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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 emergency food supply was designed to last _ .\n\n<options>:\nA over two and a half weeks\nB five days\nC one week\nD two days\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>:\nTeenagers who spend hours in front of the television may have a poorer diet as young adults.\n A study, which included nearly 1,400 high school students, found that those who watched TV for five hours or more per day had less healthy diets than their peers five years later. Why does this happen? Should the parents take any measures?\n On the one hand, people who spend a lot of time in front of the TV, especially teenagers may snack more, and that may affect their long-term diet quality.\n On the other hand, TV ads for fast food, sweets and snacks tempt teenagers to eat more of those foods. And TV time might also replace exercise time for some kids.\nLead researcher Dr. Daheia J. BarrAnderson, of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, told Reuters Health a clear correlation between TV time during high school and diet quality in young adulthood . While the heaviest TV viewers were eating the most junk food five years later, those who'd watched less than two hours per day had the highest intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and high-calcium food. In her opinion, parents should limit and monitor TV viewing.\nI think children should watch no more than two hours of television per day. And parents should set a good example by eating right, being physical active and curbing their own TV time.\n\n<question>:\nWhat's the best title for this passage?\n\n<options>:\nA People should keep away from TV to keep healthy\nB Teenagers' TV time may affect their diets later\nC Why do teenagers like TV?\nD Parents' own habits may affect children later\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>:\nTeenagers who spend hours in front of the television may have a poorer diet as young adults.\n A study, which included nearly 1,400 high school students, found that those who watched TV for five hours or more per day had less healthy diets than their peers five years later. Why does this happen? Should the parents take any measures?\n On the one hand, people who spend a lot of time in front of the TV, especially teenagers may snack more, and that may affect their long-term diet quality.\n On the other hand, TV ads for fast food, sweets and snacks tempt teenagers to eat more of those foods. And TV time might also replace exercise time for some kids.\nLead researcher Dr. Daheia J. BarrAnderson, of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, told Reuters Health a clear correlation between TV time during high school and diet quality in young adulthood . While the heaviest TV viewers were eating the most junk food five years later, those who'd watched less than two hours per day had the highest intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and high-calcium food. In her opinion, parents should limit and monitor TV viewing.\nI think children should watch no more than two hours of television per day. And parents should set a good example by eating right, being physical active and curbing their own TV time.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, heavy TV viewers tend to _\n\n<options>:\nA eat more fruits\nB eat less junk food\nC take in fewer vegetables\nD take in high-calcium food\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>:\nTeenagers who spend hours in front of the television may have a poorer diet as young adults.\n A study, which included nearly 1,400 high school students, found that those who watched TV for five hours or more per day had less healthy diets than their peers five years later. Why does this happen? Should the parents take any measures?\n On the one hand, people who spend a lot of time in front of the TV, especially teenagers may snack more, and that may affect their long-term diet quality.\n On the other hand, TV ads for fast food, sweets and snacks tempt teenagers to eat more of those foods. And TV time might also replace exercise time for some kids.\nLead researcher Dr. Daheia J. BarrAnderson, of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, told Reuters Health a clear correlation between TV time during high school and diet quality in young adulthood . While the heaviest TV viewers were eating the most junk food five years later, those who'd watched less than two hours per day had the highest intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and high-calcium food. In her opinion, parents should limit and monitor TV viewing.\nI think children should watch no more than two hours of television per day. And parents should set a good example by eating right, being physical active and curbing their own TV time.\n\n<question>:\nWhat suggestion does the author give the parents?\n\n<options>:\nA They must watch TV with their children\nB They should forbid the children to watch TV\nC They should pay attention to nutrition in diets\nD They can't do what they don't want their chidren to do\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>:\nI passed all the other courses that I took at my university, but I could have never passed botany. This was because all botany students had to spend several hours a week in a laboratory looking through a microscope at plant cells, and I could never once see a cell through a microscope. This used to make my professor angry. He would wander around the laboratory pleased with the progress all the students were making in drawing the structure of flower cells, until he came to me. I would just be standing there. \"I can't see anything,\"I would say. He would begin patiently enough, explaining how anybody can see through a microscope, but he would always end up angrily, claiming that I could too see through a microscope but just pretended that I couldn't. \"It takes away from the beauty of flowers anyway.\"I used to tell him.\"We are not concerned with beauty in this course,\"he would say.\"We are concerned with the structure of flowers.\" \"Well,\" I'd say.\"I can't see anything.\" \"Try it just once again,\" he'd say, and I would put my eye to the microscope and see nothing at all, except now and again something unclear and milky. \"You were supposed to see a clear, moving plant cells shaped like clocks.\" \"I see what looks like a lot of milk.\" I would tell him. This, he claimed, was the result of my not having adjusted the microscope properly, so he would readjust it for me, or rather, for himself. And I would look again and see milk.\nI failed to pass botany that year, and had to wait a year and try again, or I couldn't graduate. The next term the same professor was eager to explain cell-structure again to his classes. \"Well,\"he said to me, happily, \"we're going to see cells this time, aren't we?\" \"Yes,sir,\" I said. Students to the right of me and to the left of me and in front of me were seeing cells; what's more, they were . Of course, I didn't see anything.\nSo the professor and I tried with every adjustment of the microscope known to man. With only once did I see anything but blackness or the familiar milk, and that time I saw, to my pleasure and amazement, something like stars. These I hurriedly drew. The professor, noting my activity, came to me, a smile on his lips and _ He looked at my cell drawing. \"What's that?\"he asked.\"That's what I saw,\"I said.\"You didn't, you didn't, you didn't!\"he screamed, losing control of himself immediately, and he bent over and looked into the microscope. He raised his head suddenly. \"That's your eye!\"he shouted.\"You've adjusted the microscope so that it reflects!You're drawn your eye!\"\n\n<question>:\nWhy couldn't the writer see the flower cells through the microscope? _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Because he had poor eyesight\nB Because the microscope didn't work properly\nC Because he was not able to adjust the microscope properly\nD Because he was just playing jokes on his professor by pretending not to have seen 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>:\nI passed all the other courses that I took at my university, but I could have never passed botany. This was because all botany students had to spend several hours a week in a laboratory looking through a microscope at plant cells, and I could never once see a cell through a microscope. This used to make my professor angry. He would wander around the laboratory pleased with the progress all the students were making in drawing the structure of flower cells, until he came to me. I would just be standing there. \"I can't see anything,\"I would say. He would begin patiently enough, explaining how anybody can see through a microscope, but he would always end up angrily, claiming that I could too see through a microscope but just pretended that I couldn't. \"It takes away from the beauty of flowers anyway.\"I used to tell him.\"We are not concerned with beauty in this course,\"he would say.\"We are concerned with the structure of flowers.\" \"Well,\" I'd say.\"I can't see anything.\" \"Try it just once again,\" he'd say, and I would put my eye to the microscope and see nothing at all, except now and again something unclear and milky. \"You were supposed to see a clear, moving plant cells shaped like clocks.\" \"I see what looks like a lot of milk.\" I would tell him. This, he claimed, was the result of my not having adjusted the microscope properly, so he would readjust it for me, or rather, for himself. And I would look again and see milk.\nI failed to pass botany that year, and had to wait a year and try again, or I couldn't graduate. The next term the same professor was eager to explain cell-structure again to his classes. \"Well,\"he said to me, happily, \"we're going to see cells this time, aren't we?\" \"Yes,sir,\" I said. Students to the right of me and to the left of me and in front of me were seeing cells; what's more, they were . Of course, I didn't see anything.\nSo the professor and I tried with every adjustment of the microscope known to man. With only once did I see anything but blackness or the familiar milk, and that time I saw, to my pleasure and amazement, something like stars. These I hurriedly drew. The professor, noting my activity, came to me, a smile on his lips and _ He looked at my cell drawing. \"What's that?\"he asked.\"That's what I saw,\"I said.\"You didn't, you didn't, you didn't!\"he screamed, losing control of himself immediately, and he bent over and looked into the microscope. He raised his head suddenly. \"That's your eye!\"he shouted.\"You've adjusted the microscope so that it reflects!You're drawn your eye!\"\n\n<question>:\nIn what writing style did the writer write the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Realistic\nB Romantic\nC Serious\nD Humorous\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 this age of cell phones, text messages and computer keyboards, one Scottish school has returned to basics.It's teaching youngsters the ignored art of writing with a fountain pen.There is no clicking of keyboards in most classrooms at the Mary Erskine and Stewart's Melville Junior School, although there is a full range of facilities for computer lessons and technology isn't being ignored.The private school's headmaster believes the old-fashioned pens have helped strengthen the academic performance and self-esteem of his 1,200 pupils.\n\"The pens improve the quality of work because they force the children to take care, and better work improves self-esteem\", headmaster Bryan Lewis said.\"Proper handwriting is as relevant today as it ever has been.\" Students as young as 7 have been instructed to give up their ball point pens and begin to deal with its more artful _ .By the time they reach grade five, at age 9, they are expected to write mainly with fountain pens.Lewis said the school's 7- and 8-year-olds use fountain pens for 80 percent to 90 percent of their work, returning to pencils for such subjects as math.\"I don't see fountain pens as old-fashioned or out of date.Modern fountain pens are beautiful to use? it's not like in the old days of broken metal points and dirtying writing paper,\" Lewis said.\"We have a particular writing style and we have developed it very carefully and found a way that allows left-and right-handed people to write without dirtying paper.\"\nSome people in wealthy nations argue that handwriting is becoming less important because of the growing use of cell phone text messaging and typing on computers,but the school disagrees.\"We talk of the paperless office and the paperless world, but this is not true,\" Lewis said.\"You still need to have proper handwriting skills.\"\n\n<question>:\nThe Scottish school in the passage _ .\n\n<options>:\nA does not think highly of modern technology\nB values fountain pens more than anything else\nC pays special attention to the use of fountain pens ks5*u\nD takes an action which is considered to be stupid by a great many people\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 this age of cell phones, text messages and computer keyboards, one Scottish school has returned to basics.It's teaching youngsters the ignored art of writing with a fountain pen.There is no clicking of keyboards in most classrooms at the Mary Erskine and Stewart's Melville Junior School, although there is a full range of facilities for computer lessons and technology isn't being ignored.The private school's headmaster believes the old-fashioned pens have helped strengthen the academic performance and self-esteem of his 1,200 pupils.\n\"The pens improve the quality of work because they force the children to take care, and better work improves self-esteem\", headmaster Bryan Lewis said.\"Proper handwriting is as relevant today as it ever has been.\" Students as young as 7 have been instructed to give up their ball point pens and begin to deal with its more artful _ .By the time they reach grade five, at age 9, they are expected to write mainly with fountain pens.Lewis said the school's 7- and 8-year-olds use fountain pens for 80 percent to 90 percent of their work, returning to pencils for such subjects as math.\"I don't see fountain pens as old-fashioned or out of date.Modern fountain pens are beautiful to use? it's not like in the old days of broken metal points and dirtying writing paper,\" Lewis said.\"We have a particular writing style and we have developed it very carefully and found a way that allows left-and right-handed people to write without dirtying paper.\"\nSome people in wealthy nations argue that handwriting is becoming less important because of the growing use of cell phone text messaging and typing on computers,but the school disagrees.\"We talk of the paperless office and the paperless world, but this is not true,\" Lewis said.\"You still need to have proper handwriting skills.\"\n\n<question>:\nThe headmaster Bryan Lewis holds the view that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA children should be required to use pens when they are five\nB handwriting skills are more important than typing skills\nC using pens may slow down students' speed of writing\nD fountain pens have helped to build up students' self-respect\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 this age of cell phones, text messages and computer keyboards, one Scottish school has returned to basics.It's teaching youngsters the ignored art of writing with a fountain pen.There is no clicking of keyboards in most classrooms at the Mary Erskine and Stewart's Melville Junior School, although there is a full range of facilities for computer lessons and technology isn't being ignored.The private school's headmaster believes the old-fashioned pens have helped strengthen the academic performance and self-esteem of his 1,200 pupils.\n\"The pens improve the quality of work because they force the children to take care, and better work improves self-esteem\", headmaster Bryan Lewis said.\"Proper handwriting is as relevant today as it ever has been.\" Students as young as 7 have been instructed to give up their ball point pens and begin to deal with its more artful _ .By the time they reach grade five, at age 9, they are expected to write mainly with fountain pens.Lewis said the school's 7- and 8-year-olds use fountain pens for 80 percent to 90 percent of their work, returning to pencils for such subjects as math.\"I don't see fountain pens as old-fashioned or out of date.Modern fountain pens are beautiful to use? it's not like in the old days of broken metal points and dirtying writing paper,\" Lewis said.\"We have a particular writing style and we have developed it very carefully and found a way that allows left-and right-handed people to write without dirtying paper.\"\nSome people in wealthy nations argue that handwriting is becoming less important because of the growing use of cell phone text messaging and typing on computers,but the school disagrees.\"We talk of the paperless office and the paperless world, but this is not true,\" Lewis said.\"You still need to have proper handwriting skills.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhich is the best title for this passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Handwriting Not Useless Now\nB Old-fashioned Pen Coming Back\nC Stay Away from Tech and Teach Fountain Pen\nD Fountain Pen Strengthens Academic Performance\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>:\nHe lost his arms in an accident that claimed his father's life--who was the main source of support for the family. Since then, he has had to depend on the arms of his younger brother. For the sake of taking care of him, his younger brother became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life.\nOne late night, he suffered from diarrhea and had to wake up his younger brother. His younger brother accompanied him into the toilet and then went back to dorm to wait. But being so tired, his younger brother fell asleep, leaving him on the toilet for two hours till the teacher on duty discovered him. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their share of problems and they would often quarrel. Then one day, his younger brother wanted to live separate from him, living his own life, as many normal people do. So he was heart-broken and didn't know what to do.\nA similar misfortune happened to a girl, too. One night her mother, who suffered from chronic mental illness, disappeared. So her father went out looking for her mother, leaving her alone at home. She tried to prepare meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.\nThough her elder sister, who was studying in another city, showed her willingness to take care of her, she was determined to be completely independent. At school, she always studied hard. Most of all she learned to be self-dependent. Once she wrote the following in her composition: \"I am lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs; I am lucky.\" Though my wings are broken, my heart can still fly.\"\nOne day, the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. The boy told the TV host about his uncertain future at being left on his own, whereas the girl was full of enthusiasm for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother's arms are my arms; while the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.\nThey had both endured the same misfortune, but their different attitudes determined the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable. Disasters can strike at any time. How you handle misfortune when confronted with it actually is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and escape from the misfortune, it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be fortune on which new hopes will arise.\n\n<question>:\nThe girl refused her elder sister's help, because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA she was lucky and still had two legs\nB she wanted to be self-dependent rather than rely on others\nC she didn't want to move to another city\nD she enjoyed living separate from 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>:\nHe lost his arms in an accident that claimed his father's life--who was the main source of support for the family. Since then, he has had to depend on the arms of his younger brother. For the sake of taking care of him, his younger brother became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life.\nOne late night, he suffered from diarrhea and had to wake up his younger brother. His younger brother accompanied him into the toilet and then went back to dorm to wait. But being so tired, his younger brother fell asleep, leaving him on the toilet for two hours till the teacher on duty discovered him. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their share of problems and they would often quarrel. Then one day, his younger brother wanted to live separate from him, living his own life, as many normal people do. So he was heart-broken and didn't know what to do.\nA similar misfortune happened to a girl, too. One night her mother, who suffered from chronic mental illness, disappeared. So her father went out looking for her mother, leaving her alone at home. She tried to prepare meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.\nThough her elder sister, who was studying in another city, showed her willingness to take care of her, she was determined to be completely independent. At school, she always studied hard. Most of all she learned to be self-dependent. Once she wrote the following in her composition: \"I am lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs; I am lucky.\" Though my wings are broken, my heart can still fly.\"\nOne day, the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. The boy told the TV host about his uncertain future at being left on his own, whereas the girl was full of enthusiasm for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother's arms are my arms; while the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.\nThey had both endured the same misfortune, but their different attitudes determined the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable. Disasters can strike at any time. How you handle misfortune when confronted with it actually is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and escape from the misfortune, it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be fortune on which new hopes will arise.