Q: CHAPTER XXX

THE DEFENSE OF THE CAVE--SAVED!

"He has fainted, poor fellow!" said Dick, as he bent over the unconscious form of Bostwick.

"We ought to git back to the house at once!" put in old Jerry. "We must warn the cap'n and the others of what Lesher and his crowd intend to do."

"That is true, but we can't leave this poor chap here. He might die for the want of care," came from Tom.

"We'll take him along," said Dick. "Come, lift him up."

As carefully as they could they lifted the unconscious form up and bore it to where the rowboat was lying. Soon all were on board, and while Tom did his best to revive Bostwick, Dick and old Jerry bent their back to the oars, pulling as they had seldom pulled before.

The beach in front of the house was almost gained when they heard a shot ring out, followed by several others.

"Just as I feared!" groaned Dick. "Lesher and the others have begun the attack!"

"Then we'll have to be careful how we land," said old Jerry. "If we aint, we may run right into 'em!"

There was no moon, but the stars shone brightly, so the beach line was dimly visible in the distance. Standing up in the bow, Tom saw a flash of fire from the jungle below the house, and heard the crack of a firearm. Then he saw some dark forms running along the beach.

"Our party is making for the cave!" he cried. "We had better turn in that direction."

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was loaded on the boat unconscious?
2. What kind of boat was it?
3. Did everyone get in it?
4. Who tried to wake Botwick?
5. Who rowed the boat?
6. Were they rowing harder than they were used to?
7. Who wanted to hurry back to the house?
8. What did he want to do there?
9. About what?
10. Who was afraid to leave Bostwick there?
11. What did he think could happen to him?
12. Who decided they should carry him with them?
13. When they'd almost reached the house, what did they hear?
14. Were there more after that one?
15. Who did Dick think it was?
16. What did he think they had done?
17. Did they have any moonlight?
18. Could they see the beach line?
19. Who was standing in the front of the boat?
20. Where did he say everyone was running to?
A: 1. Bostwick.
2. a rowboat
3. Yes
4. Tom
5. Dick and old Jerry
6. Yes
7. old Jerry
8. warn the cap'n
9. what Lesher and his crowd intend to do.
10. Tom.
11. might die
12. Dick
13. the crack of a firearm.
14. no
15. Lesher and the others
16. begun the attack
17. no
18. yes
19. Tom
20. the cave
Q: (CNN) -- Barcelona will meet arch-rival Real Madrid in the semifinal of the Copa del Rey after Leo Messi fired the Catalans past Malaga Thursday.

The Argentina international scored his 40th goal of the season as Barca claimed a 4-2 win to prevail 6-4 on aggregate and set up two more 'El Clasico' games.

It will give Barcelona, which is top of La Liga, the opportunity to avenge its defeat by Jose Mourinho's men in the 2010 final.

Messi and Ronaldo ensure honors shared in 222nd El Clasico

With Real trailing Barca by 15 points in the league, Mourinho will be desperate to regain the trophy which Pep Guardiola lifted in his final game in charge at the Camp Nou last season.

But if the current Spanish champions are to triumph, they will have to stop Messi and his accomplices, who continue to prosper despite the absence of coach Tito Vilanova.

Vilanova, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, left deputy Jordi Roura in charge, but it made little difference as Barca continued its hot streak.

The statistics are frightening. Barcelona have now scored 100 goals in its 34 goals this season.

It is the fourth year in succession that Messi has reached the 40-goal mark, while his late header also made it 23 goals in his past 15 starts.

With the tie level at 2-2 going into the second leg, Barcelona made the perfect start when Pedro headed home after just eight minutes.

Messi leads Barcelona to new record

But Malaga fought back and Joaquin equalized four minutes later with a neat finish following wonderful interplay.

Answer the following questions:
1. What sport is the story about?
2. What teams are mentioned?
3. Will they meet in the final?
4. What will the match be?
5. Who was in the 2010 final?
6. Who beat them?
7. Who has cancer?
8. Who takes his place?
9. What team do they coach?
10. How many goals has Barcelona scored?
11. What has Messi accomplished?
12. How many has he scored recently?
13. in how many starts?
14. What team does he lead?
15. What team does Ronaldo play for?
16. What honor did he share?
A: 1. unknown
2. Barcelona and Real Madrid
3. no
4. the semifinal
5. Barcelona
6. Jose Mourinho's men
7. Vilanova
8. Jordi Roura i
9. Mourinho
10. 100
11. the 40-goal mark
12. 23
13. 15
14. Barcelona
15. unknown
16. in 222nd El Clasico
Q: (CNN) -- From cyberspace to college campuses, many young conservatives are worried that Sen. John McCain is not appealing to their generation.

Sen. John McCain says he knows how important young voters are.

At a town hall meeting in Ohio this month, a student told McCain that Republicans were a dying breed on his campus.

"I understand the challenge I have, and I understand that this election is really all about the people of your generation," McCain said.

Many young Republicans said Sen. Barack Obama, the 46-year-old junior senator from Illinois, is inspiring voters their age, but McCain, the 71-year-old Arizona senator who has been in office since the early '80s, is not.

Eric Perlmutter, a Republican and student at the at the University of Southern California, said the roaring enthusiasm that follows Obama is missing among conservatives his age.

"We try to get people out to our college Republican meetings, but ... we can't seem to draw the same kind of vocal support," he said.

At the July town hall meeting in Portsmouth, Ohio, McCain said he knows that he has "a lot of work to do" with the younger voters.

The senator said he needs young conservatives to help spread his message for him, because "there's nothing that convinces young people like other young people."

McCain also acknowledged the importance of using the Internet to reach out to a generation that stays in touch via social networking sites.

On MySpace, Obama has more than 427,000 friends, compared with fewer than 60,000 for McCain.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who held a town hall meeting in Ohio?
2. What office does he hold?
3. Of what state?
4. Has he been in that job since the 70's?
5. Since when, then?
6. Doe he appeal to the youth?
7. Who appeals more to them?
8. How old is he?
9. And what state does he represent?
10. Is he Republican?
A:
1. McCain
2. senator
3. Arizona
4. No
5. '80s
6. No
7. Sen. Barack Obama
8. 46
9. Illinois
10. No