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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>:\nChina Earthquake Leaves 5,000 Homeless\nBeijing--An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale left 5,000 people homeless, killed at least one person and injured 39 others in southwest China on Thursday, with more accidents expected.\nBy late Thursday, 4,900 people were declared homeless after the quake destroyed their homes in a mountainous area lying on the border between Yunnan and Sichuan provinces. The dawn quake left one dead and 39 injured, destroyed 268 houses and damaged 1,132 other buildings so seriously that they were considered uninhabitable .\nAnother 2,400 houses suffered less serious damage. The center of the earthquake was near the scenic Lugu Lake, a tourist place, where the local school was badly damaged.\nIn the beginning people thought that the economic losses would add up to about 180 million yuan (22 million dollars).\nGovernments in Yanyuan and the neighboring Yunnan country of Ninglang have joined forces in the rescue efforts and tents, clothes and medicine are badly in need of for the earthquake victims.\nThe mountainous place, heavy rain and several aftershocks all prevented rescue efforts on Thursday. The rain could cause more badly damaged homes to fall down.\nMore dead and injured are expected\" as rescuers have yet to reach many faraway areas\". It is very hard for rescue workers because most houses are scattered around the mountains, which are inhabited by Yi and other ethnic minority groups .\nThe quake hit the area at 5:10 a.m. Beijing time (2,110 Wednesday GMT).Earthquakes regularly affect _ , with two quakes measuring 5.0 and 6.2 on the Richter scale killing at least three people and injuring more than 1,500 in Ninglang in November 1998.\nThe area is about 100 kilometers from the historic Yunnan town of Lijiang, which was struck in 1996 by an earthquake that killed more than 250 people and injured 14,000.\n(Reports from China Daily,May 25,2001)\n\n<question>:\nThe earthquake took place _ .\n\n<options>:\nA in the early morning\nB at noon\nC in the afternoon\nD at night\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>:\nChina Earthquake Leaves 5,000 Homeless\nBeijing--An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale left 5,000 people homeless, killed at least one person and injured 39 others in southwest China on Thursday, with more accidents expected.\nBy late Thursday, 4,900 people were declared homeless after the quake destroyed their homes in a mountainous area lying on the border between Yunnan and Sichuan provinces. The dawn quake left one dead and 39 injured, destroyed 268 houses and damaged 1,132 other buildings so seriously that they were considered uninhabitable .\nAnother 2,400 houses suffered less serious damage. The center of the earthquake was near the scenic Lugu Lake, a tourist place, where the local school was badly damaged.\nIn the beginning people thought that the economic losses would add up to about 180 million yuan (22 million dollars).\nGovernments in Yanyuan and the neighboring Yunnan country of Ninglang have joined forces in the rescue efforts and tents, clothes and medicine are badly in need of for the earthquake victims.\nThe mountainous place, heavy rain and several aftershocks all prevented rescue efforts on Thursday. The rain could cause more badly damaged homes to fall down.\nMore dead and injured are expected\" as rescuers have yet to reach many faraway areas\". It is very hard for rescue workers because most houses are scattered around the mountains, which are inhabited by Yi and other ethnic minority groups .\nThe quake hit the area at 5:10 a.m. Beijing time (2,110 Wednesday GMT).Earthquakes regularly affect _ , with two quakes measuring 5.0 and 6.2 on the Richter scale killing at least three people and injuring more than 1,500 in Ninglang in November 1998.\nThe area is about 100 kilometers from the historic Yunnan town of Lijiang, which was struck in 1996 by an earthquake that killed more than 250 people and injured 14,000.\n(Reports from China Daily,May 25,2001)\n\n<question>:\nAll of the following things belong to the things that are most needed after the earthquake except _ .\n\n<options>:\nA clothes\nB food\nC medicine\nD tents\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>:\nChina Earthquake Leaves 5,000 Homeless\nBeijing--An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale left 5,000 people homeless, killed at least one person and injured 39 others in southwest China on Thursday, with more accidents expected.\nBy late Thursday, 4,900 people were declared homeless after the quake destroyed their homes in a mountainous area lying on the border between Yunnan and Sichuan provinces. The dawn quake left one dead and 39 injured, destroyed 268 houses and damaged 1,132 other buildings so seriously that they were considered uninhabitable .\nAnother 2,400 houses suffered less serious damage. The center of the earthquake was near the scenic Lugu Lake, a tourist place, where the local school was badly damaged.\nIn the beginning people thought that the economic losses would add up to about 180 million yuan (22 million dollars).\nGovernments in Yanyuan and the neighboring Yunnan country of Ninglang have joined forces in the rescue efforts and tents, clothes and medicine are badly in need of for the earthquake victims.\nThe mountainous place, heavy rain and several aftershocks all prevented rescue efforts on Thursday. The rain could cause more badly damaged homes to fall down.\nMore dead and injured are expected\" as rescuers have yet to reach many faraway areas\". It is very hard for rescue workers because most houses are scattered around the mountains, which are inhabited by Yi and other ethnic minority groups .\nThe quake hit the area at 5:10 a.m. Beijing time (2,110 Wednesday GMT).Earthquakes regularly affect _ , with two quakes measuring 5.0 and 6.2 on the Richter scale killing at least three people and injuring more than 1,500 in Ninglang in November 1998.\nThe area is about 100 kilometers from the historic Yunnan town of Lijiang, which was struck in 1996 by an earthquake that killed more than 250 people and injured 14,000.\n(Reports from China Daily,May 25,2001)\n\n<question>:\nThe author's purpose in writing the passage is to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA tell us the earthquake taking place in Yunnan has caused 5,000 homeless\nB warn the people in mountainous areas in Yunnan to take care of earthquake\nC call on more help from the people all over the country\nD analyze why the earthquake took place in this area\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nChina Earthquake Leaves 5,000 Homeless\nBeijing--An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale left 5,000 people homeless, killed at least one person and injured 39 others in southwest China on Thursday, with more accidents expected.\nBy late Thursday, 4,900 people were declared homeless after the quake destroyed their homes in a mountainous area lying on the border between Yunnan and Sichuan provinces. The dawn quake left one dead and 39 injured, destroyed 268 houses and damaged 1,132 other buildings so seriously that they were considered uninhabitable .\nAnother 2,400 houses suffered less serious damage. The center of the earthquake was near the scenic Lugu Lake, a tourist place, where the local school was badly damaged.\nIn the beginning people thought that the economic losses would add up to about 180 million yuan (22 million dollars).\nGovernments in Yanyuan and the neighboring Yunnan country of Ninglang have joined forces in the rescue efforts and tents, clothes and medicine are badly in need of for the earthquake victims.\nThe mountainous place, heavy rain and several aftershocks all prevented rescue efforts on Thursday. The rain could cause more badly damaged homes to fall down.\nMore dead and injured are expected\" as rescuers have yet to reach many faraway areas\". It is very hard for rescue workers because most houses are scattered around the mountains, which are inhabited by Yi and other ethnic minority groups .\nThe quake hit the area at 5:10 a.m. Beijing time (2,110 Wednesday GMT).Earthquakes regularly affect _ , with two quakes measuring 5.0 and 6.2 on the Richter scale killing at least three people and injuring more than 1,500 in Ninglang in November 1998.\nThe area is about 100 kilometers from the historic Yunnan town of Lijiang, which was struck in 1996 by an earthquake that killed more than 250 people and injured 14,000.\n(Reports from China Daily,May 25,2001)\n\n<question>:\nAfter reading the passage we know _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the biggest earthquake happened in China in Ninglang in 1998\nB there will be no more than 2 persons dead in the earthquake\nC the earthquake took place in the places where minorities live\nD the total losses will add up to no more than 180 million yuan\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>:\nChina Earthquake Leaves 5,000 Homeless\nBeijing--An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale left 5,000 people homeless, killed at least one person and injured 39 others in southwest China on Thursday, with more accidents expected.\nBy late Thursday, 4,900 people were declared homeless after the quake destroyed their homes in a mountainous area lying on the border between Yunnan and Sichuan provinces. The dawn quake left one dead and 39 injured, destroyed 268 houses and damaged 1,132 other buildings so seriously that they were considered uninhabitable .\nAnother 2,400 houses suffered less serious damage. The center of the earthquake was near the scenic Lugu Lake, a tourist place, where the local school was badly damaged.\nIn the beginning people thought that the economic losses would add up to about 180 million yuan (22 million dollars).\nGovernments in Yanyuan and the neighboring Yunnan country of Ninglang have joined forces in the rescue efforts and tents, clothes and medicine are badly in need of for the earthquake victims.\nThe mountainous place, heavy rain and several aftershocks all prevented rescue efforts on Thursday. The rain could cause more badly damaged homes to fall down.\nMore dead and injured are expected\" as rescuers have yet to reach many faraway areas\". It is very hard for rescue workers because most houses are scattered around the mountains, which are inhabited by Yi and other ethnic minority groups .\nThe quake hit the area at 5:10 a.m. Beijing time (2,110 Wednesday GMT).Earthquakes regularly affect _ , with two quakes measuring 5.0 and 6.2 on the Richter scale killing at least three people and injuring more than 1,500 in Ninglang in November 1998.\nThe area is about 100 kilometers from the historic Yunnan town of Lijiang, which was struck in 1996 by an earthquake that killed more than 250 people and injured 14,000.\n(Reports from China Daily,May 25,2001)\n\n<question>:\n\"The two counties\" here refers to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Yunnan and Sichuan\nB Yanyuan and Ninglang\nC Yanyuan and Yunnan\nD Yunnan and Ninglang\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>:\nAt the age of 16, Clara Barton was advised to become a teacher, since she was quite shy. She taught in Massachusetts for ten years, and was invited to Bordentown, New Jersey, to teach in a private school. She saw personally that these communities needed free education for their citizens, and she responded by creating a free school, one of the first in her state. Later, officials ignored her and appointed a male as principal instead. She resigned and moved to Washington DC, becoming the first woman employed by the U. S. Patent Office.\nClara Barton was forever changed by her experience with the troops in the Civil War. She saw surgeons dressing wounds with cornhusks , since they had nothing else. The medical supplies for the Army were well behind the troops, who were moving faster than their medical supply lines. She brought in a wagon of bandages and medical supplies that she had collected personally beforehand. Barton continued to work on the battlefields throughout the war.\nShe helped in the identification process of 13,000 dead Union soldiers. Afterward, she was an important figure in a campaign to identify missing soldiers from the Civil War. This non-stop work _ her, and upon recommendation by her physicians, she traveled to Europe to recover herself.\nWhile in Europe, and still in poor health Miss Barton was moved by the hardship on civilians brought about by the France-Prussia war. She helped in their relief effort, and in that work she was inspired to create the Red Cross, which served all troops and civilians.\nClara Barton returned to America and then began the establishment of the American Red Cross. The US government did not think there would ever be another war, after the horror of the Civil War. But she convinced them that the Red Cross would be valuable to serve in times of natural disasters, as well. This was her lasting legacy , an agency that still provides aid to victims today.\n\n<question>:\nWhat does this text mainly tell us about?\n\n<options>:\nA The establishment of the American Red Cross.\nB A general introduction of Clara Barton's life.\nC Clara Barton's contribution to the Red Cross.\nD Clara Barton's service in the army.\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>:\nAt the age of 16, Clara Barton was advised to become a teacher, since she was quite shy. She taught in Massachusetts for ten years, and was invited to Bordentown, New Jersey, to teach in a private school. She saw personally that these communities needed free education for their citizens, and she responded by creating a free school, one of the first in her state. Later, officials ignored her and appointed a male as principal instead. She resigned and moved to Washington DC, becoming the first woman employed by the U. S. Patent Office.\nClara Barton was forever changed by her experience with the troops in the Civil War. She saw surgeons dressing wounds with cornhusks , since they had nothing else. The medical supplies for the Army were well behind the troops, who were moving faster than their medical supply lines. She brought in a wagon of bandages and medical supplies that she had collected personally beforehand. Barton continued to work on the battlefields throughout the war.\nShe helped in the identification process of 13,000 dead Union soldiers. Afterward, she was an important figure in a campaign to identify missing soldiers from the Civil War. This non-stop work _ her, and upon recommendation by her physicians, she traveled to Europe to recover herself.