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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 quality of drinking water in Shanghai will meet European Union standard by 2010 and, a decade later, citizens in Shanghai will drink the best water in the world.\nThese were the goals set out by the Shanghai Water Authority. With the city's population expected to increase only slightly and the economy to boom by 2020, Chen Yin, an official in the water authority, said Shanghai's water consumption will not increase from its present amount.\nZhang Yue, director of the Urban Construction Division under the Ministry of Construction, said, \"Shanghai is the first city in the country to publicize these ambitions. They will not be easy to achieve.\" He said water saving will help keep the sustainable development of China's economy.\nSaving one cubic meter of water means saving the city's infrastructure costs by 10,000 Yuan. Last year, Shanghai saved 300 million cubic meters of water either from readjustment of industrial structure or the employment of new technology.\n\"The aim is to arouse public awareness of the seriousness of water shortages,\" Chen said. \"The abundant surface water and amount of rain of the city are so misleading that they result in improper use of water.\"\nShanghai lacks drinkable water. The Huangpu River, which supplies 80 percent of the city's drinkable water, is nearing exhaustion. The city, therefore, has been exploring new sources from the Yangtze River and growing forests along it to conserve quality water.\nBesides penning regulations, the authority is popularizing technology among the public to efficiently cut the amount of water used.\nAt present, the city has 600,000 family toilets, each using 13 liters of water per flush. These are to be renovated to use only 9 liters of water per flush. The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households - at a cost of Yuan each. In three years, all the toilets will be renovated, which saves the city nearly 15 million Yuan every year in water conservation.\nAnother task the city is engaged in is the treatment of sewage to improve the water environment. At present the city can only treat 44 percent of its daily 5.04 million tons of waste water. To meet the total demand, 27 more sewage treatment factories are to be established with an estimated investment of 18 billion Yuan.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, some people have the wrong opinion of using water because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the renovating of family toilets will save plenty of water\nB about half of waste water has been treated already\nC there is plenty surface water and large amount of rain at present\nD advanced technology makes people use water as much as possible\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThe quality of drinking water in Shanghai will meet European Union standard by 2010 and, a decade later, citizens in Shanghai will drink the best water in the world.\nThese were the goals set out by the Shanghai Water Authority. With the city's population expected to increase only slightly and the economy to boom by 2020, Chen Yin, an official in the water authority, said Shanghai's water consumption will not increase from its present amount.\nZhang Yue, director of the Urban Construction Division under the Ministry of Construction, said, \"Shanghai is the first city in the country to publicize these ambitions. They will not be easy to achieve.\" He said water saving will help keep the sustainable development of China's economy.\nSaving one cubic meter of water means saving the city's infrastructure costs by 10,000 Yuan. Last year, Shanghai saved 300 million cubic meters of water either from readjustment of industrial structure or the employment of new technology.\n\"The aim is to arouse public awareness of the seriousness of water shortages,\" Chen said. \"The abundant surface water and amount of rain of the city are so misleading that they result in improper use of water.\"\nShanghai lacks drinkable water. The Huangpu River, which supplies 80 percent of the city's drinkable water, is nearing exhaustion. The city, therefore, has been exploring new sources from the Yangtze River and growing forests along it to conserve quality water.\nBesides penning regulations, the authority is popularizing technology among the public to efficiently cut the amount of water used.\nAt present, the city has 600,000 family toilets, each using 13 liters of water per flush. These are to be renovated to use only 9 liters of water per flush. The authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households - at a cost of Yuan each. In three years, all the toilets will be renovated, which saves the city nearly 15 million Yuan every year in water conservation.\nAnother task the city is engaged in is the treatment of sewage to improve the water environment. At present the city can only treat 44 percent of its daily 5.04 million tons of waste water. To meet the total demand, 27 more sewage treatment factories are to be established with an estimated investment of 18 billion Yuan.\n\n<question>:\nWe can infer from the passage that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA not everyone today in Shanghai is aware of water shortage\nB citizens today in Shanghai drink the best quality of water in the world\nC the boom of economy will need a larger amount of water in the future\nD all the family toilets will be renovated to save water within 3 years\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>:\nNew Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple will get to ring in the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year in the U.S., in style with a fireworks display on the Hudson River set to music written by Academy Award-winning composer Tan Dun.\nThe display is part of the second annual \"Happy Chinese New Year: Fantastic Art China\" festival held in New York on February 5-10, 2016. The China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), the U.S.-China Cultural Institute and the Cultural Associate of the Committee of 100 announced this year's events on November 18 at a press conference at the Lincoln Center.\nThe \"Fantastic Art China\" festival will feature a larger and more diverse series of artistic and cultural events across New York's top cultural venues and landmarks, including the Lincoln Center, Empire State Building and Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.\nThis year's theme focuses on exploring the complicated relationship between sound and image, said Professor Yu Ding from CAFA, who is also president of Fantastic Art China and in charge of the festival's design. Lunar New Year, which celebrates the \"Year of the Monkey\" in 2016, is an opportunity to bring China's modern art to mainstream America, and the festival serves as an innovative approach to establishing cultural exchange between China and New York City, Yu said.\nUNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Tan Dun's music is a new edition that will be featured at several venues, including a major art exhibition at the Javits Center, events at the Lincoln Center and the fireworks display on the Hudson, which will take place on the evening of February 6. Five barges on the river will launch the fireworks designed by CAFA that will tell a story about celebration and conservation.\n\"We Chinese are fond of nature, so the best way to celebrate the Lunar New Year is to salute with the sounds of nature, such as sounds of water, stone and bamboo,\" said Tan Dun at the press conference, \"And it will be fun to use the music of water during the firework display.\"\nIn addition to the fireworks, a special lighting show at the Empire State Building will _ New York City during the holiday.\nChinese New Year is being recognized as a public school holiday for the first time in New York. Children from the National Dance Institute, which represents 75 schools, will perform traditional Chinese dances at the Lincoln Center and the Javits Center. And, in celebration of the \"Year of the Monkey\" events will feature a conservation message about the endangered golden monkey in China.\n\n<question>:\nThe theme of this year's celebration is centered on _ .\n\n<options>:\nA diversity of Chinese traditional festivals\nB relationship between sound and image of nature\nC endangered species and environment protection\nD cultural exchange between China and America\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>:\nNew Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple will get to ring in the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year in the U.S., in style with a fireworks display on the Hudson River set to music written by Academy Award-winning composer Tan Dun.\nThe display is part of the second annual \"Happy Chinese New Year: Fantastic Art China\" festival held in New York on February 5-10, 2016. The China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), the U.S.-China Cultural Institute and the Cultural Associate of the Committee of 100 announced this year's events on November 18 at a press conference at the Lincoln Center.\nThe \"Fantastic Art China\" festival will feature a larger and more diverse series of artistic and cultural events across New York's top cultural venues and landmarks, including the Lincoln Center, Empire State Building and Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.\nThis year's theme focuses on exploring the complicated relationship between sound and image, said Professor Yu Ding from CAFA, who is also president of Fantastic Art China and in charge of the festival's design. Lunar New Year, which celebrates the \"Year of the Monkey\" in 2016, is an opportunity to bring China's modern art to mainstream America, and the festival serves as an innovative approach to establishing cultural exchange between China and New York City, Yu said.\nUNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Tan Dun's music is a new edition that will be featured at several venues, including a major art exhibition at the Javits Center, events at the Lincoln Center and the fireworks display on the Hudson, which will take place on the evening of February 6. Five barges on the river will launch the fireworks designed by CAFA that will tell a story about celebration and conservation.\n\"We Chinese are fond of nature, so the best way to celebrate the Lunar New Year is to salute with the sounds of nature, such as sounds of water, stone and bamboo,\" said Tan Dun at the press conference, \"And it will be fun to use the music of water during the firework display.\"\nIn addition to the fireworks, a special lighting show at the Empire State Building will _ New York City during the holiday.\nChinese New Year is being recognized as a public school holiday for the first time in New York. Children from the National Dance Institute, which represents 75 schools, will perform traditional Chinese dances at the Lincoln Center and the Javits Center. And, in celebration of the \"Year of the Monkey\" events will feature a conservation message about the endangered golden monkey in China.\n\n<question>:\nThe coming \"Year of the Monkey\" is to be celebrated in New York by _ .\n\n<options>:\nA sailing on the Hudson River along with a new-year speech\nB holding a special concert at the Empire State Building\nC setting off fireworks and holding a special lighting show\nD taking a week off and organizing Chinese dance contests\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>:\nNew Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple will get to ring in the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year in the U.S., in style with a fireworks display on the Hudson River set to music written by Academy Award-winning composer Tan Dun.\nThe display is part of the second annual \"Happy Chinese New Year: Fantastic Art China\" festival held in New York on February 5-10, 2016. The China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), the U.S.-China Cultural Institute and the Cultural Associate of the Committee of 100 announced this year's events on November 18 at a press conference at the Lincoln Center.\nThe \"Fantastic Art China\" festival will feature a larger and more diverse series of artistic and cultural events across New York's top cultural venues and landmarks, including the Lincoln Center, Empire State Building and Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.\nThis year's theme focuses on exploring the complicated relationship between sound and image, said Professor Yu Ding from CAFA, who is also president of Fantastic Art China and in charge of the festival's design. Lunar New Year, which celebrates the \"Year of the Monkey\" in 2016, is an opportunity to bring China's modern art to mainstream America, and the festival serves as an innovative approach to establishing cultural exchange between China and New York City, Yu said.\nUNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Tan Dun's music is a new edition that will be featured at several venues, including a major art exhibition at the Javits Center, events at the Lincoln Center and the fireworks display on the Hudson, which will take place on the evening of February 6. Five barges on the river will launch the fireworks designed by CAFA that will tell a story about celebration and conservation.\n\"We Chinese are fond of nature, so the best way to celebrate the Lunar New Year is to salute with the sounds of nature, such as sounds of water, stone and bamboo,\" said Tan Dun at the press conference, \"And it will be fun to use the music of water during the firework display.\"\nIn addition to the fireworks, a special lighting show at the Empire State Building will _ New York City during the holiday.\nChinese New Year is being recognized as a public school holiday for the first time in New York. Children from the National Dance Institute, which represents 75 schools, will perform traditional Chinese dances at the Lincoln Center and the Javits Center. And, in celebration of the \"Year of the Monkey\" events will feature a conservation message about the endangered golden monkey in China.\n\n<question>:\nThis passage is written mainly in order to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA compare some traditional festivals in China and America\nB attract visitors to America for the coming new-year celebration\nC strengthen the cultural co-operation between China and America\nD report celebration activities for the \"Year of the Monkey\" in New York\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI met him first in 1936. I rushed into his ugly little shop to have the heels of my shoes repaired. I waited when he did it. He greeted me with a cheerful smile. \"You're new in this neighborbood, aren't you?\"\nI said I was. I had moved into a house at the end of the street only a week before.\n\"This is a fine neighborhood,\" he said. \"You'll be happy here.\" He looked at the leather covering the heel sadly. It was worn through because I had failed to have the repair done a month before. I grew impatient, for I was rushing to meet a friend. \"Please hurry,\" I begged.\nHe looked at me over his spectacles. \"Now, lady, we won't be long. I want to do a good job. You see, I have a tradition to live up to.\"\nA tradition? In this ugly little shop that was no different from so many other shoe repair shops on the side streets of New York?\nHe must have felt my surprise, for he smiled as he went on. \"Yes, lady, I _ a tradition. My father and my grandfather were shoemakers in Italy, and they were the best. My father always told me, 'Son, do the best job on every shoe that comes into the shop, and be proud of your fine work. Do that always, and you'll have both happiness and money enough to live on.'\"\nAs he handed me the finished shoes, he said: \"These will last a long time. I've used good leather.\"\nI left in a hurry. But I had a warm and grateful feeling. On my way home I passed the little shop again. There he was, still working. He saw me, and to my surprise he waved and smiled. This was the beginning of our friendship. It was a friendship that came to mean more and more to me as time passed.\nEvery day I passed his shop, we waved to each other in friendly greeting. At first I went in only when I had repair work to be done. Then I found myself going in every few days just to talk with him.\nHe was the happiest man I've ever known. Often, as he stood in his shopwindow, working at a pair of shoes, he sang in a high, clear Italian voice. The Italians in our neighborhood called him la luce alla finestra--\"the light in the window\".\nOne day I was disappointed and angry because of poor jobs some painters had done for me. I went into his shop for comfort. He let me go on talking angrily about the poor work and carelessness of present-day workmen. \"They had no pride in their work,\" I said. \"They just wanted to collect their money for doing nothing.\"\nHe agreed. \"There's a lot of that kind around, but maybe we should not blame them. Maybe their fathers had no pride in their work. That's hard on a boy. It keeps him from learning something important.\" He waited a minute and said \"Every man or woman who hasn't inherited a prideful tradition must start building one.\"\n\"In this country, our freedom lets each of us make his own contribution. We must make it a good contribution. No matter what sort of work a man does, if he gives it his best each day, he's starting a tradition for his children to live up to. And he is making lots of happiness for himself.\"\nI went to Europe for a few months. When I returned, there was no \"light in the window\". The door was closed. There was a little sign: \"Call for shoes at shop next door.\" I learned the old man had suddenly got sick and died two weeks before\nI went away with a heavy heart. I would miss him. But he had left me something--an important piece of wisdom I shall always remember: \"If you inherited a prideful tradition, you must carry it on; if you haven't, start building one now.\"\n\n<question>:\nThe shoemaker looked sadly at the shoes because _\n\n<options>:\nA they were of poor quality.\nB he didn't have the right kind of leather\nC he thought they were too worn to be repaired\nD the author hadn't taken good care of them.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI met him first in 1936. I rushed into his ugly little shop to have the heels of my shoes repaired. I waited when he did it. He greeted me with a cheerful smile. \"You're new in this neighborbood, aren't you?\"\nI said I was. I had moved into a house at the end of the street only a week before.\n\"This is a fine neighborhood,\" he said. \"You'll be happy here.\" He looked at the leather covering the heel sadly. It was worn through because I had failed to have the repair done a month before. I grew impatient, for I was rushing to meet a friend. \"Please hurry,\" I begged.\nHe looked at me over his spectacles. \"Now, lady, we won't be long. I want to do a good job. You see, I have a tradition to live up to.\"\nA tradition? In this ugly little shop that was no different from so many other shoe repair shops on the side streets of New York?\nHe must have felt my surprise, for he smiled as he went on. \"Yes, lady, I _ a tradition. My father and my grandfather were shoemakers in Italy, and they were the best. My father always told me, 'Son, do the best job on every shoe that comes into the shop, and be proud of your fine work. Do that always, and you'll have both happiness and money enough to live on.'\"\nAs he handed me the finished shoes, he said: \"These will last a long time. I've used good leather.\"\nI left in a hurry. But I had a warm and grateful feeling. On my way home I passed the little shop again. There he was, still working. He saw me, and to my surprise he waved and smiled. This was the beginning of our friendship. It was a friendship that came to mean more and more to me as time passed.\nEvery day I passed his shop, we waved to each other in friendly greeting. At first I went in only when I had repair work to be done. Then I found myself going in every few days just to talk with him.\nHe was the happiest man I've ever known. Often, as he stood in his shopwindow, working at a pair of shoes, he sang in a high, clear Italian voice. The Italians in our neighborhood called him la luce alla finestra--\"the light in the window\".\nOne day I was disappointed and angry because of poor jobs some painters had done for me. I went into his shop for comfort. He let me go on talking angrily about the poor work and carelessness of present-day workmen. \"They had no pride in their work,\" I said. \"They just wanted to collect their money for doing nothing.\"\nHe agreed. \"There's a lot of that kind around, but maybe we should not blame them. Maybe their fathers had no pride in their work. That's hard on a boy. It keeps him from learning something important.\" He waited a minute and said \"Every man or woman who hasn't inherited a prideful tradition must start building one.\"\n\"In this country, our freedom lets each of us make his own contribution. We must make it a good contribution. No matter what sort of work a man does, if he gives it his best each day, he's starting a tradition for his children to live up to. And he is making lots of happiness for himself.\"\nI went to Europe for a few months. When I returned, there was no \"light in the window\". The door was closed. There was a little sign: \"Call for shoes at shop next door.\" I learned the old man had suddenly got sick and died two weeks before\nI went away with a heavy heart. I would miss him. But he had left me something--an important piece of wisdom I shall always remember: \"If you inherited a prideful tradition, you must carry it on; if you haven't, start building one now.\"\n\n<question>:\nThe author was surprised when she heard that the shop had a tradition because the shop _ .\n\n<options>:\nA looked no different from other shoe repair shops\nB had a light in the window\nC was at the end of a street\nD was quite an ugly and dirty one\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI met him first in 1936. I rushed into his ugly little shop to have the heels of my shoes repaired. I waited when he did it. He greeted me with a cheerful smile. \"You're new in this neighborbood, aren't you?\"\nI said I was. I had moved into a house at the end of the street only a week before.\n\"This is a fine neighborhood,\" he said. \"You'll be happy here.\" He looked at the leather covering the heel sadly. It was worn through because I had failed to have the repair done a month before. I grew impatient, for I was rushing to meet a friend. \"Please hurry,\" I begged.\nHe looked at me over his spectacles. \"Now, lady, we won't be long. I want to do a good job. You see, I have a tradition to live up to.\"\nA tradition? In this ugly little shop that was no different from so many other shoe repair shops on the side streets of New York?