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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>:\nDear College Dean,\nIt is my understanding that this college has received a large donation to be used to enhance (improve) the quality of life for students: expand the bookstore or add computers to the computer lab. It is the tradition of this school to promote education and to be the pioneer of new technology. That is why I strongly argue in favor of the addition of more computers to the computer lab.\nAlthough expanding the campus bookstore to include CDs, gifts, and a snack bar will give a nicer look to the college, we have to think about a greater goal and a more practical way to enhance the quality of life for students. What do we .want for our students and our college? Do we want our college to be known as a place with a great bookstore where you can find CDs and gifts, or as a place where the students can explore and research in their field using the best tools provided by technology? In addition, there are already several snack bars on campus, and there are music stores nearby, so students do not depend on the college bookstore for these things.\nWe live in a highly technological world and computers play an increasingly important role in how we live. As a learning institution, this college has the responsibility to offer its students the best technology to help them prepare for their future. Many students will be expected to be familiar with the latest software and other tools when they go on to work or to graduate school.\nWhile they are in college, students find they are expected to use computers. Many professors expect students to use computers to do homework or to complete projects. Since students are competing for good grades, those who have limited access to computers are at a great disadvantage. Furthermore, being able to do projects using the computer enhances the process of learning.\nIf there are more computers, no more will students have to wait in line while scanning the room for an empty chair and computer.. No longer will they have to sit and wait while an outdated computer struggles to follow their commands. Having more new and faster computers available will enable students to finish their work more quickly.\nThe more computers are used in society, the more colleges will depend on them as a tool of teaching and learning. Making computers more available to students facilitates their learning process by making the process easier, more interesting, more engaging, and in the process enhancing their quality of life.\n\n<question>:\nFrom the passage we can infer that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA present computers in the college cannot meet the demands of the students\nB computers in the college will be updated to meet the students' demands soon\nC the college has the responsibility to help the students to prepare for their future\nD it is also necessary to expand the college bookstore by using part of the donation\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>:\nLiving in the desert is really hard! With less than 10 inches of rainfall a year, deserts are dry all year round. Lots of heat from the sun and a shortage of water are just a few of the challenges facing desert animals.\nDeserts are homes to many animals and plants. Few large animals have got used to life in the desert because their size makes it difficult to find shelter from the heat and they can't store water.\nIn order to survive, desert animals have developed a number of ways to live in their special habitat. The most common way is staying under plants or rocks or digging underground in the heat of the day. And many desert animals stay in shelter during the day and hunt at night when it is cool.\nSome animals get the water they need from the insects, plants and seeds they eat, and do not need to drink. They do not have sweat glands and pass only small amount of waste water.\nSome animals develop their own ways of surviving in deserts. The Thorny Devil is a kind of lizard that lives in Australian desert areas. It has a body that channels raindrops directly into its mouth when it rains. Water-holding frogs spend most of the year underground in Australian desert areas, and develop a sort of cocoon that enables them to store water to keep them going through the dry times. When it rains, they come out to lay their eggs in ponds. The eggs hatch within days and develop quickly, before the water dries out.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is mainly discussed in this text?\n\n<options>:\nA Why animals live in deserts.\nB What animals live in deserts.\nC How desert animals survive in deserts.\nD Desert --- the home of many animals\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>:\nLiving in the desert is really hard! With less than 10 inches of rainfall a year, deserts are dry all year round. Lots of heat from the sun and a shortage of water are just a few of the challenges facing desert animals.\nDeserts are homes to many animals and plants. Few large animals have got used to life in the desert because their size makes it difficult to find shelter from the heat and they can't store water.\nIn order to survive, desert animals have developed a number of ways to live in their special habitat. The most common way is staying under plants or rocks or digging underground in the heat of the day. And many desert animals stay in shelter during the day and hunt at night when it is cool.\nSome animals get the water they need from the insects, plants and seeds they eat, and do not need to drink. They do not have sweat glands and pass only small amount of waste water.\nSome animals develop their own ways of surviving in deserts. The Thorny Devil is a kind of lizard that lives in Australian desert areas. It has a body that channels raindrops directly into its mouth when it rains. Water-holding frogs spend most of the year underground in Australian desert areas, and develop a sort of cocoon that enables them to store water to keep them going through the dry times. When it rains, they come out to lay their eggs in ponds. The eggs hatch within days and develop quickly, before the water dries out.\n\n<question>:\nWhy are there few large animals in deserts?\n\n<options>:\nA They have difficulty in passing water.\nB They can't find enough food there.\nC There is no place for them to live in.\nD They can't protect themselves from the heat.\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>:\nLiving in the desert is really hard! With less than 10 inches of rainfall a year, deserts are dry all year round. Lots of heat from the sun and a shortage of water are just a few of the challenges facing desert animals.\nDeserts are homes to many animals and plants. Few large animals have got used to life in the desert because their size makes it difficult to find shelter from the heat and they can't store water.\nIn order to survive, desert animals have developed a number of ways to live in their special habitat. The most common way is staying under plants or rocks or digging underground in the heat of the day. And many desert animals stay in shelter during the day and hunt at night when it is cool.\nSome animals get the water they need from the insects, plants and seeds they eat, and do not need to drink. They do not have sweat glands and pass only small amount of waste water.\nSome animals develop their own ways of surviving in deserts. The Thorny Devil is a kind of lizard that lives in Australian desert areas. It has a body that channels raindrops directly into its mouth when it rains. Water-holding frogs spend most of the year underground in Australian desert areas, and develop a sort of cocoon that enables them to store water to keep them going through the dry times. When it rains, they come out to lay their eggs in ponds. The eggs hatch within days and develop quickly, before the water dries out.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the text, the most widely used way for animals to survive in deserts is to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA stay in cool places in the day.\nB eat as much as they can in the day\nC hunt at night when it is cool\nD reduce as many activities as possible\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>:\nLiving in the desert is really hard! With less than 10 inches of rainfall a year, deserts are dry all year round. Lots of heat from the sun and a shortage of water are just a few of the challenges facing desert animals.\nDeserts are homes to many animals and plants. Few large animals have got used to life in the desert because their size makes it difficult to find shelter from the heat and they can't store water.\nIn order to survive, desert animals have developed a number of ways to live in their special habitat. The most common way is staying under plants or rocks or digging underground in the heat of the day. And many desert animals stay in shelter during the day and hunt at night when it is cool.\nSome animals get the water they need from the insects, plants and seeds they eat, and do not need to drink. They do not have sweat glands and pass only small amount of waste water.\nSome animals develop their own ways of surviving in deserts. The Thorny Devil is a kind of lizard that lives in Australian desert areas. It has a body that channels raindrops directly into its mouth when it rains. Water-holding frogs spend most of the year underground in Australian desert areas, and develop a sort of cocoon that enables them to store water to keep them going through the dry times. When it rains, they come out to lay their eggs in ponds. The eggs hatch within days and develop quickly, before the water dries out.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is not a source of water to some desert animals?\n\n<options>:\nA Insects\nB Seeds\nC Plants\nD Sweat\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>:\nLiving in the desert is really hard! With less than 10 inches of rainfall a year, deserts are dry all year round. Lots of heat from the sun and a shortage of water are just a few of the challenges facing desert animals.\nDeserts are homes to many animals and plants. Few large animals have got used to life in the desert because their size makes it difficult to find shelter from the heat and they can't store water.\nIn order to survive, desert animals have developed a number of ways to live in their special habitat. The most common way is staying under plants or rocks or digging underground in the heat of the day. And many desert animals stay in shelter during the day and hunt at night when it is cool.\nSome animals get the water they need from the insects, plants and seeds they eat, and do not need to drink. They do not have sweat glands and pass only small amount of waste water.\nSome animals develop their own ways of surviving in deserts. The Thorny Devil is a kind of lizard that lives in Australian desert areas. It has a body that channels raindrops directly into its mouth when it rains. Water-holding frogs spend most of the year underground in Australian desert areas, and develop a sort of cocoon that enables them to store water to keep them going through the dry times. When it rains, they come out to lay their eggs in ponds. The eggs hatch within days and develop quickly, before the water dries out.\n\n<question>:\nWe can learn from the text that when it's rainy in Australian deserts, _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the rainfall often reaches over 10 inches in total\nB plants in the desert store the raindrops in their leaves\nC the water-holding frogs lay their eggs in ponds\nD the Thorny Devil makes great efforts to drink water\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>:\nWho's in control of your life? Who's pulling your strings ? For the majority of us, it's other people--society, colleagues, friends, family or our religious community. We learned this way of operating when we were very young, of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it, \"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry , their passions a quotation.\"\nSo when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug--we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives, failing to do the things we really want to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix , we worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval.\nBut, just as with any drug, there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom--the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot control what other people think. People have their own agenda , and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you. Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand. Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probably pleasing no one in the process.\nSo how can we take back control? I think there's only one way--make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think. We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values--not values imposed from the outside by others, but innate values which come from within. If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others, we will live a more authentic , effective, purposeful and happy life.\n\n<question>:\nWhat Oscar Wilde says implies that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA most people have a variety of thoughts.\nB we have thoughts similar to those of others.\nC other people's thoughts are more important .\nD most people's thoughts are controlled by others.\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>:\nWho's in control of your life? Who's pulling your strings ? For the majority of us, it's other people--society, colleagues, friends, family or our religious community. We learned this way of operating when we were very young, of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it, \"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry , their passions a quotation.\"\nSo when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug--we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives, failing to do the things we really want to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix , we worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval.\nBut, just as with any drug, there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom--the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot control what other people think. People have their own agenda , and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you. Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand. Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probably pleasing no one in the process.\nSo how can we take back control? I think there's only one way--make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think. We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values--not values imposed from the outside by others, but innate values which come from within. If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others, we will live a more authentic , effective, purposeful and happy life.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be concluded from the passage that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA it's better to do what we like\nB we shouldn't care what others think\nC we shouldn't change our own opinions\nD it's important to accept others' opinions\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>:\nWho's in control of your life? Who's pulling your strings ? For the majority of us, it's other people--society, colleagues, friends, family or our religious community. We learned this way of operating when we were very young, of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it, \"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry , their passions a quotation.\"\nSo when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug--we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives, failing to do the things we really want to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix , we worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval.\nBut, just as with any drug, there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom--the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot control what other people think. People have their own agenda , and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you. Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand. Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probably pleasing no one in the process.\nSo how can we take back control? I think there's only one way--make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think. We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values--not values imposed from the outside by others, but innate values which come from within. If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others, we will live a more authentic , effective, purposeful and happy life.\n\n<question>:\nThe author tries to persuade the readers to accept his arguments mainly by _ .\n\n<options>:\nA discussing questions\nB making suggestions\nC analyzing causes and effects\nD providing examples and facts\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>:\nMichael Jackson's personal doctor was found guilty on Tuesday of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's drug-related death in 2009 - but may not spend much time in jail.\n Dr. Conrad Murray, 58, was led away in handcuffs after the jury in Los Angeles convicted him guilty. Dozens of fans outside the court erupted in cheers and some burst into tears.\n \"Justice was served. Michael is with us,\" said Jackson's brother Jermaine.\n Murray faces up to four years behind bars when he was sentenced on November 29 but may spend only months in LA's overcrowded prisons.\n Murray did not admit guilty for giving the \"Thriller\" singer a fatal dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol - normally used in surgery that ruled the main cause of his death at the age of 50..\n The judge ordered Murray, who had been free on bail for two years, held in prison until his sentencing. The doctor did not speak at the six-week trial.\nJackson's mother Katherine and sister Rebbie cried silently at the result. Other family members in court included his siblings La Toya and Randy, along with his father Joe.\n I am,\" Katherine Jackson said when reporters asked if she was pleased.\n Murray admitted giving Jackson a small dose of propofol to help him sleep. but his lawyers argued the singer was dependent on the drug and likely gave himself an extra fatal dose and swallowed a handful of sedatives without Murray's knowing.\n Prosecutors said Murray was to blame for administering the drug in a home setting, failing to monitor Jackson, delaying a call to emergency services and failing to tell medical personnel he gave the singer propofol.\n Judge Michael Pastor said Murray was \"now a convicted person who has been considered the causative factor in Michael Jackson's death.\"\n Pastor said the doctor should be imprisoned before being sentenced to protect public safety.\n\n<question>:\nConrad Murray seemed to think that_.\n\n<options>:\nA he was the main cause of Michael Jackson's death.\nB the judge was unfair for him.\nC the dose of propofol wouldn't cause the singer to die.\nD his lawyer didn't try his best.\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>:\nMichael Jackson's personal doctor was found guilty on Tuesday of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's drug-related death in 2009 - but may not spend much time in jail.\n Dr. Conrad Murray, 58, was led away in handcuffs after the jury in Los Angeles convicted him guilty. Dozens of fans outside the court erupted in cheers and some burst into tears.\n \"Justice was served. Michael is with us,\" said Jackson's brother Jermaine.\n Murray faces up to four years behind bars when he was sentenced on November 29 but may spend only months in LA's overcrowded prisons.\n Murray did not admit guilty for giving the \"Thriller\" singer a fatal dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol - normally used in surgery that ruled the main cause of his death at the age of 50..\n The judge ordered Murray, who had been free on bail for two years, held in prison until his sentencing. The doctor did not speak at the six-week trial.\nJackson's mother Katherine and sister Rebbie cried silently at the result. Other family members in court included his siblings La Toya and Randy, along with his father Joe.\n I am,\" Katherine Jackson said when reporters asked if she was pleased.\n Murray admitted giving Jackson a small dose of propofol to help him sleep. but his lawyers argued the singer was dependent on the drug and likely gave himself an extra fatal dose and swallowed a handful of sedatives without Murray's knowing.\n Prosecutors said Murray was to blame for administering the drug in a home setting, failing to monitor Jackson, delaying a call to emergency services and failing to tell medical personnel he gave the singer propofol.\n Judge Michael Pastor said Murray was \"now a convicted person who has been considered the causative factor in Michael Jackson's death.\"\n Pastor said the doctor should be imprisoned before being sentenced to protect public safety.\n\n<question>:\nwhich of the following can act as the title of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Michael Jackson Can Rest in The Heaven Now\nB Michael's Family Won a Lawsuit\nC Michael Jackson's Doctor Will be Imprisoned.\nD Michael Jackson's Doctor Guilty of Manslaughter\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>:\nEve was waiting in the corridor outside her class.She was feeling sick.She had two exams that day and physics was first.She really hated physics.It was her worst subject.Lisa looked back at her, and then looked away quickly.Eve thought she looked guilty.She didn't have a problem with physics.She didn't have a problem with anything...Miss Perfect!\n\"Hi, Eve! So what's wrong with you and Lisa?\"asked Tina,\"I thought you were friends.\"\"Yes, so did I,\" said Eve.\"But she hasn't spoken to me for two weeks now.She promised to help me review for the physics exam too, but then she's ignored all my calls and texts.\"\nWhile in the exam, Eve found Lisa was holding her phone on her knee under the table and reading from it.Eve couldn't believe it! Is that how Lisa always got such good grades? She thought about telling the teacher, but she hesitated.The next exam was history.That was Eve's favorite subject but she couldn't concentrate.She didn't know what to do about Lisa.Just then, Mr.Reed, their teacher, walked past.\"Mr.Reed...\"\nLisa was called to the teachers' office and there waited Mr.Reed...\nThe history test was over.Eve was walking towards the school gate when she heard footsteps behind her.It was Lisa.Eve could see that she had been crying.\"Listen,\" said Lisa.\"I'm really sorry I haven't answered your calls, but my dad had a heart attack two weeks ago and he's in hospital.He had a big heart operation today and I was very worried about him.So I was reading texts from my mum, but Mr.Reed caught me.He thought I was cheating.He believes me now, but I have to take the exam again.I'm sorry I didn't tell you what was happening.Will you forgive me?\"\n\n<question>:\nThe reason for Eve's feeling sick is most probably that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA she found Lisa was looking back at her\nB she had to take two exams within one day\nC she was worried about the physics exam\nD she had been waiting for too long a time\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>:\nEve was waiting in the corridor outside her class.She was feeling sick.She had two exams that day and physics was first.She really hated physics.It was her worst subject.Lisa looked back at her, and then looked away quickly.Eve thought she looked guilty.She didn't have a problem with physics.She didn't have a problem with anything...Miss Perfect!\n\"Hi, Eve! So what's wrong with you and Lisa?\"asked Tina,\"I thought you were friends.\"\"Yes, so did I,\" said Eve.\"But she hasn't spoken to me for two weeks now.She promised to help me review for the physics exam too, but then she's ignored all my calls and texts.\"\nWhile in the exam, Eve found Lisa was holding her phone on her knee under the table and reading from it.Eve couldn't believe it! Is that how Lisa always got such good grades? She thought about telling the teacher, but she hesitated.The next exam was history.That was Eve's favorite subject but she couldn't concentrate.She didn't know what to do about Lisa.Just then, Mr.Reed, their teacher, walked past.\"Mr.Reed...\"\nLisa was called to the teachers' office and there waited Mr.Reed...\nThe history test was over.Eve was walking towards the school gate when she heard footsteps behind her.It was Lisa.Eve could see that she had been crying.\"Listen,\" said Lisa.\"I'm really sorry I haven't answered your calls, but my dad had a heart attack two weeks ago and he's in hospital.He had a big heart operation today and I was very worried about him.So I was reading texts from my mum, but Mr.Reed caught me.He thought I was cheating.He believes me now, but I have to take the exam again.I'm sorry I didn't tell you what was happening.Will you forgive me?\"\n\n<question>:\nLisa didn't help Eve review for the physics exam because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA she had to look after her sick father\nB she herself was quite bad at physics\nC she didn't consider Eve as a true friend\nD she was selfish and hated to waste time\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>:\nEve was waiting in the corridor outside her class.She was feeling sick.She had two exams that day and physics was first.She really hated physics.It was her worst subject.Lisa looked back at her, and then looked away quickly.Eve thought she looked guilty.She didn't have a problem with physics.She didn't have a problem with anything...Miss Perfect!\n\"Hi, Eve! So what's wrong with you and Lisa?\"asked Tina,\"I thought you were friends.\"\"Yes, so did I,\" said Eve.\"But she hasn't spoken to me for two weeks now.She promised to help me review for the physics exam too, but then she's ignored all my calls and texts.\"\nWhile in the exam, Eve found Lisa was holding her phone on her knee under the table and reading from it.Eve couldn't believe it! Is that how Lisa always got such good grades? She thought about telling the teacher, but she hesitated.The next exam was history.That was Eve's favorite subject but she couldn't concentrate.She didn't know what to do about Lisa.Just then, Mr.Reed, their teacher, walked past.