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3zqig0flqeg66d43uobthe4cgzhvwq | wikipedia | The Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) is a serially based system of numbering cataloging records in the Library of Congress in the United States. It has nothing to do with the contents of any book, and should not be confused with Library of Congress Classification.
The LCCN numbering system has been in use since 1898, at which time the acronym LCCN originally stood for Library of Congress Card Number. It has also been called the Library of Congress Catalog Card Number, among other names. The Library of Congress prepared cards of bibliographic information for their library catalog and would sell duplicate sets of the cards to other libraries for use in their catalogs. This is known as centralized cataloging. Each set of cards was given a serial number to help identify it.
Although most of the bibliographic information is now electronically created, stored, and shared with other libraries, there is still a need to identify each unique record, and the LCCN continues to perform that function.
Librarians all over the world use this unique identifier in the process of cataloging most books which have been published in the United States. It helps them reach the correct cataloging data (known as a cataloging record), which the Library of Congress and third parties make available on the Web and through other media. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What does The Library of Congress Control Number consist of?
2. The Library of Congress Control Number is known as what?
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1. Where is the Library of Congress Control Number used?
2. What is the location of the place that uses the Library of Congress Number?
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1. What is the Library of Congress Number used to do other than reach the correct cataloging data?
2. What does the Library of Congress Number do other than reach the correct cataloging data?
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1. What is the Library of Congress Number used to do other than identify unique records?
2. What does the Library of Congress Number do other than identify unique records?
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1. Is the Library of Congress Number now obsolete thanks to electronic cataloging?
2. Has electronic cataloging made the Library of Congress Number obsolete?
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1. Is the information contained in the catalog of the Library of Congress made available to people on the outside?
2. Can people on the outside see the information that is contained in the catalog of the Library of Congress?
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1. What is one of the names that the Library of Congress' numbering system has other than Library of Congress Catalog Card Number?
2. What is The Library of Congress' numbering system called other than Library of Congress Catalog Card Number?
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1. What is one of the names that the Library of Congress' numbering system has other than Library of Congress Card Number?
2. What is The Library of Congress' numbering system called other than Library of Congress Card Number?
3.
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1. Why is the term card used in LCCN numbering system of the Library of Congress?
2. Why does the Library of Congress use the term card in the LCCN numbering system?
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1. Did the Library of Congress share its cards with other libraries free of charge?
2. Was the sharing of the Library of Congress' cards with other libraries free?
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1. What year did the LCCN start being used?
2. The LCCN started being used in what year?
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38bquhla9w0fbh1spajsdo8dmvzmoz | race | One morning, Ann's neighbor Tracy found a lost dog wandering around the local elementary school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on the dog. Ann said that she could watch it only for the day. Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers , and put them in mailboxes. Meanwhile, Ann went to the dollar store and bought some pet supplies, warning her two sons not to fall in love with the dog. At the time, Ann's son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was recovering from a heart operation, was 21 years old. Four days later Ann was still looking after the dog, whom they had started to call Riley. When she arrived home from work, the dog threw itself against the screen door and barked madly at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley dashed into the boys' room where Ann found Jack suffering from a heart attack. Riley ran over to Jack, but as soon as Ann bent over to help him the dog went silent. "If it hadn't come to get me, the doctor said Jack would have died," Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to keep it. The next morning Tracy got a call. A man named Peter recognized his lost dog and called the number on the flier. Tracy started crying, and told him, "That dog saved my friend's son." Peter drove to Ann's house to pick up his dog, and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window. After a few moments Peter said, "Maybe Odie was supposed to find you, maybe you should keep it." QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the location of the place where Tracy found a dog?
2. A dog was found by Tracy at what location?
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1. What was Ann asked by Tracy?
2. Ann was asked by Tracy to do what?
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1. What did Ann ask regarding whether she could watch the dog or not?
2. Did Ann say that she could or couldn't watch the dog?
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3q8gyxhfep2guljj76tf1m3abmr5cw | race | Computers have been used in teaching for more than twenty years. But a new book says that only now are they changing education. And it predicts that a lot more is about to happen.
The book is called "Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns." "Disruptive Innovation" is a theory developed by lead author Clayton Christensen, a professor at the prefix = st1 /HarvardBusinessSchool. He says organizations almost always use new, creative technology only to continue what they already do.
New technology should change organizations, he says, and disrupt them in a good way. They should use the technology to do things differently--for example, to serve more needs. The book says the needed disruptive force in education is computer-based learning.
Michael Horn, another author of "Disrupting Class", told us about a Bostonpublic that he visited. Every student at Lilla G. Frederick Middle School inDorchester,Massachusetts, has a laptop computer. One class was learning about storms. Michael Horn says the laptops made it possible to truly individualize the lessons, to divide materials by ability level and learning style. At the end of the class, the students all took part in a discussion led by the teacher.
Computer-based learning offers a way for students to take advanced courses not offered at their school, or to retake classes they failed. It also serves those who cannot physically attend school, and students who receive home schooling.
Computer-based learning includes online courses. Enrollments in online courses have grown sharply. In 2007, the United Stateshad about one million enrollments, not including college courses. Students could be enrolled in more than one course, through schools or education companies. High school students make up about seventy percent of the enrollment. Still, nationally, only about one percent of all high school courses last year were taught online.
But the authors of "Disrupting Class"predict it will be ten percent in about six years. And their research suggests that the number will be about fifty percent by 2019. And Michael Horn says the future of online learning could be even greater in developing countries. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Computers have been used for teaching for how many years, according to the article?
2. How many years have computers been used in teaching, according to the article?
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1. What is the title of the book that talk about how computers will change education?
2. The fact that computers are changing education is talked about in which book that is mentioned in the article?
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1. What is the name of the lead author that wrote "Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns."?
2. The book titled "Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns." was written by which lead author?
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1. Is there an author other than Clayton Christensen that wrote the book "Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns."?
2. Was the more than one author that wrote the book "Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns."?
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1. What was said by Michael Horn about what laptop helped students do?
2. What did laptops help with, according to Michael Horn?
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1. Has the number of people that have enrolled in online courses increased?
2. Have the number of online courses enrollments increased?
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1. What is the percentage of high school students that are taught online?
2. Online teaching is used to educate what percentage of high school students?
3.
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1. What percentage of high school students will be taught online in six years, according to the authors of the book titled "Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns."?
2. The authors of the book titled "Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns." believe that what percentage of students will be taught online in six years?
3.
Q9:
1. What percentage of high school students will be taught online by 2019, according to the authors of the book titled "Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns."?
2. The authors of the book titled "Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns." believe that what percentage of students will be taught online by 2019?
3.
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1. Are computers a needed disruptive force in education, according to the book titled "Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns."?
2. Does the book titled "Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns." believe computers to be a needed disruptive force in education?
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1. What does computer based learning offer that is not normally offered in school?
2. What is normally not offered in schools but is provided thanks to computer based learning?
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36u2a8vag1zwf75ralfa02ebb61kyd | cnn | (CNN) -- The names on the formal, state-government-erected memorial signs by the sides of Ohio highways are not famous to the outside world.
But once you know the story behind them, you understand completely. You look at those signs and you offer a silent word of thanks.
Usually stretches of highways around the country are named for politicians, or for renowned figures from American history, or perhaps for singing stars or athletes or Hollywood actors who were born in the area.
For the last several years, though, whenever I've been in Ohio I have noticed the highway signs with the unfamiliar names.
Last week I got in touch with the Ohio Department of Transportation to ask about them.
The answer makes you want to pause humbly.
On August 31, 2009, Marine Lance Cpl. David R. Hall, of Elyria, Ohio, was killed in an explosion while serving in Garmsir, Afghanistan. He was 31; he worked at a Ford assembly plant back home before joining the Marines.
In most cases of fallen service members, there is a solemn funeral ceremony when their remains are returned home, and a respectful obituary in the local newspaper. It can feel all too fleeting.
But in Ohio, in recent years, there has been an effort to do more.
Which is why the Ohio General Assembly authorized that a stretch of State Route 2 in Lorain County -- David Hall's home county -- be named, now and forever, to honor him.
"After the General Assembly votes to name a portion of a highway, we manufacture the signs and put them up at the designated places," said Steve Faulkner, a spokesman for the Ohio Department of Transportation. He said that two signs are usually erected, each facing a different direction, so that people in cars on either side of the highway will see the honoree's name. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the name of the state that David R. Hall comes from?
2. David R. Hall comes from which state?
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1. What is the name of the city that David R. Hall comes from?
2. David R. Hall comes from which city?
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1. What is the name of the military branch that David R. Hall was involved in?
2. David R. Hall was involved in which branch of the military?
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1. Was David R. Hall killed?
2. Did David R. Hall die?
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1. How did David R. Hall die?
2. What was David R. Hall involved in that resulted in his death?
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1. What is the name of the place where David R. Hall was serving when he got killed?
2. David R. Hall was serving in what place when he died?
3.
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1. What was David R. Hall's age when he passed away?
2. How old was David R. Hall when he was killed?
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1. David R. Hall worked in what type of plant prior to joining the marines?
2. David R. Hall joined the marines after having worked in what type of plant?
3.
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1. A stretch of what road was named after David R. Hall in order to honor him?
2. What stretch was named after David R. Hall in order to honor him?
3.
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1. What is the name of the country that names a stretch of road after David R. Hall?
2. David R. Hall had a stretch of road named after him in which country?
3.
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1. What is the name of the assembly that allowed a stretch of road to be named in honor of David R. Hall?
2. David R. Hall had a stretch or road named after him after being approved by which assembly?
3.
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1. What is the position in the Ohio Department of Transportation that is held by Steve Faulkner?
2. Steve Faulkner holds what position in the Ohio Department of Transportation?
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1. Steve Faulkner is a spokesman for what organization?
2. What is the name of the organization that Steve Faulkner is a spokesman for?
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1. Signs are usually facing opposite directions for what purpose?
2. Why do the signs that are placed on the side of the road face opposite directions?
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3pq8k71nhxkp7cy2ioo532t830laap | cnn | Washington (CNN) -- While Jeb Bush is still publicly noncommittal about a possible presidential bid, his family is far less circumspect.
And if recent comments by George P. Bush are any indication, Jeb Bush's eldest son got the go-ahead from the family. The bigger question, of course, is whether Jeb Bush got the go-ahead -- from himself.
While George P. told ABC that "I think it's more than likely that he's giving this a serious thought in moving forward," it's still unclear whether his father is actually willing to dive into a presidential bid.
One source with knowledge of Jeb Bush's thinking tells CNN "wanting to do this and doing it are two different things." In fact this source adds, "He hasn't made a decision yet despite reports to the contrary. He is seriously considering and is going through a thoughtful process. He appreciates the warm wishes and support, but he is a methodical guy and won't change his timeline."
That timeline anticipates Jeb Bush making a decision by the end of the year. While some donors may be waiting to see what Bush does before they commit to a candidate, the source says Bush himself has not asked for them to stay on the sidelines. "They are calling him, but all he is saying is he hasn't made a decision. There is no organized outreach sanctioned by him."
Several donors told CNN that that in private sessions, Bush has not given any more indication than he has publicly about his intentions. One of the donors said "he is behaving as if he is looking at it seriously," but his reluctance to talk about it is "wearing thin." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the news organization that several donors spoke to?
2. Several donors spoke to which news organization?
3.
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1. What is the name of the candidate that the donors are talking about?
2. The donors are talking about which candidate in the article?
3.
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1. Has Jeb Bush announced that he will run as a candidate for the presidential elections?
2. Has an announcement been made by Jeb Bush for a presidential run?
3.
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1. By when will Jeb Bush likely announce whether he will run for president?
2. The choice to run for president will likely be made by Jeb Bush by when?
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2.
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1. Which person is unsure if Jeb Bush should run for president?
2. An uncertain choice of whether Jeb Bush should run for president is being experienced by which person?
3.
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1. What is the type of process that Jeb Bush is using to decide whether he should run for president or not?
2. Jeb Bush is choosing on whether to run for president or not based on what kind of process?
3.
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1. Does Jeb Bush appreciate the support that he is receiving?
2. Are the supporters appreciated by Jeb Bush?
3.
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1. Will Jeb Bush's supporters result in him deciding on whether to run for president or not faster?
2. Will an alteration of Jeb Bush's decision on whether he should run for president be affected by his supporters?
3.
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1. Has Jeb Bush sanctioned any organizations?
2. Have any organizations been sanctioned by Jeb Bush?
3.
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1. What is "Wearing thin" according to the article?
2. The article states that what is "Wearing thin"?
3.
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1. How is Jeb Bush's behavior regarding whether he should run for president or not?
2. What is Jeb Bush's attitude relating to his potential presidential bid?
3.
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3tayzsbpll8425psm9hhik4gc90s2d | cnn | (CNN) -- Thus far, NBC's late-night transition has been like butter.
Jay Leno hosted his final episode of "The Tonight Show" on February 6 with massive celebrity support and even bigger ratings, and Jimmy Fallon took over on February 17 with the same level of excitement.
But there's still one more piece of the Peacock's puzzle left to be added: Seth Meyers.
At 12:35 a.m., the 40-year-old "Saturday Night Live" star will step behind the desk of "Late Night" and occupy a chair once filled by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien and, directly before him, his pal and fellow "Saturday Night Live" alum Fallon.
With that kind of history, it goes without saying that there's pressure on Meyers not to screw up. Yet instead of marching in and tearing down "Late Night's" past, Meyers is planning to keep tradition intact while playing to his strengths.
After 12 years on "SNL," nine of which he served as head writer, Meyers is by all accounts more of a cerebral comedian than a performer. His colleagues give him credit for being the guy who'd rather set up the joke than steal the thunder, and some of his best work doesn't even include his face. See: Tina Fey as Sarah Palin:
Or Louis C.K. as Abraham Lincoln:
Or Amy Poehler killing it as a rapping Sarah Palin:
"There's the class clown, and then there's the guy who sits in the back and says an aside about the class clown," Meyers said to The Wall Street Journal. "That's me." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the name of the person that was taking over for Jay Leno?
2. Jay Leno had which person take over for him?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the age of Seth Myers?
2. Seth Myers is how old?
3.
Q3:
1. Did Seth Myers intend on changing the tradition of "Late Night" ?
2. Is "Late Night's" past to be torn down by Seth Myers?
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Q4:
1. What is the name of the show that Seth Myers spent 12 years on?
2. Seth Myers spent 12 years on which show?
3.
Q5:
1. How many years did Seth Myers spent on "Saturday Night Live"?
2. Seth Myers was present on "Saturday Night Live" for how many years?
3.
Q6:
1. What did Seth Myers serve as for 9 years at "Saturday Night Live"?
2. What role was held on "Saturday Night Live" for 9 years by Seth Myers?
3.
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1. What is the name of one of the people that Seth Myers wrote some of his best work for other than Amy Poehler and Louis C.K.?
2. Seth Myers wrote some of his best work for which person that is mentioned in the article other than Amy Poehler and Louis C.K.?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the name of one of the people that Seth Myers wrote some of his best work for other than Tina Fey and Amy Poehler?
2. Seth Myers wrote some of his best work for which person that is mentioned in the article other than Tina Fey and Amy Poehler?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of one of the people that Seth Myers wrote some of his best work for other than Tina Fey and Louis C.K.?
2. Seth Myers wrote some of his best work for which person that is mentioned in the article other than Tina Fey and Louis C.K.?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the name of the publication that Seth Myers said he would make a joke about the class clown?
2. Seth Myers said that he would make a joke about the class clown to which publication?
3.
Q11:
1. What was the date when Jay Leno hosted his last episode of "The Tonight Show"?
2. Jay Leno hosted his last episode of "The Tonight Show" on what day?
3.
Q12:
1. What was the date when Jimmy Fallon started hosting "The Tonight Show"?
2. Jimmy Fallon started hosting "The Tonight Show" on what day?
3.
Q13:
1. How was Jimmy Fallon received on his first episode of "The Tonight Show"?
2. How did the audience of "The Tonight Show" receive Jimmy Fallon on his first episode?
3.
Q14:
1. What is the name of the channel that broadcasts "The Tonight Show"?
2. "The Tonight Show" is broadcasted on what channel?
3.
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3kibxj1wd5uklt1p4y6cybg9xusoks | cnn | (CNN) -- Defending English Premier League champions Manchester City had to come from behind twice to snatch a 2-2 draw at improved Liverpool Sunday.
Liverpool stumbled to a 3-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion on the opening day of the season, but could count themselves unfortunate not to claim three points at Anfield.
Martin Skrtel headed them ahead from a Steven Gerrard corner after 34 minutes, but the visitors drew level after Yaya Toure capitalized on hesitancy just after the hour mark.
Liverpool responded almost immediately as a long-range free kick from Luis Suarez eluded City goalkeeper Joe Hart to put them 2-1 ahead.
Man Utd and pacesetting Chelsea win
But they could not hold their lead and in the 80th minute Skrtel was the villain as his back pass fell short of Pepe Reina and Carlos Tevez swooped to round the home goalkeeper and equalize.
Both sides had chances to claim three points in a frantic finish with substitute Andy Carroll's header cleared off the line by City's new signing Jack Rodwell.
Joe Allen, one of new manager Brendan Rogers' summer acquisitions, had a fine game on his Anfield debut.
"Here at Anfield the atmosphere was fantastic, as I expected. I'm looking forward to playing here this season.
"The style of Brendan's play is a big, positive factor for everyone, and the players are looking forward to playing under Brendan Rodgers," he told Sky Sports.
Arsenal drew blank for the second straight EPL fixture after being held to a 0-0 draw at Stoke in the earlier kickoff Sunday. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the team that Manchester City played against on Sunday?
2. Manchester City played against which team on Sunday?
3.
Q2:
1. What was the result of the game between Manchester City and Liverpool?
2. The game between Manchester City and Liverpool resulted in what score?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the team that are the defending champions of English Premier League?
2. What are the English Premier League defending champions called?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the team that played in West Bromwich?
2. West Bromwich hosted which team?
3.
Q5:
1. What was the result of the match between Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion?
2. the match between West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool ended up with what result?
3.
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1.
2.
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of the person that scored first for Manchester City?
2. What is the person that scored first for Manchester City called?
3.
Q8:
1. After how much time did Martin Skrtel score?
2. Martin Skrtel scored after how much time?
3.
Q9:
1. After how much time did Yaya Toure score?
2. Yaya Toure scored after how much time?
3.
Q10:
1. Was a second goal scored by Liverpool against Manchester City?
2. Did Liverpool score more than one goal against Manchester City?
3.
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1. What is the name of the person that scored the second goal for Manchester City against Liverpool?
2. In the match against Liverpool, what is the name of the Manchester City player than scored the second goal?
3.
Q12:
1. What was the name of the Manchester City goalkeeper?
2. What was Manchester city's goalkeeper called?
3.
Q13:
1. What is the name of the player that eluded Joe Hart?
2. Joe Hart was eluded by which player?
3.
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3137onmdkg5t7gshkti1v7u2l9nego | mctest | There once was a zoo worker named Charlie. He really liked his job that allowed his to meet new people every day and take care of zoo animals. One day, Charlie showed up at the zoo that he worked at and saw that a turtle had escaped! He quickly picked up the radio and told all of the other workers to look out for the missing Turtle named Brian. Because of this, the zoo had to close down for the whole day! They were trying so hard, but still could not find any clue to where the turtle went. Finally, a girl named Samantha went on the radio and said that she found Brian eating lettuce in the Polar Bear cage. She also told everyone that the Polar Bears were protecting Brian! For hours, the zoo team tried to find a way to get Brian out of the cage without getting hurt themselves. Charlie finally had an idea. He was going to take a stuffed turtle from the gift shop, sneak into the cage, put the Polar Bears to sleep for a little bit, and then place the stuffed turtle where Brian was eating his lettuce. Charlie's plan worked, but the Polar Bears woke up and weren't happy! They took the stuffed turtle and ripped it up! Samantha went to find some fish to make them happy again as Charlie told Brian the turtle to never run off again. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. When Charlie showed up at the zoo, what did he see?
2. What had happened at the zoo when Charlie arrived?
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3pdjhanyk5g3uxudyhhl4jeqj4qh65 | gutenberg | CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
LAURIE MAKES MISCHIEF, AND JO MAKES PEACE
Jo's face was a study next day, for the secret rather weighed upon her, and she found it hard not to look mysterious and important. Meg observed it, but did not trouble herself to make inquiries, for she had learned that the best way to manage Jo was by the law of contraries, so she felt sure of being told everything if she did not ask. She was rather surprised, therefore, when the silence remained unbroken, and Jo assumed a patronizing air, which decidedly aggravated Meg, who in turn assumed an air of dignified reserve and devoted herself to her mother. This left Jo to her own devices, for Mrs. March had taken her place as nurse, and bade her rest, exercise, and amuse herself after her long confinement. Amy being gone, Laurie was her only refuge, and much as she enjoyed his society, she rather dreaded him just then, for he was an incorrigible tease, and she feared he would coax the secret from her.
She was quite right, for the mischief-loving lad no sooner suspected a mystery than he set himself to find it out, and led Jo a trying life of it. He wheedled, bribed, ridiculed, threatened, and scolded; affected indifference, that he might surprise the truth from her; declared he knew, then that he didn't care; and at last, by dint of perseverance, he satisfied himself that it concerned Meg and Mr. Brooke. Feeling indignant that he was not taken into his tutor's confidence, he set his wits to work to devise some proper retaliation for the slight. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that was a troublemaker?
2. Troublemaker is a good way of describing which person in the story?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the person that feared that Laurie would find out a secret from her?
2. Which person in the story feared that Laurie would find out a secret from her?
3.
Q3:
1. What did Laurie do to try and get Jo to tell her secret?
2. Laurie used what methods in order to try to get Jo to tell him her secret?
3.
Q4:
1. Which person did Meg devote herself to?
2. Meg devoted herself to which person?
3.
Q5:
1. What effect did Meg devoting herself to her mother have on Jo?
2. Meg devoting herself to her mother had what effect on Jo?
3.
Q6:
1. Did Jo find it easy to keep a secret?
2. Was it easy to keep a secret for Jo?
3.
Q7:
1. What did Jo find difficult to do as a result of trying to keep a secret?
2. The secret that was kept by Jo made it difficult for her to do what?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the name of the person that noticed that Jo was troubled by something?
2. The fact that Jo was troubled by something was noticed by which person?
3.
Q9:
1. Did Meg ask Jo about what was troubling her?
2. Was Jo asked by Meg about what was troubling her?
3.
Q10:
1. What reason did Meg have for not asking Jo what was troubling her?
2. Jo didn't ask Meg what was troubling her for what reason?
3.
Q11:
1. Did Meg's plan of trying to get the secret out of Jo work?
2. Was Meg successful in getting the secret out of Jo?
3.
Q12:
1. What is the name of the person that replace Jo as nurse?
2. Jo was replaced as a nurse by which person?
3.
Q13:
1. What did Laurie do as a result of feeling that he had not been taken into his tutor's confidence?
2. As a result of feeling as if he had not been taken into his tutor's confidence, what did Laurie do?
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32eyx73oy091l2yhq4riytuc9z5urg | gutenberg | CHAPTER XI.
One thing is wanting in the beamy cup Of my young life! one thing to be poured in; Ay, and one thing is wanting to fill up The measure of proud joy, and make it sin.--F. W. F.
Hopes that Dr. May would ever have his mind free, seemed as fallacious as mamma's old promise to Margaret, to make doll's clothes for her whenever there should be no live dolls to be worked for in the nursery.
Richard and Ethel themselves had their thoughts otherwise engrossed. The last week before the holidays was an important one. There was an examination, by which the standing of the boys in the school was determined, and this time it was of more than ordinary importance, as the Randall scholarship of £100 a year for three years would be open in the summer to the competition of the first six boys. Richard had never come within six of the top, but had been past at every examination by younger boys, till his father could bear it no longer; and now Norman was too young to be likely to have much chance of being of the number. There were eight decidedly his seniors, and Harvey Anderson, a small, quick-witted boy, half a year older, who had entered school at the same time, and had always been one step below him, had, in the last three months, gained fast upon him.
Harry, however, meant Norman to be one of the six, and declared all the fellows thought he would be, except Andersen's party. Mr. Wilmot, in a call on Ethel and Flora, told them that he thought their brother had a fair chance, but he feared he was over-working himself, and should tell the doctor so, whenever he could catch him; but this was difficult, as there was a great deal of illness just then, and he was less at home than usual. QUESTIONS:
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1. What are the names of the people whose thoughts were engrossed?
2. The thoughts of which people were engrossed?
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1. What reason did Richard and Ethel have for having engrossed thoughts?
2. How come Richard and Ethel's thoughts were engrossed?
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1. What is the name of the person that told Ethel and Flora that their brother had a chance?
2. Ethel's and Flora's brother had a chance according to which person in the story?
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1. What was the value of the Randall scholarship?
2. What was the Randall scholarship's value?
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1. What did Mr. Wilmot fear regarding Ethel's and Flora's brother?
2. What was the concern of Mr. Wilmot regarding the brother of Ethel and Flora?
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1. What is the old promise that mamma made to Margaret?
2. What old promise was made to Margaret by mamma?
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1. Which person in the story was always one step below Richard?
2. Richard was always one step ahead of which person in the story?
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1. What is the total number of boys that had a chance of obtaining the Randall scholarship?
2. The Randall scholarship could be obtained by one of how many boys in the competition?
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1. What is the name of the boy in the story that is probably too young to have a chance at obtaining the Randall scholarship?
2. The Randall scholarship probably won't be obtained by which person that is likely to be too young?
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1. Did Mr. Wilmot believe that Ethel and Flora should tell the doctor that their brother was over-working himself?
2. Should Ethel and Flora tell the doctor that their brother is over-working himself, according to Mr. Wilmot?
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336yqze83vet37vakvnt4i8m5yim5e | wikipedia | An antenna (plural antennae or antennas), or aerial, is an electrical device which converts electric power into radio waves, and vice versa. It is usually used with a radio transmitter or radio receiver. In transmission, a radio transmitter supplies an electric current oscillating at radio frequency (i.e. a high frequency alternating current (AC)) to the antenna's terminals, and the antenna radiates the energy from the current as electromagnetic waves (radio waves). In reception, an antenna intercepts some of the power of an electromagnetic wave in order to produce a tiny voltage at its terminals, that is applied to a receiver to be amplified.
Typically an antenna consists of an arrangement of metallic conductors (elements), electrically connected (often through a transmission line) to the receiver or transmitter. An oscillating current of electrons forced through the antenna by a transmitter will create an oscillating magnetic field around the antenna elements, while the charge of the electrons also creates an oscillating electric field along the elements. These time-varying fields radiate away from the antenna into space as a moving transverse electromagnetic field wave. Conversely, during reception, the oscillating electric and magnetic fields of an incoming radio wave exert force on the electrons in the antenna elements, causing them to move back and forth, creating oscillating currents in the antenna. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the main topic of the article?
2. What is the article's main topic?
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1. Is there another name for an antenna?
2. Does the article mention another name for an antenna?
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1. What is another name for an antenna?
2. The article mentions what other name for an antenna?
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1. What does an antenna do?
2. What purpose does an antenna have?
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1. Does an antenna convert electrical waves into radio waves all by itself?
2. is an antenna used on its own in order to convert electrical waves into radio waves?
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1. What is the name of the device that must be present alongside an antenna in order to convert electrical waves into radio waves other than a radio receiver?
2. Electrical waves are converted into radio waves thanks to what device alongside an antenna other than a radio receiver?
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1. What is the name of the device that must be present alongside an antenna in order to convert electrical waves into radio waves other than a radio transmitter?
2. Electrical waves are converted into radio waves thanks to what device alongside an antenna other than a radio transmitter?
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1. What type of electricity is used by an antenna in order to convert electrical waves into radio waves?
2. Electrical waves are converted into radio waves by antenna thanks to what type of electricity?
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1. An antenna consists of an arrangement of what object?
2. What object is does an antenna consist of?
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1. Are antenna known to use low frequency waves?
2. Are low frequency waves used in transmitting radio waves?
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39u1bhvtdlru2nyqf90cbz5uljbt32 | gutenberg | CHAPTER X
AN ALIEN
The individual on the doorstep had fallen into slumber over his own knees. No greater air of prosperity clung about him than is conveyed by a rusty overcoat and wisps of cloth in place of socks. Shelton endeavoured to pass unseen, but the sleeper woke.
"Ah, it's you, monsieur!" he said "I received your letter this evening, and have lost no time." He looked down at himself and tittered, as though to say, "But what a state I 'm in!"
The young foreigner's condition was indeed more desperate than on the occasion of their first meeting, and Shelton invited him upstairs.
"You can well understand," stammered Ferrand, following his host, "that I did n't want to miss you this time. When one is like this--" and a spasm gripped his face.
"I 'm very glad you came," said Shelton doubtfully.
His visitor's face had a week's growth of reddish beard; the deep tan of his cheeks gave him a robust appearance at variance with the fit of, trembling which had seized on him as soon as he had entered.
"Sit down-sit down," said Shelton; "you 're feeling ill!"
Ferrand smiled. "It's nothing," said he; "bad nourishment."
Shelton left him seated on the edge of an armchair, and brought him in some whisky.
"Clothes," said Ferrand, when he had drunk, "are what I want. These are really not good enough."
The statement was correct, and Shelton, placing some garments in the bath-room, invited his visitor to make himself at home. While the latter, then, was doing this, Shelton enjoyed the luxuries of self-denial, hunting up things he did not want, and laying them in two portmanteaus. This done, he waited for his visitor's return. QUESTIONS:
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1. When did the young foreigner receive the letter from Shelton?
2. When was Shelton's letter received by Shelton?
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1. Was the man invited upstairs by Shelton from the same country that the story took place in?
2. Does the story take place in the same country that the man invited upstairs by Shelton comes from?
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1. What was the young foreigner wearing?
2. What was being worn by the young foreigner?
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1. What was the name of the person that invited the young foreigner upstairs?
2. The young foreigner was invited upstairs by which person?
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1. Did Shelton want to be seen by the young foreigner?
2. Was Shelton trying to make sure that the young foreigner saw him?
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1. Was Shelton seen by the young foreigner?
2. Did the young foreigner see Shelton?
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33tin5lc04acybm06oolat0vz7py9m | mctest | One morning Julie took her dog, Rosie, for a walk. Rosie loved to walk outside. She loved to walk any time - morning, afternoon, or night. She liked to smell everything. This morning she smelled something new. It was another animal. It was not a squirrel. It was not another dog. Maybe it was a tiger! Rosie sniffed around until she saw the other animal. It was not a tiger. It was a cat. The cat was watching Rosie. The cat was afraid Rosie would try to bite her, so she climbed up a tree. Rosie tried to follow her, but she could not climb up. Instead, she barked at the cat in the tree. Julie did not want Rosie to scare the cat. She called Rosie away from the tree. The cat watched them walk away. When they came back, the cat was gone. Rosie remembered the cat. She started digging in the dirt under the tree. But there was no cat there. Julie and Rosie went home for breakfast. QUESTIONS:
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1. What type of pet does Julie have?
2. Julie has what type of pet?
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1. Does Julie ever walk her dog?
2. Is Rosie ever walked by Julie?
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1. When did Rosie like to walk?
2. Rosie liked to walk at what time during the day?
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1. What animal did Rosie encounter?
2. Rosie encountered what kind of animal?
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1. What type of feline did Rosie think she has encountered?
2. Rosie thought she had encountered what kind of animal?
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1. What the cat in the story happy?
2. Was happiness the type of emotion that was being experienced by the cat in the story?
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1. What did the cat feel regarding Rosie potentially bitting him?
2. How did the fact that Rosie might bite make the cat feel?
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1. Did Rosie remember the cat?
2. Was the cat remembered by Rosie?
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1. Why did Rosie and Julie go home?
2. Julie and Rosie went home for what purpose?
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1. Were Julie and Rosie spotted leaving by the cat?
2. Did the cat see Julie and Rosie leave?
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1. What does Rosie like to do other than walk outside?
