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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSupermarkets are trying out new computers that make shopping carts more intelligent. _ will help shoppers find paper cups or toilet soap, and keep a record of the bill.\nThe touch-screen devices are on show at the Food Marketing Institute's exhibition here this week, \"These devices are able to create value and get you around the store quicker,\" said Michael Alexander, manager of Springboard Retail Networks Inc., which makes a smart cart computer called the Concierge.\nCanadian stores will test the Concierge in July. A similar device, IBM's \"Shopping Buddy\", has recently been test-marketed at Stop & Shop stores in Massachusetts.\nNeither device tells you how many fat grams or calories are in your cart, but they will flash you with items on sale. The idea is to make it easier for people to buy, not to have second thoughts that maybe you should put something back on the shelf.\n \"The whole model is driven by advertisers' need to get in front of shoppers,\" said Alexander. \"They're not watching 30-second TV ads anymore.\"\n People can use a home computer to make their shopping lists. Once at the store, a shopper can use a preferred customer card to start a system that will organize the trip around the store. If you're looking for toothpicks, you type in the word or pick it from a list, and a map will appear on the screen showing where you are and where you can find them.\n The device also keeps a record of what you buy. When you're finished, the device figures out your bill. Then you go to the checker or place your card into a self-checkout stand and pay.\nThe new computerized shopping assistants don't come cheap. The Buddy devices will cost the average store about $ 160, 000, and the Concierge will cost stores about $ 500 for each device.\n\n<question>:\nWhat might be the most suitable title for the text?\n\n<options>:\nA New age for supermarkets\nB Concierge and Shopping Buddy\nC New computers make shopping carts smarter\nD Touch-screen devices make shopping enjoyable\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nHONG KONG,Sept .12,2005-Hong Kong Disneyland,the 11th theme park of Walt Disney Co.,opened here on Monday morning.Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong,Donald T&-mg Yam-kuen,chief executive of Hong Kong-Special Administrative Region(HKSAR),and Tung Chee-hwa,attended the opening.\n The Hong Kong Disneyland project, worth 3.5 billion US dollars,was jointly funded by Walt Disney Co.and the HKSAR government.Some 16, 000 people attended the opening.The park estimates that it will attract 5.6 million visitors in its opening year and is expected to draw up to 7.4 million annually after 15 years.About 40 percent of the visitors are expected to come from the mainland,Disney has said.\n Walt Disney officials claimed that choosing Hong Kong as the first place of China to build Disneyland bas three major reasons:Hong Kong people are wonderful,Hong Kong is a beautiful city and Hong Kong is the richest city in China*\n \"Hong Kong Disneyland is the first Disney theme park that,. modeled so c1osrly to the first Disneyland in California,\"Jay Rasulo,president of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts,said.Hong Kong Disneyland is smaller than the other parks at only 121 hectaresa fact that Disney tries not to point out.Some of the thousands of guests who got a sneak peak at the park in the past month complained that it was too small,and Disney has plans to expand it. \n the project was announced in 1999 and construction began in 2003.Disney, other part are Tokyo,Paris and. the U.S. states of prefix = st1 /Californiaand Florida.\n The company confirmed that Disney had been talking to the government in Shanghai about opening a park that wouldn't open until at least 2010.\n\n<question>:\nHow long does it take to build the Hong Kong Disneyland?\n\n<options>:\nA Three years.\nB Six years.\nC Four years.\nD Two 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>:\nHONG KONG,Sept .12,2005-Hong Kong Disneyland,the 11th theme park of Walt Disney Co.,opened here on Monday morning.Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong,Donald T&-mg Yam-kuen,chief executive of Hong Kong-Special Administrative Region(HKSAR),and Tung Chee-hwa,attended the opening.\n The Hong Kong Disneyland project, worth 3.5 billion US dollars,was jointly funded by Walt Disney Co.and the HKSAR government.Some 16, 000 people attended the opening.The park estimates that it will attract 5.6 million visitors in its opening year and is expected to draw up to 7.4 million annually after 15 years.About 40 percent of the visitors are expected to come from the mainland,Disney has said.\n Walt Disney officials claimed that choosing Hong Kong as the first place of China to build Disneyland bas three major reasons:Hong Kong people are wonderful,Hong Kong is a beautiful city and Hong Kong is the richest city in China*\n \"Hong Kong Disneyland is the first Disney theme park that,. modeled so c1osrly to the first Disneyland in California,\"Jay Rasulo,president of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts,said.Hong Kong Disneyland is smaller than the other parks at only 121 hectaresa fact that Disney tries not to point out.Some of the thousands of guests who got a sneak peak at the park in the past month complained that it was too small,and Disney has plans to expand it. \n the project was announced in 1999 and construction began in 2003.Disney, other part are Tokyo,Paris and. the U.S. states of prefix = st1 /Californiaand Florida.\n The company confirmed that Disney had been talking to the government in Shanghai about opening a park that wouldn't open until at least 2010.\n\n<question>:\nHong Kong Disneyland is built by _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Hong Kong\nB Walt Disney Co.\nC Hong Kong government r}:id Walt Disney Co.\nD Mainland\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nHONG KONG,Sept .12,2005-Hong Kong Disneyland,the 11th theme park of Walt Disney Co.,opened here on Monday morning.Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong,Donald T&-mg Yam-kuen,chief executive of Hong Kong-Special Administrative Region(HKSAR),and Tung Chee-hwa,attended the opening.\n The Hong Kong Disneyland project, worth 3.5 billion US dollars,was jointly funded by Walt Disney Co.and the HKSAR government.Some 16, 000 people attended the opening.The park estimates that it will attract 5.6 million visitors in its opening year and is expected to draw up to 7.4 million annually after 15 years.About 40 percent of the visitors are expected to come from the mainland,Disney has said.\n Walt Disney officials claimed that choosing Hong Kong as the first place of China to build Disneyland bas three major reasons:Hong Kong people are wonderful,Hong Kong is a beautiful city and Hong Kong is the richest city in China*\n \"Hong Kong Disneyland is the first Disney theme park that,. modeled so c1osrly to the first Disneyland in California,\"Jay Rasulo,president of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts,said.Hong Kong Disneyland is smaller than the other parks at only 121 hectaresa fact that Disney tries not to point out.Some of the thousands of guests who got a sneak peak at the park in the past month complained that it was too small,and Disney has plans to expand it. \n the project was announced in 1999 and construction began in 2003.Disney, other part are Tokyo,Paris and. the U.S. states of prefix = st1 /Californiaand Florida.\n The company confirmed that Disney had been talking to the government in Shanghai about opening a park that wouldn't open until at least 2010.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to this passage,which of the following statements is time?\n\n<options>:\nA Hong Kong Disneyland costs 3.5 billion yuan.\nB Maybe Walt Disney Co.will build a new Disneyland in Shanghai.\nC Hong Kong Disneyland will attract 5.6 million visitors every year.\nD Hong Kong Disneyland is the same as Disneyland in California.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThis week,prefix = st1 /Londonwill be full of celebrations to welcome the Year of the Rat. Every year, London's Chinatown holds a great event to celebrate Chinese New Year, the largest event outside of Asia.\n This year in theUK, there seems to be a huge amount of interest in Chinese culture. For the third year running, the \"ChinainLondon\" season is being held. This extended event will run from February to April, ending in the Olympic torch relay, when the Olympic flame will pass throughLondonon its way to the start of the Beijing Games.\n The \"ChinainLondon\" season will _ a huge number of events, ranging from art exhibitions to modern dance, film festivals to tea tastings, musical concerts to children's half-term activities. In addition, another Chinese culture festival, \"China Now\" is launching at Chinese New Year.\n This is a nationwide season of events leading up to the Beijing Olympics. As well as cultural events, this programme includes an education programme for schools to develop relationships withChina, and a Football Exchange, where the UK Football Association will be coaching children inChinaand offering a lucky few the chance to visitBritainon a football tour.\n The main Chinese New Year celebration will be held on Sunday 10th February, and is expected to attract around 300,000 visitors. It will showcase both traditional and contemporary Chinese arts, bringing together British-born and Chinese performers.\n The most important thing of the day is the grand parade through the streets of London, led by a traditional dragon dance, followed by musicians, acrobats, artists and children. There will be a large stage and screen in Trafalgar Square featuring martial arts, music and dance. \n It wouldn't be Chinese New Year without fireworks and firecrackers, soLeicester Squarewill see displays on the hour all afternoon. Nearby theatres and arts centres will also be holding special New Year events, such as variety shows.\n Happy New Year to you, we hope you enjoy your celebrations as much as we will enjoy them inLondon.\n\n<question>:\nWhat does the passage mainly talk about?\n\n<options>:\nA The \"ChinainLondon\" season.\nB A number of celebrations to welcome the New Year in London.\nC The grand parade of London.\nD Varieties of shows about Chinese culture.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThis week,prefix = st1 /Londonwill be full of celebrations to welcome the Year of the Rat. Every year, London's Chinatown holds a great event to celebrate Chinese New Year, the largest event outside of Asia.\n This year in theUK, there seems to be a huge amount of interest in Chinese culture. For the third year running, the \"ChinainLondon\" season is being held. This extended event will run from February to April, ending in the Olympic torch relay, when the Olympic flame will pass throughLondonon its way to the start of the Beijing Games.\n The \"ChinainLondon\" season will _ a huge number of events, ranging from art exhibitions to modern dance, film festivals to tea tastings, musical concerts to children's half-term activities. In addition, another Chinese culture festival, \"China Now\" is launching at Chinese New Year.\n This is a nationwide season of events leading up to the Beijing Olympics. As well as cultural events, this programme includes an education programme for schools to develop relationships withChina, and a Football Exchange, where the UK Football Association will be coaching children inChinaand offering a lucky few the chance to visitBritainon a football tour.\n The main Chinese New Year celebration will be held on Sunday 10th February, and is expected to attract around 300,000 visitors. It will showcase both traditional and contemporary Chinese arts, bringing together British-born and Chinese performers.\n The most important thing of the day is the grand parade through the streets of London, led by a traditional dragon dance, followed by musicians, acrobats, artists and children. There will be a large stage and screen in Trafalgar Square featuring martial arts, music and dance. \n It wouldn't be Chinese New Year without fireworks and firecrackers, soLeicester Squarewill see displays on the hour all afternoon. Nearby theatres and arts centres will also be holding special New Year events, such as variety shows.\n Happy New Year to you, we hope you enjoy your celebrations as much as we will enjoy them inLondon.\n\n<question>:\nWe can learn from the passage that_.\n\n<options>:\nA a great number of the children in Chinawill have the chance to visitBritainon a football tour\nB there won't be fireworks or firecrackers during the celebrations in London\nC London's Chinatown holds an event to celebrate the Chinese new Year every year\nD the main Chinese New Year celebration will be held on Saturday 10th February\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThis week,prefix = st1 /Londonwill be full of celebrations to welcome the Year of the Rat. Every year, London's Chinatown holds a great event to celebrate Chinese New Year, the largest event outside of Asia.\n This year in theUK, there seems to be a huge amount of interest in Chinese culture. For the third year running, the \"ChinainLondon\" season is being held. This extended event will run from February to April, ending in the Olympic torch relay, when the Olympic flame will pass throughLondonon its way to the start of the Beijing Games.\n The \"ChinainLondon\" season will _ a huge number of events, ranging from art exhibitions to modern dance, film festivals to tea tastings, musical concerts to children's half-term activities. In addition, another Chinese culture festival, \"China Now\" is launching at Chinese New Year.\n This is a nationwide season of events leading up to the Beijing Olympics. As well as cultural events, this programme includes an education programme for schools to develop relationships withChina, and a Football Exchange, where the UK Football Association will be coaching children inChinaand offering a lucky few the chance to visitBritainon a football tour.\n The main Chinese New Year celebration will be held on Sunday 10th February, and is expected to attract around 300,000 visitors. It will showcase both traditional and contemporary Chinese arts, bringing together British-born and Chinese performers.\n The most important thing of the day is the grand parade through the streets of London, led by a traditional dragon dance, followed by musicians, acrobats, artists and children. There will be a large stage and screen in Trafalgar Square featuring martial arts, music and dance. \n It wouldn't be Chinese New Year without fireworks and firecrackers, soLeicester Squarewill see displays on the hour all afternoon. Nearby theatres and arts centres will also be holding special New Year events, such as variety shows.\n Happy New Year to you, we hope you enjoy your celebrations as much as we will enjoy them inLondon.\n\n<question>:\nThe \"China in London\" season will include the following events except_.\n\n<options>:\nA martial arts\nB film festivals\nC musical concert\nD art exhibitions\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThis week,prefix = st1 /Londonwill be full of celebrations to welcome the Year of the Rat. Every year, London's Chinatown holds a great event to celebrate Chinese New Year, the largest event outside of Asia.\n This year in theUK, there seems to be a huge amount of interest in Chinese culture. For the third year running, the \"ChinainLondon\" season is being held. This extended event will run from February to April, ending in the Olympic torch relay, when the Olympic flame will pass throughLondonon its way to the start of the Beijing Games.\n The \"ChinainLondon\" season will _ a huge number of events, ranging from art exhibitions to modern dance, film festivals to tea tastings, musical concerts to children's half-term activities. In addition, another Chinese culture festival, \"China Now\" is launching at Chinese New Year.\n This is a nationwide season of events leading up to the Beijing Olympics. As well as cultural events, this programme includes an education programme for schools to develop relationships withChina, and a Football Exchange, where the UK Football Association will be coaching children inChinaand offering a lucky few the chance to visitBritainon a football tour.\n The main Chinese New Year celebration will be held on Sunday 10th February, and is expected to attract around 300,000 visitors. It will showcase both traditional and contemporary Chinese arts, bringing together British-born and Chinese performers.\n The most important thing of the day is the grand parade through the streets of London, led by a traditional dragon dance, followed by musicians, acrobats, artists and children. There will be a large stage and screen in Trafalgar Square featuring martial arts, music and dance. \n It wouldn't be Chinese New Year without fireworks and firecrackers, soLeicester Squarewill see displays on the hour all afternoon. Nearby theatres and arts centres will also be holding special New Year events, such as variety shows.\n Happy New Year to you, we hope you enjoy your celebrations as much as we will enjoy them inLondon.\n\n<question>:\nWhere do you think this passage is taken from?\n\n<options>:\nA a textbook.\nB a newspaper.\nC a guide book.\nD an official 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>:\nEvery human being,no matter what he is doing,gives off body heat.The usual problem is how to get rid of it.But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem-how to collect body heat.They have designed a collection system which uses not only body heat,but the heat given off by such objects as light bulbs and refrigerators as welt.The system works so well that no fuel is needed to make the campus' six buildings comfortable.\n Some parts of most modern buildings--theaters and offices as well as classrooms-are more than sufficiently heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air conditioned even in winter.The technique of saving heat and redistributing it is called \"heat recovery\".A few modem buildings recover heat,but the University's system is the first to recover heat from buildings and reuse it in others.\n Along the way, Pitt has learned a great deal about some of its producers.The harder a student studies the more heat his body gives off.Male students send out more heat than female students and the larger a student,the more heat he produces.It is tempting to conclude that _ for the Johnstown campus would be a hard-working overweight male genius .\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is true of the heating system of the Johnstown campus? The heat is supplied by _ .\n\n<options>:\nA human bodies, other heat sending objects,and fuel\nB both human bodies and other heat sending objects\nC both human bodies and fuel\nD human bodies\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nEvery human being,no matter what he is doing,gives off body heat.The usual problem is how to get rid of it.But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem-how to collect body heat.They have designed a collection system which uses not only body heat,but the heat given off by such objects as light bulbs and refrigerators as welt.The system works so well that no fuel is needed to make the campus' six buildings comfortable.\n Some parts of most modern buildings--theaters and offices as well as classrooms-are more than sufficiently heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air conditioned even in winter.The technique of saving heat and redistributing it is called \"heat recovery\".A few modem buildings recover heat,but the University's system is the first to recover heat from buildings and reuse it in others.\n Along the way, Pitt has learned a great deal about some of its producers.The harder a student studies the more heat his body gives off.Male students send out more heat than female students and the larger a student,the more heat he produces.It is tempting to conclude that _ for the Johnstown campus would be a hard-working overweight male genius .\n\n<question>:\nThe technique of heat recovery is used _ .