\nWhile in Europe, and still in poor health Miss Barton was moved by the hardship on civilians brought about by the France-Prussia war. She helped in their relief effort, and in that work she was inspired to create the Red Cross, which served all troops and civilians.\nClara Barton returned to America and then began the establishment of the American Red Cross. The US government did not think there would ever be another war, after the horror of the Civil War. But she convinced them that the Red Cross would be valuable to serve in times of natural disasters, as well. This was her lasting legacy , an agency that still provides aid to victims today.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did Clara give up her job in the free school?\n\n<options>:\nA Because officials didn't make her principal.\nB Because she wanted to work in a Patent Office.\nC Because she wanted to serve in the army.\nD Because she was not satisfied with the pay.\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>:\nAt the age of 16, Clara Barton was advised to become a teacher, since she was quite shy. She taught in Massachusetts for ten years, and was invited to Bordentown, New Jersey, to teach in a private school. She saw personally that these communities needed free education for their citizens, and she responded by creating a free school, one of the first in her state. Later, officials ignored her and appointed a male as principal instead. She resigned and moved to Washington DC, becoming the first woman employed by the U. S. Patent Office.\nClara Barton was forever changed by her experience with the troops in the Civil War. She saw surgeons dressing wounds with cornhusks , since they had nothing else. The medical supplies for the Army were well behind the troops, who were moving faster than their medical supply lines. She brought in a wagon of bandages and medical supplies that she had collected personally beforehand. Barton continued to work on the battlefields throughout the war.\nShe helped in the identification process of 13,000 dead Union soldiers. Afterward, she was an important figure in a campaign to identify missing soldiers from the Civil War. This non-stop work _ her, and upon recommendation by her physicians, she traveled to Europe to recover herself.\nWhile in Europe, and still in poor health Miss Barton was moved by the hardship on civilians brought about by the France-Prussia war. She helped in their relief effort, and in that work she was inspired to create the Red Cross, which served all troops and civilians.\nClara Barton returned to America and then began the establishment of the American Red Cross. The US government did not think there would ever be another war, after the horror of the Civil War. But she convinced them that the Red Cross would be valuable to serve in times of natural disasters, as well. This was her lasting legacy , an agency that still provides aid to victims today.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the greatest contribution made by Clara Barton?\n\n<options>:\nA She set up a free school.\nB She collected supplies for the army.\nC She identified missing soldiers.\nD She set up the American Red Cross.\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>:\nEach spring brings a new wildflower blooming in the fields along the highway I travel daily to work. There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eye. I've noticed that it blooms only in the morning hours. The afternoon sun is too warm for it. Every day each year for about two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.\nThis spring, I started a wildflower garden in my yard. I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. I've often thought that those lovely blue flowers from the fields would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers.\nEvery day I drove past the flowers, thinking, \"I'll stop on my way home and dig them.\" \"Gee, I don't want to get my good clothes dirty...\" Whatever the reason, I never stopped to dig them. My husband even gave me a tool one year for that expressed purpose.\nOne day on my way home from work, I was saddened to see that the highway department had cleared up the fields and the pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself, \"Way to go, you waited too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring. \"\nA week ago we were shocked and saddened to learn that my oldest sister-in-law has a cancer. She is 20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we haven't been as close as we all would have liked.\nI couldn't help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband's sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.\nAnd yes, if I see the blue flowers again, I'm sure I'll stop and transplant them to my wildflower garden.\n\n<question>:\nHow long might the blue flower bloom in spring?\n\n<options>:\nA The whole day.\nB The whole season.\nC About one week.\nD About two weeks\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>:\nEach spring brings a new wildflower blooming in the fields along the highway I travel daily to work. There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eye. I've noticed that it blooms only in the morning hours. The afternoon sun is too warm for it. Every day each year for about two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.\nThis spring, I started a wildflower garden in my yard. I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. I've often thought that those lovely blue flowers from the fields would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers.\nEvery day I drove past the flowers, thinking, \"I'll stop on my way home and dig them.\" \"Gee, I don't want to get my good clothes dirty...\" Whatever the reason, I never stopped to dig them. My husband even gave me a tool one year for that expressed purpose.\nOne day on my way home from work, I was saddened to see that the highway department had cleared up the fields and the pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself, \"Way to go, you waited too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring. \"\nA week ago we were shocked and saddened to learn that my oldest sister-in-law has a cancer. She is 20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we haven't been as close as we all would have liked.\nI couldn't help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband's sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.\nAnd yes, if I see the blue flowers again, I'm sure I'll stop and transplant them to my wildflower garden.\n\n<question>:\nWhere did the writer want to transplant the flowers?\n\n<options>:\nA In the garden\nB Along the highway.\nC Across the fields.\nD Outside the yard.\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>:\nEach spring brings a new wildflower blooming in the fields along the highway I travel daily to work. There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eye. I've noticed that it blooms only in the morning hours. The afternoon sun is too warm for it. Every day each year for about two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.\nThis spring, I started a wildflower garden in my yard. I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. I've often thought that those lovely blue flowers from the fields would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers.\nEvery day I drove past the flowers, thinking, \"I'll stop on my way home and dig them.\" \"Gee, I don't want to get my good clothes dirty...\" Whatever the reason, I never stopped to dig them. My husband even gave me a tool one year for that expressed purpose.\nOne day on my way home from work, I was saddened to see that the highway department had cleared up the fields and the pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself, \"Way to go, you waited too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring. \"\nA week ago we were shocked and saddened to learn that my oldest sister-in-law has a cancer. She is 20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we haven't been as close as we all would have liked.\nI couldn't help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband's sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.\nAnd yes, if I see the blue flowers again, I'm sure I'll stop and transplant them to my wildflower garden.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is NOT true about the writer's sister-in-law?\n\n<options>:\nA She is seriously ill.\nB She is twenty years old.\nC She lives far away from the writer.\nD She is not in close touch with 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>:\nEach spring brings a new wildflower blooming in the fields along the highway I travel daily to work. There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eye. I've noticed that it blooms only in the morning hours. The afternoon sun is too warm for it. Every day each year for about two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.\nThis spring, I started a wildflower garden in my yard. I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. I've often thought that those lovely blue flowers from the fields would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers.\nEvery day I drove past the flowers, thinking, \"I'll stop on my way home and dig them.\" \"Gee, I don't want to get my good clothes dirty...\" Whatever the reason, I never stopped to dig them. My husband even gave me a tool one year for that expressed purpose.\nOne day on my way home from work, I was saddened to see that the highway department had cleared up the fields and the pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself, \"Way to go, you waited too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring. \"\nA week ago we were shocked and saddened to learn that my oldest sister-in-law has a cancer. She is 20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we haven't been as close as we all would have liked.\nI couldn't help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband's sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.\nAnd yes, if I see the blue flowers again, I'm sure I'll stop and transplant them to my wildflower garden.\n\n<question>:\nWhat does the writer want to tell us?\n\n<options>:\nA Refresh our wonderful moments every year.\nB Visit our relatives only after they get ill.\nC Value now and don't lose chances.\nD Plant flowers and don't enjoy them in the field.\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 maybe surprised to learn that one of the best steps you can take to protect your health is to step outside and spend some time in the grass, dirt and water.\n Our ancestors enjoyed the healing power of nature , and now scientists are starting to catch up.According to research in recent years, just having a view of nature has been shown to improve hospital patients' recovery and reduce illness rates among office workers.Also, exposure to wildlife, horseback riding, hiking, camping and farms can be helpful for a variety of health conditions in adults and children.\n Much of this type of research is focusing on children, and in fact an entire movement has quickly developed to connect kids with the healing power of nature.\n Obesity .Rates of childhood obesity have grown sharply in recent years, and this is partly because of reduced outdoor activity time.Increasing the time students spend learning about nature, both in and outside the classroom, would help solve this problem.Such lessons are often more attractive for students and often lead them to become more active outside.\n Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) .Exposure to ordinary natural settings in the course of common after-school and weekend activities may be effective in reducing attention deficit symptoms in children.Participation in green activities --such as nature walks--helped ADHD patients from a wide range of backgrounds to stay focused and complete tasks.\n Stress.Access to nature, even houseplants, can help children cope with stress.\n Depression and seasonal emotional disorder.Major depression requires medical treatment, but physical activity, especially outdoors, can help ease symptoms.For your average case of winter blues, experts suggest spending time outside every day and, if possible, taking the family to a sunny vacation spot in mid-winter.\n Experts emphasize that you needn' t go to wilderness preserves to enjoy nature' s benefits--simply walking in a city park or growing in a rooftop garden can make a difference.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to Para.4, lessons about nature _ .\n\n<options>:\nA should engage parents in them\nB should take place outdoors\nC are used widely at schools\nD are liked by students\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 maybe surprised to learn that one of the best steps you can take to protect your health is to step outside and spend some time in the grass, dirt and water.\n Our ancestors enjoyed the healing power of nature , and now scientists are starting to catch up.According to research in recent years, just having a view of nature has been shown to improve hospital patients' recovery and reduce illness rates among office workers.Also, exposure to wildlife, horseback riding, hiking, camping and farms can be helpful for a variety of health conditions in adults and children.\n Much of this type of research is focusing on children, and in fact an entire movement has quickly developed to connect kids with the healing power of nature.\n Obesity .Rates of childhood obesity have grown sharply in recent years, and this is partly because of reduced outdoor activity time.Increasing the time students spend learning about nature, both in and outside the classroom, would help solve this problem.Such lessons are often more attractive for students and often lead them to become more active outside.\n Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) .Exposure to ordinary natural settings in the course of common after-school and weekend activities may be effective in reducing attention deficit symptoms in children.Participation in green activities --such as nature walks--helped ADHD patients from a wide range of backgrounds to stay focused and complete tasks.\n Stress.Access to nature, even houseplants, can help children cope with stress.\n Depression and seasonal emotional disorder.Major depression requires medical treatment, but physical activity, especially outdoors, can help ease symptoms.For your average case of winter blues, experts suggest spending time outside every day and, if possible, taking the family to a sunny vacation spot in mid-winter.