Q: (CNN) -- Serbia will face France in the final of the Davis Cup after a tense 3-2 semifinal victory over the Czech Republic in front of a passionate home support in Belgrade.

The Czechs led 2-1 after winning Saturday's doubles rubber, meaning the hosts had to claim victory in both reverse singles to secure their first-ever appearance in the final.

World number two Novak Djokovic, who missed Friday's opening singles with a stomach complaint, drew the two nations level at 2-2 when he recovered from the loss of the opening set to defeat Czech No.1 Tomas Berdych 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4.

It completed a miserable weekend for Wimbledon finalist Berdych, who lost both of his singles rubbers.

That result means Janko Tipsarevic had to defeat the previously unbeaten Radek Stepanek to seal Serbia's final place and he did just that, winning 6-0 7-6 6-4 to send the 15,000 home supporters into raptures.

There was less drama in the other semifinal, where France completed their domination over Argentina with a 5-0 whitewash victory in Lyon.

The French led 3-0 going into the final day, meaning nothing rested on the results of the reverse singles rubbers.

However, Gilles Simon's 7-6 6-7 6-3 defeat of Eduardo Schwank meant the whitewash became a possibility -- and it was completed when Arnaud Clement beat Horacio Zeballos 7-5 6-1.

The victory ensures France, who dumped out holders Spain in the previous round, reached their first Davis Cup final since 2002.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who will face off in the Davis Cup final?
2. Who did France beat to get there?
3. When was the last time they were in the final?
A: 1. Serbia will face France
2. Czech Republic
3. Never
Q: CHAPTER XLV.

THE INVASION OF HAMPSHIRE.

When Tom and the major arrived at Waterloo Station, the latter in the breathless condition described in a preceding chapter, they found the German waiting for them with his two fellow-exiles. The gentleman of Nihilistic proclivities was somewhat tall and thin, with a long frock-coat buttoned almost up to his throat, which showed signs of giving at the seams every here and there. His grizzly hair fell over his collar behind, and he had a short bristling beard. He stood with one hand stuck into the front of his coat and the other upon his hip, as though rehearsing the position in which his statue might be some day erected in the streets of his native Russia, when the people had their own, and despotism was no more. In spite of his worn attire there was something noble and striking about the man. His bow, when Baumser introduced him to the major and Tom, would have graced any Court in Europe. Round his neck he had a coarse string from which hung a pair of double eye-glasses. These he fixed upon his aquiline nose, and took a good look at the gentlemen whom he had come to serve.

Bulow, of Kiel, was a small, dark-eyed, clean-shaven fellow, quick and energetic in his movements, having more the appearance of a Celt than of a Teuton. He seemed to be full of amiability, and assured the major in execrable English how very happy he was to be able to do a service to one who had shown kindness to their esteemed colleague and persecuted patriot, Von Baumser. Indeed both of the men showed great deference to the German, and the major began to perceive that his friend was a very exalted individual in Socialistic circles. He liked the look of the two foreigners, and congratulated himself upon having their co-operation in the matter on hand.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who is traveling?
2. Where were they going?
3. Who was waiting for them?
4. What was the name of one of the exiles?
5. What country was he exiled from?
6. What did Bulow look like?
7. What language did he speak?
8. How did he feel at the moment?
9. What was the other exile's name?
10. Did they like the German?
11. Is he an important individual?
12. Was the German tall?
13. Did he wear glasses?
14. Did he have any facial hair?
15. Was he wearing new clothes?
16. What was he wearing?
17. How could you tell it was not new?
18. Can you describe his hair?
19. Was it short?
20. Was he a distinguished individual?
A: 1. Tom and the major
2. Waterloo Station
3. the German with his two fellow-exiles.
4. Bulow,
5. Russia
6. he was small, dark-eyed, clean-shaven
7. English
8. full of amiability,
9. Von Baumser.
10. yes
11. yes
12. yes
13. yes
14. yes
15. no
16. a long frock-coat
17. it showed signs of giving at the seams every here and there.
18. grizzly
19. no
20. yes
Q: The Southwestern United States (also known as the American Southwest) is the informal name for a region of the western United States. Definitions vary a great deal and have never been standardized--and many have been proposed. For example, it might include the stretch from east of Los Angeles to El Paso, and from the Mexican border to south of Denver. The population for that particular definition area is around 11 million people, with over half that in the state of Arizona. The largest metropolitan areas are Phoenix (with a population over 4 million people) and Las Vegas (about 2 million); other significant population centers in the Southwest are Albuquerque, El Paso, and Tucson.

Most of the area was part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain in the Spanish Empire before becoming part of Mexico. European settlement was almost non-existent outside New Mexico in 1848, when it became part of the United States through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; far southern Arizona was added in the later Gadsden Purchase.

The geography of the region is mainly made up by four features: the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan Deserts, and the Colorado Plateau; although there are other geographical features as well, such as a portion of the Great Basin Desert. The deserts dominate the southern and western reaches of the area, while the plateau (which is largely made up of high desert) is the main feature north of the Mogollon Rim. The two major rivers of the region are the Colorado River, running in the northern and western areas, and the Rio Grande, running in the east, north to south.

Answer the following questions:
1. Is American Southwest the full name?
2. What is the more formal name of the region?
3. Does it cover a definite area?
4. Is Arizona generally included?
5. What is the largest city area in the region?
6. How many people are included there?
7. Are there deserts in the region?
8. What is one of the deserts?
9. Are there any waterways in the region?
10. Any big rivers?
11. How many?
12. Which ones?
13. When did most of the region become part of the US?
14. What allowed this land to be part of the country?
A:
1. No.
2. The Southwestern United States.
3. No.
4. Yes.
5. Phoenix
6. over 4 million
7. YEs
8. Mojave
9. Yes.
10. Yes.
11. Two
12. Colorado River and Rio Grande
13. 1848
14. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo