input: Central America () is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with the South American continent on the southeast. Central America is bordered by Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Central America consists of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The combined population of Central America is between 41,739,000 (2009 estimate) and 42,688,190 (2012 estimate).

Central America is a part of the Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot, which extends from northern Guatemala through to central Panama. Due to the presence of several active geologic faults and the Central America Volcanic Arc, there is a great deal of seismic activity in the region. Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur frequently; these natural disasters have resulted in the loss of many lives and much property.

In the Pre-Columbian era, Central America was inhabited by the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica to the north and west and the Isthmo-Colombian peoples to the south and east. Soon after Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas, the Spanish began to colonize the Americas. From 1609 until 1821, most of the territory within Central Americaexcept for the lands that would become Belize and Panamawas governed by the Viceroyalty of New Spain from Mexico City as the Captaincy General of Guatemala. After New Spain achieved independence from Spain in 1821, some of its provinces were annexed to the First Mexican Empire, but soon seceded from Mexico to form the Federal Republic of Central America, which lasted from 1823 to 1838. The seven states finally became independent autonomous states: beginning with Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Guatemala (1838); followed by El Salvador (1841); then Panama (1903); and finally Belize (1981). Even today, though, people in Central America sometimes still refer to their nations as though they are provinces of a Central American state (e.g. it is still common to write "C.A." after the country names, in formal and informal contexts). 1. Where is Central America in relation to North America?
2. Is it a single nation?
3. How many countries are in it?
4. WHat are some of them?
5. Are all of the countries landlocked?
6. What bodies of water does it border?
7. Is the poopulation growing?
8. What was it in 2012?
9. Were Europeans the first people to live there?
10. Who were?
11. WHat European nation came there first?
12. Who did they send?
13. When did they start taking over?
14. Do they still have control of the area?
15. When did their control end?
16. Were they taken over by anyone else then?
17. WHat did they become after they left Mexico?
18. Which modern nation was the last to leave that republic?
19. WHen did that happen?
20. Is the area geologically stable? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. southernmost
2. no
3. seven
4. Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala
5. no
6. Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean
7. yes
8. 42,688,190
9. no
10. indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica, and the Isthmo-Colombian
11. Spanish
12. Christopher Columbus'
13. 1609
14. no
15. 1821,
16. No they were annexed though
17. Federal Republic of Central America
18. Belize
19. 1981
20. no

input: A lot of teenagers are good at art at school, but how would you feel if people called you "the new Picasso " or if presidents and other famous people collected your paintings? Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world. She visited Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and her family's native place Romania where 5,000 fans came to see her at the airport. Alexandra said, "When it all started, I was moved. It was very exciting and I loved the traveling, but I got very tired. And I missed home." Alexandra is a good student. Her studies always come first. She only starts painting after she's done her homework. She works on two or three paintings at a time. The paintings sell for thousands and Alexandra's parents have given up their jobs to work for their daughter. Life for the Nechita family is very different from what it was like a few years ago. Alexandra's father Niki left Romania for political reasons in 1985. At first he tried his best to learn English and had different kinds of low-paid jobs. In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America. The family was very poor. Alexandra began to draw at the age of three. She was drawing for four or five hours a day. Soon people offered to buy her paintings and she had her first art show at the age of eight. Stories about this child appeared in the newspapers and television. They now live in a large house with a swimming pool. Her mother said, "We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of." 1. Who is well known for art?
2. How old was she?
3. Where?
4. Where are her drawings famous?
5. Where was her dad from originally?
6. How many went to meet her when she went there?
7. What were her feelings?
8. Then what happened?
9. What else?
10. What did she miss? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. Alexandra Nechita
2. Ten when she became famous
3. In America
4. All over the world
5. Romania
6. 5,000 fans met her
7. She was excited
8. She got very tired
9. unknown
10. She missed home

input: Yasuda is 95 years old. Looking for easier ways to search the Web and send email, he bought Apple's iPad. The company has sold 3.27 million iPads since they entered the market in April. Although it's impossible to know with certainty how many seniors are buying them, evidence suggests that it's a hit with seniors.

The iPad's intuitive interface makes it attractive to seniors around the world, says Takahiro Miura, a researcher at the University of Tokyou. "The iPad is a good tool for seniors because it's very easy to use," he says. "Unlike the PC, it doesn't require former knowledge."

James Cordwell, a researcher in London, says the iPad's popularity with seniors is helping Apple reach beyond its traditional base of young customers. "The world's population, especially in developed markets, is getting older. It's probably a market where Apple has least entered, " Cordwell says. Senior users are "a key source of growth for them in the future."

Seniors make up about 22 percent of the population in Japan. They may prove that seniors are willing to accept the iPad. Besides the customer group under 30, they spend more than any other group in the country, according to a report. Motoo Kitamura, 78, a former gas salesman, bought an iPad to help him communicate with his 2-year-old grandson and prevent him from experiencing some of the mental problems that sometimes come with getting older. "Trying new things like that is good mental exercise," he says. 1. What makes the iPad appealing to older people?
2. And who said that?
3. And his occupation?
4. What did he say when comparing it to a computer?
5. Why is this seen as beneficial for Apple?
6. And who said that?
7. What did he say about the long-term outlook for this?
8. How many of these devices have been sold?
9. What percentage of Japanese people are elderly?
10. Do they have lots of money?
11. Who uses one to connect with his grandchild?
12. And how old is he?
13. What did he do for work?
14. What is another benefit he has found from it? Return numbered answers in your output.

output:
1. intuitive interface
2. Takahiro Miura
3. researcher
4. doesn't require former knowledge
5. reach beyond its traditional base
6. James Cordwell
7. a key source of growth for them in the future
8. 3.27 million
9. 22 percent
10. unknown
11. Motoo Kitamura
12. 78
13. gas salesman
14. mental problems