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"human": "Read the 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 really hadn't meant to yell at them. But that grey afternoon saw it just as my son and daughter were making a terrible mess on the floor in the kitchen.\nWith a tiresome report to write, I felt bothered at my desk. Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault. A voice inside me insisted that I do something quickly.\n\"Ok, you two here, but what an awful thing you are attempting!\" I was shouting angrily. I made for them, while it became evident that _ \"Get away from us!\" he shouted back, there being an expression of support from his sister.\nAll of a sudden, I found the fault in myself. Quickly I shaped my hands into pincers and crawled towards them, \"Crabby Daddy is here. Ha, Ha, Ha, he likes to yell at children, and then eat them!\" My son continued to keep me away, but now he was laughing and crying at the same time. My mission to repair the damage caused by my yelling seemed to work well. Still, I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way.\nNeed I let them know how badly they were acting by blaming? This is a lesson that serves myself. It only shows just how to get rid of something (ill-feelings, responsibility...) by blaming others. It's not my \"best self\".\nWe have to search for our \"best self\" when with our children. They don't need perfect parents, but they do need parents who are always trying to get better. Here, I am reminded of the words of a great thinker. \"When a man lives with God, his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the book...\" Then, in our lifetime, couldn't we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since most of us consider them as the most precious in the world? And before we reach this level, what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following made the author aware of his fault?\n\n<options>:\nA No obvious reason.\nB The boy's yelling back.\nC His self-awareness.\nD The girl's shouting back.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 really hadn't meant to yell at them. But that grey afternoon saw it just as my son and daughter were making a terrible mess on the floor in the kitchen.\nWith a tiresome report to write, I felt bothered at my desk. Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault. A voice inside me insisted that I do something quickly.\n\"Ok, you two here, but what an awful thing you are attempting!\" I was shouting angrily. I made for them, while it became evident that _ \"Get away from us!\" he shouted back, there being an expression of support from his sister.\nAll of a sudden, I found the fault in myself. Quickly I shaped my hands into pincers and crawled towards them, \"Crabby Daddy is here. Ha, Ha, Ha, he likes to yell at children, and then eat them!\" My son continued to keep me away, but now he was laughing and crying at the same time. My mission to repair the damage caused by my yelling seemed to work well. Still, I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way.\nNeed I let them know how badly they were acting by blaming? This is a lesson that serves myself. It only shows just how to get rid of something (ill-feelings, responsibility...) by blaming others. It's not my \"best self\".\nWe have to search for our \"best self\" when with our children. They don't need perfect parents, but they do need parents who are always trying to get better. Here, I am reminded of the words of a great thinker. \"When a man lives with God, his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the book...\" Then, in our lifetime, couldn't we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since most of us consider them as the most precious in the world? And before we reach this level, what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, the author will _ in another similar situation.\n\n<options>:\nA play a crab again like this time\nB apologize to kids in a sincere way\nC avoid blaming kids in a hurry\nD beat them up about such things\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWith smart phones taking the world by Storm, a phone that can only send and receive voice calls and text messages may seem like a relic from a bygone age. Yet in East Africa,simple phones like these are changing the face of the economy, thanks to the mobile money services that are spreading across the region.\n Using the text-messaging function built into the GSM system used by most cell phone networks, these services allow people without a bank account or credit card to use their phone as an electronic wallet that can be used to store. send or receive cash.\n It works like this: you pay cash to your local agent who then tops up your mobile money account using a secure form of text messaging. That money can be transferred to another person by sending a message to their cell phone account.\n For some the system is a lifeline. \"If I didn't have my mobile phone. I would be very poor, \"says Neyasse Neemur, a mother of four children who lives in northern Kenya. \"Now I can sell fish.\"\n Neemur took up fishing in July last year, but making money from it was a little tricky, especially as Turkana people do not usually eat fish. A truck from Ethiopia to Tanzania passes through her village once a week, and she arranged to have the driver transport the fish several hundred kilometres south to market in Kisumu, where her s sell the fish.\n \"I get the money transfer immediately.\" says Neemur. \"Then I can pay for my children to go to school and for vegetables and beans,\" she adds, \"so I don't need to eat fish.\"\n According to the Central Bank of Kenya, payments worth around l billion Kenyan shillings($13 million)per day were transferred through Kenya's mobile money systems in 2009, equaling the country's credit card transactions . The bank expects mobile money transfers to overtake credit cards in 2011.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we learn about the simple phones in East Africa?\n\n<options>:\nA They might help the local people apply for a bank account.\nB They will replace the banks completely in the near future.\nC They provide a safe means for the locals to do business.\nD They can do nothing except send and receive calls or messages.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWith smart phones taking the world by Storm, a phone that can only send and receive voice calls and text messages may seem like a relic from a bygone age. Yet in East Africa,simple phones like these are changing the face of the economy, thanks to the mobile money services that are spreading across the region.\n Using the text-messaging function built into the GSM system used by most cell phone networks, these services allow people without a bank account or credit card to use their phone as an electronic wallet that can be used to store. send or receive cash.\n It works like this: you pay cash to your local agent who then tops up your mobile money account using a secure form of text messaging. That money can be transferred to another person by sending a message to their cell phone account.\n For some the system is a lifeline. \"If I didn't have my mobile phone. I would be very poor, \"says Neyasse Neemur, a mother of four children who lives in northern Kenya. \"Now I can sell fish.\"\n Neemur took up fishing in July last year, but making money from it was a little tricky, especially as Turkana people do not usually eat fish. A truck from Ethiopia to Tanzania passes through her village once a week, and she arranged to have the driver transport the fish several hundred kilometres south to market in Kisumu, where her s sell the fish.\n \"I get the money transfer immediately.\" says Neemur. \"Then I can pay for my children to go to school and for vegetables and beans,\" she adds, \"so I don't need to eat fish.