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3hya4d452rjvy0k6gphibll1opu2f5 | race | Left unfettered , Anthony Konieczka, 9 years old, would happily play his Game Boy Advance or PlayStation 2 from the minute he gets up to the moment he goes to bed, 14 bleary-eyed hours later.
Anthony's box is stocked with traditional toys--board games, puzzles, art supplies--and as far as he is concerned, they are relics of Christmases past. His sister Michaely, 6 years old, still likes dressing her Barbies. But once she starts playing Game Boy, it's hard to get her away.
Play patterns like this could take up another Christmas for the toy department. Through September, toy sales were down 5% compared with the first nine months of last year, according to the NDP Group. Meanwhile, the video-game industry is heading for another record year. Thanks to hot new games like Halo 2 for the Xbox, the industry is light-years ahead of the toy business when it comes out.
While some new toys emerge every holiday season, toymakers are heading into this one without a monster hit . Indeed, there has not been a Furby-style frenzy in years. Of 10 toy segments only two, arts and crafts and dolls, have generated sales growth over a recent 12-month period. Some of the weakest categories like construction sets and action figures are the ones aimed at boys, who suffer the most from the video games. Analysts expect one of the top stocking stuffers this season to be not a traditional toy but the new generation of Nintendo's Game Boy, the DS, which hit stores last week.
The deeper issue is that shifts in play patterns are forcing toymakers to fight for shelf space in a tightening market. Boys in particular seem to be abandoning traditional toys at earlier ages in favor of consumer electronics, video games, PC software and the Internet. The fact that kids are growing more tech-savvy , a trend called "age compression ", has troubled toy companies for at least a decade. Action figures, for instance, used to be considered healthy for boys up to age 12. Now the items are mainly marketed to boys 4 to 6. A recent study found that nearly half of the US children start on video games at 4 to 5 years old--and 20% at age 3 or younger.
Toy companies, of course, have long seen this trend. Several of the toys expected to sell well this season are, in fact, those that involve video gaming and DVD technologies. Mattel's Fisher-Price introduced a game system called InteracTV this year, featuring DVDs with characters like Dora the explorer. Hasbro came out with a portable color1 video player called VideoNow and has been putting classic games like Battleship and Yahtzee into hand-held electronic format. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How old is Anthony Konieczka?
2. What is Anthony Konieczka's age?
3.
Q2:
1. How many hours a day does Anthony Konieczka play his Gameboy?
2. For how long is Anthony Konieczka attached to his Gameboy per day?
3.
Q3:
1. What kinds of presents does Anthony Konieczka get, including board games and puzzles?
2. Other than board games and puzzles, what else does Anthony Konieczka receive as gifts?
3.
Q4:
1. How old is Anthony Konieczka's sister?
2. What is the age of Anthony Konieczka's sister?
3.
Q5:
1. What does Michaely play dress up with?
2. What doll does Michaely enjoy putting clothes on?
3.
Q6:
1. By what percent have toy sales fallen?
2. What is the percentage by which toy sales have gone down?
3.
Q7:
1. Which game in particular is giving a boost to video game sales?
2. What is a game that is driving the increase in video games?
3.
Q8:
1. What hasn't happened for a while?
2. What has been absent for the past few years?
3.
Q9:
1. Which two toy divisions have gotten bigger purchase-wise in the past two years?
2. What are the two toy sectors whose purchases have increased over the past two years?
3.
Q10:
1. Which kinds of toys have been the weakest sellers?
2. What categories of toys have sold the least?
3.
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3w2lolrxlbfni6t5wqngs6le77kkrk | race | Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy, well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean's family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely. So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous , talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often. Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself. He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other. When Jean's father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their own rock singer. But when she knocked on David's door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What network does Jean talk to people on?
2. What social media outlet does Jean communicate on?
3.
Q2:
1. Why does Jean use QQ?
2. What pushes Jean to message people on QQ?
3.
Q3:
1. Why is Jean lonely?
2. What is the reason for Jean's feelings of solitude?
3.
Q4:
1. Does Jean's family make a lot of money?
2. Does Jean come from a rich family?
3.
Q5:
1. What is Jean's username on QQ?
2. What name does Jean go by on QQ?
3.
Q6:
1. How many friends does Jean have?
2. What is the quantity of QQ friends in Jean's network?
3.
Q7:
1. Has Jean had any serious relationships on QQ?
2. Has QQ brought any important friends to Jean?
3.
Q8:
1. What was the name of Jean's QQ boyfriend?
2. Who was Jean in a relationship with on QQ?
3.
Q9:
1. What was David's real name?
2. Who used the name David as a pseudonym?
3.
Q10:
1. What did Jean's parents think of her relationship with David?
2. How did Jean's parents feel about her relationship with David?
3.
Q11:
1. Did David send Jean a picture?
2. Did Jean receive a picture from David?
3.
Q12:
1. Did Jean send David a picture?
2. Did David receive a picture from Jean?
3.
Q13:
1. What was the main topic of Jean and David's conversations?
2. What did David and Jean mostly discuss?
3.
Q14:
1. What was Jean's reaction to learning David's true identity?
2. How did Jean react when she learned who David really was?
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3ymtujh0dsgfkjhufn5vl4x0y6vt4k | race | Charlie was always happy. He liked helping others and people asked him for help when they were in trouble. He even got the name"Happy Charlie". One day, a boy called Waterworks came to the town on holiday. No matter what Charlie said to him, Waterworks would always find some reason to be sad-- My parents didn't buy me that toy; I can't watch TV; I don't like to go to school...... Everything seemed so sad to Waterworks. He was always sad. But Charlie didn't care and kept spending more time with Waterworks , trying to make him happy. Then, one day, they went out together. When Charlie was saying something, someone dropped a pie from a window and it leaned right on his head. He got such a sudden fear that couldn't say a word. The two boys were speechless. During those moments of silence, Waterworks missed Charlie's happy words so much that he finally said:"Wow,Charlie. That's a nice disguise." And, after saying those words, Waterworks felt so good and he realized that he was used to his friend's enthusiasm. And came to the town. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What did Charlie enjoy doing when people were struggling?
2. How did Charlie prefer to act when others were having a hard time?
3.
Q2:
1. Who was always able to put themselves in a sour mood?
2. Who was constantly feeling sorry for himself?
3.
Q3:
1. Who was hit on the head by a pie?
2. Who did a sweet treat splatter onto?
3.
Q4:
1. Was it important to Charlie that Waterworks was constantly down?
2. Did Charlie care that Waterworks was never in a good mood?
3.
Q5:
1. What declaration did Waterworks make due to missing Charlie's nice ones?
2. What did Waterworks say upon realizing Charlie's mood lifting statements were lacking?
3.
Q6:
1. Did Waterworks get used to Charlie's happiness?
2. Did Charlie's enthusiasm become an everyday thing for Waterworks?
3.
Q7:
1. Did Waterworks generally spend time in town?
2. Was it normal for Waterworks to spend time in town?
3.
Q8:
1. What were some things that would bring Waterworks' mood down?
2. What were some excuses that Waterworks would find to feel sorry for himself?
3.
Q9:
1. What were some things that would bring Waterworks' mood down, besides not getting a toy?
2. What were some excuses that Waterworks would find to feel sorry for himself, other than not receiving a present?
3.
Q10:
1. What was the source of the pie that fell?
2. Where did the desesrt tumble down from?
3.
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3nvc2eb65qzqj9xkpfnbjgx90hmy3h | cnn | (CNN) -- Chelsea Clinton can trace her African awakening to February 11, 1990, when she sat on the kitchen counter of the governor's mansion in Arkansas and watched with her parents as Nelson Mandela walked out of prison in South Africa.
Just shy of her 10th birthday, Clinton knew then that history was being made and even more, "that the future was being born," she told CNN before leaving this week on a nine-day, six-stop African trip with her father, former President Bill Clinton.
Now she is part of that future she envisioned more than 23 years ago. The Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation is involved in myriad projects in Africa intended to help historically disadvantaged people get a chance to realize their human potential on a continent known mostly for squalor and conflict.
Changing both the reality of Africa and the perception of its failed progress are important to Clinton, a self-proclaimed child of advantage raised by wildly successful and famous parents.
She credits both with helping her better understand the world, quoting her father's maxim that "intelligence is equally distributed; opportunity and resources aren't," while citing travels around the world with her mother -- former U.S. Sen. and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- that always included time with women and girls in far-flung places such as Zimbabwe.
"I always got to meet girls who very much were my age and very much were experiencing different things and very similar things that I was experiencing in the United States," she said, describing encounters that helped her realize "how many more advantages I had by being born in late-20th century America." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is the subject of the article?
2. Who does the article discuss?
3.
Q2:
1. When did Nelson Mandela get out of prison?
2. What was the date of Nelson Mandela's release from prison?
3.
Q3:
1. What was Chelsea Clinton doing when Nelson Mandela was released from prison?
2. What was Chelsea Clinton up to at the time of Nelson Mandela's liberation?
3.
Q4:
1. What was Chelsea Clinton doing as she sat on the kitchen counter?
2. While Chelsea Clinton was seated upon the counter of the kitchen, what else was she up to?
3.
Q5:
1. What did Chelsea Clinton watch on the kitchen counter?
2. What were Chelsea Clinton's eyes glued to while on the kitchen counter?
3.
Q6:
1. Was Chelsea Clinton alone in the kitchen?
2. Was Chelsea Clinton the only person in the kitchen?
3.
Q7:
1. Who was in Chelsea Clinton's company while in the kitchen?
2. Who was Chelsea Clinton in the kitchen with?
3.
Q8:
1. How long is Chelsea Clinton's upcoming trip to Africa?
2. How much time is Chelsea Clinton going to spend in Africa?
3.
Q9:
1. How many stops will there be on Chelsea Clinton's trip?
2. How many place is Chelsea Clinton going to go?
3.
Q10:
1. What was Chelsea Clinton's mother's former jobs?
2. What did Hillary Clinton used to do for a living?
3.
Q11:
1. What does Bill Clinton say is equally distributed?
2. What is doled out equally in the eyes of Bill Clinton?
3.
Q12:
1. What is not equally distributed, according to Bill Clinton?
2. What does Bill Clinton say is not given out in equal amounts?
3.
Q13:
1. Did girls in Africa have a similar or different experience from that of Chelsea Clinton?
2. Was Chelsea Clinton's life similar or different to that of girls in Arica?
3.
Q14:
1. What foundation does the article mention?
2. Which organization appears in the article?
3.
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3r5f3lqfv2kfao0b4z9mlq4m1zxozy | race | Why do 33% of the households in the USA have cats? And how do you explain why there are 16 million more pet cats than dogs? Yes, kittens are adorable .Yes, they can grow up to be good mousers and are very entertaining to watch.And yes, cats are independent and don't require as much care as dogs.But research shows cats can also be caretakers for us and our families, improve our health and teach us and our children to be kinder, gentler souls.
Theodora Wesselman is 94 and has lived the past two years with her elderly cat, Cleo, at TigerPlace, a retirement community in Columbia, Mo.Their enduring friendship is a classic example of how humans and animals can become family and look out for each other.
Wesselman visits other residents, and her children stop by, but Cleo is her best friend, she says.They've been together nearly 21 years.
"She sleeps on her own pillow right beside mine," Wesselman says."In the morning, she pecks on my cheek to wake me up.It's really sweet.I pet her, tell her I love her and take her to the kitchen to prepare her food."
Research shows that being able to care for a pet improves our morale (;), helps validate us and encourages us to take care of ourselves, says Rebecca Johnson, director of the University of Missouri's Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction.The body of research is leading more retirement communities and universities _ . QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is present in a third of US homes?
2. What do approximately 33% of houses in the United States have?
3.
Q2:
1. What can cats teach?
2. What can we learn from cats?
3.
Q3:
1. What can cats raise?
2. What can go up thanks to cats?
3.
Q4:
1. What can cats catch?
2. What are cats able to ensnare?
3.
Q5:
1. By what amount is the number of domestic cats superior to that of dogs?
2. How much higher is the amount of house cats than dogs?
3.
Q6:
1. What is Theodora Wesselman's place of residence?
2. Where does Theodora Wesselman reside?
3.
Q7:
1. What type of residence is TigerPlace?
2. What kind of community is TigerPlace?
3.
Q8:
1. How long has Theodora Wesselman lived in TigerPlace?
2. For how much time has Theodora Wesselman resided at TigerPlace?
3.
Q9:
1. How long has Theodora Wesselman had her cat?
2. For how long has Theodora Wesselman's cat lived with her?
3.
Q10:
1. What is Theodora Wesselman's morning routine?
2. How does Theodora Wesselman get ready in the morning?
3.
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3f1567xtnw53p9vefe7rx7xt1xx9qi | race | Did you ever wonder who invented products like Liquid Paper, Kevlar or paper bags? Most would think a man invented these items. Guess what? Women invented each of these. What? You don't believe me? Well, read this:
Liquid Paper was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951 and originally called Mistake Out. Being a typist, Bette was increasingly _ with being unable to erase her typing mistakes. The messy business left her hands black and the paper dirty. Bette was good at painting and remembered that an artist paints over mistakes. She applied that same principle to typing mistakes and Liquid Paper was born, making Bette into a self-made millionaire.
Kevlar, yes, the Kevlar of the bullet proof vest --what police officers and soldiers wear, was invented by Stephanie Kwolek. Stephanie worked for the DuPont Company as a research chemist. She was asked to find a high-performance fiber. Originally, this fiber was intended to be used for car tires . However, the fiber she developed in 1964 was amazing and is still used in products such as sailboats, skis, shoes, and yes, bullet proof vests. In 1995 Stephanie was named to the National Inventor's Hall of Fame.
Margaret Knight invented a machine that revolutionized the making of paper bags. Paper bags had been made like envelopes but Margaret developed a machine that would fold and paste a flat-bottom paper bag, the very same type we still use today. Margaret's family was poor and she started working at the age of nine. Her first invention at the age of twelve was a safety tool for a loom . Later she worked for the Columbia Paper Bag Company. It was there that she worked on improving the making of paper bags. She was issued her patent in 1870.
So next time you use a new product or an old one, will you wonder who made it? Do some research on the web and answer a few questions like: Who invented it? How was it invented? You may be surprised at some of the stories you uncover. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What three every day products have women creators?
2. What three common products did women come up with?
3.
Q2:
1. What was the name of Liquid Paper's inventor?
2. Who came up with Liquid Paper?
3.
Q3:
1. When did Bette Nesmith Graham come up with Liquid Paper?
2. In what year did Bette Nesmith Graham invent Liquid Paper?
3.
Q4:
1. What was the original name for Liquid Paper?
2. What did Bette Nesmith Graham first call Liquid Paper?
3.
Q5:
1. What did Bette Nesmith Graham do before she became an inventor?
2. Prior to being an inventor how was Bette Nesmith Graham employed?
3.
Q6:
1. What leisurely activity was Bette Nesmith Graham good at?
2. What was Bette Nesmith Graham skilled at outside of her job?
3.
Q7:
1. Who came up with the bulletproof vest?
2. What was the name of Kevlar's inventor?
3.
Q8:
1. When was Kevlar developed?
2. In what year was Kevlar invented?
3.
Q9:
1. Is Kevlar still used today?
2. Is Kevlar deployed in the present day?
3.
Q10:
1. What honor did Stephanie Kwolek receive in 1995?
2. What was Stephanie Kwolek graced with in 1995?
3.
Q11:
1. What was Margaret Knight's invention?
2. What did Margaret Knight come up with?
3.
Q12:
1. At what age did Margaret Knight begin working?
2. How old was Margaret Knight when she started to work?
3.
Q13:
1. At what age did Margaret Knight have her first invention?
2. How old was Maragret Knight when she first invented something?
3.
Q14:
1. What was Margaret Knight's first invention?
2. What was the first thing that Margaret Knight came up with?
3.
Q15:
1. When was Margaret Knight's patent issued?
2. In what year did Margaret Knight get her patent?
3.
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3uj1cz6izhpw128f4sjfgr7sxqks5m | race | The Nobel Prizes in physiology or medicine, physics and chemistry are the most respected prizes in science. But talk to scientists in private, and many will complain why (besides jealousy, perhaps) are some scientists unhappy with the Nobels?
One reason is that the committees can often be slow to recognize achievement. Alfred Nobel specified in his will that the prizes should reward work done in the previous year. But experience soon showed that this was risky, as medals were given out for discoveries that later proved questionable. So a degree of caution is probably advisable. Sometimes, though, it can lead to strange results. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, for instance, had to wait until 1983 to win a prize for work he had done in the 1930s on the structure of stars. However, Albert Einstein never won a prize for his theory of relativity. Even though some pretty suggestive evidence had been produced by Arthur Eddington in 1919, relativity, which has later passed every experimental test ever thrown at it, was still considered somewhat risky and obscure.
Another criticism concerns the tradition that no more than three people can share a prize. Science is rarely this clear-cut. Take this year's physics prize, which recognised Peter Higgs for predicting the existence of the mass-bestowing particle that now bears his name. Dr Higgs was only one of several people with a claim. Two other teams---- Rober Brout and Francois Englert, as well as Gerald Guralnik, Carl Hageh and Tom Kibble----- submitted papers on the same idea to the same journal that published Dr Higgs's work, all within a few months of each other. Science often works like this, with different people coming up with similar ideas at similar times. In the event, the committee decided to honour Dr Engler (Brout is dead, therefore unqualified), whose paper was earlier than Dr Higgs's but did not explicitly predict a particle, over Dr Guralnik and his collaborators, who were more comprehensive but published a few weeks later. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Why do scientists feel frustrated with the Nobels?
2. What's one reason scientists are fed up with the Nobels?
3.
Q2:
1. Was a Nobel Prize ever given out to Albert Einstein?
2. Was Albert Einstein a Nobel Prize recipient?
3.
Q3:
1. How many people can have a Nobel at one time?
2. What is the maximum amount of people that a Nobel Prize can honor?
3.
Q4:
1. When did Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar receive his Nobel?
2. In what year was a Nobel Prize awarded to Subra Chandrasekhar?
3.
Q5:
1. What discovery got someone their Nobel this year?
2. What was this year's Nobel Prize awarded in recognition of?
3.
Q6:
1. Who got this year's Nobel along with Peter Higgs?
2. Who in addition to Peter Higgs was this year's Nobel Prize given to?
3.
Q7:
1. Name the people that make up the two additional teams that got the Nobel this year?
2. Who specifically in addition to Peter Higgs was this year's Nobel Prize given to?
3.
Q8:
1. Who besides Peter Higgs, Rober Brout and Francois Englert got a Nobel this year?
2. Who did the Nobels honor this year in addition to Peter Higgs, Rober Brout and Francois Englert?
3.
Q9:
1. Who made the same discovery as this year's nobel winners but earlier?
2. Who had previously discovered the thing that won the Nobel this year?
3.
Q10:
1. What award garners the most respect?
2. Which award is the most prestigious one?
3.
Q11:
1. What comes with lots of risk?
2. What isn't a sure thing?
3.
Q12:
1. Is anything besides relativity risky?
2. Is there something else that's not a sure thing, like relativity?
3.
Q13:
1. What occurred in the 1930s?
2. What was an event from the 1930s?
3.
Q14:
1. What were the names of the people that did the most comprehensive report?
2. Whose report was the most all encompassing?
3.
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304sm51wa34yqipo52asjd7k7u4sb1 | wikipedia | Brooklyn () is the most populous borough of New York City, with a Census-estimated 2,629,150 residents in 2016. It borders the borough of Queens at the southwestern end of Long Island, and has several bridge connections to the nearby boroughs of Staten Island and Manhattan. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, the most populous county in the U.S. state of New York and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, after the county of New York (which is coextensive with the borough of Manhattan).
With a land area of and water area of , Kings County is New York's fourth-smallest county by land area and third-smallest by total area, though it is the second-largest among the city's five boroughs. Today, if New York City dissolved, Brooklyn would rank as the third-most populous city in the U.S., behind Los Angeles and Chicago.
Brooklyn was an independent incorporated city (and previously an authorized village and town within the provisions of the New York State Constitution) until January 1, 1898, when, after a long political campaign and public relations battle during the 1890s, according to the new Municipal Charter of "Greater New York", Brooklyn was consolidated with the other cities, boroughs, and counties to form the modern "City of New York," surrounding the Upper New York Bay with five constituent boroughs. The borough continues, however, to maintain a distinct culture. Many Brooklyn neighborhoods are ethnic enclaves. Brooklyn's official motto, displayed on the Borough seal and flag, is which translates from early modern Dutch as "Unity makes strength". QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is New York's most populous borough?
2. Which NYC borough has the most residents?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the population of Brooklyn?
2. How many people live in Brooklyn?
3.
Q3:
1. What does Brooklyn border?
2. What is right next to Brooklyn?
3.
Q4:
1. Who does Brooklyn have the same boundaries as?
2. What are Brooklyn's boundaries identical to?
3.
Q5:
1. Since when do Brooklyn and King's County have the same boundaries?
2. In what year did Brookyn and King's County begin to have identical boundaries?
3.
Q6:
1. Does King's County have the highest population density in New York?
2. Is Kings County New York's most densely populated county?
3.
Q7:
1. What is New York's most densely population county?
2. Which New York county has the highest population density?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the fourth smallest county in New York?
2. Which New York county has three that are bigger than it?
3.
Q9:
1. What would be Brooklyn's rank in population in the US if New York dissolved?
2. If NYC was no longer a city, where would Brooklyn's population rank in the US?
3.
Q10:
1. What city would be bigger than an independent Brooklyn?
2. Which city would still have a larger population than independent Brooklyn?
3.
Q11:
1. What city would be bigger than an independent Brooklyn, besides LA?
2. Which city would still have a larger population than independent Brooklyn in addition to Los Angeles?
3.
Q12:
1. What was the last year of Brooklyn's independence?
2. In what year did Brooklyn become a part of New York City?
3.
Q13:
1. What is the official motto of Brooklyn?
2. What motto does Brooklyn use?
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3o6cyiuled16tyf3py1ols2t2jgwus | race | Maupassant(*)was born in 1850 in northern France. His early life was not happy. His parents separated when he was 11. Most of his education came informally from Gustave Flaubert--his mother's friend and his godfather, a journalist and novelist. Often Flaubert would let him take a walk and then ask him to write 100 lines about what he saw. This type of training developed in Maupassant a sense of observation, which he later put to use in his writing. Flaubert also allowed Maupassant to attend his Sunday gatherings with others in his literary circle
For a few years, Maupassant was connected with the Ministry of Public Instruction. It is interesting to note that Monsieur Loisel, a poor man character in The Necklace, worked there. He also served in the French army during the Franco-Prussian War. His favorite writing subjects were peasants, servants, in the city, and the Francd-Prussian War.
At an early age, Maupassant started writing short stories. In 1880, some of his works were published and he received a wide reputation for Boule de Suif (Ball of Tallow). With this success, he began to work full-time on writing. During the next ten years, he wrote over 300 stories, including six novels, three travel books, and a book of verse. Through them, he earn a lot of money.
His writing was classical and simple, avoiding social comments and dirty details. His works often showed a real world and an accurate knowledge of the subject. Although Maupassant wrote in many forms, he received widest recognition for his short stories. By 1890, Maupassant was suffering from the latter staged of syphilis . He died in 1893 in Paris. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Was Maupassant's life a joyous one?
2. Did Maupassant live a life filled with happiness?
3.
Q2:
1. Why didn't Maupassant lead a happy life?
2. Why was Maupassant's life so sad?
3.
Q3:
1. What education did Maupassant receive?
2. What was Maupassant's schooling like?
3.
Q4:
1. Who was Gustave Flaubert to Maupassant?
2. How did Maupassant know Gustave Flaubert?
3.
Q5:
1. What would Gustave Flaubert have Maupassant do?
2. What task would Gustave Flaubert give to Maupassant?
3.
Q6:
1. Did writing about his walks help Maupassant's training?
2. Did Maupassant become sharper by writing about his strolls?
3.
Q7:
1. How did documenting his observations improve Maupassant's writing?
2. How did writing about his walks train Maupassant?
3.
Q8:
1. What did Maupassant write at an early age?
2. What did Maupassant pen in his youth?
3.
Q9:
1. Was Maupassant a prolific writer?
2. Did Maupassant write a lot?
3.
Q10:
1. How many novels did Maupassant write?
2. What was the quantity of novels produced by Maupassant?
3.
Q11:
1. Did Maupassant write any travel books?
2. Did Maupassant pen any volumes regarding travel?
3.
Q12:
1. How many travel books did Maupassant write?
2. What was the number of travel books penned by Maupassant?
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30x31n5d63qt78kwzoawo2neoyssam | cnn | (CNN) -- Iggy Azalea would love it if everyone channeled "Frozen" and just "let it go."
The Australian rapper has broken her silence about a supposed feud between herself and Nicki Minaj, rumors that were sparked after Minaj gave a curiously pointed acceptance speech at the BET Awards on Sunday.
The New York-bred MC made it clear that when "you hear Nicki Minaj spit, Nicki Minaj wrote it," leaving observers to assume that she was taking a dig at Azalea, who's been rumored to work with ghostwriters and was Minaj's competitor at the awards ceremony.
Nicki Minaj vs. Iggy Azalea: Where's the beef?
Although Minaj said during her acceptance speech that she wasn't giving "shade" -- aka, disrespect -- it nonetheless appeared that way to many.
With the Internet chomping down on the apparent beef, both Minaj and Azalea have tried to clear the air.
"The media puts words in my mouth all the time and this is no different. I will always take a stance on women writing b/c I believe in us!" Minaj tweeted on July 2. "I've congratulated Iggy on the success of 'Fancy,' publicly. She should be very proud of that. All the women nominated should b proud. ... That will never change my desire to motivate women to write. Our voices have to be heard. I hope I inspire up & coming females to do that."
Azalea initially remained silent on the subject, but by July 3 the rapper had grown tired of the commentary.
"I have to say the general explosion of pettiness online in the last few days is hard to ignore and honestly ... lame," Azalea wrote in a statement, as captured on her Instagram account. "If I had won the BET award that would've been great but it wasn't my year and I don't mind -- so you shouldn't either." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Which girls are fighting?
2. Who are the rappers with a disagreement?
3.
Q2:
1. What was the location of Nicki Minaj's pointed acceptance speech?
2. Where did Nick Minaj seem to target somebody with her acceptance speech?
3.
Q3:
1. Who did Nicki Minaj accuse of attributing false statements to her?
2. Who did Nick Minaj say was putting words in her mouth?
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Q4:
1. When did Iggy Azalea become sick of all the swipes?
2. On what day had Iggy Azalea had enough of the comments?
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Q5:
1. What is Iggy Azalea's home country?
2. What country does Iggy Azalea come from?
3.
Q6:
1. Does Iggy Azalea prefer to just let things go?
2. Does Iggy Azalea wish to drop the drama?
3.
Q7:
1. Did Nicki Minaj extend good wishes to Iggy Azalea on Twitter?
2. Did Nicki Minaj use twitter to congratulate Iggy Azalea?
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Q8:
1. Did Nicki Minaj mention not disrespecting Iggy Azalea in her acceptance speech?
2. Did Nicki Minaj comment on her lack of dissing Iggy Azalea in her acceptance speech?
3.
Q9:
1. Does it seem as though Nicki Minaj sincerely did not mean to diss Iggy Azalea?
2. Do people think Nicki Minaj was really not throwing shade at Iggy Azalea?
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Q10:
1. What statement did Iggy Azalea give regarding online pettiness?
2. What did Iggy Azalea say regarding online drama?
3.
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3jrjswsmqhlsd4gtpebhcd5ti2y3ei | race | Science Fiction
The science fiction type of entertainment is considered by most to be fathered by Jules Verne (A Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea) and H. G. Wells (The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds). Sci-Fi, as it is commonly shortened, is a fictional story in which science and technology have a significant influence on the characters and plot. Many such works are guesswork about what the future holds and how scientific findings and technological advances will shape humankind.
Writing in the late 1800s, Jules Verne was remarkably successful in his 10 guesses about future technologies of air conditioning, automobiles, the Internet, television, and underwater, air, and space travel. Unbelievably, of all places from which to choose, Jules Verne guessed Tampa, Florida, USA as the launching site of the first project to the Moon, which was only 200 kilometers away from the actual 1969 location at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
One of the best-known science fiction books is Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. Published in 1949, it was not meant as a prediction, but as a warning: Orwell was describing what he saw as the outcome of the ideas, trends, and emerging technologies of his time. Many invented terms from this novel have become common in everyday use, such as "big brother" and "doublethink". Even the author's name has been made into an adjective--Orwellian--and has become a warning descriptor for situations where privacy is lost and the individual becomes sacrifice under a totalitarian government. Nineteen Eighty-Four was translated into sixty-five languages within five years of its publication, setting a record that still stands.
What helps bring science fiction into being is usually a new discovery or innovation. The author creates an analysis of the potential influence and consequences and then wraps it in a pleasant story. For example, the beginning of space exploration was followed a few years later by the Star Trek television program and movie series. Advances in genetics cause fantasies of the end of disease, horrors of eugenics , and thrillers where creatures disappearing long ago are brought back to life. The science fiction author's self-determined role is that of field glasses for humanity--searching the world of future possibilities upon the road which we are traveling. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Are three men considered to be the fathers of science fiction?
2. Are there three men that are regarded as fathering science fiction?
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1. How many fathers of science fiction are there?
2. How many men do people see as the fathers of science fiction?
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1. Who are the fathers of science fiction?
2. What are the names of those who fathered the science fiction genre?
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Q4:
1. Which father of science fiction wrote in the 1800s?
2. What was the name of the science fiction writer from the 1800s?
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1. Did Jules Verne have 12 correct assumptions about the future?
2. Did Jules Verne guess 12 future inventions correctly?
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1. How many successful predictions did Jules Verne make about the future?
2. What number of things did Jules Verne predict correctly about the future?
3.
Q7:
1. What did Jules Verne correctly predict about the future?
2. What was a prediction by Jules Verne about the future that came true?
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Q8:
1. What is the nickname of the science fiction genre?
2. What is science fiction often referred to as?
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Q9:
1. Does science fiction often accurately predict the future?
2. Are most science fiction novels sure about what the future will hold?
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Q10:
1. Is there another famous science fiction writer mentioned besides Jules Verne?
2. Does the article reference any science fiction writers other than Jules Verne?
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1. What other science fiction writer does the article discuss, alongside Jules Verne?
