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The city of Yangzhou came into being at the Spring and Autumn Period ( about 500 AC ). As the key transportation link at joint place of the Great Canal ( Beijing-Hangzhou) and Changjiang (Yangtze River), Yangzhou has been from the Sui Dynasty (600 AD.) an economically rich city, and then reached its top in the Tang Dynasty. At that time Yangzhou was a famous port and one of few biggest cities in East Asia. With the improvement of the local economy and easy transportation way, there happened in the history a special local culture, which has an important place in Chinese culture. Many famous men of letters, poets, artists, scholars , statesmen, scientists and national heroes in the history were born in, lived in or had connection with Yangzhou. Li Bai, one of the greatest Chinese poets visited and stayed in Yangzhou several times in his life and one of his famous poems about Yangzhou has been so popular that Chinese of all ages can sing it and has become a symbol of Yangzhou . Zheng Banqiao, a famous Chinese painting painter in the Qing Dynasty heading a group called "Eight Eccentrics", had strongly influenced Chinese paintings. Wang Zhong and Yuan Yuan and some other scholars formed school of Yangzhou Scholars and achieved great success in the study of classic Chinese and writing. Zhu Ziqing, one of most famous modern Chinese writers and scholars, had always been proud of himself as a native of Yangzhou and thanked the city for being nourished by its rich culture. Quite a few other names you may come across frequently in the study of Chinese culture and history have connection with Yangzhou . Yangzhou was so attractive and important that many Chinese emperors in history had come specially to visit or check the city. Emperor Suiyang, who ordered to cut the Great Canal so that he could come more easily and quickly, died on his last trip to the city and buried here. Emperor Qianlong had come all the way from the north and visited the city nine times.
1. What part of Asia is Yangzhou in?
2. Who was one of the greatest Chinese poets to visit there?
3. Who was Zheng Banqiao?
4. When did Yangzhou come into being?
5. What group did Zheng Banqiao head?
6. Who started the school of Yangzhou Scholars?
7. What did they study?
8. Which Emperor died on his last trip the the city?
9. Did Qianlong visit the city 10 times?
10. How many times did he visit?
11. Where did he come from?
12. What Dynasty is Yangzhou from?
13. What Dynasty did it reach it's peak, or top, in?

Numbered answers:
1. East Asia
2. Li Bai
3. a painter
4. at the Spring and Autumn Period
5. Eight Eccentrics
6. Wang Zhong and Yuan Yuan and some other scholars
7. classic Chinese and writing
8. Suiyang
9. no
10. nine
11. the north
12. the Sui Dynasty
13. the Tang Dynasty


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The 2000 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and commonly known as Sydney 2000 or the Millennium Olympic Games/Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event which was held between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was the second time that the Summer Olympics were held in Australia, and also the Southern Hemisphere, the first being in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1956. 

Sydney was selected as the host city for the 2000 games in 1993. Teams from 199 countries participated. The United States won the most medals with 93, while Australia came in 4th with 58. The games cost was estimated to be A$6.6 billion. The Games received universal acclaim, with the organisation, volunteers, sportsmanship and Australian public being lauded in the international media. Bill Bryson from "The Times" called the Sydney Games "one of the most successful events on the world stage", saying that they "couldn't be better". 

James Mossop of the "Electronic Telegraph" called the Games in an article "such a success that any city considering bidding for future Olympics must be wondering how it can reach the standards set by Sydney", while Jack Todd in the Montreal Gazette suggested that the "IOC should quit while it's ahead. Admit there can never be a better Olympic Games, and be done with it", as "Sydney was both exceptional and the best".
1. what year were the games held?
2. where?
3. did they have an official name?
4. any unofficial names?
5. on what date did they start?
6. and end?
7. was this the first time this country hosted the games?
8. the fourth time?
9. how many times in total have they hosted?
10. what country is this?
11. when did they host before?
12. where?
13. in this competition who was the biggest winner?
14. with how many wins?
15. what did they win?
16. did the host country go to great expense to hold the games?
17. how much was spent?
18. were they considered successful?
19. who said so?
20. where doe he work?

Numbered answers:
1. 2000
2. Sydney
3. Games of the XXVII Olympiad
4. Sydney 2000
5. 15 September 2000
6. 1  October 2000
7. It wasno
8. no
9. two
10. Australia
11. 1956.
12. Melbourne
13. The United States
14. 93
15. medals
16. yes
17. A$6.6 billion
18. yes
19. Bill Bryson
20. "The Times"


Question:
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CHAPTER X 

THE WIDENING CIRCLE 

It was very burdensome to Ursula, that she was the eldest of the family. By the time she was eleven, she had to take to school Gudrun and Theresa and Catherine. The boy, William, always called Billy, so that he should not be confused with his father, was a lovable, rather delicate child of three, so he stayed at home as yet. There was another baby girl, called Cassandra. 

The children went for a time to the little church school just near the Marsh. It was the only place within reach, and being so small, Mrs. Brangwen felt safe in sending her children there, though the village boys did nickname Ursula "Urtler", and Gudrun "Good-runner", and Theresa "Tea-pot". 

Gudrun and Ursula were co-mates. The second child, with her long, sleepy body and her endless chain of fancies, would have nothing to do with realities. She was not for them, she was for her own fancies. Ursula was the one for realities. So Gudrun left all such to her elder sister, and trusted in her implicitly, indifferently. Ursula had a great tenderness for her co-mate sister. 

It was no good trying to make Gudrun responsible. She floated along like a fish in the sea, perfect within the medium of her own difference and being. Other existence did not trouble her. Only she believed in Ursula, and trusted to Ursula. 

The eldest child was very much fretted by her responsibility for the other young ones. Especially Theresa, a sturdy, bold-eyed thing, had a faculty for warfare. 
1. What chapter is this?
2. What's its title?
3. What was the baby''s name?
4. How old was Billy?
5. What was the father's name?
6. Who was the oldest?
7. How many did she take to school?
8. What school did they attend for some time?
9. Why was the mom ok with them attendng?
10. What did the village boys do?
11. What was Ursula's?
12. Goodrun's?
13. And Theresa's?
14. Why was making Goodrun responsible an impossibility?


Numbered answers:
1. CHAPTER X
2. THE WIDENING CIRCLE
3. Cassandra.
4. Three
5. William
6. Ursula
7. Three
8. a little church school
9. It was the only place within reach
10. nicknamed the children
11. "Urtler"
12. "Good-runner"
13. "Tea-pot"
14. She floated along like a fish in the sea