\nHe must have felt my surprise, for he smiled as he went on. \"Yes, lady, I _ a tradition. My father and my grandfather were shoemakers in Italy, and they were the best. My father always told me, 'Son, do the best job on every shoe that comes into the shop, and be proud of your fine work. Do that always, and you'll have both happiness and money enough to live on.'\"\nAs he handed me the finished shoes, he said: \"These will last a long time. I've used good leather.\"\nI left in a hurry. But I had a warm and grateful feeling. On my way home I passed the little shop again. There he was, still working. He saw me, and to my surprise he waved and smiled. This was the beginning of our friendship. It was a friendship that came to mean more and more to me as time passed.\nEvery day I passed his shop, we waved to each other in friendly greeting. At first I went in only when I had repair work to be done. Then I found myself going in every few days just to talk with him.\nHe was the happiest man I've ever known. Often, as he stood in his shopwindow, working at a pair of shoes, he sang in a high, clear Italian voice. The Italians in our neighborhood called him la luce alla finestra--\"the light in the window\".\nOne day I was disappointed and angry because of poor jobs some painters had done for me. I went into his shop for comfort. He let me go on talking angrily about the poor work and carelessness of present-day workmen. \"They had no pride in their work,\" I said. \"They just wanted to collect their money for doing nothing.\"\nHe agreed. \"There's a lot of that kind around, but maybe we should not blame them. Maybe their fathers had no pride in their work. That's hard on a boy. It keeps him from learning something important.\" He waited a minute and said \"Every man or woman who hasn't inherited a prideful tradition must start building one.\"\n\"In this country, our freedom lets each of us make his own contribution. We must make it a good contribution. No matter what sort of work a man does, if he gives it his best each day, he's starting a tradition for his children to live up to. And he is making lots of happiness for himself.\"\nI went to Europe for a few months. When I returned, there was no \"light in the window\". The door was closed. There was a little sign: \"Call for shoes at shop next door.\" I learned the old man had suddenly got sick and died two weeks before\nI went away with a heavy heart. I would miss him. But he had left me something--an important piece of wisdom I shall always remember: \"If you inherited a prideful tradition, you must carry it on; if you haven't, start building one now.\"\n\n<question>:\nThe author later frequently went into the little shop _ .\n\n<options>:\nA to repair her worn shoes\nB only to chat with the shoemaker\nC to look at the new shoes there\nD only to get comfort from the shoemaker\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI met him first in 1936. I rushed into his ugly little shop to have the heels of my shoes repaired. I waited when he did it. He greeted me with a cheerful smile. \"You're new in this neighborbood, aren't you?\"\nI said I was. I had moved into a house at the end of the street only a week before.\n\"This is a fine neighborhood,\" he said. \"You'll be happy here.\" He looked at the leather covering the heel sadly. It was worn through because I had failed to have the repair done a month before. I grew impatient, for I was rushing to meet a friend. \"Please hurry,\" I begged.\nHe looked at me over his spectacles. \"Now, lady, we won't be long. I want to do a good job. You see, I have a tradition to live up to.\"\nA tradition? In this ugly little shop that was no different from so many other shoe repair shops on the side streets of New York?\nHe must have felt my surprise, for he smiled as he went on. \"Yes, lady, I _ a tradition. My father and my grandfather were shoemakers in Italy, and they were the best. My father always told me, 'Son, do the best job on every shoe that comes into the shop, and be proud of your fine work. Do that always, and you'll have both happiness and money enough to live on.'\"\nAs he handed me the finished shoes, he said: \"These will last a long time. I've used good leather.\"\nI left in a hurry. But I had a warm and grateful feeling. On my way home I passed the little shop again. There he was, still working. He saw me, and to my surprise he waved and smiled. This was the beginning of our friendship. It was a friendship that came to mean more and more to me as time passed.\nEvery day I passed his shop, we waved to each other in friendly greeting. At first I went in only when I had repair work to be done. Then I found myself going in every few days just to talk with him.\nHe was the happiest man I've ever known. Often, as he stood in his shopwindow, working at a pair of shoes, he sang in a high, clear Italian voice. The Italians in our neighborhood called him la luce alla finestra--\"the light in the window\".\nOne day I was disappointed and angry because of poor jobs some painters had done for me. I went into his shop for comfort. He let me go on talking angrily about the poor work and carelessness of present-day workmen. \"They had no pride in their work,\" I said. \"They just wanted to collect their money for doing nothing.\"\nHe agreed. \"There's a lot of that kind around, but maybe we should not blame them. Maybe their fathers had no pride in their work. That's hard on a boy. It keeps him from learning something important.\" He waited a minute and said \"Every man or woman who hasn't inherited a prideful tradition must start building one.\"\n\"In this country, our freedom lets each of us make his own contribution. We must make it a good contribution. No matter what sort of work a man does, if he gives it his best each day, he's starting a tradition for his children to live up to. And he is making lots of happiness for himself.\"\nI went to Europe for a few months. When I returned, there was no \"light in the window\". The door was closed. There was a little sign: \"Call for shoes at shop next door.\" I learned the old man had suddenly got sick and died two weeks before\nI went away with a heavy heart. I would miss him. But he had left me something--an important piece of wisdom I shall always remember: \"If you inherited a prideful tradition, you must carry it on; if you haven't, start building one now.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhy was the shoemaker called \"the light in the window\" by his neighbors?\n\n<options>:\nA Because he always worked late at night.\nB Because he always put a light in the window.\nC Because he was always guiding the others.\nD Because he was always happy and cheerful.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI met him first in 1936. I rushed into his ugly little shop to have the heels of my shoes repaired. I waited when he did it. He greeted me with a cheerful smile. \"You're new in this neighborbood, aren't you?\"\nI said I was. I had moved into a house at the end of the street only a week before.\n\"This is a fine neighborhood,\" he said. \"You'll be happy here.\" He looked at the leather covering the heel sadly. It was worn through because I had failed to have the repair done a month before. I grew impatient, for I was rushing to meet a friend. \"Please hurry,\" I begged.\nHe looked at me over his spectacles. \"Now, lady, we won't be long. I want to do a good job. You see, I have a tradition to live up to.\"\nA tradition? In this ugly little shop that was no different from so many other shoe repair shops on the side streets of New York?\nHe must have felt my surprise, for he smiled as he went on. \"Yes, lady, I _ a tradition. My father and my grandfather were shoemakers in Italy, and they were the best. My father always told me, 'Son, do the best job on every shoe that comes into the shop, and be proud of your fine work. Do that always, and you'll have both happiness and money enough to live on.'\"\nAs he handed me the finished shoes, he said: \"These will last a long time. I've used good leather.\"\nI left in a hurry. But I had a warm and grateful feeling. On my way home I passed the little shop again. There he was, still working. He saw me, and to my surprise he waved and smiled. This was the beginning of our friendship. It was a friendship that came to mean more and more to me as time passed.\nEvery day I passed his shop, we waved to each other in friendly greeting. At first I went in only when I had repair work to be done. Then I found myself going in every few days just to talk with him.\nHe was the happiest man I've ever known. Often, as he stood in his shopwindow, working at a pair of shoes, he sang in a high, clear Italian voice. The Italians in our neighborhood called him la luce alla finestra--\"the light in the window\".\nOne day I was disappointed and angry because of poor jobs some painters had done for me. I went into his shop for comfort. He let me go on talking angrily about the poor work and carelessness of present-day workmen. \"They had no pride in their work,\" I said. \"They just wanted to collect their money for doing nothing.\"\nHe agreed. \"There's a lot of that kind around, but maybe we should not blame them. Maybe their fathers had no pride in their work. That's hard on a boy. It keeps him from learning something important.\" He waited a minute and said \"Every man or woman who hasn't inherited a prideful tradition must start building one.\"\n\"In this country, our freedom lets each of us make his own contribution. We must make it a good contribution. No matter what sort of work a man does, if he gives it his best each day, he's starting a tradition for his children to live up to. And he is making lots of happiness for himself.\"\nI went to Europe for a few months. When I returned, there was no \"light in the window\". The door was closed. There was a little sign: \"Call for shoes at shop next door.\" I learned the old man had suddenly got sick and died two weeks before\nI went away with a heavy heart. I would miss him. But he had left me something--an important piece of wisdom I shall always remember: \"If you inherited a prideful tradition, you must carry it on; if you haven't, start building one now.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat's the best title of this passage?\n\n<options>:\nA A Proud Shoemaker\nB A Prideful Tradition\nC The Light in the Window\nD Treasure Your Shoes\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nDear Michelle,\nMy mother is not a good example for me and my sister. She smokes, stays out late, and she curses. I love her but I am ashamed of her. I do not want to bring home my friends because she does not act like any of the other mothers. She says I am a loser because I sit at home and I study. I wish I could live in another family that is normal, but that will not be for another 5 years when I am 18 and legal. What am I supposed to do until then?\nPrisoner of a Crazy House\nDear 7th Grade,\nI am glad that you love your mother because the rest of your feelings about her may change as you mature and get older.\nWhile it is true that your mother's smoking, partying and cursing bring you shame, the fact that you want to stay separate from her doing is notable and very smart. It shows that you are a winner, not a loser.\nI am guessing, therefore, that you do not bring shame to yourself, and that is a good thing. So, keep it that way and keep away from your mother's habits.\nIn the meantime, get the best grades as possible and join clubs and after-school activities. Offer social service on weekends and visit with your friends at their homes.\nUnfortunately, you are not alone. Many teens live in homes with immature, misguided, selfish parents. Those kids often feel lonely and separate from the rest of their friends because of their parents' terrible deeds.\nYet, despite this, some of these very teens grow up to be just fine. They develop good friendships with nice kids, do well in school, and often find a teacher of guidance advisor who makes all the difference!\nDo it, Miss Winning 13-year-old, and keep looking forward to your own fine future. Maybe by then your mother may even see the light and realize how surprising you really are.\nBest luck!\nMichelle\n\n<question>:\nThe kids asks for advice on how to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA make her mother change\nB grow up in her present situation\nC get along well with her mother\nD start a new family with her sister\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nDear Michelle,\nMy mother is not a good example for me and my sister. She smokes, stays out late, and she curses. I love her but I am ashamed of her. I do not want to bring home my friends because she does not act like any of the other mothers. She says I am a loser because I sit at home and I study. I wish I could live in another family that is normal, but that will not be for another 5 years when I am 18 and legal. What am I supposed to do until then?\nPrisoner of a Crazy House\nDear 7th Grade,\nI am glad that you love your mother because the rest of your feelings about her may change as you mature and get older.\nWhile it is true that your mother's smoking, partying and cursing bring you shame, the fact that you want to stay separate from her doing is notable and very smart. It shows that you are a winner, not a loser.\nI am guessing, therefore, that you do not bring shame to yourself, and that is a good thing. So, keep it that way and keep away from your mother's habits.\nIn the meantime, get the best grades as possible and join clubs and after-school activities. Offer social service on weekends and visit with your friends at their homes.\nUnfortunately, you are not alone. Many teens live in homes with immature, misguided, selfish parents. Those kids often feel lonely and separate from the rest of their friends because of their parents' terrible deeds.\nYet, despite this, some of these very teens grow up to be just fine. They develop good friendships with nice kids, do well in school, and often find a teacher of guidance advisor who makes all the difference!\nDo it, Miss Winning 13-year-old, and keep looking forward to your own fine future. Maybe by then your mother may even see the light and realize how surprising you really are.\nBest luck!\nMichelle\n\n<question>:\nMichelle doesn't call her letter receiver a \"Prisoner of a Crazy House\" possibly because she _ .\n\n<options>:\nA tries to be polite\nB doesn't write to that kid alone\nC knows that's a girl in Grade 7\nD wants to cheer up the kid\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nDear Michelle,\nMy mother is not a good example for me and my sister. She smokes, stays out late, and she curses. I love her but I am ashamed of her. I do not want to bring home my friends because she does not act like any of the other mothers. She says I am a loser because I sit at home and I study. I wish I could live in another family that is normal, but that will not be for another 5 years when I am 18 and legal. What am I supposed to do until then?\nPrisoner of a Crazy House\nDear 7th Grade,\nI am glad that you love your mother because the rest of your feelings about her may change as you mature and get older.\nWhile it is true that your mother's smoking, partying and cursing bring you shame, the fact that you want to stay separate from her doing is notable and very smart. It shows that you are a winner, not a loser.\nI am guessing, therefore, that you do not bring shame to yourself, and that is a good thing. So, keep it that way and keep away from your mother's habits.\nIn the meantime, get the best grades as possible and join clubs and after-school activities. Offer social service on weekends and visit with your friends at their homes.\nUnfortunately, you are not alone. Many teens live in homes with immature, misguided, selfish parents. Those kids often feel lonely and separate from the rest of their friends because of their parents' terrible deeds.\nYet, despite this, some of these very teens grow up to be just fine. They develop good friendships with nice kids, do well in school, and often find a teacher of guidance advisor who makes all the difference!\nDo it, Miss Winning 13-year-old, and keep looking forward to your own fine future. Maybe by then your mother may even see the light and realize how surprising you really are.\nBest luck!\nMichelle\n\n<question>:\nMichelle advises the girl to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA try talking to her mother\nB get used to the habits of her mother\nC stick to her attitude towards her mother\nD improve her relationship with her mother\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nDEAR AMY: We recently had to put our cat down. It came _ . We had no idea that he had health problems, and we woke up early one morning to the cat crying out painfully. We immediately rushed him to the vet's where the vet said that at best treatment might lengthen his life by two to three months. We did not want to see him suffer, so we chose to kill the cat in a painless way.\nI am having a rough time! I cry when I am alone. I cry when I see pet commercials on television. I put away everything that reminds me of the cat. But the last sight of seeing the cat in pain plays over and over in my head. My kids seem alright with what has happened, but why am I struggling?\nIt has only been one week since his passing, so I hope things will get better. Do you have any suggestions?\nYours,\nSad\nDEAR SAD: There is no loss quite like the loss of a pet; these animals keep us company through important life passages and are beloved witnesses to our human lives.\nI understand your instinct to put away all of your cat's things, but it may help you now to memorialize your pet by using these things. Each family member can write down favorite things about him or memories of him; read their memories aloud and put the papers inside his bowl. The idea is to replace those painful last memories with much more lively memories taking place over the most of the animal's life.\nTime will then do its job, which is to affect your feelings. And then, when you're ready, I hope you will adopt another animal and give it the opportunity to[:Z-X-X-K]share your life.\nYours,\nAmy\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following made the author's family choose to kill the cat in a painless way?\n\n<options>:\nA The cat had changed its color.\nB The vet himself had no way to save its life.\nC The family wouldn't see it suffer in its later life.\nD The cat suffered so much that it could die at any time.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nDEAR AMY: We recently had to put our cat down. It came _ . We had no idea that he had health problems, and we woke up early one morning to the cat crying out painfully. We immediately rushed him to the vet's where the vet said that at best treatment might lengthen his life by two to three months. We did not want to see him suffer, so we chose to kill the cat in a painless way.\nI am having a rough time! I cry when I am alone. I cry when I see pet commercials on television. I put away everything that reminds me of the cat. But the last sight of seeing the cat in pain plays over and over in my head. My kids seem alright with what has happened, but why am I struggling?\nIt has only been one week since his passing, so I hope things will get better. Do you have any suggestions?\nYours,\nSad\nDEAR SAD: There is no loss quite like the loss of a pet; these animals keep us company through important life passages and are beloved witnesses to our human lives.\nI understand your instinct to put away all of your cat's things, but it may help you now to memorialize your pet by using these things. Each family member can write down favorite things about him or memories of him; read their memories aloud and put the papers inside his bowl. The idea is to replace those painful last memories with much more lively memories taking place over the most of the animal's life.\nTime will then do its job, which is to affect your feelings. And then, when you're ready, I hope you will adopt another animal and give it the opportunity to[:Z-X-X-K]share your life.\nYours,\nAmy\n\n<question>:\nThe author cried when seeing pet commercials on television because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA she was alone at home\nB she thought of her lovely cat\nC she didn't like to see the things of the cat\nD her children showed no feeling over the cat's death\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\"We're leaving you a great gift,\"Papa once told us, \" _ !\"We thought this was another one of Papa's jokes.But Papa and Mama knew the true value of that gift.We children didn't -until much later.What great gift did our parents leave us?\n They left us the oil lamp\n On winter nights,I felt my way through the dark kitchen to get a drink of water for Papa.I was so afraid of the darkness that I never took the time to light the oil lamp or even to drink before I filled his glass.I always sipped from the glass on my way back to him, \"Don't drink it all before you get here Miss,\"Papa would call.\n They left us the milking\n Today I buy milk in bottles,pure and cold.But as a girl I had to milk the cows each day.Then after the milking I had to wash the milk pails and pans.I couldn't use soap,because the water had to be fed to the pigs.The same was true of the dishwater.Soap in the water would have made the pigs sick.But even without soap,the dishes must shine,Mama said.So we had to make them shine!\n Now we have the blessed telephone and the automobile.There's no barn to clean out,no hitching of horses.There is the warming magic of the furnace .There are the electric lights,with no oil lamp to clean.There are the vegetables that come in neat clear bags.If I want an apple pie,I don't have to climb a tree first.\n And there is always water!It comes from shiny taps.\n Now I know what Papa meant when he said, \"We're leaving you a great gift.It's a great gift--the gift of going without.It makes you rich for all the days of your life!\"\n\n<question>:\nThe reason why she washed pans and dishes without soap is that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Mama wanted the dishes to shine\nB the pigs were to drink the water\nC soap was too expensive at that time\nD soap was of no use\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\"We're leaving you a great gift,\"Papa once told us, \" _ !\"We thought this was another one of Papa's jokes.But Papa and Mama knew the true value of that gift.We children didn't -until much later.What great gift did our parents leave us?\n They left us the oil lamp\n On winter nights,I felt my way through the dark kitchen to get a drink of water for Papa.I was so afraid of the darkness that I never took the time to light the oil lamp or even to drink before I filled his glass.I always sipped from the glass on my way back to him, \"Don't drink it all before you get here Miss,\"Papa would call.