\n\n<options>:\nA to produce a special form of air-conditioning\nB to provide heat for the hot water system\nC to find out the source of heat\nD to collect and reuse heat\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nEvery human being,no matter what he is doing,gives off body heat.The usual problem is how to get rid of it.But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem-how to collect body heat.They have designed a collection system which uses not only body heat,but the heat given off by such objects as light bulbs and refrigerators as welt.The system works so well that no fuel is needed to make the campus' six buildings comfortable.\n Some parts of most modern buildings--theaters and offices as well as classrooms-are more than sufficiently heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air conditioned even in winter.The technique of saving heat and redistributing it is called \"heat recovery\".A few modem buildings recover heat,but the University's system is the first to recover heat from buildings and reuse it in others.\n Along the way, Pitt has learned a great deal about some of its producers.The harder a student studies the more heat his body gives off.Male students send out more heat than female students and the larger a student,the more heat he produces.It is tempting to conclude that _ for the Johnstown campus would be a hard-working overweight male genius .\n\n<question>:\nThe words \"the hottest prospect\" refer to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the person who suffers most from heat\nB the person who produces most heat\nC the person who uses most heat\nD the person who takes in heat\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nEvery human being,no matter what he is doing,gives off body heat.The usual problem is how to get rid of it.But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem-how to collect body heat.They have designed a collection system which uses not only body heat,but the heat given off by such objects as light bulbs and refrigerators as welt.The system works so well that no fuel is needed to make the campus' six buildings comfortable.\n Some parts of most modern buildings--theaters and offices as well as classrooms-are more than sufficiently heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air conditioned even in winter.The technique of saving heat and redistributing it is called \"heat recovery\".A few modem buildings recover heat,but the University's system is the first to recover heat from buildings and reuse it in others.\n Along the way, Pitt has learned a great deal about some of its producers.The harder a student studies the more heat his body gives off.Male students send out more heat than female students and the larger a student,the more heat he produces.It is tempting to conclude that _ for the Johnstown campus would be a hard-working overweight male genius .\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following persons would produce the least amount of heat?\n\n<options>:\nA A thin male who studies hard.\nB A fat female who studies hard.\nC A fat male who does not study hard.\nD A thin female who does not study hard\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nEvery human being,no matter what he is doing,gives off body heat.The usual problem is how to get rid of it.But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem-how to collect body heat.They have designed a collection system which uses not only body heat,but the heat given off by such objects as light bulbs and refrigerators as welt.The system works so well that no fuel is needed to make the campus' six buildings comfortable.\n Some parts of most modern buildings--theaters and offices as well as classrooms-are more than sufficiently heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air conditioned even in winter.The technique of saving heat and redistributing it is called \"heat recovery\".A few modem buildings recover heat,but the University's system is the first to recover heat from buildings and reuse it in others.\n Along the way, Pitt has learned a great deal about some of its producers.The harder a student studies the more heat his body gives off.Male students send out more heat than female students and the larger a student,the more heat he produces.It is tempting to conclude that _ for the Johnstown campus would be a hard-working overweight male genius .\n\n<question>:\nA good title for the passage would be _ .\n\n<options>:\nA MODERN BUILDING'S HEAT SYSTEM\nB A NEW HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM IN PITTSBURGH\nC A STRANGE OBJECT IN HEATING SYSTEM\nD RECOVERY OF BODY'S HEAT\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nJane was running late. Jane, 25, had a lot to do at work, plus visitors on the way: her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown. But as she hurried down the subway stairs, she started to feel uncomfortably warm. By the time she got to the platform, Jane felt weak and tired---maybe it hadn't been a good idea to give blood the night before, she thought. She rested herself against a post close to the tracks.\nSeveral yards away, Tom, 43, and his girlfriend, Jennifer, found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop. They were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of buying.\nBut when he heard the scream, followed by someone yelling, \"Oh, my God, she fell in!\" Tom didn't hesitate. He jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails. \"No! Not you!\" his girlfriend screamed after him.\nShe was right to be alarmed. By the time Tom reached Jane, he could feel the tracks shaking and see the light coming. The train was about 20 seconds from the station.\nIt was hard to lift her. She was just out. But he managed to raise her the four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the grins and drag her away from the edge. That was where Jane briefly regained consciousness, felt herself being pulled along the ground, and saw someone else holding her purse.\nJane thought she'd been robbed. A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood pouring from her head. And she tried to talk but she couldn't, and that was when she realized how much pain she was in.\nPolice and fire officials soon arrived, and Tom told the story to an officer. Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40-minute train ride downtown-just as he had been seconds after the rescue, which made her think about her reaction at the time. \"I saw the train coming and I was thinking he was going to die,\" she explained.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did Jennifer try to stop her boyfriend?\n\n<options>:\nA Because they would miss their train.\nB Because he didn't see the train coming.\nC Because she was sure Jane was hard to lift.\nD Because she was afraid the train would kill him.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nJane was running late. Jane, 25, had a lot to do at work, plus visitors on the way: her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown. But as she hurried down the subway stairs, she started to feel uncomfortably warm. By the time she got to the platform, Jane felt weak and tired---maybe it hadn't been a good idea to give blood the night before, she thought. She rested herself against a post close to the tracks.\nSeveral yards away, Tom, 43, and his girlfriend, Jennifer, found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop. They were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of buying.\nBut when he heard the scream, followed by someone yelling, \"Oh, my God, she fell in!\" Tom didn't hesitate. He jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails. \"No! Not you!\" his girlfriend screamed after him.\nShe was right to be alarmed. By the time Tom reached Jane, he could feel the tracks shaking and see the light coming. The train was about 20 seconds from the station.\nIt was hard to lift her. She was just out. But he managed to raise her the four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the grins and drag her away from the edge. That was where Jane briefly regained consciousness, felt herself being pulled along the ground, and saw someone else holding her purse.\nJane thought she'd been robbed. A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood pouring from her head. And she tried to talk but she couldn't, and that was when she realized how much pain she was in.\nPolice and fire officials soon arrived, and Tom told the story to an officer. Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40-minute train ride downtown-just as he had been seconds after the rescue, which made her think about her reaction at the time. \"I saw the train coming and I was thinking he was going to die,\" she explained.\n\n<question>:\nHow did Tom save Jane?\n\n<options>:\nA By lifting her to the platform.\nB By helping her rise to her feet.\nC By pulling her along the ground.\nD By dragging her away from the edge.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMan is the most intelligent animal created by God because God has given him language which other animals do not have. Communication makes life extremely convenient and easy. Language plays a very important role in life as any emotion can be easily and effectively conveyed through language to anyone. But all this is applicable and beneficial only to human beings. What about animals? How do they communicate with each other?\nWe all know that animals do not have the ability to use language as a medium for communication. But they do have other means of conveying messages to other animals, of which use of body language is the most important one. The messages can be of many types like conveying food location, danger alarms, appreciation of good deeds like helping other animals in dangerous situations, etc. There are two main types of communication in animals: verbal communication and non-verbal communication.\nSound is one of the most common types of verbal communication in animals, and majority of the species use it as the medium to convey messages. Bats have to rely on sound waves to communicate. They mostly rest in the morning and become active at night to search for food and do other tasks. All the birds communicate through their chirping. Mammals generally make use of sounds to give calls to other members of their community. Whales are the perfect examples, which use sound waves for communication. They have a whale song, which they repeat after regular intervals.\nFacial Expressions\nThis kind of communication is mostly found in dogs. When they are angry, they show their teeth and raise their ears. On the other hand, when they are frightened, they pull their ears behind and open their mouth. Also, in birds, when the parent bird brings food for the offspring, the begging expression can be observed on the offspring's face.\nGestures and Body Movements\nThis type of communication is common not only in animals, but in human beings too. All human beings, although they use language for communication, tend to use gestures and body movements as well while communicating. Honey bees are the most enthusiastic creatures on earth because they dance to communicate. Some bees dance in the hive so that other bees get signals of the location of the honey comb. A deer waves its tail to warn others of coming danger.\n\n<question>:\nWhat does this passage mainly talk about?\n\n<options>:\nA What messages animals can convey.\nB Why life is easier for human beings.\nC Why man is the most intelligent animal.\nD How animals communicate with each other.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMan is the most intelligent animal created by God because God has given him language which other animals do not have. Communication makes life extremely convenient and easy. Language plays a very important role in life as any emotion can be easily and effectively conveyed through language to anyone. But all this is applicable and beneficial only to human beings. What about animals? How do they communicate with each other?\nWe all know that animals do not have the ability to use language as a medium for communication. But they do have other means of conveying messages to other animals, of which use of body language is the most important one. The messages can be of many types like conveying food location, danger alarms, appreciation of good deeds like helping other animals in dangerous situations, etc. There are two main types of communication in animals: verbal communication and non-verbal communication.\nSound is one of the most common types of verbal communication in animals, and majority of the species use it as the medium to convey messages. Bats have to rely on sound waves to communicate. They mostly rest in the morning and become active at night to search for food and do other tasks. All the birds communicate through their chirping. Mammals generally make use of sounds to give calls to other members of their community. Whales are the perfect examples, which use sound waves for communication. They have a whale song, which they repeat after regular intervals.\nFacial Expressions\nThis kind of communication is mostly found in dogs. When they are angry, they show their teeth and raise their ears. On the other hand, when they are frightened, they pull their ears behind and open their mouth. Also, in birds, when the parent bird brings food for the offspring, the begging expression can be observed on the offspring's face.\nGestures and Body Movements\nThis type of communication is common not only in animals, but in human beings too. All human beings, although they use language for communication, tend to use gestures and body movements as well while communicating. Honey bees are the most enthusiastic creatures on earth because they dance to communicate. Some bees dance in the hive so that other bees get signals of the location of the honey comb. A deer waves its tail to warn others of coming danger.\n\n<question>:\nOur life is more convenient and easier owing to the fact that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA other animals do not have any emotion\nB we can communicate with each other through language\nC we also use body movements while communicating\nD other animals use sounds to give calls to their members\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMan is the most intelligent animal created by God because God has given him language which other animals do not have. Communication makes life extremely convenient and easy. Language plays a very important role in life as any emotion can be easily and effectively conveyed through language to anyone. But all this is applicable and beneficial only to human beings. What about animals? How do they communicate with each other?\nWe all know that animals do not have the ability to use language as a medium for communication. But they do have other means of conveying messages to other animals, of which use of body language is the most important one. The messages can be of many types like conveying food location, danger alarms, appreciation of good deeds like helping other animals in dangerous situations, etc. There are two main types of communication in animals: verbal communication and non-verbal communication.\nSound is one of the most common types of verbal communication in animals, and majority of the species use it as the medium to convey messages. Bats have to rely on sound waves to communicate. They mostly rest in the morning and become active at night to search for food and do other tasks. All the birds communicate through their chirping. Mammals generally make use of sounds to give calls to other members of their community. Whales are the perfect examples, which use sound waves for communication. They have a whale song, which they repeat after regular intervals.\nFacial Expressions\nThis kind of communication is mostly found in dogs. When they are angry, they show their teeth and raise their ears. On the other hand, when they are frightened, they pull their ears behind and open their mouth. Also, in birds, when the parent bird brings food for the offspring, the begging expression can be observed on the offspring's face.\nGestures and Body Movements\nThis type of communication is common not only in animals, but in human beings too. All human beings, although they use language for communication, tend to use gestures and body movements as well while communicating. Honey bees are the most enthusiastic creatures on earth because they dance to communicate. Some bees dance in the hive so that other bees get signals of the location of the honey comb. A deer waves its tail to warn others of coming danger.\n\n<question>:\nWhat's the most important way for animals to convey messages?\n\n<options>:\nA Use of body language.\nB Use of sounds.\nC Use of facial expressions.\nD Use of dancing.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMan is the most intelligent animal created by God because God has given him language which other animals do not have. Communication makes life extremely convenient and easy. Language plays a very important role in life as any emotion can be easily and effectively conveyed through language to anyone. But all this is applicable and beneficial only to human beings. What about animals? How do they communicate with each other?\nWe all know that animals do not have the ability to use language as a medium for communication. But they do have other means of conveying messages to other animals, of which use of body language is the most important one. The messages can be of many types like conveying food location, danger alarms, appreciation of good deeds like helping other animals in dangerous situations, etc. There are two main types of communication in animals: verbal communication and non-verbal communication.\nSound is one of the most common types of verbal communication in animals, and majority of the species use it as the medium to convey messages. Bats have to rely on sound waves to communicate. They mostly rest in the morning and become active at night to search for food and do other tasks. All the birds communicate through their chirping. Mammals generally make use of sounds to give calls to other members of their community. Whales are the perfect examples, which use sound waves for communication. They have a whale song, which they repeat after regular intervals.\nFacial Expressions\nThis kind of communication is mostly found in dogs. When they are angry, they show their teeth and raise their ears. On the other hand, when they are frightened, they pull their ears behind and open their mouth. Also, in birds, when the parent bird brings food for the offspring, the begging expression can be observed on the offspring's face.\nGestures and Body Movements\nThis type of communication is common not only in animals, but in human beings too. All human beings, although they use language for communication, tend to use gestures and body movements as well while communicating. Honey bees are the most enthusiastic creatures on earth because they dance to communicate. Some bees dance in the hive so that other bees get signals of the location of the honey comb. A deer waves its tail to warn others of coming danger.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following doesn't belong to non-verbal communication?\n\n<options>:\nA The begging expression.\nB Relying on sound waves.\nC Dancing.\nD Waving tails.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSanta Claus is someone who will remain in the hearts of children forever.\nSanta C1aus also has some other names: Saint Nicholas, St. Nick, Kris Kringle, Pelznickel. Two of his names-Santa Claus and Saint Nicholas-both come from the Dutch who settled in New York long ago. The Dutch honored this kindly saint with a yearly festival on December sixth. The Dutch spoke the name \"Saint Nikolas\" very fast. It sounded like \"sinterklaas\". And so, when the English said this word, it sounded like \"Santa Claus\". \nWest of New York, in Pennsylvania, many German farmers had also heard of Saint Nikolas. But they cal1ed him \"Pelznickel\". This word came from \"pelz\", meaning fur, and \"nickel\" for Nicholas. So, to the Germans of Pennsylvania,\"Pelznickel\" was a man dressed in fur who came once a year with gifts for good children. Soon, people began to feel that the 1ove and kindness Pelznickel brought should be part of a celebration honoring the \"Christkindl\", as the Germans ca1led the Christ child. After a time, this became Kris Kringle. Later, Kris Kringle became another name for Santa Claus himself.