\"Mr.Reed...\"\nLisa was called to the teachers' office and there waited Mr.Reed...\nThe history test was over.Eve was walking towards the school gate when she heard footsteps behind her.It was Lisa.Eve could see that she had been crying.\"Listen,\" said Lisa.\"I'm really sorry I haven't answered your calls, but my dad had a heart attack two weeks ago and he's in hospital.He had a big heart operation today and I was very worried about him.So I was reading texts from my mum, but Mr.Reed caught me.He thought I was cheating.He believes me now, but I have to take the exam again.I'm sorry I didn't tell you what was happening.Will you forgive me?\"\n\n<question>:\nAt the end of the story Eve probably felt _ .\n\n<options>:\nA confident and optimistic\nB regretful and sorry\nC sad and angry\nD glad and inspired\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>:\nEve was waiting in the corridor outside her class.She was feeling sick.She had two exams that day and physics was first.She really hated physics.It was her worst subject.Lisa looked back at her, and then looked away quickly.Eve thought she looked guilty.She didn't have a problem with physics.She didn't have a problem with anything...Miss Perfect!\n\"Hi, Eve! So what's wrong with you and Lisa?\"asked Tina,\"I thought you were friends.\"\"Yes, so did I,\" said Eve.\"But she hasn't spoken to me for two weeks now.She promised to help me review for the physics exam too, but then she's ignored all my calls and texts.\"\nWhile in the exam, Eve found Lisa was holding her phone on her knee under the table and reading from it.Eve couldn't believe it! Is that how Lisa always got such good grades? She thought about telling the teacher, but she hesitated.The next exam was history.That was Eve's favorite subject but she couldn't concentrate.She didn't know what to do about Lisa.Just then, Mr.Reed, their teacher, walked past.\"Mr.Reed...\"\nLisa was called to the teachers' office and there waited Mr.Reed...\nThe history test was over.Eve was walking towards the school gate when she heard footsteps behind her.It was Lisa.Eve could see that she had been crying.\"Listen,\" said Lisa.\"I'm really sorry I haven't answered your calls, but my dad had a heart attack two weeks ago and he's in hospital.He had a big heart operation today and I was very worried about him.So I was reading texts from my mum, but Mr.Reed caught me.He thought I was cheating.He believes me now, but I have to take the exam again.I'm sorry I didn't tell you what was happening.Will you forgive me?\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat lesson can we learn from this passage?\n\n<options>:\nA A friend in need is a friend indeed.\nB A life without a friend is a life without sun.\nC Old friends and old wines are the best.\nD Friendship should be based on trust.\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>:\nMany tourists visiting the USA on vacation enjoy shopping for bargains. You can find many bargains in the US if you know where to shop and how to take advantage of the competitive sales.\nDepartment stores offer good quality and high fashion\nMacy's department stores offer a wide selection of merchandise , including fashion clothing, luggage and jewelry. They normally offer good quality merchandise, well known brands and the latest fashions, but not low quality products at bargain prices. They frequently have seasonal sales with attractive discounts. At such times, you can get high quality or fashion merchandise at bargain prices.\nGeneral merchandise stores offer affordable quality\nSears and JCPenny are two large national chains with stores across the US. They are similar to department stores but they do not offer high fashion merchandise or luxury brands. Instead, they feature good quality merchandise at affordable prices. They are particularly known for their selection of children's clothing and domestic goods. Sears is famous for its selection of tools and garden products.[]\nDiscount stores sell at low prices\nDiscount stores sell some good quality merchandise at affordable prices and some lower quality merchandise at very low prices. If you are not looking for the latest fashions, famous brands, or the best quality, you can find some very inexpensive merchandise at a discount store. Some national discount chains with stores across the US are K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Target and Caldor.\nOutlet stores are a bargain hunter's wonderland\nOutlet stores or factory outlets sell high quality merchandise and well-known brands at discounted prices. They usually offer merchandise with slight flaws and remainders from the last season or the previous year. They do not have end-of-season sales like the department stores, as their merchandise is always discounted 20% to 40% below department store prices.\n\n<question>:\nIf you want to buy a new dress that is fashionable, you should go to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Sears\nB Wal-Mart\nC JCPenny\nD Macy's\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>:\nMany tourists visiting the USA on vacation enjoy shopping for bargains. You can find many bargains in the US if you know where to shop and how to take advantage of the competitive sales.\nDepartment stores offer good quality and high fashion\nMacy's department stores offer a wide selection of merchandise , including fashion clothing, luggage and jewelry. They normally offer good quality merchandise, well known brands and the latest fashions, but not low quality products at bargain prices. They frequently have seasonal sales with attractive discounts. At such times, you can get high quality or fashion merchandise at bargain prices.\nGeneral merchandise stores offer affordable quality\nSears and JCPenny are two large national chains with stores across the US. They are similar to department stores but they do not offer high fashion merchandise or luxury brands. Instead, they feature good quality merchandise at affordable prices. They are particularly known for their selection of children's clothing and domestic goods. Sears is famous for its selection of tools and garden products.[]\nDiscount stores sell at low prices\nDiscount stores sell some good quality merchandise at affordable prices and some lower quality merchandise at very low prices. If you are not looking for the latest fashions, famous brands, or the best quality, you can find some very inexpensive merchandise at a discount store. Some national discount chains with stores across the US are K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Target and Caldor.\nOutlet stores are a bargain hunter's wonderland\nOutlet stores or factory outlets sell high quality merchandise and well-known brands at discounted prices. They usually offer merchandise with slight flaws and remainders from the last season or the previous year. They do not have end-of-season sales like the department stores, as their merchandise is always discounted 20% to 40% below department store prices.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is a feature of general merchandise stores?\n\n<options>:\nA They normally offer the best quality merchandise.\nB They offer well-known brands and the latest fashions.\nC They offer goods at acceptable prices.\nD They can offer a special discount.\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>:\nMany tourists visiting the USA on vacation enjoy shopping for bargains. You can find many bargains in the US if you know where to shop and how to take advantage of the competitive sales.\nDepartment stores offer good quality and high fashion\nMacy's department stores offer a wide selection of merchandise , including fashion clothing, luggage and jewelry. They normally offer good quality merchandise, well known brands and the latest fashions, but not low quality products at bargain prices. They frequently have seasonal sales with attractive discounts. At such times, you can get high quality or fashion merchandise at bargain prices.\nGeneral merchandise stores offer affordable quality\nSears and JCPenny are two large national chains with stores across the US. They are similar to department stores but they do not offer high fashion merchandise or luxury brands. Instead, they feature good quality merchandise at affordable prices. They are particularly known for their selection of children's clothing and domestic goods. Sears is famous for its selection of tools and garden products.[]\nDiscount stores sell at low prices\nDiscount stores sell some good quality merchandise at affordable prices and some lower quality merchandise at very low prices. If you are not looking for the latest fashions, famous brands, or the best quality, you can find some very inexpensive merchandise at a discount store. Some national discount chains with stores across the US are K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Target and Caldor.\nOutlet stores are a bargain hunter's wonderland\nOutlet stores or factory outlets sell high quality merchandise and well-known brands at discounted prices. They usually offer merchandise with slight flaws and remainders from the last season or the previous year. They do not have end-of-season sales like the department stores, as their merchandise is always discounted 20% to 40% below department store prices.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is NOT true about outlet stores?\n\n<options>:\nA You can purchase goods with excellent quality and reasonable prices.\nB They can offer goods from last year.\nC You will get goods with serious quality problems.\nD Their merchandise is always discounted below department store prices.\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>:\nIn our life, there are always some days that will never be forgotten. This was one of those days, a day when we were on a hike, I became my children's hero. This event happened the first summer after we moved to the mountains of Colorado.\nWanting to enjoy the beauty of the mountains, my wife and I planned a day hike to the Brown's Creek waterfall. The kids were excited--a day hike, a chance to experience a waterfall, and a day spent with Dad and Mom.\nOur hike would take us up the Brown's Creek trail and after about 3 miles the waterfall would be on our left. After slowly climbing the first mile, the trail took us through a beautiful grassland and across the creek a couple of times. We decided to turn back before reaching the waterfall, mostly because we were tired and still didn't know how much farther _ was. While crossing the creek by walking on a downed tree trunk, our little Izzie fell into the creek and immediately started moving up and down in the current .\nImmediately, I jumped into the creek after her. I managed to grab her and push her to the bank. But now, I was the one in need of being rescued. I thought this might be the end and I wasn't sure if I could hold on. Then, I heard the voice of the love of my life, my wife's voice. She shouted loudly--Stand up! Stand up! With the last bit of strength I had, I stood, and walked out of the creek. The kids showed little concern for my health; they were looking after Izzie, now safe in their arms. But I did hear one of the kids say: Thanks Dad, for saving Izzie. You're our HERO!\nAs we walked back down the trail, I enjoyed a rare, but one of those sweet moments in life, that I wouldn't trade for anything on earth. I didn't care about my wet clothes, the squish of water in my boots, or the embarrassment of nearly drowning in water; none of that mattered. I just walked along following my family, with my head held up, my shoulders back and my chest pushed out proudly enjoying the fact that, at that moment in time, on that particular day in life, I was my children's hero.\n\n<question>:\nThe children were happy probably because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA they were good at swimming\nB they could ask for their father's help\nC the family could enjoy a day together\nD the family had never gone climbing before\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>:\nIn our life, there are always some days that will never be forgotten. This was one of those days, a day when we were on a hike, I became my children's hero. This event happened the first summer after we moved to the mountains of Colorado.\nWanting to enjoy the beauty of the mountains, my wife and I planned a day hike to the Brown's Creek waterfall. The kids were excited--a day hike, a chance to experience a waterfall, and a day spent with Dad and Mom.\nOur hike would take us up the Brown's Creek trail and after about 3 miles the waterfall would be on our left. After slowly climbing the first mile, the trail took us through a beautiful grassland and across the creek a couple of times. We decided to turn back before reaching the waterfall, mostly because we were tired and still didn't know how much farther _ was. While crossing the creek by walking on a downed tree trunk, our little Izzie fell into the creek and immediately started moving up and down in the current .\nImmediately, I jumped into the creek after her. I managed to grab her and push her to the bank. But now, I was the one in need of being rescued. I thought this might be the end and I wasn't sure if I could hold on. Then, I heard the voice of the love of my life, my wife's voice. She shouted loudly--Stand up! Stand up! With the last bit of strength I had, I stood, and walked out of the creek. The kids showed little concern for my health; they were looking after Izzie, now safe in their arms. But I did hear one of the kids say: Thanks Dad, for saving Izzie. You're our HERO!\nAs we walked back down the trail, I enjoyed a rare, but one of those sweet moments in life, that I wouldn't trade for anything on earth. I didn't care about my wet clothes, the squish of water in my boots, or the embarrassment of nearly drowning in water; none of that mattered. I just walked along following my family, with my head held up, my shoulders back and my chest pushed out proudly enjoying the fact that, at that moment in time, on that particular day in life, I was my children's hero.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we know from the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA The family finally arrived at the waterfall.\nB Little Izzie was hurt badly on the way.\nC The mother pulled the author out of the creek.\nD Little Izzie was rescued by her father.\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>:\nIn our life, there are always some days that will never be forgotten. This was one of those days, a day when we were on a hike, I became my children's hero. This event happened the first summer after we moved to the mountains of Colorado.\nWanting to enjoy the beauty of the mountains, my wife and I planned a day hike to the Brown's Creek waterfall. The kids were excited--a day hike, a chance to experience a waterfall, and a day spent with Dad and Mom.\nOur hike would take us up the Brown's Creek trail and after about 3 miles the waterfall would be on our left. After slowly climbing the first mile, the trail took us through a beautiful grassland and across the creek a couple of times. We decided to turn back before reaching the waterfall, mostly because we were tired and still didn't know how much farther _ was. While crossing the creek by walking on a downed tree trunk, our little Izzie fell into the creek and immediately started moving up and down in the current .\nImmediately, I jumped into the creek after her. I managed to grab her and push her to the bank. But now, I was the one in need of being rescued. I thought this might be the end and I wasn't sure if I could hold on. Then, I heard the voice of the love of my life, my wife's voice. She shouted loudly--Stand up! Stand up! With the last bit of strength I had, I stood, and walked out of the creek. The kids showed little concern for my health; they were looking after Izzie, now safe in their arms. But I did hear one of the kids say: Thanks Dad, for saving Izzie. You're our HERO!\nAs we walked back down the trail, I enjoyed a rare, but one of those sweet moments in life, that I wouldn't trade for anything on earth. I didn't care about my wet clothes, the squish of water in my boots, or the embarrassment of nearly drowning in water; none of that mattered. I just walked along following my family, with my head held up, my shoulders back and my chest pushed out proudly enjoying the fact that, at that moment in time, on that particular day in life, I was my children's hero.\n\n<question>:\nThe kid's words suggest that the author _ .\n\n<options>:\nA is great in their eyes.\nB is always ready to help others.\nC is full of intelligence\nD is not only brave but also strong\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>:\nSocieties all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits _ and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.\nMany roads and places in Singapore are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries --in both the West and the East.\nAnother way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus --obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.\nSome places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, \"Base Basah\" means \"wet rice\" in Malay . Now why would anyone want to name a road \"Wet Rice Road\"? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.\nA few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is \"Circular Road\" for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like \"Paya Lebar Crescent\". This road is called a crescent because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following places is named after a person?\n\n<options>:\nA Raffles Place.\nB Selector Airbase.\nC Piccadilly Circus.\nD Paya Lebar Crescent.\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>:\nSocieties all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits _ and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.\nMany roads and places in Singapore are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries --in both the West and the East.\nAnother way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus --obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.\nSome places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, \"Base Basah\" means \"wet rice\" in Malay . Now why would anyone want to name a road \"Wet Rice Road\"? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.\nA few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is \"Circular Road\" for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like \"Paya Lebar Crescent\". This road is called a crescent because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can be inferred from the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Some place names in Singapore are the same as in Britain.\nB Some places in Singapore are named for military purposes.\nC The way Singaporeans name their places is unique.\nD Young Singaporeans have forgotten the pioneers.\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 ocean bottom, a region nearly 2.5 times greater than the total land area of the earth, is even today largely unexplored. Until about a century ago, the deep ocean floor was completely inaccessible and hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,600 meters deep. Totally without light and in the case of intense pressures hundreds of times greater than at the earth's surface, the deep-ocean bottom is a strange environment to humans, in some way as frightening and remote as the outer space.\nAlthough researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks for over a century, the first detailed global study of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1969, with the beginning of the National Science Foundation's Deep Sea Drilling Project(DSDP). Using techniques first developed for the offshore oil and gas industry, the DSDP's drill ship, the Glomar Challenger, was able to maintain a steady position on the ocean's surface and drill very deep waters, taking samples of rocks from the ocean floor.\nThe Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15-year research program that ended in November 1983. During this time, it sailed 600,000 kilometers and took almost 20,000 samples of rocks around the world. Those samples have allowed geologists to reconstruct what the planet looked like hundreds of millions of years ago and to make out what it will probably look like millions of years in the future. Today, largely on the strength of evidence gathered during the Glomar Challenger's voyages, nearly all earth scientists agree on the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift that explain many of the geological processes.\nThe sample of rocks drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also provided a climatic record stretching back hundreds of millions of years. The information of past climatic change can be used to predict the future climate.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is TRUE about the Glomar Challenger?\n\n<options>:\nA It is a military submarine.\nB It is used to develop tourism.\nC It has gone on over 100 voyages.\nD It made its first DSDP voyage in 1969.\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 ocean bottom, a region nearly 2.5 times greater than the total land area of the earth, is even today largely unexplored. Until about a century ago, the deep ocean floor was completely inaccessible and hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,600 meters deep. Totally without light and in the case of intense pressures hundreds of times greater than at the earth's surface, the deep-ocean bottom is a strange environment to humans, in some way as frightening and remote as the outer space.\nAlthough researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks for over a century, the first detailed global study of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1969, with the beginning of the National Science Foundation's Deep Sea Drilling Project(DSDP). Using techniques first developed for the offshore oil and gas industry, the DSDP's drill ship, the Glomar Challenger, was able to maintain a steady position on the ocean's surface and drill very deep waters, taking samples of rocks from the ocean floor.\nThe Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15-year research program that ended in November 1983. During this time, it sailed 600,000 kilometers and took almost 20,000 samples of rocks around the world. Those samples have allowed geologists to reconstruct what the planet looked like hundreds of millions of years ago and to make out what it will probably look like millions of years in the future. Today, largely on the strength of evidence gathered during the Glomar Challenger's voyages, nearly all earth scientists agree on the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift that explain many of the geological processes.\nThe sample of rocks drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also provided a climatic record stretching back hundreds of millions of years. The information of past climatic change can be used to predict the future climate.\n\n<question>:\nThe Deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the first detailed exploration of the ocean bottom\nB conducted by geologists from all over the world\nC supported entirely by the gas and oil industry\nD an attempt to find new sources of oil and gas\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>:\nFor centuries,mankind and dogs have suffered from a communication failure.We can tell dogs what we want them to do and sometimes they comply,but we've always struggled when it comes to understanding the true meaning of their barks and whimpers.There is exciting news now-a dog translator has been invented to help you communicate with your furry friend.\nResearchers at North Carolina State University have fashioned some kind of miracle dog translator body harness .What's special about it is that it doesn't just rely on the dog's vocalizations to interpret what Fido is banging on about.\nOh no-this miracle harness reads and interprets the ordinary dogs'body language as well,giving us a full two-way dog communication experience.\nResearcher David Roberts says:\"Dogs communicate primarily through body language,and one of our challenges was to develop sensors that tell us about their behavior by observing their posture remotely.\"\nSensors on the harness monitor the dog's heart rate and body temperature and software builds up a vocabulary,letting the human know what the dog is feeling.\nWhat would dogs say if they could talk to us?The human can even communicate back through the harness thanks to vibration motors,supposedly by tapping into the dog's senses so that it can understand what you're trying to say to it.\nThe dog harness is designed for dogs involved in search and rescue and other front-line work,but it's got us dreaming of a beautiful future,one where humans and dogs can co-exist as equals,with the dog able to fully express itself at all times.\n\n<question>:\nWhy can't people communicate with dogs?\n\n<options>:\nA They have difficulty understanding dogs'barks and whimpers.\nB They have no idea about dogs'behavior in relation to their posture.\nC They don't know how to tell dogs what they want them to do.\nD They don't have a machine to translate the dogs'language.\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>:\nFor centuries,mankind and dogs have suffered from a communication failure.We can tell dogs what we want them to do and sometimes they comply,but we've always struggled when it comes to understanding the true meaning of their barks and whimpers.There is exciting news now-a dog translator has been invented to help you communicate with your furry friend.\nResearchers at North Carolina State University have fashioned some kind of miracle dog translator body harness .What's special about it is that it doesn't just rely on the dog's vocalizations to interpret what Fido is banging on about.\nOh no-this miracle harness reads and interprets the ordinary dogs'body language as well,giving us a full two-way dog communication experience.\nResearcher David Roberts says:\"Dogs communicate primarily through body language,and one of our challenges was to develop sensors that tell us about their behavior by observing their posture remotely.