Webpages for interactive reading exercises

These sites provide texts and (interactive) reading exercises, best used from grade 6 on.
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/

Site for funny and simple stories and cartoons from grade six  on
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html

Texts and audio files about famous people from all over the world
http://www.widgetserver.com/syndication/l/?p=1&instId=5dead9b2-e4e4-4ac2-8d4c-d5d293913ce5&token=fa87cab666253eeee1fe33df3160e99c4e18a500000001369ee6c1bc&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.famouspeoplelessons.com