\n They left us the milking\n Today I buy milk in bottles,pure and cold.But as a girl I had to milk the cows each day.Then after the milking I had to wash the milk pails and pans.I couldn't use soap,because the water had to be fed to the pigs.The same was true of the dishwater.Soap in the water would have made the pigs sick.But even without soap,the dishes must shine,Mama said.So we had to make them shine!\n Now we have the blessed telephone and the automobile.There's no barn to clean out,no hitching of horses.There is the warming magic of the furnace .There are the electric lights,with no oil lamp to clean.There are the vegetables that come in neat clear bags.If I want an apple pie,I don't have to climb a tree first.\n And there is always water!It comes from shiny taps.\n Now I know what Papa meant when he said, \"We're leaving you a great gift.It's a great gift--the gift of going without.It makes you rich for all the days of your life!\"\n\n<question>:\nWe can infer that the author had to _ when she was a young girl.\n\n<options>:\nA ride a horse\nB sleep in the barn\nC clean electric lights\nD plant vegetables\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nEnglish is the native or official language of one-fifth of the land area of the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages.\nMore people study English than any other language. In many countries, the textbooks in universities are in English. Many university classes are taught in English even though the native language is not English.\nEnglish is the language of international communication. It is the language of international business, research, and science. More than three-fourths of the world's mail is written in English. More than half of the scientific research journals are in English. Most other languages have borrowed many English words.\nWhy did English become the international language? In the middle of the nineteenth century, French was the international language. The Britain became very powerful in the world. England started colonies in North America and India in the seventeenth century. By 1900 England also had colonies in other parts of Asia, Africa and the South Pacific. The people in the colonies had to use English. Slowly it became more important than French internationally. After the Second World War, the United States became very powerful, and even more people began to learn English.\nIs English a good international language? It has more words than any other language. The grammar is simpler than in other major languages. However, English spelling is difficult. Foreigners all have trouble spelling English. So do native speakers!\nSince 1880, people have invented over fifty artificial (not natural) languages. No one speaks them as a native language. However, none of them has ever become popular. Some people don't want to study English, but it is the international language. There is no way to change that now.\n\n<question>:\nEnglish is the native language of _ .\n\n<options>:\nA South Africa\nB Australia\nC All of Canada\nD Malaysia\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>:\nEnglish is the native or official language of one-fifth of the land area of the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages.\nMore people study English than any other language. In many countries, the textbooks in universities are in English. Many university classes are taught in English even though the native language is not English.\nEnglish is the language of international communication. It is the language of international business, research, and science. More than three-fourths of the world's mail is written in English. More than half of the scientific research journals are in English. Most other languages have borrowed many English words.\nWhy did English become the international language? In the middle of the nineteenth century, French was the international language. The Britain became very powerful in the world. England started colonies in North America and India in the seventeenth century. By 1900 England also had colonies in other parts of Asia, Africa and the South Pacific. The people in the colonies had to use English. Slowly it became more important than French internationally. After the Second World War, the United States became very powerful, and even more people began to learn English.\nIs English a good international language? It has more words than any other language. The grammar is simpler than in other major languages. However, English spelling is difficult. Foreigners all have trouble spelling English. So do native speakers!\nSince 1880, people have invented over fifty artificial (not natural) languages. No one speaks them as a native language. However, none of them has ever become popular. Some people don't want to study English, but it is the international language. There is no way to change that now.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is NOT TRUE according to the text?\n\n<options>:\nA The English grammar is simple in general.\nB It has a good vocabulary.\nC Its pronunciation sounds pleasant.\nD It is difficult to spell correctly.\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>:\nEnglish is the native or official language of one-fifth of the land area of the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages.\nMore people study English than any other language. In many countries, the textbooks in universities are in English. Many university classes are taught in English even though the native language is not English.\nEnglish is the language of international communication. It is the language of international business, research, and science. More than three-fourths of the world's mail is written in English. More than half of the scientific research journals are in English. Most other languages have borrowed many English words.\nWhy did English become the international language? In the middle of the nineteenth century, French was the international language. The Britain became very powerful in the world. England started colonies in North America and India in the seventeenth century. By 1900 England also had colonies in other parts of Asia, Africa and the South Pacific. The people in the colonies had to use English. Slowly it became more important than French internationally. After the Second World War, the United States became very powerful, and even more people began to learn English.\nIs English a good international language? It has more words than any other language. The grammar is simpler than in other major languages. However, English spelling is difficult. Foreigners all have trouble spelling English. So do native speakers!\nSince 1880, people have invented over fifty artificial (not natural) languages. No one speaks them as a native language. However, none of them has ever become popular. Some people don't want to study English, but it is the international language. There is no way to change that now.\n\n<question>:\nThe author concludes that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA it is necessary to invent a new language.\nB English is the international language whether you like it or not\nC English is much better than other languages\nD English should be spoken all over the world\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>:\nKayaking is an activity enjoyed by many people of all ages. It requires little or no experience and nearly anyone of any skill level can participate. It's most popular as a summertime sport, but it is also a great activity during the winter. Kayaking also seems ly friendly to the environment; more so than speed boating or water skiing. Because a kayak doesn't create large or frequent waves, require fuel, or scatter hazards into the air, it is indeed a fairly safe activity for humans and wildlife alike.\nKayaking on freshwater lakes and streams creates little turbulence and therefore does not disturb fish or other aquatic life. Actually, the gentle paddling and movement of the kayak helps to bring seaweed to the surface, making for convenient snacking to the fish. However, there is a drawback to the all-you-can-buffet for your fishy friends. In addition to bringing food to the surface, kayaking also stirs up litter that's been hiding beneath the waters. Some aquatic animals will mistake it for food. This could cause the animals to choke on the indigestible litter, leading to death. As hazardous as this sounds, it isn't very likely for such an event to take place. Most litter in lakes and streams is found along the shoreline and settles in the sand and dirt, and isn't likely to drift away to the main body of water.\n ^ . And because kayaks do not have a motor, fish have no risk of getting caught underneath the boat.\nOne potential hazard that results from kayaking is human waste. This depends solely on where you plan to kayak, and if there are resources available (such as campsites) along the shoreline. When there are no facilities in sight, you're paddling in the middle of a lake, and nature calls, then often you are given no choice but to expel your waste in the middle of the water. While human waste is considered biodegradable, it can be harmful when swallowed by fish. The only preventative measure is to avoid using the water as a restroom. Some public lakes and streams have taken steps to preserve the quality of the water by requiring permits for kayaking. This won't eliminate a human waste problem, but does help regulate entry into the lake and prevent it from becoming overcrowded.\nAs an important factor to remember when kayaking is that you are a guest in someone else's home. You may not be greeted by anyone or be able to kick up your feet and watch TV, but the water is home to many aquatic animals and wildlife. Just as you would not throw trash on the floor or destroy the home of another, you shouldn't do it outdoors either. Keep all trash with you in your kayak and properly dispose of it after you return to shore. By doing your part, you will help doing your part, you will help keep kayaking a safe and enjoyable activity for yourself and the environment.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following statements is True about Kayaking according to the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Young people's enjoyment of kayaking exceeds that of other people.\nB Water skiing has more negative effects on the environment than Kayaking.\nC Usually, kayaking is only practiced in the summer.\nD Whether you can kayak depends on resources available along the shoreline.\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>:\nKayaking is an activity enjoyed by many people of all ages. It requires little or no experience and nearly anyone of any skill level can participate. It's most popular as a summertime sport, but it is also a great activity during the winter. Kayaking also seems ly friendly to the environment; more so than speed boating or water skiing. Because a kayak doesn't create large or frequent waves, require fuel, or scatter hazards into the air, it is indeed a fairly safe activity for humans and wildlife alike.\nKayaking on freshwater lakes and streams creates little turbulence and therefore does not disturb fish or other aquatic life. Actually, the gentle paddling and movement of the kayak helps to bring seaweed to the surface, making for convenient snacking to the fish. However, there is a drawback to the all-you-can-buffet for your fishy friends. In addition to bringing food to the surface, kayaking also stirs up litter that's been hiding beneath the waters. Some aquatic animals will mistake it for food. This could cause the animals to choke on the indigestible litter, leading to death. As hazardous as this sounds, it isn't very likely for such an event to take place. Most litter in lakes and streams is found along the shoreline and settles in the sand and dirt, and isn't likely to drift away to the main body of water.\n ^ . And because kayaks do not have a motor, fish have no risk of getting caught underneath the boat.\nOne potential hazard that results from kayaking is human waste. This depends solely on where you plan to kayak, and if there are resources available (such as campsites) along the shoreline. When there are no facilities in sight, you're paddling in the middle of a lake, and nature calls, then often you are given no choice but to expel your waste in the middle of the water. While human waste is considered biodegradable, it can be harmful when swallowed by fish. The only preventative measure is to avoid using the water as a restroom. Some public lakes and streams have taken steps to preserve the quality of the water by requiring permits for kayaking. This won't eliminate a human waste problem, but does help regulate entry into the lake and prevent it from becoming overcrowded.\nAs an important factor to remember when kayaking is that you are a guest in someone else's home. You may not be greeted by anyone or be able to kick up your feet and watch TV, but the water is home to many aquatic animals and wildlife. Just as you would not throw trash on the floor or destroy the home of another, you shouldn't do it outdoors either. Keep all trash with you in your kayak and properly dispose of it after you return to shore. By doing your part, you will help doing your part, you will help keep kayaking a safe and enjoyable activity for yourself and the environment.\n\n<question>:\nWhich is the best title of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA The environmental impacts of kayaking--is it dangerous?\nB The most popular water sports--kayaking\nC Advantages and disadvantages of kayaking\nD How to keep kayaking a safe and enjoyable activity?\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>:\nKayaking is an activity enjoyed by many people of all ages. It requires little or no experience and nearly anyone of any skill level can participate. It's most popular as a summertime sport, but it is also a great activity during the winter. Kayaking also seems ly friendly to the environment; more so than speed boating or water skiing. Because a kayak doesn't create large or frequent waves, require fuel, or scatter hazards into the air, it is indeed a fairly safe activity for humans and wildlife alike.\nKayaking on freshwater lakes and streams creates little turbulence and therefore does not disturb fish or other aquatic life. Actually, the gentle paddling and movement of the kayak helps to bring seaweed to the surface, making for convenient snacking to the fish. However, there is a drawback to the all-you-can-buffet for your fishy friends. In addition to bringing food to the surface, kayaking also stirs up litter that's been hiding beneath the waters. Some aquatic animals will mistake it for food. This could cause the animals to choke on the indigestible litter, leading to death. As hazardous as this sounds, it isn't very likely for such an event to take place. Most litter in lakes and streams is found along the shoreline and settles in the sand and dirt, and isn't likely to drift away to the main body of water.\n ^ . And because kayaks do not have a motor, fish have no risk of getting caught underneath the boat.\nOne potential hazard that results from kayaking is human waste. This depends solely on where you plan to kayak, and if there are resources available (such as campsites) along the shoreline. When there are no facilities in sight, you're paddling in the middle of a lake, and nature calls, then often you are given no choice but to expel your waste in the middle of the water. While human waste is considered biodegradable, it can be harmful when swallowed by fish. The only preventative measure is to avoid using the water as a restroom. Some public lakes and streams have taken steps to preserve the quality of the water by requiring permits for kayaking. This won't eliminate a human waste problem, but does help regulate entry into the lake and prevent it from becoming overcrowded.\nAs an important factor to remember when kayaking is that you are a guest in someone else's home. You may not be greeted by anyone or be able to kick up your feet and watch TV, but the water is home to many aquatic animals and wildlife. Just as you would not throw trash on the floor or destroy the home of another, you shouldn't do it outdoors either. Keep all trash with you in your kayak and properly dispose of it after you return to shore. By doing your part, you will help doing your part, you will help keep kayaking a safe and enjoyable activity for yourself and the environment.\n\n<question>:\nWhich word or expression is closest in meaning to \"biodegradable\"?\n\n<options>:\nA Recycled.\nB Environmentally harmless.\nC Poisonous.\nD Sustainable.\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>:\nScientists are not sure how the brain follows the tracks of time.One theory holds that it has a group of cells specialized to record the intervals of time, while another theory holds that some neural processes act as an inside clock.\nWhichever theory it may be, studies find, the cells have a poor grasp of longer interval.Time does seem to slow during an empty afternoon and race when the brain focuses on challenging work.Stimulants , including caffeine, tend to make people feel as if.time is passing faster; complex jobs, like doing taxes, can seem to drag on longer than they actually do.And emotional events -- a breakup, a promotion, a transformative trip abroad --tend to be sensed as more recent than they actually are, by months or even years.In short, some psychologists say, the findings support the philosopher Martin Heidegger' s observation that time \"persists merely as a consequence of the events taking place in it.\"\nNow researchers are finding that the opposite thing may also be true: if very few events come to mind, then the sense of time does not persist; the brain shortens the interval that has passed.\nIn one classic experiment, a French explorer named Michel Siffre lived in a cave for two months, cut off from the rhythms of night and day and man-made clocks.He appeared then, convinced that he had been isolated for only 25 days.Left to its own devices, the brain tends to shorten time.\nIn earlier work, researchers found that a similar case at work in people's judgment of intervals that last only moments.Relatively infrequent stimuli, like flashes or tones, tend to increase the speed of the brain' s internal pacemaker.\nOn an obvious level, these kinds of findings offer an explanation for why other people' s children seem to grow up so much faster than one's own.Involved parents are all too well aware of first step in their own children; however, seeing a cousin's child once every few years, without bothering memories, shortens the time.\n\n<question>:\nIn which column of a newspaper can we find this passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Social news\nB Community activities\nC Science\nD Children s 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>:\nPeople with bigger brains ftend to score higher on standardized tests of intelligence, according to new study findings.\nHowever, the study author Dr Michael A.McDaniel of the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond emphasized that these findings represent a general trend, and people with small heads should not automatically believe they are less intelligent. For instance, Albert Einstein's brain was \"not particularly large\", McDaniel noted. \"There's some relationship between brain size and intelligence on the average, but there's plenty of room for exceptions,\" he said.\nInterest in the relationship between brain size and intelligence grew in the1830s, when German anatomist Frederich Tiedmann wrote that he believed there was \"an unquestionable connection between the size of the brain and the mental energy displayed by the individual man\". Since that statement, scientists have conducted numerous studies to determine if Tiedmann's assertion was, in fact, correct. Most studies have looked into the link between head size and intelligence. More recently, however, researchers have published additional studies on brain size and intelligence, measured using MRI scan .\nFor his study, McDaniel analyzed more than 20 studies that looked into the relationship between brain size and intelligence in a total of 1,530 people. The studies showed that on the average, people with larger brain volume tended to be more intelligent. The relationship between brain volume and intelligence was stronger in women than men, and in adults than in children. McDaniel notes in the journal Intelligence.\nMcDaniel is not sure why the relationship was stronger for adults and women. \"Other research has shown that women, on the average, tend to have smaller brains than men, but score just as well--if not higher--in tests of intelligence,\" he said.\nMcDaniel insisted that the relationship between brain size and intelligence is not a \"perfect\" one. \"One can certainly find lots of examples of smaller-sized people who are highly intelligent,\" he said, \"But, on the average, the relationship holds.\"\n\n<question>:\n. What does the text mainly talk about?\n\n<options>:\nA MRI scans are applied to intelligence.\nB On the average, a bigger brain means higher IQ.\nC Dr McDaniel did well in his intelligence study.\nD Scientists are interested in Tiedmann's idea.\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>:\nPeople with bigger brains ftend to score higher on standardized tests of intelligence, according to new study findings.\nHowever, the study author Dr Michael A.McDaniel of the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond emphasized that these findings represent a general trend, and people with small heads should not automatically believe they are less intelligent. For instance, Albert Einstein's brain was \"not particularly large\", McDaniel noted. \"There's some relationship between brain size and intelligence on the average, but there's plenty of room for exceptions,\" he said.\nInterest in the relationship between brain size and intelligence grew in the1830s, when German anatomist Frederich Tiedmann wrote that he believed there was \"an unquestionable connection between the size of the brain and the mental energy displayed by the individual man\". Since that statement, scientists have conducted numerous studies to determine if Tiedmann's assertion was, in fact, correct. Most studies have looked into the link between head size and intelligence. More recently, however, researchers have published additional studies on brain size and intelligence, measured using MRI scan .\nFor his study, McDaniel analyzed more than 20 studies that looked into the relationship between brain size and intelligence in a total of 1,530 people. The studies showed that on the average, people with larger brain volume tended to be more intelligent. The relationship between brain volume and intelligence was stronger in women than men, and in adults than in children. McDaniel notes in the journal Intelligence.