\n Experts emphasize that you needn' t go to wilderness preserves to enjoy nature' s benefits--simply walking in a city park or growing in a rooftop garden can make a difference.\n\n<question>:\nExposure to green areas in neighborhoods can _ .\n\n<options>:\nA improve children' s skills at learning\nB help reduce ADHD symptoms\nC treat major depression\nD cure winter blues\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>:\nAfter a very busy afternoon,as I walked into my house,I heard the phone ringing. It was my friend Lydia,upset over an argument with her husband. My usual approach is to offer advice,but this time,exhausted from chores,I simply sat down in a chair and listened to my friend's frustration and sadness. Without the disturbance of judgment or the desire to comfort her,I stayed totally quiet while she talked. Eventually Lydia's depression eased and we said our goodbyes. The next day she phoned to thank me. \"I'm so grateful for the way you helped me through this,\"she said.\nAt first I was surprised. After all,I had done nothing except be there for her. But after I had my own venting experience with another friend later that evening,I realized that my focused silence had some value. In fact,most relationship experts agree that talk is cheap;it's listening that's rare and valuable It allows you not only to hear what the other person is saying,but also to have a clear understanding of her thoughts and feelings. And for the speaker,that level of understanding translates into concern and respect.\nUnfortunately,listening isn't as easy as it sounds. Thanks to schedules filled with family and work,multitasking has become a barrier to listening. My tiredness may have been the only thing stopping me from folding laundry or checking my email while Lydia talked that afternoon.\nAnother barrier to listening is our listening system:Most of us take in only about half of what's being said during a conversation,according to the International Listening Association. Research shows that we speak at 125 to 150 words per minute,yet think at 500 words a minute. Therefore,because we think much more quickly than we speak,it is easy for us to lose our concentration when listening to speakers.\nWhile it can be hard to focus at times,it's a skill worth developing. With a little practice (employing some techniques),you can become a better listener.\n\n<question>:\nThe author uses the result of the research in Paragraph 4 to mainly show that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA we think much more quickly than we speak\nB we can only understand about half of what we hear\nC there is not much thinking time available while we are listening\nD we lose our concentration easily while we are listening\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>:\nBeing sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life. Relationships with family, friends, neighbours, even pets, will all do the trick, but the biggest longevity boost seems to come from marriage or an equivalent relationship. The effect was first noted in 1858 by William Farr, who wrote that widows and widowers were at a much higher risk of dying than their married peers. Studies since then suggest that marriage could add as much as seven years to a man's life and two to a woman's. The effect holds for all causes of death, whether illness, accident or self-harm.\nEven if the odds are stacked against you(the conditions are not favourable),marriage can more than compensate. Linda Waite of the University of Chicago has found that a married older man with heart disease can expect to live nearly four years longer than an unmarried man with a healthy heart. Likewise, a married man who smokes more than a pack a day is likely to live as long as a divorced man who doesn't smoke. There's a _ , however, as partners are more likely to become ill or die in the couple of years following their spouses; death, and caring for a spouse with mental disorder can leave you with some of the same severe problems. Even so, the odds favour marriage. In a 30-year study of more than 10,000 people, Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School describes how all kinds of social networks have similar effects.\nSo how does it work? The effects are complex, affected by socio-economic factors, health-service provision, emotional support and other more physiological mechanisms .For example, social contact can boost development of the brain and immune system, leading to better health and less chance of depression later in life. People in supportive relationships may handle stress better. Then there are the psychological benefits of a supportive partner.\nA life partner, children and good friends are all recommended if you aim to live to 100.The best social network is still being mapped out, but Christakis says:\" People are interconnected, so their health is interconnected.\"\n\n<question>:\nWilliam Farr's study and other studies show that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA social life provides an effective cure for illness\nB Being sociable helps improve one's quality of life\nC Women benefit more than men from marriage\nD Marriage contributes a great deal to longevity\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>:\nBeing sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life. Relationships with family, friends, neighbours, even pets, will all do the trick, but the biggest longevity boost seems to come from marriage or an equivalent relationship. The effect was first noted in 1858 by William Farr, who wrote that widows and widowers were at a much higher risk of dying than their married peers. Studies since then suggest that marriage could add as much as seven years to a man's life and two to a woman's. The effect holds for all causes of death, whether illness, accident or self-harm.\nEven if the odds are stacked against you(the conditions are not favourable),marriage can more than compensate. Linda Waite of the University of Chicago has found that a married older man with heart disease can expect to live nearly four years longer than an unmarried man with a healthy heart. Likewise, a married man who smokes more than a pack a day is likely to live as long as a divorced man who doesn't smoke. There's a _ , however, as partners are more likely to become ill or die in the couple of years following their spouses; death, and caring for a spouse with mental disorder can leave you with some of the same severe problems. Even so, the odds favour marriage. In a 30-year study of more than 10,000 people, Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School describes how all kinds of social networks have similar effects.\nSo how does it work? The effects are complex, affected by socio-economic factors, health-service provision, emotional support and other more physiological mechanisms .For example, social contact can boost development of the brain and immune system, leading to better health and less chance of depression later in life. People in supportive relationships may handle stress better. Then there are the psychological benefits of a supportive partner.\nA life partner, children and good friends are all recommended if you aim to live to 100.The best social network is still being mapped out, but Christakis says:\" People are interconnected, so their health is interconnected.\"\n\n<question>:\nLinda Waite's studies support the idea that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA older men should quit smoking to stay healthy\nB Marriage can help make up for ill health\nC The married are happier than the unmarried\nD Unmarried people are likely to suffer in later life\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>:\nBeing sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life. Relationships with family, friends, neighbours, even pets, will all do the trick, but the biggest longevity boost seems to come from marriage or an equivalent relationship. The effect was first noted in 1858 by William Farr, who wrote that widows and widowers were at a much higher risk of dying than their married peers. Studies since then suggest that marriage could add as much as seven years to a man's life and two to a woman's. The effect holds for all causes of death, whether illness, accident or self-harm.\nEven if the odds are stacked against you(the conditions are not favourable),marriage can more than compensate. Linda Waite of the University of Chicago has found that a married older man with heart disease can expect to live nearly four years longer than an unmarried man with a healthy heart. Likewise, a married man who smokes more than a pack a day is likely to live as long as a divorced man who doesn't smoke. There's a _ , however, as partners are more likely to become ill or die in the couple of years following their spouses; death, and caring for a spouse with mental disorder can leave you with some of the same severe problems. Even so, the odds favour marriage. In a 30-year study of more than 10,000 people, Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School describes how all kinds of social networks have similar effects.\nSo how does it work? The effects are complex, affected by socio-economic factors, health-service provision, emotional support and other more physiological mechanisms .For example, social contact can boost development of the brain and immune system, leading to better health and less chance of depression later in life. People in supportive relationships may handle stress better. Then there are the psychological benefits of a supportive partner.\nA life partner, children and good friends are all recommended if you aim to live to 100.The best social network is still being mapped out, but Christakis says:\" People are interconnected, so their health is interconnected.\"\n\n<question>:\nIt can be inferred from the context that the \"flip side\"(Line5,Para2)refers to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the disadvantages of being married\nB The emotional problems arising from marriage\nC The responsibility of taking care of one's family\nD The consequence of a broken marriage\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>:\nBeing sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life. Relationships with family, friends, neighbours, even pets, will all do the trick, but the biggest longevity boost seems to come from marriage or an equivalent relationship. The effect was first noted in 1858 by William Farr, who wrote that widows and widowers were at a much higher risk of dying than their married peers. Studies since then suggest that marriage could add as much as seven years to a man's life and two to a woman's. The effect holds for all causes of death, whether illness, accident or self-harm.\nEven if the odds are stacked against you(the conditions are not favourable),marriage can more than compensate. Linda Waite of the University of Chicago has found that a married older man with heart disease can expect to live nearly four years longer than an unmarried man with a healthy heart. Likewise, a married man who smokes more than a pack a day is likely to live as long as a divorced man who doesn't smoke. There's a _ , however, as partners are more likely to become ill or die in the couple of years following their spouses; death, and caring for a spouse with mental disorder can leave you with some of the same severe problems. Even so, the odds favour marriage. In a 30-year study of more than 10,000 people, Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School describes how all kinds of social networks have similar effects.\nSo how does it work? The effects are complex, affected by socio-economic factors, health-service provision, emotional support and other more physiological mechanisms .For example, social contact can boost development of the brain and immune system, leading to better health and less chance of depression later in life. People in supportive relationships may handle stress better. Then there are the psychological benefits of a supportive partner.\nA life partner, children and good friends are all recommended if you aim to live to 100.The best social network is still being mapped out, but Christakis says:\" People are interconnected, so their health is interconnected.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat does the author say about social networks?\n\n<options>:\nA They have effects similar to those of a marriage.\nB They help develop people's community spirit.\nC They provide timely support for those in need.\nD They help relieve people of their life's burden\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>:\nSurveys of American teenagers find that about half of them do not get enough sleep on school nights. They get an average of 60 to 90 minutes less than experts say they need.\nExperts say teens are biologically programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than other age groups. Yet many schools start classes as early as seven in the morning.\nAs a result,many students go to class feeling like Danny,16 years old. He plays two sports,lacrosse and football. He is an active teen--except in the morning. DANNY:\"Getting up in the morning is pretty terrible. I'm just very out of it and tired. And through first and second period I can hardly stay awake.\"\nMichael Breus,a clinical psychologist with a specialty in sleep disorders says:\"These aren't a bunch of lazy kids--although,you know,teenagers can of course be lazy. These are children whose biological rhythms,more times than not,are off.\"Teens,he says,need to sleep eight to nine hours or even nine to ten hours a night. He says sleepy teens can experience a form of depression that could have big effects on their general well-being. It can affect not just their ability in the classroom but also on the sports field and on the road because any tired driver is dangerous,especially a teenager with a lack of experience.\nSo what can schools do about sleepy students?The psychologist says one thing they can do is start classes later in the morning.\nEric Peterson,head of St.George's School in the northeastern state of Rhode Island,says,\"In the end,schools ought to do what's the right thing for their students,first and foremost.\"And he wanted to see if a 30-minute delay would make a difference.\ndid.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage,which of the following is the chief cause of sleepy teenagers?\n\n<options>:\nA Persona haibits.