2. Other than walk outside, what does Rosie like to do?
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1. Did Rosie manage to smell a living creature?
2. Was a living creature smelt by Rosie?
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1. Did Rosie chase the cat?
2. Was the cat chased by Rosie?
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1. Did Rosie make a noise towards the cat?
2. Was Rosie known to make noises?
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1. What noise did Rosie make?
2. Rosie made what kind of noise?
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3a9aa95atwmzoasncbfllm2ha6dp53 | race | Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day by her loyal friend and musical partner, Lester Young, Holiday was a great influence on jazz and pop singing. Her voiced style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of controlling tempo . Above all, she was admired for her deeply personal and direct approach to singing.
Billie Holiday was born Eleanora Fagan on April 7, 1915, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her father, Clarence Halliday (Holiday), a musician, did not marry or live with her mother. Her mother had moved to Philadelphia when thirteen, after being driven away from her parents' home in Sandtown-Winchester, Baltimore for becoming pregnant. With no support from her own parents, Holiday's mother arranged for the young Holiday to stay with her older married half sister, Eva Miller, who lived in Baltimore.
During her final period of separation from her mother, Holiday began to perform the songs she learned while working in the brothel . By early 1929, Holiday joined her mother in Harlem. Their landlady was a sharply dressed woman named Florence Williams, who ran a brothel at 151 West 140th Street. In order to live, Holiday and her mother had to work there. Holiday had not yet turned fourteen at that time. On May 2, 1929, the house was raided , and Holiday and her mother were sent to prison. After spending some time in a workhouse, her mother was released in July, followed by Holiday in October, at the age of 14.
She co-wrote a few songs, and several of them have become jazz standards, notably God Bless the Child, Don't Explain, and Lady Sings the Blues. She also became famous for singing jazz standards written by others, including Easy Living and Strange Fruit.
Her early career is hard to track down exactly. But, she later gained work singing in local jazz clubs before being spotted by a talent scout , John Hammond, in 1933, aged 18.
Her voice and recordings are loved for the depth of emotion and intensity she could bring to classic standards. Her range of voice was not the greatest, but, her extraordinary gravelly voice was soon to become very famous and influential.
She was an important icon of the jazz era and influential in the development of jazz singing. In the late 1930s she began singing a civil rights song called Strange Fruit--a song which told the tale of a lynching of a black man in the deep south. It was very controversial for that period and it was not played on radios. It was recorded for Commodore records and she performed it many times over the next 20 years.
In early 1959 she found out that she had cirrhosis of the liver. The doctor told her to stop drinking, which she did for a short time, but soon returned to heavy drinking. By May she had lost twenty pounds, friends Leonard Feather, Joe Glaser, and Allan Morrison tried to get her to check into to a hospital, she put them off.
On May 31, 1959, Holiday was taken to Metropolitan Hospital in New York suffering from liver and heart disease. She was arrested for drug possession as she lay dying, and her hospital room was raided by authorities. Police officers were stationed at the door to her room. Holiday remained under police guard at the hospital until she died from cirrhosis of the liver on July 17, 1959.Billie Holiday had difficult life experiences which influenced her attitude towards life. She experienced many violent relationships. She also became increasingly dependent on various drugs which contributed to her early death in 1959, aged just 44. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is Billie Holiday known as?
2. Billie Holiday is known as what?
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1. What is Billie Holiday's nickname?
2. What other name is Billie Holiday known as?
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1. What is the name of the place where Billie Holiday was born?
2. Billie Holiday was born in what place?
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1. What is the name of Billie Holiday's best friend and musical partner?
2. What is Billie Holiday's best friend and musical partner called?
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1. What is the name of Billie Holiday's father?
2. What is the father of Billie Holiday called?
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1. Did Clarence Halliday marry Billie Holiday's mother?
2. Was Billie Holiday's mother married by Clarence Halliday?
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1. What is the name of the older sibling of Billie Holiday?
2. What is Billie Holiday's older sibling called?
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1. Which place did Billie Holiday used to stay in with Eva Miller?
2. Billie Holiday used to stay with Eva Miller in what place?
3.
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1. Billie Holiday began performing while working in what place?
2. What place did Billie Holiday start performing in while working?
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1. When did Billie Holiday join her mother in Harlem?
2. When was Billie Holiday's mother joined in Harlem by her daughter?
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1. What is the name of the city where Billie Holiday joined her mother?
2. Billie Holiday joined her mother in what city?
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1. What was the name of Billie Holliday's landlady in Harlem?
2. What was the name of the landlady that Billie Holiday had in Harlem?
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39u1bhvtdlru2nyqf90cbz5ulcbt3o | race | Roger Rolls was the first black governor in the history of New York State, USA. He was born in one of New York's notorious slums. The children born here rarely did decent work after they grew up. However, Roger Rolls was an exception, for he was not only admitted to the university, but also he became a governor. At his inaugural press conference, a reporter asked him, "What made you become the governor?" Faced with more than 300 journalists, Rolls did not mention his struggle but only spoke of his primary school schoolmaster---Pierre Paul.
In 1961, Pierre Paul was engaged as the director and principle of Nobita Primary School. When he entered this school, he found the children here didn't cooperate with the teachers. Pierre thought up many ways to guide them, but none was effective. Later, he found these children were very superstitious , so when he gave lectures, he added a program of palm reading as a means of fortune-telling, with which he encouraged the students.
When Rolls Jumped from the hathpace and walked to the platform with his small hands stretched out, Pierre Paul said, "As soon as I see your slender little fingers, I know you will be the governor of New York State in future." At that moment, Rolls was shocked because only his grandmother inspired him once, saying that he could become the governor of New York State, so he remembered that remark and believed him.
From that day on, the "New York State Governor" was like a banner that constantly inspired him to study energetically and make progress. Rolls no longer stained his clothes with mud, nor did he speak in foul language. He began to straighten his back when he was walking. In the next more than 40 years, he demanded himself according to the identity of a governor. At the age of 51, he finally became the governor of New York State.
Put up a banner of faith for yourself and you will have the drive to struggle and the vitality of life. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the name of the first black governor in the history of New York State?
2. What was the first black governor in the history of New York State called?
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3dhe4r9ocwb1c0g1r9n0t6ldo0o2gp | gutenberg | CHAPTER VI. OF HOW ANDREA BECAME LOVE-SICK
With what fictions I could call to mind I put off Andrea's questions touching the peculiar fashion of St. Auban's leave-taking. Tell him the truth and expose to him the situation whereof he was himself the unconscious centre I dared not, lest his high-spirited impetuosity should cause him to take into his own hands the reins of the affair, and thus drive himself into irreparable disaster.
Andrea himself showed scant concern, however, and was luckily content with my hurriedly invented explanations; his thoughts had suddenly found occupation in another and a gentler theme than the ill-humour of men, and presently his tongue betrayed them when he drew the conversation to the ladies to whom he had resigned his apartments.
"Pardieu! Gaston," he burst out, "she is a lovely maid--saw you ever a bonnier?"
"Indeed she is very beautiful," I answered, laughing to myself at the thought of how little he dreamt that it was of Yvonne St. Albaret de Canaples that he spoke, and not minded for the while to enlighten him.
"If she be as kind and gentle as she is beautiful, Gaston, well--Uncle Giulio's plans are likely to suffer shipwreck. I shall not leave Choisy until I have spoken to her; in fact, I shall not leave until she leaves."
"Nevertheless, we shall still be able to set out, as we had projected, after dining, for in an hour, or two at most, they will proceed on their journey."
He was silent for some moments, then: QUESTIONS:
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2. Andrea is known as what?
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1. What is the name of the person that Andrea and Gaston are talking about?
2. Gaston and Andrea are talking about whihc person?
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1. What is the name of the person that Andrea and Gaston referred to as beautiful?
2. Which person in the story is beautiful, according to Gaston and Andrea?
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1. Was Yvonne St. Albaret de Canaples the maid?
2. Is the maid in story called Yvonne St. Albaret de Canaples?
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1. What were Andrea and Gaston doing in the story prior to setting out?
2. Prior to setting out, what were Gaston and Andrea doing in the story?
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1. Gaston and Andrea will proceed on their journey for how much time?
2. For how much time will Andrea and Gaston proceed on their journey for?
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30x31n5d63qt78kwzoawo2nep6uasn | cnn | (CNN) -- Barack Obama has talked of ripping out the White House bowling alley and replacing it with a basketball court. The former reserve player for Punahou High School's 1979 state championship team brings an enthusiasm for pickup basketball games to a place where golf, baseball and football have been the most-discussed sports.
Reggie Miller says he'd pick Barack Obama for his squad because he likes the president-elect's team approach.
And if he puts hoops in the White House, Reggie Miller, the retired basketball star and sports broadcaster, wants in.
"I would love to be the first to go there and play," said Miller, whose record-breaking 2,560 three-pointers with the Indiana Pacers electrified basketball fans. Today Miller, 43, is an NBA analyst for TNT, which is owned by Turner Broadcasting, parent company of CNN.
Miller and others have said Obama's playing style yields clues to the type of president he will be. Miller, who said he backed Obama in the election, spoke Monday to CNN.com. iReport.com: What would you like to ask Obama?
CNN: Do you know Barack Obama?
Reggie Miller: I have never met him personally, but from afar, obviously I admire the man and the courage and the strength, the wisdom. I respect how much of a family man he is.
CNN: Where does basketball fit in your view of Barack Obama?
Miller: It seems like he has a regular pickup game, which I like because as a ballplayer, you like to do the same routine. ... He plays with the same guys, he likes to get a good sweat in. ... When you get a good workout in, you feel good for the rest of the day. It helps clear the mind. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the name of the person that would like to play basketball in the White House?
2. What is the person that would like to play basketball in the White House called?
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1. What is the age of Reggie Miller?
2. How old is Reggie Miller?
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1. What is the name of the team that Reggie Miller played for?
2. Reggie Miller played for which team?
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1. What is the career of Reggie Miller?
2. What is Reggie Miller career?
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1. What is the name of the network that Reggie Miller works for?
2. Reggie Miller works for which network?
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1. What is the name of the person that Reggie Miller voted for?
2. Reggie Miller voted for which person in the article?
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1. Has Reggie Miller met Barack Obama?
2. Have Reggie Miller and Barack Obama met in the past?
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1. What is the total number of three point shots that Reggie Miller made during his career?
2. Reggie Miller made how many three point shots during his career?
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1. Has Barack Obama played basketball before?
2. Is basketball a sport that has been played by Barack Obama?
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1. In what year did Barack Obama play basketball?
2. Basketball is a sport that has been played by Barack Obama in what year?
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1. What is the name of the place where Barack Obama played basketball?
2. Barack Obama played basketball at what place?
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1. What does Barack Obama want to add to the White House instead of the bowling alley?
2. Barack Obama wants to replace the bowling alley with what structure?
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1. What does Barack Obama want to put a basketball court instead of?
2. Barack Obama wants to put a basketball court instead of what structure?
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3x1fv8s5jxra9re3fj7bvbiombnvgn | wikipedia | North Africa is a group of Mediterranean countries situated in the northern-most region of the African continent. The term "North Africa" has no single accepted definition. It is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Morocco in the west, to the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the east. Others have limited it to the countries of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, a region known by the French during colonial times as “Afrique du Nord” and by the Arabs as the Maghreb (“West”). The most commonly accepted definition includes Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, as well as Libya, Sudan, and Egypt. The term “North Africa”, when commonly used in North Africa and the Middle East, often refers only to the countries of the Maghreb and Libya. Egypt, due to its greater Middle Eastern associations, is in the Middle East.
The countries of North Africa share a common ethnic, cultural and linguistic identity that is unique to this region. North west Africa has been inhabited by Berbers since the beginning of recorded history, while the eastern part of North Africa has been home to the Egyptians. Following the Muslim conquest in the seventh century C.E., the region underwent a process of Arabization and Islamization that has defined its cultural landscape ever since. QUESTIONS:
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1. Do North African countries share things in common?
2. Are there similarities between North African countries?
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1. What do North African countries share?
2. What is shared in North African countries?
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1. What are the inhabitants of the North West called?
2. What is the name that is given to the inhabitants of the North West?
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1. What era did the Muslim conquest take place?
2. The Muslim conquest took place in what era?
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1. Is the a definition for "North Africa"?
2. Does the term "North Africa" have a definition?
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1. Is there only one definition for the term "North Africa"?
2. Does the term "North Africa" only have one definition?
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1. "North Africa" is usually defined as being made up of which countries?
2. Which countries make up "North Africa" in its standard definition?
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1. Countries that are located in what place are considered to make up "North Africa"?
2. "North Africa" is made up of countries that are situated in what place?
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1. True or False, Egypt is a country that is a part of North Africa?
2. True or False, North Africa is comprised of Egypt?
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1. Is the Middle East made up of Egypt?
2. Is Egypt situated in the Middle East?
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32eyx73oy091l2yhq4riytucacpurr | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXV
THE TRAIL THROUGH THE JUNGLE
"Sid Merrick is certainly in deadly earnest," was Mr. Rover's comment, after the boys had finished their tale. "He means to get hold of that treasure by hook or by crook, and he will stop at nothing to gain his end."
"We want to go after him and his gang," said Dick. "We ought not to lose a minute doing it."
"Can you walk, Dick?"
"I guess so, although being tied up made me rather stiff."
"I see your wrist is bleeding."
"Yes, and I tried pretty hard to free myself."
"And I tried, too," added Sam. "But I couldn't budge a single knot."
"We could not unknot the knots," added Tom, who was bound to have his joke.
It was now morning, for which all were thankful. The lights were put out, and the whole party partook of some of the provisions on hand.
"I believe Merrick would have left us to starve," said Sam. "He is the greatest rascal I ever knew!"
The Rover boys pointed out the direction Sid Merrick and his party had taken. Bahama Bill said that trail was new to him, and if it led to the treasure cave he did not know it.
"But I'll know the cave as soon as I see it--if it is still there," he added.
"Well, you won't see it if it isn't there," said Dick, grimly. "That earthquake may have changed the whole face of that portion of the isle."
The trail appeared to make a wide sweep to the westward, and led them over ground that was unusually rough. The trailing vines were everywhere and they had to brush away innumerable spider webs as they progressed. Once Songbird came upon some spiders larger than any he had yet seen and two crawled on his shoulder, causing him to yell in fright. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the total number of boys that are mentioned in the story?
2. The story mentions what number of boys?
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1. What are the names of the boys that are mentioned in the story?
2. What are the boys that are mentioned in the story called?
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1. What reason does Dick have for struggling to walk?
2. Dick has trouble walking for what reason?
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1. Why is Dick rather stiff?
2. What reason is given in the story for Dick's stiffness?
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1. Does Dick have any injuries?
2. Are any injuries present on Dick's body?
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1. What injury is Dick suffering from?
2. Dick is suffering from what injury?
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1. How did Dick end up getting a bleeding wrist?
2. What did Dick do that resulted in having a bleeding wrist?
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1. Did Sam and Tom also try and free themselves from being tied up?
2. Was an attempt to free themselves from being tied up made by Tom and Sam?
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1. Were Tom and Sam successful in freeing themselves from being tied up?
2. Did Tom and Sam succeed in freeing themselves?
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1. What is the name of the person that tied up Tom, Sam, and Dick?
2. Tom, Sam, and Dick were tied up by which person in the story?
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1. What type of fortune is Merrick looking for?
2. Merrick is looking for what type of fortune?
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1. Where does Merrick expect to find the treasure?
2. Merrick expects to find the treasure in what location?
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3zazr5xv01ie1z38eu0vqqa5cruzc4 | wikipedia | Lower Saxony is a German state ("Bundesland") situated in northwestern Germany. It is the second largest state by land area, with , and fourth largest in population (7.9 million) among the sixteen "Länder" of Germany. In rural areas Northern Low Saxon, a dialect of Low German, and Saterland Frisian, a variety of Frisian language, are still spoken, but the number of speakers is declining.
Lower Saxony borders on (from north and clockwise) the North Sea, the states of Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, and the Netherlands. Furthermore, the state of Bremen forms two enclaves within Lower Saxony, one being the city of Bremen, the other, its seaport city of Bremerhaven. In fact, Lower Saxony borders more neighbours than any other single "Bundesland." The state's principal cities include the state capital Hanover, Braunschweig (Brunswick), Lüneburg, Osnabrück, Oldenburg, Hildesheim, Wolfenbüttel, Wolfsburg and Göttingen.
The northwestern area of Lower Saxony, which lies on the coast of the North Sea, is called East Frisia and the seven East Frisian Islands offshore are popular with tourists. In the extreme west of Lower Saxony is the Emsland, a traditionally poor and sparsely populated area, once dominated by inaccessible swamps. The northern half of Lower Saxony, also known as the North German Plains, is almost invariably flat except for the gentle hills around the Bremen geestland. Towards the south and southwest lie the northern parts of the German Central Uplands: the Weser Uplands and the Harz mountains. Between these two lie the Lower Saxon Hills, a range of low ridges. Thus, Lower Saxony is the only "Bundesland" that encompasses both maritime and mountainous areas. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the Northwestern part of Germany called?
2. What name is given to the Northwestern part of Germany?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the dialect that is spoken is some of the rural areas of Germany?
2. Some of the rural areas in Germany speak what dialect?
3.
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1. What is the name of the country in which Lower Saxony is situated?
2. Lowere Saxony is situated in which country?
3.
Q4:
1. Does the state of Lower Saxony border a lot of other states?
2. Are there a lot of states that share a border with the state of Lower Saxony?
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1. What is the state capital of Lower Saxony?
2. What is Lower Saxony's state capital?
3.
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1. What is the name of one of the main cities in Lower Saxony other than Hanover?
2. Other than Hanover, what is the name of one of the main cities in the state of Lower Saxony?
3.
Q7:
1. What part of Germany is Lower Saxony located in?
2. Lower Saxony is located in what part of Germany?
3.
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1. What is the name of the coast that East Frisia lies on?
2. East Frisia lies on which coast?
3.
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1. What is the name of the Sea that is located to the North of Lower Saxony?
2. Lower Saxony border which Sea that is located to the North?
3.
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1. What is the name of the area that is popular with tourists in the East Frisia region?
2. What part of the East Frisia region is popular with tourists?
3.
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1. Is the Emsland region considered rich?
2. Do people that live in the Emsland region usually have a lot of money?
3.
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1. Are the plains in the North German region usually flat?
2. Are the North Germans plains traditionally flat?
3.
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1. What are the Lower Saxon hills known as?
2. The Lower Saxon hills are know as what?
3.
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1. What is the location of the Lower Saxon hills?
2. Where are the Lower Saxon hills located?
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386csbg1ozmg7qtgh74fdx6rbw4q63 | race | When you need a job very much, you may end up taking one for which you are over qualified. Although you were initially grateful just to have the work, you now feel bored and depressed. Is there any way to change that?
Start by changing your opinion, says Caitlin Kelly, the author of Malled, a book based on her experience as a sales clerk after losing her job in journalism. "Don't focus on what you're not getting but what you are getting," she says. "Be patient and work attentively with a wide range of people. It doesn't matter what the job is -there are always things you can learn and skills you can develop."
Hilary Pearl, the founder of a coaching firm, says, "Tell yourself the current situation isn't the end of your career. Don't overdramatize the negative aspects but try to view the situation more philosophically: life has a series of stages, and this is one of them. Don't forget to study even in the worst stage."
Consider that because you're overqualified, you may be able to learn or do things on the job that might not have been possible in a more demanding position, says Sarah Hathorn, the chief executive of Illustra Consulting. "You could spend your extra time in learning different aspects of the business and teaching others in the organization," she says.
Is it possible to make your work more challenging, even if your job responsibilities aren't likely to change?
Of course, you may seek tasks and responsibilities that force you to learn something new or to work harder. "You may be operating on autopilot right now, but chances are that people above you are stressed," Sarah Hathorn says. " _ and let him know which projects or tasks you want to learn more about."
Always express your request positively, saying that you love new challenges, rather than complaining that you're bored and underused, says Ethun, the president of the Park Avenue Group. In your down time, educate yourself about the company and its industry. "Read corporate information, analyst reports and related news articles," she says. "If your boss accepts your suggestions, it will make you a more valuable employee." QUESTIONS:
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1. Does this article discuss what one should do should one be under qualified for a job?
2. Is what to do when one is under qualified for a job discussed in this article?
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1. What is the name of the leader of the Park Avenue Group?
2. What is the Park Avenue Group leader called?
3.
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1. Does Ethun believe that it is a good idea to complain about how bored you are when you are over qualified for a job?
2. When you are over qualified for a job, is it a good idea to complain about how bored you are, according to Ethun?
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Q4:
1. What should one say when over qualified for a job rather than complain about how bored one is, according to Ethun?
2. Ethun believes that what should be said when over qualified for a job rather that complain about how boring the job is?
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Q5:
1. What can someone do in order to learn more about the company all by themselves?
2. In order to learn more about the company, what could someone do all by themselves?
3.
Q6:
1. Would reading corporate information, analyst reports and related news articles make you more valuable to the company?
2. Would you become more valuable to the company if you read corporate information, analyst reports and related news articles?
3.
Q7:
1. What reason may someone have for taking a job for which they are over qualified?
2. Someone may take a job for which they are over qualified for what reason?
3.
Q8:
1. How may someone feel after taking a job for which they are over qualified?
2. After taking a job for which they are over qualified, how may someone feel?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the first step to stop feeling bored and depressed in a job for which we are over qualified, according to Caitlin Kelly?
2. Caitlin Kelly believes that what is the first step in order to stop feeling bored and depressed at a job for which we are over qualified?
3.
Q10:
1. Did Caitlin Kelly make a CD to discuss changing your attitude at work?
2. Was a CD discussing a change in attitude at work made by Caitlin Kelly?
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3qrymnz7fyh16rr0xskrkd30qwqtny | cnn | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (CNN) -- Three top allies of Ivory Coast's former president, Laurent Gbagbo, have been arrested in less than a week, raising political tension in the West African nation, where the nation's army has been hit by weeks of attacks.
Laurent Akoun, general secretary of the Front Populaire Ivoirien, Ivory Coast's former ruling party, was arrested on Sunday in Adzope, 100 kilometers east of Abidjan, the nation's economic capital and most populous city, party officials said.
Akoun was arrested for having defamed President Alassane Ouattara during a recent meeting with some of the party's members and supporters in an Abidjan cafe, said Sylvain Miaka Oureto, the party's leader. He also is accused of harming state security because of what he said during the meeting, Oureto said.
He said Akoun was still in custody Monday evening.
Akoun, the current deputy chief of the party, was heading to a party rally when the nation's gendarmerie -- a paramilitary force -- arrested him and transferred him to Abidjan, said Augustin Guehoun, the head of communication for the party.
His arrest follows that of two former Gbagbo Cabinet ministers, one of them in Ghana, where he had sought refuge.
Oureto said the series of arrests against the party's high-ranking officials is intended to "behead the Front Populaire Ivoirien." He said the government is "man hunting" against the leaders of the party.
At least seven attacks have been carried out since August 5 by unidentified gunmen against the Forces Republicaines de Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast's national army. At least 17 people were killed in the attacks, including 10 Ivorian soldiers. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the former president of Ivory Coast?
2. What was the name of Ivory Coast's former president?
3.
Q2:
1. Which people that were linked with Laurent Gbagbo arrested?
2. Laurent Gbagbo is linked with which people that were arrested?
3.
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1. In what time frame were three top allies of Laurent Gbagbo arrested?
2. Three of Laurent Gbagbo's top allies were arrested in what time frame?
3.
Q4:
1. What type of African nation is Ivory Coast?
2. Ivory Coast is what type of African nation?
3.
Q5:
1. What is Laurent Akoun known as?
2. Laurent Akoun is known as what?
3.
Q6:
1. What is Front Populaire Ivoirien known as?
2. Front Populaire Ivoirien is known as what?
3.
Q7:
1. On what day of the week was Laurent Akoun arrested?
2. Laurent Akoun was arrested on what day of the week?
3.
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1. In what city was Laurent Akoun arrested?
2. Laurent Akoun was arrested in what city?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the country in which Abidjan is located?
2. Abidjan is located in what country?
3.
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1. What is the name of the place in which the article takes place?
2. The article takes place in what location?
3.
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1. Were some of Laurent Akoun's party members meeting in a cafe?
2. Did Laurent Akoun have a meeting with some of her party members in a cafe?
3.
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1. What is the name of the city where Laurent Akoun met with some of her party members?
2. Laurent Akoun met with some of her party members in which city?
3.
Q13:
1. Laurent Akoun was arrested for defaming which person?
2. What is the name of the person that was defamed by Laurent Akoun?
3.
Q14:
1. Is Laurent Akoun currently in custody?
2. Is Laurent Akoun still incarcerated?
3.
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1. Other than Laurent Akoun, who was arrested?
2. Who was arrested other than Laurent Akoun?
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3907x2ahf057pd90usdnnfz5pww2po | mctest | Jack woke up on a Saturday morning. He got out of bed and went to the bathroom, and brushed his teeth. He put on his clothes and walked to the kitchen. Jack had a few choices to pick for breakfast. He could choose between an apple, pear, cereal or eggs. He picked an apple to eat for breakfast. After his breakfast, he turned on the TV to find something to watch. He could watch sports, the news, the weather or a cooking show. He chose to watch the weather. The reporter said fall was coming but that the weather was getting warmer instead of cooler. He turned off the TV and went outside to the backyard. Jack wanted to make some hot dogs for lunch the next day. He went to the store to get hot dogs, mustard, and ketchup. After coming back home from the store, Jack made lunch. After lunch, he found that he needed to do some cleaning. He started cleaning the kitchen and moved on to the living room. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the item that Jack ate for breakfast.
2. Which item was eaten by Jack for breakfast?
3.
Q2:
1. What were the choices that Jack had for breakfast?
2. Jack had to choose in between which items for breakfast?
3.
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1. What day of the week is it in the story?
2. The story takes place on what day of the week?
3.
Q4:
1. What did Jack do after he had finished eating?
2. Once he had finished eating, what did Jack do?
3.
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3jc6vj2sabjs16mlnsxovrdmbtc5ak | gutenberg | CHAPTER XXXVII
MIKE FINDS OCCUPATION
There was more than one moment during the first fortnight of term when Mike found himself regretting the attitude he had imposed upon himself with regard to Sedleighan cricket. He began to realise the eternal truth of the proverb about half a loaf and no bread. In the first flush of his resentment against his new surroundings he had refused to play cricket. And now he positively ached for a game. Any sort of a game. An innings for a Kindergarten _v._ the Second Eleven of a Home of Rest for Centenarians would have soothed him. There were times, when the sun shone, and he caught sight of white flannels on a green ground, and heard the "plonk" of bat striking ball, when he felt like rushing to Adair and shouting, "I _will_ be good. I was in the Wrykyn team three years, and had an average of over fifty the last two seasons. Lead me to the nearest net, and let me feel a bat in my hands again."
But every time he shrank from such a climb down. It couldn't be done.
What made it worse was that he saw, after watching behind the nets once or twice, that Sedleigh cricket was not the childish burlesque of the game which he had been rash enough to assume that it must be. Numbers do not make good cricket. They only make the presence of good cricketers more likely, by the law of averages.
Mike soon saw that cricket was by no means an unknown art at Sedleigh. Adair, to begin with, was a very good bowler indeed. He was not a Burgess, but Burgess was the only Wrykyn bowler whom, in his three years' experience of the school, Mike would have placed above him. He was a long way better than Neville-Smith, and Wyatt, and Milton, and the others who had taken wickets for Wrykyn. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the main character in the story?
2. What is the story's main character called?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the sport that Mike didn't want to play at first?
2. At first, Mike didn't want to play which sport?
3.
Q3:
1. Did Mike like his surroundings at first?
2. Were the surroundings appreciated by Mike initially?
3.
Q4:
1. Did Mike want to play cricket eventually?
2. Did Mike eventually want to play cricket?
3.
Q5:
1. Did Mike ever go and play cricket?
2. Was cricket something that was played by Mike eventually?
3.
Q6:
1. Was cricket the type of game that Mike had expected?
2. Did Mike expect cricket to be the type of game that it was?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of the person that is playing in the bowler position?
2. The bowler position is taken by which person in the story?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the name of the place that Burgess plays for?
2. Burgess plays for what place?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the person that was a bowler at Sedleigh?
2. Which person used to be a bowler at Sedleigh?
3.
Q10:
1. Adair was a better bowler than how many people in the story?
2. What is the number of people in the story that were not as good at bowling as Adair?
3.
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3itxp059pwj481n0tun9h1qxft9jsx | cnn | NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- One of the FBI's most wanted terrorists escaped a raid over the weekend, Kenyan police said Monday.
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, a suspected terrorist, is shown in photos released by the FBI.
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, indicted in the United States for alleged involvement in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, managed to evade police in a raid Saturday morning in Malindi, along Kenya's coast, said police spokesman Eric Kiraithe.
The United States calls Mohammed a senior al Qaeda operative in East Africa.
U.S. officials accuse him of being an architect of the embassy bombings that killed 225 people.
They also believe Mohammed was involved in attacks on an Israeli-owned hotel and airliner in Kenya in 2002.
Kiraithe said Kenyan authorities received information from "local intelligence networks" that led them to conduct the raid, which involved no foreign intelligence officials.
He said police know Mohammed had, in fact, been at the location they raided, because they found two passports under names Mohammed has used. Kiraithe did not say what countries the passports were from.
A massive manhunt is under way for Mohammed in Malindi and surrounding areas, "more intensive than ever before because we wouldn't want to miss him now," Kiraithe said.
The U.S. offers a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to his apprehension or conviction.
Mohammed has escaped capture and attacks before. Early last year a U.S.-led air strike in Somalia failed to kill him. In 2003, Kenyan police said he escaped authorities. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the city where the events of the article were taking place?
2. The events in the article were taking place in what city?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the country where Nairobi is situated?
2. Nairobi is situated in which country?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the suspect in the article?
2. What is the suspect in the article called?
3.
Q4:
1. Was Fazul Abdullah Mohammed accused of performing terrorist attacks?
2. Are terrorist attacks something that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed is accused of doing?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the total number of people that were killed in the embassy bombing that was allegedly orchestrated by Fazul Abdullah Mohammed?
2. Fazul Abdullah Mohammed allegedly orchestrated an embassy bombing which resulted in the death of how many people?
3.
Q6:
1. What is the reward for the capture of Fazul Abdullah Mohammed?
2. What reward would be given to the person that captured Fazul Abdullah Mohammed?
3.
Q7:
1. Has Fazul Abdullah Mohammed managed to escape in the past?
2. Has Fazul Abdullah Mohammed previously managed to evade capture?
3.
Q8:
1. What mission was conducted last year that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed managed to escape from?
2. Fazul Abdullah Mohammed managed to escape from which mission last year?
3.
Q9:
1. Was something regarding Fazul Abdullah Mohammed reported by Police?
2. Did the Police report anything relating to Fazul Abdullah Mohammed?
3.
Q10:
1. What did the Kenyan Police report about Fazul Abdullah Mohammed?
2. What was reported regarding Fazul Abdullah Mohammed by the Kenyan Police?
3.
Q11:
1. In what year did the Kenyan Police report that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed had escaped authorities?
2. Kenyan Police reported that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed had escaped authorities in what year?
3.
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3z4gs9hpnvap58264i01jkps0j8770 | mctest | I once was the leader of running a skills camp for a Boy Scout group. The weekend long camp included a lot of different games. One of the games was for fire-building. The point of the game was to help teach campers how to best build fires. There are many different ways you can build a campfire. You can build a lean-to campfire. You can also build a teepee fire. To build the fires you must find and sort different sizes of sticks and brush and larger logs to get the fire going. The goal of the game is to build a fire big enough to burn a string that is hanging a few feet above the ground. My group was falling behind, so I gave the idea of throwing a bunch of leaves on the fire all at once to make a huge fire to quickly burn the string. We were not allowed to win the game because it was said we cheated. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. During which period of the week did the camp take place?
2. the camp took place during what part of the week?
3.
Q2:
1. What was the purpose of the fire-building game for the campers?
2. What did the fire-building game teach the campers?
3.
