is one of them. She's a very nice old woman. This year, Alice had a difficult time. She went to hospital twice. In November, I finally could get her back to her "home". Alice hoped that her daughter could come to visit her on Christmas Eve because she wanted to be with her family, like the old days. But her daughter was coming after Christmas, so she was very sad. I also felt sad because she would be alone on the holiday! On Christmas Eve, I took her to a candlelight service at church that night. I didn't take her to my church. I took her to the church in her old neighborhood. We got there early and I let her sit near the door, so people could see her when they came in. Soon some of her friends came to the church and they all talked to her and sat with her. Alice got a lot of love from her old and new friends there. She said she loved the gift like this. That night, I thought I got the best gift: the smile on Alice's face. . QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What does Marie do for a living?
2. What does Marie's job entail?
3.
Q2:
1. Does the text mention one of the people that Marie looks after?
2. Is one of Marie's patients mentioned in the text?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of one of the people that Marie looks after?
2. Who is one of the people that is looked after by Marie?
3.
Q4:
1. Would one describe Alice as being in good health?
2. Is Alice in a good state of health?
3.
Q5:
1. Was Alice constantly in her home?
2. Did Alice spend all of her time at home?
3.
Q6:
1. Is Alice currently in her home?
2. Does Alice currently stay in her home?
3.
Q7:
1. When did Alice return to her home?
2. During which month did Alice return home?
3.
Q8:
1. Why was Alice sad?
2. What was the reason behind Alice feeling sad?
3.
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3hvvdcpgtesviqve4ut21t17ukvyt2 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XII
MR. LAYARD'S WOOING
The days went by with an uneventful swiftness at the Abbey, and after he had once accustomed himself to the strangeness of what was, in effect, solitude in the house with an unmarried guest of the other sex, it may be admitted, very pleasantly to Morris. At first that rather remarkable young lady, Stella, had alarmed him somewhat, so that he convinced himself that the duties of this novel hospitality would prove irksome. As a matter of fact, however, in forty-eight hours the irksomeness was all gone, to be replaced within twice that period by an atmosphere of complete understanding, which was comforting to his fearful soul.
The young lady was never in the way. Now that she had procured some suitable clothes the young lady was distinctly good looking; she was remarkably intelligent and well-read; she sang, as Stephen Layard had said, "like an angel"; she took a most enlightened interest in aerophones and their possibilities; she proved a very useful assistant in various experiments; and made one or two valuable suggestions. While Mary and the rest of them were away the place would really be dull without her, and somehow he could not be as sorry as he ought when Dr. Charters told him that old Mr. Fregelius's bones were uniting with exceeding slowness.
Such were the conclusions which one by one took shape in the mind of that ill-starred man, Morris Monk. As yet, however, let the student of his history understand, they were not tinged with the slightest "arriere-pensee." He did not guess even that such relations as already existed between Stella and himself might lead to grievous trouble; that at least they were scarcely wise in the case of a man engaged. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Did Stella ever get in the way?
2. Was the young lady, Stella, ever in the way?
3.
Q2:
1. What did Stella get that made her distinctly good looking?
2. What made the young lady, Stella, get that made her look distinctly good looking?
3.
Q3:
1. Did the clothes that Stella get make her look ugly?
2. Did Stella's clothes make her look ugly?
3.
Q4:
1. How did Stella appear after buying some new clothes?
2. What was Stella's appearance subsequent to the purchase of suitable clothes?
3.
Q5:
1. Was Stella a stupid person?
2. Would one describe Stella as being unintelligent?
3.
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3uxuoq9okex7oa04blcltbri1rea7u | mctest | The room had a high ceiling and white walls. The lunch was in the center of the room on a stand. The hamster was the first to see the lunch and ran over to it. "What a delicious lunch," he said, "I wish there was something for me to eat it with!"
The hamster heard a noise in the corner and jumped up to look and see what it was. It was piggy. "Why do you need something to eat it with?" Piggy asked, "I roll around in my food and that works out well for me."
"I was taught better manners than that," said the hamster, "I would at least like to find a fork to eat with."
"I've heard they have forks in the farmhouse," said Piggy. "The farmers and their kids eat with them all the time. If you want, you can climb on my back and we can make a trip to the farmhouse together."
The hamster and Piggy set off on their trip. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Was the ceiling of the room high or low?
2. What was the height of the room?
3.
Q2:
1. Where was the lunch located?
2. What was the location of the meal?
3.
Q3:
1. What object was the meal located on?
2. On which object was the lunch placed?
3.
Q4:
1. Did the lunch taste good?
2. Did the hamster enjoy the lunch?
3.
Q5:
1. What did Piggy do with his food?
2. What does Piggy do in his food that works well for him?
3.
Q6:
1. What object did the hamster wish to eat his meal with?
2. The hamster wanted to eat his lunch using what utensil?
3.
Q7:
1. Which place has forks according to Piggy?
2. Where can forks be found according to the pig?
3.
Q8:
1. Which people ate with forks according to Piggy?
2. Who ate with forks other than the hamster according to the pig?
3.
Q9:
1. How did Piggy propose to take the hamster to the farmhouse?
2. In what manner did the pig offer to take the hamster to the farmhouse?
3.
Q10:
1. Did Piggy and the hamster go to the farmhouse?
2. Did Piggy and the hamster set off towards the farmhouse?
3.
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36w0ob37hwe5i7eo0mew1h7lo9fhzq | gutenberg | CHAPTER VIII
AN AWFUL RESPONSIBILITY
John Hardaway, although he was a solicitor in a very busy practice, did not keep his friend waiting for a moment. "Come in, Deane, old chap," he said. "Is this business or friendship?"
"Mostly business," declared Deane.
Hardaway glanced at the clock. "Twelve minutes, precisely," he said. "Fire away, there's a good fellow. You are not going to give me the affairs of the Incorporated Gold-Mines Association to look after, I suppose?"
"Not I," Deane answered. "They need a more subtle brain than yours, I am afraid. I have come to see you about the other affair."
The lawyer nodded. "You heard the result?" he asked. "We did what we could."
"Perhaps," Deane answered. "The only thing is that you did not do enough. I am perfectly convinced, Hardaway, that that man did not go there with the intention of murdering Sinclair."
"The evidence," Hardaway remarked, "was exceedingly awkward."
"Do you think," Deane asked, "that there is any chance of a reprieve?"
"As things stand at present," said Hardaway, "I am afraid not."
Deane for the first time sat down. With frowning face, he seemed to be engaged in a deliberate study of the pattern of the carpet. "Hardaway," he said finally, "I want to ask you a question in criminal law."
The lawyer laughed dryly. "Not on your own account, I hope?"
"You can call it curiosity, or whatever you like," Deane answered. "The only point is that I want you to answer me a question, and forget that I have ever asked it you. Your lawyer is like your confessor, isn't he--your lawyer and your doctor?" QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the solicitor?
2. What name does the solicitor go by?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the person that John Hardaway is meeting with?
2. Who is John Hardaway meeting with?
3.
Q3:
1. What is Deane's relation to John Hardaway?
2. How is Deane related to John Hardaway?
3.
Q4:
1. Did Deane want mostly business or friendship from John Hardaway?
2. What was the purpose of Deane's meeting with John Hardaway?
3.
Q5:
1. Was the meeting about the Incorporated Gold-Mines Association?
2. Did the meeting involve the affairs of the Incorporated Gold-Mines Association?
3.
Q6:
1. At what time did the meeting take place?
2. When did the meeting occur?
3.
Q7:
1. Did John Hardaway hear about the results?
2. Was John Hardaway awary of the results?
3.
Q8:
1. Did John Hardaway do enough according to Deane,
2. Does Deane believe that John Hardaway did enough?
3.
Q9:
1. What was Deane's opinion regarding the murder of Sinclair?
2. What was the man's intentions regarding Sinclair's murder according to Deane?
3.
Q10:
1. How did John Hardaway describe the evidence?
2. How was the evidence described by John Hardaway?
3.
Q11:
1. Is there any chance of a reprieve according to John Hardaway?
2. Does John Hardaway believe that there is a chance of a reprieve?
3.
Q12:
1. Deane seemed to be engaged in a deliberate study of what object?
2. What was Deane engaged with when he sat down?
3.
Q13:
1. Was Deane happy when he sat down?
2. Was Deane happy while he was engaged in the study of the carpet?
3.
Q14:
1. Deane asked John Hardaway a question regarding what type of law?
2. John Hardaway was asked a question by Deane concerning what type of law?
3.
Q15:
1. Deane asks John Hardaway is his lawyer is like his confessor and what else?
2. What is John Hardaway's lawyer is like according to Deane?
3.
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37q970snze8xdk7w35h3d1ublgh1sr | gutenberg | CHAPTER X. NOBLESSE OBLIGE
The other won't agree thereto, So here they fall to strife; With one another they did fight About the children's life. Babes in the Wood.
"I say, Aunt Cherry," said Adrian, "the fossil forest is to be uncovered to-morrow, and Merrifield is going to stay for it, and I'm going down with him."
"Fossil forest? What, in the Museum?"
"No, indeed. In Anscombe Cove, they call it. There's a forest buried there, and bits come up sometimes. To-morrow there's to be a tremendous low tide that will leave a lot of it uncovered, and Merrifield and I mean to dig it out, and if there are some duplicate bits they may be had for the bazaar."
"Yes, they have been begging Fergus's duplicates for a collection of fossils," said Anna. "But can it be safe? A low tide means a high tide, you know."
"Bosh!" returned Adrian.
"Miss Mohun is sure to know all about the tides, I suppose," said Clement; "if her nephew goes with her consent I suppose it is safe."
"If-—" said Mrs. Grinstead.
Adrian looked contemptuous, and muttered something, on which Anna undertook to see Miss Mohun betimes, and judge how the land, or rather the sea, lay, and whether Fergus was to be trusted.
It would be a Saturday, a whole holiday, on which he generally went home for Sunday, and Adrian spent the day with him, but the boys' present scheme was, to take their luncheon with them and spend the whole day in Anscombe Cove. This was on the further side of the bay from the marble works, shut in by big cliffs, which ran out into long chains of rocks on either side, but retreated in the midst, where a little stream from the village of Anscombe, or rather from the moorland beyond, made its way to the sea. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is to be uncovered in Anscombe Cove tomorrow?
2. What is happening in Anscombe Cove tomorrow?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the person who said that there was a forest to be uncovered tomorrow?
2. According to which person is there a forest to be uncovered?
3.
Q3:
1. Who was Adrian talking to?
2. What is the name of the person that Adrian was talking to?
3.
Q4:
1. Where was the uncovering of the forest to take place?
2. What is the name of the place where the forest was going to be uncovered?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the person that is staying for the uncovering of the forest?
2. Who is going to attend the uncovering of the forest?
3.
Q6:
1. What natural event is going to cause the forest to be visible?
2. thanks to what event will the forest be visible?
3.
Q7:
1. How do Merrifield and Adrian intend on gathering the fossils?
2. What method is to be used by Merrifield and Adrian in order to gather the fossils?
3.
Q8:
1. Would there be some duplicate fossils available to be used for something?
2. Would duplicate fossils be present in Anscombe Cove for Merrifield and Adrian to use?
3.
Q9:
1. For what event do Merrifield and Adrian wish to gather duplicate fossils?
2. Merrifield and Adrian want to gather duplicate fossils for what purpose?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the name of the person who believes that it is unsafe to go digging for fossils?
2. Who believes that the digging up of fossils will not be safe?
3.
Q11:
1. What would make the digging up of fossils unsafe according to Anna?
2. Why does any believe it to be unsafe to gather fossils?
3.
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3oswbblg1exz1w97d87ldbcconrdxv | mctest | Lisa wants a new pet. Sometimes it is very hard trying to choose a new pet. There are so many different animals, each cuter than the last. There are cats, dogs, and goldfishes. In the end, Lisa chose a bunny. Lisa's bunny is very cute. The bunny has snowy white fur and large black eyes. His ears are large, floppy, and grey. She named the bunny Chomper since Chomper loves to eat everything. Chomper eats carrots, celery, and even licks Lisa's fingers! Nothing to worry, Chompers has a very small mouth and he is never fussy. Except...every time Lisa leans down to kiss Chomper - he runs away! Why? Chomper thinks Lisa is trying to steal his treats! He hates sharing his treats. Chomper always wants second helpings of food. Lisa is afraid Chomper would get so big he could fall off her lap. But not to worry Lisa, Chomper hops around the house a lot. Chomper knows how to stay fit like Lisa. It's clear as day! Lisa and Chomper make great friends. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What does Lisa want?
2. What does Lisa wish to have?
3.
Q2:
1. What kind of pet did Lisa choose?
2. What kind of pet was chosen by Lisa?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the color of the rabbit?
2. What color is the rabbit?
3.
Q4:
1. What color are the rabbit's eyes?
2. What is the color of the rabbit's eyes?
3.
Q5:
1. What name did Lisa give to the rabbit?
2. What is the rabbit's name?
3.
Q6:
1. What does the rabbit like eating?
2. Which foods does the rabbit like?
3.
Q7:
1. Does the rabbit like to give kisses?
2. Are kisses something that the rabbit enjoys giving?
3.
Q8:
1. What does Chomper do when Lisa tries to kiss him?
2. What is the rabbit's reaction to Lisa's attempt at giving him kisses?
3.
Q9:
1. Why does Chomper run away when Lisa tries to give him kisses?
2. Why do Lisa's attempts at kissing Chomper make him run away?
3.
Q10:
1. Does Chomper want extra food?
2. Does the rabbit want to eat more?
3.
Q11:
1. What is Lisa afraid will happen if she gives more food to the rabbit?
2. What will happen to Chomper if he is given more food according to Lisa?
3.
Q12:
1. Does Chomper move around a lot?
2. Does the rabbit get some exercise?
3.
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3aqf3rz558ijg1373rtl1y2d42r6f1 | wikipedia | ISO 9564 is an international standard for personal identification number (PIN) management and security in financial services.
The PIN is used to verify the identity of a customer (the user of a bank card) within an electronic funds transfer system, and (typically) to authorize the transfer or withdrawal of funds. Therefore, it is important to protect PINs against unauthorized disclosure or misuse. Modern banking systems require interoperability between a variety of PIN entry devices, smart cards, card readers, card issuers, acquiring banks and retailers – including transmission of PINs between those entities – so a common set of rules for handling and securing PINs is required, both to ensure technical compatibility and a mutually agreed level of security. ISO 9564 provides principles and techniques to meet these requirements.
ISO 9564 comprises three parts, under the general title of "Financial services — Personal Identification Number (PIN) management and security".
ISO 9564-1:2011 specifies the basic principles and techniques of secure PIN management. It includes both general principles and specific requirements.
The basic principles of PIN management include:
The standard specifies some characteristics required or recommended of "PIN entry devices" (also known as PIN pads), i.e. the device into which the customer enters the PIN, including: QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is a synonym for "PIN entry devices"?
2. What is another name that is given to "PIN entry devices"?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the total number of parts contained inside ISO 9564?
2. How many parts is ISO 9564 made up of?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the general title that the three parts are included under?
2. The three parts of ISO 1954 are included under what title?
3.
Q4:
1. What is a PIN used to verify?
2. What does a PIN verify?
3.
Q5:
1. The PIN is used a verification of whose identity?
2. Whose identity is verified thanks to a PIN?
3.
Q6:
1. What object to customers use in order to transfer funds?
2. The transfer of funds is done using which object?
3.
Q7:
1. A bank card is used by customers as a part of what system?
2. Customers use their bank card as a part of what system?
3.
Q8:
1. The PIN is usually used as a means of authorizing what process?
2. What process is usually authorized by the use of a PIN?
3.
Q9:
1. What is specified in ISO 9564-1:2011?
2. What is included in the specifications of ISO 9564-1:2011?
3.
Q10:
1. Does ISO 9564-1:2011 include general rules?
2. Are general rules included in ISO 9564-1:2011?
3.
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3cplwgv3mozimcimzmfatd2ows5n9g | gutenberg | CHAPTER VIII
IN WHICH MICHAEL FINSBURY ENJOYS A HOLIDAY
Punctually at eight o'clock next morning the lawyer rattled (according to previous appointment) on the studio door. He found the artist sadly altered for the worse--bleached, bloodshot, and chalky--a man upon wires, the tail of his haggard eye still wandering to the closet. Nor was the professor of drawing less inclined to wonder at his friend. Michael was usually attired in the height of fashion, with a certain mercantile brilliancy best described perhaps as stylish; nor could anything be said against him, as a rule, but that he looked a trifle too like a wedding guest to be quite a gentleman. To-day he had fallen altogether from these heights. He wore a flannel shirt of washed-out shepherd's tartan, and a suit of reddish tweeds, of the colour known to tailors as "heather mixture"; his neckcloth was black, and tied loosely in a sailor's knot; a rusty ulster partly concealed these advantages; and his feet were shod with rough walking boots. His hat was an old soft felt, which he removed with a flourish as he entered.
"Here I am, William Dent!" he cried, and drawing from his pocket two little wisps of reddish hair, he held them to his cheeks like side-whiskers and danced about the studio with the filmy graces of a ballet-girl.
Pitman laughed sadly. "I should never have known you," said he.
"Nor were you intended to," returned Michael, replacing his false whiskers in his pocket. "Now we must overhaul you and your wardrobe, and disguise you up to the nines." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is responsible for rattling on the door?
2. Which person rattled on the studio door?
3.
Q2:
1. At what time did the lawyer knock on the studio door?
2. What time was it when the lawyer rattled on the door?
3.
Q3:
1. Who did the lawyer find inside the studio?
2. Who was found inside the studio by the lawyer?
3.
Q4:
1. What was the state of the artist when the lawyer found him?
2. In what state did the lawyer find the artist?
3.
Q5:
1. What adjectives are used to describe the state of the artist?
2. How is the artist's state described?
3.
Q6:
1. How was the artist usually attired?
2. What was the usual attire of the artist?
3.
Q7:
1. What was the artist wearing?
2. How was the artist dressed?
3.
Q8:
1. What was the pattern on the flannel shirt?
2. How would one describe the pattern of the flannel shirt?
3.
Q9:
1. What was the color of the artist's suit?
2. What color was the artist's suit?
3.
Q10:
1. What fabric was used in making the artist's suit?
2. What fabric was the artist's suit made out of?
3.
Q11:
1. What type of shoes did the artist wear?
2. What shoes were worn by the artist?
3.
Q12:
1. Were the artist's shoes new?
2. Were the shoes worn by the artist new?
3.
Q13:
1. How did the artist's shoes look?
2. What appearance did the artist's shoes have?
3.
Q14:
1. What kind of hat did the artist wear?
2. What hat was worn by the artist?
3.
Q15:
1. Did the artist leave his hat on?
2. Did the artist keep his hat on his head?
3.
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3snvl38ci4sjc44metxl3bms8decki | race | It was an afternoon Truman would never forget.
Rayburn and his friend were talking in the office before Truman arrived. The telephone rang. It was a call from the White House asking whether Vice-President Truman had arrived yet. No, Rayburn replied. The caller asked to have him telephone the White House as soon as he arrived.
Truman entered a minute later. He immediately called the White House. As he talked, his face became white. He put down the phone and raced out of the door to his car.
Truman arrived at the White House within minutes. An assistant took him to the president's private living area. Eleanor Roosevelt, the president's wife, was waiting for him there. "Harry," she said, "the president is dead." Truman was shocked. He asked Mrs. Roosevelt if there was anything he could do to help her. But her reply made clear to him that his own life had suddenly changed. "Is there anything we can do for you ?" Mrs. Roosevelt asked the new president, " _ ."
Truman had been a surprise choice for vice-president at the Democratic Party nominating convention in nineteen forty-four. Delegates considered several other candidates before they chose him as Roosevelt's running mate. That was at a time when presidential candidates did not make their own choices for vice-president.
Harry Truman lacked the fame,the rich family and the strong speech-making skills of Franklin Roosevelt.He was a much simpler man.He grew up in the Midwestern state of Missouri.Truman only studied through high school but took some nighttime law school classes.He worked for many years as a farmer and a small businessman,but without much success.
Truman had long been interested in politics.When he was almost forty,he finally won several low-level positions in his home state.By nineteen thirty-four,he was popular enough in Missouri to be nominated and elected to the United States Senate. And he won re-election six years later.
Most Americans, however, knew little about Harry Truman when he became president.They knew he had close ties to the Democratic Party political machine in his home state.But they had also heard that he was a very honest man.They could see that Truman had strongly supported President Roosevelt's New Deal programs.But they could not be sure what kind of president Truman would become.
At the center of all the action was Harry Truman.It was not long before he showed Americans and the world that he had the ability to be a good president.He was honest,strong and willing to make decisions. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the politician that this article refers to?
2. Which politician is of interest in this article?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the person who was waiting for Harry Truman when he arrived at the White House?
2. Who did Harry Truman meet that was waiting for his arrival at the White House?
3.
Q3:
1. Did Eleanor Roosevelt phone anyone?
2. Wad anyone phoned by Eleanor Roosevelt?
3.
Q4:
1. Did someone call from from the White House?
2. Was Harry Truman called by anyone from the White House?
3.
Q5:
1. Was Harry Truman asked to come to the White House?
2. Did someone ask Harry Truman to come to the white house?
3.
Q6:
1. Did Rayburn take a message for anyone?
2. Was a message taken by Rayburn?
3.
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3wminlgalb3d0rv022kw9xjw35aacz | wikipedia | A system is a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items forming a unified whole. Every system is delineated by its spatial and temporal boundaries, surrounded and influenced by its environment, described by its structure and purpose and expressed in its functioning.
The term "system" comes from the Latin word "systēma", in turn from Greek "systēma": "whole concept made of several parts or members, system", literary "composition".
According to Marshall McLuhan,
"System" means "something to look at". You must have a very high visual gradient to have systematization. But in philosophy, prior to Descartes, there was no "system". Plato had no "system". Aristotle had no "system". In the 19th century the French physicist Sadi Carnot, who studied thermodynamics, pioneered the development of the concept of a "system" in the natural sciences. In 1824 he studied the system which he called the "working substance" (typically a body of water vapor) in steam engines, in regards to the system's ability to do work when heat is applied to it. The working substance could be put in contact with either a boiler, a cold reservoir (a stream of cold water), or a piston (to which the working body could do work by pushing on it). In 1850, the German physicist Rudolf Clausius generalized this picture to include the concept of the surroundings and began to use the term "working body" when referring to the system. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. The word 'system' originates from which Latin word?
2. Which Latin word is known as the root for the English word 'system'?
3.
Q2:
1. The word 'system' originates from which Greek word?
2. Which Greek word is known as the root for the English word 'system'?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the person that came up with the idea of a system in the natural sciences?
2. The idea of a system in the natural sciences was conceives by which scientist?
3.
Q4:
1. When did Sadi Carnot come up with the idea of a system in the natural sciences?
2. In which century was the idea of a system in the natural sciences conceived by Sadi Carnot?
3.
Q5:
1. What was Sadi Carnot known as?
2. What was Sadi Carnot's career?
3.
Q6:
1. What was Sadi Carnot's specialty?
2. What was Sadi Carnot currently studying?
3.
Q7:
1. What country was Sadi Carnot from?
2. What nationality was Sadi Carnot?
3.
Q8:
1. What year was Sadi Carnot's idea generalized?
2. When did Rudolf Clausius generalize Sadi Carnot's idea?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the person who generalized Sadi Carnot's idea?
2. Sadi Carnot's idea was generalized by which individual?
3.
Q10:
1. What did Rudolf Clausius do for a living?
2. What was Rudolf Clausius' career?
3.
Q11:
1. Did Rudolf Clausius also originate from France?
2. Was Rudolf Clausius of French nationality?
3.
Q12:
1. What was Rudolf Clausius' nationality?
2. Which nationality did Rudolf Clausius possess?
3.
Q13:
1. What term did Rudolf Clausius use instead of the term system?
2. What was the term system replaced by by Rudolf Clausius?
3.
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3yhh42uu5bfa2irondg2nax6ouyl0p | gutenberg | CHAPTER XVII.
ARRIVAL AT FORT CUMBERLAND--LETTERS OF WASHINGTON TO HIS FAMILY--PANIC OF DUNBAR--FORTUNES OF DR. HUGH MERCER--TRIUMPH OF THE FRENCH.
The obsequies of the unfortunate Braddock being finished, the escort continued its retreat with the sick and wounded. Washington, assisted by Dr. Craik, watched with assiduity over his comrades, Orme and Morris. As the horses which bore their litters were nearly knocked up, he despatched messengers to the commander of Fort Cumberland requesting that others might be sent on, and that comfortable quarters might be prepared for the reception of those officers.
On the 17th, the sad cavalcade reached the fort, and were relieved from the incessant apprehension of pursuit. Here, too, flying reports had preceded them, brought by fugitives from the battle; who, with the disposition usual in such cases to exaggerate, had represented the whole army as massacred. Fearing these reports might reach home, and affect his family, Washington wrote to his mother, and his brother, John Augustine, apprising them of his safety. "The Virginia troops," says he, in a letter to his mother, "showed a good deal of bravery, and were nearly all killed. ... The dastardly behavior of those they called regulars exposed all others, that were ordered to do their duty, to almost certain death; and, at last, in despite of all the efforts of the officers to the contrary, they ran, as sheep pursued by dogs, and it was impossible to rally them."