\nB Early school hours.\nC Sports activities.\nD Too much home 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>:\nSurveys of American teenagers find that about half of them do not get enough sleep on school nights. They get an average of 60 to 90 minutes less than experts say they need.\nExperts say teens are biologically programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than other age groups. Yet many schools start classes as early as seven in the morning.\nAs a result,many students go to class feeling like Danny,16 years old. He plays two sports,lacrosse and football. He is an active teen--except in the morning. DANNY:\"Getting up in the morning is pretty terrible. I'm just very out of it and tired. And through first and second period I can hardly stay awake.\"\nMichael Breus,a clinical psychologist with a specialty in sleep disorders says:\"These aren't a bunch of lazy kids--although,you know,teenagers can of course be lazy. These are children whose biological rhythms,more times than not,are off.\"Teens,he says,need to sleep eight to nine hours or even nine to ten hours a night. He says sleepy teens can experience a form of depression that could have big effects on their general well-being. It can affect not just their ability in the classroom but also on the sports field and on the road because any tired driver is dangerous,especially a teenager with a lack of experience.\nSo what can schools do about sleepy students?The psychologist says one thing they can do is start classes later in the morning.\nEric Peterson,head of St.George's School in the northeastern state of Rhode Island,says,\"In the end,schools ought to do what's the right thing for their students,first and foremost.\"And he wanted to see if a 30-minute delay would make a difference.\ndid.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to Michael Breus, _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Teenagers are too lazy to get up early for school.\nB Teenagers should change their biological rhythms.\nC Lacking sleep can cause serious problems.\nD Sleepy teenagers shouldn't drive to school.\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>:\nUFO stands for \"unidentified flying object\" . Many people reported having seen UFOs in the sky. A lot of countries tried to research them and in 1952 they got the name of UFO.\nThere were several reports published in the 19th century which were related to UFOs. Denison Daily News in its report of 25th January, 1878 wrote that a farmer, Martin, saw a flying object in the sky and it was just like a plate. This was the first time that the word plate had been related to the UFOs.\nThe first reports on UFOs came during World War II. In 1947 pilot Kenneth Arnold said while he was flying near the Mount Rainer he saw a very bright object in the sky. He said that it was like a plate too. The information given by Kenneth got lots of attention from the media and people.\nSeveral research organizations gave their reports on the UFOs. They showed direct or indirect physical evidence of the UFOs, and sometimes UFOs'appearance was found on the radar screen. Many people tried to take video tapes or photos of the UFOs as _ Most UFOs are in saucer shape while many UFOs are like a cigarette or a half ball.\nMany films and TV shows are made about UFOs. There are two famous movies which are created on the theme of UFOs and aliens, War of the Worldand Star Wars. UFOs have created a new field in science which is known as Ufology .\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is TRUE according to the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA People named the flying object UFO in the 19th century.\nB The UFOs Martin and Kenneth Arnold saw were in different shapes.\nC Kenneth Arnold was given little attention for his discovering UFO.\nD Martin was the first person that described the flying object as a plate.\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>:\nAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually leads to _ death. When the motor neurons die, the ability of the brain to initiate and control muscle movement is lost. With voluntary muscle action progressively affected, patients in the later stages of the disease may become totally paralyzed.\nA-myo-trophic comes from the Greek language. \"A\" means no or negative. \"Myo\" refers to muscle, and \"Trophic\" means nourishment--\"No muscle nourishment.\" When a muscle has no nourishment, it \"atrophies\" or wastes away. \"Lateral\" identifies the areas in a person's spinal cord where portions of the nerve cells that signal and control the muscles are located. As this area degenerates it leads to scarring or hardening (\"sclerosis\") in the region.\nAs motor neurons degenerate, they can no longer send impulses to the muscle fibers that normally result in muscle movement. Early symptoms of ALS often include increasing muscle weakness, especially involving the arms and legs, speech, swallowing or breathing. When muscles no longer receive the messages from the motor neurons that they require to function, the muscles begin to atrophy (become smaller). Limbs begin to look \"thinner\" as muscle tissue atrophies.\nWhat Types of Nerves Make Your Body Work Properly?\nThe body has many kinds of nerves. There are those involved in the process of thinking, memory, and of detecting sensations (such as hot/cold, sharp/dull), and others for vision, hearing, and other bodily functions. The nerves that are affected when you have ALS are the motor neurons that provide voluntary movements and muscle power. Examples of voluntary movements are your making the effort to reach for the phone or step off a curb; these actions are controlled by the muscles in the arms and legs.\nThe heart and the digestive system are also made of muscle but a different kind, and their movements are not under voluntary control. When your heart beats or a meal is digested, it all happens automatically. Therefore, the heart and digestive system are not involved in ALS. Breathing also may seem to be involuntary. Remember, though, while you cannot stop your heart, you can hold your breath-so be aware that ALS may eventually have an impact on breathing.\nAlthough the cause of ALS is not completely understood, the recent years have brought a wealth of new scientific understanding regarding the physiology of this disease.\nWhile there is not a cure or treatment today that halts or reverses ALS, there is one FDA approved drug, riluzole, that modestly slows the progression of ALS as well as several other drugs in clinical trials that hold promise.\nImportantly, there are significant devices and therapies that can manage the symptoms of ALS that help people maintain as much independence as possible and prolong survival. It is important to remember that ALS is a quite variable disease; no two people will have the same journey or experiences. There are medically documented cases of people in whom ALS 'burns out,' stops progressing or progresses at a very slow rate.\n\n<question>:\nWhich is NOT involved in the early symptoms of ALS _ ?\n\n<options>:\nA arms\nB speech\nC breathing\nD heart\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 classic joke goes like this: A nurse rushes into an exam room and says, \"Doctor, doctor, there's an invisible man in the waiting room.\" The doctor says, \"Tell him I can't see him.\"\nPretty simple, right?\nHere's how I tell it: \"A nurse--her name is Joyce--feels a presence in the waiting room. She looks around but sees nothing. She jumps up from her desk, carefully replaces her chair, and runs down the lavender-hued hallway to the doctor's office. She knocks on the door. No response. He's not there. Where can he be? She continues down the hall, admiring a lithograph of an 18th-century Mississippi paddleboat along the way.\" By this time, my audience has left, but I soldier on. \"She bursts into the exam room and says, 'Doctor, doctor!' The doctor, I should mention, is a urologist with a degree from Ohio State, which is where my nephew ...\"\nYou get the idea. I'm an embellisher. I can't leave a simple gag alone.\nI'm not the only joke-challenged member of the family. My sister's worse than I am. Her problem: She can't remember them. \"'A nurse rushes into an exam room and says...'Uh, let me start all over again. 'A nurse rushes into a waiting...'No, it's not the waiting room. She just came from the waiting room. Let me start all over again. 'A doctor rushes into...' No, wait...\"\nMy uncle's different. He's guilty of taking a perfectly fine joke and selling it as the second coming of Oscar Wilde, \"Okay, this is a good one. Ready? No, really, ready? Okay, fasten your seat belts. Ready?'A nurse...'Got it? A nurse? Okay, ready?'A nurse rushes into an exam room and says, \"Doctor, doctor, there's an invisible man in the waiting room.\"' Now, this is where it gets funny. Ready?\"\nNo one is ever ready, so they leave before he gets to the punch line.\nMy father's on Wall Street, so he hears all the jokes before they hit the Web. And he lets you know he knows them all by telling you all of them. He also knows that most people don't like jokes. So he slips them in under the radar: \"I was chatting with Ben Bernanke the other day. You know Ben, don't you? The Fed chief? Anyway, we were reviewing the Fed's policy on long-term interest rates, and he told me it had evolved into its current iteration only after a nurse rushed into an exam room and said, 'Doctor, doctor, there's...' Hey, where are you going?\"\nMy brother Mark understands that the secret to good joke telling is to know your audience. When he entertained my grandmother's bridge club one evening, he made it a point to adapt the joke to them: \"A beautiful blonde nurse rushes into a consulting room...\"\nNo one in my family has ever finished this joke.\nBut as bad as it is not to be able to tell a joke, there's something worse: not being able to listen to one. Take my cousin Mitch for example.\n\"Why couldn't the doctor see him?\" he asked.\n\"Because he's invisible,\" I said.\n\"Now, I didn't get that. I thought the doctor couldn't see him because he was with a patient.\"\n\"Well, yeah, okay, but the fact that the guy was invisible...\"\n\"Could the nurse see him?\"\n\"No. She's the one who said he was invisible...\"\n\"How'd she know he was there?\"\n\"Because he...\"\n\"When you say he was invisible, does that mean his clothes were invisible too?\" Here's where I tried to walk away.\n\"Because if his clothes weren't invisible,\" Mitch said, stepping between me and the exit, \"then the doctor could see him, right?\"\n\"Yeah, but ...\"\n\"At least his clothes.\"\n\"I guess...\"\n\"Unless he was naked.\"\n\"Okay, he was naked!\"\n\"Why would he go to his doctor naked?\"\nNext time you see my family and someone is telling a joke, do yourself a favor: Make yourself invisible.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is true according to this article?\n\n<options>:\nA No one in the writer's family is good at telling jokes.\nB Mark is the best at telling jokes in his family.\nC Mitch is very sensitive to all kinds of jokes.\nD A typically classic joke should cover all the details.\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 classic joke goes like this: A nurse rushes into an exam room and says, \"Doctor, doctor, there's an invisible man in the waiting room.\" The doctor says, \"Tell him I can't see him.\"\nPretty simple, right?\nHere's how I tell it: \"A nurse--her name is Joyce--feels a presence in the waiting room. She looks around but sees nothing. She jumps up from her desk, carefully replaces her chair, and runs down the lavender-hued hallway to the doctor's office. She knocks on the door. No response. He's not there. Where can he be? She continues down the hall, admiring a lithograph of an 18th-century Mississippi paddleboat along the way.\" By this time, my audience has left, but I soldier on. \"She bursts into the exam room and says, 'Doctor, doctor!' The doctor, I should mention, is a urologist with a degree from Ohio State, which is where my nephew ...\"\nYou get the idea. I'm an embellisher. I can't leave a simple gag alone.\nI'm not the only joke-challenged member of the family. My sister's worse than I am. Her problem: She can't remember them. \"'A nurse rushes into an exam room and says...'Uh, let me start all over again. 'A nurse rushes into a waiting...'No, it's not the waiting room. She just came from the waiting room. Let me start all over again. 'A doctor rushes into...' No, wait...\"\nMy uncle's different. He's guilty of taking a perfectly fine joke and selling it as the second coming of Oscar Wilde, \"Okay, this is a good one. Ready? No, really, ready? Okay, fasten your seat belts. Ready?'A nurse...'Got it? A nurse? Okay, ready?'A nurse rushes into an exam room and says, \"Doctor, doctor, there's an invisible man in the waiting room.\"' Now, this is where it gets funny. Ready?\"\nNo one is ever ready, so they leave before he gets to the punch line.\nMy father's on Wall Street, so he hears all the jokes before they hit the Web. And he lets you know he knows them all by telling you all of them. He also knows that most people don't like jokes. So he slips them in under the radar: \"I was chatting with Ben Bernanke the other day. You know Ben, don't you? The Fed chief? Anyway, we were reviewing the Fed's policy on long-term interest rates, and he told me it had evolved into its current iteration only after a nurse rushed into an exam room and said, 'Doctor, doctor, there's...' Hey, where are you going?\"\nMy brother Mark understands that the secret to good joke telling is to know your audience. When he entertained my grandmother's bridge club one evening, he made it a point to adapt the joke to them: \"A beautiful blonde nurse rushes into a consulting room...\"\nNo one in my family has ever finished this joke.\nBut as bad as it is not to be able to tell a joke, there's something worse: not being able to listen to one. Take my cousin Mitch for example.\n\"Why couldn't the doctor see him?\" he asked.\n\"Because he's invisible,\" I said.\n\"Now, I didn't get that. I thought the doctor couldn't see him because he was with a patient.\"\n\"Well, yeah, okay, but the fact that the guy was invisible...\"\n\"Could the nurse see him?\"\n\"No. She's the one who said he was invisible...\"\n\"How'd she know he was there?\"\n\"Because he...\"\n\"When you say he was invisible, does that mean his clothes were invisible too?\" Here's where I tried to walk away.