Q3:
1. Is there only one way to build a camp fire?
2. Can a camp fire only be built in one way?
3.
Q4:
1. Is the purpose of the fire-building game to build a small fire?
2. Is a small fire supposed to be built in the fire-building game?
3.
Q5:
1. How high above the fire must the string be placed when being burnt?
2. A string must be burnt at what distance above the fire?
3.
Q6:
1. What could the campers make by throwing leaves on the fire?
2. By throwing leaves on the fire, what could the campers accomplish?
3.
Q7:
1. Was it against the rules to throw leaves onto the fire?
2. Was throwing leaves onto the fire against the rules of the game?
3.
Q8:
1. Did the speaker's team win the fire-building game?
2. Was the fire-building game won by the speaker and his team?
3.
Q9:
1. Why didn't the speaker and his team win the fire-building game?
2. Why wasn't the fire-building game won by the speaker and his team?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the name of the organization that ran the camp?
2. The camp was run by which organization?
3.
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3sb4ce2tjvv13p6vtygjna464rtax4 | cnn | (CNN)Jordan executed two al Qaeda prisoners before dawn Wednesday, following through on a promised strong response to the ISIS killing of pilot Moath al-Kasasbeh, a government spokesman said.
Put to death were Sajida al-Rishawi, the Iraqi would-be suicide bomber whose release ISIS had previously requested, and Ziad Karbouli, a former top aide to the deceased leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the spokesman said.
Al-Rishawi was executed for her role in a 2005 suicide bombing at a wedding reception in Jordan that killed dozens. Karbouli was sentenced to death in 2007 after he was convicted of acts of terrorism that killed one person, the plotting of more terrorist attacks and the possession of explosives, the Jordanian spokesman said.
The executions come a day after video and stills appeared to show a Jordanian military pilot being burned alive while confined in a cage.
CNN is not showing images of the killing, which triggered global condemnation and prompted immediate promises of retaliation and protests in Jordan, one of more than 60 nations involved in the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
The 22-minute video begins with an attack on Jordan's King Abdullah II, suggesting he is to blame for what happened to the pilot, Moath al-Kasasbeh.
A short time after the video became public, Jordanian military spokesman Mamdouh Al Amri said al-Kasasbeh was "assassinated" on January 3.
His statement indicates the back-and-forth in recent weeks between Jordan and ISIS about a possible prisoner exchange to free the pilot took place after his death. Jordan repeatedly had asked ISIS to show proof that al-Kasasbeh was alive. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What event happened at a wedding reception in 2005?
2. 2005 is remembered for what event that took place at a wedding reception?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the country where the suicide bombing took place?
2. The suicide bombing took place in which country?
3.
Q3:
1. Did people die as a result of the suicide bombing?
2. Did the suicide bombing result in people dying?
3.
Q4:
1. Did more than twenty people die as a result of the suicide bombing?
2. Did the suicide bombing kill more than twenty people?
3.
Q5:
1. Was the person that organized the suicide bombing caught?
2. Did the person that played a role in the suicide bombings get caught?
3.
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386pbuzzxfxh4osa9lq85fc2mqrjlq | race | "How many common English words were invented by Shakespeare?" How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 15 years ago? And now! you can google it and find the answer immediately! Google is the most popular Internet search engine in the world. It was invented by two students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They met in 1993, when they were studying computer science at Stanford University, USA. They dreamed of producing something that could also answer any question in seconds. Internet search engines at that time were slow and gave many websites that weren't useful. In January 1996, Page and Brin decided to make a better and faster search engine. They thought the results should be based on the most popular websites. Nobody would give them money for their project, so they used their own money. They also borrowed money from family and friends. Then, in 1998, they were given a _ for $100,000, and they started their own company. Their first office was in a friend's garage. The company's name is Google, a word which comes from mathematics. A "google" is a very high number---- 1 followed by a hundred zeros. The google search engine was soon used by thousands of people worldwide because it was fast, easy and correct. By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet. Now, more questions have been answered by Google than any other Internet service, from sport to science, and from music to medicine. Google hopes that in the future all the world's information will be put on the Internet, so that everybody can find everything. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the most popular search engine?
2. What is the most popular search engine called?
3.
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30iqtzxkak652c8d1wjqy4stupvx0h | race | Zach has a stepson, Bradley. One day, Zach drove over to meet Bradley. Bradley was a student in a high school. He neither liked nor disliked Zach, even though he had known Zach for three years. Zach was still trying to get along with Bradley. He told Bradley that he was coming over. Bradley said OK. When Zach got there, he asked if Bradley wanted to drive his car. Bradley had a driver's _ . Bradley said all right. Zach told him not to drive too fast, but he could drive anywhere he wanted. Bradley got on the 210 Road and headed northwest. Zach gave Bradley a few driving tips: Don't drive next to big cars; don't drive behind trucks with goods... On their way back, Zach suggested that they stop at the golf course . He wanted to show Bradley how to play golf. But Bradley didn't like it; he liked his video games. However, Bradley soon found that playing golf was fun and he did very well. The next day, Bradley, for the first time, called Zach. Bradley asked if Zach would come the next Saturday, so they could take a drive and go to the golf course again. Zach said yes, with a happy feeling in his heart. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What feeling does Bradley have towards Zach?
2. How does Zach make Bradley feel?
3.
Q2:
1. Zach has known Bradley for how much time?
2. How much time has Zach known Bradley?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the person that Zach visited?
2. Zach visited which person?
3.
Q4:
1. Does Zach know how to drive?
2. Is driving something that Zach knows how to do?
3.
Q5:
1. Where did Zach say that Bradley could drive?
2. Where could Bradley drive, according to Zach?
3.
Q6:
1. Where did Zach and Bradley travel?
2. Zach and Bradley traveled to what location?
3.
Q7:
1. Where did Zach and Bradley travel on the way back?
2. On the way back, where did Zach and Bradley travel?
3.
Q8:
1. Whose idea was it to stop at the golf course on the way back?
2. What is the name of the person that decided to stop at the golf course on the way back?
3.
Q9:
1. Why did Zach want to stop at the golf course?
2. What reason did Zach have for wanting to stop at the golf course on the way back?
3.
Q10:
1. Did Bradley like the idea of learning how to play golf?
2. Was learning how to play golf something that Bradley liked the sound of?
3.
Q11:
1. What did Bradley discover after learning how to play golf?
2. Once he had learned how to play golf, what did Bradley discover?
3.
Q12:
1. How did Bradley do in golf?
2. What was Bradley's performance in terms of playing golf?
3.
Q13:
1. What happened the day after Bradley learned how to play golf?
2. What did Bradley do the day after he had learned how to play golf?
3.
Q14:
1. Why did Bradley call Zach for the first time?
2. What reason did Bradley have for calling Zach for the first time?
3.
Q15:
1. What answer did Zach give Bradley when asked if he wanted to go and play golf?
2. When asked if he wanted to go and play golf, what answer did Zach give Bradley?
3.
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3ias3u3i0fg5lj8qbnvmsvug9u12bs | cnn | Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- An earthquake in Pakistan, powerful enough to prompt the appearance of a small island off the coast, has killed more than 200 people, Pakistani officials said.
The 7.7-magnitude quake struck in a remote area of southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, but it had severe consequences.
At least 208 people were killed in the district of Awaran and the city of Turbut in Balochistan province, Asad Gilani, the provincial home secretary, said Wednesday.
In addition to the fatalities, around 350 people have been injured, he said, and more people are still trapped in rubble.
The quake was strong enough to cause a mass 20 to 30 feet high to emerge from the Arabian Sea like a small mountain island off the coast of Gwadar, local police official Mozzam Jah said. A large number of people gathered to view the newly formed island, he said.
Large quakes can cause significant deformation to the earth's crust, particularly visible along coastlines.
The island is about 100 feet in diameter and about one mile off the coast, GEO TV reported.
Zahid Rafi, principal seismologist for the National Seismic Monitoring Center, confirmed the island had formed. He said it was "not surprising," considering the magnitude of the earthquake.
But John Bellini, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey, said that generally it would be unlikely for such a large island to emerge from a quake like Tuesday's.
Many things, such as the tide, could come into play regarding the rise of the island, he said. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the total number of people that died in the earthquake?
2. The earthquake resulted in the death of how many people?
3.
Q2:
1. What event resulted in the death of over 200 people?
2. Over 200 people died as a result of what event?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the country where more than 200 people died as a result of an earthquake?
2. An earthquake resulted in the death of over 200 people in which country?
3.
Q4:
1. Was the formation of an island as a result of the earthquake surprising to Zahid Rafi?
2. Did Zahid Rafi find the creation of an island to be surprising?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the total number of people that were hurt as a result of the earthquake?
2. The earthquake resulted in how many people being injured?
3.
Q6:
1. What was formed as a result of the earthquake?
2. The earthquake resulted in what being formed?
3.
Q7:
1. Where is the newly formed island located?
2. The newly formed island is located off what coast?
3.
Q8:
1. Did people gather in order to look at the newly formed island?
2. Was the newly formed island observed by people?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the person that confirmed that the island had been formed?
2. The confirmation of the island's formation was made by which person?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the profession of Zahid Rafi?
2. What is Zahid Rafi's profession?
3.
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1. What was the size of the newly formed island?
2. The newly formed island had what diameter?
3.
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1.
2.
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3ru7gd8vpot0ucqyo7stexc9ombspq | wikipedia | To unambiguously specify the date, dual dating or Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are sometimes used with dates. Dual dating uses two consecutive years because of differences in the starting date of the year, or includes both the Julian and Gregorian dates. Old Style and New Style (N.S.) indicate either whether the start of the Julian year has been adjusted to start on 1 January (N.S.) even though documents written at the time use a different start of year (O.S.), or whether a date conforms to the Julian calendar (O.S.) rather than the Gregorian (N.S.).
The Gregorian calendar was a reform of the Julian calendar instituted in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by papal bull Inter gravissimas dated 24 February 1582. The motivation for the adjustment was to bring the date for the celebration of Easter to the time of year in which it was celebrated when it was introduced by the early Church. Although a recommendation of the First Council of Nicaea in 325 specified that all Christians should celebrate Easter on the same day, it took almost five centuries before virtually all Christians achieved that objective by adopting the rules of the Church of Alexandria (see Easter for the issues which arose). QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the abbreviation of the term "Old Style"?
2. What two letters are used to abbreviate "Old Style"?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the abbreviation of the term "New Style"?
2. What two letters are used to abbreviate "New Style"?
3.
Q3:
1. How many consecutive years are used in dual dating?
2. What is the total number of consecutive years that are used in dual dating?
3.
Q4:
1. What are the names of the dates that are included in dual dating?
2. Dual dating includes which two dates?
3.
Q5:
1. The Old Style and New Style dual dating system is used to dictate the start of what calendar?
2. What calendar's starting date is dictated by the Old Style and New Style dating system?
3.
Q6:
1. When does the Julian calendar begin?
2. What is the date when the Julian calendar begins?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of the calendar that was reformed by the Gregorian calendar?
2. The Gregorian calendar reformed which other calendar?
3.
Q8:
1. What year was the Julian calendar reformed into the Gregorian calendar?
2. The Gregorian calendar reform of the Julian calendar took place in what year?
3.
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3180jw2ot4c32zpphya1oqg5176j5w | race | This week is National Volunteer Week, a time for the Canadian Red Cross to recognize our dedicated volunteers who devote their time and talents from coast to coast. Over the course of the week we will use this blog to share stories about our volunteers and the amazing work they do --- a small part of the outstanding individuals across the country.
Take Saskatchewan for example. Last year that province was hit by wide-spread flooding, a hurricane and forest fires. Canadian Red Cross staff and volunteers went to work right away and helped more than 2,100 adults and 775 children recover the basic necessities of life.
It's important to share stories from volunteers to truly appreciate what they do. Christine Hoffman is a Disaster Response Volunteer in Canadian Red Cross in Saskatchewan. She's a _ Red Crosser for about 16 years. Still nothing could have prepared her for the call she took in the Recovery Center last year in response to flooding in Maple Greek. This story is best told in her own words. This is what she said:
"I will never forget the first phone call I took in the Recovery Centre. A young man called asking what services Red Cross was offering in town. As we were talking, he told me he had a rope in his backyard but he thought he would be using it for other reasons. _ I told him to come to see us so we could work together on a plan to improve his situation. He came in a little while later. Nearly two hours later he left standing straight up with tear- filled eyes. He thanked me for convincing him to come in. His home had been destroyed, but together we put together a plan and he was eventually able to move back into his own home."
During National Volunteer Week 2011, let's thank Christine, and the many other volunteers like her. Thanks for making us proud! QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the organization that celebrates National Volunteer Week?
2. National Volunteer Week is celebrated by which organization?
3.
Q2:
1. Where will the Canadian Red Cross share the stories of their volunteers?
2. Where will the volunteers' stories be shared by the Canadian Red Cross?
3.
Q3:
1. What will be shared on this blog by the Canadian Red Cross?
2. What will the Canadian Red Cross share on this blog?
3.
Q4:
1. Why is it important to share the volunteers' stories on this blog?
2. Why is using this blog to share volunteers' stories on this blog important?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of one of the volunteers that the Canadian Red Cross wants to thank in particular?
2. The Canadian Red Cross particularly wants to thank which volunteer?
3.
Q6:
1. Christine Hoffman has been helping the Canadian Red Cross for how many years?
2. How many years has Christine Hoffman been helping the Canadian Red Cross?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the title that is given to Christine Hoffman?
2. What title does Christine Hoffman have in the Canadian Red Cross?
3.
Q8:
1. Christine Hoffman is a disaster response volunteer in what place?
2. What is the place where Christine Hoffman is a disaster response volunteer?
3.
Q9:
1. What disaster happened in Saskatchewan last year while Christine Hoffman was volunteering?
2. When Christine Hoffman was volunteering last year in Saskatchewan, what disastrous event took place?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the total number of adults that were helped by Christine Hoffman while she was working in Saskatchewan?
2. Christine Hoffman assisted how many adults while volunteering in Saskatchewan?
3.
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1.
2.
3.
Q12:
1. In what year did the Canadian Red Cross thank Christine Hoffman for the volunteering she had done?
2. Christine Hoffman was thanked for her volunteering by the Canadian Red Cross in what year?
3.
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3lwjhtcvccmcqjmri07j73j43pnqf9 | cnn | Washington (CNN) -- So just why is 1999 suddenly such a flashpoint in Campaign 2012?
Team Obama says 1999 is the birth year of "The Big Bain Lie" and goes on to suggest that Mitt Romney might have committed a felony.
That provoked a rare statement from Romney campaign manager Matt Rhoades, who called on President Barack Obama to apologize for "the out of control behavior of his staff, which demeans the office that he holds."
Pointed rhetoric aside, just what is the 1999 debate about and why is it potentially significant in the Obama versus Romney race?
Fortune: Documents -- Romney didn't manage Bain funds
At issue is whether Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, is telling the truth when he says he had no role in investment and operations decisions at Bain Capital once he left in February 1999 to take over the Salt Lake City Olympic Games.
Talking Points Memo this week questioned Romney's claim by citing Securities and Exchange Commission filings listing Romney as Bain's top officer after 1999. The Boston Globe on Thursday carried a similar account -- and that was seized upon by Team Obama.
"Either Mitt Romney, through his own words and his own signature, was misrepresenting his position at Bain to the SEC, which is a felony, or he was misrepresenting his position at Bain to the American people to avoid responsibility for some of the consequences of his investments," Stephanie Cutter, deputy Obama campaign manager, said on a campaign conference call.
Remember that last part of Cutter's statement -- about responsibility for "his" investments. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that may have committed a felony?
2. A felony may have been comitted by which person?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name given to the felony that Mitt Romney may have committed?
2. Mitt Romney may have committed a felony that was given what name?
3.
Q3:
1. In what year may Mitt Romney have committed a felony?
2. Mitt Romney may have committed a felony in what year?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the group that is claiming that Mitt Romney may have committed a felony?
2. Mitt Romney may have committed a felony according to what group of people?
3.
Q5:
1. Mitt Romney claims that he was doing what in February of 1999 when being accused by the Obama team?
2. The Obama team claims that Mitt Romney had been involved in the "The Big Bain Lie" but Mitt Romney claims that he was busy doing what at the time?
3.
Q6:
1. What is the name of the state that Mitt Romney was in charge of in 1999?
2. In 1999, what state was being run by Mitt Romney?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of the corporation that is at the center of the "The Big Bain Lie" claims?
2. The claims regarding "The Big Bain Lie" are centered around what corporation?
3.
Q8:
1. Matt Rhoades made a rare statement to Obama's team asking for an apology to which person?
2. To which person should the Obama team apologize, according to the statement made by Matt Rhoades?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the group that had documents which showed that Mitt Romney did not manage the Bain funds?
2. Documents showing that Mitt Romney did not manage the Bain funds were in possession of which group?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the name of the deputy Obama campaign manager?
2. What is the deputy Obama campaign manager called?
3.
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304sm51wa34yqipo52asjd7k7s9sb2 | gutenberg | CHAPTER VII.
As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak. 'Can you be going out in such weather as this?' exclaimed she.
'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must
"Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it raineth every day."'
'But what are the fortunes which oblige you to go out?' said Anne.
'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
'Why do not you send Kate or Helen, instead of murdering yourself in the wet?' said Anne.
'Miss Kitty is three inches deep in the mysteries of a spencer, (I do not mean Edmund,)' said Elizabeth, 'and it will not be out of her head these three days, at least not till she has made Mamma's old black satin gown into one after Harriet's pattern; I heard her asking for it as I came up-stairs.'
'And would not Helen go?' said Anne; 'she does not catch cold as easily as you do.'
'Helen has contrived, somehow or other,' said Elizabeth, 'to know no more about the school-children than if they were so many Esquimaux; besides, anyone with any experience of Helen's ways, had rather walk ninety miles in the rain, than be at the pains of routing her out of the corner of the sofa to do anything useful.' QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the weather like in the story?
2. The story takes place in what kind of weather?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the person that is three inches deep in the mysteries of Spencer?
2. What is the person that is three inches deep in the mysteries of Spencer called?
3.
Q3:
1. What happened as soon as dinner was over?
2. As soon as dinner was over, what happened?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the person that followed Elizabeth?
2. Elizabeth was followed by which person?
3.
Q5:
1.
2.
3.
Q6:
1. Which person did Kate and Anne read to every Friday?
2. Kate and Anne read to which person in the story every Friday?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of the person that was going out even though it was raining?
2. Even though it was raining, which person went out in the bad weather?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the name of the person that did not catch a cold easily?
2. What was the person that did not catch a cold easily called?
3.
Q9:
1. What reason did Elizabeth have for going out in the rain?
2. Elizabeth went out in the rain in order to do what?
3.
Q10:
1. Did Elizabeth have a bonnet on when she went out in the rain?
2. Was a bonnet worn by Elizabeth when she went out in the rain?
3.
Q11:
1. Did Elizabeth have a cloak on when she went out in the rain?
2. Was a cloak worn by Elizabeth when she went out in the rain?
3.
Q12:
1. What is the name of the person that Elizabeth was speaking to when she put her bonnet and cloak on?
2. Elizabeth was speaking to which person just before going out in the rain?
3.
Q13:
1. Anne suggested that which people could go and read to the old woman instead of Elizabeth?
2. Instead of Elizabeth going to read to the old woman, which people could go out in the rain instead, according to Anne?
3.
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3b1nlc6ugzwx47h7t7ycpjt60oypga | gutenberg | Chapter 32 The Disposal of a Bonanza
'SUCH was Ritter's narrative,' said I to my two friends. There was a profound and impressive silence, which lasted a considerable time; then both men broke into a fusillade of exciting and admiring ejaculations over the strange incidents of the tale; and this, along with a rattling fire of questions, was kept up until all hands were about out of breath. Then my friends began to cool down, and draw off, under shelter of occasional volleys, into silence and abysmal reverie. For ten minutes now, there was stillness. Then Rogers said dreamily--
'Ten thousand dollars.'
Adding, after a considerable pause--
'Ten thousand. It is a heap of money.'
Presently the poet inquired--
'Are you going to send it to him right away?'
'Yes,' I said. 'It is a queer question.'
No reply. After a little, Rogers asked, hesitatingly:
'ALL of it?--That is--I mean--'
'Certainly, all of it.'
I was going to say more, but stopped--was stopped by a train of thought which started up in me. Thompson spoke, but my mind was absent, and I did not catch what he said. But I heard Rogers answer--
'Yes, it seems so to me. It ought to be quite sufficient; for I don't see that he has done anything.'
Presently the poet said--
'When you come to look at it, it is more than sufficient. Just look at it--five thousand dollars! Why, he couldn't spend it in a lifetime! And it would injure him, too; perhaps ruin him--you want to look at that. In a little while he would throw his last away, shut up his shop, maybe take to drinking, maltreat his motherless children, drift into other evil courses, go steadily from bad to worse--' QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person whose narrative is mentioned by the speaker?
2. The speaker refers to which person's narrative in the story?
3.
Q2:
1. Ritter's narrative is mentioned by the speaker to which people?
2. Which people does the speaker talk to about Ritter's narrative?
3.
Q3:
1. What was the response of the speaker's two friends after being told about Ritter's narrative?
2. After being told of Ritter's narrative by the speaker, what was the response of the two friends?
3.
Q4:
1. Was the profound and impressive silence by the speaker's two friends brief?
2. Did the profound and impressive silence that was expressed by the two friends of the speaker last a short amount of time?
3.
Q5:
1. What did the speaker's two friends do following their profound and impressive silence?
2. After the profound and impressive silence that was expressed by the two friends of the speaker, what did they do?
3.
Q6:
1. Did the two friends of the speaker become quiet again after breaking into a fusillade of exciting and admiring ejaculations?
2. After breaking into a fusillade of exciting and admiring ejaculations, did the speaker's friends become silent?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of the person that broke the silence that was being expressed by the speaker's friends?
2. The silence that was being expressed by the speaker's friends was broken by which person?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the amount of money that was mentioned by Rogers?
2. Rogers mentioned what amount of money?
3.
Q9:
1. Were the ten thousand dollars to be sent immediately?
2. Was it necessary to send the ten thousand dollars right away?
3.
Q10:
1. Which person inquired if the money was going to be sent right away?
2. An inquiry was made by which person with regarding when the money would be sent away?
3.
Q11:
1. Did the speaker find the question that was asked by the poet to be unusual?
2. Did the poet ask an unusual question, according to the speaker?
3.
Q12:
1. Did the speaker intend on sending the entirety of the ten thousand dollars?
2. Was the entirety of the ten thousand dollars to be sent by the speaker?
3.
Q13:
1. Did the speaker pause in order to think about the money that he was going to send?
2. In order to think about the money that he was going to send, did the speaker pause?
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3i7dhkzygn0nxx3ty8jg9sod8zif5g | race | Patty Griffin Patty Griffin is a songwriter, and has been highly respected for her works in music. Her childhood. was full of music because both her mother and her grandmother liked singing. She bought her first guitar at 16, began writing songs in high school and soon started playing with a band called Patty the Executive. Her song l,000 Kisses won her a Grammy nomination although she lost the award. Judy Collins Judy Collins was an important artist in the peace movement of the 1960s. She started her own record company, Wildflower. Records. She began as a classical pianist at 13. In the 40 years that followed, Judy became known as an important American folk singer. Odetta One thing you always hear when people talk about Odetta is the excellent power of her voice. Known for her powerful stage presence and her skillful ability to command the simplest instruments -- her voice as well as her guitar. Odetta rose to fame singing the classic African-American folk songs and spirituals. She has also touched the blues. Joan Baez Joan Baez is one of the most remarkable singers in American folk music in the 20th century. Her Father was a physicist and was forced to move the family often throughout Joan's childhood. Inspired by her experiences as a could traveling the world, Joan's music includes the peace and civil rights movement She has been a constant voice for peace and social justice . QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What musical instrument did Patty Griffin buy when she was 16?
2. When Patty Griffin was 16, what instrument did she buy?
3.
Q2:
1. Did Patty Griffin win a Grammy award?
2. Was a Grammy award won by Patty Griffin?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the person that owned Wildflower?
2. Wildflower was owned by which person?
3.
Q4:
1. What was Judy Collin known as?
2. Judy Collins was known as what?
3.
Q5:
1. At what age did Judy Collins become a classical piano player?
2. Judy Collins became a classical piano player when she was how old?
3.
Q6:
1. What is the name of the person that had a lot of power in her voice?
2. A lot of power was in which person's voice?
3.
Q7:
1. What was the career of Joan Baez's father?
2. What was Joan Baez's father's occupation?
3.
Q8:
1. Did Joan Baez travel a lot?
2. Was a lot of traveling done by Joan Baez?
3.
Q9:
1. Patty Griffin was nominated for a Grammy award for what song?
2. What is the title of the song that Patty Griffin received a Grammy nomination for?
3.
Q10:
1. What people in Patty Griffin's family liked to sing?
2. Singing was something that which family member of Patty Griffin liked to do?
3.
Q11:
1. Was Judy Collins involved in any movements?
2. Did Judy Collins have an influence on any movements?
3.
Q12:
1. What is the name of the movement that Judy Collins participated in?
2. Judy Collins was involved in what movement?
3.
Q13:
1. Was Joan Baez also involved in the Peace movement?
2. Is the Peace movement something that Joan Baez was involved in?
3.
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3skro2gz71rzp1uoyw81mf313h81k3 | mctest | Once upon a time, there lived a Daddy bird. This was a very normal bird. It did not sing pretty songs. It did not have colorful feathers but it did have thing that made it stand out from the other birds.
It had a very long tail feather. And with this long tail feather, the bird could do wonderful tricks. He could fly in circles and fly at super-fast speed. Daddy bird lived on a quiet street, at a yellow house. Its nest was on top of a basketball pole that the kids who lived in the yellow house had outgrown.
The bird was a daddy bird and had two baby birds in its nest. One of the baby birds had a long tail feather like the daddy bird. The other baby bird did not. Instead, it had wings with many colors like the mommy bird.
This bird family lived at the yellow house all summer long. The mommy and daddy birds came back for many summers and had many more baby birds but only one, the very first baby bird, had a long tail feather and could do tricks like daddy bird. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Was there more than one baby bird in the daddy bird's nest?
2. Did the daddy bird's nest contain more than one baby bird?
3.
Q2:
1. What physical trait did the first of the baby birds inherit from the daddy bird?
2. What physical trait did the daddy bird pass down onto the first of the baby birds?
3.
Q3:
1. Did the long tail feather help the baby bird do tricks?
2. Did the baby bird benefit from the long tail feather in his attempt at doing tricks?
3.
Q4:
1. What shape did the daddy bird make while flying?
2. The daddy bird made what shape while he was flying?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the color of the house where the birds lived?
2. The birds lived in a house that was what color?
3.
Q6:
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37q970snze8xdk7w35h3d1ubl9rs1e | race | Family traditions were important in our house, and none was more appreciated than the perfect Christmas tree
"Dad, can we watch when you trim the tree?" My eldest son. Dan, nine, and his seven -year-old brother John, asked
"I won't be cutting this year," my husband Bob said. "Dan, you and John are old enough to measure things. Do it all by yourselves. Think you boys can handle it?
Dan and John seemed to _ in their chairs at the thought of such an amazing responsibility. "We can handle it." Dan promised. "We won't let you down." .
A few days before Christmas. Dan and John rushed in after school. They gathered the tools they'd need and brought them out to the yard .where the tree waited. I was cooking when I heard the happy sounds as the boys carried the tree into the lying room. Then I heard the sound that every mother knows is trouble: dead silence I hurried out to them. The tree was cut too short. John crossed his arms tight across his chest. His eyes filled with angry tears.
I felt worried The tree was central to our holiday. I didn't want the boys to feel ashamed every tune they looked at it. I couldn't lower the ceiling, and I couldn't raise the floor either. There was no way to undo the damage done. Suddenly, a thought came to my mind, which turned the problem into the solution. www..com
"We can't make the tree taller." I said. "But we can put it on a higher position"
Dan nodded his head sideways. "We could put it on the coffee table. It just might work! Let's try it!"
When Bob got home and looked at the big tree on top of the coffee table, Dan and John held their breath.
"What a good idea!" he declared "Why didn't I ever think of such a thing?"
John broke into a grin Dan's chest swelled with pride. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What are the names of the people that were supposed to cut down the tree this time?
2. This time the tree was supposed to be cut by which people?
3.
Q2:
1. What did Dan and John do wrong when cutting the tree?
2. When cutting down the tree, what did Dan and John do wrong?
3.
Q3:
1. What was the name of the person that almost cried as a result of not cutting down the tree properly?
2. The incorrect measurements of the tree that was cut down almost resulted in which person almost crying?
3.
Q4:
1. Which person in the story came up with a great idea to fix the tree that what cut down?
2. Which person in the story had a great idea to solve the problem of the incorrect measurements of the cut down tree?
3.
Q5:
1. Were family traditions important in the house of the family?
2. Did the family have important traditions in their house?
3.
Q6:
1. What needed to be present in the house that was a big deal in terms of family traditions?
2. What kind of tree needed to be present in the house that was very important for the family?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of the youngest of the boys in the story?
2. Which boy in the story is the youngest?
3.
Q8:
1. What is Dan's age in the story?
2. What is the age of Dan in the story?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the dad in the story?
2. What is the name of Dan and John's father?
3.
Q10:
1. What promise did Dan make to Bob?
2. What is the promise that Dan made to his father?
3.
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3f1567xtnw53p9vefe7rx7xt0qdq90 | race | Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. He had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he offered to carry some things for the boy. As they walked, Mark discovered the boy's name was Bill. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects. They arrived at Bill's home first. Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk. Then Mark went home. They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior school. Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk. Bill reminded Mark of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I took away all my things from school. I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills . I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time talking and laughing, I realized that if I had died, I would have missed so many good time. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. " QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Mark met which person in the story?
2. What is the person that Mark met called?
3.
Q2:
1. Was video games something that Bill liked to play?
2. Did Bill enjoy playing video games?
3.
Q3:
1. Was Bill offered help in carrying his things by Mark?
2. Did Mark make an offer to Bill in assisting him with his things?
3.
Q4:
1. What happened to Bill that resulted in all of his things being on the ground?
2. All of Bill's things were on the ground as a result of what thing that had happened to him?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the person that tripped?
2. Which person in the story tripped?
3.
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3ouygizwr7y0t36mf5994r6qsttp0y | gutenberg | CHAPTER II
MARSTON GETS A WARNING
It was dark and the mud village was strangely quiet. Thin mist drifted about the house Don Felix had occupied, and Wyndhams' new agent leaned forward slackly with his arm on the table. He was a young French creole, but his face was pinched and careworn.
Marston, sitting in a corner, studied the man. When he last saw Lucien Moreau he was vigorous and marked by a careless confidence. Now his glance was furtive and sometimes he fixed it on the window. There was no glass and the shutters had been left open because the night was hot. Marston remembered Don Felix's disconcerting habit of looking at the window when it was dark. The miasma from the swamps had obviously undermined Moreau's health; but Marston doubted if this accounted for all.
Moreau had been talking for two or three minutes when Wyndham stopped him.
"I understand you want to give up your post?" he said.
"That is so," the other agreed. "For one thing, you do not need an agent when you are closing down your business." He paused and gave Wyndham a sullen look. "Besides, I have had enough."
"Your pay is good."
"Good pay is of no use if one dies before one can spend it," Moreau rejoined.
"Very well," said Wyndham. "If you have had enough, we must try to let you go. However, since your engagement runs for some time, you must stay a month."
Moreau agreed unwillingly and Wyndham asked: "Have you sent for the fellow who gave us our last load?" QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that studied Lucien Moreau?
2. Lucien Moreau was studied by which person in the story?
3.
Q2:
1. Where was Marston located when he studied Lucien Moreau?
2. Lucien Moreau was studied by Marston while he was located in what place?
3.
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1. What was Lucien Moreau's glance now like that resulted in Marston studying him?
2. Marston studied Lucien Moreau as a result of what change in his glance?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the person that Wyndham was having a conversation with?