\"\n According to the Central Bank of Kenya, payments worth around l billion Kenyan shillings($13 million)per day were transferred through Kenya's mobile money systems in 2009, equaling the country's credit card transactions . The bank expects mobile money transfers to overtake credit cards in 2011.\n\n<question>:\nThe story of Neyasse Neemur suggests that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the mobile money service plays a key role in the locals' life\nB Neemur uses her mobile phone to contact her customers\nC her s tricks Turkana people to eat the fish they sell\nD the Bank of Kenya helps her improve her living condition\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWith about 10 million new iPhone 6s ordered in the initial days on the market, a lot of old iPhones are bound to be thrown into the dustbins. Sure, you could sell, donate or recycle your old iPhone, but you probably will not. And there are better things to do with it.\nOne creative example: At the Missouri University of Science and Technology, a biology class is making old iPhones into microscopes. Using less than $10 worth of supplies, the old phones are mounted onto a lens and can magnify an object to 175 times its size.\nHere are 5 smart-and-cheap uses for old iPhones.\nMusic for your car\nTake your music library on the road. Some cars are equipped with docking ports for iPhones and have dashboard screens so you can choose your favourite music hands-free. Or you can just use the cigarette lighter for power.\nRemote Control\nTelevisions, speakers and other devices now have apps that allow users to make their iPhones into fashionable remotes. Carm Lyman, 42, of Napa, California, transformed his iPhone 4 into a remote for his household sound system after his iPhone 5 arrived. Lyman can control the audio levels and activate speakers in various parts of his home as well as access different music services.\nCookbook\nNo need to go through recipe books or hunt around for other devices when you have a kitchen iPhone. Download a cookbook app, such as My Recipe Book (99 cents) or Big Oven (free), and just leave the device on the kitchen counter. It takes up almost no space and will hold far more recipes than any book.\nBaby Monitor\nSure, you can spend $100 or more on a baby monitor, or you can just set your old iPhone up to watch video of your baby in real time as well as hear and even talk to him or her. Cloud Baby Monitor ($3.99) also allows parents to receive the signal on a wireless network or on WiFi so they do not have to be within a certain number of feet of the monitor.\nVehicle Tracker\nWhether you need to find your car if it is stolen, record where you have traveled, or spy on your teenage driver, the built-in GPS in your phone can be used as a tracking device. An app like InstaMapper ($2.99) lets you watch the vehicle in real-time and have a record of it. Keep in mind that the phone can still dial 911, even if it does not have cellphone service, Smith said.\nYou can also use your old phone as a back-up in case your new model suffers irreparable harm. That said, the battery of a phone that sits in a drawer unused could be exhausted to the point where it is no longer workable.\n\n<question>:\nWe can learn from the passage that an old iphone _ .\n\n<options>:\nA can be used as a microscope\nB is necessary to be charged regularly\nC can light a cigarette in a car\nD is able to communicate with a baby\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWith about 10 million new iPhone 6s ordered in the initial days on the market, a lot of old iPhones are bound to be thrown into the dustbins. Sure, you could sell, donate or recycle your old iPhone, but you probably will not. And there are better things to do with it.\nOne creative example: At the Missouri University of Science and Technology, a biology class is making old iPhones into microscopes. Using less than $10 worth of supplies, the old phones are mounted onto a lens and can magnify an object to 175 times its size.\nHere are 5 smart-and-cheap uses for old iPhones.\nMusic for your car\nTake your music library on the road. Some cars are equipped with docking ports for iPhones and have dashboard screens so you can choose your favourite music hands-free. Or you can just use the cigarette lighter for power.\nRemote Control\nTelevisions, speakers and other devices now have apps that allow users to make their iPhones into fashionable remotes. Carm Lyman, 42, of Napa, California, transformed his iPhone 4 into a remote for his household sound system after his iPhone 5 arrived. Lyman can control the audio levels and activate speakers in various parts of his home as well as access different music services.\nCookbook\nNo need to go through recipe books or hunt around for other devices when you have a kitchen iPhone. Download a cookbook app, such as My Recipe Book (99 cents) or Big Oven (free), and just leave the device on the kitchen counter. It takes up almost no space and will hold far more recipes than any book.\nBaby Monitor\nSure, you can spend $100 or more on a baby monitor, or you can just set your old iPhone up to watch video of your baby in real time as well as hear and even talk to him or her. Cloud Baby Monitor ($3.99) also allows parents to receive the signal on a wireless network or on WiFi so they do not have to be within a certain number of feet of the monitor.\nVehicle Tracker\nWhether you need to find your car if it is stolen, record where you have traveled, or spy on your teenage driver, the built-in GPS in your phone can be used as a tracking device. An app like InstaMapper ($2.99) lets you watch the vehicle in real-time and have a record of it. Keep in mind that the phone can still dial 911, even if it does not have cellphone service, Smith said.\nYou can also use your old phone as a back-up in case your new model suffers irreparable harm. That said, the battery of a phone that sits in a drawer unused could be exhausted to the point where it is no longer workable.\n\n<question>:\nWho will probably benefit the most from an old iphone?\n\n<options>:\nA A housewife\nB A musician\nC A traveller\nD A phone user\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWith about 10 million new iPhone 6s ordered in the initial days on the market, a lot of old iPhones are bound to be thrown into the dustbins. Sure, you could sell, donate or recycle your old iPhone, but you probably will not. And there are better things to do with it.\nOne creative example: At the Missouri University of Science and Technology, a biology class is making old iPhones into microscopes. Using less than $10 worth of supplies, the old phones are mounted onto a lens and can magnify an object to 175 times its size.\nHere are 5 smart-and-cheap uses for old iPhones.\nMusic for your car\nTake your music library on the road. Some cars are equipped with docking ports for iPhones and have dashboard screens so you can choose your favourite music hands-free. Or you can just use the cigarette lighter for power.\nRemote Control\nTelevisions, speakers and other devices now have apps that allow users to make their iPhones into fashionable remotes. Carm Lyman, 42, of Napa, California, transformed his iPhone 4 into a remote for his household sound system after his iPhone 5 arrived. Lyman can control the audio levels and activate speakers in various parts of his home as well as access different music services.\nCookbook\nNo need to go through recipe books or hunt around for other devices when you have a kitchen iPhone. Download a cookbook app, such as My Recipe Book (99 cents) or Big Oven (free), and just leave the device on the kitchen counter. It takes up almost no space and will hold far more recipes than any book.\nBaby Monitor\nSure, you can spend $100 or more on a baby monitor, or you can just set your old iPhone up to watch video of your baby in real time as well as hear and even talk to him or her. Cloud Baby Monitor ($3.99) also allows parents to receive the signal on a wireless network or on WiFi so they do not have to be within a certain number of feet of the monitor.