\n\"Because if his clothes weren't invisible,\" Mitch said, stepping between me and the exit, \"then the doctor could see him, right?\"\n\"Yeah, but ...\"\n\"At least his clothes.\"\n\"I guess...\"\n\"Unless he was naked.\"\n\"Okay, he was naked!\"\n\"Why would he go to his doctor naked?\"\nNext time you see my family and someone is telling a joke, do yourself a favor: Make yourself invisible.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is inappropriate about Mark's adaptation of the joke?\n\n<options>:\nA He knows the audience very well.\nB He shouldn't have entertained a bridge club.\nC He shouldn't have begun the story with a beautiful blond nurse.\nD He shouldn't have told old people jokes.\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 classic joke goes like this: A nurse rushes into an exam room and says, \"Doctor, doctor, there's an invisible man in the waiting room.\" The doctor says, \"Tell him I can't see him.\"\nPretty simple, right?\nHere's how I tell it: \"A nurse--her name is Joyce--feels a presence in the waiting room. She looks around but sees nothing. She jumps up from her desk, carefully replaces her chair, and runs down the lavender-hued hallway to the doctor's office. She knocks on the door. No response. He's not there. Where can he be? She continues down the hall, admiring a lithograph of an 18th-century Mississippi paddleboat along the way.\" By this time, my audience has left, but I soldier on. \"She bursts into the exam room and says, 'Doctor, doctor!' The doctor, I should mention, is a urologist with a degree from Ohio State, which is where my nephew ...\"\nYou get the idea. I'm an embellisher. I can't leave a simple gag alone.\nI'm not the only joke-challenged member of the family. My sister's worse than I am. Her problem: She can't remember them. \"'A nurse rushes into an exam room and says...'Uh, let me start all over again. 'A nurse rushes into a waiting...'No, it's not the waiting room. She just came from the waiting room. Let me start all over again. 'A doctor rushes into...' No, wait...\"\nMy uncle's different. He's guilty of taking a perfectly fine joke and selling it as the second coming of Oscar Wilde, \"Okay, this is a good one. Ready? No, really, ready? Okay, fasten your seat belts. Ready?'A nurse...'Got it? A nurse? Okay, ready?'A nurse rushes into an exam room and says, \"Doctor, doctor, there's an invisible man in the waiting room.\"' Now, this is where it gets funny. Ready?\"\nNo one is ever ready, so they leave before he gets to the punch line.\nMy father's on Wall Street, so he hears all the jokes before they hit the Web. And he lets you know he knows them all by telling you all of them. He also knows that most people don't like jokes. So he slips them in under the radar: \"I was chatting with Ben Bernanke the other day. You know Ben, don't you? The Fed chief? Anyway, we were reviewing the Fed's policy on long-term interest rates, and he told me it had evolved into its current iteration only after a nurse rushed into an exam room and said, 'Doctor, doctor, there's...' Hey, where are you going?\"\nMy brother Mark understands that the secret to good joke telling is to know your audience. When he entertained my grandmother's bridge club one evening, he made it a point to adapt the joke to them: \"A beautiful blonde nurse rushes into a consulting room...\"\nNo one in my family has ever finished this joke.\nBut as bad as it is not to be able to tell a joke, there's something worse: not being able to listen to one. Take my cousin Mitch for example.\n\"Why couldn't the doctor see him?\" he asked.\n\"Because he's invisible,\" I said.\n\"Now, I didn't get that. I thought the doctor couldn't see him because he was with a patient.\"\n\"Well, yeah, okay, but the fact that the guy was invisible...\"\n\"Could the nurse see him?\"\n\"No. She's the one who said he was invisible...\"\n\"How'd she know he was there?\"\n\"Because he...\"\n\"When you say he was invisible, does that mean his clothes were invisible too?\" Here's where I tried to walk away.\n\"Because if his clothes weren't invisible,\" Mitch said, stepping between me and the exit, \"then the doctor could see him, right?\"\n\"Yeah, but ...\"\n\"At least his clothes.\"\n\"I guess...\"\n\"Unless he was naked.\"\n\"Okay, he was naked!\"\n\"Why would he go to his doctor naked?\"\nNext time you see my family and someone is telling a joke, do yourself a favor: Make yourself invisible.\n\n<question>:\nMitch stepped between me and the exit because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA he wanted to go out with me\nB he wanted to block my way out\nC he was trying to repay the situation in the consulting room\nD he wanted to show that the doctor could see the patient\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 classic joke goes like this: A nurse rushes into an exam room and says, \"Doctor, doctor, there's an invisible man in the waiting room.\" The doctor says, \"Tell him I can't see him.\"\nPretty simple, right?\nHere's how I tell it: \"A nurse--her name is Joyce--feels a presence in the waiting room. She looks around but sees nothing. She jumps up from her desk, carefully replaces her chair, and runs down the lavender-hued hallway to the doctor's office. She knocks on the door. No response. He's not there. Where can he be? She continues down the hall, admiring a lithograph of an 18th-century Mississippi paddleboat along the way.\" By this time, my audience has left, but I soldier on. \"She bursts into the exam room and says, 'Doctor, doctor!' The doctor, I should mention, is a urologist with a degree from Ohio State, which is where my nephew ...\"\nYou get the idea. I'm an embellisher. I can't leave a simple gag alone.\nI'm not the only joke-challenged member of the family. My sister's worse than I am. Her problem: She can't remember them. \"'A nurse rushes into an exam room and says...'Uh, let me start all over again. 'A nurse rushes into a waiting...'No, it's not the waiting room. She just came from the waiting room. Let me start all over again. 'A doctor rushes into...' No, wait...\"\nMy uncle's different. He's guilty of taking a perfectly fine joke and selling it as the second coming of Oscar Wilde, \"Okay, this is a good one. Ready? No, really, ready? Okay, fasten your seat belts. Ready?'A nurse...'Got it? A nurse? Okay, ready?'A nurse rushes into an exam room and says, \"Doctor, doctor, there's an invisible man in the waiting room.\"' Now, this is where it gets funny. Ready?\"\nNo one is ever ready, so they leave before he gets to the punch line.\nMy father's on Wall Street, so he hears all the jokes before they hit the Web. And he lets you know he knows them all by telling you all of them. He also knows that most people don't like jokes. So he slips them in under the radar: \"I was chatting with Ben Bernanke the other day. You know Ben, don't you? The Fed chief? Anyway, we were reviewing the Fed's policy on long-term interest rates, and he told me it had evolved into its current iteration only after a nurse rushed into an exam room and said, 'Doctor, doctor, there's...' Hey, where are you going?\"\nMy brother Mark understands that the secret to good joke telling is to know your audience. When he entertained my grandmother's bridge club one evening, he made it a point to adapt the joke to them: \"A beautiful blonde nurse rushes into a consulting room...\"\nNo one in my family has ever finished this joke.\nBut as bad as it is not to be able to tell a joke, there's something worse: not being able to listen to one. Take my cousin Mitch for example.\n\"Why couldn't the doctor see him?\" he asked.\n\"Because he's invisible,\" I said.\n\"Now, I didn't get that. I thought the doctor couldn't see him because he was with a patient.\"\n\"Well, yeah, okay, but the fact that the guy was invisible...\"\n\"Could the nurse see him?\"\n\"No. She's the one who said he was invisible...\"\n\"How'd she know he was there?\"\n\"Because he...\"\n\"When you say he was invisible, does that mean his clothes were invisible too?\" Here's where I tried to walk away.\n\"Because if his clothes weren't invisible,\" Mitch said, stepping between me and the exit, \"then the doctor could see him, right?\"\n\"Yeah, but ...\"\n\"At least his clothes.\"\n\"I guess...\"\n\"Unless he was naked.\"\n\"Okay, he was naked!\"\n\"Why would he go to his doctor naked?\"\nNext time you see my family and someone is telling a joke, do yourself a favor: Make yourself invisible.\n\n<question>:\nWhich is the best title of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Learn to Amuse Others\nB Where to Find a Doctor\nC How to Ruin a Classic Joke\nD A Story about a Funny Family\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 you are interested to find a part-time job or learn something different during your spare time, you can have a look at the following jobs offered by the DC Public Library.\nTeens of Distinction Program\nThe DC Public Library offers part-time jobs for teens through the Teens of Distinction Program. Teens work 10-12 hours per week all year long, helping the library with important tasks and projects. The Teens of Distinction Program is now hiring! To apply, you have to:\n* be a DC resident\n* have and maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average\n* be 16 to 18 years old\n* be able to work 10-12 hours per week\n* be able to work for DCPL for at least 9 months\nOh, and of course you have to impress us with your wonderful personality!\nTeen Volunteer Opportunities\nIf you want to earn community service hours for school, Youth202 is a good choice.\nYouth202 is a radio program created by youth and for youth. You can learn radio production skills, interview people around you, and help keep other teens to learn news, events, and anything else you think is important.\nSummer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)\nEvery summer, teens can work here to help library customers organize books and learn lots of new skills, such as program planning, writing and media production.\nOn Friday, January 25 at 12:15 pm, the application for the 2014 SYEP will be open to teens between the ages of 14 and 21.\nApplications will be processed on a firstcome, firstserved basis. Space is limited this year, so teens are encouraged to apply early, and remember not to miss the deadline, Saturday, February 16.\n\n<question>:\nWho has the biggest chance to work for the 2014 SYEP?\n\n<options>:\nA A teenager who applies early.\nB A teenager who is popular.\nC A teenager who is smart.\nD A teenager who gets high grades in exams.\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 you are interested to find a part-time job or learn something different during your spare time, you can have a look at the following jobs offered by the DC Public Library.\nTeens of Distinction Program\nThe DC Public Library offers part-time jobs for teens through the Teens of Distinction Program. Teens work 10-12 hours per week all year long, helping the library with important tasks and projects. The Teens of Distinction Program is now hiring! To apply, you have to:\n* be a DC resident\n* have and maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average\n* be 16 to 18 years old\n* be able to work 10-12 hours per week\n* be able to work for DCPL for at least 9 months\nOh, and of course you have to impress us with your wonderful personality!\nTeen Volunteer Opportunities\nIf you want to earn community service hours for school, Youth202 is a good choice.\nYouth202 is a radio program created by youth and for youth. You can learn radio production skills, interview people around you, and help keep other teens to learn news, events, and anything else you think is important.\nSummer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)\nEvery summer, teens can work here to help library customers organize books and learn lots of new skills, such as program planning, writing and media production.\nOn Friday, January 25 at 12:15 pm, the application for the 2014 SYEP will be open to teens between the ages of 14 and 21.\nApplications will be processed on a firstcome, firstserved basis. Space is limited this year, so teens are encouraged to apply early, and remember not to miss the deadline, Saturday, February 16.\n\n<question>:\nThe aim of text is to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA introduce the DC Public Library\nB describe the job of library workers\nC offer teenager part-time jobs in the DC Public Library\nD teach how to apply for part-time jobs\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 recent research shows that most people while attending their very first or second interview face the problem of interview nerves. This interview nerves simply make them nervous and depressed. This mainly happens due to lack of confidence and belief in oneself. Most of them even suffer from sleepless nights.\nThey feel as if interviews are nothing but a questioning by an unknown person who will judge them by their answers. They simply can't understand or _ that the interviews are as beneficial for them as for the company.\nTo overcome these problems, people need to make their mind set for facing the interview full of confidence. This can be done by building up confidence that this job is for me only. They need to make preparations for the estimated questions to be asked in the interview. They also need to be familiar with a few details of the company like its products, vision, recent achievement, etc. This is just to have an upper hand in the interview so that you can explain that you are the right candidate for the company. One must be completely relaxed before the interview. Because stress is one of the major reasons which reduces one's performance ability.\nAnother way of getting over with your nerves is by a well known therapy called as hypnosis. Hypnosis is a very effective therapy which is generally used for curing nerves of Examinations, Interviews, Meetings, etc. Hypnosis mainly activates your subconscious mind so that you are extra alert and attentive what you are doing. Thus this gives you a lot more confidence to deal with.\nNow here are some of the tips you must follow for your interview.\n* You must be fully prepared for the interview and you must possess everything required.\n* You must maintain a complete eye contact with the interviewer, because it will show your confidence.\n* You must not do any nervous acts like being fidgety, fixing your tie or touching your clothes dress again and again.\n* Be positive while talking and use your hands to express yourself.\n* With hypnosis you can come in terms with such a situation and will be well prepared to face a barrage of questions that come your way.