\nWhatever he is called, he is still the same short, fat, jolly old man with a long beard, wearing a red suit with white fur.\nThe picture of Santa Claus as we see him came from Thomas Nast. He was an American\npainter born in Bavaria. Someone asked him to paint a picture of Santa Claus. Nast remembered when he was a little boy in southern Germany Every Christmas, a fat old man gave toys and cakes to the children. So, when Nast painted the picture, his Santa Claus looked like the kindly old man of his childhood. And through the years, Nast's painting has remained as the most popular picture of Santa Claus.\nSanta can be seen almost everywhere. It is easy to find them by the long lines of children waiting to tell Santa what they want for Christmas.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the main idea of the text?\n\n<options>:\nA What Santa Claus usually do on Christmas.\nB How Santa Claus got his names and image.\nC Different countries have different \"Santa Clauses\".\nD Everyone, especially children, love Santa Claus.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSanta Claus is someone who will remain in the hearts of children forever.\nSanta C1aus also has some other names: Saint Nicholas, St. Nick, Kris Kringle, Pelznickel. Two of his names-Santa Claus and Saint Nicholas-both come from the Dutch who settled in New York long ago. The Dutch honored this kindly saint with a yearly festival on December sixth. The Dutch spoke the name \"Saint Nikolas\" very fast. It sounded like \"sinterklaas\". And so, when the English said this word, it sounded like \"Santa Claus\". \nWest of New York, in Pennsylvania, many German farmers had also heard of Saint Nikolas. But they cal1ed him \"Pelznickel\". This word came from \"pelz\", meaning fur, and \"nickel\" for Nicholas. So, to the Germans of Pennsylvania,\"Pelznickel\" was a man dressed in fur who came once a year with gifts for good children. Soon, people began to feel that the 1ove and kindness Pelznickel brought should be part of a celebration honoring the \"Christkindl\", as the Germans ca1led the Christ child. After a time, this became Kris Kringle. Later, Kris Kringle became another name for Santa Claus himself.\nWhatever he is called, he is still the same short, fat, jolly old man with a long beard, wearing a red suit with white fur.\nThe picture of Santa Claus as we see him came from Thomas Nast. He was an American\npainter born in Bavaria. Someone asked him to paint a picture of Santa Claus. Nast remembered when he was a little boy in southern Germany Every Christmas, a fat old man gave toys and cakes to the children. So, when Nast painted the picture, his Santa Claus looked like the kindly old man of his childhood. And through the years, Nast's painting has remained as the most popular picture of Santa Claus.\nSanta can be seen almost everywhere. It is easy to find them by the long lines of children waiting to tell Santa what they want for Christmas.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following names came from German?\n\n<options>:\nA Saint Nicholas.\nB Santa Claus.\nC Pelznickel.\nD St. Nick.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSanta Claus is someone who will remain in the hearts of children forever.\nSanta C1aus also has some other names: Saint Nicholas, St. Nick, Kris Kringle, Pelznickel. Two of his names-Santa Claus and Saint Nicholas-both come from the Dutch who settled in New York long ago. The Dutch honored this kindly saint with a yearly festival on December sixth. The Dutch spoke the name \"Saint Nikolas\" very fast. It sounded like \"sinterklaas\". And so, when the English said this word, it sounded like \"Santa Claus\". \nWest of New York, in Pennsylvania, many German farmers had also heard of Saint Nikolas. But they cal1ed him \"Pelznickel\". This word came from \"pelz\", meaning fur, and \"nickel\" for Nicholas. So, to the Germans of Pennsylvania,\"Pelznickel\" was a man dressed in fur who came once a year with gifts for good children. Soon, people began to feel that the 1ove and kindness Pelznickel brought should be part of a celebration honoring the \"Christkindl\", as the Germans ca1led the Christ child. After a time, this became Kris Kringle. Later, Kris Kringle became another name for Santa Claus himself.\nWhatever he is called, he is still the same short, fat, jolly old man with a long beard, wearing a red suit with white fur.\nThe picture of Santa Claus as we see him came from Thomas Nast. He was an American\npainter born in Bavaria. Someone asked him to paint a picture of Santa Claus. Nast remembered when he was a little boy in southern Germany Every Christmas, a fat old man gave toys and cakes to the children. So, when Nast painted the picture, his Santa Claus looked like the kindly old man of his childhood. And through the years, Nast's painting has remained as the most popular picture of Santa Claus.\nSanta can be seen almost everywhere. It is easy to find them by the long lines of children waiting to tell Santa what they want for Christmas.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did Thomas Nast paint Santa Claus into a fat old man?\n\n<options>:\nA Because a fat old man looks more kindly than others.\nB Because nobody was sure about what Santa looked like.\nC Because this image had already been the most popular\nD Because he had a nice childhood memory of such a man.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSanta Claus is someone who will remain in the hearts of children forever.\nSanta C1aus also has some other names: Saint Nicholas, St. Nick, Kris Kringle, Pelznickel. Two of his names-Santa Claus and Saint Nicholas-both come from the Dutch who settled in New York long ago. The Dutch honored this kindly saint with a yearly festival on December sixth. The Dutch spoke the name \"Saint Nikolas\" very fast. It sounded like \"sinterklaas\". And so, when the English said this word, it sounded like \"Santa Claus\". \nWest of New York, in Pennsylvania, many German farmers had also heard of Saint Nikolas. But they cal1ed him \"Pelznickel\". This word came from \"pelz\", meaning fur, and \"nickel\" for Nicholas. So, to the Germans of Pennsylvania,\"Pelznickel\" was a man dressed in fur who came once a year with gifts for good children. Soon, people began to feel that the 1ove and kindness Pelznickel brought should be part of a celebration honoring the \"Christkindl\", as the Germans ca1led the Christ child. After a time, this became Kris Kringle. Later, Kris Kringle became another name for Santa Claus himself.\nWhatever he is called, he is still the same short, fat, jolly old man with a long beard, wearing a red suit with white fur.\nThe picture of Santa Claus as we see him came from Thomas Nast. He was an American\npainter born in Bavaria. Someone asked him to paint a picture of Santa Claus. Nast remembered when he was a little boy in southern Germany Every Christmas, a fat old man gave toys and cakes to the children. So, when Nast painted the picture, his Santa Claus looked like the kindly old man of his childhood. And through the years, Nast's painting has remained as the most popular picture of Santa Claus.\nSanta can be seen almost everywhere. It is easy to find them by the long lines of children waiting to tell Santa what they want for Christmas.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we learn from the text?\n\n<options>:\nA The Dutch used to honor Santa on December 25th.\nB \"Santa Claus\" was a misunderstanding of another term.\nC It was the Dutch who created Santa Claus.\nD Children line up to take photos with Santa Claus.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 was eight when my neighbors got a TV. It was small and expensive, but that didn't matter. IT WAS WONDERFUL. Everyone in the building came up to the fifth floor to see this latest wonder of the modern world. That was in 1948.\nSoon, a lot of people got a TV, but not us. My parents didn't think it was good for children. Being a good son, I didn't argue with them. But I secretly watch TV--at my friends' homes.\nBy 1955, televisions weren't so expensive and were much larger. My parents still thought they were not good for us, but my sisters insisted, saying they were the only people in the neighborhood who didn't have one. All their friends talked about certain programs and actors, but they couldn't. Their friends laughed at them, which made them feel very unhappy. My youngest sister cried, saying she was never going back to school and that life without a TV wasn't worth living. Nothing my parents said made her feel better. The next morning, without telling us, they went out and got a new TV.\nWhen we were young our parents allowed us to watch TV for two hours a night. And we couldn't watch until our homework was finished. But after a year or two, TV wasn't exciting or new anymore. It became just another part of our lives like shoes or soap. My parents still had fears about TV. We were going to forget how to read, and TV was going to fill our minds with violence, they said.\nToday people still argue about the value of TV. Nobody can deny the power of TV, which has a powerful influence on our lives. On average, Americans spend 30 hours a week watching TV. Is this influence good or bad? This is an unanswerable question indeed: It is hard enough to measure influence; and it is even harder to decide what is good and what isn't. What is good, I suppose, is that many people are concerned about TV's influence and that we have the power to change what we don't like.\nThe people of Monhegan Island, 18 kilometers away off the coast of Maine, don't have electricity, and they decided; once again, that they liked that way. Electricity, they think, would make life too easy and spoil their way of life. Maybe the young people wouldn't want to go to town dances anymore. Maybe they would be more interested in staying at home and watching TV.\n\n<question>:\nHow old was the author, when their family got a TV?\n\n<options>:\nA About 15.\nB 8.\nC 18.\nD About 10.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 was eight when my neighbors got a TV. It was small and expensive, but that didn't matter. IT WAS WONDERFUL. Everyone in the building came up to the fifth floor to see this latest wonder of the modern world. That was in 1948.\nSoon, a lot of people got a TV, but not us. My parents didn't think it was good for children. Being a good son, I didn't argue with them. But I secretly watch TV--at my friends' homes.\nBy 1955, televisions weren't so expensive and were much larger. My parents still thought they were not good for us, but my sisters insisted, saying they were the only people in the neighborhood who didn't have one. All their friends talked about certain programs and actors, but they couldn't. Their friends laughed at them, which made them feel very unhappy. My youngest sister cried, saying she was never going back to school and that life without a TV wasn't worth living. Nothing my parents said made her feel better. The next morning, without telling us, they went out and got a new TV.\nWhen we were young our parents allowed us to watch TV for two hours a night. And we couldn't watch until our homework was finished. But after a year or two, TV wasn't exciting or new anymore. It became just another part of our lives like shoes or soap. My parents still had fears about TV. We were going to forget how to read, and TV was going to fill our minds with violence, they said.\nToday people still argue about the value of TV. Nobody can deny the power of TV, which has a powerful influence on our lives. On average, Americans spend 30 hours a week watching TV. Is this influence good or bad? This is an unanswerable question indeed: It is hard enough to measure influence; and it is even harder to decide what is good and what isn't. What is good, I suppose, is that many people are concerned about TV's influence and that we have the power to change what we don't like.\nThe people of Monhegan Island, 18 kilometers away off the coast of Maine, don't have electricity, and they decided; once again, that they liked that way. Electricity, they think, would make life too easy and spoil their way of life. Maybe the young people wouldn't want to go to town dances anymore. Maybe they would be more interested in staying at home and watching TV.\n\n<question>:\nThe author's parents finally decided to buy a TV because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA they wanted to meet their daughters' needs .\nB the children couldn't go to school without a TV\nC the sisters would like to be like their friends\nD they had to do as the youngest daughter told them to\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 was eight when my neighbors got a TV. It was small and expensive, but that didn't matter. IT WAS WONDERFUL. Everyone in the building came up to the fifth floor to see this latest wonder of the modern world. That was in 1948.\nSoon, a lot of people got a TV, but not us. My parents didn't think it was good for children. Being a good son, I didn't argue with them. But I secretly watch TV--at my friends' homes.\nBy 1955, televisions weren't so expensive and were much larger. My parents still thought they were not good for us, but my sisters insisted, saying they were the only people in the neighborhood who didn't have one. All their friends talked about certain programs and actors, but they couldn't. Their friends laughed at them, which made them feel very unhappy. My youngest sister cried, saying she was never going back to school and that life without a TV wasn't worth living. Nothing my parents said made her feel better. The next morning, without telling us, they went out and got a new TV.\nWhen we were young our parents allowed us to watch TV for two hours a night. And we couldn't watch until our homework was finished. But after a year or two, TV wasn't exciting or new anymore. It became just another part of our lives like shoes or soap. My parents still had fears about TV. We were going to forget how to read, and TV was going to fill our minds with violence, they said.\nToday people still argue about the value of TV. Nobody can deny the power of TV, which has a powerful influence on our lives. On average, Americans spend 30 hours a week watching TV. Is this influence good or bad? This is an unanswerable question indeed: It is hard enough to measure influence; and it is even harder to decide what is good and what isn't. What is good, I suppose, is that many people are concerned about TV's influence and that we have the power to change what we don't like.\nThe people of Monhegan Island, 18 kilometers away off the coast of Maine, don't have electricity, and they decided; once again, that they liked that way. Electricity, they think, would make life too easy and spoil their way of life. Maybe the young people wouldn't want to go to town dances anymore. Maybe they would be more interested in staying at home and watching TV.\n\n<question>:\nThe author thinks \"to judge whether a TV's influence is good or bad\" is _ .\n\n<options>:\nA concerning\nB hard\nC meaningless\nD important\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nTOKYO - Japan is considering plans to calm tensions with China by acknowledging Chinese claims to the disputed islands in the East China Sea, while maintaining its own position, Kyodo News cited sources as saying on Tuesday.\nThe report said that the plans would allow Japan, without changing its long-held position, to _ a little with China, which has called on Tokyo to acknowledge the existence of a dispute over the Chinese Diaoyu Islands, referred to as Senkaku Islands in Japan.\nJapan has refused to rescind its recent purchase in mid-September of three of the five Diaoyu islands from a so-called private Japanese owner, which the government says was meant to maintain the uninhabited islands in a stable manner, despite China's strong protest.\nIt remains uncertain, however, whether China would be encouraged by the Japanese step to improve the tensioned ties, said Kyodo.\n\n<question>:\nThe passage may come from _ .\n\n<options>:\nA a magazine\nB a newspaper\nC a textbook\nD a map\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nTOKYO - Japan is considering plans to calm tensions with China by acknowledging Chinese claims to the disputed islands in the East China Sea, while maintaining its own position, Kyodo News cited sources as saying on Tuesday.\nThe report said that the plans would allow Japan, without changing its long-held position, to _ a little with China, which has called on Tokyo to acknowledge the existence of a dispute over the Chinese Diaoyu Islands, referred to as Senkaku Islands in Japan.\nJapan has refused to rescind its recent purchase in mid-September of three of the five Diaoyu islands from a so-called private Japanese owner, which the government says was meant to maintain the uninhabited islands in a stable manner, despite China's strong protest.\nIt remains uncertain, however, whether China would be encouraged by the Japanese step to improve the tensioned ties, said Kyodo.\n\n<question>:\nFrom the passage we can know _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Japan will give in.\nB China is against Japan's purchase of Diaoyu islands.\nC The problem between China and Japan has been settled.\nD China is the owner of Diaoyu islands.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nTOKYO - Japan is considering plans to calm tensions with China by acknowledging Chinese claims to the disputed islands in the East China Sea, while maintaining its own position, Kyodo News cited sources as saying on Tuesday.\nThe report said that the plans would allow Japan, without changing its long-held position, to _ a little with China, which has called on Tokyo to acknowledge the existence of a dispute over the Chinese Diaoyu Islands, referred to as Senkaku Islands in Japan.\nJapan has refused to rescind its recent purchase in mid-September of three of the five Diaoyu islands from a so-called private Japanese owner, which the government says was meant to maintain the uninhabited islands in a stable manner, despite China's strong protest.\nIt remains uncertain, however, whether China would be encouraged by the Japanese step to improve the tensioned ties, said Kyodo.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the writer's attitude?\n\n<options>:\nA He supports China.\nB He supports Japan.\nC He doesn't have his own attitude.\nD He dare not show his attitude.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA Company. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me off my feet every time I crossed one of the side streets. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the bare trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat.\n There was no sign of a call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour whom I could ask. I had thought I might find a shop open selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his rounds, but the town was completely dead. The only living thing I saw was a thin frightened cat outside a small restaurant.\n Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street. Next to it was the town' s only public call box, which badly needed a coat of paint. I hurried forward, but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside. He was fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat. I could not see his face and he did not even raise his head at the sound of my footsteps.\n Carefully, I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait for my turn. It was when I threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red _ from under the call box door.\n\n<question>:\nAt what time was the story set?\n\n<options>:\nA An early winter morning.\nB A cold winter afternoon.\nC An early summer morning.\nD A windy summer afternoon.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA Company. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me off my feet every time I crossed one of the side streets. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the bare trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat.\n There was no sign of a call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour whom I could ask. I had thought I might find a shop open selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his rounds, but the town was completely dead. The only living thing I saw was a thin frightened cat outside a small restaurant.\n Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street. Next to it was the town' s only public call box, which badly needed a coat of paint. I hurried forward, but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside. He was fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat. I could not see his face and he did not even raise his head at the sound of my footsteps.\n Carefully, I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait for my turn. It was when I threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red _ from under the call box door.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following words best describe the writer's impression of the town?\n\n<options>:\nA Cold and frightening.\nB Dirty and crowded.\nC Empty and dead.\nD Unusual and unpleasant.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA Company. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me off my feet every time I crossed one of the side streets. It had rained in the night and water was dripping from the bare trees that lined the street. I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat.\n There was no sign of a call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour whom I could ask. I had thought I might find a shop open selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his rounds, but the town was completely dead. The only living thing I saw was a thin frightened cat outside a small restaurant.\n Then suddenly I found what I was looking for. There was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street. Next to it was the town' s only public call box, which badly needed a coat of paint. I hurried forward, but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside. He was fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat. I could not see his face and he did not even raise his head at the sound of my footsteps.\n Carefully, I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait for my turn. It was when I threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red _ from under the call box door.\n\n<question>:\nWhy didn't the man raise his head when the writer came near?\n\n<options>:\nA He was annoyed at being seen by the writer.\nB He was angry at being disturbed by the writer.\nC He was probably fast asleep.\nD He was probably murdered.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nHoney from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helpera little bird called a honey guide.\nThe honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax in the beehives . The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees' nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or people as it leads them to the nest. When they\nfinally arrive at the nest, _ reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.\nScientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.\n\n<question>:\nWhy is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?\n\n<options>:\nA It's small in size.\nB It's hidden in trees.\nC It's covered with wax.\nD It's hard to recognize.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nHoney from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helpera little bird called a honey guide.\nThe honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax in the beehives . The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees' nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or people as it leads them to the nest. When they\nfinally arrive at the nest, _ reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.\nScientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.\n\n<question>:\nThe honey guide is special in the way _ .\n\n<options>:\nA it gets its food\nB it goes to church\nC it sings in the forest\nD it reaches into bees' nests\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nHoney from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helpera little bird called a honey guide.\nThe honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax in the beehives . The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees' nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or people as it leads them to the nest. When they\nfinally arrive at the nest, _ reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.\nScientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can be the best title for the text?\n\n<options>:\nA Wild Bees\nB Beekeeping in Africa\nC Wax and Honey\nD Honey-Lover's Helper\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 American newspaper publisher Arthur Sulzberger Sr died at the age of 86.Mr Sulzberger led The New York Times for more than three decades,before passing the business to his son.He took over the paper in 1963 when it was in financial trouble,and transformed it into the heart of a multibillion dollar media empire.\nHis family announced he had died at his home in Southampton,New York State,after a long illness.His son,Arthur Sulzberger Jr,said in a statement that his father,whom he referred to by his childhood nickname of Punch,was \"one of our industry's most admired executives\".\"Punch,the old Marine captain who never backed down from a fight,was an absolutely fierce defender of the freedom of the press,\" he said.\nThe New York Times was bought by Mr Sulzberger Sr's grandfather Adolph Ochs in 1896.During Mr Sulzberger's tenure,The New York Times won 31 Pulitzer prizes.\nBorn in New York City,5 February 1926,Sr served in Marine Corps during World War II and Korean War,joined The New York Times in 1951 after graduating from Columbia College,took over as publisher in 1963 after his brotherinlaw died suddenly,stepped down in 1997 and passed stewardship to his son,Arthur Sulzberger Jr.\nHe oversaw a huge circulation boost at the paper,and increased its parent company's annual revenues from $100m in 1963 to $1.7bn by the time he stepped down in 1997.He also led the paper through highlevel clashes with the political establishment.In 1971,The Times published a series of stories saying that politicians had systematically lied over the US involvement in Vietnam.The source was thousands of leaked government documents known as the Pentagon Papers.The Nixon administration demanded that the paper stop publishing the stories on grounds of national security.But the paper refused,and then won the subsequent court case by arguing that the First Amendment of the US Constitution guaranteed free speech.The case is seen as a landmark in the history of free speech in the US.Mr Sulzberger said he read more than 7,000 pages of the Pentagon Papers before personally deciding to publish them.\nHis family still holds a controlling stake in The New York Times.He was a strong believer in family ownership of newspapers.He once joked:\"My conclusion is simple. _ works.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhen did Arthur Sulzberger Sr die?\n\n<options>:\nA In 1997.\nB In 2012.\nC In 1963.\nD In 1971.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 American newspaper publisher Arthur Sulzberger Sr died at the age of 86.Mr Sulzberger led The New York Times for more than three decades,before passing the business to his son.He took over the paper in 1963 when it was in financial trouble,and transformed it into the heart of a multibillion dollar media empire.\nHis family announced he had died at his home in Southampton,New York State,after a long illness.His son,Arthur Sulzberger Jr,said in a statement that his father,whom he referred to by his childhood nickname of Punch,was \"one of our industry's most admired executives\".\"Punch,the old Marine captain who never backed down from a fight,was an absolutely fierce defender of the freedom of the press,\" he said.\nThe New York Times was bought by Mr Sulzberger Sr's grandfather Adolph Ochs in 1896.During Mr Sulzberger's tenure,The New York Times won 31 Pulitzer prizes.\nBorn in New York City,5 February 1926,Sr served in Marine Corps during World War II and Korean War,joined The New York Times in 1951 after graduating from Columbia College,took over as publisher in 1963 after his brotherinlaw died suddenly,stepped down in 1997 and passed stewardship to his son,Arthur Sulzberger Jr.\nHe oversaw a huge circulation boost at the paper,and increased its parent company's annual revenues from $100m in 1963 to $1.7bn by the time he stepped down in 1997.He also led the paper through highlevel clashes with the political establishment.In 1971,The Times published a series of stories saying that politicians had systematically lied over the US involvement in Vietnam.The source was thousands of leaked government documents known as the Pentagon Papers.The Nixon administration demanded that the paper stop publishing the stories on grounds of national security.But the paper refused,and then won the subsequent court case by arguing that the First Amendment of the US Constitution guaranteed free speech.The case is seen as a landmark in the history of free speech in the US.Mr Sulzberger said he read more than 7,000 pages of the Pentagon Papers before personally deciding to publish them.\nHis family still holds a controlling stake in The New York Times.He was a strong believer in family ownership of newspapers.He once joked:\"My conclusion is simple. _ works.\"\n\n<question>:\nPunch,the old Marine captain was actually _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Arthur Sulzberger Jr\nB Adolph Ochs\nC Arthur Sutzberger Sr's father\nD Arthur Sulzberger Sr\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 American newspaper publisher Arthur Sulzberger Sr died at the age of 86.Mr Sulzberger led The New York Times for more than three decades,before passing the business to his son.He took over the paper in 1963 when it was in financial trouble,and transformed it into the heart of a multibillion dollar media empire.\nHis family announced he had died at his home in Southampton,New York State,after a long illness.His son,Arthur Sulzberger Jr,said in a statement that his father,whom he referred to by his childhood nickname of Punch,was \"one of our industry's most admired executives\".\"Punch,the old Marine captain who never backed down from a fight,was an absolutely fierce defender of the freedom of the press,\" he said.\nThe New York Times was bought by Mr Sulzberger Sr's grandfather Adolph Ochs in 1896.During Mr Sulzberger's tenure,The New York Times won 31 Pulitzer prizes.\nBorn in New York City,5 February 1926,Sr served in Marine Corps during World War II and Korean War,joined The New York Times in 1951 after graduating from Columbia College,took over as publisher in 1963 after his brotherinlaw died suddenly,stepped down in 1997 and passed stewardship to his son,Arthur Sulzberger Jr.\nHe oversaw a huge circulation boost at the paper,and increased its parent company's annual revenues from $100m in 1963 to $1.7bn by the time he stepped down in 1997.He also led the paper through highlevel clashes with the political establishment.In 1971,The Times published a series of stories saying that politicians had systematically lied over the US involvement in Vietnam.The source was thousands of leaked government documents known as the Pentagon Papers.The Nixon administration demanded that the paper stop publishing the stories on grounds of national security.But the paper refused,and then won the subsequent court case by arguing that the First Amendment of the US Constitution guaranteed free speech.The case is seen as a landmark in the history of free speech in the US.Mr Sulzberger said he read more than 7,000 pages of the Pentagon Papers before personally deciding to publish them.\nHis family still holds a controlling stake in The New York Times.He was a strong believer in family ownership of newspapers.He once joked:\"My conclusion is simple. _ works.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is TRUE according to the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Arthur Sulzberger Sr took over The New York Times from his brotherinlaw.\nB Arthur Sulzberger Jr's grandfather bought The New York Times.\nC Arthur Sulzberger Sr resigned when The New York Times was in financial trouble.\nD Arthur Sulzberger Jr took over The New York Times after graduating from Columbia College.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 American newspaper publisher Arthur Sulzberger Sr died at the age of 86.Mr Sulzberger led The New York Times for more than three decades,before passing the business to his son.He took over the paper in 1963 when it was in financial trouble,and transformed it into the heart of a multibillion dollar media empire.\nHis family announced he had died at his home in Southampton,New York State,after a long illness.His son,Arthur Sulzberger Jr,said in a statement that his father,whom he referred to by his childhood nickname of Punch,was \"one of our industry's most admired executives\".\"Punch,the old Marine captain who never backed down from a fight,was an absolutely fierce defender of the freedom of the press,\" he said.\nThe New York Times was bought by Mr Sulzberger Sr's grandfather Adolph Ochs in 1896.During Mr Sulzberger's tenure,The New York Times won 31 Pulitzer prizes.\nBorn in New York City,5 February 1926,Sr served in Marine Corps during World War II and Korean War,joined The New York Times in 1951 after graduating from Columbia College,took over as publisher in 1963 after his brotherinlaw died suddenly,stepped down in 1997 and passed stewardship to his son,Arthur Sulzberger Jr.\nHe oversaw a huge circulation boost at the paper,and increased its parent company's annual revenues from $100m in 1963 to $1.7bn by the time he stepped down in 1997.He also led the paper through highlevel clashes with the political establishment.In 1971,The Times published a series of stories saying that politicians had systematically lied over the US involvement in Vietnam.The source was thousands of leaked government documents known as the Pentagon Papers.The Nixon administration demanded that the paper stop publishing the stories on grounds of national security.But the paper refused,and then won the subsequent court case by arguing that the First Amendment of the US Constitution guaranteed free speech.The case is seen as a landmark in the history of free speech in the US.Mr Sulzberger said he read more than 7,000 pages of the Pentagon Papers before personally deciding to publish them.\nHis family still holds a controlling stake in The New York Times.He was a strong believer in family ownership of newspapers.He once joked:\"My conclusion is simple. _ works.\"\n\n<question>:\nIn the political case in the 1970s,Mr Sulzberger _ .\n\n<options>:\nA failed the case in the end\nB lost the controlling stake in The New York Times\nC gave in to the government\nD succeeded in guarding free speech of the paper\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIt was Saturday. As always, it was a busy one, for \"Six days shall you labor and all your work\" was taken seriously back then. Outside, Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy chopping firewood. Inside their own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick were engaged in spring cleaning.\nSomehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having brother caught to beat carpets, they had sent him to the kitchen for more string . It seemed there was no limit to the heights to which kites would fly today.\nMy mother looked at the sitting room, its furniture disordered for a thorough sweeping. Again she\ncast a look toward the window. \"Come on, girls! Let's take string to the boys and watch them fly the kites a minute.\"\nOn the way we met Mrs. Patric, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something wrong, together with her girls. There never was such a day for flying kites! We played all our fresh string into the boys' kites and they went up higher and higher. We could hardly distinguish the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down in the wind, and finally bringing it down to earth, just for the joy of sending it up again.\nEven our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think _ . Parents forgot their duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies. \"Perhaps it's like this in the kingdom of heaven,\" I thought confusedly.\nIt was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to the housed. I suppose we had some sort of supper. I suppose there must have been surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was, we didn't mention that day afterward. I felt a little embarrassed. Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep \"the things that cannot be and yet they are.\"\nThe years went on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitchen in a city apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently cried her desire to \"go park, see duck.\" \"I can't go!\" I said. \"I have this and this to do, and when I'm through I'll be too tired to walk that far.\"\nMy mother, who was visiting us, looked up from the peas she was shelling. \"It's a wonderful day,\" she offered, \"really warm, yet there's a fine breeze. Do you remember that day we flew kites?\"\nI stopped in my dash between stove and sink. The locked door flew open and with it a rush of memories. \"Come on,\" I told my little girl. \"You're right, it's too good a day to miss.\"\nAnother decade passed. We were in the aftermath of a great war. All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about his experiences as a prisoner of war. He had talked freely, but now for a long time he had been silent. What was he thinking of --- what dark and horrible things?\n\"Say!\" A smile sipped out from his lips. \"Do you remember --- no, of course you wouldn't. It probably didn't make the impression on you as it did on me.\"\nI hardly dared speak. \"Remember what?\"\n\"I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp , when things weren't too good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?\"\n\n<question>:\nMrs. Patrick was laughing guiltily because she thought _ .\n\n<options>:\nA she was too old to fly kites\nB her husband would make fun of her\nC she should have been doing her housework\nD her girls weren't supposed to the boy's games\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIt was Saturday. As always, it was a busy one, for \"Six days shall you labor and all your work\" was taken seriously back then. Outside, Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy chopping firewood. Inside their own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick were engaged in spring cleaning.\nSomehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having brother caught to beat carpets, they had sent him to the kitchen for more string . It seemed there was no limit to the heights to which kites would fly today.\nMy mother looked at the sitting room, its furniture disordered for a thorough sweeping. Again she\ncast a look toward the window. \"Come on, girls! Let's take string to the boys and watch them fly the kites a minute.\"\nOn the way we met Mrs. Patric, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something wrong, together with her girls. There never was such a day for flying kites! We played all our fresh string into the boys' kites and they went up higher and higher. We could hardly distinguish the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down in the wind, and finally bringing it down to earth, just for the joy of sending it up again.\nEven our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think _ . Parents forgot their duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies. \"Perhaps it's like this in the kingdom of heaven,\" I thought confusedly.\nIt was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to the housed. I suppose we had some sort of supper. I suppose there must have been surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was, we didn't mention that day afterward. I felt a little embarrassed. Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep \"the things that cannot be and yet they are.\"\nThe years went on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitchen in a city apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently cried her desire to \"go park, see duck.