To his brother, he writes: "As I have heard, since my arrival at this place, a circumstantial account of my death and dying speech, I take this early opportunity of contradicting the first, and of assuring you that I have not composed the latter. But, by the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability, or expectation; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, though death was levelling my companions on every side of me! QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Where did Washington tell his messengers to go to?
2. The messengers were dispatched by Washington to wish location?
3.
Q2:
1. Who were the messengers told to go see at Fort Cumberland?
2. The messengers were told to go see which person at Fort Cumberland?
3.
Q3:
1. What was the message that the messengers were told to deliver?
2. What message was delivered by the messengers?
3.
Q4:
1. Who is the medical person assisting Washington?
2. What is the name of the person that provided medical assistance to Washington?
3.
Q5:
1. What were the names of the people that Washington and Dr. Craik were caring for?
2. Which people were cared for by Washington and Dr. Craik?
3.
Q6:
1. What day was it when the soldiers reached safety?
2. Safety was reached by the soldiers on which day?
3.
Q7:
1. What news did the soldiers receive on the 17th?
2. The soldiers received what news once they had reached safety?
3.
Q8:
1. Who provided the soldiers with information that the entire army had been massacred?
2. According to which source had the entire army been massacred?
3.
Q9:
1. Did Washington want the information regarding the massacre of the army to reach home?
2. Did Washington wish for his family to receive the information regarding the army's massacre?
3.
Q10:
1. Why didn't Washington want the information regarding the massacre to reach home?
2. What was the reason for not wanting the information regarding the army's massacre to reach home?
3.
Q11:
1. What did Washington do in order to ensure that his family had the correct information?
2. How did Washington ensure the correct transmission of information to his family?
3.
Q12:
1. Washington tells his brother that he was shot how many times?
2. What is the number of times that Washington tells his brother he was shot?
3.
Q13:
1. How many horses were taken from underneath Washington?
2. What is the number of horses that were taken from beneath Washington?
3.
Q14:
1. What was happening to Washington's buddies all around him?
2. What happened to the all of the people that were around Washington on the battlefield?
3.
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326o153bmiyqvwiqi3htpmr58g5eda | mctest | There was once a family called the McAllisters. There was a dad, John McAllister, a mom, Amy McAllister, and their two twins, Ally and Jonah McAllister. This family was a family family, but when it came time to eat dinner, they sometimes argued. This is because different people liked different meals. John liked chicken most of all, and Amy liked vegetables. The twins, Ally and Jonah, preferred hotdogs, but Ally preferred ketchup, and Jonah preferred mustard. When it came to every day dinners, they took turns eating what each person liked. However, when it came to special meals like thanksgiving, it was difficult for the family to choose what to have. There would be frequent fights between all of them on what they would eat. Finally, they all had the answer. They would invite their grandpa over, because their grandpa was a great cook and could make everyone's favorite food, including chicken, vegetables, and hotdogs. On Thanksgiving, everyone was happy. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the family in the given text?
2. Which family is mentioned in the text?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the total number of people in the family?
2. How many people make up the McAllister family?
3.
Q3:
1. To all of the family members always get along?
2. Do the McAllister family members get along between one another?
3.
Q4:
1. Why don't the McAllister family members always get along?
2. What is the reason for the family disputes?
3.
Q5:
1. How did the McAllister family ensure that everyone got along?
2. What did the McAllister family do to try and make people get along with one another?
3.
Q6:
1. During which occasions did it not work to have all family members eat separate meals?
2. The method of eating separate meals to avoid family disputes didn't work during which occasions?
3.
Q7:
1. How many things did the McAllister family enjoy eating?
2. What is the total number of things that the family members liked eating?
3.
Q8:
1. What was the solution to resolve family disputes during special meal days?
2. What did the McAllister family do on special meal days to ensure that everyone got along?
3.
Q9:
1. How did grandpa ensure that everyone got along?
2. What did grandpa do that led to all of the family members getting along?
3.
Q10:
1. How did the McAllister family feel on thanksgiving?
2. What emotion was felt by the McAllister family during Thanksgiving?
3.
Q11:
1. What is a good example of a special meal day that is mentioned in the text?
2. The text mentioned what example of a special meal day?
3.
Q12:
1. What is the name of the person that enjoys eating vegetables the most?
2. Which family member loves vegetables the most?
3.
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3lj7ur74rhdhp6cairjjc5r8a2e4ns | gutenberg | CHAPTER XVII
DRUMMOND OFFERS HELP
It was a calm evening and Thirlwell and Scott sat outside the shack, watching the river while the sunset faded across the woods. A few _Metis_ freighters had gone to the settlements for supplies and mining tools, and although much depended on the condition of the portages, Scott expected them that night.
"Antoine will bring up our mail," he said. "It's some time since Miss Strange has written to you about her plans."
Thirlwell said it was nearly three months, and Scott resumed: "Well, I think if I'd had a part in the business, I'd have tried to find if the Hudson's Bay agent was alive. It's possible that he could tell you something about the location of the ore."
"I don't know that I have any part in the business," Thirlwell replied. "I promised to go with Miss Strange, but that's all."
"If she finds the lode, she'll need a mining engineer."
"She'll have no trouble in engaging one if the pay is good."
"But you wouldn't think you had first claim to the post? In fact, if you helped the girl to find the ore, you'd be satisfied to drop out and leave her alone?"
Thirlwell frowned. He had made no plans for the future and certainly did not mean to trade upon Agatha's gratitude, but he knew it would hurt him, so to speak, to drop out and let her look for other help.
"The lode isn't found yet," he rejoined.
"Anyhow, I feel that the girl or you ought to have got on the agent's track," Scott insisted. "He knew where Strange went, and saw him when he returned. It's possible that Strange confused his memory by his subsequent trips, but the agent heard his story when the matter was fresh." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What are the names of the people that sat outside of the shack?
2. The people who sat outside of the shack went by what names?
3.
Q2:
1. What were Thirlwell and Scott watching while they sat outside the shack?
2. What did Thirlwell and Scott watch wile they sat outside?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the person who was bringing up the mail?
2. Who was responsible for bringing the mail?
3.
Q4:
1. How long had it been since Thirlwell and Scott had heard from Miss Strange?
2. How long had Miss Strange not been heard from by Thirlwell and Scott?
3.
Q5:
1. What had Thirlwell promised Miss Strange?
2. What promise had Thirlwell made to Miss Strange?
3.
Q6:
1. Who were Thirlwell and Scott unsure was still alive?
2. Thirlwell and Scott were unsure whether which person was still alive?
3.
Q7:
1. What could the Hudson Bay agent possibly tell Thirlwell and Scott?
2. What information could the agent from Hudson Bay possibly share with Thirlwell and Scott?
3.
Q8:
1. What will Miss Strange require should she discover ore?
2. What will Miss Strange need to find if ever she discovers ore?
3.
Q9:
1. Will it be difficult to find a mining engineer?
2. Will a mining engineer be difficult to find?
3.
Q10:
1. Could Thirlwell make a claim to the ore?
2. Would Thirlwell be able to make a claim to the ore should Miss Strange find any?
3.
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34s6n1k2zvjldixkllnnt2wn9z8hl6 | cnn | (CNN) -- Police in Texas used a Taser on a 42-year-old pastor and pepper spray to disperse members of his church after police said the pastor interfered with a traffic stop.
Jose Moran was arrested early Wednesday morning after interfering with the duties of a public servant in the parking lot of a Webster, Texas, building that is being remodeled for the Iglesias Profetica Peniel Church, Webster police said in a written statement.
Moran's son, Omar, said his father had been trying to help. He added that his father has heart problems.
Moran approached an officer who was handling a traffic stop in the church's parking lot on Wednesday morning, police said.
Moran identified himself as the church's pastor and began yelling at the officer, police said.
The officer told Moran to leave several times, but Moran did not, police said. The officer then tried to arrest him. But Moran pushed the officer and ran into the church building, police said.
Moran's son said after his father asked the officer if he could help, the officer began yelling. The son said his father went back inside the church.
The officer followed him and kicked in the church door, he said. The pastor came outside, and a second officer used his Taser twice on the pastor, the younger Moran said.
The son's account differs from the police version of events. Police said Moran emerged from the church building with dozens of other people who subsequently surrounded the officer.
The officer used pepper spray to disperse the crowd, the statement said. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. In which state did Police Taser a pastor?
2. What is the name of the state where the pastor was Tasered by Police?
3.
Q2:
1. Was Jose Moran arrested at a high school?
2. Did Jose Moran's arrest take place at a high school?
3.
Q3:
1. Where was Jose Moran arrested?
2. What was the location of Jose Moran's arrest?
3.
Q4:
1. Jose Moran was arrested in the parking lot which belonged to which building?
2. Which building did the parking lot where Jose Moran was arrested belong to?
3.
Q5:
1. What was the name of the victim?
2. What was the victim's name?
3.
Q6:
1. Was Jose Moran injured?
2. Did Jose Moran get injured during his encounter with Police?
3.
Q7:
1. Who tasered Jose Moran?
2. Who is responsible for tasering Jose Moran?
3.
Q8:
1. Which person from Jose Moran's family was with him at the scene?
2. Who was present at the scene that was from Jose Moran's family?
3.
Q9:
1. Did the Police use pepper spray on anyone other than Jose and Omar Moran?
2. Was anyone but Jose and Omar Moran pepper sprayed by the Police?
3.
Q10:
1. How many people were with Omar and Jose Moran?
2. What is the total number of people that were present with Omar and Jose Moran?
3.
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326o153bmiyqvwiqi3htpmr59ioedy | cnn | (CNN) -- The 2009 snooker world champion John Higgins has said his "conscience is clear" following allegations of match fixing.
British newspaper The News of the World claimed the 34-year-old accepted a $398,000 bribe to throw frames in future matches during a meeting with undercover reporters in Kiev, Ukraine.
However, in a statement read out on the BBC, the Scotsman denied ever intentionally losing a match or taking a bribe at any point in his career.
"My conscience is 100 percent clear," said Higgins.
"I have never been involved in any form of snooker match fixing ... I have never deliberately missed a shot, never mind intentionally lost a frame or a match."
Snooker's governing body -- The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) -- announced through an official statement that Higgins had been suspended from future tournaments pending an investigation.
The same statement confirmed his manager, Pat Mooney, resigned from his position on the board of the WPBSA after he was alleged to have been at the meeting with Higgins in Kiev.
The three-time world champion claimed clearing his name will be the biggest challenge of his career and he will assist snooker authorities with the forthcoming investigation.
"Today is the start of the biggest match of my life. I will co-operate fully with the snooker authorities. I have built my reputation on honesty and integrity."
Higgins is one of the most successful snooker players in history and has won game's top prize on three occasions, taking last year's championship in addition to previous triumphs in 1998 and 2007. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What title does John Higgins hold?
2. What is John Higgins known for?
3.
Q2:
1. What are the allegations held against John Higgins?
2. What is John Higgins accused of doing?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the British newspaper that had made claims of match fixing against John Higgins?
2. Claims of match fixing were made against John Higgins in which British newspaper?
3.
Q4:
1. How old is John Higgins?
2. How many years of age is John Higgins?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the amount of the bribe that John Higgins is accused of accepting in exchange for throwing frames?
2. John Higgins allegedly accepted a bribe worth how much money?
3.
Q6:
1. Who did John Higgins allegedly meet with to receive the bribe?
2. A bribe was allegedly received by John Higgins in a meeting with which people?
3.
Q7:
1. Where did the alleged meeting between John Higgins and reporters take place?
2. The meeting between the reporters and John Higgins supposedly took place in which location?
3.
Q8:
1. What is John Higgins' nationality?
2. What is the nationality of John Higgins?
3.
Q9:
1. What has John Higgins denied doing?
2. What was denied by John Higgins?
3.
Q10:
1. How does John Higgins' conscience feel regarding the whole situation?
2. How had John Higgins described his conscience with regards to the alleged match fixing claims?
3.
Q11:
1. How clear is John Higgins' conscience?
2. How clear does John Higgins say his conscience is?
3.
Q12:
1. What does WPBSA stand for?
2. What is WPBSA an acronym for?
3.
Q13:
1. Did Pat Mooney resign from the WPBSA board?
2. Did WPBSA board member Pat Mooney resign following the allegations made against him?
3.
Q14:
1. Pat Mooney resigned from the board of which organization?
2. Which organization did Pat Mooney resign from?
3.
Q15:
1. What is the name of John Higgins' manager?
2. What name does John Higgins' manager go by?
3.
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30jnvc0or9kw4fdxdqvjaovhkajqh3 | race | Michelle Obama has just started a campaign against childhood obesity with the admission that she put her girls Malia and Sasha on a diet because they were getting fat. Clearly, childhood obesity must be solved urgently. But is it a good idea for mothers to put their daughters on diets? Studies show that the more children diet, the more likely they are to become obese as adults. Research also shows that girls are highly influenced by their mothers when it comes to eating habits and body image. This was the case for Carly, 40, who blames her mother for her lifelong struggle with weight. "My mother was on a diet the whole time I was growing up," she says. "And she put me on my first diet when I was 10. I lost puppy fat, gained her approval and never ate normally again." America's First Lady clearly has a vital healthy eating message to convey. But could this be damaging for Malia and Sasha? Could they develop eating disorders because of it? "It's wrong just to blame mothers for their daughters' eating disorders," says Susan Ringwood, chief executive of the eating disorders charity. "There is a genetic component to eating disorders." However, "We do know that parents have a very strong influence over a child's eating. It's important to realize that you are your daughter's role model. Girls idolize their mothers." says Ringwood. "No food should ever be 'good 'or' bad'," Ringwood says. Instead, "You have to make it clear that food is a sociable, healthy and fun part of life, not something to be feared." "Talk to her about body image," Ringwood says. "Talk about how curves are an important and exciting part of being a woman. Show her that anorexic ) fashion models are not sexy, but ill. The pressure on girls today is immense," she says. Never forget that you are the authoritative voice, too. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What are the names of Michelle Obama's children?
2. What are Michelle Obama's girls' names?
3.
Q2:
1. Were Michelle Obama's girls getting fat?
2. Did the children of Michelle Obama start to get fat?
3.
Q3:
1. What have studies shown regarding the frequency of children's diets?
2. What have studies shown regarding children who diet often?
3.
Q4:
1. What is Susan Ringwood known for?
2. What does Susan Ringwood do for a living?
3.
Q5:
1. Have girls been shown to be influenced by their mothers?
2. Do mothers influence their girls' habits?
3.
Q6:
1. Do eating disorders have some form of genetic component to them?
2. Can eating disorders be inherited from the parents?
3.
Q7:
1. Should food by labelled as "good or bad"?
2. Is it a good idea to call food " good or bad"?
3.
Q8:
1. Is there a good reason for fearing food?
2. Is it a good idea to fear food?
3.
Q9:
1. Is there a lot of pressure being placed on girls today?
2. Do girls in this era have a lot of pressure placed on them?
3.
Q10:
1. What is Carly's age?
2. How many years old is Carly?
3.
Q11:
1. Who does Carly blame for her lifelong struggle with weight?
2. Carly has blamed her lifelong stuggle with weight on which person?
3.
Q12:
1. Which person clearly has an important message regarding weight?
2. Which person has a vital message to convey regarding healthy eating?
3.
Q13:
1. How old was Carly when she went on a diet for the first time?
2. At what age did Carly decide to first go on a diet?
3.
Q14:
1. What weight did Carly lose when she went on a diet for the first time?
2. What weight was lost by Carly subsequent to her first diet?
3.
Q15:
1. Is blaming mother for weight issues a bad idea?
2. Is it a bad idea to blame mothers for difficulties in losing weight?
3.
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3sb5n7y3o34ugqdncmjmaisyr2og03 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXIX
DAYS OF ANXIETY
"I wonder what Davenport will say when he finds those men are working here?" remarked Fred.
"I don't care what he says," answered Jack.
"Do you think he'll dare come over here and have it out with Uncle Dick?" questioned Andy.
"I don't think so," answered his brother. "I believe behind it all he is afraid we'll have him arrested for the theft of those documents."
"If he really took them, what do you think he did with them?" came from Fred.
"More than likely he destroyed them," answered Jack. "He wouldn't want evidence like that lying around loose, you know."
When Carson Davenport learned that six of his men had deserted and gone over to the Rovers he was more angry than ever.
"They're going to do their best to undermine us," he said to Tate. "I wish I knew just how to get square with them."
"We'll get square enough if we strike oil here," said Tate. "Those Rovers will feel sick enough if they learn we are making a barrel of money."
"It's easy enough to talk about making a barrel of money," came from Jackson, who was present. "But I don't see the money flowing in very fast." He had been talking to a number of his friends, and many of them had said they thought the chances of getting oil from the Spell claim were very slim.
"Oh, you just hold your horses, Jackson," said Carson Davenport smoothly. "Take my word for it, this well we are putting down is going to be one of the biggest in this territory." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. The men in the story believe they will get rich thanks to what substance?
2. What substance do the men believe will result in them becoming rich?
3.
Q2:
1. Does Andy speak to any of his relatives in the story?
2. Are there any of Andy's relatives in the story?
3.
Q3:
1. Which one of Andy's relatives is part of the group in the story?
2. Which relative of Andy is mentioned in the story?
3.
Q4:
1. Is Carson Davenport happy regarding the six men that had deserted him and gone over to the Rovers?
2. Would one describe Carson Davenport as being happy concerning the six men that had deserted him and gone over to the Rovers?
3.
Q5:
1. Will the Rovers feel happy if the men speaking in the story make a fortune from oil?
2. Would the Rovers be happy should the men speaking make a barrel of money from oil?
3.
Q6:
1. Does Carson Davenport feel that the men have a good chance at success?
2. Does Carson Davenport think they will hit a lot of oil in digging the current well?
3.
Q7:
1. Do the men in the story wish success to fall upon the Rovers?
2. Do the men in the story want the Rovers to make a lot of money?
3.
Q8:
1. Do Jackson's friends believe that Jackson will be successful?
2. Are Jackson's friends hopeful that he will find success in his quest for oil?
3.
Q9:
1. Was something stolen from the men speaking in the story?
2. Does the story mention the theft of an item?
3.
Q10:
1. What do the men in the story believe happened to the stolen documents?
2. What happened to the stolen documents according to the men in the story?
3.
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3ihr8nyam71hsrony6wbguw39cnp46 | mctest | Once upon a time, there was a dog named Puddles. Puddles was lonely because he lived in an area where there were no other dogs, but only cats. Day after day, Puddles would have to eat cat food and do cat things in order to fit in with the rest of his group. He found it very boring and Puddles was sad. Puddles didn't even look like a cat!
All of the other cats teased Puddles. "You're too big," they said. "You've got too long of a nose!" "Why are you panting like that?" Puddles knew that he was different.
One day, Puddles chose to run away from all of the cats. The cats laughed at him. What a stupid dog! Didn't he know that there were monsters in the woods that could eat him? Puddles didn't care, because Puddles was sad enough to try.
So Puddles packed up his things - his squeaky ball, his water dish, and his bone - and headed off into the woods. He was finally happy! All of a sudden, Puddles turned. He smelled a funny smell. It smelled like something he had never smelled before. He turned around, and what did he see but another dog!
Puddles was so happy, he barked with joy. He went home with the other dog, who was named Mittens, and to his family. Puddles was never lonely again. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What type of food did Puddles eat even though he didn't want to?
2. What type of food was reluctantly eaten by Puddles?
3.
Q2:
1. Was Puddles surrounded by other dogs?
2. Were there other dogs in the area where Puddles lived?
3.
Q3:
1. Would one describe Puddles as being a cat or a dog?
2. What type of animal was Puddles?
3.
Q4:
1. Was there any resemblance between Puddles and a cat?
2. Did Puddles resemble a cat in any way whatsoever?
3.
Q5:
1. What location did Puddles run off to?
2. Puddles ran off to which location?
3.
Q6:
1. What animals laughed at Puddles?
2. What animals were responsible for laughing at Puddles?
3.
Q7:
1. Were the woods considered to be safe for Puddles?
2. Was Puddles safe while he was in the woods?
3.
Q8:
1. Did Puddles care whether the woods were safe or not?
2. Did Puddles care about the safety of the woods?
3.
Q9:
1. How many things did Puddles pack?
2. What is the total number of things that were packed by Puddles?
3.
Q10:
1. What type of animal did Puddles spot in the woods?
2. What type of animal was spotted by Puddles in the woods?
3.
Q11:
1. Did the dog give off a familiar smell to Puddles?
2. Was the smell that the dog released familiar to Puddles?
3.
Q12:
1. How does the speaker describe the smell of the other dog?
2. How did the other dog smell according to the speaker?
3.
Q13:
1. What was the name of the other dog?
2. What name did the other dog go by?
3.
Q14:
1. Was Puddles happy to have spotted another dog?
2. Did Puddles feel happy when he met the other dog?
3.
Q15:
1. How did Puddles show that he was happy?
2. In what way did Puddles show his happiness?
3.
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336yqze83vet37vakvnt4i8m4uj5mp | race | Have you ever watched the big parade on Tian'anmen Square on October 1? Some students performed in the big parade. In order to get ready for it, this summer, many Beijing middle school students had a different kind of vacation. Instead of hanging out with friends or traveling, they trained hard for the 60th birthday of China this year. Students trained from 7:30 am to around 10:00 am or from 4 pm to 6:30 pm, because it was very hot this summer. They wore white hats, T-shirts and blue trousers. The hats and T-shirts were printed with a red logo, the number "60". The first week of training was PE. Students practiced standing and squatting. Then they moved on to practice the group show. When we watched the parade on TV we saw them making colorful pictures. What did the students think of their unusual summer? "Sometimes we find it a bit tiring." said Lu Wenqi, 13. "But most of us think it's a great _ to take part in such an important show." Li Hui, 15, thought the same as Lu. She said her classmates were hardly late for training. "It's a wonderful chance for us," said Li. "When my parents were in college, they also took part in a national day parade. Now it's my turn!" QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is Li Hui's age?
2. How many years old is Li Hui?
3.
Q2:
1. What number was printed on the hats and the shirts?
2. The hats and the shirts had which number printed on them?
3.
Q3:
1. What color was the logo on the T-shirts?
2. The T-shirts' logo was printed in what color?
3.
Q4:
1. What was the color of the pants?
2. What color were the trousers?
3.
Q5:
1. Did the students enjoy taking part in such an important show?
2. Was taking part in such an important show enjoyable for the students?
3.
Q6:
1. What is Lu Wenqi's age?
2. How many years old is Lu Wenqi?
3.
Q7:
1. Do the students often train on a time schedule?
2. Is a time schedule organized for the students to train?
3.
Q8:
1. What had Li Hui's parents done on China's national day?
2. What had Li Hui's parents done while they were in college?
3.
Q9:
1. What birthday did the students train hard to celebrate?
2. Which countries' birthday are the students celebrating?
3.
Q10:
1. How old is China?
2. How long has China been an independent country?
3.
Q11:
1. What could the students have been doing instead of training for China's 60th birthday celebrations?
2. How could the students have spent their time rather than training for China's birthday celebrations?
3.
Q12:
1. During which time intervals did the students practice?
2. What times did the student train?
3.
Q13:
1. Why didn't the students train in the middle of the day?
2. For what reason was training in the middle of the day not possible?
3.
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3z9wi9eozzoatcf20lbme2j8k62khj | mctest | Many, many years back, in a place full of magic, there lived a man and a woman who were married. The man and woman did not love one another or anything else. The man was a wood man and often spent days alone in the wood. One day the man spent more time in the wood and he became lost. After days and days he grew hungry and weak. When he thought for sure he was going to die a tall wizard appeared before him. The man did not know the wizard had placed a spell on him, making him get lost, but he did.
The wizard smiled at the man in a friendly way and said to him, "I can show you the way out of the woods, if you give me the one thing you love most in the world."
Since there was nothing that the man loved, he said yes at once. The Wizard showed the man the way home and then disappeared into the wood. The man and woman lived well for many years and the man never told his meeting to the wizard and after a time, he too forgot about his promise.
In time the woman gave birth and the man had a daughter who he loved. One day the wizard came to the door to take the girl, making the man remember his promise. The man was very sad to lose his daughter. But in the end he had to give her over to the wizard. The wizard was bad and locked the girl away in a cave. Every day the girl grew to be prettier and smarter. Every day the Wizard asked if the girl would marry him, but he was mean and she would not marry him. And every time the girl said no, the wizard would find a new way to make her sad. But the girl had found a secret flower that was very beautiful.
"If you marry me I can let you out."
"There is a lovely bit of sunlight that comes in through the rocks. I am very happy here in my cave." The girl said. The wizard became angry and steam poured from his eyes
He blocked out the sun so the girl lived only in darkness. Still the girl said no. The wizard came back again and told the girl, "If you marry me I can let you out." The wizard became angry and steam poured from his mouth
"There is a lovely stream of water that comes in through the rocks. I am very happy here in my cave." The girl said. The wizard became angry and steam poured from his ears
He blocked out the water so the girl lived only in dry sand. Still the girl said no. The wizard came back again and told the girl, "If you marry me I can let you out."
