input: The Independent State of Samoa ( Samoan: Malo Sa 'oloto Tuto 'atasi o Samoa, IPA: [samoa]), commonly known as Samoa (Samoan: Samoa) and formerly known as Western Samoa, is a Unitary Parliamentary Republic with eleven administrative divisions. The two main islands are Savai'i and Upolu with four smaller islands surrounding the landmasses. The capital city is Apia. The Lapita people discovered and settled the Samoan islands around 3,500 years ago. They developed a unique language and cultural identity.

The origins of the Samoans are closely studied in modern research about Polynesia in various scientific disciplines such as genetics, linguistics and anthropology. Scientific research is ongoing, although a number of different theories exist; including one proposing that the Samoans originated from Austronesian predecessors during the terminal eastward Lapita expansion period from Southeast Asia and Melanesia between 2,500 and 1,500 BCE. The Samoan origins are currently being reassessed due to new scientific evidence and carbon dating findings from 2003 and onwards. 1. What did the Independent State of Samoa used to be called?
2. What are the 2 main islands?
3. How many smaller islands are there?
4. What is the capital?
5. When were the islands discovered?
6. By who?
7. Was their language one that was used elsewhere?
8. What is the Independent State of Samoa's shorter name?
9. How many divisions are there?
10. What kind of republic is it?
11. What is the name in the \Samoan language?
12. W
13. What scientific fields study the Samoans?
14. Is the research already done?
15. When was the expansion period?
16. Where are the Samoans thought to have come from during that period? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. Western Samoa
2. Savai'i and Upolu
3. Four
4. Apia
5. 3,500 years ago
6. The Lapita people
7. no
8. Samoa
9. 11
10. Unitary Parliamentary Republic
11. unknown
12. unknown
13. such as genetics, linguistics and anthropology.
14. ongoing
15. between 2,500 and 1,500 BCE
16. Austronesian

input: CHAPTER XVIII

THE NEW DECK HAND

Having said so much, Peter Slade seemed more inclined to talk, one reason being that he wanted to get at the bottom of the mystery which had brought Tad Sobber and his uncle to that part of the globe. Tad had hinted of great wealth, and of getting the best of the Rovers and some other people, but had not gone into any details.

Peter said he had come to Nassau to join his mother, who was stopping there for her health. His father was coming on later, and then the family was going across the ocean.

"I know there is something up between your crowd and the Merrick crowd," said the youth. "You are both after something, ain't you?"

"Yes," answered Tom.

"What?"

"I can't tell you that, Slade. It's something quite valuable, though."

"Well, I guess Sobber's uncle will get ahead of you."

"Perhaps so. What is the name of the tramp steamer he is looking for?"

"The _Josephine_."

"Was she to be here?"

"They hoped she would be."

"Were they going to hire her?" asked Sam.

"I suppose so."

"Then Merrick had money."

"Yes, he had some, and that Spaniard had some, too."

A little more conversation followed, and then the Rover boys asked Slade where he was going to stop, and said they might see him later.

"This is mighty interesting," remarked Tom, as he and his brother hurried to their hotel. "We must tell father of this without delay."

But Mr. Rover could not be found until that evening, when the party came back from the visit to the flower gardens. He listened with deep interest to what was said, and then went off on a hunt for Sid Merrick and the tramp steamer _Josephine_ without delay. 1. What brought Tad and his uncle?
2. What had Tad alluded to?
3. and?
4. Who was there for his mom?
5. Was his father there?
6. Was he going to be
7. Is Tom open with Slade about his intentions?
8. Who had money?
9. and?
10. Was Mr. Rover around at the time? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. A mystery
2. Great wealth
3. And of getting the best of the Rovers and some other people
4. Peter
5. No
6. Yes
7. No
8. Merrick
9. And Spaniard had some, too
10. No

input: Can you write down a Chinese word being read to you? Sometimes it can be difficult when you find the word is not included in most dictionaries. Lu Jialei, 14, from Hangzhou Foreign Language School, won the CCTV Chinese Character Spelling Contest on Oct 18th, 2013. About 160 people competed. The host read a word to the contestant, explained its meaning and gave sample sentences. The contestant was required to write down the word. Winning the contest was a "surprise" to Lu. "I was not the smartest one," she said. "But I paid attention to details." To prepare for the contest, she and her teammates studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary for 10 days. There are more than 56,000 entries including characters, words and phrases in it. She also had a secret weapon. She studied how Chinese characters were formed. "When others paid attention to the plot of a story, she looked at how authors use words and sentences to express themselves," said Su Yunsheng, Lu's Chinese teacher. Su is happy to see students like Lu find the beauty of Chinese language. "Besides using something Chinese and having Chinese traditional festivals, learning to write Chinese characters is also an important part of inheriting Chinese culture," said Su. 1. Who won the spelling contest?
2. Was she surprised?
3. How many people entered?
4. Was she the smartest one?
5. What was her secret weapon?
6. Who is Su Yunsheng?
7. What does she say is important to her culture?
8. How many words and phrases were in the contest?
9. Was Lu required to spell the word?
10. What did she need to do to win?
11. What school did she attend?
12. Did she study alone?
13. Who was she with?
14. What did they study?
15. for how long?
16. When did the contest take place?
17. Was her teacher pleased? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. Lu Jialei
2. Yes
3. About 160
4. No
5. she looked at how authors use words and sentences to express themselves
6. Lu's Chinese teacher
7. Several things
8. more than 56,000
9. No
10. write down the word
11. Hangzhou Foreign Language School
12. No
13. her teammates
14. the Modern Chinese Dictionary
15. 10 days
16. Oct 18th, 2013
17. Yes