2. Who besides Jules Verne appears in the article?
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Q12:
1. What is George Orwell's most famous novel?
2. What is the most well known novel by George Orwell?
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1. Did 1984 come out in 1947?
2. Was Nighteen Eighty-Four published in 1947?
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Q14:
1. When did 1984 come out?
2. What was the year of 1984's publication?
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1. Can Nighteen Eighty-Four only be accessed in English?
2. Does 1984 exist only in English?
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3a1cohj8njvqybd1rwejoxahq4xh8j | 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 or buy 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. " " From tablet computers to smart phones, 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. " 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. But 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 robust 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 WiFi. This makes it easy for users to email or upload photographs directly from the camera. "You can literally take a picture and 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 smart phones, laptops and tablets. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What did everyone want for the holidays again?
2. What was a highly demanded gift during the holiday season again?
3.
Q2:
1. What percentage of shoppers wanted consumer electronics?
2. What percent of buyers were interested in consumer electronics?
3.
Q3:
1. Who is the source of the claim that Americans are spending more on tech products?
2. Who says that people in the United States are increasing spending on tech products?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the senior editor at cnet.com?
2. Who does cnet.com employ as its senior editor?
3.
Q5:
1. What can be purchased for as low as 7.99?
2. What product has a starting price of $7.99?
3.
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1.
2.
3.
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1. What can be purchased for as little as $199?
2. What has a starting price of $199?
3.
Q8:
1. Who does Elman Chacon work for?
2. Which company employs Elman Chacon?
3.
Q9:
1. What does a streaming media box hook up to?
2. What are streaming media boxes meant to connect with?
3.
Q10:
1. How do streaming media boxes connect to the internet?
2. What permits a streaming media box to hook up to the internet?
3.
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3cfjtt4sxtqmusj2n94ya9f1f3bi77 | cnn | Rason, North Korea (CNN) -- As the sole Western journalist covering a unique bicycle race in North Korea last month, I was provided with a personal guide, a car with a driver and the promise that I was free to take any photographs I wanted. As a journalist, it seemed like an incredible opportunity to document a small snapshot of what North Korea was really like.
However, the promise turned out not to be completely true.
At the border, before going back to China, a group of security guards confiscated my camera and erased all images they thought were inappropriate, or did not portray the country in a favorable light.
The North Korea I wasn't meant to see
But with the help of a computer expert in Hong Kong, I managed to get all the pictures back.
Officially, I only had two restrictions to obey during my trip: No photos of the military or military facilities and all shots of portraits of Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong-Il had to show their entire figures. And I was under no circumstances allowed to walk off alone.
My guide, Ko Chang Ho, was surprisingly friendly and talkative. Contrary to the propaganda machine I was expecting, the 42-year-old father of two talked at length about his days as an English student in Pyongyang and his interest in international literature. His favorite author was William Shakespeare; the last book he read was Sir Walter Scott's classic novel, "Ivanhoe."
We also talked about why the outside world has such a negative view of North Korea; something he was very sad about. He loved his country and I chose my words carefully. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How is the person in the article employed?
2. What does the guy in the article do for a living?
3.
Q2:
1. What took place at the North Korean border?
2. What did the journalist go through at the North Korean border?
3.
Q3:
1. Did the security guards do anything to the journalist's camera?
2. Did anything happen to the journalist's camera in the hands of security?
3.
Q4:
1. Why did the security guards erase certain photos?
2. For what reason did security delete some photos?
3.
Q5:
1. Was the journalist able to recover his deleted photos?
2. Did the journalist get all the erased photos back?
3.
Q6:
1. How did the journalist get his erased photos back?
2. How was the journalist able to recover his deleted photos?
3.
Q7:
1. Where did the journalist recover his deleted photos?
2. In what location was the journalist able to get back the erased photos?
3.
Q8:
1. Were there rules that the journalist had to follow in North Korea?
2. Was the journalist obliged to conform to certain rules on his visit?
3.
Q9:
1. What rules did the journalist have to follow?
2. What restrictions on behavior was the journalist given in North Korea?
3.
Q10:
1. What rules did the journalist have to follow, besides restrictions on photos?
2. What restrictions on behavior, other than manner of photo taking, was the journalist given in North Korea?
3.
Q11:
1. Who was the journalist's guide to North Korea?
2. What was the name of the journalist's cultural guide?
3.
Q12:
1. How old was Ko Chang Ho?
2. What was the age of the journalist's North Korean guide?
3.
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3igi0vl647kltzms1bysq3xdqflnoz | cnn | (CNN)Richard Glatzer, who directed a powerful film about a professor battling Alzheimer's as he faced his own harrowing health struggles, has died.
Glatzer died in Los Angeles on Tuesday after having ALS for four years, his publicist said. He was 63.
Glatzer co-directed "Still Alice" with his husband, Wash Westmoreland. The 2014 film earned a number of major awards for its lead actress, Julianne Moore.
Directing the movie was a challenge that Glatzer embraced, even as he faced a growing number of health obstacles after his ALS diagnosis in 2011.
"On set, he inspired the cast and crew with his perseverance, (co-directing) the film by typing with one finger into a text-to-speech app on his iPad," his publicist's statement said.
In a Twitter post Wednesday, Westmoreland said he was devastated.
"Richard was my soul mate, my collaborator, my life," he said. "A true artist and a brilliant man."
Opinion: Why 'Still Alice' is about you
When she accepted her Academy Award for best actress last month for her role in the film, Moore noted Glatzer's absence.
"Finally, to our filmmakers, Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer, who had hoped to be here tonight, but they can't because of Richard's health," she said. "When Richard was diagnosed with ALS, Wash asked him what he wanted to do. Did he want to travel? Did he want to see the world? He said he wanted to make movies. And that's what he did."
People we've lost in 2015
CNN's Topher Gauk-Roger contributed to this report. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What cognitive disease does Still Alice portray?
2. What illness is represented in the film Just Alice?
3.
Q2:
1. What was the profession of the person in Still Alice?
2. What does the protagonist of Still Alice do for a living?
3.
Q3:
1. Who was in charge of Still Alice?
2. Who directed Still Alice?
3.
Q4:
1. Is Richard Glatzer alive today?
2. Is Richard Glatzer currently living?
3.
Q5:
1. When did Richard Glatzer pass away?
2. What was the day of Richard Glatzer's passing?
3.
Q6:
1. What was Richard Glatzer's cause of death?
2. How did Richard Glatzer die?
3.
Q7:
1. How long did Richard Glatzer live with ALS?
2. How many years was Richard Glatzer afflicted with ALS?
3.
Q8:
1. What other movie did Richard Glatzer work on besides Still Alice?
2. What film, apart from Still Alice, was Richard Glatzer a part of?
3.
Q9:
1. Who is Richard Glatzer's partner?
2. Who is Richard Glatzer in a relationship with?
3.
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2.
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3vnl7uk1xfjpizejz41ec8urnxbtfh | cnn | Jerusalem (CNN) -- The Indian nanny who saved the life of an Israeli boy during the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008 has been granted honorary citizenship and temporary residency in Israel.
At a ceremony Monday, the Israeli interior ministry in Jerusalem handed Sandra Samuel her identity card.
"I hope I will honor the citizenship and love Israel. I would give my heart and soul for Israel," she said.
Samuel has been caring for the boy, Moshe Holtzberg, since his parents died in the terror attacks on a Jewish cultural center, Chabad House, and several luxury hotels in India's financial capital.
They were among six people who were killed at Chabad House. Altogether, more than 160 people died in the attacks.
During the raids, 10 men also attacked buildings including the luxury Taj Mahal Palace and Tower and Oberoi-Trident hotels and the city's Chhatrapati Shivaji train station.
The only surviving gunman, Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, a Pakistani, was convicted of murder, conspiracy, and waging war.
Moshe's father, Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg, and his pregnant wife, Rivka, ran the Mumbai headquarters of the Chabad community -- a Hasidic Jewish movement.
Samuel, who worked as a cook and nanny at the Chabad House, found Moshe -- who turned 2 just after the attacks -- standing between the bodies of his slain parents.
She returned to Israel and has continued to care for the boy, helping his grandparents to raise him.
"Sandra Samuel stepped into the fire and abyss and did not think of herself," said Rabbi Shimon Rosenberg, Moshe's grandfather, at the ceremony. "She saved Moshe from the fire and we as Jews must thank and respect her." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who did Sandra Samuel save?
2. Who was rescued by Sandra Samuel?
3.
Q2:
1. What was Sandra Samuel's role in the boy's life?
2. How was Sandra Samuel employed?
3.
Q3:
1. What was the boy rescued from by his nanny?
2. What did Sandra Samuel save the boy from?
3.
Q4:
1. What was Sandra Samuel's reward for her bravery?
2. What was given to Sandra Samuel in exchange for saving the boy?
3.
Q5:
1. Who gave Sandra Smauel her identity card?
2. From whom did Sandra Samuel receive an Israeli identity card?
3.
Q6:
1. Was Sandra Samuel grateful for becoming a citizen?
2. Did Sandra Samuel feel thankful for receiving her identity card?
3.
Q7:
1. What event led to Sandra Samuel taking responsibility for the boy?
2. How did the boy come under Sandra Samuel's care?
3.
Q8:
1. Were Sandra Samuel and the boy the only ones affected by the attack?
2. Were Sandra Samuel and the child the only victims of the terror attack?
3.
Q9:
1. What large buildings did the terrorists target?
2. What major structures were the terrorists trying to strike?
3.
Q10:
1. How many terrorists survived their attack?
2. What was the number of attackers that made it out alive?
3.
Q11:
1. What did the Israeli boy's parents do for a living?
2. How were the parents of the Jewish boy employed?
3.
Q12:
1. Who is Sandra Samuel helping raise the boy?
2. Who is receiving aid from Sandra Samuel in bringing up the boy?
3.
Q13:
1. Are the boy's grandparents thankful to Sandra Samuel?
2. Do the boy's grandparents feel grateful towards Sandra Samuel?
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3e4gguz1t8r6emckh08fryd6vng2kf | mctest | James was getting ready for the weekend. He needed to go to the store. He needed to get food for his friend's birthday party. James made a list of things to get. He wrote down strawberries, apples, cupcakes, juice, and bananas. James was going to make a fruit salad. James went to the store. He bought the apples, cupcakes, and bananas that were on the shopping list. He forgot to buy the juice. James also bought a toy mouse for a present for his friend. James was very excited for the party this weekend.
The day of the party finally arrived. James made the fruit salad with the apples, strawberries, and bananas he bought. He set out the cupcakes and fruit salad on the table. He placed the toy mouse in shiny paper and set it on the table too. He checked his watch. It was almost time for the party. The birthday guests would be there soon.
Once the guests came they ate cupcakes and fruit salad. Everyone liked the food. James gave his friend the present. His friend really liked the toy mouse. James was very happy because his friend had a great birthday. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was preparing for the weekend?
2. What was the name of the boy making weekend preparations?
3.
Q2:
1. Where did James need to go?
2. What location was it necessary for James to visit?
3.
Q3:
1. What did James need to get?
2. What purchases did James need to make?
3.
Q4:
1. Did James make a list of things he need to get?
2. Did James list out everything he needed to acquire?
3.
Q5:
1. What was on James' list?
2. What items did James place on his list?
3.
Q6:
1. What was James going to make?
2. What was James set to whip up?
3.
Q7:
1. What did James forget to buy?
2. What purchase did James not remember to make?
3.
Q8:
1. What kind of toy did James buy?
2. What sort of plaything was purchased by James?
3.
Q9:
1. What did James set out alongside the fruit salad on the table?
2. What did James place upon the table in addition to the fruit salad?
3.
Q10:
1. What did James place in shiny paper?
2. What did James wrap in bright paper?
3.
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3iq1vmjrytkb2toxqia577ioxmoa93 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXVIII
HOME AGAIN--CONCLUSION
When the collision came, Dick, to save himself from injury, gave a leap up into the air, and Sergeant Brown did the same. The shock sent the _Searchlight_ backward, and when the youth came down he found himself sprawling on the _Flyaway's_ deck, close beside Dan Baxter.
"Dick Rover!" gasped the former bully of Putnam Hall. "So it is your boat that has run into us?"
"Baxter, where is Dora Stanhope?" panted Dick, as soon as he could speak. He was afraid that one or both yachts were going down and that Dora might be drowned. Even in this extreme moment of peril his one thought was for his girl friend.
"Find out for yourself," burst out Baxter, and aimed a blow at Dick's head with his fist. But the blow never reached its mark, for Mumps hauled the bully backward.
"We've had enough of this--at least, I've had enough," said Fenwick, astonishing himself at his own boldness. "Dick, Dora is in the cabin--no, she's coming up."
"Save me!" came in a scream from the girl.
"Oh, Dick, is it really you!" and she ran right into Dick's arms.
By this time it was discovered that the two yachts were locked together, the bowsprit of the _Flyaway_ having become entangled in the rigging of the _Searchlight_. Both yachts were badly damaged, but neither sufficiently so as to be in danger of sinking.
"Back with you!" came from Arnold Baxter, and fired his shotgun at the police officer. But the rocking of the boats spoiled his aim. Then Sergeant Brown fired, and the elder Baxter went down, shot through the left leg. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Did boats crash into each other?
2. Was there a collision between maritime vehicles?
3.
Q2:
1. Did the boats get scuffed?
2. Was there damage to the yachts?
3.
Q3:
1. Who took a bullet in the leg?
2. Whose leg was pierced by a bullet?
3.
Q4:
1. Who cries out for help?
2. What is the source of the cry SAVE ME?
3.
Q5:
1. Where did the girl run?
2. To what location did the girl scurry off?
3.
Q6:
1. Who took a swing at Dick?
2. Who attempted to punch Dick?
3.
Q7:
1. Where did Baxter come from?
2. From what location did Baxter spring forth?
3.
Q8:
1. Did Baxter manage to actually punch Dick?
2. Did Baxter's attempt to swing at Dick make contact?
3.
Q9:
1. Who uttered "Back with you!"?
2. Who was the source of the phrase "Back with you!"?
3.
Q10:
1. Why did Dora scream save me?
2. What was Dora's reason for crying out for help?
3.
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3gdtjdapvubcqpecituwg2id7re8m3 | race | I had to knock on the taxi to get his attention.Finally,the driver,a man about 60,looked up from behind the wheel and apologized,"I'm sorry,but I was reading a letter." He sounded as if he had a cold or a cough.
Since I was in no hurry,I told him to finish his letter.He shook his head,explaining that he had already read it several times and almost knew it by heart.Curious,I asked whether it was from a child or maybe a grandchild."This isn't family,"he replied."though he might just as well have been a regular member of the family.Old Ed and I grew up together."
They were always friends.But since he moved away from the neighborhood 30 years ago,it'd generally just been postcards at Christmas time between them.A couple of weeks ago,Ed died."I should have kept in touch." He repeated this,more to himself than to me.To comfort him,I said sometimes we just didn't seem to find the time."But we used to find the time," he said."Take a look." He handed the letter over to me.
The first sentence "I've been meaning to write for some time,but I've always delayed it." reminded me of myself.It went on to say that he often thought about the good times they had had together.When I read the part where it said "Your friendship really means a lot to me,more than I can say because I'm not good at saying things like that",I found myself nodding in agreement.
We had gone several kilometers and were almost at my hotel, so I read the last paragraph: "So I thought you'd like to know that I was thinking of you." And it was ended with "Your Old Friend, Tom."
"I thought your friend's name was Ed," I said.
"I'm Tom," he explained. "It's a letter I wrote to Ed before I knew he'd died. I never put it in the mailbox. I guess I should have written it sooner." His face was pale as he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief.
When I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away.I had to write a letter and post it. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What vehicle did the man travel in?
2. How did the narrator get around town?
3.
Q2:
1. What was the taxi driver's age?
2. How old was the man comandeering the taxi?
3.
Q3:
1. What was the taxi driver doing?
2. What was the taxi driver up to?
3.
Q4:
1. How did the taxi driver sound?
2. What was the taxi driver's voice like?
3.
Q5:
1. How long ago did Tom move?
2. How long ago did the taxi driver leave his old neighborhood?
3.
Q6:
1. For what holiday did the taxi driver and his friend always used to communicate?
2. During what holiday would the taxi driver and his friend always keep in contact?
3.
Q7:
1. What did the taxi driver first say his friend's name was?
2. What name did the taxi driver first give the narrator for his chum?
3.
Q8:
1. What did the Taxi driver later claim his friend's name was?
2. What did the taxi driver change his friend's name to later on in the story?
3.
Q9:
1. Who is the taxi driver?
2. What is the name of the name driving the taxi?
3.
Q10:
1. Who was the letter's author?
2. Who penned the note?
3.
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3yj6na41jbg7v9781djfmwlmscbjpw | wikipedia | Kanji, or "kan'ji", are the adopted logographic Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana and katakana. The Japanese term "kanji" for the Chinese characters literally means "Han characters" and is written using the same characters as the Chinese word '.
Chinese characters first came to Japan on official seals, letters, swords, coins, mirrors, and other decorative items imported from China. The earliest known instance of such an import was the King of Na gold seal given by Emperor Guangwu of Han to a Yamato emissary in 57 AD. Chinese coins from the first century AD have been found in Yayoi-period archaeological sites. However, the Japanese of that era probably had no comprehension of the script, and would remain illiterate until the fifth century AD. According to the "Nihon Shoki" and "Kojiki", a semi-legendary scholar called Wani () was dispatched to Japan by the Kingdom of Baekje during the reign of Emperor Ōjin in the early fifth century, bringing with him knowledge of Confucianism and Chinese characters.
The earliest Japanese documents were probably written by bilingual Chinese or Korean officials employed at the Yamato court. For example, the diplomatic correspondence from King Bu of Wa to Emperor Shun of Liu Song in 478 has been praised for its skillful use of allusion. Later, groups of people called "fuhito" were organized under the monarch to read and write Classical Chinese. During the reign of Empress Suiko (593–628), the Yamato court began sending full-scale diplomatic missions to China, which resulted in a large increase in Chinese literacy at the Japanese court. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the number of Japanese characters mentioned?
2. How many kids of writing are talked about?
3.
Q2:
1. What are kanji a part of?
2. What system includes kanji?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the actual origin of kanji characters?
2. From what nation are kanji characters in fact derived?
3.
Q4:
1. When were kanji characters first seen in Japan?
2. When was the first time that kanji appeared in Japan?
3.
Q5:
1. How did Kanji get to Japan?
2. Through what objects were kanji transported to Japan?
3.
Q6:
1. Were the Japanese able to understand Han characters at first?
2. Were Han characters scrutible to the Japanese when they first arrived?
3.
Q7:
1. Who got to Japan in the 5th century?
2. Whose Japanese arrival occurred in the 5th century?
3.
Q8:
1. What did Wani have?
2. What was possessed by Wani?
3.
Q9:
1. In what year did King Bu and Emperor Shun communicate?
2. When did King Bu and Emperor Shun exchange words?
3.
Q10:
1. Who created the first writing in Japanese?
2. Who was the source of the first characters in Japanese?
3.
Q11:
1. What do the Fuhito do?
2. What is the role of the Fuhito?
3.
Q12:
1. What was the lifetime of Empress Suiko?
2. During what years was Empress Suiko alive?
3.
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3ymu66obin85rqjjauq7garfdj1hgh | gutenberg | CHAPTER XII.
SENTENCE OF DEATH.
After parting with their companion, de Lescure and Henri were not long in reaching Durbellière; and on the road thither they also learnt that Santerre, and upwards of a hundred blue horsemen, were prisoners in the château, or in the barns, out-houses, or stables belonging to it; and that the whole place was crowded with peasants, guarding their captives. As they entered the château gates, they met Chapeau, who was at the bottom of the steps, waiting for them; and Henri immediately asked after his father.
"Monseigneur is much fatigued," said Chapeau, "but apparently well; he is, however, still in bed."
"And my sister?" said Henri.
"Mademoiselle has of course been much fatigued, but she is well; she is with your father, M. Henri."
"And tell me, Chapeau, is it true, is it really true that M. Denot brought the blues here, and that since he has been here he has treated my sister in the manner they describe?"
"It is true as gospel, M. Henri. I knew that this would be the worst of the whole affair to you. I knew you would sooner the château should have been burnt than have heard this. We are only waiting for you and M. de Lescure, to hang him as a traitor from the big chestnut out on the road-side. You might have seen as you came in, that they have the ropes and everything ready."
Henri shuddered as he followed his cousin into the house. The steps were crowded with his own followers, who warmly welcomed him, and congratulated him on the safety of his father, his sister, and his property; but he said very little to them; he was thinking of the friend whom he had loved so well, who had so vilely disgraced himself, and whose life he now feared he should be unable to save. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who felt tired?
2. Who was physically worn down?
3.
Q2:
1. Who had a question regarding their own father?
2. Who inquired after their dad?
3.
Q3:
1. Did Henri ask about anyone besides his father?
2. Did Henri have questions about anyone else in addition to his dad?
3.
Q4:
1. Who did Henri ask about besides his dad?
2. Who did Henri inquire after in addition to his father?
3.
Q5:
1. Was Henri's dad the only tired person?
2. Was Henri's father alon in feeling fatigued?
3.
Q6:
1. Who was in Henri's company?
2. Who could be found alongside Henri?
3.
Q7:
1. How many people did Henri inquire after?
2. What was the number of people that Henri had questions about?
3.
Q8:
1. Where was Henri's sister?
2. What was the location of Henri's female sibling?
3.
Q9:
1. Who came with sorrow?
2. Who invited the blues in?
3.
Q10:
1. Who answered Henri's questions?
2. Who responded to Henri's inquiries?
3.
Q11:
1. What was to be M. Denot's fate?
2. What was set to happen to M. Denot?
3.
Q12:
1. Who did Henri follow into the home?
2. Who did Henri trail going into the house?
3.
Q13:
1. Did Henri have a living sister and father?
2. Were Henri's father and sister alive?
3.
Q14:
1. Where was the chateau of Henri's family?
2. Where did Henri's family have a residence?
3.
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3njm2bjs4w6knv12rl2tzs8r2sipc4 | wikipedia | The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the U.S. government, responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department was formed in 1870 during the Ulysses S. Grant administration. In its early years, the DOJ vigorously prosecuted Ku Klux Klan members.
The Department of Justice administers several federal law enforcement agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The department is responsible for investigating instances of financial fraud, representing the United States government in legal matters (such as in cases before the Supreme Court), and running the federal prison system. The department is also responsible for reviewing the conduct of local law enforcement as directed by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
The department is headed by the United States Attorney General, who is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate and is a member of the Cabinet. The current Attorney General is Jeff Sessions.
The office of the Attorney General was established by the Judiciary Act of 1789 as a part-time job for one person, but grew with the bureaucracy. At one time, the Attorney General gave legal advice to the U.S. Congress as well as the President, but in 1819 the Attorney General began advising Congress alone to ensure a manageable workload. Until March 3, 1853, the salary of the Attorney General was set by statute at less than the amount paid to other Cabinet members. Early Attorneys General supplemented their salaries by running private law practices, often arguing cases before the courts as attorneys for paying litigants. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What does DOJ stand for?
2. What is DOJ an acronym for?
3.
Q2:
1. Who is the head of the DOJ?
2. What's the name of the person in charge of the DOJ?
3.
Q3:
1. Who nominates the Attorney General?
2. Who proposes a candidate for Attorney General?
3.
Q4:
1. Who confirms the AG appointment?
2. Who confirms the president's AG nominee?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the current Attorney General?
2. Who serves as Attorney General at present?
3.
Q6:
1. In what year was the Department of Justice created?
2. When was the Department of Justice founded?
3.
Q7:
1. What are some of the things that the Department of Justice does?
2. What are some responsibilities of the DOJ?
3.
Q8:
1. What are some of the things that the Department of Justice does, besides investigate financial fraud?
2. What are some responsibilities of the DOJ, other than look into financial fraud?
3.
Q9:
1. What are some of the things that the Department of Justice does, besides investigate financial fraud and review law enforcement conduct?
2. What are some responsibilities of the DOJ, other than look into financial fraud and look into the conduct of law enforcement officers?
3.
Q10:
1. What are some of the things that the Department of Justice does, besides investigate financial fraud, run federal prisons and review law enforcement conduct?
2. What are some responsibilities of the DOJ, other than manage federal prisons, look into financial fraud and look into the conduct of law enforcement officers?
3.
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3ob0cao74hp5dh4j40cdnayjjpehyn | wikipedia | Albany is the capital of the U.S. state of New York and the seat of Albany County. Roughly north of New York City, Albany developed on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. The population of the City of Albany was 97,856 according to the 2010 census. Albany constitutes the economic and cultural core of the Capital District of New York State, which comprises the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area, including the nearby cities and suburbs of Troy, Schenectady, and Saratoga Springs. With a 2013 Census-estimated population of 1.1 million the Capital District is the third-most populous metropolitan region in the state and 38th in the United States.
Fortune 500 companies with offices in Albany include American Express, J.P. Morgan and Chase, Merrill Lynch, General Electric, Verizon, Goldman Sachs, International Paper, and Key Bank. In the 21st century, the Capital District has emerged as a major anchor of Tech Valley, the moniker describing the technologically-focused region of eastern New York State.
This was the first European settlement in the state. It was settled by Dutch colonists who in 1614, built Fort Nassau for fur trading and Fort Orange in 1624. They formed successful relations with both the Mahican and the Mohawk peoples, two major Native American nations in the region. The fur trade attracted settlers who founded a village called Beverwijck near Fort Orange. In 1664 the English took over the Dutch settlements, renaming the city as Albany, in honor of the then Duke of Albany, the future James II of England and James VII of Scotland. The city was officially chartered in 1686 under English rule. It became the capital of New York State in 1797, following the United States gaining independence in the American Revolutionary War. Albany is one of the oldest surviving settlements of the original British thirteen colonies, and the longest continuously chartered city in the United States. Its charter is possibly the longest-running instrument of municipal government in the Western Hemisphere. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Name a few fortune 500 companies with offices in Albany?
2. What companies on the Fortune 500 list have branches in Albany?
3.
Q2:
1. What state is Albany the capital of?
2. What is the state for which Albany serves as capital?
3.
Q3:
1. What river was Albany developed on the bank of?
2. Upon which river bank was Albany established?
3.
Q4:
1. Who was Albany first settled by?
2. Who were the first settlers in Albany?
3.
Q5:
1. When did the first settlers come to Albany?
2. In what year was Albany first settled?
3.
Q6:
1. Were there other European colonies in America when Albany was settled?
2. At the time of Albany's settlement, did other European nations have colonies in America?
3.
Q7:
1. When did Albany become the capital of New York State?
2. In what year was Albany made the capital of New York?
3.
Q8:
1. How does Albany rank in population with other cities in the US?
2. How does the population of Albany rank against other American cities?
3.
Q9:
1. How does Albany rank in population with other cities in the state
2. How does the population of Albany rank against New York's other cities?
3.
Q10:
1. What is notable about Albany's charter?
2. What makes Albany's charter unique?
3.
Q11:
1. Is it possible that Albany has the longest running charter in the western hemisphere?
2. Might Albany have the charter with the longest history in the Western hemisphere?
3.
Q12:
1. What is the population of Albany according to the 2010 census?
2. What does the 2010 census list Albany's population as?
3.
Q13:
1. What other districts join Albany to make up New York State's Capital district?
2. What are the districts contained within the New York Capital district, alongside Albany?
3.
Q14:
1. When did the English gain control of Albany from the Dutch?
2. In what year did the English take over Albany from the Dutch?
3.
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3ranct1zvfhe5vhsu75syep8rd4bum | gutenberg | CHAPTER V
FUN AND AN EXPLOSION
Several days slipped by, and the boys waited anxiously for some news from the authorities. But none came, and they rightfully surmised that, for the time being, Dan Baxter had made good his escape.
On account of the disastrous ending to the kite-flying match, many had supposed that the feast in Dormitory No. 6 was not to come off, but Sam, Tom, Frank, and several others got their heads together and prepared for a "layout" for the following Wednesday, which would be Dick's birthday.
"We'll give him a surprise," said Sam, and so it was agreed. Passing around the hat netted exactly three dollars and a quarter, and Tom, Sam, and Fred Garrison were delegated to purchase the candies, cake, and ice cream which were to constitute the spread.
"We'll do the thing up brown," said Sam.
"We must strike higher than that feast we had, last year."
"Right you are!" came from Tom, "Oh dear, do you remember how we served Mumps that night!" and he set up a roar over the remembrance of the scene.
Hans Mueller had become one of the occupants of the dormitory, and he was as much, interested as anybody in the preparations for the spread. "Dot vill pe fine!" he said. "I like to have von feast twist a veek, ha I ha!
"He's a jolly dog," said Tom to Frank.
"But, say, I've been thinking of having some fun with him before this spread comes off."
"Let me in on the ground floor," pleaded Frank, who always wok a great interest in Tom's jokes. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is in a good mood?
2. Who feels happy?
3.
Q2:
1. Who noticed that Hans Mueller was Jolly?
2. Who took note of Hans' good mood?
3.
Q3:
1. Who was Tom speaking with?
2. Who was Tom's conversation partner?
3.
Q4:
1. What day does Dick's birthday fall on?
2. On what day is Dick turning a year older?
3.
Q5:
1. How much money was raised for Dick's birthday?
2. What amount of money was gathered to celebrate Dick's birthday?
3.
Q6:
1. What sort of food was purchase?
2. What did the group buy to eat?
3.
Q7:
1. Was there a nervous person?
2. Did anybody feel anxious?
3.
Q8:
1. What did the group want to do differently from last year?
2. What change did the group want to make with regards to last year?
3.
Q9:
1. What had the boys feeling anxious?
2. What was the source of the boys' worry?
3.
Q10:
1. Was Dan Baxter caught?
2. Had Dan Baxter been apprehended?
3.
Q11:
1. What gave the boys the impression that the party might not happen?
2. Why did the boys feel like there might not be a party?
3.