\"\nSensors on the harness monitor the dog's heart rate and body temperature and software builds up a vocabulary,letting the human know what the dog is feeling.\nWhat would dogs say if they could talk to us?The human can even communicate back through the harness thanks to vibration motors,supposedly by tapping into the dog's senses so that it can understand what you're trying to say to it.\nThe dog harness is designed for dogs involved in search and rescue and other front-line work,but it's got us dreaming of a beautiful future,one where humans and dogs can co-exist as equals,with the dog able to fully express itself at all times.\n\n<question>:\nFor what purpose is the dog harness designed?\n\n<options>:\nA It is designed for dogs to understand what people are trying to say to them.\nB It is designed for a full two-way dog communication experience.\nC It is designed to monitor the dog's heart rate and body temperature.\nD It is designed for dogs doing seach and rescue and other front-line work.\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>:\nFor centuries,mankind and dogs have suffered from a communication failure.We can tell dogs what we want them to do and sometimes they comply,but we've always struggled when it comes to understanding the true meaning of their barks and whimpers.There is exciting news now-a dog translator has been invented to help you communicate with your furry friend.\nResearchers at North Carolina State University have fashioned some kind of miracle dog translator body harness .What's special about it is that it doesn't just rely on the dog's vocalizations to interpret what Fido is banging on about.\nOh no-this miracle harness reads and interprets the ordinary dogs'body language as well,giving us a full two-way dog communication experience.\nResearcher David Roberts says:\"Dogs communicate primarily through body language,and one of our challenges was to develop sensors that tell us about their behavior by observing their posture remotely.\"\nSensors on the harness monitor the dog's heart rate and body temperature and software builds up a vocabulary,letting the human know what the dog is feeling.\nWhat would dogs say if they could talk to us?The human can even communicate back through the harness thanks to vibration motors,supposedly by tapping into the dog's senses so that it can understand what you're trying to say to it.\nThe dog harness is designed for dogs involved in search and rescue and other front-line work,but it's got us dreaming of a beautiful future,one where humans and dogs can co-exist as equals,with the dog able to fully express itself at all times.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the author's attitude towards the possible human-dog communication?\n\n<options>:\nA Shocked.\nB Excited.\nC Embarrassed.\nD Annoyed.\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 journey two naval officers made some time ago to the very deepest point on the earth makes us realize how much of the world still remains to be explored. The two men went down seven miles to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean inside a small steel ball called a \"bathyscaphe\" to find out if there are any ocean currents or sings of life. \nIt was necessary to set out early, so that the \"bathyscaphe\" would come to the surface in daylight, and so be easily found by the mother ship which would be waiting for it. The drivers began preparations at dawn and soon afterwards, when all was ready, the steel ball disappeared under the surface of the water. \nIn time, the temperature dropped to freezing-point and the men trembled inside the ball. They kept in touch with the mother ship by telephone describing how they felt. Then, at a depth of 3,000 feet, the men were surprised by a sudden, loud noise, even the smallest hole in the ball would have meant instant death. Luckily, though, it was only one of the outer windows that had broken. Soon afterwards, the \"bathyscaphe\" touched the soft ocean floor raising a big cloud of \"dust\" made up of different kinds of small, dead sea animals. Here, powerful lights lit up the dark water and the men were surprised to see fish swimming just above them quite uncontrolled by the very large water-pressure. But they did not dare to leave the lights on for long, as the heat from them made the water boil. Quite unexpectedly, the telephone began working again and the weak but clear voices of the officers wre heard on the mother ship. After a stay of thirty minutes the men began their journey up, arriving three hours later, _ .\n\n<question>:\nThe officers started their journey at dawn _ .\n\n<options>:\nA because they could return in 24 hours\nB because the sea was calm then\nC when the sun was not strong\nD so that they could return before dark\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 journey two naval officers made some time ago to the very deepest point on the earth makes us realize how much of the world still remains to be explored. The two men went down seven miles to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean inside a small steel ball called a \"bathyscaphe\" to find out if there are any ocean currents or sings of life. \nIt was necessary to set out early, so that the \"bathyscaphe\" would come to the surface in daylight, and so be easily found by the mother ship which would be waiting for it. The drivers began preparations at dawn and soon afterwards, when all was ready, the steel ball disappeared under the surface of the water. \nIn time, the temperature dropped to freezing-point and the men trembled inside the ball. They kept in touch with the mother ship by telephone describing how they felt. Then, at a depth of 3,000 feet, the men were surprised by a sudden, loud noise, even the smallest hole in the ball would have meant instant death. Luckily, though, it was only one of the outer windows that had broken. Soon afterwards, the \"bathyscaphe\" touched the soft ocean floor raising a big cloud of \"dust\" made up of different kinds of small, dead sea animals. Here, powerful lights lit up the dark water and the men were surprised to see fish swimming just above them quite uncontrolled by the very large water-pressure. But they did not dare to leave the lights on for long, as the heat from them made the water boil. Quite unexpectedly, the telephone began working again and the weak but clear voices of the officers wre heard on the mother ship. After a stay of thirty minutes the men began their journey up, arriving three hours later, _ .\n\n<question>:\nWhat did the officers find out at the bottom of the sea?\n\n<options>:\nA Different dead sea animals .\nB Signs of life.\nC Nothing but a big cloud\nD Only dust.\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 journey two naval officers made some time ago to the very deepest point on the earth makes us realize how much of the world still remains to be explored. The two men went down seven miles to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean inside a small steel ball called a \"bathyscaphe\" to find out if there are any ocean currents or sings of life. \nIt was necessary to set out early, so that the \"bathyscaphe\" would come to the surface in daylight, and so be easily found by the mother ship which would be waiting for it. The drivers began preparations at dawn and soon afterwards, when all was ready, the steel ball disappeared under the surface of the water. \nIn time, the temperature dropped to freezing-point and the men trembled inside the ball. They kept in touch with the mother ship by telephone describing how they felt. Then, at a depth of 3,000 feet, the men were surprised by a sudden, loud noise, even the smallest hole in the ball would have meant instant death. Luckily, though, it was only one of the outer windows that had broken. Soon afterwards, the \"bathyscaphe\" touched the soft ocean floor raising a big cloud of \"dust\" made up of different kinds of small, dead sea animals. Here, powerful lights lit up the dark water and the men were surprised to see fish swimming just above them quite uncontrolled by the very large water-pressure. But they did not dare to leave the lights on for long, as the heat from them made the water boil. Quite unexpectedly, the telephone began working again and the weak but clear voices of the officers wre heard on the mother ship. After a stay of thirty minutes the men began their journey up, arriving three hours later, _ .\n\n<question>:\nThe journey to the bottom of the sea helped us to realize that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA much of the world hasn't yet been explored\nB there are not any sings of life at the bottom of the sea\nC strong water-pressure has great effect on fish\nD powerful lights cannot be turned on at the ocean floor\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 journey two naval officers made some time ago to the very deepest point on the earth makes us realize how much of the world still remains to be explored. The two men went down seven miles to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean inside a small steel ball called a \"bathyscaphe\" to find out if there are any ocean currents or sings of life. \nIt was necessary to set out early, so that the \"bathyscaphe\" would come to the surface in daylight, and so be easily found by the mother ship which would be waiting for it. The drivers began preparations at dawn and soon afterwards, when all was ready, the steel ball disappeared under the surface of the water. \nIn time, the temperature dropped to freezing-point and the men trembled inside the ball. They kept in touch with the mother ship by telephone describing how they felt. Then, at a depth of 3,000 feet, the men were surprised by a sudden, loud noise, even the smallest hole in the ball would have meant instant death. Luckily, though, it was only one of the outer windows that had broken. Soon afterwards, the \"bathyscaphe\" touched the soft ocean floor raising a big cloud of \"dust\" made up of different kinds of small, dead sea animals. Here, powerful lights lit up the dark water and the men were surprised to see fish swimming just above them quite uncontrolled by the very large water-pressure. But they did not dare to leave the lights on for long, as the heat from them made the water boil. Quite unexpectedly, the telephone began working again and the weak but clear voices of the officers wre heard on the mother ship. After a stay of thirty minutes the men began their journey up, arriving three hours later, _ .\n\n<question>:\nThe best title for his passage might be _ .\n\n<options>:\nA The invention of a \"bathyscaphe\"\nB Two naval officers should be awarded\nC The adventure to the bottom of the ocean\nD The ocean floor is soft and dusty\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>:\nHerbie Ricketts,52,lives in Thornton Heath,south London,and works as an electrician.He has been a listening volunteer with the Samaritans for 16 years.\nEach caller is as individual as their circumstances and I didn't realize so many people take their own lives until I became a Samaritan. _ \nI'll always remember my first day on duty.The caller, stressed and depressed,told me he was suicidal .He'd been too frightened to talk to the people around him,which is common.People are told they've got nothing to be upset about.Or, if they are already classified as having mental health issues,so they tell no one.How do you make sense of your feelings if you can't tell someone? Just allowing people to say what they honestly feel helps them find a different perspective.I couldn't offer him practical advice but I could support him emotionally.I helped him come to terms with his situation and make sense of some of the terrible emotions he was experiencing.Offering anonymity and being nonjudgmental allows people easily hurt to explore their thoughts without fear or worry.I left him in an emotionally safe place,ensuring he knew 1 wasn't rejecting or abandoning him.I let him know we were still there if he needed us,explaining that it might not be me on the other end of the phone but another Samaritan who could also support.\nSuicidal people will ring with issues like drug use or loneliness.If you look at it from the perspective of, \"How can I solve this? \"you can become,like them,at a loss.Every cell in your body wants to offer solutions,but as a Samaritan I'm not there to sort their problems out.I listen and will support them when they can't see any further than tomorrow.When the phone goes silent,we stay with that caller as long as we possibly can,which could be two or three hours.\nThe shifts are up to four hours long.When it doesn't go so well,I offload to my colleague,so I don't carry home a heavy heart.Being a Samaritan has greatly improved my life.I'm calmer and become a supportive listener, which has also improved my relationships.But being a wonderful Samaritan doesn't make you a wonderful parent or wonderful partner--I wish it did.\n\n<question>:\nSome people choose not to tell others about their feelings mainly because they _ .\n\n<options>:\nA actually have nothing to worry about\nB are too shy to expose themselves to others\nC suffer from serious mental health problems\nD find no supportive listeners around them\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>:\nHerbie Ricketts,52,lives in Thornton Heath,south London,and works as an electrician.He has been a listening volunteer with the Samaritans for 16 years.\nEach caller is as individual as their circumstances and I didn't realize so many people take their own lives until I became a Samaritan. _ \nI'll always remember my first day on duty.The caller, stressed and depressed,told me he was suicidal .He'd been too frightened to talk to the people around him,which is common.People are told they've got nothing to be upset about.Or, if they are already classified as having mental health issues,so they tell no one.How do you make sense of your feelings if you can't tell someone? Just allowing people to say what they honestly feel helps them find a different perspective.I couldn't offer him practical advice but I could support him emotionally.I helped him come to terms with his situation and make sense of some of the terrible emotions he was experiencing.Offering anonymity and being nonjudgmental allows people easily hurt to explore their thoughts without fear or worry.I left him in an emotionally safe place,ensuring he knew 1 wasn't rejecting or abandoning him.I let him know we were still there if he needed us,explaining that it might not be me on the other end of the phone but another Samaritan who could also support.\nSuicidal people will ring with issues like drug use or loneliness.If you look at it from the perspective of, \"How can I solve this? \"you can become,like them,at a loss.Every cell in your body wants to offer solutions,but as a Samaritan I'm not there to sort their problems out.I listen and will support them when they can't see any further than tomorrow.When the phone goes silent,we stay with that caller as long as we possibly can,which could be two or three hours.\nThe shifts are up to four hours long.When it doesn't go so well,I offload to my colleague,so I don't carry home a heavy heart.Being a Samaritan has greatly improved my life.I'm calmer and become a supportive listener, which has also improved my relationships.But being a wonderful Samaritan doesn't make you a wonderful parent or wonderful partner--I wish it did.\n\n<question>:\nSamaritans usually help callers by _ .\n\n<options>:\nA sorting out their problems\nB providing practical advice for them\nC offering them emotional support\nD asking questions such as\"How can I solve this? \"\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>:\nHerbie Ricketts,52,lives in Thornton Heath,south London,and works as an electrician.He has been a listening volunteer with the Samaritans for 16 years.\nEach caller is as individual as their circumstances and I didn't realize so many people take their own lives until I became a Samaritan. _ \nI'll always remember my first day on duty.The caller, stressed and depressed,told me he was suicidal .He'd been too frightened to talk to the people around him,which is common.People are told they've got nothing to be upset about.Or, if they are already classified as having mental health issues,so they tell no one.How do you make sense of your feelings if you can't tell someone? Just allowing people to say what they honestly feel helps them find a different perspective.I couldn't offer him practical advice but I could support him emotionally.I helped him come to terms with his situation and make sense of some of the terrible emotions he was experiencing.Offering anonymity and being nonjudgmental allows people easily hurt to explore their thoughts without fear or worry.I left him in an emotionally safe place,ensuring he knew 1 wasn't rejecting or abandoning him.I let him know we were still there if he needed us,explaining that it might not be me on the other end of the phone but another Samaritan who could also support.\nSuicidal people will ring with issues like drug use or loneliness.If you look at it from the perspective of, \"How can I solve this? \"you can become,like them,at a loss.Every cell in your body wants to offer solutions,but as a Samaritan I'm not there to sort their problems out.I listen and will support them when they can't see any further than tomorrow.When the phone goes silent,we stay with that caller as long as we possibly can,which could be two or three hours.\nThe shifts are up to four hours long.When it doesn't go so well,I offload to my colleague,so I don't carry home a heavy heart.Being a Samaritan has greatly improved my life.I'm calmer and become a supportive listener, which has also improved my relationships.But being a wonderful Samaritan doesn't make you a wonderful parent or wonderful partner--I wish it did.\n\n<question>:\nWe may infer from the passage that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA being a good Samaritan takes patience\nB Samaritans are easily affected by callers\nC callers are always successfully comforted\nD people kill themselves for lack of listening volunteers\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>:\nDo this and you'll be welcome anywhere.\n Why read this book to find out how to win friends?Why not study the technique of the greatest winner of friends the wodd has ever known?Who is he?You may meet him coming down the street.When you get within ten feet of him,he will begin to wag its tail.If you stop and pat him,he'll jump out of his skin to show you how much he likes you.And you know this show of love.There is no secret motives:he doesn't want to sell you any real estate,and he doesn't want to be your husband or wife.\n Did you ever stop to think that a dog is the only animal that doesn't have to work for a living?A hen has to lay eggs;a cow has to give milk;and a canary has to sing.But a dog makes a living by giving you nothing but love.\n When I was five years old,my father bought a little yellow--haired young dog for fifty cents.He was the light and joy of my childhood.Every afternoon amund four thirty,he would sit in the front yard with his beautiful eyes staring at the road,and as soon as he heard my voice or saw me through the bush,he was off like a shot,racing breathlessly up the hill to greet me with leaps of joy and barks of cheer.\n Tippy was my good companion for five years.Then one night--I shall never forget it--he was killed within ten feet of my head,killed by lightning.Tippy's death was the terrible event of my childhood.\n You never read a book on psychology,Tippy.You didn't need to.You know that one can make more friends in months by being really interested in other people than one can in two years by trying to get other people interested in him.Let me repeat that.You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.\n\n<question>:\nWhen the writer writes\"the greatest winner of friends the world has ever known\",he refers to\n\n<options>:\nA himself\nB Tippy\nC a pet dog\nD a psychology book\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>:\nDo this and you'll be welcome anywhere.\n Why read this book to find out how to win friends?Why not study the technique of the greatest winner of friends the wodd has ever known?Who is he?You may meet him coming down the street.When you get within ten feet of him,he will begin to wag its tail.If you stop and pat him,he'll jump out of his skin to show you how much he likes you.And you know this show of love.There is no secret motives:he doesn't want to sell you any real estate,and he doesn't want to be your husband or wife.\n Did you ever stop to think that a dog is the only animal that doesn't have to work for a living?A hen has to lay eggs;a cow has to give milk;and a canary has to sing.But a dog makes a living by giving you nothing but love.\n When I was five years old,my father bought a little yellow--haired young dog for fifty cents.He was the light and joy of my childhood.Every afternoon amund four thirty,he would sit in the front yard with his beautiful eyes staring at the road,and as soon as he heard my voice or saw me through the bush,he was off like a shot,racing breathlessly up the hill to greet me with leaps of joy and barks of cheer.\n Tippy was my good companion for five years.Then one night--I shall never forget it--he was killed within ten feet of my head,killed by lightning.Tippy's death was the terrible event of my childhood.\n You never read a book on psychology,Tippy.You didn't need to.You know that one can make more friends in months by being really interested in other people than one can in two years by trying to get other people interested in him.Let me repeat that.You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.\n\n<question>:\nThe writer takes Tippy as a good example to_.\n\n<options>:\nA explain how to win love from others\nB show how he liked his friend\nC tell the readers why they should read the book\nD show us how a pet dog should behave\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>:\nDo this and you'll be welcome anywhere.\n Why read this book to find out how to win friends?Why not study the technique of the greatest winner of friends the wodd has ever known?Who is he?You may meet him coming down the street.When you get within ten feet of him,he will begin to wag its tail.If you stop and pat him,he'll jump out of his skin to show you how much he likes you.And you know this show of love.There is no secret motives:he doesn't want to sell you any real estate,and he doesn't want to be your husband or wife.\n Did you ever stop to think that a dog is the only animal that doesn't have to work for a living?A hen has to lay eggs;a cow has to give milk;and a canary has to sing.But a dog makes a living by giving you nothing but love.\n When I was five years old,my father bought a little yellow--haired young dog for fifty cents.He was the light and joy of my childhood.Every afternoon amund four thirty,he would sit in the front yard with his beautiful eyes staring at the road,and as soon as he heard my voice or saw me through the bush,he was off like a shot,racing breathlessly up the hill to greet me with leaps of joy and barks of cheer.\n Tippy was my good companion for five years.Then one night--I shall never forget it--he was killed within ten feet of my head,killed by lightning.Tippy's death was the terrible event of my childhood.\n You never read a book on psychology,Tippy.You didn't need to.You know that one can make more friends in months by being really interested in other people than one can in two years by trying to get other people interested in him.Let me repeat that.You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the writer,to be welcome anywhere,you must_.\n\n<options>:\nA know much about others'feelings\nB do everything without secret motives\nC satisfy the needs of different people\nD show care and love for others\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>:\nDo this and you'll be welcome anywhere.\n Why read this book to find out how to win friends?Why not study the technique of the greatest winner of friends the wodd has ever known?Who is he?You may meet him coming down the street.When you get within ten feet of him,he will begin to wag its tail.If you stop and pat him,he'll jump out of his skin to show you how much he likes you.And you know this show of love.There is no secret motives:he doesn't want to sell you any real estate,and he doesn't want to be your husband or wife.\n Did you ever stop to think that a dog is the only animal that doesn't have to work for a living?A hen has to lay eggs;a cow has to give milk;and a canary has to sing.But a dog makes a living by giving you nothing but love.\n When I was five years old,my father bought a little yellow--haired young dog for fifty cents.He was the light and joy of my childhood.Every afternoon amund four thirty,he would sit in the front yard with his beautiful eyes staring at the road,and as soon as he heard my voice or saw me through the bush,he was off like a shot,racing breathlessly up the hill to greet me with leaps of joy and barks of cheer.\n Tippy was my good companion for five years.Then one night--I shall never forget it--he was killed within ten feet of my head,killed by lightning.Tippy's death was the terrible event of my childhood.\n You never read a book on psychology,Tippy.You didn't need to.You know that one can make more friends in months by being really interested in other people than one can in two years by trying to get other people interested in him.Let me repeat that.You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.\n\n<question>:\nGenerally speaking,in what tone is the passage written?\n\n<options>:\nA Light\nB Serious\nC Sad\nD Disappointed\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>:\nClaude Monet is surely one of the most famous French artists of all. Monet was particularly interested in the effect of light and would paint the same scene in different lighting conditions or times of the day. For example, he painted around 20 versions of the Rouen Cathedral from dawn to dusk. His most famous paintings include his Water lilies series.