2. Wyndham was having a conversation with which person?
3.
Q5:
1. Wyndham was having a conversation with Lucien Moreau regarding his giving up what?
2. What was Lucien Moreau giving up that resulted in a conversation with Wyndham?
3.
Q6:
1. Was Lucien Moreau dissatisfied with the money he was receiving at his post?
2. Did Lucien Moreau give up his post as a result of what he was being paid?
3.
Q7:
1. Why did Lucien Moreau decide to leave his post?
2. Lucien Moreau decided to leave his post for what reason?
3.
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1.
2.
3.
Q9:
1. Was Lucien Moreau's resignation accepted?
2. Was the resignation of Lucien Moreau accepted?
3.
Q10:
1. Were there any conditions for accepting Lucien Moreau's resignation?
2. Was Lucien Moreau's resignation accepted with certain conditions?
3.
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1. What condition was attached to Lucien Moreau's resignation?
2. Lucien Moreau's resignation was accepted under what condition?
3.
Q12:
1. Why did Lucien Moreau need to stay a month in order to be able to resign?
2. Lucien Moreau was required to stay for a month in order for his resignation to be accepted for what reason?
3.
Q13:
1. Did Lucien Moreau agree to keep his position for a little longer?
2. Was an agreement made by Lucien Moreau to keep his position for a while longer?
3.
Q14:
1. Was Lucien Moreau happy about having to work for a while longer?
2. Was the fact that Lucien Moreau had to work a while longer something that he was happy about?
3.
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1. Is Lucien Moreau old or young?
2. Would one describe Lucien Moreau as being old or young?
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3glb5jmzfxvofaehoy7hppchlxcgdn | mctest | Billy and his friend Jake were walking together to meet their friends Kevin and Gordon at the park. They sometimes played in each Jake's backyard, but there was much more room at the park. And it was far too dangerous to play in the street. They were going to play touch football. They would sometimes played baseball and soccer, and even kickball but today the weather was perfect for football. The summer breeze almost blew Billy's cap off. Billy loved summertime. He liked the fall, too, when the leaves started to turn pretty colors. But he hated winter. Billy didn't like the snow. Spring was also nice. Jake was drinking a Pepsi, and Billy had a bottle of water. Gordon and Kevin would most likely be drinking blue or red Gatorade at the park where they waited. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What are the names of the people that were walking together?
2. Which people were walking together in the story?
3.
Q2:
1. Where were Billy and Jake walking to?
2. Billy and Jake were walking to what location?
3.
Q3:
1. What were Billy and Jake going to do at the park?
2. Billy and Jake walked to the park in order to do what?
3.
Q4:
1. Why were Billy and Jake only going to play touch football today?
2. Why was touch football the only sport that Billy and Jake were going to play today?
3.
Q5:
1. What are the names of the people that were going to play touch football other than Billy and Jake?
2. Other than Billy and Jake, which people were going to play touch football?
3.
Q6:
1. Was anyone going to play touch football other than Billy, Jake, Gordon, and Kevin?
2. Is anyone other than Billy, Jake, Gordon, and Keving mentioned as someone who was going to play touch football?
3.
Q7:
1. Why was the weather perfect for Billy?
2. The weather was perfect for Billy for what reason?
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1. Are there any seasons other than summer that are liked by Billy?
2. Does Billy like any seasons other that summer?
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1. What seasons does Billy like other than summer?
2. Billy likes summer and what other seasons?
3.
Q10:
1. Does Billy like winter?
2. Is winter a season that Billy likes?
3.
Q11:
1. Why doesn't Billy like winter?
2. Why is winter a season that is not liked by Billy?
3.
Q12:
1. Was Billy holding something in the story?
2. Was something being held by Billy in the story?
3.
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1. What object was being held by Billy in the story?
2. Billy was holding what object?
3.
Q14:
1. Was Billy wearing holding any object other than a bottle of water?
2. Was any object being held by Billy other than a bottle of water?
3.
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1. How do you know that Billy was holding something other than a bottle of water?
2. How do you know the something other than a bottle of water was being held by Billy?
3.
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3e4gguz1t8r6emckh08fryd6win2kd | wikipedia | However, not all highest courts are named as such. Civil law states do not tend to have singular highest courts. Additionally, the highest court in some jurisdictions is not named the "Supreme Court", for example, the High Court of Australia; this is because decisions by the High Court could formerly be appealed to the Privy Council. On the other hand, in some places the court named the "Supreme Court" is not in fact the highest court; examples include the New York Supreme Court, the Supreme Courts of several Canadian provinces/territories and the former Supreme Court of Judicature of England and Wales, which are all superseded by higher Courts of Appeal.
Some countries have multiple "supreme courts" whose respective jurisdictions have different geographical extents, or which are restricted to particular areas of law. In particular, countries with a federal system of government typically[citation needed] have both a federal supreme court (such as the Supreme Court of the United States), and supreme courts for each member state (such as the Supreme Court of Nevada), with the former having jurisdiction over the latter only to the extent that the federal constitution extends federal law over state law. Jurisdictions with a civil law system often have a hierarchy of administrative courts separate from the ordinary courts, headed by a supreme administrative court as it the case in the Netherlands. A number of jurisdictions also maintain a separate constitutional court (first developed in the Czechoslovak Constitution of 1920), such as Austria, France, Germany, Luxemburg, Portugal, Spain and South Africa. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Is the highest ranking court always called "The Supreme Court"?
2. Is "The Supreme Court" the name given to the highest ranking court?
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1. What is an example of a court that is higher ranked than "The Supreme Court"?
2. "The Supreme Court" is out ranked by which court that is given as an example?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the court that is higher than "The Supreme Court"?
2. "The Supreme Court" is out ranked by what court in the country?
3.
Q4:
1. Is it possible for a country to have more than one "Supreme Court"?
2. Can more than one "Supreme Court" be present in the same country?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the court that handles appeals in Australia?
2. What does Australia call the court that handles appeals?
3.
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1. Does the Privy council in Australia handle appeals?
2. Are appeals handled by the Privy court in Australia?
3.
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1.
2.
3.
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1. Do some nations have a separate jurisdiction for handling constitutional matters?
2. Are constitutional matters handled by a separate jurisdiction in some countries?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the nation that is credited for being the first to use a constitutional court?
2. A constitutional court was first used by what nation?
3.
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1. When did the Czechoslovak nation first use the constitutional court?
2. The constitutional court was first used by the Czechoslovak nation in what year?
3.
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1. What countries are listed in the article that use a constitutional court other than Czechoslovakia?
2. Other than Czechoslovakia, which nations are mentioned in the article that use constitutional courts?
3.
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3x87c8jfv6bluordok7ie22jsgiqsv | gutenberg | CHAPTER XII
MOVING ON
"Here's a letter from my dear old friend Silas Watson," said Uncle John, delightedly. "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
"That's jolly," said Patsy, with a bright smile. "I'd like to see Kenneth again."
"I suppose he is a great artist, by this time," said Beth, musingly.
"How singular!" exclaimed Louise. "Count Ferralti told me only this morning that he had decided to go to Palermo."
"Really?" said Uncle John.
"Yes, Uncle. Isn't it a coincidence?"
"Why, as for that," he answered, slowly, "I'm afraid it will prevent our seeing the dear count--or whatever he is--again, at least for some time. For Mr. Watson and Kenneth are just leaving Palermo, and he asks us to meet him in another place altogether, a town called--called--let me see; Tormenti, or Terminal, or something."
"Give me the letter, dear," said Patsy. "I don't believe it's Terminal at all. Of course not," consulting the pages, "it's Taormina."
"Is that in Sicily?" he asked.
"Yes. Listen to what Mr. Watson says: 'I'm told it is the most beautiful spot in the world, which is the same thing you hear about most beautiful places. It is eight hundred feet above the Mediterranean and nestles peacefully in the shadow of Mount Etna.'"
"Etna!" cried Uncle John, with a start. "Isn't that another volcano?"
"To be sure," said Beth, the geographer. "Etna is the biggest volcano in the world." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What distance about the Mediterranean sea is Taormina located?
2. Taormina is situated what distance above the Mediterranean sea?
3.
Q2:
1. Is Taormina located in Sicily?
2. Is Sicily the name of the island where Taormina is located?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the person that is probably a great artist, according to Beth?
2. Beth says that which person is probably a great artist by now?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the person that would like to see Kenneth again?
2. Kenneth is a person that which person in the story would like to see again?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the person that said that Kenneth had decided to go to Palermo?
2. Kenneth had decided to go to Palermo, according to which person?
3.
Q6:
1. Would one describe Taormina as being an ugly place?
2. Is Taormina considered as being an ugly place in the story?
3.
Q7:
1. Taormina is located at the foot of what mountain?
2. What is the name of the mountain that Taormina is situated at the foot of?
3.
Q8:
1. Who is the letter from Silas Watson addressed to?
2. The letter from Silas Watson is addressed to which person?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the person that wrote the letter that was addressed to Uncle John?
2. The letter that Uncle John received was written by which person?
3.
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3kms4qqvk2qqfgow5vnmbh7v5yrkf2 | cnn | (CNN) -- A war crimes tribunal for Rwanda sentenced the African nation's former army chief to 30 years in prison Tuesday for his part in the 1994 genocide that killed 800,000 people.
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) found Augustin Bizimungu guilty on six counts of genocide, crimes against humanity for murder, extermination and rape and violations of the Geneva Conventions.
During the genocide, soldiers and police under Bizimungu's command directed the extermination of tens of thousands of Tutsi civilians who had taken refuge in churches, hospitals and schools, according to Human Rights Watch. Soldiers and police also ordered civilian officials and ordinary citizens to join in hunting down and killing the Tutsi and punished them if they failed to do so, the human rights monitoring group said.
Bizimungu fled to Angola, where he was arrested in 2002 and transferred to the tribunal. In 2004, he was charged with directly ordering brutal acts against Tutsis and failing to halt the acts of his subordinates. He denied the charges.
The tribunal also convicted two other senior officers -- François-Xavier Nzuwonemeye and Innocent Sagahutu -- who each got 20 years in prison.
The Rwandan genocide was triggered by the April 6, 1994, shooting down of a plane carrying the nation's Hutu president. Ethnic violence erupted and Tutsis were killed systematically by Hutus. The United Nations estimates that some 200,000 people participated in the perpetration of the Rwandan genocide.
In all, 800,000 Tutsi men, women, and children -- as well as moderate Hutus -- perished. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How many Tutsi civilians died in the Rwandan genocide?
2. The Rwandan genocide resulted in the death of how many Tutsi?
3.
Q2:
1. Were children included in the Tutsi's that were killed?
2. Were Tutsi children killed as part of the Rwandan genocide?
3.
Q3:
1. Which authority figured killed the Tutsi people?
2. The Tutsi people were killed by which figures of authority?
3.
Q4:
1. What ethnicity were the Rwandan people that were killed as part of the genocide?
2. During the Rwandan genocide, what was the ethnicity of the people that were killed?
3.
Q5:
1. All of the deaths that occurred in 1994 in Rwanda are collectively known under what term?
2. What is the term that is given for the people that were mass murdered in 1994 in Rwanda?
3.
Q6:
1. What incident sparked the Rwandan genocide?
2. The Rwandan genocide started as a result of what incident?
3.
Q7:
1. What was the date of the downing of the former Hutu president's plane?
2. The former Hutu president's plane was downed on what date?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the estimated number of people that participated in the killing of people during the Rwandan genocide?
2. The killings during the Rwandan genocide were performed by how many people?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the person that is going to prison for his role in the Rwandan genocide?
2. Which person in the article is mentioned as going to jail as a result of his role in the Rwandan genocide?
3.
Q10:
1. What was the former occupation of Augustin Bizimungu?
2. What did Augustin Bizimungu do for a living prior to being arrested?
3.
Q11:
1. Augustin Bizimungu will be in prison for what period of time?
2. What period of time will Augustin Bizimungu be in prison for?
3.
Q12:
1. Augustin Bizimungu was sentenced on what day of the week?
2. What day of the week was Augustin Bizimungu sentenced?
3.
Q13:
1. What is the name of the court that found Augustin Bizimungu guilty?
2. Augustin Bizimungu was found guilty by which court?
3.
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3awetudc92s5e2p864wh1t80ptkizp | cnn | (CNN) -- At one point in Jared Hutchins' young life, the Beatles were a big problem.
The rallies, which draw mostly teens, are one part concert, one part Christian revival.
"I had to stop listening to them for a while," said Hutchins, who lives in Cumming, Georgia, and plays the piano, guitar and harmonica. He said the group's world view "had a negative effect on me," and made him irritable and angry.
"God owns my life, not the Beatles," he said simply. Although Hutchins said he enjoys a wide range of music -- from Pink Floyd and Arcade Fire to Christian bands such as Hillsong United -- he said he has to be careful of what music he listens to, for the same reason he temporarily turned off the Beatles.
Hutchins, a 16-year-old graced with poise and thoughtfulness, is one of many teenagers who say that some part of popular culture, with its ubiquitous references to sex, drugs and violence, has harmed him.
Last year, Hutchins and his Christian youth group attended an Acquire the Fire rally in Atlanta, Georgia, he said. Acquire the Fire -- regional rallies held across the country -- and BattleCry -- the larger rallies held this year in only three cities -- are the products of the evangelical Christian organization Teen Mania. Go behind-the-scenes with CNN's Christiane Amanpour at a BattleCry event »
One part concert, one part Christian revival, the rallies seek to "stage a reverse revolution" against secular popular culture. They have the pull of headlining rock concerts, drawing thousands of people regardless of the region of the country, the month of year or the day of the week. The audiences are nearly always predominantly teenagers and young adults. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that the article focuses on?
2. The article focuses on which person?
3.
Q2:
1. Jared Hutchins says that he has faced what kind of issue?
2. What is an issue that was faced by Jared Hutchins?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the band that Jared Hutchins has a problem with?
2. Jared Hutchins has a problem with which band?
3.
Q4:
1. What reason does Jared Hutchins give for having a problem with The Beatles?
2. Jared Hutchins has a problem with The Beatles for what reason?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the deity that Jared Hutchins claims to own his life?
2. Jared Hutchins claims that which deity owns his life?
3.
Q6:
1. What type of person does Jared Hutchins enjoy?
2. Jared Hutchins enjoys what kind of music?
3.
Q7:
1. What are some of the references that are made by musicians that bothered Jared Hutchins?
2. Jared Hutchins was bothered by what references made by musicians?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the name of the rally that Jared Hutchins attended?
2. Jared Hutchins attended what rally?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the group that puts on events such as Acquire the Fire?
2. Events such as Acquire the fire are organized by what group?
3.
Q10:
1. Teen Mania organizes rallies that are made up of two parts: One part Christian revival and?
2. Two parts constitute the rallies that are organized by Teen Mania: One part Christian revival and?
3.
Q11:
1. Teen Mania organizes rallies that are made up of two parts: One part concert and?
2. Two parts constitute the rallies that are organized by Teen Mania: One part concert and?
3.
Q12:
1. What is the total number of people that attend the Teen Mania rallies?
2. The Teen Mania rallies are attended by how many people?
3.
Q13:
1. What groups of people mainly attend the Teen Mania rallies?
2. The Teen Mania rallies are mostly attended by what groups of people?
3.
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3z7ishfuh0vcpwdvxikqo4emlpk8zv | cnn | (CNN) -- Mohammad Idrissou put Cameroon on course for a spot in the African Nations Cup quarterfinals with a late winner in a topsy-turvy 3-2 Group D victory over Zambia.
Zambia bossed the first half and went ahead inside 10 minutes through Jacob Mulenga.
A terrible mistake from Zambia keeper Kennedy Mweene allowed Geremi to equalise and Samuel Eto'o gave Cameroon the lead in the 72nd minute.
Christopher Katongo thought he had earned a point with an 82nd-minute penalty but Idrissou had the last word for Cameroon just four minutes later.
The Indomitable Lions were looking to ignite their campaign after a shock 1-0 defeat by Gabon in their opening match, which was also a first loss for manager Paul Le Guen.
But it got worse for the four-time champions in only the eighth minute, and it was experienced center-back Rigobert Song who was the architect of his own side's downfall.
Felix Katongo swung in a great cross from the left and, in attempting to head behind, Song instead drew a point-blank save from his keeper. Carlos Kameni, though, could only push the ball out to Mulenga, who was left with a simple tap-in.
Zambia should have doubled their lead before half-time. Rainford Kalaba's fierce free-kick was pushed back into the danger area by Kameni but Christopher Katongo could not direct his shot away from the keeper.
And that was made to look very costly in the 68th minute when a calamitous mistake from Mweene saw Cameroon draw level.
Geremi sent in a hopeful cross from the right wing that the Zambia keeper inexplicably helped into his own net. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the team the won in Group D?
2. What team in Group D won a match?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the Cameroon player that gave them the lead in the 72nd minute?
2. Which player scored in the 72nd minute for Cameroon to give them the lead?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the team that Cameroon were playing in their 3-2 victory?
2. Cameroon were playing against which team in their 3-2 victory?
3.
Q4:
1. What was the score between Cameroon and Gabon?
2. The game between Cameroon and Gabon ended with what score?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the player that scored a penalty in the match between Cameroon and Zambia?
2. In the match between Cameroon and Zambia, which player scored a penalty?
3.
Q6:
1. At what time in the Cameroon-Zambia did Christopher Katongo score a penalty?
2. Christopher Katongo scored a penalty at what time in the Cameroon-Zambia game?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of the player that scored four minutes after Christopher Katongo?
2. Four minutes after Christopher Katongo's penalty, which player scored a goal?
3.
Q8:
1. Idrissou scored a goal for what team?
2. What team did Idrissou score a goal for?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the nickname of the team that Paul Le Guen is in charge of?
2. Paul Le Guen is in charge of what football team?
3.
Q10:
1. Rigobert Song plays in what position?
2. What is the name of the position that is played by Rigobert Song?
3.
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3f6kkywmnb1up2v3b2kcf9lenaddna | cnn | Sid Caesar, whose clever, anarchic comedy on such programs as "Your Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour" helped define the 1950s "Golden Age of Television," has died. He was 91.
A friend of the family, actor Rudy De Luca, did not know the exact cause of death, but said Caesar had respiratory problems and other health problems for several years.
Caesar became famous for "Your Show of Shows," which went on the air in 1950. It lasted four years and was followed by "Caesar's Hour," which combined sketches, musical revues and situation comedy.
Both shows featured writers who became famous in their own right, including Neil Simon, Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Mel Tolkin, Lucille Kallen and Larry Gelbart. Woody Allen also contributed to Caesar's comedy as a writer for one of his specials.
Brooks visited Caesar last night to say goodbye, De Luca told CNN.
"Sid Caesar was a giant-maybe the best comedian who ever practiced the trade & I was privileged to be one of his writers & one of his friends," Brooks tweeted Wednesday.
Share your memories of Caesar
Caesar also appeared in a number of films, including "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963), "Airport 1975" (1974) and "Grease" (1978). He received a Tony nomination for his performance in the 1962 show "Little Me," with a book by Simon.
Caesar, born Isaac Sidney Caesar in 1922, was part of a pioneering group of personalities who helped establish television in its early days. However, while comedians such as Jack Benny and Fred Allen more or less transferred their radio shows to the new medium and Milton Berle's "Texaco Star Theater" was essentially vaudeville on the small screen, Caesar's "Show of Shows" presented movie parodies, wordless pantomimes and brisk routines between the host and co-star Imogene Coca. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that died?
2. What is the person that died called?
3.
Q2:
1. How old was Sid Caesar when he died?
2. At what age did Sid Caesar die?
3.
Q3:
1. What performance did Sid Caesar win a Tony award for?
2. Sid Caesar won a Tony award for what performance?
3.
Q4:
1. In what year was Sid Caesar born?
2. Sid Caesar was born in what year?
3.
Q5:
1. What was Sid Caesar part of that helped establish television in its early days?
2. Sid Caesar helped to establish television in its early days as part of what group?
3.
Q6:
1. What did the pioneering group of personalities that Sid Caesar was a part of do?
2. What did Sid Caesar do as part of a pioneering group of personalities?
3.
Q7:
1. What was the name of the show that Sid Caesar became famous for?
2. Sid Caesar became famous thanks to what show?
3.
Q8:
1. What was presented in "Your Show of Shows"?
2. What was "Your Show of Shows" about?
3.
Q9:
1. What was the name of the co-star that was with Sid Caesar on "Your Show of Shows"?
2. Sid Caesar was on "Your Show of Shows" with which co-star?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the name of the person that visited Sid Caesar last night?
2. Sid Caesar was visited last night by which person?
3.
Q11:
1. What are the names of some of the people that wrote the script of the shows in which Sid Caesar participated?
2. Sid Caesar participated in shows whose scripts were written by which people?
3.
Q12:
1. Does the story mention the cause of Sid Caesar's death?
2. Is the cause of Sid Caesar's death known?
3.
Q13:
1. "Texaco Star Theater" was whose show that moved vaudeville to tv?
2. Whose show was "Texaco Star Theater" that helped move vaudeville to tv?
3.
Q14:
1. With what show did Milton Berle move vaudeville to tv?
2. Milton Berle moved vaudeville to tv with what show?
3.
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31ibvunm9sz4vri84z1tdqiclxufvh | gutenberg | Chapter LVII
AT that moment we were interrupted by the appearance of Madame Coutras, who had been paying visits. She came in, like a ship in full sail, an imposing creature, tall and stout, with an ample bust and an obesity girthed in alarmingly by straight-fronted corsets. She had a bold hooked nose and three chins. She held herself upright. She had not yielded for an instant to the enervating charm of the tropics, but contrariwise was more active, more worldly, more decided than anyone in a temperate clime would have thought it possible to be. She was evidently a copious talker, and now poured forth a breathless stream of anecdote and comment. She made the conversation we had just had seem far away and unreal.
Presently Dr. Coutras turned to me.
"I still have in my the picture that Strickland gave me," he said. "Would you like to see it?"
"Willingly."
We got up, and he led me on to the verandah which surrounded his house. We paused to look at the gay flowers that rioted in his garden.
"For a long time I could not get out of my head the recollection of the extraordinary decoration with which Strickland had covered the walls of his house," he said reflectively.
I had been thinking of it, too. It seemed to me that here Strickland had finally put the whole expression of himself. Working silently, knowing that it was his last chance, I fancied that here he must have said all that he knew of life and all that he divined. And I fancied that perhaps here he had at last found peace. The demon which possessed him was exorcised at last, and with the completion of the work, for which all his life had been a painful preparation, rest descended on his remote and tortured soul. He was willing to die, for he had fulfilled his purpose. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Which person had a hooked nose?
2. A hooked nose was something that which person had?
3.
Q2:
1. What part of Madame Coutras' body was hooked?
2. Madame Coutras had what part of her body that was hooked?
3.
Q3:
1. How many chins did Madame Coutras have?
2. Madame Coutras had how many chins?
3.
Q4:
1. What object is Madame Coutras compared to?
2. Madame Coutras is compared to what object?
3.
Q5:
1. Is Madame Coutras fat?
2. Does Madame Coutras need to lose weight?
3.
Q6:
1. Is Madame Coutras short?
2. Is Madame Coutras small?
3.
Q7:
1. Is Madame Coutras called a creature?
2. Is "creature" a word that is used to describe Madame Coutras?
3.
Q8:
1. What kind of creature is Madame Coutras?
2. Madame Coutras is called what kind of creature?
3.
Q9:
1. Did Madame Coutras like talking?
2. Was talking something that Madame Coutras liked doing?
3.
Q10:
1. What was Madame Coutras wearing?
2. What was being worn by Madame Coutras?
3.
Q11:
1. What object does Dr. Coutras still have?
2. Dr. Coutras still has what object?
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1. What is the name of the person that gave the picture to Dr. Coutras?
2. Dr. Coutras was given the picture by which person?
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1. What is the name of the doctor?
2. What is the doctor called?
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1. Does the speaker want to see the picture of Strickland?
2. Is the picture of Strickland something that the speaker wants to see?
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3irik4hm3akcdpjxcp3ktsha6cvc61 | cnn | Washington (CNN) -- When Paul Ryan struggled to explain a budget-balancing timeline under Mitt Romney, he highlighted the difficulty of trying to run a substantive campaign without being too specific.
While Ryan's interview Tuesday with Fox News' Brit Hume was no Sarah Palin-Katie Couric moment, the Republican vice presidential candidate's discomfort in answering when Romney's proposal would balance the budget was evident.
Ryan, a seven-term congressman from Wisconsin and chairman of the House Budget Committee, said he was unsure when Romney's proposals would balance the federal budget. Romney's plans say he would "put the federal government on a course toward a balanced budget" but does not say when.
Mitt Romney's 5-point plan for the economy
Hume repeatedly pressed Ryan on the question of "when" Romney's budget would balance.
Hume: "The budget plan you're now supporting would get to balance when?"
Ryan: "Well, there are different -- the budget plan that Mitt Romney is supporting gets us down to 20% of GDP (gross domestic product) government spending by 2016. That means get the size of government back to where it historically has been. What President Obama has done is he brought the size of government to as high as it hasn't been since World War II. We want to reduce the size of government to have more economic freedom."
Hume: "I get that. What about balance?"
Ryan: "I don't know exactly what the balance is. I don't want to get wonky on you, but we haven't run the numbers on that specific plan. The plan we offer in the House balances the budget. I'd put a contrast. President Obama, never once, ever, has offered a plan to ever balance the budget. The United States Senate, they haven't even balanced, they haven't passed a budget in three years." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that had a hard time explaining the budget?
2. Explaining the budget was hard to do for which person in the article?
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1. What is the name of the person that Paul Ryan worked for in the article?
2. Paul Ryan worked under which person at the time of the article?
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1. What problems did Paul Ryan have in running the campaign?
2. In running the campaign, what problems did Paul Ryan have?
3.
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3jv9lgbjwtefj756e7lx0jogp2ggoz | race | Two good friends, Sam and Jason, met with a car accident on their way home one snowy night. The next morning, Sam woke up blind. His legs were broken. The doctor, Mr Lee, was standing by his bed, looking at him worriedly. When he saw Sam awake, he asked, "How are you feeling, Sam?" Sam smiled and said, "Not bad, Doctor. Thank you very much for doing the special operation ." Mr Lee was moved by Sam. When he was leaving, Sam said, "Please don't tell Jason about it." "Well...Well...OK," Mr Lee replied. Months later when Jason's wounds healed , Sam was still very sick. He couldn't see or walk. He could do nothing but stay in his wheelchair all day long. At first, Jason stayed with him for a few days. But days later, Jason thought it boring to spend time with a disabled man like Sam. So he went to see Sam less and less. He made new friends. From then on, he didn't go to visit Sam any more. Sam didn't have any family or friends except Jason. He felt very sad. Things went from bad to worse. Sam died a year later. When Jason came, Mr Lee gave him a letter from Sam. In the letter Sam said, "Dear Jason, I am disabled. But I want you to be a healthy man. So I gave my eyes to you so that you can enjoy life as a healthy man. Now you have new friends. I'm glad to see that you are as healthy and happy as usual. I'm glad you live a happy life. You are always my best friend... Sam". When he finished reading the letter, Mr Lee said, "I have promised that I will keep this a secret until Sam is gone. Now you know it." Jason stood there like a stone. Tears ran down his face. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What incident resulted in Sam being blind?
2. Sam was blinded as a result of what incident?
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1. What was the name of Sam's friend?
2. What was Sam's friend called?
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3r8yzbnq9hizbq7l0h97jb6n65dq7n | wikipedia | St. John's (/ˌseɪntˈdʒɒnz/, local /ˌseɪntˈdʒɑːnz/) is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. St. John's was incorporated as a city in 1888, yet is considered by some to be the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 214,285 as of July 1, 2015, the St. John's Metropolitan Area is the second largest Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) in Atlantic Canada after Halifax and the 20th largest metropolitan area in Canada. It is one of the world's top ten oceanside destinations, according to National Geographic Magazine. Its name has been attributed to the feast day of John the Baptist, when John Cabot was believed to have sailed into the harbour in 1497, and also to a Basque fishing town with the same name.
St. John's is one of the oldest settlements in North America, with year-round settlement beginning sometime after 1630 and seasonal habitation long before that. It is not, however, the oldest surviving English settlement in North America or Canada, having been preceded by the Cuper's Cove colony at Cupids, founded in 1610, and the Bristol's Hope colony at Harbour Grace, founded in 1618. In fact, although English fishermen had begun setting up seasonal camps in Newfoundland in the 16th Century, they were expressly forbidden by the British government, at the urging of the West Country fishing industry, from establishing permanent settlements along the English controlled coast, hence the town of St. John's was not established as a permanent community until after the 1630s at the earliest. Other permanent English settlements in the Americas that predate St. John's include: St. George's, Bermuda (1612) and Jamestown, Virginia (1607). QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the largest city in Newfoundland?
2. What is the largest city in Newfoundland called?
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1. In what part of Canada is St. John's the largest city other than Newfoundland?
2. Other than Newfoundland, in what part of Canada is St. John's the largest city?
3.
Q3:
1. In what year was St. John's incorporated as a city?
2. St. John's was incorporated as a city in what year?
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1. What was the population of St. John's in 2015?
2. How many people lived in St. John's in 2015?
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1. What was the ranking in size of St. John's in the Census Metropolitan Area in Canada?
2. What was the Canadian Census Metropolitan Area ranking of St. John's in terms of its size?
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1. The name of St. John's has been attributed to what event?
2. What event is believed to be at the center of the name St. John's?
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1. What is the name of the continent that St. John's is situated on?
2. St. John's is situated in which continent?
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1. What year did John Cabot arrive in the harbor?
2. John Cabot arrived in the harbor in what year?
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1. What decade did seasonal camps in Newfoundland begin?
2. Seasonal camps began in Newfoundland in what decade?
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1. What is was the nationality of the people that founded St. John's?
2. St. John's was founded by people of what nationality?
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1. What is St. John's to Labrador other than its largest city?
2. On top of being the largest city in Labrador, what is St. John's to Labrador?
3.
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1. St. John's is the capital city of Labrador and what other part of Canada?
2. Labrador and what other part of Canada have St. John's as their capital city?
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1. What does the acronym CMA stand for?
2. What is meant by the term CMA?
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37uqdcyh6xvrgy32mg3hpy5vn5fv7p | wikipedia | DOS is a family of disk operating systems primarily consisting of MS-DOS and a rebranded version under the name IBM PC DOS which were introduced in 1981, as well as some later compatible systems from other manufacturers: DR-DOS (1988), ROM-DOS (1989), PTS-DOS (1993), and FreeDOS (1998). MS-DOS dominated the x86-based IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995.
Dozens of other operating systems also use the acronym "DOS", including the mainframe DOS/360 from 1966. Others are Apple DOS, Apple ProDOS, Atari DOS, Commodore DOS, TRSDOS, and AmigaDOS.
IBM PC DOS (and the separately sold MS-DOS) and its predecessor, 86-DOS, resembled Digital Research's CP/M—the dominant disk operating system for 8-bit Intel 8080 and Zilog Z80 based microcomputers. DOS instead ran on Intel 8086 16-bit processors. Starting with MS-DOS 1.28 and PC DOS 2.0 the operating system incorporated various features inspired by Xenix, Microsoft's variant of Unix.
When IBM introduced the IBM PC, built with the Intel 8088 microprocessor, they needed an operating system. Seeking an 8088-compatible build of CP/M, IBM initially approached Microsoft CEO Bill Gates (possibly believing that Microsoft owned CP/M due to the Microsoft Z-80 SoftCard, which allowed CP/M to run on an Apple II). IBM was sent to Digital Research, and a meeting was set up. However, the initial negotiations for the use of CP/M broke down; Digital Research wished to sell CP/M on a royalty basis, while IBM sought a single license, and to change the name to "PC DOS". Digital Research founder Gary Kildall refused, and IBM withdrew. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What kind of processors did IBM use in their PC's?
2. IBM used what kind of processors in their PC's?
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1. What is the name of the person that IBM initially approached?