\nMcDaniel is not sure why the relationship was stronger for adults and women. \"Other research has shown that women, on the average, tend to have smaller brains than men, but score just as well--if not higher--in tests of intelligence,\" he said.\nMcDaniel insisted that the relationship between brain size and intelligence is not a \"perfect\" one. \"One can certainly find lots of examples of smaller-sized people who are highly intelligent,\" he said, \"But, on the average, the relationship holds.\"\n\n<question>:\nBy mentioning Albert Einstein, the writer wants to show _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Albert Einstein was intelligent\nB the result of intelligence test was false\nC being hard working is more important than intelligence\nD brain size doesn't necessarily decide the level of intelligence\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>:\nPeople with bigger brains ftend to score higher on standardized tests of intelligence, according to new study findings.\nHowever, the study author Dr Michael A.McDaniel of the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond emphasized that these findings represent a general trend, and people with small heads should not automatically believe they are less intelligent. For instance, Albert Einstein's brain was \"not particularly large\", McDaniel noted. \"There's some relationship between brain size and intelligence on the average, but there's plenty of room for exceptions,\" he said.\nInterest in the relationship between brain size and intelligence grew in the1830s, when German anatomist Frederich Tiedmann wrote that he believed there was \"an unquestionable connection between the size of the brain and the mental energy displayed by the individual man\". Since that statement, scientists have conducted numerous studies to determine if Tiedmann's assertion was, in fact, correct. Most studies have looked into the link between head size and intelligence. More recently, however, researchers have published additional studies on brain size and intelligence, measured using MRI scan .\nFor his study, McDaniel analyzed more than 20 studies that looked into the relationship between brain size and intelligence in a total of 1,530 people. The studies showed that on the average, people with larger brain volume tended to be more intelligent. The relationship between brain volume and intelligence was stronger in women than men, and in adults than in children. McDaniel notes in the journal Intelligence.\nMcDaniel is not sure why the relationship was stronger for adults and women. \"Other research has shown that women, on the average, tend to have smaller brains than men, but score just as well--if not higher--in tests of intelligence,\" he said.\nMcDaniel insisted that the relationship between brain size and intelligence is not a \"perfect\" one. \"One can certainly find lots of examples of smaller-sized people who are highly intelligent,\" he said, \"But, on the average, the relationship holds.\"\n\n<question>:\nAfter Frederich Tiedmann wrote his article, _ .\n\n<options>:\nA many scientists agreed with him\nB numerous studies have failed to prove his idea\nC MRI scan became popularly used\nD lots of researchers were interested in the connections between head size and intelligence\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>:\nPeople with bigger brains ftend to score higher on standardized tests of intelligence, according to new study findings.\nHowever, the study author Dr Michael A.McDaniel of the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond emphasized that these findings represent a general trend, and people with small heads should not automatically believe they are less intelligent. For instance, Albert Einstein's brain was \"not particularly large\", McDaniel noted. \"There's some relationship between brain size and intelligence on the average, but there's plenty of room for exceptions,\" he said.\nInterest in the relationship between brain size and intelligence grew in the1830s, when German anatomist Frederich Tiedmann wrote that he believed there was \"an unquestionable connection between the size of the brain and the mental energy displayed by the individual man\". Since that statement, scientists have conducted numerous studies to determine if Tiedmann's assertion was, in fact, correct. Most studies have looked into the link between head size and intelligence. More recently, however, researchers have published additional studies on brain size and intelligence, measured using MRI scan .\nFor his study, McDaniel analyzed more than 20 studies that looked into the relationship between brain size and intelligence in a total of 1,530 people. The studies showed that on the average, people with larger brain volume tended to be more intelligent. The relationship between brain volume and intelligence was stronger in women than men, and in adults than in children. McDaniel notes in the journal Intelligence.\nMcDaniel is not sure why the relationship was stronger for adults and women. \"Other research has shown that women, on the average, tend to have smaller brains than men, but score just as well--if not higher--in tests of intelligence,\" he said.\nMcDaniel insisted that the relationship between brain size and intelligence is not a \"perfect\" one. \"One can certainly find lots of examples of smaller-sized people who are highly intelligent,\" he said, \"But, on the average, the relationship holds.\"\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the text, Dr McDaniel's study _ .\n\n<options>:\nA proves Tiedmann's idea was completely true\nB shows women are smarter than men\nC involves many studies and a lot of people\nD explains why people with smaller brains are clever\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>:\nDID you get a flu shot this year? For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the prefix = st1 /USis recommending that all children aged from 6 months to 18 years receive the flu vaccine.\nVaccines battle diseases caused by bacteria and viruses. A weakened form of the germ is introduced into the body. The body makes special substances called antibodies to fight the germs. If the actual germs were to attack, the antibodies would fight it.\n Because there are many kinds of flu viruses, scientists must create a new vaccine formula each year. Researchers must make a prediction.\nIt is like forecasting the weather. Sometimes they are right on, and sometimes they are off. But even when the vaccinedoes not closely match circulating flu types, it can make the illness less serious.\n \"The flu vaccine is not as effective as the polio vaccine or the measles vaccine,\" says Dr William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. \"It's not a great vaccine, but it is quite a good vaccine.\"\nBut a flu vaccine doesn't work for everyone. There are certain people who should be careful about taking it.\nBecause the vaccine is produced in eggs, those who are allergic to eggs should not take it. If you have a fever, you should wait until you recover.\nSome people are afraid that they might get the flu from the flu shot. Scientists say that it is not possible, because the viruses in the flu shot are inactivated. But some minor side effects such as low-grade fever and body ache could occur. If they do, they begin soon after the shot and usually last only one to two days.\nDid you know?\nSmallpox was the first disease people tried to prevent by putting a virus into a healthy person. In 1796, English scientist Edward Jenner placed some infected material under a boy's skin.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is the proper definition of \"vaccine\"?\n\n<options>:\nA virus used for fighting against disease.\nB Antibodies to fight germs.\nC Formula to fight against disease.\nD Substance containing virus used for protecting people against diseases.\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>:\nDID you get a flu shot this year? For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the prefix = st1 /USis recommending that all children aged from 6 months to 18 years receive the flu vaccine.\nVaccines battle diseases caused by bacteria and viruses. A weakened form of the germ is introduced into the body. The body makes special substances called antibodies to fight the germs. If the actual germs were to attack, the antibodies would fight it.\n Because there are many kinds of flu viruses, scientists must create a new vaccine formula each year. Researchers must make a prediction.\nIt is like forecasting the weather. Sometimes they are right on, and sometimes they are off. But even when the vaccinedoes not closely match circulating flu types, it can make the illness less serious.\n \"The flu vaccine is not as effective as the polio vaccine or the measles vaccine,\" says Dr William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. \"It's not a great vaccine, but it is quite a good vaccine.\"\nBut a flu vaccine doesn't work for everyone. There are certain people who should be careful about taking it.\nBecause the vaccine is produced in eggs, those who are allergic to eggs should not take it. If you have a fever, you should wait until you recover.\nSome people are afraid that they might get the flu from the flu shot. Scientists say that it is not possible, because the viruses in the flu shot are inactivated. But some minor side effects such as low-grade fever and body ache could occur. If they do, they begin soon after the shot and usually last only one to two days.\nDid you know?\nSmallpox was the first disease people tried to prevent by putting a virus into a healthy person. In 1796, English scientist Edward Jenner placed some infected material under a boy's skin.\n\n<question>:\nWe can infer from the passage that_.\n\n<options>:\nA those who are allergic to eggs should not take flu vaccine\nB all the flu vaccines are not effective for everyone\nC you should go to a doctor if you have a fever or body ache after taking the flu vaccine\nD it is possible that some people might get the flu from the flu shot\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>:\nMost children now chat daily either online or through their mobile phones. They are connecting to a huge number of other children all over the world. Some are shy \"in real life\" but are confident to communicate with others online; others find support from people of their own age on relationship issues, or problems at home.\nSometimes the online world, just like the real word, can introduce problems, such as bullying or arguments. Going online is great fun, but there are also a few people who use the Internet for offensive or illegal aims. Children must be made _ of both the good things and the danger.\nTo keep children safe your management must cover the family computer. Just as you decide which TV programs are suitable, you need to do the same for the websites and chat rooms your children visit. Remind your children that online friends are still strangers. Reminding them of the risks will keep them alert. \nComputer studies are part of schoolwork now, so it's likely that your children may know more than you do. We get left behind when it comes to the latest gadgets and interactive areas of websites, like chat rooms and message boards, which are especially strange. The language of chat is strange to many parents, too. Chatters love to use abbreviations such as: atb-- all the best; bbfn-- bye by for now; cul8er --see you later; gr8--great; idk-- I don't know; imbl-- it must be love; kit --keep in touch; paw-- parents are watching; lol--laugh out loud; xlnt-- excellent!\n\n<question>:\nThe passage is written for _ .\n\n<options>:\nA children\nB parents\nC teachers\nD net bar owners.\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 my sixth voyage I was quite determined that I would never go to sea. One early spring day, however, I was brought to see the Caliph. He said, \"Sindbad, I have chosen you to deliver a letter and a gift to the King of Serendib in return for his message of friendship.\"\nThe Caliph's commandment fell upon me like a thunderbolt .\n\"Your Majesty,\" I answered, \"I am ready to do all that your Majesty commands, but I have made a promise never again to leave Baghdad.\"\n\"I admit,\" said he, \"that you have indeed had some extraordinary experiences, but I do not see why they should prevent you from doing as I wish. You have only to go straight to Serendib and give my message, and come back as you will.\"\nAt last, I agreed. The Caliph was delighted and gave me a thousand sequins (gold coins) for the expenses of the voyage. Soon I sailed quickly and safely to Serendib after a nearly 30-day voyage where I was well received, and brought into the presence of the king.\nI displayed the Caliph's gifts: a bed which cost a thousand sequins, and more beds of different fashion. The King received the assurance of the Caliph's friendliness with satisfaction. Since my task was accomplished, I was anxious to depart. The king dismissed me with many presents, and I left immediately on the end day of May. On the fifth day we suffered from pirates who killed some of us and made the rest prisoners of whom I was one. On a distant island they sold us for slaves. I fell into the hands of a rich merchant.\nThe merchant asked me to shoot elephants in the forest. When he left, he said, \"When you have succeeded in killing one come and tell me.\"\nSo saying, he gave me a supply of food and returned to the town. I settled myself in the tree and kept watching. The next morning I saw a large group of elephants passing by. I shot one to death and run back to tell my master of my success, for which I was praised and regaled(,) with good things. Then we went back to bury the elephant I had killed, in order that when it became a skeleton my master might return and keep its tusks safely.\nI hunted for two months. One morning as I watched the coming of the elephants which paused instead of passing the tree, trumpeting(,) horribly. I was terrified. The largest of the animals brought me to the ground .I thought now that my last hour was surely come; but the huge creature, picking me up gently enough; set me upon its back, then turned into the forest. After what seemed a long time to me, I was standing on a great hill where there was filled with bones and tusks of elephants which are more than I could carry away in a lifetime.\nI run to my master's house, and was received by him with joyful surprise. He asked me what had happened to me and why I was still alive. I soon satisfied his curiosity, and the next day we went together to the Ivory Hill, and he was overjoyed to find as many tusks.\nHe said, \"My brother, these wild elephants have killed numbers of our slaves every year. You alone have escaped; therefore you must be under the special protection of Heaven. You deserve your liberty, and I will give you a fortune.\"\nI only asked liberty to return to my own country\n\"Well,\" he answered, \"the monsoon will soon bring the ivory ships here, and then I will send you on your way.\"\nSo I stayed with him till the time of the monsoon. When the ships at last arrived, my master put on board for me a great store of supply, also lots of ivory, and said me goodbye. I left without feeling at ease upon the sea after what had happened. I sold my ivory and bought many expensive presents. I joined a traveling team of merchants. Our journey was long and boring, but gradually, I did not to fear storms, or pirates, or any of the other dangers. When the fall wind came blowing, we reached Baghdad. \nI brought myself to the Caliph and told him everything about my experience. My story was written in letters of gold, and laid up among his treasures. I took my leave of him, well satisfied with the honors and rewards he gave me; and since that time I have rested from my labors, and given myself up wholly to my family and my friends.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of following is TRUE when the owner gave Sindbad joyful surprise? _\n\n<options>:\nA The owner was glad to see him alive back.\nB Sibdbad came back too late after hunting.\nC Sindbad came back with a dead elephant.\nD The owner had already killed the elephants.\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>:\nFamous centenarians still active in arts, science are in no mood to retire.\"Those who stand still, die,\" is one of Oliveira's favorite phrases.He knows from experience what it means, as the Portuguese film director has reached the age of 102 and is still active in his profession.Every year, Oliveira shoots a film and is currently working on his next project.\"You have to work, work, work in order to forget that death is not far away,\" he said.When asked about his age, Oliveira said with some humility: \"It's down to mother nature.It gave to me what it took from others.\"\nBeing both mentally and physically fit in old age is partly a matter of luck, but it also has something to do with character.Not every white-haired person is wise and social skills, openness and the ability to train the brain are essential for senior citizens.\nAlong with the architect Oscar Niemeyer (103), Nobel laureate Montalcini (101) and director Kurt Maetzig (100), Oliveira is one of those people of whom it would be very wrong to think as members of a listless elderly generation.\nAnother master in his profession is the architect Oscar Niemeyer.The 103-year-old Brazilian is best known for his futuristic-looking buildings in Brasilia, but he also speaks out on behalf of the poor.\"The role of the architect is to struggle for a better world where we can develop a form of architecture that serves everyone and not just a privileged few,\" said Niemeyer recently.He spends almost every day working in his office in Copacabana, and even when he falls ill he keeps working on ideas: After a gallbladder operation he composed a samba tune in the clinic.\nAnother man who could sing a song about age is 107-year-old Heesters.The Dutch-born opera singer spent most of his life performing in Germany, where he still works.Recently Heesters said: \"I want to be at least 108-years-old.\" He also plans to keep performing.\" _ \" Heesters has not given up trying to add to his tally of awards and is looking for a \"good stage role\".\nItalian scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who is 101-year-old and is still active in medical science, has described the force that keeps driving her on: \"Progress is created through imperfection.\" In 1986 she and her lab colleague were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work on nerve growth factor.She's convinced that humans grow on challenges.\nWith so many brilliant examples given, we can see clearly that age is no barrier to some high\nachievers.\n\n<question>:\nHow many centenarians are mentioned in this passage?\n\n<options>:\nA 4\nB 5\nC 6\nD 7\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>:\nFamous centenarians still active in arts, science are in no mood to retire.\"Those who stand still, die,\" is one of Oliveira's favorite phrases.He knows from experience what it means, as the Portuguese film director has reached the age of 102 and is still active in his profession.Every year, Oliveira shoots a film and is currently working on his next project.\"You have to work, work, work in order to forget that death is not far away,\" he said.When asked about his age, Oliveira said with some humility: \"It's down to mother nature.It gave to me what it took from others.\"\nBeing both mentally and physically fit in old age is partly a matter of luck, but it also has something to do with character.Not every white-haired person is wise and social skills, openness and the ability to train the brain are essential for senior citizens.\nAlong with the architect Oscar Niemeyer (103), Nobel laureate Montalcini (101) and director Kurt Maetzig (100), Oliveira is one of those people of whom it would be very wrong to think as members of a listless elderly generation.\nAnother master in his profession is the architect Oscar Niemeyer.The 103-year-old Brazilian is best known for his futuristic-looking buildings in Brasilia, but he also speaks out on behalf of the poor.\"The role of the architect is to struggle for a better world where we can develop a form of architecture that serves everyone and not just a privileged few,\" said Niemeyer recently.He spends almost every day working in his office in Copacabana, and even when he falls ill he keeps working on ideas: After a gallbladder operation he composed a samba tune in the clinic.\nAnother man who could sing a song about age is 107-year-old Heesters.The Dutch-born opera singer spent most of his life performing in Germany, where he still works.Recently Heesters said: \"I want to be at least 108-years-old.\" He also plans to keep performing.\" _ \" Heesters has not given up trying to add to his tally of awards and is looking for a \"good stage role\".\nItalian scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who is 101-year-old and is still active in medical science, has described the force that keeps driving her on: \"Progress is created through imperfection.\" In 1986 she and her lab colleague were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work on nerve growth factor.She's convinced that humans grow on challenges.\nWith so many brilliant examples given, we can see clearly that age is no barrier to some high\nachievers.\n\n<question>:\nIn the passage so many examples were given to show _ .\n\n<options>:\nA old age is a big problem if you want to succeed\nB as a senior citizen, you have to be open-minded and optimistic\nC old people should never think of themselves as old\nD old age can not prevent a great person from achieving a lot\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>:\nFamous centenarians still active in arts, science are in no mood to retire.\"Those who stand still, die,\" is one of Oliveira's favorite phrases.He knows from experience what it means, as the Portuguese film director has reached the age of 102 and is still active in his profession.Every year, Oliveira shoots a film and is currently working on his next project.\"You have to work, work, work in order to forget that death is not far away,\" he said.When asked about his age, Oliveira said with some humility: \"It's down to mother nature.It gave to me what it took from others.\"\nBeing both mentally and physically fit in old age is partly a matter of luck, but it also has something to do with character.Not every white-haired person is wise and social skills, openness and the ability to train the brain are essential for senior citizens.\nAlong with the architect Oscar Niemeyer (103), Nobel laureate Montalcini (101) and director Kurt Maetzig (100), Oliveira is one of those people of whom it would be very wrong to think as members of a listless elderly generation.\nAnother master in his profession is the architect Oscar Niemeyer.The 103-year-old Brazilian is best known for his futuristic-looking buildings in Brasilia, but he also speaks out on behalf of the poor.