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34s6n1k2zvjldixkllnnt2wnac6hlv | gutenberg | CHAPTER XVIII
When Jethro Bass walked out of the hotel that evening men looked at him, and made way for him, but none spoke to him. There was something in his face that forbade speech. He was a great man once more--a greater man than ever; and he had, if the persistent rumors were true, accomplished an almost incomprehensible feat, even for Jethro Bass. There was another reason, too, why they stared at him. In all those twelve weeks of that most trying of all sessions he had not once gone into the street, and he had been less than ever common in the eyes of men. Twice a day he had descended to the dining room for a simple meal--that was all; and fewer had gained entrance to Room Number 7 this session than ever before.
There is a river that flows by the capital, a wide and gentle river bordered by green meadows and fringed with willows; higher up, if you go far enough, a forest comes down to the water on the western side. Jethro walked through the hooded bridge, and up the eastern bank until he could see the forest like a black band between the orange sky and the orange river, and there he sat down upon a fallen log on the edge of the bank. But Jethro was thinking of another scene,--of a granite-ribbed pasture on Coniston Mountain that swings in limitless space, from either end of which a man may step off into eternity. William Wetherell, in one of his letters, had described that place as the Threshold of the Nameless Worlds, and so it had seemed to Jethro in the years of his desolation. He was thinking of it now, even as it had been in his mind that winter's evening when Cynthia had come to Coniston and had surprised him with that look of terrible loneliness on his face. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was able to do something?
2. Who had an achievement?
3.
Q2:
1. What was the provenance of Jethro Bass?
2. Where was Jethro Bass coming from?
3.
Q3:
1. Did Jethro Bass speak with anyone?
2. Was there anybody that Jethro Bass addressed?
3.
Q4:
1. Did anybody address Jethro Bass?
2. Was there someone who spoke to Jehtro Bass?
3.
Q5:
1. How much time had passed since Jethro Bass entered the hotel?
2. How long ago did Jethro Bass go into the hotel?
3.
Q6:
1. Was Jethro Bass easy to find?
2. Was it a piece of cake locating Jethro Bass?
3.
Q7:
1. How many times would Jethro Bass leave his room in a day?
2. What was the number of times per day that Jethro Bass would exit his chambers?
3.
Q8:
1. What would get Jethro Bass out of his room?
2. For what reason would Jethro Bass exit his chambers?
3.
Q9:
1. What was on Jethro Bass' mind?
2. What did Jethro Bass have on the brain?
3.
Q10:
1. Was Jethro Bass thinking of somewhere on the ocean?
2. Did Jethro Bass have the ocean on his mind?
3.
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3befod78w6tb7ora6q4jzq284xim4t | race | Just a Little Smile Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw the boy in front of turn fall over and drop all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman . Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up these things. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of his things. As they walked, Mark knew that the boy's name was Bill, that he loved computer games, basketball and history, and that he was having lots of troubles with his other subjects and that he had just _ with his girlfriend. They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talk, then Mark went home. They often saw . each other at school, had lunch together once or twice, and then they both finished middle school. They ended up in the same high school where they sometimes saw and talked with each other over the years. At last just three weeks before they finished high school, Bill asked Mark if they could talk. Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever think why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave anything for anyone else. I had put away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, ! began to understand that if I killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life. " QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was traveling back to their house?
2. Who was on their way home?
3.
Q2:
1. Where was Mark walking home from?
2. Where was Mark returning to his house from?
3.
Q3:
1. Who took a tumble?
2. Which person fell down?
3.
Q4:
1. Did the boy drop any clothing?
2. Were clothes among the items that the boy dropped?
3.
Q5:
1. Did the boy drop a music player?
2. Was a music player among the items that the boy dropped?
3.
Q6:
1. Did the boy drop some of his books?
2. Were books among the items the boy dropped?
3.
Q7:
1. Did the boy receive help picking his stuff up?
2. Did someone lend the boy a hand in getting his things off the ground?
3.
Q8:
1. Was Bill a sports fan?
2. Were there any sports that Bill enjoyed?
3.
Q9:
1. Did Bill like history?
2. Was Bill a fan of history?
3.
Q10:
1. Whose home did Mark and Bill have a soda at?
2. Bill and Mark drank Cokes in whose house?
3.
Q11:
1. At what frequency would Bill and Mark dine in each other's company?
2. How often did Bill and Mark eat together?
3.
Q12:
1. How long before graduation did Bill and Mark talk?
2. How much time before graduation did Bill and Mark first converse?
3.
Q13:
1. Whose sleeping pills did Bill steal?
2. Who did the sleeping pills that Bill pilfered belong to?
3.
Q14:
1. Why did Bill steal his mom's sleeping pills?
2. What was Bill's reason for pilfering his mom's sleeping pills?
3.
Q15:
1. Who rescued who?
2. Which boy saved the life of another boy?
3.
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3ng53n1rlvjibsbpa9mox6c8c1j8p3 | wikipedia | A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions. Traditionally, throughout the 20th century and into the 21st, these have been published in newspapers and magazines, with horizontal strips printed in black-and-white in daily newspapers, while Sunday newspapers offered longer sequences in special color comics sections. With the development of the internet, they began to appear online as webcomics. There were more than 200 different comic strips and daily cartoon panels in American newspapers alone each day for most of the 20th century, for a total of at least 7,300,000 episodes.
Strips are written and drawn by a comics artist or cartoonist. As the name implies, comic strips can be humorous (for example, "gag-a-day" strips such as "Blondie", "Bringing Up Father", "Marmaduke", and "Pearls Before Swine").
Starting in the late 1920s, comic strips expanded from their mirthful origins to feature adventure stories, as seen in "Popeye", "Captain Easy", "Buck Rogers", "Tarzan", and "The Adventures of Tintin". Soap-opera continuity strips such as "Judge Parker" and "Mary Worth" gained popularity in the 1940s. All are called, generically, comic strips, though cartoonist Will Eisner has suggested that "sequential art" would be a better genre-neutral name. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What does the term comic strip refer to?
2. How can a comic strip be defined?
3.
Q2:
1. Expand on the definition of comic strip as a sequence of drawings?
2. What elaboration can be given to the idea of a comic strip as a sequence of drawings?
3.
Q3:
1. Who makes comic strips?
2. What kind of person draws comics?
3.
Q4:
1. Where does the text of comic strips appear?
2. Where is the written portion of comic strips done?
3.
Q5:
1. What other name does Will Eisner find suitable for comic strips?
2. What does Will Eisner think we should refer to comic strips as?
3.
Q6:
1. For the majority of the 20th century, what number of comic strips appeared in US newspapers each day?
2. What number of comics strips did American newspapers feature during the majority of the 20th century?
3.
Q7:
1. Have there been at least 7,300,000 total episodes of comic strips?
2. Does the total number of comic strips reach at least 7,300,000?
3.
Q8:
1. What medium traditionally featured comic strips during the 20th century?
2. Where could comic strips generally be found during the 1900s?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name for online comics?
2. What term refers to comic strips on the internet?
3.
Q10:
1. At what point in time did comics expand to feature adventure stories?
2. When did adventure stories begin to feature into comic strips?
3.
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3kms4qqvk2qqfgow5vnmbh7v5pekf7 | race | Bruce Jun Fan Lee was born in the hour of the Dragon, between 6 and 8 a.m., in the "Year of the Dragon" on November 27, 1940 at the Jackson Street Hospital in San Francisco's Chinatown. Today, a plaque in the hospital's entry remembers the place of his birth. Bruce's birth, in the hour and the year of Dragon, is a powerful symbol in Chinese astrology . It would be a strong indication of the powerful life that was to be lived by Bruce Lee and the explosive influence his life would have on countless others. At the age of three months, Lee Hoi Chuen, his wife Grace and baby Bruce returned to Hong Kong where Bruce would be raised until the age of 18. Probably because of the long ocean voyage and the change in climates, Bruce was not a strong child in his very early years, a condition that would change when he took up the study of kung fu at the age of 13. At the age of 13, Bruce was introduced to Master Yip Man, a teacher of the Wing Chun style of kung fu. For five years Bruce studied diligently and became very proficient. Regarding Yip Man as a master teacher and wise man, Bruce respected him greatly and frequently visited with him in later years. When he first took up kung fu, he used his new skills to fight his "enemies", but it did not take long for Bruce to learn that the real value of martial arts training is that the skills of physical combat build up confidence to the point that one does not feel the constant need to defend one's honor through fighting. In high school, Bruce, now no longer a weak child, was beginning to improve his body through hard training. One of his accomplishments was winning an interschool Boxing Championship against an English student. Given the graceful movements, which would later be spectacularly displayed in his films, it is no surprise that Bruce was also an excellent dancer, and in 1958 he won the Hong Kong Cha Cha Championship. At the age of 18, Bruce was looking for new prospect in his life, as were his parents who were discouraged that Bruce had not made much progress academically. His family decided that it was time for him to return to the land of his birth and find his future there. In April of 1959, with $100 in his pocket, Bruce boarded a steamship and began his voyage to San Francisco. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Whose birth time was during the hour of the dragon?
2. Who came into the world at the hour of the dragon?
3.
Q2:
1. Where did Bruce Lee live until the age of 18?
2. What was Bruce Lee's place of residence until he was 18?
3.
Q3:
1. How old was Bruce Lee when he took up Kung Fu?
2. At what age did Bruce Lee begin participating in Kung Fu?
3.
Q4:
1. Who was Bruce Lee's kung fu master?
2. What was the name of the person that taught Bruce Lee kung fu?
3.
Q5:
1. Why did Bruce Lee take up Kung Fu?
2. What pushed Bruce Lee to start doing Kung Fu?
3.
Q6:
1. How long did Bruce Lee study kung fu?
2. For how much time did Bruce Lee learn about Kung fu?
3.
Q7:
1. What did Bruce Lee win?
2. In what contest did Bruce Lee come out on top?
3.
Q8:
1. Was Bruce Lee proficient in anything besides kung fu?
2. Was Bruce Lee good at any other activities than kung fu?
3.
Q9:
1. Where was Bruce Lee born?
2. What was Bruce Lee's place of birth?
3.
Q10:
1. Why did Bruce Lee leave San Francisco?
2. What made Bruce Lee leave San Francisco?
3.
Q11:
1. When did Bruce Lee go back to San Francisco?
2. At what point did Bruce Lee return to San Francisco?
3.
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3dygaii7pl8ohwblw33ojxx853jqp1 | mctest | Joe was in his bedroom. He was reading a book that his teacher gave him. The book was titled, "Everything You'd Want to Know About Fish." He was reading the book because he was interested in learning more about fish. Joe thought reading the book was fun. He liked to imagine himself swimming with fish he read about in the book. Also, he liked looking at the pictures.
Joe's mother called him. Joe closed the book, and went downstairs. He asked his mother, "Do you need something?"
And his mother said, "Joe, it's time for dinner." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who could be found in the bedroom?
2. Whose location was the bedroom?
3.
Q2:
1. What was Joe doing in the bedroom?
2. What was Joe up to in his room?
3.
Q3:
1. Who gave Joe the book?
2. From whom did Joe receive the book?
3.
Q4:
1. What was the title of the book?
2. What was Joe's book called?
3.
Q5:
1. Why was Joe reading "Everything You'd Want to Know About Fish."?
2. What was Joe's reason for reading "Everything You'd Want to Know About Fish."?
3.
Q6:
1. Did Joe enjoy reading?
2. Was Joe a fan of reading?
3.
Q7:
1. What did Joe imagine?
2. What did Joe see in his imagination?
3.
Q8:
1. What did Joe like besides reading?
2. What else was Joe a fan of in addition to reading?
3.
Q9:
1. Who called Joe?
2. Who got Joe's attention?
3.
Q10:
1. What did Joe do before going downstairs?
2. What did Joe do first prior to responding to his mom?
3.
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32xvdsjfpzx14acn2clv6b5alye2m0 | gutenberg | CHAPTER VIII.
NEW QUARTERS.
Until nearly daylight the boys remained awake, laughing over Newcombe's credulity, or congratulating each other on the success of that night's work, and then Bob, who for half an hour had been studying some plan, said:
"It isn't best for us to spend all our time laughing at Newcombe, or we may find out that he's smarter than we give him credit of being. If we expect to shoot any more wells in this vicinity, we must change our quarters, for we can safely count on this being watched."
"What if it is?" cried Dick, their success having made him very bold. "Wasn't it watched to-night, and didn't we shoot the Hoxie well in spite of them all?"
"Yes, we fooled Newcombe well; but we might find it difficult to do so the second time. Then again, all our work would not be as convenient to the hut as this was, and if it had been necessary for us to get our horses out, you must admit that Newcombe had us very foul."
And Bob, while he felt thoroughly elated by their victory, did not want that his partners should come to believe that all difficulties could be surmounted as readily.
"But what do you mean about changing our quarters?" asked Jim, who looked upon their hut as something particularly convenient and well located.
"I mean that we have got to build another shanty somewhere, if we can't find one ready-made."
"Nonsense! there's no more use of our leaving this place than there is of our trying to fly!" said Dick. "I ain't afraid that Newcombe will come here again very soon." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How much time did the boys spend awake?
2. For how long did the boys remain up?
3.
Q2:
1. What did the boys stay up doing?
2. How did the boys keep themselves occupied as they stayed awake?
3.
Q3:
1. Why were the boys laughing?
2. What did the boys find funny?
3.
Q4:
1. What did the boys do as they laughed?
2. What else were the boys doing besides laughing?
3.
Q5:
1. What were the boys congratulating each other for?
2. Why were the boys patting one another on the back?
3.
Q6:
1. Did Bob think the group's activity was advisable?
2. Did Bob approve of what his comrades were up to?
3.
Q7:
1. What had Bob been doing?
2. What had been Bob's activity?
3.
Q8:
1. Whose defense did Bob come to?
2. Who did Bob back up?
3.
Q9:
1. What did Bob say the boys must do?
2. What action did Bob claim to be necessary?
3.
Q10:
1. Why did Bob say that the boys needed to change their quarters?
2. Why did Bob say they had to go to a new location?
3.
Q11:
1. Who objected to what Bob was saying?
2. Who was not in agreement with Bob?
3.
Q12:
1. How was Dick feeling?
2. What sort of state was Dick in?
3.
Q13:
1. Did Bob thing the second initiative was a sure thing?
2. Did Bob feel sure regarding a second go?
3.
Q14:
1. How could the outcome could have been different in Bob's opinion?
2. What about the way things turned out could have changed in Bob's words?
3.
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3p1l2b7ad1pv5zj7pyiddbtolkpol2 | cnn | Jerusalem (CNN) -- The Indian nanny who saved the life of an Israeli boy during the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008 has been granted honorary citizenship and temporary residency in Israel.
At a ceremony Monday, the Israeli interior ministry in Jerusalem handed Sandra Samuel her identity card.
"I hope I will honor the citizenship and love Israel. I would give my heart and soul for Israel," she said.
Samuel has been caring for the boy, Moshe Holtzberg, since his parents died in the terror attacks on a Jewish cultural center, Chabad House, and several luxury hotels in India's financial capital.
They were among six people who were killed at Chabad House. Altogether, more than 160 people died in the attacks.
During the raids, 10 men also attacked buildings including the luxury Taj Mahal Palace and Tower and Oberoi-Trident hotels and the city's Chhatrapati Shivaji train station.
The only surviving gunman, Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, a Pakistani, was convicted of murder, conspiracy, and waging war.
Moshe's father, Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg, and his pregnant wife, Rivka, ran the Mumbai headquarters of the Chabad community -- a Hasidic Jewish movement.
Samuel, who worked as a cook and nanny at the Chabad House, found Moshe -- who turned 2 just after the attacks -- standing between the bodies of his slain parents.
She returned to Israel and has continued to care for the boy, helping his grandparents to raise him.
"Sandra Samuel stepped into the fire and abyss and did not think of herself," said Rabbi Shimon Rosenberg, Moshe's grandfather, at the ceremony. "She saved Moshe from the fire and we as Jews must thank and respect her." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Whose parents passed away?
2. Who had parents that were deceased?
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34j10vatjfyw0aohj8d4a0wwkv1qif | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXXV
The Prince crossed the hall and entered the morning-room. Felix was there and Raoul de Brouillac. The Duchess sat at her writing-table, scribbling a note. Lady Carey, in a wonderful white serge costume, and a huge bunch of Neapolitan violets at her bosom, was lounging in an easy-chair, swinging her foot backwards and forwards. The Duke, in a very old tweed coat, but immaculate as to linen and the details of his toilet, stood a little apart, with a frown upon his forehead, and exactly that absorbed air which in the House of Lords usually indicated his intention to make a speech. The entrance of the Prince, who carefully closed the door behind him, was an event for which evidently they were all waiting.
"My good people," he said blandly, "I wish you all a very good-morning."
There was a little murmur of greetings, and before they had all subsided the Duke spoke.
"Saxe Leinitzer," he said, "I have a few questions to ask you."
The Prince looked across the room at him.
"By all means, Duke," he said. "But is the present an opportune time?"
"Opportune or no, it is the time which I have selected," the Duke answered stiffly. "I do not altogether understand what is going on in this house. I am beginning to wonder whether I have been misled."
The Prince, as he twirled his fair moustache, glanced carelessly enough across at the Duchess. She was looking the other way.
"I became a--er--general member of this Society," the Duke continued, "sympathising heartily with its objects as explained to me by you, Prince, and believing, although to confess it is somewhat of a humiliation, that a certain amount of--er--combination amongst the aristocracy has become necessary to resist the terrible increase of Socialism which we must all so much deplore." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the group's location?
2. In what room can everyone be found?
3.
Q2:
1. Who was in the morning-room?
2. Whose location was the morning-room?
3.
Q3:
1. Who was in the morning-room with the prince?
2. Who besides the prince could be found in the morning room?
3.
Q4:
1. Who was in the morning-room with the prince and Felix?
2. Who besides the prince and Felix could be found in the morning room?
3.
Q5:
1. Who was in the morning-room with the prince, Raoul de Brouilly and Felix?
2. Who besides the prince, Raoul de Brouilly and Felix could be found in the morning room?
3.
Q6:
1. What was the Dutchess doing?
2. What activity was the Dutchess up to?
3.
Q7:
1. Where was the Dutchess scribbling?
2. Where could the Dutchess be seen writing manically?
3.
Q8:
1. Who was in the morning-room with the prince, Raoul de Brouilly, the Dutchess and Felix?
2. Who besides the prince, the Dutchess, Raoul de Brouilly and Felix could be found in the morning room?
3.
Q9:
1. What was Lady Carey wearing?
2. What did Lady Carey have on?
3.
Q10:
1. What did Lady Carey don with her white serge?
2. What was Lady Carey wearing besides a white serge?
3.
Q11:
1. Where in the room was Lady Carey?
2. What was Lady Carey's position inside the room?
3.
Q12:
1. What was Lady Carey doing in the easy chair?
2. What gesture was Lady Carey making in her chair?
3.
Q13:
1. Who is the prince asking questions of?
2. Who is being interrogated by the prince?
3.
Q14:
1. Did Saxe Leinitzer agree to the prince's questioning?
2. Was Saxe Leinitzer okay with being interrogated by the prince?
3.
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36u2a8vag1zwf75ralfa02ebbytkyp | wikipedia | One of its earliest massive implementations was brought about by Egyptians against the British occupation in the 1919 Revolution. Civil disobedience is one of the many ways people have rebelled against what they deem to be unfair laws. It has been used in many nonviolent resistance movements in India (Gandhi's campaigns for independence from the British Empire), in Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution and in East Germany to oust their communist governments, In South Africa in the fight against apartheid, in the American Civil Rights Movement, in the Singing Revolution to bring independence to the Baltic countries from the Soviet Union, recently with the 2003 Rose Revolution in Georgia and the 2004 Orange Revolution in Ukraine, among other various movements worldwide.
One of the oldest depictions of civil disobedience is in Sophocles' play Antigone, in which Antigone, one of the daughters of former King of Thebes, Oedipus, defies Creon, the current King of Thebes, who is trying to stop her from giving her brother Polynices a proper burial. She gives a stirring speech in which she tells him that she must obey her conscience rather than human law. She is not at all afraid of the death he threatens her with (and eventually carries out), but she is afraid of how her conscience will smite her if she does not do this. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the name of a 2003 revolution?
2. What overthrow of government took place in 2003?
3.
Q2:
1. What does the article discuss?
2. What is the main subject of the article?
3.
Q3:
1. What is one of the oldest depictions of civil disobedience?
2. What is one of the first instances in history of civil disobedience?
3.
Q4:
1. What ancient play includes a story about civil disobedience?
2. What classic play features a depiction of civil disobedience?
3.
Q5:
1. What is Antigone's relationship to the king?
2. How does Antigone know the king?
3.
Q6:
1. What was the year of the orange revolution?
2. When did the orange revolution take place?
3.
Q7:
1. Who does Oedipus go against?
2. Which person's orders does Oedipus not obey?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the name of Antigone's brother?
2. Who is Antigone's male sibling?
3.
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308xblvesi4mp3pbqdant32oke2brk | gutenberg | CHAPTER VIII. 'LE BROUILON'
But never more the same two sister pearls Ran down the silken thread to kiss each other. --Tennyson
Berenger was obliged to crave permission from the King to spend some hours in riding with Osbert to the first hostel on their way, to make arrangements for the relay of horses that was to meet them there, and for the reception of Veronique, Eustacie's maid, who was to be sent off very early in the morning on a pillion behind Osbert, taking with her the articles of dress that would be wanted to change her mistress from the huntress maid of honour to the English dame.
It was not long after he had been gone that a sound of wheels and trampling horses was heard in one of the forest drives. Charles, who was amusing himself with shooting at a mark together with Sidney and Teligny, handed his weapon to an attendant, and came up with looks of restless anxiety to his Queen, who was placed in her chair under the tree, with the Admiral and her ladies round her, as judges of the prize.
'Here is _le brouillon_,' he muttered. 'I thought we had been left in peace too long.'
Elisabeth, who Brantome says was water, while her husband was fire, tried to murmur some hopeful suggestion; and poor little Eustacie, clasping her hands, could scarcely refrain from uttering the cry, 'Oh, it is my uncle! Do not let him take me!'
The next minute there appeared four horses greatly heated and jaded, drawing one of the court coaches; and as it stopped at the castle gate, two ladies became visible within it--the portly form of Queen Catherine, and on the back seat the graceful figure of Diane de Ribaumont. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was obliged to ask for the right to follow the men?
2. Who had to ask permission to accompany the men?
3.
Q2:
1. Where was Berenger going?
2. Where was Berenger headed?
3.
Q3:
1. What did Berenger need at the first hostel?
2. What was it necessary for Berenger to do at the first hostel?
3.
Q4:
1. What was Berenger's business at the hostel other than making arrangements?
2. What did Berenger need to do at the hostel besides make arrangements?
3.
Q5:
1. Who is Veronique?
2. What is Veronique's identity?
3.
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3zgvpd4g6thvng5j0gvlf0a907atzl | race | Prison Breakis a huge hit thanks to its handsome star, Wentworth Miller. His character, Michael Scofield, is the engine that drives the show.
Having committed a crime to get into prison and break out with his innocent brother, Michael Scofield is one of the most interesting personalities on TV today. But what about the man behind the character?
Miller,35, is a hard guy to figure out. He does not come from a normal background and has never lived his life in a typical way.
Miller didn't take direct path to fame and fortune. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995, not with a degree in theatre of film, but in English. He didn't even act when he was in college. His only performance experience was in his university's singing group. Yet , at graduation Miller still decided to make the move to Hollywood.
Miller has always been different. Although he is American, he was in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is also a special mix of cultures. "My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle. I could be either one, which can make you feel out of place," Miller says.
Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films and TV shows when he
first went to Hollywood. Instead, he worked as a lowly production assistant. Not what you would expect from a Princeton graduate. However, _
In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia(<<>> ). He starred as a thoughtful and shy man. Producers remembered his performance when they were castingPrison Breaktwo years later. With a golden globe nomination and another season ofPrison Breakon his resume, Miller seems ready to take over all of Hollywood. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What show appears in the article?
2. What television program does the article discuss?
3.
Q2:
1. Who is the star of Prison Break?
2. What actor appears in Prison Break?
3.
Q3:
1. How old is Wentworth Miller?
2. What is Wentworth Miller's age?
3.
Q4:
1. Where did Wentworth Miller get a degree from?
2. What university did Wentworth Miller attend?
3.
Q5:
1. In what year did Wentworth Miller graduate from Princeton University?
2. When did Wentworth Miller get his degree from Princeton?
3.
Q6:
1. What was Wentworth Miller's major in college?
2. What did Wentworth Miller get his degree in at Princeton?
3.
Q7:
1. Where did Wentworth Miller move after graduating from Princeton?
2. Once he was done with his studies at Princeton, where did Wentworth Miller go?
3.
Q8:
1. What was the first thing Wentworth Miller did for work?
2. What was Wentworth Miller's first job?
3.
Q9:
1. What character does Wentworth Miller play on Prison Break?
2. Who is the main character of Prison Break?
3.
Q10:
1. Where did Wentworth Miller grow up?
2. Where did Wentworth Miller spend his childhood?
3.
Q11:
1. In what year did Wentworth Miller star in Dinotopia?
2. When was Wentworth Miller featured in teh film Dinotopia?
3.
Q12:
1. What is Wentworth Miller's nationality?
2. What is Wentworth Miller's ethnic background?
3.
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34qn5it0tzrfnb75to7yi5b03i108v | cnn | Washington (CNN) -- A trio of congressional Republicans passionately appealed to the Pentagon on Thursday to drop charges against three Navy SEALs accused of assaulting an Iraqi suspected of orchestrating the 2004 killing and mutilation of four U.S. contractors.
Flanked by about a dozen retired Navy SEALs at a news conference near the Capitol, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-California; Rep. Dan Burton, R-Indiana; and Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, insisted that the U.S. is sending the wrong message to its troops.
"These Navy SEALs were apprehending a terrorist murderer, and they are being accused of roughing him up? Give me a break! These men should be given medals, not prosecuted. These men are heroes," Rohrabacher said.
Burton agreed, saying, "These people are laying their lives on the line every day, and they can't go into a combat situation with kid gloves on."
The congressmen said they plan to present to Pentagon officials petitions signed by thousands of people supporting the SEALs.
The Iraqi suspect, Ahmed Hashim Abed, complained to investigators he was punched during his detention.
One of the three SEALs, Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew McCabe, 24, accused of assault, stood next to his attorney at the event Thursday. McCabe did not speak.
Gohmert said those who bring harm to Americans should not get the same judicial treatment as U.S. citizens.
"They get all their constitutional rights. Well, we've got heroes around who deserve the constitutional rights of an even better caliber. And yes, there are different levels of constitutional rights," he said. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who supported Dana Rohrabacher?
2. Who thought Dana Rohrabacher had the right idea?
3.
Q2:
1. What was the number of Republicans that made an appeal to the Pentagon?
2. How many Republicans asked the Pentagon to rethink their decision?
3.
Q3:
1. What title did Matthew McCabe have in the military?
2. What did Matthew McCabe serve as in the military?
3.
Q4:
1. What was the number of Navy SEALs accused?
2. How many Navy SEALs were facing charges?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the age of Matthew McCabe?
2. State the age of Matthew McCabe.
3.
Q6:
1. What is Matthew McCabe accused of?
2. What are the accusations against Matthew McCabe?
3.
Q7:
1. What was the number of people who signed a petition in support of the Navy SEALs?
2. How many people made their support of the Navy SEALs known in writing?
3.
Q8:
1. What state does Dana Rohrabacher represent in Congress?
2. Which state is Dana Rohrabacher a representative from?
3.
Q9:
1. What state does Louie Gohmert represent in Congress?
2. Which state is Louie Gohmert a representative from?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the name of the representative Indiana?
2. Who in the article represents Indiana in Congress?
3.
Q11:
1. Who flanked the Republican representatives at the news conference?
2. Who sat around the Republican congresspersons at the press conference?
3.
Q12:
1. What was the beaten Iraqi thought to have done?
2. What did the Iraqi that was assaulted by SEALs allegedly do?
3.
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38bquhla9w0fbh1spajsdo8dm2vmo9 | gutenberg | Chapter 12: Harry Carried Off.
Early in September, Stanley was sent to purchase cattle from some of the villages near the foot of the hills and, at the same time, to make inquiries as to the movements of a large band of marauders who had been making raids in that neighbourhood. He had with him four troopers of the bodyguard. Harry Brooke accompanied him. Although from the healthier situation of Prome, the amount of illness during the wet season did not approach that which had been suffered at Rangoon, a great many men were in hospital, and there were many deaths. Harry had had a sharp attack of fever and, as he had now recovered, to a certain extent, the medical officer of his regiment strongly recommended that he should have a change; and he therefore, without difficulty, obtained his colonel's leave to accompany Stanley, as the ground would be much higher than that on the river, and the mere fact of getting away from a camp where so many deaths took place every day would, in itself, be of great value.
Stanley's daily journeys were not likely to be long ones, as he had instructions to stop at all villages; and to see how things were going on, and whether the people had any complaints to make of oppression and exaction by their local authorities.
"It is a tremendous pull, your being able to speak the language, Stanley," Harry said. "If it hadn't been for that, you would have been stuck at Prome, like the rest of us. Instead of that, you are always about; and you look as fresh and healthy as if you were at a hill station, in India." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who traveled daily?
2. Who went on journeys each day?
3.
Q2:
1. Are Stanley's daily trips short?
2. Does Stanley go on little travels each day?
3.
Q3:
1. Where is Stanley supposed to be stopping?
2. In what location is Stanley meant to halt?
3.
Q4:
1. Why is Stanley supposed to stop at all villages?
2. For what purpose is Stanley meant to stop at each village?
3.
Q5:
1. What was Stanley supposed to learn from the villagers?
2. What were the villagers meant to teach Stanley?
3.
Q6:
1. What might people have complaints about?
2. What could villagers be unhappy with?
3.
Q7:
1. Who knows the local language?
2. Who is able to communicate in the local tongue?
3.
Q8:
1. Where would Stanley be if he couldn't speak the local language?
2. Where would Stanley be if he werent' able to communicate in the local dialect?
3.