2. Which person was initially approached by IBM?
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Q3:
1. What reason did IBM have for approaching Bill Gates?
2. Why did IBM initially approach Bill Gates?
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Q4:
1. What card may have given IBM the impression that Microsoft owned CP/M?
2. IBM may have gotten the idea the Microsoft owned CP/M thanks to what card?
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Q5:
1. What did the Microsoft Z-80 SoftCard do?
2. What could be done thanks to the Microsoft Z-80 SoftCard?
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Q6:
1. What does the acronym DOS stand for?
2. What is the full meaning of the term DOS?
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Q7:
1. What are the two main versions of DOS that were introduced in 1981?
2. In 1981, which two main versions of DOS were introduced?
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Q8:
1. In what year were MS-DOS and IBM PC DOS introduced?
2. MS-DOS and IBM PC DOS were introduced into the market in what year?
3.
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1. What type of market was dominated by MD-DOS in between 1981 and 1995?
2. In between 1981 and 1995, what type of market was dominated by MD-DOS?
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Q10:
1. During what years did MD-DOS dominate the x86-based IBM PC compatible market?
2. The x86-based IBM PC compatible market was dominated by MD-DOS between what years?
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1. FreeDOS was launched in what year?
2. What was the year when FreeDOS was launched?
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1. What is the name of the system that was launched in 1988?
2. In 1988, which system was launched?
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1. Dozens of operating systems use the acronym "DOS" including what mainframe as of 1966?
2. As of 1966, what mainframe uses the acronym "DOS" on top of dozens of other operating systems?
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1. What is the total number of Apple versions that use the acronym "DOS" that are mentioned in the article?
2. The articled mentions how many Apple versions that use the acronym "DOS"?
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1. What is one of the Apple versions that uses the acronym "DOS" that is mentioned in the article other that Apple DOS?
2. Other than Apple DOS, what version of Apple is mentioned in the article that uses the acronym "DOS"?
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3txmy6ucaeo5n72hryhizxy16etqc0 | gutenberg | CHAPTER XV
SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY
"Dan Baxter!"
The cry came simultaneously from several of the crowd.
"I think Dick is right," said Songbird. "I thought it must be Dan, but I wasn't sure, for I didn't expect to see him here."
"He and that Sack Todd must have become friends," put in Tom. "I would like to know what Dan is doing out here."
"He is certainly up to no good," answered Dick. "I must say this adds to the mystery, doesn't it, boys?"
"That's what it does," chimed in Sam. "I wish we could catch Baxter and bring him to justice."
"Or reform him," came from Dick.
"Reform him, Dick!" cried Tom. "That would be mighty uphill work."
"It isn't in him," added Fred. "He is tee-totally bad."
"I used to think that of Dan's father, but Arnold Baxter has reformed--and he wants his son to do likewise."
"Well, that isn't here or there," said Tom after a pause. "What are we to do just now?"
"Let us push on to town first," answered Songbird. "After that, we can rearrange our plans if we wish."
This was considered good advice, and once again they urged their steeds along. Coming to a high point in the trail, they made out Caville a mile distant, and rode into the town about noon.
It was not much of a place, and the single hotel afforded only the slimmest of accommodations. But they had to be satisfied, and so made the best of it. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that everyone was surprised to see?
2. Everyone was surprised to see which person?
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Q2:
1. What is the name of the first person to have recognized Dan Baxter?
2. Dan Baxter was first recognized by which person in the story?
3.
Q3:
1. Is everyone in the story glad to see Dan Baxter?
2. Does the arrival of Dan Baxter into the picture make everyone in the story happy?
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Q4:
1. What does Dick believe Dan Baxter is up to?
2. What is Dan Baxter up to, according to Dick?
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Q5:
1. What is the name of the person that must have become friends with Dan Baxter?
2. Dan Baxter must have become friends with which person?
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1. Does the crowd know the reason for Dan Baxter's arrival?
2. Is the reason for Dan Baxter's arrival known by the crowd?
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1. How sure was Songbird that it was Dan Baxter when he first saw him?
2. When Songbird first saw Dan Baxter, how certain was he that is was him?
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1. Dick wishes to do what with Dan Baxter?
2. What does Dick want to do with Dan Baxter rather than bring justice to him?
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1. What does Sam want to do with Dan Baxter?
2. Sam wishes to do what with Dan Baxter?
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1. What is the name of the person that Tom agrees with regarding what to do with Dan Baxter?
2. Regarding what to do with Dan Baxter, which person does Tom agree with?
3.
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1. What is the name of the person that Fred agrees with regarding what to do with Dan Baxter?
2. Regarding what to do with Dan Baxter, which person does Fred agree with?
3.
Q12:
1. what reason does Fred give for believing that Dan Baxter cannot be reformed?
2. Dan Baxter cannot be reformed according to Fred for what reason?
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Q13:
1. What is Arnold Baxter known as in the story?
2. In the story what is Arnold Baxter known as?
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Q14:
1. Was Arnold Baxter a bad person at one point?
2. At one point, was Arnold Baxter a bad person?
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1. What does Arnold Baxter want his son to do regarding being reformed?
2. Regarding being reformed, what does Arnold Baxter want of his son?
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3ifs6q0hjij8dq3ubc2950bx2c7is3 | race | Ted Turner, achieved high goals and great success by the time he was 43. Best known for his CNN, Ted Turner launched a second nationwide all-news network, Headline News, purchased the Atlanta Braves baseball team, and became the world's best yachtsman at the America's Cup in 1977. In 1982 Ted Turner was named by Forbes one of the 400 richest people in the US. He was named Time magazine's "Man of the Year" in 1992. How did Ted Turner accomplish all of this at such a young age?
Ted Turner's father, Ed, was a self-made millionaire who demanded that his only son try to achieve similar success. He instilled in the boy a strong belief that hard work was good. Besides reading a new book every two days, Ted Turner was also charged rent at home during summer vacations from boarding school. Ed Turner was a strong influence in his son's life.
As a child, Ted Turner lived a very lonely life, often separated from his family. During World War II, his father served in the Navy. Ed Turner took his wife and daughter with him so they could live nearby but left his 6yearold son behind in a boarding school in Cincinnati, Ohio. When Ted Turner was in the fifth grade, his father enrolled him in a military academy. Even though Turner had friends at school, it didn't make up for the absence of his parents and sister. Eventually Ted Turner enrolled at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He attended college off and on, became involved in sailboat racing, and became a member of the U.S. Coast Guard for a while. In his early twenties, he became general manager of one of his father's branch offices -- the Turner Advertising Company in Macon, Georgia.
Two years later after his father's suicide, Ted Turner took over the company. He soon discovered that he was more skilled than his father in managing the business. During the next twenty years, Ted Turner worked hard to accumulate enough power and money to fulfill his father's dream.
Reflecting on his father's death, however, Ted Turner realized that it was dangerous to put too much emphasis on material possessions. He decided to use his hard-earned influence to serve the public. Concerned about the environment, Ted Turner established the Better World Society in 1985. The purpose of this organization was to produce documentaries to educate people about pollution, hunger, and the danger of building weapons of mass destruction. In 1986 Turner began sponsoring the Goodwill Games to promote world peace. The Turner Tomorrow Awards were created to encourage writers and thinkers to focus their attention on solving world problems. The Turner Family Foundation was established in 1992. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that has achieved high goals?
2. High goals have been achieved by which person in the article?
3.
Q2:
1. What news network is Ted Turner best known for?
2. Ted Turner is best known for what news network?
3.
Q3:
1. Was Ted Turner one of the richest people in the United States?
2. Is one of the richest people in the United States called Ted Turner?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the magazine that named Ted Turner as one of the richest people in the United States?
2. Ted Turner is one of the richest people in the United States, according to what magazine?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the military branch that Ted Turner's father served in?
2. Ted Turner's father served in what branch of the military?
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2.
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1. Following what tragic event did Ted Turner take over his dad's company?
2. Ted Turner took over his dad's company following what tragic event?
3.
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1. What did Ted Turner decide to do with his influence for the twenty years following his dad's death?
2. For the twenty years following his dad's death, what did Ted Turner decide to do with his influence?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the organization that was established in 1985 by Ted Turner?
2. Ted Turner established what organization in 1985?
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3t3iwe1xg6nm9o4sdkc8o7y5v4oqtn | race | World Book Day is a celebration of all things wonderful about books for all ages, with author events, school fancy-dress parades and a PS1 book token given to all school children under 18. It is a yearly event on 23rd April, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) to promote reading.
In the United Kingdom, the day is recognized on the first Thursday in March. On 3rd March 2016 children of all ages in the UK will come together to appreciate reading. Sometimes, reading a modern novel can be tough ( Booker Prize winner The Luminaries runs to 832 pages! ), especially if reading is not your strong suit. In fact, one in six people in the UK never pick up a book because they've experienced difficulties or are out of the habit of reading for pleasure.
The Galaxy Quick Reads series are designed to introduce reluctant readers to bestselling short funny novels, which bring the joy of reading without demanding hours of concentrated time. They cover a range of subjects, from romance to comedy.
Jojo Moyes's Paris For One is a romantic adventure in which 26-year-old Nell books a weekend away to Paris with her lazy, neglectful boyfriend. When he fails to turn up, she is alone in the city. That is, until she meets Fabien, who shows her the charms of the French capital -- in more ways than one.
Adele Geras's moving story Out In The Dark was set in World War I, in which young Rob came back from the battlefields. Determined to find the officer's widow to return the photo of her and their daughter that the captain kept with him, he traveled several thousand miles but never gave up.
Dead Man Talking is a fantastic tale of Pat, who had a terrible fight with his best friend, Joe, ten years ago -- but now hears that Joe is dead, and he must attend his funeral. But Joe is not going quietly that very night -- he's lying in his coffin being very chatty indeed. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. World Book Day is celebrated in the UK on what day?
2. What is the day on which World Book Day is celebrated in the UK?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the book series that is designed for reluctant readers?
2. what is the book series that is designed for reluctant readers called?
3.
Q3:
1. What is so special about The Galaxy Quick Reads series?
2. What does The Galaxy Quick Reads series do that is special?
3.
Q4:
1. What range of subjects is offered in The Galaxy Quick Reads series?
2. The Galaxy Quick Reads series offers what range of subjects?
3.
Q5:
1. What is one of the traits of Nell's boyfriend in the book "Paris For One" other than being neglectful?
2. Other than being neglectful, what trait does Nell's boyfriend possess in the book "Paris For One"?
3.
Q6:
1. What is one of the traits of Nell's boyfriend in the book "Paris For One" other than being lazy?
2. Other than being lazy, what trait does Nell's boyfriend possess in the book "Paris For One"?
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2.
3.
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1. Where is the story "Out In The Dark" by Adele Geras set?
2. What is the setting of the story "Out In The Dark" by Adele Geras?
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Q10:
1. Which person was Rob looking for in the story "Out In The Dark" by Adele Geras?
2. In the story "Out In The Dark" by Adele Geras, which person was Rob looking for?
3.
Q11:
1. What reason did Rob have for wanting to find the officer's widow in the book "Out In The Dark" by Adele Geras?
2. Rob wanted to find the officer's widow for what reason in the book "Out In The Dark" by Adele Geras?
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Q12:
1. What happened to Pat in the book "Dead Man Talking"?
2. In the book "Dead Man Talking", what happened to Pat?
3.
Q13:
1. What happened to Pat's friend in the book "Dead Man Talking"?
2. In the book "Dead Man Talking", what happened to Pat's friend?
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Q14:
1. What strange thing happens with Joe during the funeral in the book "Dead Man Talking"?
2. In the book "Dead Man Talking", What is the strange thing that happens with Joe at the funeral?
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30og32w0subzh8937xvwlr3zmdlens | cnn | (CNN) -- Alexis Murphy was last seen at a gas station earlier this month, and though police have arrested a suspect in her abduction, his attorney tells a CNN affiliate his client split ways with the 17-year-old after a drug deal.
Her disappearance set off a search that extended for 30 miles outside of Lovingston, Virginia, and involved helicopters, search parties with canine units, the Nelson County Sheriff's Office, Virginia State Police and FBI.
Alexis left her Shipman, Virginia, home to visit Lynchburg on August 3, and police have surveillance video showing her at a Lovingston gas station, according to affiliate WVIR-TV in Charlottesville.
Randy Taylor, 48, was seen on the video and was arrested in her abduction Sunday, police told CNN affiliate WRC-TV, but Taylor's attorney, Michael Hallahan, told WVIR that Taylor was arrested because they found one of Alexis' hairs in his camper.
The attorney also told WVIR his client wasn't the last person to see Alexis and that police need to be looking for a "black male, mid- to late-20s, cornrows and a 20-year-old burgundy Caprice with 22-inch wheels."
Taylor saw the girl the night she disappeared, the lawyer said. They were both parked at the gas pumps, and Alexis made a reference to smoking marijuana, Hallahan said. Taylor told her he'd like some marijuana, the attorney said.
"She said, 'I know a guy.' She told him to meet at another location in Lovingston and they rode up there in both cars," the lawyer told the station.
That "guy," Alexis and Taylor all took separate cars to Taylor's camper in Lovingston, where Taylor bought $60 worth of marijuana. The men smoked and drank together, but Murphy did not, the attorney said. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that was last seen at a gas station earlier this month?
2. Earlier this month, which person was last seen at a gas station?
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1.
2.
3.
Q3:
1. Where did search parties look for Alexis Murphy?
2. Alexis Murphy was looked for by search parties in what location?
3.
Q4:
1. What are the first two things that are mentioned in the article that were used in order to search for Alexis Murphy?
2. Alexis Murphy was searched for thanks to what two things that are first mentioned in the article?
3.
Q5:
1. Was there anyone else other than helicopters, the Nelson County Sheriff's Office, the Virginia State Police and the FBI that searched for Alexis Murphy?
2. Was Alexis Murphy searched for by anyone else other than helicopters, the Nelson County Sheriff's Office, the Virginia State Police and the FBI?
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1. What reason is given for the arrest of Randy Taylor?
2. Randy Taylor was arrested by the Police for what reason?
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3s4aw7t80bir169p6e34zdnj4ull4n | cnn | (CNN) -- Iran won't be attending this week's international peace conference on Syria because it won't embrace the framework laid out in a previous conference, U.N. and Iranian officials said Monday.
The last-minute invitation to Iran, a leading Syrian ally, had threatened to derail the talks after the leading Syrian opposition group and the United States spoke out against it. Louay Safi, a spokesman for the Syrian National Coalition, called Iran's attendance "a deal-breaker."
Iran announced Monday afternoon that it would not accept "any preconditions" for joining the talks, slated to begin Wednesday in Switzerland. That includes acceptance of the communique issued at the first Geneva conference in 2012, said Mohammad Khazaee, Tehran's U.N. ambassador.
"If the participation of Iran is conditioned to accept Geneva I communique, Iran will not participate in Geneva II conference," Khazaee said in a written statement Monday afternoon. Foreign Minister Javad Zarif had made a similar declaration on Iranian state TV earlier Monday.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who issued the invitation Sunday, believed he had Iran's assurance that it accepted the original Geneva declaration, his spokesman, Martin Nesirky, told reporters.
"The secretary-general is deeply disappointed by Iranian public statements today that are not at all consistent with that stated commitment," Nesirky said.The declaration "remains the internationally agreed framework for ending the crisis," he said -- and without Iran's acceptance, this week's conference "will proceed without Iran's participation," he added.
The goal of the talks is to set up a transitional government to help end the violence that has wracked the country. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the country that will not be attending this week's international peace conference?
2. This week's international peace conference will not be attended by which country?
3.
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1. Why won't Iran attend this week's international peace conference?
2. This week's international peace conference won't be attended by Iran for what reason?
3.
Q3:
1. Which people said that Iran won't be attending this week's conference as the framework is different to the previous conference's?
2. The fact that Iran would not be attending this week's conference due to the framework being different from the previous conference was made by which people?
3.
Q4:
1. When was a statement made by U.N. and Iranian officials that Iran would not be attending this week's conference?
2. Iranian and U.N. officials made a statement on what day of the week that Iran would not be attending this week's conference?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the country that is the topic of the international conference?
2. The international conference is centered around which country?
3.
Q6:
1. Was Iran invited to the international peace conference?
2. Did Iran receive an invite to the international peace conference?
3.
Q7:
1. When did Iran receive an invite to the international peace conference?
2. When was an invite to the international peace conference received by Iran?
3.
Q8:
1. Which group of people was against Iran being invited to the international peace conference?
2. Iran's invite to the international peace conference was opposed by what group of people?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the main thing that the international conference wishes to achieve?
2. What is to be achieved thanks to the international conference?
3.
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1. What is the type of government that they talks wish to establish?
2. The talks wish to establish what type of government?
3.
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1. Why do the talks wish to establish a transitional government?
2. A transitional government is to be established for what reason?
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1.
2.
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1. What are the two groups that made an announcement on Monday?
2. On Monday, what two groups made an announcement?
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1. What did Iran announce on Monday afternoon?
2. What was announced by Iran on Monday afternoon?
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3r08vxyt7cv4vn37cq8db0o9u9hw7q | race | Maricel Apatan, 22, stands in the kitchen of the Edsa Shangi-La Hotel in Manila, preparing to decorate a cheesecake. It would seem to be a routine task for a cake chef, but Maricel is no ordinary chef -- she has no hands.
Maricel has come a long way since the day in September 2000 when she and her uncle were attacked near their farm. Fortunately, both of them survived, but the 11-year-old girl lost her hands. In 2004, she entered a Manila training centre for people with disabilities. She learned how to write and do housework and, more importantly, came to terms with her disability.
After graduation from high school, she took a two-year Hotel and Restaurant course and _ even though she was the only disabled student in the course. After she moved back to Manila to continue her studies, the media started reporting on this determined young woman. She didn't shy away from the attention. "I wanted others living with disabilities to believe it's possible to live a normal life," Maricel says.
After managers at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel saw Maricel on television, they hired her as part of the hotel's Care for People project. She has also accomplished her goal of inspiring others. One of them is Ronelyn Calumpiano, a 21-year-old with cerebral palsy . She saw Maricel on television and was moved by her confidence. Ronelyn will soon start classes and is already planning a career in IT.
Maricel's three younger sisters have moved to Manila. She pays for the rent of their small apartment, while their parents look after their family farm in Mindanao. "It is difficult to make ends meet but I don't lose hope. I believe anything is possible if you dream, work hard and pray." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the age of Maricel?
2. What is Maricel's age?
3.
Q2:
1. What is Maricel's disability?
2. What disability does Maricel have?
3.
Q3:
1. Has Maricel had no hands for her entire life?
2. Has Maricel spent her entire life without hands?
3.
Q4:
1. Was Maricel involved in an act of violence?
2. Was Maricel a victim of a violent altercation?
3.
Q5:
1. Was Maricel with a family member when she was involved in a violent altercation?
2. When Maricel was a victim of a violent altercation, was she with one of her family members?
3.
Q6:
1. What family member was Maricel with when she was attacked?
2. Maricel was attacked while she was with what family member?
3.
Q7:
1. Did Maricel's uncle survive the attack?
2. Did Maricel's uncle survive being attacked at the farm?
3.
Q8:
1. How old was Maricel when she was attacked at the farm?
2. When Maricel was attacked at the farm, how old was she?
3.
Q9:
1. Where did Maricel get attacked?
2. What was the location where Maricel was attacked?
3.
Q10:
1. Did Maricel graduate from high school?
2. Is high school something that Maricel managed to finish?
3.
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3kxir214i4gl0knhw8lzkhoazzt24p | race | A nine-year-old kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there was a puddle between his feet and the front of his trousers was wet. He thought his heart was going to stop because he couldn't possibly imagine how this had happened. It had never happened before, and he knew that when the boys found out, especially Jack, _ When the girls found out, especially Martha and Jackie, they would never speak to him again as long as he lived.
He prayed this prayer, "Dear God, I need help now! Five minutes from now I'm dead meat!" He looked up from his prayer and here came the teacher with a look in her eyes that said he had been discovered. As the teacher was walking toward him, a classmate named Susie was carrying a goldfish bowl full of water. Susie lost her balance in front of the teacher and dumped the bowl of water in the boy's lap. The boy pretended to be angry, but all the while was saying to himself, "Thank you, Lord!"
Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule , the boy was the object of sympathy . The teacher rushed him downstairs and gave him gym shorts to put on while his trousers dried out. All the other children were on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk. Martha even gave him her own candy. The sympathy was wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his had been turned to someone else--Susie. She tried to help, but they told her to get out.
When school was over, the boy walked over to Susie and whispered, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?" Susie whispered back, "I wet my trousers once, too!" QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the age of the child that had a puddle between his feet?
2. A puddle was between the feet of a child that was how old?
3.
Q2:
1. What were the names of the girls that found out that there was a puddle between the feet of the child?
2. The fact that the child had a puddle in between his feet was found out by which girls?
3.
Q3:
1. What would be the reaction of Martha and Jackie should they find out that the child had a puddle between his feet?
2. Should they find out that the child had a puddle between his feet, what would be the reaction of Martha and Jackie?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the classmate that spilled a bowl of water on the boy's lap?
2. A bowl of water was spilled on the boy's lap by which classmate?
3.
Q5:
1. What was Susie carrying?
2. What was being carried by Susie?
3.
Q6:
1. Did Susie drop the goldfish bowl full of water?
2. Was the goldfish bowl full of water dropped by Susie?
3.
Q7:
1. Was the boy angry that Susie had dropped the goldfish bowl full of water on his lap?
2. Did Susie dropping the goldfish bowl full of water on the boy's lap make him angry?
3.
Q8:
1. Did the boy pretend to be angry when Susie dropped the goldfish bowl full of water on his lap?
2. When Susie dropped the goldfish bowl full of water on the boy's lap, did the boy pretend to be angry?
3.
Q9:
1. What was the boy the object of rather than being the object of ridicule after Susie dropped the goldfish bowl on his lap?
2. After Susie dropped the goldfish bowl on his lap, what was the boy the object of rather than being the object of ridicule?
3.
Q10:
1. Which person assisted the boy downstairs?
2. The boy was assisted downstairs by which person?
3.
Q11:
1. What was the boy given by Martha?
2. What did Martha give the boy?
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3n1fsuefl5083ulxtx5gg0fewqsd4j | race | Valentine's Day was coming. Helen felt hurt and lonely because this was her first Valentine's Day after the divorce .
Helen's twelve-year-old son, Jack, looked at his mother, knowing that this was a difficult time for both of them. In order to make his mother happy, he prepared a present, and handed it to her on Valentine's Day.
It was a beautiful gift package .Helen couldn't believe what was happening. She opened it and took out a lovely card and a small box.
"Now," he said, "read the card." It read as follows:
"I know that this isn't easy for you because it has been a hard year for both of us. I know that Valentine's Day is a special day for people in love. I want you to know that I love you. I know that Valentines are supposed to get chocolate. I went to the store today to buy some for you. Luckily, I got the last piece. I told the clerk it was just perfect."
Helen stood there for a moment and looked at her son. Her eyes sparkled in the light as tears formed in each corner. Jack knew he had done the right thing. Slowly she opened the small box, careful not to tear the paper. She would never forget the moment. She found a chocolate heart that was broken into pieces along with a note:
"I am so sorry that Dad left us, Mom. And all you were left with was a broken heart. But I just want you to know we still have each other.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Your son,
Jack" QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the name of the person that was feeling lonely?
2. Loneliness is something that was being felt by which person in the story?
3.
Q2:
1. Why did Helen feel lonely?
2. What reason did Helen have for feeling lonely?
3.
Q3:
1. Did Helen leave her husband or did he leave her?
2. Did Jack's mother leave his father or did he leave her?
3.
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3sle99er0ndvrub20u40f64nu3ibzr | cnn | (CNN) -- The year is 1969 and Britain is at the peak of its counter-culture revolution -- a time of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. The Beatles are putting together their final album while a relatively unknown musician, David Bowie is making waves with his track "Space Oddity."
Meanwhile, in Liverpool, a 15-year-old schoolgirl is headed for trouble.
Though academically gifted, Jude Kelly is bored at school and overcome with a mix of teenage angst and a vivid imagination. She's beginning to hang around with a rough crowd and soon finds herself in trouble with the law. But one person has taken notice of her downward spiral -- her high school principal.
"The headmaster said to me, 'I don't care if you do maths or biology or whatever, it doesn't matter ... but make sure that you use your imagination for creative good rather than self-destruction'," recalls Kelly.
Fast forward several decades and she's done just that. Today Kelly, 59, is the artistic director of Britain's beloved cultural institution -- London's Southbank Centre.
Looking back, it's clear how defining that very moment was.
"As soon as he said it, I knew he was right -- I feel very strongly that young people deserve help, time, space and permission to be expressive."
His advice spurred Kelly to form a drama club with her fellow classmates including Clive Barker, the now bestselling British horror author, and comedian Les Dennis.
After high school, her passion for the arts continued to flourish. Studying Drama at Birmingham University, she decided to become a director. It was a bold career choice for women in the 1970s -- but by age 22, she defied naysayers by becoming one of the youngest artistic directors in the country. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What year was the time of sex, drugs and rock and roll, according to the article?
2. The article states that what year was the time of sex, drugs and rock and roll?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the person that was making waves with "Space Oddity."?
2. "Space Oddity." is a track which helped which person to make waves with?
3.
Q3:
1. Which person noticed Jude Kelly's downward spiral?
2. Jude Kelly's downward spiral was noticed by which person?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the age of Jude Kelly?
2. What is Jude Kelly's age?
3.
Q5:
1. What does Jude Kelly do for a living at the age of 59?
2. Now that Jude Kelly is 59 years old, what does she do for a living?
3.
Q6:
1. What was the name of the British horror author?
2. The article mentions which bestselling British horror author?
3.
Q7:
1. What did the headmaster say to Jude Kelly?
2. What was Jude Kelly told by her headmaster?
3.
Q8:
1. Jude Kelly formed a drama club with which comedian?
2. What is the name of the comedian that Jude Kelly formed a drama club with?
3.
Q9:
1. What group of people did Jude Kelly defy when she was 22?
2. When Jude Kelly was 22, what group of people did she defy?
3.
Q10:
1. The Beatles were putting together what album in 1969?
2. In 1969, The Beatles were putting togethe what album?
3.
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3fijly1b6u4rq7lcinsu7ytuzzsfpb | race | Millions of girls grow up with the hope of becoming a famous singer. Some even win local talent competitions as children, but only a few such early successes and dreams turn into reality. Jessica Andrews is one of the few whose dreams have come true.
Andrews, first taste of success came at the age of 10. She won a talent competition in her home town of Huntingdon, Tennessee, singing I Will Always Love You, originally sung by Whitney Houston. Houston's version of the song appeared on The Bodyguard sound track, which happened to be the first album Andrews ever bought.
Within two years, talk of Andrews had spread to Nashville and caught the attention of producer Byron Gallimore, whose credits include work with Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Jo Dee Messina. With Gallimore signed on to produce, Andrews soon had a recording contract with Dream Works' Nashville label.
Andrews' professional career was launched with 1999's Heart Shaped World, recorded when she was 14 years old. The album included the country hit I Will Be There For You, which also appeared on The Prince Of Egypt . She followed up the release of the album by touring as a support act for such country superstars as Faith Hill and Trisha Yearwood.
With the release of 2001's, Who I Am, Andrews became a star in her own right. The album was certified gold for sales of 500,000 copies. Andrews returned in April 2003 with Now,an album that she promised would show a new side of the young artist. "This album has a very different feeling for me," she said. "It's a lot more personal and there's a confidence that wasn't quite there on the first two. I feel especially connected to this group of songs." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Million of girls grow up with the hope of becoming what?
2. What do millions of girls hope to become when they grow up?
3.
Q2:
1. Do some girls win competitions when they are children?
2. Are competitions won by some girls when they are children?
3.
Q3:
1. What is Jessica Andrews known as?
2. Jessica Andrews is known as what?
3.
Q4:
1. Within how much time did people in Nashville notice Jessica Andrews?
2. Jessica Andrews was noticed by people in Nashville within how much time?
3.
Q5:
1. Jessica Andrews caught the attention of which producer?
2. What is the name of the producer whose attention was caught by Jessica Andrews?
3.
Q6:
1. What are some of the people that Byron Gallimore has worked with that are mentioned in the article?
2. The article mentions which people that worked with Byron Gallimore?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of Jessica Andrews' hometown?
2. Jessica Andrews originally comes from which place?
3.
Q8:
1. Has Jessica Andrews ever performed in her hometown?
2. Has the hometown of Jessica Andrews ever hosted one of her performances?
3.
Q9:
1. What did Jessica Andrews win in her hometown?
2. What was won by Jessica Andrews in her hometown?
3.
Q10:
1. How old was Jessica Andrews when she won a talent show in Huntingdon, Tennessee?
2. Jessica Andrews won a talent show in Huntingdon, Tennessee when she was what age?
3.
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36tfcyns44agdce9z4qb4wrahlcxht | gutenberg | CHAPTER XVI.
ON THE WRONG TRAIL.
One of the turkeys was finished even to the neck piece, and then both Tom and Sam declared that they were so sleepy they could scarcely keep their eyes open.
"It must be the mountain air," said Dick. "I'm sleepy, too. Let us turn in."
"Will anybody have to stand watch?" asked Sam.
At this John Barrow shook his head. "Don't know as it's necessary," he said. "Reckon we're safe enough. I'll keep my gun handy, in case any animal prowls around."
The boys laid down and were soon in the land of dreams. Tom and Sam slept near the back wall, with Dick next, and the guide near the opening, which, however, was now completely closed by the blanket. The fire was allowed to die down, for they did not dare to build it up, with such a wind blowing.
Nothing came to disturb them. Once during the night Dick roused up and heard the distant howling of a wolf. But the beast did not venture close to the shelter, and while waiting for its appearance the youth dropped asleep again.
By midnight the wind fell a little, and then it began to snow, and it was still snowing when John Barrow leaped up, pushed the blanket aside, and gazed out upon the river.
"Hullo, we're in for it now!" he cried, and as the boys sat up, he added: "Snowin'--mighty hard, too."
"I should say it was snowing hard!" cried Tom, as he, too, looked out. "Why, you can't see the trees on the other side, and they aren't more than a hundred and fifty feet off." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. By midnight, was there a lot of wind?
2. Was a lot of wind present at midnight?
3.
Q2:
1. Was it snowing in the story?
2. Was there snow present in the story?
3.
Q3:
1. What group of people laid down and were soon in the land of dreams?
2. What group of people were soon in the land of dreams after laying down?
3.
Q4:
1. What are the names of the boys that declared that they were very sleepy?
2. A declaration of sleepiness was made by which people?
3.
Q5:
1. What were Tom and Sam doing just before declaring that they were sleepy?
2. Prior to declaring their sleepiness, what were Tom and Sam doing?
3.
Q6:
1. What were Tom and Sam eating?
2. What was being eaten by Tom and Sam?
3.
Q7:
1. Did the boys tell the others that they wanted to sleep?
2. Was a declaration made by the boys that they wanted to sleep?
3.
Q8:
1. What can be assumed to have made the boys sleepy?
2. The boys can be assumed as being sleepy as a result of what?
3.
Q9:
1. Did Sam ask if someone should keep watch while the others were sleeping?
2. Was a question about whether someone should keep watch while the other were sleeping asked by Sam?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the name of the person that doubted if it was necessary to have someone keep watch while the others were sleeping?
2. which person didn't think it necessary to keep watch while the others were sleeping?
3.
Q11:
1. Did John Barrow feel safe?
2. Was safety something that was felt by John Barrow?
3.
Q12:
1. John Barrow had what weapon with him?
2. What weapon did John Barrow have with him?
3.
Q13:
1. What type of creatures did John Barrow expect might bother them?
2. John Barrow expected to be bothered by what type of creatures?
3.
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3e7tuj2egcm900r9as17x8quilqd95 | cnn | (CNN)Everybody on the planet knows that Gene Roddenberry created Mr. Spock, the laconic, imperturbable extra-terrestrial First Officer for the Starship Enterprise.