\" \"I can't go!\" I said. \"I have this and this to do, and when I'm through I'll be too tired to walk that far.\"\nMy mother, who was visiting us, looked up from the peas she was shelling. \"It's a wonderful day,\" she offered, \"really warm, yet there's a fine breeze. Do you remember that day we flew kites?\"\nI stopped in my dash between stove and sink. The locked door flew open and with it a rush of memories. \"Come on,\" I told my little girl. \"You're right, it's too good a day to miss.\"\nAnother decade passed. We were in the aftermath of a great war. All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about his experiences as a prisoner of war. He had talked freely, but now for a long time he had been silent. What was he thinking of --- what dark and horrible things?\n\"Say!\" A smile sipped out from his lips. \"Do you remember --- no, of course you wouldn't. It probably didn't make the impression on you as it did on me.\"\nI hardly dared speak. \"Remember what?\"\n\"I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp , when things weren't too good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?\"\n\n<question>:\nBy \"we were all beside ourselves writer means that they all _ .\n\n<options>:\nA felt confused\nB went wild with joy\nC looked on\nD forgot their fights\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIt was Saturday. As always, it was a busy one, for \"Six days shall you labor and all your work\" was taken seriously back then. Outside, Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy chopping firewood. Inside their own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick were engaged in spring cleaning.\nSomehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having brother caught to beat carpets, they had sent him to the kitchen for more string . It seemed there was no limit to the heights to which kites would fly today.\nMy mother looked at the sitting room, its furniture disordered for a thorough sweeping. Again she\ncast a look toward the window. \"Come on, girls! Let's take string to the boys and watch them fly the kites a minute.\"\nOn the way we met Mrs. Patric, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something wrong, together with her girls. There never was such a day for flying kites! We played all our fresh string into the boys' kites and they went up higher and higher. We could hardly distinguish the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down in the wind, and finally bringing it down to earth, just for the joy of sending it up again.\nEven our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think _ . Parents forgot their duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies. \"Perhaps it's like this in the kingdom of heaven,\" I thought confusedly.\nIt was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to the housed. I suppose we had some sort of supper. I suppose there must have been surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was, we didn't mention that day afterward. I felt a little embarrassed. Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep \"the things that cannot be and yet they are.\"\nThe years went on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitchen in a city apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently cried her desire to \"go park, see duck.\" \"I can't go!\" I said. \"I have this and this to do, and when I'm through I'll be too tired to walk that far.\"\nMy mother, who was visiting us, looked up from the peas she was shelling. \"It's a wonderful day,\" she offered, \"really warm, yet there's a fine breeze. Do you remember that day we flew kites?\"\nI stopped in my dash between stove and sink. The locked door flew open and with it a rush of memories. \"Come on,\" I told my little girl. \"You're right, it's too good a day to miss.\"\nAnother decade passed. We were in the aftermath of a great war. All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about his experiences as a prisoner of war. He had talked freely, but now for a long time he had been silent. What was he thinking of --- what dark and horrible things?\n\"Say!\" A smile sipped out from his lips. \"Do you remember --- no, of course you wouldn't. It probably didn't make the impression on you as it did on me.\"\nI hardly dared speak. \"Remember what?\"\n\"I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp , when things weren't too good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat did the author think after the kite-flying?\n\n<options>:\nA The boys must have had more fun than the girls.\nB They should have finished their work before playing.\nC Her parents should spend more time with them.\nD All the others must have forgotten that 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>:\nIt was Saturday. As always, it was a busy one, for \"Six days shall you labor and all your work\" was taken seriously back then. Outside, Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy chopping firewood. Inside their own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick were engaged in spring cleaning.\nSomehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having brother caught to beat carpets, they had sent him to the kitchen for more string . It seemed there was no limit to the heights to which kites would fly today.\nMy mother looked at the sitting room, its furniture disordered for a thorough sweeping. Again she\ncast a look toward the window. \"Come on, girls! Let's take string to the boys and watch them fly the kites a minute.\"\nOn the way we met Mrs. Patric, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something wrong, together with her girls. There never was such a day for flying kites! We played all our fresh string into the boys' kites and they went up higher and higher. We could hardly distinguish the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down in the wind, and finally bringing it down to earth, just for the joy of sending it up again.\nEven our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think _ . Parents forgot their duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies. \"Perhaps it's like this in the kingdom of heaven,\" I thought confusedly.\nIt was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to the housed. I suppose we had some sort of supper. I suppose there must have been surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was, we didn't mention that day afterward. I felt a little embarrassed. Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep \"the things that cannot be and yet they are.\"\nThe years went on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitchen in a city apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently cried her desire to \"go park, see duck.\" \"I can't go!\" I said. \"I have this and this to do, and when I'm through I'll be too tired to walk that far.\"\nMy mother, who was visiting us, looked up from the peas she was shelling. \"It's a wonderful day,\" she offered, \"really warm, yet there's a fine breeze. Do you remember that day we flew kites?\"\nI stopped in my dash between stove and sink. The locked door flew open and with it a rush of memories. \"Come on,\" I told my little girl. \"You're right, it's too good a day to miss.\"\nAnother decade passed. We were in the aftermath of a great war. All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about his experiences as a prisoner of war. He had talked freely, but now for a long time he had been silent. What was he thinking of --- what dark and horrible things?\n\"Say!\" A smile sipped out from his lips. \"Do you remember --- no, of course you wouldn't. It probably didn't make the impression on you as it did on me.\"\nI hardly dared speak. \"Remember what?\"\n\"I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp , when things weren't too good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?\"\n\n<question>:\nWhy did the writer finally agree to take her little girl for an outing?\n\n<options>:\nA She suddenly remembered her duty as a mother.\nB She was reminded of the day they flew kites.\nC She had finished her work in the kitchen.\nD She thought it was a great day to play outside.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIt was Saturday. As always, it was a busy one, for \"Six days shall you labor and all your work\" was taken seriously back then. Outside, Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy chopping firewood. Inside their own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick were engaged in spring cleaning.\nSomehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having brother caught to beat carpets, they had sent him to the kitchen for more string . It seemed there was no limit to the heights to which kites would fly today.\nMy mother looked at the sitting room, its furniture disordered for a thorough sweeping. Again she\ncast a look toward the window. \"Come on, girls! Let's take string to the boys and watch them fly the kites a minute.\"\nOn the way we met Mrs. Patric, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something wrong, together with her girls. There never was such a day for flying kites! We played all our fresh string into the boys' kites and they went up higher and higher. We could hardly distinguish the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down in the wind, and finally bringing it down to earth, just for the joy of sending it up again.\nEven our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think _ . Parents forgot their duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies. \"Perhaps it's like this in the kingdom of heaven,\" I thought confusedly.\nIt was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to the housed. I suppose we had some sort of supper. I suppose there must have been surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was, we didn't mention that day afterward. I felt a little embarrassed. Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep \"the things that cannot be and yet they are.\"\nThe years went on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitchen in a city apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently cried her desire to \"go park, see duck.\" \"I can't go!\" I said. \"I have this and this to do, and when I'm through I'll be too tired to walk that far.\"\nMy mother, who was visiting us, looked up from the peas she was shelling. \"It's a wonderful day,\" she offered, \"really warm, yet there's a fine breeze. Do you remember that day we flew kites?\"\nI stopped in my dash between stove and sink. The locked door flew open and with it a rush of memories. \"Come on,\" I told my little girl. \"You're right, it's too good a day to miss.\"\nAnother decade passed. We were in the aftermath of a great war. All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about his experiences as a prisoner of war. He had talked freely, but now for a long time he had been silent. What was he thinking of --- what dark and horrible things?\n\"Say!\" A smile sipped out from his lips. \"Do you remember --- no, of course you wouldn't. It probably didn't make the impression on you as it did on me.\"\nI hardly dared speak. \"Remember what?\"\n\"I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp , when things weren't too good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?\"\n\n<question>:\nThe youngest Patrick boy is mentioned to show that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the writer was not alone in treasuring her fond memories\nB his experience in POW camp threw a shadow over his life\nC childhood friendship means so much to the writer\nD people like him really changed a lot after the war\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLess TV Reduce Kids Weight\nPALO AITO, California--\"Switching off the television may help prevent children from getting fatter--even if they do not change their diet or increase the amount they exercise,\" US researchers said last week.\nA study of 192 third and fourth grades, generally aged eight and nine, found that children who cut the number of hours spent watching television gained nearly two pounds (0.91 kg) less over a one-year period than those who did not change their television diet.\n\"The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any other activity,\" said Thomas Robinson, a pediatrician at Stanford University.\n\" American children spend an average of more than four hours per day watching television and videos or playing games, and rates of childhood being very fat have doubled over the past 20 years,\" Robinson said.\nIn the study, presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societies' annual meeting in San Francisco, the researchers persuaded about 100 of the students to reduce their television viewing by one-quarter to one-third.\nChildren watching fewer hours of television showed a significantly smaller increase in waist size and had less body fat than other students who continue their normal television viewing, even though neither group ate a special diet nor took part in any extra exercise.\n\"One explanation for the weight loss could be the children unstuck to the television may simply have been moving around and burning off calories,\" Robinson said.\n\"Another reason might be due to eating fewer meals in front of the television. Some studies have suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people to eat more,\" Robinson added.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, the time American children usually spend on watching TV _ .\n\n<options>:\nA is more than four hours a day.\nB is less than four hours a day.\nC doubled in the last twenty years.\nD is more than on any other activities.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLess TV Reduce Kids Weight\nPALO AITO, California--\"Switching off the television may help prevent children from getting fatter--even if they do not change their diet or increase the amount they exercise,\" US researchers said last week.\nA study of 192 third and fourth grades, generally aged eight and nine, found that children who cut the number of hours spent watching television gained nearly two pounds (0.91 kg) less over a one-year period than those who did not change their television diet.\n\"The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any other activity,\" said Thomas Robinson, a pediatrician at Stanford University.\n\" American children spend an average of more than four hours per day watching television and videos or playing games, and rates of childhood being very fat have doubled over the past 20 years,\" Robinson said.\nIn the study, presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societies' annual meeting in San Francisco, the researchers persuaded about 100 of the students to reduce their television viewing by one-quarter to one-third.\nChildren watching fewer hours of television showed a significantly smaller increase in waist size and had less body fat than other students who continue their normal television viewing, even though neither group ate a special diet nor took part in any extra exercise.\n\"One explanation for the weight loss could be the children unstuck to the television may simply have been moving around and burning off calories,\" Robinson said.\n\"Another reason might be due to eating fewer meals in front of the television. Some studies have suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people to eat more,\" Robinson added.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is right ?\n\n<options>:\nA Children usually eat fewer while watching TV.\nB Children usually eat more while watching TV.\nC Children eat the same amount of meals while watching TV.\nD Children usually eat nothing while watching TV.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLess TV Reduce Kids Weight\nPALO AITO, California--\"Switching off the television may help prevent children from getting fatter--even if they do not change their diet or increase the amount they exercise,\" US researchers said last week.\nA study of 192 third and fourth grades, generally aged eight and nine, found that children who cut the number of hours spent watching television gained nearly two pounds (0.91 kg) less over a one-year period than those who did not change their television diet.\n\"The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any other activity,\" said Thomas Robinson, a pediatrician at Stanford University.\n\" American children spend an average of more than four hours per day watching television and videos or playing games, and rates of childhood being very fat have doubled over the past 20 years,\" Robinson said.\nIn the study, presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societies' annual meeting in San Francisco, the researchers persuaded about 100 of the students to reduce their television viewing by one-quarter to one-third.\nChildren watching fewer hours of television showed a significantly smaller increase in waist size and had less body fat than other students who continue their normal television viewing, even though neither group ate a special diet nor took part in any extra exercise.\n\"One explanation for the weight loss could be the children unstuck to the television may simply have been moving around and burning off calories,\" Robinson said.\n\"Another reason might be due to eating fewer meals in front of the television. Some studies have suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people to eat more,\" Robinson added.\n\n<question>:\nWhy can watching TV increase kids' weight according to the passage ?\n\n<options>:\nA They usually eat more while watching TV.\nB They burn off fewer calories.\nC They change their diet while watching TV.\nD Both A and B\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 police Tuesday identified the suspect of the Virginia Tech shooting as Cho Seung-Hui, a native of South Korea,who killed 32 people before taking his own life Monday.\n \"He was a 23-year-old South Korean here in the U.S.as a foreign university student.\" Flinchum said at a press conference held at Blacksburg, Virginia where the university is located.\n Cho was an undergraduate student in his senior year majoring in English,Flinchum said.He lived on campus at Harper Hall and his residence was established in Centreville,Virginia outside Washington.\n Meanwhile,Colonel Steve Flaherty,Superintendent of Virginia State Police, said the same gun was used in the two shootings at the university,suggesting there was only one gunman.\n Previous reports had said there was a possible second gunman still at large .\n A total of two attacks took place at Virginia Tech Monday.The first attack happened at a dormitory around 7:15 a.m. and left two people dead, while the second attack took place at the campus two hours later.\n A total of 33 people, including the gunman,were killed in the worst campus shooting rampage in U.S. history.\n Virginia Tech President Charles Steger said earlier Tuesday that all classes for the rest of the week had been cancelled.\n Before today,the deadliest campus shooting in the country took place in 1 966 at the University of Texas in Austin,in which 17 people,including the gunman,were killed.\n Founded in 1872, the state university has more than 25,000 full-time students.The school is best known for its engineering school and its powerful football team.\n\n<question>:\nThe case which happened on the campus of Virginia Tech _ .\n\n<options>:\nA led to as many as 33 deaths in all\nB was a shooting one by a group of people\nC was due to students owning personal guns\nD was not open to the public for the moment\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 police Tuesday identified the suspect of the Virginia Tech shooting as Cho Seung-Hui, a native of South Korea,who killed 32 people before taking his own life Monday.\n \"He was a 23-year-old South Korean here in the U.S.as a foreign university student.\" Flinchum said at a press conference held at Blacksburg, Virginia where the university is located.\n Cho was an undergraduate student in his senior year majoring in English,Flinchum said.He lived on campus at Harper Hall and his residence was established in Centreville,Virginia outside Washington.\n Meanwhile,Colonel Steve Flaherty,Superintendent of Virginia State Police, said the same gun was used in the two shootings at the university,suggesting there was only one gunman.