\"The role of the architect is to struggle for a better world where we can develop a form of architecture that serves everyone and not just a privileged few,\" said Niemeyer recently.He spends almost every day working in his office in Copacabana, and even when he falls ill he keeps working on ideas: After a gallbladder operation he composed a samba tune in the clinic.\nAnother man who could sing a song about age is 107-year-old Heesters.The Dutch-born opera singer spent most of his life performing in Germany, where he still works.Recently Heesters said: \"I want to be at least 108-years-old.\" He also plans to keep performing.\" _ \" Heesters has not given up trying to add to his tally of awards and is looking for a \"good stage role\".\nItalian scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who is 101-year-old and is still active in medical science, has described the force that keeps driving her on: \"Progress is created through imperfection.\" In 1986 she and her lab colleague were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work on nerve growth factor.She's convinced that humans grow on challenges.\nWith so many brilliant examples given, we can see clearly that age is no barrier to some high\nachievers.\n\n<question>:\nIn the writer's opinion, the architect Oscar Niemeyer is not _ .\n\n<options>:\nA sympathy\nB pessimistic\nC positive\nD diligent\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>:\nSafety and Security Procedures\nYour safety and the security of your personal property are of the primary concern to those of us who welcome you as our guest. We urge you to take advantage of the following suggestions.\nYOUR VEHICLE \nLock it and don't leave money or valuable items inside. We are not responsible for their loss.\nTRAVELING\nBe good at noticing things around you when sightseeing or traveling. Stay in well-lit and heavily traveled areas. Don't display large amounts of cash.\nGUEST ROOM SECURITY\nFor additional security use the deadbolt provided on your door and make sure the windows are locked. As an additional precautious measure, please secure the secondary locks provided. Do not admit anyone to your room without first making identification . A one-way viewer is provided in your door to assist with identification. If there is any doubt about the person's identity, please contact the Front Desk.\nSAFETY BOXES\nDo not leave money or valuables in your room or vehicle. We provide free safety boxes for your use. Hotel is not responsible for items left in the room valued over $200.\nKEYS\nSafeguard your key. Please do not leave it in the door. Do not give your key to others or leave it unattended. Please leave your key at the Front Desk when you check out.\nREPORTING\nPlease report any suspicious activity, or safety concerns to management.\nFIRE\nPlease familiarize yourself with the nearest fire exits. Report fire or smoke to the hotel guard. In the unlikely event of a fire, please move quickly and calmly to the nearest safe exit and leave the building. Avoid the use of elevator.\n\n<question>:\nThe suggestions are most probably from _ .\n\n<options>:\nA a hotel manager\nB a police officer\nC an experienced traveler\nD a tour guide\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>:\nSafety and Security Procedures\nYour safety and the security of your personal property are of the primary concern to those of us who welcome you as our guest. We urge you to take advantage of the following suggestions.\nYOUR VEHICLE \nLock it and don't leave money or valuable items inside. We are not responsible for their loss.\nTRAVELING\nBe good at noticing things around you when sightseeing or traveling. Stay in well-lit and heavily traveled areas. Don't display large amounts of cash.\nGUEST ROOM SECURITY\nFor additional security use the deadbolt provided on your door and make sure the windows are locked. As an additional precautious measure, please secure the secondary locks provided. Do not admit anyone to your room without first making identification . A one-way viewer is provided in your door to assist with identification. If there is any doubt about the person's identity, please contact the Front Desk.\nSAFETY BOXES\nDo not leave money or valuables in your room or vehicle. We provide free safety boxes for your use. Hotel is not responsible for items left in the room valued over $200.\nKEYS\nSafeguard your key. Please do not leave it in the door. Do not give your key to others or leave it unattended. Please leave your key at the Front Desk when you check out.\nREPORTING\nPlease report any suspicious activity, or safety concerns to management.\nFIRE\nPlease familiarize yourself with the nearest fire exits. Report fire or smoke to the hotel guard. In the unlikely event of a fire, please move quickly and calmly to the nearest safe exit and leave the building. Avoid the use of elevator.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is TRUE?\n\n<options>:\nA It is advised to travel to places where there are few people.\nB The hotel is not responsible for anything you lose.\nC Don't report to the manager unless you are sure something is going wrong.\nD You'd better use the deadbolt and the secondary locks for safety.\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>:\nSafety and Security Procedures\nYour safety and the security of your personal property are of the primary concern to those of us who welcome you as our guest. We urge you to take advantage of the following suggestions.\nYOUR VEHICLE \nLock it and don't leave money or valuable items inside. We are not responsible for their loss.\nTRAVELING\nBe good at noticing things around you when sightseeing or traveling. Stay in well-lit and heavily traveled areas. Don't display large amounts of cash.\nGUEST ROOM SECURITY\nFor additional security use the deadbolt provided on your door and make sure the windows are locked. As an additional precautious measure, please secure the secondary locks provided. Do not admit anyone to your room without first making identification . A one-way viewer is provided in your door to assist with identification. If there is any doubt about the person's identity, please contact the Front Desk.\nSAFETY BOXES\nDo not leave money or valuables in your room or vehicle. We provide free safety boxes for your use. Hotel is not responsible for items left in the room valued over $200.\nKEYS\nSafeguard your key. Please do not leave it in the door. Do not give your key to others or leave it unattended. Please leave your key at the Front Desk when you check out.\nREPORTING\nPlease report any suspicious activity, or safety concerns to management.\nFIRE\nPlease familiarize yourself with the nearest fire exits. Report fire or smoke to the hotel guard. In the unlikely event of a fire, please move quickly and calmly to the nearest safe exit and leave the building. Avoid the use of elevator.\n\n<question>:\nIf you feel doubtful about a stranger who knocks at the door, you should _ .\n\n<options>:\nA let the person in after you have got his/her name\nB open the door to check the person's ID card\nC call the Front Desk to make sure\nD contact the local police for assistance\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>:\nThese days, young children can enjoy directly what it is like to be a marine biologist at a marine association. What they discover can lead them to appreciate and protect the ocean and also the animals living in it.\nAt the present time, learning isn't only limited to the classroom. It's quite common for kids to learn from outdoor experiences. Teachers commonly take their pupils on field trips to museums as well as other interesting areas. If you wish to help pupils to take care of the ocean, one of the best areas to take them to is a marine association, the place where the ocean biome is shown.\nTaking your pupils to a marine association is a prefect way to help them learn. Education professionals agree that there are topics that children can learn more successfully whenever they experience them directly.\nSeveral organizations that focused on protecting the ocean now operate on the coast of different areas in America and all around the world. It's quite common for marine associations nowadays to open their doors several times a week to kids, parents, and ocean lovers to learn more about the ocean biome.\nA marine association has different programs for children of different ages. You'll find programs that are developed specially for pupils. Pupils are involved in interactive learning. This learning experience allows young children to recognize the value of the role each species performs in their environment. They not only get to research creatures from the ocean, but they also get to see, touch, and smell most of these animals and plants. This type of _ offers students an idea about the life of a marine scientist. It could help them choose a career afterwards.\nThese programs are generally held on Saturdays and Sundays in order that kids and parents can have more hours in which to have fun. Teachers who want to arrange these activities for their students can call a local marine association near them.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the text, pupils can have a better understanding of the ocean biome by _ .\n\n<options>:\nA learning about it from books\nB going to a marine association\nC attending marine biologists' meetings\nD taking part-time jobs at marine associations\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>:\nThese days, young children can enjoy directly what it is like to be a marine biologist at a marine association. What they discover can lead them to appreciate and protect the ocean and also the animals living in it.\nAt the present time, learning isn't only limited to the classroom. It's quite common for kids to learn from outdoor experiences. Teachers commonly take their pupils on field trips to museums as well as other interesting areas. If you wish to help pupils to take care of the ocean, one of the best areas to take them to is a marine association, the place where the ocean biome is shown.\nTaking your pupils to a marine association is a prefect way to help them learn. Education professionals agree that there are topics that children can learn more successfully whenever they experience them directly.\nSeveral organizations that focused on protecting the ocean now operate on the coast of different areas in America and all around the world. It's quite common for marine associations nowadays to open their doors several times a week to kids, parents, and ocean lovers to learn more about the ocean biome.\nA marine association has different programs for children of different ages. You'll find programs that are developed specially for pupils. Pupils are involved in interactive learning. This learning experience allows young children to recognize the value of the role each species performs in their environment. They not only get to research creatures from the ocean, but they also get to see, touch, and smell most of these animals and plants. This type of _ offers students an idea about the life of a marine scientist. It could help them choose a career afterwards.\nThese programs are generally held on Saturdays and Sundays in order that kids and parents can have more hours in which to have fun. Teachers who want to arrange these activities for their students can call a local marine association near them.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is TURE?\n\n<options>:\nA Young children can enjoy indirectly what it is like to be a marine biologist at a marine association.\nB To help your pupils to take care of the ocean, the best area to take them to is a marine association.\nC Children can learn the topics more successfully when they experience them directly.\nD A marine association has the same program for children of different ages.\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>:\nThese days, young children can enjoy directly what it is like to be a marine biologist at a marine association. What they discover can lead them to appreciate and protect the ocean and also the animals living in it.\nAt the present time, learning isn't only limited to the classroom. It's quite common for kids to learn from outdoor experiences. Teachers commonly take their pupils on field trips to museums as well as other interesting areas. If you wish to help pupils to take care of the ocean, one of the best areas to take them to is a marine association, the place where the ocean biome is shown.\nTaking your pupils to a marine association is a prefect way to help them learn. Education professionals agree that there are topics that children can learn more successfully whenever they experience them directly.\nSeveral organizations that focused on protecting the ocean now operate on the coast of different areas in America and all around the world. It's quite common for marine associations nowadays to open their doors several times a week to kids, parents, and ocean lovers to learn more about the ocean biome.\nA marine association has different programs for children of different ages. You'll find programs that are developed specially for pupils. Pupils are involved in interactive learning. This learning experience allows young children to recognize the value of the role each species performs in their environment. They not only get to research creatures from the ocean, but they also get to see, touch, and smell most of these animals and plants. This type of _ offers students an idea about the life of a marine scientist. It could help them choose a career afterwards.\nThese programs are generally held on Saturdays and Sundays in order that kids and parents can have more hours in which to have fun. Teachers who want to arrange these activities for their students can call a local marine association near them.\n\n<question>:\nThe text is most probably taken from _ .\n\n<options>:\nA a teacher's presentation\nB a marine biologist's report\nC a student's field trip journal\nD an introduction to a marine association\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>:\nMadrid, capital of Spain, is a city with large numbers of historic sites resting in the shadows of modern skyscrapers.\nThis city of over 3, 23 million people, up from 2,88 million in 2000, is proud of Western Europe's royal palace, considered by many to be Madrid's most beautiful building. Inside the Royal Palace 2,800 rooms are decorated with museum-quality furniture and artwork.\nThe internationally loved Prado Museum is the largest and most impressive art gallery in Spain. Opened in 1819, it is filled with works of art that include the world's most comprehensive collection of Spanish paintings.\nSpain is famous for its delicious ham, and there's no better place to try it than at Museo del Jamon, which has five branches around the city. Hanging from the ceiling of each branch are dozens of hams of different types and flavors. Taste them in the bar.\nMadrid had some of Europe's best shopping. For 500 years, shoppers have gathered to a large outdoor flea market known as the Rastro, where they find everything from antiques to CDs.\nGet a great view of the city from Teleferico de Madrid. This cable car takes you on a 2.5kilometer trip 40 meters above the Manzanares River and Casa de Campo park. For a refreshing choice, relax beside the swimming pool on the roof of the Emperador Hotel. Enjoy delicious desserts and drinks while viewing the city, or take a dip in the cool water.\nNo trip to Madrid is complete without seeing a performance of Spain's famous art form, flamenco. Every day, flamenco performers sing, dance or play the guitar in small cafes and grand theaters alike.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can readers learn about Madrid from this article?\n\n<options>:\nA How it develops its attractions.\nB How it will continue to improve\nC How its population has changed\nD How its lovely parks came into being\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>:\nMadrid, capital of Spain, is a city with large numbers of historic sites resting in the shadows of modern skyscrapers.\nThis city of over 3, 23 million people, up from 2,88 million in 2000, is proud of Western Europe's royal palace, considered by many to be Madrid's most beautiful building. Inside the Royal Palace 2,800 rooms are decorated with museum-quality furniture and artwork.\nThe internationally loved Prado Museum is the largest and most impressive art gallery in Spain. Opened in 1819, it is filled with works of art that include the world's most comprehensive collection of Spanish paintings.\nSpain is famous for its delicious ham, and there's no better place to try it than at Museo del Jamon, which has five branches around the city. Hanging from the ceiling of each branch are dozens of hams of different types and flavors. Taste them in the bar.\nMadrid had some of Europe's best shopping. For 500 years, shoppers have gathered to a large outdoor flea market known as the Rastro, where they find everything from antiques to CDs.\nGet a great view of the city from Teleferico de Madrid. This cable car takes you on a 2.5kilometer trip 40 meters above the Manzanares River and Casa de Campo park. For a refreshing choice, relax beside the swimming pool on the roof of the Emperador Hotel. Enjoy delicious desserts and drinks while viewing the city, or take a dip in the cool water.\nNo trip to Madrid is complete without seeing a performance of Spain's famous art form, flamenco. Every day, flamenco performers sing, dance or play the guitar in small cafes and grand theaters alike.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following should you not visit if you suffer from a fear of heights?\n\n<options>:\nA The Royal Palace\nB The Prado Museum\nC The Museo del Jamon\nD The Teleferico de Madrid\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>:\nMadrid, capital of Spain, is a city with large numbers of historic sites resting in the shadows of modern skyscrapers.\nThis city of over 3, 23 million people, up from 2,88 million in 2000, is proud of Western Europe's royal palace, considered by many to be Madrid's most beautiful building. Inside the Royal Palace 2,800 rooms are decorated with museum-quality furniture and artwork.\nThe internationally loved Prado Museum is the largest and most impressive art gallery in Spain. Opened in 1819, it is filled with works of art that include the world's most comprehensive collection of Spanish paintings.\nSpain is famous for its delicious ham, and there's no better place to try it than at Museo del Jamon, which has five branches around the city. Hanging from the ceiling of each branch are dozens of hams of different types and flavors. Taste them in the bar.\nMadrid had some of Europe's best shopping. For 500 years, shoppers have gathered to a large outdoor flea market known as the Rastro, where they find everything from antiques to CDs.\nGet a great view of the city from Teleferico de Madrid. This cable car takes you on a 2.5kilometer trip 40 meters above the Manzanares River and Casa de Campo park. For a refreshing choice, relax beside the swimming pool on the roof of the Emperador Hotel. Enjoy delicious desserts and drinks while viewing the city, or take a dip in the cool water.\nNo trip to Madrid is complete without seeing a performance of Spain's famous art form, flamenco. Every day, flamenco performers sing, dance or play the guitar in small cafes and grand theaters alike.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we learn about the Rastro from the article?\n\n<options>:\nA The fascinating story behind its creation\nB The variety of goods on offer there\nC The very low entrance fee that it charges\nD The convenience of its downtown location\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>:\nMadrid, capital of Spain, is a city with large numbers of historic sites resting in the shadows of modern skyscrapers.\nThis city of over 3, 23 million people, up from 2,88 million in 2000, is proud of Western Europe's royal palace, considered by many to be Madrid's most beautiful building. Inside the Royal Palace 2,800 rooms are decorated with museum-quality furniture and artwork.\nThe internationally loved Prado Museum is the largest and most impressive art gallery in Spain. Opened in 1819, it is filled with works of art that include the world's most comprehensive collection of Spanish paintings.\nSpain is famous for its delicious ham, and there's no better place to try it than at Museo del Jamon, which has five branches around the city. Hanging from the ceiling of each branch are dozens of hams of different types and flavors. Taste them in the bar.\nMadrid had some of Europe's best shopping. For 500 years, shoppers have gathered to a large outdoor flea market known as the Rastro, where they find everything from antiques to CDs.\nGet a great view of the city from Teleferico de Madrid. This cable car takes you on a 2.5kilometer trip 40 meters above the Manzanares River and Casa de Campo park. For a refreshing choice, relax beside the swimming pool on the roof of the Emperador Hotel. Enjoy delicious desserts and drinks while viewing the city, or take a dip in the cool water.\nNo trip to Madrid is complete without seeing a performance of Spain's famous art form, flamenco. Every day, flamenco performers sing, dance or play the guitar in small cafes and grand theaters alike.\n\n<question>:\nIn which magazine would this article most likely appear?\n\n<options>:\nA Best Relaxation Destination\nB Modern Country Living\nC Foreign Affairs Quarterly\nD Fashion News\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>:\nSmoggy weather has become common in China. But these days, air pollution levels in the north eastern city of Harbin surpassed the previous record levels.\nThe city was essentially shut down after PM2. 5, fine Particulate pollution that is considered hazardous . reached levels of 1000 micrograms per cubic meter-40 times the safety level remended by the World Health Organization. Schools, motorways and an airport were closed on Tuesday as visibility in some areas of the city dropped to less than 10 meters.\nPhotos from Harbin showed residents covering their mouths with masks and scarves, and moving like ghostly shadows through the fog. Cars and motorcycles are moving slowly as traffic came to a standstill with traffic lights barely visible. .\nJust days previously , the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified air pollution as a carcinogen . It stated that there is \" sufficient evidence\" that exposure to outdoor air pollution causes lung cancer and also linked it with an increased risk of bladder cancer. It's said that exposure has increased significantly particularly in \" rapidly industrial countries with large populations\".\n\"The air we breathe has become polluted with a mixture of cancer-causing substances\" , Dr Kurt Straif , head of the IARC said in a press released. \"We now know that outdoor air pollution is not only a major risk to health in general, but also a leading environmental cause of cancer deaths. \"\nOn the Chinese social media site Weibo , many users complained about the pollution and shared their concerns. References to \"feed people with smog \"have become popular on Weibo and there is a sarcastic play on the expression \"serve the people\" , as the two have a similar pronunciation.