\n\n<question>:\nWhen the girl wrote the words: Broken wings, flying heart, she really meant _ .\n\n<options>:\nA though she lost arms, she still had legs\nB her elder sister's willingness to take care of her could help her fly with wings\nC if one had wings, his or her heart could fly\nD faced with the misfortune, you should be strong, and you'll make 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>:\nApple a day may poison children\nChildren who eat an apple or pear a day may be exceeding the pesticide safety limit because of remains on the fruit,according to research.\nUsing data of the British Department of Environment on pesticides on fruit collected from supermarkets,scientists thought that each day some children would get a poisonous level of pesticides.\nThe research,published on Sunday,says the government repeatedly claims that the levels of pesticide are safe because,instead of measuring individual apples, researchers buy 10,crush them and take an average reading to see if they are safe. This is the internationally agreed method of checking remains.\nBut government figures show that the pesticide is not averagely spread across the batch ,and one or two apples could contain 90% or more of the pesticide in the batch.\nIt used mathematical modeling to measure exposure to pesticides for children aged between 18 months and four years old. The pesticides involved can destroy children's hormones and some are suspected of causing cancer.\nThe good news for British fruit growers is that samples grown in this country had lower _ level than imported fruit,so buying home-produced fruit will reduce the danger,said Emily Diamand,one of the Earth's senior food researchers and one of the authors of the report.\n\n<question>:\nThe reason why \"Apple a day may poison children\" is that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA there are some pests in the apple\nB children would get a poisonous level of pesticides because of the remains on the apple\nC there are always more pesticides on the apples produced in Britain\nD the apple is too hard for children to eat\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>:\nApple a day may poison children\nChildren who eat an apple or pear a day may be exceeding the pesticide safety limit because of remains on the fruit,according to research.\nUsing data of the British Department of Environment on pesticides on fruit collected from supermarkets,scientists thought that each day some children would get a poisonous level of pesticides.\nThe research,published on Sunday,says the government repeatedly claims that the levels of pesticide are safe because,instead of measuring individual apples, researchers buy 10,crush them and take an average reading to see if they are safe. This is the internationally agreed method of checking remains.\nBut government figures show that the pesticide is not averagely spread across the batch ,and one or two apples could contain 90% or more of the pesticide in the batch.\nIt used mathematical modeling to measure exposure to pesticides for children aged between 18 months and four years old. The pesticides involved can destroy children's hormones and some are suspected of causing cancer.\nThe good news for British fruit growers is that samples grown in this country had lower _ level than imported fruit,so buying home-produced fruit will reduce the danger,said Emily Diamand,one of the Earth's senior food researchers and one of the authors of the report.\n\n<question>:\nThe internationally agreed method of checking remains is to buy _ .\n\n<options>:\nA two apples,crush them and take an average reading to see if they are safe\nB five apples,crush them and test to see if they are safe\nC ten apples,crush them and take an average reading to see if they are safe\nD eighty apples,and then test them by crushing\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>:\nApple a day may poison children\nChildren who eat an apple or pear a day may be exceeding the pesticide safety limit because of remains on the fruit,according to research.\nUsing data of the British Department of Environment on pesticides on fruit collected from supermarkets,scientists thought that each day some children would get a poisonous level of pesticides.\nThe research,published on Sunday,says the government repeatedly claims that the levels of pesticide are safe because,instead of measuring individual apples, researchers buy 10,crush them and take an average reading to see if they are safe. This is the internationally agreed method of checking remains.\nBut government figures show that the pesticide is not averagely spread across the batch ,and one or two apples could contain 90% or more of the pesticide in the batch.\nIt used mathematical modeling to measure exposure to pesticides for children aged between 18 months and four years old. The pesticides involved can destroy children's hormones and some are suspected of causing cancer.\nThe good news for British fruit growers is that samples grown in this country had lower _ level than imported fruit,so buying home-produced fruit will reduce the danger,said Emily Diamand,one of the Earth's senior food researchers and one of the authors of the report.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is NOT true?\n\n<options>:\nA The remains of the pesticides can do harm to the children's health.\nB The remains of the pesticides can do harm to the children's hormones.\nC Some remains of the pesticides are suspected of causing cancer.\nD For safety,we had better not import apples from Britain.\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>:\n55% of deaths caused by road accidents occur in the first few minutes after a crash. Up to 85% of these deaths could be prevented if first aid were given. The first person on the scene of a road accident will almost certainly be another road user. So as a driver your knowledge of first aid could make a real difference to someone in the event of a road accident.\nAssess conditions\n*Remain calm. Judge the scene and seriousness of the collision.\n*Determine what has happened, how many people and vehicles are involved and the exact location.\n*Determine how many casualties there are, what is the severity of the injuries, whether anyone is trapped, and whether there is a danger of fire.\nMake safe\n*Make sure you stay safe and keep off the road. If you need to stop or warn approaching cars, signal to them from the pavement. Wear reflective clothing, use warning triangles, flashing lights and warning lights. Don't smoke.\n*If you are in a car and you come across an accident, first park safely and turn off the engine before you get out to help. Use a triangle warning danger if necessary.\n*Consider the safety of others. Don't move the vehicles, look out for dangers -- leaking fuel, chemicals, broken glass or dropping loads -- guide uninjured passengers to a place of safety.\nCall for help\nDial 999 (or 112) for the emergency services. If there is no phone nearby, send two people in opposite directions to seek help.\nDo this as soon as you can or get someone else to do it while you deal with an injured person. You will need to tell the emergency services:\n*where you are\n*what has happened (describe the accident)\n*how many people are injured\n*whether they are breathing or bleeding.\nThe operator will talk you through what to do while you wait for an ambulance to arrive.\nApply emergency first aid\n*Remain calm. Reassure the victims.\n*Do not allow smoking or offer food or drink to casualties as this could _ urgent medical treatment.\n\n<question>:\nThe passage mainly tells us _ .\n\n<options>:\nA how to reduce road accident deaths\nB how to perform first aid in a road accident\nC how to treat the injured people on the scene\nD how to protect us from being injured in an accident\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>:\n55% of deaths caused by road accidents occur in the first few minutes after a crash. Up to 85% of these deaths could be prevented if first aid were given. The first person on the scene of a road accident will almost certainly be another road user. So as a driver your knowledge of first aid could make a real difference to someone in the event of a road accident.\nAssess conditions\n*Remain calm. Judge the scene and seriousness of the collision.\n*Determine what has happened, how many people and vehicles are involved and the exact location.\n*Determine how many casualties there are, what is the severity of the injuries, whether anyone is trapped, and whether there is a danger of fire.\nMake safe\n*Make sure you stay safe and keep off the road. If you need to stop or warn approaching cars, signal to them from the pavement. Wear reflective clothing, use warning triangles, flashing lights and warning lights. Don't smoke.\n*If you are in a car and you come across an accident, first park safely and turn off the engine before you get out to help. Use a triangle warning danger if necessary.\n*Consider the safety of others. Don't move the vehicles, look out for dangers -- leaking fuel, chemicals, broken glass or dropping loads -- guide uninjured passengers to a place of safety.\nCall for help\nDial 999 (or 112) for the emergency services. If there is no phone nearby, send two people in opposite directions to seek help.\nDo this as soon as you can or get someone else to do it while you deal with an injured person. You will need to tell the emergency services:\n*where you are\n*what has happened (describe the accident)\n*how many people are injured\n*whether they are breathing or bleeding.\nThe operator will talk you through what to do while you wait for an ambulance to arrive.\nApply emergency first aid\n*Remain calm. Reassure the victims.\n*Do not allow smoking or offer food or drink to casualties as this could _ urgent medical treatment.\n\n<question>:\nWhen a driver is applying first aid, which of the following is proper?\n\n<options>:\nA Stand in the middle of the road to stop or warn approaching cars.\nB Leave the engine working when he gets out of his car to help.\nC Call 999 for an ambulance to come and leave the scene immediately.\nD Make sure the scene is safe enough and stay away from dangerous gas leaking.\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 oldest and most common source of renewaBle energy known to man, Biomass is one of the most important forms energy production in the United States and elsewhere. Since such a wide variety of Biomass materials is everywhere ---- from trees and grasses to agricultural and city ---- life wastes ----Biomass promises to play a continuing role in providing power and heat for millions of people around the world.\nAccording to the Union of Concerned Scientists(UCS), Biomass is a kind of renewaBle energy source that produces no carBon dioxide , Because the energy it contains comes from the sun. When plant matter is Burned, it gives off the sun's energy. In this way, Biomass serves as a sort of natural Battery for storing the sun's energy. As long as Biomass is produced continuously ----with only as much grown as is used--- the \"Battery\" lasts forever.\nAccording to the Energy Information Administration, Biomass has Been one of the leading renewaBle energy sources in the United States for several years running through 2007, making up Between 0.5 and 0.9 percent of the nation's total electricity supply. In 2008----although the numBers aren't all in yet----wind power proBaBly took over first place Because of the rapid development of wind farms across the country.\nProducing power from Biomass helps reduce some 11 million tons of carBon dioxide each year. Some homeowners also try to make their own heat By using Biomass materials. Such practice may save homeowner's money, But it also produces a lot of pollution. So, the Best way is to encourage power plants to use it.\n\n<question>:\nWhy is Biomass considered as \" a sort of natural Battery\"?\n\n<options>:\nA It Burns merely plant matter.\nB It keeps producing electricity.\nC It stores the energy from the sun.\nD It produces zero carBon dioxide.\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>:\nShould e-cigarettes (electronic cigarettes) be a new choice for the smokers trying to get rid of the habit? Reactions from Americans are mixed. More than half of the people questioned in a survey think e-cigarettes should be controlled by the US Food and Drug Administration, but 47 percent believe the e-cigarettes should be available to the smokers who want to quit.\n\"In the hunt for a safter cigarette, e-cigarettes are becoming a popular choice among those either trying to quit.\"or looking to replace standard tobacco smoke with an alternative that manufacturers claim to be safer, \"Zogby International, which conducted the survey, said in a statement.\nAbout half of the 4,611 adults who took part in the survey had heard about e-cigarettes, which are battery-powered, or rechargeable cigarettes that vaporize a liquid nicotine solution. They do not produce smoke but a water vapor without smell. Sold mostly on the Internet, e-cigarettes were first made in China.\nLast year the World Health Organization (WHO) warned against using e-cigarettes, saying there was no evidence to prove they were safe or helped smokers break the habit. The WHO said people who smoke e-cigarettes breathe in a fine fog of nicotine into the lungs.\nNearly a third of people questioned in the survey think that e-cigarettes should be allowed in places where smoking is forbidden, because they don't produce smoke, but 46 percent disagree. Men who were aware of the availability of e-cigarettes were more likely than woman to say they should be a choice available to smokers who want to quit. Young people, aged 18-29, and singles were the groups most open to trying e-cigarettes. Smoking is the single largest cause of preventable death worldwide, according to the WHO.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to Zogby International, e-cigarettes _ .\n\n<options>:\nA are much safer than common cigarettes\nB are popular among people who want to quit smoking\nC will take the place of traditional cigarettes\nD are produced in a safer way by manufacturers\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 1968, Easter preparation started on Saturday and Mom color1ed eggs. Mom boiled a few dozen eggs and while they cooled, Dennis, Diane and I gathered supplies. We put some color1 powder in each of six bowls, added boiling water and vinegar, and then mixed them together. Before dipping an egg into one of the pretty color1s, I'd catch a crayon and carefully print \"Darlene\" on one egg. Dennis and Diane did the same. Then Mum and Dad put the eggs with our names and some presents in separate baskets. When we hunted on Easter morning, we'd be sure to get the right basket.\nBeing 8-year-old, I am quite familiar with the rule, and I explained to my younger sister, Diane: Firstly, if you find the basket with the others' egg in it, quietly put it back and continue the hunt. Secondly, if the basket with your egg in it isn't found by fifteen minutes before church, you have to continue looking for it after church. That year I was unlucky, I didn't find my basket before church, so I spent one more hour looking for my hunt.\nThe next Easter was a different story since I was lucky enough to find my basket first. I was jumping up and down, and staring at the big chocolate rabbit in my basket when Mom and Dad told us to get dressed. I proudly left my basket in the sun porch before heading out of the door.\nAfter church, my sisters and brothers ran ahead, but I was pleased to walk between Mom and Dad since I'd already found my basket and huge chocolate rabbit. As I jumped up the porch steps I knew Dennis found his too, since he was laughing his head off.\n\"Hungry for chocolate soup? \" Dennis laughed. \"Chocolate soup?\" I was surprised. One look at Dennis pointed finger made me realize my beautiful chocolate rabbit was now a chocolate puddle . But I always think of the unforgettable Easters when I was a child.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be inferred from the passage that the writer _ .\n\n<options>:\nA was the luckiest one\nB made rules\nC didn't like chocolate very much\nD knew the rules well\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 1968, Easter preparation started on Saturday and Mom color1ed eggs. Mom boiled a few dozen eggs and while they cooled, Dennis, Diane and I gathered supplies. We put some color1 powder in each of six bowls, added boiling water and vinegar, and then mixed them together. Before dipping an egg into one of the pretty color1s, I'd catch a crayon and carefully print \"Darlene\" on one egg. Dennis and Diane did the same. Then Mum and Dad put the eggs with our names and some presents in separate baskets. When we hunted on Easter morning, we'd be sure to get the right basket.\nBeing 8-year-old, I am quite familiar with the rule, and I explained to my younger sister, Diane: Firstly, if you find the basket with the others' egg in it, quietly put it back and continue the hunt. Secondly, if the basket with your egg in it isn't found by fifteen minutes before church, you have to continue looking for it after church. That year I was unlucky, I didn't find my basket before church, so I spent one more hour looking for my hunt.\nThe next Easter was a different story since I was lucky enough to find my basket first. I was jumping up and down, and staring at the big chocolate rabbit in my basket when Mom and Dad told us to get dressed. I proudly left my basket in the sun porch before heading out of the door.\nAfter church, my sisters and brothers ran ahead, but I was pleased to walk between Mom and Dad since I'd already found my basket and huge chocolate rabbit. As I jumped up the porch steps I knew Dennis found his too, since he was laughing his head off.\n\"Hungry for chocolate soup? \" Dennis laughed. \"Chocolate soup?\" I was surprised. One look at Dennis pointed finger made me realize my beautiful chocolate rabbit was now a chocolate puddle . But I always think of the unforgettable Easters when I was a child.\n\n<question>:\nWhen Dennis said \"Hungry for chocolate soup?\", he was to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA ask the writer to eat together\nB give his eggs to the writer\nC treat the writer to chocolate\nD laugh at the writer\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 1968, Easter preparation started on Saturday and Mom color1ed eggs. Mom boiled a few dozen eggs and while they cooled, Dennis, Diane and I gathered supplies. We put some color1 powder in each of six bowls, added boiling water and vinegar, and then mixed them together. Before dipping an egg into one of the pretty color1s, I'd catch a crayon and carefully print \"Darlene\" on one egg. Dennis and Diane did the same. Then Mum and Dad put the eggs with our names and some presents in separate baskets. When we hunted on Easter morning, we'd be sure to get the right basket.\nBeing 8-year-old, I am quite familiar with the rule, and I explained to my younger sister, Diane: Firstly, if you find the basket with the others' egg in it, quietly put it back and continue the hunt. Secondly, if the basket with your egg in it isn't found by fifteen minutes before church, you have to continue looking for it after church. That year I was unlucky, I didn't find my basket before church, so I spent one more hour looking for my hunt.\nThe next Easter was a different story since I was lucky enough to find my basket first. I was jumping up and down, and staring at the big chocolate rabbit in my basket when Mom and Dad told us to get dressed. I proudly left my basket in the sun porch before heading out of the door.\nAfter church, my sisters and brothers ran ahead, but I was pleased to walk between Mom and Dad since I'd already found my basket and huge chocolate rabbit. As I jumped up the porch steps I knew Dennis found his too, since he was laughing his head off.\n\"Hungry for chocolate soup? \" Dennis laughed. \"Chocolate soup?\" I was surprised. One look at Dennis pointed finger made me realize my beautiful chocolate rabbit was now a chocolate puddle . But I always think of the unforgettable Easters when I was a child.\n\n<question>:\nThe author writes the passage mainly to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA make the readers know about the rules of finding eggs on Easter\nB show she behaved better in the next Easter than in the former Easter\nC tell us of her great childhood Easter memories\nD describe how the chocolate rabbit became chocolate puddle\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>:\nAn early morning winter storm had brought several inches of snow on my small town in the mountains. Schools were canceled, roads were dangerous and all I wanted to do was to stay in bed. Still, I knew I had to get the day started so I put on warm clothes and walked outside. The snow got all over my shoes. The cold wind dried my lips and my eyes. _ \nYet, when I looked out on the white blanket that covered the ground, I couldn't help but smile a bit. It was so beautiful. It softened the bare trees and hid the dead grass. In the distance I could hear the sound of the snowplow on the road, the barking of a happy dog and the laughter of children playing outside, enjoying their way off from school.\nThe sweet music of that laughter brought back a hundred memories of winters past. I remembered catching snowflakes on my tongue, building snowmen, making snow angles, running down hills and always losing snowball fights with first my brothers and then my own children. Standing there in that warm coat of memories made the wind a little less cold and my back a little less sore . I turned up my head, stuck out my tongue and for the first time in years caught a snowflake on it. It tasted so fresh and clean. It tasted like youth, like joy and like love.\nMay you always feel young in spirit, no matter how old or achy your body may be. May you always delight in the simple joys of life. May you always share your happiness with the hearts of children. And may you always give your love, your light, your laughter and your warmth to others even on the coldest days.