Q: (CNN) -- Serena Williams will return to competitive tennis after nearly a year on the sidelines in the WTA tournament at Eastbourne, which starts Saturday.

The former world number one has endured a torrid time since being sidelined with a foot injury after winning her fourth Wimbledon crown last July.

Several aborted attempts at a comeback were followed by a major health scare in February as she suffered a blood clot on her lung.

It led to speculation that her glittering career could be over, but Williams has recovered to take her place as a wild card in the grass court event at the south coast of England resort.

"I am so excited to be healthy enough to compete again," she told the tournament's official website.

"These past twelve months have been extremely tough and character building. I have so much to be grateful for. I'm thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support. Serena's back!"

Serena will be joined in the traditional pre-Wimbledon warm-up tournament by her older sister Venus, who is also returning to action after an extended injury layoff.

Venus has been sidelined since injuring her hip at the Australian Open in January.

They will take their place in a top-class line-up which has 13 of the top 20 players in the WTA world rankings, including new French Open champion Li Na of China.

13-time grand slam champion Serena returned to practice in April, but decided against returning for the second grand slam season of the season in Paris.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was injured in January?
2. Who is her sister?
3. How many championships does she have?
4. How many Wimbledon wins does she have?
5. Was she injured?
6. When?
7. Was she healthy after that?
8. What was the issue?
9. What was her sisters injury?
10. When is the new tournament?
11. Where?
A: 1. Venus
2. Serena
3. 13
4. four
5. yes
6. July
7. No
8. a blood clot
9. her hip
10. Saturday.
11. Eastbourne
Q: CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR.

NED DECIDES ON VISITING SAN FRANCISCO--LARRY PAYS A VISIT, AND RECEIVES A SEVERE DISAPPOINTMENT--THE ROAD AND THE CITY--UNEXPECTED NEWS.

Few joys in this life are altogether without alloy. The delight experienced by Larry O'Neil and Captain Bunting, when they heard the hearty tones of Ned Sinton's voice, and the satisfaction with which they beheld his face, when, in their anxiety to prevent his falling headlong into "the hole," they both sprang out of the tent and rushed into his arms, were somewhat damped on their observing that Tom Collins was not with him. But their anxieties were speedily relieved on learning that Tom was at Sacramento City, and, it was to be hoped, doing well.

As Ned had eaten nothing on the day of his arrival since early morning, the first care of his friends was to cook some food for him; and Larry took special care to brew for him, as soon as possible, a stiff tumbler of hot brandy and water, which, as he was wet and weary, was particularly acceptable.

While enjoying this over the fire in front of the tent, Ned related the adventures of himself and Tom Collins circumstantially; in the course of which narration he explained, what the reader does not yet know, how that, after Tom had recovered from his illness sufficiently to ride, he had conducted him by easy stages to the banks of the great San Joaquin river, down which they had proceeded by boat until they reached Sacramento.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who is visiting San Fransisco?
2. Who had not ate anything?
3. Who was happy when they heard his voice?
4. What were they anxious they would fall into?
5. What did the two of them jump out of?
6. What did they rush into?
7. Who was not with him?
8. What was in the tumbler?
9. Where was Tom?
10. What stories did he tell at the campfire?
11. What body of water did they travel?
12. Where did they go?
A: 1. NED
2. Ned
3. Larry O'Neil and Captain Bunting
4. the hole
5. A tent
6. his arms
7. Tom Collins
8. hot brandy and water
9. Sacramento City
10. the adventures of himself and Tom Collins circumstantially
11. the great San Joaquin river
12. Sacramento
Q: Imagine that you are in school, giving a speech to your class. Now think what it feels like when stammering makes it a struggle to communicate your thoughts and feelings to other people.

The King's Speech, which won the best picture at the Academy Awards in March, 2011, focuses on stammering along with other speech-related problems. The movie tells the story of Britain's King George VI, who became king after his brother Edward VIII gave up the crown to marry an American woman.

As a result of British actor Colin Firth's performance, people are starting to realize that stammering can damage a person's self-confidence and cause him or her to escape from life.

"The serious problem is unseen and unheard," said Norbert Lieckfeldt, an expert at the British Stammering Association, in an interview with a news reporter.

"Stammering masks your ability," he said. "It's a serious disability."

Most stammerers face bullying in school, something that is "usually carried over into the workplace".

George VI's stammer took away his confidence as a speaker. But Samantha Mesango, a speech coach based in the UK, believes that speech problems are more common than most people realize. "Some simply don't like the sound of their own voice; others are scared of speaking in public," she said.

Travis Treats from St.Louis University praisedThe King's Speech. He said it shows that "how one's speech does not mean what one is inside". He also added that people who stammer need to be heard and our society should recognize that they have a lot to give to the world.

Answer the following questions:
1. When did The King's Speech win best picture?
2. What does it focus on?
3. Who was the actor?
4. What nationality is he?
5. Who is the expert?
6. Where is he an expert?
7. Who is the speech coach?
8. Where is she located?
9. Is stammering a disability?
10. Do stammerers experience bullying?
A:
1. March, 2011
2. stammering along with other speech-related problems
3. Colin Firth
4. British
5. Norbert Lieckfeldt
6. British Stammering Association
7. Samantha Mesango
8. UK
9. It's a serious disability
10. Most stammerers