\n\n<question>:\nPeople feel nervous while attending interview in that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA they doesn't sleep well\nB they lack confidence\nC they doesn't know about the company\nD they are afraid to miss the chance\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 recent research shows that most people while attending their very first or second interview face the problem of interview nerves. This interview nerves simply make them nervous and depressed. This mainly happens due to lack of confidence and belief in oneself. Most of them even suffer from sleepless nights.\nThey feel as if interviews are nothing but a questioning by an unknown person who will judge them by their answers. They simply can't understand or _ that the interviews are as beneficial for them as for the company.\nTo overcome these problems, people need to make their mind set for facing the interview full of confidence. This can be done by building up confidence that this job is for me only. They need to make preparations for the estimated questions to be asked in the interview. They also need to be familiar with a few details of the company like its products, vision, recent achievement, etc. This is just to have an upper hand in the interview so that you can explain that you are the right candidate for the company. One must be completely relaxed before the interview. Because stress is one of the major reasons which reduces one's performance ability.\nAnother way of getting over with your nerves is by a well known therapy called as hypnosis. Hypnosis is a very effective therapy which is generally used for curing nerves of Examinations, Interviews, Meetings, etc. Hypnosis mainly activates your subconscious mind so that you are extra alert and attentive what you are doing. Thus this gives you a lot more confidence to deal with.\nNow here are some of the tips you must follow for your interview.\n* You must be fully prepared for the interview and you must possess everything required.\n* You must maintain a complete eye contact with the interviewer, because it will show your confidence.\n* You must not do any nervous acts like being fidgety, fixing your tie or touching your clothes dress again and again.\n* Be positive while talking and use your hands to express yourself.\n* With hypnosis you can come in terms with such a situation and will be well prepared to face a barrage of questions that come your way.\n\n<question>:\nWhy do people need to be familiar with the details of the company _ ?\n\n<options>:\nA To show that he or she knows a lot\nB To express his or her wish\nC To have an upper hand in the interview\nD To fool the interviewer\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 recent research shows that most people while attending their very first or second interview face the problem of interview nerves. This interview nerves simply make them nervous and depressed. This mainly happens due to lack of confidence and belief in oneself. Most of them even suffer from sleepless nights.\nThey feel as if interviews are nothing but a questioning by an unknown person who will judge them by their answers. They simply can't understand or _ that the interviews are as beneficial for them as for the company.\nTo overcome these problems, people need to make their mind set for facing the interview full of confidence. This can be done by building up confidence that this job is for me only. They need to make preparations for the estimated questions to be asked in the interview. They also need to be familiar with a few details of the company like its products, vision, recent achievement, etc. This is just to have an upper hand in the interview so that you can explain that you are the right candidate for the company. One must be completely relaxed before the interview. Because stress is one of the major reasons which reduces one's performance ability.\nAnother way of getting over with your nerves is by a well known therapy called as hypnosis. Hypnosis is a very effective therapy which is generally used for curing nerves of Examinations, Interviews, Meetings, etc. Hypnosis mainly activates your subconscious mind so that you are extra alert and attentive what you are doing. Thus this gives you a lot more confidence to deal with.\nNow here are some of the tips you must follow for your interview.\n* You must be fully prepared for the interview and you must possess everything required.\n* You must maintain a complete eye contact with the interviewer, because it will show your confidence.\n* You must not do any nervous acts like being fidgety, fixing your tie or touching your clothes dress again and again.\n* Be positive while talking and use your hands to express yourself.\n* With hypnosis you can come in terms with such a situation and will be well prepared to face a barrage of questions that come your way.\n\n<question>:\nWhat's the purpose of the passage _ ?\n\n<options>:\nA To help overcome interview nerves\nB To tell people the meaning of interview nerves\nC To tell people how to attend interviews\nD To help people become more confident\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>:\nTexting long messages can be a pain in the neck. The repetitive action of working your fingers across the keyboard of your cell phone can cause some of the same chronic pain problems previously limited to those who'd spent a lifetime typing.\nThe possible connection is particularly worrying considering how much teens and young adults -- and increasingly those in professional settings -- are texting nowadays, said Judith Gold, who carried out one of the first studies on the potential connection.\nText messaging is a fairly new technology, Gold says, so this is a new area of research for those who study ergonomics . But \"considering the similarities in body position, findings from research on overuse injuries from computers could be applicable\" to texting.\n\"The way the body is positioned for texting - fixed shoulders and back with rapidly moving fingers - is similar to the position for typing on a computer,\" Gold explained. Previous research has found pain in the elbow connected with too much thumb texting. \nTo look for a broader link between texting and chronic pain, Gold and her colleagues sent a questionnaire to 138 college students, asking them to report the number of text messages they sent per day (in four categories: 0, 1-10, 11-20, 21+ messages) and to point out any discomfort they felt on a body map.\nThe research showed an association between the number of text messages sent per day and shoulder discomfort. The effect seemed to be particularly pronounced in males, though Gold says she doesn't know why that would be.\n\"What we've seen so far is very similar to what we see with office workers who've spent most of their time at a computer,\" Gold said. However, Gold's study did not take account of the amount of time the people surveyed also spent typing on computers, which could be affecting the results.\n\n<question>:\nIn the past, who usually suffered from a pain in the neck according to the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA A writer\nB A typist\nC A teacher\nD A doctor\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>:\nTexting long messages can be a pain in the neck. The repetitive action of working your fingers across the keyboard of your cell phone can cause some of the same chronic pain problems previously limited to those who'd spent a lifetime typing.\nThe possible connection is particularly worrying considering how much teens and young adults -- and increasingly those in professional settings -- are texting nowadays, said Judith Gold, who carried out one of the first studies on the potential connection.\nText messaging is a fairly new technology, Gold says, so this is a new area of research for those who study ergonomics . But \"considering the similarities in body position, findings from research on overuse injuries from computers could be applicable\" to texting.\n\"The way the body is positioned for texting - fixed shoulders and back with rapidly moving fingers - is similar to the position for typing on a computer,\" Gold explained. Previous research has found pain in the elbow connected with too much thumb texting. \nTo look for a broader link between texting and chronic pain, Gold and her colleagues sent a questionnaire to 138 college students, asking them to report the number of text messages they sent per day (in four categories: 0, 1-10, 11-20, 21+ messages) and to point out any discomfort they felt on a body map.\nThe research showed an association between the number of text messages sent per day and shoulder discomfort. The effect seemed to be particularly pronounced in males, though Gold says she doesn't know why that would be.\n\"What we've seen so far is very similar to what we see with office workers who've spent most of their time at a computer,\" Gold said. However, Gold's study did not take account of the amount of time the people surveyed also spent typing on computers, which could be affecting the results.\n\n<question>:\nThe passage mainly tells us _ .\n\n<options>:\nA what ergonomics is\nB texting too much causes a pain in the neck\nC whether texting is beneficial or not\nD the connection between texting and typing\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>:\nTexting long messages can be a pain in the neck. The repetitive action of working your fingers across the keyboard of your cell phone can cause some of the same chronic pain problems previously limited to those who'd spent a lifetime typing.\nThe possible connection is particularly worrying considering how much teens and young adults -- and increasingly those in professional settings -- are texting nowadays, said Judith Gold, who carried out one of the first studies on the potential connection.\nText messaging is a fairly new technology, Gold says, so this is a new area of research for those who study ergonomics . But \"considering the similarities in body position, findings from research on overuse injuries from computers could be applicable\" to texting.\n\"The way the body is positioned for texting - fixed shoulders and back with rapidly moving fingers - is similar to the position for typing on a computer,\" Gold explained. Previous research has found pain in the elbow connected with too much thumb texting. \nTo look for a broader link between texting and chronic pain, Gold and her colleagues sent a questionnaire to 138 college students, asking them to report the number of text messages they sent per day (in four categories: 0, 1-10, 11-20, 21+ messages) and to point out any discomfort they felt on a body map.\nThe research showed an association between the number of text messages sent per day and shoulder discomfort. The effect seemed to be particularly pronounced in males, though Gold says she doesn't know why that would be.\n\"What we've seen so far is very similar to what we see with office workers who've spent most of their time at a computer,\" Gold said. However, Gold's study did not take account of the amount of time the people surveyed also spent typing on computers, which could be affecting the results.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be inferred from the passage that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the study was the first one carried out by Gold\nB one positions oneself differently from computer-users when texting\nC the amount of computer-use time was calculated in the survey\nD the result of the survey was not 100% convincing\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 first outstanding deaf teacher in America was a Frenchman Laurent Clerc. He and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet founded America's first school for the deaf.\nWhen Laurent Clerc was one year old, he fell into a fire. As a result, he lost both his hearing and his sense of smell. At the age of 12, Laurent entered the Royal Institution for the Deaf in Paris. After he graduated, the school asked him to stay on as an assistant teacher.\nMeanwhile, in America, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was studying to be a minister when he met a young deaf girl, Alice Cogswell. He was upset to learn that there were no schools for the deaf in America. Therefore, in 1815, Gallaudet sailed to London to seek ideas on how to teach deaf people. However, he was unable to get help. He met a French educator of the deaf who invited him to Paris to learn at the Royal Institution for the Deaf.\nGallaudet went to the Royal Institution for the Deaf, where Clerc became his Sign Language teacher. The two worked and studied well together. When the time came for Gallaudet to return to America, he asked Clerc to come with him.\nThe two men set sail on June 18, 1816. The voyage across the Atlantic Ocean took 52 days; however, Clerc and Gallaudet put the time to good use. They discussed the school for the deaf which they planned to open. On the long trip, they had many conversations about education and deafness. The year after they arrived, they founded a school for the deaf in Harford, Connecticut.\n\n<question>:\nAmerica's first school for the deaf was founded _ .\n\n<options>:\nA in 1816\nB in 1817\nC by a Fenchman\nD by an American\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 first outstanding deaf teacher in America was a Frenchman Laurent Clerc. He and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet founded America's first school for the deaf.\nWhen Laurent Clerc was one year old, he fell into a fire. As a result, he lost both his hearing and his sense of smell. At the age of 12, Laurent entered the Royal Institution for the Deaf in Paris. After he graduated, the school asked him to stay on as an assistant teacher.\nMeanwhile, in America, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was studying to be a minister when he met a young deaf girl, Alice Cogswell. He was upset to learn that there were no schools for the deaf in America. Therefore, in 1815, Gallaudet sailed to London to seek ideas on how to teach deaf people. However, he was unable to get help. He met a French educator of the deaf who invited him to Paris to learn at the Royal Institution for the Deaf.\nGallaudet went to the Royal Institution for the Deaf, where Clerc became his Sign Language teacher. The two worked and studied well together. When the time came for Gallaudet to return to America, he asked Clerc to come with him.