Problem: Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia (; Czech and , "Cesko-Slovensko") was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until its peaceful dissolution into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 1 January 1993.

From 1939 to 1945, following its forced division and partial incorporation into Nazi Germany, the state did not "de facto" exist but its government-in-exile continued to operate.

From 1948 to 1990, Czechoslovakia was part of the Soviet bloc with a command economy. Its economic status was formalized in membership of Comecon from 1949, and its defense status in the Warsaw Pact of May 1955. A period of political liberalization in 1968, known as the Prague Spring, was forcibly ended when the Soviet Union, assisted by several other Warsaw Pact countries, invaded. In 1989, as MarxistLeninist governments and communism were ending all over Europe, Czechoslovaks peacefully deposed their government in the Velvet Revolution; state price controls were removed after a period of preparation. In 1993, Czechoslovakia split into the two sovereign states of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

The country was of generally irregular terrain. The western area was part of the north-central European uplands. The eastern region was composed of the northern reaches of the Carpathian Mountains and lands of the Danube River basin.
1. Was Czechoslovakia ever apart of the Soviet bloc?
2. when were they a part of it?
3. What happened in 1993?
4. What were the two states?
5. When did it gain independence?
6. Who it did gain independence from?
7. Do they have an alternate name?
8. Were they a sovereign state?
9. Where in Europe is it located?
10. When was it originated?
11. True or false, their government was once in exile
12. What kind of economy did they have from 48-90
13. What was the Prague Spring?
14. When did this occur?
15. What type of terrain do they have?
16. Did they have mountains?
17. What body of water is present?
18. What river speicifcally?
Answer: 1. yes
2. 1948 to 1990
3. Czechoslovakia split into the two sovereign states
4. Czech Republic and Slovakia.
5. 1 January 1993.
6. Austro-Hungarian Empire
7. Czech and , "Cesko-Slovensko
8. yes
9. Central Europe
10. October 1918
11. True
12. a command economy.
13. A period of political liberalization
14. 1968
15. irregular
16. yes
17. River basin
18. Danube

Problem: (CNN) -- Serena Williams underlined her status as the overwhelming favorite for the women's U.S. Open title with a crushing "double bagel" win over Carla Suarez Navarro in the quarterfinals of the New York grand slam.

The defending champion, bidding for a fifth singles triumph at Flushing Meadows, beat the Spanish world No. 20 6-0 6-0 to become the first woman since Martina Navratilova in 1989 to win a women's U.S. Open quarterfinal without losing a game.

"I played well -- I played really well," world No. 1 Williams told the WTA's official website. "I was just more focused than anything.

"I like to believe there is always room for improvement though. I haven't really thought about it yet, but off the bat, I think it was very difficult to hit a big serve today because of the winds, and I didn't get my serve up as much as I wanted to. But I don't know. I do think I definitely played well tonight."

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The American's latest commanding win means she has lost just 13 games at the tournament ahead of her semifinal meeting with Li Na, who is appearing in the last four of the year's final grand slam for the first time after beating Russia's Ekaterina Makarova.

"I'm still in the tournament and I'm not thinking like, 'I'm really dominant now'," added Williams. "I'm thinking I have a really tough match in the next round and want to do well."

Earlier in the day second seed Victoria Azarenka, beaten by Williams in the 2012 final, won her delayed fourth round match against former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic.
1. What sport is this article about?
2. What male player is mentioned?
3. Who is the article mostly about?
4. Is she an underdog in the upcoming event?
5. What is the name of the tournament?
6. Who won it last year?
7. What city is it in?
8. What did Williams say after the match?
9. Who was she talking to?
10. Did she play as good as she is capable of playing?
Answer: 1. Tennis
2. unknown
3. Serena Williams
4. No
5. women's U.S. Open
6. Carla Suarez Navarro
7. New York
8. "I played well -- I played really well"
9. WTA
10. No

Problem: (Renee-a beautiful princess; Broo-a blue bear; Nahloo-a magical place) When the Princess Renee heard about Broo, she came down from her castle. She found Broo while he was busy eating honey. "Mr. Bear," the Princess said, "you are welcome in Nahloo. Here we share with each other. We don't take things from each other." Broo thought about it for a moment and realized that he had made a mistake. "Well," he said, "maybe drinking all that milk wasn't the best idea." The Princess continued, "Mr. Bear, you can drink and eat, but you won't feel good because you have never made any contribution to anyone else. I think you'll find that it is better to be full in your heart, not just in your stomach." After saying this, the Princess went back to the castle, leaving Broo alone. One day, Broo was going to take lots of cookies from the rabbits, then he remembered what the Princess said to him. So Broo decided not to eat the cookies. The rabbits were surprised and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Bear. Now these cookies will taste sweeter because they are given by you, my friend. If you like, come back tomorrow and we can have the cookies together." Broo was filled with joy and went through the land. He gave back everything he had taken. In return, he received a promise from everyone to share their food with him. Broo was so delighted that he started dancing in the moonlight with the Princess as his partner.
1. Who was Renee?
2. Who was Broo?
3. And what was Nahloo?
4. Did the Princess invite Broo to the castle?
5. Did they share everything with each other in Nahloo?
6. Did Broo feel bad?
7. Where would Broo take cookies from?
8. Did he end up taking it after remembering what the princess had told him?
9. How did the rabbits react?
10. Did they thank him?
11. Did they promise to share it with him tomorrow?
12. Who did Broo make his partner?
13. Where did he start dancing?
Answer:
1. princess
2. a bear
3. a magical place
4. yes
5. yes
6. yes
7. the rabbits
8. no
9. surprised
10. yes
11. yes
12. Princess
13. in the moonlight