Again, the girl only said "There is a soft wind that comes in through the rocks. I am very happy here in my cave." The wizard became angry and steam poured from his ears and fire came out of his eyes
So the Wizard blocked out the wind and left the girl in a hot cave with no air. But the girl would still not marry him. The wizard became so angry he turned to flame and burned up. The girl was free and went down to her flower only to find it was gone. Instead she found a handsome prince.
"I thank you my lady," he said, "for saving me from the evil wizard. In return you may come live in my palace with me and be happy."
The girl said yes. In time they came to love one another and got married and lived happy together. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Which two people are married in the story?
2. The story states that which two people are married?
3.
Q2:
1. Where did the man and the woman in the story live?
2. In which place did the man and the woman live?
3.
Q3:
1. When did the man and the woman get married?
2. How long ago did the man and the woman get married?
3.
Q4:
1. How did the man earn a living?
2. What was the man's main source of income?
3.
Q5:
1. Did the man love his wife?
2. Was the man in love with his partner?
3.
Q6:
1. What did the man do to pass the time during the day?
2. How did the man make time go by during the day?
3.
Q7:
1. What happened to the man one day while he was all alone?
2. What did the man go through one day while he was all by himself?
3.
Q8:
1. For what period of time was the man lost in the woods?
2. For how long was the man all by himself lost in the woods?
3.
Q9:
1. How did the man feel after being in the woods for days and days?
2. What feelings did the man have following days of being lost in the woods?
3.
Q10:
1. What did the man think would happen to him while he was lost in the woods?
2. What did the man believe his fate was after spending days and days being lost in the woods?
3.
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3peijlry6ttya29yu3cb5z1xw7vwxu | wikipedia | Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.
Diving is one of the most popular Olympic sports with spectators. Competitors possess many of the same characteristics as gymnasts and dancers, including strength, flexibility, kinaesthetic judgment and air awareness. Some professional divers were originally gymnasts or dancers as both the sports have similar characteristics to diving. Dmitri Sautin holds the record for most Olympic diving medals won, by winning eight medals in total between 1992 and 2008.
Although diving has been a popular pastime across the world since ancient times, the first modern diving competitions were held in England in the 1880s. The exact origins of the sport are unclear, though it likely derives from the act of diving at the start of swimming races. The 1904 book "Swimming" by Ralph Thomas notes English reports of plunging records dating back to at least 1865. The 1877 edition to "British Rural Sports" by John Henry Walsh makes note of a "Mr. Young" plunging 56 feet in 1870, and also states that 25 years prior, a swimmer named Drake could cover 53 feet. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What sport is the passage about?
2. What is the name of the sport that is addressed in the text?
3.
Q2:
1. Is diving unpopular at the Olympics?
2. Is diving an unpopular sport at the Olympic Games?
3.
Q3:
1. Since when has diving been a popular sport at the Olympic Games?
2. Diving has been a popular Olympic sport since which era?
3.
Q4:
1. What major event took place in the 1880's?
2. The 1880's were noteworthy in the diving world for what reason?
3.
Q5:
1. In which country did diving originate?
2. What is the name of the country where diving started?
3.
Q6:
1. Which other types of athletes to divers share traits with?
2. Athletic traits are shared between divers and what other types of athletes?
3.
Q7:
1. How many traits are listed in the text that are shared between divers, dancers and gymnasts?
2. What is the total number of traits that are mentioned in the text which divers, dancers and gymnasts share?
3.
Q8:
1. What are two of the traits that are shared between divers, dancers and gymnasts?
2. Which two traits that divers, dancers and gymnasts share are mentioned in the text?
3.
Q9:
1. What is Dmitri Sautin known for?
2. What did Dmitri Sautin accomplish?
3.
Q10:
1. Did Dmitri Sautin win a total of 5 medals?
2. Did Dmitri Sautin's medal tally amount to 5 medals?
3.
Q11:
1. How many medals did Dmitri Sautin win?
2. What is Dmitri Sautin's Olympic medal tally?
3.
Q12:
1. What year did Dmitri Sautin win his first Olympic medal?
2. Dmitri Sautin won his first Olympic medal during what year?
3.
Q13:
1. What year did Dmitri Sautin win his last Olympic medal?
2. Dmitri Sautin won his last Olympic medal during what year?
3.
Q14:
1. When did the first modern version of diving start?
2. During which decade did the modern version of diving begin?
3.
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3efe17qcrc58hvsa5uko5oai10hsha | mctest | The dinosaur wants to have a pet goldfish. He is reading a book called, "How to Take Care of Your Pet Goldfish" because he wants to learn how to take care of a goldfish.
After he finishes reading the book, he goes to the pet store. The pet store is not in Detroit, St. Louis, or Pakistan. The pet store is in a town called Oceanside. It takes the dinosaur an hour to walk to the store. The store is very big, so that the dinosaur can fit inside.
A worker from the store walks up to the dinosaur and asks, "How can I help you?"
"I'm looking to buy a pet goldfish," the dinosaur said.
"Are you sure?" the worker asked, "We have rainbow fish, red fish, and blue fish. The rainbow fish makes for a great pet."
"No, thank you," the dinosaur said, "Goldfish are my favorite."
And so the worker put a goldfish in a bag of water for the dinosaur.
"Why did you put the goldfish in a bag of water?" the dinosaur asked.
"Fish always love to have something to swim in," the worker answered, "Enjoy your goldfish!"
And so the dinosaur walked home, his new best buddy in hand. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What animal did the dinosaur want to have?
2. The dinosaur wanted to have what type of animal?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the title of the book that the dinosaur is reading?
2. The dinosaur is reading a book with which title?
3.
Q3:
1. Why is the dinosaur reading the book titled "How to Take Care of Your Pet Goldfish"?
2. For what reason is the book titled "How to Take Care of Your Pet Goldfish" being read by the dinosaur?
3.
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37uewgm5ht8lc57joghynrpfzgtr1s | wikipedia | A software release life cycle is the sum of the stages of development and maturity for a piece of computer software: ranging from its initial development to its eventual release, and including updated versions of the released version to help improve software or fix software bugs still present in the software.
Usage of the "alpha/beta" test terminology originated at IBM. As long ago as the 1950s (and probably earlier), IBM used similar terminology for their hardware development. "A" test was the verification of a new product before public announcement. "B" test was the verification before releasing the product to be manufactured. "C" test was the final test before general availability of the product. As software became a significant part of IBM's offerings, the alpha test terminology was used to denote the pre-announcement test and beta test was used to show product readiness for general availability. Martin Belsky, a manager on some of IBM's earlier software projects claimed to have invented the terminology. IBM dropped the alpha/beta terminology during the 1960s, but by then it had received fairly wide notice. The usage of "beta test" to refer to testing done by customers was not done in IBM. Rather, IBM used the term "field test". QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the name of the company the came up with the alpha/beta terms?
2. The alpha/beta terms originated from which company?
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1. Did the terms alpha/beta originate recently?
2. Are the terms alpha/beta recent in the software industry?
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1. Did IBM use terms different from alpha/beta for their hardware?
2. Was IBM's hardware described using terms that were different from alpha/beta?
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1. Were products that underwent A tests ready for sale?
2. Were A test products available for sale to the public?
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1. What term does IBM use that describes different parts of program development?
2. The description of the parts in program developed is encompassed under which term?
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1. What are some of the milestones when designing a new program?
2. When does a program's life cycle begin and end?
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1. The alpha test terminology at IBM is used to denote what type of test?
2. What type of test is denoted by the alpha test terminology?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the purpose of beta testing?
2. Beta testing is used for what purpose?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the purpose of updates subsequent to the release of the software?
2. Why are there software updates even once the product is released?
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1. Are updates part of the life cycle of a program?
2. Are a program's updates part of its life cycle?
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3vben272mkzuhzxzlo26koyhnyrgsj | race | Consumer electronics once again topped the list of the most wanted gifts this holiday season. "Seventy-six percent of consumers who plan to buy holiday gifts say that they will spend money buying at least one technology product; definitely a solid vote of confidence for technology." Steve Koenig is with the Consumer Electronics Association. He says the group's latest research also shows that Americans this year are spending more on technology products. "Here in 2012, $252 on average-the technology spend for consumers this year." From tablet computers to smartphones, American shoppers have been lining up to get the newest and coolest electronic devices on the market. There are more choices today than ever before. "It's kind of hard to make a decision." Tablet computers are one of the best-selling products this year. Brian Tong is Senior Editor of CNET.com. The website reports on tech news and examines the latest electronic products. He says the Apple iPad Mini is one of the most popular tablets. Its starting price is $329. One of Apple's biggest competitors is the Google Nexus 7. It starts at $199. "The hardware inside is more powerful than what's in the iPad Mini, but also it offers you a lot of things like maps that work better than Apple's maps." Brian Tong says there is one reason why people may like the iPad Mini more than the Nexus 7. "If you just want to read books and surf the Internet, you don't really need to get an iPad Mini, but if you want the largest group of apps that's where the iPad and Apple's ecosystem shines the most." Elman Chacon is with the electronics store Best Buy. He says another hot product this season is smart cameras. They connect to the Internet through Wi-Fi. This makes it easy for users to email or upload photographs directly from the camera. "You can literally take a picture, upload it into your Facebook in a matter of seconds. These things are pretty cool because they do a lot of things." Streaming media boxes also connect to the Internet. People are able to watch web content such as movies and YouTube videos on their televisions. Another popular item is wireless speaker systems. The newest ones work with any device that has Bluetooth technology, including smartphones, laptops and tablets. With the growing popularity of Internet shopping, many consumers will visit a store first to look at a product, and then go online to find it at a lower price. Stores like Best Buy understand that and they want to stay competitive. "We have something called the perfect match promise which means if you buy a certain device and you find it cheaper within 30 days we'll go ahead and price match that for you." Elman Chacon said. QUESTIONS:
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1. What base price do Apple iPad Mini's sell for?
2. What is Apple iPad Mini's starting price?
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1. What is the name of the company that Steve Koenig works with?
2. Steve Koenig works with which company?
3.
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1. What type of gift was the most desired for the holiday season, according to the article?
2. What holiday gift do people want the most, according to the article?
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1. What is the percentage of people that give gifts that will purchase at least one technology product?
2. At least one technology product will be purchased by what percentage of people that buy gifts?
3.
Q5:
1. Are more technology products being purchased this year by Americans?
2. Are Americans purchasing more technology products this year compared to last year?
3.
Q6:
1. Brian Tong works for which company?
2. What is the name of the company that Brian Tong works for?
3.
Q7:
1. What is Brian Tong's position at CNET.com?
2. What position does Brian Tong occupy at CNET.com?
3.
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1. What is the name of one of iPad Mini's biggest competitors?
2. One of the biggest competitors for iPad Mini goes by what name?
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3kwtyt087039xpdpkjme45tx52h5l2 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXII An Independent Family
Just as Old Mother Nature asked who they should learn about next, Happy Jack Squirrel spied some one coming down the Lone Little Path. "See who's coming!" cried Happy Jack.
Everybody turned to look down the Lone Little Path. There, ambling along in the most matter-of-fact and unconcerned way imaginable, came a certain small person who was dressed wholly in black and white.
"Hello, Jimmy Skunk," cried Chatterer the Red Squirrel. "What are you doing over here in the Green Forest?" Jimmy Skunk looked up and grinned. It was a slow, good-natured grin. "Hello, everybody," said he. "I thought I would just amble over here and see your school. I suppose all you fellows are getting so wise that pretty soon you will think you know all there is to know. Have any of you seen any fat Beetles around here?"
Just then Jimmy noticed Old Mother Nature and hastened to bow his head in a funny way. "Please excuse me, Mother Nature," he said, "I thought school was over. I don't want to interrupt."
Old Mother Nature smiled. The fact is, Old Mother Nature is rather fond of Jimmy Skunk. "You aren't interrupting," said she. "The fact is, we had just ended the lesson about Flitter the Bat and his relatives, and were trying to decide who to study about next. I think you came along at just the right time. You belong to a large and rather important order, one that all these little folks here ought to know about. How many cousins have you, Jimmy?" QUESTIONS:
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1. What was the name of the animal that came into the forest?
2. Chatterrer The Red Squirrel wanted to know why which character was in the green forest?
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1. What is the name of the animal that said hello to Jimmy Skunk?
2.
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1. What type of animal was Jimmy Skunk?
2. Jimmy Skunk belonged to which species?
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1. Is Mother Nature fond of Jimmy Skunk?
2. Is Jimmy Skunk liked by Mother Nature?
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1. Was Jimmy Skunk correct in thinking that school had ended?
2. Had school ended when Jimmy Skunk entered the forest?
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1. What type of path did Jimmy Skunk use to go into the forest?
2. Jimmy Skunk entered the forest using what kind of path?
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1. What is the name of the character that spotted Jimmy Skunk?
2. Jimmy Skunk was spotted by which character?
3.
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1. What type of animal was Jack?
2. Which species did Jack belong to?
3.
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1. What clothes was Jimmy Skunk wearing?
2. What type of clothes were worn by Jimmy Skunk?
3.
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1. Did Jimmy Skunk speak in the text?
2. Did Jimmy Skunk speak to anyone in the story?
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1. What is the name of the character that said hello to Jimmy Skunk?
2. Jimmy Skunk was greeted by which character?
3.
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1. Was Jimmy Skunk interrupting school?
2. Was school interrupted by Jimmy Skunk?
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1. What is the name of the Bat in the story?
2. What name does the Bat go by in the story?
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3efe17qcrc58hvsa5uko5oai24nhse | gutenberg | CHAPTER XVII.
THE INDUSTRIAL MAGNATE
In Beldover, there was both for Ursula and for Gudrun an interval. It seemed to Ursula as if Birkin had gone out of her for the time, he had lost his significance, he scarcely mattered in her world. She had her own friends, her own activities, her own life. She turned back to the old ways with zest, away from him.
And Gudrun, after feeling every moment in all her veins conscious of Gerald Crich, connected even physically with him, was now almost indifferent to the thought of him. She was nursing new schemes for going away and trying a new form of life. All the time, there was something in her urging her to avoid the final establishing of a relationship with Gerald. She felt it would be wiser and better to have no more than a casual acquaintance with him.
She had a scheme for going to St Petersburg, where she had a friend who was a sculptor like herself, and who lived with a wealthy Russian whose hobby was jewel-making. The emotional, rather rootless life of the Russians appealed to her. She did not want to go to Paris. Paris was dry, and essentially boring. She would like to go to Rome, Munich, Vienna, or to St Petersburg or Moscow. She had a friend in St Petersburg and a friend in Munich. To each of these she wrote, asking about rooms.
She had a certain amount of money. She had come home partly to save, and now she had sold several pieces of work, she had been praised in various shows. She knew she could become quite the 'go' if she went to London. But she knew London, she wanted something else. She had seventy pounds, of which nobody knew anything. She would move soon, as soon as she heard from her friends. Her nature, in spite of her apparent placidity and calm, was profoundly restless. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the name of the person that Usula turned away from?
2. Which person was turned away by Ursula?
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1. What is the name of the person that had an intimate relationship with Gudrun?
2. Gudrun had an intimate relationship with which person?
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1. How would one describe the relationship that Gudrun wanted with Gerald Crich?
2. What relationship was desired by Gudrun regarding Gerald Crich?
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Q4:
1. What is the name of the city where Gudrun wanted to execute her scheme?
2. Where did Gudrun go in order to execute her scheme?
3.
Q5:
1. Why did Gudrun not want to go to Paris?
2. For what reason was Paris not an appealing place for Gudrun?
3.
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1. What placed did Gudrun consider on top of St. Petersburg?
2. St. Petersburg was considered by Gudrun on top of which other European cities?
3.
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1. What are the names of the cities where Gudrun has friends?
2. Gudrun has friends in which cities?
3.
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1. Did Gudrun reach out to her friends?
2. Did Gudrun try to communicate with her friends?
3.
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1. How did Gudrun try and communicate with her friends?
2. In what manner did Gudrun attempt to contact her friends?
3.
Q10:
1. What did Gudrun inquire about in her letters?
2. What was inquired in Gudrun letters to her friends?
3.
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1. Was Gudrun able to spend money at will?
2. Did Gudrun have an unlimited amount of money?
3.
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1. Why did Gudrun not want to visit London?
2. What reason did Gudrun have for not going to London?
3.
Q13:
1. How much money did Gudrun have in her secret stash?
2. What amount of money was contained inside Gudrun's secret stash?
3.
Q14:
1. What did Gudrun wish to wait for before relocating?
2. Who did Gudrun want to hear from before relocating?
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3l6l49wxw0xdzh64ernxiormibm54y | mctest | Hi there! How are you doing today? I was hanging out with my friend earlier today. I am looking for a guy in a blue shirt and blue pants. Have you seen him? I cannot find him, and I thought I looked everywhere. I have checked behind the green couch and he was not there. I looked inside the white refrigerator and he was not there either. I looked to the left and looked to the right of the television and he was not in those places either!
Where would you look for someone? Where would you look in their house? I think he could be in one of the other rooms here. I checked in the living room and it was empty. I checked in the bedroom and it was empty too! I knocked on the bathroom door and that was empty. It is easy to find him because he is in blue.
Wait, what's that? You said you saw someone in the kitchen? What were they wearing? Were they wearing a blue shirt? Oh they weren't? I think that could still be my friend! I'll head over to the kitchen, you can follow if you want. There's my friend! And he's wearing an orange shirt now; he must have left to change his shirt. Thank you so much! QUESTIONS:
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1. Who is the speaker hanging out with?
2. The speaker is hanging out with which person?
3.
Q2:
1. Who is the speaker searching for?
2. The speaker is searching for which person?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the color of the couch that the speaker looks behind?
2. The speaker looks behind a couch of what color?
3.
Q4:
1. Was the speaker's friend located behind the couch?
2. Could the speaker find his friend when he looked behind the couch?
3.
Q5:
1. Where did the speaker next look for his friend?
2. In which location did the speaker next search for his friend?
3.
Q6:
1. Was the speaker's friend inside the refrigerator?
2. Did the speaker find his friend when he looked inside of the refrigerator?
3.
Q7:
1. Which places around the TV did the speaker search for his friend?
2. The speaker searched for his friend in what locations around the TV?
3.
Q8:
1. Did the speaker look for his friend in the living room?
2. Was the speaker's friend searched for inside the living room?
3.
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1. Did the speaker look for his friend in the back yard?
2. Did the speaker search in the back yard when looking for his friend?
3.
Q10:
1. Which door did the speaker knock on?
2. The speaker knocked on which door?
3.
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1. For what reason should it be easy for the speaker to find his friend?
2. Why should the speaker find his friend easily?
3.
Q12:
1. Did the person that the speaker is speaking to see someone in the kitchen?
2. Did the person spoken to by the speaker spot someone in the kitchen?
3.
Q13:
1. Was the person in the kitchen wearing a blue top?
2. Was the person located in the kitchen seen wearing a blue top?
3.
Q14:
1. The person in the kitchen is wearing a shirt of what color?
2. What was the shirt color of the person in the kitchen?
3.
Q15:
1. Did the person in the kitchen change the shirt they were wearing?
2. Did the speaker's friend change their shirt?
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3vnl7uk1xfjpizejz41ec8uro8xtfq | wikipedia | CBS News is the news division of American television and radio service CBS. The president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' broadcasts include the "CBS Evening News", "CBS This Morning", news magazine programs "CBS Sunday Morning", "60 Minutes" and "48 Hours", and Sunday morning political affairs program "Face the Nation". CBS Radio News produces hourly newscasts for hundreds of radio stations, while CBS also operates a 24-hour news network called CBSN, the first live anchored 24-hour streaming news network that is exclusively online and on smart devices.
In 1929, the Columbia Broadcasting System began making regular radio news broadcasts—five-minute summaries taken from reports from the United Press, one of the three wire services that supplied newspapers with national and international news. In December 1930 CBS chief William S. Paley hired journalist Paul W. White away from United Press as CBS's news editor. Paley put the radio network's news operation at the same level as entertainment, and authorized White to interrupt programming if events warranted. Along with other networks, CBS chafed at the breaking news embargo imposed upon radio by the wire services, which prevented them from using bulletins until they first appeared in print. CBS disregarded an embargo when it broke the story of the Lindbergh kidnapping in 1932, using live on-the-air reporting. Radio networks scooped print outlets with news of the 1932 presidential election. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. CBS news belongs to which news division?
2. CBS news is part of which bigger company?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of CBS news' president?
2. Who is the president of CBS news?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of one of the programs that is broadcasted by CBS news?
2. What famous program is broadcasted by CBS news?
3.
Q4:
1. What type of news does CBS Radio produce?
2. CBS Radio is responsible for producing what type of news?
3.
Q5:
1. CBS is responsible for operation which network?
2. What is the name of the network that is operated by CBS?
3.
Q6:
1. What is CBSN known for?
2. What type of network is CBSN?
3.
Q7:
1. When did CBS start making radio news broadcasts?
2. Radio news started being broadcasted by CBS in what year?
3.
Q8:
1. When did the CBS chief hire a journalist?
2. A journalist was hired by the CBS chief in what year?
3.
Q9:
1. What was the name of the CBS chief in 1930?
2. What was the name of the person that hired a journalist for CBS in 1930?
3.
Q10:
1. What was the name of the journalist who was hired for CBS in 1930?
2. Which journalist did CBS hire in 1930?
3.
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37u1utwh9vm3n5r4n1qd21cndbm8ru | wikipedia | The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the descendants of the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas. Pueblos indígenas (indigenous peoples) is a common term in Spanish-speaking countries. Aborigen (aboriginal/native) is used in Argentina, whereas "Amerindian" is used in Quebec, The Guianas, and the English-speaking Caribbean. Indigenous peoples are commonly known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, which include First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. Indigenous peoples of the United States are commonly known as Native Americans or American Indians, and Alaska Natives.
According to the prevailing theories of the settlement of the Americas, migrations of humans from Asia (in particular North Asia) to the Americas took place via Beringia, a land bridge which connected the two continents across what is now the Bering Strait. The majority of experts agree that the earliest pre-modern human migration via Beringia took place at least 13,500 years ago, with disputed evidence that people had migrated into the Americas much earlier, up to 40,000 years ago. These early Paleo-Indians spread throughout the Americas, diversifying into many hundreds of culturally distinct nations and tribes. According to the oral histories of many of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, they have been living there since their genesis, described by a wide range of creation myths. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Which inhabitants of the Americas are known as the ancestors of indigenous people?
2. Which people are known as the indigenous peoples' ancestors?
3.
Q2:
1. What are indigenous people referred to in Spanish?
2. What is the Spanish term for indigenous people?
3.
Q3:
1. What are indigenous people referred to in Argentina?
2. What is the Argentine term for indigenous people?
3.
Q4:
1. What are indigenous people referred to in Canada?
2. What is the Canadian term for indigenous people?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the route that was used by people in order to migrate through Asia into the Americas?
2. What route did people use in order to migrate from Asia into the Americas?
3.
Q6:
1. How long ago did people migrate from Asia into the Americas?
2. People migrated from Asia into the Americas how many years ago?
3.
Q7:
1. Where did the Paleo-Indians spread once they had migrated into the Americas?
2. What did the Paleo-Indians do after migrating from Asia?
3.
Q8:
1. What did the Paleo-Indians create after migrating into the Americas?
2. What was created by the Paleo-Indians once they had migrated from Asia?
3.
Q9:
1. What name do Paleo-Indians go by in Quebec?
2. What are Paleo-Indians referred to in Quebec?
3.
Q10:
1. In which place other than Quebec are Paleo-Indians referred to as Amerindians?
2. Amerindians is the term used when referring to Paleo-Indians in which part of the world other than Quebec?
3.
Q11:
1. Are there any English-speaking countries that use the term Amerindians?
2. Is the term Amerindians used in any English-speaking countries?
3.
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3dygaii7pl8ohwblw33ojxx86y6qpf | wikipedia | On October 9, 2006 at 6:00 a.m., the network switched to a 24-hour schedule, becoming one of the last major English-language broadcasters to transition to such a schedule. Most CBC-owned stations previously signed off the air during the early morning hours (typically from 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.). Instead of the infomercials aired by most private stations, or a simulcast of CBC News Network in the style of BBC One's nightly simulcast of BBC News Channel, the CBC uses the time to air repeats, including local news, primetime series, movies and other programming from the CBC library. Its French counterpart, Ici Radio-Canada Télé, still signs off every night.
Until 1998, the network carried a variety of American programs in addition to its core Canadian programming, directly competing with private Canadian broadcasters such as CTV and Global. Since then, it has restricted itself to Canadian programs, a handful of British programs, and a few American movies and off-network repeats. Since this change, the CBC has sometimes struggled to maintain ratings comparable to those it achieved before 1995, although it has seen somewhat of a ratings resurgence in recent years. In the 2007-08 season, hit series such as Little Mosque on the Prairie and The Border helped the network achieve its strongest ratings performance in over half a decade. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the show that helped CBC ratings in 2007-2008?
2. CBC ratings in 2007-2008 were helped by which show?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the total number of people that watched Little Mosque on the Prairie and The Border?
2. Little Mosque on the Prairie and The Border was watched by how many people?
3.
Q3:
1. Was CBC doing well prior to the release of Little Mosque on the Prairie and The Border?
2. Did CBC have a lot of success before broadcasting Little Mosque on the Prairie and The Border?
3.
Q4:
1. Why was CBC unsuccessful prior to 2007-2008?
2. For what reason did CBC struggle prior to the broadcasting of Little Mosque on the Prairie and The Border?
3.