\nThe paintings of Paul Cezanne had a lot of influence in the development of 20th century art, including Cubism and Fauvism . Cezanne is one of the most famous French artists and is known as a \"post-impressionist\", which was similar in some ways to impressionism but also broke away from some of its limitations. Famous French paintings include his Bathers and Mont St Victoire series.\nHenri Matisse was one of the most important famous French artists of the 20th century. He was considered one of the leaders of the Fauvist movement. He had a long and varied artistic career, painting in different styles ranging from Impressionism to Abstract. In 1941, Matisse was diagnosed with cancer and was forced into a wheelchair. But this didn't stop him completing the amazing Chapel of the Rosary in Vence.\nDegas is probably one of the most fascinating of all the famous French artists. He is known as one of the founders of Impressionism, but his paintings were also influenced by classicism, romanticism, and realism. His style is definitely very unique. He was a prolific artist, producing over one thousand works. He is best known for his paintings of ballet dancers.\n\n<question>:\nWe can know that Claude Monet painted about 20 versions of the Rouen Cathedral _ .\n\n<options>:\nA within one day\nB using the same colors\nC at different places\nD in different lighting conditions\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>:\nClaude Monet is surely one of the most famous French artists of all. Monet was particularly interested in the effect of light and would paint the same scene in different lighting conditions or times of the day. For example, he painted around 20 versions of the Rouen Cathedral from dawn to dusk. His most famous paintings include his Water lilies series.\nThe paintings of Paul Cezanne had a lot of influence in the development of 20th century art, including Cubism and Fauvism . Cezanne is one of the most famous French artists and is known as a \"post-impressionist\", which was similar in some ways to impressionism but also broke away from some of its limitations. Famous French paintings include his Bathers and Mont St Victoire series.\nHenri Matisse was one of the most important famous French artists of the 20th century. He was considered one of the leaders of the Fauvist movement. He had a long and varied artistic career, painting in different styles ranging from Impressionism to Abstract. In 1941, Matisse was diagnosed with cancer and was forced into a wheelchair. But this didn't stop him completing the amazing Chapel of the Rosary in Vence.\nDegas is probably one of the most fascinating of all the famous French artists. He is known as one of the founders of Impressionism, but his paintings were also influenced by classicism, romanticism, and realism. His style is definitely very unique. He was a prolific artist, producing over one thousand works. He is best known for his paintings of ballet dancers.\n\n<question>:\nWhich style does Bathers most probably belong to?\n\n<options>:\nA Impressionism.\nB Post-impressionism.\nC Romanticism.\nD Abstract.\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>:\nClaude Monet is surely one of the most famous French artists of all. Monet was particularly interested in the effect of light and would paint the same scene in different lighting conditions or times of the day. For example, he painted around 20 versions of the Rouen Cathedral from dawn to dusk. His most famous paintings include his Water lilies series.\nThe paintings of Paul Cezanne had a lot of influence in the development of 20th century art, including Cubism and Fauvism . Cezanne is one of the most famous French artists and is known as a \"post-impressionist\", which was similar in some ways to impressionism but also broke away from some of its limitations. Famous French paintings include his Bathers and Mont St Victoire series.\nHenri Matisse was one of the most important famous French artists of the 20th century. He was considered one of the leaders of the Fauvist movement. He had a long and varied artistic career, painting in different styles ranging from Impressionism to Abstract. In 1941, Matisse was diagnosed with cancer and was forced into a wheelchair. But this didn't stop him completing the amazing Chapel of the Rosary in Vence.\nDegas is probably one of the most fascinating of all the famous French artists. He is known as one of the founders of Impressionism, but his paintings were also influenced by classicism, romanticism, and realism. His style is definitely very unique. He was a prolific artist, producing over one thousand works. He is best known for his paintings of ballet dancers.\n\n<question>:\nDuring Henri Matisse's long artistic career, he _ .\n\n<options>:\nA painted paintings of different styles\nB did his most famous paintings after 1941\nC painted in the style of Fauvism most frequently\nD spent most of his time painting in a wheelchair\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>:\nDo you have any skiing equipment you are no longer need? A ski school in the far north of India could put it to good use.\nIn March we published a photo story about the extraordinary Zsnskar region in northern India,which is cut off from the outside world for more than seven months of the year,and only accessible via a frozen river.We also included information about the limited use of skiing in the region and the recent creation of the Zanskar Ski School:\n\"Despite the difficulties of travelling through the region when the snow comes,skiing hasn't traditionally been used as a means of transport by the locals,largely because trees don't grow here,so there is little in the way of raw materials from which to make skis.In 1995,a group of British scientists in the region noticed the lack of skis and one of them returned to set up the Zanskar Ski School in Padam.The school provides lessons for a small fee and rents skis to the local people.Among the benefits that the school hopes to bring are improved education--children often find it difficult to get to school through the deep snow--and the possibility of offering ski tours to tourists in the future.So far,more than 300 local people have received training,and local doctors and policemen regularly borrow skis.\"\nBut,what we weren't able to include in the article is that the ski school is always on the look out for old skiing equipment--particularly of a size suitable for children--and,I thought.now the European ski season is drawing to a close,there might be a few of you out there who have some old equipment you'd like to see go to a good home.If that's the ease you can get in touch with the school via their website www.zanskarskischooL.org.\n\n<question>:\nWhat's the purpose in writing the text?\n\n<options>:\nA To ask people to give away their skis to the school\nB To attract more tourists to the area\nC To appeal to more locals to attend the school\nD To raise money to develop this area\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>:\nDo you have any skiing equipment you are no longer need? A ski school in the far north of India could put it to good use.\nIn March we published a photo story about the extraordinary Zsnskar region in northern India,which is cut off from the outside world for more than seven months of the year,and only accessible via a frozen river.We also included information about the limited use of skiing in the region and the recent creation of the Zanskar Ski School:\n\"Despite the difficulties of travelling through the region when the snow comes,skiing hasn't traditionally been used as a means of transport by the locals,largely because trees don't grow here,so there is little in the way of raw materials from which to make skis.In 1995,a group of British scientists in the region noticed the lack of skis and one of them returned to set up the Zanskar Ski School in Padam.The school provides lessons for a small fee and rents skis to the local people.Among the benefits that the school hopes to bring are improved education--children often find it difficult to get to school through the deep snow--and the possibility of offering ski tours to tourists in the future.So far,more than 300 local people have received training,and local doctors and policemen regularly borrow skis.\"\nBut,what we weren't able to include in the article is that the ski school is always on the look out for old skiing equipment--particularly of a size suitable for children--and,I thought.now the European ski season is drawing to a close,there might be a few of you out there who have some old equipment you'd like to see go to a good home.If that's the ease you can get in touch with the school via their website www.zanskarskischooL.org.\n\n<question>:\nThe local people don't use skiing to go about because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA it is against the local custom\nB trees are in the way of the skiing route\nC they don't have the wood to make skis\nD it is dangerous to go skiing in this region\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>:\nDo you have any skiing equipment you are no longer need? A ski school in the far north of India could put it to good use.\nIn March we published a photo story about the extraordinary Zsnskar region in northern India,which is cut off from the outside world for more than seven months of the year,and only accessible via a frozen river.We also included information about the limited use of skiing in the region and the recent creation of the Zanskar Ski School:\n\"Despite the difficulties of travelling through the region when the snow comes,skiing hasn't traditionally been used as a means of transport by the locals,largely because trees don't grow here,so there is little in the way of raw materials from which to make skis.In 1995,a group of British scientists in the region noticed the lack of skis and one of them returned to set up the Zanskar Ski School in Padam.The school provides lessons for a small fee and rents skis to the local people.Among the benefits that the school hopes to bring are improved education--children often find it difficult to get to school through the deep snow--and the possibility of offering ski tours to tourists in the future.So far,more than 300 local people have received training,and local doctors and policemen regularly borrow skis.\"\nBut,what we weren't able to include in the article is that the ski school is always on the look out for old skiing equipment--particularly of a size suitable for children--and,I thought.now the European ski season is drawing to a close,there might be a few of you out there who have some old equipment you'd like to see go to a good home.If that's the ease you can get in touch with the school via their website www.zanskarskischooL.org.\n\n<question>:\nThe Zanskar Ski School _ .\n\n<options>:\nA has donated money to the local community\nB makes it easier for the students to attend school\nC provides special training to the tourists\nD has borrowed many skis from Europe\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>:\nDo you have any skiing equipment you are no longer need? A ski school in the far north of India could put it to good use.\nIn March we published a photo story about the extraordinary Zsnskar region in northern India,which is cut off from the outside world for more than seven months of the year,and only accessible via a frozen river.We also included information about the limited use of skiing in the region and the recent creation of the Zanskar Ski School:\n\"Despite the difficulties of travelling through the region when the snow comes,skiing hasn't traditionally been used as a means of transport by the locals,largely because trees don't grow here,so there is little in the way of raw materials from which to make skis.In 1995,a group of British scientists in the region noticed the lack of skis and one of them returned to set up the Zanskar Ski School in Padam.The school provides lessons for a small fee and rents skis to the local people.Among the benefits that the school hopes to bring are improved education--children often find it difficult to get to school through the deep snow--and the possibility of offering ski tours to tourists in the future.So far,more than 300 local people have received training,and local doctors and policemen regularly borrow skis.\"\nBut,what we weren't able to include in the article is that the ski school is always on the look out for old skiing equipment--particularly of a size suitable for children--and,I thought.now the European ski season is drawing to a close,there might be a few of you out there who have some old equipment you'd like to see go to a good home.If that's the ease you can get in touch with the school via their website www.zanskarskischooL.org.\n\n<question>:\nWho would be the most helpful to the school now?\n\n<options>:\nA Locals in Zanskar region.\nB Students in the Zanskar Ski School.\nC People having old skiing equipment.\nD Tavellers enjoying skiing.\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>:\nDo you have any skiing equipment you are no longer need? A ski school in the far north of India could put it to good use.\nIn March we published a photo story about the extraordinary Zsnskar region in northern India,which is cut off from the outside world for more than seven months of the year,and only accessible via a frozen river.We also included information about the limited use of skiing in the region and the recent creation of the Zanskar Ski School:\n\"Despite the difficulties of travelling through the region when the snow comes,skiing hasn't traditionally been used as a means of transport by the locals,largely because trees don't grow here,so there is little in the way of raw materials from which to make skis.In 1995,a group of British scientists in the region noticed the lack of skis and one of them returned to set up the Zanskar Ski School in Padam.The school provides lessons for a small fee and rents skis to the local people.Among the benefits that the school hopes to bring are improved education--children often find it difficult to get to school through the deep snow--and the possibility of offering ski tours to tourists in the future.So far,more than 300 local people have received training,and local doctors and policemen regularly borrow skis.\"\nBut,what we weren't able to include in the article is that the ski school is always on the look out for old skiing equipment--particularly of a size suitable for children--and,I thought.now the European ski season is drawing to a close,there might be a few of you out there who have some old equipment you'd like to see go to a good home.If that's the ease you can get in touch with the school via their website www.zanskarskischooL.org.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can be the best title for the text?\n\n<options>:\nA An extraordinary region in India\nB A ski school\nC A good means of transport\nD A home for old skis\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 total area of land on earth is about 149 million square kilometers, or about 39 percent of the total area of the earth.\n The average height of the land is about 750 metres above the sea level .The Eurasian land mass is the largest with an area of 54,527,600 square kilometers .The smallest continent is the Australian mainland, with an area of about 7,614,600 square kilometers, which together with Tasmania, New Zealand, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands, is described as Oceania .The total area of Oceania is about 8,935,500 square kilometres, including West Iran which is political in Asia .\n The world's largest peninsula is Arabia ,with an area of about 3,327,500 square kilometres .\n The largest island in the world is Greenland, with an area of about 2,175,600 square kilometres. The largest island surrounded by fresh water is the Ilha de Marajo (4,022 square kilometres) in the mouth of the Amazon River, Brazil .The largest island in a lake is Manitoulin Island (2,766 square kilometres) in the Canadian section of Lake Huron . This island itself has on it a lake of 106 square kilometres called Manitou lake, in which there are several islands.\n\n<question>:\nThe largest island surrounded by fresh water is in _ .\n\n<options>:\nA a river\nB a lake\nC a sea\nD an ocean\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>:\nEvery time you go shopping, the vegetables and fruit look so tempting that you wish you could buy all of them. Some people are lucky and can grow the fruit and vegetables in the gardens that they have. While getting fresh vegetables, they can also achieve great cost cutting.\nMushrooms are expensive and can also go bad very quickly. Mushrooms can also be grown easily in a dark environment. In fact it's better than growing other vegetables since you really don't need an outdoor space. A special type of soil that is good for growing mushrooms is easily available.\nActually mushrooms aren't even vegetables; they are fungi and for this reason, you don't even require sunlight to grow them. Well how does one go about growing mushrooms? You could always Google \"growing mushrooms\" and you will find a number of mushroom growing kits available online that area effective and not very expensive either.\nMushrooms can be added to any dish that you cook. Simply use them in pizzas, salads and anything that you pretty much fancy. Grow mushrooms in your own house and use them whenever you want. Fresh mushrooms are tastier than the ones that are stored in your refrigerator.\nIf you have had a really good crop of mushrooms, then you can even store them. Ideally you should use the white variety of the mushrooms. Simply pick them, slice them and put them on a cookie sheet in a freezer. When they area frozen, just put them in a zip lock and you can use them when you want to. They give a really great taste to the dish that you are making. Thaw them before you use them.\nYou should try growing mushrooms, since it's cost-effective. Furthermore, you can eat the fresh mushrooms any time that you want.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is an advantage of growing vegetables according to the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA You can eat all kinds of vegetables\nB You are lucky to eat what you like\nC You can save lots of money\nD You can satisfy your desire\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>:\nEvery time you go shopping, the vegetables and fruit look so tempting that you wish you could buy all of them. Some people are lucky and can grow the fruit and vegetables in the gardens that they have. While getting fresh vegetables, they can also achieve great cost cutting.\nMushrooms are expensive and can also go bad very quickly. Mushrooms can also be grown easily in a dark environment. In fact it's better than growing other vegetables since you really don't need an outdoor space. A special type of soil that is good for growing mushrooms is easily available.\nActually mushrooms aren't even vegetables; they are fungi and for this reason, you don't even require sunlight to grow them. Well how does one go about growing mushrooms? You could always Google \"growing mushrooms\" and you will find a number of mushroom growing kits available online that area effective and not very expensive either.\nMushrooms can be added to any dish that you cook. Simply use them in pizzas, salads and anything that you pretty much fancy. Grow mushrooms in your own house and use them whenever you want. Fresh mushrooms are tastier than the ones that are stored in your refrigerator.\nIf you have had a really good crop of mushrooms, then you can even store them. Ideally you should use the white variety of the mushrooms. Simply pick them, slice them and put them on a cookie sheet in a freezer. When they area frozen, just put them in a zip lock and you can use them when you want to. They give a really great taste to the dish that you are making. Thaw them before you use them.\nYou should try growing mushrooms, since it's cost-effective. Furthermore, you can eat the fresh mushrooms any time that you want.\n\n<question>:\nMushrooms are different from other vegetables in that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA they can be grown where there is no light\nB they can grow well in an outdoor space\nC it is easy for them to go bad in a few days\nD they can grow without soil\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>:\nEvery time you go shopping, the vegetables and fruit look so tempting that you wish you could buy all of them. Some people are lucky and can grow the fruit and vegetables in the gardens that they have. While getting fresh vegetables, they can also achieve great cost cutting.\nMushrooms are expensive and can also go bad very quickly. Mushrooms can also be grown easily in a dark environment. In fact it's better than growing other vegetables since you really don't need an outdoor space. A special type of soil that is good for growing mushrooms is easily available.\nActually mushrooms aren't even vegetables; they are fungi and for this reason, you don't even require sunlight to grow them. Well how does one go about growing mushrooms? You could always Google \"growing mushrooms\" and you will find a number of mushroom growing kits available online that area effective and not very expensive either.\nMushrooms can be added to any dish that you cook. Simply use them in pizzas, salads and anything that you pretty much fancy. Grow mushrooms in your own house and use them whenever you want. Fresh mushrooms are tastier than the ones that are stored in your refrigerator.\nIf you have had a really good crop of mushrooms, then you can even store them. Ideally you should use the white variety of the mushrooms. Simply pick them, slice them and put them on a cookie sheet in a freezer. When they area frozen, just put them in a zip lock and you can use them when you want to. They give a really great taste to the dish that you are making. Thaw them before you use them.\nYou should try growing mushrooms, since it's cost-effective. Furthermore, you can eat the fresh mushrooms any time that you want.\n\n<question>:\nWhat would be the best title for this passage?\n\n<options>:\nA It is easy and fun to grow mushrooms\nB We should eat more fruit and vegetables\nC Mushrooms online are very expensive\nD Mushrooms--tasty and healthy vegetables\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 crisis at Japan's Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear energy center caused by the terrible earthquake has raised questions about the future of the nuclear energy industry. Arjun Makhijani is president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research in the United States. He says the disaster in Japan is historic.\nThis week, the chairman of America's nuclear agency said there is little chance that harmful radiation from Japan could reach the United States. Gregory also said America has a strong program in place to deal with earthquake threats. No new nuclear power centers have been built in the United States since nineteen seventy-nine. That was when America's worst nuclear accident happened at the Three Mile Island center in Pennsylvania. The accident began to turn public opinion against nuclear energy. At present, about twenty percent of electricity in the United States comes from nuclear energy.\nGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany would close seven nuclear power centers while energy policy is reconsidered. The European Union is planning to test all centers in its twenty-seven member nations.\nDeveloping nations are less willing to slow nuclear expansion. China said it will continue with plans to build about twenty-five new nuclear reactors . And India, under a cooperation agreement with the United States, plans to spend billions on new centers in the coming years.\nNuclear reactors supply fourteen percent of global electricity. Nuclear energy is a clean resource, producing no carbon gases. But radioactive waste is a serious unresolved issue. So is the presence of nuclear power centers in earthquake areas like the one near Bushehr, Iran.\nThe best title of the text is _ .\nA. Various Opinions on Japan's Nuclear Disaster\nB. Japan's Disaster is Likely to Run out of Control\nC. America Feels Great Concern for Japan's Nuclear Crisis\nD. Japan's Disaster Throws Doubt on Nuclear Energy Industry\n\n<question>:\n.\n\n<options>:\nA German.\nB Iran.\nC India.\nD China.\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>:\nEvery day we are adding more and more vacation ideas, destinations, tours, and articles. As you explore our website,you will find there is an ever-growing collection of things that will help make your vacation easier and more affordable.\nWe change our featured destinations very frequently so be sure to keep coming back to see what new ideas we have for your family vacation.We feature a different state,park, and city destination on the front page of the website.These change frequently, so be sure to sign up for our newsletter so you can be sure to keep up with all the new information.\nAnother great feature we are offering is Guest Articles.These may come from a travel professional,author, parent or child about their travel ideas or offers.These informative articles are great to read and are perfect for discovering valuable tips and tricks for the travel less stressful.Plus,in many articles you will discover some hidden gems that you probably miss if you did not know about them.\nOne of the best things about our website is our ability to get you discounted Tours and Attraction Passes to the places you want to go most.This is a fantastic way to plan ahead and have your tours and passes paid for and pick them up before you leave your home.Now that is a helpful way to go.These programs can save you over 50%of what you could expect to pay when you arrive.And,we are adding new tours and programs every week.Be sure to check it out.\nYou can be sure we are working hard for you so that you can relax on your vacation. Let us do all the leg work for you so you can simply enjoy your family vacation!\n\n<question>:\nWhat does the writer want to do by writing this text?\n\n<options>:\nA To give people tips on family vacations.\nB To offer travelers featured destinations.\nC To attract readers to surf a tourist website.\nD To introduce hidden gems for traveling.\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>:\nEvery day we are adding more and more vacation ideas, destinations, tours, and articles. As you explore our website,you will find there is an ever-growing collection of things that will help make your vacation easier and more affordable.