But Mr. Spock doesn't belong to Roddenberry, even though he is the grand exalted progenitor of everything that was, is, and forever will be "Star Trek."
Mr. Spock belongs to Leonard Nimoy, who died Friday at age 83. And though he doesn't take Spock with him, he and Spock remain inseparable.
Zachary Quinto, who plays Spock in the re-booted feature film incarnation of "Trek," is excellent in the role. (Nimoy himself said so.) Quinto must know that however much he brings to the role, he will only be its custodian. Spock is Nimoy. Nimoy is Spock. It is, as Spock himself would intone, only logical.
Nimoy often insisted otherwise, especially as the show went from canceled outcast to global phenomenon. He even wrote a book with the title, "I Am Not Spock" (1977) that was bought by millions of readers who didn't buy the title for a nanosecond. By 1995, he cried "uncle" by publishing a followup autobiography, "I Am Spock." In the years before and since, he carried his character's legacy with the grace and class he exhibited in other areas of his life.
And the life of Leonard Nimoy, irrespective of Spock, was a rich and varied feast. Those two "Spock" books weren't the only things he'd published. A couple of books of poetry are also credited to him as were a collection of photographs celebrating what he termed "the feminine aspect of God." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that created Mr. Spock?
2. Mr. Spock was created by which person?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of Mr. Spock's owner?
2. What is Mr. Spock's owner called?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the show that Gene Roddenberry was Mr. Spock on?
2. Gene Roddenberry portrayed Mr. Spock on what show?
3.
Q4:
1. On what day of the week did Leonard Nimoy pass on?
2. Leonard Nimoy died on what day of the week?
3.
Q5:
1. How old was Leonard Nimoy when he passed away?
2. Leonard Nimoy passed away at what age?
3.
Q6:
1. What was the name of Leonard Nimoy's first book?
2. What was Leonard Nimoy's first book called?
3.
Q7:
1. In what year did "I Am Not Spock" come out?
2. "I Am Not Spock" was published by Leonard Nimoy in what year?
3.
Q8:
1. Did Leonard Nimoy publish a book after "I Am Not Spock"?
2. Was a book published by Leonard Nimoy after "I Am Not Spock"?
3.
Q9:
1. What was the name of the autobiography that Leonard Nimoy published?
2. What was Leonard Nimoy's autobiography called?
3.
Q10:
1. In what year did "I Am Spock" come out?
2. The book "I Am Spock" was published in what year?
3.
Q11:
1. Did Leonard Nimoy publish other books other than "I Am Not Spock" and "I Am Spock"?
2. Were books other than "I Am Not Spock" and "I Am Spock" published by Leonard Nimoy?
3.
Q12:
1. Other than "I Am Not Spock" and "I Am Spock", what type of books did Leonard Nimoy publish?
2. Leonard Nimoy published what kind of books other than "I Am Not Spock" and "I Am Spock"?
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3ryc5t2d73totxql9isoon7d2vxrps | gutenberg | CHAPTER IX.
THE UNIFORM.
When Jip Collins and those who had befriended him arrived at the point nearest Ninety-four's house, on their way to the Thirty-fourth Street Ferry, Seth halted to take leave of his companions, and knowing what he was about to do, Dan urged that he be allowed to accompany him.
"You're goin' down to get your uniform on, an' I want to see it the very first thing."
"So you shall, Dan; but I'd rather you wouldn't come with me now, 'cause there was nothin' said about my bringin' anybody. Keep on with Bill an' Jip, an' I'll go over to our room jest as soon as I get through at the engine-house."
This did not please Master Roberts; but Bill Dean urged that Seth was in the right, and was very emphatic in the assertion that it would "be 'way off color to shove in" at such a time.
Therefore Dan ceased to insist, although it was with a very ill grace that he accepted the situation.
As a matter of course, once such a conversation was started, it became necessary to explain to Jip what important business called Seth away, and he said with a sigh:
"I'm glad you're playin' in such luck, Seth, for you're mighty square. I s'posed after what I'd done nobody would let me come 'round their houses, an' as for my gettin' into any Department, why there never'll be a show of such a thing as that."
"Now don't you get down in the dumps, Jip, 'cause you'll soon pull up where you was before. All that's needed is to go on straight from this out, an' show people you're sorry for meddlin' in such crooked business." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Was a request to see a uniform made by someone?
2. Did someone in the story demand for a uniform to be seen?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the person that demanded to see a uniform?
2. A demand to see a uniform was made by which person?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the person that Dan was talking to?
2. Dan was talking to which person?
3.
Q4:
1. Was Dan pleased with Seth's response?
2. Did Seth's response please Dan?
3.
Q5:
1. Other than Dan, was anyone else unhappy with Seth's response?
2. Did Seth's response make anyone other than Dan unhappy?
3.
Q6:
1. Which person other than Dan was unhappy with Seth's response?
2. Seth's response made which person other than Dan unhappy?
3.
Q7:
1. Other than Seth, Dan, Jip Collins, and Master Roberts, which person is mentioned by name in the story?
2. Which person in the story is mentioned by name other than Seth, Dan, Jip Collins, and Master Roberts?
3.
Q8:
1. What did Bill Dean think about Seth's response?
2. How did Bill Dean feel regarding Seth's response?
3.
Q9:
1. Was Bill Dean adamant about agreeing with Seth?
2. Did Bill Dean agree with Seth in an adamant way?
3.
Q10:
1. The boys in the story were headed to what destination at the beginning of the story?
2. At the beginning of the story, where were the boys in the story headed?
3.
Q11:
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2.
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34s9dkfk73pxndqu7y7qsuvf4o2nyq | race | Alice was twenty-three years old, and she was a nurse at a big hospital . She was very kind and all of her patients likes her very much . One day she was out shopping. She saw an old woman. The woman was waiting to cross a busy street . Alice wanted to cross the street, too. So she went over to help the woman cross the street. When Alice was near her, she suddenly laughed and said, " Mrs Green ! You were my patient in the hospital last year." Mrs Green was very happy to see her. "I will help you cross the street, Mrs Green," Alice said. "Oh, thank you very much , Alice , " Mrs Green said and stepped forward . "No, no, Mrs Green," Alice said quickly . "Wait! The light is still red." "Oh," Mrs Green answered when she stepped back. "I can easily cross the street by myself when the light is green ." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was the name of the person that helped Mrs. Green cross the road?
2. Mrs. Green was helped in crossing the road by which person?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the person that almost stepped into traffic?
2. What is the person that almost stepped into traffic called?
3.
Q3:
1. Was Mrs. Green one of Alice's patients last year?
2. Was one of the patients that Alice had last year called Mrs. Green?
3.
Q4:
1. What was the age of Alice?
2. What was Alice's age?
3.
Q5:
1. Was Alice a mean person?
2. Would one describe Alice as being mean?
3.
Q6:
1. What was Alice's career?
2. What was the occupation of Alice?
3.
Q7:
1. What was the size of the hospital that Alice worked at?
2. Alice worked in a hospital that was what size?
3.
Q8:
1. Was the street which Alice and Mrs. Green busy?
2. Were there a lot of people on the street that Mrs. Green and Alice were crossing?
3.
Q9:
1. When can the street be crossed by Mrs. Green and Alice easily?
2. When can Alice and Mrs. Green easily cross the street?
3.
Q10:
1. When was Mrs. Green in hospital?
2. When was Mrs. Green a patient in the hospital where Alice worked?
3.
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3a9aa95atwmzoasncbfllm2haar5p5 | wikipedia | A parody (; also called a spoof, send-up, take-off, or lampoon) is a work created to imitate, make fun of, or comment on an original work—its subject, author, style, or some other target—by means of satiric or ironic imitation. As the literary theorist Linda Hutcheon puts it, "parody … is imitation, not always at the expense of the parodied text." Another critic, Simon Dentith, defines parody as "any cultural practice which provides a relatively polemical allusive imitation of another cultural production or practice." Parody may be found in art or culture, including literature, music (although "parody" in music has an earlier, somewhat different meaning than for other art forms), animation, gaming, and film.
The writer and critic John Gross observes in his "Oxford Book of Parodies", that parody seems to flourish on territory somewhere between pastiche ("a composition in another artist's manner, without satirical intent") and burlesque (which "fools around with the material of high literature and adapts it to low ends"). Meanwhile, the "Encyclopédie" of Denis Diderot distinguishes between the parody and the burlesque, "A good parody is a fine amusement, capable of amusing and instructing the most sensible and polished minds; the burlesque is a miserable buffoonery which can only please the populace." Historically, when a formula grows tired, as in the case of the moralistic melodramas in the 1910s, it retains value only as a parody, as demonstrated by the Buster Keaton shorts that mocked that genre. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that wrote "Oxford Book of Parodies"?
2. The book titled "Oxford Book of Parodies" was written by which person?
3.
Q2:
1. What does John Gross do for a living?
2. What is the profession of John Gross?
3.
Q3:
1. Between what two things does parody flourish according to what John Gross write in his book "Oxford Book of Parodies"?
2. In his book titled "Oxford Book of Parodies", where does John Gross believe that parodies flourish between?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the first synonym of the term "Parody" that is mentioned in the article?
2. The article mentions what synonym of the term "Parody" that is mentioned first?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the second synonym of the term "Parody" that is mentioned in the article?
2. The article mentions what synonym of the term "Parody" that is mentioned second?
3.
Q6:
1. Can a parody be used in order to make fun of someone or something?
2. Can something be made fun of by a parody?
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1. A parody makes fun of a target by what means?
2. By what means does a parody make fun of a target?
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1. What is Linda Hutcheon known as?
2. Linda Hutcheon is known as what?
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1. What is the name of the person that wrote "Encyclopedie"?
2. "Encyclopedie" was written by which person?
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1. Does Denis Diderot believe that a good parody is funny even to scholars?
2. Should scholars find a good parody funny, according to Denis Diderot?
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1. What is the burlesque, according to Denis Diderot?
2. What does Denis Diderot think is the definition of the burlesque?
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1. What is the name of the person that mocked melodramas?
2. Melodramas were mocked by which person in the story?
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1. What happened to the melodramas in the 1910's?
2. What happened to the moralistic melodramas in the 1910's that diminished their value?
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1. What group of people could be pleased by burlesque, according to Denis Diderot?
2. Denis Diderot believed that which group of people could be satisfies thanks to burlesque?
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3ias3u3i0fg5lj8qbnvmsvug9xb2b8 | wikipedia | Library and Archives Canada (LAC) (in ) is a federal institution tasked with acquiring, preserving and making Canada's documentary heritage accessible. LAC reports to Parliament through Mélanie Joly, the Minister of Canadian Heritage since November 4, 2015.
The Dominion Archives was founded in 1872 as a division within the Department of Agriculture and was transformed into the autonomous Public Archives of Canada in 1912 and renamed the National Archives of Canada in 1987. The National Library of Canada was founded in 1953. Freda Farrell Waldon contributed to the writing of the brief which led to the founding of the National Library of Canada. In 2004, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) combined the functions of the National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada. It was established by the "Library and Archives of Canada Act" (Bill C-8), proclaimed on April 22, 2004. A subsequent Order in Council dated May 21, 2004 united the collections, services and personnel of the National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada. Since inception LAC has reported to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
LAC's stated mandate is:
LAC is expected to maintain "effective recordkeeping practices that ensure transparency and accountability".
LAC's holdings include the archival records of the Government of Canada, representative private archives, 20 million books acquired largely through legal deposit, 24 million photographs, and more than a petabyte of digital content. Some of this content, primarily the book collection, university theses and census material, is available online. Many items have not been digitized and are only available in physical form. As of May 2013 only about 1% of the collection had been digitized, representing "about 25 million of the more popular and most fragile items". QUESTIONS:
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1. The Library and Archives Canada reports to parliament through which person?
2. What is the name of the person that Library and Archives Canada reports to parliament through?
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1. Mélanie Joly has been the Minister of Canadian Heritage for how many years?
2. For what period of time has Mélanie Joly been the Minister of Canadian Heritage?
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1. What is the title of the position that is held by Mélanie Joly?
2. Mélanie Joly holds what position in government?
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1. The Public Archives of Canada was renamed the National Archives of Canada in what year?
2. In what year were the Public Archives of Canada renamed the National Archives of Canada?
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1. What are the names of the two institutions that Library and Archives Canada is responsible for?
2. Library and Archives Canada is in charge of which two institutions?
3.
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1. What year was the National Library of Canada founded?
2. The National Library of Canada was founded in what year?
3.
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1. What is the name of the person in the article that contributed to the founding of the National Library of Canada?
2. The National Library of Canada was founded thanks to the contribution of which person that is mentioned in the article?
3.
Q8:
1. Library and Archives Canada is charged with maintaining what?
2. What is supposed to be maintained by Library and Archives Canada
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1. What is the total number of books that are in the Library and Archives Canada's holdings?
2. Library and Archives Canada's holdings contain how many books in total?
3.
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1. What is the total number of photographs that are in the Library and Archives Canada's holdings?
2. Library and Archives Canada's holdings contain how many photographs in total?
3.
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1. What is the amount of digital content that is present in the Library and Archives Canada's holdings?
2. Library and Archives Canada's holdings contain what quantity of digital content in total?
3.
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1. What percentage of the Library and Archives Canada's holdings still need to be digitized as of 2013?
2. As of 2013, what is the percentage of the Library and Archives Canada's holdings that still need to be digitized?
3.
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1. What was the year when the Dominion Archives were founded?
2. The Dominion Archives were founded in what year?
3.
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1. Is Library and Archives Canada a part of the federal government of Canada?
2. Is one of the branches of the federal government of Canada called Library and Archives Canada?
3.
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1. Is some of Library and Archives Canada's content available online?
2. Can some of the content of Library and Archives Canada be found online?
3.
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3z2r0dq0jhe3smkalexct301cre2es | cnn | Hong Kong, China (CNN) -- Hong Kong lawmakers resumed debate Wednesday on a bill that may result in the region's first statutory minimum wage.
The Minimum Wage Bill is a controversial piece of legislation that lawmakers hope will protect the most vulnerable workers in Hong Kong, one of the few places in the world without any sort of minimum wage law.
The debate is set to take two to three days.
A recent government survey showed that around half a million workers in Hong Kong earn less than $4 an hour. These include low-skilled workers from the catering, retail, and cleaning industries.
According to Man Hon Poon, a policy researcher at the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Union, the lack of legal protection for workers has led to serious exploitation.
"Workers in restaurants have to work for 12 hours or even 14 hours a day to earn a living," he said. "They cannot even go to the cinema."
Legislator Tommy Cheung, however, claims that the government should not interfere with the free market economy, which he says has served Hong Kong well in the past. A minimum wage could deter investors and lead to increased unemployment, said Cheung, who represents the catering industry.
"There is one fear within the industry, that they would have to close down," he said. "When you see a closure, everyone loses out."
The government first proposed the current bill in 2008 following a failed attempt at a voluntary minimum wage. Labor unions, however, have been lobbying for a minimum wage since 1998, following the Asian financial crisis. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What are Hong Kong lawmakers trying to legislate?
2. Hong Kong lawmakers are trying to make a legislation regarding what topic?
3.
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1. What is the name of the city where lawmakers are trying to make a legislation regarding minimum wage?
2. Lawmakers are trying to make a legislation regarding minimum wage in what city?
3.
Q3:
1. Are lawmakers in Hong Kong currently discussing the issue of minimum wage?
2. Is the issue of minimum wage currently being discussed by lawmakers in the city of Hong Kong?
3.
Q4:
1. How long is the discussion regarding minimum wage in Hong Kong expected to last?
2. The discussion regarding minimum wage in Hong Kong by lawmakers is expected to last what period of time?
3.
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1. Are people in Hong Kong being exploited as a result of there not being a statutory minimum wage in the city?
2. Considering there is no minimum wage in the city of Hong Kong, are people being exploited?
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1. Did someone say that people were being exploited in Hong Kong as a result of there not being a statutory minimum wage?
2. Does someone in the article mention that people in Hong Kong are being exploited due to the lack of a statutory minimum wage?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of the person that said that people in Hong Kong were being exploited as a result of there not being a statutory minimum wage?
2. The lack of a minimum wage in Hong Kong has resulted in people being exploited, according to what person in the article?
3.
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1. What is the position that is held by Man Hon Poon?
2. What position does Man Hon Poon hold?
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1. Is one of the legislators in the article mentioned?
2. Is one of the legislators that is working on the minimum wage in Hong Kong mentioned by name?
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1. What is the name of the legislator that is mentioned in the article?
2. The article mentions which legislator?
3.
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3f0bg9b9mpn8ksy7rrq1wx9p4b17y7 | cnn | (CNN)Longtime New York City radio and television personality Joe Franklin has died. He was 88.
"Joe went unexpectedly and passed away Saturday night," friend and former producer Steve Garrin said.
Franklin was a fixture on late-night radio and TV in New York, working at WJZ and WOR, and recently at the Bloomberg Radio Network.
"The last two weeks were the first time he ever missed a broadcast in over 60 years" Garrin said.
Though he never broke onto the national scene, Franklin was "in many ways, the pioneer of the modern TV talk show format," according to his website, which says he interviewed more than 300,000 guests.
The likes of Woody Allen, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Bill Cosby and Liza Minnelli got early exposure on his show.
He also interviewed offbeat characters who would give "The Joe Franklin Show" a "great uniqueness. On any given night you might find a world renown artist sitting next to a balloon folder from New Jersey," his website says.
He was remembered as a "NYC legend" and "radio and TV icon who was the spirit of a hard-working New Yorker" by fans on Twitter. Others said that his "accidental absurdism was like an Ionesco play every night" and that "Joe Franklin was every New Yorker's oddball, congenial neighbor."
People we've lost in 2015
Franklin, who was often parodied on "Saturday Night Live" by Billy Crystal, also played himself in such films as "Manhattan," "Ghostbusters" and "Broadway Danny Rose."
He was an avid collector of entertainment nostalgia. His website says he had more than 50,000 movie stills, 170,000 magazines, 20,000 playbills and 200,000 pieces of sheet music. Photographs show a lot of his collection crammed into his office. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Is Joe Franklin still part of the living?
2. Would one describe Joe Franklin as being alive?
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1. How old was Joe Franklin when he passed away?
2. At what age did Joe Franklin die?
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1. What is the name of the city where Joe Franklin lived?
2. Joe Franklin lived in which city?
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1. Was Joe Franklin's death expected?
2. Was Joe Franklin expected to die?
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1. Joe Franklin hadn't missed a broadcast in how many years?
2. A broadcast hadn't been missed by Joe Franklin in how many years?
3.
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1. When did Joe Franklin miss a show for the first time?
2. When was a broadcast missed by Joe Franklin for the first time?
3.
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1. Joe Franklin has had how many guests on his show?
2. What is the total number of guests that have been present on the show "The Joe Franklin Show"?
3.
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1. What was the name of the show that was hosted by Joe Franklin?
2. What was Joe Flanklin's show called?
3.
Q9:
1. Was Joe Franklin considered as being a legend?
2. Did people in New York City consider Joe Franklin to be a legend?
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1. What is the total number of movie stills that were owned by Joe Franklin?
2. Joe Franklin owned how many movie stills?
3.
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369j354ofdapu1z2ebz3jj2p5c16g0 | cnn | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Six hip-hop artists from five countries speaking four languages are on stage, warming up for their show at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
International hip-hop artists warm up for their show at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday.
"Warming up" doesn't really capture it; the dancers explode across the stage, each one with a different hip-hop style.
Michelle Salazar is chic-grungy in black jeans and white T-shirt, her long black hair swirling around her head. Hassan El Haf, from Lebanon, tall and thin, does a kind of electric hip-hop mixed with salsa.
Argentines Mauricio Trech and Silvia Fernandez move in a dramatic break dance. Both hail from Argentina, home of the tango. Hien Ngoc Pham from Vietnam, with a buzz cut and dressed in white jeans and a white T-shirt, has Broadway bravado in his every move.
The dancing stops and Samer Samahneh begins rapping -- in Arabic. No translation needed; it comes from his soul.
Three weeks ago, the dancers had never met, but now they're a team, participating in the State Department's Cultural Visitors Program. The program consists of three weeks of meeting American hip-hop artists and dancers and visiting New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
"It's like a dream come true for me," Salazar said Tuesday, the day of the team's show, "because I only read their names in the Internet and now, like, I met Afrika Bambaataa, the founder of hip-hop. I was right next to him. It's a real immersion into the culture. I don't want to wake up!" QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the name of the place where the six hip-hop artists were performing their show?
2. The six hip-hop artists were performing their show in what location?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the country that Hassan El Haf was from?
2. Hassan El Haf was from which country?
3.
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1. What kind of music does Hassan El Haf do?
2. Hassan El Haf does what kind of music?
3.
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1. What are the names of the people that were from Argentina?
2. What were the Argentines' names?
3.
Q6:
1. What kind of music did Mauricio Trech and Silvia Fernandez do?
2. Mauricio Trech and Silvia Fernandez did what kind of music?
3.
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1. What is the name of the person that raps in Arabic?
2. What is the person that raps in Arabic called?
3.
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1. The six hip-hop artists are part of a team that are participating in what program?
2. What is the name of the program that the six hip-hop artists are participating in?
3.
Q9:
1. What locations did the hip-hop artists visit?
2. The hip-hop artists visited what locations?
3.
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1. Which person's dream came true in the story?
2. In the story, which person's dream came true?
3.
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1. What is the name of the person that founded hip-hop?
2. Hip-hop was founded by which person?
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3wt783ctpbhij10s8gks4832kcvcb9 | cnn | (CNN) -- Michael Jackson wanted to live forever.
Just a year and a half before his death, I conducted what ended up being the last major interview with the reclusive Jackson in his suite at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City. And his words stopped me.
"Let's face it. Who wants mortality? Everybody wants immortality," he told me that warm September afternoon. "You want what you create to live, be it sculpture or painting or music. Like Michelangelo said, 'I know the creator will go but his work survives. That's why to escape death I attempt to bind my soul to my work.' That's how I feel. I give my all at work. 'Cause I want it to just live."
Most of us remember where we were when we heard that he was dead.
I was mowing the lawn at my house outside Chicago when I got the first call.
In fact, I got several calls and texts with the bulletin -- first from TMZ and then from the Los Angeles Times -- that he had died. But it wasn't until I heard CNN's Wolf Blitzer announce it at 6:28 p.m. ET that I finally believed it.
Michael Jackson was dead.
Sure, I was shocked when I heard the news that the King of Pop had left the world. But, in a way, I was not all that surprised. Jackson, even as troubled as he was, had given his all to the world during his 50 years on the planet. And now he was in the hands of history. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that died?
2. Which person in the story passed away?
3.
Q2:
1. What did Michael Jackson want?
2. How long did Michael Jackson want to live?
3.
Q3:
1. How old was Michael Jackson when he died?
2. At what age did Michael Jackson pass away?
3.
Q4:
1. What was the name of the city where Michael Jackson had his last interview?
2. Michael Jackson had his last interview in what city?
3.
Q5:
1. Where in New York City did Michael Jackson have his last interview?
2. Michael Jackson had his last interview in what location in New York City?
3.
Q6:
1. What is the name of the person that announced Michael Jackson's death on CNN?
2. Michael Jackson's death was announced on CNN by which person?
3.
Q7:
1. At what time did Wolf Blitzer announce the death of Michael Jackson on CNN?
2. Michael Jackson's death was announced on CNN by Wolf Blitzer at what time?
3.
Q8:
1. Was Michael Jackson's death announced by Wolf Blitzer on CNN in the morning or the evening?
2. Did Wolf Blitzer announce the death of Michael Jackson on CNN in the morning or the evening?
3.
Q9:
1. Was the article's author shocked when he heard that Michael Jackson had died?
2. did the death of Michael Jackson shock the author of the article?
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Q10:
1. What was the article's author doing when he first found out that Michael Jackson had died?
2. When the author of the article found out that Michael Jackson was dead, what was he busy doing?
3.
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3137onmdkg5t7gshkti1v7u2m46ge0 | wikipedia | Richmond is located at the fall line of the James River, 44 miles (71 km) west of Williamsburg, 66 miles (106 km) east of Charlottesville, and 98 miles (158 km) south of Washington, D.C. Surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties, the city is located at the intersections of Interstate 95 and Interstate 64, and encircled by Interstate 295 and Virginia State Route 288. Major suburbs include Midlothian to the southwest, Glen Allen to the north and west, Short Pump to the west and Mechanicsville to the northeast.
The site of Richmond had been an important village of the Powhatan Confederacy, and was briefly settled by English colonists from Jamestown in 1609, and in 1610–1611. The present city of Richmond was founded in 1737. It became the capital of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia in 1780. During the Revolutionary War period, several notable events occurred in the city, including Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech in 1775 at St. John's Church, and the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom written by Thomas Jefferson. During the American Civil War, Richmond served as the capital of the Confederate States of America. The city entered the 20th century with one of the world's first successful electric streetcar systems, as well as a national hub of African-American commerce and culture, the Jackson Ward neighborhood. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. In what year was Richmond founded?
2. Richmond was founded in what year?
3.
Q2:
1. Does Richmond have streetcars?
2. Are streetcars present in the city of Richmond?
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Q3:
1. What is the total number of Richmond suburbs that are mentioned in the article?
2. The article mentions what number of Richmond suburbs in the article?
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Q4:
1. What is the name of the suburb that is to the Northeast of Richmond?
2. In the Northeastern of part of Richmond, what suburb is located?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the distance between Williamsburg and Richmond?
2. Williamsburg and Richmond are what distance apart from one another?
3.
Q6:
1. What is the total number of interstates around the city of Richmond?
2. The city of Richmond has how many interstates around it?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the distance between Charlottesville and Richmond?
2. Charlottesville and Richmond are what distance apart from one another?
3.
Q8:
1. In what year was the "Give me liberty or give me death" speech given by Patrick Henry?
2. Patrick Henry gave his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech in what year?
3.
Q9:
1. What place did Patrick Henry give his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech?
2. Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" was given in what place?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the name of the neighborhood that is a hub for African American commerce and culture?
2. What neighborhood in Richmond is known as a hub for African American commerce and culture?
3.
Q11:
1. Did Settlers land in the city of Richmond?
2. Is the city of Richmond known as a place where settlers landed?
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1. What statute did Thomas Jefferson pass in Richmond?
2. Richmond is also known as the place where what statute was passed by Thomas Jefferson?
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1. Richmond used to be an important village of what confederacy?
2. In what confederacy was Richmond an important village?
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3y9n9ss8lybnly2ttj0x6vn8iyfd3x | gutenberg | CHAPTER THREE.
DESCRIBES THE DEED OF AN AMATEUR MATADOR AND THE WORK OF A ROUGH-AND-READY SHOEMAKER.
When the day began to break Hockins awoke, and his first impulse was to shout "hold on!" Ebony's first action was to let go, thereby bringing himself to the ground with an awful thud, which would have told severely on any one less akin to india-rubber.
For a few minutes Mark Breezy, holding tight to his particular branch, looked down at his companions, yawned heavily, and smiled a little. Then a sudden impulse of memory caused him to look grave.
"Come," he said, dropping lightly from his perch, "these natives may have been searching for us all night, and are perhaps nearer than we suppose. I vote that we push on at once."
"Agreed," said Hockins, stretching himself.
"No fear, Massa," remarked the negro. "If it wur moonlight dey might 'ave search, but whar de nights am dark dey knows better. De niggahs in dis yer island hab got skins an' eyes an' noses. If dey was to go troo such woods in de dark, dey hab no skins or eyes or noses in de mornin'-- leas'wise nuffin' wuth mentionin'. Cause why? Dey'd all git knocked into a sorter mush. Plenty ob time for breakfast 'fore we start."
"That's true, boy," said Hockins, "but where's the breakfast to come from?"
"What! you no bringed nuffin' in your pockits?" asked the negro with a look of visible anxiety on his expressive face.
Hockins turned his various pockets inside out by way of reply. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that agreed with Mark Breezy?
2. Mark Breezy had which person in the story agree with him?
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Q2:
1. Hotchins woke up at what time of day?
2. A what time during the day did Hotchins wake up?
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1. Is it possible that the natives may have been searching during the night?
2. Were Mark Breezy and Hotchins possibly searched for by the natives all night?
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Q4:
1. What is the first thing that Hotchins wanted to do when he woke up?
2. When Hotchins woke up, what did he have an impulse to do?
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1. What would the natives lose should they go through the woods in the dark?
2. Should the natives go through the woods in the dark, what would they lose?
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1. Would the natives be healthy should they search through the woods in the dark?
2. Should the natives search through the woods in the dark, would they be heatlhy?
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1. What would the natives be turned into should they search through the woods in the dark?
2. Should the natives search through the woods in the dark, what would they be turned into?
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1. Did the characters in the story have plenty of time for breakfast?
2. Was there plenty of time for breakfast for the characters in the story?
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1. What is the name of the person that stayed in a tree for a few more minutes?
2. A few more minutes were spent in the tree by which character in the story?
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31euonyn2v3y14v132kj0krqcqgvox | mctest | June and Michelle were playing outside in their yard on a winter day. Michelle was making pies and cakes out of mud. June was writing her ABCs in the sand with a button she found. June's mom told the girls they were going to the store soon and not to get dirty. Michelle knew she would get in trouble but she kept playing in the dirt because she liked pretending to cook. Her mom cooked and Michelle wanted to be grown-up like her mom. June looked down at her blue jeans and saw the dirt. "Oh No!" she said to Michelle. Michelle looked down at the mud on her shoes and shirt. She smiled, "Mommy says cooking is messy business!" "What are we going to do? Mom is going to be so mad!" June worried. "We can tell her we were thinking as we played, she always says school is not only a place." Michelle said. "That won't work!" June cried. "Wait! I have an idea." Michelle said as she wiped her hands on the back of her blue jeans. Michelle walked over to June's fence and pulled out the prettiest prized purple flowers from the bush. June looked at her friend more worried. Michelle walked past June and knocked on the door with the purple flowers in her hand and a big smile on her face. Mrs. Jones answered the door looking mad. Before she could say anything Michelle said, "Look Mrs. Jones we picked you flowers and June did her ABCs." Mrs. Jones wanted to be mad at them but their smiles warmed her heart. "Thank you dear. Please go change clothes and rinse off for our trip to the store. The girls walked in the house leaving a trail of mud on the floor. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What was being made by Michelle while she was playing?
2. When Michelle went to play with June, what did she make?
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1. What did Michelle use to make Pies and cakes?
2. Pies and cakes were made by Michelle out of what?
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1. Was June with Michelle?
2. Did Michelle play outside with June?
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1. What were June and Michelle doing?
2. June and Michelle were doing what outside?
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1. What type of object was June writing with?
2. June was writing with what object?
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1. Did June's mom want her daughter to get dirty?
2. Was getting dirty something that June's mother wanted of the girls?
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1. Did Michelle continue to play in the mud even though she knew that she would get into trouble?
2. Knowing that she would get into trouble, did Michelle continue to play in the mud?
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1. Why did Michelle continue to play in the mud even though she knew that she would get into trouble?
2. Knowing that she would get into trouble, why did Michelle continue to play in the mud?
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1. What pieces of clothing did Michelle get mud on?
2. Mud got onto which pieced of of Michelle's clothing?
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1. Was June worried that she would get in trouble because Michelle had put mud on her clothes?
2. Did the mud on Michelle's clothes make June worry?
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1. What was grabbed by Michelle in the bush?
2. What did Michelle go in the bush to grab?
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1. Where did Michelle take the purple flowers?
2. The purple flowers were brought by Michelle to what location?
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1. Was Mrs. Jones angry at June and Michelle?
2. Did June and Michelle make Mrs. Jones angry?
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39asuflu6x74t2n793i5jtuxp5aexk | wikipedia | UniProt is a freely accessible database of protein sequence and functional information, many entries being derived from genome sequencing projects. It contains a large amount of information about the biological function of proteins derived from the research literature.