Q9:
1. Does it seem like Stanley is under the weather?
2. Does Stanley appear sickly?
3.
Q10:
1. Who is with Stanley?
2. Who is in Stanley's company?
3.
Q11:
1. Had Harry been under the weather?
2. Had Harry not been feeling well?
3.
Q12:
1. What had Harry been sick with?
2. What had been ailing Harry?
3.
Q13:
1. What did the doctor tell Harry to do?
2. What recommendation did the doctor give Harry?
3.
Q14:
1. What's an example of a change Harry could make?
2. What is something that Harry could do differently?
3.
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32utubmz7gweia6szxfxu0rr6xovbx | wikipedia | The Axis powers (, "Sūjikukoku", ), also known as the Axis and the Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, were the nations that fought in World War II against the Allied forces. The Axis powers agreed on their opposition to the Allies, but did not completely coordinate their activity.
The Axis grew out of the diplomatic efforts of Germany, Italy, and Japan to secure their own specific expansionist interests in the mid-1930s. The first step was the treaty signed by Germany and Italy in October 1936. Benito Mussolini declared on 1 November that all other European countries would from then on rotate on the Rome–Berlin axis, thus creating the term "Axis". The almost simultaneous second step was the signing in November 1936 of the Anti-Comintern Pact, an anti-communist treaty between Germany and Japan. Italy joined the Pact in 1937. The "Rome–Berlin Axis" became a military alliance in 1939 under the so-called "Pact of Steel", with the Tripartite Pact of 1940 leading to the integration of the military aims of Germany, Italy and Japan.
At its zenith during World War II, the Axis presided over territories that occupied large parts of Europe, North Africa, and East Asia. There were no three-way summit meetings and cooperation and coordination was minimal, with a bit more between Germany and Italy. The war ended in 1945 with the defeat of the Axis powers and the dissolution of their alliance. As in the case of the Allies, membership of the Axis was fluid, with some nations switching sides or changing their degree of military involvement over the course of the war. The term "axis" was first applied to the Italo-German relationship by the Italian prime minister Benito Mussolini in September 1923, when he wrote in the preface to Roberto Suster's "Germania Repubblica" that "there is no doubt that in this moment the axis of European history passes through Berlin" ("non v'ha dubbio che in questo momento l'asse della storia europea passa per Berlino"). At the time he was seeking an alliance with the Weimar Republic against Yugoslavia and France in the dispute over the Free State of Fiume. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is another term for Sūjikukoku?
2. What does Sūjikukoku mean?
3.
Q2:
1. What do the Axis powers refer to?
2. What is the meaning of the Axis powers?
3.
Q3:
1. Did the Axis powers work together?
2. Were the Axis powers allied with one another?
3.
Q4:
1. When did the Axis powers begin?
2. When was the alliance of the Axis powers founded?
3.
Q5:
1. Who began the Axis powers?
2. Who were the first members of the Axis powers?
3.
Q6:
1. What took place in 1937?
2. What in 1937 affected the Axis powers?
3.
Q7:
1. Was there a lack of rigidity in Axis membership?
2. Would people come and go from the Axis powers?
3.
Q8:
1. What was the year of the Pact of Steel?
2. In what year did the Pact of Steel take place?
3.
Q9:
1. What parts of the world did the Axis powers control?
2. What global regions fell under the purview of the Axis powers?
3.
Q10:
1. Did the Axis powers win the war?
2. Were the Axis powers victorious at the end of the war?
3.
Q11:
1. When did the Axis powers lose the war?
2. What was the year of the Axis powers' defeat?
3.
Q12:
1. What war did the Axis powers lose?
2. In what war were the Axis powers defeated?
3.
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3gdtjdapvubcqpecituwg2id7z68mb | 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. Which city serves as Argentina's capital?
2. What metropolis is the capital of Argentina?
3.
Q2:
1. What does Buenos Aires mean?
2. What is the translation of Buenos Aires?
3.
Q3:
1. Does Buenos Aires have too many people?
2. Did Buenos Aires have to be expanded to fit its population?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the population of Buenos Aires?
2. How many residents does Buenos Aires have?
3.
Q5:
1. What sort of district is Buenos Aires?
2. What is the status of Buenos Aires' dependency?
3.
Q6:
1. Was Buenos Aires removed from its district?
2. Did Buenos Aires get taken out of its district?
3.
Q7:
1. Where is the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires ranked in the Americas?
2. How big is the metro area of Buenos Aires with respect to other American territories?
3.
Q8:
1. What amendment gave Buenos Aires its name?
2. What amendment does Buenos Aires get its appelation from?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the formal name of Buenos Aires?
2. How is Buenos Aires officially referred to?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the translation of Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires in English?
2. How do you say Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires in English?
3.
Q11:
1. Who did the citizens of Buenos Aires first elect?
2. What was the first government position elected by the people of Buenos Aires?
3.
Q12:
1. In what year was the first chief of government elected in Buenos Aires?
2. When were the first governmental elections held in Buenos Aires?
3.
Q13:
1. Before 1996, who elected the mayor of Buenos Aires?
2. How was a mayor put into place in Buenos Aires prior to 1996?
3.
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3kjyx6qcm9bk0t44npsesoa4do3vjv | race | One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why? In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, while Americans would call it the second floor. The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English. The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They're more active and easier to talk with. The British and Americans may use different _ for many things. The British usually use "football", "eraser" and "mail" while Americans prefer to use "soccer", "rubber" and "post". QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who visited London?
2. Who traveled to London?
3.
Q2:
1. Who was Simon's friend?
2. What was the name of Simon's chum?
3.
Q3:
1. Where was Simon visiting from?
2. What country did Simon come from?
3.
Q4:
1. Are Americans different from the British?
2. Are there dissimiliarities between people from the United States and those from the UK?
3.
Q5:
1. How many differences does the article cite between Americans and the British?
2. How many things does thea rticle note are different between US and UK citizens?
3.
Q6:
1. What do British people call the first floor?
2. How is the American first floor referred to in the UK?
3.
Q7:
1. What kind of difference are linguistic differences indicative of?
2. What kind of distinction between the US and the UK is demonstrated via linguistic differences?
3.
Q8:
1. Do British people speak Spanish?
2. Is Spanish the common language in the United Kingdom?
3.
Q9:
1. What language is spoken in the UK?
2. What do British people speak?
3.
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34s6n1k2zvjldixkllnnt2wna4vlh8 | race | Homosexual couples in New York are being married for the first time after Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law permitting same-sex marriage in the state last month. But such marriages, though now legal in New York, remain controversial . So many couples wanted to be married on Sunday, the first day of legal homosexual marriage in New York City, that local officials announced a lottery to determine qualification. New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, herself openly gay, witnessed the first two ceremonies of same-sex marriage. She says the same-sex marriage law supports equality. "A law that says every family is as good as every other family; that every family is based on love, and is exactly the way God wants it to be," she said. Margie Phelps announced same-sex marriage as a crime against God. She and other Christians from the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas came halfway across the country to say marriage is defined by Holy Bible. "The pattern is one man and one woman for life to have children who you raise in the nurture and admonition of the Lord," she said. David Schwartz, a traditional Jew, believes every human being has free choice and the power to rule over their desires. He considers homosexual desire to be wrong. "There's one God in heaven and earth, and he has ordered for all mankind that they should limit their affections to relationships between a man and a woman in the context of marriage," he said. Douglas Robinson and his partner of 25 years, Michael Elsasser, were in the first group to be married in Manhattan. Robinson says the United States allows religious views to coexist with(...) what he believes is a civil right of same-sex marriage. "You can have different opinions. This is a tent, some people call it a mixture of various different cultures and opinions and the like, so God bless America, and we are proud to be Americans," he said. Margie Phelps believes God will punish New York City for permitting what she believes to be moral decay. Meanwhile, Nevin Cohen and Daniel Hernandez showed off their marriage certificate. But they said they will not be going on a honeymoon. They say they need to be at work in New York on Monday. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What does the article discuss?
2. What is the subject of the article?
3.
Q2:
1. What state does the article discuss?
2. Which state is at the center of the article?
3.
Q3:
1. Who allowed same sex marriage in New York?
2. Who made it legal for homosexual couples to marry in New York?
3.
Q4:
1. What day did New York start allowing same sex marriage?
2. On what day did New York begin to permit same sex marriage?
3.
Q5:
1. Did a lot of couples try and get married on Sunday?
2. Was there an influx of couples attempting to wed on Sunday?
3.
Q6:
1. How did New York handle the influx of couples attempting to wed?
2. What did New York do to manage the high quantity of marriage requests?
3.
Q7:
1. Did everyone agree with the law allowing same sex marriage?
2. Was everyone in favor of the legislation allowing same sex couples to wed?
3.
Q8:
1. Are there religious reasons for opposing same sex marriage?
2. Are some people against same sex marriages for reasons related to their faith?
3.
Q9:
1. What religious group went across the United States?
2. What group of zealots took a trip across America?
3.
Q10:
1. What do supporters of same sex marriage say the legislation promotes?
2. What does the law permit according to its supporters?
3.
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3ias3u3i0fg5lj8qbnvmsvug9r5b2z | race | Genzeb Tibeb is very bright. At only 11 years old, her future is looking promising. She is ranked 2nd Out of 56 students at her govemment school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where she has been seleeted for a special program because of her talent. She knows she is special and proudly shows off her certificate and book signifying her accomplishments in this special program.
But her future hasn't always looked so bright. While her mother, Bekelech, sacrificed immensely for Genzeb, she would not have been able to continue sending her to school. When her husband died, Bekelech was the sole provider for their five children. In order for them to survive, she began the daily routine of walking approximately 8-10 miles a day collecting sticks to sell near her 8' x 10' home in Kichene. It wouldn't have been long before Genzeb would have been, forced to quit school in order to help her mom. But Bright Future changed all that.
Genzeb has been at Bright Future for 3 years. Since Ethiopian schools let out early, Genzeb walks to the facility right after lunch. Because of her high ability, she even helps teach the younger children there, building confidence and locking in important foundational academic skills. There's also other meaningful opportunities Genzeb experiences which allow her eyes to be opened to the different opportunities that are available to her if she completes her studies. Field trips are one of her most favorite activities of all. She especially loved the one to Addis Ababa University.
She knows it goes beyond fun trips, though. "I am happy because I get extra help for school from Bright Future," Genzeb shares. At so many levels, her involvement with Bright Future allows her to receive a better education, which she values. For one day she wants to help people in need by becoming a doctor. And now she knows, that with a lot of hard work, that dream might just become a reality. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is Genzeb Tibeb's age?
2. State the age of Genzeb Tibeb.
3.
Q2:
1. Where is the school that Genzeb Tibeb goes to?
2. What is the location of Genzeb Tibeb's school?
3.
Q3:
1. How many children are in Genzeb Tibeb's fmaily?
2. What is the total number of siblings in the Tibeb family?
3.
Q4:
1. Why has Genzeb Tibeb been selected for a special program?
2. What made it so that Genzeb Tibeb was picked for a unique program/
3.
Q5:
1. What would Genzeb Tibeb like to do career wise?
2. What job would Genzeb Tibeb want to have when she's older?
3.
Q6:
1. What does Genzeb Tibeb's mom do to make ends meet?
2. How is Genzeb Tibeb's mother able to pay the bills?
3.
Q7:
1. Does Genzeb Tibeb teach at Bright Future to lend younger students a hand?
2. Is giving lessons to younger pupils Genzeb Tibeb's service to Bright Future?
3.
Q8:
1. What field trip did Genzeb Tibeb especially like?
2. What outing was Genzeb Tibeb particularly a fan of?
3.
Q9:
1. What was given to Genzeb Tibeb to mark her accomplishments?
2. What did Genzeb Tibeb receive in recognition of her achievements?
3.
Q10:
1. How long has Genzeb Tibeb been at Bright Futures?
2. For how many years has Genzeb Tibeb been studying at Bright Futures?
3.
Q11:
1. What did Genzeb Tibeb rank in her government school?
2. What was Genzeb Tibeb's rank at her public school?
3.
Q12:
1. Does Genzeb Tibeb appreciate the extra help for school she gets from Bright Futures?
2. Does Genzeb Tibeb feel thankful that Bright Futures gives her supplementary support for school?
3.
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3vzlgyjeyla24xe35qwi43vfc5zzxe | mctest | A cat was watching a bird in a tree. The blue bird watched the cat as it tried to use its claws and climb up the tree. The cat reached the right branch and slowly walked towards the bird. The bird flew away and the cat was left stuck on the branch. The cat jumped down from the tall branch and didn't get hurt. He then chased after a chipmunk along the ground. The chipmunk was not faster than the cat, but the chipmunk ran up a tree. The cat tried to run up the tree, but fell back down. Not wanting to go back up a tree, the cat watched the chipmunk from the ground. It went into a hole in the tree and the cat gave up. The cat went under a house's deck to keep cool. It watched for more birds or chipmunks that it could chase after. He saw one chipmunk in the distance, then two three and four. He was ready to chase them. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What did the cat have its eyes on?
2. What was the center of the cat's attention?
3.
Q2:
1. Where was the bird?
2. What was the bird's location?
3.
Q3:
1. What color was the bird?
2. What was the hue of the bird's feathers?
3.
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3s96kq6i9m4skf0n8y6oo8r6cs7dtj | cnn | (CNN) -- Michelle Asci dreamed of capturing life through her camera lens. Asci had her sights set on being a photographer as she graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree from Georgia State University in December.
But the 23-year-old is not working as a photographer. She's at a concession stand, selling popcorn or ushering people into their respective theaters before the midnight screening. Asci's been working part-time at the same Atlanta movie theater since 2005.
"It's going on to be eight years of this," she said. But working part-time at a movie theater was not what she saw herself doing with her degree, and she is not alone.
Last month's surprising drop in U.S. unemployment rates from 8.2% to 7.8% gave many hopes that the economy is improving, and the lower rates even beat the expectations of some economists. But a breakdown of the latest jobs report shows that more than half of the jobs added this month are part-time.
This leaves people like Asci wondering: Is the new American job part-time?
From law dreams to data-entry
Every day, Dolores Casillas holds her breath as she walks into the Chicago bank where she works part-time doing data entry. It's a temporary position, and she's heard her boss say time and time again that there might not be a job for her one of these days.
"There was someone at my job who was working for only three weeks, and she came in one day and didn't have a job. It's nerve-wracking," she said. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is Michelle Asci's age?
2. State the age of Michelle Asci.
3.
Q2:
1. How long has Michelle Asci been working at an Atlanta movie theater?
2. For how long has a cinema in Atlanta employed Michelle Asci?
3.
Q3:
1. Does Michelle Asci work full time?
2. Is Michelle Asci employed for 40 hrs a week?
3.
Q4:
1. Does Michelle Asci have a degree?
2. Did Michelle Asci graduate from college?
3.
Q5:
1. Where did Michelle Asci get her degree?
2. What college did Michelle Asci graduate from?
3.
Q6:
1. What job did Michelle Asci want?
2. How did Michelle Asci wish to be employed?
3.
Q7:
1. What was the unemployment rate before it dropped?
2. What percent of people were unemployed before the rate went down?
3.
Q8:
1. What did the unemployment rate go down to?
2. What percentage of people were unemployed after the rate dropped?
3.
Q9:
1. What did people hope that unemployment dropping meant?
2. What did the public hope a drop in unemployment was a sign of?
3.
Q10:
1. What ratio of added jobs were part time?
2. How many new jobs were not full time?
3.
Q11:
1. What is Dolores Casillas' place of employment?
2. Where is Dolores Casillas employed?
3.
Q12:
1. Where is the bank where Dolores Casillas works?
2. What city does Dolores Casillas work in?
3.
Q13:
1. Does Dolores Casillas work full time?
2. Does Dolores Casillas have full time employment?
3.
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3z3zlgnnsiuha76yy56h6uu7060q3w | mctest | It was Saturday, and every Saturday all the children on the block would have a bicycle race. Juan rode his new red bicycle to the dead end street where the race was held. He knew he would win. His new bicycle would be faster than anyone's. Anita was there on her white bicycle. Todd was riding a blue bicycle, and Jasper soon arrived on a yellow bicycle. The race began, and Juan was in the lead. He heard Anita crying behind him. He turned to see her chain was broken, and she had fallen from her bike into the green grass. Juan stopped and turned around to help Anita. Jasper and Todd rode past them, and it was soon clear that Todd would win the race. Juan walked Anita home, and she thanked him for being a good friend. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What day did the story happen on?
2. When would all the kids ride their bikes?
3.
Q2:
1. Did the children race their bicycles?
2. Did the kids have a bike competition?
3.
Q3:
1. What was the color of Juan's bicycle?
2. What shade did Juan's bike come in?
3.
Q4:
1. Whose bicycle was white?
2. Who did the white bike belong to?
3.
Q5:
1. Who took a tumble?
2. What was the name of the child who fell?
3.
Q6:
1. Who helped Anita?
2. Who lend Anita hand?
3.
Q7:
1. Who rode past Anita and did not help her?
2. Who zoomed past Anita, offering no help at all?
3.
Q8:
1. What was the number of friends that rode Saturday?
2. How many chums went on their bikes Saturday?
3.
Q9:
1. Were Juan and Anita close friends?
2. Was Juan quite close with Anita?
3.
Q10:
1. Was Todd declared the winner?
2. Did Todd beat everyone at the bike race?
3.
Q11:
1. Was sort of street did the bike race take place on?
2. What was the street for the race like?
3.
Q12:
1. Was the yellow bike brand new?
2. Was the shade of the recently purchased bike yellow?
3.
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3wokgm4l71gi83ul05wufr10j2l0o9 | race | Simon hardly listened to his teachers or worked hard in class. For him, talking was so much better. He never stopped talking. He wanted to be heard. "If you listen carefully, you'll learn something." Mrs. Jacobs told him many times, but it didn't work. Last Sunday, Simon had a sore throat and he lost his voice the next morning. "Can I stay home?" he tried to ask, but words didn't come out. His mother thought he could go to school. He felt upset. When he got to school, he didn't say anything to his friends or teachers. Everyone started talking at once. They were excited, worried and surprised. Mrs. Jacobs seemed happy. Simon was bored because he couldn't talk. But it wasn't so bad. He could do his homework. The next day, even though his voice was coming back, he stayed quiet again. He listened and put up his hand to speak. What a great difference! ,. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was Simon's teacher?
2. Who taught Simon's class?
3.
Q2:
1. What was one of Mrs. Jacobs students called?
2. Who was a kid in Mrs. Jacobs' class?
3.
Q3:
1. Was Simon quiet?
2. Did Simon refrain from making noise?
3.
Q4:
1. Was Simon a good listener?
2. Did Simon do a good job paying attention to others?
3.
Q5:
1. What made Simon be quiet?
2. What hushed Simon up?
3.
Q6:
1. When did Simon lose his voice?
2. What was the day when Simon couldn't speak anymore?
3.
Q7:
1. Did Simon go to school the day after losing his voice?
2. After Simon lost his ability to speak, did he attend school?
3.
Q8:
1. What prevented Simon from skipping school?
2. Why didn't Simon stay home from school?
3.
Q9:
1. Did Simon talk to anyone when he lost his voice?
2. Was Simon able to converse the day he had no voice?
3.
Q10:
1. Was Simon able to concentrate more when he was silent?
2. Did not having a voice allow Simon to pay better attention?
3.
Q11:
1. Did Simon try to be quiet more often?
2. Did Simon make a more concerted effort to stay silent?
3.
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354gidr5zb6x5m22ykujpq5ilsz00z | cnn | (CNN) -- David Ferrer will aim to become the first Spaniard to win the Miami Masters after beating Germany's Tommy Haas in an absorbing semifinal on Friday.
The trophy has proved beyond the reach of three of his compatriots in the past, with Rafael Nadal having failed on three occasions (2005, 2008, 2011) to add to previous failures by Carlos Moya (2003) and Sergi Bruguera (1997).
The third seed, who celebrates his 31st birthday on Tuesday, will play either Andy Murray or Richard Gasquet in Sunday's final after recovering from a break down in the third set to win 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
The world No. 5 finally ended a fine championships for Haas who, at 34, was bidding to become the oldest man to reach the final since Jimmy Connors in 1988.
The German, who slayed world No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djovokic in the quarterfinals, took his fine form into the clash as he powered his way to the first set in Key Biscayne.
Losing the opener only served to focus Ferrer's concentration however and he broke Haas in the sixth game of the second before repeating the feat to take the set 6-2.
When Haas broke in the first and third games of the third set, the German seemed to have regained the initiative only for Ferrer to find his way back into the match through his trademark resilience.
2013 has started in superb fashion for the Spaniard, who can win his third title of the year on Sunday -- with the Australian Open semifinalist having already triumphed in Auckland and Buenos Aires. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who wanted to be the first Spanish person to win?
2. Who is attempting to become the first person from Spain to win?
3.
Q2:
1. What was David Ferrer attempting to win?
2. In what competition was David Ferrer trying to come out on top?
3.
Q3:
1. Did David Ferrer already beat somebody?
2. Did someone already lose to David Ferrer?
3.
Q4:
1. Who lost to David Ferrer?
2. Who did David Ferrer beat?
3.
Q5:
1. What was Tommy Haas bidding for?
2. What was Tommy Haas attempting to do?
3.
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3zv9h2yqqd7mu42kae5nyjcto10w3d | gutenberg | CHAPTER XIV
There were times during their rapid journey when Seaman, studying his companion, became thoughtful. Dominey seemed, indeed, to have passed beyond the boundaries of any ordinary reserve, to have become like a man immeshed in the toils of a past so absorbing that he moved as though in a dream, speaking only when necessary and comporting himself generally like one to whom all externals have lost significance. As they embarked upon the final stage of their travels, Seaman leaned forward in his seat in the sombrely upholstered, overheated compartment.
"Your home-coming seems to depress you, Von Ragastein," he said.
"It was not my intention," Dominey replied, "to set foot in Germany again for many years."
"The past still bites?"
"Always."
The train sped on through long chains of vineyard-covered hills, out into a stretch of flat country, into forests of pines, in the midst of which were great cleared spaces, where, notwithstanding the closely drawn windows, the resinous odour from the fallen trunks seemed to permeate the compartment. Presently they slackened speed. Seaman glanced at his watch and rose.
"Prepare yourself, my friend," he said. "We descend in a few minutes."
Dominey glanced out of the window.
"But where are we?" he enquired.
"Within five minutes of our destination."
"But there is not a house in sight," Dominey remarked wonderingly.
"You will be received on board His Majesty's private train," Seaman announced. "The Kaiser, with his staff, is making one of his military tours. We are honoured by being permitted to travel back with him as far as the Belgian frontier." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the number of characters in the excerpt?
2. How many people does the passage have in it?
3.
Q2:
1. Who are the characters in the passage?
2. What are the names of the people in the excerpt?
3.
Q3:
1. What are Seaman and Dominey traveling on?
2. How are Seaman and Dominey getting around?
3.
Q4:
1. Who doesn't have a lot of enthusiasm?
2. Who is feeling wary of things?
3.
Q5:
1. What country is Dominey from?
2. What nation does Dominey hail from?
3.
Q6:
1. How long is it until Seaman and Dominey's next stop?
2. How much time until Seaman and Dominey stop once again?
3.
Q7:
1. Where are Seaman and Dominey headed to next?
2. What is Seaman and Dominey's following destination?
3.
Q8:
1. How will Seaman and Dominey get to their next destination?
2. What will Seaman and Dominey use to travel to the Belgian front?
3.
Q9:
1. Which person is saying the least?
2. Who is making the smallest amount of noise?
3.
Q10:
1. Does Dominey have fond memories of his homeland?
2. Does Dominey have happy memories of where he is from?
3.
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3lkc68yz3a3bgtv6tcpfmma4jtnowt | gutenberg | CHAPTER XIX
DEFEAT OF THE ENGLISH
The explosion of the musket had been so unexpected that for the moment Dave and Henry hardly knew what had happened. Dave felt something hit him on the bottom of his left cheek and putting up his hand withdrew it covered with blood. Henry, too, was hit by a flying fragment of the gun barrel which clipped off a lock of his hair. Poor Barringford lay like one dead.
Before Dave could recover the Indians were on them, whooping as if their very lives depended upon it. One threw a tomahawk at Dave, but the aim was poor and the weapon buried itself in the log which had sheltered our friends.
But just at this moment, when all seemed lost, the battleground shifted and instantly thirty or forty English red-coats burst from the woods directly behind the Indians. A volley rang out and four of the redmen pitched forward, shot through the back. Other bullets hit the log behind which our friends lay, but Dave, Henry, and Barringford were not touched.
Attacked so unexpectedly from a new quarter, the Indians appeared dazed. They attempted to turn upon the English soldiers, but when two more were laid low, they fled to one side, where there was a dense growth of walnuts. The soldiers at once made after them, and another skirmish took place in the forest.
"Are you hurt much, Sam?" asked Henry, when he had recovered sufficiently to speak.
"I--I reckon not," was the gasped-out answer, after a long silence. Barringford opened his eyes and gazed ruefully at the gun stock which lay at his feet. "Busted! Well, by gum! Didn't think Old Trusty would do it nohow. Ain't ye ashamed?" And he shook his head dolefully. He had carried the firearm for many years, as our old readers know, and to have it "go back on him" like this hurt him more than had the explosion. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who had blood coming out of them?
2. Which person drew blood?
3.
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3lya37p8iqn02zcg0t1qsrgapkhkb5 | race | Fifty-three years ago Barbie Millicent Roberts first appeared in the world of toys. Since then, Barbie doll, as everyone called her, has become the most successful toy doll in history. Her parent, the Mattel Company, said that 90% of all American girls between 3 and 10 have at least one Barbie at home. However, Barbie is facing some trouble at present . There are many similar dolls on the market in competition with her. Another doll named Bratz, for example, came to life thirteen years ago. She looks more like today's pop stars with heavy makeup and miniskirts. And her company offers more kinds of clothes too. It seems that Barbie has lost her magic among older girls. 'For younger girls, playing with a Barbie is much fun. But when you get older, you want something smarter and more modern,' says Vera Shepherd, a shop assistant in a New York toy store. It is good news that on the international market, Barbie is still No. 1. Although Mattel is selling fewer barbie in the United States these years, sales in other countries are still going up. In January 2009, Mattel opened its first Barbie store in Shanghai, where girls can shop, eat, drink or even become _ for their own Barbies. Mattel is planning big celebrations for Barbie's 53rd birthday. She has called Fashion designers from all over the world to make new dresses for Barbie. How long will Barbie stay popular in the world of toy dolls? It is hard to say, but 53 is surely not the age to retire . QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is Barbie's parent company?
2. What company manufactures Barbie?
3.
Q2:
1. What is Barbie's full name?
2. What is the official name of the Barbie doll?
3.
Q3:
1. How old is Barbie?
2. What is Barbie's age?
3.
Q4:
1. Is Barbie still popular in the United States?
2. Does Barbie remain something people love in the US?
3.
Q5:
1. Is Barbie still popular outside of the US?
2. Does Barbie remain beloved in countries out of the US?
3.
Q6:
1. What did Mattel do in response to Barbie's international popularity?
2. What did Mattel do as a result of Barbie's international appeal?
3.
Q7:
1. When did Mattel open the Shanghai store?
2. When did a Barbie store pop up in Shanghai?
3.
Q8:
1. What can girls do at the Barbie Shanghai store?
2. What activities are available at the Barbie shop in Shanghai?
3.
Q9:
1. Is Mattel planning anything for Barbie's birthday?
2. Is there anything Mattel is going to do for Barbie's birthday?
3.
Q10:
1. Who has Mattel invited to Barbie's birthday?
2. Who does Mattel want to come over for Barbie's birthday?
3.
Q11:
1. What did Mattel ask fashion designers worldwide to do?
2. What request did Mattel make of fashion designers around the world?
3.
Q12:
1. Who does mattel say owns the most Barbie dolls?
2. Who are the majority of Barbie doll owners according to Mattel?
3.
Q13:
1. Are there competitors to Barbie?
2. Are there dolls stealing Barbie's spotlight?
3.
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3n2bf7y2vqu5j0f5lxo2tfbcaf6mh8 | gutenberg | Chapter 4: Among The Islands.
"Now, let us go through our calculations again," the captain said when they entered his cabin.
"How long will you be, Captain?" the first mate asked.
"Half an hour, Standing."
"Then I will come again or, if you want me before that, send for me," and the first mate went out on deck again, for though well skilled to handle a ship in all weathers, and as brave and hardy a seaman as sailed out of Plymouth, James Standing could neither read nor write; and though in a rough sort of way he could reckon the course a ship should lie, and make allowance for leeway and currents and baffling winds, and could bring a ship into any port in England or the Low Countries, he was of no use in a matter of this kind.
Pengarvan was a good scholar, and Reuben had taught him what he knew of navigation, and always made him keep a log from the time when he first became a mate; at first comparing their calculations every day, and then but once a week; arguing over the allowances each had made for tide and leeway; and sometimes finding to his surprise, on arriving in port, that Pengarvan's calculations were even nearer to the truth than his own.
This was a great satisfaction to him, for he felt that, if aught should happen to himself when on a voyage, Pengarvan could be trusted to bring the Swan home, as safely and surely as he could himself. Roger had, for the last two years, been going through the same schooling; but as yet he was very far from attaining accuracy, being unwilling to make sufficient allowance for the great leeway that a vessel, in those days, made with the wind abeam. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Where is the group located, country wise?
2. What country is the group's location?
3.
Q2:
1. Where are the sailors conversing?
2. What is the location of the sailors' discussion?
3.
Q3:
1. Are the sailors conversing on land?
2. Have the sailors docked at the time of their discussion?
3.
Q4:
1. In what vessel is the conversation happening?
2. Where in the ship is the discussion taking place?
3.
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3kibxj1wd5uklt1p4y6cybg9xx4oka | gutenberg | CHAPTER II
One evening Fru Astrida sat in her tall chair in the chimney corner, her distaff, with its load of flax in her hand, while she twisted and drew out the thread, and her spindle danced on the floor. Opposite to her sat, sleeping in his chair, Sir Eric de Centeville; Osmond was on a low bench within the chimney corner, trimming and shaping with his knife some feathers of the wild goose, which were to fly in a different fashion from their former one, and serve, not to wing the flight of a harmless goose, but of a sharp arrow.