\n Previous reports had said there was a possible second gunman still at large .\n A total of two attacks took place at Virginia Tech Monday.The first attack happened at a dormitory around 7:15 a.m. and left two people dead, while the second attack took place at the campus two hours later.\n A total of 33 people, including the gunman,were killed in the worst campus shooting rampage in U.S. history.\n Virginia Tech President Charles Steger said earlier Tuesday that all classes for the rest of the week had been cancelled.\n Before today,the deadliest campus shooting in the country took place in 1 966 at the University of Texas in Austin,in which 17 people,including the gunman,were killed.\n Founded in 1872, the state university has more than 25,000 full-time students.The school is best known for its engineering school and its powerful football team.\n\n<question>:\nCho Seung-Hui was a student of Virginia Tech _ .\n\n<options>:\nA who was on the way of graduation\nB who could only speak broken English\nC who joined in the shooting with others\nD who lived with his family in Virginia\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 police Tuesday identified the suspect of the Virginia Tech shooting as Cho Seung-Hui, a native of South Korea,who killed 32 people before taking his own life Monday.\n \"He was a 23-year-old South Korean here in the U.S.as a foreign university student.\" Flinchum said at a press conference held at Blacksburg, Virginia where the university is located.\n Cho was an undergraduate student in his senior year majoring in English,Flinchum said.He lived on campus at Harper Hall and his residence was established in Centreville,Virginia outside Washington.\n Meanwhile,Colonel Steve Flaherty,Superintendent of Virginia State Police, said the same gun was used in the two shootings at the university,suggesting there was only one gunman.\n Previous reports had said there was a possible second gunman still at large .\n A total of two attacks took place at Virginia Tech Monday.The first attack happened at a dormitory around 7:15 a.m. and left two people dead, while the second attack took place at the campus two hours later.\n A total of 33 people, including the gunman,were killed in the worst campus shooting rampage in U.S. history.\n Virginia Tech President Charles Steger said earlier Tuesday that all classes for the rest of the week had been cancelled.\n Before today,the deadliest campus shooting in the country took place in 1 966 at the University of Texas in Austin,in which 17 people,including the gunman,were killed.\n Founded in 1872, the state university has more than 25,000 full-time students.The school is best known for its engineering school and its powerful football team.\n\n<question>:\nAt last,the police found out that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the murderer was a male\nB there was another gunman\nC Cho alone did the shootings\nD there's one attack in the case\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nPieter has a reasonable excuse for his lost wedding ring: a crocodile ate it, along with part of his left arm. \" It took my wedding ring. I think it ate the ring up. \" He told a newspaper by telephone from his hospital as he recalled his struggle with a man-eating animal.\n\" I took my horse for an evening swim in one of the farm dams. There are lots of crocodiles and hippos in the area and they move around all the time,from dam to dam and into the river and out again. I was on the lookout for hippos and didn't see any. It slipped my mind that there might be crocodiles,\" he said.\nHe was standing in the water about 5 metres away from the shore when he felt a biting jolt in his left hip. He thought it was a hippo but quickly realized it was a crocodile.\n\" I started to fight immediately. I hit the crocodile with my left arm and then it went for ray left forearm. It pulled me under the water for a few seconds. I realized if I didn't stand up my wife would never find me again. What I didn't realize at the time was that the crocodile let me go because it had taken part of my left arm off,'' said Pieter.\nWith his right arm,Pieter then grabbed the rope of his horse, which took him to safety. He walked 200 metres to his house and his wife took him to the nearest hospital.\n\" I'm lucky I didn't lose too much blood. The biggest problem with a crocodile bite is that it can be septic .Crocodiles never brush their teeth,\" said Pieter.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following best describes Pieter when he fought with the crocodile?\n\n<options>:\nA Clear-headed.\nB Frightened.\nC Regretful.\nD Thoughtful.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nPieter has a reasonable excuse for his lost wedding ring: a crocodile ate it, along with part of his left arm. \" It took my wedding ring. I think it ate the ring up. \" He told a newspaper by telephone from his hospital as he recalled his struggle with a man-eating animal.\n\" I took my horse for an evening swim in one of the farm dams. There are lots of crocodiles and hippos in the area and they move around all the time,from dam to dam and into the river and out again. I was on the lookout for hippos and didn't see any. It slipped my mind that there might be crocodiles,\" he said.\nHe was standing in the water about 5 metres away from the shore when he felt a biting jolt in his left hip. He thought it was a hippo but quickly realized it was a crocodile.\n\" I started to fight immediately. I hit the crocodile with my left arm and then it went for ray left forearm. It pulled me under the water for a few seconds. I realized if I didn't stand up my wife would never find me again. What I didn't realize at the time was that the crocodile let me go because it had taken part of my left arm off,'' said Pieter.\nWith his right arm,Pieter then grabbed the rope of his horse, which took him to safety. He walked 200 metres to his house and his wife took him to the nearest hospital.\n\" I'm lucky I didn't lose too much blood. The biggest problem with a crocodile bite is that it can be septic .Crocodiles never brush their teeth,\" said Pieter.\n\n<question>:\nPieter came across a crocodile when he _\n\n<options>:\nA was looking for hippos\nB was swimming in the dam\nC was looking out for danger\nD was struggling in the 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>:\nPieter has a reasonable excuse for his lost wedding ring: a crocodile ate it, along with part of his left arm. \" It took my wedding ring. I think it ate the ring up. \" He told a newspaper by telephone from his hospital as he recalled his struggle with a man-eating animal.\n\" I took my horse for an evening swim in one of the farm dams. There are lots of crocodiles and hippos in the area and they move around all the time,from dam to dam and into the river and out again. I was on the lookout for hippos and didn't see any. It slipped my mind that there might be crocodiles,\" he said.\nHe was standing in the water about 5 metres away from the shore when he felt a biting jolt in his left hip. He thought it was a hippo but quickly realized it was a crocodile.\n\" I started to fight immediately. I hit the crocodile with my left arm and then it went for ray left forearm. It pulled me under the water for a few seconds. I realized if I didn't stand up my wife would never find me again. What I didn't realize at the time was that the crocodile let me go because it had taken part of my left arm off,'' said Pieter.\nWith his right arm,Pieter then grabbed the rope of his horse, which took him to safety. He walked 200 metres to his house and his wife took him to the nearest hospital.\n\" I'm lucky I didn't lose too much blood. The biggest problem with a crocodile bite is that it can be septic .Crocodiles never brush their teeth,\" said Pieter.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did the crocodile leave Pieter?\n\n<options>:\nA It had taken his wedding ring.\nB It had got part of his left arm.\nC It had been badly hurt.\nD It had found many hippos.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhen should a child start learning to read and write? This is one of the questions I am most frequently asked. There is no hard and fast rule, for no two are alike, and it would be wrong to set a time when all should start being taught the intricacies of reading letters to form words.\nIf a three-year-old wants to read(or even a two-year-old for that matter), the child has the right to be given every encouragement. The fact that he or she might later be \"bored\" when joining a class of non-readers at child school is the teacher's affair. It is up to the teacher to see that such a child is given more advanced reading material.\nSimilarly, the child who still cannot read by the time he goes to junior school at the age of seven should be given every help by teachers and parents alike. They should make certain that he is not dyslexic(having difficulty in reading).\nAlthough parents should be careful not to force youngsters aged two to five to learn to read( if badly done it could put them off reading for life ), there is no harm in preparing them for simple recognition of letters by labeling various items in their rooms. For instance, tie a nice piece of cardboard to their bed with BED written in neat, big letters.\nShould the young child ask his parents to teach him to read, and if the parents are capable of doing so, such an attraction should not be ignored. But the task should never be made to look like a hard job and the child should never be forced to continue, or his interest should start to flag.\n\n<question>:\nThis passage is mainly about _ .\n\n<options>:\nA what qualities people teaching children reading should have\nB when and how children should be taught reading\nC different age groupings of children to be taught reading\nD various problems of children who start learning to read\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhen should a child start learning to read and write? This is one of the questions I am most frequently asked. There is no hard and fast rule, for no two are alike, and it would be wrong to set a time when all should start being taught the intricacies of reading letters to form words.\nIf a three-year-old wants to read(or even a two-year-old for that matter), the child has the right to be given every encouragement. The fact that he or she might later be \"bored\" when joining a class of non-readers at child school is the teacher's affair. It is up to the teacher to see that such a child is given more advanced reading material.\nSimilarly, the child who still cannot read by the time he goes to junior school at the age of seven should be given every help by teachers and parents alike. They should make certain that he is not dyslexic(having difficulty in reading).\nAlthough parents should be careful not to force youngsters aged two to five to learn to read( if badly done it could put them off reading for life ), there is no harm in preparing them for simple recognition of letters by labeling various items in their rooms. For instance, tie a nice piece of cardboard to their bed with BED written in neat, big letters.\nShould the young child ask his parents to teach him to read, and if the parents are capable of doing so, such an attraction should not be ignored. But the task should never be made to look like a hard job and the child should never be forced to continue, or his interest should start to flag.\n\n<question>:\nIn the writer's opinion, children start learning to read _ .\n\n<options>:\nA at different times\nB from word games\nC by a certain rule\nD early and fast\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhen should a child start learning to read and write? This is one of the questions I am most frequently asked. There is no hard and fast rule, for no two are alike, and it would be wrong to set a time when all should start being taught the intricacies of reading letters to form words.\nIf a three-year-old wants to read(or even a two-year-old for that matter), the child has the right to be given every encouragement. The fact that he or she might later be \"bored\" when joining a class of non-readers at child school is the teacher's affair. It is up to the teacher to see that such a child is given more advanced reading material.\nSimilarly, the child who still cannot read by the time he goes to junior school at the age of seven should be given every help by teachers and parents alike. They should make certain that he is not dyslexic(having difficulty in reading).\nAlthough parents should be careful not to force youngsters aged two to five to learn to read( if badly done it could put them off reading for life ), there is no harm in preparing them for simple recognition of letters by labeling various items in their rooms. For instance, tie a nice piece of cardboard to their bed with BED written in neat, big letters.\nShould the young child ask his parents to teach him to read, and if the parents are capable of doing so, such an attraction should not be ignored. But the task should never be made to look like a hard job and the child should never be forced to continue, or his interest should start to flag.\n\n<question>:\nThe purpose of labeling items in the room is to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA make it more colorful\nB help children recognize simple letters\nC force children to develop the habit of reading\nD teach children to write neatly\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhen should a child start learning to read and write? This is one of the questions I am most frequently asked. There is no hard and fast rule, for no two are alike, and it would be wrong to set a time when all should start being taught the intricacies of reading letters to form words.\nIf a three-year-old wants to read(or even a two-year-old for that matter), the child has the right to be given every encouragement. The fact that he or she might later be \"bored\" when joining a class of non-readers at child school is the teacher's affair. It is up to the teacher to see that such a child is given more advanced reading material.\nSimilarly, the child who still cannot read by the time he goes to junior school at the age of seven should be given every help by teachers and parents alike. They should make certain that he is not dyslexic(having difficulty in reading).\nAlthough parents should be careful not to force youngsters aged two to five to learn to read( if badly done it could put them off reading for life ), there is no harm in preparing them for simple recognition of letters by labeling various items in their rooms. For instance, tie a nice piece of cardboard to their bed with BED written in neat, big letters.\nShould the young child ask his parents to teach him to read, and if the parents are capable of doing so, such an attraction should not be ignored. But the task should never be made to look like a hard job and the child should never be forced to continue, or his interest should start to flag.\n\n<question>:\nThe writer suggests that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA children should ask their parents to teach them to read\nB children starting to read should ask specialists for help\nC children should be taught with patience, care and a sense of humor.\nD children should not feel bored if given advanced reading material\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMy husband, Micheal, and I were at a restaurant with his boss, a rather stern elderly man. When Micheal began a story I was sure he had told before, I gave him a kick under the table. There was no response, so I gave him another kick. Still the story went on. Suddenly he stopped and said with a smile, \"Oh, but I've told you this one before, haven't I ?\" We all chuckled and changed the subject.\nLater, on the dance floor, I asked my husband why it had taken him so long to get my message. \"What do you mean?\" he replied. \"I cut off the story as soon as you kicked me.\"\n\"But I kicked you twice, and it still took you a while to stop!\"\nSuddenly we realized what had happened and returned to our table. The boss smiled and said, \"Don't worry. After the second one I thought it wasn't for me, so I passed it along!\"\n\n<question>:\nThe writer kicked her husband because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA she didn't like him\nB she didn't like stories\nC he was telling a story he had told before\nD the story he told was not interesting\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMy husband, Micheal, and I were at a restaurant with his boss, a rather stern elderly man. When Micheal began a story I was sure he had told before, I gave him a kick under the table. There was no response, so I gave him another kick. Still the story went on. Suddenly he stopped and said with a smile, \"Oh, but I've told you this one before, haven't I ?\" We all chuckled and changed the subject.\nLater, on the dance floor, I asked my husband why it had taken him so long to get my message. \"What do you mean?\" he replied. \"I cut off the story as soon as you kicked me.\"\n\"But I kicked you twice, and it still took you a while to stop!\"\nSuddenly we realized what had happened and returned to our table. The boss smiled and said, \"Don't worry. After the second one I thought it wasn't for me, so I passed it along!\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat can be inferred from the text?\n\n<options>:\nA Micheal was kicked three times.\nB Micheal kicked the boss.\nC The boss was kicked twice\nD The boss kicked the author.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMy husband, Micheal, and I were at a restaurant with his boss, a rather stern elderly man. When Micheal began a story I was sure he had told before, I gave him a kick under the table. There was no response, so I gave him another kick. Still the story went on. Suddenly he stopped and said with a smile, \"Oh, but I've told you this one before, haven't I ?\" We all chuckled and changed the subject.\nLater, on the dance floor, I asked my husband why it had taken him so long to get my message. \"What do you mean?\" he replied. \"I cut off the story as soon as you kicked me.\"\n\"But I kicked you twice, and it still took you a while to stop!\"\nSuddenly we realized what had happened and returned to our table. The boss smiled and said, \"Don't worry. After the second one I thought it wasn't for me, so I passed it along!\"\n\n<question>:\nThey all chuckled because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA they kicked each other\nB they changed the subject in the end\nC they were all satisfied with the dinner\nD they all thought each of them had done something interesting\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMy husband, Micheal, and I were at a restaurant with his boss, a rather stern elderly man. When Micheal began a story I was sure he had told before, I gave him a kick under the table. There was no response, so I gave him another kick. Still the story went on. Suddenly he stopped and said with a smile, \"Oh, but I've told you this one before, haven't I ?\" We all chuckled and changed the subject.\nLater, on the dance floor, I asked my husband why it had taken him so long to get my message. \"What do you mean?\" he replied. \"I cut off the story as soon as you kicked me.\"\n\"But I kicked you twice, and it still took you a while to stop!\"\nSuddenly we realized what had happened and returned to our table. The boss smiled and said, \"Don't worry. After the second one I thought it wasn't for me, so I passed it along!\"\n\n<question>:\nIt took Micheal so long to stop his story because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA he wanted to finish the whole story\nB he got a kick only after a long while\nC he didn't understand at once why he was kicked\nD the two kicks given were not heavy enough\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 woman called Julia lived in the countryside, one year she decided to visit the capital city to see the sights. She stayed at a hotel near the central market. She had seldom been to the city before, and was very excited about what she would find.