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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhat Is Bird Flu?\nWhat is bird flu?It's a form of influenza believed to strike all birds.Though poultry are believed to be especially prone to humans,no human-to-human transmission has been reported.\nWhere is it?Thailand,Vietnam,Indonesia,Cambodia,South Korea,Japan,Taiwan and China have reported outbreaks in birds in recent months.Thailand and Vietnam have reported human cases.Bird flu was first reported in humans in Hong Kong in 1997.Since then,it's popped up mostly in Asia,although the Netherlands reported an outbreak,including human cases,in 2003.\nHow many people have been affected?The disease has killed seven people.Vietnam has confirmed six human cases,and all of them have died.Thailand has confirmed three cases,including one death.\nHow is it passed?Infected birds spread the virus through saliva ,faeces ,and nasal secretions .\nSo far,only humans with direct contact with sick birds have caught the disease.But scientists are worried that bird flu could link with regular human influenza,mutate ,and become a deadly new virus and cause a pandemic .\nWhat are the symptoms in birds?Loss of appetite,ruffled feathers,fever,weak-\nness,diarrhea ,excessive thirst,swelling.Mortality rate can range between 50 percent to 100 percent.\nWhat are the symptoms in humans?Fever,cough,sore throat,muscle aches,eye infections,pneu-\nmonia ,viral pneumonia and so on.\nWorld Health Organization(WHO) says this year's strain is resistant to cheaper antiviral drugs,for instance,amantadine(,).Scientists are exploring more expensive treatment.\nWHO also recommends quarantining sick people.\nThere's no evidence that the virus is being passed through eating chicken products,health experts say.Heat kills viruses,and WHO says chicken products should be cooked thoroughly at the temperature of at least 70 degrees Celsius(158 degrees Fahrenheit).WHO also says people should wash their hands after handling poultry so as not to contaminate other objects.\n\n<question>:\nThe scientists are most worried that_.\n\n<options>:\nA infected birds spread the virus through saliva and faeces\nB mortality rate will increase rapidly\nC people's illness caused bird flu\nD bird flu could contact with regular human influenza,mutate and become a deadly new virus\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLast month, Justin Valdez, a college student, was shot in a subway station in San Francisco. The surveillance video showed that before Justin was killed, the killer pulled out his gun several times, and even wiped his nose with it. However, nobody noticed the killer. The surrounding passengers all focused on their cell phones.\nWe may see the same scene everywhere in our life: in subway stations, restaurants, elevators and so on, people are watching their cell phones. From a family reunion to a date with a friend, people couldn't stop checking their twitter and facebook on the cell phones and ignoring the persons in front completely, Phubbing not only involves young people, but also the elderly and kids.\n\"Phubbing\" is a new term which comes from the words \"phone'' and \"snub \". It describes the habit of snubbing someone in favor of a cell phone. The word \"phubbing\" was included in the Australian National Dictionary in 2012. Obviously, the indifference) and rudeness of the information age are spreading globally. A Stop Phubbing campaign website has been set up. You can find the slogan of the website as follows: \"stop twittering, stop posting photos...enjoy your food, enjoy the music and respect others.\"\nPhubbing appears harmless. However, it does influence our life. Jimmy, an epicure , wrote in his blog: \"I can no longer focus on what I am eating since I started twittering. My skill of food photography has improved very fast, while my interest in food drops as a result.\"\nLet us put down our cell phones and re-enjoy the real taste of our food and the warmth of interpersonal communication.\n\n<question>:\nWhat will probably happen when you ask a phubbing person for help?\n\n<options>:\nA He will give you an immediate reply.\nB He will stop looking at his cell phone.\nC He will pay no attention to you.\nD He will be very angry with you.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThe United States government wants to know what the public thinks about its findings on the safety of cloned animals.\nThe Food and Drug Administration says meat and milk from clones of adult cattle, pigs and goats are safe to eat. An F.D.A. official called them \"as safe to eat as the food we eat every day.\" And when those clones reproduce sexually , the agency says, their offspring are safe to eat as well. But research on cloned sheep is limited. So the F.D.A. proposes that sheep clones not be used for human food.\nThe United States this year could become the first country to approve the sale of foods from cloned animals. First, however, the public will have ninety days to comment on three proposed documents. On December 28th the F.D.A. released a long report, called a draft risk assessment, along with two policy documents.\nThe agency says it must receive comments by April second. The F.D.A. seemed ready to act several years ago, but an advisory committee called for more research.\nFor now, the government will continue to ask producers to honor a request that they not sell foods from cloned animals.\nClones are still rare. They cost a lot and are difficult to produce.\nThe F.D.A. says most food from cloning is expected to come not from clones themselves, but from their sexually reproduced offspring. It says clones are expected to be used mostly as breeding animals to spread good qualities.\nPublic opinion studies show most Americans do not like the idea of food from cloned animals. But this research also shows the public knows little about cloning.\nCloning differs from genetic engineering. A cell taken from a so-called donor animals is grown into an embryo in the laboratory. Next, the embryo is placed into the uterus of a female animal. If the process is successful, the pregnancy reaches full term and a genetic copy of the donor animal is born.\n\n<question>:\nFrom the passage we know that_.\n\n<options>:\nA foods from cloned animals are popular in America\nB cloned adult animals are safe to eat except sheep.\nC cloned animals will be easy to produce\nD most foods from cloning is expected to take place of other foods\n\n<answer>:\n",
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