Q5:
1. When did CBC make the decision to broadcast mainly Canadian programs?
2. CBC took the decision to mainly broadcast Canadian programs in what year?
3.
Q6:
1. On which day did CBC become a 24 hour provider?
2. When did CBC start providing 24 hour coverage?
3.
Q7:
1. Did CBC become a 24 hour provider on the 9th of October 2006?
2. Was the 9th of October the beginning of CBC's 24 hour coverage?
3.
Q8:
1. At what time did CBC start broadcasting prior to 2006?
2. CBC started to broadcast their programs at what time prior to 2006?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of CBC's French station?
2. What it CBC's French station called?
3.
Q10:
1. Does CBC's French station provide 24 hour coverage?
2. Is CBC's French station a network that broadcasts for 24 hours a day?
3.
Q11:
1. At what time does CBC's French station cease to provide content?
2. When does CBC's French station stop broadcasting?
3.
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3kgtpgbs6xlkhihwbechxlm4x662uo | race | For many years, Yang Shanzhou was the local party secretary in a remote, mountainous village in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Though he could live a better life in the city, he still decided to move even further into the mountains, and devoted himself to greening the land. He passed away in 2010, but his story lives on. A blanket of green - And it all started with a surprising decision made by Yang Shanzhou back in 1988. The 62 year old decided to return to his hometown in Daliang Mountain, to bring green back to the _ hills. Along with fifteen other people, Yang settled down deep in the mountains and began to work on his plan. It was a life that was harder than most people could ever imagine. Su Jiaxiang, Yang Shanzhou's secretary, said, "I went to visit him several times. He didn't even have decent shoes and it was very cold at night. But you know he was almost seventy!" In 2010, Yang Shanzhou passed away. He was buried in Daliang Mountain, according to his will. More than twenty years has passed since he first began his planting in the mountains.The hills are now covered with kinds of trees. By planting trees, Yang Shanzhou also planted hope. This hidden hero left his local government with a priceless legacy. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. When did Yang Shanzhou pass away?
2. Yang Shanzhou died in what year?
3.
Q2:
1. What decision was made by Yang Shanzhou even though he could live a better life in the city?
2. Yang Shanzhou made which decision rather than living a better life in the city?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the mountain where Yang Shanzhou was buried?
2. In which mountain was Yang Shanzhou buried?
3.
Q4:
1. How many people settled in the mountains with Yang Shanzhou?
2. Yang Shanzhou settled in the mountains along with how many people?
3.
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3mb8lzr5bftcf8ysr6qk6ucf2uelk9 | cnn | (CNN) -- Italian manager Gianfranco Zola has been sacked by English Premier League club West Ham, while former England boss Steve McLaren has joined German side Wolfsburg.
The Hammers announced in a statement on their official Web site that they had terminated Zola's contract after a season in which they finished just one place above the relegation zone.
West Ham's new owners, David Gold and David Sullivan, who took control of the club in January, made clear there would be changes at the end of the season, and they have been true to their word.
The official statement read: "West Ham United confirm that they have terminated the contract of Gianfranco Zola.
"The Board of Directors would like to thank him for his contribution and wish him well for the future. The Club will now be focusing its efforts on seeking a replacement."
Meanwhile, ex-England coach Steve McLaren has been confirmed as Wolfsburg's new coach.
McLaren led Dutch side FC Twente to their first ever league title last season and will become the first English coach to take charge of a German side.
A statement on Wolfsburg's official Web site said: "Steve McClaren is to take over as new trainer at VfL Wolfsburg. The 49 year old will start work on July 1st under a two year contract to keep him in Wolfsburg until June 30th 2012."
Former Netherlands and Ajax coach Marco van Basten has ruled himself out of the running to become the next boss of Italian giants AC Milan. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was Gianfranco Zola sacked by?
2. What is the name of the organization that sacked Gianfranco Zola?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the nickname given to English Premier League club West Ham?
2. The English Premier League club West Ham also goes by what name?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the manager that joined Wolfsburg?
2. Wolfsburg was joined by which manager?
3.
Q4:
1. How old is Steve McLaren?
2. What is Steve McLaren's age?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the duration of Steve McLaren's contract?
2. How long is the contract of Steve McLaren?
3.
Q6:
1. When does Steve McLaren start working at Wolfsburg?
2. Steve McLaren will start working as Wolfsburg's manager on which day?
3.
Q7:
1. What are the names of the English Premier League club West Ham's owners?
2. What are The Hammers' owners' names?
3.
Q8:
1. When did David Gold and David Sullivan take control of West Ham?
2. When did David Gold and David Sullivan become the owners of The Hammers?
3.
Q9:
1. Was a title won by Steve McLaren last year?
2. Did Steve McLaren win any titles last yearN
3.
Q10:
1. With which club did Steve McLaren win a title last year?
2. Steve McLaren won a title last year with which club?
3.
Q11:
1. Which country are FC Twente from?
2. FC Twente are from which country?
3.
Q12:
1. Steve McLaren is now going to manage a club in which country?
2. Which country is Wolfsburg located in?
3.
Q13:
1. Which teams were previously coached by Marco Van Basten?
2. Marco Van Basten previously coached which teams?
3.
Q14:
1. Will Marco Van Basten be the next manager at AC Milan?
2. Will AC Milan's next manager be Marco Van Basten?
3.
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1. Why will Marco Van Basten not be AC Milan's next manager?
2. For what reason will Marco Van Basten not be AC Milan's next coach?
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35h6s234sa0re4aixfgcfmb0f3v65q | cnn | (CNN) -- Roger Ebert was seldom at a loss for words.
His debates with Gene Siskel, his longtime co-host on a succession of movie-review television shows, sometimes seemed to start before the introduction and often appeared to continue well after the credits rolled. He wrote reviews, columns, interviews and articles, an astonishing collection of work that spanned more than four decades with the Chicago Sun-Times, freelance contributions for magazines such as Esquire, CD-ROMs (Ebert's movie guide was one of the sources for the popular Cinemania) and rogerebert.com. He hosted festivals for underappreciated films. He gave running travelogues from Cannes and Toronto.
He tweeted, Facebooked, corresponded with film lovers and held court with words long after his physical voice was silenced by cancer a decade ago.
Ebert lost his battle with cancer Thursday. He was 70.
What a voice he had: firm, plain, brooking no claptrap and telling you exactly what he thought, a throwback, he said, to his newspaper reporter days. (Chicago, then and now, was full of such cheerily blunt personalities: Mike Royko, Irv Kupcinet, Studs Terkel -- perhaps to be expected in the birthplace of "The Front Page.")
Opinion: Ebert's sheer love of life
Above all, he was easy to relate to. Like many of his readers, I didn't always agree with Ebert, but I could understand his viewpoint. He understood movies were these complex machines of directors and actors and special effects guys and studio suits holding bags of money, machines that -- when they worked -- were magical, like dreams. And when they didn't, he could be a compassionate man, more forgiving than many other critics. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the name of the person that the article is centered around?
2. The article discussed the life of which person?
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1. What is Roger Ebert famous for?
2. Roger Ebert is famous for what reason?
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1. What did Roger Ebert die of?
2. What was the cause of Roger Ebert's death?
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1. What was the name of Roger Ebert's co-host?
2. What name did Roger Ebert's co-host go by?
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1. Did Roger Ebert have the ability to speak?
2. Could Roger Ebert speak?
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1. Did Roger Ebert have the ability to speak for his entire life?
2. Could Roger Ebert speak during his entire lifetime?
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1. How old was Roger Ebert when he passed away?
2. What was Roger Ebert's age when he died?
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1. Was Roger Ebert known to hold back on his reviews?
2. Was Roger Ebert direct and honest when giving reviews?
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1. Did people relate to Roger Ebert?
2. Did people tend to agree with what Roger Ebert said?
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1. What type of machines were movies when they worked, according to Roger Ebert?
2. Roger believed that movies were like what type of machines when they worked?
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3p1l2b7ad1pv5zj7pyiddbtomrflo4 | race | For many people, the name Baskin-Robbins is connected to sweet memories of eating ice cream. Irvine Robbins, who helped create this famous company, died in May at the age of ninety. His career of making fun and exciting ice cream flavors changed the way Americans enjoy this food.
Irvine Robbins opened his first ice cream store in 1945 in California. At the time, there were no stores that sold only ice cream. His sister's husband, Burton Baskin, also opened his own ice cream stores.
In 1948 they combined their six stores into one business. Baskin and Robbins realized that they were too busy to operate each store well. So, they decided to sell part of each operation to the manager of that store. This permitted the company to grow quickly.
By 1953, they renamed their company Baskin-Robbins. They advertised that they sold 31 kinds of ice cream to show the many choices buyers had. There was one flavor for every day of the month.
Robbins and Baskin sold "Lunar Cheesecake " the day after astronauts landed on the moon in 1969. Other flavors included "ChaChaCha", for cherry chocolate chip, and Robbins' personal favorite "Jamoca Almond Fudge". They said, "We sell fun, not just ice cream."
By 1967, there were 500 Baskin-Robbins stores in the United States. The business partners sold their company that year. Today, there are more than 5,800 Baskin-Robbins stores around the world. QUESTIONS:
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1. What year did Irvine Robbins open his first ice cream story?
2. Irvine Robbins opened his first ice cream store in what year?
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3pj71z61r42f85bxuzhcw6pltox19d | cnn | Los Angeles (CNN) -- The co-author of a study on propofol addiction funded by AEG Live and used in their defense in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial lost his medical license for writing illegal drug prescriptions, according to testimony.
Dr. Torin Finver was hired to help with the AEG Live study after he lost his job at a pizza parlor and took a job driving a Goodwill truck, said Dr. Paul Earley, who testified Wednesday as an expert witness for the concert promoter.
Finver was "destitute, dead broke, and I wanted to help him," Earley, himself a recovering heroin addict, testified.
The revelation was a bizarre twist in the trial of the billion-dollar lawsuit filed by Jackson's mother and three children, which is being heard by a Los Angeles jury. The four-month-long trial is nearing a conclusion.
AEG Live lawyers will announce if they have any more witnesses to call before playing the video depositions of three more doctors on Friday. Jackson lawyers would then take several days to call rebuttal witnesses before closing arguments are heard, which is likely to happened around September 23.
Earley testified that he never disclosed to AEG Live lawyers that his co-author had lost his medical license. Ironically, the company is being accused of the negligent hiring of Dr. Conrad Murray, convicted in Jackson's death because it allegedly failed to check Murray's background before hiring him.
Jackson lawyer Kevin Boyle also grilled Earley over his nondisclosure that he was working as a paid consultant in AEG Live's defense when he submitted the study for publication in a medical journal. QUESTIONS:
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1. What study was funded by AEG Live?
2. A study on what type of addiction was funded by AEG Live?
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1. What is the name of the organization that funded a study on propofol addiction?
2. A study on propofol addiction was funded by which organization?
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1. What is the purpose of the case?
2. What topic is addressed by the case?
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1. Why was Dr. Torin Finver hired?
2. What was the purpose of hiring Dr. Torin Finver
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1. Where did Dr. Torin Finver work prior to being hired for the AEG Live study?
2. What was the location of Torin's Finver's job before being hired to help AEG Live?
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1. Is Dr. Paul Earley a Heroin addict?
2. Does Dr. Paul Earley suffer from a heroin addiction?
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1. Which people are responsible for filing the lawsuit?
2. Who was the lawsuit filed by?
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1. In which city was the lawsuit filed?
2. The lawsuit was filed in which city?
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1. What was the total duration of the trial?
2. How long did the trial last?
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1. On which day is the trial expected to conclude?
2. The conclusin of the trial is expected to take place on which day?
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3un61f00hwpk0n82p3jaqh2wahxr5e | race | Jeff Corwin is a scientist and writer. He does these jobs with one life goal help save animals and their habitats. His latest book, 100 Heartbeats: The Race to Save Earth's Most Endangered Species. Is a collection of stories about animals on the edge of _ . Corwin recently talked to a reporter. Reporter: How would you describe your job? Corwin: My job is to travel around, look at animals and tell their stories. Reporter : When did you know this is what your wanted to do? Corwin: I knew that when I was 6 years old. My dad was a police officer, and we lived in the city. I really enjoyed the time when I could go to the quiet countryside. One day I saw my very first wild snake and I knew that's what I would do for the rest of my life. I didn't know if I would be a teacher or a zookeeper, but I knew I would have a life connected with nature. Reporter: Why did you write the book? Corwin: We are losing species very fast. _ If we make big changes, we may have the chance to save what remains. Reporter: Is it true that humans are the reason that many of these animals are in danger? Corwin: Human beings have a powerful effect on every other living thing. It's important to make that effect a positive one. ,. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the title of Jeff Corwin's latest book?
2. What is Jeff Corwin's latest book called?
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1. What is Jeff Corwin known for?
2. What is Jeff Corwin's career?
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1. What is Jeff Corwin's goal in life?
2. What does Jeff Corwin strive for in his life?
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1. How old was Jeff Corwin when he knew what he wanted to do?
2. What was Jeff Corwin's age when he figured out what he wanted to do with his life?
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1. Why did Jeff Corwin write a book?
2. What reason did Jeff Corwin have for writing a book?
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1. What did Jeff Corwin's father do for a living?
2. What career did Jeff Corwin's father pursue?
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1. Where did Jeff Corwin and his father live?
2. Did Jeff Corwin and his father live in the country or the city?
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1. What type of animal did Jeff Corwin see that helped him decide what he would do with his life?
2. Jeff Corwin knew what he wanted to do with his life as soon as he saw which animal?
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1. What is society losing very quickly, according to Jeff Corwin?
2. What does Corwin say is disappearing at a very fast rate?
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1. What does society need to do in order to save the species that remain?
2. What needs to be done by society if we are to save the remaining species?
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1. What adjective is used by Jeff Corwin to express the degree of influence that humans have on other living things?
2. What influence do humans have on other living things, according to Jeff Corwin?
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1. What does Jeff Corwin believes needs to be done by humans with the influence that they have on other living things?
2. What needs to be done by humans with the effect they have on other living things according to Jeff Corwin?
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1. Did Jeff Corwin believe that he would be either a zookeeper or a teacher?
2. Did Jeff Corwin know if he would pursue a career in zookeeping or teaching?
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1. Who did Jeff Corwin recently speak to?
2. Jeff Corwin recently spoke to which person?
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1. What was the first question that the reporter asked Jeff Corwin?
2. What question did the reporter first pose to Jeff Corwin?
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39dd6s19jpbtyxnmal6qgea8wyazep | mctest | Charles went on a bike ride last week when he was on vacation. His father took him Saturday morning. It had rained Thursday and Friday. They got in his father's truck and put their bikes in the back. Father and son went to a bike path in a town near them. Trees were on both sides of the path. It was nice and warm outside, but Charles like riding on the road between the trees. There was a lot of shade. Charles saw several friends and people from school when they were riding. He got to ride with Harry and Peter. They also rode with Peter's sisters, Anne, Kelley, and Beth. His friend Paul also went by. They only said, "Hi," to each other. Charles fell once. He fell after seeing a girl he liked. Her name was Claire. She came over to see if he was okay. He had a small cut on his arm. His father put a bandage on his arm and they rode back to the truck. Charles and his father stopped for ice cream. They both got sundaes and ate them when they got home. They were glad they went for a ride because it also rained on Sunday. QUESTIONS:
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1. Was Charles on holiday last week?
2. Did Charles take a vacation last week?
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1. Did Charles go on a bike ride while he was on holiday?
2. Was Charles on his bike during his vacation?
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1. Charles was taken on a bike ride by which person?
2. Who took Charles on a bike ride?
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1. What was the weather like on Thursday and Friday?
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1. Did Charles enjoy riding his bike on a path or on the road?
2. Where did Charles prefer riding his bike?
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1. Was there nice weather outside?
2. Was the weather warm?
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1. Did Charles fall from his bike?
2. Did Charles fall from his bike at any time during the vacation?
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1. Did Charles get injured when he fell from his bike?
2. Did Charles suffer an injury as a result of falling from his bike?
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1. What did Charles' father do in order to take care of his injury?
2. How did Charles' fahter assist in taking care of the injury?
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1. What food did Charles and his father get after riding bikes?
2. Charles and his father got what kind of treat after riding their bikes?
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1. When did Charles and his father stop to eat the ice creams?
2. When were the ice creams eaten by Charles and his father?
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1. Were Charles and his father happy that they had gone out to ride their bikes?
2. Were Charles and his father glad that they had cycled that day?
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1. Why were Charles and his dad glad about riding their bikes?
2. For what reason were Charles and his Father happy about riding their bikes?
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38f71oa9gtwl54ozq702quzzu0pfmz | gutenberg | CHAPTER XII. THE LAST CARD
Mr. Brinsmade and the Doctor were the first to leave the little room where Silas Whipple had lived and worked and died, Mr. Brinsmade bent upon one of those errands which claimed him at all times. He took Shadrach with him. Virginia sat on, a vague fear haunting her,--a fear for her father's safety. Where was Clarence? What had he seen? Was the place watched? These questions, at first intruding upon her sorrow, remained to torture her.
Softly she stirred from the chair where she had sat before the piano, and opened the door of the outer office. A clock in a steeple near by was striking twelve. The Colonel did not raise his head. Only Stephen saw her go; she felt his eyes following her, and as she slipped out lifted hers to meet them for a brief instant through the opening of the door. Then it closed behind her.
First of all she knew that the light in the outer office was burning dimly, and the discovery gave her a shock. Who had turned it down? Had Clarence? Was he here? Fearfully searching the room for him, her gaze was held by a figure in the recess of the window at the back of the room. A solid, bulky figure it was, and, though uncertainly outlined in the semi-darkness, she knew it. She took a step nearer, and a cry escaped her.
The man was Eliphalet Hopper. He got down from the sill with a motion at once sheepish and stealthy. Her breath caught, and instinctively she gave back toward the door, as if to open it again. QUESTIONS:
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1. What was the name of the person that Mr. Brinsmade took with him?
2. Who was taken by Mr. Brinsmade?
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1. What was the reason for which Virginia was worried?
2. Who's safety cause Virginia to be worried?
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1. What was special about the light?
2. What problem did the light have?
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1. How did Virginia feel because of the dim light?
2. How did the dim light make Virginia feel?
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1. What was the name of the person in the back of the room?
2. What was the person in the back of the room called?
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1. What did Virginia do when she saw Eliphalet Hopper?
2. What gesture did Virginia make as she saw Eliphalet Hopper?
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1. Where was Virginia seated in the story?
2. What is the location of the place where Virginia was seated?
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1. What time is it in the story?
2. At what time does the story occur?
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1. What is the name of the person who died?
2. Which person died in the room that the story takes place in?
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1. What did Silas Whipple do in the room in which he died?
2. Silas Whipple did what inside the room where the story takes place?
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3v5q80fxixr0io4dwuggacw4l3b23q | cnn | Nick Wilkins was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 4 years old, and when the cancer kept bouncing back, impervious to all the different treatments the doctors tried, his father sat him down for a talk.
John Wilkins explained to Nick, who was by then 14, that doctors had tried chemotherapy, radiation, even a bone marrow transplant from his sister.
"I explained to him that we're running out of options," Wilkins remembers telling his son.
There was one possible treatment they could try: an experimental therapy at the University of Pennsylvania.
He asked his son if he understood what it would mean if this treatment didn't work.
"He understood he could die," Wilkins says. "He was very stoic."
A few months later, Nick traveled from his home in Virginia to Philadelphia to become a part of the experiment.
This new therapy was decidedly different from the treatments he'd received before: Instead of attacking his cancer with poisons like chemotherapy and radiation, the Philadelphia doctors taught Nick's own immune cells to become more adept at killing the cancer.
Two months later, he emerged cancer-free. It's been six months since Nick, now 15, received the personalized cell therapy, and doctors still can find no trace of leukemia in his system.
Trusting her intuition led to two cancer diagnoses
Twenty-one other young people received the same treatment at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and 18 of them, like Nick, went into complete remission -- one of them has been disease-free for 20 months. The Penn doctors released their findings this weekend at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology. QUESTIONS:
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1. Did Nick Wilkins get diagnosed with arthritis?
2. Was Nick Wilkins diagnosed with arthritis?
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1. Was Nick Wilkins 22 years old?
2. Was Nick Wilkins 22 years of age?
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1. Was Nick Wilkins aware that there was a chance that he might die from the disease?
2. Did Nick Wilkins understand that the disease he was diagnosed with might kill him?
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1. Was Nick Wilkins cured by a witch doctor?
2. Did a witch doctor cure Nick Wilkins?
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1. What was the name of Nick Wilkin's dad?
2. What was Nick Wilkins' father's name?
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1. Did John Wilkins state that his son wished to die?
2. Did Nick Wilkins want to die, according to John Wilkins?
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1. What did Nick Wilkins' doctors want to teach his immune cells to do?
2. Nick Wilkins' doctors wanted to teach his immune cells to perform which function?
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1. What is the total number of kids that have received the same treatment as Nick Wilkins?
2. Nick Wilkins received the same treatment as how many other kids?
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1. What is the name of the meeting where the doctors published their findings?
2. The doctors published their findings at what meeting?
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1. What was Nick Wilkins' age when he was first diagnosed with leukemia?
2. Nick Wilkins was diagnosed with leukemia at what age?
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1. Had Nick Wilkins received treatments prior to the new experimental cure?
2. Did Nick Wilkins receive any treatments before being treated with the new experimental cure?
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340ugxu9dy1te9fyzowszqjfu32vuq | race | I'm Marie. I work in a nursing home and my job is to look after the old people. Alice is one of them. She's a very nice old woman. This year, Alice had a difficult time. She went to hospital twice. In November, I finally could get her back to her "home". Alice hoped that her daughter could come to visit her on Christmas Eve because she wanted to be with her family, like the old days. But her daughter was coming after Christmas, so she was very sad. I also felt sad because she would be alone on the holiday! On Christmas Eve, I took her to a candlelight service at church that night. I didn't take her to my church. I took her to the church in her old neighborhood. We got there early and I let her sit near the door, so people could see her when they came in. Soon some of her friends came to the church and they all talked to her and sat with her. Alice got a lot of love from her old and new friends there. She said she loved the gift like this. That night, I thought I got the best gift: the smile on Alice's face. . QUESTIONS:
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1. What place does Marie work at?
2. Marie works in which place?
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1. What does Marie do for a living?
2. What is Marie's job?
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1. Who is Alice to Marie?
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1. Did Alice have an easy time?
2. Did Alice find life to be easy?
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1. What is the total number of times that Alice went to the hospital?
2. Alice went to the hospital how many times?
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1. Which month was Alice allowed to return to her home?
2. When was Alice permitted to go back home?
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30budkltxdvvrj3x3xzara3dv0s5eg | mctest | A man named Albert had the choice to build a tree house, a garage, a desk, or a cabinet. Albert chose to build something big to share with his kid, so he wanted to make a tree house. Albert had to choose what kind of stuff to make the tree house out of. Wood is popular, but splinters would hurt his son. Metal is very strong, but it would also be very hard to use. Plastic is not expensive, but it also bends a lot. The last choice was to give up, but Albert really wanted to do this for his son. It would make him very happy. Albert ended up choosing wood, as it was the most popular choice. Albert went to the store to buy nails, tools, and wood, but forgot to buy glue. He had to go back there and he finally had everything he needed. He got started and it was very hard. One hour went by, then two, then three, then four. Finally, on the fifth hour, Albert finally finished the tree house. His son ran out and jumped into his dad's arms. They both looked at it, and Albert's son gave his dad a kiss for all the hard work he had done. Albert looked at the tree house he had built and was very happy. He had done it all by himself, and he was happy to see his son being so happy as well. They would have a long summer of playing together in the tree house that Albert built. It was one of the best tree houses ever! QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the name of the person that had a choice to make?
2. A choice had to be made by which person?
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3wi0p0ii61sf40nv491totqonz1drg | cnn | (CNN) -- Answers to the quiz are in bold.
1. What is the 5-digit number in which the first, third and last digits are the same, the first digit is four less than the second, the last is four less than the fourth and the second and fourth are the same? (Hint: The sum of all the digits is 33.) 59,595
2. Boris Smetana and Karl Smith were world-class chess champions. In one series of matches, each won every game. How? They were not playing each other
3. Nicole was sure she got the right answer when her botany teacher asked her to pick out the plant that was not a tree from the list below. Which one would you choose? Peach, plum, walnut, linden, banana Banana
4. Six bricklayers can lay 24 bricks in half an hour. How many bricks can 12 bricklayers lay in two hours? 192 (Each bricklayer lays four bricks in half an hour, or eight bricks in an hour. That is 16 bricks in two hours times 12 bricklayers who can lay 16 bricks each.)
5. What is the number that is one more than one-tenth of one-fifth of one-half of 4,000? 41. (4,000/2 = 2,000, /5=400,/10=40,+1=41)
6. In a pie-eating contest, Alice was neither first nor last, but she beat Evan. Ben beat Alice. Carol beat Dan who beat Ben. Who was last? Evan
7. What letter would logically complete the series below? A Z B Y C X D W E? V (There are two series: A to E forward and Z, Y, X, W backward) QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the total number of digits that make up the number?
2. The number is made up of how many digits?
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1. Are all of the digits in the number identical?