The UniProt consortium comprises the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), and the Protein Information Resource (PIR). EBI, located at the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus in Hinxton, UK, hosts a large resource of bioinformatics databases and services. SIB, located in Geneva, Switzerland, maintains the ExPASy (Expert Protein Analysis System) servers that are a central resource for proteomics tools and databases. PIR, hosted by the National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF) at the Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC, USA, is heir to the oldest protein sequence database, Margaret Dayhoff's Atlas of Protein Sequence and Structure, first published in 1965. In 2002, EBI, SIB, and PIR joined forces as the UniProt consortium.
Each consortium member is heavily involved in protein database maintenance and annotation. Until recently, EBI and SIB together produced the Swiss-Prot and TrEMBL databases, while PIR produced the Protein Sequence Database (PIR-PSD). These databases coexisted with differing protein sequence coverage and annotation priorities.
Swiss-Prot was created in 1986 by Amos Bairoch during his PhD and developed by the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and subsequently developed by Rolf Apweiler at the European Bioinformatics Institute. Swiss-Prot aimed to provide reliable protein sequences associated with a high level of annotation (such as the description of the function of a protein, its domain structure, post-translational modifications, variants, etc.), a minimal level of redundancy and high level of integration with other databases. Recognizing that sequence data were being generated at a pace exceeding Swiss-Prot's ability to keep up, TrEMBL (Translated EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Data Library) was created to provide automated annotations for those proteins not in Swiss-Prot. Meanwhile, PIR maintained the PIR-PSD and related databases, including iProClass, a database of protein sequences and curated families. QUESTIONS:
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2. Swiss-Prot was created in what year?
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2. Swiss-Prot was created by which person?
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1. Was Amos Bairoch working on his PhD when he created Swiss-Prot?
2. Was Swiss-Prot created by Amos Bairoch while he was working on his PhD?
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1. What is the name of the institution that developed Swiss-Prot?
2. Swiss-Prot was developed with the help of what institution?
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1. Did someone develop Swiss-Prot after the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics?
2. Was Swiss-Prot developed by someone following its developed by the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics?
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1. What is the name of the person that developed Swiss-Prot after the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics?
2. Following the development of Swiss-Prot by the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, which person developed it?
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1. What is the name of the place where Rolf Apweiler worked when he developed Swiss-Prot?
2. Swiss-Prot was developed by Rolf Apweiler while he worked at what location?
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1. What is UniProt a freely accessible database of?
2. UniProt is a freely accessible database of what?
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1. What does NBRF stand for?
2. NBRF is the acronym for what foundation?
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1. What is the name of the institution where the National Biomedical Research Foundation is located?
2. The National Biomedical Research Foundation is located in what institution?
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308xblvesi4mp3pbqdant32olpubrz | wikipedia | Toulouse is the capital of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the region of Occitanie. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Paris. It is the fourth-largest city in France, with 466,297 inhabitants as of January 2014.
The Toulouse Metro area, with 1,312,304 inhabitants as of 2014, is France's fourth-largest metropolitan area, after Paris, Lyon and Marseille, and ahead of Lille and Bordeaux.
Toulouse is the centre of the European aerospace industry, with the headquarters of Airbus (formerly EADS), the Galileo positioning system, the SPOT satellite system, ATR and the Aerospace Valley. It also hosts the European headquarters of Intel and CNES's Toulouse Space Centre (CST), the largest space centre in Europe. Thales Alenia Space, and Astrium Satellites also have a significant presence in Toulouse.
The University of Toulouse is one of the oldest in Europe (founded in 1229) and, with more than 103,000 students, it is the fourth-largest university campus in France, after the universities of Paris, Lyon and Lille.
The air route between Toulouse–Blagnac and Paris Orly is the busiest in Europe, transporting 2.4 million passengers in 2014. According to the rankings of "L'Express" and "Challenges", Toulouse is the most dynamic French city. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the city that is the topic of the article?
2. The article is centered around what city?
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1. What is the name of the country where Toulouse is located?
2. Toulouse is located in what country?
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1. Toulouse is the center of what industry?
2. What is the name of the industry that Toulouse is the center of?
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1. What is the name of the company whose headquarters are in Toulouse?
2. Toulouse is the headquarters of which company?
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1. What is the name of the river that Toulouse lies on?
2. Toulouse lies on what major french river?
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1. Is Toulouse a large city?
2. Does the article consider Toulouse to be a large city?
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1. What is the population of Toulouse as of January 2014?
2. As of January 2014, what is the population of Toulouse?
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1. Is Toulouse considered a the largest city in France?
2. Is the largest city in France called Toulouse?
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1. Is there a university in Toulouse?
2. Does Toulouse have a university?
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1. Is the University of Toulouse new?
2. Does the article say that the University of Toulouse is recent?
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1. When was the University of Toulouse founded?
2. The University of Toulouse was founded in what year?
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1. Is the University of Toulouse the largest university in France?
2. Is the largest university in France the University of Toulouse?
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3of2m9aatgowkxfw67hte9ndh4nzk9 | gutenberg | CHAPTER III
IN THE LOW COUNTRY
Master Lirriper had stood apart while the boys were conversing with Francis Vere.
"What do you think, Master Lirriper?" Geoffrey exclaimed as they joined him. "We have asked Mr. Vere to take us with him as pages to the war in the Low Country, and though he said we were not to be hopeful about his reply, I do think he will take us. We are to go round to Westminster at one o'clock to see him again. What do you think of that?"
"I don't know what to think, Master Geoffrey. It takes me all by surprise, and I don't know how I stand in the matter. You see, your father gave you into my charge, and what could I say to him if I went back empty handed?"
"But, you see, it is with Francis Vere," Geoffrey said. "If it had been with anyone else it would be different. But the Veres are his patrons, and he looks upon the earl, and Mr. Francis and his brothers, almost as he does on us; and, you know, he has already consented to our entering the army some day. Besides, he can't blame you; because, of course, Mr. Vere will write to him himself and say that he has taken us, and so you can't be blamed in the matter. My father would know well enough that you could not withstand the wishes of one of the Veres, who are lords of Hedingham and all the country round." QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the name of the person that the boys were talking to after talking to Francis Vere?
2. Following the conversation with Francis Vere, which person did the boys in the story talk to?
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1. Prior to speaking to Master Lirriper, which person did the boys speak to?
2. The boys spoke to which person before speaking to Master Lirriper?
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1. What is the name of the boy whose name is mentioned in the story?
2. The story mentions which boy's name?
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1.
2.
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1. What did the boys ask Francis Vere?
2. What was Francis Vere asked by the boys?
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1. Did Francis Vere ask the boys to be hopeful of his reply?
2. Were the boys to be hopeful of Francis Vere's reply?
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1. Were the boys going to see Francis Vere again?
2. Was Francis Vere going to be seen by the boys again?
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1. At what time were the boys going to see Francis Vere again?
2. The boys were going to see Francis Vere again at what time?
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1. Geoffrey's father had put his son in whose charge?
2. What is the name of the person that was put in charge of Geoffrey by his father?
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1. What is the name of the Lords of Hedingham?
2. What are the Lords of Hedingham called?
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3b837j3ldowl6p6d1zwijscop85rsv | race | Clay Wanner began to gather a group of architects in Las Vegas a few years ago,to ask them what it would take to design a public school that used 50 percent less energy, cost much less to build and obviously improved student learning. "I think half of them fell off their chairs, " Wanner says.
Wanner manages school facilities for Clark County, Nevada,a district roughly the size of Massachusetts. By 2018,143,000 additional students will enter the already crowded public education system. Wanner needs 73 new schools to house them. Four architecture teams have nearly finished designing primary school prototypes ;they plan to construct their schools starting in 2009. The district will then assess how well the schools perform, and three winners will copy those designs in 50 to 70 new buildings.
Green schools are appearing all over, but in Clark County,which stands out for its vastness, such aggressive targets are difficult because design requirements like more natural light for students go against the realities of a desert climate. "One of the biggest challenges is getting the right site orientation ," Mark McGinty, a director at SH Architecture, says. His firm recently completed a high school in Las Vegas. "You have the same building, same set of windows, but if its orientation is incorrect and it faces the sun, it will be really expensive to cool."
Surprisingly, the man who is responsible for one of the most progressive green-design competitions has doubts about ideas of eco-friendly buildings. "I don't believe in the new green religion," Wanner says."Some of the building technologies that you get are impractical. I'm interested in those that work. "But he wouldn't mind if some green features inspire students. He says he hopes to set up green energy systems that allow them to learn about the process of harvesting wind and solar power. "You never know what's going to start the interest of a child to study math and science,"he says. QUESTIONS:
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1. Clay Wanner gathered groups of what kind of people?
2. Groups of what kind of people were gathered by Clay Wanner?
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1. What is the name of the city where Clay Wanner gathered groups of architects?
2. Groups of architects were gathered by Clay Wanner in what city?
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1. Clay Wanner wanted to design schools that used what percentage less electricity?
2. What percentage reduction in electricity did Clay Wanner want of the schools that were to be designed?
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1. What type of facilities are managed by Clay Wanner?
2. Clay Wanner manages what type of facilities?
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1. What is the name of the county where Clay Wanner manages school facilities?
2. Clay Wanner manages school facilities in what county?
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1. What is the total number of new schools that Clay Wanner needs in order to accommodate the new students?
2. In order to accommodate the new students, how many schools does Clay Wanner need?
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1. What is the total number of new students that will need to be accommodated?
2. New schools will need to be provided for what number of new students?
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1. What is the design requirement of the new schools that goes against the area's climate?
2. The realities of the area's climate go against what design requirement of the new schools?
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1. Does Clay Wanner believe in green energy?
2. Is green energy something that Clay Wanner believes in?
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1. What should students learn to do in order to learn how to produce green power, according to Clay Wanner?
2. Clay Wanner believes that students need to do what in order to learn how to produce energy from wind?
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3v5q80fxixr0io4dwuggacw4kto23i | race | There are 45 students in our class. I have made a survey, 36 students say they like to exercise. Most boys play basketball together twice a week. But girls think basketball is difficult for them, they'd like to play volleyball together twice a week. My friend, Tony, is good at running. He runs fastest in our class. He runs for 30 minutes on the playground every evening before he goes to bed. Is it interesting? Gray is good at swimming. He goes to the swimming club three times a month in winter, and three times a week in summer. So he is pretty healthy. Some of my classmates have good eating habits. They eat both meat and vegetables. 70% of them drink milk every day. 15 students say they drink milk three or four times a week. But some students like to eat junk food, especially Sally. What's worse is that she doesn't like to exercise, so she is very fat. She always says " I'm going to lose weight tomorrow." QUESTIONS:
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1. Tony runs for what period of time in the playground before going to bed?
2. Before going to bed, Tony runs in the playground for what period of time?
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1. Does Tony run for 30 minutes every evening?
2. Is 30 minutes of running something that Tony does every evening?
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1. What is the total number of students that are present in the class?
2. the class has how many student in total?
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1. What is the name of the student that is good a swimming?
2. Swimming is something that which student is good at?
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1. What is the total number of students that like to exercise?
2. Exercising is something that how many students like doing?
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1. Gray swims how many times a month during the winter?
2. During the winter, how many times a month does Gray swim?
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1. Is Gray healthy?
2. Does the article say that Gray is healthy?
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39gxdjn2otevgc8lwlvn3y1qxc5v85 | race | Is getting a black belt on your life's to-do list? Then this elderly woman in San Francisco just might be your hero. Just two years before her 100th birthday, Sensei Keiko Fukuda has become the first woman to achieve a tenth-degree black belt --- the highest rank in Judo . Fukuda is now one of only four living people who have earned the tenth-degree black belt. Throughout history, only 16 people have ever achieved this honor. Fukuda began practicing Judo in 1935 and is the only surviving student of its founder, Kano Jiguro. At her teacher's requirement, she learned English to help spread Judo internationally. During a time when getting married, building a family and becoming a housewife were the norms ,Fukuda broke from tradition, continuing Judo instead of getting married. "All I did was Judo ... This was my marriage," Fukuda replied tearfully to the San Francisco Chronicle. "This is when my destiny was set. I just imagined how long the road would be." She described the Jiguro's school as "old-fashioned and sexist about belts and ranks". In fact, an edict that prevented women from achieving any higher than a fifth-degree black belt kept Fukuda at that level for 30 years. She finally got the sixth degree in 1972 when a women's division was created. Fukuda thinks Judo and her life to be "gentle, kind and beautiful, yet firm and strong, both mentally and physically". Fukuda says this kind of beauty is not external . She explained. "I believe this inner beauty is true beauty... All my life this has been my dream." Her dream was turned into reality, and the 98-year-old Sensei Keiko Fukuda continues to teach Judo three times a week at a women's Judo training center. QUESTIONS:
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1. Sensei Keiko Fukuda received the tenth-degree black belt when she was how old?
2. The tenth-degree black belt was received by Sensei Keiko Fukuda when she was how old?
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1. What language did Sensei Keiko Fukuda learn in order to be able to spread Judo?
2. Sensei Keiko Fukuda helped to spread Judo by learning what language?
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1. What is the total number of people in history that have achieved the tenth-degree black belt?
2. The tenth-degree black belt in Judo has been obtained by how many people in history?
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1. Did Sensei Keiko Fukuda get married?
2. Is marriage something that Sensei Keiko Fukuda has done in her life?
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1. In what year did Sensei Keiko Fukuda obtain the sixth degree black belt?
2. Sensei Keiko Fukuda obtained the sixth degree black belt in what year?
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1. Does Sensei Keiko Fukuda consider her life gentle, kind and beautiful?
2. Is the life of Sensei Keiko Fukuda considered as gentle, kind and beautiful by herself?
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1. What is true beauty according to Sensei Keiko Fukuda?
2. What does Sensei Keiko Fukuda consider to be true beauty?
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1. What is the name of the person in the article that practiced Judo?
2. Judo is practiced by which person in the article?
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1. What is the name of the place that Sensei Keiko Fukuda teaches at now?
2. Sensei Keiko Fukuda teaches at which place now?
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1. What is the name of the city in which Sensei Keiko Fukuda teaches at a Judo training center?
2. Sensei Keiko Fukuda teaches at a Judo training center that is located in what city?
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3y5140z9dxgb0yn2jvyfav6mfygipf | gutenberg | CHAPTER XV. HEAVE HALF A BRICK AT HIM
"For strangers then did so increase, By reason of King Henry's queen, And privileged in many a place To dwell, as was in London seen. Poor tradesmen had small dealing then And who but strangers bore the bell, Which was a grief to Englishmen To see them here in London dwell."
Ill May Day, by CHURCHILL, a Contemporary Poet.
Time passed on, and Edmund Burgess, who had been sent from York to learn the perfection of his craft, completed his term and returned to his home, much regretted in the Dragon court, where his good humour and good sense had generally kept the peace, both within and without.
Giles Headley was now the eldest prentice. He was in every way greatly improved, thoroughly accepting his position, and showing himself quite ready both to learn and to work; but he had not the will or the power of avoiding disputes with outsiders, or turning them aside with a merry jest; and rivalries and quarrels with the armoury at the Eagle began to increase. The Dragon, no doubt, turned out finer workmanship, and this the Eagle alleged was wholly owing to nefarious traffic with the old Spanish or Moorish sorcerer in Warwick Inner Yard, a thing unworthy of honest Englishmen. This made Giles furious, and the cry never failed to end in a fight, in which Stephen supported the cause of the one house, and George Bates and his comrades of the other.
It was the same with even the archery at Mile End, where the butts were erected, and the youth contended with the long bow, which was still considered as the safeguard of England. King Henry often looked in on these matches, and did honour to the winners. One match there was in especial, on Mothering Sunday, when the champions of each guild shot against one another at such a range that it needed a keen eye to see the popinjay--a stuffed bird at which they shot. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that would be returning home?
2. What is the person that would be returning home called?
3.
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1. What is the name of the person that was furious in the story?
2. In the story, which person was furious?
3.
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1. What is the name of the person that sent Edmund Burgess home to hone his craft?
2. Edmund Burgess was sent home to hone his craft by which person?
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33ckwxb73jkxj082qm2jh072v7k115 | wikipedia | Computational complexity theory is a branch of the theory of computation in theoretical computer science that focuses on classifying computational problems according to their inherent difficulty, and relating those classes to each other. A computational problem is understood to be a task that is in principle amenable to being solved by a computer, which is equivalent to stating that the problem may be solved by mechanical application of mathematical steps, such as an algorithm.
A problem is regarded as inherently difficult if its solution requires significant resources, whatever the algorithm used. The theory formalizes this intuition, by introducing mathematical models of computation to study these problems and quantifying the amount of resources needed to solve them, such as time and storage. Other complexity measures are also used, such as the amount of communication (used in communication complexity), the number of gates in a circuit (used in circuit complexity) and the number of processors (used in parallel computing). One of the roles of computational complexity theory is to determine the practical limits on what computers can and cannot do. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the aim of computational complexity theory?
2. What is computational complexity theory's aim?
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1. What condition is met that makes a problem difficult?
2. A problem is considered as being difficult is it meets what condition?
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1. What complexity measure is used in communication complexity?
2. Communication complexity uses what complexity measure?
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1.
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1. Are there more than one measures of complexity that are used in the article?
2. Does the article mention more than one measure of complexity?
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1. What complexity measure is used in circuit complexity?
2. Circuit complexity uses what complexity measure?
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1. Are there more than two measures of complexity that are used in the article?
2. Does the article mention more than two measures of complexity?
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1. What complexity measure is used in parallel computing?
2. Parallel computing uses what complexity measure?
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1. What is one of the main objectives of computational complexity theory that is mentioned in the article?
2. the article mentions what main role of computational complexity theory?
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1. The number of processors are used as a complexity measure in what field?
2. What field uses the number of processors as a complexity measure?
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1. The number of gates in a circuit are used as a complexity measure in what field?
2. What field uses the number of gates in a circuit as a complexity measure?
3.
Q12:
1. The amount of communication is used as a complexity measure in what field?
2. What field uses the amount of communication as a complexity measure?
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1. Is the algorithm that is used in a problem relevant in determining the difficulty of the problem?
2. When determining the difficulty of a problem, is it relevant to take the algorithm that is used into account?
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3wetl7aqwt8shln0edie8jzg5gm35i | gutenberg | CHAPTER IX
Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks. Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
"Oh, I hate that woman!" Isobel exclaimed as I entered, "I hate her! I would rather die than go to her. I would rather go back to the convent. She looks at me as though I were something to be despised, something which should not be allowed to go alive upon the earth!"
Arthur would have spoken, but Mabane interrupted him. He laid his hand gently upon her shoulder.
"Isobel," he said gently, "you need have no fear. I know how Arnold feels about it, and I can speak for myself also. You shall not go to her. We will not give you up. I do not believe that she will go to the courts at all. I doubt if she has any claim."
"Why, we'd hide you, run away with you, anything," Arthur declared impetuously. "Don't you be scared, Isobel, I don't believe she can do a thing. The law's like a great fat animal. It takes a plaguey lot to move it, and then it moves as slowly as a steam-roller. We'll dodge it somehow."
She gave them a hand each. Her action was almost regal. It some way, it seemed that in according her our protection we were receiving rather than conferring a favour. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. Where was Isobel standing?
2. Isobel was standing in what place?
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1. In what way did Isobel clench her hands?
2. Isobel's hands were clenched in what way?
3.
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1. What is the name of the person that passed Lady Delahaye and the speaker at the stairs?
2. The speaker and Lady Delahaye were passed at the stairs by which person?
3.
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1. At the stairs, Arthur passed the speaker and which other person?
2. What is the name of the person that Arthur passed at the stairs other than the speaker?
3.
Q5:
1. What had Arthur just been told when he passed the speaker and Lady Delahaye at the stairs?
2. When Lady Delahaye and the speaker were passed by Arthur at the stairs, what had he just been told?
3.
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1. Prior to being in the place where the story takes place, what location was Isobel at?
2. Isobel used to be in what place before being in the place where the story takes place?
3.
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1. Did Isobel hate the woman?
2. Was the woman hated by Isobel?
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Q8:
1. What would Isobel rather do than go to the woman?
2. Isobel would rather do what than go to the woman?
3.
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1. Did Isobel give the speaker a nasty look?
2. Was the speaker given a nasty look by Isobel?
3.
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1. What is the name of the person that interrupted Arthur?
2. Arthur was interrupted by which person?
3.
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1. Was an attempt made by Arthur to reassure Isobel?
2. Was Isobel reassured by Arthur?
3.
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1. Did Arthur tell Isobel to not be scared?
2. Was Isobel told by Arthur to not be afraid?
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1. Did Arthur and Arnold feel the same way about the situation?
2. Did the situation make Arthur and Arnold feel the same way?
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33sa9f9trxup42ihzymjhagqgymweh | cnn | After a year of doubt, Serena Williams proved that she is back and as strong as ever as the American secured her sixth U.S. Open title.
The world number one blew Caroline Wozniacki away in the final of the U.S. Open, beating the Dane 6-3 6-3.
Almost as soon as Billie Jean King had officiated the coin toss, the match was never in doubt as Williams overpowered Wozniacki. The Dane, in her second grand slam final, just had no answers to Williams' power and her serve.
At one point early in the second set the 33-year-old Williams had hit 22 winners. Wozniacki had hit just one.
Sweet eighteen
The victory secured Williams' 18th career grand slam singles title, taking her level with Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. Williams is now just four behind Steffi Graf, who holds the all time record with 22 career grand slam single titles in the open era.
Yet the thought of Serena, who won her first U.S. Open at the age of 17, adding to her 17 grand slam titles seemed slim earlier this year.
She had not made the quarter finals at any grand slam this season. Her retirement from Wimbledon during a doubles match added to the sense of crisis.
But Williams is judged differently to other players. She's still the world's number one player and has been in imperious form during the past fortnight. Williams didn't even drop a set during the tournament.
Wozniacki overpowered
It was a disappointing end to the tournament for Wozniacki, who has returned to form after a difficult period in her personal life after breaking up with Rory McIlroy. But she was gracious in defeat. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that secured her sixth U.S. open title?
2. A sixth U.S. open title was secured by which person?
3.
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1. What did the winning of a sixth U.S. open title by Serena Williams prove?
2. What was proven as a result of Serena Williams winning her sixth U.S. open title?
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1. What is the name of the person that Serena Williams beat in the final of the U.S. open?
2. In the final of the U.S. open, Serena Williams beat which person?
3.
Q4:
1. What was the age of Serena Williams when she won her sixth U.S. open?
2. Serena Williams won her sixth U.S. open at what age?
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1.
2.
3.
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1. How many winners did Caroline Wozniacki hit?
2. Caroline Wozniacki hit how many winners?
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1. How old was Serena Williams when she won her first U.S. open?
2. Serena Williams won her first U.S. open at what age?
3.
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1. How many grand slam titles had Serena Williams won before she was 17?
2. Before she was 17, how many grand slam titles had Serena Williams won?
3.
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1. What is the name of the person that holds the all time record for most grand slams won?
2. The all time record for most grand slams won is held by which person?
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1. What is the all time record for most grand slams won?
2. What is the all time record that is held by Steffi Graf for most grand slams won?
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3qecw5o0kh1xg2lutso5qw3ezb2t5k | cnn | (CNN) -- Defending English Premier League champions Manchester City had to come from behind twice to snatch a 2-2 draw at improved Liverpool Sunday.
Liverpool stumbled to a 3-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion on the opening day of the season, but could count themselves unfortunate not to claim three points at Anfield.
Martin Skrtel headed them ahead from a Steven Gerrard corner after 34 minutes, but the visitors drew level after Yaya Toure capitalized on hesitancy just after the hour mark.
Liverpool responded almost immediately as a long-range free kick from Luis Suarez eluded City goalkeeper Joe Hart to put them 2-1 ahead.
Man Utd and pacesetting Chelsea win
But they could not hold their lead and in the 80th minute Skrtel was the villain as his back pass fell short of Pepe Reina and Carlos Tevez swooped to round the home goalkeeper and equalize.
Both sides had chances to claim three points in a frantic finish with substitute Andy Carroll's header cleared off the line by City's new signing Jack Rodwell.
Joe Allen, one of new manager Brendan Rogers' summer acquisitions, had a fine game on his Anfield debut.
"Here at Anfield the atmosphere was fantastic, as I expected. I'm looking forward to playing here this season.
"The style of Brendan's play is a big, positive factor for everyone, and the players are looking forward to playing under Brendan Rodgers," he told Sky Sports.
Arsenal drew blank for the second straight EPL fixture after being held to a 0-0 draw at Stoke in the earlier kickoff Sunday. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the team that came back twice to snatch a draw?
2. Which team came back from behind in order to snatch a draw against Liverpool?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the name of the team that stumbled to a 3-0 defeat?
2. Which team lost 3-0?
3.
Q3:
1. During what period of the season did Liverpool lose 3-0 to West Bromwich Albion?
2. Liverpool suffered a 3-0 defeat against West Bromwich Albion on what day of the season?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of the team that could not hold their lead against Manchester City?
2. Which team couldn't hold their lead against Manchester City?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the Liverpool player in the article that is called a villain?
2. The article calls which Liverpool player a villain?
3.
Q6:
1. Why is Martin Skrtel referred to as a villain in the article?
2. Why does the article call Martin Skrtel a villain?
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Q7:
1. Martin Skrtel tried to pass the ball to which person before it fell short?
2. Martin Skrtel's pass fell short of which person?
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1. What is the name of the person that was signed by Manchester City?
2. Manchester City signed which person?
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3tesa3pj31arbeggcu4flkj8qpxmmk | cnn | (CNN) -- More than 65 people have been killed in two days of clashes between rebel groups and soldiers in Southern Sudan's Upper Nile state, an army spokesman said.
Philip Aguer, spokesman for the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) told CNN.com that forces loyal to a militia leader named Oliny attacked the village of Uach west of Malakal in Upper Nile state.
"55 members of the militia and seven SPLA soldiers were killed, and we believe a number of civilians also died, but we are still getting information."
Oliny, Aguer said, is a former member of Southern Sudanese politician Lam Akol's militia. "But we don't know if he is still associated with him."
Aguer also said that he believes that Oliny was receiving military support from the government in northern Sudan.
"They have received new weapons. We suspect they all acted in coordination with Khartoum ... I think things are going to continue escalating," he said.
However, Sudan's dominant National Congress Party (NCP) in the north denied having any involvement.
Rabie Abdelati, an NCP party official, said on Monday: "If we really wanted to go back to war, we would not have signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (the 2005 accord) or accepted the referendum.
"We are hoping for a strong south after secession. If the south is not stable the north will not be stable," he said.
Akol, a seasoned Southern Sudanese politician and a former member of the SPLA, broke from the SPLA in 2009 and created a new party, the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement-Democratic Change (SPLM-DC). QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. How many people have been killed in the clashes?
2. The clashes have resulted in the death of how many people?
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1. More than 65 people have died in what period of time?
2. In what period of time did more than 65 people die?
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1. Were more than 65 people killed in China?
2. Is China the name of the country where more than 65 people were killed?
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1. In what location does the article take place?
2. What is the location where more than 65 people were killed in two days?
3.
Q5:
1. What does the acronym SPLA stand for?
2. What is the name of the group that is represented by the acronym SPLA?
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Q6:
1. What is the name of the Sudan People Liberation Army's spokesman?
2. What is the spokesman of the Sudan People Liberation Army called?
3.
Q7:
1. Philip Auger said that which person is a former member of the Southern Sudanese?
2. Which person is a former member of the Southern Sudanese, according to Philip Auger?
3.
Q8:
1. What is the name of the group that has the acronym NCP?
2. Which party's acronym is NCP?
3.
Q9:
1. What is Rabie Abdelati known as?
2. Rabie Abdelati is known as what?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the name of the seasoned Southern Sudanese politician that is mentioned in the article?
2. The article mentions which seasoned Southern Sudanese politician?
3.
Q11:
1. In what year did Lam Akol break from the SPLA?
2. Lam Akom broke from the SPLA in what year?
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1. What will happen if the south is not stable?
2. If the south is not stable, what will happen?
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3yhh42uu5bfa2irondg2nax6oxf0lr | race | As Danny put his lunch tray onto the cafeteria table, milk spilled all over his sandwich. "This is the worst thing I've ever done!" he said, "It's not that bad," said his friend Elena, who was sitting across from him. "Just get another sandwich." "Sandwich? What sandwich? I am talking about the talent contest . It's only two weeks away and I don't know what I'm doing! Everybody will laugh at me. There's no way to avoid it!" "Don't be so _ , Danny," said Elena as she rolled her eyes. "You're going to be great. You have the skills to do just about anything." Danny moved his lunch tray to the side and rested his head on the table. "Sit up Danny," ordered Elena, "I have an idea. Let's brainstorm a list of things you could do. We'll divide the list into categories or groups. Let's start with music. You play the piano, right?" "I stopped taking lessons in the third grade," said Danny. "What about singing a song?" suggested Elena. Danny shook his head no. "Let's move on to another category." "What about performing magic tricks?" asked Elena, as she twisted thin strands of hair around her finger. "I don't know how to play magic tricks!" Danny almost shouted. "Stop being so..." Elena paused, "That's it, DRAMATIC!" Elena shouted excitedly. "You could do a dramatic reading. You definitely have the talent for it. Mrs. Pace always calls on you to read aloud in class. You could read a play aloud. Maybe you could even get extra credit from Mrs. Pace. She rewards students with points for doing extra reading work." Danny thought for a minute. Then he smiled. "Elena," Danny said, "You are a great friend!" Elena smiled back. "I just want to make sure you are a bright, shiny star when you step out on stage." QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the event that Danny is talking about?
2. Danny is talking about what event?
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1. What is the name of the person that Danny is talking to regarding the talent contest?
2. Regarding the talent contest, which person is Danny talking to?
3.
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1. What is the name of one of Danny's and Elena's teacher?
2. Which one of Danny's and Elena's teachers is mentioned in the story?
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Q4:
1. Danny spilled what drink on his sandwich?
2. What was spilled on the sandwich by Danny?
3.
Q5:
1. Where was Danny when he spilled milk on his sandwich?
2. When Danny spilled milk on his sandwich, where was he?
3.
Q6:
1. Where did Danny put his lunch tray?
2. Danny placed his tray on what counter?
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Q7:
1. What did Elena tell Danny to do after he had spilled milk on his sandwich?
2. After Danny spilled milk on his sandwich, what did Elena tell him to do?
3.
Q8:
1. In how much time is the talent contest?
2. The talent contest is in how much time?
3.
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1. On what object did Danny rest his head?
2. Danny rested his head on what object?
3.
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1. What type of instrument does Danny play?
2. Danny plays what instrument?
3.
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1. Did Danny know how to sing?
2. Was singing something that Danny knew how to do?
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1. Did Danny know any magic tricks?
2. Were magic tricks something that Danny knew how to do?
3.
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1. Was Danny yelling when he said that he didn't know how to do magic tricks?
2. After saying that he didn't know how to do magic tricks, did Danny yell?
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1. What word did Elena use to describe Danny's attitude?
2. Danny's attitude was described by Elena through the use of what word?
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30lsnf239uvf8rmwhxn3eiyt4kx2id | cnn | Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- Hezbollah's chief on Monday announced the group's new "manifesto," which calls on all countries to "liberate Jerusalem" and declares the United States a threat to the world.
"American terrorism is the source of every terrorism in the world," Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech from an undisclosed location.
It was his first address since a unity government formed in Lebanon this month, ending a crisis that had left the country with no government since June's parliamentary elections.
Hezbollah, a political party in Lebanon, is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States and Israel. Nasrallah does not appear in public amid concerns for his safety.
"We invite and call on all Arabs and Muslims and all countries keen on peace and stability in the world to intensify efforts and resources to liberate Jerusalem from Zionist occupation and to maintain its true identity and its Islamic and Christian sanctities," Nasrallah said.
Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for numerous terrorist attacks. It has been linked to attacks against against American, Israeli and other Western targets.
In his remarks, which included about 80 minutes of reading the manifesto followed by answering questions from reporters, Nasrallah sought to reject the "terrorist" label, repeatedly saying Hezbollah is a "resistance" force.
"The U.S. administration under President George W. Bush equated the concepts of terrorism and resistance to deny the right of resistance for the people," he argued.