\nThe two men set sail on June 18, 1816. The voyage across the Atlantic Ocean took 52 days; however, Clerc and Gallaudet put the time to good use. They discussed the school for the deaf which they planned to open. On the long trip, they had many conversations about education and deafness. The year after they arrived, they founded a school for the deaf in Harford, Connecticut.\n\n<question>:\nThomas Hopkins Gallaudet sailed to London because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA he wanted to study the system of deaf education\nB he needed to finish his studies to become a minister\nC he wanted to get help from Clerc\nD he wanted to find schools for the deaf\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 first outstanding deaf teacher in America was a Frenchman Laurent Clerc. He and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet founded America's first school for the deaf.\nWhen Laurent Clerc was one year old, he fell into a fire. As a result, he lost both his hearing and his sense of smell. At the age of 12, Laurent entered the Royal Institution for the Deaf in Paris. After he graduated, the school asked him to stay on as an assistant teacher.\nMeanwhile, in America, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was studying to be a minister when he met a young deaf girl, Alice Cogswell. He was upset to learn that there were no schools for the deaf in America. Therefore, in 1815, Gallaudet sailed to London to seek ideas on how to teach deaf people. However, he was unable to get help. He met a French educator of the deaf who invited him to Paris to learn at the Royal Institution for the Deaf.\nGallaudet went to the Royal Institution for the Deaf, where Clerc became his Sign Language teacher. The two worked and studied well together. When the time came for Gallaudet to return to America, he asked Clerc to come with him.\nThe two men set sail on June 18, 1816. The voyage across the Atlantic Ocean took 52 days; however, Clerc and Gallaudet put the time to good use. They discussed the school for the deaf which they planned to open. On the long trip, they had many conversations about education and deafness. The year after they arrived, they founded a school for the deaf in Harford, Connecticut.\n\n<question>:\nThe main idea of this passage could best be stated as _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Clerc was an intelligent man\nB Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was grateful to Clerc for all that he taught him\nC Clerc would teach the deaf in America rather than in Paris\nD Clerc, an educated Frenchman, made a difference to American Deaf Education\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>:\nCan food be free, fresh and easily accessible? That's the bold question that the city of Seattle is hoping to answer with a new experimental farm not far from the city's downtown area that will have fruits and vegetables for anyone to harvest this fall.\nOn Beacon Hill, just south of central Seattle, landscape developers and a few affordable-food advocates are building an eatable food forest. Everything grown in the area will be eatable. And it'll be open around the clock to anyone who wants to come and pick some fresh blueberries or pears.\nOrganizers shared with National Geographic a list of the crop offerings. Many are expected: apples, berries and tomatoes. But others are pretty far-out. A large Asian community in the area suggested things like Asian pears and honeyberries. A European influence led to the planting of medlar trees.\nThe concept is modeled on permaculture, a design system and school of thought emphasizing the use of renewable nature resources and the enrichment of local ecosystems. Offering people free, fresh food is one motivation, but making the land useful and ecologically enriched is the larger goal.\nThat being said, some potential problems come to mind. What if all of one fruit is gone the first weekend when it's ripe? What if people pick things too early and spoil the potential for everyone?\nOrganizers aren't concerned about those questions. \"We've had many discussions about what would happen if someone comes and picks all the blueberries,\" says Margarett Harrison, the landscape architect designing the project.\" But that's been considered as a good thing. We'll just plant more.\"\nAnything related to agriculture and good food -- in large quantities -- takes time. Most of the trees won't be mature enough for a few more years. But a few decades could make the area impressively productive.\nIdealistic? Perhaps. But it's the kind of idealism that anyone who likes to eat fresh things from time to time can get behind. And that's the type of motivation that organizers hope will keep going.\n\n<question>:\nWhat's Margarett Hrrison's attitude towards the potential problems the forest may face?\n\n<options>:\nA Concerned.\nB Cautious.\nC Optimistic.\nD Uninterested\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>:\nCan food be free, fresh and easily accessible? That's the bold question that the city of Seattle is hoping to answer with a new experimental farm not far from the city's downtown area that will have fruits and vegetables for anyone to harvest this fall.\nOn Beacon Hill, just south of central Seattle, landscape developers and a few affordable-food advocates are building an eatable food forest. Everything grown in the area will be eatable. And it'll be open around the clock to anyone who wants to come and pick some fresh blueberries or pears.\nOrganizers shared with National Geographic a list of the crop offerings. Many are expected: apples, berries and tomatoes. But others are pretty far-out. A large Asian community in the area suggested things like Asian pears and honeyberries. A European influence led to the planting of medlar trees.\nThe concept is modeled on permaculture, a design system and school of thought emphasizing the use of renewable nature resources and the enrichment of local ecosystems. Offering people free, fresh food is one motivation, but making the land useful and ecologically enriched is the larger goal.\nThat being said, some potential problems come to mind. What if all of one fruit is gone the first weekend when it's ripe? What if people pick things too early and spoil the potential for everyone?\nOrganizers aren't concerned about those questions. \"We've had many discussions about what would happen if someone comes and picks all the blueberries,\" says Margarett Harrison, the landscape architect designing the project.\" But that's been considered as a good thing. We'll just plant more.\"\nAnything related to agriculture and good food -- in large quantities -- takes time. Most of the trees won't be mature enough for a few more years. But a few decades could make the area impressively productive.\nIdealistic? Perhaps. But it's the kind of idealism that anyone who likes to eat fresh things from time to time can get behind. And that's the type of motivation that organizers hope will keep going.\n\n<question>:\nThe text is mainly about _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Seattle's free food experiment\nB what the future of forests will be\nC agricultural development in Seattle\nD how to keep in harmony with nature\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 news that China bans time-travel TV dramas and movies got a lot of attention on the Internet. Yet, time travel in China is a bit different from time travel in common sense. It is anything but science fiction and always goes backwards in time. There is minimum imagination involved--no ever-ending circles that mess up present and future, no advanced technology, no new social orders or new human forms from the twenty--whatever century, everything is a known historical fact when you travel through in China.\nIt is not even called time travel; rather the Chinese people refer to it as time crossover. Time crossover has been an extremely popular theme for online novels for years (in fact, it is an indispensable part of China's online culture), and didn't get picked up by TV and the big screen until recent two years. Most of time-travel dramas and movies are adapted from popular online novels and like in other cases adaptations are never better than the original books.\nThe main plot of time-travel novels or TV dramas can be very well summarized in one sentence: from nobody to somebody. Time travel in China is more about escaping from the reality than about realizing wild dreams.\nIn China, there is no need of time machine either. People travel backwards in time via the possession of antiques presence at historical places of interest encounter of life-threatening accidents or simple a look into the mirror. Some time-travel novels even start with ''I wanted togo back to history so much that one morning when I opened my eyes I was back.'' Technology is not relevant at all.\nThough China is not short of histories to go back to, people have their own preferences and it is pretty much a gender thing.If the main character is male then he usually goes back to special times in history when he is able to help build up or tear up a dynasty. A typical example is A Step Into the Past , the first time-travel TV drama in China, which tells the story of how a SWAT member helps to unite China and build up Qin Dynasty.\nOn the other hand, female characters primarily go back to Qing Dynasty partly because Qing Dynasty has the most number of princes to fall in love with. YongZheng Emperor is the favorite. As can be seen in Startling by Each Step , a Qing time crossover classic, a girl goes back to Qing Dynasty and falls in love with YongZheng Emperor and his brothers.\n\n<question>:\nThe writing purpose of this passage is to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA analyze why the time-travel TV dramas are banned in China\nB show the difference between time travel in China and in other cultures\nC introduce the characteristics of the time-travel TV dramas in China\nD advise people to watch the time-travel TV dramas in China\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThe news that China bans time-travel TV dramas and movies got a lot of attention on the Internet. Yet, time travel in China is a bit different from time travel in common sense. It is anything but science fiction and always goes backwards in time. There is minimum imagination involved--no ever-ending circles that mess up present and future, no advanced technology, no new social orders or new human forms from the twenty--whatever century, everything is a known historical fact when you travel through in China.\nIt is not even called time travel; rather the Chinese people refer to it as time crossover. Time crossover has been an extremely popular theme for online novels for years (in fact, it is an indispensable part of China's online culture), and didn't get picked up by TV and the big screen until recent two years. Most of time-travel dramas and movies are adapted from popular online novels and like in other cases adaptations are never better than the original books.\nThe main plot of time-travel novels or TV dramas can be very well summarized in one sentence: from nobody to somebody. Time travel in China is more about escaping from the reality than about realizing wild dreams.\nIn China, there is no need of time machine either. People travel backwards in time via the possession of antiques presence at historical places of interest encounter of life-threatening accidents or simple a look into the mirror. Some time-travel novels even start with ''I wanted togo back to history so much that one morning when I opened my eyes I was back.'' Technology is not relevant at all.\nThough China is not short of histories to go back to, people have their own preferences and it is pretty much a gender thing.If the main character is male then he usually goes back to special times in history when he is able to help build up or tear up a dynasty. A typical example is A Step Into the Past , the first time-travel TV drama in China, which tells the story of how a SWAT member helps to unite China and build up Qin Dynasty.\nOn the other hand, female characters primarily go back to Qing Dynasty partly because Qing Dynasty has the most number of princes to fall in love with. YongZheng Emperor is the favorite. As can be seen in Startling by Each Step , a Qing time crossover classic, a girl goes back to Qing Dynasty and falls in love with YongZheng Emperor and his brothers.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be inferred from the passage that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA China now has banned any forms of productions about time travel\nB the main character always follows a set pattern in the time-travel TV dramas in China\nC adapted from online novels, time-travel TV and movie productions enjoy more praise\nD all the time-travel productions are about heroes and their success\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>:\nHONG KONG -- Hong Kong Disneyland is too crowded, a senior Chinese tourism official said today, hinting that another Disney Park is necessary to accommodate demand from China's huge population.\nThe comments by Shao Qiwei, director of China's State Administration of Tourism, came a day after Shanghai's mayor Han Zheng said the city was preparing to build China's second Disney theme park.\n\"China has a very large population. We now have 1.3 billion people. The market is very large. As far as I know, Hong Kong Disneyland is now very crowded,\" said Shao, whose comments were broadcast on Hong Kong's Cable TV.\nThe Hong Kong theme park, which opened in September, was widely criticized in January when it turned away hundreds of Lunar New Year holiday makers from mainland China because the park was full. Chaos erupted when angry crowds tried to force their way into the park.\nThe embarrassing incident prompted a public apology from Hong Kong Disneyland Managing Director Bill Ernest and a dressing down from Hong Kong's leader Donald Tsang. Authorities are carefully studying the issue of overcrowding in preparation for the possible building of the Disney park in Shanghai, Shao said.\nThe official Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday that no agreement has been reached on the park in Shanghai, quoting senior vice president of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Leslie Goodman. Hong Kong Disneyland is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Co. and the local government, which shouldered the bulk of the park's construction fees.\n\n<question>:\nWhy is it necessary to build a Disney park in Shanghai?