2. Are all of the number's digits the same?
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1. What it the total of the digits that make up the number?
2. How much do the digits in the number amount to?
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1. Which two chess players are mentioned in the story?
2. The story mentions which two chess players?
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1. Did the chess players lose any games?
2. Were any of the games lost by the chess players?
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1. What is the subject that is taught in Nicole's class?
2. What class does Nicole attend?
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1. Are bananas known to grow on trees?
2. Do bananas require trees in order to grow?
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1. What is the total number of bricks that can be layed by 6 workers?
2. What number of bricks can 6 workers lay?
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1. Did Alice place first in the contest?
2. Did Alice win first place in the competition?
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1. What is the name of the person that was beaten by Alice?
2. Which person did Alice beat?
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3u088zljvktqdc3nrrn4wlemlnw0wy | race | Delia was a young pianist. Her husband, Joe, was a young artist. Each of them was taking lessons: Joe with a famous art teacher, and Delia with a great pianist from Germany. Their teachers were the very best, so lessons were expensive, more than they could really afford, but...when you love your art, nothing is too much. But soon the money began to run out, and they couldn't afford the lessons any more. Then one day Delia came back home and told Joe that she had met a man whose daughter, Sally, wanted to learn the piano, and he was going to pay her $ 50 an hour. "Delia," Joe said, "I'll be much happier if you keep up your lessons," Delia said it didn't matter. "When I've had some money, I'll continue." But Joe also decided to stop his lessons, to draw pictures and sell them. A few days later, Joe came home and proudly took $ 200 from his pocket. "I met a man from Vermont," he said, "who bought one of my pictures. And he wants to buy more!" _ .They didn't have to worry any more about money. Then, one day, Joe came home and saw that Delia's hand was wrapped in a bandage . He asked her what had happened. "Oh," said Delia. "My student, Sally, asked me to make some coffee for her. I dropped the coffee and burned my hand. Sally went straight to the drugstore and got this bandage for me. " "Delia, what have you been doing the last two weeks?" Joe asked. She tried not to tell him, but the tears came. "Oh Joe, I couldn't get any students, so I worked as a waitress in a restaurant. Today, I burned my hand with hot water. So I can't work any more. But we'll still have money from the man in Vermont, won't we?" Joe looked at her. "There's no man in Vermont, " he said. "I've been working in a drugstore, and today someone came in to buy bandages for a woman who's burned her hand. So when I saw you, well, I guessed." They both laughed. [A story by O. Henry--adapted ] QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the instrument that Delia plays?
2. Delia plays what musical instrument?
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1. How much money did Joe take out of his pocket?
2. What is the total amount of money that was taken out of Joe's pocket?
3.
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1. What did Delia do in order to hurt herself?
2. How did Delia hurt herself?
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1. Was Delia dishonest to Joe?
2. Did Delia keep the truth from Joe?
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Q5:
1. Had Joe been honest to Delia?
2. Was Joe truthful towards Delia?
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1. How did Joe get the money?
2. What did Joe do in order to get the money?
3.
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1. Joe was supposedly making money by doing what?
2. Delia believed that Joe was making money by doing what?
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Q8:
1. Joe believed that Delia was making money by doing what?
2. Delia was supposedly making money by doing what?
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1. What was Delia teaching?
2. What was being taught by Delia?
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1. Which country did Delia's instructor come from?
2. Delia's instructor came from which country?
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382m9cohehfccytc4y7izmvtvn2ueh | gutenberg | CHAPTER XIX
WHAT HAPPENED TO TOM AND SAM
Let us return to Tom and Sam, at the time they were left alone at Binoto's hostelry.
"I wish we had gone with Dick and Uncle Randolph," said Tom, as he slipped into his coat and shoes. "I don't like this thing at all."
"Oh, don't get scared before you are hurt, Tom!" laughed his younger brother. "These people out here may be peculiar, but --"
Sam did not finish. A loud call from the woods had reached his ears, and in alarm he too began to dress, at the same time reaching for his pistol and the money belt which Randolph Rover had left behind.
"I -- I guess something is wrong," he went on, after a pause. "If we -"
"Tom! Sam! look out fo' yourselves!" came from Aleck, and in a second more the negro, burst on their view. "Come, if yo' is dressed!" he added.
"Where to?" asked Tom hurriedly.
"Anywhar, Massah Tom. De others is took prisoners! Come!" And Aleck almost dragged the boy along.
The Rover boys could readily surmise that Aleck would not act in this highly excited manner unless there was good cause for it. Consequently, as Sam said afterward, "They didn't stand on the order of their going, but just flew." Pell-mell out of the hostelry they tumbled, and ran up the highway as rapidly as their nimble limbs would permit.
They heard several men coming after them, and heard the command "Halt!" yelled after them in both French and bad English. But they did not halt until a sudden tumble on Tom's part made the others pause in dismay. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Was Tom taking his clothes off?
2. Was Tom removing his clothes?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the person that Tom was talking to?
2. Tom was talking to which person?
3.
Q3:
1. Are Tom and Sam related to one another?
2. Is there any relation between Tom and Sam?
3.
Q4:
1. How are Tom and Sam related to each other?
2. In what way are Tom and Sam related?
3.
Q5:
1. What type of noise did Tom and Sam hear in the forest?
2. Which noise was heard by Tom and Sam in the forest?
3.
Q6:
1. What is the name of the person who warned Tom and Sam?
2. Tom and Sam were warned by which person?
3.
Q7:
1. What was Aleck's race?
2. What race did Aleck belong to?
3.
Q8:
1. What had happened to the other boys, according to Aleck?
2. What did Aleck say had happened to the remaining boys?
3.
Q9:
1. What was the sibling's surname?
2. What was the last name of the sibling?
3.
Q10:
1. Where were Tom and Sam left alone?
2. Tom and Sam were left alone in what place?
3.
Q11:
1. What is the total number of men that came after the siblings?
2. The siblings were pursued by how many men?
3.
Q12:
1. Did the men that were chasing the siblings tell them to stop?
2. Were the siblings told to stop by the men tha were chasing them?
3.
Q13:
1. Whose money belt was left behind?
2. A money belt was left behind by which person?
3.
Q14:
1. Did the men that chased the siblings all speak the same language?
2. Was the same language used by all the men that were chasing the siblings?
3.
Q15:
1. What languages did the men that were chasing the siblings speak?
2. The siblings were chased by men which spoke which language?
3.
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35bldd71i6xa08985bv0giyuwuyvze | mctest | Once upon a time there was a fish that lived in a bowl. The fish wanted to give a kid a party. But the fish was sad. The fish had no present to give to the kid. The fish would give the kid a spoon. But the fish had no spoon. The fish was a cutie. The fish had an idea. The fish had a stone in the bowl. The fish could give the kid the stone! The fish took the stone from the bowl. The fish put the stone in a bag. The fish gave the kid a party and gave the kid the stone as a gift. The kid told his granddaddy and his mommy that the fish was a cutie. The kid gave the fish a banana. The fish ate the banana and was very happy. The fish and the kid are friends and they love each other. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What did the bowl contain?
2. What was placed inside the bowl?
3.
Q2:
1. What wanted to be done by the fish?
2. What did the fish wish to do?
3.
Q3:
1. Was the fish excited?
2. Was the fish excited about giving the kid a party?
3.
Q4:
1. How did the fish feel?
2. What emotion did the fish have?
3.
Q5:
1. Why did the fish feel sad?
2. The fish felt sad for what reason?
3.
Q6:
1. Did the fish come up with a plan?
2. Did the fish conceive an idea?
3.
Q7:
1. What was the fish's idea?
2. What plan did the fish have?
3.
Q8:
1. Did the fish have a party for the kid?
2. Was a party given to the kid by the fish?
3.
Q9:
1. From who did the fish get a banana?
2. Where did the fish get a banana from?
3.
Q10:
1. Did the fish keep the banana?
2. Was the banana kept by the fish?
3.
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3x3or7wpzz0sk7wrihthgp3o6nx8lb | mctest | A lamb named Lana woke up on an early Monday morning. After taking a shower and getting dressed, she chose to start making something to eat. In the end, she made eggs, toast and coffee for her breakfast. While she was eating, she was called on the telephone by her good friend Drake the dog. They chose to meet up after Lana finished eating so they could take a walk around the park. Drake also told her that their friend, Terry the turtle, would not be joining them. As soon as Lana finished cleaning her dishes, she heard a knock on her door - it was Drake! She threw on her coat and went outside, so they could start their walk. In the end, they spent a few hours walking along the park's sidewalk, until ending up back near Lana's house. "Let's do this again soon!" Drake said, as he wagged his tail. "Sure!" Lana said, as she walked back into her home. Lana made a light dinner, cleaned up, then chose to hop into bed. She soon fell asleep. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. The lamb in the story went by what name?
2. What name was used by the lamb in the story?
3.
Q2:
1. On which day of the week did the Lana wake up?
2. When did Lana wake up?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the first thing that Lana did after waking up?
2. What did Lana do firs after waking up?
3.
Q4:
1. What did Lana do after taking a shower?
2. Lana decided to do what after she had taken a shower?
3.
Q5:
1. What did Lana do after getting dressed?
2. Lana decided to do what after she had gotten dressed?
3.
Q6:
1. What did Lana make herself to eat?
2. What did Lana decide to eat?
3.
Q7:
1. What did Lana receive while she was eating?
2. What happened while Lana was eating her breakfast?
3.
Q8:
1. Who did Lana receive a phone call from?
2. Which person phoned Lana?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the person that called Lana?
2. The person that called Lana went by what name?
3.
Q10:
1. What did Drake The Dog and Lana decide to do once she had finished eating?
2. Lana decided along with Drake The Dog that they would do what after she finished her breakfast?
3.
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3ojsz2atdswai4ongpl4l0bwacl75s | race | True Manliness
"Please, mother, do sit down and let me try my hand,"said Fred Liscom, a bright active boy, twelve years old. Mrs. Liscom, looking pale and worn, was moving languidly about, trying to clear away the breakfast she had scarcely tasted.
She smiled and said, "You, Fred, you wash dishes?"
"Yes, indeed, mother," answered Fred. "I should be a poor scholar if I couldn't, when I've seen you do it so many times. Just try me."
A look of relief came over his mother's face as she seated herself in her low rocking chair. Fred washed the dishes and put them in the closet. He swept the kitchen, brought up the potatoes from the cellar for the dinner and washed them, and then set out for school.
Fred's father was away from home and as there was some cold meat in the pantry , Mrs. Liscom found it an easy task to prepare dinner. Fred hurried home from school, set the table, and again washed the dishes.
He kept on in this way for two or three days, until his mother was able to resume her usual work. He felt amply rewarded when the doctor, who happened in one day, said, "Well, madam, it's my opinion that you would have been very sick if you had not kept quiet."
The doctor did not know how the "quiet" had been secured, nor how the boy's heart bounded at his words. Fred had given up a great deal of what boys hold dear, for the purpose of helping his mother, coasting and skating being just at this time in perfection.
Besides this, his temper and his patience had been severely tried. He had been in the habit of going early to school and staying to play after it was dismissed.
The boys missed him and their curiosity was excited when he would give no other reason for not coming to school earlier, or staying after school, than that he was "Wanted at home."
"I'll tell you," said Tom Barton, "I'll find him out, boys-see if I don't!"
So, one morning on his way to school, he called on Fred. As he went around to the side door, he walked lightly and somewhat nearer the kitchen window than was ly needful. Looking in, he saw Fred standing at the table with a dishcloth in his hand.
Of course he reported this at school, and various were the greetings poor Fred received at recess ."Well, you're a brave one to stay at home washing dishes!""Girl boy!" "Pretty Bessie!""Lost your apron, haven't you, Polly!"
Fred was not wanting either in spirit or in courage, and he was strongly tempted to resent these insults and to fight some of his tormentors . But his consciousness of right and his love for his mother helped him.
While he was struggling for self-mastery, his teacher appeared at the door of the schoolhouse. Fred caught his eye, and it seemed to look, if it did not say, "Don't give up! Be really brave!" He knew the teacher had heard the insulting taunts of his thoughtless schoolmates.
The boys received notice during the day that Fred must not be taunted in any manner. They knew that the teacher meant what he said; and so the brave little boy had no further trouble. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is one of the chores that Fred helped his mother with?
2. What chores did Fred do in order to help his mother?
3.
Q2:
1. What chores did Fred do as soon as he got back from school?
2. Which chores were done by Fred once he had returned from school?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the total number of days that Fred helped his mother with the chores?
2. Fred continued helping with chores for how many days?
3.
Q4:
1. How did Fred's mother feel now that he was helping her with the chores?
2. How did Fred helping his mother with the chores make her feel?
3.
Q5:
1. Did Fred feel happy that his mother felt rested?
2. Was Fred happy now that his mother was rested?
3.
Q6:
1. What is the name of the person that found out what Fred was doing for his mother?
2. Which person discovered that Fred was helping his mother out with the chores?
3.
Q7:
1.
2.
3.
Q8:
1. What did the boys at school tell Fred when they discovered what he was doing at home?
2. Fred received what comments from the boys at school after they found out that he was helping his mother out by doing the chores?
3.
Q9:
1.
2.
3.
Q10:
1.
2.
3.
Q11:
1. What did Tom Barton tell the boys to explain to them why Fred was missing?
2. Tom Barton used what explanation to tell the boys why Fred was absent?
3.
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32zkvd547fnu6149fn9rb5z8f3qb3r | wikipedia | Napoléon Bonaparte (/nəˈpoʊliən, -ˈpoʊljən/; French: [napɔleɔ̃ bɔnapaʁt], born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again in 1815. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of these wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a large empire that ruled over continental Europe before its final collapse in 1815. Often considered one of the greatest commanders in history, his wars and campaigns are studied at military schools worldwide. He also remains one of the most celebrated and controversial political figures in Western history. In civil affairs, Napoleon had a major long-term impact by bringing liberal reforms to the territories that he conquered, especially the Low Countries, Switzerland, and large parts of modern Italy and Germany. He implemented fundamental liberal policies in France and throughout Western Europe.[note 1] His lasting legal achievement, the Napoleonic Code, has been adopted in various forms by a quarter of the world's legal systems, from Japan to Quebec. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Which one of Napoleon Bonaparte's legal achievement stood the test of time?
2. What legal achievement of Napoleon Bonaparte lasted for a long time?
3.
Q2:
1. When was Napoleon Bonaparte born?
2. What is the date of Napoleon Bonaparte's birth?
3.
Q3:
1. When did Napoleon Bonaparte die?
2. What is the date of Napoleon Bonaparte's death?
3.
Q4:
1. Which years did Napoleon Bonaparte rule as an Emperor?
2. During which years was Napoleon Bonaparte an Emperor?
3.
Q5:
1. Did Napoleon Bonaparte win a lot of battles?
2. Were a lot of wars and battle won by Napoleon Bonaparte?
3.
Q6:
1. Europe collapsed in what year?
2. What was the year when Europe started to collapse?
3.
Q7:
1. Military schools study what part of Napoleon Bonaparte's history?
2. What part of Napoleon Bonaparte's history is studied in military schools?
3.
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3yz8upk3vtmxf09y871n9yvqa9zucu | gutenberg | CHAPTER IX
Sunday morning Saxon was beforehand in getting ready, and on her return to the kitchen from her second journey to peep through the front windows, Sarah began her customary attack.
"It's a shame an' a disgrace the way some people can afford silk stockings," she began. "Look at me, a-toilin' and a-stewin' day an' night, and I never get silk stockings--nor shoes, three pairs of them all at one time. But there's a just God in heaven, and there'll be some mighty big surprises for some when the end comes and folks get passed out what's comin' to them."
Tom, smoking his pipe and cuddling his youngest-born on his knees, dropped an eyelid surreptitiously on his cheek in token that Sarah was in a tantrum. Saxon devoted herself to tying a ribbon in the hair of one of the little girls. Sarah lumbered heavily about the kitchen, washing and putting away the breakfast dishes. She straightened her back from the sink with a groan and glared at Saxon with fresh hostility.
"You ain't sayin' anything, eh? An' why don't you? Because I guess you still got some natural shame in you a-runnin' with a prizefighter. Oh, I've heard about your goings-on with Bill Roberts. A nice specimen he is. But just you wait till Charley Long gets his hands on him, that's all."
"Oh, I don't know," Tom intervened. "Bill Roberts is a pretty good boy from what I hear."
Saxon smiled with superior knowledge, and Sarah, catching her, was infuriated. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What day is it in the story?
2. The story takes place on which day?
3.
Q2:
1. What was Saxon whining about?
2. Saxon was complaining about what?
3.
Q3:
1. Saxon was complaining about having to do what day and night?
2. What was Saxon doing day and night that made her complain?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the person that is smoking a pipe?
2. A pipe is being smoked by which person?
3.
Q5:
1. Who is Tom hugging?
2. Which person is being hugged by Tom?
3.
Q6:
1. What object is being tied by Saxon?
2. What object is Saxon focused on tying?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of the person that is in the kitchen?
2. Whic person is currently in the kitchen?
3.
Q8:
1. What is Sarah busy doing in the kitchen?
2. What is Sarah busy cleaning?
3.
Q9:
1. What is being washed by Sarah?
2. What is Sarah washing?
3.
Q10:
1. Was Sarah also putting away the dishes?
2. Were the dishes being put away by Sarah on top of being washed by her?
3.
Q11:
1. Was Sarah angry at Saxon?
2. Is there any hostility in between Sarah and Saxon?
3.
Q12:
1. What feelings does Tom have towards Bill Roberts?
2. How does Tom feel about Bill Roberts as a person?
3.
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3ftop5warfo47s3oks4p7vkekzx0ju | race | When your pet meets your infant, it might not be love at first sniff.
Baby's Best Friend
When Jennifer Merritt brought her baby, Arielle, home from the hospital, her cherished dogs had very different reactions. Her boxer, Sonya, was immediately gentle and protective. But Tiger, the Pomeranian, was less welcoming: "If any diapers or toys were on the floor, he peed on them!"says the Greenbrier, prefix = st1 /Arkansas, mom. Tiger isn't the first dog to feel jealous of a baby. In the eyes of a pet's, there's a new star in town who's stealing his spotlight. Even the most gentle animal will probably act up if he doesn't get his usual attention. These simple steps will help your pet adjust -- and keep your baby safe.
u Introduce Them with Care
Your newborn and pet's first encounter can set the tone for their relationship. To make it as smooth as possible, try this trick from Caryn Ruiz, of Raleigh, North Carolina: "Before we left the hospital, my husband took blankets home to our dog, Daisy, so she'd know our newborn Devon's smell." When you get home, have your husband carry the baby so you can greet your pet without worrying about her jumping on you. A cat will likely walk away at first, while a dog will probably want to investigate right away.
To introduce your baby, get down on your pet's level and let her have a hello sniff. Don't panic and pull your newborn away unless your pet is barking or hissing, because it'll send the message that the baby is a threat.
u Learn the Safety Basics
No matter how smoothly the introduction goes, there are certain safety rules you should follow, says Bonnie Beaver, DVM, past president of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Number one: Never leave your baby alone with the pet. Even the gentlest animal can react unpredictably. Your baby's crying could frighten your cat, or your dog could suddenly become territorial. Consider setting up baby gates to limit your pet's access. To keep your cat from jumping into the bassinet , try putting mosquito netting over the top. Cats hate sticky paws, so keep the crib and changing table off-limits by lining the edges with sticky strips made for furniture (available in most pet stores). You can also train your dog to sleep in a crate. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of Jennifer Merritt's baby?
2. What is Jennifer Merritt's baby's name?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of Arielle's mother?
2. Who is Arielle's mother?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the dog that is less welcoming towards the baby?
2. What is the name of the animal that isn't very happy towards seeing the baby?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the dog that peed on the baby's toys?
2. By who were the baby's toys peed on?
3.
Q5:
1. Was the dog Tiger jealous towards Arielle?
2. Is there any jealousy felt by Tiger towards the baby?
3.
Q6:
1. Where does Caryn Ruiz come from?
2. Caryn Ruiz comes from what place?
3.
Q7:
1. What did Caryn Ruiz's husband do as he left the hospital?
2. Caryn Ruiz's husband did what as he was leaving the hospital?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the name of Caryn Ruiz's dog?
2. What is Caryn Ruiz's dog called?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of Caryn Ruiz's child?
2. What is Caryn Ruiz's child called?
3.
Q10:
1. What does Bonnie Beaver do for a living?
2. What is Bonnie Beaver's job?
3.
Q11:
1. What is it that cats hate?
2. What do cats really not like?
3.
Q12:
1. What is the name of Bonnie Beaver's Boxer?
2. What is Bonnie Beaver's Boxer called?
3.
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3a7y0r2p2ooc4i9zn4twg97ptzmjxx | cnn | (CNN) -- It used to be called "the love that dare not speak its name" -- particularly in Hollywood, where the revelation of homosexuality was believed to be a career-killer.
Clay Aiken recently announced he was gay on the cover of People magazine.
Now, out gays and lesbians are as casually visible as the cover of People magazine, which has recently run stories on Ellen DeGeneres' wedding to Portia de Rossi and Clay Aiken's decision to discuss his sexuality.
So, in a time when self-declared bisexual Tila Tequila can have a highly rated MTV show on looking for a partner of either sex, Lindsay Lohan talks about her relationship with DJ Samantha Ronson and "Star Trek's" George Takei can have a very public wedding with his longtime partner, is coming out still a big deal?
Publicist Howard Bragman, author of the forthcoming "Where's My Fifteen Minutes" (Portfolio), says that it is.
"Every person that comes out is another barrier coming down," Bragman, who is openly gay, told CNN.com. Acceptance by the mainstream public, he observes, is easier but by no means automatic, particularly when issues such as gay marriage are at stake. "I look at it as a long-term process. The revolution is over -- now it's an evolution." Watch "American Morning's" Lola Ogunnaike look at changing attitudes »
Bragman was around when a performer revealing his or her homosexuality could still shock. He helped guide Dick Sargent when the "Bewitched" star came out of the closet in 1989, and remembers when it was difficult to get support for movies such as "Philadelphia," the 1993 film that won Tom Hanks an Oscar as a lawyer dying of AIDS. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that has recently come out as a homosexual?
2. Who has recently opened up about his sexuality?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the person that has a popular show on MTV?
2. A popular show on MTV is hosted by which person?
3.
Q3:
1. Was it normal for entertainers to announce their homosexual orientation in the late 80's?
2. Was it common practice in the 80's for entertainers to announce their homosexual orientation?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the movie that was awarded an oscar in 1993?
2. Which movie did Tom Hanks receive an oscar for in 1993?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the actor that won an oscar for his role in the movie Philadelphia?
2. Which actor won an oscar in the movie Philadelphia?
3.
Q6:
1. What is the name of the talk show host who recently came out as a homosexual?
2. What person that recently got married has also identified as a homosexual?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of Ellen DeGeneres' wife?
2. What is the name of the person that Ellen DeGeneres is married to?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the name of the author who is mentioned in the article?
2. The article mentions the name of which writer?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the book that Howard Bragman wrote?
2. What is the title of Howard Bragman's book?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the name of the person who was dating a DJ.
2. What celebrity was dating a DJ?
3.
Q11:
1. What is the name of Lindsay Lohan's girlfriend?
2. What is Lindsay Lohan's girlfriend called?
3.
Q12:
1. Which star came out as a homosexual in 1989?
2. What is the name of the person who declared his homosexual orientation in 1989?
3.
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31n2ww6r9rqkjigpkpvnuvqtu963f5 | wikipedia | Bohemia is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech lands in the present-day Czech Republic. In a broader meaning, Bohemia sometimes refers to the entire Czech territory, including Moravia and Czech Silesia, especially in a historical context, such as the Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by Bohemian kings.
Bohemia was a duchy of Great Moravia, later an independent principality, a kingdom in the Holy Roman Empire, and subsequently a part of the Habsburg Monarchy and the Austrian Empire. After World War I and the establishment of an independent Czechoslovak state, Bohemia became a part of Czechoslovakia. Between 1938 and 1945, border regions with sizeable German-speaking minorities of all three Czech lands were joined to Nazi Germany as the Sudetenland.
The remainder of Czech territory became the Second Czechoslovak Republic and was subsequently occupied as the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, In 1969, the Czech lands (including Bohemia) were given autonomy within Czechoslovakia as the Czech Socialist Republic. In 1990, the name was changed to the Czech Republic, which become a separate state in 1993 with the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Until 1948, Bohemia was an administrative unit of Czechoslovakia as one of its "lands" ("země"). Since then, administrative reforms have replaced self-governing lands with a modified system of "regions" ("kraje") which do not follow the borders of the historical Czech lands (or the regions from the 1960 and 2000 reforms). However, the three lands are mentioned in the preamble of the Constitution of the Czech Republic: "We, citizens of the Czech Republic in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia…" QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Moravia, Silesia and which other land are mentioned in the Czech Rebublic's preamble of the Constitution?
2. The Czech Rebublic's preamble of the Constitution mentions Moravia, Silesia and which other land?
3.
Q2:
1. Bohemia was a duchy of what principality?
2. What principality is Bohemia a duchy of?
3.
Q3:
1. What did Great Moravia become at a later date?
2. What did Great Moravia eventually become?
3.
Q4:
1. What country did Bohemia belong to after World War I?
2. Bohemia became a part of which country after World War I?
3.