\nWe change our featured destinations very frequently so be sure to keep coming back to see what new ideas we have for your family vacation.We feature a different state,park, and city destination on the front page of the website.These change frequently, so be sure to sign up for our newsletter so you can be sure to keep up with all the new information.\nAnother great feature we are offering is Guest Articles.These may come from a travel professional,author, parent or child about their travel ideas or offers.These informative articles are great to read and are perfect for discovering valuable tips and tricks for the travel less stressful.Plus,in many articles you will discover some hidden gems that you probably miss if you did not know about them.\nOne of the best things about our website is our ability to get you discounted Tours and Attraction Passes to the places you want to go most.This is a fantastic way to plan ahead and have your tours and passes paid for and pick them up before you leave your home.Now that is a helpful way to go.These programs can save you over 50%of what you could expect to pay when you arrive.And,we are adding new tours and programs every week.Be sure to check it out.\nYou can be sure we are working hard for you so that you can relax on your vacation. Let us do all the leg work for you so you can simply enjoy your family vacation!\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we learn from Guest Articles?\n\n<options>:\nA steps to sign up for the family vacation website.\nB Tips on keeping up with new travel information.\nC Tips and tricks for a comfortable trip.\nD Tricks for enjoying a free family vacation\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>:\nEvery day we are adding more and more vacation ideas, destinations, tours, and articles. As you explore our website,you will find there is an ever-growing collection of things that will help make your vacation easier and more affordable.\nWe change our featured destinations very frequently so be sure to keep coming back to see what new ideas we have for your family vacation.We feature a different state,park, and city destination on the front page of the website.These change frequently, so be sure to sign up for our newsletter so you can be sure to keep up with all the new information.\nAnother great feature we are offering is Guest Articles.These may come from a travel professional,author, parent or child about their travel ideas or offers.These informative articles are great to read and are perfect for discovering valuable tips and tricks for the travel less stressful.Plus,in many articles you will discover some hidden gems that you probably miss if you did not know about them.\nOne of the best things about our website is our ability to get you discounted Tours and Attraction Passes to the places you want to go most.This is a fantastic way to plan ahead and have your tours and passes paid for and pick them up before you leave your home.Now that is a helpful way to go.These programs can save you over 50%of what you could expect to pay when you arrive.And,we are adding new tours and programs every week.Be sure to check it out.\nYou can be sure we are working hard for you so that you can relax on your vacation. Let us do all the leg work for you so you can simply enjoy your family vacation!\n\n<question>:\nWhich isn't the benefit that the website brings to us?\n\n<options>:\nA We can get discounted Tours and Attraction Passes\nB We can get some information of new tours and programs\nC We can have our Passes in hand when starting off.\nD We can enjoy a family vacation with leg work.\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>:\nIt was Christmas 1961. I was teaching in a small town in Ohio where my twenty seven third graders eagerly _ the great day of gift giving.\nEach day the children made some new wonder - strings of popcorn, hand-made decorations, and German bells made from wallpaper samples, which we hung from the ceiling. Through it all she stayed indifferent , watching from afar, seemingly miles away. I wondered what would happen to this quiet child, once so happy, now so suddenly unsociable. I hoped the festivities would light her up. But nothing did.\nThe day of gift giving finally came. We oohed and aahed over our handwork as the presents were exchanged. Through it all, she sat quietly watching. I had made a special package for her, red and green with white lace. I wanted very much to see her smile. She opened it so slowly and carefully. I waited but she turned away.\nAfter school the children left in little groups, but she hesitated, watching them go out of the door. I sat down to catch my breath, hardly know what was happening when she came to me reaching out her hands, holding a small white box, unwrapped and slightly soiled, as though it had been held many times by unwashed, childish hands. \"For me?\" I asked with a weak smile. She said not a word, but nodded her head. I took the box and carefully opened it. There inside, lay a golden chain. In a flash I knew - she had made it for her mother, a mother she would never see again, a mother who would never hold her or brush her hair or share a funny story, a mother who would never again hear her childish joys or sorrows, a mother who had taken her own life just three weeks before.\nI held out the chain. She took it in both her hands, reached forward, and put it on at the back of my neck. She stepped back then as if to see that all was well. I looked down at the golden chain, then back at the giver, \"Maria, it is so beautiful. She would have loved it.\" Neither of us could stop the tears. She threw herself into my arms and we were in tears together. _\n\n<question>:\nWe can learn from the story that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the beautiful chain was put inside a beautiful box\nB Maria made a golden chain of popcorn for her mother\nC the teacher made a special package for Maria so as to see her smile\nD Maria oohed and aahed over the handwork as the presents were exchanged\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>:\nIt was Christmas 1961. I was teaching in a small town in Ohio where my twenty seven third graders eagerly _ the great day of gift giving.\nEach day the children made some new wonder - strings of popcorn, hand-made decorations, and German bells made from wallpaper samples, which we hung from the ceiling. Through it all she stayed indifferent , watching from afar, seemingly miles away. I wondered what would happen to this quiet child, once so happy, now so suddenly unsociable. I hoped the festivities would light her up. But nothing did.\nThe day of gift giving finally came. We oohed and aahed over our handwork as the presents were exchanged. Through it all, she sat quietly watching. I had made a special package for her, red and green with white lace. I wanted very much to see her smile. She opened it so slowly and carefully. I waited but she turned away.\nAfter school the children left in little groups, but she hesitated, watching them go out of the door. I sat down to catch my breath, hardly know what was happening when she came to me reaching out her hands, holding a small white box, unwrapped and slightly soiled, as though it had been held many times by unwashed, childish hands. \"For me?\" I asked with a weak smile. She said not a word, but nodded her head. I took the box and carefully opened it. There inside, lay a golden chain. In a flash I knew - she had made it for her mother, a mother she would never see again, a mother who would never hold her or brush her hair or share a funny story, a mother who would never again hear her childish joys or sorrows, a mother who had taken her own life just three weeks before.\nI held out the chain. She took it in both her hands, reached forward, and put it on at the back of my neck. She stepped back then as if to see that all was well. I looked down at the golden chain, then back at the giver, \"Maria, it is so beautiful. She would have loved it.\" Neither of us could stop the tears. She threw herself into my arms and we were in tears together. _\n\n<question>:\nMaria became quiet and unsociable because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA she was a shy girl\nB her teacher didn't give her any gift\nC her mother passed away three weeks ago\nD she didn' t have any friends in the class\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>:\nIt was Christmas 1961. I was teaching in a small town in Ohio where my twenty seven third graders eagerly _ the great day of gift giving.\nEach day the children made some new wonder - strings of popcorn, hand-made decorations, and German bells made from wallpaper samples, which we hung from the ceiling. Through it all she stayed indifferent , watching from afar, seemingly miles away. I wondered what would happen to this quiet child, once so happy, now so suddenly unsociable. I hoped the festivities would light her up. But nothing did.\nThe day of gift giving finally came. We oohed and aahed over our handwork as the presents were exchanged. Through it all, she sat quietly watching. I had made a special package for her, red and green with white lace. I wanted very much to see her smile. She opened it so slowly and carefully. I waited but she turned away.\nAfter school the children left in little groups, but she hesitated, watching them go out of the door. I sat down to catch my breath, hardly know what was happening when she came to me reaching out her hands, holding a small white box, unwrapped and slightly soiled, as though it had been held many times by unwashed, childish hands. \"For me?\" I asked with a weak smile. She said not a word, but nodded her head. I took the box and carefully opened it. There inside, lay a golden chain. In a flash I knew - she had made it for her mother, a mother she would never see again, a mother who would never hold her or brush her hair or share a funny story, a mother who would never again hear her childish joys or sorrows, a mother who had taken her own life just three weeks before.\nI held out the chain. She took it in both her hands, reached forward, and put it on at the back of my neck. She stepped back then as if to see that all was well. I looked down at the golden chain, then back at the giver, \"Maria, it is so beautiful. She would have loved it.\" Neither of us could stop the tears. She threw herself into my arms and we were in tears together. _\n\n<question>:\nThe BEST title for the passage is _ .\n\n<options>:\nA The kid's gift\nB A quiet girl\nC The greatest teacher\nD The great day of gift giving\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>:\nOne day in spring four men were riding on horseback along a country road. These men were lawyers, and they were going to the next town to attend court. \nThere had been a rain, and the ground was very soft. Water was dripping from the trees, and the grass was wet. The four lawyers rode along, one behind another, for the pathway was narrow, and the mud on each side of it was deep. They rode slowly, and talked and laughed and were very cheerful. As they were passing through a group of small trees, they heard a great fluttering over their heads and a weak sound made by small birds in the grass by the roadside.\n\"Stith! Stith! Stith!\" came from the leafy branches above them.\n\"Cheep! cheep! cheep!\" came from the wet grass.\n\"What is the matter here?\" asked the first lawyer, whose name was Speed. \"Oh, it's only some old robins !\"said the second lawyer, whose name was Hardin. \"The storm has blown two of the little ones out of the nest. They are too young to fly, and the mother bird is worried about them.\"\n\"What a pity! They'll die down there in the grass,\" said the third lawyer.\n\"Oh, well! They're nothing but birds,\" said Mr. Hardin. \"Why should we bother?\"\n\"Yes, why should we?\" said Mr. Speed.\nThe three men, as they passed, looked down and saw the little birds fluttering in the cold, wet grass. They saw the mother robin flying about, and crying to her mate. Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. In a few minutes they had forgotten about the birds. But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, stopped. He got down from his horse and very gently took the little ones up in his big warm hands. They did not seem frightened, but cried softly, as if they knew they were safe.\n\"Never mind, my little fellows,\" said Mr. Lincoln \"I will put you in your own cozy little bed.\"\nThen he looked up to find the nest from which they had fallen. It was high, much higher than he could reach.\nBut Mr. Lincoln could climb. He had climbed many a tree when he was a boy. He put the birds softly, one by one, into their warm little home. Two other baby birds were there that had not fallen out. All cuddled down together and were very happy.\nSoon the three lawyers who had ridden ahead stopped at a spring to give their horses water.\n\"Where is Lincoln?\" asked one.\nAll were surprised to find that he was not with them.\n\"Do you remember those birds?\" said Mr. Speed. \"Very likely he has stopped to take care of them.\"\nIn a few minutes Mr. Lincoln joined them. His shoes were covered with mud; he had torn his coat on the thorny tree.\n\"Hello, Abraham!\" said Mr. Hardin. \"Where have you been?\"\n\"I stopped a minute to give those birds to their mother,\" he answered.\n\"Well, we always thought you were a hero,\" said Mr. Speed. \"Now we know it.\"\nThen all three of them laughed heartily. They thought it so foolish that a strong man should take so much trouble just for some worthless young birds.\n\"Gentlemen,\" said Mr. Lincoln, \"I could not have slept tonight, if I had left those helpless little robins to die in the wet grass.\"\nAbraham Lincoln afterwards became very famous as a lawyer and statesman. He was elected president. Next to Washington he was the greatest.\n\n<question>:\nThe reading passage is a story mainly about _ .\n\n<options>:\nA four lawyers\nB wildlife in danger\nC some little birds\nD Abraham Lincoln\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>:\nOne day in spring four men were riding on horseback along a country road. These men were lawyers, and they were going to the next town to attend court. \nThere had been a rain, and the ground was very soft. Water was dripping from the trees, and the grass was wet. The four lawyers rode along, one behind another, for the pathway was narrow, and the mud on each side of it was deep. They rode slowly, and talked and laughed and were very cheerful. As they were passing through a group of small trees, they heard a great fluttering over their heads and a weak sound made by small birds in the grass by the roadside.\n\"Stith! Stith! Stith!\" came from the leafy branches above them.\n\"Cheep! cheep! cheep!\" came from the wet grass.\n\"What is the matter here?\" asked the first lawyer, whose name was Speed. \"Oh, it's only some old robins !\"said the second lawyer, whose name was Hardin. \"The storm has blown two of the little ones out of the nest. They are too young to fly, and the mother bird is worried about them.\"\n\"What a pity! They'll die down there in the grass,\" said the third lawyer.\n\"Oh, well! They're nothing but birds,\" said Mr. Hardin. \"Why should we bother?\"\n\"Yes, why should we?\" said Mr. Speed.\nThe three men, as they passed, looked down and saw the little birds fluttering in the cold, wet grass. They saw the mother robin flying about, and crying to her mate. Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. In a few minutes they had forgotten about the birds. But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, stopped. He got down from his horse and very gently took the little ones up in his big warm hands. They did not seem frightened, but cried softly, as if they knew they were safe.\n\"Never mind, my little fellows,\" said Mr. Lincoln \"I will put you in your own cozy little bed.\"\nThen he looked up to find the nest from which they had fallen. It was high, much higher than he could reach.\nBut Mr. Lincoln could climb. He had climbed many a tree when he was a boy. He put the birds softly, one by one, into their warm little home. Two other baby birds were there that had not fallen out. All cuddled down together and were very happy.\nSoon the three lawyers who had ridden ahead stopped at a spring to give their horses water.\n\"Where is Lincoln?\" asked one.\nAll were surprised to find that he was not with them.\n\"Do you remember those birds?\" said Mr. Speed. \"Very likely he has stopped to take care of them.\"\nIn a few minutes Mr. Lincoln joined them. His shoes were covered with mud; he had torn his coat on the thorny tree.\n\"Hello, Abraham!\" said Mr. Hardin. \"Where have you been?\"\n\"I stopped a minute to give those birds to their mother,\" he answered.\n\"Well, we always thought you were a hero,\" said Mr. Speed. \"Now we know it.\"\nThen all three of them laughed heartily. They thought it so foolish that a strong man should take so much trouble just for some worthless young birds.\n\"Gentlemen,\" said Mr. Lincoln, \"I could not have slept tonight, if I had left those helpless little robins to die in the wet grass.\"\nAbraham Lincoln afterwards became very famous as a lawyer and statesman. He was elected president. Next to Washington he was the greatest.\n\n<question>:\nWe know from the passage that the little birds in the grass were _ .\n\n<options>:\nA frightened\nB disappointed\nC injured\nD bored\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>:\nOne day in spring four men were riding on horseback along a country road. These men were lawyers, and they were going to the next town to attend court. \nThere had been a rain, and the ground was very soft. Water was dripping from the trees, and the grass was wet. The four lawyers rode along, one behind another, for the pathway was narrow, and the mud on each side of it was deep. They rode slowly, and talked and laughed and were very cheerful. As they were passing through a group of small trees, they heard a great fluttering over their heads and a weak sound made by small birds in the grass by the roadside.\n\"Stith! Stith! Stith!\" came from the leafy branches above them.\n\"Cheep! cheep! cheep!\" came from the wet grass.\n\"What is the matter here?\" asked the first lawyer, whose name was Speed. \"Oh, it's only some old robins !\"said the second lawyer, whose name was Hardin. \"The storm has blown two of the little ones out of the nest. They are too young to fly, and the mother bird is worried about them.\"\n\"What a pity! They'll die down there in the grass,\" said the third lawyer.\n\"Oh, well! They're nothing but birds,\" said Mr. Hardin. \"Why should we bother?\"\n\"Yes, why should we?\" said Mr. Speed.\nThe three men, as they passed, looked down and saw the little birds fluttering in the cold, wet grass. They saw the mother robin flying about, and crying to her mate. Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. In a few minutes they had forgotten about the birds. But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, stopped. He got down from his horse and very gently took the little ones up in his big warm hands. They did not seem frightened, but cried softly, as if they knew they were safe.\n\"Never mind, my little fellows,\" said Mr. Lincoln \"I will put you in your own cozy little bed.\"\nThen he looked up to find the nest from which they had fallen. It was high, much higher than he could reach.\nBut Mr. Lincoln could climb. He had climbed many a tree when he was a boy. He put the birds softly, one by one, into their warm little home. Two other baby birds were there that had not fallen out. All cuddled down together and were very happy.\nSoon the three lawyers who had ridden ahead stopped at a spring to give their horses water.\n\"Where is Lincoln?\" asked one.\nAll were surprised to find that he was not with them.\n\"Do you remember those birds?\" said Mr. Speed. \"Very likely he has stopped to take care of them.\"\nIn a few minutes Mr. Lincoln joined them. His shoes were covered with mud; he had torn his coat on the thorny tree.\n\"Hello, Abraham!\" said Mr. Hardin. \"Where have you been?\"\n\"I stopped a minute to give those birds to their mother,\" he answered.\n\"Well, we always thought you were a hero,\" said Mr. Speed. \"Now we know it.\"\nThen all three of them laughed heartily. They thought it so foolish that a strong man should take so much trouble just for some worthless young birds.\n\"Gentlemen,\" said Mr. Lincoln, \"I could not have slept tonight, if I had left those helpless little robins to die in the wet grass.\"\nAbraham Lincoln afterwards became very famous as a lawyer and statesman. He was elected president. Next to Washington he was the greatest.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be inferred that \"stith\" was the sound made by _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the blowing wind\nB the little birds out of the nest\nC the mother bird\nD the little birds in the nest\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>:\nOne day in spring four men were riding on horseback along a country road. These men were lawyers, and they were going to the next town to attend court. \nThere had been a rain, and the ground was very soft. Water was dripping from the trees, and the grass was wet. The four lawyers rode along, one behind another, for the pathway was narrow, and the mud on each side of it was deep. They rode slowly, and talked and laughed and were very cheerful. As they were passing through a group of small trees, they heard a great fluttering over their heads and a weak sound made by small birds in the grass by the roadside.\n\"Stith! Stith! Stith!\" came from the leafy branches above them.\n\"Cheep! cheep! cheep!\" came from the wet grass.\n\"What is the matter here?\" asked the first lawyer, whose name was Speed. \"Oh, it's only some old robins !\"said the second lawyer, whose name was Hardin. \"The storm has blown two of the little ones out of the nest. They are too young to fly, and the mother bird is worried about them.\"\n\"What a pity! They'll die down there in the grass,\" said the third lawyer.\n\"Oh, well! They're nothing but birds,\" said Mr. Hardin. \"Why should we bother?\"\n\"Yes, why should we?\" said Mr. Speed.\nThe three men, as they passed, looked down and saw the little birds fluttering in the cold, wet grass. They saw the mother robin flying about, and crying to her mate. Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. In a few minutes they had forgotten about the birds. But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, stopped. He got down from his horse and very gently took the little ones up in his big warm hands. They did not seem frightened, but cried softly, as if they knew they were safe.\n\"Never mind, my little fellows,\" said Mr. Lincoln \"I will put you in your own cozy little bed.\"\nThen he looked up to find the nest from which they had fallen. It was high, much higher than he could reach.\nBut Mr. Lincoln could climb. He had climbed many a tree when he was a boy. He put the birds softly, one by one, into their warm little home. Two other baby birds were there that had not fallen out. All cuddled down together and were very happy.\nSoon the three lawyers who had ridden ahead stopped at a spring to give their horses water.\n\"Where is Lincoln?\" asked one.\nAll were surprised to find that he was not with them.\n\"Do you remember those birds?\" said Mr. Speed. \"Very likely he has stopped to take care of them.\"\nIn a few minutes Mr. Lincoln joined them. His shoes were covered with mud; he had torn his coat on the thorny tree.\n\"Hello, Abraham!\" said Mr. Hardin. \"Where have you been?\"\n\"I stopped a minute to give those birds to their mother,\" he answered.\n\"Well, we always thought you were a hero,\" said Mr. Speed. \"Now we know it.\"\nThen all three of them laughed heartily. They thought it so foolish that a strong man should take so much trouble just for some worthless young birds.\n\"Gentlemen,\" said Mr. Lincoln, \"I could not have slept tonight, if I had left those helpless little robins to die in the wet grass.\"\nAbraham Lincoln afterwards became very famous as a lawyer and statesman. He was elected president. Next to Washington he was the greatest.\n\n<question>:\nWhy didn't the other three lawyers help the little birds in the grass?\n\n<options>:\nA Because they were in a hurry to attend court.\nB Because they didn't think it worthwhile.\nC Because it would put them to much trouble.\nD Because they had forgotten about the birds.\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>:\nOne day in spring four men were riding on horseback along a country road. These men were lawyers, and they were going to the next town to attend court. \nThere had been a rain, and the ground was very soft. Water was dripping from the trees, and the grass was wet. The four lawyers rode along, one behind another, for the pathway was narrow, and the mud on each side of it was deep. They rode slowly, and talked and laughed and were very cheerful. As they were passing through a group of small trees, they heard a great fluttering over their heads and a weak sound made by small birds in the grass by the roadside.\n\"Stith! Stith! Stith!\" came from the leafy branches above them.\n\"Cheep! cheep! cheep!\" came from the wet grass.\n\"What is the matter here?\" asked the first lawyer, whose name was Speed. \"Oh, it's only some old robins !\"said the second lawyer, whose name was Hardin. \"The storm has blown two of the little ones out of the nest. They are too young to fly, and the mother bird is worried about them.\"\n\"What a pity! They'll die down there in the grass,\" said the third lawyer.\n\"Oh, well! They're nothing but birds,\" said Mr. Hardin. \"Why should we bother?\"\n\"Yes, why should we?\" said Mr. Speed.\nThe three men, as they passed, looked down and saw the little birds fluttering in the cold, wet grass. They saw the mother robin flying about, and crying to her mate. Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. In a few minutes they had forgotten about the birds. But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, stopped. He got down from his horse and very gently took the little ones up in his big warm hands. They did not seem frightened, but cried softly, as if they knew they were safe.\n\"Never mind, my little fellows,\" said Mr. Lincoln \"I will put you in your own cozy little bed.