The men of the household sat ranged on benches on one side of the hall, the women on the other; a great red fire, together with an immense flickering lamp which hung from the ceiling, supplied the light; the windows were closed with wooden shutters, and the whole apartment had a cheerful appearance. Two or three large hounds were reposing in front of the hearth, and among them sat little Richard of Normandy, now smoothing down their broad silken ears; now tickling the large cushions of their feet with the end of one of Osmond's feathers; now fairly pulling open the eyes of one of the good-natured sleepy creatures, which only stretched its legs, and remonstrated with a sort of low groan, rather than a growl. The boy's eyes were, all the time, intently fixed on Dame Astrida, as if he would not lose one word of the story she was telling him; how Earl Rollo, his grandfather, had sailed into the mouth of the Seine, and how Archbishop Franco, of Rouen, had come to meet him and brought him the keys of the town, and how not one Neustrian of Rouen had met with harm from the brave Northmen. Then she told him of his grandfather's baptism, and how during the seven days that he wore his white baptismal robes, he had made large gifts to all the chief churches in his dukedom of Normandy. QUESTIONS:
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1. What was in Fru Astrida's palm at the beginning?
2. What did Fru Astrida clutch at first?
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1. Was Fru Astrida in the room alone?
2. Was Fru Astrida the only person in the room?
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1. Who had something sharp in their hand?
2. Who clutched a pointed thing?
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Q4:
1. What was Sir Eric de Centeville doing?
2. What was Sir Eric de Centeville up to?
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1. Where was Sir Eric de Centeville sitting?
2. In what location had Sir Eric de Centeville taken a seat?
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3d8you6s9ek8zj0xygokny3gdj16ui | mctest | Ellie and her grandfather went to the beach late in the afternoon.
"Why are we going to the beach, Grandpa?" Ellie asked.
He smiled a big old smile. "We're looking for treasure," he said. He carried two small plastic shovels and a basket.
"What's in the basket?" she asked.
"Some pie and soda to celebrate when we find our treasure." He gave his granddaughter a happy laugh.
They picked a spot and started digging. They found only sand.
They picked another spot by some rocks and found all sorts of small and interesting little stones. Ellie grinned at their odd shapes and colors.
They dug further away from the water and found an old bottle. Ellie threw it away into the trash can.
They dug closer to the water and found many sea shells. Ellie clapped happily at how smooth and nice they felt.
They had much fun digging, but it started to get late. Her grandpa seemed sad. "We did not find any treasure after all," he said.
"How about that, grandpa?" she said, pointing toward the pretty sunset that made the water appear yellow and bright.
He grandfather laughed. "That is a great treasure after all."
Ellie and her grandfather laughed and hugged. They ate pie happily and watched the sun set. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. When did Ellie go to the beach with her grandpa?
2. At what point in the day did Ellie and her grandfather visit the beach?
3.
Q2:
1. Who went to the beach?
2. Who all took a beach trip?
3.
Q3:
1. What did Ellie and her grandfather bring to the beach?
2. What were Ellie and her grandpa's provisions for the beach?
3.
Q4:
1. Did Ellie and her grandpa have fun at the beach?
2. Did Ellie and her grandfather enjoy their beach trip?
3.
Q5:
1. Why did Ellie and her grandpa go to the beach?
2. What brought Ellie and her grandfather to the beach?
3.
Q6:
1. Did Ellie and her grandfather find any treasure?
2. Was there any treasure that Ellie and her grandpa came across?
3.
Q7:
1. Where was the treasure?
2. In what location did Ellie and her grandpa come across treasure?
3.
Q8:
1. What did Ellie and her grandpa find in the sky?
2. What in the sky was spotted by Ellie and her grandpa?
3.
Q9:
1. Did Ellie and her granpa look for treasure in place other than the sky?
2. Was there anywhere besides the sky that Ellie and her grandfather scoured for treasure?
3.
Q10:
1. Did Ellie and her grandfather find anything in the sand?
2. Did Ellie and her grandpa discover something in the ground?
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Q11:
1. How many places did Ellie and her grandpa look for treasure?
2. In how many locations did Ellie and her grandfather search for treasure?
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3pptzcwalqkiv0drjc1qavzmg6qqzv | wikipedia | The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (, , "Kingdom of South Slavia") was a state in Southeast Europe and Central Europe, that existed during the interwar period (1918–1939) and first half of World War II (1939–1943).
It was formed in 1918 by the merger of the provisional State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (itself formed from territories of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire) with the formerly independent Kingdom of Serbia. The Kingdom of Montenegro had united with Serbia five days previously, while the regions of Kosovo, Vojvodina and Vardar Macedonia were parts of Serbia prior to the unification.
For its first eleven years of existence, the Kingdom was officially called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, but the term "Yugoslavia" was its colloquial name from its origins. The official name of the state was changed to "Kingdom of Yugoslavia" by King Alexander I on 3 October 1929.
The state was ruled by the Serbian dynasty of Karađorđević, which previously ruled the Kingdom of Serbia under Peter I from 1903 (after the May Overthrow) onwards. Peter I became the first king of Yugoslavia until his death in 1921. He was succeeded by his son Alexander I, who had been regent for his father. He was known as "Alexander the Unifier" and he renamed the kingdom "Yugoslavia" in 1929. He was assassinated in Marseille by Vlado Chernozemski, a member of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO), during his visit to France in 1934. The crown passed to his then-still under-aged son Peter. His cousin Paul ruled as Prince regent until 1941, when Peter II would come of age. The royal family flew to London the same year, prior to the country being invaded by the Axis powers. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the first name of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia?
2. How was the Kingdom of Yugoslavia first referred to?
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1. How long did the territory use the name Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes?
2. How many years was the name Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes active?
3.
Q3:
1. When was the territory's name changed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia?
2. When did the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes become the Kingdom of Yugoslavia?
3.
Q4:
1. Who changed the territory's name to Kingdom of Yugoslavia?
2. Who nixed the name Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes?
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Q5:
1. What new name did King Alexander give the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes?
2. What did King Alexander change the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes' name to?
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3p529iw9kyl1zm6eqvznqhkatk3lfk | gutenberg | CHAPTER XI
Thus William Wetherell became established in Coniston, and was started at last--poor man--upon a life that was fairly tranquil. Lem Hallowell had once covered him with blushes by unfolding a newspaper in the store and reading an editorial beginning: "We publish today a new and attractive feature of the Guardian, a weekly contribution from a correspondent whose modesty is to be compared only with his genius as a writer. We are confident that the readers of our Raper will appreciate the letter in another column signed 'W. W.'" And from that day William was accorded much of the deference due to a litterateur which the fates had hitherto denied him. Indeed, during the six years which we are about to skip over so lightly, he became a marked man in Coniston, and it was voted in towns meeting that he be intrusted with that most important of literary labors, the Town History of Coniston.
During this period, too, there sprang up the strangest of intimacies between him and Jethro Bass. Surely no more dissimilar men than these have ever been friends, and that the friendship was sometimes misjudged was one of the clouds on William Wetherell's horizon. As the years went on he was still unable to pay off the mortgage; and sometimes, indeed, he could not even meet the interest, in spite of the princely sum he received from Mr. Willard of the Guardian. This was one of the clouds on Jethro's horizon, too, if men had but known it, and he took such moneys as Wetherell insisted upon giving him grudgingly enough. It is needless to say that he refrained from making use of Mr. Wetherell politically, although no poorer vessel for political purposes was ever constructed. It is quite as needless to say, perhaps, that Chester Perkins never got to be Chairman of the Board of Selectmen. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who did everyone in Coniston know of?
2. Who was a big name in Coniston?
3.
Q2:
1. Who covered William Wetherell with blushes?
2. Who embarrassed William Wetherell?
3.
Q3:
1. What did Lem Hallowell do to embarrass William Wetherell?
2. How did Lem Hallowell cause William Wetherell to blush?
3.
Q4:
1. Was the Guardian published once per year?
2. Did the Guardian come out annually?
3.
Q5:
1. What initials signed the column?
2. What were the two letters that ended the colum?
3.
Q6:
1. Who had a target on his back?
2. Who were people gunning for?
3.
Q7:
1. Which literary work is most important?
2. What is the literary labor that carries the most weight?
3.
Q8:
1. Who couldn't pay off their house?
2. Who did not have enough money for the mortgage?
3.
Q9:
1. Who paid William Wetherell a large sum of money?
2. Who compensated William Wetherell with a bunch of cash?
3.
Q10:
1. Who was Mr. Willard affiliated with?
2. Where was Mr. Willard from?
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3qrymnz7fyh16rr0xskrkd30pv0ntz | mctest | Ally was at home, sitting in her chair. She was drinking orange juice. Orange juice was her favorite drink, because she loved its sweet taste.
Ally's sister was sitting on the carpet. She was drawing a pair of pink socks. Ally's sister loved the color pink, because she thought it was cute.
Ally's brother was also sitting on the carpet. He was drinking coffee with lots of sugar in it. He loved sugar because it made him feel energetic.
All of the sudden, there was a knock at the door. Ally's sister answered it. When she opened the door, she saw an alligator wearing a suit and tie! Ally's sister screamed, and closed the door.
"Please," the alligator said, "Don't be afraid. I want to draw with you."
Ally's sister opened the door, and the alligator came inside. He sat on the carpet, and started drawing his own pair of pink socks. Ally's sister sat down, and joined him. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who was at the house?
2. Who could be found at home?
3.
Q2:
1. What was Ally up to?
2. What could Ally be found doing?
3.
Q3:
1. What was Ally drinking?
2. What was Ally's beverage of choice?
3.
Q4:
1. What was Ally's sister doing?
2. What was Ally's sister up to?
3.
Q5:
1. What was Ally's sister drawing?
2. What was the content of Ally's sister's sketch?
3.
Q6:
1. What is Ally's brother's activity?
2. What can Ally's brother be found doing?
3.
Q7:
1. What is Ally's brother drinking?
2. What beverage is Ally's brother sipping?
3.
Q8:
1. What animal was in front of the door?
2. Who was at the entrance of the home?
3.
Q9:
1. Who came to the door?
2. Who opened the door?
3.
Q10:
1. Did Ally cry out?
2. Did Ally let out a yelp?
3.
Q11:
1. Why did Ally scream?
2. What did Ally cry out?
3.
Q12:
1. Did the alligator want to draw with Ally and her sister?
2. Was the alligator interested in making art with Ally and her siblings?
3.
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3z9wi9eozzoatcf20lbme2j8kzskhv | cnn | (CNN) -- He may have knocked out eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao during their recent bout in Las Vegas but if Juan Manuel Marquez wants a fifth fight against the legendary Filipino he'll need to get permission from his wife.
The Mexican stunned the world of boxing by knocking out Pacquiao in the sixth round of their welterweight contest earlier in December.
It was the first time the 39-year-old has claimed victory in four fights against Pacquiao, who many pundits regard to be the finest pound-for-pound fighter the sport has ever seen.
But with fans clamoring for a fifth bout, Marquez says the only way it will become a reality is if his wife allows him to renege on his promise to retire whatever the outcome of the fourth.
"I made a promise and I know that promises are debts," Márquez said in an interview with CNN en Español.
"I don't see a case to fight again but logically he wants a chance," he added of talk that he and Pacquiao could square off for a fifth time.
Marquez's emphatic victory offered the Mexican some redemption after he failed to win any of the first three fights against Pacquiao.
Their first encounter in May 2004 ended in a draw, while the Filipino took a points victory at the conclusion of their rematch four years later.
But their third clash in November 2011 ended in controversy when Pacquiao was awarded victory in a marginal points decision.
The crowd booed as the judges' verdict was read out and Marquez claimed he should have been declared the victor. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Is Manny Pacquiao from Mexico?
2. Does Manny Pacquiao come from Mexico?
3.
Q2:
1. How old is Juan Manuel Marquez?
2. What is Juan Manuel Marquez's age?
3.
Q3:
1. Was Juan Manuel Marquez victorious against Manny Pacquiao in 2004?
2. Did Juan Manuel Marquez beat Manny Pacquiao in 2004?
3.
Q4:
1. Was Juan Manuel Marquez victorious against Manny Pacquiao in u20131939?
2. Did Juan Manuel Marquez beat Manny Pacquiao in 2011?
3.
Q5:
1. What did the crowd do in 2011?
2. What was the audience's reaction to the 2011 fight outcome?
3.
Q6:
1. When did the crowd boo?
2. At what point did the audience express their disapproval?
3.
Q7:
1. Did Juan Manuel Marquez think he should have won the 2011 fight?
2. Was Juan Manuel Marquez of the opinon that he should have come out on top in 2011?
3.
Q8:
1. Who wants to see Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao fight for a fifth time?
2. Who would like to watch a fifth row between Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao?
3.
Q9:
1. Who did Juan Manuel Marquez promise he would retire?
2. To whom did Juan Manuel Marquez swear to stop boxing?
3.
Q10:
1. When did Juan Manuel Marquez say he would retire?
2. At what point did Juan Manuel Marquez promise to leave boxing?
3.
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3hwrjooet52wxl18ftcikld5ao6sek | wikipedia | Justinian I ( 482 14 November 565), traditionally known as Justinian the Great and also Saint Justinian the Great in the Eastern Orthodox Church, was the Byzantine (East Roman) emperor from 527 to 565. During his reign, Justinian sought to revive the empire's greatness and reconquer the lost western half of the historical Roman Empire. Justinian's rule constitutes a distinct epoch in the history of the Later Roman empire, and his reign is marked by the ambitious but only partly realized "renovatio imperii", or "restoration of the Empire".
Because of his restoration activities, Justinian has sometimes been called the "last Roman" in modern historiography. This ambition was expressed by the partial recovery of the territories of the defunct western Roman Empire. His general, Belisarius, swiftly conquered the Vandal kingdom in North Africa. Subsequently, Belisarius, Narses, and other generals conquered the Ostrogothic kingdom, restoring Dalmatia, Sicily, Italy, and Rome to the empire after more than half a century of rule by the Ostrogoths. The prefect Liberius reclaimed the south of the Iberian peninsula, establishing the province of Spania. These campaigns re-established Roman control over the western Mediterranean, increasing the Empire's annual revenue by over a million solidi. During his reign Justinian also subdued the "Tzani", a people on the east coast of the Black Sea that had never been under Roman rule before. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How is Justinsin I often refered to?
2. What name is traditionally given to Justinsin I?
3.
Q2:
1. During what years was Justinsin I emperor?
2. When did Justinsin I reign?
3.
Q3:
1. What is Justinsin I sometimes called due to his restoration efforts?
2. What did Justinsin I's attempts to restore get him nicknamed?
3.
Q4:
1. Was Justinsin I's rule marked by his restoration of the Empire?
2. Was restoring the Empire a key feature of Justinsin I's reign?
3.
Q5:
1. Who on the east coast of the Black sea was reigned in by Justinsin I?
2. Who did Justinsin I conquer that was located to the east of the Black Sea?
3.
Q6:
1. What was Justinsin I's goal for his reign?
2. What was Justinsin I trying to accomplish as he ruled?
3.
Q7:
1. What was the name of Justinsin I's general?
2. Who was general under Justinsin I?
3.
Q8:
1. Where did Belisarius conquer?
2. What was taken over by Belisarius?
3.
Q9:
1. Who took back the Southern part of the Iberian peninsula?
2. Who reclaimed control over the Iberian peninsula's southern part?
3.
Q10:
1. What province was established when Liberius took back the south Iberian peninsula?
2. What province came out of Liberius regaining control over the southern part of the Iberian peninsula?
3.
Q11:
1. How much did Justinsin I's campaigns increase revenue for the Roman Empire?
2. How much more money did the Roman Empire have coming in due to Justinsin I's conquests?
3.
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3ob0cao74hp5dh4j40cdnayjjoiyh6 | wikipedia | Library Journal is an American trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey (familiar as the inventor of the Dewey decimal system). It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional practice. It also reviews library-related materials and equipment.
Its "Library Journal Book Review" does pre-publication reviews of several hundred popular and academic books each month.
"Library Journal" has the highest circulation of any librarianship journal, according to Ulrich's — approximately 100,000.
"Library Journal's" original publisher was Frederick Leypoldt, whose company became R. R. Bowker. Reed International (now Reed Business Information) purchased Bowker in 1985; they published "Library Journal" until 2010, when it was sold to Media Source, owner of the Junior Library Guild and "The Horn Book Magazine".
Founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey, "Library Journal" originally declared itself to be the "official organ of the library associations of America and of the United Kingdom." Indeed, the journal's original title was "American Library Journal", though "American" was removed from the title after the first year. Its early issues focused on the growth and development of libraries, with feature articles by such prominent authors as R. R. Bowker, Charles Cutter, and Melvil Dewey, and focusing on cataloging, indexing, and lending schemes. In its early issues, Bowker discussed cataloging principles; Cutter, creator of the Cutter Expansive Classification system, developed his ideas; and managing editor Dewey made recommendations for early library circulation systems. Initially, "Library Journal" did not review books unless they related to librarians' professional interests, but then, like now, the journal ran articles on collection development and ads from publishers recommending their forthcoming books for libraries to purchase. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the name of "Library Journals?"'s first publisher?
2. Who first came out with "Library Journals?"?
3.
Q2:
1. What is Frederick Leypoldt's company called now?
2. What is the present day name of Frederick Leypoldt's company?
3.
Q3:
1. What was Frederick Leypoldt's company called before acquiring the name Reed Business Information?
2. before it was Reed Business Information, what was the name of Frederick Leypoldt's corporation?
3.
Q4:
1. When did Reed Business Information stop publishing Library Journal?
2. At what point did Reed Business Information cease publication of Library Journal?
3.
Q5:
1. When was Library Journal created?
2. What was the year when Library Journal was established?
3.
Q6:
1. Who was the founder of Library Journal?
2. What was the name of Library Journal's creator?
3.
Q7:
1. What did Melvil Dewey name Library journal at the time of its creation?
2. What name did Melvil Dewey give to the inagural version of Library Journal?
3.
Q8:
1. What part of "American Library Journal" was eventually removed?
2. Which portion of the name "American Library Journal" was deleted?
3.
Q9:
1. Who came up with the Cutter Expansive Classification?
2. What was the name of the creator of Cutter Expansive Classification?
3.
Q10:
1. What kind of schemes were in the Cutter Expansive Classification?
2. Which sorts of schemes were contained within the Cutter Expansive Classification?
3.
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3olf68ytn91k33fat4axh34z0jjfay | cnn | (EW.com) -- "The Closer" closed out Kyra Sedgwick's involvement in the series on Monday night, installing Mary McDonnell in her place, in a "new" series, "Major Crimes."
While I have no inside information about how McDonnell was originally cast in "The Closer," I'm led to think, based on the premiere episode that aired after the "Closer" finale, that she was never intended to be the new star of the show. Because the new show is, I believe, an inevitable disappointment for hardcore "Closer" fans. As for those of us who are Mary McDonnell fans? Ambivalence reigns!
First of all, the exit of Sedgwick's Brenda Leigh Johnson. (This is your SPOILER ALERT.)
"The Closer" series finale brought closure to Deputy Chief Johnson's career, as she faced off with her long-running arch-nemesis, the serial rapist Philip Stroh (Billy Burke). Then Johnson abruptly accepted a new job (something like chief of bureau of investigations L.A. liason officer in the D.A.'s office -- it sounded like the longest-titled cushy job possible) and lit out, munching a signature bit of junk food.
Over the years, "The Closer" had become a light-comedy crime show with heavy-handed humor performed not just by Sedgwick but also the supporting cast that has migrated over to "Major Crimes," especially G.W. Bailey, whose slow burns have become endless fuming, and, only by contrast to a lesser extent, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz, and Phillip P. Keene. (I've always found it interesting that Denison and Chan are veterans of two, need I say superior, Michael Mann TV shows, Crime Story and Robbery Homicide Division -- indeed, many of Chan's gestures and body language when he enters a crime scene strongly echo his moves in RHD, and I'd bet that's where he picked up those good habits, from Mann's heavily-researched series.) QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What part of the plot needed a spoiler warning?
2. What does the article discuss that could spoil the series for someone who hasn't seen it?
3.
Q2:
1. What show needed a spoiler alert?
2. For which television program does the article provide a spoiler alert?
3.
Q3:
1. Was Kyra Sedgwick replaced?
2. Did another character come in the place of the protagonist of The Closer?
3.
Q4:
1. Who succeeded Kyra Sedgwick on the Closer?
2. Who was Kyra Sedgwick's replacement?
3.
Q5:
1. Did the Closer keep its original name when Kyra Sedgwick was replaced?
2. Did the Closer opt not to change names when Kyra Sedgwick left the series?
3.
Q6:
1. What did the Closer change its name to?
2. What new name did the series the Closer adopt?
3.
Q7:
1. Did the closer air at the beginning or end of the week?
2. Was the Closer on TV at the week's start or finish?
3.
Q8:
1. Was the arc of Kyra Sedwick's character complete?
2. Was the story regarding Krya Sedwick's character fully realized?
3.
Q9:
1. Did Kyra Sedgwick's character always face off against the same bad guy?
2. Was there an antagonist to Kyra Sedgwick's character?
3.
Q10:
1. Who was the antagonist to Kyra Sedgwick's character?
2. What bad guy was Kyra Sedgwick's character always trying to defeat?
3.
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3ngi5arftt500sr4bod9iwp0xixp1t | race | On the bus, on the subway, every head is lowered to a cell phone, iPad, or other digital device. But does this mean more and more people are getting into reading the digital way? According to the National Reading Survey, before the 17thWorld Reading Day on April 23, only 1.2 percent of Chinese people said they read a lot. But 38.6 percent said they read on digital devices like cell phone and e-books. This is a 17.7 percent increase from 2010. Many experts are talking about a trend toward fragmented reading --reading many short messages or items on a digital device like a cell phone instead of one long text in a book. Zhao jianmin, a professor at Shanghai University, said fragmented reading was part of modern life. "The fast _ of life leaves many people no time to sit and read a whole book," he said. "So making use of fragmented time to read is sure to be a trend" Fragmented reading has its advantages. People can enjoy large amounts of information, knowledge and entertainment in a short time. Digital reading is faster than traditional deep reading. However, some experts fear the trend of digital reading will lead people to read in a simple way. Xu Guosheng, at a Chinese Academy of Press and Publication, says fragmented reading makes it harder for people to think more about what they read. He also warned fragmented reading could make people lazy about remembering facts because they know they can always just search for answers online. "Fragmented reading is sometimes good, but don't let it take all your time," suggested Tian Zhilng, an editor. He said it was important to read quality books in a deeper way, and we should read for knowledge, for practical use and for pleasure. He suggested people choose easy books first, then move onto more difficult ones. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who worked as an editor?
2. What editor did the article cite?
3.
Q2:
1. What does Tian Zhilng suggest reading first?
2. What is the first thing one should read according to Tian Zhilng?
3.
Q3:
1. What should one read after easy books?
2. What should people follow up reading easy tomes with?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the number of Chinese people that read many books?
2. How many people in China are prolific readers?
3.
Q5:
1. How many people in China read on digital devices?
2. What is the percent of Chinese people that read on digital devices?
3.
Q6:
1. What percent increase has there been of Chinese people who read on digital devices since 2010?
2. By how much has the amount of Chinese people reading on digital devices grown in the years since 2010?
3.
Q7:
1. What kind of reading is fragmented?
2. What happens when one reads in a fragmented manner?
3.
Q8:
1. What professor does the article cite?
2. Who in the article works as a professor?
3.
Q9:
1. Where is Zhao Jiamin a professor at?
2. What university does Zhao Jiamin teach at?
3.
Q10:
1. Where is Xu Guosheng employed?
2. What is Xu Guosheng's place of employment?
3.
Q11:
1. What took place on April 23rd?
2. What was an event from April 23rd?
3.
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34q075jo1xdxcbnku3yj3vosqii10c | race | Henry Ford grew up on an un-electrified farm, and as a young man he followed Edison's career as the inventor became a national role model.Ford took a job at the Edison Illuminating Company working his way up to chief engineer.
In 1896 Ford was thirty-three and, though still working for Edison Co.,he had created his first experimental automobile the Ford Quadricycle2 during his off-time. At an Edison company party in New York, Ford had his first chance to meet his hero Edison and was able to explain his new automobile to the great inventor. _ Young man, that's the thing! You have it! Your car is self-contained and carries its own power plant." Edison himself had been working on the idea, but had only been considering electricity as the power source, so the idea of a gas engine was a somewhat new one.
The words comforted Ford greatly, who immediately set out building a second car which was to become the Model-T.6.The two men became f'ast friends and would go on camping trips together.When Edison later became limited to a wheelchair, Ford brought an extra one to his house so they could race.At the 50th anniversary of the invention of light-bulb, Ford honored Edison.When Edison spoke, he ended his speech directed at Ford:" As to Henry Ford, words fail to express my feelings.I can only say that he is my friend." Therefore it is no surprise that Ford wanted something to remember Edison by after he passed away in 1931.
Once, Ford asked Thomas Edison's son Charles to sit by the dying inventor's bedside and hold a test tube next to his father's mouth to catch his final breath. Ford was a man with many strange behaviors( as was Edison)including some interest in reanimation and spiritualism and some say that he was attempting to catch Edison's soul as it escaped his body in hopes of later bringing the inventor back to life.
The test tube itself didn't turn up until 1950 when it was listed in the Ford possessions after Clara Ford's passing away, and then lost again until 1978 when it was discovered in an exhibit Entitled "Henry Ford-A Personal History" in the Henry Ford Museum.It would then be discovered that the tube was labeled "Edison's Last Breath".
There is a further mystery of this "last breath" test tube. It would seem as if Edison had quite a last breath indeed, as the Edison Estate holds a collection of 42 test tubes all supposedly containing Edison's last breath.
Regardless of the excitement over the last breath, the test tube is quite touching in its meaning.Although both men were known for all sorts of poor behavior towards .their loved ones and mistreatment of employees, between them at least, there was clearly a deep respect and admiration. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the year of Henry Ford's 33rd birthday?
2. In what year did Henry Ford Turn 33?
3.
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1. Where was Henry Ford working in 1896?
2. Who was Henry Ford's employer when he turned 33?
3.
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1. Did Thomas Edison think about the gas engine as a way to power vehicles?
2. Had Thomas Edison given consideration to gas engines as ways to power cars?
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1. What source for vehicular power had Edison considered?
2. What did Thomas Edison think about for powering cars?
3.
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1. Were Henry Ford and Thomas Edison friends?
2. Did Henry Ford and Thomas Edison know each other?
3.
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1. When did Thomas Edison pass away?
2. What was teh year of Thomas Edison's death?
3.
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1. What of Thomas Edison's do some people think Henry Ford tried to trap?
2. What part of Thomas Edison do some believe Henry Ford attempted to collect?
3.
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3fq5jj512lo2381d3j6zjmg46ahnkl | cnn | (CNN) -- Double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius has moved a step closer to realizing his dream of participating in the Olympics after running the 'B' standard qualifying time for next year's Games in London.
The 24-year-old, who was born without fibulae in both legs, clocked 45.61 seconds to win the 400m race at the Provincial Championships in his home town of Pretoria in South Africa on Wednesday.
Dubbed the 'Blade Runner' because of his carbon fiber prosthetic limbs, Pistorius must now run 0.6 seconds faster to be granted automatic qualification. But his time could still be good enough to earn him a place in the South African team depending on the performance of other athletes.
After narrowly missing out on the time required for the Beijing Olympics, the Johannesburg-born athlete expressed his delight at the achievement on his Twitter page.
"One of the best nights of my life. Ran a 45.61sec 400m Olympic qualifying time and fastest time in South Africa," Pistorius, whose legs were amputated when he was just 11 months old, wrote.
"Thanks to everyone who has supported and believed in me in my Quest to 2012 London Olympics. One step closer. I'm hungry for it."
After finishing sixth at his National Championships in 2007, Pistorius was blocked from competing alongside his able-bodied counterparts as his blades were considered to give him an unfair advantage.
But in 2008 the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in favor of the four-time Paralympic champion after a lengthy legal battle with the IAAF. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How did Oscar Pistorius qualify for the Olympics?
2. How did Oscar Pistorius become able to participate in the Olympics?
3.
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1. What handicap does Oscar Pistorius live with?
2. How is Oscar Pistorius disabled?
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1. What sport does Oscar Pistorius participate in?
2. What is Oscar Pistorius's race?
3.
Q4:
1. How old is Oscar Pistorius?
2. What is Oscar Pistorius' age?
3.
Q5:
1. Where is Oscar Pistorius's hometown?
2. Where is Oscar Pistorius from?
3.
Q6:
1. What is Oscar Pistorius's nickname?
2. How do people tend to refer to Oscar Pistorius?
3.
Q7:
1. How did Oscar Pistorius get his nickname?
2. Why do people call Oscar Pistorius Blade Runner?
3.
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1. What was Oscar Pistorius's time in the qualifying race?
2. How long did it take Oscar Pistorius to finish the qualifying race?
3.
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1. Was Oscar Pistorius happy with his time in the qualifying race?
2. Was Oscar Pistorius pleased with the amount of time it took him to finish the qualifying race?
3.
Q10:
1. How old was Oscar Pistorius when he lost his legs?
2. At what age were Oscar Pistorius' legs amputated?
3.
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1. What caused Oscar Pistorius to lose his legs?
2. Why did Oscar Pistorius's legs have to be amputated?
3.
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1. Why was Oscar Pistorius stopped from competing?
2. Why did Oscar Pistorius have to press pause on competing?
3.
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1. Was the decision that kept Oscar Pistorius from competing overturned?
2. Was there a change to the decision that barred Oscar Pistorius from competition?
3.
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1. Who overturned the decision against Oscar Pistorius?
2. Who permitted Oscar Pistorius to return to competing?
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1. What is Oscar Pistorius's ultimate goal?