\n\n<options>:\nA Hong Kong Disneyland can't meet the need of the large population.\nB Hong Kong Disneyland is too small and very crowded.\nC Hong Kong Disney Park was criticized by tourists.\nD Hong Kong Disneyland is far from the mainland.\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>:\nPremier Win Jiabao continued his second trip around the quake disaster zone on May 23, 2008, visiting surviving students in Mianyang, one of the worst-hit cities.\nIn a tent school, where more than 500 students from the destroyed prefix = st1 /BeichuanMiddle Schoolwere studying, Premier Wen encouraged them to study harder following the disaster. \"let us not forget the earthquake,\" he told the students. \"Then you will know what life is all about--it is bumpy, as the roads are. Today, people save us and take good care of us. In the future, we will help them in return.\" He wrote on the blackboard to encourage them, \"Hardships make a country stronger.\"\nHis first trip to the area was on May 12, just hours after the powerful quake rocked Sichuanat 2:28 pm. During the next four days, Premier Wen set foot in almost all of the worst-hit counties, walking over rocks and tiles, comforting weeping children and encouraging rescuers.\nThe Chinese Premier says saving lives is the top priority. \"We must try all means to get into those areas. The earlier, the better. One person can be saved one second earlier. As long as there is a gleam of hope, we will make efforts 100 times greater than that.'\nChinese are deeply moved by what the Premier has said and done. A mother sent a message to her son in Beijing, saying \"The 66-year-old Premier Wen has worked really hard for quake relief. He has comforted and moved us. Pass this on to your friends, pray for him.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat's the main idea of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Hardships make a country stronger.\nB Premier Wen jiabao went on his first trip around the quake disaster zone.\nC Life is difficult.\nD The Chinese are deeply moved by Premier Wen.\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>:\nPremier Win Jiabao continued his second trip around the quake disaster zone on May 23, 2008, visiting surviving students in Mianyang, one of the worst-hit cities.\nIn a tent school, where more than 500 students from the destroyed prefix = st1 /BeichuanMiddle Schoolwere studying, Premier Wen encouraged them to study harder following the disaster. \"let us not forget the earthquake,\" he told the students. \"Then you will know what life is all about--it is bumpy, as the roads are. Today, people save us and take good care of us. In the future, we will help them in return.\" He wrote on the blackboard to encourage them, \"Hardships make a country stronger.\"\nHis first trip to the area was on May 12, just hours after the powerful quake rocked Sichuanat 2:28 pm. During the next four days, Premier Wen set foot in almost all of the worst-hit counties, walking over rocks and tiles, comforting weeping children and encouraging rescuers.\nThe Chinese Premier says saving lives is the top priority. \"We must try all means to get into those areas. The earlier, the better. One person can be saved one second earlier. As long as there is a gleam of hope, we will make efforts 100 times greater than that.'\nChinese are deeply moved by what the Premier has said and done. A mother sent a message to her son in Beijing, saying \"The 66-year-old Premier Wen has worked really hard for quake relief. He has comforted and moved us. Pass this on to your friends, pray for him.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat did Premier Wen do when he first set foot in almost all of the worst-hit counties EXPECT _ .\n\n<options>:\nA walking over rocks and tiles\nB comforting weeping children\nC encouraging rescuers\nD asking them not to forget the earthquake\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>:\nHave you ever heard anyone say \"It's raining cats and dogs\"? It means \"It's raining hard!\"\nBut sometimes cats and dogs do drop from the sky! Here's how _ happens.\nNot so long ago, a country far away had many large rats. The people there said, \" We need cats!\" So cats were sent to them by airplane. But the country had many mountains. It was hard for an airplane to land. So the cats came down by parachute . Did the cats like the ride? They didn't say they didn't! And today they are still catching rats!\nIn another country far away, there is snow the year around. People sometimes got lost in it.\n\"We need big dogs!\" the people said, \"The dogs could find people lost in the snow. The dogs could help bring them home. Where can we get big dogs?\"\nA man across the sea had big dogs to sell. \"I will send dogs to you,\" he said. \" I have some very big ones. They can find people lost in the snow.\"He sent the dogs by airplane.\nBut the airplane did not land in the snow. The dogs came down by parachute ---- you guessed it !Did the dogs like the ride? They didn't say they didn't! And today they are well and happy.They find anyone who gets lost in the snow. Then they help him get home. Good dogs!Remember it, so you can say, \" Yes, it does rain cats and dogs sometimes. They came down by parachute!\"\n\n<question>:\nCats and dogs drop from the sky because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA there are many mountains in the country.\nB it snows the year around in the country.\nC was hard for a plane to land in the two countries.\nD coming down by parachute could save money.\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>:\nHave you ever heard anyone say \"It's raining cats and dogs\"? It means \"It's raining hard!\"\nBut sometimes cats and dogs do drop from the sky! Here's how _ happens.\nNot so long ago, a country far away had many large rats. The people there said, \" We need cats!\" So cats were sent to them by airplane. But the country had many mountains. It was hard for an airplane to land. So the cats came down by parachute . Did the cats like the ride? They didn't say they didn't! And today they are still catching rats!\nIn another country far away, there is snow the year around. People sometimes got lost in it.\n\"We need big dogs!\" the people said, \"The dogs could find people lost in the snow. The dogs could help bring them home. Where can we get big dogs?\"\nA man across the sea had big dogs to sell. \"I will send dogs to you,\" he said. \" I have some very big ones. They can find people lost in the snow.\"He sent the dogs by airplane.\nBut the airplane did not land in the snow. The dogs came down by parachute ---- you guessed it !Did the dogs like the ride? They didn't say they didn't! And today they are well and happy.They find anyone who gets lost in the snow. Then they help him get home. Good dogs!Remember it, so you can say, \" Yes, it does rain cats and dogs sometimes. They came down by parachute!\"\n\n<question>:\nThe main purpose of the passage is to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA tell the readers cats and dogs do drop from the sky\nB tell the readers of a new meaning about an old saying.\nC show cats and dogs are our good friends.\nD show parachute is an important\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 we hear the words \"college students\", we usually think of a young person between 18 and 22 years old. But in the U.S.A today, a college student often is much older. In fact, educators say in the next few years colleges and universities may have more older part-time students than traditional full-time younger students.\nEducators report a big increase in the number of Americans who attend college and university classes in the evening or at night or weekends. Most of them are older than 25 years old and more have full-time or part-time jobs. Many are in their thirties or forties.\nWhy are so many people deciding to spend their time and money in order to continue their education? Most are doing it because they believe more education will help them to get a better job. Some are industrial workers whose factories have closed. They are learning new skills to prepare for other kinds of work. Some of the part-time students are not pleased with the jobs they have. They are studying for new ones. Some have retired and are looking for new kinds of work. Two of every three of the students older than 35 are women. Many of them are returning to school after years of staying at home to care for children.\nAre older students good students? Most teachers say yes. They say older students really want to learn. They ask difficult questions and are not pleased with simple answers. They often get high grades.\n\n<question>:\nIt's said that in the next few years _ .\n\n<options>:\nA students in colleges and universities will be much older\nB full-time students in colleges and universities will be even younger\nC American colleges and universities will take in part-time students equally\nD The number of older students will be greater than that of the younger ones\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 we hear the words \"college students\", we usually think of a young person between 18 and 22 years old. But in the U.S.A today, a college student often is much older. In fact, educators say in the next few years colleges and universities may have more older part-time students than traditional full-time younger students.\nEducators report a big increase in the number of Americans who attend college and university classes in the evening or at night or weekends. Most of them are older than 25 years old and more have full-time or part-time jobs. Many are in their thirties or forties.\nWhy are so many people deciding to spend their time and money in order to continue their education? Most are doing it because they believe more education will help them to get a better job. Some are industrial workers whose factories have closed. They are learning new skills to prepare for other kinds of work. Some of the part-time students are not pleased with the jobs they have. They are studying for new ones. Some have retired and are looking for new kinds of work. Two of every three of the students older than 35 are women. Many of them are returning to school after years of staying at home to care for children.\nAre older students good students? Most teachers say yes. They say older students really want to learn. They ask difficult questions and are not pleased with simple answers. They often get high grades.\n\n<question>:\nJudge which of the following is not true according to the above passage.\n\n<options>:\nA It's reported that a large number of Americans attend college or universities classes in their spare time.\nB Most of them are over 25.\nC Most of them are without jobs.\nD The number of students in colleges and universities is reported to have gone up greatly.\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>:\n\"Cool\" is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to expressa temperature that is a little bit cold.As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings. \"Cool\" can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, \"It's cool.\" You may think, \"He's so cool,\" when you see your favorite footballer. We all maximize the meaning of \"cool\". You can use it instead of many words such as \"new\" or \"surprising\". Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used.A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall they had visited.On one student's paper was just the one sentence, \"It's so cool. \" Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt. But the story also shows a scarcity of words. Without \"cool\", some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility . Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word \"cool\"? I can. And I think they are also very cool .\n\n<question>:\nWe know that the word \"cool\" has had _\n\n<options>:\nA only one meaning\nB no meanings\nC many different meanings\nD the same meaning\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
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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>:\n\"Cool\" is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to expressa temperature that is a little bit cold.As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings. \"Cool\" can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, \"It's cool.\" You may think, \"He's so cool,\" when you see your favorite footballer. We all maximize the meaning of \"cool\". You can use it instead of many words such as \"new\" or \"surprising\". Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used.A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall they had visited.On one student's paper was just the one sentence, \"It's so cool. \" Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt. But the story also shows a scarcity of words. Without \"cool\", some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility . Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word \"cool\"? I can. And I think they are also very cool .\n\n<question>:\nIn the passage, the word \"express\" means \" _ \"\n\n<options>:\nA see\nB show\nC know\nD feel\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
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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>:\n\"Cool\" is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to expressa temperature that is a little bit cold.As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings. \"Cool\" can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, \"It's cool.\" You may think, \"He's so cool,\" when you see your favorite footballer. We all maximize the meaning of \"cool\". You can use it instead of many words such as \"new\" or \"surprising\". Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used.A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall they had visited.On one student's paper was just the one sentence, \"It's so cool. \" Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt. But the story also shows a scarcity of words. Without \"cool\", some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility . Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word \"cool\"? I can. And I think they are also very cool .\n\n<question>:\nIn the passage, the writer suggests that the word \"cool\" _\n\n<options>:\nA can be used instead of many words\nB usually means something interesting\nC can make your life colorful\nD may not be as cool as it seems\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
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