\n\"The impact of air pollution on people will be gradual. There won't be a sudden outbreak of symptoms, but normally three to five days after the smoggy weather occurs, there is a peak in the number of people seeing doctors, \" Deng Ying, a doctor at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University was quoted as saying.\n\n<question>:\nAs thick smog has become a common scene in Harbin, _\n\n<options>:\nA students there can go to school as usual\nB residents in the city can see as far as 20 meters\nC traffic lights can be easily visible\nD the urban traffic has been seriously influenced\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>:\nSmoggy weather has become common in China. But these days, air pollution levels in the north eastern city of Harbin surpassed the previous record levels.\nThe city was essentially shut down after PM2. 5, fine Particulate pollution that is considered hazardous . reached levels of 1000 micrograms per cubic meter-40 times the safety level remended by the World Health Organization. Schools, motorways and an airport were closed on Tuesday as visibility in some areas of the city dropped to less than 10 meters.\nPhotos from Harbin showed residents covering their mouths with masks and scarves, and moving like ghostly shadows through the fog. Cars and motorcycles are moving slowly as traffic came to a standstill with traffic lights barely visible. .\nJust days previously , the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified air pollution as a carcinogen . It stated that there is \" sufficient evidence\" that exposure to outdoor air pollution causes lung cancer and also linked it with an increased risk of bladder cancer. It's said that exposure has increased significantly particularly in \" rapidly industrial countries with large populations\".\n\"The air we breathe has become polluted with a mixture of cancer-causing substances\" , Dr Kurt Straif , head of the IARC said in a press released. \"We now know that outdoor air pollution is not only a major risk to health in general, but also a leading environmental cause of cancer deaths. \"\nOn the Chinese social media site Weibo , many users complained about the pollution and shared their concerns. References to \"feed people with smog \"have become popular on Weibo and there is a sarcastic play on the expression \"serve the people\" , as the two have a similar pronunciation.\n\"The impact of air pollution on people will be gradual. There won't be a sudden outbreak of symptoms, but normally three to five days after the smoggy weather occurs, there is a peak in the number of people seeing doctors, \" Deng Ying, a doctor at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University was quoted as saying.\n\n<question>:\nWhen exposed to outdoor air pollution, what kind of disease can be caused?\n\n<options>:\nA Cancer of stomach\nB Breast cancer\nC Bladder cancer\nD Ovarian cancer\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>:\nSmoggy weather has become common in China. But these days, air pollution levels in the north eastern city of Harbin surpassed the previous record levels.\nThe city was essentially shut down after PM2. 5, fine Particulate pollution that is considered hazardous . reached levels of 1000 micrograms per cubic meter-40 times the safety level remended by the World Health Organization. Schools, motorways and an airport were closed on Tuesday as visibility in some areas of the city dropped to less than 10 meters.\nPhotos from Harbin showed residents covering their mouths with masks and scarves, and moving like ghostly shadows through the fog. Cars and motorcycles are moving slowly as traffic came to a standstill with traffic lights barely visible. .\nJust days previously , the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified air pollution as a carcinogen . It stated that there is \" sufficient evidence\" that exposure to outdoor air pollution causes lung cancer and also linked it with an increased risk of bladder cancer. It's said that exposure has increased significantly particularly in \" rapidly industrial countries with large populations\".\n\"The air we breathe has become polluted with a mixture of cancer-causing substances\" , Dr Kurt Straif , head of the IARC said in a press released. \"We now know that outdoor air pollution is not only a major risk to health in general, but also a leading environmental cause of cancer deaths. \"\nOn the Chinese social media site Weibo , many users complained about the pollution and shared their concerns. References to \"feed people with smog \"have become popular on Weibo and there is a sarcastic play on the expression \"serve the people\" , as the two have a similar pronunciation.\n\"The impact of air pollution on people will be gradual. There won't be a sudden outbreak of symptoms, but normally three to five days after the smoggy weather occurs, there is a peak in the number of people seeing doctors, \" Deng Ying, a doctor at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University was quoted as saying.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to Dr Kurt Straif , we can learn that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the effect of the. smoggy weather is gradual\nB air pollution is the man environmental cause, of cancer deaths\nC exposure has greatly increased in countries with large populations\nD \"feed people with smog\" has bee a hot word\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>:\nOur daughter Kerrin, a student at Boston University, had been home for a week-end visit, and I dropped her off at the bus station just in time for her back to college. After Kerrin's bus had gone and I was driving away, I noticed that she had left her purse on the passenger seat. Worried that she would arrive in Boston without money or keys to her room, I called my wife, Bette Jean, on the car phone, explaining why I would be late. As I was following the bus, Bette Jean phoned me back to say she had phoned the bus dispatcher on the other line and he, in return, had phoned the bus driver on yet another phone. The driver asked me to wave out of my window to show where I was. Then he pulled over at a rest stop, and I did the same. Kerrin jumped off the bus, and I handed her the purse and went on my way.\n\n<question>:\nThe writer saw his daughter's purse right after_.\n\n<options>:\nA seeing her off at the bus station\nB starting his car again\nC she got off the car\nD she got on the bus\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>:\nOur daughter Kerrin, a student at Boston University, had been home for a week-end visit, and I dropped her off at the bus station just in time for her back to college. After Kerrin's bus had gone and I was driving away, I noticed that she had left her purse on the passenger seat. Worried that she would arrive in Boston without money or keys to her room, I called my wife, Bette Jean, on the car phone, explaining why I would be late. As I was following the bus, Bette Jean phoned me back to say she had phoned the bus dispatcher on the other line and he, in return, had phoned the bus driver on yet another phone. The driver asked me to wave out of my window to show where I was. Then he pulled over at a rest stop, and I did the same. Kerrin jumped off the bus, and I handed her the purse and went on my way.\n\n<question>:\nIn which order did the following persons know about the loss of the purse?\n\n<options>:\nA driver--writer--Better Jean--Kerrin\nB Kerrin--writer--Better Jean--driver\nC writer--driver--Kerrin--Better Jean\nD writer--Bette--Jean--driver--Kerrin\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>:\nLike distance runners on a measured course,all of us will move through time in a roughly predictable pattern.\nIn the first stage of our lives,we develop and grow, reaching toward the top of physical vitality .\nAfter we grow up,however, the body begins a process of gradually wearing out.\nA new awareness of physical fitness may help lengthen our years of health and vitality,yet nothing we do will work to stop the unavoidable force of aging.\nMost of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body.The lungs become less able to take in oxygen.Powerful muscles gradually lose their strength.The heart loses power and pumps less blood.Bones grow easier to break.\nFinally, we meet a stress,a stress that is greater than our physical resistance.Often,it is only a minor accident or chance infection(a disease caused by virus),but this time, _ brings life to an end.\nIn 1932,a classic experiment nearly doubled the lifetime of rats,simply by cutting back the calories in their diet The reason for the effect was then unknown.\nToday, at the University of California at Berkley, Dr.Paul Seagle has also greatly lengthened the normal lifetime of rats.The result was achieved through a special protein limited diet,which had a great effect on the chemistry of the brain.Seagle showed that within the brain,specific chemicals control many of the signals that influence aging.By changing that chemical balance,the clock of aging can be reset.\nFor the first time, the mystery of why we age is being seriously challenged.Scientists in many fields are now making striking and far-reaching discoveries.\nAn average lifetime lasts 75 years,yet in each of us lies a potential for a longer life.If we could keep the vitality and resistance to disease that we have at age twenty, we would live for 800 years.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is not a change of aging?\n\n<options>:\nA People gradually lose their muscle strength.\nB Bones tend to break more easily.\nC The heart loses power and pumps less blood.\nD The lungs become unable to take in oxygen.\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>:\nLike distance runners on a measured course,all of us will move through time in a roughly predictable pattern.\nIn the first stage of our lives,we develop and grow, reaching toward the top of physical vitality .\nAfter we grow up,however, the body begins a process of gradually wearing out.\nA new awareness of physical fitness may help lengthen our years of health and vitality,yet nothing we do will work to stop the unavoidable force of aging.\nMost of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body.The lungs become less able to take in oxygen.Powerful muscles gradually lose their strength.The heart loses power and pumps less blood.Bones grow easier to break.\nFinally, we meet a stress,a stress that is greater than our physical resistance.Often,it is only a minor accident or chance infection(a disease caused by virus),but this time, _ brings life to an end.\nIn 1932,a classic experiment nearly doubled the lifetime of rats,simply by cutting back the calories in their diet The reason for the effect was then unknown.\nToday, at the University of California at Berkley, Dr.Paul Seagle has also greatly lengthened the normal lifetime of rats.The result was achieved through a special protein limited diet,which had a great effect on the chemistry of the brain.Seagle showed that within the brain,specific chemicals control many of the signals that influence aging.By changing that chemical balance,the clock of aging can be reset.\nFor the first time, the mystery of why we age is being seriously challenged.Scientists in many fields are now making striking and far-reaching discoveries.\nAn average lifetime lasts 75 years,yet in each of us lies a potential for a longer life.If we could keep the vitality and resistance to disease that we have at age twenty, we would live for 800 years.\n\n<question>:\nThe author believes the following except that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA human's life pattern is predictable\nB physical fitness can't stop the force of aging\nC human's lifetime will last longer than 75 years\nD all of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body\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>:\nLike distance runners on a measured course,all of us will move through time in a roughly predictable pattern.\nIn the first stage of our lives,we develop and grow, reaching toward the top of physical vitality .\nAfter we grow up,however, the body begins a process of gradually wearing out.\nA new awareness of physical fitness may help lengthen our years of health and vitality,yet nothing we do will work to stop the unavoidable force of aging.\nMost of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body.The lungs become less able to take in oxygen.Powerful muscles gradually lose their strength.The heart loses power and pumps less blood.Bones grow easier to break.\nFinally, we meet a stress,a stress that is greater than our physical resistance.Often,it is only a minor accident or chance infection(a disease caused by virus),but this time, _ brings life to an end.\nIn 1932,a classic experiment nearly doubled the lifetime of rats,simply by cutting back the calories in their diet The reason for the effect was then unknown.\nToday, at the University of California at Berkley, Dr.Paul Seagle has also greatly lengthened the normal lifetime of rats.The result was achieved through a special protein limited diet,which had a great effect on the chemistry of the brain.Seagle showed that within the brain,specific chemicals control many of the signals that influence aging.By changing that chemical balance,the clock of aging can be reset.\nFor the first time, the mystery of why we age is being seriously challenged.Scientists in many fields are now making striking and far-reaching discoveries.\nAn average lifetime lasts 75 years,yet in each of us lies a potential for a longer life.If we could keep the vitality and resistance to disease that we have at age twenty, we would live for 800 years.\n\n<question>:\nHow did Dr.Paul Seagle lengthen the lifetime of rats in his experiment?\n\n<options>:\nA By keeping their physical fitness.\nB By cutting the calories in their diet.\nC By resetting their clock of aging.\nD By limiting the protein in their diet.\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>:\nLike distance runners on a measured course,all of us will move through time in a roughly predictable pattern.\nIn the first stage of our lives,we develop and grow, reaching toward the top of physical vitality .\nAfter we grow up,however, the body begins a process of gradually wearing out.\nA new awareness of physical fitness may help lengthen our years of health and vitality,yet nothing we do will work to stop the unavoidable force of aging.\nMost of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body.The lungs become less able to take in oxygen.Powerful muscles gradually lose their strength.The heart loses power and pumps less blood.Bones grow easier to break.\nFinally, we meet a stress,a stress that is greater than our physical resistance.Often,it is only a minor accident or chance infection(a disease caused by virus),but this time, _ brings life to an end.\nIn 1932,a classic experiment nearly doubled the lifetime of rats,simply by cutting back the calories in their diet The reason for the effect was then unknown.\nToday, at the University of California at Berkley, Dr.Paul Seagle has also greatly lengthened the normal lifetime of rats.The result was achieved through a special protein limited diet,which had a great effect on the chemistry of the brain.Seagle showed that within the brain,specific chemicals control many of the signals that influence aging.By changing that chemical balance,the clock of aging can be reset.\nFor the first time, the mystery of why we age is being seriously challenged.Scientists in many fields are now making striking and far-reaching discoveries.\nAn average lifetime lasts 75 years,yet in each of us lies a potential for a longer life.If we could keep the vitality and resistance to disease that we have at age twenty, we would live for 800 years.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is probably the best title for the article?\n\n<options>:\nA Two Great Experiments\nB The Mystery of Human Life\nC The Breakthrough in the Study of Aging\nD Ways to lengthen Human 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>:\nSHANGHAI - Health experts in Shanghai are calling for more protection for young children as the latest research shows about half of the youngsters are suffering from secondhand smoke.\nAbout 45 percent of children suffer passive smoking in families, 50 percent in public places, and almost 6 percent on public transportation, shows a research released by the Shanghai Children's Medical Center on Tuesday.\n\"Not only adults but also children and newborn babies are at risk for the adverse effects of passive smoking,\" said Tang Jingyan, a doctor at the Shanghai Children's Medical Center.\n\"Actually, those young children whose bodies are still growing and developing are more sensitive to the effects of secondhand smoke.\"\nResearch has shown that children who are exposed to secondhand smoke will suffer from more colds, coughs and sore throats, and they are more likely to suffer from bronchitis, pneumonia and will have a higher risk of developing cancer.\nDoctors even suggested that children suffering passive smoking are more likely to have behavioral problems and may not develop mentally as quickly as their peers.\nOther research by the Shanghai Children's Medical Center has found that more than 80 percent of child patients in the center live in a smoke-filled household, where one or both parents smoke.\n\"Though doctors have stressed the harm of passive smoking over and over, it is still hard to reach a totally 'smoke free' home,\" said a pediatrician named Zhang Yiwen, noting that parents are often tempted to smoke even though they have learned the harmful effects of secondhand smoke.\nChina has 540 million people suffering from passive smoke, 180 million of them younger than 15.The age of smokers is also getting lower, earlier reports said.\n\"There are more young smokers than before.You can see young people wearing a school uniform and carrying a schoolbag light a cigarette on the street.Some of them are even female students,\" said Jing Xingming, a professor of children's developmental behavior at the center.\n\"Children like to imitate adults, especially their parents.If parents often smoke at home, it is very likely children will develop a smoking habit, which can cause a vicious circle,\" Jin said.\nReports from the Ministry of Health said China has about 350 million smokers, of whom 15 million are underage smokers.Also, around 40 million of the country's 130 million children aged between 13 and 18 had tried smoking, and 15 million had become addicted to tobacco.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the main idea of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA About half of the youngsters are suffering from secondhand smoke.\nB Experts are calling for more protection for youngsters from smoking.\nC More and more youngsters are picking up the habit of smoking.\nD Smoking does great harm to the health of the youngsters.\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>:\nSHANGHAI - Health experts in Shanghai are calling for more protection for young children as the latest research shows about half of the youngsters are suffering from secondhand smoke.\nAbout 45 percent of children suffer passive smoking in families, 50 percent in public places, and almost 6 percent on public transportation, shows a research released by the Shanghai Children's Medical Center on Tuesday.\n\"Not only adults but also children and newborn babies are at risk for the adverse effects of passive smoking,\" said Tang Jingyan, a doctor at the Shanghai Children's Medical Center.\n\"Actually, those young children whose bodies are still growing and developing are more sensitive to the effects of secondhand smoke.\"\nResearch has shown that children who are exposed to secondhand smoke will suffer from more colds, coughs and sore throats, and they are more likely to suffer from bronchitis, pneumonia and will have a higher risk of developing cancer.\nDoctors even suggested that children suffering passive smoking are more likely to have behavioral problems and may not develop mentally as quickly as their peers.\nOther research by the Shanghai Children's Medical Center has found that more than 80 percent of child patients in the center live in a smoke-filled household, where one or both parents smoke.\n\"Though doctors have stressed the harm of passive smoking over and over, it is still hard to reach a totally 'smoke free' home,\" said a pediatrician named Zhang Yiwen, noting that parents are often tempted to smoke even though they have learned the harmful effects of secondhand smoke.\nChina has 540 million people suffering from passive smoke, 180 million of them younger than 15.The age of smokers is also getting lower, earlier reports said.\n\"There are more young smokers than before.You can see young people wearing a school uniform and carrying a schoolbag light a cigarette on the street.Some of them are even female students,\" said Jing Xingming, a professor of children's developmental behavior at the center.\n\"Children like to imitate adults, especially their parents.If parents often smoke at home, it is very likely children will develop a smoking habit, which can cause a vicious circle,\" Jin said.\nReports from the Ministry of Health said China has about 350 million smokers, of whom 15 million are underage smokers.Also, around 40 million of the country's 130 million children aged between 13 and 18 had tried smoking, and 15 million had become addicted to tobacco.\n\n<question>:\nWhat kind of the youngsters most possibly develop a habit of smoking?\n\n<options>:\nA Children of non-smoking mothers.\nB Children of non-smoking fathers.\nC Children of heavy smokers.\nD Children from some smoking centers.\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>:\nCold weather can be hard on pets,just like it can be hard on people.Sometimes owners forget that their pets are just as used to the warm shelter as they are.Some owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time,thinking that all animals are used to living outdoors.This can put their pets in danger of serious illness.There are things you can do to keep your animal warm and safe.\nKeep your pets inside as much as you can when the weather is bad.If you have to take them out,stay outside with them.When you're cold enough to go inside,they probably are too.If you must leave them outside for a long time,make sure they have a warm,solid shelter against the wind,thick bedding,and plenty of non-frozen water.