\nOn the first morning of her visit, as she walked from the hotel to the market, she passed a beggar . He was holding up a notice, which said, \"Blind from birth. Please give generously .\"Julia felt sorry for the beggar and she bent down and put a dollar coin into his bowl. \"Thank you.\" he said. The same thing happened again the following day. On the third day, however, Julia did not have a dollar coin. She had only fifty cents, so she dropped this into the beggar's bowl. \"What have I done wrong?\" the beggar said, \"Why are you so stingy today?\"\nJulia was very surprised at the beggar . \"How do you know I haven't given you a dollar?\" she said, \"If you're blind you can't know what coin I put into your bowl.\" \"Ah,\" explained the beggar, \"The truth is that I'm not blind. I'm just looking after this place for the regular beggar while he's on holiday.\" \"On holiday?\" Julia said, \"And what exactly does your blind friend do on holiday?\" \"He goes into the countryside,\" the man said, \"and takes photographs. He's a very good photographer.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhere was the beggar sitting?\n\n<options>:\nA In the market.\nB In the busiest part of the city.\nC Outside the shops.\nD Between Julia's hotel and the market.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 woman called Julia lived in the countryside, one year she decided to visit the capital city to see the sights. She stayed at a hotel near the central market. She had seldom been to the city before, and was very excited about what she would find.\nOn the first morning of her visit, as she walked from the hotel to the market, she passed a beggar . He was holding up a notice, which said, \"Blind from birth. Please give generously .\"Julia felt sorry for the beggar and she bent down and put a dollar coin into his bowl. \"Thank you.\" he said. The same thing happened again the following day. On the third day, however, Julia did not have a dollar coin. She had only fifty cents, so she dropped this into the beggar's bowl. \"What have I done wrong?\" the beggar said, \"Why are you so stingy today?\"\nJulia was very surprised at the beggar . \"How do you know I haven't given you a dollar?\" she said, \"If you're blind you can't know what coin I put into your bowl.\" \"Ah,\" explained the beggar, \"The truth is that I'm not blind. I'm just looking after this place for the regular beggar while he's on holiday.\" \"On holiday?\" Julia said, \"And what exactly does your blind friend do on holiday?\" \"He goes into the countryside,\" the man said, \"and takes photographs. He's a very good photographer.\"\n\n<question>:\nOn the first two days, _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the blind man waited for Julia\nB the blind man demanded money from Julia\nC Julia gave the blind man some money\nD Julia gave him nothing\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nHalf a century after the March of Dimes (a US charity organization that collects money for children) put the 20th century's most feared childhood disease on the road to eradication , Bill Gates declared polio his important job and challenged world leaders to finish the job.\nIndia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan now have active transmission of the disease. Gates says the biggest problem with the success of the Global Polio Eradication program in those countries and elsewhere is lack of money.\nThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plans to increase its $200 million annual contribution by $102 million this year, Gates says. Gates recently met privately with Pakistan's President in Washington, D.C., to try to persuade him to provide full support for Pakistan's eradication plan.\nChildren in the USA also are at risk, experts say. Parents who don't vaccinate their children because they are fearful of vaccine side-effects create a large number of children who are likely to be harmed by the virus.\n\"If you increase the number of unvaccinated children, you increase the chance that this virus will find new subjects,\" says David Oshinsky, Pulitzer Prized-winning author of Polio: An American Story.\n\"We've got to get this vaccine into the mouths of children,\" says Bruce Aylward, head of the World Health Organization's eradication program.\nIn 1988, when the World Health Organization launched the Global Polio Eradication program, the disease killed 350,000 children a year worldwide. By last year, the total dropped to fewer than 1,500 worldwide, Aylward says.\nIf Gates provides the final push for polio eradication, he may be remembered as much for helping prevent polio as for founding Microsoft, Oshinsky says.\n\"As long as there's polio anywhere, people everywhere are at risk,\" Aylawrd says. \"\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the text, the success of the Global Polio Eradication program mainly depends on _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the World Health Organization's policy\nB the development of a new vaccine\nC the local governments' support\nD the collection of funds.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nHalf a century after the March of Dimes (a US charity organization that collects money for children) put the 20th century's most feared childhood disease on the road to eradication , Bill Gates declared polio his important job and challenged world leaders to finish the job.\nIndia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan now have active transmission of the disease. Gates says the biggest problem with the success of the Global Polio Eradication program in those countries and elsewhere is lack of money.\nThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plans to increase its $200 million annual contribution by $102 million this year, Gates says. Gates recently met privately with Pakistan's President in Washington, D.C., to try to persuade him to provide full support for Pakistan's eradication plan.\nChildren in the USA also are at risk, experts say. Parents who don't vaccinate their children because they are fearful of vaccine side-effects create a large number of children who are likely to be harmed by the virus.\n\"If you increase the number of unvaccinated children, you increase the chance that this virus will find new subjects,\" says David Oshinsky, Pulitzer Prized-winning author of Polio: An American Story.\n\"We've got to get this vaccine into the mouths of children,\" says Bruce Aylward, head of the World Health Organization's eradication program.\nIn 1988, when the World Health Organization launched the Global Polio Eradication program, the disease killed 350,000 children a year worldwide. By last year, the total dropped to fewer than 1,500 worldwide, Aylward says.\nIf Gates provides the final push for polio eradication, he may be remembered as much for helping prevent polio as for founding Microsoft, Oshinsky says.\n\"As long as there's polio anywhere, people everywhere are at risk,\" Aylawrd says. \"\n\n<question>:\nAccording to Oshinsky, _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Gates should devote more time to Microsoft\nB polio eradication is a very important cause\nC vaccine side-effects should not be ignored\nD polio has been brought under control\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nToday's Britain is full of TV shows like Fame Academy, which claim to offer young hopefuls an instant passport to fame and riches. But a very different kind of academy may provide a new generation of Brits with a slower, steadier path to wealth.\nA 'pig academy' in the east of England is aiming to train up new pig farmers to help promote local agriculture and meet the UK's growing demand for pork. Last year consumption of pork products increased by 6,000 tonnes. But British farmers have not benefited from this rise in demand. A combination of increasing feed prices, competition from cheaper imports and an outbreak of foot and mouth disease have all eaten into their profits. Pig numbers in the UK have actually almost halved in the last decade.\nNow, Fresh Start Pig Academy in Lincolnshire is launching a course which intends to redress the balance. They say pig husbandry is a growth industry and newcomers are welcome. For those of you who fancy _ , the course will teach you everything you need to know, from keeping pigs healthy to raising the capital needed to start up.\nPig farmer Anne Longthorp followed her father into the industry and believes that farming pigs is very rewarding work: \"They're great, curious animals to work with. Just watching their behaviour - it's really interesting work. There is a lot more to pig farming than people give us credit for. It's very scientific.\"\nSo, while most of Britain's young people may continue to dream of overnight stardom, others will hope a more traditional career will help them bring home the bacon.\n\n<question>:\nWhich is not the contribution to the decrease in pig farmers' enthusiasm?\n\n<options>:\nA growing demand for pork\nB increasing feed prices\nC competition from cheaper imports\nD outbreak of foot and mouth disease\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMarjorie Baer used to joke about her retirement plans. She wasn't married and had no kids, but she didn't intend to be alone--she and all her single friends would move into a fictional home she called Casa de Biddies. Instead, Baer developed terminal brain cancer when she was 52. But just as she'd hoped, her friends and family provided her with love and care to the end.\nBallance was only the first of Baer's friends who became her unofficial caregivers. With her brother Phil Baer from Los Angeles, they worked out a system to watch over their friend and allow her to keep some of the privacy and independence she cherished.\nBaer's good friend Ruth Henrich took Baer to doctors' appointments and helped her deal with all the aspects of life --answering machines, TV controls, and even phone numbers. After Henrich sent out an e-mail request, a group of volunteers signed up to ferry Baer back and forth to radiation therapy . Others in Baer's circle offered up particular talents: A nurse friend helped Baer figure out how to get what she was due from Social Security and her disability insurance; a lawyer pal helped Baer with her will; a partner who was an accountant took over her bills when she could no longer manage them. \"There was this odd sense that the right person always showed up,\" says Ballance. Their arrangement worked remarkably well.\nUnmarried women are one of the fastest-growing groups in America; experts are concerned about how care-giving will be managed for them as they age. If the experience of Baer's friends is a guide, _ . It's already making it possible to create communities of caregivers who may have only one thing in common: the person who needs their help. On personal \"care pages\" set up through services such as Lotsa Helping Hands, friends and family members can post a list of tasks that need to be done, volunteer to do them, and keep updated on the person's condition. As Baer's cancer progressed, for example, her friends set up a page on Yahoo! where people could sign up to deliver meals or do errands .\nCatherine Fox, one of the friends who were present when Baer died, was deeply affected. \"It was so comforting to know that if you're willing to ask for help, the generosity of family and friends can be phenomenal . It makes me feel secure and hopeful to know that help is there when you need it. \"\n\n<question>:\nThe most appropriate title of this passage should be _ .\n\n<options>:\nA On her own, but not alone\nB A friend in need is a friend indeed\nC A new practice of American government\nD An impressive advantage of the Internet\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nKataria is the founder of the worldwide laughter movement. The celebration of World Laughter Day is a positive activity for world peace and is intended to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter. The first \"World Laughter Day\" gathering took place in Mumbai, India, on 11th January, 1998. 12,000 members from India and international Laughter Clubs attended it. Now there are over 5,000 Laughter Clubs worldwide on all 5 continents.\n\"HAPPY--DEMIC\" was the first World Laughter Day gathering outside India. It took place on 9th January, two years after the Mumbai gathering. In Copenhagen, Denmark, more than 10,000 people gathered at Town Hall Square. The event went into Guinness Book of World Records. \"World Laughter Day\" is now organized on the first Sunday of May every year. Hundreds of people gather worldwide on that day to laugh together.\nToday, many people fear widespread international terrorism. The world has never faced so much unrest before. People are at war within themselves. Laughter is a universal language, which has the ability to unite humanity without religion. Laughter can build a common connection between various religions and create a new world order. The idea may sound over -ambitious , and maybe it is. But maybe it is not. It is our deep belief that laughter and only laughter can unite the world, building up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship.\nStudies also say that laughter helps your body do the following: lower blood pressure; lighten depression; reduce stress; work out the heart, especially for those who are unable to perform physical exercise. So in life, when you can laugh, you should laugh loudly and with your entire body-because it's good for you.\n\n<question>:\nThe purpose of celebrating World Laughter Day is _ .\n\n<options>:\nA to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter\nB to build a common connection between various religions\nC to reduce stress and lighten depression\nD to lower blood pressure\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIf you've been joining in chat room conversations, or trading e-mails with net pals , you have become one of the millions who write in a special, short form of English.\nThroughout the world, every night children and their elders are \"talking\" online-many of them are talking at the same time.\nIt's fast: trying talking to six people once. It's convenient: three or four words per exchange. It takes cleverness, concentration and quick fingers.\nAnd it requires very simple language. There's neither time nor space for explanations. Why waste valuable time telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB (be right back) will do?\nWant to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI (pardon me for jumping in).\nInterested in whom you're talking to? Type A/S/L, the nearly universal request to know your pal's age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a reply from your pal.\nIf something makes you laugh, say you're OTF (on the floor), or LOL (laughing out loud), or join the two into ROTFL (rolling on the floor laughing).\nAnd when it's time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG (got to go) or TTYL (talk to you later).\nPeople want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing feeling, as it takes more time to hold down the \"Shift\" key and use capitals. Punctuation is going too.\n\n<question>:\nIf you get 17/F/NY as an answer to your A/S/L, it means _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the people on the other end is 17 from New York and he is fine\nB you are talking to a girl who is 17 and lives in New York\nC you are talking to 17 girls who are from New York\nD the people you are talking to is a 17-foot tall New York girl\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIf you've been joining in chat room conversations, or trading e-mails with net pals , you have become one of the millions who write in a special, short form of English.\nThroughout the world, every night children and their elders are \"talking\" online-many of them are talking at the same time.\nIt's fast: trying talking to six people once. It's convenient: three or four words per exchange. It takes cleverness, concentration and quick fingers.\nAnd it requires very simple language. There's neither time nor space for explanations. Why waste valuable time telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB (be right back) will do?\nWant to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI (pardon me for jumping in).\nInterested in whom you're talking to? Type A/S/L, the nearly universal request to know your pal's age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a reply from your pal.\nIf something makes you laugh, say you're OTF (on the floor), or LOL (laughing out loud), or join the two into ROTFL (rolling on the floor laughing).\nAnd when it's time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG (got to go) or TTYL (talk to you later).\nPeople want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing feeling, as it takes more time to hold down the \"Shift\" key and use capitals. Punctuation is going too.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is a way to save online time?\n\n<options>:\nA People seldom use capital letters or punctuation marks.\nB Many people draw pictures.\nC People only use the mouse instead of the keyboard.\nD People never use the \"Shift\" key.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nGirls who play with Barbie dolls tend to see fewer career options available to them, compared with the options available to boys, according to a new study by researchers at Oregon State University and the University of California (UC), Santa Cruz.\nThe study's authors, psychology professors, Aurora Sherman of Oregon State University and Eileen Zurbriggen at UC Santa Cruz, describe their findings as significant. \"This is one of the first studies to investigate how playing with sexualized dolls affects young girls, and also one of the first to look at the impact of such play on achievement or career aspirations , rather than body image,\" said Zurbriggen. Sherman suggests that Barbie and similar dolls are part of the burden of early and inappropriate sexuality placed on girls. \nSherman and Zurbriggen used girls' doll play to study the impact of gender role socialization, a process through which children learn to follow cultural norms and which encourages gender stereotypical behavior.\nThirty-seven girls from the age of four to seven from an Oregon college town were randomly arranged to play for five minutes with either a sexualized Doctor Barbie or Fashion Barbie doll, or with a more neutral Mrs. Potato Head doll. The girls were then shown photographs of ten occupations and asked how many they themselves or boys could do in the future.\nThe girls who played with a Barbie doll saw themselves in fewer occupations, compared with boys. Those girls who played with Mrs. Potato Head reported nearly as many career options available for themselves as for boys.\nThe two Barbie dolls were the same except for clothing, with unrealistic bodies, extremely youthful and attractive faces, and long full hair. The researchers believe that the doll itself has more of an effect on girls than the role or career aspirations suggested by its costume.\n\"It's significant that a few minutes of play with a Barbie doll had an immediate impact on the number of careers that girls saw as possible for themselves,\" Zurbriggen said.\n\n<question>:\nBased on the text, we know that the study _ .\n\n<options>:\nA involved thirty-seven girls and boys in all\nB was designed for children under four years old\nC gave children ten photos of occupations to choose from\nD required children to play with a Doctor Barbie doll for extra five minutes\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nGirls who play with Barbie dolls tend to see fewer career options available to them, compared with the options available to boys, according to a new study by researchers at Oregon State University and the University of California (UC), Santa Cruz.\nThe study's authors, psychology professors, Aurora Sherman of Oregon State University and Eileen Zurbriggen at UC Santa Cruz, describe their findings as significant. \"This is one of the first studies to investigate how playing with sexualized dolls affects young girls, and also one of the first to look at the impact of such play on achievement or career aspirations , rather than body image,\" said Zurbriggen. Sherman suggests that Barbie and similar dolls are part of the burden of early and inappropriate sexuality placed on girls. \nSherman and Zurbriggen used girls' doll play to study the impact of gender role socialization, a process through which children learn to follow cultural norms and which encourages gender stereotypical behavior.