\nVehicle Tracker\nWhether you need to find your car if it is stolen, record where you have traveled, or spy on your teenage driver, the built-in GPS in your phone can be used as a tracking device. An app like InstaMapper ($2.99) lets you watch the vehicle in real-time and have a record of it. Keep in mind that the phone can still dial 911, even if it does not have cellphone service, Smith said.\nYou can also use your old phone as a back-up in case your new model suffers irreparable harm. That said, the battery of a phone that sits in a drawer unused could be exhausted to the point where it is no longer workable.\n\n<question>:\nIf you expect the uses to work properly, _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the wifi is a must\nB you are required to download apps\nC cellphone service is needed\nD some extra work must be done to your phone\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWith about 10 million new iPhone 6s ordered in the initial days on the market, a lot of old iPhones are bound to be thrown into the dustbins. Sure, you could sell, donate or recycle your old iPhone, but you probably will not. And there are better things to do with it.\nOne creative example: At the Missouri University of Science and Technology, a biology class is making old iPhones into microscopes. Using less than $10 worth of supplies, the old phones are mounted onto a lens and can magnify an object to 175 times its size.\nHere are 5 smart-and-cheap uses for old iPhones.\nMusic for your car\nTake your music library on the road. Some cars are equipped with docking ports for iPhones and have dashboard screens so you can choose your favourite music hands-free. Or you can just use the cigarette lighter for power.\nRemote Control\nTelevisions, speakers and other devices now have apps that allow users to make their iPhones into fashionable remotes. Carm Lyman, 42, of Napa, California, transformed his iPhone 4 into a remote for his household sound system after his iPhone 5 arrived. Lyman can control the audio levels and activate speakers in various parts of his home as well as access different music services.\nCookbook\nNo need to go through recipe books or hunt around for other devices when you have a kitchen iPhone. Download a cookbook app, such as My Recipe Book (99 cents) or Big Oven (free), and just leave the device on the kitchen counter. It takes up almost no space and will hold far more recipes than any book.\nBaby Monitor\nSure, you can spend $100 or more on a baby monitor, or you can just set your old iPhone up to watch video of your baby in real time as well as hear and even talk to him or her. Cloud Baby Monitor ($3.99) also allows parents to receive the signal on a wireless network or on WiFi so they do not have to be within a certain number of feet of the monitor.\nVehicle Tracker\nWhether you need to find your car if it is stolen, record where you have traveled, or spy on your teenage driver, the built-in GPS in your phone can be used as a tracking device. An app like InstaMapper ($2.99) lets you watch the vehicle in real-time and have a record of it. Keep in mind that the phone can still dial 911, even if it does not have cellphone service, Smith said.\nYou can also use your old phone as a back-up in case your new model suffers irreparable harm. That said, the battery of a phone that sits in a drawer unused could be exhausted to the point where it is no longer workable.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following statement is true?\n\n<options>:\nA The uses mentioned above can't funtion in an iphone6.\nB The uses can be available in a certain small area.\nC An old iphone may give you clues about a stolen car.\nD A cookbook app takes up no space of your old iphone.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nCensus Bureau data released Thursday show that 48 of the 50 most populous U.S. cities have grown since 2010, compared with only 40 of the top 50 in the first two years after the 2000 Census. Of the top 100, 93 have grown since 2010, compared with just 72 a decade ago.\nMany of the biggest, such as New York, Houston, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego and Dallas, are outpacing the nation's 1.7% growth rate since 2010.\n\"Urban America is recovering faster than more remote places,\" said Robert Lang, a professor of urban affairs.\nOnly two big cities - Detroit and Cleveland - lost population between 2010 and 2012.\nThe urban recovery is led by mid-sized cities including Austin and Fort Worth and Charlotte. Austin grew 6.6% in two years, becoming the USA's 11th-largest city. In 2000, it was No. 17.\nOther trends:\n* New York City grew 2%, adding about 161,500 people since 2010. By far it is the USA's most populous city.\n* The population of New Orleans continues to grow. In 2005 a terrible natural disaster happened to the city, causing the population to decrease. Now it has a population of three hundred and sixty-nine thousand. The number has grown by 7.4% since 2010.\n* Government budget crunches have put state capitals in difficulty. Half are behind the growth rate of their regions.\nPerhaps the biggest exception to the capital crunch is Austin. It has grown more than 26% since 2000. Population expert William Frey says Austin enjoys a number of qualities that make it attractive. It's a high-tech city with a state university. And it's in Texas, an attractive place for newcomers. \"In some ways it's a model of what other cities would like to become,\" he says.\nFrey notes that Charlotte, which grew 5.4% since 2010 has grown into a high-tech and financial center whose industries do business not just with those in other U.S. cities but with the rest of the world.\n\n<question>:\nWilliam Frey thinks Austin's growth _ .\n\n<options>:\nA is due to its education\nB is the steadiest in the USA\nC attracts well-educated people\nD deserves the attention of other cities\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nCensus Bureau data released Thursday show that 48 of the 50 most populous U.S. cities have grown since 2010, compared with only 40 of the top 50 in the first two years after the 2000 Census. Of the top 100, 93 have grown since 2010, compared with just 72 a decade ago.\nMany of the biggest, such as New York, Houston, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego and Dallas, are outpacing the nation's 1.7% growth rate since 2010.\n\"Urban America is recovering faster than more remote places,\" said Robert Lang, a professor of urban affairs.\nOnly two big cities - Detroit and Cleveland - lost population between 2010 and 2012.\nThe urban recovery is led by mid-sized cities including Austin and Fort Worth and Charlotte. Austin grew 6.6% in two years, becoming the USA's 11th-largest city. In 2000, it was No. 17.\nOther trends:\n* New York City grew 2%, adding about 161,500 people since 2010. By far it is the USA's most populous city.\n* The population of New Orleans continues to grow. In 2005 a terrible natural disaster happened to the city, causing the population to decrease. Now it has a population of three hundred and sixty-nine thousand. The number has grown by 7.4% since 2010.\n* Government budget crunches have put state capitals in difficulty. Half are behind the growth rate of their regions.\nPerhaps the biggest exception to the capital crunch is Austin. It has grown more than 26% since 2000. Population expert William Frey says Austin enjoys a number of qualities that make it attractive. It's a high-tech city with a state university. And it's in Texas, an attractive place for newcomers. \"In some ways it's a model of what other cities would like to become,\" he says.\nFrey notes that Charlotte, which grew 5.4% since 2010 has grown into a high-tech and financial center whose industries do business not just with those in other U.S. cities but with the rest of the world.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the text, Charlotte _ .