Q5:
1. What language did the minorities around the border areas speak?
2. What language was spoken by the people that lived around the border?
3.
Q6:
1. Were the German-speaking people around the border tied to Nazi Germany?
2. Were there any ties between Nazi Germany and the German-speaking populations around the border areas?
3.
Q7:
1. What autonomy were the Czech lands given in 1969?
2. The Czech lands were given what autonomy in 1969?
3.
Q8:
1. When did the Czech lands eventually become a separate state?
2. When did the Czech lands obtain their independence as a new state?
3.
Q9:
1. What happened to Czechoslovakia in 1993?
2. 1993 marked what event in Czechoslovakia?
3.
Q10:
1. When did Czechoslovakia become a self-governing land?
2. Since when has Czechoslovakia been self-governing?
3.
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3zv9h2yqqd7mu42kae5nyjcto15w3i | cnn | Steubenville, Ohio (CNN) -- One of the teens who recorded himself mocking the girl at the center of an Ohio rape case "did a really dumb thing and regrets it" but did not commit any crime, his lawyer said Monday.
The attorney, Dennis McNamara, said there was "no excuse or justification" for the jokes Michael Nodianos made, "and with some sober reflection, he is ashamed and embarrassed to hear them himself."
"He sincerely regrets his behavior and his comments and the effect that it's had on the parties involved, including his own family," McNamara told reporters in Steubenville, the small Ohio town that has become the focus of national attention because of the case. "He was not raised to act in this manner."
Two 16-year-old members of the town's powerhouse high school football team are charged with sexually assaulting a girl after a series of parties in August. They are set for trial in a juvenile court in February.
McNamara said Nodianos, 18, has been interviewed by detectives "at some length" and is not the subject of an investigation.
"Michael is a really good kid from a really good family who did a really dumb thing and regrets it," he said. "Beyond that, he has no involvement in the criminal case or in any of the underlying activity that led to the filing of the criminal charges."
Defense battles social media blizzard in Ohio rape case
The case gained national attention after The New York Times published a lengthy piece on it in December. The activist hacker group Anonymous and other critics have accused community leaders of trying to paper over rampant misconduct by football players and suggested that other students took part in the assaults or failed to do enough stop them. Anonymous helped organize a weekend protest in Steubenville that drew a crowd of hundreds to the town, a community of about 18,000 on the Ohio River across the river from West Virginia. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of Michael Nodianos' attorney?
2. What is Michael Nodianos' attorney called?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the city where the story is taking place?
2. Where does this story take place?
3.
Q3:
1. Who did Dennis McNamara tell about how Michael Nodianos felt?
2. Who did Michael Nodianos' lawyer speak to?
3.
Q4:
1. Is Steubenville a large city?
2. Does the story take place in a big city?
3.
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3qy7m81qh7md0n9qncpanpue6v7k72 | cnn | (CNN) -- Scotland's Paul Lawrie carded a final round seven-under-par 65 on Sunday to win the Qatar Masters by four strokes, his second victory in the tournament.
The 43-year-old -- who also won in Doha in 1999, the year he went on the lift the British Open -- recorded a 15-under-par aggregate of 201, clear of Australian Jason Day and Sweden's Peter Hanson, in an event reduced to 54 holes because of high winds.
Holding a one-shot lead after Saturday's second round, Lawrie produced a bogey-free 18 holes, with a brilliant eagle on the par-five ninth the highlight of his round.
Day matched Lawrie's 65, and briefly threatened after opening with four successive birdies, but two dropped shots soon afterwards halted his charge.
Meanwhile, Hanson posted a 67 to follow up consecutive 69s to ensure he shared second place.
"I don't think I can play much better than that," Lawrie told the official European Tour website.
"I've been playing well for a long, long time, but it's just nice to come out one ahead and shoot seven- under-par.
"When you've got a chance to win a tournament you don't sleep as well the night before and things go racing through your mind," he added.
"You've got to get back to basics and I did that. I hit some nice shots coming in."
John Daly matched his opening 67 to finish alone in fourth place, six shots off the leader, while Sergio Garcia was one of four players who finished a further shot behind. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is Paul Lawrie's age?
2. What age is Paul Lawrie?
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1. What was Paul Lawrie's score on the last round of the Qatar Masters?
2. What score did Paul Lawrie shoot during his last round of the Qatar Masters?
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1. What is the name of the tournament that Paul Lawrie won?
2. Which tournament was won by Paul Lawrie?
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1. Paul Lawrie won by how many strokes?
2. How many strokes did Paul Lawrie win by?
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1. Was this Paul Lawrie's first tournament victory?
2. Did Paul Lawrie's first tournament victory come during the Qatar Masters?
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1. How many tournaments has Paul Lawrie won?
2. How many competition have been won by Paul Lawrie?
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1. What is the name of the tournament that Paul Lawrie won in 1999?
2. Paul Lawrie won which tournament in 1999?
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1. Which golfer was playing for Australia?
2. Which Australian golfer was present?
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1. Which golfer was playing for Sweden?
2. Which Swedish golfer was present?
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1. Did Paul Lawrie believe that he could have played better?
2. Did Paul Lawrie think that he didn't play to the best of his ability?
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1. Has Paul Lawrie had poor form lately?
2. Did Paul Lawrie play poorly in recent times?
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1. When does Paul Lawrie not sleep well?
2. Paul Lawrie sleeps badly at which time before a tournament?
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36zn444ytrytfyb14vl0lv1w5msios | race | Recipients of this year's Annenberg scholarships were announced on June 19. Brittany Blythe was one of them.
In seventh grade,Brittany Blythe dreamed of being a cheerleader . Her school's coaches were less than enthusiastic. "They said. 'I don't know how you'll be able to do it'. "she recalls. "'You won't be able to do it'."
But Brittany,now a junior at Strath Haven High School near Philadelphia,refused to give up. And when the junior school cheerleaders won a tournament last year, she was right there,dancing and cheering with the rest of the team.
Not bad for someone whose legs were cut off below the knee when she was two years old.
Brittany,18,was born without shinbones --"just blood and muscle tissue,"as she puts it. When she tried to walk, her legs twisted.
After the operation, she adapted quickly. "From day one,I basically jumped up and wanted to do everything,'' she says. Prostheses allowed her to move around upright. But too slowly to keep up with her friends. Brittany's solution was to take the legs off and walk on her knees something she still does when safety and comfort permit.
She has been rarely discouraged. Other children laughed at her through the years,especially in junior high school,but she says the challenge only made her stronger. Now she's trying to convince her coaches to let her remove the prostheses and be a flyer. The cheerleader who's thrown in the air and caught by her teammates.
Brittany doesn't think her problems put her at a disadvantage. "My disability was the first thing I had to get through., and that's going to prepare me for the future. "she says. "It's all just a test:If someone throws you a difficult problem,what are you going to do?" QUESTIONS:
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1. What announcement was made on June 19th?
2. The recipients of which award were announced on the 19th of June?
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1. What was the name of one of the recipients of the scholarship?
2. Who was one of the people who received a scholarship?
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1. What was Brittany Blythe's dream?
2. What was Brittany Blythe's goal in life?
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1. Did Brittany Blythe go through tough times during her lifetime?
2. Has Brittany Blythe gone through any obstacles on her way to receiving a scholarship?
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1. What kind of obstacles did Brittany Blythe go through?
2. Brittany Blythe went through what kind of obstacles in her life?
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1. What happened to Brittany Blythe's legs when she tried to walk?
2. What did Brittany Blythe's legs go through whenever she attempted to walk?
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1. Were there people that made fun of Brittany Blythe?
2. Was Brittany Blythe made fun of by anyone?
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1. How was Brittany Blythe affected by the mocking of some of the people around her?
2. In what way was Brittany Blythe affected whenever someone laughed at her?
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1. In what way did Brittany Blythe try to persuade her coaches?
2. What did Brittany Blythe try and convince her coaches to allow her to do?
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1. Did Brittany Blythe's coaches allow her to remove her prostheses and become a flyer?
2. Was Brittany Blythe permitted by her coaches to become a flyer and remove her prostheses?
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3fq5jj512lo2381d3j6zjmg47mzknp | cnn | (CNN) -- A South African man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for the killing of white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche, a lawyer in the case said.
Chris Mahlangu was convicted on four counts including murder, for which he got life, lawyer Zola Majavu said.
Terreblanche, the leader of the neo-Nazi Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (Afrikaner Resistance Movement, or AWB), was killed in April 2010 following an apparent dispute over wages with workers on his farm.
Terreblanche, 69, was bludgeoned with clubs and stabbed with a machete during the attack at his farm near Ventersdorp in South Africa's North West province, police said.
The trial began in October.
Police charged Mahlangu and a 16-year-old in the death. It was not immediately clear what sentence the minor got.
The AWB is best known for trying to block South Africa's effort to end apartheid. The group used terrorist tactics in a bid to stall the country's first all-race vote in 1994, killing more than 20 people in a wave of bombings on the eve of the elections.
Terreblanche was convicted of a 1996 attempted murder of a black man who worked as a security guard on his farm. He served about two-thirds of a five-year sentence.
CNN's Nkepile Mabuse contributed to this report.
QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the name of the person that was killed?
2. Which South African leader was killed?
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1. Who was Eugene Terreblanche?
2. What was Eugene Terreblanche known for?
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1. When was Eugene Terreblanche killed?
2. What was the date when Eugene Terreblanche was killed?
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1. Why was Eugene Terreblanche killed?
2. What was the reason behind Eugene Terreblanche's murder?
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1. How old was Eugene Terreblanche when he died?
2. At what age was Eugene Terreblanche murdered?
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1. What is the name of the person who murdered Eugene Terreblanche?
2. By which person was Eugene Terreblanche killed?
3.
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1. Was anyone charged along with Chris Mahlangu?
2. Was Chris Mahlangu charged along with another person?
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1. How old was Chris Mahlangu's partner in crime?
2. How old was the person that assisted Chris Mahlangu in murdering Eugene Terreblanche?
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1. What was the 16 year-old's sentence?
2. What sentence did the 16 year-old receive?
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1. What sentence did Chris Mahlangu receive?
2. What was Chris Mahlangu's sentence?
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39gxdjn2otevgc8lwlvn3y1qyj98v1 | race | Global warming is causing more than 300,000 deaths and about $125 billion in economic losses each year, according to a report by the Global Humanitarian Forum, an organization led by Annan, the former United Nations secretary general.
The report, to be released Friday, analyzed data and existing studies of health, disaster, population and economic trends. It found that human-influenced climate change was raising the global death rates from illnesses including malnutrition and heat-related health problems.
But even before its release, the report drew criticism from some experts on climate and risk, who questioned its methods and conclusions.
Along with the deaths, the report said that the lives of 325 million people, primarily in poor countries, were being seriously affected by climate change. It projected that the number would double by 2030.
Roger Pielke Jr., a political scientist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, who studies disaster trends, said the Forum's report was "a methodological embarrassment" because there was no way to distinguish deaths or economic losses related to human-driven global warming amid the much larger losses resulting from the growth in populations and economic development in vulnerable regions. Dr. Pielke said that "climate change is an important problem requiring our utmost attention." But the report, he said, "will harm the cause for action on both climate change and disasters because it is so deeply flawed ."
However, Soren Andreasen, a social scientist at Dalberg Global Development Partners who supervised the writing of the report, defended it, saying that it was clear that the numbers were rough estimates. He said the report was aimed at world leaders, who will meet in Copenhagen in December to negotiate a new international climate treaty.
In a press release describing the report, Mr. Annan stressed the need for the negotiations to focus on increasing the flow of money from rich to poor regions to help reduce their vulnerability to climate hazards while still curbing the emissions of the heat-trapping gases. More than 90% of the human and economic losses from climate change are occurring in poor countries, according to the report. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is causing a massive amount of deaths yearly, according to the article?
2. What is the name of the phenomenon which is responsible for 300,000 deaths a year?
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1. What amount of money is lost yearly due to global warming?
2. How much money is lost every year because of global warming?
3.
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1. What is the name of the group that tracks the effects that global warming has on society?
2. The effects of global warming on society are tracked by which organization?
3.
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1. What was the cause of raising death rates according to the Global Humanitarian Forum?
2. The Global Humanitarian Forum believes that which group is responsible for the increase in death rates?
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1. How many lives are being impacted by global warming on top of the deaths caused by it?
2. What is the total number of live that have been impacted by global warming?
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1. When will the number of people affected by global warming start to increase?
2. The quantity of people who lives are influenced by global warming will increase from what year?
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1. Is there a general consensus regarding the research conducted by the Global Humanitarian Forum?
2. Does everyone agree with the research that has been published by the Global Humanitarian Forum?
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1. What is the name of one of the people who disagrees with the research?
2. The research is considered as bogus by which person in the article?
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1. What is the name of the person that has defended the research?
2. The research has been defended by which person?
3.
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1. In which type of countries are most of the deaths caused by Global Warming taking place?
2. Where are most of the people dying because of Global warming?
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3piwwx1fjj6b9y4a60evp0zajg5jj2 | wikipedia | Buenos Aires ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. "Buenos aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the first one was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre". The Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas, with a population of around 17 million.
The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include the towns of Belgrano and Flores; both are now neighborhoods of the city. The 1994 constitutional amendment granted the city autonomy, hence its formal name: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Autonomous City of Buenos Aires). Its citizens first elected a chief of government (i.e. mayor) in 1996; previously, the mayor was directly appointed by the President of the Republic. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the population of the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation?
2. How many people live in the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation?
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1. What did the citizens do in 1996?
2. What major event did the citizens participate in 1996?
3.
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1. What is another name that is given to the chief of government?
2. The chief of government also goes by what name?
3.
Q4:
1. What happened in 1994?
2. What happened in Buenos Aires in 1994?
3.
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1. How did the mayor obtain power prior to 1996?
2. In what way was the mayor placed in power before 1996?
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1. The mayor used to be appointed by which political figure?
2. Who used to be responsible for the mayor's appointment?
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1. Is Buenos Aires a small city?
2. Would one describe Buenos Aires as a small city?
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1. What is the rank of Buenos Aires in terms of most populated cities in Argentina?
2. Where does Buenos Aires rank in terms of the most populated cities in Argentina?
3.
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1. Is Buenos Aires part of a Province?
2. Is Buenos Aires governed at a Provincial level?
3.
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1. When did Buenos Aires become an autonomous city?
2. What document declared that Buenos Aires was an autonomous city?
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33l7pjkhcgyg3k4wrqv82gd51vf8t1 | wikipedia | Among the vast varieties of microorganisms, relatively few cause disease in otherwise healthy individuals. Infectious disease results from the interplay between those few pathogens and the defenses of the hosts they infect. The appearance and severity of disease resulting from any pathogen, depends upon the ability of that pathogen to damage the host as well as the ability of the host to resist the pathogen. However a host's immune system can also cause damage to the host itself in an attempt to control the infection. Clinicians therefore classify infectious microorganisms or microbes according to the status of host defenses - either as primary pathogens or as opportunistic pathogens:
One way of proving that a given disease is "infectious", is to satisfy Koch's postulates (first proposed by Robert Koch), which demands that the infectious agent be identified only in patients and not in healthy controls, and that patients who contract the agent also develop the disease. These postulates were first used in the discovery that Mycobacteria species cause tuberculosis. Koch's postulates can not be applied ethically for many human diseases because they require experimental infection of a healthy individual with a pathogen produced as a pure culture. Often, even clearly infectious diseases do not meet the infectious criteria. For example, Treponema pallidum, the causative spirochete of syphilis, cannot be cultured in vitro - however the organism can be cultured in rabbit testes. It is less clear that a pure culture comes from an animal source serving as host than it is when derived from microbes derived from plate culture. Epidemiology is another important tool used to study disease in a population. For infectious diseases it helps to determine if a disease outbreak is sporadic (occasional occurrence), endemic (regular cases often occurring in a region), epidemic (an unusually high number of cases in a region), or pandemic (a global epidemic). QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the term given for the study of diseases in a population?
2. What is the study of diseases in a population called?
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1. What is Epidemiology used for?
2. What is the purposr of Epidemiology?
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1. What is a good was of showing that a disease is infectious?
2. How can one show whether a disease is infectious or not?
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1. What number of microorganisms are responsible for disease?
2. Disease is caused by what quantity of microorganisms?
3.
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1. What terms are used when referring to infectious microorganisms?
2. What are infectious microorganisms grouped as?
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1. Why is Koch's proposal considered to be unethical?
2. Koch's proposal is perceived as being immoral for what reason?
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1. What is is useful to determine when studying an infectious disease's outbreak?
2. When an infectious disease outbreak occurs, what is it useful to explore?
3.
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1. An immune system can cause harm to which organism on top of the one causing the disease?
2. Which organism can be harmed by a host's immune system on top of the one causing the disease?
3.
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1. What is the name of the microorganism that is responsible for tuberculosis?
2. Tuberculosis is cause by which microorganism.
3.
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1. The microorganism for which disease cannot be cultured in vitro?
2. The microorganism that causes which sexually transmitted disease cannot be cultured in vitro?
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3wz36bjev3gz5i23u2fiti368zxtbd | gutenberg | CHAPTER III.
THE END OF THE BALL.
THE priest's long journey did not appear to have fatigued him. He was as cheerful and as polite as ever--and so paternally attentive to Stella that it was quite impossible for her to pass him with a formal bow.
"I have come all the way from Devonshire," he said. "The train has been behind time as usual, and I am one of the late arrivals in consequence. I miss some familiar faces at this delightful party. Mr. Romayne, for instance. Perhaps he is not one of the guests?"
"Oh, yes."
"Has he gone away?"
"Not that I know of."
The tone of her replies warned Father Benwell to let Romayne be. He tried another name.
"And Arthur Penrose?" he inquired next.
"I think Mr. Penrose has left us."
As she answered she looked toward Lady Loring. The hostess was the center of a circle of ladies and gentlemen. Before she was at liberty, Father Benwell might take his departure. Stella resolved to make the attempt for herself which she had asked Lady Loring to make for her. It was better to try, and to be defeated, than not to try at all.
"I asked Mr. Penrose what part of Devonshire you were visiting," she resumed, assuming her more gracious manner. "I know something myself of the north coast, especially the neighborhood of Clovelly."
Not the faintest change passed over the priest's face; his fatherly smile had never been in a better state of preservation. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the place that the traveler came from?
2. From where did the priest come from?
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1. What is the name of the priest?
2. What is the priest's name?
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32svav9l3f9pnrzh999vguf2wj0a3l | wikipedia | Popper is known for his rejection of the classical inductivist views on the scientific method, in favour of empirical falsification: A theory in the empirical sciences can never be proven, but it can be falsified, meaning that it can and should be scrutinized by decisive experiments. He used the black swan fallacy to discuss falsification. If the outcome of an experiment contradicts the theory, one should refrain from ad hoc manoeuvres that evade the contradiction merely by making it less falsifiable. Popper is also known for his opposition to the classical justificationist account of knowledge, which he replaced with critical rationalism, "the first non-justificational philosophy of criticism in the history of philosophy."
Karl Popper was born in Vienna (then in Austria-Hungary) in 1902, to upper middle-class parents. All of Karl Popper's grandparents were Jewish, but the Popper family converted to Lutheranism before Karl was born, and so he received Lutheran baptism. They understood this as part of their cultural assimilation, not as an expression of devout belief. Karl's father Simon Siegmund Carl Popper was a lawyer from Bohemia and a doctor of law at the Vienna University, and mother Jenny Schiff was of Silesian and Hungarian descent. After establishing themselves in Vienna, the Poppers made a rapid social climb in Viennese society: Simon Siegmund Carl became a partner in the law firm of Vienna's liberal Burgomaster Herr Grübl and, after Grübl's death in 1898, Simon took over the business. (Malachi Hacohen records that Herr Grübl's first name was Raimund, after which Karl received his middle name. Popper himself, in his autobiography, erroneously recalls that Herr Grübl's first name was Carl.) His father was a bibliophile who had 12,000–14,000 volumes in his personal library. Popper inherited both the library and the disposition from him. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the city where Karl Popper was born?
2. Karl Popper was born in which city?
3.
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1. In what year was Karl Popper born?
2. Karl Popper was born in what year?
3.
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1. What is Karl Popper known for?
2. Karl Popper is known for which views?
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1. Karl Popper is known for his rejection of which method?
2. Karl Popper is known for not agreeing with what popular method?
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1. Did Karl Popper believe that one could prove a scientific theory?
2. Could a scientific theory be proven according to Karl Popper?
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1. What is the name of the fallacy that was used by Karl Popper?
2. Karl Popper used a fallacy that went by what name?
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1. What was the total number of books that Karl Popper's father owned?
2. Karl Popper's father owned how many books?
3.
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1. What was the religion of Karl Popper's grandparents?
2. Which religion did Karl Popper's grandparents follow?
3.
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1. What is the name of the religion that Karl Popper ended up following?
2. Karl Popper ended up following which religion?
3.
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1. What was the name of Karl Popper's theory?
2. What was Karl Popper's theory called?
3.
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1. Did Karl Popper get baptised because of what he believed in?
2. Were Karl Popper's religious beliefs the cause for his baptism?
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Q12:
1. What did Karl Popper's father do for a living?
2. What was Karl Popper's profession?
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38jbbyetqoadv0zxpsg0mixzw2qe4a | race | By 1938, Europe had been experiencing an increased number of attacks on Jews. With no end in sight, Jewish refugee agencies requested the British government to allow them to bring in only Jewish children under17 years of age. This was to be only temporary, until the situation in their home countries was improved.
Kindertransport, meaning "children transport" in German, was then born. Children from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland and other Nazi-occupied regions were transported to the United Kingdom. There they were either placed with other families or in hostels. Later, it was found that many of these children were the only survivors of their families. Nicholas Winton was among those people who helped to save Jewish children. He managed to rescue 669 children from Czechoslovakia and bring them safely to England. In 1938 around Christmas, 29-year-old Nicky was about to leave for a skiing holiday. Suddenly, Martin Blake, one of his good friends, contacted him from Czechoslovakia, asking him to travel there to help political refugees on the run from the Nazis. And Nicholas agreed.
Nicky spent his entire holiday of 3 weeks in the capital city of Prague where he saw the situation first-hand. Once back in England, he immediately started organizing the evacuation of children from the Czech region. From advertising for the necessary permits, Nicky worked tirelessly. By August 1939, 669 children had been helped by Nicky and his friends. _ , the last group of children due to leave Prague in the beginning of September could not do so-- World War II broke out, and swallowed them up.
Nicky did not discuss his particular task with his wife, Grete. It was only when she found a scrapbook in 1988, with names of the rescued children, their (lost) parents and the foster families that had taken them in, that his heroism came to light. Nicky has received several awards in Britain and the Czech Republic. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Attacks have started to increase against which population group?
2. which population group has been increasingly attacked?
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1. What does kindertransport mean?
2. What does the term kindertransport mean in German?
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1. Children from Nazi-occupied countries were transported to which country?
2. What is the name of the country that received children from Nazi-occupied countries?
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1. Nicholas Winton was on holiday for how long?
2. How long did Nicholas Winton's holiday last?
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1. What is the name of the city where Nicholas Winton spent his holiday?
2. Nicholas Winton spent his holiday in which city?
3.
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1. What is the total number of children that have been helped by Nicholas Winton since 1939?
2. Nicholas Winton has helped how many children since 1939?
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1. Nicholas Winton has received awards in which countries?
2. What countries have given awards to Nicholas Winton?
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1. Why couldn't the last group of children due to leave Prague be transported?
2. The last group of children in Prague couldn't leave for what reason?
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1. How did Nicholas Winton's wife find out what her husband had done to save the children?
2. In what manner did Nicholas Winton's wife find out what her husband had done?
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1. Did the scrapbook contain information regarding the parents of the children?
2. Were the children's parents' names written in the scrapbook?
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1. The names of which families were written in the scrapbook?
2. The scrapbook contained the names of which families?
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3z9wi9eozzoatcf20lbme2j8l4qhk1 | race | Katharine Meyer Graham was once described as "the most powerful woman in America." She was not a government official or elected representative. She owned and published The Washington Post. Under her leadership, it became one of the most important newspapers in the country. Katharine Meyer was born in New York City in 1917. Her father was a successful investment banker and became an important financial official. Her family was very rich. Katharine grew up in large houses in New York and Washington. Her parents were often away from home, traveling and working, Katharine was often lonely. Katherine Meyer graduated from the University of Chicago in Illinois in 1938. In 1933, her father bought a failing newspaper, The Washington Post. It was the least successful one of five newspapers in Washington. Katharine Graham returned to Washington and got a job editing letters to the editor of her father's newspaper. She married Philip Graham. He was a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter but soon accepted a job at his wife's father's newspaper. Mr. Graham improved The Washington Post. He bought Newsweek and several television stations. He also established close ties with important political leaders. However, Mr. Graham treated his wife badly. He had an affair with a young reporter. For many years, Mr. Graham suffered from mental illness. He killed himself in 1963. Katharine Graham had four children to raise and a newspaper to operate. At first, she was only concerned about finding a way to keep control of The Washington Post until her sons were old enough. She did not think she had the ability to do an important job. She had no training in business or experience in operating a large company. In those days, it was unusual for a woman to be the head of a business. Women were expected to look after their homes and children. Katharine Graham met with officials of The Washington Post. She was elected president of The Washington Post Company. She had no idea about how to operate a newspaper. So she decided to learn. She began by hiring Benjamin C.Bradlee. He later became chief editor. Mr. Bradlee improved the newspaper. He hired excellent reporters and editors. They began doing important investigative reporting. In 1969, Mrs. Graham became publisher as well as president of The Washington Post Company. In the 1970s, The Washington Post became famous around the world because of two major successes. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What phrase was once used to describe Katharine Meyer Graham?