\nIf left alone outside,dogs and cats can be very smart in their search for warm shelter.They can dig into snow banks or hide somewhere.Watch them closely when they are left outdoors,and provide them with shelter of good quality.Keep an eye on your pet's water.Sometimes owners don't realise that a water bowl has frozen and their pet can't get anything to drink.Animals that don't have clean and unfrozen water may drink dirty water outside,which may contain something unhealthy for them.\n\n<question>:\nWhy are pet owners asked to stay with their pets when they are out in cold weather?\n\n<options>:\nA To know when to bring them inside.\nB To keep them from eating bad food.\nC To help them find shelters.\nD To keep them company.\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>:\nCold weather can be hard on pets,just like it can be hard on people.Sometimes owners forget that their pets are just as used to the warm shelter as they are.Some owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time,thinking that all animals are used to living outdoors.This can put their pets in danger of serious illness.There are things you can do to keep your animal warm and safe.\nKeep your pets inside as much as you can when the weather is bad.If you have to take them out,stay outside with them.When you're cold enough to go inside,they probably are too.If you must leave them outside for a long time,make sure they have a warm,solid shelter against the wind,thick bedding,and plenty of non-frozen water.\nIf left alone outside,dogs and cats can be very smart in their search for warm shelter.They can dig into snow banks or hide somewhere.Watch them closely when they are left outdoors,and provide them with shelter of good quality.Keep an eye on your pet's water.Sometimes owners don't realise that a water bowl has frozen and their pet can't get anything to drink.Animals that don't have clean and unfrozen water may drink dirty water outside,which may contain something unhealthy for them.\n\n<question>:\nIf pets are left on their own outdoors in cold weather,they may _ .\n\n<options>:\nA run short of clean water\nB dig deep holes for fun\nC dirty the snow nearby\nD get lost in the wild\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 mother wanted to encourage her son's progress at the piano. She bought tickets to a performance by a great pianist. When the evening arrived,they found their seats near the front of the concert hall and looked at the big piano waiting on the stage. Soon the mother found a friend to talk to,and the boy slipped away. \n At 8 o'clock,the lights in the hall became weak. The spotlights came on. Only then did they notice the boy up on the piano bench,playing Twinkle,Twinkle Little Star. His mother was shocked,but before she could get her son back,the master himself was 0n the stage and quickly moving to the piano. \n He went up to the boy and said gently,\"Don't stop. Keep playing. \"Then he leaned over and reached down with his left hand and began filling in the bass part. Soon his fight arm reached around the other side and played a delightful piece of music. Together,the old master and the little boy carried the crowd away with their beautiful music. \n In all our lives,we receive helping hands--some we notice,some we don't. Equally we ourselves have a great many chances to give a helping hand to others--sometimes we like our help to be noticed,sometimes we don't. Little of what we a11 achieve comes without learning or support from others. What we receive we should give back.\n\n<question>:\nThe little boy slipped onto the stage when_.\n\n<options>:\nA the evening arrived\nB they got to the concert hall\nC her mother talked to her friend\nD the spotlight came on\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nA mother wanted to encourage her son's progress at the piano. She bought tickets to a performance by a great pianist. When the evening arrived,they found their seats near the front of the concert hall and looked at the big piano waiting on the stage. Soon the mother found a friend to talk to,and the boy slipped away. \n At 8 o'clock,the lights in the hall became weak. The spotlights came on. Only then did they notice the boy up on the piano bench,playing Twinkle,Twinkle Little Star. His mother was shocked,but before she could get her son back,the master himself was 0n the stage and quickly moving to the piano. \n He went up to the boy and said gently,\"Don't stop. Keep playing. \"Then he leaned over and reached down with his left hand and began filling in the bass part. Soon his fight arm reached around the other side and played a delightful piece of music. Together,the old master and the little boy carried the crowd away with their beautiful music. \n In all our lives,we receive helping hands--some we notice,some we don't. Equally we ourselves have a great many chances to give a helping hand to others--sometimes we like our help to be noticed,sometimes we don't. Little of what we a11 achieve comes without learning or support from others. What we receive we should give back.\n\n<question>:\nWe learn from the text that_.\n\n<options>:\nA we always do things successfully without help\nB we should give helping hands to others when they notice\nC we never receive helping hands when we need\nD we could get help and we should help others\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAfter a 15-year ban on the sale of fireworks in Beijing, Kang Guoliang, 51, was able to start his old trade again yesterday.\nAs a salesman in Xinhui store in Dongcheng District, he is happy about the increasing number of buying fireworks wrapped in red paper -- a color standing for happiness and good luck.\n\"Fireworks are available for the first time in town for more than a decade,\" Kang said happily.\"People will buy them.\"\nThe store has 300 boxes of fireworks piled up and is open 24 hours at the moment.Residents are buying the fireworks and firecrackers for the upcoming Spring Festival, which falls on February 18.\nCitywide, 2,116 registered stores and retailers, 585 in the centre and 1,600 on the outskirts are trading fireworks in the Chinese capital.Sales of fireworks within the Fifth Ring Road started yesterday and will last until March 4, Xinhua reported.Among the stores, 117 stores are permitted to operate 24 hours.About 600,000 boxes of firecrackers worth more than 100 million yuan have been carried to registered stores.\nThe Chinese capital began a ban in 1993 to reduce fireworks-related deaths and fires during the holiday season.Last September the ban was removed in response to residents' fondness for fireworks when celebrating Spring Festival.\nAccording to new rules, Beijing residents are allowed to set off fireworks within the Fifth Ring Road all day on Lunar New Year's Eve and Lunar New Year's day, from 7 a.m.to midnight every day from February 19 to March 4.\n\"Spring Festival without fireworks is not Spring Festival,\" said Sheng Hefei, who was buying fireworks in the store.\"It was fun to light the firecrackers when I was little,\" he said.\"The sound and view of fireworks make a real holiday.\" However, not all residents welcome the return of firecrackers because of injuries, pollution and noise.\"My child is scared of the sudden sound of firecrackers, and it is annoying to hear it all night long,\" complained Lu Jun, a local resident.\n(China Daily02/11/2008)\n\n<question>:\nThe passage is likely to belong to a(n) _ ?\n\n<options>:\nA description\nB argument\nC advertisement\nD news report\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 15-year ban on the sale of fireworks in Beijing, Kang Guoliang, 51, was able to start his old trade again yesterday.\nAs a salesman in Xinhui store in Dongcheng District, he is happy about the increasing number of buying fireworks wrapped in red paper -- a color standing for happiness and good luck.\n\"Fireworks are available for the first time in town for more than a decade,\" Kang said happily.\"People will buy them.\"\nThe store has 300 boxes of fireworks piled up and is open 24 hours at the moment.Residents are buying the fireworks and firecrackers for the upcoming Spring Festival, which falls on February 18.\nCitywide, 2,116 registered stores and retailers, 585 in the centre and 1,600 on the outskirts are trading fireworks in the Chinese capital.Sales of fireworks within the Fifth Ring Road started yesterday and will last until March 4, Xinhua reported.Among the stores, 117 stores are permitted to operate 24 hours.About 600,000 boxes of firecrackers worth more than 100 million yuan have been carried to registered stores.\nThe Chinese capital began a ban in 1993 to reduce fireworks-related deaths and fires during the holiday season.Last September the ban was removed in response to residents' fondness for fireworks when celebrating Spring Festival.\nAccording to new rules, Beijing residents are allowed to set off fireworks within the Fifth Ring Road all day on Lunar New Year's Eve and Lunar New Year's day, from 7 a.m.to midnight every day from February 19 to March 4.\n\"Spring Festival without fireworks is not Spring Festival,\" said Sheng Hefei, who was buying fireworks in the store.\"It was fun to light the firecrackers when I was little,\" he said.\"The sound and view of fireworks make a real holiday.\" However, not all residents welcome the return of firecrackers because of injuries, pollution and noise.\"My child is scared of the sudden sound of firecrackers, and it is annoying to hear it all night long,\" complained Lu Jun, a local resident.\n(China Daily02/11/2008)\n\n<question>:\nWhat's the main idea of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Beijing fireworks sales start after a 15-year ban.\nB People go to buy fireworks and firecrackers every where in Beijing.\nC Beijing residents all welcome the return of firecrackers.\nD Many stores began to sell fireworks and firecrackers.\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 15-year ban on the sale of fireworks in Beijing, Kang Guoliang, 51, was able to start his old trade again yesterday.\nAs a salesman in Xinhui store in Dongcheng District, he is happy about the increasing number of buying fireworks wrapped in red paper -- a color standing for happiness and good luck.\n\"Fireworks are available for the first time in town for more than a decade,\" Kang said happily.\"People will buy them.\"\nThe store has 300 boxes of fireworks piled up and is open 24 hours at the moment.Residents are buying the fireworks and firecrackers for the upcoming Spring Festival, which falls on February 18.\nCitywide, 2,116 registered stores and retailers, 585 in the centre and 1,600 on the outskirts are trading fireworks in the Chinese capital.Sales of fireworks within the Fifth Ring Road started yesterday and will last until March 4, Xinhua reported.Among the stores, 117 stores are permitted to operate 24 hours.About 600,000 boxes of firecrackers worth more than 100 million yuan have been carried to registered stores.\nThe Chinese capital began a ban in 1993 to reduce fireworks-related deaths and fires during the holiday season.Last September the ban was removed in response to residents' fondness for fireworks when celebrating Spring Festival.\nAccording to new rules, Beijing residents are allowed to set off fireworks within the Fifth Ring Road all day on Lunar New Year's Eve and Lunar New Year's day, from 7 a.m.to midnight every day from February 19 to March 4.\n\"Spring Festival without fireworks is not Spring Festival,\" said Sheng Hefei, who was buying fireworks in the store.\"It was fun to light the firecrackers when I was little,\" he said.\"The sound and view of fireworks make a real holiday.\" However, not all residents welcome the return of firecrackers because of injuries, pollution and noise.\"My child is scared of the sudden sound of firecrackers, and it is annoying to hear it all night long,\" complained Lu Jun, a local resident.\n(China Daily02/11/2008)\n\n<question>:\nWe can learn from the passage that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA every Spring Festival falls on February 18\nB Beijing residents can set off fireworks everywhere .\nC fireworks are allowed to be sold because people like them.\nD from February 19 to March 4, Beijing residents can set off fireworks twenty four hours every day.\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 15-year ban on the sale of fireworks in Beijing, Kang Guoliang, 51, was able to start his old trade again yesterday.\nAs a salesman in Xinhui store in Dongcheng District, he is happy about the increasing number of buying fireworks wrapped in red paper -- a color standing for happiness and good luck.\n\"Fireworks are available for the first time in town for more than a decade,\" Kang said happily.\"People will buy them.\"\nThe store has 300 boxes of fireworks piled up and is open 24 hours at the moment.Residents are buying the fireworks and firecrackers for the upcoming Spring Festival, which falls on February 18.\nCitywide, 2,116 registered stores and retailers, 585 in the centre and 1,600 on the outskirts are trading fireworks in the Chinese capital.Sales of fireworks within the Fifth Ring Road started yesterday and will last until March 4, Xinhua reported.Among the stores, 117 stores are permitted to operate 24 hours.About 600,000 boxes of firecrackers worth more than 100 million yuan have been carried to registered stores.\nThe Chinese capital began a ban in 1993 to reduce fireworks-related deaths and fires during the holiday season.Last September the ban was removed in response to residents' fondness for fireworks when celebrating Spring Festival.\nAccording to new rules, Beijing residents are allowed to set off fireworks within the Fifth Ring Road all day on Lunar New Year's Eve and Lunar New Year's day, from 7 a.m.to midnight every day from February 19 to March 4.\n\"Spring Festival without fireworks is not Spring Festival,\" said Sheng Hefei, who was buying fireworks in the store.\"It was fun to light the firecrackers when I was little,\" he said.\"The sound and view of fireworks make a real holiday.\" However, not all residents welcome the return of firecrackers because of injuries, pollution and noise.\"My child is scared of the sudden sound of firecrackers, and it is annoying to hear it all night long,\" complained Lu Jun, a local resident.\n(China Daily02/11/2008)\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the writer's attitude towards the sales of fireworks in Beijing?\n\n<options>:\nA Negative\nB Not mentioned\nC Positive\nD Satisfactory\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>:\nDid the endangered animal--pandas in China's Wolong Reserve know that Monday's earthquake was coming before it hit? A British tourist, who was watching the pandas as the earthquake hit, offered a deep observation.\n He said, \"They had been very lazy, just eating a little bit of bamboo then, and all of a sudden they were moving rapidly around their pen and looking back. They must have sensed something was wrong.\"\n Some scientists say animals can sense danger by discovering subtle or sudden changes in the environment. When the tsunami hit in 2004, there were reports that elephants in Sri Lanka fled to higher ground well before the waves crashed into the coastline. Panda researcher Marc Brody says some animal species, such as elephants who are known to hear low frequency sound waves, hear things very quickly and may get an early warning.\n Some animal species have a greater awareness of shaking in the ground than humans, so they may sense smaller _ before a big earthquake.\n The tourist said, \"We were looking forward to seeing the pandas, but we were not sure whether the pandas were going to come out of the pen or not, So we were waiting for that to happen when we heard this huge noise which is just what you can't describe. What was it like? It was just a huge noise and the land was shaking underneath you. Certainly it was a terrible experience to be standing there going through the earthquake.\"\n\n<question>:\nForm the passage we can conclude that the author _ .\n\n<options>:\nA experienced the tsunami in 2004\nB is a panda researcher from Britain\nC knew why the pandas moved rapidly before the earthquake\nD was frightened by 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>:\nTo wash yourself, you take a bath or a shower. Animals need to keep clean, too. How do animals clean themselves?\nCats\n themselves to keep their fur clean. Have you ever watched a pet cat clean itself?\nElephants take baths much as you do. But instead of jumping into the\n , they walk into a river or lake.\nPigs also like to roll around in water. This keeps them clean and cool. If there is no clean water, they will roll in\n on a hot day. They do this to cool off. Pigs do not really like mud. They are happier in a nice, clean pond .\nBats have a funny way to keep clean. They lick their thumbs to clean their ears!\nGuess how polar bears clean themselves. They use snow, of course!\nSome animals take baths in dust instead of water! The wombat is an Australian animal with lots of fur. To get clean, it lies down. Then it covers itself with sand!\nBirds clean themselves in many ways. Sometimes they wash in water. That's why some people put birdbaths in their yard. At other times birds take dust baths, just like wombats. Birds also use their\n to keep their feathers clean. They use their beaks the way you use a comb.\nSometimes a bird has\n in its feathers. Birds may use ants to help them clean off the bugs. A bird will lie down on an ant nest. Then the ants will crawl on the bird. The ants make a kind of bug\n on the feathers;. Then the itchy bugs die!\nBirds take baths in something else besides dust and ants! Some birds take \"smoke baths\" They sit on chimneys. They wave their wings in the smoke!\n\n<question>:\nThis passage mainly tells us _ .\n\n<options>:\nA why some people put birdbaths in their yard\nB why birds allow ants to crawl on their body\nC how animals cool off on hot days\nD how some animals keep clean\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nTo wash yourself, you take a bath or a shower. Animals need to keep clean, too. How do animals clean themselves?\nCats\n themselves to keep their fur clean. Have you ever watched a pet cat clean itself?\nElephants take baths much as you do. But instead of jumping into the\n , they walk into a river or lake.\nPigs also like to roll around in water. This keeps them clean and cool. If there is no clean water, they will roll in\n on a hot day. They do this to cool off. Pigs do not really like mud. They are happier in a nice, clean pond .\nBats have a funny way to keep clean. They lick their thumbs to clean their ears!\nGuess how polar bears clean themselves. They use snow, of course!\nSome animals take baths in dust instead of water! The wombat is an Australian animal with lots of fur. To get clean, it lies down. Then it covers itself with sand!\nBirds clean themselves in many ways. Sometimes they wash in water. That's why some people put birdbaths in their yard. At other times birds take dust baths, just like wombats. Birds also use their\n to keep their feathers clean. They use their beaks the way you use a comb.\nSometimes a bird has\n in its feathers. Birds may use ants to help them clean off the bugs. A bird will lie down on an ant nest. Then the ants will crawl on the bird. The ants make a kind of bug\n on the feathers;. Then the itchy bugs die!\nBirds take baths in something else besides dust and ants! Some birds take \"smoke baths\" They sit on chimneys. They wave their wings in the smoke!\n\n<question>:\nWhat is a pig's favorite way to get clean?\n\n<options>:\nA Licking itself.\nB Lying down on ants.\nC Rolling in nice, thick mud.\nD Taking a bath in clean water.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nTo wash yourself, you take a bath or a shower. Animals need to keep clean, too. How do animals clean themselves?\nCats\n themselves to keep their fur clean. Have you ever watched a pet cat clean itself?\nElephants take baths much as you do. But instead of jumping into the\n , they walk into a river or lake.\nPigs also like to roll around in water. This keeps them clean and cool. If there is no clean water, they will roll in\n on a hot day. They do this to cool off. Pigs do not really like mud. They are happier in a nice, clean pond .\nBats have a funny way to keep clean. They lick their thumbs to clean their ears!\nGuess how polar bears clean themselves. They use snow, of course!\nSome animals take baths in dust instead of water! The wombat is an Australian animal with lots of fur. To get clean, it lies down. Then it covers itself with sand!\nBirds clean themselves in many ways. Sometimes they wash in water. That's why some people put birdbaths in their yard. At other times birds take dust baths, just like wombats. Birds also use their\n to keep their feathers clean. They use their beaks the way you use a comb.\nSometimes a bird has\n in its feathers. Birds may use ants to help them clean off the bugs. A bird will lie down on an ant nest. Then the ants will crawl on the bird. The ants make a kind of bug\n on the feathers;. Then the itchy bugs die!\nBirds take baths in something else besides dust and ants! Some birds take \"smoke baths\" They sit on chimneys. They wave their wings in the smoke!\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following animals use dust to clean themselves?\n\n<options>:\nA Cats.\nB Bats.\nC Wombats.\nD Ants.\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>:\nPeople hold the belief that a fun-filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often things that lead to happiness involve some pain.\nAs a result, many people don't like the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, commitment ,self-improvement.\nAsk a\nwhy he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment, for commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most obvious features.\nCouples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night's sleep or a three-day vacation. I don't know any parent who would choose the word \"fun\" to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.\nUnderstanding and accepting true happiness is one of the most liberating realizations because true happiness has nothing to do with fun. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actully may not be happy at all.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because _\n\n<options>:\nA he is unwilling to take family responsibilities\nB he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single\nC he finds more fun in dating than in marriage\nD he fears it will put an end to all his fun, adventure and excitement\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>:\nPeople hold the belief that a fun-filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often things that lead to happiness involve some pain.\nAs a result, many people don't like the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, commitment ,self-improvement.\nAsk a\nwhy he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment, for commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most obvious features.