\n\n<options>:\nA is a political center\nB has grown slowly since 2010\nC is the USA's 11th-largest city\nD does business at home and abroad\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhat can you say about a vibrant city that I once called home? Is she beautiful or brilliant? Do these lines sound familiar to you? If you have read the book or seen the movie 'Love Story' you would know that my opening lines are 'inspired' from it. And it fits!\n I fell in love with Hong Kong at first sight! It's the city where I set up our first home, raised our son, and studied my MBA. Our first encounter was in October 2010, when my husband and I were there for a week to visit the city we would be calling home for the next few years. Once we entered the city, what impressed us was its vibrancy and almost immediately I was convinced to make that city our home. A few months later, we settled down and I loved everything about Hong Kong! The wet markets, the modern shopping malls, the bargaining at Mongkok, the fine foods...there is so much to experience. \nThen came the MBA, which took the entire experience to a different level. I was so nervous about returning to books after almost a decade. I thought I would struggle a lot with the academic requirements. But, I made it. I am so happy to have so many good memories to write in this blog. One thing for which I will always be grateful is the opportunity to travel. And Hong Kong gave me plenty of that. I feel enriched just having visited some of the neighboring countries. \n I am living in another city that I love----London now. However, Hong Kong, for all its sights and smells, was once home to me and my family. I WILL MISS YOU!\n\n<question>:\nFor what purpose does the author write the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA To describe her sad memories in Hong Kong.\nB To attract more tourists to visit Hong Kong.\nC To express her deep love to Hong Kong. ks5u\nD To give readers some advice on travling.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nQuickly ask yourself: What did you eat today? Now tell me how you actually feel. If you're complaining of stress, anxiety, depression, aches and pains, foggy thinking, or just a general lack of energy, a new medical theory will blow your mind. The chances are that those disease-like symptoms are all the result of what's called hidden food allergies .\nThis is what Ken Drew found out when he was lucky enough to be recommended to medical practitioner Dr. Patel. Patel is considered something of a genius, and has been called a modern day Louis Pasteur. You've heard of him, of course--Pasteur figured out how to keep milk from getting spoiled. Dr. Patel is like a Louis Pasteur for keeping your body from getting spoiled from chronic diseases.\n\"Foggy thinking, slightly constipated , heart pain,...you name it. It's part of getting old,\" you say. \"It's just stress.\" Most of the body's immune defenses are all located in your stomach, so when you have a hidden food allergy and you expose yourself to harmful foods, your defenses malfunction and disease-carrying bacteria take over. Had you not eaten that one food you were allergic to for breakfast, you would never have got sick.\nTogether, Dr Patel and Ken Drew have developed the Reverse My Disease program, which claims it can _ your body against diseases like arthritis , Alzheimer's, diabetes, heart disease and cancers. You won't need a prescription and there isn't any kind of medical procedure involved. There's no medical jargon, no complicated diet to do. What it does do is claim to tell you how to hack your body's natural defense system.\nDr. Patel has remained under the radar of the entire medical establishment because his ideas are so threatening to doctors who don't want you to stop being sick enough for them to write you prescriptions. Those doctor visits cost you, so check out Reverse My Disease if you want to prevent disease by learning how to eat food that won't harm your body.\n\n<question>:\nWe can learn from the passage that Louis Pasteur _ .\n\n<options>:\nA made great contributions to keeping human body from getting spoiled from chronic diseases.\nB has developed the Reverse My Disease program with Dr. Patel.\nC recommended Ken Drew to Dr. Patel.\nD might be a great scientist who did research on bacteria.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nQuickly ask yourself: What did you eat today? Now tell me how you actually feel. If you're complaining of stress, anxiety, depression, aches and pains, foggy thinking, or just a general lack of energy, a new medical theory will blow your mind. The chances are that those disease-like symptoms are all the result of what's called hidden food allergies .\nThis is what Ken Drew found out when he was lucky enough to be recommended to medical practitioner Dr. Patel. Patel is considered something of a genius, and has been called a modern day Louis Pasteur. You've heard of him, of course--Pasteur figured out how to keep milk from getting spoiled. Dr. Patel is like a Louis Pasteur for keeping your body from getting spoiled from chronic diseases.\n\"Foggy thinking, slightly constipated , heart pain,...you name it. It's part of getting old,\" you say. \"It's just stress.\" Most of the body's immune defenses are all located in your stomach, so when you have a hidden food allergy and you expose yourself to harmful foods, your defenses malfunction and disease-carrying bacteria take over. Had you not eaten that one food you were allergic to for breakfast, you would never have got sick.\nTogether, Dr Patel and Ken Drew have developed the Reverse My Disease program, which claims it can _ your body against diseases like arthritis , Alzheimer's, diabetes, heart disease and cancers. You won't need a prescription and there isn't any kind of medical procedure involved. There's no medical jargon, no complicated diet to do. What it does do is claim to tell you how to hack your body's natural defense system.\nDr. Patel has remained under the radar of the entire medical establishment because his ideas are so threatening to doctors who don't want you to stop being sick enough for them to write you prescriptions. Those doctor visits cost you, so check out Reverse My Disease if you want to prevent disease by learning how to eat food that won't harm your body.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to Ken Drew and Dr. Patel, people get slightly constipated and have heart pain because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA they are getting old.\nB their immune defenses are all located in your stomach.\nC they don't eat the right food.\nD they are involved in a medical procedure.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nQuickly ask yourself: What did you eat today? Now tell me how you actually feel. If you're complaining of stress, anxiety, depression, aches and pains, foggy thinking, or just a general lack of energy, a new medical theory will blow your mind. The chances are that those disease-like symptoms are all the result of what's called hidden food allergies .\nThis is what Ken Drew found out when he was lucky enough to be recommended to medical practitioner Dr. Patel. Patel is considered something of a genius, and has been called a modern day Louis Pasteur. You've heard of him, of course--Pasteur figured out how to keep milk from getting spoiled. Dr. Patel is like a Louis Pasteur for keeping your body from getting spoiled from chronic diseases.\n\"Foggy thinking, slightly constipated , heart pain,...you name it. It's part of getting old,\" you say. \"It's just stress.\" Most of the body's immune defenses are all located in your stomach, so when you have a hidden food allergy and you expose yourself to harmful foods, your defenses malfunction and disease-carrying bacteria take over. Had you not eaten that one food you were allergic to for breakfast, you would never have got sick.