\n\n<question>:\nWhat was the author's first reaction when he knew it snowed heavily?\n\n<options>:\nA He was upset.\nB He was happy.\nC He was thankful.\nD He was moved.\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>:\nSYDNEY 2005-01-01 08:30--Mother of two, Jillian Searle, had to choose between her children when she made a life--or--death decision.\nSwept up by mountainous tsunami waves at a Thai resort, she could not hold on to both her young sons and survive. Fighting to stay above the waters, she had to choose which one would have to take his chances in the swirling torrent.\n\"I knew I had to let go of one of them and I just thought I'd better let go of the one that's the older,\" she told Sky News television in a report broadcast on Thursday. She said she was accompanied by the two, Lachie, 5, and two--year--old Blake, and their father, Brad, who had watched the drama helplessly from their first-floor hotel room, when the waves struck.\" And I was screaming, trying to find _ , and we thought he was dead.\"she told reporters on arrival back in Australia.\nLachie was found alive about 2 hours later clinging to a door and looked uninjured as his mother spoke to reporters.\nBritish surfer Martin Markwell is also a lucky man. He had always dreamed of catching that perfect wave--but when it finally came along, it was a nightmare. He was on his surfboard when he was swept up by a tsunami wave.\n\"It was really terrible because I was surfing, I was really surfing on a wave I wasn't supposed to be on,\"he said. \"As an experienced surfer, when I saw the wave come I realized something was wrong, but I couldn't escape because my surfboard was tied to my ankle.\"\nHis wife, Vicki and son Jake looked on in horror from a hotel balcony as he crashed towards the shore. Luckily, he stayed atop his board until he reached the hotel, jumped off and got to safety as the ocean rolled back to feed a much larger tsunami wave on its way. The family regrouped and ran to safety just minute before a giant tsunami wave 10 meters high.\n\n<question>:\nWhen the waves struck ,the father Brad _ .\n\n<options>:\nA reported the disaster to Sky News television\nB was watching a drama on TV in the hotel\nC tried to find his son lost in the waters\nD watched things going on, unable to do anything\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>:\nSYDNEY 2005-01-01 08:30--Mother of two, Jillian Searle, had to choose between her children when she made a life--or--death decision.\nSwept up by mountainous tsunami waves at a Thai resort, she could not hold on to both her young sons and survive. Fighting to stay above the waters, she had to choose which one would have to take his chances in the swirling torrent.\n\"I knew I had to let go of one of them and I just thought I'd better let go of the one that's the older,\" she told Sky News television in a report broadcast on Thursday. She said she was accompanied by the two, Lachie, 5, and two--year--old Blake, and their father, Brad, who had watched the drama helplessly from their first-floor hotel room, when the waves struck.\" And I was screaming, trying to find _ , and we thought he was dead.\"she told reporters on arrival back in Australia.\nLachie was found alive about 2 hours later clinging to a door and looked uninjured as his mother spoke to reporters.\nBritish surfer Martin Markwell is also a lucky man. He had always dreamed of catching that perfect wave--but when it finally came along, it was a nightmare. He was on his surfboard when he was swept up by a tsunami wave.\n\"It was really terrible because I was surfing, I was really surfing on a wave I wasn't supposed to be on,\"he said. \"As an experienced surfer, when I saw the wave come I realized something was wrong, but I couldn't escape because my surfboard was tied to my ankle.\"\nHis wife, Vicki and son Jake looked on in horror from a hotel balcony as he crashed towards the shore. Luckily, he stayed atop his board until he reached the hotel, jumped off and got to safety as the ocean rolled back to feed a much larger tsunami wave on its way. The family regrouped and ran to safety just minute before a giant tsunami wave 10 meters high.\n\n<question>:\nWhich is not true about Lachie and Martin?\n\n<options>:\nA They and their family were at the resort when the disaster happened.\nB They both survived from the high waves when tsunami struck.\nC They were both travelers from Europe on holiday in Thailand.\nD They were both alive owing to their proper judgment and determination.\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>:\nSYDNEY 2005-01-01 08:30--Mother of two, Jillian Searle, had to choose between her children when she made a life--or--death decision.\nSwept up by mountainous tsunami waves at a Thai resort, she could not hold on to both her young sons and survive. Fighting to stay above the waters, she had to choose which one would have to take his chances in the swirling torrent.\n\"I knew I had to let go of one of them and I just thought I'd better let go of the one that's the older,\" she told Sky News television in a report broadcast on Thursday. She said she was accompanied by the two, Lachie, 5, and two--year--old Blake, and their father, Brad, who had watched the drama helplessly from their first-floor hotel room, when the waves struck.\" And I was screaming, trying to find _ , and we thought he was dead.\"she told reporters on arrival back in Australia.\nLachie was found alive about 2 hours later clinging to a door and looked uninjured as his mother spoke to reporters.\nBritish surfer Martin Markwell is also a lucky man. He had always dreamed of catching that perfect wave--but when it finally came along, it was a nightmare. He was on his surfboard when he was swept up by a tsunami wave.\n\"It was really terrible because I was surfing, I was really surfing on a wave I wasn't supposed to be on,\"he said. \"As an experienced surfer, when I saw the wave come I realized something was wrong, but I couldn't escape because my surfboard was tied to my ankle.\"\nHis wife, Vicki and son Jake looked on in horror from a hotel balcony as he crashed towards the shore. Luckily, he stayed atop his board until he reached the hotel, jumped off and got to safety as the ocean rolled back to feed a much larger tsunami wave on its way. The family regrouped and ran to safety just minute before a giant tsunami wave 10 meters high.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is the best title?\n\n<options>:\nA Narrow Escape\nB Disaster Caused by Tsunami\nC Exciting Surfing Experience\nD Struggle Against Tsunami\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>:\nTo the Editor,\nI have been reading your newspaper,the Hometown Gazette, for the past two years, ever since I moved to Smithville. We moved here from New York City, so I am accustomed to reading excellent newspapers such asThe New York Times . In fact, we still havethe Timesdelivered on Sundays. The entire family enjoys reading the recipes in the magazine, as well as the Styles section.\nThe Times is great, butthe Gazetteis another story. I've never read an article that doesn't contain at least three or four spelling or grammatical errors. For instance, in last week's issue you misspelled the word \"secretary\", used a singular verb with a plural noun, and used \"it's\" as a possessive . And that was just in the lead story! In case you never went to elementary school, \"it's\" means \"it is \".It's also a possessive adjective!\nIt's a pity that this tiny little hick town has only one newspaper, because I'd like to have an alternative to the rag you publish. I find it hard to believe your news stories. If you can't spell correctly. How can you get your facts right?\nI've been meaning to get this off my chest for some time. Please cancel my subscription . And buy yourself a dictionary.\nSincerely,\nJane Z, Jones\n\n<question>:\nWhich phrase from the passage shows the writer's prejudice ?\n\n<options>:\nA get this off my chest\nB three or four spelling or grammatical errors\nC tiny little hick town\nD reading the recipes in the magazine\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>:\nTo the Editor,\nI have been reading your newspaper,the Hometown Gazette, for the past two years, ever since I moved to Smithville. We moved here from New York City, so I am accustomed to reading excellent newspapers such asThe New York Times . In fact, we still havethe Timesdelivered on Sundays. The entire family enjoys reading the recipes in the magazine, as well as the Styles section.\nThe Times is great, butthe Gazetteis another story. I've never read an article that doesn't contain at least three or four spelling or grammatical errors. For instance, in last week's issue you misspelled the word \"secretary\", used a singular verb with a plural noun, and used \"it's\" as a possessive . And that was just in the lead story! In case you never went to elementary school, \"it's\" means \"it is \".It's also a possessive adjective!\nIt's a pity that this tiny little hick town has only one newspaper, because I'd like to have an alternative to the rag you publish. I find it hard to believe your news stories. If you can't spell correctly. How can you get your facts right?\nI've been meaning to get this off my chest for some time. Please cancel my subscription . And buy yourself a dictionary.\nSincerely,\nJane Z, Jones\n\n<question>:\nThe author's tone in this passage can best be described as _\n\n<options>:\nA happy\nB angry\nC sympathetic\nD objective\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>:\nTo the Editor,\nI have been reading your newspaper,the Hometown Gazette, for the past two years, ever since I moved to Smithville. We moved here from New York City, so I am accustomed to reading excellent newspapers such asThe New York Times . In fact, we still havethe Timesdelivered on Sundays. The entire family enjoys reading the recipes in the magazine, as well as the Styles section.\nThe Times is great, butthe Gazetteis another story. I've never read an article that doesn't contain at least three or four spelling or grammatical errors. For instance, in last week's issue you misspelled the word \"secretary\", used a singular verb with a plural noun, and used \"it's\" as a possessive . And that was just in the lead story! In case you never went to elementary school, \"it's\" means \"it is \".It's also a possessive adjective!\nIt's a pity that this tiny little hick town has only one newspaper, because I'd like to have an alternative to the rag you publish. I find it hard to believe your news stories. If you can't spell correctly. How can you get your facts right?\nI've been meaning to get this off my chest for some time. Please cancel my subscription . And buy yourself a dictionary.\nSincerely,\nJane Z, Jones\n\n<question>:\nWhich statement of the following is not true according to the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA The writer once lived in New York City, so he was used to reading \nthe Times.\nB The entire family enjoys reading the Styles section in the mafazine.\nC The writer has long been planning to express his dissatisfaction with the local newspaper\nD It is obvious that the editors of the newspaper are not very careful about their 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>:\nNobel, who was born in Stockholm, is a great scientist famous for his dangerous experiments.\nNobel studied in the USA and then Russia between 1850 and 1859. After his return, he started researching into bombs. As is known, bomb is dangerous to life, but Nobel was working under that condition. Once a big explosion in his lab completely destroyed the lab and caused some deaths. After that he had to experiment on a boat in a lake. He received criticism and satire , but he proceeded with the work rather than losing heart. From 1860s to 1880s, Nobel made many achievements and his inventions were first used in building roads and digging tunnels. Most of the bombs were safer and more possible to be controlled. Even at the end of the 20th century, we still used his methods.\nNobel had many patents in Britain and other European countries. He was quick to see industrial openings for his scientific inventions and built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. Indeed his greatness lay in his outstanding ability to combine the qualities of an original scientist with those of a forwardlooking industrialist.\nBut Nobel's main concern was never with making money or even with making scientific discoveries. Seldom happy, he was always searching for a meaning to life, and from his youth, he had taken a serious interest in literature and philosophy. His greatest wish, however, was to see an end to wars, and thus peace between nations, and he spent much time and money working for this cause. To follow his will, a fund was set up to encourage people to make great progress in physics, chemistry, physiology , medicine, literature and peace. That's the Nobel Prize which means great honor to a scientist.\n\n<question>:\nThrough his early experimental work, it is evident that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Nobel was a man of strong will\nB Nobel was a man of gift\nC Nobel seldom got on well with his work\nD Nobel had his heart in his 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>:\nNobel, who was born in Stockholm, is a great scientist famous for his dangerous experiments.\nNobel studied in the USA and then Russia between 1850 and 1859. After his return, he started researching into bombs. As is known, bomb is dangerous to life, but Nobel was working under that condition. Once a big explosion in his lab completely destroyed the lab and caused some deaths. After that he had to experiment on a boat in a lake. He received criticism and satire , but he proceeded with the work rather than losing heart. From 1860s to 1880s, Nobel made many achievements and his inventions were first used in building roads and digging tunnels. Most of the bombs were safer and more possible to be controlled. Even at the end of the 20th century, we still used his methods.\nNobel had many patents in Britain and other European countries. He was quick to see industrial openings for his scientific inventions and built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. Indeed his greatness lay in his outstanding ability to combine the qualities of an original scientist with those of a forwardlooking industrialist.\nBut Nobel's main concern was never with making money or even with making scientific discoveries. Seldom happy, he was always searching for a meaning to life, and from his youth, he had taken a serious interest in literature and philosophy. His greatest wish, however, was to see an end to wars, and thus peace between nations, and he spent much time and money working for this cause. To follow his will, a fund was set up to encourage people to make great progress in physics, chemistry, physiology , medicine, literature and peace. That's the Nobel Prize which means great honor to a scientist.\n\n<question>:\nIn fact, his inventions were first used in _ .\n\n<options>:\nA a war to kill and injure his fellow men\nB building roads\nC digging tunnels\nD both B and C\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>:\nNobel, who was born in Stockholm, is a great scientist famous for his dangerous experiments.\nNobel studied in the USA and then Russia between 1850 and 1859. After his return, he started researching into bombs. As is known, bomb is dangerous to life, but Nobel was working under that condition. Once a big explosion in his lab completely destroyed the lab and caused some deaths. After that he had to experiment on a boat in a lake. He received criticism and satire , but he proceeded with the work rather than losing heart. From 1860s to 1880s, Nobel made many achievements and his inventions were first used in building roads and digging tunnels. Most of the bombs were safer and more possible to be controlled. Even at the end of the 20th century, we still used his methods.\nNobel had many patents in Britain and other European countries. He was quick to see industrial openings for his scientific inventions and built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. Indeed his greatness lay in his outstanding ability to combine the qualities of an original scientist with those of a forwardlooking industrialist.\nBut Nobel's main concern was never with making money or even with making scientific discoveries. Seldom happy, he was always searching for a meaning to life, and from his youth, he had taken a serious interest in literature and philosophy. His greatest wish, however, was to see an end to wars, and thus peace between nations, and he spent much time and money working for this cause. To follow his will, a fund was set up to encourage people to make great progress in physics, chemistry, physiology , medicine, literature and peace. That's the Nobel Prize which means great honor to a scientist.\n\n<question>:\nBased on the passage, Nobel, as a scientist, _ .\n\n<options>:\nA took a single interest in science\nB took a serious interest in money\nC took no interest in literature\nD took a serious interest in literature as well as in science\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>:\nNobel, who was born in Stockholm, is a great scientist famous for his dangerous experiments.\nNobel studied in the USA and then Russia between 1850 and 1859. After his return, he started researching into bombs. As is known, bomb is dangerous to life, but Nobel was working under that condition. Once a big explosion in his lab completely destroyed the lab and caused some deaths. After that he had to experiment on a boat in a lake. He received criticism and satire , but he proceeded with the work rather than losing heart. From 1860s to 1880s, Nobel made many achievements and his inventions were first used in building roads and digging tunnels. Most of the bombs were safer and more possible to be controlled. Even at the end of the 20th century, we still used his methods.\nNobel had many patents in Britain and other European countries. He was quick to see industrial openings for his scientific inventions and built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. Indeed his greatness lay in his outstanding ability to combine the qualities of an original scientist with those of a forwardlooking industrialist.\nBut Nobel's main concern was never with making money or even with making scientific discoveries. Seldom happy, he was always searching for a meaning to life, and from his youth, he had taken a serious interest in literature and philosophy. His greatest wish, however, was to see an end to wars, and thus peace between nations, and he spent much time and money working for this cause. To follow his will, a fund was set up to encourage people to make great progress in physics, chemistry, physiology , medicine, literature and peace. That's the Nobel Prize which means great honor to a scientist.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following statements is true according to the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA His wonderful will surely provided other scientists with a large sum of money.\nB In leaving behind a wellmeant will, Nobel succeeded in setting up a permanent monument for his interests and ideals.\nC Nobel made a glorious will so that he might be remembered and respected after his death.\nD Nobel expressed his wish in his will that a monument should be put up in memory of him.\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 Sahara Festival is a three-day African celebration of the very recent past, which takes place every year either in November or December. It is part military display and part competition. The military display comes first. It is very popular with tourists and local people and especially with government leaders.\nDuring the opening ceremonies, the government leaders first make speeches. They welcome everybody to the display and hope that everyone will enjoy themselves. Then there is a display of soldiers who march very smartly in front of the place where the government leaders sit. Then horsemen from several different countries show off their beautiful clothes and their good riding skills. One after another they come and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turns to show off their wonderful traditional clothes and dances. They are accompanied by men playing drums and beating strong rhythms for the dancers.\nThe highlight of the opening ceremony are the races which take place in the evening. It is the grand _ of the day. Men ride their horses very fast. Some ride with their legs in the air, others ride in pairs on different horses. It is so fast and so wonderful!\n\n<question>:\nThe Sahara Festival is a festival which _ .\n\n<options>:\nA has a very long history in North Africa\nB is not celebrated on the same dates each year\nC is attended mainly by the people in the Sahara\nD is celebrated only by travelers from different countries\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 Sahara Festival is a three-day African celebration of the very recent past, which takes place every year either in November or December. It is part military display and part competition. The military display comes first. It is very popular with tourists and local people and especially with government leaders.\nDuring the opening ceremonies, the government leaders first make speeches. They welcome everybody to the display and hope that everyone will enjoy themselves. Then there is a display of soldiers who march very smartly in front of the place where the government leaders sit. Then horsemen from several different countries show off their beautiful clothes and their good riding skills. One after another they come and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turns to show off their wonderful traditional clothes and dances. They are accompanied by men playing drums and beating strong rhythms for the dancers.\nThe highlight of the opening ceremony are the races which take place in the evening. It is the grand _ of the day. Men ride their horses very fast. Some ride with their legs in the air, others ride in pairs on different horses. It is so fast and so wonderful!\n\n<question>:\nBefore the races begin, _ take part in the activities during the opening ceremonies.