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Japanese tsunami dog and owner reunited

A dog that was rescued after spending three weeks floating at sea after a huge earthquake

and tsunami has been reunited with its owner, who recognised the dog when she saw a TV news

report on the rescue on Friday.

The dog was found by a Japan Coast Guard crew on a roof drifting some 1.8km off the coast

of one of the worst-hit areas along Japan's north-east coast. The roof that the dog was found on is

believed to have broken off the house and been washed out to sea by the retreating waters of the

devastating tsunami.

The two-year-old dog called Ban had an emotional reunion with its owner at an animal care

centre where it had been taken to be looked after. Local media reported that Ban immediately

 jumped up and was very excited when the owner appeared. "We'll never let go of her," said the

owner, who wished to remain anonymous.

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Q4 - The dog was found by soldiers from the army.

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Q5 - The dog was found floating on a roof.

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Q6 - The dog showed no emotion when the owner arrived.

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Q7 - The owner told people her name.

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Indian drummers

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Shillong 1) __________ north east India 2) __________ the world record yesterday for the

largest number of people 3) __________ the drums together. People travelled 4) __________ long

way, many 5) __________ foot, from villages in the state in order 6) __________ in.

A total of 7,951 people played the drums at 7) __________ same time, over seven hundredmore than the old record.

The state now 8) __________ two world records - it is the wettest place in the world as well.

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Japan's most famous dog

In front of the enormous Shibuya train station in Tokyo, there is a life-size bronze statue of a

dog. Even though the statue is very small when compared to the huge neon signs flashing, it isn't

difficult to find. It has been used as a meeting point since 1934 and today you will find hundreds of

people waiting there for their friends to arrive.

Hachiko, an Akita dog,was born in 1923 and brought to Tokyo in 1924. His owner, Professor

Eisaburo Uyeno and he were inseparable friends right from the start. Each day Hachiko would

accompany his owner, a professor at the Imperial University, to Shibuya train station when he left

for work. When he came back, the professor would always find the dog patiently waiting for him.

Sadly, the professor died suddenly at work in 1925 before he could return home.

Although Hachiko was still a young dog, the bond between him and his owner was very

strong and he continued to wait at the station every day. Sometimes, he would stay there for days

at a time, though some believe that he kept returning because of the food he was given by street

vendors. He became a familiar sight to commuters over time. In 1934, a statue of him was put

outside the station. In 1935, Hachiko died at the place he last saw his friend alive.

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Q2 - The statue is difficult to find because there are so many people there.

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Q6 - Nobody gave the dog any food.

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Q7 - The dog died before the statue was put outside the station.

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Jungle girl found

A girl 1) __________ disappeared 2) __________ she was eight 3) __________ old has been

found 4) __________ Cambodia, according to 5) __________ father. Eighteen years after she

disappeared, a woman was 6) __________ in a village in the Ratanakkiri province trying to steal

food. The woman who was found looks 7) __________ other members of the family.

She can't speak 8) __________ language that has been identified and is very frightened, but

her family hope that she will adjust and settle down.

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