\nTogether, Dr Patel and Ken Drew have developed the Reverse My Disease program, which claims it can _ your body against diseases like arthritis , Alzheimer's, diabetes, heart disease and cancers. You won't need a prescription and there isn't any kind of medical procedure involved. There's no medical jargon, no complicated diet to do. What it does do is claim to tell you how to hack your body's natural defense system.\nDr. Patel has remained under the radar of the entire medical establishment because his ideas are so threatening to doctors who don't want you to stop being sick enough for them to write you prescriptions. Those doctor visits cost you, so check out Reverse My Disease if you want to prevent disease by learning how to eat food that won't harm your body.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we know from the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Once you get sick or depressed, you should go to the doctor for a prescription.\nB You can find a prescription or a complicated diet from the Reverse My Disease program.\nC Exposing yourself to harmful foods causes problems to your defense system.\nD Reverse My Disease program has been well-accepted by doctors.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nQuickly ask yourself: What did you eat today? Now tell me how you actually feel. If you're complaining of stress, anxiety, depression, aches and pains, foggy thinking, or just a general lack of energy, a new medical theory will blow your mind. The chances are that those disease-like symptoms are all the result of what's called hidden food allergies .\nThis is what Ken Drew found out when he was lucky enough to be recommended to medical practitioner Dr. Patel. Patel is considered something of a genius, and has been called a modern day Louis Pasteur. You've heard of him, of course--Pasteur figured out how to keep milk from getting spoiled. Dr. Patel is like a Louis Pasteur for keeping your body from getting spoiled from chronic diseases.\n\"Foggy thinking, slightly constipated , heart pain,...you name it. It's part of getting old,\" you say. \"It's just stress.\" Most of the body's immune defenses are all located in your stomach, so when you have a hidden food allergy and you expose yourself to harmful foods, your defenses malfunction and disease-carrying bacteria take over. Had you not eaten that one food you were allergic to for breakfast, you would never have got sick.\nTogether, Dr Patel and Ken Drew have developed the Reverse My Disease program, which claims it can _ your body against diseases like arthritis , Alzheimer's, diabetes, heart disease and cancers. You won't need a prescription and there isn't any kind of medical procedure involved. There's no medical jargon, no complicated diet to do. What it does do is claim to tell you how to hack your body's natural defense system.\nDr. Patel has remained under the radar of the entire medical establishment because his ideas are so threatening to doctors who don't want you to stop being sick enough for them to write you prescriptions. Those doctor visits cost you, so check out Reverse My Disease if you want to prevent disease by learning how to eat food that won't harm your body.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the author's attitude towards Reverse My Disease?\n\n<options>:\nA Unconcerned.\nB Supportive.\nC Cautious.\nD Negative\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAccording to legend, the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy, which connects the Palazzo Ducale to an ancient prison, got its name because the walk across it gave prisoners on their way to jail a final chance to appreciate the beauty of the city.\nThe view from the bridge today, however, is more likely to be of a giant billboard selling Bulgari or Coca - cola. Beyond the billboards, monuments are being restored. The money comes from advertising profits.\nBut when the Coke billboards went up this summer on buildings near the Piazza San Marco, which is at the historic heart of Venice, there was a public debate.\n\"We can't commercialize everything,\" said Alessandra Mottola Molfino, a Venetian. \"The lesson that goes out is that a price is for everything.\"\n\"We couldn't stay quiet,\" said Maria Camilla Bianchini d'Alberigo, president of a heritage protection association. \"Too much is too much.\"\nThere needed to be rules, she added, rules that prevent the advertising billboards clashing with the monuments of the city.\nCity of officials, however, argue that without these ads, the city could not afford to maintain its heritage. Many have been damaged by centuries of wear and are even a threat to public safety.\n\"I can't turn down the image of bottle when there are pieces of the Palazzo Ducale falling to the ground,\" said Renata Codello, a Cultrue Ministry official.\nThe Culture Minister has a budget of about $ 47 million (315 million yuan) for restoration of monuments, but Italy has a rich architectural heritage, and funds are always tight.Of that amount,\n$ 1.8 million was given to the entire Vector region, which includes Venice.\nTwo years ago, the city signed an agreement with the Dotter Group, a company responsible for the restoration of the Bridge of Sighs and the Palazzo Ducale.It allows it to sell ad space.\nBut there is a condition in the agreement: The ads should not offend public taste,\nIn August, Venice banned US actress Julianne Moore's Bulgrari ad from a billboard in the Piazza San Marco.\nThe photo shows a naked Moore covered with lion cubs, handbags and jewelry, Mayor Giorgio Orsoni called the image too racy and unsuitable for the Piazza San Marco.\n\"I take account of the fact that Venice is part of the real world... but we cannot accept these Hollywood-style images.There arc intelligent sponsors, and we need to come up with advertising that suits Venice, not Times Square,\" he said in a speech.\n\n<question>:\nThe article is mainly about_in Venice\n\n<options>:\nA restoration of cultural heritage\nB widespread commercialization\nC the conflict between ads and cultural heritage\nD the difficulty of restoring monuments\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAccording to legend, the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy, which connects the Palazzo Ducale to an ancient prison, got its name because the walk across it gave prisoners on their way to jail a final chance to appreciate the beauty of the city.\nThe view from the bridge today, however, is more likely to be of a giant billboard selling Bulgari or Coca - cola. Beyond the billboards, monuments are being restored. The money comes from advertising profits.\nBut when the Coke billboards went up this summer on buildings near the Piazza San Marco, which is at the historic heart of Venice, there was a public debate.\n\"We can't commercialize everything,\" said Alessandra Mottola Molfino, a Venetian. \"The lesson that goes out is that a price is for everything.\"\n\"We couldn't stay quiet,\" said Maria Camilla Bianchini d'Alberigo, president of a heritage protection association. \"Too much is too much.\"\nThere needed to be rules, she added, rules that prevent the advertising billboards clashing with the monuments of the city.\nCity of officials, however, argue that without these ads, the city could not afford to maintain its heritage. Many have been damaged by centuries of wear and are even a threat to public safety.\n\"I can't turn down the image of bottle when there are pieces of the Palazzo Ducale falling to the ground,\" said Renata Codello, a Cultrue Ministry official.\nThe Culture Minister has a budget of about $ 47 million (315 million yuan) for restoration of monuments, but Italy has a rich architectural heritage, and funds are always tight.Of that amount,\n$ 1.8 million was given to the entire Vector region, which includes Venice.\nTwo years ago, the city signed an agreement with the Dotter Group, a company responsible for the restoration of the Bridge of Sighs and the Palazzo Ducale.It allows it to sell ad space.