\n\n<options>:\nA horsemen, dancers, horses and soldiers\nB horsemen, horses, government leaders and dancers\nC government leaders, horsemen, dancers and soldiers\nD musicians, soldiers, government leaders and soldiers\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 Sahara Festival is a three-day African celebration of the very recent past, which takes place every year either in November or December. It is part military display and part competition. The military display comes first. It is very popular with tourists and local people and especially with government leaders.\nDuring the opening ceremonies, the government leaders first make speeches. They welcome everybody to the display and hope that everyone will enjoy themselves. Then there is a display of soldiers who march very smartly in front of the place where the government leaders sit. Then horsemen from several different countries show off their beautiful clothes and their good riding skills. One after another they come and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turns to show off their wonderful traditional clothes and dances. They are accompanied by men playing drums and beating strong rhythms for the dancers.\nThe highlight of the opening ceremony are the races which take place in the evening. It is the grand _ of the day. Men ride their horses very fast. Some ride with their legs in the air, others ride in pairs on different horses. It is so fast and so wonderful!\n\n<question>:\nThis passage mainly tells readers _ .\n\n<options>:\nA what happens on the opening day of the Sahara Festival\nB how people celebrate during the three-day Sahara Festival\nC what takes place at the closing ceremonies of the Sahara Festival\nD how animals race on the first and the last days of the Sahara Festival\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>:\nI am a vegetarian . Many people are quick to think of vegetarianism as strange behavior. I treasure our Earth, and since we only have one, we should protect it and the wildlife that lives on it. But that's only one of the reasons to be a vegetarian.\nVegetarians may live longer, healthier lives. There is a connection between red meat consumption and various diseases. From an economic standpoint, it requires less land, money and energy to produce foods for a vegetarian diet. While there are many benefits to being a vegetarian, only a handful of those who attempt to adopt this lifestyle succeed.\nThe most important quality required to be a vegetarian is firmness since surrounded by the _ of meat, we tend to give up vegetarianism easily. Creativity is almost as important as commitment. It's easy to tire of eating nothing but salad. But with a little creativity and some soy products, almost any meal can become vegetarian-friendly.\nNot everyone wants to be vegetarian. Accepting this is part of being a vegetarian with style. Forcing your beliefs on others is disrespectful. Stylish vegetarians should also be able to turn down a meaty dish politely without annoying their hosts.\nBeing a successful vegetarian has been easy for me, but it may not be so for others. A common mistake is quitting before your body has adjusted to the change. It can be difficult to keep the lifestyle in the beginning because of temptation. However, it fades over time. Another common mistake is quitting because you've been misinformed about the nutritional wisdom of being a vegetarian. That's why it is vital to be educated. Countless people will tell you that it's impossible to obtain the nutrients and protein your body requires without meat, but they are incorrect. People actually need only 44-55 grams of protein a day, and that is easily found in a vegetarian diet. Many meat eaters are consuming three times that amount, which is not beneficial. It leads to diseases. Vegetables can also supply all the vitamins, minerals and nutrients your body needs. However, if you're still not convinced, you can take a multi-vitamin.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, being a vegetarian helps _ .\n\n<options>:\nA protect the wildlife\nB free people from diseases\nC rid people from strange behaviors\nD develop a better economy\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>:\nI am a vegetarian . Many people are quick to think of vegetarianism as strange behavior. I treasure our Earth, and since we only have one, we should protect it and the wildlife that lives on it. But that's only one of the reasons to be a vegetarian.\nVegetarians may live longer, healthier lives. There is a connection between red meat consumption and various diseases. From an economic standpoint, it requires less land, money and energy to produce foods for a vegetarian diet. While there are many benefits to being a vegetarian, only a handful of those who attempt to adopt this lifestyle succeed.\nThe most important quality required to be a vegetarian is firmness since surrounded by the _ of meat, we tend to give up vegetarianism easily. Creativity is almost as important as commitment. It's easy to tire of eating nothing but salad. But with a little creativity and some soy products, almost any meal can become vegetarian-friendly.\nNot everyone wants to be vegetarian. Accepting this is part of being a vegetarian with style. Forcing your beliefs on others is disrespectful. Stylish vegetarians should also be able to turn down a meaty dish politely without annoying their hosts.\nBeing a successful vegetarian has been easy for me, but it may not be so for others. A common mistake is quitting before your body has adjusted to the change. It can be difficult to keep the lifestyle in the beginning because of temptation. However, it fades over time. Another common mistake is quitting because you've been misinformed about the nutritional wisdom of being a vegetarian. That's why it is vital to be educated. Countless people will tell you that it's impossible to obtain the nutrients and protein your body requires without meat, but they are incorrect. People actually need only 44-55 grams of protein a day, and that is easily found in a vegetarian diet. Many meat eaters are consuming three times that amount, which is not beneficial. It leads to diseases. Vegetables can also supply all the vitamins, minerals and nutrients your body needs. However, if you're still not convinced, you can take a multi-vitamin.\n\n<question>:\nStylish vegetarians do not _ .\n\n<options>:\nA force others to be vegetarians\nB respect other people's beliefs\nC turn down hosts gracefully\nD refuse an offer of meat\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>:\nI am a vegetarian . Many people are quick to think of vegetarianism as strange behavior. I treasure our Earth, and since we only have one, we should protect it and the wildlife that lives on it. But that's only one of the reasons to be a vegetarian.\nVegetarians may live longer, healthier lives. There is a connection between red meat consumption and various diseases. From an economic standpoint, it requires less land, money and energy to produce foods for a vegetarian diet. While there are many benefits to being a vegetarian, only a handful of those who attempt to adopt this lifestyle succeed.\nThe most important quality required to be a vegetarian is firmness since surrounded by the _ of meat, we tend to give up vegetarianism easily. Creativity is almost as important as commitment. It's easy to tire of eating nothing but salad. But with a little creativity and some soy products, almost any meal can become vegetarian-friendly.\nNot everyone wants to be vegetarian. Accepting this is part of being a vegetarian with style. Forcing your beliefs on others is disrespectful. Stylish vegetarians should also be able to turn down a meaty dish politely without annoying their hosts.\nBeing a successful vegetarian has been easy for me, but it may not be so for others. A common mistake is quitting before your body has adjusted to the change. It can be difficult to keep the lifestyle in the beginning because of temptation. However, it fades over time. Another common mistake is quitting because you've been misinformed about the nutritional wisdom of being a vegetarian. That's why it is vital to be educated. Countless people will tell you that it's impossible to obtain the nutrients and protein your body requires without meat, but they are incorrect. People actually need only 44-55 grams of protein a day, and that is easily found in a vegetarian diet. Many meat eaters are consuming three times that amount, which is not beneficial. It leads to diseases. Vegetables can also supply all the vitamins, minerals and nutrients your body needs. However, if you're still not convinced, you can take a multi-vitamin.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is NOT true?\n\n<options>:\nA Many people give up before their bodies can adjust to the transition.\nB Many people quit because they're poorly educated about nutrition.\nC Consuming 150 grams protein a day can be harmful.\nD Vegetarians need multi-vitamins to keep healthy.\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>:\nI am a vegetarian . Many people are quick to think of vegetarianism as strange behavior. I treasure our Earth, and since we only have one, we should protect it and the wildlife that lives on it. But that's only one of the reasons to be a vegetarian.\nVegetarians may live longer, healthier lives. There is a connection between red meat consumption and various diseases. From an economic standpoint, it requires less land, money and energy to produce foods for a vegetarian diet. While there are many benefits to being a vegetarian, only a handful of those who attempt to adopt this lifestyle succeed.\nThe most important quality required to be a vegetarian is firmness since surrounded by the _ of meat, we tend to give up vegetarianism easily. Creativity is almost as important as commitment. It's easy to tire of eating nothing but salad. But with a little creativity and some soy products, almost any meal can become vegetarian-friendly.\nNot everyone wants to be vegetarian. Accepting this is part of being a vegetarian with style. Forcing your beliefs on others is disrespectful. Stylish vegetarians should also be able to turn down a meaty dish politely without annoying their hosts.\nBeing a successful vegetarian has been easy for me, but it may not be so for others. A common mistake is quitting before your body has adjusted to the change. It can be difficult to keep the lifestyle in the beginning because of temptation. However, it fades over time. Another common mistake is quitting because you've been misinformed about the nutritional wisdom of being a vegetarian. That's why it is vital to be educated. Countless people will tell you that it's impossible to obtain the nutrients and protein your body requires without meat, but they are incorrect. People actually need only 44-55 grams of protein a day, and that is easily found in a vegetarian diet. Many meat eaters are consuming three times that amount, which is not beneficial. It leads to diseases. Vegetables can also supply all the vitamins, minerals and nutrients your body needs. However, if you're still not convinced, you can take a multi-vitamin.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Reasons why the author became a vegetarian.\nB Important qualities required to be a vegetarian.\nC Advantages and disadvantages of being a vegetarian.\nD Common mistakes on the way to being a vegetarian.\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>:\nOnce architect Frank Lloyd Wright built a house for businessman Hibbard Johnson. One rainy evening Johnson was entertaining guests for dinner when the roof began to leak. The water leaked through directly above Johnson, dropping steadily onto his bald head. Angry, he called Wright.\"Frank,\"he said,\"you built this beautiful house for me and we enjoy it very much. But ... the roof leaks, and right now I'm with some distinguished guests and it's leaking right on top of my head.\"There was a pause on the line, and Frank replied,\"Well, why don't you move your chair?\"\nJust when we'd like to have everything perfect in our lives, the roof springs a leak into even the best constructed and waterproof lives. Leaks happen. We have a choice, we can sit under the leak and complain, or we can regain our joy by moving our chair -- changing our perspective.\nNow, some will point out that the reason they have no joy in their lives is that they don't have a reason to be joyful. They have a lot of leaks in their roof. Life seems like it's fallen apart. They aren't satisfied with their job, if they even have one. Their family has problems. Their health isn't good. Their car is under repair. They just can't see a\"reason\"for being joyful. It's hard to be joyful when life is going against you. It's hard to be joyful when you're struggling with troubles, or defeated by pain, or unsure of your future.\nBut there's a problem with that approach to life. If we wait till everything turns out the way we want them to in our lives or we're not going to be joyful until all the leaks are repaired in the roof of our lives...THEN we're never going to experience joy.\nThere's an alternative. You don't have to wait until you're happy with your life. Deep spiritual joy in your life will always bring you happiness. But the pursuit of happiness won't always bring you joy. People have a hard time understanding the difference. Worldly happiness almost always relies on some situation or event to make us feel good. If something good happens, we'll feel good, but if something bad happens, we won't.\nBy contrast, spiritual joy doesn't depend on present situation. In fact, spiritual joy can often exist despite our circumstances. Don't let other people steal your joy. If the roof is leaking and you can't get someone to fix it right away, move your chair. Change your perspective. Lay hold of joy and take control of your circumstances, rather than swinging with your emotions and continuing to look for happiness.\n\n<question>:\nWhat's the purpose of mentioning Frank Lloyd Wright?\n\n<options>:\nA To show his success in architecture.\nB To introduce the topic of the passage.\nC To show his talent for communication skills.\nD To tell readers how to deal with leaking roofs.\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>:\nOnce architect Frank Lloyd Wright built a house for businessman Hibbard Johnson. One rainy evening Johnson was entertaining guests for dinner when the roof began to leak. The water leaked through directly above Johnson, dropping steadily onto his bald head. Angry, he called Wright.\"Frank,\"he said,\"you built this beautiful house for me and we enjoy it very much. But ... the roof leaks, and right now I'm with some distinguished guests and it's leaking right on top of my head.\"There was a pause on the line, and Frank replied,\"Well, why don't you move your chair?\"\nJust when we'd like to have everything perfect in our lives, the roof springs a leak into even the best constructed and waterproof lives. Leaks happen. We have a choice, we can sit under the leak and complain, or we can regain our joy by moving our chair -- changing our perspective.\nNow, some will point out that the reason they have no joy in their lives is that they don't have a reason to be joyful. They have a lot of leaks in their roof. Life seems like it's fallen apart. They aren't satisfied with their job, if they even have one. Their family has problems. Their health isn't good. Their car is under repair. They just can't see a\"reason\"for being joyful. It's hard to be joyful when life is going against you. It's hard to be joyful when you're struggling with troubles, or defeated by pain, or unsure of your future.\nBut there's a problem with that approach to life. If we wait till everything turns out the way we want them to in our lives or we're not going to be joyful until all the leaks are repaired in the roof of our lives...THEN we're never going to experience joy.\nThere's an alternative. You don't have to wait until you're happy with your life. Deep spiritual joy in your life will always bring you happiness. But the pursuit of happiness won't always bring you joy. People have a hard time understanding the difference. Worldly happiness almost always relies on some situation or event to make us feel good. If something good happens, we'll feel good, but if something bad happens, we won't.\nBy contrast, spiritual joy doesn't depend on present situation. In fact, spiritual joy can often exist despite our circumstances. Don't let other people steal your joy. If the roof is leaking and you can't get someone to fix it right away, move your chair. Change your perspective. Lay hold of joy and take control of your circumstances, rather than swinging with your emotions and continuing to look for happiness.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we learn about Frank from his reply?\n\n<options>:\nA He felt sad at the news of his bad work.\nB He refused to admit he had done a bad job.\nC He suggested changing to another solution.\nD He was good at creating happiness 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>:\nOnce architect Frank Lloyd Wright built a house for businessman Hibbard Johnson. One rainy evening Johnson was entertaining guests for dinner when the roof began to leak. The water leaked through directly above Johnson, dropping steadily onto his bald head. Angry, he called Wright.\"Frank,\"he said,\"you built this beautiful house for me and we enjoy it very much. But ... the roof leaks, and right now I'm with some distinguished guests and it's leaking right on top of my head.\"There was a pause on the line, and Frank replied,\"Well, why don't you move your chair?\"\nJust when we'd like to have everything perfect in our lives, the roof springs a leak into even the best constructed and waterproof lives. Leaks happen. We have a choice, we can sit under the leak and complain, or we can regain our joy by moving our chair -- changing our perspective.\nNow, some will point out that the reason they have no joy in their lives is that they don't have a reason to be joyful. They have a lot of leaks in their roof. Life seems like it's fallen apart. They aren't satisfied with their job, if they even have one. Their family has problems. Their health isn't good. Their car is under repair. They just can't see a\"reason\"for being joyful. It's hard to be joyful when life is going against you. It's hard to be joyful when you're struggling with troubles, or defeated by pain, or unsure of your future.\nBut there's a problem with that approach to life. If we wait till everything turns out the way we want them to in our lives or we're not going to be joyful until all the leaks are repaired in the roof of our lives...THEN we're never going to experience joy.\nThere's an alternative. You don't have to wait until you're happy with your life. Deep spiritual joy in your life will always bring you happiness. But the pursuit of happiness won't always bring you joy. People have a hard time understanding the difference. Worldly happiness almost always relies on some situation or event to make us feel good. If something good happens, we'll feel good, but if something bad happens, we won't.\nBy contrast, spiritual joy doesn't depend on present situation. In fact, spiritual joy can often exist despite our circumstances. Don't let other people steal your joy. If the roof is leaking and you can't get someone to fix it right away, move your chair. Change your perspective. Lay hold of joy and take control of your circumstances, rather than swinging with your emotions and continuing to look for happiness.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the best title of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Why don't you move your chair?\nB Isn't there a better alternative?\nC How to take hold of spiritual joy\nD Don't let other people steal your joy\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>:\nIf English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven't you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?\nAccording to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles. The study also found the effect is greater the younger people learn a second language.\nA team led by Dr Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of \"early _ \" who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.\nScans showed that grey matter density in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.\n\" _ \"said the scientists.\nIt means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.\nProfessor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and math skills. \"Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible ,\" he said. \"You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.\"\nThe findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and 34. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. \"Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,\" explained the scientists.\n\n<question>:\nWhich part will change more when a person studies a second language?\n\n<options>:\nA grey matter density\nB the brain\nC mental system\nD musles\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>:\nIf English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven't you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?\nAccording to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles. The study also found the effect is greater the younger people learn a second language.\nA team led by Dr Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of \"early _ \" who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.\nScans showed that grey matter density in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.\n\" _ \"said the scientists.\nIt means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.\nProfessor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and math skills. \"Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible ,\" he said. \"You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.\"\nThe findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and 34. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. \"Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,\" explained the scientists.\n\n<question>:\nWho can study a second language easier?.