2. How was Katharine Meyer Graham once described?
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1. What was the name of the company owned by Katharine Meyer Graham?
2. What company did Katharine Meyer Graham own?
3.
Q3:
1. In which city was Katharine Meyer Graham born?
2. What is the name of the city where Katharine Meyer Graham was born?
3.
Q4:
1. What did Katharine Meyer Graham's father do for a living?
2. What was Katharine Meyer Graham's father' job?
3.
Q5:
1. In which cities did Katharine Meyer Graham grow up?
2. What are the names of the cities where Katharine Meyer Graham grew up?
3.
Q6:
1. In which state did Katharine Meyer Graham go to school?
2. Katharine Meyer Graham was schooled in which state?
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Q7:
1. What was the name of Katharine Meyer Graham's husband?
2. Who did Katharine Meyer Graham marry?
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3x65qveqi0nuwam4zt9mibz7weblcn | mctest | Little Tony was riding his bicycle all around the party. After all grandma gave him it right now. What fun would it be for Tony if he couldn't show off his new bike? He rode it up and down the hills and through the people at the party. It was his party. Everyone knew that it was his party. He was turning 8, 8 candles on the cake and the number 8 frosted on, the number 8 on his birthday hat. The big 8. It was much better than his last birthday. He didn't like being 7. He loved riding his bike closer and closer to people and things. Until he ran right into the big table with his birthday cake. All 8 candles flew all over the ground of the lawn. Tony was upset, and so was daddy at the big huge mess he made. He could have been more careful daddy said, and looked where he was going. He was right, Tony was being too crazy. But it was his party, so he kept riding, with more care this time. He rode his bike up and down. Faster and faster. Until Tony's birthday finally was over, long after it began. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was Little Tony riding at the party?
2. What means of transportation was Little Tony using at the party?
3.
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1. When did Little Tony receive his bicycle?
2. At what time did Little Tony receive his bicycle?
3.
Q3:
1. Who gave Little Tony a bicycle?
2. Little Tony received a bicycle from which person?
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Q4:
1. What did Little Tony do to the table where his birthday cake was placed?
2. Little Tony did what with his bike that made a big mess?
3.
Q5:
1. What flew on the ground?
2. What was knocked onto the floor by Little Tony?
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Q6:
1. Why were there 8 candles?
2. How come there were a total of 8 candles?
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3kv0ljbbh2li8ut8h20w7jdixl1mrw | cnn | (CNN) -- Charles Dickens, who was born 200 years ago this week, created some of the best-known and most loved figures in English literature, from Oliver Twist and David Copperfield to Pip, Miss Havisham and Magwitch.
But of all the characters he wrote about, none played as important a role in his work as that of London itself: its hustle and bustle, its glittering promise and grimy streets and the extremes of poverty and wealth experienced by those who lived there.
Alex Werner, the curator of the Museum of London's "Dickens and London" exhibition, says the city was "absolutely central" to Dickens' work.
"It triggered his imagination," he told CNN. "He called it his 'magic lantern', and would spend hours pacing the streets, drawing inspiration from what he saw around him."
Read more: Dickens admirers mark bicentenary
London was Dickens' muse, helping to spark his creativity and provide ideas for some of the most memorable characters, settings and plot twists in English literature.
As Britain -- and literature lovers the world over -- celebrates Dickens' bicentenary in 2012, what better time to explore the city he knew and loved best?
Dickens in London
Dickens moved to London as a child, but the family soon ran into financial trouble: His father was sent to debtors' prison, and at the age of just 12, Dickens was forced to work in a shoe polish factory -- Warren's Blacking Warehouse, at Hungerford Stairs -- to support his mother and siblings.
"It was a crazy, tumbledown old house, abutting of course on the river, and literally overrun with rats... the dirt and decay of the place rise up visibly before me, as if I were there again," he later told his biographer, John Forster. Both the warehouse and the stairs, near what is now Embankment tube station, are long gone. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the city where Charles Dickens lived as a child?
2. In which city was Charles Dickens raised as a child?
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1. Was Charles Dickens required to work when he was a young boy?
2. Did Charles Dickens have to work when he was a young kid?
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Q3:
1. What kind of factory did Charles Dickens work in as a kid?
2. Charles Dickens worked in what type of factory as a child?
3.
Q4:
1. What was the name of the factory where Charles Dickens worked as a kid?
2. What was the factory where Charles Dickens worked as a young boy called?
3.
Q5:
1. Charles Dickens worked in the factory in order to support which people?
2. Who was Charles Dickens trying to help by working in a factory from a young age?
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Q6:
1. Does the factory where Charles Dickens worked as a kid still exist?
2. Is the factory where Charles Dickens worked as a child still there today?
3.
Q7:
1. In what way did London benefit Charles Dickens?
2. How did Charles Dickens benefit from living in London?
3.
Q8:
1. What part of Charles Dickens mind was triggered by living in London?
2. London triggered which part of Charles Dickens' mind?
3.
Q9:
1. What special name did Charles Dickens give to London?
2. Charles Dickens referred to London by what special name?
3.
Q10:
1. Was there great disparity in the wealth of Londoners?
2. Did the wealth of Londoners vary greatly?
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3x3or7wpzz0sk7wrihthgp3o7s28lr | gutenberg | 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.' QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the first person that Redgauntlet met on the staircase?
2. Who did Redgauntlet first meet on the staircase?
3.
Q2:
1. What is Nixon's relationship to Redgauntlet?
2. Who is Nixon to Redgauntlet?
3.
Q3:
1. What had Darsie been doing according to Redgauntlet?
2. What did Redgauntlet think Darsie had been doing?
3.
Q4:
1. Why did Redgauntlet think that Darsie had been listening?
2. Redgauntlet thought that Darsie had been listening for what reason?
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1.
2.
3.
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1. Is a sailor mentioned at anytime in the text?
2. Does the text mention a sailor at any point?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of the sailor that is mentioned in the story?
2. The sailor in the story goes by what name?
3.
Q8:
1. Is Nanty Ewart drunk?
2. Is the sailor intoxicated?
3.
Q9:
1. Does Redgauntlet believe Nanty Ewart to be a criminal?
2. Is Nanty Ewart a criminal according to Redgauntlet?
3.
Q10:
1. What crime does Redgauntlet think that Nanty Ewart committed?
2. What crime did Nanty Ewart commit according to Redgauntlet?
3.
Q11:
1. Is Darsie ever compared to an animal?
2. Does someone compare Darsie to an animal?
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3y5140z9dxgb0yn2jvyfav6meukpih | mctest | Penelope kissed her hamster named Cracker. She waved goodbye to her brother, Jacob. Penelope ran out the door. Penelope's neighbor, Mrs. Flower, said she would make banana pancakes for Penelope for breakfast. Penelope could also play with Mrs. Flower's new puppy, Cookie. Penelope saw a bowl with green beans, beets, and carrots from the store on the kitchen table. Yuck, thought Penelope. Penelope liked the new puppy. Cookie had a funny smile. Mrs. Flower gave Penelope a box of toys and told her to take Cookie to the backyard. Penelope was busy looking at the green tomatoes. She turned around and saw Cookie and Mr. Flower's cat, Thomas. Thomas and Cookie were playing with the toys. Thomas kicked a ball to Cookie and Cookie kicked the ball back. Cookie got a toy fish out the box. Thomas and Cookie played catch with the toy fish. Penelope was laughing because she never saw a dog and cat play together. Mrs. Flower came to the backyard. She asked Penelope if she wanted yogurt, apple sauce or chocolate pudding with her breakfast. Penelope said she wanted yogurt. Penelope went inside and ate her breakfast with Mrs. Flower and Mr. Flower. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What kind of pet did Penelope have?
2. Penelope's pet was what kind of animal?
3.
Q2:
1. What was the name of Penelope's pet?
2. What was Penelope's pet called?
3.
Q3:
1. Was Penelope the only child in her family?
2. Was Penelope a child without any siblings?
3.
Q4:
1. What did Penelope eat for breakfast?
2. What breakfast did Penelope have?
3.
Q5:
1. How many different types of vegetables were out on the kitchen table?
2. What is the total amount of vegetables that were on the kitchen table?
3.
Q6:
1. Why did Penelope like the puppy?
2. Why was the puppy liked by Penelope?
3.
Q7:
1. What kind of vegetable grew well in the yard?
2. What vegetable could be cultivated in the yard?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the number of pets that were present in the yard?
2. The yard had how many pets?
3.
Q9:
1. What did the pets share between them?
2. The pets shared which objects?
3.
Q10:
1. Why was Penelope laughing?
2. Penelope started laughing for what reason?
3.
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3kibxj1wd5uklt1p4y6cybg9xq8ok0 | race | Did you know that Albert Einstein could not speak until he was four years old, and did not read until he was seven? His parents and teachers worried about his rnenta1ability.
Beethoven's music teacher said about him,"As a composer he is hopeless." What if this young boy believed it?
When Thomas Edison was a young boy,his teachers said he was so stupid that he could never learn anything.He once said,''I remember I used to never be able to get along at schoo1.I was always at the foot of my class...My father thought I was stupid,and I almost decided that l was a stupid person."What if young Thomas believed what may said about him?
When the sculptor Auguste Rodin was young; he had difficulty learning to read and write.:. Today, we may say he had a learning disability. His father said of him, "I have an idiot for a son. "His uncle agreed. "He's uneducable," he said. What if Rodin had doubted his ability?
Walt Disney was once fired by a newspaper editor because he was thought to have no "good ideas". Enrico Caruso was told by one music teacher, "you can't sing. You have no voice at all. " And an editor told Louisa May Alcott that she was unable to write anything that would have popular appeal.
What if these people had listened and become discouraged? Where would our world be without the music of Beethoven, the art of Rodin or the ideas of Albert Einstein and Walt Disney? As Oscar Levant once said, "It's not what you are but what you don't become that hurts. "
You have great potential.When you believe in all you can be, rather than all you cannot become, you will find your place on earth. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How old was Albert Einstein when he learned to speak?
2. At what age did Albert Einstein begin to speak?
3.
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1. How old was Albert Einstein when he learned to read?
2. At what age did Albert Einstein begin to read?
3.
Q3:
1. Were people worried about Albert Einstein not being able to read and speak at an early age?
2. Did Albert Einstein make people worry by learning to speak and read at an unusual age?
3.
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3a4nixbj76z75wyvci30l74jrr2mls | race | Roger Federer and Serena Williams have been named as 2009' s world champions by the International Tennis Federation(ITF) after topping the year-end rankings.
Federer, who wins the honour for the fifth time, completed a career Grand Slam at Roland Garros before winning his 15th Grand Slam ride at Wimbledon.
And Williams won the Australian Open and Wimbledon, her llth major success.
The pair will receive their awards at the annual 1TF world champions dinner in Paris in June.
Federer regained the world number one ranking from Rafael Nadal after his Paris victory and his Wimbledon win over Andy Roddick saw him surpass Pete Sampras' haul of Grand Slam titles.
He was also runner - up at the Australian Open and the US Open and helped his country retain its Davis Cup world group status.
" It is an honour for me to be named ITF world champion for a fifth time.It was an incredible year for me both on and off the court," said the 28 - year - old Swiss star whose wife Mirka gave birth to twin girls in July.
"To win my first Roland, Garros title, break the all - time Grand Slam record and regain the number one ranking is amazing.It means a lot to me to finish the year again at the top."
Williams takes _ for the first time since 2002.As well as her Grand Slam wins, she won the season - ending WTA Championships in Doha.sealing the top ranking in the last event of die year.
She also took the doubles year award with sister Venus after taking their career total to 10 Grand Slam titles.In doing so, she joins Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis as the only players to become singles and doubles world champions in the same year.
American twins Bob and Mike Bryan were named as the men' s doubles world champions for the sixth time in seven years. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the man who was declared as 2009's world champion?
2. Who was the 2009 world tennis champion in the men's category?
3.
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34s6n1k2zvjldixkllnnt2wn90ihli | wikipedia | The Sun had the largest circulation of any daily newspaper in the United Kingdom, but in late 2013 slipped to second largest Saturday newspaper behind the Daily Mail. It had an average daily circulation of 2.2 million copies in March 2014. Between July and December 2013 the paper had an average daily readership of approximately 5.5 million, with approximately 31% of those falling into the ABC1 demographic and 68% in the C2DE demographic. Approximately 41% of readers are women. The Sun has been involved in many controversies in its history, including its coverage of the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster. Regional editions of the newspaper for Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are published in Glasgow (The Scottish Sun), Belfast (The Sun) and Dublin (The Irish Sun) respectively.
On 26 February 2012, The Sun on Sunday was launched to replace the closed News of the World, employing some of its former journalists. In late 2013, it was given a new look, with a new typeface. The average circulation for The Sun on Sunday in March 2014 was 1,686,840; but in May 2015 The Mail on Sunday sold more copies for the first time, an average of 28,650 over those of its rival: 1,497,855 to 1,469,195. Roy Greenslade issued some caveats over the May 2015 figures, but believes the weekday Daily Mail will overtake The Sun in circulation during 2016. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Does it seems as if the Sun will continue to out perform the Daily Mail in the year 2016?
2. Is it probable that the Daily Mail will continue to be out sold by the Sun in 2016?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the person who believes that the Daily Mail will overtake the Sun in 2016?
2. The Daily Mail will overtake the Sun newspaper in 2016 according to which person?
3.
Q3:
1. Where was the Sun newspaper usually distributed?
2. The Sun newspaper was usually distributed in what country?
3.
Q4:
1. Did the Sun newspaper start a new version in 2012?
2. Was there a new version of the Sun newspaper created in 2012?
3.
Q5:
1. Why was the 2012 version of the Sun newspaper launched?
2. The 2012 version of the Sun newspaper was launched for what reason?
3.
Q6:
1. Who did the Sun hire for the launch of the Sun on Sunday?
2. Which people were hired that made the Sun on Sunday unique?
3.
Q7:
1. How many people bought the Sun on Sunday on average?
2. What was the average number of newspapers sold by the Sun on Sunday?
3.
Q8:
1. Did the Sun newspaper stay away from controversial issues?
2. Was the Sun newspaper free of controversies?
3.
Q9:
1. What is an example of a controversy that the Sun newspaper got involved in?
2. What controversial article was published in the Sun newspaper?
3.
Q10:
1. Did the Sun newspaper ever change its appearance?
2. Was the Sun newspaper's appearance ever modified?
3.
Q11:
1. When did the Sun newspaper change its appearance?
2. The Sun newspaper's appearance was changed in what year?
3.
Q12:
1. When did the Sun newspaper outperform other newspapers for the first time after it had slipped into second place?
2. Since slipping into second place in terms of newspapers sold, when did the Sun outsell the other newspapers for the first time?
3.
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3vj40nv2qinjocrcy7k4z235fyytoz | cnn | (CNN)Fine starts to 2015 for world number one Rory McIlroy and his arch-rival Rickie Fowler, a superb 64 from first round leader Martin Kaymer and aces for England's Tom Lewis and Spanish veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez.
The first day of the HSBC Abu Dhabi Championship Thursday was nothing but eventful as a top class field jostled for position at the top of the leader board.
Most eyes were on the partnership of McIlroy and his American rival Fowler, teeing off early at Abu Dhabi GC, and they did not disappoint, both carding five-under rounds of 67.
But last year's U.S. Open champion Kaymer, a three-time winner at the venue, later upstaged them with a blistering eight-under 64, which included 10 birdies, a personal best for him, he told the official European Tour website.
"I putted well. I made 10 birdies. I'm not sure if I have ever done it on a golf course, hit 10 birdies. I hit a lot of fairways, my irons were quite sharp and I putted well. It's very difficult to shoot a bad score when you play like this.
His late charge denied Belgium's Thomas Pieters (65) the honor of first day leadership, while there was a five-strong group on 66, consisting of Branden Grace, Gregory Bourdy, Tyrell Hatton, Alexander Levy and Mikko Ilonen.
McIlroy, looking to add to his two majors of last year in 2015, made a slow start but a rally on his back nine, with five birdies in six holes, left him in a challenging position. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the tournament which started on Thursday?
2. What tournament began on Thursday?
3.
Q2:
1. Which players were most people interested in watching?
2. What are the names of the players that most people wanted to see play?
3.
Q3:
1. What did Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler shoot?
2. What score did Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler make?
3.
Q4:
1. What do people known Martin Kaymer as?
2. What is Martin Kaymer known for?
3.
Q5:
1. How many birdies did Martin Kaymer make?
2. Martin Kaymer made what number of birdies?
3.
Q6:
1. What did Martin Kaymer shoot?
2. What score was made by Martin Kaymer?
3.
Q7:
1. How did Martin Kaymer rate his performance with the putter?
2. How did Martin Kaymer think he putted?
3.
Q8:
1. What does Rory McIlroy wish to do this tournament?
2. Rory McIlroy wants to accomplish what feat this tournament?
3.
Q9:
1. When did Rory McIlroy win his major tournaments?
2. When were the majors won by Rory McIlroy?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the number of birdies that were made by Rory McIlroy?
2. How many birdies did Rory McIlroy make?
3.
Q11:
1. Rory McIlroy made 5 birdies in how many holes?
2. How many holes did it take Rory McIlroy to make 5 birdies?
3.
Q12:
1. What is the name of Rory McIlroy's arch-rival?
2. What is Rory McIlroy's arch-rival called?
3.
Q13:
1. What is the name of the Spanish veteran golfer?
2. What is the Spanish veteran golfer called?
3.
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3c2nj6jbkah7msxned0vjquapbt2ne | cnn | (CNN) -- Branden Grace duly completed his front running victory at the Dunhill Links Championships Sunday after coming under last round pressure from Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen at St Andrews.
Grace, winning for the fifth time in a superb 2012, four coming on the European Tour, ended two ahead of Olesen after carding a final round 70 for a record 22-under total in the tournament.
"It feels awesome," the South African told the official European Tour website after a victory that has lifted him to third in the The Race to Dubai.
He has now targeted No.1 Rory McIlroy in the battle for the overall honors in Europe.
"It's definitely in my sights," he said.
Grace, who is yet another graduate of the Ernie Els Foundation, led from the first round at Kingsbarns where he shot a stunning 12-under 60.
But when Olesen carded two straight birdies around the turn and Grace three-putted the short 11th for a bogey, they were level.
But Grace pulled away with a stunning hat-trick of birdies only interrupted by a bogey on the Road Hole 17th.
He still had a two-shot lead playing the last which they both birdied.
Alexander Noren of Sweden finished third, four shots back, with Joel Sjoholm of Sweden in fourth.
Scot Stephen Gallacher, a former Dunhill winner, was making superb last day progress until he accidentally played the ball of an amateur partner Steve Halsall on the 16th fairway.
It cost him a two-shot penalty and he ended up running up a quadruple bogey to slip back into a tie for fifth. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the golfer that the article talks about?
2. Which golfer does the article discuss?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the tournament in which Branden Grace competed?
2. Branden Grace competed in what tournament?
3.
Q3:
1. When did the Dunhill Links Championships take place?
2. What was the date when the Dunhill Links Championships took place?
3.
Q4:
1. Where is Branden Grace from?
2. Which country does Branden Grace come from?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the golfer that pressured Branden Grace in the closing stages of the tournament?
2. Branden Grace was pressured by which golfer as the tournament came to a close?
3.
Q6:
1. What is Branden Grace's ranking compared to Olesen?
2. How is Branden Grace ranked compared to Olesen?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of Branden Grace's next target?
2. What is Branden Grace's next target called?
3.
Q8:
1. What is Rory McIlroy's ranking?
2. How high is Rory McIlroy ranked?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the person that finished in third place?
2. The third placed golfer went to which person?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the name of the golfer that finished in 4th place?
2. What was the 4th placed golfer's name?
3.
Q11:
1. Where is Joel Sjoholm from?
2. From which country is Joel Sjoholm?
3.
Q12:
1. What is the name of the person that played the wrong ball?
2. The wrong ball was played by which golfer?
3.
Q13:
1. Scot Stephen Gallacher played a golf ball that belonged to which other golfer?
2. Which other golfer's ball was played by Scot Stephen Gallacher?
3.
Q14:
1. In what position did Scot Stephen Gallacher finish the tournament?
2. Scot Stephen Gallacher finished the tournament in what position?
3.
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388u7oumf71l5gm1sxdy9m65umfr0d | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXXII
It was the eve of the reopening of Parliament. Maraton, who had been absent from London--no one knew where--during the last six weeks, had suddenly reappeared. Once more he had invited the committee of the Labour Party to meet at his house. His invitation was accepted, but it was obvious that this time their attitude towards the man who welcomed them was one of declared and pronounced hostility. Graveling was there, with sullen, evil face. He made no attempt to shake hands with Maraton, and he sat at the table provided for them with folded arms and dour, uncompromising aspect. Dale came late and he, too, greeted Maraton with bluff unfriendliness. Borden's attitude was non-committal. Weavel shook hands, but his frown and manner were portentous. Culvain, the diplomat of the party, was quiet and reserved. David Ross alone had never lost his attitude of unwavering fidelity. He sat at Maraton's left hand, his head a little drooped, his eyes almost hidden beneath his shaggy grey eyebrows, his lower lip protuberant. He had, somehow, the air of a guarding dog, ready to spring into bitter words if his master were touched.
"Gentlemen," Maraton began, when at last they were all assembled, "I have asked you, the committee who were appointed to meet me on my arrival England, to meet me once more here on the eve of the reopening of Parliament."
There was a grim silence. No one spoke. Their general attitude was one of suspicious waiting.
"You all know," Maraton went on, "with what ideas I first came to England. I found, however, that circumstances here were in many respects different from anything I had imagined. You all know that I modified my plans. I decided to adopt a middle course." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person who had been gone from London?
2. Who had been absent from London?
3.
Q2:
1. Did people know where Maraton was?
2. Were some people aware of Maraton's whereabouts?
3.
Q3:
1. Maraton had been gone for how long?
2. How much time had Maraton been gone for?
3.
Q4:
1. Did Maraton show up suddenly?
2. Did Maraton suddenly show back up?
3.
Q5:
1. What organization was to reopen the next day?
2. Maraton came back on the eve of the reopening of what organization?
3.
Q6:
1. What is the name of the person who arrived late to the event?
2. Which person arrived late?
3.
Q7:
1. Was Dale friendly with Maraton?
2. Was Maraton greeted by Dale in a friendly manner?
3.
Q8:
1. Was Dale considered to be the ambassador of the gathering?
2. Was the ambassador of the gathering thought to be Dale?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the person who sat next to Maraton?
2. Maraton was seated next to which person?
3.
Q10:
1. Did David Ross have red eyebrows?
2. Were David Ross' eyebrows red in color?
3.
Q11:
1. What color were David Ross' eyebrows?
2. David Ross' eyebrows were what color?
3.
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3u5nzhp4lr2b43ciddguaj57fblpht | wikipedia | Institute of technology (also: university of technology, polytechnic university, technikon, and technical college) is a designation employed for a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system. It may be an institution of higher education and advanced engineering and scientific research or professional vocational education, specializing in science, engineering, and technology or different sorts of technical subjects. It may also refer to a secondary education school focused in vocational training.[citation needed] The term institute of technology is often abbreviated IT and is not to be confused with information technology.
The English term polytechnic appeared in the early 19th century, from the French École Polytechnique, an engineering school founded in 1794 in Paris. The French term comes from the Greek πολύ (polú or polý) meaning "many" and τεχνικός (tekhnikós) meaning "arts".
While the terms "institute of technology" and "polytechnic" are synonymous, the preference concerning which one is the preferred term varies from country to country.[citation needed] QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Does the institute of technology describe a single kind of school?
2. Is there only one kind of school that is describe by the term Institute of technology?
3.
Q2:
1. Can various types of degrees be obtained from an Institute of technology?
2. Can the Institute of technology provide someone with various degrees?
3.
Q3:
1. Does the term polytechnic comes from Latin?
2. Is Latin the origin of the word polytechnic?
3.
Q4:
1. Polytechnic is a term that comes from which language?
2. What is the origin of the term polytechnic?
3.
Q5:
1. Where does the term polytechnic come from?
2. What is the origin of the term polytechnic?
3.
Q6:
1. What is the name of the school that was opened in Paris which is responsible for the word polytechnic?
2. The word polytechnic comes from a school by what name in Paris?
3.
Q7:
1. Was the French Polytechnique school founded in 1894?
2. Was the engineering school in Paris founded in 1894?
3.
Q8:
1. In what year was the French engineering school founded?
2. The French engineering school in Paris was founded in what year?
3.
Q9:
1. What acronym is used as an abbreviation of the term Institute of technology?
2. What can Institute of technology be abbreviated to?
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1. What does IT stand for other than Institute of technology?
2. Institute of technology and what other field use the abbreviation IT?
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1. Are Institute of technology and polytechnic synonymous?
