Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- The mortality rate in Moscow, Russia, has "doubled recently" because of an extended streak of heat and smog, Andrei Seltsovsky, the head of the city health department, told Russian news agencies Monday. 

Seltsovsky said that the average daily mortality rate in Moscow is 360 to 380 cases, but "today the rate is around 700." 

Out of 1,500 slots in city morgues, 1,300 were occupied, he added. 

The death toll directly attributed to the country's recent spate of wildfires remained at 52, the Russian Health and Social Development Ministry said on its website Monday. Another 62 people across Russia were in hospitals with wildfire-related ailments, and in all, 741 people had sought wildfire-related medical assistance, it said. 

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The ministry said 22 out of the country's 83 regions, mostly in central Russia, are affected by wildfires. And no relief is in sight, with temperatures forecast to remain high in central and northwestern Russia through August 20. 

The Russian meteorological service Roshydromet said on its website Monday that the level of air pollution will remain high in and around Moscow in the coming days. 

"The air will remain filled with products burning in forest and peat fires, and with toxic emission coming from motor vehicles and industrial enterprises," Roshydromet said. 

It asked Moscow's industrial businesses to start cutting emissions by 20 to 40 percent from 3 p.m. Monday until 3 p.m. Wednesday to help reduce air pollution. 

Alexander Frolov, who heads Roshydromet, appeared live on Russian state TV on Monday. He said high levels of pollutants in the Moscow air pose a serious danger to Muscovites' health.  What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. In what country does the article take place?
2. What is causing health problems?
3. Is it a brief period of these?
4. What negative effects have the population felt?
5. Was is the normal number of people dying in a day in Moscow?
6. But what was it increased to?
7. Does the article mention another way people are dying in Russia?
8. What is the cause of these other deaths?
9. How many people have been killed in this way?
10. How many people needed attention from doctors due to the fires?
11. Is the entire country affected by the fires?
12. How many regions?
13. What part of the country are those regions in?
14. Are temperatures thought to drop soon?
15. What about pollution levels?
16. What is the country's weather service called?
17. What has Roshydromet asked of businesses in Moscow?
18. By what percent?
19. When?
20. Who's the leader of that agency?
Answer: 1. Russia
2. heat and smog
3. no
4. The mortality rate has doubled
5. 360 to 380
6. 700
7. Yes
8. Wildfires
9. 52
10. 741
11. No
12. 22
13. Mostly in central Russia
14. No
15. No
16. Roshydromet
17. to start cutting emissions
18. 20 to 40 percent
19. from 3 p.m. Monday until 3 p.m. Wednesday
20. Alexander Frolov

Problem: CHAPTER X. The Cavaliere 

There befell at last a couple of days during which Rowland was unable to go to the hotel. Late in the evening of the second one Roderick came into his room. In a few moments he announced that he had finished the bust of his mother. 

"And it 's magnificent!" he declared. "It 's one of the best things I have done." 

"I believe it," said Rowland. "Never again talk to me about your inspiration being dead." 

"Why not? This may be its last kick! I feel very tired. But it 's a masterpiece, though I do say it. They tell us we owe so much to our parents. Well, I 've paid the filial debt handsomely!" He walked up and down the room a few moments, with the purpose of his visit evidently still undischarged. "There 's one thing more I want to say," he presently resumed. "I feel as if I ought to tell you!" He stopped before Rowland with his head high and his brilliant glance unclouded. "Your invention is a failure!" 

"My invention?" Rowland repeated. 

"Bringing out my mother and Mary." 

"A failure?" 

"It 's no use! They don't help me." 

Rowland had fancied that Roderick had no more surprises for him; but he was now staring at him, wide-eyed. 

"They bore me!" Roderick went on. 

"Oh, oh!" cried Rowland. 

"Listen, listen!" said Roderick with perfect gentleness. "I am not complaining of them; I am simply stating a fact. I am very sorry for them; I am greatly disappointed." 
1. What did he finish?
2. Of what?
3. Who is this?
4. Did he like it?
5. When did he come into the room?
6. Who was he talking to?
7. Was there a debt?
8. To who?
9. Was it paid?
10. How?
11. What was a failure?
12. What was the invention?
Answer: 1. the bust
2. his mother
3. Roderick
4. Yes
5. Late in the evening
6. Rowland
7. Yes
8. parents
9. Yes
10. handsomely
11. invention
12. Bringing out mother and Mary

question: Sandra Bullock turned 51 last month. But because she looks exactly the same as she did inMiss Congeniality, a movie filmed back in the 20thcentury, everyone calls her "ageless." Bullock is just one of a number of stars in their 40s and 50s who've had birthdays recently but have not gotten older, unlike the rest of us in their age group. Take Halle Berry. One website put a photo of her 20 years ago next to one of the newly 49-year-old Berry and dared us to choose which was which. "This Is What 49 Looks Like," it said. Seriously, if that's what 49 looks like, I must be 71. 

However, even a generation ago, famous faces evolved. Look at a picture of Grace Kelly at age 52 in the early 1980s. She looks like a beautiful middle-aged woman. Today she'd look old for her age. 

The goal now is to prevent aging while you are still young, using all the magical nonsurgical options medicine has to offer. Eventually these techniques will become less expensive, and ordinary people my daughter's age will have them. Already anti-aging is starting to be considered maintenance, like coloring your hair. My friends and I find ourselves openly debating techniques that we used to make fun of. Does fat-freezing work? How much time do you have to spend in the gym to keep the body of a 35-year-old after 50? It's all so exhausting. But members of the next generation have it tougher. They'll have to ask themselves whether they want to spend their youth trying not to get old. I've already seen "Sexy at 70" headlines. Will everyone be expected to go to their graves looking hot? 

I also have to wonder what else we are slowing along with age. How do you move on if you're working so hard to stay the same? And besides, if you've known the ache of watching a daughter pack up for college, you know you can't stop the clock.
1. Who is considered ageless?
2. why?
3. how old is she?
4. Who else falls into this group?
5. and how old is she?
6. What is anti aging considered as?
7. In the 1980s, how old was Grace Kelly?
8. What is coloring your hair considered?
9. Is it easy to prevent aging?
10. what is it?
11. Do the headlines read, sexy at 50?
12. what do they say?
13. What will be expected at death?
14. Who will have it harder soon?
15. What did a website do with Halle Berry's photo?
16. What did it say?
17. What movie did Sandra Bullock play in?
18. when?
19. What will the next generation have to ask themselves?
****
answer:
1. Sandra Bullock
2. because she looks exactly the same as she did inMiss Congeniality
3. 51
4. Halle Berry.
5. 49
6. maintenance
7. 52
8. maintenance
9. No
10. exhausting
11. No
12. Sexy at 70
13. looking hot
14. members of the next generation
15. put a photo of her 20 years ago next to one of the newly 49-year-old Berry
16. "This Is What 49 Looks Like,"
17. Miss Congeniality
18. in the 20thcentury
19. whether they want to spend their youth trying not to get old.