\nCouples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night's sleep or a three-day vacation. I don't know any parent who would choose the word \"fun\" to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.\nUnderstanding and accepting true happiness is one of the most liberating realizations because true happiness has nothing to do with fun. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actully may not be happy at all.\n\n<question>:\nTo understand what true happiness, one must _\n\n<options>:\nA have as much fun as possible during one's lifetime.\nB make every effort to liberate oneself from pain\nC put up with pain under all circumstances\nD be able to distinguish happiness from fun\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>:\nPeople hold the belief that a fun-filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often things that lead to happiness involve some pain.\nAs a result, many people don't like the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, commitment ,self-improvement.\nAsk a\nwhy he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment, for commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most obvious features.\nCouples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night's sleep or a three-day vacation. I don't know any parent who would choose the word \"fun\" to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.\nUnderstanding and accepting true happiness is one of the most liberating realizations because true happiness has nothing to do with fun. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actully may not be happy at all.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the author trying to tell us?\n\n<options>:\nA Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain.\nB One must know how to attain happiness.\nC It is important to make commitments.\nD It is pain that leads to happiness.\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>:\nWas the London Olympics a success? Many people hold different opinions. However one thing is certain, London could win a gold medal for hosting the \"greenest\" Games ever, BBC News reported.\nPrevious Olympic hosts have been criticized for the environmental damage they have caused through construction, waste. and transport. But things had to be different in London because seven years ago it bid for the Olympics through the concept of \"a One Planet Olympics\".\nWhat is most impressive is that London used the construction of the Olympic Park as an opportunity to clean up polluted areas -- 2 million tons of contaminated soil were removed and 200 old factory buildings, were torn down, according to sustainablebusiness.com. But that's not all --. 99 percent of the debris were reused to build the Olympic Park. For example, part of the Olympic Stadium's roof is made from 2,500 tons of steel tubes recycled from old gas pipelines.\nAs well as using recycled materials, all venues were built with green building techniques. The Olympic Stadium is the lightest one ever built, which _ the amount of steel and concrete needed. Also, the handball field has lighting pipes on the roof that reduce electricity use by 40 percent, according to sustainablebusiness.com.\nThe effort that London made to deal with waste also deserves praise. Water used for drinking and watering plants was from collected rainwater or recycled wastewater. In this way. about 30-40 percent less water was used in total. Waste food packages were either recycled or processed and turned into renewable energy.\nAs one of the best connected places in Europe, London tried to solve traffic jams by encouraging the use of public transport. For example, it had trains deliver half of the building materials, instead of cars, which greatly reduced carbon emissions.\nThe clean anti-doping result also added to the greenness of the Games. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) said that the devices used this time were the most accurate and advanced. Only one athlete tested positive for a banned drug on the day of competing, which is why the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, has praised anti-doping efforts at the London Games.\n\n<question>:\nTo make the Olympic Park green, London _ .\n\n<options>:\nA recycled 2 million tons of contaminated soil\nB removed 99 percent of the debris from the city\nC built the Olympic Stadium mostly with recycled materials\nD applied green building techniques to the construction 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>:\nWas the London Olympics a success? Many people hold different opinions. However one thing is certain, London could win a gold medal for hosting the \"greenest\" Games ever, BBC News reported.\nPrevious Olympic hosts have been criticized for the environmental damage they have caused through construction, waste. and transport. But things had to be different in London because seven years ago it bid for the Olympics through the concept of \"a One Planet Olympics\".\nWhat is most impressive is that London used the construction of the Olympic Park as an opportunity to clean up polluted areas -- 2 million tons of contaminated soil were removed and 200 old factory buildings, were torn down, according to sustainablebusiness.com. But that's not all --. 99 percent of the debris were reused to build the Olympic Park. For example, part of the Olympic Stadium's roof is made from 2,500 tons of steel tubes recycled from old gas pipelines.\nAs well as using recycled materials, all venues were built with green building techniques. The Olympic Stadium is the lightest one ever built, which _ the amount of steel and concrete needed. Also, the handball field has lighting pipes on the roof that reduce electricity use by 40 percent, according to sustainablebusiness.com.\nThe effort that London made to deal with waste also deserves praise. Water used for drinking and watering plants was from collected rainwater or recycled wastewater. In this way. about 30-40 percent less water was used in total. Waste food packages were either recycled or processed and turned into renewable energy.\nAs one of the best connected places in Europe, London tried to solve traffic jams by encouraging the use of public transport. For example, it had trains deliver half of the building materials, instead of cars, which greatly reduced carbon emissions.\nThe clean anti-doping result also added to the greenness of the Games. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) said that the devices used this time were the most accurate and advanced. Only one athlete tested positive for a banned drug on the day of competing, which is why the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, has praised anti-doping efforts at the London Games.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we conclude from the article?\n\n<options>:\nA The London Olympics cost less than the other Olympics ever held.\nB London has possessed the most advanced techniques to deal with waste.\nC Public transport is made good use of in London during the Olympic games.\nD The anti-doping result in the London Olympics turned out to be dissatisfactory.\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>:\nWas the London Olympics a success? Many people hold different opinions. However one thing is certain, London could win a gold medal for hosting the \"greenest\" Games ever, BBC News reported.\nPrevious Olympic hosts have been criticized for the environmental damage they have caused through construction, waste. and transport. But things had to be different in London because seven years ago it bid for the Olympics through the concept of \"a One Planet Olympics\".\nWhat is most impressive is that London used the construction of the Olympic Park as an opportunity to clean up polluted areas -- 2 million tons of contaminated soil were removed and 200 old factory buildings, were torn down, according to sustainablebusiness.com. But that's not all --. 99 percent of the debris were reused to build the Olympic Park. For example, part of the Olympic Stadium's roof is made from 2,500 tons of steel tubes recycled from old gas pipelines.\nAs well as using recycled materials, all venues were built with green building techniques. The Olympic Stadium is the lightest one ever built, which _ the amount of steel and concrete needed. Also, the handball field has lighting pipes on the roof that reduce electricity use by 40 percent, according to sustainablebusiness.com.\nThe effort that London made to deal with waste also deserves praise. Water used for drinking and watering plants was from collected rainwater or recycled wastewater. In this way. about 30-40 percent less water was used in total. Waste food packages were either recycled or processed and turned into renewable energy.\nAs one of the best connected places in Europe, London tried to solve traffic jams by encouraging the use of public transport. For example, it had trains deliver half of the building materials, instead of cars, which greatly reduced carbon emissions.\nThe clean anti-doping result also added to the greenness of the Games. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) said that the devices used this time were the most accurate and advanced. Only one athlete tested positive for a banned drug on the day of competing, which is why the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, has praised anti-doping efforts at the London Games.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the best title of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA How to deal with the anti-doping\nB How to use recycled materials\nC London's green games\nD London's public transport\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMany people say pennies are not worth saving. After all, a penny is only worth a cent. But one unusual penny turned out to be worth a lot more when a coin collector paid $1.7 million for it earlier this month.\nThe coin is one of a kind. It is the only penny that the Denver mint made out of copper, instead of steel, in 1943. Because it is unique, it is also very valuable. No penny has ever sold for so much money.\nThe Changing Penny\nThe Lincoln penny first appeared in 1909. For 34 years, the one-cent coin was made out of copper. Then, in 1943, the penny changed. World War II was going on, and copper was needed for equipment. So for one year, pennies were made out of steel instead. At least most of them were.\nOnly a few coins were made out of unused copper. There are three main mints, or places where coins are made, in the United States. Of the known copper pennies from 1943, twelve were made in the Philadephia mint, and five were made in the San Francisco mint. Only one was made in the Denver mint.\nNobody knows for sure why a copper penny was made at the Denver mint in 1943, coin dealers Andy Skrabalak toldTime for Kids. \"There is a rumor that a mint employee made the coin in the middle of the night.\"\nA Special Set\nThe coin collector who bought the $1.7 million penny wants to remain unknown. But the reason for the trade is known. He already had two copper pennies from 1943 - one from the San Francisco mint and one from the Philadephia mint. To complete the set, he needed the Denver penny. The three coins will go on display at a coin exhibition in Tampa, Florida.\nThe collector who sold the penny is also keeping his name a secret. It took four years to convince him to give up the rare coin. Now that he has finally donating all of the money to charity.\n\n<question>:\nBefore the Lincoln penny was sold, people thought one-cent coins _ .\n\n<options>:\nA were worth collecting for selling later\nB were surely valuable if not made out of steel\nC wouldn't be sold for large amounts of money\nD were only useful for some coin museums\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMany people say pennies are not worth saving. After all, a penny is only worth a cent. But one unusual penny turned out to be worth a lot more when a coin collector paid $1.7 million for it earlier this month.\nThe coin is one of a kind. It is the only penny that the Denver mint made out of copper, instead of steel, in 1943. Because it is unique, it is also very valuable. No penny has ever sold for so much money.\nThe Changing Penny\nThe Lincoln penny first appeared in 1909. For 34 years, the one-cent coin was made out of copper. Then, in 1943, the penny changed. World War II was going on, and copper was needed for equipment. So for one year, pennies were made out of steel instead. At least most of them were.\nOnly a few coins were made out of unused copper. There are three main mints, or places where coins are made, in the United States. Of the known copper pennies from 1943, twelve were made in the Philadephia mint, and five were made in the San Francisco mint. Only one was made in the Denver mint.\nNobody knows for sure why a copper penny was made at the Denver mint in 1943, coin dealers Andy Skrabalak toldTime for Kids. \"There is a rumor that a mint employee made the coin in the middle of the night.\"\nA Special Set\nThe coin collector who bought the $1.7 million penny wants to remain unknown. But the reason for the trade is known. He already had two copper pennies from 1943 - one from the San Francisco mint and one from the Philadephia mint. To complete the set, he needed the Denver penny. The three coins will go on display at a coin exhibition in Tampa, Florida.\nThe collector who sold the penny is also keeping his name a secret. It took four years to convince him to give up the rare coin. Now that he has finally donating all of the money to charity.\n\n<question>:\nAt least how many copper coins were made in 1943?\n\n<options>:\nA Five\nB Twelve\nC Seventeen\nD Eighteen\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMany people say pennies are not worth saving. After all, a penny is only worth a cent. But one unusual penny turned out to be worth a lot more when a coin collector paid $1.7 million for it earlier this month.\nThe coin is one of a kind. It is the only penny that the Denver mint made out of copper, instead of steel, in 1943. Because it is unique, it is also very valuable. No penny has ever sold for so much money.\nThe Changing Penny\nThe Lincoln penny first appeared in 1909. For 34 years, the one-cent coin was made out of copper. Then, in 1943, the penny changed. World War II was going on, and copper was needed for equipment. So for one year, pennies were made out of steel instead. At least most of them were.\nOnly a few coins were made out of unused copper. There are three main mints, or places where coins are made, in the United States. Of the known copper pennies from 1943, twelve were made in the Philadephia mint, and five were made in the San Francisco mint. Only one was made in the Denver mint.\nNobody knows for sure why a copper penny was made at the Denver mint in 1943, coin dealers Andy Skrabalak toldTime for Kids. \"There is a rumor that a mint employee made the coin in the middle of the night.\"\nA Special Set\nThe coin collector who bought the $1.7 million penny wants to remain unknown. But the reason for the trade is known. He already had two copper pennies from 1943 - one from the San Francisco mint and one from the Philadephia mint. To complete the set, he needed the Denver penny. The three coins will go on display at a coin exhibition in Tampa, Florida.\nThe collector who sold the penny is also keeping his name a secret. It took four years to convince him to give up the rare coin. Now that he has finally donating all of the money to charity.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we learn about the collector who sold the penny?\n\n<options>:\nA He already had two copper pennies from 1943.\nB He wanted to complete the set of copper pennies.\nC He didn't want to sell his penny in the beginning.\nD He was a well-known coin dealer in Tampa, Horida.\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>:\nEnglish is fast becoming the only language of a new generation of educated Arabs.\nThis isn't a good thing for the region or the rest of the world. The journalism school at the AUD is the only modern program in the Middle East that allows students to study in Arabic. Still, many students arrive with poorly written Arabic and the formal spoken language and require refresher Arabic language courses.\nLiteracy in the Gulf States is 98%, according to UNESCO. But that literacy is increasingly in English, not Arabic.\nThis English bias starts early, with children in private \"model\" schools in the United Arab Emirates studying all their subjects, including math and science, in English. But the trend appears to be taking hold regionwide. In Saudi Arabia, many upper-middle-class families speak English at home -- not just at work .\nOne Arabic official told me his own children do not speak Arabic fluently. He said he put them in English schools to help ensure they'd have great career prospects. But now he says he regrets that his children don't feel comfortable speaking the language of their forefathers.\nWhy is there the anxiety among these elites? I am continually told that what I've experienced anecdotally is true: The wealthier the family, the less likely its members speak Arabic at home. If people in the same country don't speak the same language, how can they work across class lines to solve the problems of high unemployment that affect even oil-rich Saudi Arabia?\nFor executives trying to build local businesses, the English bias is a challenge. The dean of the AUD's school of journalism, Ali Al Jaber, told me, \"If you can't address your own people, then you can't be successful.\"\nSure, English is the world's business language. More Chinese are learning English right now than there are Americans in the U.S. But China has struck a bilingual balance. Its research universities teach some of the world's brightest minds in Chinese. Professor Wardeh finds much for Arab nations to admire in _ .\n\n<question>:\nThe passage mainly tells us _ .\n\n<options>:\nA English is the world's business language\nB the English bias in Saudi Arabia\nC the school education in Saudi Arabia\nD the bilingual balance 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>:\nEnglish is fast becoming the only language of a new generation of educated Arabs.\nThis isn't a good thing for the region or the rest of the world. The journalism school at the AUD is the only modern program in the Middle East that allows students to study in Arabic. Still, many students arrive with poorly written Arabic and the formal spoken language and require refresher Arabic language courses.\nLiteracy in the Gulf States is 98%, according to UNESCO. But that literacy is increasingly in English, not Arabic.\nThis English bias starts early, with children in private \"model\" schools in the United Arab Emirates studying all their subjects, including math and science, in English. But the trend appears to be taking hold regionwide. In Saudi Arabia, many upper-middle-class families speak English at home -- not just at work .\nOne Arabic official told me his own children do not speak Arabic fluently. He said he put them in English schools to help ensure they'd have great career prospects. But now he says he regrets that his children don't feel comfortable speaking the language of their forefathers.\nWhy is there the anxiety among these elites? I am continually told that what I've experienced anecdotally is true: The wealthier the family, the less likely its members speak Arabic at home. If people in the same country don't speak the same language, how can they work across class lines to solve the problems of high unemployment that affect even oil-rich Saudi Arabia?\nFor executives trying to build local businesses, the English bias is a challenge. The dean of the AUD's school of journalism, Ali Al Jaber, told me, \"If you can't address your own people, then you can't be successful.\"\nSure, English is the world's business language. More Chinese are learning English right now than there are Americans in the U.S. But China has struck a bilingual balance. Its research universities teach some of the world's brightest minds in Chinese. Professor Wardeh finds much for Arab nations to admire in _ .\n\n<question>:\nMany Arabic parents prefer their children to speak English because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA they think it's a symbol of class\nB English is the world's business language\nC they consider Arabic hard to learn\nD they believe it's an advantage in their future careers\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>:\nEnglish is fast becoming the only language of a new generation of educated Arabs.\nThis isn't a good thing for the region or the rest of the world. The journalism school at the AUD is the only modern program in the Middle East that allows students to study in Arabic. Still, many students arrive with poorly written Arabic and the formal spoken language and require refresher Arabic language courses.\nLiteracy in the Gulf States is 98%, according to UNESCO. But that literacy is increasingly in English, not Arabic.\nThis English bias starts early, with children in private \"model\" schools in the United Arab Emirates studying all their subjects, including math and science, in English. But the trend appears to be taking hold regionwide. In Saudi Arabia, many upper-middle-class families speak English at home -- not just at work .\nOne Arabic official told me his own children do not speak Arabic fluently. He said he put them in English schools to help ensure they'd have great career prospects. But now he says he regrets that his children don't feel comfortable speaking the language of their forefathers.\nWhy is there the anxiety among these elites? I am continually told that what I've experienced anecdotally is true: The wealthier the family, the less likely its members speak Arabic at home. If people in the same country don't speak the same language, how can they work across class lines to solve the problems of high unemployment that affect even oil-rich Saudi Arabia?\nFor executives trying to build local businesses, the English bias is a challenge. The dean of the AUD's school of journalism, Ali Al Jaber, told me, \"If you can't address your own people, then you can't be successful.\"\nSure, English is the world's business language. More Chinese are learning English right now than there are Americans in the U.S. But China has struck a bilingual balance. Its research universities teach some of the world's brightest minds in Chinese. Professor Wardeh finds much for Arab nations to admire in _ .\n\n<question>:\nWe can know from the passage that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the popularity of English in Saudi Arabia is a good thing\nB there is no problem of unemployment in Saudi Arabia\nC the poor in Saudi Arabia are more likely to speak Arabic\nD the English bias doesn't affect the local business\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
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