\n\n<options>:\nA The adults\nB The teenagers\nC The children\nD The old\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>:\nWhen you meet someone for the first time, you will form an impression in your mind of that person in the first moment. Your reactions to other people, however, are really just barometers for how you perceive yourself. Your reactions to others say more about you than they do about others. You cannot really love or hate something about another unless it reflects something you love or hate yourself. We are usually drawn to those who are most like us and tend to dislike those who display those aspects of ourselves that we dislike.\nTherefore, you can allow others to be the mirror to illuminate (;) more clearly your own feelings of self-worth. Conversely, you can view the people you judge negatively as mirrors to show you what you are not accepting about yourself.\nTo survive together peacefully with others, you will need to learn tolerance. A big challenge is to shift your perspective from judgment of others to a lifelong exploration of yourself. Your task is to assess all the decisions, judgments you make onto others and to begin to view them as clues to how you can heal yourself and become whole.\nSeveral days ago I had a business lunch with a man who displayed _ table manners. My first reaction was to judge him as rude and his table manners as annoying. When I noticed that I was judging him, I stopped and asked myself what I was feeling. I discovered that I was embarrassed to be seen with someone who was chewing with his mouth open and loudly blowing his nose. I was astonished to find how much I cared about how the other people in the restaurant perceived me.\nRemember that your judgment of someone will not serve as a protective shield against you becoming like him. Just because I judge my lunch partner as rude does not prevent me from ever looking or acting like him. In the same way, extending tolerance to him would not cause me to suddenly begin chewing my food with my mouth open.\nWhen you approach life in this manner, those with whom you have the greatest dissatisfactions as well as those you admire and love can be seen as mirrors, guiding you to discover parts of yourself that you reject and to embrace your greatest quality.\n\n<question>:\nThe purpose of the author writing this passage is to advise people to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA avoid inappropriate manners\nB learn tolerance towards others\nC pay attention to others' needs and feelings\nD judge others favorably in any case\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>:\nWhen you meet someone for the first time, you will form an impression in your mind of that person in the first moment. Your reactions to other people, however, are really just barometers for how you perceive yourself. Your reactions to others say more about you than they do about others. You cannot really love or hate something about another unless it reflects something you love or hate yourself. We are usually drawn to those who are most like us and tend to dislike those who display those aspects of ourselves that we dislike.\nTherefore, you can allow others to be the mirror to illuminate (;) more clearly your own feelings of self-worth. Conversely, you can view the people you judge negatively as mirrors to show you what you are not accepting about yourself.\nTo survive together peacefully with others, you will need to learn tolerance. A big challenge is to shift your perspective from judgment of others to a lifelong exploration of yourself. Your task is to assess all the decisions, judgments you make onto others and to begin to view them as clues to how you can heal yourself and become whole.\nSeveral days ago I had a business lunch with a man who displayed _ table manners. My first reaction was to judge him as rude and his table manners as annoying. When I noticed that I was judging him, I stopped and asked myself what I was feeling. I discovered that I was embarrassed to be seen with someone who was chewing with his mouth open and loudly blowing his nose. I was astonished to find how much I cared about how the other people in the restaurant perceived me.\nRemember that your judgment of someone will not serve as a protective shield against you becoming like him. Just because I judge my lunch partner as rude does not prevent me from ever looking or acting like him. In the same way, extending tolerance to him would not cause me to suddenly begin chewing my food with my mouth open.\nWhen you approach life in this manner, those with whom you have the greatest dissatisfactions as well as those you admire and love can be seen as mirrors, guiding you to discover parts of yourself that you reject and to embrace your greatest quality.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, the following statements are all true except _ .\n\n<options>:\nA You can't really love or hate others if they are similar to you.\nB We are easily attracted by someone who is similar to us.\nC Our first judgment of a person mostly comes from our personal opinion.\nD The moment we see a stranger, our mind forms an impression of that person.\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>:\nWhen you meet someone for the first time, you will form an impression in your mind of that person in the first moment. Your reactions to other people, however, are really just barometers for how you perceive yourself. Your reactions to others say more about you than they do about others. You cannot really love or hate something about another unless it reflects something you love or hate yourself. We are usually drawn to those who are most like us and tend to dislike those who display those aspects of ourselves that we dislike.\nTherefore, you can allow others to be the mirror to illuminate (;) more clearly your own feelings of self-worth. Conversely, you can view the people you judge negatively as mirrors to show you what you are not accepting about yourself.\nTo survive together peacefully with others, you will need to learn tolerance. A big challenge is to shift your perspective from judgment of others to a lifelong exploration of yourself. Your task is to assess all the decisions, judgments you make onto others and to begin to view them as clues to how you can heal yourself and become whole.\nSeveral days ago I had a business lunch with a man who displayed _ table manners. My first reaction was to judge him as rude and his table manners as annoying. When I noticed that I was judging him, I stopped and asked myself what I was feeling. I discovered that I was embarrassed to be seen with someone who was chewing with his mouth open and loudly blowing his nose. I was astonished to find how much I cared about how the other people in the restaurant perceived me.\nRemember that your judgment of someone will not serve as a protective shield against you becoming like him. Just because I judge my lunch partner as rude does not prevent me from ever looking or acting like him. In the same way, extending tolerance to him would not cause me to suddenly begin chewing my food with my mouth open.\nWhen you approach life in this manner, those with whom you have the greatest dissatisfactions as well as those you admire and love can be seen as mirrors, guiding you to discover parts of yourself that you reject and to embrace your greatest quality.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be implied from the text that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the writer's first reaction to the man was to judge him as offensive\nB we will need to learn tolerance to co-exist with others\nC we shouldn't focus on judging others but should constantly reflect on our own\nD the writer didn't care about other people's view of him\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>:\nFacebook means never having to say goodbye. The social media website has earned a reputation for reconnecting old friends. Last week, a guy whom I hadn't seen since my bachelor party five years ago sent me a friend request. I accepted and waited for \"Easy E\" to send me a greeting of some kind. He had sought me out, after all.\nI learned from his profile that he was in a relationship and had a son. However, I'm pretty sure we won't ever write wall-to-wall, let alone e-mail each other. But he'll remain a friend of online until one of us makes a point of removing the other from his official list.\nMy pool of friends consists of family members, college buddies, co-workers from past and present, and friends of friends. There are 35 in all. If I spent some time uploading old e-mail addresses, I'm confident that I could increase my friend count actually.\nA person could make a mission out of reconnecting with childhood friends, former classmates, distant cousins, and those one would like to get to know better. And some people can even handle hundreds of on-screen relationships, keeping up with the daily happenings of their small army of companions. After all, there are worse fates than having too many friends.\nThanks to e-mail, the inability to schedule face-to-face meetings no longer means a friendship must come to a close. But even with e-mail, people will lose touch if one or both parties stop writing back. That's normal. People move from school to school, job to job, city to city. You never have to feel guilty for breaking away.\nEvery day, the masterminds of Web 2.0 find new ways of making human communication easier. _ . Some things shouldn't be simplified. When it comes to friendship, there can be no shortcuts.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following statements is NOT true?\n\n<options>:\nA The author communicates with all the 35 friends by e-mails.\nB There are 35 people in the author's list of friends right now.\nC The list of 35 friends doesn't include the old e-mail addresses.\nD It is not difficult for the author to increase his friend count.\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>:\nFacebook means never having to say goodbye. The social media website has earned a reputation for reconnecting old friends. Last week, a guy whom I hadn't seen since my bachelor party five years ago sent me a friend request. I accepted and waited for \"Easy E\" to send me a greeting of some kind. He had sought me out, after all.\nI learned from his profile that he was in a relationship and had a son. However, I'm pretty sure we won't ever write wall-to-wall, let alone e-mail each other. But he'll remain a friend of online until one of us makes a point of removing the other from his official list.\nMy pool of friends consists of family members, college buddies, co-workers from past and present, and friends of friends. There are 35 in all. If I spent some time uploading old e-mail addresses, I'm confident that I could increase my friend count actually.\nA person could make a mission out of reconnecting with childhood friends, former classmates, distant cousins, and those one would like to get to know better. And some people can even handle hundreds of on-screen relationships, keeping up with the daily happenings of their small army of companions. After all, there are worse fates than having too many friends.\nThanks to e-mail, the inability to schedule face-to-face meetings no longer means a friendship must come to a close. But even with e-mail, people will lose touch if one or both parties stop writing back. That's normal. People move from school to school, job to job, city to city. You never have to feel guilty for breaking away.\nEvery day, the masterminds of Web 2.0 find new ways of making human communication easier. _ . Some things shouldn't be simplified. When it comes to friendship, there can be no shortcuts.\n\n<question>:\nWhat does the writer mean by saying \"However, convenience can be a walking stick\"?\n\n<options>:\nA The masterminds of Web 2.0 also sell walking sticks online.\nB Taking a walking stick is a new way of making friends online.\nC Convenience is dangerous for human communication.\nD Convenience is not really good for human communication.\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>:\nDear Dad ,\nToday I was at the shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading the Father's Day cards . They all had a special message that in some way or another reflected how I feel about you . Yet as I selected and read , it occurred to me that not a single card said what I really want to say to you.\nYou'll soon be 84 years old , Dad , and you and I will have had 55 Father's Days together . I haven't always been with you on Father's Day but I've always been with you in my heart.\nYou know , Dad , there was a time when we were separated by the generation gap . You stood on one side of the Great Divide and I on the other.\nThe Father-Daughter Duel shifted into high gear when you taught me to drive the old Dodge and I decided I would drive the 54 Chevy whether you liked it or not . The police officer who sent me home after you reported the Chevy stolen didn't have much tolerance for a stubborn 16 year old , while you were so tolerant about it , Dad , and I think that was probably what made it the worst night of my life.\nOur relationship picked up when I married a man you liked , and things really _ when we began making babies right and left . Somewhere along the line , the generation gap disappeared . I suppose I saw us and our relationship as aging together , rather like a fine wine.\nBut the strangest thing happened last week . I was at a stop sign and I watched as you turned the corner in your car . It didn't immediately occur to me that it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and fragile behind the wheel of that huge car . It was rather like a slap in the face delivered from out of nowhere. Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day.\nI guess what I'm trying to say , Dad , is what every son and daughter wants to say to their Dad today . Honoring a father on Father's Day is about respect and sharing and acceptance and tolerance and giving and taking . It's about loving someone more than words can say , and it's wishing that it never had to end.\nI love you , Dad.\nLove,\nJenny\n\n<question>:\nWhat caused Jenny to write the letter ?\n\n<options>:\nA Getting along well with her father .\nB Being away on previous Father's Day .\nC Visiting a card exhibition at a mall .\nD Failing to find a satisfactory card .\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>:\nDear Dad ,\nToday I was at the shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading the Father's Day cards . They all had a special message that in some way or another reflected how I feel about you . Yet as I selected and read , it occurred to me that not a single card said what I really want to say to you.\nYou'll soon be 84 years old , Dad , and you and I will have had 55 Father's Days together . I haven't always been with you on Father's Day but I've always been with you in my heart.\nYou know , Dad , there was a time when we were separated by the generation gap . You stood on one side of the Great Divide and I on the other.\nThe Father-Daughter Duel shifted into high gear when you taught me to drive the old Dodge and I decided I would drive the 54 Chevy whether you liked it or not . The police officer who sent me home after you reported the Chevy stolen didn't have much tolerance for a stubborn 16 year old , while you were so tolerant about it , Dad , and I think that was probably what made it the worst night of my life.\nOur relationship picked up when I married a man you liked , and things really _ when we began making babies right and left . Somewhere along the line , the generation gap disappeared . I suppose I saw us and our relationship as aging together , rather like a fine wine.\nBut the strangest thing happened last week . I was at a stop sign and I watched as you turned the corner in your car . It didn't immediately occur to me that it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and fragile behind the wheel of that huge car . It was rather like a slap in the face delivered from out of nowhere. Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day.\nI guess what I'm trying to say , Dad , is what every son and daughter wants to say to their Dad today . Honoring a father on Father's Day is about respect and sharing and acceptance and tolerance and giving and taking . It's about loving someone more than words can say , and it's wishing that it never had to end.\nI love you , Dad.\nLove,\nJenny\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we learn from Para. 6 ?\n\n<options>:\nA Jenny seldom saw her father drive that huge car .\nB Jenny had never realized her father's being weak .\nC Jenny's father slapped her on the face somewhere .\nD Jenny knew her father's real age from that day on .\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>:\nDear Dad ,\nToday I was at the shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading the Father's Day cards . They all had a special message that in some way or another reflected how I feel about you . Yet as I selected and read , it occurred to me that not a single card said what I really want to say to you.\nYou'll soon be 84 years old , Dad , and you and I will have had 55 Father's Days together . I haven't always been with you on Father's Day but I've always been with you in my heart.\nYou know , Dad , there was a time when we were separated by the generation gap . You stood on one side of the Great Divide and I on the other.\nThe Father-Daughter Duel shifted into high gear when you taught me to drive the old Dodge and I decided I would drive the 54 Chevy whether you liked it or not . The police officer who sent me home after you reported the Chevy stolen didn't have much tolerance for a stubborn 16 year old , while you were so tolerant about it , Dad , and I think that was probably what made it the worst night of my life.\nOur relationship picked up when I married a man you liked , and things really _ when we began making babies right and left . Somewhere along the line , the generation gap disappeared . I suppose I saw us and our relationship as aging together , rather like a fine wine.\nBut the strangest thing happened last week . I was at a stop sign and I watched as you turned the corner in your car . It didn't immediately occur to me that it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and fragile behind the wheel of that huge car . It was rather like a slap in the face delivered from out of nowhere. Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day.\nI guess what I'm trying to say , Dad , is what every son and daughter wants to say to their Dad today . Honoring a father on Father's Day is about respect and sharing and acceptance and tolerance and giving and taking . It's about loving someone more than words can say , and it's wishing that it never had to end.\nI love you , Dad.\nLove,\nJenny\n\n<question>:\nJenny wrote her father this letter to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA inform him of their conflicts\nB apologize for her being stubborn\nC express her genuine love to him\nD remind him of the early incident\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>:\nYou are standing in the kitchen and a voice says, \"Add a little more salt to that soup.\" Yes, it's always nice to have someone help you when you're cooking. But this voice is not from a man. You are alone! Then where does it come from? Is it from a ghost? No, this isn't a ghost kitchen--it's the kitchen of the future.\nScientists are working to improve everything in the kitchen, from fridges to tables, and even the ways we cook. They are making a system. It will help a person cook a meal. You don't need cookbooks. You can hear how to cook food.\nThe fridge of the smart kitchen has a scanner. It looks at the foods in the fridge. It will order more milk from the store when your milk has gone bad or there is no more in the fridge. The gloves will test the temperature of everything they touch and say, \"Need to cook longer\" or \"Hot and ready to eat\". If you leave them on the stove by mistake, they'll say, \"Fire!\" Even the knives and spoons will speak. For example, if your food is bad, the knives and spoons will tell you not to eat it.\nThe future kitchen may look wonderful, but it's not cheap. The multimedia fridge costs about 8,000 dollars. So even though high-tech kitchens are no longer a dream, not everyone can afford one.\n\n<question>:\nIn the kitchen of the future, there is a _ helping you.\n\n<options>:\nA system\nB man\nC ghost\nD servant\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>:\nYou are standing in the kitchen and a voice says, \"Add a little more salt to that soup.\" Yes, it's always nice to have someone help you when you're cooking. But this voice is not from a man. You are alone! Then where does it come from? Is it from a ghost? No, this isn't a ghost kitchen--it's the kitchen of the future.\nScientists are working to improve everything in the kitchen, from fridges to tables, and even the ways we cook. They are making a system. It will help a person cook a meal. You don't need cookbooks. You can hear how to cook food.\nThe fridge of the smart kitchen has a scanner. It looks at the foods in the fridge. It will order more milk from the store when your milk has gone bad or there is no more in the fridge. The gloves will test the temperature of everything they touch and say, \"Need to cook longer\" or \"Hot and ready to eat\". If you leave them on the stove by mistake, they'll say, \"Fire!\" Even the knives and spoons will speak. For example, if your food is bad, the knives and spoons will tell you not to eat it.\nThe future kitchen may look wonderful, but it's not cheap. The multimedia fridge costs about 8,000 dollars. So even though high-tech kitchens are no longer a dream, not everyone can afford one.\n\n<question>:\nIn the future, you can cook by _ .\n\n<options>:\nA reading\nB hearing\nC learning\nD looking\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>:\nYou are standing in the kitchen and a voice says, \"Add a little more salt to that soup.\" Yes, it's always nice to have someone help you when you're cooking. But this voice is not from a man. You are alone! Then where does it come from? Is it from a ghost? No, this isn't a ghost kitchen--it's the kitchen of the future.