\nBut there is a condition in the agreement: The ads should not offend public taste,\nIn August, Venice banned US actress Julianne Moore's Bulgrari ad from a billboard in the Piazza San Marco.\nThe photo shows a naked Moore covered with lion cubs, handbags and jewelry, Mayor Giorgio Orsoni called the image too racy and unsuitable for the Piazza San Marco.\n\"I take account of the fact that Venice is part of the real world... but we cannot accept these Hollywood-style images.There arc intelligent sponsors, and we need to come up with advertising that suits Venice, not Times Square,\" he said in a speech.\n\n<question>:\nWhy do many Venetians complain about the ads?\n\n<options>:\nA They are intolerant of commercialization.\nB They feel the ads are damaging the city.\nC The ads are usually racy and in an American style.\nD The ads don't present a traditional view of Venice,\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAccording to legend, the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy, which connects the Palazzo Ducale to an ancient prison, got its name because the walk across it gave prisoners on their way to jail a final chance to appreciate the beauty of the city.\nThe view from the bridge today, however, is more likely to be of a giant billboard selling Bulgari or Coca - cola. Beyond the billboards, monuments are being restored. The money comes from advertising profits.\nBut when the Coke billboards went up this summer on buildings near the Piazza San Marco, which is at the historic heart of Venice, there was a public debate.\n\"We can't commercialize everything,\" said Alessandra Mottola Molfino, a Venetian. \"The lesson that goes out is that a price is for everything.\"\n\"We couldn't stay quiet,\" said Maria Camilla Bianchini d'Alberigo, president of a heritage protection association. \"Too much is too much.\"\nThere needed to be rules, she added, rules that prevent the advertising billboards clashing with the monuments of the city.\nCity of officials, however, argue that without these ads, the city could not afford to maintain its heritage. Many have been damaged by centuries of wear and are even a threat to public safety.\n\"I can't turn down the image of bottle when there are pieces of the Palazzo Ducale falling to the ground,\" said Renata Codello, a Cultrue Ministry official.\nThe Culture Minister has a budget of about $ 47 million (315 million yuan) for restoration of monuments, but Italy has a rich architectural heritage, and funds are always tight.Of that amount,\n$ 1.8 million was given to the entire Vector region, which includes Venice.\nTwo years ago, the city signed an agreement with the Dotter Group, a company responsible for the restoration of the Bridge of Sighs and the Palazzo Ducale.It allows it to sell ad space.\nBut there is a condition in the agreement: The ads should not offend public taste,\nIn August, Venice banned US actress Julianne Moore's Bulgrari ad from a billboard in the Piazza San Marco.\nThe photo shows a naked Moore covered with lion cubs, handbags and jewelry, Mayor Giorgio Orsoni called the image too racy and unsuitable for the Piazza San Marco.\n\"I take account of the fact that Venice is part of the real world... but we cannot accept these Hollywood-style images.There arc intelligent sponsors, and we need to come up with advertising that suits Venice, not Times Square,\" he said in a speech.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be inferred from the passage that\n\n<options>:\nA Hollywood stars' ads cannot go up in Venice\nB the mayor of Venice is expecting new advertising\nC the Dotter Group may stop its restoration work for lack of funds\nD people can buy Bulgaria or Coca-cola on the Bridge of Sighs\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nYour body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment . The old saying \"an apple a day keeps the doctor away.\" is not as silly as some people think. The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamins. Many people take extra vitamins in pill form , believing that these will make them healthy. But a good diet is made up of nutritive food and this gives all the vitamins you need. The body doesn't need or use extra vitamins, so why they waste money on them?\nIn the modern Western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly. They throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly. The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening.\n\n<question>:\nThe old saying referred to in the passage tells us that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA eating apples regularly does lots of good to our health.\nB the apple is the best among all kinds of fruits\nC apples can take the place of doctors\nD an apple is a sure cure for illness\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nOne in every five young people has a sleep problem, so you're not alone; Getting enough sleep has become as important as eating vegetables and exercising regularly. It's very important for your body. \nMost young people only get seven hours of sleep each night, when they actually need nine hours. And making up for lost sleep during the week by sleeping in on weekends doesn't really work. In fact, sleeping late on weekends may actually do you more harm than good, if you have sleep problems.\nWhat happens if you don't get enough sleep? If your sleep problem continues for a few nights, you could suffer serious problems. Lack of sleep can affect learning and memory. Worse , if your sleep difficulties last a long time , that could lead to anxiety or depression . Therefore, you've got to have some healthy sleep habits. Below are some suggestions:\n* GO TO BED AT THE SAME TIME--including weekends , if possible .\n* WAKE UP AROUND THE SAME TIME EVERY MORNING . When you sleep late just one morning during the week, it may disturb your body clock. This will make it hard for you to sleep that night.\n* DO SMOETHING REALXING before going to bed .\n* EXERCISE DURING THE DAY . Don't exercise right before going to bed.\n* AVOID DRINKING ALCOHOL. Alcohol makes you excited. This prevents you from falling asleep or wakes you up during the night.\n* DON'T SMOKE . Smoking is always bad for the body. Smoking before bedtime keeps you awake.\nIf trying these tips over a couple of weeks does not help you, speak to your doctor. Do not take any sleeping pills without first asking your doctor. Many have strong side effects.\n\n<question>:\n_ young people have sleep problems.\n\n<options>:\nA 10 %\nB 20%\nC 25%\nD 50%\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nOne in every five young people has a sleep problem, so you're not alone; Getting enough sleep has become as important as eating vegetables and exercising regularly. It's very important for your body. \nMost young people only get seven hours of sleep each night, when they actually need nine hours. And making up for lost sleep during the week by sleeping in on weekends doesn't really work. In fact, sleeping late on weekends may actually do you more harm than good, if you have sleep problems.\nWhat happens if you don't get enough sleep? If your sleep problem continues for a few nights, you could suffer serious problems. Lack of sleep can affect learning and memory. Worse , if your sleep difficulties last a long time , that could lead to anxiety or depression . Therefore, you've got to have some healthy sleep habits. Below are some suggestions:\n* GO TO BED AT THE SAME TIME--including weekends , if possible .\n* WAKE UP AROUND THE SAME TIME EVERY MORNING . When you sleep late just one morning during the week, it may disturb your body clock. This will make it hard for you to sleep that night.\n* DO SMOETHING REALXING before going to bed .\n* EXERCISE DURING THE DAY . Don't exercise right before going to bed.\n* AVOID DRINKING ALCOHOL. Alcohol makes you excited. This prevents you from falling asleep or wakes you up during the night.\n* DON'T SMOKE . Smoking is always bad for the body. Smoking before bedtime keeps you awake.