2. What does Oscar Pistorius eventually want to do?
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3ix2egzr7bjs7mnne5n4rrl1torrjc | race | William James, the great psychologist , said that most men are "old fogies at twenty-five". He was right. Most men at twenty-five are satisfied with their jobs. They have closed their minds to all new ideas; they have stopped to grow. The minute a man stops to grow -no matter what his years -that minute he begins to be old. On the other hand, the really great man never grows old. Goethe passed away at eighty-three, and finished his only a few years earlier; Gladstone took up a new language when he was seventy. Laplace, the astronomer, was still at work when death caught up with him at seventy-eight. He died crying, "What we know is nothing; what we do not know is immense (extremely large)." And there you have the real answer to the question, "When is a man old?" Laplace at seventy-eight died young. He was still unsatisfied, still sure that he had a lot to learn. As long as a man can keep himself in that attitude of mind, as long as he can look back on every year and say, "I grew", he is still young. The minute he ceases (stops) to grow, the minute he says to himself, "I know all that I need to know," -that day youth stops. He may be twenty-five or seventy-five; it makes no difference. On that day he begins to be old. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What does William James do?
2. What is the profession of William James?
3.
Q2:
1. What did William James say about most men?
2. What was William James' quip regarding the majority of men?
3.
Q3:
1. Does William James have the correct opinion regarding the majority of men?
2. Is William James right about most men?
3.
Q4:
1. How was William James right about most men?
2. What justifies William James' observation about most men?
3.
Q5:
1. What about men who don't become old fogies at 25?
2. What happens to men who don't grow old by 25?
3.
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1. What did Gladstone take on?
2. What was Gladstone's project?
3.
Q7:
1. At what age did Gladstone take on a new language?
2. How old was Gladstone when he started learning a new language?
3.
Q8:
1. What were Laplace's emotions upon his death?
2. What was Laplace's emotional state on his deathbed?
3.
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1. Why was Laplace unsatisfied upon dying?
2. Why didn't Laplace feel fulfilled at the time of his death?
3.
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1. Did LaPlace believe that we knew anything?
2. Was LaPlace of the opinion that we had a good grip on things?
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3570y55xzpjrdl98kuuv2ami3ciygv | race | Elvis Aron Presley, often called "the king of rock music", died on August 16th, 1977, at the age of forty-two. He left a great influence on popular music, and millions of fans. During his lifetime, Elvis sold more than four hundred million records. After Presley died, many of his records rose quickly. When Presley died, many _ journeyed to Memphis, Tennessee, Presley's home, to pay their last respects . While most of these fans knew a lot about the songs of Elvis, few of them knew the story of how Elvis had made his first recording. Elvis did not really want to become a recording star. His first record was for his mother. He paid four dollars to a small Memphis recording shop, and recorded two songs. The songs were "My Happiness" and "That's Where Your Heartaches Begin". Sam Philips, who owned the shop where Elvis made the record, liked Presley's songs. He said he would call him some day. About a year later, Philips did call and asked him to cut a record. This first record had "Blue Moon of Kentucky" on one side, and "That's All Right, Mama" on the other. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What did people often call Elvis?
2. What nickname was associated with Elvis Presley?
3.
Q2:
1. Who owned the shop where Elvis Presley recorded his first record?
2. Who did the place where Elvis Presley recorded his first record belong to?
3.
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1. What did Sam Philips think about Elvis's tunes?
2. How did Sam PHilips feel about Elvis Presley's music?
3.
Q4:
1. Did Sam Philips contact Elvis Presley after he recorded his first song?
2. Did Sam Philips ever get in touch with Elvis Presley again after their first collaboration?
3.
Q5:
1. When did Sam Philips get back in touch with Elvis Presley?
2. When was Elvis Presley recontacted by Sam Philips?
3.
Q6:
1. Why did Sam Philips get in touch with Elvis Presley?
2. What was Sam Philips' reason for contacting Elvis Presley?
3.
Q7:
1. Did Elvis Presley cut a record with Sam Philips?
2. Did Sam Philips and Elvis Presley make a second record together?
3.
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1. What song was on the A side of Elvis Presley's first record?
2. What tune was featured on the primary side of Elvis Presley's first album?
3.
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1. Is Elvis Presley currently alive?
2. Does Elvis Presley remain among the living?
3.
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1. When did Elvis Presley die?
2. What was the date of Elvis Presley's passing?
3.
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1. What age did Elvis Presley pass away at?
2. How old was Elvis Presley when he died?
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3wj1oxy92agboo5nlq4r7bndc5ga81 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXII--THE CITY OF BRIDGES
So for long hours sat Enid by her lord, There in the naked hall, propping his head, And chafing his pale hands, and calling to him. And at the last he waken'd from his swoon.
TENNYSON, Enid.
The transit was happily effected, and closely hidden in wool, Leonard Copeland was lifted out the boat, more than half unconscious, and afterwards transferred to the vessel, and placed in wrappings as softly and securely as Grisell and Clemence could arrange before King Edward's men came to exact their poundage on the freight, but happily did not concern themselves about the sick man.
He might almost be congratulated on his semi-insensibility, for though he suffered, he would not retain the recollection of his suffering, and the voyage was very miserable to every one, though the weather was far from unfavourable, as the captain declared. Grisell indeed was so entirely taken up with ministering to her knight that she seemed impervious to sickness or discomfort. It was a great relief to enter on the smooth waters of the great canal from Ostend, and Lambert stood on the deck recognising old landmarks, and pointing them out with the joy of homecoming to Clemence, who perhaps felt less delight, since the joys of her life had only begun when she turned her back on her unkind kinsfolk.
Nor did her face light up as his did while he pointed out to Grisell the beauteous belfry, rising on high above the many-peaked gables, though she did smile when a long-billed, long-legged stork flapped his wings overhead, and her husband signed that it was in greeting. The greeting that delighted him she could not hear, the sweet chimes from that same tower, which floated down the stream, when he doffed his cap, crossed himself, and clasped his hands in devout thanksgiving. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who did Enid sit by?
2. Enid was seated next to whom?
3.
Q2:
1. Where were Enid and the lord seated?
2. What was the location of Enid and the lord?
3.
Q3:
1. Who was lifted out of the boat?
2. Who was extracted from the boat?
3.
Q4:
1. Was Leonard Copeland alive?
2. Did Leonard Copeland survive?
3.
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1. Where was Leonard Copeland put?
2. Into what location was Leonard Copeland placed?
3.
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1. Did those in the surrounding area care about Leonard Copeland?
2. Was Leonard Copeland's fate of interest to the surrounding people?
3.
Q7:
1. Who cared for the knight?
2. Who was in charge of the knight's care?
3.
Q8:
1. Was there much turbulence in the water?
2. Did the water have a lot of waves?
3.
Q9:
1. Who was pointing out well known land marks?
2. Who was demonstrating points of interest?
3.
Q10:
1. Who was Lambert showing land marks to?
2. Who was Lambert making aware of points of interest?
3.
Q11:
1. Was Clemence happy when Lambert showed her belfry?
2. Did it please Clemence when Lambert pointed belfry out to her?
3.
Q12:
1. What bird was present?
2. What flying animal could be seen?
3.
Q13:
1. Why was the one legged stork visible?
2. How was the one legged stork seen?
3.
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1. What didn't Clemence see?
2. What was not visible to Clemence?
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33l7pjkhcgyg3k4wrqv82gd515m8ts | gutenberg | CHAPTER XI
A BUSY EVENING
The conversazione was, in its way, a brilliant gathering. There were present scientists, men of letters, artists, with a very fair sprinkling of society people, always anxious to absorb any new sensation. One saw there amongst the white-haired men, passing backwards and forwards, or talking together in little knots, professors whose names were famous throughout Europe.
A very great man indeed brought Saton up to Pauline with a little word of explanation.
"I am sure," he said to her--she was one of his oldest friends--"that you will be glad to meet the gentleman whose brilliant paper has interested us all so much. This is Lady Marrabel, Saton, whose father was professor at Oxford before your day."
The great man passed on. Pauline's first impulse had been to hold out her hand, but she had immediately withdrawn it. Saton contented himself with a grave bow.
"I am afraid, Lady Marrabel," he said, "that you are prejudiced against me."
"I think not," she answered. "Naturally, seeing you so suddenly brought into my mind the terrible occurrence of only a few days ago."
"An occurrence," he declared, "which no one could regret so greatly as myself. But apart from that, Lady Marrabel, I am afraid that you are not prepared to do me justice. You look at me through Rochester's eyes, and I am quite sure that all his days Rochester will believe that I am more or less of a charlatan."
"Your paper was very wonderful, Mr. Saton," she said slowly. "I am convinced that Mr. Rochester would have admitted that himself if he had been here." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What sort of folk were present at the conversazione?
2. What were the people like at the conversazione?
3.
Q2:
1. Did anyone besides scientists and men of letters attend the conversazione?
2. Did the conversazione include people other than scientists and men of letters?
3.
Q3:
1. What sort of folk were present at the conversazione, besides scientists and men of letters?
2. What were the people like at the conversazione other than scientists and men of letters?
3.
Q4:
1. What did Pauline retract from Santon?
2. What did Pauline take out of Santon's grasp?
3.
Q5:
1. What did Pauline do instead of extending her hand?
2. What did Pauline do in lieu of giving out her hand?
3.
Q6:
1. Who would have praised Saton's paper had he been present?
2. Who, if he were at the conversazione, would have had nice things to say about Saton's paper?
3.
Q7:
1. Did well known professors attend the conversazione?
2. Did the conversazione feature celebrated professors?
3.
Q8:
1. Where were the professors well known?
2. In what region were the professors famous?
3.
Q9:
1. How did Pauline feel towards Saton?
2. What were Pauline's emotions towards Saton?
3.
Q10:
1. What did Saton figure Mr. Rochester's opinion of him would be?
2. What did Saton assume Mr. Rochester felt about him?
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3pmby0ye273zv8lvaw6wd28cwdu9c0 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XIII.
AUGUST 1ST, 1714.
"Does my mistress know of this?" Esmond asked of Frank, as they walked along.
"My mother found the letter in the book, on the toilet-table. She had writ it ere she had left home," Frank said. "Mother met her on the stairs, with her hand upon the door, trying to enter, and never left her after that till she went away. He did not think of looking at it there, nor had Martin the chance of telling him. I believe the poor devil meant no harm, though I half killed him; he thought 'twas to Beatrix's brother he was bringing the letter."
Frank never said a word of reproach to me for having brought the villain amongst us. As we knocked at the door I said, "When will the horses be ready?" Frank pointed with his cane, they were turning the street that moment.
We went up and bade adieu to our mistress; she was in a dreadful state of agitation by this time, and that Bishop was with her whose company she was so fond of.
"Did you tell him, my lord," says Esmond, "that Beatrix was at Castlewood?" The Bishop blushed and stammered: "Well," says he, "I . . ."
"You served the villain right," broke out Mr. Esmond, "and he has lost a crown by what you told him."
My mistress turned quite white, "Henry, Henry," says she, "do not kill him."
"It may not be too late," says Esmond; "he may not have gone to Castlewood; pray God, it is not too late." The Bishop was breaking out with some banale phrases about loyalty, and the sacredness of the Sovereign's person; but Esmond sternly bade him hold his tongue, burn all papers, and take care of Lady Castlewood; and in five minutes he and Frank were in the saddle, John Lockwood behind them, riding towards Castlewood at a rapid pace. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. In what location did Esmond's mother come across the letter?
2. Where was the letter when Esmond's mom found it?
3.
Q2:
1. Who did the mistress run into on the stairs?
2. With whom did the mistress have an encounter on the stairs?
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3jcg6dtrv3q9h8c0wgidj2niarzqq6 | cnn | (CNN) -- Essie Mae Washington-Williams, the biracial woman who revealed nine years ago she was the illegitimate daughter of former segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond, died Monday, her family's spokesman said. She was 87.
Washington-Williams kept her father's identity secret until six months after Thurmond, a segregationist leader for decades, died in June 2003 at age 100.
"I never wanted to do anything to harm him or cause detriment to his life or to the lives of those around him," Washington-Williams said at a 2003 news conference, six months after her father died at the age of 100.
She died at her Columbia, South Carolina, home of natural causes Monday morning, according to Frank Wheaton.
Thurmond ran for president in 1948 on the ticket of the States' Rights Democratic Party, or Dixiecrats, a breakaway faction of Southern Democrats who believed strongly in racial segregation and were opposed to their party's civil rights program. Thurmond joined the Republican Party in the 1960s and ultimately turned away from his segregationist past.
Martin: GOP needs to listen to blacks
"My father did a lot of things to help other people, even though his public stance appeared opposite," Washington-Williams said. "I was sensitive about his well-being and career and his family here in South Carolina."
Washington-Williams said she went public only at the urging of her children, but rumors had persisted for years.
An attorney for the former senator's family confirmed in 2003 that Thurmond fathered a child with a teenage black housekeeper in 1925. Her mother, Carrie Butler, worked as a maid at the Thurmond family home in Edgefield, South Carolina. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is the well known papa in the story?
2. Who is the dad in the article that everyone knows about?
3.
Q2:
1. How old was Strom Thurmond when he died?
2. At what age did Strom Thurmond pass away?
3.
Q3:
1. Who was Strom Thurmond's daughter?
2. What woman did Strom Thrumond father?
3.
Q4:
1. Was Essie Mae Washington-Williams an illegitimate child?
2. Was Essie Mae Washington-Williams born of an affair?
3.
Q5:
1. Was Essie Mae Washington-Williams bi-racial?
2. Did Essie Mae Washington-Williams have parents of two different races?
3.
Q6:
1. What did Strom Thurmond think about segregation?
2. Where did Strom Thurmond stand with respect to segregation?
3.
Q7:
1. Was Strom Thurmond a life long segregationist?
2. Did Strom Thurmond remain in favor of segregation for his whole life?
3.
Q8:
1. When did Strom Thurmond run for president?
2. When did Strom Thurmond's presidential campaign take place?
3.
Q9:
1. What party did Strom Thurmond run for president under?
2. What was Strom Thurmond's party affiliation in 1948?
3.
Q10:
1. What party did Strom Thurmond join in the 1960s?
2. Which party did Strom Thurmond become a part of in the 60s?
3.
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1.
2.
3.
Q12:
1. Who was Essie Mae Washington-Williams' mother?
2. What was the name of Essie Mae Washington-Williams' mom?
3.
Q13:
1. Where did Carrie Butler work?
2. What was Carrie Butler's place of employment?
3.
Q14:
1. Was Essie Mae Washington-Williams' parentage confirmed?
2. Was the truth of Essie Mae Washington-Williams's identity revealed?
3.
Q15:
1. Who confirmed Essie Mae Washington-Williams' parentage?
2. Who affirmed that Essie Mae Washington-Williams was the daughter of Strom Thurmond?
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33cid57104t6jaql60ylp8vdqs63lx | race | Our English teacher, Tom Jackson, has some good neighbors. They are Carl, Ann, Joe and Mary. Here's some information about them. Carl is a train conductor. He works on the railway for 28 years. It is always a good job for him because he likes meeting people. Carl is very helpful and tries to make the passengers comfortable. He often stops to talk with the passengers. He likes his work because he can travel to many different places. Ann is a kind woman in a small town. In a hospital, she works as a nurse for four years. She likes her work very much. This month she is helping mothers with their new babies. Joe is a taxi driver. He drives a taxi for 22 years. Most of the time Joe likes his work. He takes many film stars to the airport. He is cheerful and smiles a lot and his passengers like him. He makes a good living and _ a family of four. Mary is a teacher in a high school. She teaches French. She has 33 students in her class, 15 boys and 18 girls. She likes her students, and her students like her. She is very kind and helps them a lot. She is always happy to be a teacher. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Which person's job is to conduct trains?
2. Who is employed as a train conductor?
3.
Q2:
1. Which person's job is to teach English?
2. Who is employed as an English instructor?
3.
Q3:
1. How many people does Tom Jackson live by?
2. What quantity of neighbors does Tom Jackson have?
3.
Q4:
1. Who works at the hospital?
2. Which of Tom Jackson's neighbors is employed by the hospital?
3.
Q5:
1. How long has Ann worked at the hospital?
2. For how much time has Ann been employed by the hospital?
3.
Q6:
1. What does Joe do for a living?
2. How is Joe employed?
3.
Q7:
1. For how many years has Joe driven taxis for a living?
2. How long has Joe been a taxi driver?
3.
Q8:
1. Whose profession is teaching French?
2. Who is employed as a French instructor?
3.
Q9:
1. Does Mary like being a French teacher?
2. Does Mary enjoy her job teaching French?
3.
Q10:
1. Does Carl enjoy his profession?
2. Does Carl like his work conducting trains?
3.
Q11:
1. How many years has Carl worked as a train conductor?
2. How long has Carl had a job conducting trains?
3.
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3e7tuj2egcm900r9as17x8quirod9f | wikipedia | Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland (, "Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd"), is a self-declared state internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia.
The government of the de facto state of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the former British Somaliland protectorate, which, in the form of the briefly independent State of Somaliland, united as scheduled on 1 July 1960 with the Trust Territory of Somaliland (the former Italian Somaliland) to form the Somali Republic.
Somaliland lies in northwestern Somalia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden. It is bordered by the remainder of Somalia (per international recognition) to the east, Djibouti to the northwest, and Ethiopia to the south and west. Its claimed territory has an area of , with approximately 4 million residents. The capital and the largest city is Hargeisa, with the population of around 1,500,000 residents.
In 1988, the Siad Barre government began a crackdown against the Hargeisa-based Somali National Movement (SNM) and other militant groups, which were among the events that led to the Somali Civil War. The conflict left the country's economic and military infrastructure severely damaged. Following the collapse of Barre's government in early 1991, local authorities, led by the SNM, unilaterally declared independence from Somalia on 18 May of the same year and reinstated the borders of the former short-lived independent State of Somaliland. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What state does the article discuss?
2. What country does the article focus on?
3.
Q2:
1. What kind of state is Somaliland?
2. What is the nature of Somaliland's autonomy?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the official name of Somaliland?
2. How is Somaliland officially referred to?
3.
Q4:
1. What is Somaliland internationally known as?
2. What does the international community recognize Somaliland to be?
3.
Q5:
1. What lies on the eastern border of Somaliland?
2. What borders Somaliland to the east?
3.
Q6:
1. What lies northwest of Somaliland?
2. What borders Somaliland to the north west?
3.
Q7:
1. What borders Somaliland to the south?
2. What lies on the southern border of Somaliland?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the population of Somaliland?
2. How many people live in Somaliland?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the largest city in Somaliland?
2. What is Somaliland's biggest city called?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the population of Hargeisa?
2. How many residents does Hargeisa have?
3.
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33iztu6j81153lspay2a8aycpiuxsm | race | The motivation to succeed comes from the burning desire to achieve a purpose. Napoleon Hill wrote, "whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve." A young man asked Socrates the secrets to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. When they meet, Socrates asked the young man to walk with him towards the river. When the water got up to their necks, Socrates took the young man by surprise and pressed him into the water. The boy struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy stared turning blue. Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, "What did you want the most when you were there?" the boy replied. "Air." Socrates said," That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it. There is no other secret." A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishment . Just like a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great results. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the source of motivation to succeed?
2. How does one get the drive to do well?
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1. Who did someone inquire after regarding their secret to doing well?
2. Which philosopher received a question about how to be successful?
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1. Where did Socrates instruct the boy to meet him?
2. What did Socrates arrange as a rendez-vous point with the boy?
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1. When did Socrates tell the boy to meet him near the river?
2. When in the day was Socrates meeting with the boy?
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1. Did the boy die by inhaling too much water?
2. Did too much water get into the boy's lungs causing him to die?
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1. What's a way of being successful that few know about?
2. Tell us the secret for doing well in life?
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1. Where does all accomplishment come from?
2. What is the root of all achievement?
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1. Can one be successful without having a burning desire?
2. Are there multiple paths to success that don't include a burning desire?
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1. What did the boy desire most when in the water?
2. What did the boy want more than anything while almost drowning?
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1. What cannot come out of a weak desire?
2. What won't happen when one's desire burns low?
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3txd01zld4hukwwjfsv5q0j2iz8u4d | wikipedia | The Hague (; , or "'s-Gravenhage" ) is a city on the western coast of the Netherlands and the capital of the province of South Holland.
With a population of 520,704 inhabitants (as of 1 April 2016) and more than 1 million inhabitants including the suburbs, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The Rotterdam The Hague Metropolitan Area, with a population of approximately 2.7 million, is the 12th-largest in the European Union and the most populous in the country. Located in the west of the Netherlands, The Hague is in the centre of the Haaglanden conurbation and lies at the southwest corner of the larger Randstad conurbation.
The Hague is the seat of the Dutch government, parliament, the Supreme Court, and the Council of State, but the city is not the capital of the Netherlands, which constitutionally is Amsterdam. Most foreign embassies in the Netherlands and 150 international organisations are located in the city, including the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, which makes The Hague one of the major cities hosting the United Nations, along with New York City, Geneva, Vienna, Rome, and Nairobi. King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands plans to live at Huis ten Bosch palace and works at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague, together with Queen Máxima. The Hague is also home to the world headquarters of Royal Dutch Shell and numerous other major Dutch companies. QUESTIONS:
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1. Which country is home to the Hague?
2. In what nation can the Hague be found?
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1. Is the Hague the seat of the Netherlands' government?
2. Is the Netherlands governed from the Hague?
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1. Is the Hague the capital of the Netherlands?
2. Does the Hague serve as the Netherlands' capital city?
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1. What does the Hague host?
2. What is the Hague the seat of?
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Q5:
1. Who has plans to live in the Hague?
2. Who intends to reside in the Hague?
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1. Who has plans to live in the Hague, in addition to King Willem-Alexander?
2. Who intends to reside in the Hague, alongside King Willem-Alexander?
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1. Where in the Netherlands can the Hague be found?
2. What part of the Netherlands is the Hague located in?
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1. How many people live in the Hague?
2. What is the population of the Hague?
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Q9:
1. What is the Dutch name of the Hague?
2. How does one refer to the Hague in Dutch?
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Q10:
1. What is the Hague in the middle of?
2. What surrounds the Hague?
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1. What company is based in the Hague?
2. What corporation has its seat in the Hague?
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1. What two cities in the Netherlands have a larger population than the Hague?
2. Which cities in the Netherlands have more residents than does the Hague?
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3mx2nq3yc9u4xjuey2p2fzokccax51 | wikipedia | Hawaii is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States of America, having received statehood on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is the only U.S. state located in Oceania and the only one composed entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean. Hawaii is the only U.S. state located outside North America.
The state encompasses nearly the entire volcanic Hawaiian archipelago, which comprises hundreds of islands spread over . At the southeastern end of the archipelago, the eight main islands are—in order from northwest to southeast: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lānai, Kahoolawe, Maui, and the Island of Hawaii. The last is the largest island in the group; it is often called the "Big Island" or "Hawaii Island" to avoid confusion with the state or archipelago. The archipelago is physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania.
Hawaii's diverse natural scenery, warm tropical climate, abundance of public beaches, oceanic surroundings, and active volcanoes make it a popular destination for tourists, surfers, biologists, and volcanologists. Because of its central location in the Pacific and 19th-century labor migration, Hawaii's culture is strongly influenced by North American and Asian cultures, in addition to its indigenous Hawaiian culture. Hawaii has over a million permanent residents, along with many visitors and U.S. military personnel. Its capital is Honolulu on the island of Oahu. QUESTIONS:
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1. On what day did Hawaii become a state?
2. When did Hawaii achieve statehood?
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1. Is Hawaii close to the continental United States?
2. Is Hawaii close to the US mainland?
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1. How many islands does Hawaii have?
2. What is the number of islands that make up Hawaii?
3.
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1. What are the names of the islands that make up Hawaii?
2. What islands is Hawaii composed of?
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1. Does Hawaii have volcanoes?
2. Can one see volcanoes on a trip to Hawaii?
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1. How many volcanoes does Hawaii have?
2. What is the number of volcanoes contained on Hawaii?
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1. Does Hawaii have low temperatures?
2. Is Hawaii's climate a chilly one?
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1. What cultural influences are present in Hawaii?
2. What is Hawaiian culture made up of?
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1. Is Asian culture present in Hawaii?
2. Does Hawaiian culture have Asian influences?
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1. How many people live on Hawaii?
2. What is the population of Hawaii?
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1. What is the location of Honolulu?
2. Where can Honolulu be found?
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1. Is Hawaii a famous military base?
2. Does Hawaii have a well known military base?
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3u088zljvktqdc3nrrn4wlemm0vw0k | cnn | London (CNN) -- What do artificial whiskers and coffee-filled balloons have in common?
The answer is that they are both tools on experimental robots -- but they are also being put forward as possible ideas to help future planetary explorations.
"Shrewbot" is the latest in a line of robots developed by teams at the UK's Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) that aims to test whether artificial whiskers could help a robot find its way around.
Inspired by the Etruscan shrew -- one of the world's tiniest mammals -- scientists wanted to find out if a robot could explore its environment using touch instead of vision, just as rats, mice and shrews find food in the dark.
Team leader Martin Pearson, who works at the Biotact project, said the research was primarily to assist biologists in their understanding of how an animal's touch sensing works.
But he added: "Future robotic applications for this kind of sensing could be in search-and-rescue robots operating in smoke filled buildings or for sub-sea pipeline inspection robots in the murky depths of the sea."
The idea has also been suggested as a way to explore planetary surfaces where there is limited vision. Speaking at a space conference at the UK's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, robotics expert and co-founder of the BRL, Alan Winfield, identified it as one of a number of advancements that might be useful to space scientists planning future missions.
"I was speculating that whiskers could provide a planetary rover with the ability to feel its way around," he told CNN. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is a novel kind of robot?
2. What sort of robot has just come about?
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Q2:
1. Who developed the Shrewbot?
2. Who was responsible for the creation of the Shrewbot?
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Q3:
1. What is another name for the UK's Bristol Robotics Laboratory?
2. How else is the UK's Bristol Robotics Laboratory referred to?
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Q4:
1. What is one tool of experimental robots?
2. What's something that experimental robots make use of?
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Q5:
1. What is one tool of experimental robots, besides artificial whiskers?
2. What's something that experimental robots make use of, in addition to artificial whiskers?
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Q6:
1. What could robots do one day?
2. What's something that robots may one day be capable of?
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Q7:
1. What could robots one day do in outerspace?
2. How could robots someday be useful in an outer space context?
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Q8:
1. What is the purpose of artificial whiskers?
2. Why are robots given fake whiskers?
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Q9:
1. What did BRL base its robots on?
2. What inspired the model of the BRL's robots?
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Q10:
1. What is an Etruscan shrew?
2. How can the Etruscan shrew be described?
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Q11:
1. Who was in charge of the robotic research?
2. Who was the Biotact team leader?
3.
Q12:
1. Where does Martin Pearson work?
2. Where is Martin Pearson employed?
3.
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3i0btbyzaxlu2hyn6s5shiz2x5d0yz | cnn | (CNN) -- Jose Mourinho likes to keep them guessing.
Three days after the Real Madrid manager hinted he was on his way back to England and Chelsea, the self-proclaimed "Special One" insisted his future was still undecided.
Mourinho signed a contract extension until 2016 with Real Madrid last May after ending Barcelona's three-year stranglehold on La Liga, but his relationship with the Spanish press soured and he has clashed with Madrid and Spain's much-loved keeper, Iker Casillas.
"When I decide on my future, my wife and kids will be the first to know, then the president and general director," Mourinho told reporters ahead of Real Madrid's game against Real Valladolid. "I haven't decided to leave. If I go, I will not give explanations."
Despite Mourinho's pronouncement Friday, England's Sun newspaper claimed that he has already agreed to return to Chelsea but that an official announcement was unlikely until July 1.
On Tuesday following Real Madrid's exit in the Champions League semifinals for a third straight season under Mourinho, this time to Borussia Dortmund, the 50-year-old, not for the first time, spoke of his deep fondness for England.
"I know in England I am loved," Mourinho said. "I know. I know I am loved by the fans. I am loved by the media that treats me in a fair way, criticizing me when they have to, but giving me credit when I deserve it. I know I am loved by some clubs, especially one."
Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas, who worked under his fellow Portuguese and formerly managed Chelsea, said Mourinho resurfacing in the Premier League would be "spectacular." With Mourinho at the helm, Chelsea ended a 50-year title drought and won back-to-back Premier League titles. QUESTIONS:
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1. Who runs Tottenham?
2. Who is in charge of Tottenham?
3.
Q2:
1. Who did Andre Villas-Boas used to manage?
2. Which team was Andre Villas-Boas the former manager of?
3.
Q3:
1. What does Andre Villas-Boas think of Jose Mourinho coming back?
2. How does Andre Villas-Boas feel towards Jose Mourinho's come back?
3.
Q4:
1. How many years has it been since Chelsea won a title?
2. How much time has passed since Chelsea's last title?
3.
Q5:
1. Did Jose Mourinho win Chelsea a title after 50 years time?
2. Did Jose Mourinho end Chelsea's 50 year losing streak?
3.
Q6:
1. How many titles did Jose Mourinho win?
2. What was the number of titles that went to Jose Mourinho?
3.
Q7:
1. Were Jose Mourinho's title spaced apart over the years?
2. Did Jose Mourinho win his titles over the course of several years?
3.
Q8:
1. What surname does Jose Mourinho go by?
2. How do people often refer to Jose Mourinho?
3.
Q9:
1. Did Jose Mourinho give himself his nickname?
2. Is the nickname of Jose Mourinho self-proclaimed?
3.
Q10:
1. What does Jose Mourinho insist about his future?
2. What is Jose Mourin adament about regarding his future?
3.
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3pjuzcgdj6gxj5vitkqrbgct6l689o | cnn | London (CNN) -- "Everything I do is centered around women," says Pinky Lilani. As founder of the Women of the Future Awards, the Asian Women of Achievement Awards and the Global Empowerment Award, it's fair to assume this is no exaggeration.
"Plenty of women are confident and talented but they still need champions; they need mentors," she explains.
And, since emigrating from India to the UK 34 years ago, Lilani has become just that -- earning herself an OBE from Queen Elizabeth II for services to women along the way.
To mark this year's International Women's Day we asked her which extraordinary women she believes are under-acknowledged for their achievements. From an empress to a humble florist, in her own words Lilani presents her five unsung heroines
Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (1915-2000), politician, diplomat and author
Shaista Ikramullah was a woman before her time.