\nScientists are working to improve everything in the kitchen, from fridges to tables, and even the ways we cook. They are making a system. It will help a person cook a meal. You don't need cookbooks. You can hear how to cook food.\nThe fridge of the smart kitchen has a scanner. It looks at the foods in the fridge. It will order more milk from the store when your milk has gone bad or there is no more in the fridge. The gloves will test the temperature of everything they touch and say, \"Need to cook longer\" or \"Hot and ready to eat\". If you leave them on the stove by mistake, they'll say, \"Fire!\" Even the knives and spoons will speak. For example, if your food is bad, the knives and spoons will tell you not to eat it.\nThe future kitchen may look wonderful, but it's not cheap. The multimedia fridge costs about 8,000 dollars. So even though high-tech kitchens are no longer a dream, not everyone can afford one.\n\n<question>:\nThe fridge of the smart kitchen has a scanner and it can _ .\n\n<options>:\nA help you do everything\nB clean the fridge when it's dirty\nC give you a warning when there's something wrong\nD talk with you\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nYou are standing in the kitchen and a voice says, \"Add a little more salt to that soup.\" Yes, it's always nice to have someone help you when you're cooking. But this voice is not from a man. You are alone! Then where does it come from? Is it from a ghost? No, this isn't a ghost kitchen--it's the kitchen of the future.\nScientists are working to improve everything in the kitchen, from fridges to tables, and even the ways we cook. They are making a system. It will help a person cook a meal. You don't need cookbooks. You can hear how to cook food.\nThe fridge of the smart kitchen has a scanner. It looks at the foods in the fridge. It will order more milk from the store when your milk has gone bad or there is no more in the fridge. The gloves will test the temperature of everything they touch and say, \"Need to cook longer\" or \"Hot and ready to eat\". If you leave them on the stove by mistake, they'll say, \"Fire!\" Even the knives and spoons will speak. For example, if your food is bad, the knives and spoons will tell you not to eat it.\nThe future kitchen may look wonderful, but it's not cheap. The multimedia fridge costs about 8,000 dollars. So even though high-tech kitchens are no longer a dream, not everyone can afford one.\n\n<question>:\nFrom the passage we know that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA everybody can buy such a fridge\nB not everybody can buy such a fridge\nC nobody can buy such a fridge\nD most people can buy such a fridge\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>:\nTim Berners-Lee is the man who wrote the software program that led to the foundation of the World Wide Web. Britain played an important part in developing the first generation of computers. The parents of Tim Berners-Lee both worked on one of the earliest commercial computers and talked about their work at home. As a child he would build models of computers from packing material. After graduating from Oxford University he went on to the real thing. In the 1980s, scientists were already communicating using a primitive version of e-mail. While working at a laboratory in Switzerland, Tim Berners-Lee wrote a program, which let him store these messages. This gave him another idea: write a program that will let academics from across the world share information on a single place. In 1990 he wrote the HTTP and HTML programs which form the basis of the World Wide Web.\nThe next year his programs were placed on to the Internet. Everyone was welcome to use them and improve them if they could. Programmers used this codes to work with different operating systems. New things like web browsers and search engines were developed. Between 1991 and 1994 the number of web pages rose from 10 to 100,000.\nIn 1994 Tim Berners-Lee formed the newly formed World Wide Web consortium , or W3C. More than 200 leading companies and laboratories are represented by W3C. Together they make sure that everyone can share equally on the web. \"The Web can help people to understand the way that others live and love. It helps us understand the humanity of people.\" he says.\n\n<question>:\nFrom the passage, we can infer that Tim Berners-Lee is .\n\n<options>:\nA British\nB American\nC Swiss\nD French\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>:\nTim Berners-Lee is the man who wrote the software program that led to the foundation of the World Wide Web. Britain played an important part in developing the first generation of computers. The parents of Tim Berners-Lee both worked on one of the earliest commercial computers and talked about their work at home. As a child he would build models of computers from packing material. After graduating from Oxford University he went on to the real thing. In the 1980s, scientists were already communicating using a primitive version of e-mail. While working at a laboratory in Switzerland, Tim Berners-Lee wrote a program, which let him store these messages. This gave him another idea: write a program that will let academics from across the world share information on a single place. In 1990 he wrote the HTTP and HTML programs which form the basis of the World Wide Web.\nThe next year his programs were placed on to the Internet. Everyone was welcome to use them and improve them if they could. Programmers used this codes to work with different operating systems. New things like web browsers and search engines were developed. Between 1991 and 1994 the number of web pages rose from 10 to 100,000.\nIn 1994 Tim Berners-Lee formed the newly formed World Wide Web consortium , or W3C. More than 200 leading companies and laboratories are represented by W3C. Together they make sure that everyone can share equally on the web. \"The Web can help people to understand the way that others live and love. It helps us understand the humanity of people.\" he says.\n\n<question>:\nScientists began to communicate using e-mail .\n\n<options>:\nA in 1980\nB after the 1980s\nC before 1990\nD in the 1960s\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>:\nTim Berners-Lee is the man who wrote the software program that led to the foundation of the World Wide Web. Britain played an important part in developing the first generation of computers. The parents of Tim Berners-Lee both worked on one of the earliest commercial computers and talked about their work at home. As a child he would build models of computers from packing material. After graduating from Oxford University he went on to the real thing. In the 1980s, scientists were already communicating using a primitive version of e-mail. While working at a laboratory in Switzerland, Tim Berners-Lee wrote a program, which let him store these messages. This gave him another idea: write a program that will let academics from across the world share information on a single place. In 1990 he wrote the HTTP and HTML programs which form the basis of the World Wide Web.\nThe next year his programs were placed on to the Internet. Everyone was welcome to use them and improve them if they could. Programmers used this codes to work with different operating systems. New things like web browsers and search engines were developed. Between 1991 and 1994 the number of web pages rose from 10 to 100,000.\nIn 1994 Tim Berners-Lee formed the newly formed World Wide Web consortium , or W3C. More than 200 leading companies and laboratories are represented by W3C. Together they make sure that everyone can share equally on the web. \"The Web can help people to understand the way that others live and love. It helps us understand the humanity of people.\" he says.\n\n<question>:\nTim Berners-Lee decided to write a program that would let academics from across the world share information on a single place when .\n\n<options>:\nA he was a child\nB he studied in Oxford University\nC he formed W3C\nD he worked at a lab in Switzerland\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>:\nTim Berners-Lee is the man who wrote the software program that led to the foundation of the World Wide Web. Britain played an important part in developing the first generation of computers. The parents of Tim Berners-Lee both worked on one of the earliest commercial computers and talked about their work at home. As a child he would build models of computers from packing material. After graduating from Oxford University he went on to the real thing. In the 1980s, scientists were already communicating using a primitive version of e-mail. While working at a laboratory in Switzerland, Tim Berners-Lee wrote a program, which let him store these messages. This gave him another idea: write a program that will let academics from across the world share information on a single place. In 1990 he wrote the HTTP and HTML programs which form the basis of the World Wide Web.\nThe next year his programs were placed on to the Internet. Everyone was welcome to use them and improve them if they could. Programmers used this codes to work with different operating systems. New things like web browsers and search engines were developed. Between 1991 and 1994 the number of web pages rose from 10 to 100,000.\nIn 1994 Tim Berners-Lee formed the newly formed World Wide Web consortium , or W3C. More than 200 leading companies and laboratories are represented by W3C. Together they make sure that everyone can share equally on the web. \"The Web can help people to understand the way that others live and love. It helps us understand the humanity of people.\" he says.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is NOT true?\n\n<options>:\nA The number of web pages rose rapidly in the 1990s.\nB Tim's programs were placed on to the Internet in 1990.\nC The World Wide Web will have an effect on the social development.\nD Tim Berners-Lee made a great contribution to the computer science.\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>:\nTim Berners-Lee is the man who wrote the software program that led to the foundation of the World Wide Web. Britain played an important part in developing the first generation of computers. The parents of Tim Berners-Lee both worked on one of the earliest commercial computers and talked about their work at home. As a child he would build models of computers from packing material. After graduating from Oxford University he went on to the real thing. In the 1980s, scientists were already communicating using a primitive version of e-mail. While working at a laboratory in Switzerland, Tim Berners-Lee wrote a program, which let him store these messages. This gave him another idea: write a program that will let academics from across the world share information on a single place. In 1990 he wrote the HTTP and HTML programs which form the basis of the World Wide Web.\nThe next year his programs were placed on to the Internet. Everyone was welcome to use them and improve them if they could. Programmers used this codes to work with different operating systems. New things like web browsers and search engines were developed. Between 1991 and 1994 the number of web pages rose from 10 to 100,000.\nIn 1994 Tim Berners-Lee formed the newly formed World Wide Web consortium , or W3C. More than 200 leading companies and laboratories are represented by W3C. Together they make sure that everyone can share equally on the web. \"The Web can help people to understand the way that others live and love. It helps us understand the humanity of people.\" he says.\n\n<question>:\nThe passage is mainly about .\n\n<options>:\nA when the Internet came into being\nB who Tim Berners-Lee is\nC why computers develop so rapidly\nD how the World Wide Web started\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>:\nGrey clouds move as low as smoke over the treetops at Lolo Pass. The ground is white. The day is June 10.It has been snowing for the past four days in the Bitterroot Mountains.Wayne Fairchild is getting worried about our trek over the Lolo Trail-95 miles from Lolo Montana to Weippe in Idaho, across the roughest country in the West. Lewis and Clark were nearly defeated 200 years ago by snowstorms on the Lolo.Today Fairchild is nervously checking the weather reports.He has agreed to take me across the toughest,middle section of the trail.\nWhen Lewis climbed on top of Lemhi Pass,140 miles south of Missoula,on Aug.12,1805,he was astonished by what was in front of him;\"high mountain chains still to the West of us with their tops partially covered with snow.\"Nobody in what was then the US knew the Rocky Mountains existed,with peaks twice as high as anything in the Appalachians back East.\nToday their pathway through those mountains holds more attraction than any other ground over which they traveled,for its raw wilderness is an evidence to the character of two cultures:the explorers who braved its hardships and the Native Americans who prize and conserve the path as a sacred gift. It remains today the same condition as when Lewis and Clark walked it.\nThe Lolo is passable only from July to mid-September.Our luck is holding with the weather,although the snow keeps getting deeper.As we climb to Indian Post Office,the highest point on the trail at 7,033 ft,we have covered 13 miles in soft snow,and we hardly have enough energy to make dinner.After a meal of chicken,I sit on a rock on top of the ridge .There is no light visible in any direction,not even another campfire.For four days we do not see another human being.We are occupied with the things that mix fear with joy.In our imagination we have finally caught up with Lewis and Clark.\n\n<question>:\nWe learn from the text that before 1805 _ .\n\n<options>:\nA The Rocky Mountains were wholly covered with snow\nB there were no people living in the western part of America\nC no Americans knew of the existence of the Rocky Mountains\nD the Appalachians were the western frontier of the United States\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>:\nGrey clouds move as low as smoke over the treetops at Lolo Pass. The ground is white. The day is June 10.It has been snowing for the past four days in the Bitterroot Mountains.Wayne Fairchild is getting worried about our trek over the Lolo Trail-95 miles from Lolo Montana to Weippe in Idaho, across the roughest country in the West. Lewis and Clark were nearly defeated 200 years ago by snowstorms on the Lolo.Today Fairchild is nervously checking the weather reports.He has agreed to take me across the toughest,middle section of the trail.\nWhen Lewis climbed on top of Lemhi Pass,140 miles south of Missoula,on Aug.12,1805,he was astonished by what was in front of him;\"high mountain chains still to the West of us with their tops partially covered with snow.\"Nobody in what was then the US knew the Rocky Mountains existed,with peaks twice as high as anything in the Appalachians back East.\nToday their pathway through those mountains holds more attraction than any other ground over which they traveled,for its raw wilderness is an evidence to the character of two cultures:the explorers who braved its hardships and the Native Americans who prize and conserve the path as a sacred gift. It remains today the same condition as when Lewis and Clark walked it.\nThe Lolo is passable only from July to mid-September.Our luck is holding with the weather,although the snow keeps getting deeper.As we climb to Indian Post Office,the highest point on the trail at 7,033 ft,we have covered 13 miles in soft snow,and we hardly have enough energy to make dinner.After a meal of chicken,I sit on a rock on top of the ridge .There is no light visible in any direction,not even another campfire.For four days we do not see another human being.We are occupied with the things that mix fear with joy.In our imagination we have finally caught up with Lewis and Clark.\n\n<question>:\nWe learn from the text that the Lolo Pass _ .\n\n<options>:\nA has changed a lot since 1805\nB is the meeting point of three cultures\nC remains much the same as it was 200 years ago\nD now attracts a large number of tourists to visit\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>:\nGrey clouds move as low as smoke over the treetops at Lolo Pass. The ground is white. The day is June 10.It has been snowing for the past four days in the Bitterroot Mountains.Wayne Fairchild is getting worried about our trek over the Lolo Trail-95 miles from Lolo Montana to Weippe in Idaho, across the roughest country in the West. Lewis and Clark were nearly defeated 200 years ago by snowstorms on the Lolo.Today Fairchild is nervously checking the weather reports.He has agreed to take me across the toughest,middle section of the trail.\nWhen Lewis climbed on top of Lemhi Pass,140 miles south of Missoula,on Aug.12,1805,he was astonished by what was in front of him;\"high mountain chains still to the West of us with their tops partially covered with snow.\"Nobody in what was then the US knew the Rocky Mountains existed,with peaks twice as high as anything in the Appalachians back East.\nToday their pathway through those mountains holds more attraction than any other ground over which they traveled,for its raw wilderness is an evidence to the character of two cultures:the explorers who braved its hardships and the Native Americans who prize and conserve the path as a sacred gift. It remains today the same condition as when Lewis and Clark walked it.\nThe Lolo is passable only from July to mid-September.Our luck is holding with the weather,although the snow keeps getting deeper.As we climb to Indian Post Office,the highest point on the trail at 7,033 ft,we have covered 13 miles in soft snow,and we hardly have enough energy to make dinner.After a meal of chicken,I sit on a rock on top of the ridge .There is no light visible in any direction,not even another campfire.For four days we do not see another human being.We are occupied with the things that mix fear with joy.In our imagination we have finally caught up with Lewis and Clark.\n\n<question>:\nJudging from the text,Lewis and Clark were most probably _ .\n\n<options>:\nA two native Indians\nB explorers of the early 19th century\nC merchants who did business with the Indians\nD travelers whose curiosity took them over the Lolo Pass\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>:\nGrey clouds move as low as smoke over the treetops at Lolo Pass. The ground is white. The day is June 10.It has been snowing for the past four days in the Bitterroot Mountains.Wayne Fairchild is getting worried about our trek over the Lolo Trail-95 miles from Lolo Montana to Weippe in Idaho, across the roughest country in the West. Lewis and Clark were nearly defeated 200 years ago by snowstorms on the Lolo.Today Fairchild is nervously checking the weather reports.He has agreed to take me across the toughest,middle section of the trail.\nWhen Lewis climbed on top of Lemhi Pass,140 miles south of Missoula,on Aug.12,1805,he was astonished by what was in front of him;\"high mountain chains still to the West of us with their tops partially covered with snow.\"Nobody in what was then the US knew the Rocky Mountains existed,with peaks twice as high as anything in the Appalachians back East.\nToday their pathway through those mountains holds more attraction than any other ground over which they traveled,for its raw wilderness is an evidence to the character of two cultures:the explorers who braved its hardships and the Native Americans who prize and conserve the path as a sacred gift. It remains today the same condition as when Lewis and Clark walked it.\nThe Lolo is passable only from July to mid-September.Our luck is holding with the weather,although the snow keeps getting deeper.As we climb to Indian Post Office,the highest point on the trail at 7,033 ft,we have covered 13 miles in soft snow,and we hardly have enough energy to make dinner.After a meal of chicken,I sit on a rock on top of the ridge .There is no light visible in any direction,not even another campfire.For four days we do not see another human being.We are occupied with the things that mix fear with joy.In our imagination we have finally caught up with Lewis and Clark.\n\n<question>:\nWe can infer from the text that when crossing the Lolo Pass the author _ .\n\n<options>:\nA was attempting the impossible\nB was trying to set a world record\nC was following the trail of Lewis and Clark\nD was fighting with weather and taking unnecessary risks\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>:\nAnne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college. \"I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I would blank out because of nervousness and fear. I couldn't think of the answer. My low grades on the tests did not show what I knew to the teacher. \"Another student in biology had similar experiences. He said, \"My first chemistry test was very difficult. Then, on the second test, I sat down to take it, and I was so nervous that I was shaking. My hands were moving up and down so quickly that it was hard to hold my pencil. I knew the material and I knew the answers. Yet I couldn't even write them down!\"\nThese two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and is uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. The student cannot write or think clearly because of the extreme tension and nervousness. Contrary to people's common belief that poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, sometimes test anxiety plays a role in students' achieving low grades. Recently, test anxiety has been recognized as a real problem, not just an excuse or a false explanation of lazy students.\nSpecial university advising courses try to help students. In these courses, advisors try to help students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety. At some universities, students take tests to measure their anxiety. If the tests show their anxiety is high, the students can take short courses to help them deal with their tensions. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. Students are trained to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work at ease. Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.\nAn expert at the University of California explains, \" With almost all students, relaxation and less stress are felt after taking our program. Most of them experience better control during their tests. Almost all have some improvement. With some, the improvement is very great. \"\n\n<question>:\nTo \"blank out\" is probably _ .