\nIf trying these tips over a couple of weeks does not help you, speak to your doctor. Do not take any sleeping pills without first asking your doctor. Many have strong side effects.\n\n<question>:\nThe passage suggests that people with sleep problems should_.\n\n<options>:\nA make up for lost sleep on weekends\nB follow a fixed timetable for sleep\nC sleep seven hours every day\nD take some sleeping pills\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nOne in every five young people has a sleep problem, so you're not alone; Getting enough sleep has become as important as eating vegetables and exercising regularly. It's very important for your body. \nMost young people only get seven hours of sleep each night, when they actually need nine hours. And making up for lost sleep during the week by sleeping in on weekends doesn't really work. In fact, sleeping late on weekends may actually do you more harm than good, if you have sleep problems.\nWhat happens if you don't get enough sleep? If your sleep problem continues for a few nights, you could suffer serious problems. Lack of sleep can affect learning and memory. Worse , if your sleep difficulties last a long time , that could lead to anxiety or depression . Therefore, you've got to have some healthy sleep habits. Below are some suggestions:\n* GO TO BED AT THE SAME TIME--including weekends , if possible .\n* WAKE UP AROUND THE SAME TIME EVERY MORNING . When you sleep late just one morning during the week, it may disturb your body clock. This will make it hard for you to sleep that night.\n* DO SMOETHING REALXING before going to bed .\n* EXERCISE DURING THE DAY . Don't exercise right before going to bed.\n* AVOID DRINKING ALCOHOL. Alcohol makes you excited. This prevents you from falling asleep or wakes you up during the night.\n* DON'T SMOKE . Smoking is always bad for the body. Smoking before bedtime keeps you awake.\nIf trying these tips over a couple of weeks does not help you, speak to your doctor. Do not take any sleeping pills without first asking your doctor. Many have strong side effects.\n\n<question>:\nWhich is not mentioned in order to develop good sleeping habits in the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Eating vegetables\nB Excising\nC Smoking\nD Drinking alcohol\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWith online courses, anyone can gain knowledge in any field of interest for free. All you need is a computer, laptop or Smartphone, internet connection and a self-made schedule. You can even get a certificate on completing the course.\nUdemy\nIts goal is to promote the world of education by enabling anyone to learn online. It seeks to dramatically change education by inviting millions of experts worldwide to teach and share what they know. Whether you want to learn excel, business, academics, the arts, health, music or technology, there is a comprehensive course for you. See more at https://udemy.com\niTunes U\nIf you're a student who uses Apple devices, you will be happy to know that you have access to iTunes U, which gives you access to different educational courses from all leading universities for free! Did you dream of studying at MIT, Oxford, Yale, or Cambridge? This is your chance to learn various subjects from the best colleges and universities in the world. Learn more at https://iTunesU.com\nSkillfeed\nIf you are looking to learning a new skill, or improving on your skills in Photoshop, or HTML, it offers unlimited access to high-quality video courses from a worldwide community of instructors. You have a month's free trial, after which you will pay a monthly fee to gain unlimited access to all courses. See more at https://skillfeed.com\nAcademic Earth\nIt has linked to over 750 online courses and 8,500 individual online lectures, giving students of all ages access to college courses they may otherwise never experience. Whether learning existing coursework, or learning for the sake of learning, anyone has the freedom to learn at their own pace from world-famous experts, without being charged more. Learn more at http://academicearth.com\nUC Berkeley\nIt offers courses in bioengineering, Japanese, legal studies and public health. Since they are recordings of actual lectures, they lack lecture notes and extra materials. However, each course has audio recordings of lectures via iTunes or video recordings of lectures via YouTube. Learn more at https://ucberkeley.com\n\n<question>:\nLearners who choose Skillfeed need to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA equip themselves with the ability to use the computer\nB pay some fee if they want to continue after a month\nC have some knowledge of the design of website\nD learn to upload their own high-quality video\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWith online courses, anyone can gain knowledge in any field of interest for free. All you need is a computer, laptop or Smartphone, internet connection and a self-made schedule. You can even get a certificate on completing the course.\nUdemy\nIts goal is to promote the world of education by enabling anyone to learn online. It seeks to dramatically change education by inviting millions of experts worldwide to teach and share what they know. Whether you want to learn excel, business, academics, the arts, health, music or technology, there is a comprehensive course for you. See more at https://udemy.com\niTunes U\nIf you're a student who uses Apple devices, you will be happy to know that you have access to iTunes U, which gives you access to different educational courses from all leading universities for free! Did you dream of studying at MIT, Oxford, Yale, or Cambridge? This is your chance to learn various subjects from the best colleges and universities in the world. Learn more at https://iTunesU.com\nSkillfeed\nIf you are looking to learning a new skill, or improving on your skills in Photoshop, or HTML, it offers unlimited access to high-quality video courses from a worldwide community of instructors. You have a month's free trial, after which you will pay a monthly fee to gain unlimited access to all courses. See more at https://skillfeed.com\nAcademic Earth\nIt has linked to over 750 online courses and 8,500 individual online lectures, giving students of all ages access to college courses they may otherwise never experience. Whether learning existing coursework, or learning for the sake of learning, anyone has the freedom to learn at their own pace from world-famous experts, without being charged more. Learn more at http://academicearth.com\nUC Berkeley\nIt offers courses in bioengineering, Japanese, legal studies and public health. Since they are recordings of actual lectures, they lack lecture notes and extra materials. However, each course has audio recordings of lectures via iTunes or video recordings of lectures via YouTube. Learn more at https://ucberkeley.com\n\n<question>:\nIf you want to improve your skill of Japanese language, you can visit _ .\n\n<options>:\nA https://skillfeed.com\nB https://ucberkeley.com\nC https://udemy.com\nD https://iTunesU.com\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nFinland lies in the north of Europe, and has Russia to the east. It is two different places in winter and summer. Summers there are fairly dry and hot, although by August things can already begin to get cold and unpleasant. Of course, winters are cold, but the cold is dry. In most parts snow comes in October and clears by the end of March, but in the northern parts snow can fall as early as September and stay until late May.\nThe tourist season in southern Finland is from early June to late August. This is when all the tourist attractions and summer programs are open, with steamboats and ferries traveling on the lakes and rivers, and festivals become very lively. Finnish holidays are from the summer high season in late June to the end of July. This is the time period of nights with sunlight, when Finland doesnt seem to sleep.