2. Can one use the terms Institute of technology and polytechnic interchangeably?
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1. Are Institutes of technology and polytechnic schools institutions with advanced studies?
2. Is the level of studies at the Institute of technology and polytechnic schools high?
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1. What is an example of a degree that is taught at a polytechnic school?
2. What is an example of the type of studies that someone can follow at the Institute of technology?
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39asuflu6x74t2n793i5jtuxpy5xek | race | John and Bobby joined the same company together just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary worker. John couldn't
it anymore, gave his resignation to the boss and complained that the boss only promoted those who only said good words to him.
The boss knew John worked very hard for the years. He thought for a moment and said, "I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave."
John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found a man selling water melons. The boss asked how much they per kilo. John shook his head and went back to the seller to ask and returned to tell the boss $1.2 per kilo.
The boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. Bobby went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person is selling watermelons. $1.2 per kg, and $10 for 10 kg. He has 340 melons in all, 58 of which are on the table. Every melon weighs about 2 kg. Brought from the South two days ago, they are fresh and red. "
John was impressed and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided not to resign but to learn from Bobby. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that decided to not resign?
2. Which person didn't resign?
3.
Q2:
1. What did John complain about?
2. What complaints did John make?
3.
Q3:
1. Did John's boss believe that he worked hard?
2. Did John work hard according to his boss?
3.
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1. How many things was John asked to do prior to leaving?
2. John was asked by his boss to do how many things before leaving?
3.
Q5:
1. Did John say yes to doing one more thing before he left?
2. Did John accept doing one more thing before leaving?
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Q6:
1. What did John's boss want him to find?
2. What was John supposed to find to make his boss happy?
3.
Q7:
1. Where was John supposed to find watermelons?
2. John was supposed to find watermelons in which location?
3.
Q8:
1. How long did it take John to find a watermelon?
2. John took how much time before finding a watermelon?
3.
Q9:
1. Did John eventually find a watermelon?
2. Was a watermelon eventually found by John?
3.
Q10:
1. What did the boss ask John to do?
2. What was John asked to do by his boss?
3.
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33nf62tlxj26kiasole7qfznxrijkl | cnn | The 71-year-old ex-police officer accused of shooting dead a man inside a Florida movie theater won't get the chance to go home -- at least for now -- after a judge Friday decided not to grant him bail.
Judge Pat Siracusa made his decision after two days of wrenching, evocative, at times seemingly contradictory testimony inside a Dade City, Florida, courtroom.
"The state did, in fact, meet their standard," Siracusa said of prosecutors argument that Curtis Reeves shouldn't be allowed to post bond. "And I am going to detain Mr. Reeves, pretrial. He will remain in custody."
Reeves' lawyer signaled his intention to appeal a decision that -- while not unexpected, given this is a homicide case -- he believes is unwarranted. The attorney, Richard Escobar, said that he's optimistic about not only the appeal on bail, but that a jury of six citizens will side with his client.
"Mr. Reeves is truly an innocent man," Escobar told reporters. "And we look forward to proving that at a jury trial at some point."
The widow of the man that Reeves killed, meanwhile, applauded Siracusa's decision.
"I'm just very happy and relieved," Nicole Oulson said. "... I have no doubt in my mind that it was the right decision."
No threats before shooting, widow says
Was it self-defense or an overreaction?
As Siracusa took pains to point out, his opting not to grant bail has nothing to do with his or others assessment of Reeves' guilt or innocence. That won't happen until trial. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the name of the judge on the ex-police officer's case?
2. The ex-police officer's case was being conducted by which judge?
3.
Q2:
1. What crime is the officer accused of doing?
2. What is the officer's supposed crime?
3.
Q3:
1. Where did the shooting take place?
2. What was the location of the shooting?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the officer's prosecutor?
2. What is the name of the prosecutor in this case?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the location where the judge gave his verdict?
2. The judge's verdict was given in which location?
3.
Q6:
1. What is the officer's name?
2. What is the name of the ex-police officer that is being charged?
3.
Q7:
1. What is Curtis Reeves' lawyer's intention subsequent to the given verdict?
2. What does Curtis Reeves' lawyer intend on doing now that a verdict has been given?
3.
Q8:
1. Why does Curtis Reeves' lawyer wish to appeal the case?
2. Why does Curtis Reeves' lawyer believe that it is necessary to ask for an appeal regarding the verdict of the case?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of Curtis Reeves' lawyer?
2. What is Curtis Reeves' lawyer called?
3.
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326o153bmiyqvwiqi3htpmr59lfdeu | wikipedia | Lahore is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is the second-most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi. The city is located in the north-eastern end of Pakistan's Punjab province, near the border with the Indian state of Punjab. Lahore is ranked as a beta-world city, and is one of Pakistan's wealthiest cities with an estimated GDP of $58.14 billion (PPP) as of 2014.
Lahore is the historic cultural centre of the Punjab region, and is the largest Punjabi city in the world. The city has a long history, and was once under the rule of the Hindu Shahis, Ghaznavids, Ghurids, and the Delhi Sultanate. Lahore reached the height of its splendour under the Mughal Empire, serving as its capital city for a number of years. The city was captured by the forces of Persian Afsharid Emperor Nader Shah during his invasion of the Mughal Empire. The city was then contested between different powers before it became capital of the Sikh Empire, and then the capital of the Punjab under British rule. Lahore was central to the independence movements of both India and Pakistan, with the city being the site of both the declaration of Indian Independence, and the resolution calling for the establishment of Pakistan. Following the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Lahore became the capital of Pakistan's Punjab province. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Is Lahore ranked as the smallest Punjabi city?
2. Is the smallest Punjabi city called Lahore?
3.
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1. What is the ranking of Lahore in terms of the size of Punjabi cities?
2. How does Lahore rank regarding the size of Punjabi cities?
3.
Q3:
1. Lahore was ruled by how many different people?
2. How many people are listed as rulers of Lahore?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of one of the rulers of Lahore?
2. Lahore was once ruled by which person?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of one of the rulers of Lahore?
2. Lahore was once ruled by which person?
3.
Q6:
1. When did Lahore reach it's peak?
2. When was Lahore's peak reached?
3.
Q7:
1. Was Lahore the 2nd city of the empire?
2. Was the empire's second city called Lahore?
3.
Q8:
1. Who invaded Lahore after the Ghaznavids?
2. What is the name of the group that invaded Lahore after the Ghaznavids?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the Persian Afsharid Emperor?
2. What is the Persian Afsharid Emperor called?
3.
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1. Under which empire did Lahore become the capital city?
2. Lahore became the capital city of Pakistan under which Empire?
3.
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3fdjt1uu748ydjv7zjadp5gigs5k5n | wikipedia | Affirmative action in the United States tends to focus on issues such as education and employment, specifically granting special consideration to racial minorities, Native Americans, and women who have been historically excluded groups in America. Reports have shown that minorities and women have faced discrimination in schools and businesses for many years and this discrimination produced unfair advantages for whites and males in education and employment. The impetus toward affirmative action is redressing the disadvantages associated with past and present discrimination. Further impetus is a desire to ensure public institutions, such as universities, hospitals, and police forces, are more representative of the populations they serve.
Affirmative action is a subject of controversy. Some policies adopted as affirmative action, such as racial quotas or gender quotas for collegiate admission, have been criticized as a form of reverse discrimination, and such implementation of affirmative action has been ruled unconstitutional by the majority opinion of Gratz v. Bollinger. Affirmative action as a practice was upheld by the Supreme Court's decision in Grutter v. Bollinger in 2003. Affirmative action policies were developed in order to correct decades of discrimination stemming from the Reconstruction Era by granting disadvantaged minorities opportunities. Many believe that the diversity of current American society suggests that affirmative action policies succeeded and are no longer required. Opponents of affirmative action argue that these policies are outdated and lead to reverse discrimination which entails favoring one group over another based upon racial preference rather than achievement. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. In which country is affirmative action taking place?
2. Affirmative action is taking place in which country?
3.
Q2:
1. What is one of the disadvantages of affirmative action?
2. What is an inconvenient side effect of affirmative action?
3.
Q3:
1. Affirmative action focuses on creating what type of opportunities for people?
2. The goal of affirmative action is to create which type of opportunities for people?
3.
Q4:
1. Which gender has historically suffered?
2. Which gender has generally been excluded?
3.
Q5:
1. When did affirmative action start in the United States?
2. The United States started implementing affirmative in what year?
3.
Q6:
1. Is affirmative action widely accepted?
2. Do a lot of people accept affirmative action?
3.
Q7:
1. In which court of law was the decision made to implement affirmative action in the United States?
2. Affirmative action was implemented in the United States following a ruling that took place in which court of law?
3.
Q8:
1. How long had discrimination been a prevalent issue in the United States?
2. Discrimination has been going on in the United States for what period of time?
3.
Q9:
1. Is affirmative action a form of discrimination?
2. Can one use the term discrimination to describe affirmative action?
3.
Q10:
1. Discrimination in the United States stemmed from which era?
2. Which era is viewed a the beginning of discrimination in the United States?
3.
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3sle99er0ndvrub20u40f64nu68bzn | wikipedia | Hispanic Americans and Latino Americans are people in the United States of America who are descendants of the Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries of Latin America and Spain. It is the largest population of Latino Americans and Hispanics outside of Latin America. More generally, it includes all persons in the United States who self-identify as Hispanic or Latino, whether of full or partial ancestry. For the 2010 United States Census, people counted as "Hispanic" or "Latino" were those who identified as one of the specific Hispanic or Latino categories listed on the census questionnaire ("Mexican," "Puerto Rican," or "Cuban") as well as those who indicated that they were "other Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino." The national origins classified as Hispanic or Latino by the United States Census Bureau are the following: Spanish, Argentine, Cuban, Colombian, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Dominican, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Bolivian, Chilean, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, and Venezuelan. Other U.S. government agencies have slightly different definitions of the term, including Brazilians and other Portuguese-speaking groups. The Census Bureau uses the terms Hispanic and Latino interchangeably.
"Origin" can be viewed as the ancestry, nationality group, lineage, or country of birth of the person or the person's parents or ancestors before their arrival in the United States. People who identify as Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino may be of any race. As the only specifically designated category of ethnicity in the United States (other than non-Hispanic/Latino), Hispanics form a pan-ethnicity incorporating a diversity of inter-related cultural and linguistic heritages. Most Hispanic Americans are of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Salvadoran, Dominican, Guatemalan, or Colombian origin. The predominant origin of regional Hispanic populations varies widely in different locations across the country. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What country do Latino Americans live in?
2. What is the name of the country where Latino Americans live?
3.
Q2:
1. What country do Hispanic Americans live in?
2. What is the name of the country where Hispanic Americans live?
3.
Q3:
1. Where did the ancestors of Hispanic and Latino Americans come from?
2. What countries did Hispanic and Latino Americans' ancestors come from?
3.
Q4:
1. What countries are listed on the census for Latinos and Hispanics?
2. Hispanic and Latino categories on the census include which countries?
3.
Q5:
1. Can a person from any race refer to themselves as Hispanic or Latino?
2. Can someone with any origin whatsoever decide to call themselves Hispanic or Latino?
3.
Q6:
1. What race is used to categorize someone who is not Hispanic or Latino?
2. People who are not Hispanic or Latino fall under which category?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the total number of places that are listed by the US Census Bureau as potential origins of Hispanic and Latino people?
2. Hispanic and Latino people can originate from how many different places according to the US Census Bureau?
3.
Q8:
1. What languages are spoken in the countries where Hispanic and Latino people come from?
2. Hispanic and Latino people come from countries which speak which languages?
3.
Q9:
1. Does the US Census Bureau use the terms Hispanic and Latino interchangeably?
2. Are the terms Hispanic and Latino interchangeable to the US Census Bureau?
3.
Q10:
1. Is the origin of a person equivalent to their ancestry?
2. Are a person's ancestry and origin equivalent?
3.
Q11:
1. What is the total number of countries that Hispanic Americans usually come from?
2. Hispanic Americans usually come from how many different countries?
3.
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3rxcac0yirpcyfiq7qw13xygayo8g2 | race | Katherine Com male is an 11-year-old girl from Pennsylvania. At the age of five she began raising money to buy nets for children in Africa to help stop the spread of malaria . When she was five, Katherine learnt about malaria in Africa. She learnt that every 30 seconds a child died from this disease. She, also learnt that people wouldn't get that disease if they had enough bed nets. "I was really sad to learn that a child died every half a minute because of malaria." Says Katherine, "I wanted to send nets right away, so that's what I did." Five-year-old Katherine made presentations at churches and schools. She told students and others how important bed nets were for Africans. After people heard the presentations, many of them donated money. Katherine sent the money to NBN. NBN is an organization that sends bed nets to Africa. Besides,every holiday Katherine makes something called " net gift certificate" with the help of her friends and brothers. On each l0-dollar certificate there is a message. It explains that a bed net would be sent to Africa. When more certificate orders come, Katherine gets help from students in her school. Katherine has helped to raise $200,000 for NBN. "It makes me proud to help African children. I won't stop working until everyone in Africa has a bed net." says Katherine. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is Katherine's age?
2. Katherine is how old?
3.
Q2:
1. How often does a person die as a result of malaria?
2. Malaria kills a person how often?
3.
Q3:
1. How old was Katherine when she started raising money for African children?
2. Katherine started raising money for African children when she was how old?
3.
Q4:
1. How much money has Katherine raised for NBN so far?
2. What is the total amount of money that has been raised by Katherine for NBN so far?
3.
Q5:
1. What type of places did Katherine make presentations?
2. In which locations did Katherine make presentations?
3.
Q6:
1. What did Katherine tell people wouldn't happen if people had bed nets?
2. What did Katherine tell other people regarding bed nets?
3.
Q7:
1. What does the NBN organization make?
2. How does NBN help in preventing malaria?
3.
Q8:
1. What certificates are made by Katherine during the holidays?
2. Katherine make what type of certificates during her holidays?
3.
Q9:
1. What message is inscribed on the gift certificates?
2. The gift certificates have which message written on them?
3.
Q10:
1. How much does a gift certificate cost?
2. What is the total cost of a gift certificate?
3.
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3dbqwde4y6yzlpgaww2thxxmay85nx | gutenberg | Chapter LI. Dum Spiro, Spero.
Brisk and smiling, Mrs. Presty presented herself in the waiting-room. "We have got rid of our enemy!" she announced, "I looked out of the window and saw him leaving the hotel." She paused, struck with the deep dejection expressed in her daughter's attitude. "Catherine!" she exclaimed, "I tell you Herbert has gone, and you look as if you regretted it! Is there anything wrong? Did my message fail to bring him here?"
"No."
"He was bent on mischief when I saw him last. Has he told Bennydeck of the Divorce?"
"No."
"Thank Heaven for that! There is no one to be afraid of now. Where is the Captain?"
"He is still in the sitting-room."
"Why don't you go to him?"
"I daren't!"
"Shall I go?"
"Yes--and give him this."
Mrs. Presty took the letter. "You mean, tear it up," she said, "and quite right, too."
"No; I mean what I say."
"My dear child, if you have any regard for yourself, if you have any regard for me, don't ask me to give Bennydeck this mad letter! You won't hear reason? You still insist on it?"
"I do."
"If Kitty ever behaves to you, Catherine, as you have behaved to me--you will have richly deserved it. Oh, if you were only a child again, I'd beat it out of you--I would!"
With that outburst of temper, she took the letter to Bennydeck. In less than a minute she returned, a tamed woman. "He frightens me," she said. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Did Mrs Presty feel sad?
2. Was sadness felt by Mrs Presty?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the person that Mrs Presty fears?
2. Mrs Presty is fearful of which person?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of Mrs Presty's daughter?
2. What is Mrs Presty's daughter called?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the person that Mrs Presty views as the enemy?
2. Who is the enemy according to Mrs Presty?
3.
Q5:
1. Is Bennydeck aware of the divorce?
2. Has Bennydeck been made aware of the divorce?
3.
Q6:
1. Where is the Captain located?
2. What is the current location of the Captain?
3.
Q7:
1. What does Catherine want her money to bring to the Captain?
2. What does Catherine want ot be brought to the Captain by her mother?
3.
Q8:
1. Does Mrs Presty wish to bring the letter to the Captain?
2. Is Mrs Presty excited about bringing the letter to the Captain?
3.
Q9:
1. What does Mrs Presty recommend doing to the letter?
2. What should be done to the letter according to Mrs Presty?
3.
Q10:
1. Does Mrs Presty take the advice of tearing up the letter?
2. Was the letter torn up according to Mrs Presty's advice?
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3lkc68yz3a3bgtv6tcpfmma4jyzwon | mctest | Jen put on her favorite dress. She liked it because it had cats on it. She was very excited about her birthday cake. Maybe the cake would have a turtle on it. Jen was going to have turkey. She had no gravy, so she had chicken for dinner instead. After eating the chicken, she remembered she was late for the dance! She ran up the stairs. She put on a coat and ran out the door. She walked past some ice cream. She did not have time to stop and eat any of the ice cream. She walked past some sprinkles. She did not have time to eat the sprinkles. Jen walked past the yogurt. She did not have time to get the yogurt. Jen got to where she had to go. Soon after, she turned around and started the long walk back home. She got home at last. She saw her huge cake. It had chocolate on it. Jen was very happy. She was ready to enjoy the cake. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person who put on her favorite dress?
2. Which person decided to put on her favorite dress?
3.
Q2:
1. Why did Jen like her dress?
2. What was Jen's reason for liking her dress?
3.
Q3:
1. Was Jen excited about something?
2. Did Jen feel excited?
3.
Q4:
1. What did Jen feel excited about?
2. What is it that made Jen feel excited?
3.
Q5:
1. What type of animal might be on the birthday cake?
2. The birthday cake might have which animal on it?
3.
Q6:
1. What meat was Jen going to eat?
2. Jen was going to eat what type of meat?
3.
Q7:
1. Why didn't Jen eat Turkey?
2. Why did Jen not end up eating Turkey?
3.
Q8:
1. What did Jen end up eating instead of Turkey?
2. Jen ended up eating what type of meat instead of Turkey?
3.
Q9:
1. What event was Jen late for?
2. Jen ended up being late for which event?
3.
Q10:
1. Where did Jen decide to run?
2. What is the place where Jen ran?
3.
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3u8ycdagxpgltf71fioy4ww0yzdq09 | cnn | BEIJING, China (CNN) -- When we requested an interview with members of the Communist Youth League, I expected an army of suits with well-rehearsed answers. Instead, we met three students casually dressed in jeans, just 18 to 23 years old.
Christina Zhang wants to be a linguistics teacher or professor. She plans to attend graduate school.
The interview was arranged by the State Council Information Office, in advance of the upcoming 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Unlike many government-sanctioned shoots, it was not carefully choreographed or closely monitored. The students did arrive with a "minder" of sorts, but he was no older than them and didn't interrupt the conversation.
We sat down for tea at Ritan Park in downtown Beijing. My questions seemed to be more sensitive than they expected, but the students remained poised and answered every one.
All of the students are members of the Chinese Communist Party and the Communist Youth League, the same organization that launched the successful careers of Chinese President Hu Jintao and many of China's other top leaders.
"I think Communism is an ideal state of society that everyone should pursue," said Natalie Chen, an 18-year-old freshman and finance major at Peking University's Guanghua School of Management. "In the Communist society, everything is fair in economics, in politics, in education. Everybody has equal opportunity and that's a great society."
"Do you think everything is fair in China?" I asked Natalie.
"At present I have to say no," she said. "But, we are of course making progress towards it." Watch Chang's interview with the students » QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Christina Zhang wishes to be a teacher in which field?
2. In what field does Christina Zhang want to be a teacher?
3.
Q2:
1. Will Christina Zhang attend grad school?
2. Does Christina Zhang intend on going to grad school?
3.
Q3:
1. The interview marks which anniversary?
2. Which anniversary is marked by the interview?
3.
Q4:
1. The 60th anniversary of what event is being celebrated?
2. What event's 60th anniversary is being celebrated?
3.
Q5:
1. What is Natalie Chen's age?
2. Natalie Chen is how old?
3.
Q6:
1. What is Chen's first name?
2. What name does Chen usually use?
3.
Q7:
1. Is Natalie Chen a freshman or a senior?
2. Natalie Chen is known as a freshman or a senior?
3.
Q8:
1. What is Natalie Chen's major?
2. What is Natalie Chen majoring in?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the university that Natalie Chen goes to?
2. Which university is attended by Natalie Chen?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the name of the school that Natalie Chen goes to within the university?
2. What school within the university does Natalie Chen go to?
3.
Q11:
1. Did some people go to the Communist Youth League whilst wearing suits?
2. Were suits worn by some people at the Communist Youth League?
3.
Q12:
1. What did some of the students wear at the Communist Youth League?
2. Some students at the Communist Youth League wore what type of pants?
3.
Q13:
1. How old was the youngest student at the Communist Youth League?
2. What was the age of the youngest student that attended the Communist Youth League?
3.
Q14:
1. How old was the oldest student at the Communist Youth League?
2. What was the age of the oldest student that attended the Communist Youth League?
3.
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3gnczx450inwug447762txi32g3paq | wikipedia | The biggest change in this year's census was in racial classification. Enumerators were instructed to no longer use the "Mulatto" classification. Instead, they were given special instructions for reporting the race of interracial persons. A person with both white and black ancestry (termed "blood") was to be recorded as "Negro," no matter the fraction of that lineage (the "one-drop rule"). A person of mixed black and American Indian ancestry was also to be recorded as "Neg" (for "Negro") unless he was considered to be "predominantly" American Indian and accepted as such within the community. A person with both White and American Indian ancestry was to be recorded as an Indian, unless his American Indian ancestry was small, and he was accepted as white within the community. In all situations in which a person had White and some other racial ancestry, he was to be reported as that other race. Persons who had minority interracial ancestry were to be reported as the race of their father. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Was there a change in the race classification in this census?
2. Did this census have a change in the race classification?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the race category that was removed in this census?
2. This census has which race category removed?
3.
Q3:
1. How would someone with White and American Indian heritage be classified?
2. Someone with White and American Indian heritage would be classified in which race category?
3.
Q4:
1. Did the term Negro have an abbreviation?
2. Was an abbreviation introduced for the term Negro?
3.
Q5:
1. What was the abbreviation for the term Negro?
2. What was the term Negro's abbreviation?
3.
Q6:
1. In what way could someone be considered as White even though that person had mixed Indian and White heritage?
2. Someone with mixed Indian and White heritage could be considered as white under what circumstances?
3.
Q7:
1. Which parent took preference in certain mixed heritage situations?
2. In certain mixed heritage situation, which parent's heritage was deferred to?
3.
Q8:
1. What was viewed as the biggest adjustment in this year's census?
2. This year's census had what major adjustment?
3.
Q9:
1. Can blood be used as a method of referring to heritage?
2. Can heritage be referred to by using blood?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the rule associated with mixed race heritage called?
2. What name is given to the rule that is associated with mixed race heritage?
3.
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3m81gab8a0jmd2abdylnodsjot7bqs | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXII—FAITHFUL AND TRUE
Late that afternoon Arthur and Louise sat in the court, chatting with their guests, who were occupied in coddling and amusing baby Jane, when Inez approached Mr. Weldon and said that Miguel wished to speak with him.
“Send him here,” said Arthur, and presently the old Mexican appeared, again arrayed in his best clothes and with the red necktie carefully arranged. He held his hat in his hand and looked uncertainly around the circle. Then his eyes wandered to the nursery and through the open door he saw Mildred sitting in a rocker, engaged in reading a book. Runyon had gone home that morning, “to see if the ranch is still there,” he said.
“I have—some—private talks to make, Meest Weld,” began the old ranchero.
“Speak out, Miguel,” said his master encouragingly.
“Oh; but he said ‘private,’” Patsy reminded him.
“I know. Miguel understands that he may speak before my friends.”
“It ees—about—Señor Cristoval, Meest Weld.”
“Yes? Well, what about him, Miguel?”
“I am once servant for Señor Cristoval. I stay here in house with him, long time. When he get sick, before he die, I care for him. Doctor say to me that Señor Cristoval can not get well; I say so to Señor Cristoval. He say never mind, he have live long enough.”
This was interesting to them all in view of the recent happenings, and the girls bent nearer to hear the old man’s story. Arthur, the major and Uncle John were equally intent. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What nationality is Miguel?
2. What is the nationality of Miguel?
3.
Q2:
1. What was the name of Miguel's previous employer?
2. Miguel's previous employer went by what name?
3.
Q3:
1. Where is Miguel's previous employer currently?
2. The previous employer of Miguel is where currently?
3.
Q4:
1. Did Miguel's previous employer know that he was dying?
2. Was Miguel's previous employer aware that he was in the process of dying?
3.
Q5:
1. How did Miguel's previous employer know that he was in the process of dying?
2. How did the previous employer of Miguel know that he was dying?
3.
Q6:
1. Was Cristoval afraid of dying?
2. Did Cristoval fear death?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of the person that Miguel is telling his story to?
2. Miguel is telling his story to which person?
3.
Q8:
1. Is there more than one person that Miguel is speaking to?
2. Is Miguel speaking to more than one person?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of one of the people that is interested in Miguel's story?
2. Which other person is interested in what Miguel has to say?
3.
Q10:
1. Where is Cristoval when Miguel comes to see him?
2. What is Cristoval's location when Miguel comes to visit?
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