\n\n<options>:\nA to be like a blanket\nB to be sure of an answer\nC to be unable to think clearly\nD to show knowledge to the teacher\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>:\nAnne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college. \"I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I would blank out because of nervousness and fear. I couldn't think of the answer. My low grades on the tests did not show what I knew to the teacher. \"Another student in biology had similar experiences. He said, \"My first chemistry test was very difficult. Then, on the second test, I sat down to take it, and I was so nervous that I was shaking. My hands were moving up and down so quickly that it was hard to hold my pencil. I knew the material and I knew the answers. Yet I couldn't even write them down!\"\nThese two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and is uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. The student cannot write or think clearly because of the extreme tension and nervousness. Contrary to people's common belief that poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, sometimes test anxiety plays a role in students' achieving low grades. Recently, test anxiety has been recognized as a real problem, not just an excuse or a false explanation of lazy students.\nSpecial university advising courses try to help students. In these courses, advisors try to help students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety. At some universities, students take tests to measure their anxiety. If the tests show their anxiety is high, the students can take short courses to help them deal with their tensions. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. Students are trained to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work at ease. Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.\nAn expert at the University of California explains, \" With almost all students, relaxation and less stress are felt after taking our program. Most of them experience better control during their tests. Almost all have some improvement. With some, the improvement is very great. \"\n\n<question>:\nPoor grades are usually believed to be the result of _ .\n\n<options>:\nA poor sleeping habit\nB laziness\nC test anxiety\nD inability to form good study habits\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>:\nAnne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college. \"I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I would blank out because of nervousness and fear. I couldn't think of the answer. My low grades on the tests did not show what I knew to the teacher. \"Another student in biology had similar experiences. He said, \"My first chemistry test was very difficult. Then, on the second test, I sat down to take it, and I was so nervous that I was shaking. My hands were moving up and down so quickly that it was hard to hold my pencil. I knew the material and I knew the answers. Yet I couldn't even write them down!\"\nThese two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and is uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. The student cannot write or think clearly because of the extreme tension and nervousness. Contrary to people's common belief that poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, sometimes test anxiety plays a role in students' achieving low grades. Recently, test anxiety has been recognized as a real problem, not just an excuse or a false explanation of lazy students.\nSpecial university advising courses try to help students. In these courses, advisors try to help students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety. At some universities, students take tests to measure their anxiety. If the tests show their anxiety is high, the students can take short courses to help them deal with their tensions. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. Students are trained to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work at ease. Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.\nAn expert at the University of California explains, \" With almost all students, relaxation and less stress are felt after taking our program. Most of them experience better control during their tests. Almost all have some improvement. With some, the improvement is very great. \"\n\n<question>:\nTest anxiety has been recognized as _ .\n\n<options>:\nA an excuse for laziness\nB the result of poor study habits\nC a real problem\nD something that cannot be changed\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>:\nAnne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college. \"I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I would blank out because of nervousness and fear. I couldn't think of the answer. My low grades on the tests did not show what I knew to the teacher. \"Another student in biology had similar experiences. He said, \"My first chemistry test was very difficult. Then, on the second test, I sat down to take it, and I was so nervous that I was shaking. My hands were moving up and down so quickly that it was hard to hold my pencil. I knew the material and I knew the answers. Yet I couldn't even write them down!\"\nThese two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and is uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. The student cannot write or think clearly because of the extreme tension and nervousness. Contrary to people's common belief that poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, sometimes test anxiety plays a role in students' achieving low grades. Recently, test anxiety has been recognized as a real problem, not just an excuse or a false explanation of lazy students.\nSpecial university advising courses try to help students. In these courses, advisors try to help students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety. At some universities, students take tests to measure their anxiety. If the tests show their anxiety is high, the students can take short courses to help them deal with their tensions. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. Students are trained to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work at ease. Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.\nAn expert at the University of California explains, \" With almost all students, relaxation and less stress are felt after taking our program. Most of them experience better control during their tests. Almost all have some improvement. With some, the improvement is very great. \"\n\n<question>:\nA University of California advisor said _ .\n\n<options>:\nA all students could overcome the anxiety after taking a special test anxiety program\nB almost all students felt less stress after taking a University of California advising course\nC students found it difficult to improve even though they had taken a special test anxiety course\nD students found it easy to relax as soon as they entered a University of California advising course\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>:\nWhen different species of birds flock together, their flight formations are determined by social dynamics both between and within species.\nNew research from the Universities of Cambridge and Exeter reveals for the first time that, contrary to current models used to explain the movement of flocks, the differences between bird species and social relationships between individuals play a critical role in determining the dynamics of mixed-species flocks.\nThe unified behaviour of bird flocks has puzzled scientists for hundreds of years. One naturalist from the turn of the century even suggested telepathy may be involved. There have since been more logical explanations, including mathematical models that show that repeated interactions among individuals following simple rules can _ coordinated group movements. However, these models usually rely on the assumption that individuals within groups are identical and interact independently, which may not reflect reality.\nJolle Jolles, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge's Department of Zoology and author of the paper, said:\"Spectacular collective behaviour can be found in a large range of animal species, and we now know that often these complex coordinated group movements may be the result of individuals following simple rules. However, rarely are the individual characteristics and social relationships within them taken into account. Our research highlights that these striking displays of group behaviour are much more complex.\"\nBy analysing high-resolution photographs of mixed flocks of rooks and jackdaws (both from the corvid family), the researchers found that rather than individuals interacting in a consistent fashion throughout the flock, interactions depended on social dynamics between the different species as well as relationships within a species.\nThe researchers discovered that birds prefer to fly close to members of their own species, and that the larger and more dominant rooks take the lead by flying near the front of flocks. Additionally, the lifelong, monogamous pair bonds that are characteristic of both species seem to be reflected in flight, as birds often fly particularly close to a single, same-species partner.\nDr Alex Thornton, principal investigator of the Cambridge Jackdaw Project, now at the University of Exeter and author of the paper, said: \"Together, our findings demonstrate that to understand the structure of groups -- such as bird flocks -- we need to consider the characteristics and relationships of the individuals within them.\"\n\n<question>:\nAccording to Jolle Jolles, what are seldom considered about coordinated group movement?\n\n<options>:\nA Individual characteristics and social relationship between them\nB Repeated interactions among individuals and social dynamics\nC Telepathy and social relationship between them\nD The structure of groups and the varieties of species\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>:\nWhen different species of birds flock together, their flight formations are determined by social dynamics both between and within species.\nNew research from the Universities of Cambridge and Exeter reveals for the first time that, contrary to current models used to explain the movement of flocks, the differences between bird species and social relationships between individuals play a critical role in determining the dynamics of mixed-species flocks.\nThe unified behaviour of bird flocks has puzzled scientists for hundreds of years. One naturalist from the turn of the century even suggested telepathy may be involved. There have since been more logical explanations, including mathematical models that show that repeated interactions among individuals following simple rules can _ coordinated group movements. However, these models usually rely on the assumption that individuals within groups are identical and interact independently, which may not reflect reality.\nJolle Jolles, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge's Department of Zoology and author of the paper, said:\"Spectacular collective behaviour can be found in a large range of animal species, and we now know that often these complex coordinated group movements may be the result of individuals following simple rules. However, rarely are the individual characteristics and social relationships within them taken into account. Our research highlights that these striking displays of group behaviour are much more complex.\"\nBy analysing high-resolution photographs of mixed flocks of rooks and jackdaws (both from the corvid family), the researchers found that rather than individuals interacting in a consistent fashion throughout the flock, interactions depended on social dynamics between the different species as well as relationships within a species.\nThe researchers discovered that birds prefer to fly close to members of their own species, and that the larger and more dominant rooks take the lead by flying near the front of flocks. Additionally, the lifelong, monogamous pair bonds that are characteristic of both species seem to be reflected in flight, as birds often fly particularly close to a single, same-species partner.\nDr Alex Thornton, principal investigator of the Cambridge Jackdaw Project, now at the University of Exeter and author of the paper, said: \"Together, our findings demonstrate that to understand the structure of groups -- such as bird flocks -- we need to consider the characteristics and relationships of the individuals within them.\"\n\n<question>:\nBirds may prefer to fly the closest to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the largest one\nB the most dynamic one\nC the lifelong partner\nD the friendly partner\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>:\nWhen different species of birds flock together, their flight formations are determined by social dynamics both between and within species.\nNew research from the Universities of Cambridge and Exeter reveals for the first time that, contrary to current models used to explain the movement of flocks, the differences between bird species and social relationships between individuals play a critical role in determining the dynamics of mixed-species flocks.\nThe unified behaviour of bird flocks has puzzled scientists for hundreds of years. One naturalist from the turn of the century even suggested telepathy may be involved. There have since been more logical explanations, including mathematical models that show that repeated interactions among individuals following simple rules can _ coordinated group movements. However, these models usually rely on the assumption that individuals within groups are identical and interact independently, which may not reflect reality.\nJolle Jolles, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge's Department of Zoology and author of the paper, said:\"Spectacular collective behaviour can be found in a large range of animal species, and we now know that often these complex coordinated group movements may be the result of individuals following simple rules. However, rarely are the individual characteristics and social relationships within them taken into account. Our research highlights that these striking displays of group behaviour are much more complex.\"\nBy analysing high-resolution photographs of mixed flocks of rooks and jackdaws (both from the corvid family), the researchers found that rather than individuals interacting in a consistent fashion throughout the flock, interactions depended on social dynamics between the different species as well as relationships within a species.\nThe researchers discovered that birds prefer to fly close to members of their own species, and that the larger and more dominant rooks take the lead by flying near the front of flocks. Additionally, the lifelong, monogamous pair bonds that are characteristic of both species seem to be reflected in flight, as birds often fly particularly close to a single, same-species partner.\nDr Alex Thornton, principal investigator of the Cambridge Jackdaw Project, now at the University of Exeter and author of the paper, said: \"Together, our findings demonstrate that to understand the structure of groups -- such as bird flocks -- we need to consider the characteristics and relationships of the individuals within them.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the main idea of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA How birds interact in simple rules.\nB How birds of different feathers flock together.\nC Why birds show preference to flocking.\nD Why birds display the characteristics.\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>:\nDrinking more than two alcoholic drinks daily in middle-age may raise your stroke risk more than traditional factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes , according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.\nIn a study of 11,644 middle-aged Swedish twins who were followed for 43 years, researchers compared the effects of an average of more than two drinks daily (\"heavy drinking\") to less than half a drink daily (\"light drinking\").\nThe study showed that:\n*Heavy drinkers had about a 34 percent higher risk of stroke compared to light drinkers.\n*Mid-life heavy drinkers (in their 50s and 60s) were likely to have a stroke five years earlier in life _ of genetic and early-life factors.\n*Heavy drinkers had increased stroke risk in their mid-life compared to well-known risk factors like high blood pressure and diabetes.\n*At around age 75, blood pressure and diabetes appeared to take over as one of the main influences on having a stroke.\nPast studies have shown that alcohol affects stroke risk, but this is the first study to pinpoint differences with age. \"We now have a clearer picture about these risk factors----how they change with age and how the influence of drinking alcohol shifts as we get older,\" said Pavla Kadlecova, M.Sc., a statistician at St. Anne's University Hospital's International Clinical Research Center in the Czech Republic.\nResearchers analyzed results from the Swedish Twin Registry of same-sex twins who answered questionnaires in 1967-1970. All twins were under age 60 at the start. By 2010, the Registry had provided 43 years of follow-up, including hospital discharge and cause of death data.\nResearchers then sorted the data based on strokes, high blood pressure, diabetes and other cardiovascular incidents. Almost 30 percent of participants had a stroke. They were categorized(......) as light, moderate, heavy or non-drinkers based on the questionnaires. Researchers compared the risk from drinking and health risks like high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking. Among identical twin pairs, siblings who had a stroke drank more than their siblings who hadn't had a stroke, suggesting that mid-life drinking raises stroke risks regardless of genetics and early lifestyle.\nThe study is consistent with the American Heart Association's recommended limit of two drinks a day for men and one for women. That's about 8 ounces of wine for a man and 4 ounces for a woman.\nRegular heavy drinking of any kind of alcohol can raise blood pressure and cause heart failure or irregular heartbeats over time, in addition to stroke and other risks. \"For mid-aged adults, avoiding more than two drinks a day could be a way to prevent stroke in later productive age ,\" Kadlecova said.\n\n<question>:\nWho might be the target readers of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA People who have suffered a stroke\nB People who like drinking\nC People who have high blood pressure\nD People who have twin siblings\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>:\nDrinking more than two alcoholic drinks daily in middle-age may raise your stroke risk more than traditional factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes , according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.\nIn a study of 11,644 middle-aged Swedish twins who were followed for 43 years, researchers compared the effects of an average of more than two drinks daily (\"heavy drinking\") to less than half a drink daily (\"light drinking\").\nThe study showed that:\n*Heavy drinkers had about a 34 percent higher risk of stroke compared to light drinkers.\n*Mid-life heavy drinkers (in their 50s and 60s) were likely to have a stroke five years earlier in life _ of genetic and early-life factors.\n*Heavy drinkers had increased stroke risk in their mid-life compared to well-known risk factors like high blood pressure and diabetes.\n*At around age 75, blood pressure and diabetes appeared to take over as one of the main influences on having a stroke.\nPast studies have shown that alcohol affects stroke risk, but this is the first study to pinpoint differences with age. \"We now have a clearer picture about these risk factors----how they change with age and how the influence of drinking alcohol shifts as we get older,\" said Pavla Kadlecova, M.Sc., a statistician at St. Anne's University Hospital's International Clinical Research Center in the Czech Republic.\nResearchers analyzed results from the Swedish Twin Registry of same-sex twins who answered questionnaires in 1967-1970. All twins were under age 60 at the start. By 2010, the Registry had provided 43 years of follow-up, including hospital discharge and cause of death data.\nResearchers then sorted the data based on strokes, high blood pressure, diabetes and other cardiovascular incidents. Almost 30 percent of participants had a stroke. They were categorized(......) as light, moderate, heavy or non-drinkers based on the questionnaires. Researchers compared the risk from drinking and health risks like high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking. Among identical twin pairs, siblings who had a stroke drank more than their siblings who hadn't had a stroke, suggesting that mid-life drinking raises stroke risks regardless of genetics and early lifestyle.\nThe study is consistent with the American Heart Association's recommended limit of two drinks a day for men and one for women. That's about 8 ounces of wine for a man and 4 ounces for a woman.\nRegular heavy drinking of any kind of alcohol can raise blood pressure and cause heart failure or irregular heartbeats over time, in addition to stroke and other risks. \"For mid-aged adults, avoiding more than two drinks a day could be a way to prevent stroke in later productive age ,\" Kadlecova said.\n\n<question>:\nWhat do we know about the study in the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA It revealed five related results\nB It lasted for a period of over 50 years\nC It involved the age factor in the causes of strokes\nD It included 11,644 Australian twins as participants\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>:\nDrinking more than two alcoholic drinks daily in middle-age may raise your stroke risk more than traditional factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes , according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.\nIn a study of 11,644 middle-aged Swedish twins who were followed for 43 years, researchers compared the effects of an average of more than two drinks daily (\"heavy drinking\") to less than half a drink daily (\"light drinking\").