\"\nThen he looked up to find the nest from which they had fallen. It was high, much higher than he could reach.\nBut Mr. Lincoln could climb. He had climbed many a tree when he was a boy. He put the birds softly, one by one, into their warm little home. Two other baby birds were there that had not fallen out. All cuddled down together and were very happy.\nSoon the three lawyers who had ridden ahead stopped at a spring to give their horses water.\n\"Where is Lincoln?\" asked one.\nAll were surprised to find that he was not with them.\n\"Do you remember those birds?\" said Mr. Speed. \"Very likely he has stopped to take care of them.\"\nIn a few minutes Mr. Lincoln joined them. His shoes were covered with mud; he had torn his coat on the thorny tree.\n\"Hello, Abraham!\" said Mr. Hardin. \"Where have you been?\"\n\"I stopped a minute to give those birds to their mother,\" he answered.\n\"Well, we always thought you were a hero,\" said Mr. Speed. \"Now we know it.\"\nThen all three of them laughed heartily. They thought it so foolish that a strong man should take so much trouble just for some worthless young birds.\n\"Gentlemen,\" said Mr. Lincoln, \"I could not have slept tonight, if I had left those helpless little robins to die in the wet grass.\"\nAbraham Lincoln afterwards became very famous as a lawyer and statesman. He was elected president. Next to Washington he was the greatest.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we learn form the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA The habitat of wild life is being endangered.\nB Environmental protection is still a challenge.\nC Birds care more about their fellows than man.\nD Abraham Lincoln was a kind-hearted great man.\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 Future Stars\nGeneral introduction\nThe Future Stars was set up in 1988 as a non-profit service center for child development devoted to providing quality childcare in a loving and educational environment for children 6 weeks to 6 years of age. Our funds mainly come from public donations.\nA healthy curiosity about learning is the most important quality for early childhood development. We aim at offering high quality developmentally age-appropriate activities for early childhood, the most Important time of child development, so that they can do better after they start formal schooling.\nHours of operation\nChildcare will be provided for the child from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday except for holidays. Children may not arrive before 7:00 am or remain after 6:00 pm. Should an emergency arise, the parent should immediately make us know in consideration of our work arrangements. A late charge of $ 1.00 per minute will be assessed if the child is not picked up by 6:05 pm. Charges for these services are to be paid directly to the staff person that has been looking after your child until your arrival, not to the center. Failure to pay late charges may affect continued services with the center.\nTuition \nWhen it has been confirmed that a position is available for your child, you must pay a registration fee of $200 per child.\nThe weekly tuition fee is $ 98.00. You can make payments either by credit card or in cash on Monday every week. If your payment is not made by Tuesday at 9:00 am, you will be charged a $ 25.00 late fee.\nFor more information, please call 434-293-6110 or visit www.childdevelopmentcenter.com.\n\n<question>:\nThe Future Stars is intended for _ .\n\n<options>:\nA would-be parents\nB teenagers\nC child experts\nD pre-school children\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 Future Stars\nGeneral introduction\nThe Future Stars was set up in 1988 as a non-profit service center for child development devoted to providing quality childcare in a loving and educational environment for children 6 weeks to 6 years of age. Our funds mainly come from public donations.\nA healthy curiosity about learning is the most important quality for early childhood development. We aim at offering high quality developmentally age-appropriate activities for early childhood, the most Important time of child development, so that they can do better after they start formal schooling.\nHours of operation\nChildcare will be provided for the child from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday except for holidays. Children may not arrive before 7:00 am or remain after 6:00 pm. Should an emergency arise, the parent should immediately make us know in consideration of our work arrangements. A late charge of $ 1.00 per minute will be assessed if the child is not picked up by 6:05 pm. Charges for these services are to be paid directly to the staff person that has been looking after your child until your arrival, not to the center. Failure to pay late charges may affect continued services with the center.\nTuition \nWhen it has been confirmed that a position is available for your child, you must pay a registration fee of $200 per child.\nThe weekly tuition fee is $ 98.00. You can make payments either by credit card or in cash on Monday every week. If your payment is not made by Tuesday at 9:00 am, you will be charged a $ 25.00 late fee.\nFor more information, please call 434-293-6110 or visit www.childdevelopmentcenter.com.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we know about late pickups from the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA They may affect continued services with the center.\nB Parents have to pay late charges for them to the center.\nC Parents have to inform the center of them right away.\nD They greatly disturb the work arrangements of the center.\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 Future Stars\nGeneral introduction\nThe Future Stars was set up in 1988 as a non-profit service center for child development devoted to providing quality childcare in a loving and educational environment for children 6 weeks to 6 years of age. Our funds mainly come from public donations.\nA healthy curiosity about learning is the most important quality for early childhood development. We aim at offering high quality developmentally age-appropriate activities for early childhood, the most Important time of child development, so that they can do better after they start formal schooling.\nHours of operation\nChildcare will be provided for the child from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday except for holidays. Children may not arrive before 7:00 am or remain after 6:00 pm. Should an emergency arise, the parent should immediately make us know in consideration of our work arrangements. A late charge of $ 1.00 per minute will be assessed if the child is not picked up by 6:05 pm. Charges for these services are to be paid directly to the staff person that has been looking after your child until your arrival, not to the center. Failure to pay late charges may affect continued services with the center.\nTuition \nWhen it has been confirmed that a position is available for your child, you must pay a registration fee of $200 per child.\nThe weekly tuition fee is $ 98.00. You can make payments either by credit card or in cash on Monday every week. If your payment is not made by Tuesday at 9:00 am, you will be charged a $ 25.00 late fee.\nFor more information, please call 434-293-6110 or visit www.childdevelopmentcenter.com.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the purpose of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA To attract public donations.\nB To promote early education.\nC To tell the benefits of childcare.\nD To introduce a child development center.\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>:\nYour best friend is possibly the most important person in your life. But sometimes friendship's road is not always smooth, or it's a total dead end. What do you do when this happens?\nScenario 1: Drifting Apart \nYou've found that your friend no longer wants to jog with you. She'd rather hit the chat rooms, or she's become crazy about hanging with her new interest.\nIt's a _ when old friends start having less in common. But it might still be worth trying to get into your friend's new interest, trying something new on your own, or meet some new folks who like doing the things you enjoy. Another thing to try is talking to your friend about it- in a non-this-is-your-fault way. The goal is telling how you feel, not \"winning\".\nScenario 2: Fights\n\"Yes, he is.\" \"No, he isn't.\" the argument could continue forever.\nNo matter how sure you are that you're right, friendship is based on RESPECT. Since you and your friend aren't clones , you will disagree sometimes! Is it worth fighting over? If it is trivial , why not give it up? Agree to disagree and get on well with life. Even if you'll never agree, try to see the other person's viewpoint. At least honor his right to have his own opinions. Never get physical. Violence can make a small problem into a disaster.\nScenario 3: End of the Road\nIs the friendship over? If you are not the one ending it, it feels as if a knife cut your heart into pieces. But the thing is that you can't force someone to be your friend. Give yourself time. But don't freeze in a looking-back, holding pattern . Be open to new friendship. You never know when the \"best friend forever\" will come along.\n\n<question>:\nYou are advised not _ when your friend reduced communication with you.\n\n<options>:\nA develop the same interest as our friend does\nB blame your friend for not being as friendly to you as before\nC give in to the friend who has hurt your feeling deeply\nD stick to the friendship that was built up in the past\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>:\nYour best friend is possibly the most important person in your life. But sometimes friendship's road is not always smooth, or it's a total dead end. What do you do when this happens?\nScenario 1: Drifting Apart \nYou've found that your friend no longer wants to jog with you. She'd rather hit the chat rooms, or she's become crazy about hanging with her new interest.\nIt's a _ when old friends start having less in common. But it might still be worth trying to get into your friend's new interest, trying something new on your own, or meet some new folks who like doing the things you enjoy. Another thing to try is talking to your friend about it- in a non-this-is-your-fault way. The goal is telling how you feel, not \"winning\".\nScenario 2: Fights\n\"Yes, he is.\" \"No, he isn't.\" the argument could continue forever.\nNo matter how sure you are that you're right, friendship is based on RESPECT. Since you and your friend aren't clones , you will disagree sometimes! Is it worth fighting over? If it is trivial , why not give it up? Agree to disagree and get on well with life. Even if you'll never agree, try to see the other person's viewpoint. At least honor his right to have his own opinions. Never get physical. Violence can make a small problem into a disaster.\nScenario 3: End of the Road\nIs the friendship over? If you are not the one ending it, it feels as if a knife cut your heart into pieces. But the thing is that you can't force someone to be your friend. Give yourself time. But don't freeze in a looking-back, holding pattern . Be open to new friendship. You never know when the \"best friend forever\" will come along.\n\n<question>:\nIn the writer's opinion, showing disagreement _ .\n\n<options>:\nA will surely lead to the end of a long friendship\nB shows that you don't respect your friend\nC is natural and normal behavior of human being\nD means you have nothing in common with your friend.\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>:\nYour best friend is possibly the most important person in your life. But sometimes friendship's road is not always smooth, or it's a total dead end. What do you do when this happens?\nScenario 1: Drifting Apart \nYou've found that your friend no longer wants to jog with you. She'd rather hit the chat rooms, or she's become crazy about hanging with her new interest.\nIt's a _ when old friends start having less in common. But it might still be worth trying to get into your friend's new interest, trying something new on your own, or meet some new folks who like doing the things you enjoy. Another thing to try is talking to your friend about it- in a non-this-is-your-fault way. The goal is telling how you feel, not \"winning\".\nScenario 2: Fights\n\"Yes, he is.\" \"No, he isn't.\" the argument could continue forever.\nNo matter how sure you are that you're right, friendship is based on RESPECT. Since you and your friend aren't clones , you will disagree sometimes! Is it worth fighting over? If it is trivial , why not give it up? Agree to disagree and get on well with life. Even if you'll never agree, try to see the other person's viewpoint. At least honor his right to have his own opinions. Never get physical. Violence can make a small problem into a disaster.\nScenario 3: End of the Road\nIs the friendship over? If you are not the one ending it, it feels as if a knife cut your heart into pieces. But the thing is that you can't force someone to be your friend. Give yourself time. But don't freeze in a looking-back, holding pattern . Be open to new friendship. You never know when the \"best friend forever\" will come along.\n\n<question>:\nThe purpose of the passage is to teach you _ .\n\n<options>:\nA how to mend a broken friendship\nB how to keep a long friendship\nC what to do when a friendship changes\nD what to do to win new friends\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>:\nAs the world watched the twin towers of theprefix = st1 /WorldTradeCentercome under attack, a common phrase was repeated:\" It looks like a movie.\"\n But this time there was no superman to save the people or the famous building. The attack destroyed one of the world's highest skyscrapers and left 5,000 people dead or missing.\n Movie fans have become used to such events after years of Hollywood films showing disasters, terrorism and danger, The Empire State Building, the White House, New York City and even the American president himself have all been threatened by terrorist attacks in these exciting films.\n The film\"True Lies\", released in 1994 is considered to be a good example of this kind of movie. The special effects, including explosions and missiles, make the action look like a real thing.\n \"Independence Day\"in 1996 took this type of movie one step further by blowing up the White House. This science fiction movie is about a war between human beings and aliens from another planet. In the movie, the WorldTradeCentertowers are destroyed.\n Violence has become a major part of Hollywood movies. And this is what people enjoy. Soon after the attacks, many famous film companies stopped the planned releases of some of their new movies, especially if their films showed terrorist attacks or plane crashes. \"Swordfish\" was top of the American box office in June, 2001. But the movie's story was frighteningly similar to the Sept.11 disaster. The film would have been stopped in American and British cinemas after the attack.\n But it's unlikely thatHollywoodwill stay quiet for long. It is already waiting for the feeling inAmericato calm down.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the main subject of the newspaper article?\n\n<options>:\nA The relationship between the Sept.11 attack and Hollywood films.\nB The effect of the Sept.11 attack on Hollywood films\nC The response Hollywoodmade to the Sept.11 attack.\nD The result of Hollywoodfilms showing violence and disasters.\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>:\nAs the world watched the twin towers of theprefix = st1 /WorldTradeCentercome under attack, a common phrase was repeated:\" It looks like a movie.\"\n But this time there was no superman to save the people or the famous building. The attack destroyed one of the world's highest skyscrapers and left 5,000 people dead or missing.\n Movie fans have become used to such events after years of Hollywood films showing disasters, terrorism and danger, The Empire State Building, the White House, New York City and even the American president himself have all been threatened by terrorist attacks in these exciting films.\n The film\"True Lies\", released in 1994 is considered to be a good example of this kind of movie. The special effects, including explosions and missiles, make the action look like a real thing.\n \"Independence Day\"in 1996 took this type of movie one step further by blowing up the White House. This science fiction movie is about a war between human beings and aliens from another planet. In the movie, the WorldTradeCentertowers are destroyed.\n Violence has become a major part of Hollywood movies. And this is what people enjoy. Soon after the attacks, many famous film companies stopped the planned releases of some of their new movies, especially if their films showed terrorist attacks or plane crashes. \"Swordfish\" was top of the American box office in June, 2001. But the movie's story was frighteningly similar to the Sept.11 disaster. The film would have been stopped in American and British cinemas after the attack.\n But it's unlikely thatHollywoodwill stay quiet for long. It is already waiting for the feeling inAmericato calm down.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is true?\n\n<options>:\nA Hollywood made a lot of money out of the film\"Swordfish\"in June.\nB Hollywood stopped making films showing terrorism and disasters after the Sept.11 attack.\nC \"Swordfish\"was not allowed to be shown after the Sept.11 attack.\nD The WorldTradeCenterwas destroyed because no superman came to save it.\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>:\nAs the world watched the twin towers of theprefix = st1 /WorldTradeCentercome under attack, a common phrase was repeated:\" It looks like a movie.\"\n But this time there was no superman to save the people or the famous building. The attack destroyed one of the world's highest skyscrapers and left 5,000 people dead or missing.\n Movie fans have become used to such events after years of Hollywood films showing disasters, terrorism and danger, The Empire State Building, the White House, New York City and even the American president himself have all been threatened by terrorist attacks in these exciting films.\n The film\"True Lies\", released in 1994 is considered to be a good example of this kind of movie. The special effects, including explosions and missiles, make the action look like a real thing.\n \"Independence Day\"in 1996 took this type of movie one step further by blowing up the White House. This science fiction movie is about a war between human beings and aliens from another planet. In the movie, the WorldTradeCentertowers are destroyed.\n Violence has become a major part of Hollywood movies. And this is what people enjoy. Soon after the attacks, many famous film companies stopped the planned releases of some of their new movies, especially if their films showed terrorist attacks or plane crashes. \"Swordfish\" was top of the American box office in June, 2001. But the movie's story was frighteningly similar to the Sept.11 disaster. The film would have been stopped in American and British cinemas after the attack.\n But it's unlikely thatHollywoodwill stay quiet for long. It is already waiting for the feeling inAmericato calm down.\n\n<question>:\nFrom this article we know that_.\n\n<options>:\nA Hollywood is a filmmaking center making films of violence and disasters\nB too many Hollywood films showing terrorism and disasters resulted in the Sept.11 attack\nC people who were used to the Hollywood films were not shocked at the Sept.11 attack.\nD in fact, the Sept.11 attack had nothing to do with Hollywood films.\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>:\nWe all enjoy the beautiful show of color1s as leaves change each autumn. But did you ever wonder how and why this happens? To answer the question, first you have to understand what leaves are and what they do.\nLeaves are nature's food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots. And they take a gas called carbon dioxide from the air. Plants use sunlight to turn water and carbon dioxide into glucose . Glucose is a kind of sugar. Plants use glucose as food for energy and as a building block for growing.\nThe way plants turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar is called photosynthesis . That means, \"putting together with light\".\nA chemical called chlorophyll helps photosynthesis. Chlorophyll is what gives plants their green color1. As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter. This is how trees \"know\" to begin getting ready for winter.\nDuring winter, there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis. Trees rest during this time and live off the food they stored during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories.\nThe green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves. As the bright green fades away, we begin to see yellow and orange leaves. Small amounts of these color1s have been in the leaves all along. We just can't see them in the summer, because they are covered up by the green chlorophyll.\nThe bright reds and yellows we see in leaves are made mostly in autumn. In some trees, like maples, glucose is caught in the leaves after photosynthesis stops. Sunlight and the cool nights of autumn turn this glucose into a red color1. The brown color1 of trees like oaks is made from waste left in the leaves.\nIt is the mixture of all these things that makes the beautiful color1s we enjoy during autumn.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following about chlorophyll is NOT true?\n\n<options>:\nA Without it photosynthesis couldn't happen.\nB It is the reason why leaves have their green color1.\nC It turns the leaves red during autumn.\nD It is a chemical that's important for trees' food making.\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>:\nWe all enjoy the beautiful show of color1s as leaves change each autumn. But did you ever wonder how and why this happens? To answer the question, first you have to understand what leaves are and what they do.\nLeaves are nature's food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots. And they take a gas called carbon dioxide from the air. Plants use sunlight to turn water and carbon dioxide into glucose . Glucose is a kind of sugar. Plants use glucose as food for energy and as a building block for growing.\nThe way plants turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar is called photosynthesis . That means, \"putting together with light\".\nA chemical called chlorophyll helps photosynthesis. Chlorophyll is what gives plants their green color1. As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter. This is how trees \"know\" to begin getting ready for winter.\nDuring winter, there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis. Trees rest during this time and live off the food they stored during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories.\nThe green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves. As the bright green fades away, we begin to see yellow and orange leaves. Small amounts of these color1s have been in the leaves all along. We just can't see them in the summer, because they are covered up by the green chlorophyll.\nThe bright reds and yellows we see in leaves are made mostly in autumn. In some trees, like maples, glucose is caught in the leaves after photosynthesis stops. Sunlight and the cool nights of autumn turn this glucose into a red color1. The brown color1 of trees like oaks is made from waste left in the leaves.\nIt is the mixture of all these things that makes the beautiful color1s we enjoy during autumn.\n\n<question>:\nFrom the text we can see that photosynthesis _ .\n\n<options>:\nA can produce glucose, which can provide energy for trees' growth\nB can happen whenever there is light and water\nC is the process of putting sunlight together with chlorophyll\nD doesn't stop during the trees' lifetime even in winter\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>:\nWe all enjoy the beautiful show of color1s as leaves change each autumn. But did you ever wonder how and why this happens? To answer the question, first you have to understand what leaves are and what they do.\nLeaves are nature's food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots. And they take a gas called carbon dioxide from the air. Plants use sunlight to turn water and carbon dioxide into glucose . Glucose is a kind of sugar. Plants use glucose as food for energy and as a building block for growing.\nThe way plants turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar is called photosynthesis . That means, \"putting together with light\".\nA chemical called chlorophyll helps photosynthesis. Chlorophyll is what gives plants their green color1. As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter. This is how trees \"know\" to begin getting ready for winter.\nDuring winter, there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis. Trees rest during this time and live off the food they stored during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories.\nThe green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves. As the bright green fades away, we begin to see yellow and orange leaves. Small amounts of these color1s have been in the leaves all along. We just can't see them in the summer, because they are covered up by the green chlorophyll.\nThe bright reds and yellows we see in leaves are made mostly in autumn. In some trees, like maples, glucose is caught in the leaves after photosynthesis stops. Sunlight and the cool nights of autumn turn this glucose into a red color1. The brown color1 of trees like oaks is made from waste left in the leaves.\nIt is the mixture of all these things that makes the beautiful color1s we enjoy during autumn.\n\n<question>:\nWhat's the author's purpose of writing the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA To explain the process of trees' photosynthesis.\nB To encourage readers to protect the environment.\nC To analyze the reasons why leaves change color1s.\nD To help readers understand what leaves and trees are.