Problem: Belarus (; , "Bielarus" or "Biearus", ; ), officially the Republic of Belarus, formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia or Belorussia (), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital and most populous city is Minsk. Over 40% of its is forested. Its strongest economic sectors are service industries and manufacturing. Until the 20th century, different states at various times controlled the lands of modern-day Belarus, including the Principality of Polotsk (11th to 14th centuries), the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the PolishLithuanian Commonwealth, and the Russian Empire.

In the aftermath of the 1917 Russian Revolution, Belarus declared independence as the Belarusian People's Republic, which was conquered by Soviet Russia. The Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia became a founding constituent republic of the Soviet Union in 1922 and was renamed as the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (Byelorussian SSR). Belarus lost almost half of its territory to Poland after the PolishSoviet War of 19191921. Much of the borders of Belarus took their modern shape in 1939, when some lands of the Second Polish Republic were reintegrated into it after the Soviet invasion of Poland, and were finalized after World WarII. During WWII, military operations devastated Belarus, which lost about a third of its population and more than half of its economic resources. The republic was redeveloped in the post-war years. In 1945 the Byelorussian SSR became a founding member of the United Nations, along with the Soviet Union and the Ukrainian SSR.
1. What is the official name of Belarus?
2. Formerly known as?
3. What else?
4. Does is border an ocean?
5. What is to its northeast?
6. South?
7. West?
8. What is the capital?
9. When did they declare independence?
10. After what?
11. Who conquered it?
12. Who did they loose a lot of land to?
13. After what?
14. When was that?
15. When did most of the borders get set?
16. What happened during WWII?
17. How much of the population was killed?
18. How much of their economic resources did they lose?
19. What happened in 1945?
20. With who?
Answer: 1. Republic of Belarus
2. Byelorussia
3. Belorussia
4. No
5. Russia
6. Ukraine
7. Poland
8. Minsk
9. 1917
10. Russian Revolution
11. Soviet Russia
12. Poland
13. PolishSoviet War
14. 19191921
15. 1939
16. military operations devastated Belarus
17. a third
18. more than half
19. Byelorussian SSR became a founding member of the United Nations
20. the Soviet Union and the Ukrainian SSR.

Q: (EW) -- After four years off of the silver screen, James Bond made his triumphant return this weekend in "Skyfall" and the British spy's appeal was bigger than ever.

The action thriller grossed a truly massive $87.8 million in its first three days (and an additional $2.2 million during Thursday night previews), making its debut the very best in the Bond series' 23-film history by a huge margin.

"Skyfall" shattered the previous opening weekend record for a Bond film, which was set in 2008 when "Quantum of Solace" bowed with $67.5 million. With the lucrative Thanksgiving holiday on the horizon and a straight "A" CinemaScore grade, it's likely that "Skyfall" will also become the first Bond movie to ever pass the $200 million mark at the domestic box office. (Of course, this is not accounting for inflation.)

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"Skyfall's" debut marks the seventh-best November opening weekend of all time behind two "Twilight" films and four "Harry Potter" titles and the film, which Sony and MGM spent about $200 million to make, garnered an impressive $25,050 per theater average from 3,505 theaters. "Skyfall's" per-theater average was even more impressive in IMAX locations, where the film found $13.1 million (15 percent of its weekend gross) from 320 screens, good for a $40,938 average.

Daniel Craig, the sixth man to play Bond, has seen his popularity as the character surge since taking over the iconic role in 2006. His first Bond film, "Casino Royale," debuted with $40.8 million on the way to a $167.4 million finish. Two years later, "Quantum of Solace" opened 65 percent higher with $67.5 million on the way to $168.5 million total. (Reception for the film was tepid, which is why its endurance at the box office was so much weaker than "Casino Royale's.") And now "Skyfall" has improved upon "Quantum's" opening weekend by 30 percent. At this rate, Craig's next turn as Bond (due in 2014) could garner well over $100 million in its debut frame.

Answer the following questions:
1. What is in theaters?
2. Who is the main character?
3. Who plays him?
4. How many actors have?
5. Is he liked as the actor for it?
6. Which was his first film as the role?
7. When was that?
8. How much did that make?
9. How long after was the next one?
10. What was it called?
11. And what did that make?
12. Was that one received unanimously well?
13. What month did the new one open?
14. What ranking is it for that month?
15. Behind what?
16. How much was spent on it?
17. By who?
18. Does it score better in regular theaters?
19. Then where?
20. What score has it been given by someone?
A: 1. Skyfall
2. James Bond
3. Daniel Craig
4. Six
5. Yes
6. Casino Royale
7. 2006
8. 167.4 million
9. Two years
10. Quantum of Solace
11. $168.5 million
12. No
13. November
14. Seventh
15. two "Twilight" and four "Harry Potter" films
16. $200 million
17. Sony and MGM
18. No
19. IMAX locations
20. CinemaScore

Problem: Chapter III

WHO WAS IT?

Who had taken it? This question tormented Treherne all that sleepless night. He suspected three persons, for only these had approached the fire after the note was hidden. He had kept his eye on it, he thought, till the stir of breaking up. In that moment it must have been removed by the major, Frank Annon, or my lady; Sir Jasper was out of the question, for he never touched an ornament in the drawing room since he had awkwardly demolished a whole _etagere_ of costly trifles, to his mother's and sister's great grief. The major evidently suspected something, Annon was jealous, and my lady would be glad of a pretext to remove her daughter from his reach. Trusting to his skill in reading faces, he waited impatiently for morning, resolving to say nothing to anyone but Mrs. Snowdon, and from her merely to inquire what the note contained.

Treherne usually was invisible till lunch, often till dinner; therefore, fearing to excite suspicion by unwonted activity, he did not appear till noon. The mailbag had just been opened, and everyone was busy over their letters, but all looked up to exchange a word with the newcomer, and Octavia impulsively turned to meet him, then checked herself and hid her suddenly crimsoned face behind a newspaper. Treherne's eye took in everything, and saw at once in the unusually late arrival of the mail a pretext for discovering the pilferer of the note.

"All have letters but me, yet I expected one last night. Major, have you got it among yours?" And as he spoke, Treherne fixed his penetrating eyes full on the person he addressed.
1. How many were suspected in the theft?
2. What was stolen?
3. Wher
4. Was any female a suspect?
5. Who?
6. Who's another?
7. And the last?
8. Who was away until lunch?
9. How late was she other times?
10. How long ago had the bag of mail been opened?
11. Were there others there?
12. Did they greet the person who arrived?
13. Who blushed after seeing him?
Answer:
1. three persons
2. an ornament
3. in the drawing room
4. yes
5. His lady
6. , Frank Annon
7. the major
8. Treherne
9. till dinner
10. Just now
11. Yes
12. yes
13. Octavia