He praised Iran and Syria, which are Hezbollah's chief backers.
"Iran plays a central role in the Muslim world" and "stood with courage and determination with Arab and Islamic issues, especially the Palestinian issue," Nasrallah said. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. The chief of which group announced a new manifesto?
2. A new manifesto was announced by the chief of which group?
3.
Q2:
1. Hezbollah's chief calls on what?
2. What is called on by Hezbollah's chief on Monday?
3.
Q3:
1. Does Hassan Nasrallah declare the United States a threat to the world?
2. Is the United States a threat to the world, according to Hassan Nasrallah?
3.
Q4:
1. What is the name of Hezbollah's chief?
2. What is Hezbollah's chief called?
3.
Q5:
1. Is one of the political parties in Lebanon called Hezbollah?
2. Is Hezbollah one of Lebanon's political parties?
3.
Q6:
1. Has responsibility for terrorist attacks been claimed by Hezbollah?
2. Is Hezbollah a political party that has claimed responsibility for terrorist attacks?
3.
Q7:
1. Does Hassan Nasrallah reject the terrorist label?
2. Is being labelled as a terrorist rejected by Hassan Nasrallah?
3.
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1. Hassan Nasrallah rejects the "terrorist" label and calls Hezbollah what type of force?
2. What is Hezbollah according to Hassan Nasrallah rather than being a "terrorist" organization?
3.
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1. What are the names of the coutries that are praised by Hassan Nasrallah?
2. Hassan Nasrallah praises which countries?
3.
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1. Is Hassan Nasrallah known to appear in public?
2. Are public appearances made by Hassan Nasrallah?
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3cp1to84pt13w3rhad49p9uoyql52j | cnn | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Lieberman managed to keep his Senate committee chairmanship in part because President-elect Barack Obama didn't want to punish him for supporting Sen. John McCain, Lieberman said Tuesday.
Sen. Joe Lieberman speaks Tuesday after Democrats allowed him to keep his committee chairmanship.
The Senate Democratic caucus, following a lengthy and often heated debate, voted 42-13 Tuesday to let Lieberman continue chairing the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
The caucus did, however, strip Lieberman of his spot on the Environment and Public Works Committee.
A Democrat in the Senate for 18 years before going independent, Lieberman criticized Obama, the Democratic nominee, during the race for the White House.
"I know that my colleagues in the Senate Democratic caucus were moved not only that Sen. [Harry] Reid said about my longtime record, but by the appeal from President-elect Obama himself that the nation unite now to confront our very serious problems," Lieberman said in the Capitol as those colleagues nodded in agreement behind him. Watch Lieberman express regrets over past statements »
Democrats were angered by Lieberman's speech to the Republican National Convention, where he praised his longtime friend McCain and criticized Obama for not reaching across the aisle to work with Republicans during his time in the Senate.
Reid, the Senate majority leader, said Lieberman's criticism of the Democratic nominee had angered him.
"I would defy anyone to be more angry than I was," he said Tuesday. "But I also believe that if you look at the problems we face as a nation, is this a time we walk out of here saying, 'Boy did we get even'?" QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that speaks on Tuesday?
2. On Tuesday, which person will speak?
3.
Q2:
1. What was Sen. Joe Lieberman stripped of by the caucus?
2. Sen. Joe Lieberman was stripped of what by the caucus?
3.
Q3:
1. Sen. Joe Lieberman's spot on the Environment and Public Works Committee was stripped by which caucus?
2. Which caucus stripped Sen. Joe Lieberman's spot on the Environment and Public Works Committee?
3.
Q4:
1. What was the vote count of the Senate Democratic caucus when voting on letting Sen. Joe Lieberman continue chairing the Senate Homeland Security Committee?
2. The vote on letting Sen. Joe Lieberman continue chairing the Senate Homeland Security Committee resulted in what vote count?
3.
Q5:
1. Was the debate that resulted in a 42-13 vote count heated?
2. Was there a heated debate prior to the 42-13 vote count?
3.
Q6:
1. Did Sen. Joe Lieberman retain his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee?
2. Was the chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee kept by Sen. Joe Lieberman?
3.
Q7:
1. Sen. Joe Lieberman retained the chairmanship of which committee?
2. What is the name of the committee that Sen. Joe Lieberman retained the chairmanship of?
3.
Q8:
1. Sen. Joe Lieberman had been a democrat in the Senate for how many years?
2. For what period of time had Sen. Joe Lieberman been a democrat in the Senate?
3.
Q9:
1. What reason did the democrats have for being angry with Sen. Joe Lieberman's speech at the Republican National Convention?
2. Why did Sen. Joe Lieberman's speech during the Republican National Convention make the democrats angry?
3.
Q10:
1. Did Sen. Joe Lieberman praise anyone at the Republican National Convention?
2. Was someone praised by Sen. Joe Lieberman at the Republican National Convention?
3.
Q11:
1. What is the name of the person that was praised by Sen. Joe Lieberman at the Republican National Convention?
2. Sen. Joe Lieberman praised which person at the Republican National Convention?
3.
Q12:
1. Is Sen. Joe Lieberman friends with McCain?
2. Are Sen. Joe Lieberman and McCain friends?
3.
Q13:
1. Was the friendship between Sen. Joe Lieberman and McCain short?
2. Was Sen. Joe Lieberman's and McCain's friendship short lived?
3.
Q14:
1. What is the name of the political party that Sen. Joe Lieberman currently belongs to?
2. Sen. Joe Lieberman currently belongs to which political party?
3.
Q15:
1. How did Sen. Joe Lieberman's criticism of the democratic nominee make Reid feel?
2. How did Reid feel following the criticism of the democratic nominee by Sen. Joe Lieberman?
3.
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35k3o9huabdntgwm99cjdmuqlycefn | wikipedia | MSNBC (formerly stylized as msnbc) is an American news cable and satellite television network that provides news coverage and political commentary from NBC News on current events. MSNBC is owned by the NBCUniversal News Group, a unit of the NBCUniversal Television Group division of NBCUniversal, all of which are owned by Comcast. MSNBC and its website were both founded in 1996 as a partnership between Microsoft and General Electric's NBC unit, hence the network's naming. Although they shared the same name, msnbc.com and MSNBC maintained separate corporate structures and news operations, with msnbc.com headquartered on the West Coast on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington, and MSNBC in the NBC headquarters in New York. Microsoft divested its stake in the MSNBC channel in 2005, and divested its stake in msnbc.com in July 2012. The general news site was rebranded as NBCNews.com and a new msnbc.com was created as the online home of the cable news channel.
In the late summer of 2015, MSNBC revamped its programming; the moves were in sharp contrast to previous programming decisions at the network. Moves were made to sharpen the channel's news image through a dual editorial relationship with its organizational parent NBC News. MSNBC Live, the network's flagship daytime news platform, was expanded to cover over eight hours of the day. Phil Griffin currently serves as the president and director of day-to-day operations at the cable network. Pat Burkey, Janelle Rodriguez, and Jonathan Wald oversee programming and news operations at the network, with Brian Williams serving as the channel's chief anchor of breaking news coverage. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the group that owns MSNBC?
2. MSNBC is owned by what group?
3.
Q2:
1. In what year was MSNBC founded?
2. MSNBC was founded in what year?
3.
Q3:
1. What two companies had a partnership to form MSNBC?
2. MSNBC was formed as a result of a partnership between which two companies?
3.
Q4:
1. Does MSNBC have a website?
2. Is there a website that belongs to MSNBC?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the website that belongs to MSNBC?
2. What is MSNBC's website called?
3.
Q6:
1. msnbc.com was headquartered on what campus?
2. What campus was msnbc.com headquartered on?
3.
Q7:
1. What is the name of the city that the Microsoft Campus is located in?
2. The Microsoft Campus is located in which city?
3.
Q8:
1. MSNBC was headquartered in what news branch?
2. What news branch was MSNBC headquartered in?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the city where NBC headquarters was located?
2. The NBC headquarters are located in what city?
3.
Q10:
1. Is Microsoft still involved in MSNBC?
2. Is there still a partnership between Microsoft and MSNBC?
3.
Q11:
1. When did Microsoft leave MSNBC?
2. Microsoft left MSNBC in what year?
3.
Q12:
1. When did Microsoft leave msnbc.com?
2. Microsoft left msnbc.com in what year?
3.
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33ooo72ivhlifnu982bd429orwhtct | gutenberg | CHAPTER LVII.
_Message of the Pasha_
THE sudden apparition of Eva at Gindarics, and the scene of painful mystery by which it was followed, had plunged Tancred into the greatest anxiety and affliction. It was in vain that, the moment they had quitted the presence of Astarte, he appealed to Fakredeen for some explanation of what had occurred, and for some counsel as to the course they should immediately pursue to assist one in whose fate they were both so deeply interested. The Emir, for the first time since their acquaintance, seemed entirely to have lost himself. He looked perplexed, almost stunned; his language was incoherent, his gestures those of despair. Tancred, while he at once ascribed all this confused demeanour to the shock which he had himself shared at finding the daughter of Besso a captive, and a captive under circumstances of doubt and difficulty, could not reconcile such distraction, such an absence of all resources and presence of mind, with the exuberant means and the prompt expedients which in general were the characteristics of his companion, under circumstances the most difficult and unforeseen.
When they had reached their apartments, Fakredeen threw himself upon the divan and moaned, and, suddenly starting from the couch, paced the chamber with agitated step, wringing his hands. All that Tan-cred could extract from him was an exclamation of despair, an imprecation on his own head, and an expression of fear and horror at Eva having fallen into the hands of pagans and idolaters.
It was in vain also that Tancred endeavoured to communicate with Keferinis. The minister was invisible, not to be found, and the night closed in, when Tancred, after fruitless counsels with Baroni, and many united but vain efforts to open some communication with Eva, delivered himself not to repose, but to a distracted reverie over the present harassing and critical affairs. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that fell into the hands of the pagans?
2. What is the person that fell into the hands of the pagans called?
3.
Q2:
1. Eva fell into the hands of the pagans and what other group of people?
2. Which group of people's hands did Eva fall into other than the Pagan's?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the name of the person that tried to communicate with Keferinis?
2. Communication with Keferinis is something that which person tried to do?
3.
Q4:
1. Which person was invisible, not to be found?
2. What person in the story could not be found?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the person that threw himself of the divan?
2. What is the person that threw himself on the divan called?
3.
Q6:
1. What did Fakredeen do in the chamber after throwing himself on the divan?
2. After having thrown himself on the divan, what did Fakredeen do in the chamber?
3.
Q7:
1. There was a sudden apparition of what?
2. What sudden apparition was there?
3.
Q8:
1. What followed the sudden apparition of Eva at Gindarics?
2. The sudden apparition of Eva at Gindarics was followed by what?
3.
Q9:
1. How did the sudden apparition of Eva at Gindarics, and the scene of painful mystery make Tancred feel?
2. How did Tancred feel as a result of the sudden apparition of Eva at Gindarics, and the scene of painful mystery?
3.
Q10:
1. What is the name of the person that Tancred asked for an explanation of what had just occurred?
2. Tancred asked for an explanation of what had just occured to which person?
3.
Q11:
1. Tancred asked Fakredeen for an explanation of what had just occurred and what else?
2. What was Fakredeen asked by Tancred other than an explanation of what had just occurred?
3.
Q12:
1. What type of counsel did Tancred ask of Fakredeen?
2. Fakredeen was asked what type of counsel by Fakredeen?
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3auqqel7u5tdyn3i1hi8ajv8fudv0z | cnn | (CNN) -- Inter Milan exited this season's Champions League to Marseille in a dramatic finish to their last 16, second leg tie in the San Siro Tuesday.
Trailing visitors Marseille 1-0 from the first leg, 2010 winners Inter leveled on aggregate through a Diego Milito goal in the 75th minute.
The match looked headed for extra time until a long clearance found Marseille substitute Brandao, who eluded two defenders before beating Julio Cesar with a low shot.
Inter were stunned but had time for one more attack, Giampaolo Pazzini earning a penalty as he was brought down by Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda, who was sent off for a second yellow card.
Pazzini converted the penalty with the last kick of the match as it finished 2-2 on aggregate.
But the French side went through on the away goals rule to reach the quarterfinals of the competition for the first time since 1993
The defeat will heap the pressure on Inter's coach Claudio Ranieri, who has seen his side win just once in 11 games to slide down Serie A.
Both Wesley Sneijder, who was later substituted, and Milito spurned cast-iron chances in the first half to give Inter some breathing space in the tie and they paid a heavy price.
"This match is a picture of our season, we played better than Marseille and even tonight we had the clearer chances," Ranieri told Italian television.
"Over 180 minutes Marseille had three shots on goal but in football the team who wins is the one that scores, so well done to them. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. What is the name of the person that was quoted as saying: "This match is a picture of our season, we played better than Marseille and even tonight we had the clearer chances,"?
2. "This match is a picture of our season, we played better than Marseille and even tonight we had the clearer chances," was said by which person in the text?
3.
Q2:
1. What is the profession of Claudio Ranieri?
2. What is Claudio Ranieri's profession?
3.
Q3:
1. Claudio Ranieri is a coach for which club?
2. What is the name of the club where Claudio Ranieri is a coach?
3.
Q4:
1. Did Inter Milan win their last match?
2. Were Inter Milan victorious in their last match?
3.
Q5:
1. What is the name of the club that beat Inter Milan in the last match?
2. Inter Milan lost their last match to which club?
3.
Q6:
1. Did Marseille advance in the Champions League?
2. Is one of the teams that advanced in the Champions League called Marseille?
3.
Q7:
1. Marseille advanced in the Champions League to what level?
2. What level did Marseille advance to in the Champions League?
3.
Q8:
1. Did Marseille reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League in recent years?
2. Have Marseille recently reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League?
3.
Q9:
1. When was the last time that Marseille reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League?
2. Marseille last reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League in what year?
3.
Q10:
1. Which group did Claudio Ranieri speak to after the match against Marseille?
2. Following the match against Marseille, who did Claudio Ranieri speak to?
3.
Q11:
1. Is the defeat of Inter Milan against Marseille going to make things easier for Claudio Ranieri?
2. Will things get easier for Claudio Ranieri as a result of losing against Marseille?
3.
Q12:
1. What is the proportion of victories that Inter Milan has had recently?
2. Inter Milan has achieved what proportion of victories in recent matches?
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308q0pevb8dq8b7v262io567alii9m | wikipedia | Mosaic has a long history, starting in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. Pebble mosaics were made in Tiryns in Mycenean Greece; mosaics with patterns and pictures became widespread in classical times, both in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Early Christian basilicas from the 4th century onwards were decorated with wall and ceiling mosaics. Mosaic art flourished in the Byzantine Empire from the 6th to the 15th centuries; that tradition was adopted by the Norman kingdom in Sicily in the 12th century, by eastern-influenced Venice, and among the Rus in Ukraine. Mosaic fell out of fashion in the Renaissance, though artists like Raphael continued to practise the old technique. Roman and Byzantine influence led Jews to decorate 5th and 6th century synagogues in the Middle East with floor mosaics.
Bronze age pebble mosaics have been found at Tiryns; mosaics of the 4th century BC are found in the Macedonian palace-city of Aegae, and the 4th-century BC mosaic of The Beauty of Durrës discovered in Durrës, Albania in 1916, is an early figural example; the Greek figural style was mostly formed in the 3rd century BC. Mythological subjects, or scenes of hunting or other pursuits of the wealthy, were popular as the centrepieces of a larger geometric design, with strongly emphasized borders. Pliny the Elder mentions the artist Sosus of Pergamon by name, describing his mosaics of the food left on a floor after a feast and of a group of doves drinking from a bowl. Both of these themes were widely copied. QUESTIONS:
| Q1:
1. When did Mosaic begin?
2. How long ago did Mosaic begin?
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Q2:
1. What is the name of the place where Mosaic began?
2. Mosaic began in which place?
3.
Q3:
1. What is the location of the place where Bronze age pebble mosaics have been found?
2. Bronze age pebble mosaics have been found in what location?
3.
Q4:
1. Pebble Mosaics were made in what part of Greece?
2. What is the name of the place in Greece where Pebble Mosaics were made?
3.
Q5:
1. Mosaic art flourished in what era?
2. What is the era when mosaic art flourished?
3.
Q6:
1.
2.
3.
Q7:
1. Which empire was present during the 6th to 15th centuries that is known for being an era where mosaic art flourished?
2. Mosaic art flourished between the 6th to 15th centuries under what empire?
3.
Q8:
1. Mosaics were found in Macedonia in what century?
2. During which century were mosaics found in Macedonia?
3.
Q9:
1. What is the name of the city in Macedonia where mosaics were found?
2. Mosaics were found in which Macedonian city?
3.
Q10:
1. At what location in Aegae were mosaics found?
2. Mosaics were found in the Macedonian city of Aegae in what location?
3.
Q11:
1. What is the name of the mosaic that was found in Durres?
2. Durres is known as the place where which mosaic was found?
3.
Q12:
1. When was the mosaic called "The Beauty of Durrës" found in the city of Durres?
2. The mosaic called "The Beauty of Durrës" was found in the city of Durres how long ago?
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3vfjci1k4zzigkxm6z21uetl1xqrgq | race | Ask any student to say one thing they know about Charles Dickens, and it is very likely they will say Oliver Twist. His classic tale of a poor orphan boy strikes at the heart of all those who have ever wanted "more", as Oliver did.
And now, Dickens' classic scenes of the lives of the Victorian British poor will appear in a big screen movie, "Oliver Twist," an adaptation of his classic tale directed by Roman Polanski.
The new film is not meant for younger viewers, and is meant for children over 13. For those old enough to enjoy it, however, the film shows just how long people have been enjoying Dickens' remarkable literature. His short stories and essays began appearing in magazines in 1833. "Oliver Twist" was published in 1837 - more than 165 years ago.
"Oliver Twist" tells the story of an orphan forced to live in a workhouse headed by the awful Mr Bumble, who cheats the boys who work there out of their already low pay. Oliver decides to escape to the streets of London, where he meets a thief called Fagin, played by Sir Ben Kingsley, who leads him into a world of crime. Several of Dickens' books have been made into films and television series, including 2002's "Nicholas Nickleby" and 2000's "David Copperfield." And several versions of "A Christmas Carol" have entertained audiences for years.
In his novels, Dickens wrote about several important issues. He talked about the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1824 in "Oliver Twist"; the French Revolution in "A Tale of Two Cities"; and helping the poor in "Hard Times." One of Dickens' best-known books is the first Christmas book he wrote - "A Christmas Carol" (1843), about a mean man.
We thought this would be a good time to take a look at the man behind the words and see what kind of experiences helped shape and affect one of the best -- known writers of all time. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is Roman Polanski's movie called?
2. What is the title of Roman Polanski's film?
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1. Is Oliver Twist a movie that is meant for kids?
2. Are kids meant to watch Oliver Twist?
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1. What is the age group that viewers must fall under in order to watch Oliver Twist?
2. In order to watch Oliver Twist, what age group must the viewers fall under?
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1. Is the movie Oliver Twist an adaptation of something?
2. Was something adapted in order to make the movie Oliver Twist?
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1. What is the movie Oliver Twist an adaptation of?
2. What was adapted in order to make the movie Oliver Twist?
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1. What is the name of the person that wrote the book called Oliver Twist?
2. The book titled Oliver Twist was written by which author?
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3qhk8zvmimibm5uyltdr7rtpelsbl7 | race | Bush takes ice bucket challenge . Bush has joined a growing list of celebrities across the world to take the ice bucket challenge. He did it to help raise money for Lou Gehrig's disease and chose his predecessor Bill Clinton to do it next. In a video posted on Wednesday on Bush's Facebook page, the former president, wearing a navy blue coat while sitting at a table, said he was challenged by his daughter Jenna Bush Hager to take the challenge. As he wrote the check, Laura Bush appeared with a white bucket and poured ice water over her husband's head and then said, "That check is for me. I don't want to ruin my hairstyle." Bush then announced his choice. "Now it's my right to challenge my friend Bill Clinton to the ALS Challenge," he said. "Yesterday was Bill's birthday and my gift to him is a bucket of cold water." The online campaign challenges people to either dump a bucket of ice water over their heads or donate to support research for Lou Gehrig's disease. When a person accepts the ice bucket challenge, he or she must challenge another person to partake in the raising money effort. Many famous people in different fields around the world took part in the activity, including Bill Gates, Stephen King, Christiano Ronaldo, and Lady Gaga, and so on. QUESTIONS:
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1. What does Bush do in the article?
2. In the article, what does Bush do?
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1. Is Bush the only person that takes the ice bucket challenge?
2. Is the ice bucket challenge only taken by Bush?
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1. What group of people has Bush joined in taking the ice bucket challenge?
2. Bush has joined what group of people in taking the ice bucket challenge?
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1. What are the celebrities in the article trying to raise money for by taking the ice bucket challenge?
2. By taking the ice bucket challenge, celebrities are trying to raise money for what cause?
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1. What is the name of the person that Bush asks to do the ice bucket challenge after him?
2. Which person is asked by Bush to take the ice bucket challenge once he has finished doing it?
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1. Who is Bill Clinton to Bush?
2. Bill Clinton is who to Bush?
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1. What do people do when they take the ice bucket challenge?
2. When people take the ice bucket challenge, what do they do?
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1. In the ice bucket challenge, people pour ice water over their heads that is contained in what type of container?
2. What type of container is the ice water placed in prior to being poured over a person's head in the ice bucket challenge?
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1. What family of Bush asked him to do the ice bucket challenge?
2. Bush was asked to take the ice bucket challenge by which member of his family?
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1. What is the name of Bush's daughter?
2. What is Bush's daughter called?
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1. Did Bush put the ice bucket over his own head?
2. Was an ice bucket placed over Bush's head by Bush himself?
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1. What is the name of the person that put the ice bucket over Bush's head?
2. The ice bucket was put over Bush's head by which person?
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3s3amizx3u5byyycmcbyzyr2oc6dcb | cnn | Los Angeles (CNN) -- The doctor convicted in pop star Michael Jackson's death is suffering possibly life-threatening and permanent injuries after almost a year in a small jail cell, his lawyers are warning.
Dr. Conrad Murray is housed in a high-security section of the Los Angeles County jail because of his notoriety, which isolates him from the general population for his protection but means he has "extremely limited access to exercise."
"Death or injury at the hands of another prisoner, however, is no worse than a slow death caused by a loss of circulation and atrophy resulting from inhumane confinement of a large man in a tiny space," lawyers Valerie Wass and Michael Flanagan wrote in a letter addressed to Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca Wednesday.
Conrad Murray invites Katherine Jackson to visit him in jail
Murray -- jailed since November 7, 2011, when he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death -- is 6 feet 5 inches tall, but confined in a 5-foot-by-7-foot cell, the letter said.
"If one were to keep a dog in a space just a few inches larger than the dog's length, for any extended period of time, contentions of animal cruelty possibly leading to prosecution would likely result," it said.
The sheriff's office did not immediately return repeated calls from CNN for comment.
Wass, who is overseeing the appeal of Murray's involuntary manslaughter conviction, told CNN Thursday his jail conditions "are the equivalent of a large individual flying coach in a middle seat for a period of a year." QUESTIONS:
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1. What was the date when Dr. Conrad Murray was put in prison?
2. Dr. Conrad Murray was put in prison on what date?
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1. What charge was Dr. Conrad Murray put in prison for?
2. Dr. Conrad Murray was put in prison on what charge?
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1. What is the name of the person that died that is mentioned in the article?
2. The article mentions which person that died?
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1. Was Dr. Conrad Murray injured?
2. Did Dr. Conrad Murray suffer from and injury?
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1. Did Dr. Conrad Murray get injured as a result of being attacked by an inmate?
2. Did an attack from and inmate cause Dr. Conrad Murray to be injured?
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1. What caused Dr. Conrad Murray to be injured?
2. What was the cause of the injury to Dr. Conrad Murray?
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1. Is Dr. Conrad Murray represented by lawyers?
2. Are lawyers representing Dr. Conrad Murray?
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1. What are the names of the people that are representing Dr. Conrad Murray?
2. Dr. Conrad Murray is being represented by which people?
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1. What did Valerie Wass and Michael Flanagan do on Wednesday?
2. On Wednesday, what was done by Valerie Wass and Michael Flanagan?
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1. Which person was the letter that Valerie Wass and Michael Flanagan wrote on Wednesday addressed to?
2. Valerie Wass and Michael Flanagan wrote a letter on Wednesday that was addressed to which person?
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1. Valerie Wass and Michael Flanagan wrote a letter on Wednesday that was addressed to the Sheriff of what county?
2. A letter was written by Valerie Wass and Michael Flanagan on Wednesday that was addressed to the Sheriff of what county?
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35k3o9huabdntgwm99cjdmuqkovefl | gutenberg | CHAPTER 8
Early the next morning, Rufus rang at the cottage gate.
"Well, Mr. Frenchman, and how do _you_ git along? And how's Amelius?"
Toff, standing before the gate, answered with the utmost respect, but showed no inclination to let the visitor in.
"Amelius has his intervals of laziness," Rufus proceeded; "I bet he's in bed!"
"My young master was up and dressed an hour ago, sir--he has just gone out."
"That is so, is it? Well, I'll wait till he comes back." He pushed by Toff, and walked into the cottage. "Your foreign ceremonies are clean thrown away on me," he said, as Toff tried to stop him in the hall. "I'm the American savage; and I'm used up with travelling all night. Here's a little order for you: whisky, bitters, lemon, and ice--I'll take a cocktail in the library."
Toff made a last desperate effort to get between the visitor and the door. "I beg your pardon, sir, a thousand times; I must most respectfully entreat you to wait--"
Before he could explain himself, Rufus, with the most perfect good humour, pulled the old man out of his way. "What's troubling this venerable creature's mind--" he inquired of himself, "does he think I don't know my way in?"
He opened the library door--and found himself face to face with Sally. She had risen from her chair, hearing voices outside, and hesitating whether to leave the room or not. They confronted each other, on either side of the table, in silent dismay. For once Rufus was so completely bewildered, that he took refuge in his customary form of greeting before he was aware of it himself. QUESTIONS:
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1. What type of building does this story take place?
2. This story takes place in what type of building?
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1. What is the name of the guest at the cottage?
2. What is the cottage guest called?
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1. What was the name of the master of the cottage?
2. What was the cottage master called?
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1. Was Mr. Frenchman at the cottage?
2. Was the cottage the place where Mr. Frenchman was currently at?
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1. Do we know where Mr. Frenchman went?
2. Does the story let the reader know where Mr. Frenchman went?
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1. What is the name of the person that ordered the cocktail?
2. The cocktail was ordered by which person?
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1. What did Rufus drink in the Library?
2. Rufus had what beverage in the library?
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1. Did Rufus put ice in his cocktail?
2. Was there ice in Rufus's cocktail?
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1. Rufus had his cocktail in what room?
2. In what room did Rufus have his cocktail?
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1. What is the name of the person that was in the library with Rufus?
2. Rufus was with which other person in the library?
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1. What had Sally done when Rufus opened the library door?
2. When rufus opened the library door, what had Sally done?
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1. What cause Sally to rise?
2. Sally rose from her chair for what reason?
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1. What are the names of the people whose voices were heard by Sally?
2. Sally heard which people's voices?
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1. Where did sally and Rufus sit in the library?
2. In the library, where did Sally and Rufus sit?
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3ekvh9qmey4y0g6apjmsnligccdd24 | race | Have you got any wonderful plans for your coming winter vacation? Here are some wonderful films for you to kill time. _ Verona De Tessant (Maya Rudolph) and Burt Farlander (John Krasinski) are in their early thirties and struggling to meet daily needs and build fulfilling lives as an artist and a salesman. When they learn they will soon become parents, they are faced with the challenge of how and where to raise a child and build a happy family. With a baby on his way, the young couple, look at their lives and are puzzled about what they really want. _ Lynn was married to Pual, but they broke up and Lynn took their daughter Alice while Paul got their son Dylan. Years later, now Dylan is getting married, and Lynn is attending the wedding, with her younger son Elliot and Ben. Elliot is a drug addict and Ben keeps everything to himself. Dylan hasn't spoken to Lynn in years, and Lynn is fearful of Pual and his wife Patty. At last, all this has put Lynn in a depressed situation, and she's not sure just how she's going to get through the day. _ Also named as Life is Beautiful, the film is a black comedy and also a best medicine that heals the scar left by war. This movie has some kind of characteristics as natural and active. On the 7th Oscar Award Ceremony , the movie won three great awards. It is not a sad movie from the very beginning , but when the father uses a great way to hide his murder from his son, all people are impressed by this moving deed. Under the protection of the father, the son has lived a happy life. _ The film is an American film directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. The film tells the story of Andy, a banker who spends nearly two decades in Shawshank State Prison for the murder of his wife and his wife's lover despite his claims of innocence. There he makes friends with Red. Andy manages to escape from the prison by digging a tunnel with the rock hammer over the years. When Red is later released , he remembers Andy's advice. He then visits the place Andy mentions before he escapes. There, he finds money and a note left by Andy, telling him to get to Zihuatanejo. QUESTIONS:
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1. What is the name of the actress that plays Verona De Tessant?
2. Verona De Tessant is portrayed by which actress?
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1. What is the name of the person that plays Burt Farlander?
2. Burt Farlander is played by which actor?
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1. Verona De Tessant and Burt Farlander learn that they will soon be what?
2. What will Verona De Tessant and Burt Farlander soon be?
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1. The movie "Life is Beautiful" belongs to what genre?
2. What genre does the movie "Life is Beautiful" belong to?
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1. What is the name of the person that directed a movie starring Tim Robbins?
2. Tim Robbins starred in a movie that was directed by which person?
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1. The film directed by Frank Darabont stars Tim Robbins and what other actor?
2. What actors stars in the film directed by Frank Darabont other than Tim Robbins?
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1. What is the name of the main character in the movie directed by Frank Darabont?
2. In the movie that is directed by Frank Darabont, what is the name of the main character?
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1. What is the name of Andy's friend in the movie directed by Frank Darabont?
2. In the movie that is directed by Frank Darabont, what is the name of Andy's friend?
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1. What is the name of the place where Andy and Red meet?
2. Andy and Red meet in what place?
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1. What is Andy in Shawshank State prison for?
2. Andy is in Shawshank State Prison for commiting what crime?
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3f6hpjw4jd0x9m616erif971ivs2wg | mctest | Once upon a time there was a man who needed to write story. His name was Mark. He had a bad case of writer's block. After a bit, he wrote a story about writing a story. This may seem a bit odd. Well, it was. The important thing to know is that Mark wanted money. This was so he could show off for his girl, Wendy. Wendy had two living parents named Greg and Gail. The exciting thing about Mark writing these stories, was that he could write whatever he wanted to. He could have written about bears. Or it could have been his best friend Error. There were so many choices for Mark. He was very happy. He was happy because he was almost done writing the story. Wendy, had she known about the writing would have been sad that Mark spent so much time thinking of odd stories. QUESTIONS:
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1. What did Mark need to do once upon a time?
2. Once upon a time, what did Mark need to do?
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1. What did Mark want?
2. Mark wrote a story because he wanted what?
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1. What did Mark have a bad case of?
2. Mark had a bad case of what?
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1. Why was Mark happy?
2. What made Mark happy in the story?
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1. Was the topic of the story that Mark was writing normal?
2. Did Mark write about a topic that was considered normal?
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1. What was so great about writing a story about writing a story?
2. What was exciting about Mark writing these stories?
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1. What are two examples of things that Mark could write about in the stories?
2. In the stories, what are two examples that are mentioned of what he could write about?
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1. How did Wendy feel regarding the stories that were written by Mark?
2. The stories that were written by Mark made Wendy feel what way?
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1. How would Wendy feel if she found out that Mark had been writing stories?
2. If the fact that stories were being written by Mark was discovered by Wendy, how would she feel?
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1. Why would Wendy feel sad if she found out that Mark was writing stories?
2. What reason would Wendy have for feeling sad should she find out that Mark was writing stories?
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