\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>:\nMichelle Obama has just started a campaign against childhood obesity with the admission that she put her girls Malia and Sasha on a diet because they were getting fat. Clearly, childhood obesity must be solved urgently. But is it a good idea for mothers to put their daughters on diets?\nStudies show that the more children diet, the more likely they are to become obese as adults. Research also shows that girls are highly influenced by their mothers when it comes to eating habits and body image.\nThis was the case for Carly, 40, who blames her mother for her lifelong struggle with weight. \"My mother was on a diet the whole time I was growing up,\" she says. \"And she put me on my first diet when I was 10. I lost puppy fat, gained her approval and never ate normally again.\"\nAmerica's First Lady clearly has a vital healthy eating message to convey. But could this be damaging for Malia and Sasha? Could they develop eating disorders because of it?\n\"It's wrong just to blame mothers for their daughters' eating disorders,\" says Susan Ringwood, chief executive of the eating disorders charity. \"There is a genetic component to eating disorders.\" However, \"We do know that parents have a very strong influence over a child's eating. It's important to realize that you are your daughter's role model. Girls idolize their mothers.\" says Ringwood.\n\"No food should ever be 'good 'or' bad',\" Ringwood says. Instead, \"You have to make it clear that food is a sociable, healthy and fun part of life, not something to be feared.\" \"Talk to her about body image,\" Ringwood says. \"Talk about how curves are an important and exciting part of being a woman. Show her that anorexic ) fashion models are not sexy, but ill. The pressure on girls today is immense,\" she says. Never forget that you are the authoritative voice, too.\n\n<question>:\nMichelle Obama has started a campaign to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA solve childhood obesity across the country\nB attract the attention of the world\nC show her first lady identity\nD please the public\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>:\nMichelle Obama has just started a campaign against childhood obesity with the admission that she put her girls Malia and Sasha on a diet because they were getting fat. Clearly, childhood obesity must be solved urgently. But is it a good idea for mothers to put their daughters on diets?\nStudies show that the more children diet, the more likely they are to become obese as adults. Research also shows that girls are highly influenced by their mothers when it comes to eating habits and body image.\nThis was the case for Carly, 40, who blames her mother for her lifelong struggle with weight. \"My mother was on a diet the whole time I was growing up,\" she says. \"And she put me on my first diet when I was 10. I lost puppy fat, gained her approval and never ate normally again.\"\nAmerica's First Lady clearly has a vital healthy eating message to convey. But could this be damaging for Malia and Sasha? Could they develop eating disorders because of it?\n\"It's wrong just to blame mothers for their daughters' eating disorders,\" says Susan Ringwood, chief executive of the eating disorders charity. \"There is a genetic component to eating disorders.\" However, \"We do know that parents have a very strong influence over a child's eating. It's important to realize that you are your daughter's role model. Girls idolize their mothers.\" says Ringwood.\n\"No food should ever be 'good 'or' bad',\" Ringwood says. Instead, \"You have to make it clear that food is a sociable, healthy and fun part of life, not something to be feared.\" \"Talk to her about body image,\" Ringwood says. \"Talk about how curves are an important and exciting part of being a woman. Show her that anorexic ) fashion models are not sexy, but ill. The pressure on girls today is immense,\" she says. Never forget that you are the authoritative voice, too.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to Ringwood, _ .\n\n<options>:\nA food is considered something fearful\nB food can be recognized as \"good\" or\" bad\"\nC only slim mothers are role models of their daughters\nD eating disorder has something to do with genetic component\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>:\nMichelle Obama has just started a campaign against childhood obesity with the admission that she put her girls Malia and Sasha on a diet because they were getting fat. Clearly, childhood obesity must be solved urgently. But is it a good idea for mothers to put their daughters on diets?\nStudies show that the more children diet, the more likely they are to become obese as adults. Research also shows that girls are highly influenced by their mothers when it comes to eating habits and body image.\nThis was the case for Carly, 40, who blames her mother for her lifelong struggle with weight. \"My mother was on a diet the whole time I was growing up,\" she says. \"And she put me on my first diet when I was 10. I lost puppy fat, gained her approval and never ate normally again.\"\nAmerica's First Lady clearly has a vital healthy eating message to convey. But could this be damaging for Malia and Sasha? Could they develop eating disorders because of it?\n\"It's wrong just to blame mothers for their daughters' eating disorders,\" says Susan Ringwood, chief executive of the eating disorders charity. \"There is a genetic component to eating disorders.\" However, \"We do know that parents have a very strong influence over a child's eating. It's important to realize that you are your daughter's role model. Girls idolize their mothers.\" says Ringwood.\n\"No food should ever be 'good 'or' bad',\" Ringwood says. Instead, \"You have to make it clear that food is a sociable, healthy and fun part of life, not something to be feared.\" \"Talk to her about body image,\" Ringwood says. \"Talk about how curves are an important and exciting part of being a woman. Show her that anorexic ) fashion models are not sexy, but ill. The pressure on girls today is immense,\" she says. Never forget that you are the authoritative voice, too.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be concluded that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA eating disorder always goes hand in hand with being slim\nB girls are more concerned about body shapes than boys\nC daughters tend to have a lifelong struggle with weight\nD the author is against children's dieting\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>:\nMany American schools have a student exchange program with foreign countries. Along with this program,there is usually another one called the\"American Host Family\"program.As its name suggests,the program gets American families involved in foreign students' lives in America and offers homes for them.\nForeign students generally welcome such an opportunity to have a\"family\"here,but there are also those who prefer to stay\"homeless\".\nMany American families volunteer to host foreign students.However,if there is a shortage of host families,schools also get in touch with local people and introduced foreign students to them.\nThe\"American Host Family\"program changes in lengths of time.It can go from a few days to a few years,depending on each individual school.After the first year is over,it is up to foreign students and their\"families\"to decide if they want to stay together as a\"family\".American families can host as many foreign students as they like.They can either have several students or just one at a time.Many families start with new students each year while still keeping in touch with the old ones.Schools usually leave it to foreign students and their host families to decide their activities after both sides meet.\nMy school, however, holds activities every year. On major holidays like Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas,foreign students are usually invited to their thomes for dinner.Even schools that do not have host family programs often arrange students to get together with American families on these special holiday occasions.\nIt is typical that a host family invites its foreign daughter or son over,and they cook the student's home food together,Undoubtedly,Chinese students are usually considered good cooks,whether or not they are really qualified for such praise at home.Although many Chinese students rarely cooked at home,they often have a hard time making their American friends believe that they cannot cook.It often happens when a Chinese student promises to cook a Chinese meal for his host family,he usually sees a little crowd expecting him:friends or relatives are also invited over for the\"special\"Chinese food!\n\n<question>:\nThe best title of the passage might be _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Studying in the U.S.\nB The\"Host Family Program\"in the U.S.\nC The\"Student Exchange Program\"in the U.S.\nD Activities in American Schools\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>:\nMany American schools have a student exchange program with foreign countries. Along with this program,there is usually another one called the\"American Host Family\"program.As its name suggests,the program gets American families involved in foreign students' lives in America and offers homes for them.\nForeign students generally welcome such an opportunity to have a\"family\"here,but there are also those who prefer to stay\"homeless\".\nMany American families volunteer to host foreign students.However,if there is a shortage of host families,schools also get in touch with local people and introduced foreign students to them.\nThe\"American Host Family\"program changes in lengths of time.It can go from a few days to a few years,depending on each individual school.After the first year is over,it is up to foreign students and their\"families\"to decide if they want to stay together as a\"family\".American families can host as many foreign students as they like.They can either have several students or just one at a time.Many families start with new students each year while still keeping in touch with the old ones.Schools usually leave it to foreign students and their host families to decide their activities after both sides meet.\nMy school, however, holds activities every year. On major holidays like Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas,foreign students are usually invited to their thomes for dinner.Even schools that do not have host family programs often arrange students to get together with American families on these special holiday occasions.\nIt is typical that a host family invites its foreign daughter or son over,and they cook the student's home food together,Undoubtedly,Chinese students are usually considered good cooks,whether or not they are really qualified for such praise at home.Although many Chinese students rarely cooked at home,they often have a hard time making their American friends believe that they cannot cook.It often happens when a Chinese student promises to cook a Chinese meal for his host family,he usually sees a little crowd expecting him:friends or relatives are also invited over for the\"special\"Chinese food!\n\n<question>:\nWhat's the purpose of the\"American Host Family program\"?\n\n<options>:\nA To bring foreign students closer to American life.\nB To provide homes for foreign students.\nC To make greater progress in the study of foreign students.\nD To supply\"sons\"or \"daughters\"for American families.\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>:\nDo you know how it is when you see someone yawn and you start yawning too? Or how hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, apparently it's because we have mirror neurons in our brains.\nPut simply, the existence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains imitate it,whether or not we actually perform the same action. This explains a great deal about how we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports. But the idea goes further: mirror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions\nthey also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we understand other people.\nMirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains, but especially in the areas which relate to our ability to use languages, and to understand how other people feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. A group of researchers discovered that if they gave people sentences to listen to (for example: \"The hand took hold of the ball\"), the same mirror neurons were\nas when the action was actually performed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball).\nAny problems with mirror neurons may well result in problems with behavior. Much research suggests that people with social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons which are not fully functioning. However, it is not yet known exactly how these discoveries might help find treatments for social disorders.\nResearch into mirror neurons seems to provide us with ever more information concerning how humans behave and interact .Indeed, it may turn out to be the equivalent for neuroscience of what Einstein's theory of relativity was for physics. And the next time you feel the urge to cough in the cinema when someone else does---well, perhaps you'll understand why.\n\n<question>:\nMirror neurons can explain _ .\n\n<options>:\nA why we cry when we are hurt\nB why we cough when we suffer from a cold\nC why we smile when we see someone else smile\nD why we yawn when we see someone else stay up late\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>:\nDo you know how it is when you see someone yawn and you start yawning too? Or how hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, apparently it's because we have mirror neurons in our brains.\nPut simply, the existence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains imitate it,whether or not we actually perform the same action. This explains a great deal about how we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports. But the idea goes further: mirror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions\nthey also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we understand other people.\nMirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains, but especially in the areas which relate to our ability to use languages, and to understand how other people feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. A group of researchers discovered that if they gave people sentences to listen to (for example: \"The hand took hold of the ball\"), the same mirror neurons were\nas when the action was actually performed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball).\nAny problems with mirror neurons may well result in problems with behavior. Much research suggests that people with social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons which are not fully functioning. However, it is not yet known exactly how these discoveries might help find treatments for social disorders.\nResearch into mirror neurons seems to provide us with ever more information concerning how humans behave and interact .Indeed, it may turn out to be the equivalent for neuroscience of what Einstein's theory of relativity was for physics. And the next time you feel the urge to cough in the cinema when someone else does---well, perhaps you'll understand why.\n\n<question>:\nWe can learn from the passage that mirror neurons _ .\n\n<options>:\nA relate to human behavior and interaction\nB control human physical actions and feelings\nC result in bad behavior and social disorders\nD determine our knowledge and language abilities\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>:\nDo you know how it is when you see someone yawn and you start yawning too? Or how hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, apparently it's because we have mirror neurons in our brains.\nPut simply, the existence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains imitate it,whether or not we actually perform the same action. This explains a great deal about how we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports. But the idea goes further: mirror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions\nthey also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we understand other people.\nMirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains, but especially in the areas which relate to our ability to use languages, and to understand how other people feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. A group of researchers discovered that if they gave people sentences to listen to (for example: \"The hand took hold of the ball\"), the same mirror neurons were\nas when the action was actually performed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball).\nAny problems with mirror neurons may well result in problems with behavior. Much research suggests that people with social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons which are not fully functioning. However, it is not yet known exactly how these discoveries might help find treatments for social disorders.\nResearch into mirror neurons seems to provide us with ever more information concerning how humans behave and interact .Indeed, it may turn out to be the equivalent for neuroscience of what Einstein's theory of relativity was for physics. And the next time you feel the urge to cough in the cinema when someone else does---well, perhaps you'll understand why.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the passage mainly about?\n\n<options>:\nA Ways to find mirror neurons.\nB Problems of mirror neurons.\nC Existence of mirror neurons.\nD Functions of mirror neurons.\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 bed should be reserved as a place for sleep, but people tend to read an iPad a lot in bed before they go to sleep.\nCharles Czeisler, a professor at Harvard Medical School, and his colleagues got a small group of people for an experiment. For five days in a row, the people read either a paper book or an iPad for four hours before sleep. Their sleep patterns were monitored all night. Before and after each trial period, the people took hourly blood tests to paint a day-long picture of just how much melatonin was in their blood at any given time.\nWhen subjects read on the iPad as compared to the paper books, they reported feeling less sleepy at night and less active the following morning. People also took longer to fall asleep on the iPad nights, and the blood tests showed that their melatonin secretion was delayed by an hour and a half.\nThe researchers conclude in today's journal article that given the rise of e-readers and the increasingly widespread use of e-things among children and adolescents, more research into the long-term consequences of these devices on health and safety is urgently needed. Czeisler and colleagues go on, in the research paper, to note:\"Reading an iPad in bed may increase cancer risk.\"\nHowever, software has been developed that can reduce some of the blue light from the screens of phones and computers according to time of day, and there are also glasses that are made to filter short wavelengths. While they seem like a logical solution for the nighttime tech users, it needs more research.\n\n<question>:\nIn Charles Czeislers experiment, all the subjects were asked to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA sit in a row and receive the strict tests\nB have their sleep patterns observed all night\nC read a paper book and an iPad at the same time\nD have their blood tested per hour during the trial\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 bed should be reserved as a place for sleep, but people tend to read an iPad a lot in bed before they go to sleep.\nCharles Czeisler, a professor at Harvard Medical School, and his colleagues got a small group of people for an experiment. For five days in a row, the people read either a paper book or an iPad for four hours before sleep. Their sleep patterns were monitored all night. Before and after each trial period, the people took hourly blood tests to paint a day-long picture of just how much melatonin was in their blood at any given time.\nWhen subjects read on the iPad as compared to the paper books, they reported feeling less sleepy at night and less active the following morning. People also took longer to fall asleep on the iPad nights, and the blood tests showed that their melatonin secretion was delayed by an hour and a half.\nThe researchers conclude in today's journal article that given the rise of e-readers and the increasingly widespread use of e-things among children and adolescents, more research into the long-term consequences of these devices on health and safety is urgently needed. Czeisler and colleagues go on, in the research paper, to note:\"Reading an iPad in bed may increase cancer risk.\"\nHowever, software has been developed that can reduce some of the blue light from the screens of phones and computers according to time of day, and there are also glasses that are made to filter short wavelengths. While they seem like a logical solution for the nighttime tech users, it needs more research.\n\n<question>:\nThe special software recently developed can _ .\n\n<options>:\nA remove the blue light from your devices completely\nB help prevent eyes being harmed by short wavelength\nC weaken the harm done by doing nighttime e-reading\nD be used in all the e-things widely and safely\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 bed should be reserved as a place for sleep, but people tend to read an iPad a lot in bed before they go to sleep.\nCharles Czeisler, a professor at Harvard Medical School, and his colleagues got a small group of people for an experiment. For five days in a row, the people read either a paper book or an iPad for four hours before sleep. Their sleep patterns were monitored all night. Before and after each trial period, the people took hourly blood tests to paint a day-long picture of just how much melatonin was in their blood at any given time.\nWhen subjects read on the iPad as compared to the paper books, they reported feeling less sleepy at night and less active the following morning. People also took longer to fall asleep on the iPad nights, and the blood tests showed that their melatonin secretion was delayed by an hour and a half.\nThe researchers conclude in today's journal article that given the rise of e-readers and the increasingly widespread use of e-things among children and adolescents, more research into the long-term consequences of these devices on health and safety is urgently needed. Czeisler and colleagues go on, in the research paper, to note:\"Reading an iPad in bed may increase cancer risk.\"\nHowever, software has been developed that can reduce some of the blue light from the screens of phones and computers according to time of day, and there are also glasses that are made to filter short wavelengths. While they seem like a logical solution for the nighttime tech users, it needs more research.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following can be the best title for the text?\n\n<options>:\nA No e-reading in bed before sleep\nB New software for night e-readers\nC Wrong behaviors before bedtime\nD No games on iPad in bed\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>:\nMy father often talks about his definition of success. He tells us that it isn't measured in money or material things, but in love and joy. While my brothers and I were all raised together under the same roof, I wonder how different we can be sometimes. Four kids, four different life paths, personalities and ambitions.\nWe must follow a different path to let our light shine, and that's what makes us so unpredictable and unique. In today's world, expecting every child's education to be the same, progress at the same rate and be measured against the narrow standards of performances is not just outdated, it's also harmful to young people.\nI experienced this disconnect firsthand after graduating from college. I had many opportunities in front of me, but they didn't test my limits and my creativity to pursue my passions. At first, I took a job at a big consulting firm. However, I couldn't shake my passion for music. I had followed the somewhat predictable path of a college graduate, but I was crazy about how to become an artist. Now I am a nine-time Grammy Awards winner who has sold multiple Top 10 Albums.\nImagine what it would look like if our schools were set up to help people discover and pursue a personal passion instead of a predictable path? The good news is that a number of individuals and organizations are finding new ways to innovate in education. The goal is to create more student-centered environments that help young people not just do better in school but also discover what they love.\nWe can't live lives of joy if we can't discover what we love doing with our lives. So let each person discover the power and uniqueness of his or her own passion.\n\n<question>:\nWhat does the writer's father think success should be measured in?\n\n<options>:\nA Pleasure.\nB Ability.\nC Wealth.\nD Fame.\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>:\nMy father often talks about his definition of success. He tells us that it isn't measured in money or material things, but in love and joy. While my brothers and I were all raised together under the same roof, I wonder how different we can be sometimes. Four kids, four different life paths, personalities and ambitions.\nWe must follow a different path to let our light shine, and that's what makes us so unpredictable and unique. In today's world, expecting every child's education to be the same, progress at the same rate and be measured against the narrow standards of performances is not just outdated, it's also harmful to young people.\nI experienced this disconnect firsthand after graduating from college. I had many opportunities in front of me, but they didn't test my limits and my creativity to pursue my passions. At first, I took a job at a big consulting firm. However, I couldn't shake my passion for music. I had followed the somewhat predictable path of a college graduate, but I was crazy about how to become an artist. Now I am a nine-time Grammy Awards winner who has sold multiple Top 10 Albums.