Her autobiography "From Purdah to Parliament" is a mesmerizing tale of a fearless Muslim woman who fought her way from veiled to valiant.
Ikramullah grew up in a society where women were not encouraged to have an education, but she ignored this culture and went on to become the first Muslim woman to receive a PhD from the University of London.
She was one of very few Muslim women to take part in the Pakistan movement and witness first hand the fall of the British empire. She became a member of Pakistan's parliament, an ambassador to Morocco and her country's delegate to the United Nations. This would have been a colossal feat for any woman at that time, let alone a Pakistani. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What did Pinky Lilani do?
2. What was Pinky Lilani known for?
3.
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1. How many years ago did Pinky Lilani leave her country?
2. How long ago did Pinky Lilani immigrate?
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Q3:
1. Who did Pinky Lilani earn an OBE from?
2. Who gave Pinky Lilani an OBE?
3.
Q4:
1. What did Shaista lkramullah pen?
2. What was written by Shaista lkramullah?
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Q5:
1. What was the title of Shaista lkramullah's autobiography?
2. What did Shaista lkramullah call her autobiography?
3.
Q6:
1. Shaista lkramullah became the first Muslim to do what?
2. What was Shaista lkramullah the first Muslim woman to do?
3.
Q7:
1. What did Shaista lkramullah witness the fall of?
2. What empire did Shaista lkramullah see go down?
3.
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1. Whose parliament did Shaista lkramullah join?
2. Shaista lkramullah became a member of which parliament?
3.
Q9:
1. Where was Shaista lkramullah an ambassador to?
2. To what country did Shaista lkramullah serve as ambassador?
3.
Q10:
1. Where was Shaista lkramullah a delegate to?
2. To what body was Shaista lkramullah a delegate?
3.
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3mx2nq3yc9u4xjuey2p2fzokc145xh | wikipedia | Logging was Seattle's first major industry, but by the late 19th century the city had become a commercial and shipbuilding center as a gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. By 1910, Seattle was one of the 25 largest cities in the country. However, the Great Depression severely damaged the city's economy. Growth returned during and after World War II, due partially to the local Boeing company, which established Seattle as a center for aircraft manufacturing. The Seattle area developed as a technology center beginning in the 1980s, with companies like Microsoft becoming established in the region. In 1994 the Internet retail giant Amazon was founded in Seattle. The stream of new software, biotechnology, and Internet companies led to an economic revival, which increased the city's population by almost 50,000 between 1990 and 2000.
Seattle (i/siˈætəl/) is a West Coast seaport city and the seat of King County. With an estimated 662,400 residents as of 2015[update], Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. In July 2013 it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States, and remained in the top five in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. The Seattle metropolitan area of around 3.6 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the United States. The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canada–United States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the third largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2015. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was Seattle's first major industry?
2. Which industry first took large hold in Seattle?
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Q2:
1. By the late 19th century, what did Seattle transform into?
2. What did Seattle become by the end of the 1800s?
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Q3:
1. What damaged Seattle's economy?
2. What hurt the economy of Seattle?
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Q4:
1. How did Seattle's economy improve?
2. What helped the economy of Seattle?
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Q5:
1. What other companies joined Boeing in Seattle?
2. Which companies, besides Boeing set up shop in Seattle?
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Q6:
1. What did the installment of large companies in Seattle do to the population of the city?
2. How was Seattle's population affected by large businesses setting up shop?
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1. What county is Seattle the seat of?
2. Which county does Seattle serve as seat of?
3.
Q8:
1. Seattle is the largest city in what region?
2. Which region has no larger city than Seattle?
3.
Q9:
1. What was Seattle's annual growth rate?
2. By how much did Seattle grow on a yearly basis?
3.
Q10:
1. What is Seattle's last known population?
2. How many people were living in Seattle on last count?
3.
Q11:
1. Where is Seattle situation?
2. Where can Seattle be found?
3.
Q12:
1. How large is Seattle's sea port?
2. What is the size of the Seattle sea port?
3.
Q13:
1. Which state is Seattle situated in?
2. What state is home to Seattle?
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3hl8hngx4516yk551ywxl8tftpif9b | cnn | (CNN) -- Mohammed Alshaya owns more high street brands than most fashion addicts could stuff in their closets.
Mohammed Alshaya, CEO of Alshaya's retail division, tells MME he sees a new mindset in the Gulf
Topshop, Coast, NEXT and River Island are just some of the big names he's imported from the United Kingdom to shopping centers in the Middle East.
As chief executive of M.H. Alshaya, he knows what sells: tried and tested Western brands that will appeal to local shoppers.
And his empire is not limited to clothing. In the past month, he's taken Mothercare and The Body Shop to Central Eastern Europe.
With the addition of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia, M.H. Alshaya now operates in 16 markets including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Cyprus, Turkey, Poland and Russia.
John Defterios spoke with Mohammed Alshaya, and started by asking him for his thoughts on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) plans for a single currency.
(JD): I would imagine as a retail operation you'd be a huge proponent of a single currency within the GCC. Is it realistic within the next 4 to 5 years?
(MA): I think it can be, as long as there is a will of the leaders to get together and decide. It is a huge leap towards efficiency, conciliation, getting closer between the six countries. One single Central Bank that governs and regulates is much better than the current six, I believe.
(JD): Have you ever done any calculations of what impact it would have on your back office operations? QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who do many high-end brands belong to?
2. What is the name of someone that owns lots of expensive brands?
3.
Q2:
1. What company does Mohammed Alshaya work for?
2. What is Mohammed Alshaya's corporation?
3.
Q3:
1. What is Mohammed Alshaya's title?
2. What does Mohammed Alshaya do at his company?
3.
Q4:
1. What does Mohammed Alshaya import?
2. What does Mohammed Alshaya's company bring into his region?
3.
Q5:
1. Where does Mohammed Alshaya import high end clothing?
2. To what region does Mohammed Alshaya import high end brands?
3.
Q6:
1. Where does Mohammed Alshaya import high end clothing?
2. To what region does Mohammed Alshaya import high end brands?
3.
Q7:
1. How many countries does Mohammed Alshaya import to?
2. What is the number of nations that Mohammed Alshaya's company imports to?
3.
Q8:
1. Who interviewed Mohammed Alshaya?
2. Who did Mohammed Alshaya speak with?
3.
Q9:
1. What body did Mohammed Alshaya and his interviewer agree should have a common money?
2. Who should have the same currency, in the opinion of Mohammed Alshaya and his interviewer?
3.
Q10:
1. How many countries are in the GCC?
2. What is the number of countries that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council?
3.
Q11:
1. How much time will it take for the GCC to develop a common currency?
2. How long will the Gulf Cooperation Council need to make a common money?
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3b1nlc6ugzwx47h7t7ycpjt6z94gpc | gutenberg | Chapter XXIII
Dinner-Time
WHEN Adam heard that he was to dine upstairs with the large tenants, he felt rather uncomfortable at the idea of being exalted in this way above his mother and Seth, who were to dine in the cloisters below. But Mr. Mills, the butler, assured him that Captain Donnithorne had given particular orders about it, and would be very angry if Adam was not there.
Adam nodded and went up to Seth, who was standing a few yards off. "Seth, lad," he said, "the captain has sent to say I'm to dine upstairs--he wishes it particular, Mr. Mills says, so I suppose it 'ud be behaving ill for me not to go. But I don't like sitting up above thee and mother, as if I was better than my own flesh and blood. Thee't not take it unkind, I hope?"
"Nay, nay, lad," said Seth, "thy honour's our honour; and if thee get'st respect, thee'st won it by thy own deserts. The further I see thee above me, the better, so long as thee feel'st like a brother to me. It's because o' thy being appointed over the woods, and it's nothing but what's right. That's a place o' trust, and thee't above a common workman now."
"Aye," said Adam, "but nobody knows a word about it yet. I haven't given notice to Mr. Burge about leaving him, and I don't like to tell anybody else about it before he knows, for he'll be a good bit hurt, I doubt. People 'ull be wondering to see me there, and they'll like enough be guessing the reason and asking questions, for there's been so much talk up and down about my having the place, this last three weeks." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Where was Adam going to have dinner?
2. What would be the location of Adam's evening meal?
3.
Q2:
1. Who was going to be Adam's dinner companion?
2. In whose company was Adam set to dine?
3.
Q3:
1. Was Adam friends with the large tenants?
2. Were Adam and the large tenants buddies?
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Q4:
1. Did Adam want to go to dinner?
2. Was Adam looking forward to attending dinner?
3.
Q5:
1. Why didn't Adam want to go to dinner?
2. Why wasn't Adam keen on dinner?
3.
Q6:
1. Where did Adam want to go?
2. Where did Adam prefer to head to?
3.
Q7:
1. Who did Adam want to be in the cloisters with?
2. In whose company did Adam wish to be in the cloisters?
3.
Q8:
1. Who told Adam to go upstairs?
2. Who instructed Adam to travel upstairs?
3.
Q9:
1. Does Adam plan on going to his dinner?
2. Does Adam have the intention of attending his dinner?
3.
Q10:
1. What did Adam discuss with Seth?
2. What was the subject of Adam and Seth's conversation?
3.
Q11:
1. Is Adam in the upper crust?
2. Is Adam of a respectable social class?
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Q12:
1. How does Seth feel about Adam's social status?
2. What is Seth's opinion of Adam's state?
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3i0btbyzaxlu2hyn6s5shiz2x8e0y6 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXIV
MORE RIVALRY
"Do you mean to tell me that you saw Arnold Baxter?" exclaimed Dick, after listening to Sam and Tom's story.
"We did," replied the youngest Rover. "There was no mistake?"
"If it wasn't Arnold Baxter do you think he would take such pains to get out of our reach?" asked Tom.
"That is true, Tom. But it seems so unnatural. What can he be doing in this out-of-the-way place?"
"As Powell says, he must be keeping out of the reach of the law. Perhaps he expects to keep shady until this affair blows over."
"As if it would blow over!" cried Sam. "Dick, we ought to do something."
Captain Putnam had already learned why the four cadets had been late in returning to camp. The Rovers now went to consult him further.
"I agree, something should be done," said the captain. "Perhaps you had better go to the nearest telegraph office, Richard, and telegraph to your folks. You might also get some of the local authorities to take up the hunt for this criminal."
"Who are the local authorities?"
"I really don't know, but we can find out at Oakville."
In the end Dick and Tom received permission to leave camp for an indefinite time. Late as it was, they hurried to Oakville and caught the telegraph operator at the little railroad station just as he was shutting up for the night.
Having sent the message to their father they made inquiries of the operator and learned that the town boasted of a Judge Perkins and that the local constable was Munro Staton. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who recounted a tale to Dick?
2. Who did Dick learn of some events from?
3.
Q2:
1. Who do Sam and Tom claim they saw?
2. Who are Sam and Tom saying they spotted?
3.
Q3:
1. Which Rover confirmed that Tom and Sam saw Arnold Baxter?
2. Who from the Rover family affirmed that Sam and Tom did spot Arnold Baxter?
3.
Q4:
1. Who didn't think the drama was going to die down?
2. Who was not convinced that things would become calmer?
3.
Q5:
1. Who did Sam think should help do something?
2. Who did Sam feel should lend him a hand?
3.
Q6:
1. What military title does Putnam have?
2. What does Putnam serve as in the military?
3.
Q7:
1. Who goes to see Captain Putnam?
2. Who travels to visit Captain Putnam?
3.
Q8:
1. Are Dick and Tom permitted to go on the trip in the end?
2. Do Dick and Tom eventually get permission to leave camp?
3.
Q9:
1. How long are Dick and Tom allowed to leave camp for?
2. How much time are Dick and tom given to be away from camp?
3.
Q10:
1. What location do Dick and Tom travel to?
2. Where do Dick and Tom head?
3.
Q11:
1. Who did Dick and Tom send notice to?
2. Who received word from Dick and Tom?
3.
Q12:
1. How did Dick and Tom's dad receive word from them?
2. How did Dick and Tom get in contact with their father?
3.
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1. What is the name of the constable?
2. Which person serves as constable?
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3i2pta7r3tun65e5jbygngb9blbkqc | race | My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3:-@ kids FTF ILNY, its gr8. Can you understand this sentence? If you can't, don't feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Net speak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or cell phones. To newcomers, it can look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the "translation" of the sentence above? My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York; it's great. Schoolteachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students' writing. They fear the language could become corrupted . Everyone should just relax, say linguists . They believe Net speak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Net speak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nurnberg, from Stanford University, agrees. "People get better at writing by writing," he says, "Kids who are now doing text messages, e-mail, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than, their parents." Linguist James Milroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can bet your bottom dollar that when today's teenagers become tomorrow's parents, they too will think this way. Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become "corrupted"; they simply change to meet the new needs. However, Net speakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write Standard English. Cynthia McVey says, "I can understand Net speak worries teachers and it's important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but that learning to write proper English is a must for their future." Perhaps we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, age 12, says, "I wouldn't use text language in my homework. Texting is just for fun". QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the student's vacation destination?
2. Where does the student take a trip?
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1. What language do teens enjoy using?
2. What way of talking is popular amongst teenagers?
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1. Who does the teen visit on vacation?
2. Who does the boy take a trip to see?
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1. Does the teen enjoy going to New York?
2. Does visiting New York make the student happy?
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1. Who is a professor in Wales?
2. What is the name of the professor from Wales?
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1. What is the name of the person from Stanford?
2. Who is a professor at Stanford?
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1. How does Geoffrey Nurnberg feel about Netspeak?
2. What is the opinion of Geoffrey Nurn of internet speak?
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1. What does James Milroy do for a living?
2. How is James Milroy employed?
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1. Why does Erin talk in Net speak?
2. What purpose does internet speak serve for Erin?
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1. What does gr8 translate to?
2. What is gr8 short for?
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1. In what context does Erin refrain from using Netspeak?
2. When does Erin choose not to use Netspeak?
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1. How old is Erin?
2. What is Erin's age?
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3of2m9aatgowkxfw67hte9ndhx8kz1 | cnn | United Nations (CNN) -- The U.N. Security Council met Monday to consider the Palestinians' bid for full membership in the world body and decided to meet again Wednesday morning, when they will send the matter to the admissions committee, said Security Council President Nawaf Salam of Lebanon.
Salam said the decision was made to take the matter to the committee as required by Article 59 of the United Nations' rules of procedure. "So, we have to wait until Wednesday morning," he said outside the Security Council.
Though the debate is expected to be largely symbolic in the face of a promised American veto, the permanent observer of the Palestinian Authority to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, held out hope prior to Monday's Security Council meeting that the bid would be accepted.
"We hope that the Security Council will shoulder its responsibility and address this application with a positive attitude, especially since we have 139 countries that have recognized the state of Palestine so far, meaning more than two-thirds majority," he said. "We are ready to govern ourselves."
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas made the bid for the United Nations to recognize an independent state of Palestine on Friday, a move Israel says is premature without direct talks that address its longstanding security concerns.
Abbas drew applause when the Palestinian leader raised the document at the podium during his speech at the 66th annual session of the General Assembly.
The time has come for a "Palestinian Spring" to join the Arab Spring in reshaping the Middle East, he said. "My people desire to exercise their right to enjoy a normal life like the rest of humanity." QUESTIONS:
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1. Who presides over the UN security council?
2. What is the name of the head of the UN security council president?
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1. What was the subject of discussion at the UN security council Monday?
2. What did the UN Security council talk about on Monday?
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1. What is the name of Palestine's president?
2. Who is the leader of Palestine?
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1. When did Palestine make its offer?
2. What was the day of Palestine's bid?
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1. How did Israel respond to Palestine?
2. What was Israel's response to Palestine?
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1. Where did the UN Security Council refer Palestine's bid?
2. To what location did the UN Security Council send Palestine's offer?
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1. What rule was the UN Security Council following?
2. What article was the UN Security Council acting in accordance with?
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1. What did the United States pledge to do?
2. What action did the US vow to take?
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1. Who feels hopeful?
2. Who believes that things are going to go well?
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1. What is the name of the permanent observer of the Palestinian Authority to the United Nations?
2. Who acts as the permanent observer of the Palestinian Authority to the United Nations?
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1. What does Riyad Mansour want the council to do?
2. What action does Riyad Mansour wish for the council to take?
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32xvdsjfpzx14acn2clv6b5akj12ms | race | Do you know Su Bingtian? He is a Chinese runner. He was born in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province on August 20th, 1989. When he was a child, he liked running in the school running team. His parents supported him in practicing running and they often encouraged him to run. Though it's very hard for him to win every race, he never gives up. He tries his best to run well every day. He took part in the regular match in November, 2004 for the first time. After that, he won many first prizes in all kinds of matches. On May 31st, 2015, in Saturday's Eugene Grand Prix, the 1.72 meters-tall runner finished third in 9.99 seconds, behind American Tyson Gay in 9.88 seconds and Mike Rodgers in 9.90 seconds. Su Bingtian becomes beats 10-second barrier as the first Asian-born. China's Zhang Peimeng, who raced to his personal best of 10.00 seconds in 2013, is considered the closest to beating the barrier. Now Su Bingtian broke his record. "I am so proud of my result. I can write my name into history now and I will work harder and run faster," said Su Bingtian. Now let's congratulate to Su Bingtian! We hope Su Bingtian will have a better future and good luck to him! QUESTIONS:
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1. Who broke the record set by Zhang Peimeng?
2. Who went faster than Zhang Peimeng's record time?
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1. What is Su Bingtian's nationality?
2. What is Su Bingtian's ethnic background?
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1. Where is Su Bingtian from?
2. What was Su Bingtian's birthplace?
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Q4:
1. When was Su Bingtian's first regular meet?
2. On what date did Su Bingtian participate in a meet for the first time?
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Q5:
1. What was the date of the Grand Prix?
2. On what date did the Grand Prix take place?
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Q6:
1. How tall was the third place finisher at the grand prix?
2. What was the height of the person that got 3rd place at the Grand Prix?
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Q7:
1. What was the time of Su Bingtian at the Grand Prix?
2. How long did it take Su Bingtian to finish the Grand Prix?
3.
Q8:
1. Who was the American runner?
2. What was the name of the competitor from the US?
3.
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1. What was Tyson Gay's time?
2. How long did it take Tyson Gay to finish the race?
3.
Q10:
1. Who was the other Chinese racer alongside Su Bingtian?
2. Which racer was of Chinese nationality like Su Bingtian?
3.
Q11:
1. What is Zhang Peimeng's best speed?
2. What is the fastest that Zhang Peimeng has ever run?
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1. When did Zhang Peimeng reach his person best?
2. At what point did Zhang Peimeng run the fastest he ever had?
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3u5jl4wy5k9m10qekx6sa7i6c98x4b | race | "Indeed," George Washington wrote in his diary in 1785, " some kind of fly, or bug, had begun to eat the leaves before I left home. " But the father of America was not the father of bug. When Washington wrote that, Englishmen had been referring to insects as bugs for more than a century,and Americans had already created lightning-bug .But the English were soon to stop using the bugs in their language, leaving it to the Americans to call a bug a bug in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The American bug could also be a person, referring to someone who was crazy about a particular activity. Although fan became the usual term, sports fans used to be called racing bugs, baseball bugs, and the like.
Or the bug could be a small machine or object, for example, a bug-shaped car. The bug could also be a burglar alarm, from which comes the expression to bug,that is,"to install an alarm". Now it means a small piece of equipment that people use for listening secretly to others' conversations. Since the 1840s,to bug has long meant" to cheat" , and since the 1940s it has been annoying.
We also know the bug as a _ in a computer program or other design. That meaning dates back to the time of Thomas Edison. In 1878 he explained bugs as"little problems and difficulties" that required months of study and labor to overcome in developing a successful product. In 1889 it was recorded that Edison" had been up the two previous nights discovering' a bug' in his invented record player." QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the main subject of the article?
2. What does the article broadly discuss?
3.
Q2:
1. What can be a definition of a bug?
2. What might one mean by the term bug?
3.
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1. Who had a diary entry regarding bugs?
2. In whose journal did a discussion of bugs appear?
3.
Q4:
1. What year did George Washington write about bugs?
2. In what year did bugs appear in George Washington's journal?
3.
Q5:
1. Do the English still use the word bugs?
2. Does the term bug still appear in the British vernacular?
3.
Q6:
1. What else might a bug refer to if not a person or an insect?
2. What are other possible meanings for the word bug, if not a person or an insect?
3.
Q7:
1. What is an example of a machine that people call a bug?
2. What might be a machine or object that is albelled a bug?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the name for a small object meant to drop in on conversations?
2. What's the word for a tiny listening device?
3.
Q9:
1. What does the word bug mean when referring to computers?
2. How is the term bug used in a technological context?
3.
Q10:
1. What inventor used bugs referring to problems with computers?
2. Who used the word bug as a way of talking about computer issues?
3.
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3a0ex8zrn8ovm41x482h1zvlocoyb3 | wikipedia | Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. It has the longest rotation period (243 days) of any planet in the Solar System and rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets. It has no natural satellites. It is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. It is the second-brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6 – bright enough to cast shadows at night and, rarely, visible to the naked eye in broad daylight. Orbiting within Earth's orbit, Venus is an inferior planet and never appears to venture far from the Sun; its maximum angular distance from the Sun (elongation) is 47.8°.
Venus is a terrestrial planet and is sometimes called Earth's "sister planet" because of their similar size, mass, proximity to the Sun, and bulk composition. It is radically different from Earth in other respects. It has the densest atmosphere of the four terrestrial planets, consisting of more than 96% carbon dioxide. The atmospheric pressure at the planet's surface is 92 times that of Earth, or roughly the pressure found underwater on Earth. Venus is by far the hottest planet in the Solar System, with a mean surface temperature of , even though Mercury is closer to the Sun. Venus is shrouded by an opaque layer of highly reflective clouds of sulfuric acid, preventing its surface from being seen from space in visible light. It may have had water oceans in the past, but these would have vaporized as the temperature rose due to a runaway greenhouse effect. The water has probably photodissociated, and the free hydrogen has been swept into interplanetary space by the solar wind because of the lack of a planetary magnetic field. Venus's surface is a dry desertscape interspersed with slab-like rocks and is periodically resurfaced by volcanism. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What planet does the article discuss?
2. Which planet is at the center of the article?
3.
Q2:
1. What's something that distinguishes Venus from the other planets?
2. What is a feature of Venus that doesn't exist in other planets?
3.
Q3:
1. What is Venus named after?
2. Where does Venus get its name?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the rotation period of Venus?
2. How long is a rotation cycle for Venus?
3.
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1. Is Venus the second planet from the sun?
2. Does just one planet separate Venus from the sun?
3.
Q6:
1. Does Venus venture far from the sun?
2. Does Venus orbit at a great distance from the sun?
3.
Q7:
1. What is a common way for referring to Venus?
2. What name is given to Venus from time to time?
3.
Q8:
1. Why is Venus sometimes called Earth's "sister planet"?
2. What is the reason that some refer to Venus as Earth's "sister planet"?
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1. What percentage of Carbon dioxide does Venus comprise of?
2. How much of Venus is made up of carbon dioxide?
3.
Q10:
1. What is Venus' angular distance from the sun?
2. How far is Venus from the sun in angular terms?
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3ngms9vztlifzuwi4kwpv4fqx33ffq | gutenberg | CHAPTER VII.
BATTLE OF AMAILLOU.
It will be remembered that Adolphe Denot left the council-room of the royalist leaders at Saumur in anger; and that, after a few words with Henri Larochejaquelin, departed no one knew whither, or for what purpose. On leaving Henri in the street, he had himself no fixed resolve as to his future conduct; he was only determined no longer to remain leagued with men, among whom he felt himself to be disgraced. De Lescure had seen him hesitate in the hour of danger, and had encouraged him in vain; he knew that after this he could never again bear to meet the calm grey eye of his friend's cousin; he had not only been not selected as one of the Generals, but he had even been rejected, and that by the very man who had seen his cowardice. His love, moreover, had been refused by Agatha, and he deemed this refusal an injury which demanded vengeance from his hands; from the moment in which he left her room in Durbellière, schemes had floated across his half-bewildered brain for the accomplishment of his object. He still loved Agatha, though his love was, as it were, mingled with hatred; he still wished to possess her, but he did not care how disagreeable, how horrible to herself might be the means by which he accomplished his object. He entertained ideas of seizing upon her person, taking her from Durbellière, and marrying her during the confusion which the Revolution had caused in the country. At first he had no distinct idea of treachery towards the royalists with whom he had sided; though vague thoughts of bringing the soldiers of the Convention to Durbellière, in the dead of night, had at different times entered his mind, he had never reduced such thoughs to a palpable plan, nor had he ever endeavoured to excuse to himself the iniquity of such a scheme, as a man does when he resolves to sacrifice his honour and his honesty to his passions. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who rejected Adolphe Denot?
2. Who was uninterested in Adolphe Denot?
3.
Q2:
1. Did Adolphe Denot want to take revenge on Agatha?
2. Did Adolphe Denot vow vengeance on Agatha?
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Q3:
1. Was Adolphe Denot selected as general?
2. Was Adolphe Denot chosen to be general?
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Q4:
1. What was mixed with Adolphe Denot's love for Agatha?
2. What did Adolphe Denot couple his adoration for Agatha with?
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Q5:
1. Who felt insulted?
2. Who felt as though no one respected them?
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Q6:
1. Who is the cousin of Adolphe Denot's friend?
2. What is the name of the cousin of Adolphe Denot's chum?
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Q7:
1. Which room did Adolphe Denot exit?
2. What room did Adolphe Denot excuse himself from?
3.
Q8:
1. What was the location of Agatha's room?
2. Where could Agatha's chambers be found?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the hue of De Lescure's eyes?
2. What is De Lescure's eye color?
3.
Q10:
1. Was Adolphe Denot angry when he left the room?
2. Did Adolphe Denot leave the room upset?
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3g5w44veu7iwtgkrgft4t2776arkgv | wikipedia | Rome is the capital of Italy and a special comune (named "Comune di Roma Capitale"). Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region. With 2,877,215 residents in , it is also the country's most populated comune. It is the fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. It is the center of the Metropolitan City of Rome, which has a population of 4.3 million residents. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber. The Vatican City is an independent country inside the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city: for this reason Rome has been often defined as capital of two states.
Rome's history spans more than 2,500 years. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe. The city's early population originated from a mix of Latins, Etruscans and Sabines. Eventually, the city successively became the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and is regarded as the birthplace of Western civilisation and by some as the first ever metropolis. It was first called "The Eternal City" by the Roman poet Tibullus in the 1st century BC, and the expression was also taken up by Ovid, Virgil, and Livy. Rome is also called the "Caput Mundi" (Capital of the World). QUESTIONS:
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1. What is at the center of the article?
2. What does the article mainly discuss?
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Q2:
1. How long does Rome's history span?
2. How far back was Rome active?
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Q3:
1. When does Roman mythology date the founding of Rome?
2. When was the creation of Rome, according to myth?
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Q4:
1. What country is is Rome the capital of?
2. For which nation does Rome serve as the capital city?
3.
Q5:
1. What region is Rome the capital of?
2. For which region does Rome serve as the capital?
3.
Q6:
1. How many people live in the Roman metro area?
2. What is the population of Rome's metropolitan area?
3.
Q7:
1. What independent country is inside the limits of Rome?
2. What independent nation is in the borders of Rome?
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Q8:
1. Is it normal for a sovereign nation to be inside a city?
2. Do independent nations often exist within a city?
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Q9:
1. Where did the Roman population originate from?
2. Where did the residents of Rome come from originally?
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Q10:
1. What did Rome become the capital of in its early days?
2. For what did Rome serve as capital early on in its existence?
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39gaf6dqwr0d5co0x0m8ooeikd4v15 | race | Andrew Ritchie, inventor of the Brompton folding bicycle, once said that the perfect portable bike would be "like a magic carpet...You could fold it up and put it into your pocket or handbag". Then he paused: "But you'll always be limited by the size of the wheels. And so far no one has invented a folding wheel." It was a rare -- indeed unique -- occasion when I was able to put Ritchie right. A 19th-century inventor, William Henry James Grout, did in fact design a folding wheel. His bike, predictably named the Grout Portable, had a frame that split into two and a larger wheel that could be separated into four pieces. All the bits fitted into Grout's Wonderful Bag, a leather case. Grout's aim: to solve the problems of carrying a bike on a train. Now doesn't that sound familiar? Grout intended to find a way of making a bike small enough for train travel: his bike was a huge beast. And importantly, the design of early bicycles gave him an advantage: in Grout's day, tyres were solid, which made the business of splitting a wheel into four separate parts relatively simple. You couldn't do the same with a wheel fitted with a one-piece inflated tyre. So, in a 21st-century context, is the idea of the folding wheel dead? It is not. A British design engineer, Duncan Fitzsimons, has developed a wheel that can be squashed into something like a slender ellipse . Throughout, the tyre remains inflated. Will the young Fitzsimons's folding wheel make it into production? I haven't the foggiest idea. But his inventiveness shows two things. First, people have been saying for more than a century that bike design has reached its limit, except for gradual advances. It's as silly a concept now as it was 100 years ago: there's plenty still to go for. Second, it is in the field of folding bikes that we are seeing the most interesting inventions. You can buy a folding bike for less than PS1,000 that can be knocked down so small that it can be carried on a plane -- minus wheels, of course -- as hand baggage. Folding wheels would make all manner of things possible. Have we yet got the magic carpet of Andrew Ritchie's imagination? No. But it's progress. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who came up with the Brompton folding bicycle?
2. What was the name of the inventor of the folding bike?
3.
Q2:
1. What did Andrew Ritchie compare the perfect portable bike to?
2. What did Andrew Ritchie once say the perfect portable bicycle would be like?
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1. Who eventually came up with a folding tire?
2. Who at some point created a pilable wheel?
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Q4:
1. What was the name of William Henry Grout's bike?
2. What did William Henry Grout name his bicycle?
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Q5:
1. What was the case of Grout's Portable Bicycle made out of?
2. What was the material out of which Grout's Portable Bicycle was composed?
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Q6:
1. What did William Henry Grout want his bike to be small enough to do?
2. Grout's Portable needed to be tiny enough for what context?
3.