\nThirty-seven girls from the age of four to seven from an Oregon college town were randomly arranged to play for five minutes with either a sexualized Doctor Barbie or Fashion Barbie doll, or with a more neutral Mrs. Potato Head doll. The girls were then shown photographs of ten occupations and asked how many they themselves or boys could do in the future.\nThe girls who played with a Barbie doll saw themselves in fewer occupations, compared with boys. Those girls who played with Mrs. Potato Head reported nearly as many career options available for themselves as for boys.\nThe two Barbie dolls were the same except for clothing, with unrealistic bodies, extremely youthful and attractive faces, and long full hair. The researchers believe that the doll itself has more of an effect on girls than the role or career aspirations suggested by its costume.\n\"It's significant that a few minutes of play with a Barbie doll had an immediate impact on the number of careers that girls saw as possible for themselves,\" Zurbriggen said.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the text mainly about?\n\n<options>:\nA That Barbie dolls make girls want to be thin.\nB Why Barbie dolls are one of the world's best-selling dolls.\nC That playing with Barbie dolls could limit girls' career choices.\nD What negative effects Barbie dolls have on young girls in the long term.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMr Smith made many tests with different animals and the monkey was the cleverest of all the animals.\nOne day Mr Smith put a monkey in a room. He also put some small boxes in it. In one of the boxes there was some food. \"How long will it take the monkey to find the food? \" Mr Smith said to himself. \" Let me wait and see. \" He left the room and waited outside. Three minutes later, he put his eye to the keyhole . What did he see? He saw the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at Mr Smith through the keyhole.\n\n<question>:\nMr Smith made tests with _ .\n\n<options>:\nA different animals\nB the monkey only\nC all the monkeys\nD all of the cleverest animals\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMr Smith made many tests with different animals and the monkey was the cleverest of all the animals.\nOne day Mr Smith put a monkey in a room. He also put some small boxes in it. In one of the boxes there was some food. \"How long will it take the monkey to find the food? \" Mr Smith said to himself. \" Let me wait and see. \" He left the room and waited outside. Three minutes later, he put his eye to the keyhole . What did he see? He saw the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at Mr Smith through the keyhole.\n\n<question>:\nThere was some food in _ of the small boxes.\n\n<options>:\nA some\nB none\nC one\nD each\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMr Smith made many tests with different animals and the monkey was the cleverest of all the animals.\nOne day Mr Smith put a monkey in a room. He also put some small boxes in it. In one of the boxes there was some food. \"How long will it take the monkey to find the food? \" Mr Smith said to himself. \" Let me wait and see. \" He left the room and waited outside. Three minutes later, he put his eye to the keyhole . What did he see? He saw the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at Mr Smith through the keyhole.\n\n<question>:\nMr Smith put a monkey and some boxes in a room because he wanted to know _ .\n\n<options>:\nA how much food monkey could find\nB how many boxes the monkey could carry\nC how long it would take the monkey to put its eye to the keyhole\nD how long it would take the monkey to find the food\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMr Smith made many tests with different animals and the monkey was the cleverest of all the animals.\nOne day Mr Smith put a monkey in a room. He also put some small boxes in it. In one of the boxes there was some food. \"How long will it take the monkey to find the food? \" Mr Smith said to himself. \" Let me wait and see. \" He left the room and waited outside. Three minutes later, he put his eye to the keyhole . What did he see? He saw the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at Mr Smith through the keyhole.\n\n<question>:\nWhat was the monkey doing when Mr Smith was putting his eye to the keyhole?\n\n<options>:\nA The monkey was eating food.\nB The monkey was looking for food.\nC The monkey was eating on the other side of the door.\nD The monkey was looking at Mr Smith through the keyhole.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMr Smith made many tests with different animals and the monkey was the cleverest of all the animals.\nOne day Mr Smith put a monkey in a room. He also put some small boxes in it. In one of the boxes there was some food. \"How long will it take the monkey to find the food? \" Mr Smith said to himself. \" Let me wait and see. \" He left the room and waited outside. Three minutes later, he put his eye to the keyhole . What did he see? He saw the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at Mr Smith through the keyhole.\n\n<question>:\nMr Smith is a _ .\n\n<options>:\nA teacher\nB scientist\nC doctor\nD farm worker\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSoccer star David Beckham will be there with his pop star wife Victoria. Elton John is attending with partner David Furnish.\nThe guest list for the April 29 union of Prince William and Kate Middleton is still being kept secret, but details have begun to leak out, with some coming forward to say they are attending and the Mail on Sunday newspaper claiming to have the official invitation roster .\nThe palace dismissed the newspaper's list as speculation Sunday.\nIt won't be clear until the day how the royal couple has balanced the protocol demands that they invite statesmen, diplomats, religious leaders, politicians and the like with invitations to the people they really want to see, particularly the crowd they made friends with when they met and fell in love at St. Andrews University in Scotland.\nKate Reardon, editor of high-society magazine Tatler, said many _ Britons acted as if they didn't really care about receiving an invitation while secretly checking the mail every day to see if the invitation had arrived.\n\"Everyone's been hoping,\" she said.\nWilliam and Middleton have showed their modern side by inviting a number of close friends, including some former sweethearts, the newspaper said.\nThe wedding is not technically a state event, which somewhat limits the protocol requirements applied to the guest list. But royal obligations still order that a large number of the 1,900 or so seats go to guests from the world of politics, not actual friends of the couple.\nThe couple have also invited many guests from the charities they work with, and Middleton has used her influence to invite the butcher, shopkeeper and pub owner from her home village of Bucklebury.\nPresident Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were not invited and many other international leaders are also expected to be watching on TV, not from a seat at Westminster Abbey.\nIt is not clear if treasured Brits from the world of stage and screen and pop music will be on the list.\n\n<question>:\nWho were not invited to Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding?\n\n<options>:\nA David Beckham and his wife.\nB Elton John and his partner David Furnish.\nC People from the charities they work with.\nD President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSoccer star David Beckham will be there with his pop star wife Victoria. Elton John is attending with partner David Furnish.\nThe guest list for the April 29 union of Prince William and Kate Middleton is still being kept secret, but details have begun to leak out, with some coming forward to say they are attending and the Mail on Sunday newspaper claiming to have the official invitation roster .\nThe palace dismissed the newspaper's list as speculation Sunday.\nIt won't be clear until the day how the royal couple has balanced the protocol demands that they invite statesmen, diplomats, religious leaders, politicians and the like with invitations to the people they really want to see, particularly the crowd they made friends with when they met and fell in love at St. Andrews University in Scotland.\nKate Reardon, editor of high-society magazine Tatler, said many _ Britons acted as if they didn't really care about receiving an invitation while secretly checking the mail every day to see if the invitation had arrived.\n\"Everyone's been hoping,\" she said.\nWilliam and Middleton have showed their modern side by inviting a number of close friends, including some former sweethearts, the newspaper said.\nThe wedding is not technically a state event, which somewhat limits the protocol requirements applied to the guest list. But royal obligations still order that a large number of the 1,900 or so seats go to guests from the world of politics, not actual friends of the couple.\nThe couple have also invited many guests from the charities they work with, and Middleton has used her influence to invite the butcher, shopkeeper and pub owner from her home village of Bucklebury.\nPresident Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were not invited and many other international leaders are also expected to be watching on TV, not from a seat at Westminster Abbey.\nIt is not clear if treasured Brits from the world of stage and screen and pop music will be on the list.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following statements is true according to the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA The guest list for the wedding is officially announced.\nB The wedding is technically a state event.\nC Only the actual friends of the couple will be invited to the wedding.\nD A large number of guests from the world of politics will be invited.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSoccer star David Beckham will be there with his pop star wife Victoria. Elton John is attending with partner David Furnish.\nThe guest list for the April 29 union of Prince William and Kate Middleton is still being kept secret, but details have begun to leak out, with some coming forward to say they are attending and the Mail on Sunday newspaper claiming to have the official invitation roster .\nThe palace dismissed the newspaper's list as speculation Sunday.\nIt won't be clear until the day how the royal couple has balanced the protocol demands that they invite statesmen, diplomats, religious leaders, politicians and the like with invitations to the people they really want to see, particularly the crowd they made friends with when they met and fell in love at St. Andrews University in Scotland.\nKate Reardon, editor of high-society magazine Tatler, said many _ Britons acted as if they didn't really care about receiving an invitation while secretly checking the mail every day to see if the invitation had arrived.\n\"Everyone's been hoping,\" she said.\nWilliam and Middleton have showed their modern side by inviting a number of close friends, including some former sweethearts, the newspaper said.\nThe wedding is not technically a state event, which somewhat limits the protocol requirements applied to the guest list. But royal obligations still order that a large number of the 1,900 or so seats go to guests from the world of politics, not actual friends of the couple.\nThe couple have also invited many guests from the charities they work with, and Middleton has used her influence to invite the butcher, shopkeeper and pub owner from her home village of Bucklebury.\nPresident Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were not invited and many other international leaders are also expected to be watching on TV, not from a seat at Westminster Abbey.\nIt is not clear if treasured Brits from the world of stage and screen and pop music will be on the list.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be inferred from the passage that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA their wedding will be held at Westminster Abbey on April 29th.\nB Kate Reardon was invited to the wedding.\nC journalists will not be allowed to attend the wedding.\nD their former sweethearts are sure to attend their wedding.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSoccer star David Beckham will be there with his pop star wife Victoria. Elton John is attending with partner David Furnish.\nThe guest list for the April 29 union of Prince William and Kate Middleton is still being kept secret, but details have begun to leak out, with some coming forward to say they are attending and the Mail on Sunday newspaper claiming to have the official invitation roster .\nThe palace dismissed the newspaper's list as speculation Sunday.\nIt won't be clear until the day how the royal couple has balanced the protocol demands that they invite statesmen, diplomats, religious leaders, politicians and the like with invitations to the people they really want to see, particularly the crowd they made friends with when they met and fell in love at St. Andrews University in Scotland.\nKate Reardon, editor of high-society magazine Tatler, said many _ Britons acted as if they didn't really care about receiving an invitation while secretly checking the mail every day to see if the invitation had arrived.\n\"Everyone's been hoping,\" she said.\nWilliam and Middleton have showed their modern side by inviting a number of close friends, including some former sweethearts, the newspaper said.\nThe wedding is not technically a state event, which somewhat limits the protocol requirements applied to the guest list. But royal obligations still order that a large number of the 1,900 or so seats go to guests from the world of politics, not actual friends of the couple.\nThe couple have also invited many guests from the charities they work with, and Middleton has used her influence to invite the butcher, shopkeeper and pub owner from her home village of Bucklebury.\nPresident Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were not invited and many other international leaders are also expected to be watching on TV, not from a seat at Westminster Abbey.\nIt is not clear if treasured Brits from the world of stage and screen and pop music will be on the list.\n\n<question>:\nThe best title for the passage might be _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Prince William and Middleton fall in love at St. Andrews University\nB British royal wedding guest list details leaks out\nC Prince William and Middleton prepares for their grand wedding\nD British singers and movie stars invited to the wedding\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhy Doesn't Anybody Copy Apple?\nApple's products are the envy of the world. They have been spectacularly successful and are widely imitated, if not copied. The minute Apple crystallizes a product, everyone knows how to compete. This idea that the basis of competition is set by Apple and then the race is on to climb the path of improvement is unquestionable. When Apple releases a product that defines a category or dramatically changes the structure of an industry, it becomes obvious what needs to be built. But what I wonder is why everyone wants to copy Apple's products but nobody wants to copy being Apple?\nI can think of two reasons. Firstly, Apple is not worth copying because it's not successful; secondly, Apple's success cannot be copied because it is a magical process.\nThere is a great deal of evidence for the first hypothesis. The idea of Apple being successful is not something reflected in its stock price. Being valued lower than the average company in the S&P 500 indicates that to whatever degree Apple was successful in the past, it's not seen by the vast majority of observers as successful in the future. Why should one bother copying Apple if it results in being punished with a low valuation? If one works really hard at innovation and then that innovation becomes commoditized very quickly, why should one bother?\nWhen innovation practitioners are asked what makes Apple successful,the answers regarding the cause of this success border on the mythical.The climax of this hypothesis is the \"chief-sorcerer\"theory of success which places one magician,like Steve Jobs,in charge of casting all the right spells \nWhat about Apple's own opinion of what makes it tick? Tim Cook refers to a great team and integration of hardware, software and services as unique Apple advantages. It's a better explanation. Integration is something that can take a long time, but it is possible with great effort. A few companies are starting to make moves in that direction, but efforts are half-hearted. There is no \"move the Earth\" panic to become an integrated company from Samsung, Google or Microsoft.\nMy own suspicion is that Apple is more aware of what makes it special than it lets out. However, as Tim points out, it's not a formula. It's complex, it's subtle, but it's not magic. It's a process that requires a degree of faith and courage.\n\n<question>:\nWhen a new product of Apple comes out, often it _ .\n\n<options>:\nA starts a revolution of an industry\nB ruins an industry dramatically\nC puts itself in an unbeatable position\nD is soon overtaken by imitated products\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhy Doesn't Anybody Copy Apple?\nApple's products are the envy of the world. They have been spectacularly successful and are widely imitated, if not copied. The minute Apple crystallizes a product, everyone knows how to compete. This idea that the basis of competition is set by Apple and then the race is on to climb the path of improvement is unquestionable. When Apple releases a product that defines a category or dramatically changes the structure of an industry, it becomes obvious what needs to be built. But what I wonder is why everyone wants to copy Apple's products but nobody wants to copy being Apple?\nI can think of two reasons. Firstly, Apple is not worth copying because it's not successful; secondly, Apple's success cannot be copied because it is a magical process.\nThere is a great deal of evidence for the first hypothesis. The idea of Apple being successful is not something reflected in its stock price. Being valued lower than the average company in the S&P 500 indicates that to whatever degree Apple was successful in the past, it's not seen by the vast majority of observers as successful in the future. Why should one bother copying Apple if it results in being punished with a low valuation? If one works really hard at innovation and then that innovation becomes commoditized very quickly, why should one bother?\nWhen innovation practitioners are asked what makes Apple successful,the answers regarding the cause of this success border on the mythical.The climax of this hypothesis is the \"chief-sorcerer\"theory of success which places one magician,like Steve Jobs,in charge of casting all the right spells \nWhat about Apple's own opinion of what makes it tick? Tim Cook refers to a great team and integration of hardware, software and services as unique Apple advantages. It's a better explanation. Integration is something that can take a long time, but it is possible with great effort. A few companies are starting to make moves in that direction, but efforts are half-hearted. There is no \"move the Earth\" panic to become an integrated company from Samsung, Google or Microsoft.\nMy own suspicion is that Apple is more aware of what makes it special than it lets out. However, as Tim points out, it's not a formula. It's complex, it's subtle, but it's not magic. It's a process that requires a degree of faith and courage.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, other companies don't \"copy being Apple\" because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Apple is not a successful company\nB they have no access to relevant resources\nC it's hard to find a magician like Steve Jobs\nD being Apple takes more than time and efforts\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
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