\nImagine what it would look like if our schools were set up to help people discover and pursue a personal passion instead of a predictable path? The good news is that a number of individuals and organizations are finding new ways to innovate in education. The goal is to create more student-centered environments that help young people not just do better in school but also discover what they love.\nWe can't live lives of joy if we can't discover what we love doing with our lives. So let each person discover the power and uniqueness of his or her own passion.\n\n<question>:\nWe can infer that the writer _ .\n\n<options>:\nA is devoted to reforming the education system\nB pursued his passions once he left college\nC realized his dream before his graduation\nD finally became an outstanding singer\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>:\nMy father often talks about his definition of success. He tells us that it isn't measured in money or material things, but in love and joy. While my brothers and I were all raised together under the same roof, I wonder how different we can be sometimes. Four kids, four different life paths, personalities and ambitions.\nWe must follow a different path to let our light shine, and that's what makes us so unpredictable and unique. In today's world, expecting every child's education to be the same, progress at the same rate and be measured against the narrow standards of performances is not just outdated, it's also harmful to young people.\nI experienced this disconnect firsthand after graduating from college. I had many opportunities in front of me, but they didn't test my limits and my creativity to pursue my passions. At first, I took a job at a big consulting firm. However, I couldn't shake my passion for music. I had followed the somewhat predictable path of a college graduate, but I was crazy about how to become an artist. Now I am a nine-time Grammy Awards winner who has sold multiple Top 10 Albums.\nImagine what it would look like if our schools were set up to help people discover and pursue a personal passion instead of a predictable path? The good news is that a number of individuals and organizations are finding new ways to innovate in education. The goal is to create more student-centered environments that help young people not just do better in school but also discover what they love.\nWe can't live lives of joy if we can't discover what we love doing with our lives. So let each person discover the power and uniqueness of his or her own passion.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is the best title for the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Where there is a will, there is a way.\nB Let every child's light shine.\nC All that glitters is not gold.\nD Let bygones be bygones.\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>:\nEvery person is unique and so are our sleep needs. But in today's busy world, how much sleep should we be getting each night? Research suggests that most healthy adults need seven to nine hours of sleep each night. Children and teens need even more sleep than adults. The following is a breakdown of the recommended number of hours of sleep people need by age:\nINFANTS\n(0 to 2 months): .........................15 to 18 hours\n(2-12 months): ...........................14 to 15 hours\nCHILDREN\n(12-18 months): ........................13 to 15 hours\n(18 months-3 years): .................12 to 14 hours\n(3-5 years): ................................11 to 13 hours\n(5-12 years): ...............................9 to 11 hours\nTEENS\n(13-19 years): .............................8.5 to 9.5hours\nADULTS\n(more than 20 years): .................7 to 9 hours\nAs children grow, they go through many changes, including changes in sleep. Children and teens, like adults, need a regular sleep and wake timetable, even on weekends. Sleep should follow a relaxing bedtime plan. The bedroom should be cool, dark and quiet. Getting a good night's rest may become more difficult as they grow older because of more responsibilities and activities, the influence of TV, computers and so on. However, sleep is still an important part of teens' health and overall quality of life. So, how do teens measure how much sleep they need? If a teen has trouble staying awake during school, they probably are not getting enough quality sleep. \nMost sleep problems are treatable. If teens are having trouble in getting enough sleeps they need, it is important to see a doctor or other health experts.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the text, a two to twelve-month-old baby needs _ hours of sleep each night.\n\n<options>:\nA fifteen to eighteen\nB fourteen to fifteen\nC eleven to thirteen\nD nine to eleven\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>:\nEvery person is unique and so are our sleep needs. But in today's busy world, how much sleep should we be getting each night? Research suggests that most healthy adults need seven to nine hours of sleep each night. Children and teens need even more sleep than adults. The following is a breakdown of the recommended number of hours of sleep people need by age:\nINFANTS\n(0 to 2 months): .........................15 to 18 hours\n(2-12 months): ...........................14 to 15 hours\nCHILDREN\n(12-18 months): ........................13 to 15 hours\n(18 months-3 years): .................12 to 14 hours\n(3-5 years): ................................11 to 13 hours\n(5-12 years): ...............................9 to 11 hours\nTEENS\n(13-19 years): .............................8.5 to 9.5hours\nADULTS\n(more than 20 years): .................7 to 9 hours\nAs children grow, they go through many changes, including changes in sleep. Children and teens, like adults, need a regular sleep and wake timetable, even on weekends. Sleep should follow a relaxing bedtime plan. The bedroom should be cool, dark and quiet. Getting a good night's rest may become more difficult as they grow older because of more responsibilities and activities, the influence of TV, computers and so on. However, sleep is still an important part of teens' health and overall quality of life. So, how do teens measure how much sleep they need? If a teen has trouble staying awake during school, they probably are not getting enough quality sleep. \nMost sleep problems are treatable. If teens are having trouble in getting enough sleeps they need, it is important to see a doctor or other health experts.\n\n<question>:\nFor good sleep, the bedroom should be _ .\n\n<options>:\nA clean and tidy\nB wet and noisy\nC cool, dark and quiet\nD warm and quiet\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>:\nEvery person is unique and so are our sleep needs. But in today's busy world, how much sleep should we be getting each night? Research suggests that most healthy adults need seven to nine hours of sleep each night. Children and teens need even more sleep than adults. The following is a breakdown of the recommended number of hours of sleep people need by age:\nINFANTS\n(0 to 2 months): .........................15 to 18 hours\n(2-12 months): ...........................14 to 15 hours\nCHILDREN\n(12-18 months): ........................13 to 15 hours\n(18 months-3 years): .................12 to 14 hours\n(3-5 years): ................................11 to 13 hours\n(5-12 years): ...............................9 to 11 hours\nTEENS\n(13-19 years): .............................8.5 to 9.5hours\nADULTS\n(more than 20 years): .................7 to 9 hours\nAs children grow, they go through many changes, including changes in sleep. Children and teens, like adults, need a regular sleep and wake timetable, even on weekends. Sleep should follow a relaxing bedtime plan. The bedroom should be cool, dark and quiet. Getting a good night's rest may become more difficult as they grow older because of more responsibilities and activities, the influence of TV, computers and so on. However, sleep is still an important part of teens' health and overall quality of life. So, how do teens measure how much sleep they need? If a teen has trouble staying awake during school, they probably are not getting enough quality sleep. \nMost sleep problems are treatable. If teens are having trouble in getting enough sleeps they need, it is important to see a doctor or other health experts.\n\n<question>:\nThe _ a person grows, the less sleep he needs.\n\n<options>:\nA taller\nB older\nC stronger\nD thinner\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>:\nEvery person is unique and so are our sleep needs. But in today's busy world, how much sleep should we be getting each night? Research suggests that most healthy adults need seven to nine hours of sleep each night. Children and teens need even more sleep than adults. The following is a breakdown of the recommended number of hours of sleep people need by age:\nINFANTS\n(0 to 2 months): .........................15 to 18 hours\n(2-12 months): ...........................14 to 15 hours\nCHILDREN\n(12-18 months): ........................13 to 15 hours\n(18 months-3 years): .................12 to 14 hours\n(3-5 years): ................................11 to 13 hours\n(5-12 years): ...............................9 to 11 hours\nTEENS\n(13-19 years): .............................8.5 to 9.5hours\nADULTS\n(more than 20 years): .................7 to 9 hours\nAs children grow, they go through many changes, including changes in sleep. Children and teens, like adults, need a regular sleep and wake timetable, even on weekends. Sleep should follow a relaxing bedtime plan. The bedroom should be cool, dark and quiet. Getting a good night's rest may become more difficult as they grow older because of more responsibilities and activities, the influence of TV, computers and so on. However, sleep is still an important part of teens' health and overall quality of life. So, how do teens measure how much sleep they need? If a teen has trouble staying awake during school, they probably are not getting enough quality sleep. \nMost sleep problems are treatable. If teens are having trouble in getting enough sleeps they need, it is important to see a doctor or other health experts.\n\n<question>:\nThis article is mainly about _ .\n\n<options>:\nA sleep\nB health\nC age\nD time\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>:\nOn August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley saved me.\nThe previous afternoon, I played with my six-year-old peers in Heather Peters' backyard. I was enjoying my cake, when Heather asked me where my sleeping bag was. Only then did I know this party was a sleepover. The word \"sleep-over\" to a six-year-old bed-wetter is like what \"cancer\" means to an adult. But what if I told them I was a bed-wetter? At least with cancer, people gather at your bedside instead of running from it.\nI thought of a way to escape. I would explain that I needed my mother's permission to spend the nights. But as I called my Mom, Heather stood beside me to listen. She granted permission! Then I would be sleeping in the same living room as the other girls. I didn't bring my own nightdress, so Mrs. Peters offered me Heather's nightdress.\nAs the other girls drifted into their sweet dreams, I tried to stay awake. \"Do I need to go again? I'll stay up to go one more time...\". Of course, I finally fell asleep.\nThe next morning, I was the first to wake up. I was warm! I lay in panic for what seemed like hours before the other girls started to wake up. I did the only thing I could do--I pretended that the bed-wetting didn't happen. I got up, took off Heather's nightdress and changed into my clothes like the other girls.\nMrs. Peters walked into the room, and before she could say anything, she stepped right onto the pile of my wet nightdress. My heart stopped as I watched her face burn red. \"WHO DID THIS?\" She screamed, with a look so scary. Should I answer? And that was when it happened--Mr. Peters came in and grabbed his wife, \"Elvis Presley died!\"\nThe news of the King's death overtook Mrs. Peters, and I was narrowly excused. Then, we left Peters' together but without the other girls knowing what had happened.\n\n<question>:\nThe author had to spend the night at Peters' because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA they had fun together and played too late\nB she was offered the nightdress\nC the famous singer Elvis Presley died that night\nD she and her friends were having a sleepover party\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>:\nOn August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley saved me.\nThe previous afternoon, I played with my six-year-old peers in Heather Peters' backyard. I was enjoying my cake, when Heather asked me where my sleeping bag was. Only then did I know this party was a sleepover. The word \"sleep-over\" to a six-year-old bed-wetter is like what \"cancer\" means to an adult. But what if I told them I was a bed-wetter? At least with cancer, people gather at your bedside instead of running from it.\nI thought of a way to escape. I would explain that I needed my mother's permission to spend the nights. But as I called my Mom, Heather stood beside me to listen. She granted permission! Then I would be sleeping in the same living room as the other girls. I didn't bring my own nightdress, so Mrs. Peters offered me Heather's nightdress.\nAs the other girls drifted into their sweet dreams, I tried to stay awake. \"Do I need to go again? I'll stay up to go one more time...\". Of course, I finally fell asleep.\nThe next morning, I was the first to wake up. I was warm! I lay in panic for what seemed like hours before the other girls started to wake up. I did the only thing I could do--I pretended that the bed-wetting didn't happen. I got up, took off Heather's nightdress and changed into my clothes like the other girls.\nMrs. Peters walked into the room, and before she could say anything, she stepped right onto the pile of my wet nightdress. My heart stopped as I watched her face burn red. \"WHO DID THIS?\" She screamed, with a look so scary. Should I answer? And that was when it happened--Mr. Peters came in and grabbed his wife, \"Elvis Presley died!\"\nThe news of the King's death overtook Mrs. Peters, and I was narrowly excused. Then, we left Peters' together but without the other girls knowing what had happened.\n\n<question>:\nMrs. Peters got angry because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA she found the nightdress wet\nB Elvis Presley died that morning\nC her husband grabbed her\nD not all the girls behaved themselves\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>:\nOn August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley saved me.\nThe previous afternoon, I played with my six-year-old peers in Heather Peters' backyard. I was enjoying my cake, when Heather asked me where my sleeping bag was. Only then did I know this party was a sleepover. The word \"sleep-over\" to a six-year-old bed-wetter is like what \"cancer\" means to an adult. But what if I told them I was a bed-wetter? At least with cancer, people gather at your bedside instead of running from it.\nI thought of a way to escape. I would explain that I needed my mother's permission to spend the nights. But as I called my Mom, Heather stood beside me to listen. She granted permission! Then I would be sleeping in the same living room as the other girls. I didn't bring my own nightdress, so Mrs. Peters offered me Heather's nightdress.\nAs the other girls drifted into their sweet dreams, I tried to stay awake. \"Do I need to go again? I'll stay up to go one more time...\". Of course, I finally fell asleep.\nThe next morning, I was the first to wake up. I was warm! I lay in panic for what seemed like hours before the other girls started to wake up. I did the only thing I could do--I pretended that the bed-wetting didn't happen. I got up, took off Heather's nightdress and changed into my clothes like the other girls.\nMrs. Peters walked into the room, and before she could say anything, she stepped right onto the pile of my wet nightdress. My heart stopped as I watched her face burn red. \"WHO DID THIS?\" She screamed, with a look so scary. Should I answer? And that was when it happened--Mr. Peters came in and grabbed his wife, \"Elvis Presley died!\"\nThe news of the King's death overtook Mrs. Peters, and I was narrowly excused. Then, we left Peters' together but without the other girls knowing what had happened.\n\n<question>:\nFrom the story, we know Mrs. Peters was _ .\n\n<options>:\nA a crazy and strict woman\nB a devoted fan of Elvis Presley\nC a woman for perfection\nD a woman with a strong fear of getting dirty\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>:\nOn August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley saved me.\nThe previous afternoon, I played with my six-year-old peers in Heather Peters' backyard. I was enjoying my cake, when Heather asked me where my sleeping bag was. Only then did I know this party was a sleepover. The word \"sleep-over\" to a six-year-old bed-wetter is like what \"cancer\" means to an adult. But what if I told them I was a bed-wetter? At least with cancer, people gather at your bedside instead of running from it.\nI thought of a way to escape. I would explain that I needed my mother's permission to spend the nights. But as I called my Mom, Heather stood beside me to listen. She granted permission! Then I would be sleeping in the same living room as the other girls. I didn't bring my own nightdress, so Mrs. Peters offered me Heather's nightdress.\nAs the other girls drifted into their sweet dreams, I tried to stay awake. \"Do I need to go again? I'll stay up to go one more time...\". Of course, I finally fell asleep.\nThe next morning, I was the first to wake up. I was warm! I lay in panic for what seemed like hours before the other girls started to wake up. I did the only thing I could do--I pretended that the bed-wetting didn't happen. I got up, took off Heather's nightdress and changed into my clothes like the other girls.\nMrs. Peters walked into the room, and before she could say anything, she stepped right onto the pile of my wet nightdress. My heart stopped as I watched her face burn red. \"WHO DID THIS?\" She screamed, with a look so scary. Should I answer? And that was when it happened--Mr. Peters came in and grabbed his wife, \"Elvis Presley died!\"\nThe news of the King's death overtook Mrs. Peters, and I was narrowly excused. Then, we left Peters' together but without the other girls knowing what had happened.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the main idea of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA How I escaped Mrs. Peters' punishment.\nB How Elvis Presley saved my life.\nC An embarrassing escape in my life.\nD An unforgettable party in my memory.\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>:\n33 Chilean miners were trapped nearly a half-mile underground after the mine accident. They had no real hope that they'd ever be found. Luckily, though, the men had Luis Urzua. They were rescued to safety on October 13, 2010.Urzua, 54, was the shift leader at the time of the disaster, and used all his wisdoms and his leadership talents to help his men stay calm and in control for the 17 terrible days it took for rescuers to make their first contact with them.\nIt was no surprise that Urzua was the last of the 33 miners to leave the mine.\nUrzua --- after shaking hands with rescue workers ---- climbed into a capsule barely wider than a man's shoulders at 9:46 and was hauled up from a narrow hole drilled through 2,000 feet of rock. He arrived at the top 11 minutes later.\n\"We have done what the entire world was waiting for,\" he told Chilean President Sebastian Pinera immediately after his rescue. \"The 69 days that we fought so hard were not in vain.\" Pinera greeted Urzua, saying \"You have been rescued, coming out last like a good leader... You have no idea how all Chileans share with\nyou your hardships, your hope, and your joy. You are an inspiration.\" With Urzua by his side, the president led the crowd in singing the national anthem.Robinson Marquez once worked with Urzua in a nearby mine. He described Urzua as a calm, professional person and a born leader. \"He is very protective of his men and obviously loves them. He wouldn't have left until all of his men were safely above ground,\" Marquez said.\nUnder Urzua's leadership, the men stretched an emergency food supply meant to last just 48 hours over two and a half weeks, taking tiny sips of milk and bites of fish every other day.He described the difficulties of the first days, saying that it took about three hours for the dust to settle before the men could inspect where tons of collapsed rock sealed off the main way out. When the rescuers first made contact by drilling a narrow hole into their refuge , the miners were so excited that everyone wanted to hug the drill hammer.After the collapse, Urzua was the first to speak to Pinera and to urge him not to let him and his men down. \"Don't leave us alone,\" he asked the president, who assured the workers that they would not be abandoned, telling them he would do everything he could to get them back to the surface.\n\n<question>:\nThe mine collapsed on _ .\n\n<options>:\nA March 2\nB June 3\nC August 5\nD October 13\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>:\n33 Chilean miners were trapped nearly a half-mile underground after the mine accident. They had no real hope that they'd ever be found. Luckily, though, the men had Luis Urzua. They were rescued to safety on October 13, 2010.Urzua, 54, was the shift leader at the time of the disaster, and used all his wisdoms and his leadership talents to help his men stay calm and in control for the 17 terrible days it took for rescuers to make their first contact with them.\nIt was no surprise that Urzua was the last of the 33 miners to leave the mine.\nUrzua --- after shaking hands with rescue workers ---- climbed into a capsule barely wider than a man's shoulders at 9:46 and was hauled up from a narrow hole drilled through 2,000 feet of rock. He arrived at the top 11 minutes later.\n\"We have done what the entire world was waiting for,\" he told Chilean President Sebastian Pinera immediately after his rescue. \"The 69 days that we fought so hard were not in vain.\" Pinera greeted Urzua, saying \"You have been rescued, coming out last like a good leader... You have no idea how all Chileans share with\nyou your hardships, your hope, and your joy. You are an inspiration.\" With Urzua by his side, the president led the crowd in singing the national anthem.Robinson Marquez once worked with Urzua in a nearby mine. He described Urzua as a calm, professional person and a born leader. \"He is very protective of his men and obviously loves them. He wouldn't have left until all of his men were safely above ground,\" Marquez said.\nUnder Urzua's leadership, the men stretched an emergency food supply meant to last just 48 hours over two and a half weeks, taking tiny sips of milk and bites of fish every other day.He described the difficulties of the first days, saying that it took about three hours for the dust to settle before the men could inspect where tons of collapsed rock sealed off the main way out. When the rescuers first made contact by drilling a narrow hole into their refuge , the miners were so excited that everyone wanted to hug the drill hammer.After the collapse, Urzua was the first to speak to Pinera and to urge him not to let him and his men down. \"Don't leave us alone,\" he asked the president, who assured the workers that they would not be abandoned, telling them he would do everything he could to get them back to the surface.\n\n<question>:\nWhich word can't be used to describe Urzua?\n\n<options>:\nA Selfish\nB Calm\nC Optimistic\nD Talented\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
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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>:\n33 Chilean miners were trapped nearly a half-mile underground after the mine accident. They had no real hope that they'd ever be found. Luckily, though, the men had Luis Urzua. They were rescued to safety on October 13, 2010.Urzua, 54, was the shift leader at the time of the disaster, and used all his wisdoms and his leadership talents to help his men stay calm and in control for the 17 terrible days it took for rescuers to make their first contact with them.\nIt was no surprise that Urzua was the last of the 33 miners to leave the mine.\nUrzua --- after shaking hands with rescue workers ---- climbed into a capsule barely wider than a man's shoulders at 9:46 and was hauled up from a narrow hole drilled through 2,000 feet of rock. He arrived at the top 11 minutes later.\n\"We have done what the entire world was waiting for,\" he told Chilean President Sebastian Pinera immediately after his rescue. \"The 69 days that we fought so hard were not in vain.\" Pinera greeted Urzua, saying \"You have been rescued, coming out last like a good leader... You have no idea how all Chileans share with\nyou your hardships, your hope, and your joy. You are an inspiration.\" With Urzua by his side, the president led the crowd in singing the national anthem.Robinson Marquez once worked with Urzua in a nearby mine. He described Urzua as a calm, professional person and a born leader. \"He is very protective of his men and obviously loves them. He wouldn't have left until all of his men were safely above ground,\" Marquez said.\nUnder Urzua's leadership, the men stretched an emergency food supply meant to last just 48 hours over two and a half weeks, taking tiny sips of milk and bites of fish every other day.He described the difficulties of the first days, saying that it took about three hours for the dust to settle before the men could inspect where tons of collapsed rock sealed off the main way out. When the rescuers first made contact by drilling a narrow hole into their refuge , the miners were so excited that everyone wanted to hug the drill hammer.After the collapse, Urzua was the first to speak to Pinera and to urge him not to let him and his men down. \"Don't leave us alone,\" he asked the president, who assured the workers that they would not be abandoned, telling them he would do everything he could to get them back to the surface.\n\n<question>:\nWhat do you know about the capsule?\n\n<options>:\nA It is very spacious.\nB It is very narrow.\nC It is made by Urzua.\nD It is used in space.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
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