Q7:
1. Does the idea of the folding wheel no longer exist in the 21st century?
2. Is it absurd to consider the notion of a folding wheel in the 21st century?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the name of the Brit who creates things?
2. What British person comes up with inventions?
3.
Q9:
1. What did Duncan Fitzsimons create?
2. What was invented by Duncan Fitzsimons?
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Q10:
1. Are there folding bikes for sale?
2. Do folding bicycles exist for purchase?
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3ea3qwiz4iv9sqg90c7zf57j4ubitg | race | "Show them the money!" That's what some people are saying for college athletes. They say students who play sports for their school should receive salaries.
Top athletes should be paid because many of them practice full time, Mark Jameson argues. Rico Cannon, a former college football player, agrees. "Nonathletes can get a job for extra spending money, but many student athletes spend so many hours in training that they don't have time to work," he explains. "Shouldn't athletes be able to earn extra money too?"
The students also make money for their schools when people buy tickets to their games. The players should receive some of that cash, supporter Robbie Pokora reasons.
College athletes are about honor and tradition, but they're also a business. Thanks to ticket sales, there's money for schools to build new athletic stadiums and give the coaches high salaries. The cash should be shared with athletes. They're the ones out on the field or court working hard for their school.
The money matter has others _ , though. Kaitlyn Rentala argues that colleges should not pay their athletes. Students are in school to get an education. Playing a sport is an extracurricular activity, not a job. If athletes need extra money, they can apply for college scholarships . Michael Massett is a middle school teacher and a football and a basketball coach. He agrees. "Athletes should be paid with scholarships, like nonathletes are," Massett explains.
In addition, if colleges pay their athletes, those students might focus more on sports than on their education. "Most students do not become professional athletes after college. If they focus too much on sports, they may not learn the skills they need to get good jobs," Kate Macrae reasons. Plus, she says, many athletes have schoolships that help them pay for school. QUESTIONS:
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1. Who should receive compensation, in the opinion of some?
2. Who do some people believe ought to be remunerated?
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Q2:
1. What do people think college athletes should receive?
2. What are some saying ought to be given to college athletes?
3.
Q3:
1. Why do some people think college athletes should receive salaries?
2. For what reason are people saying college athletes ought to get paid?
3.
Q4:
1. Can college athletes be employed?
2. Is it possible for college athletes to hold down a job?
3.
Q5:
1. Why can't college athletes work?
2. What prevents college athletes from holding down a job?
3.
Q6:
1. Why can't college athletes work, other than a lack of time?
2. What prevents college athletes from holding down a job, besides not having the time?
3.
Q7:
1. Who thinks student athletes should get paid?
2. Who feels that student athletes are entitled to compensation?
3.
Q8:
1. What are the two most important aspects of being an athlete?
2. Which two traits are vital to someone who plays a sport?
3.
Q9:
1. What is purchased with money from tickets for games?
2. What can colleges spend money on thanks to the money they get from ticket sales?
3.
Q10:
1. What is purchased with money from tickets for games, other than athletic stadiums?
2. What can colleges spend money on thanks to the money they get from ticket sales, in addition to athletic stadiums?
3.
Q11:
1. Why do some disagree with the notion that student athletes should be paid?
2. Who does not feel that student athletes are entitled to compensation?
3.
Q12:
1. How could student athletes get money if not through a salary?
2. What kind of compensation could student athletes receive other than via a salary?
3.
Q13:
1. Who is in favor of only giving student athletes scholarships?
2. Who feels that student athletes should only receive scholarships?
3.
Q14:
1. Who is Michael Massett?
2. What does Michael Massett do for a living?
3.
Q15:
1. What is the concern with paying student athletes?
2. What is a drawback of student athletes receiving a salary?
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3rgu30dzta81a6av9xrn5srrnavmj4 | wikipedia | Morality (from the Latin "" "manner, character, proper behavior") is the differentiation of intentions, decisions and actions between those that are distinguished as proper and those that are improper. Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from a code of conduct from a particular philosophy, religion or culture, or it can derive from a standard that a person believes should be universal. Morality may also be specifically synonymous with "goodness" or "rightness".
Moral philosophy includes moral ontology, or the origin of morals, as well as moral epistemology, or knowledge of morals. Different systems of expressing morality have been proposed, including deontological ethical systems which adhere to a set of established rules, and normative ethical systems which consider the merits of actions themselves. An example of normative ethical philosophy is the Golden Rule, which states that: "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself."
Immorality is the active opposition to morality (i.e. opposition to that which is good or right), while amorality is variously defined as an unawareness of, indifference toward, or disbelief in any particular set of moral standards or principles.
Ethics (also known as moral philosophy) is the branch of philosophy which addresses questions of morality. The word "ethics" is "commonly used interchangeably with 'morality,' and sometimes it is used more narrowly to mean the moral principles of a particular tradition, group, or individual." Likewise, certain types of ethical theories, especially deontological ethics, sometimes distinguish between ethics and morals: "Although the morality of people and their ethics amounts to the same thing, there is a usage that restricts morality to systems such as that of Immanuel Kant, based on notions such as duty, obligation, and principles of conduct, reserving ethics for the more Aristotelian approach to practical reasoning, based on the notion of a virtue, and generally avoiding the separation of 'moral' considerations from other practical considerations." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the origin of the word morality?
2. Where is the term morality derived from?
3.
Q2:
1. What does the Latin word for morality mean?
2. How is the term for morality in Latin translated?
3.
Q3:
1. What is a synonym of morality?
2. What word means basically the same thing as morality?
3.
Q4:
1. What is ethics?
2. What does ethics serve as?
3.
Q5:
1. Is there little difference between ethics and morality?
2. Are morality and ethics more or less interchangeable?
3.
Q6:
1. What are the only things morality refers to?
2. What is contained inside morality?
3.
Q7:
1. What are moral systems based on?
2. How are systems of morality defined?
3.
Q8:
1. In what contexts are ethics used?
2. In what situations does one rely on ethics?
3.
Q9:
1. Who influenced ethical systems?
2. What kind of influence is there on the field of ethics?
3.
Q10:
1. What is Aristotelian ethics based on?
2. What is fundamental to the concept of Aristotelian ethics?
3.
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336kav9kyqs1yr11lf9606shu7ky2c | gutenberg | CHAPTER IV
IT was a morning of artistic creation. Fifteen minutes after the purple prose of Babbitt's form-letter, Chester Kirby Laylock, the resident salesman at Glen Oriole, came in to report a sale and submit an advertisement. Babbitt disapproved of Laylock, who sang in choirs and was merry at home over games of Hearts and Old Maid. He had a tenor voice, wavy chestnut hair, and a mustache like a camel's-hair brush. Babbitt considered it excusable in a family-man to growl, "Seen this new picture of the kid--husky little devil, eh?" but Laylock's domestic confidences were as bubbling as a girl's.
"Say, I think I got a peach of an ad for the Glen, Mr. Babbitt. Why don't we try something in poetry? Honest, it'd have wonderful pulling-power. Listen:
'Mid pleasures and palaces, Wherever you may roam, You just provide the little bride And we'll provide the home.
Do you get it? See--like 'Home Sweet Home.' Don't you--"
"Yes, yes, yes, hell yes, of course I get it. But--Oh, I think we'd better use something more dignified and forceful, like 'We lead, others follow,' or 'Eventually, why not now?' Course I believe in using poetry and humor and all that junk when it turns the trick, but with a high-class restricted development like the Glen we better stick to the more dignified approach, see how I mean? Well, I guess that's all, this morning, Chet."
II
By a tragedy familiar to the world of art, the April enthusiasm of Chet Laylock served only to stimulate the talent of the older craftsman, George F. Babbitt. He grumbled to Stanley Graff, "That tan-colored voice of Chet's gets on my nerves," yet he was aroused and in one swoop he wrote: QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What leisurely activity did people partake in?
2. Which games did some participate in?
3.
Q2:
1. Where were Hearts and Old Maid played?
2. In what location did people play Hearts and Old Maid?
3.
Q3:
1. Whose home were games being played in?
2. Who hosted games at their house?
3.
Q4:
1. Who didn't like Laylock's singing?
2. Who found Laylock's singing distasteful?
3.
Q5:
1. Who did not approve of Laylock's singing?
2. Who disapproved of Laylock's tunes?
3.
Q6:
1. What did Babbitt think of Laylock?
2. What was Babbitt's opinion of Laylock?
3.
Q7:
1. Why did Babbitt disapprove of Laylock?
2. What was Babbitt's reason for disliking Laylock?
3.
Q8:
1. What did Laylock do after singing?
2. Once Laylock had finished singing, what was his next order of business?
3.
Q9:
1. What took place in April?
2. What was an event form April?
3.
Q10:
1. State Babbitt's full name?
2. What was Babbitt's first and last name, with middle initial?
3.
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3uwn2hhpuy50rrel8sf1a87eoi5snb | wikipedia | Abkhazia is a partially recognised state on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus Mountains, south of Russia and northwest of Georgia proper. It covers and has a population of around 240,000. Its capital is Sukhumi. The separatist Abkhazian polity, formally the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny, is recognised only by Russia and a small number of other countries. While Georgia lacks control over Abkhazia, the Georgian government, the United Nations and the majority of the world's governments consider Abkhazia part of Georgia, whose constitution designates the area as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
The status of Abkhazia is a central issue of the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict and Georgia–Russia relations. The region enjoyed autonomy within Soviet Georgia at the time when the Soviet Union began to disintegrate in the late 1980s. Simmering ethnic tensions between the Abkhaz—the region's "titular ethnicity"—and Georgians—the largest single ethnic group at that time—culminated in the 1992–1993 War in Abkhazia which resulted in Georgia's loss of control of most of Abkhazia, the "de facto" independence of Abkhazia, and the mass exodus and ethnic cleansing of Georgians from Abkhazia. Despite the 1994 ceasefire agreement and years of negotiations, the dispute remains unresolved. The long-term presence of a United Nations Observer Mission and a Russian-led Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) peacekeeping force failed to prevent the flare-up of violence on several occasions. In August 2008, Abkhaz forces fought against Georgian forces during the Russo-Georgian War, which led to the formal recognition of Abkhazia by Russia, the annulment of the 1994 ceasefire agreement, and the termination of the UN mission. On 28 August 2008, the Parliament of Georgia declared Abkhazia a Russian-occupied territory. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What can be found on the East Coast of the Black Sea?
2. What does the Eastern part of the black Sea hold?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the partially recognized state on the eastern coast of the Black Sea?
2. What is the semi-recognized state in the Black Sea called?
3.
Q3:
1. What else besides the Black Sea borders Abkhazia?
2. What else does Abkhazia have as a border besides the Black Sea?
3.
Q4:
1. What is Abkhazia south of?
2. What is north of Abkhazia?
3.
Q5:
1. What is Abkhazia northwest of?
2. What is southeast of Abkhazia?
3.
Q6:
1. How many people live in Abkhazia?
2. What is the population of Abkhazia?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the capital of Abkhazia?
2. Which city serves as Abkhazia's capital?
3.
Q8:
1. Who considers Abkhazia to be one of their territories?
2. Who states that Abkhazia belongs to them?
3.
Q9:
1. Which two groups are in conflict?
2. Who is there tension between?
3.
Q10:
1. In what year was there a ceasefire between the Abkhaz and Georgians?
2. When did the Abhkaz and Georgians declare a ceasefire?
3.
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33m4ia01qg1t26scv925i0tg4tyrx6 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XI. A FESTIVAL AND A PARTING
My grandfather and I were seated at table together. It was early June, the birds were singing in the garden, and the sweet odours of the flowers were wafted into the room.
"Richard," says he, when Scipio had poured his claret, "my illness cheated you out of your festival last year. I dare swear you deem yourself too old for birthdays now."
I laughed.
"So it is with lads," said Mr. Carvel; "they will rush into manhood as heedless as you please. Take my counsel, boy, and remain young. Do not cross the bridge before you have to. And I have been thinking that we shall have your fete this year, albeit you are grown, and Miss Dolly is the belle of the province. 'Tis like sunshine into my old heart to see the lads and lasses again, and to hear the merry, merry fiddling. I will have his new Excellency, who seems a good and a kindly man, and Lloyd and Tilghman and Dulany and the rest, with their ladies, to sit with me. And there will be plenty of punch and syllabub and sangaree, I warrant; and tarts and jellies and custards, too, for the misses. Ring for Mrs. Willis, my son."
Willis came with her curtsey to the old gentleman, who gave his order then and there. He never waited for a fancy of this kind to grow cold.
"We shall all be children again, on that day, Mrs. Willis," says he. "And I catch any old people about, they shall be thrust straight in the town stocks, i' faith." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the month?
2. In what month do the events take place?
3.
Q2:
1. Who sat next to each other?
2. Whose seating arrangements were in close proximity?
3.
Q3:
1. What animals were singing?
2. What was making music?
3.
Q4:
1. Where were the birds chirping?
2. What was the location of the birds' song?
3.
Q5:
1. Whose attention was to be gotten?
2. Who needed to be rung for?
3.
Q6:
1. What did Mrs. Willis do when she got to Mr. Carvel?
2. How did Mrs. Willis greet the older gentleman?
3.
Q7:
1. Who was set to be put in the stocks?
2. Which group was going to be jettisoned into the stocks?
3.
Q8:
1. Who poured the grandfather's wine?
2. Who gave the old gentleman a glass of claret?
3.
Q9:
1. Who couldn't enjoy last year's party?
2. Who was not able to be present for last year's celebration?
3.
Q10:
1. What did the room that everyone was in smell like?
2. What scent invaded the occupied room?
3.
Q11:
1. Who poured the grandfather's wine?
2. Who gave the old gentleman a glass of claret?
3.
Q12:
1. Who thought he may be getting to old for birthday celebrations?
2. Who could possibly be at too advanced an age to have birthday parties?
3.
Q13:
1. What did Mr. Carvel give as council to the younger person?
2. What advice did Mr. Carvel hand down to those less old than him?
3.
Q14:
1. Who was the prettiest girl of the province?
2. Which provincal girl was a head turner?
3.
Q15:
1. What warmed someone's heart?
2. What made someone feel all warm and fuzzy inside?
3.
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3aapld8ucch9wv5puupeft644nzht1 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XVI
Felix (nothing if not modern) had succumbed already to the feeling that youth ruled the roost. Whatever his misgivings, his and Flora's sense of loss, Nedda must be given a free hand! Derek gave no outward show of his condition, and but for his little daughter's happy serenity Felix would have thought as she had thought that first night. He had a feeling that his nephew rather despised one so soaked in mildness and reputation as Felix Freeland; and he got on better with Sheila, not because she was milder, but because she was devoid of that scornful tang which clung about her brother. No! Sheila was not mild. Rich-colored, downright of speech, with her mane of short hair, she was a no less startling companion. The smile of Felix had never been more whimsically employed than during that ten-day visit. The evening John Freeland came to dinner was the highwater mark of his alarmed amusement. Mr. Cuthcott, also bidden, at Nedda's instigation, seemed to take a mischievous delight in drawing out those two young people in face of their official uncle. The pleasure of the dinner to Felix--and it was not too great--was in watching Nedda's face. She hardly spoke, but how she listened! Nor did Derek say much, but what he did say had a queer, sarcastic twinge about it.
"An unpleasant young man," was John's comment afterward. "How the deuce did he ever come to be Tod's son? Sheila, of course, is one of these hot-headed young women that make themselves a nuisance nowadays, but she's intelligible. By the way, that fellow Cuthcott's a queer chap!" QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Was Derek's condition visible?
2. Did Derek make his problem outwardly known?
3.
Q2:
1. What did John have to say in the aftermath?
2. What was John's remark later on?
3.
Q3:
1. Who did Felix have a better rapport with?
2. Who was it easier for Felix to get along with?
3.
Q4:
1. Why did Felix get along better with Sheila?
2. What was the reason for Felix's superior rapport with Sheila?
3.
Q5:
1. What was the source of Felix's happiness during dinner?
2. What had Felix in a good mood at dinner?
3.
Q6:
1. Did Nedda talk a lot?
2. Did Nedda have much to say?
3.
Q7:
1. What did Nedda do?
2. How did Nedda act?
3.
Q8:
1. What description did John give of Sheila?
2. What did John say that Sheila was like?
3.
Q9:
1. How did John describe Cuthcott?
2. What description did John give of Cuthcott?
3.
Q10:
1. Did John believe Sheila to be unintelligent?
2. Did John think Sheila was an idiot?
3.
Q11:
1. How did Felix smile during the visit?
2. What was the nature of Felix's smile during the trip?
3.
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3483fv8beejzf7rvfweehf8ovtv62g | cnn | (CNN) -- Edgar M. Bronfman Sr., a former Seagram executive and president of the World Jewish Congress for nearly 30 years, died in New York Saturday, according to a spokesman for his family's foundation. He was 84.
Bronfman died of natural causes, according to Jonathan Cohen, a spokesman for the family's Samuel Bronfman Foundation, named after his father, a wealthy liquor mogul. Edgar Bronfman was surrounded by family when he died, Cohen said.
Bronfman devoted much of his life to advocating for Judaism and Jewish causes. He traveled to the Soviet Union in 1970 to lobby for greater freedom for Jews living there and helped to win restitution for Holocaust victims from Swiss banks in 1997. President Bill Clinton awarded Bronfman the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999.
Bronfman also exposed the Nazi past of former Austrian President Kurt Waldheim.
"He was the first of his kind, a titan of industry that dedicated himself fully to advocating, advancing and encouraging the Jewish people," said Dana Raucher, executive director of the family's foundation. "Edgar showed how vision and long-term thinking can impact the entire landscape of Jewish life. "
Bronfman, the son of Canadian liquor mogul Samuel Bronfman, became chairman and CEO of the Seagram Company in 1971. While at the helm, Bronfman worked to expand Seagram's presence abroad and to develop the company's holdings beyond alcohol, including acquiring Tropicana and investing in oil and DuPont, the chemical company.
Bronfman retired from the Seagram Company in 1994 and passed the reins to his son Edgar Jr. He was president of the World Jewish Congress from 1981 until 2007. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Who is the subject of the article?
2. Who does the article discuss?
3.
Q2:
1. What organization was Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. president of?
2. Which organization had Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. at its helm?
3.
Q3:
1. What title did Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. have other than president?
2. What did Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. serve as besides President of the World Jewish Congress?
3.
Q4:
1. How long was Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. with the World Jewish Congress?
2. For how many years did Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. serve in the World Jewish Congress?
3.
Q5:
1. What happened to Edgar M. Bronfman Sr.?
2. What was the fate of Edgar M. Bronfman Sr.?
3.
Q6:
1. When did Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. pass away?
2. On what day did Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. pass?
3.
Q7:
1. Where did Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. pass away?
2. Where was Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. at the time of his death?
3.
Q8:
1. How old was Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. when he died?
2. What was Edgar M. Bronfman Sr.'s age at the time of his death?'
3.
Q9:
1. Who said that Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. died naturally?
2. According to whom did Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. pass away from natural causes?
3.
Q10:
1. Who is Jonathan Cohen?
2. What is Jonathan Cohen's role?
3.
Q11:
1. Who was the Samuel Bronfman Foundation named after?
2. Whose name does the Samuel Bronfman Foundation bear?
3.
Q12:
1. What did Edgar M. Bronfman Sr.'s father do?'
2. What did Samuel Bronfman do?
3.
Q13:
1. Was Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. alone at the time of his death?
2. Did Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. pass away in solitude?
3.
Q14:
1. What causes did Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. devote his life to?
2. What was Edgar M. Bronfman Sr.'s life's work?
3.
Q15:
1. What award did Edgar M. Bronfman Sr. receive from Bill Clinton?
2. What honor did Bill Clinton bestow upon Edgar M. Bronfman Sr.?
3.
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3zy8ke4isj31mg8hifcnppmqsm6vq4 | wikipedia | As the number of possible tests for even simple software components is practically infinite, all software testing uses some strategy to select tests that are feasible for the available time and resources. As a result, software testing typically (but not exclusively) attempts to execute a program or application with the intent of finding software bugs (errors or other defects). The job of testing is an iterative process as when one bug is fixed, it can illuminate other, deeper bugs, or can even create new ones.
Although testing can determine the correctness of software under the assumption of some specific hypotheses (see hierarchy of testing difficulty below), testing cannot identify all the defects within software. Instead, it furnishes a criticism or comparison that compares the state and behavior of the product against oracles—principles or mechanisms by which someone might recognize a problem. These oracles may include (but are not limited to) specifications, contracts, comparable products, past versions of the same product, inferences about intended or expected purpose, user or customer expectations, relevant standards, applicable laws, or other criteria. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is there an infinite number of?
2. What exists in infinite quantities?
3.
Q2:
1. What do software tests find?
2. What is the purpose of software tests?
3.
Q3:
1. Once a software bug is fixed is everything good to go?
2. Does fixing a software bug make the whole system perfect again?
3.
Q4:
1. Why doesn't fixing a software bug make everything good to go?
2. Why isn't everything repaired by fixing a software bug?
3.
Q5:
1. Can software testing identify all issues?
2. Can all defects be detected by software testing?
3.
Q6:
1. What was the actual purpose of software testing?
2. What did software testing do, if not identify all defects?
3.
Q7:
1. Are contracts a part of oracles?
2. Do oracles contain contracts?
3.
Q8:
1. What number of things could the word oracle refer to?
2. Oracle could refer to what number of things?
3.
Q9:
1. What was generally the purpose of software testing?
2. Why was software testing typically done?
3.
Q10:
1. What type of process is software testing?
2. What is software testing generally like?
3.
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3lotdfnya7zhagidu96pzs1qs4qfwh | gutenberg | CHAPTER XI—LOOKING FOR THE ROBBERS
All in the offices listened with interest to Oliver Wadsworth’s words.
“The jewels were probably what the rascals were after,” was Mr. Porter’s comment. “Evidently they did not touch any of the gold plate or silverware.”
“That shows they must have known the jewels were here,” said Dunston Porter.
“Couldn’t they find out about them from the workmen?” questioned Dave.
“I suppose so—although it is a rule of the works for the men to keep silent regarding precious stones. No one but myself and the general manager are supposed to know just what we have on hand.”
“We must get busy and see if we cannot follow the robbers!” cried David Porter. “No use in wasting time here now. Let us scatter in all directions. One can go to the railroad station and the others to the roads leading out of town. We may pick up some clew.”
“The police, we’ll have to notify them!” said Roger.
“Yes! yes! Call the police up on the telephone!” ejaculated Mr. Wadsworth, starting to his feet.
Dave ran to the end of the office, where a telephone rested on a stand. The shock of the explosion had severed the wires.
“It’s out of commission,” he said. “I’ll have to use the one in the shipping-room.”
He left the offices, and made his way through two of the workrooms. Phil went with him and so did Roger.
“This will be a terrible blow for Mr. Wadsworth,” was the comment of the shipowner’s son. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What did people attempt to steal?
2. What did a group attempt to pilfer?
3.
Q2:
1. What didn't the thieves touch?
2. What did the robbers not lay their hands on?
3.
Q3:
1. What didn't the thieves touch besides the gold plate?
2. What did the robbers not lay their hands on other than the gold plate?
3.
Q4:
1. How many the robbers have learned of the jewels?
2. Who might have told the thieves of the jewels?
3.
Q5:
1. Who wished to give chase to the thieves?
2. Who desired to go after the robbers?
3.
Q6:
1. Where does David Porter want people to go?
2. Where does David Proter wish for people to head?
3.
Q7:
1. Where does David Porter want people to go, besides the railroad?
2. Where does David Proter wish for people to head other than the railroad?
3.
Q8:
1. Who needs to be informed of the theft?
2. Who does the group need to speak with?
3.
Q9:
1. How will the group inform the police of the robbery?
2. What will the group use to get in contact with the cops?
3.
Q10:
1. Why wasn't it possible to phone the police?
2. What made it impossible to call the cops?
3.
Q11:
1. What severed the phone's wires?
2. How were the wires of the telephone cut off?
3.
Q12:
1. Where is there a working phone?
2. What is the location of a second phone?
3.
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3f6kkywmnb1up2v3b2kcf9lenf3ndk | wikipedia | Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is an autonomous region of Italy, along with surrounding minor islands, officially referred to as "Regione Siciliana".
Sicily is located in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula, from which it is separated by the narrow Strait of Messina. Its most prominent landmark is Mount Etna, the tallest active volcano in Europe, and one of the most active in the world, currently high. The island has a typical Mediterranean climate.
The earliest archaeological evidence of human activity on the island dates from as early as 12,000 BC. By around 750 BC, Sicily had three Phoenician and a dozen Greek colonies and, for the next 600 years, it was the site of the Sicilian Wars and the Punic Wars. After the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, Sicily was ruled during the Early Middle Ages by the Vandals, the Ostrogoths, the Byzantine Empire, and the Emirate of Sicily. The Norman conquest of southern Italy led to the creation of the Kingdom of Sicily, which was subsequently ruled by the Hohenstaufen, the Capetian House of Anjou, Spain, the House of Habsburg, It was finally unified under the House of Bourbon with the Kingdom of Naples as the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. It became part of Italy in 1860 following the Expedition of the Thousand, a revolt led by Giuseppe Garibaldi during the Italian unification, and a plebiscite. Sicily was given special status as an autonomous region after the Italian constitutional referendum of 1946. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What area does the article discuss?
2. What island does the article focus on?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the location of Sicily?
2. Where can Sicily be found?
3.
Q3:
1. Is Sicily above or below the Italian Peninsula?
2. Can Sicily be found higher than or below the Italian Peninsula?
3.
Q4:
1. Is Sicily landlocked?
2. Is Sicily surrounded exclusively by land?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the official name of Sicily?
2. How is Sicily officially referred to?
3.
Q6:
1. In what era did people start inhabiting Sicily?
2. When did the first settlers make Sicily their home?
3.
Q7:
1. What separates Sicily from Italy?
2. What is the barrier between Sicily and Italy?
3.
Q8:
1. Who were Sicily's rulers in the Early Middle Ages?
2. Under whose purview did Sicily fall at the beginning of the Middle Ages?
3.
Q9:
1. How did Siciliy gain autonomy?
2. What granted Sicily its autonomous status?
3.
Q10:
1. What is Sicily's climate?
2. How is the weather in Sicily?
3.
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3e47sobeyqws69eyeqc9qv7ff3hics | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXV
A CALL FOR ASSISTANCE
Ada Waltham did all she could to make herself agreeable to Sam and the others, but the youngest Rover was in no mood for raillery, and on the way back to Larkinburg had but little to say.
Chester Waltham had lost no time in assisting Grace into his runabout and in getting his car out of the congestion in the parking space. Then he put on speed, and soon the pair were whirled away out of the sight of the others.
"It's a dandy night for a ride," was Tom's remark. There was some moonshine, and the stars glittered clear in the heavens overhead.
"That is true, Tom," answered his wife, "but don't you think we had better get back to the hotel and go to bed? I heard Dick say something about a long day of it to-morrow."
"Oh, yes, Nellie, we'll get back. It wouldn't be fair to go off and leave mother and Mrs. Stanhope alone."
When they reached the hotel at Larkinburg the Rovers expected to find the Waltham runabout in the garage, and they were consequently somewhat surprised when they saw no sign of the machine.
"We certainly couldn't have passed them on the road," observed Dick. He turned to his youngest brother. "You didn't see them, did you?"
"No. They went on ahead," answered Sam, shortly; and his manner of speech showed that he was thoroughly out of sorts.
Having placed the touring cars in the care of the garage keeper, the Rovers joined the others on the piazza of the hotel. Then Dora slipped upstairs to see if her mother and Mrs. Laning were all right. She found both of them sleeping soundly, and did not disturb them. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. To whom did Waltham lend a hand?
2. Who received aid from Waltham?
3.
Q2:
1. Did Tom state that the night wasn't right for a drive?
2. Did Tom say it was a disagreeable night for a car ride?
3.
Q3:
1. What did Tom say?
2. What statement did Tom make?
3.
Q4:
1. Was there a family in Tom's life?
2. Did Tom have a wife and or children?
3.
Q5:
1. Who was in Tom's family?
2. What family members did Tom have?
3.
Q6:
1. Who attempted to be nice to the rest of the group?
2. Who made an effort to be kind to the others in the group?
3.
Q7:
1. Did Dick state that he didn't have a lot to get done the next day?
2. Did Dick tell people that tomorrow would be a short day for him?
3.
Q8:
1. What did Dick say?
2. What statement did Dick make?
3.
Q9:
1. What did the group locate at the hotel?
2. What did everyone come across at the hotel?
3.
Q10:
1. What statement did Sam make?
2. What was Sam's declaration?
3.
Q11:
1. Who slept quite soundly?
2. Who was in a very deep sleep?
3.
Q12:
1. Did Dora's mother and Mrs. Laning get woken up?
2. Were Dora's mother and Mrs. Laning awoken?
3.
Q13:
1. Who checked on Dora's mother and Mrs. Laning?
2. Who went to see how Dora's mother and Mrs. Laning were doing?
3.
Q14:
1. Who was put in charge of the cars?
2. Under whose care were the vehicles placed?
3.
Q15:
1. What sort of state was Sam in?
2. How was Sam's mood?
3.
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3gdtjdapvubcqpecituwg2id7nkm8f | wikipedia | Fresno (/ˈfrɛznoʊ/ FREZ-noh), the county seat of Fresno County, is a city in the U.S. state of California. As of 2015, the city's population was 520,159, making it the fifth-largest city in California, the largest inland city in California and the 34th-largest in the nation. Fresno is in the center of the San Joaquin Valley and is the largest city in the Central Valley, which contains the San Joaquin Valley. It is approximately 220 miles (350 km) northwest of Los Angeles, 170 miles (270 km) south of the state capital, Sacramento, or 185 miles (300 km) south of San Francisco. The name Fresno means "ash tree" in Spanish, and an ash leaf is featured on the city's flag.
In 1872, the Central Pacific Railroad established a station near Easterby's—by now a hugely productive wheat farm—for its new Southern Pacific line. Soon there was a store around the station and the store grew the town of Fresno Station, later called Fresno. Many Millerton residents, drawn by the convenience of the railroad and worried about flooding, moved to the new community. Fresno became an incorporated city in 1885. By 1931 the Fresno Traction Company operated 47 streetcars over 49 miles of track. QUESTIONS:
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