\nThe study showed that:\n*Heavy drinkers had about a 34 percent higher risk of stroke compared to light drinkers.\n*Mid-life heavy drinkers (in their 50s and 60s) were likely to have a stroke five years earlier in life _ of genetic and early-life factors.\n*Heavy drinkers had increased stroke risk in their mid-life compared to well-known risk factors like high blood pressure and diabetes.\n*At around age 75, blood pressure and diabetes appeared to take over as one of the main influences on having a stroke.\nPast studies have shown that alcohol affects stroke risk, but this is the first study to pinpoint differences with age. \"We now have a clearer picture about these risk factors----how they change with age and how the influence of drinking alcohol shifts as we get older,\" said Pavla Kadlecova, M.Sc., a statistician at St. Anne's University Hospital's International Clinical Research Center in the Czech Republic.\nResearchers analyzed results from the Swedish Twin Registry of same-sex twins who answered questionnaires in 1967-1970. All twins were under age 60 at the start. By 2010, the Registry had provided 43 years of follow-up, including hospital discharge and cause of death data.\nResearchers then sorted the data based on strokes, high blood pressure, diabetes and other cardiovascular incidents. Almost 30 percent of participants had a stroke. They were categorized(......) as light, moderate, heavy or non-drinkers based on the questionnaires. Researchers compared the risk from drinking and health risks like high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking. Among identical twin pairs, siblings who had a stroke drank more than their siblings who hadn't had a stroke, suggesting that mid-life drinking raises stroke risks regardless of genetics and early lifestyle.\nThe study is consistent with the American Heart Association's recommended limit of two drinks a day for men and one for women. That's about 8 ounces of wine for a man and 4 ounces for a woman.\nRegular heavy drinking of any kind of alcohol can raise blood pressure and cause heart failure or irregular heartbeats over time, in addition to stroke and other risks. \"For mid-aged adults, avoiding more than two drinks a day could be a way to prevent stroke in later productive age ,\" Kadlecova said.\n\n<question>:\nWhat does the passage mainly tell us?\n\n<options>:\nA People without a stroke can drink more alcohol than those having a stroke in middle age\nB There is a higher possibility that heavy drinkers will have a stroke in middle age\nC Drinking alcohol has been regarded as the most dangerous factor in strokes\nD The amount of alcohol taken by men should be twice than that taken by women.\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>:\nWin a trip to the OREGON COAST----- Dare to Explore the Pacific Ocean. Build the biggest sand castle on the beach. Search tide pools for sea life. Watch the bright orange sunset over the ocean. Whether you've been to the Pacific Ocean before or have only closed your eyes and imagined it, we want to know how you would explore the Oregon Coast if you had the chance to go this summer.\nJUDGING\n1. Clear relationship between the Essay and the Drawing 40%.\n2. Creativity and skill in design and form of the Drawing 40%.\n3. Expression of the passion to draw and explore 10%.\n4. Journalistic quality, uncluttered nature and overall quality of the Essay 10%.\nPRIZE\nBy entering, you will have the chance to win an all-expense paid trip to the OREGON COAST. Activities will include: Kite flying, studying beautiful sea creatures, searching for sea life on a boat, science exploration at a science center and roasting over a beach campfire.\nWho may enter: The competition is open to kids aged 6-14.\nTEAM: Entries must be postmarked no later than July 31, 2010.\nHow to enter\nSurf traveloregon.com/kids to download and print out an entry form.\nBe sure to mark whether you have to or have not been to the Pacific Ocean in the form. Create a drawing of the Pacific Ocean on a piece of paper using a pen or paints.\nWrite an article of 100 words or less to explain why you want to go, what you think you would see, and what you would explore if you have never been to the Pacific Ocean, or describe your favorite memories from your last visit.\nSend to Dare to Explore the Pacific Ocean, NG1145 17th street NW, WashingtonD.C.20036.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the most important for the judging?\n\n<options>:\nA Whether your article is written in a neat way.\nB The article and the drawing should be closely related.\nC Whether you show your passion to draw and explore.\nD The skill in your drawing the map of the Atlantic 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>:\nWin a trip to the OREGON COAST----- Dare to Explore the Pacific Ocean. Build the biggest sand castle on the beach. Search tide pools for sea life. Watch the bright orange sunset over the ocean. Whether you've been to the Pacific Ocean before or have only closed your eyes and imagined it, we want to know how you would explore the Oregon Coast if you had the chance to go this summer.\nJUDGING\n1. Clear relationship between the Essay and the Drawing 40%.\n2. Creativity and skill in design and form of the Drawing 40%.\n3. Expression of the passion to draw and explore 10%.\n4. Journalistic quality, uncluttered nature and overall quality of the Essay 10%.\nPRIZE\nBy entering, you will have the chance to win an all-expense paid trip to the OREGON COAST. Activities will include: Kite flying, studying beautiful sea creatures, searching for sea life on a boat, science exploration at a science center and roasting over a beach campfire.\nWho may enter: The competition is open to kids aged 6-14.\nTEAM: Entries must be postmarked no later than July 31, 2010.\nHow to enter\nSurf traveloregon.com/kids to download and print out an entry form.\nBe sure to mark whether you have to or have not been to the Pacific Ocean in the form. Create a drawing of the Pacific Ocean on a piece of paper using a pen or paints.\nWrite an article of 100 words or less to explain why you want to go, what you think you would see, and what you would explore if you have never been to the Pacific Ocean, or describe your favorite memories from your last visit.\nSend to Dare to Explore the Pacific Ocean, NG1145 17th street NW, WashingtonD.C.20036.\n\n<question>:\nIf you win the competition, you may _ .\n\n<options>:\nA fly a kite on the beach\nB search the ocean for sea plants\nC build the biggest tower on the beach\nD roast the sea creatures over a beach campfire\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>:\nWin a trip to the OREGON COAST----- Dare to Explore the Pacific Ocean. Build the biggest sand castle on the beach. Search tide pools for sea life. Watch the bright orange sunset over the ocean. Whether you've been to the Pacific Ocean before or have only closed your eyes and imagined it, we want to know how you would explore the Oregon Coast if you had the chance to go this summer.\nJUDGING\n1. Clear relationship between the Essay and the Drawing 40%.\n2. Creativity and skill in design and form of the Drawing 40%.\n3. Expression of the passion to draw and explore 10%.\n4. Journalistic quality, uncluttered nature and overall quality of the Essay 10%.\nPRIZE\nBy entering, you will have the chance to win an all-expense paid trip to the OREGON COAST. Activities will include: Kite flying, studying beautiful sea creatures, searching for sea life on a boat, science exploration at a science center and roasting over a beach campfire.\nWho may enter: The competition is open to kids aged 6-14.\nTEAM: Entries must be postmarked no later than July 31, 2010.\nHow to enter\nSurf traveloregon.com/kids to download and print out an entry form.\nBe sure to mark whether you have to or have not been to the Pacific Ocean in the form. Create a drawing of the Pacific Ocean on a piece of paper using a pen or paints.\nWrite an article of 100 words or less to explain why you want to go, what you think you would see, and what you would explore if you have never been to the Pacific Ocean, or describe your favorite memories from your last visit.\nSend to Dare to Explore the Pacific Ocean, NG1145 17th street NW, WashingtonD.C.20036.\n\n<question>:\nWhat information can you get from the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Your article should be at least 100 words.\nB Every kid can take part in the competition.\nC You should mark the drawing with your name.\nD You must send the drawing before July 31, 2010.\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>:\nWin a trip to the OREGON COAST----- Dare to Explore the Pacific Ocean. Build the biggest sand castle on the beach. Search tide pools for sea life. Watch the bright orange sunset over the ocean. Whether you've been to the Pacific Ocean before or have only closed your eyes and imagined it, we want to know how you would explore the Oregon Coast if you had the chance to go this summer.\nJUDGING\n1. Clear relationship between the Essay and the Drawing 40%.\n2. Creativity and skill in design and form of the Drawing 40%.\n3. Expression of the passion to draw and explore 10%.\n4. Journalistic quality, uncluttered nature and overall quality of the Essay 10%.\nPRIZE\nBy entering, you will have the chance to win an all-expense paid trip to the OREGON COAST. Activities will include: Kite flying, studying beautiful sea creatures, searching for sea life on a boat, science exploration at a science center and roasting over a beach campfire.\nWho may enter: The competition is open to kids aged 6-14.\nTEAM: Entries must be postmarked no later than July 31, 2010.\nHow to enter\nSurf traveloregon.com/kids to download and print out an entry form.\nBe sure to mark whether you have to or have not been to the Pacific Ocean in the form. Create a drawing of the Pacific Ocean on a piece of paper using a pen or paints.\nWrite an article of 100 words or less to explain why you want to go, what you think you would see, and what you would explore if you have never been to the Pacific Ocean, or describe your favorite memories from your last visit.\nSend to Dare to Explore the Pacific Ocean, NG1145 17th street NW, WashingtonD.C.20036.\n\n<question>:\nYou can most probably read the passage in _ .\n\n<options>:\nA a textbook\nB a travel guide\nC a newspaper\nD a research 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>:\nThe common Chinese greeting of \"Ni chi le ma?\" may soon be replaced by a new greeting: \"Have you cleaned your plate?\"\nOver the Spring Festival holiday there was a big effort to get people to curb their habit of ordering too much food in restaurants because a lot of that food ended up being wasted. Holiday eaters were urged to \"clean their plates\" and were asked to take leftover food home in \"doggy bags.\"\nThe impetus behind the campaign was the startling government statistic that over 200 billion yuan is spent every year on food that ends up in the garbage bin. And in the midst of all this waste, statistics show that 128 million people are living below the poverty line and going hungry.\nThe \"clean your plate\" campaign is part of a worldwide effort to stop precious food from being wasted. The United Nations estimates that $1trillion (yes, that's a very big number) worth of food is wasted each year. Most of that is lost during food production and transportation, but a significant percentage is attributed to waste by consumers. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has launched a campaign called \"Think. Eat. Save.\" to make people aware of the problem.\nChinese actress Fan Bingbing is an ambassador for UNEP and she encouraged people to upload pictures of their \"clean plates\" to show their support for the program. Thousands of people responded and demonstrated that they had a clear conscience to go along with their full stomachs.\nXi Jinping, the incoming Chinese president, is also urging people to be less wasteful and he told Party members to cut back on extravagant holiday banquets and to be more careful when spending the people's money.\nFor some, though, Xi Jinping's and Fan Bingbing's admonitions don't go far enough. Yuan Longping, an agricultural scientist, caused a stir by saying that wasting food should be treated as a crime. (Jail time for leftover chicken feet!?)\nIf not a crime, wasting food is certainly a sin and it goes against what Xi Jinping calls, \"the Chinese tradition of being diligent and thrifty.\" Having a \"clean plate\" is just a traditional and responsible thing to do.\n\n<question>:\nWhich statement is NOT TRUE according to the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Over 200 billion yuan is wasted every year on food around China.\nB It's quite common for Chinese people to order more food than they need in restaurants.\nC It's universally acknowledged that wasting food is a crime.\nD Fan did something to promote people's awareness of saving food.\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 common Chinese greeting of \"Ni chi le ma?\" may soon be replaced by a new greeting: \"Have you cleaned your plate?\"\nOver the Spring Festival holiday there was a big effort to get people to curb their habit of ordering too much food in restaurants because a lot of that food ended up being wasted. Holiday eaters were urged to \"clean their plates\" and were asked to take leftover food home in \"doggy bags.\"\nThe impetus behind the campaign was the startling government statistic that over 200 billion yuan is spent every year on food that ends up in the garbage bin. And in the midst of all this waste, statistics show that 128 million people are living below the poverty line and going hungry.\nThe \"clean your plate\" campaign is part of a worldwide effort to stop precious food from being wasted. The United Nations estimates that $1trillion (yes, that's a very big number) worth of food is wasted each year. Most of that is lost during food production and transportation, but a significant percentage is attributed to waste by consumers. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has launched a campaign called \"Think. Eat. Save.\" to make people aware of the problem.\nChinese actress Fan Bingbing is an ambassador for UNEP and she encouraged people to upload pictures of their \"clean plates\" to show their support for the program. Thousands of people responded and demonstrated that they had a clear conscience to go along with their full stomachs.\nXi Jinping, the incoming Chinese president, is also urging people to be less wasteful and he told Party members to cut back on extravagant holiday banquets and to be more careful when spending the people's money.\nFor some, though, Xi Jinping's and Fan Bingbing's admonitions don't go far enough. Yuan Longping, an agricultural scientist, caused a stir by saying that wasting food should be treated as a crime. (Jail time for leftover chicken feet!?)\nIf not a crime, wasting food is certainly a sin and it goes against what Xi Jinping calls, \"the Chinese tradition of being diligent and thrifty.\" Having a \"clean plate\" is just a traditional and responsible thing to do.\n\n<question>:\nWhat' the best title for the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Food is important.\nB Have you cleaned your plate?\nC Jail time for leftover chicken feet!?\nD Wasting food is crime.\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>:\nA proverb says \"Time is money.\" But in my opinion , time is even more precious than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can earn it back. However, when time is gone, it will never return. This is the reason why we must value time.\nThe time we can use is limited . Therefore, even an hour is extremely precious. We should _ our time to do useful things. As students we must put more efforts into our lessons so as to serve society and our nation in the future.\nBut it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spend their precious time smoking, drinking and chatting. They do not realize that wasting time is equal , we should form the good habit of saving time. Do not put off what can be done today until tomorrow.\n\n<question>:\nMoney can't be the same as time because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA when money is used up, we can make it again, but we can't do it with time\nB when the time is gone, we can get it back, but we can't do it with money\nC time is endless, but money is not\nD money is endless, but time is not\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>:\nA proverb says \"Time is money.\" But in my opinion , time is even more precious than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can earn it back. However, when time is gone, it will never return. This is the reason why we must value time.\nThe time we can use is limited . Therefore, even an hour is extremely precious. We should _ our time to do useful things. As students we must put more efforts into our lessons so as to serve society and our nation in the future.\nBut it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spend their precious time smoking, drinking and chatting. They do not realize that wasting time is equal , we should form the good habit of saving time. Do not put off what can be done today until tomorrow.\n\n<question>:\nWhich is the best example to make full use of time?\n\n<options>:\nA Putting off what can be done today for next day.\nB Putting some precious time away.\nC Devoting our efforts into our work at the moment.\nD Putting some time into our 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>:\nA proverb says \"Time is money.\" But in my opinion , time is even more precious than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can earn it back. However, when time is gone, it will never return. This is the reason why we must value time.\nThe time we can use is limited . Therefore, even an hour is extremely precious. We should _ our time to do useful things. As students we must put more efforts into our lessons so as to serve society and our nation in the future.\nBut it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spend their precious time smoking, drinking and chatting. They do not realize that wasting time is equal , we should form the good habit of saving time. Do not put off what can be done today until tomorrow.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is a good habit of saving time?\n\n<options>:\nA Spending time chatting and playing cards.\nB Often asking some friends to drink together.\nC Playing computer games all day.\nD Never leaving today's work for tomorrow.\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 general, people talk about two groups of colours warm colours and cool colours. Researchers in psychology think that there are also two groups of people people who prefer warm colours and people who prefer cool colours.\nThe warm colours are red, orange and yellow. Where there are warm colours and a lot of light, people usually want to be active. People think that red, for example, is exciting. Sociable people, those who like to be with others, like red. The cool colours are green, blue and violet. These colours, unlike warm colours , are relaxing. Where there are cool colours, people are usually quiet. People who like to spend time alone often prefer blue.\nRed may be exciting, but one researcher says that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colours than in a room with cool colours. He suggests that a warm colour, such as red or orange is a good colour for a living room or restaurant. People who are relaxing or eating do not want time to pass quickly. Cool colours are better for offices or factories if the people who are working there want time to pass quickly.\nResearchers do not know why people think some colours are warm and other colours are cool. However, almost everyone agrees that red, orange, and yellow are warm and that green, blue and violet are cool. Perhaps warm colours remind people of warm days and the cool colours remind them of cool days. Because in the north the sun is higher during summer, the hot summer sunlight appears yellow.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following colours belong to cool colours?\n\n<options>:\nA Yellow, green.\nB Blue, violet.\nC Black, blue.\nD Brown, white.\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 general, people talk about two groups of colours warm colours and cool colours. Researchers in psychology think that there are also two groups of people people who prefer warm colours and people who prefer cool colours.\nThe warm colours are red, orange and yellow. Where there are warm colours and a lot of light, people usually want to be active. People think that red, for example, is exciting. Sociable people, those who like to be with others, like red. The cool colours are green, blue and violet. These colours, unlike warm colours , are relaxing. Where there are cool colours, people are usually quiet. People who like to spend time alone often prefer blue.\nRed may be exciting, but one researcher says that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colours than in a room with cool colours. He suggests that a warm colour, such as red or orange is a good colour for a living room or restaurant. People who are relaxing or eating do not want time to pass quickly. Cool colours are better for offices or factories if the people who are working there want time to pass quickly.\nResearchers do not know why people think some colours are warm and other colours are cool. However, almost everyone agrees that red, orange, and yellow are warm and that green, blue and violet are cool. Perhaps warm colours remind people of warm days and the cool colours remind them of cool days. Because in the north the sun is higher during summer, the hot summer sunlight appears yellow.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following statements is not true?\n\n<options>:\nA Sociable people like warm colours.\nB Warm colours can make people excited.\nC People who like to be with others don't like red.\nD Where there are warm colours, people want to be active.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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