\nThe tourist season in northern Finland is different. Mosquitoes can be annoying in July, but September is lovely with its autumn colors. October, February and March are good times to visit the north of Finland to view the aurora borealis , and enjoy winter activities such as skiing and dog sledding. The Christmas holiday period is also one of the best times in Finland --after all, this is the \"official\" home of Santa Claus. Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is popular all year round.\n\n<question>:\nWhats the longest time the snow can last in Finland?\n\n<options>:\nA 9 months.\nB 10 months.\nC 7 months.\nD 6 months.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nFinland lies in the north of Europe, and has Russia to the east. It is two different places in winter and summer. Summers there are fairly dry and hot, although by August things can already begin to get cold and unpleasant. Of course, winters are cold, but the cold is dry. In most parts snow comes in October and clears by the end of March, but in the northern parts snow can fall as early as September and stay until late May.\nThe tourist season in southern Finland is from early June to late August. This is when all the tourist attractions and summer programs are open, with steamboats and ferries traveling on the lakes and rivers, and festivals become very lively. Finnish holidays are from the summer high season in late June to the end of July. This is the time period of nights with sunlight, when Finland doesnt seem to sleep.\nThe tourist season in northern Finland is different. Mosquitoes can be annoying in July, but September is lovely with its autumn colors. October, February and March are good times to visit the north of Finland to view the aurora borealis , and enjoy winter activities such as skiing and dog sledding. The Christmas holiday period is also one of the best times in Finland --after all, this is the \"official\" home of Santa Claus. Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is popular all year round.\n\n<question>:\nIn the summer high season, Finland doesnt seem to sleep because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the sun is out at night\nB people in Finland work at night\nC people would rather go traveling\nD lots of lights are on because of the tourist season\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 nature is left alone, a balance is reached among the animals and plants living in one area. But when man starts his work in nature, the balance is likely to be destroyed. He grows a crop and takes it away to eat; then there are no dead leaves to fall on the ground, holding water while it sinks into the surface, or decaying and adding humus to the soil. Unless a farmer acts with knowledge and skill, he is therefore most likely to make the land poorer. To take the place of the useful matter in the crops that he removes, he uses some kind of fertilizer. Chemical fertilizers are of great help, but the waste products of animals and decaying remains of plants should also be put on the land. In some places, it is a habit to burn waste material lying about, but such burning destroys the useful matter in the dead plants. Although the ashes that are left are valuable when put on the land, a better practice is to bury the waste so that it decays and increases the humus in the soil.\nIn the past, when the world population was much lower than it is now, a man had little difficulty in ordinary times in growing the food that was needed. When a field had been used some years and had become tired, the farmer could move to another place. The tired land then slowly recovered. Gradually grasses and other plants would appear on it and its productive power would slowly return to normal through their decay. But nature, left alone, would take a long time to bring back the land to its former state; the length of time required would depend on local conditions, but it might well be ten years.\n It is a bad practice to grow the same crop in a field year after year. If the crop is changed, the land will suffer less because it is treated and used in a different way. Different plants have different effects on the soil. Therefore, a change of crop will do less harm than the growing of the same crop year after year and a regular change to grass will do good to the soil. Much will therefore be gained if different crops are grown one after another, a method known as the rotation of crops.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, the land will become poorer, _ .\n\n<options>:\nA if all the dead leaves are cleared away\nB if the humus is increased after the harvest\nC if dead leaves decay in the soil by themselves\nD if waste plant material lying about is buried\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 nature is left alone, a balance is reached among the animals and plants living in one area. But when man starts his work in nature, the balance is likely to be destroyed. He grows a crop and takes it away to eat; then there are no dead leaves to fall on the ground, holding water while it sinks into the surface, or decaying and adding humus to the soil. Unless a farmer acts with knowledge and skill, he is therefore most likely to make the land poorer. To take the place of the useful matter in the crops that he removes, he uses some kind of fertilizer. Chemical fertilizers are of great help, but the waste products of animals and decaying remains of plants should also be put on the land. In some places, it is a habit to burn waste material lying about, but such burning destroys the useful matter in the dead plants. Although the ashes that are left are valuable when put on the land, a better practice is to bury the waste so that it decays and increases the humus in the soil.\nIn the past, when the world population was much lower than it is now, a man had little difficulty in ordinary times in growing the food that was needed. When a field had been used some years and had become tired, the farmer could move to another place. The tired land then slowly recovered. Gradually grasses and other plants would appear on it and its productive power would slowly return to normal through their decay. But nature, left alone, would take a long time to bring back the land to its former state; the length of time required would depend on local conditions, but it might well be ten years.\n It is a bad practice to grow the same crop in a field year after year. If the crop is changed, the land will suffer less because it is treated and used in a different way. Different plants have different effects on the soil. Therefore, a change of crop will do less harm than the growing of the same crop year after year and a regular change to grass will do good to the soil. Much will therefore be gained if different crops are grown one after another, a method known as the rotation of crops.\n\n<question>:\nWe can learn from the passage that the tired land has gradually recovered _ .\n\n<options>:\nA when grasses and other plants appear again\nB when the treatment is given by nature alone\nC after new grasses and other plants have decayed again\nD after nature has been left alone for several months\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 nature is left alone, a balance is reached among the animals and plants living in one area. But when man starts his work in nature, the balance is likely to be destroyed. He grows a crop and takes it away to eat; then there are no dead leaves to fall on the ground, holding water while it sinks into the surface, or decaying and adding humus to the soil. Unless a farmer acts with knowledge and skill, he is therefore most likely to make the land poorer. To take the place of the useful matter in the crops that he removes, he uses some kind of fertilizer. Chemical fertilizers are of great help, but the waste products of animals and decaying remains of plants should also be put on the land. In some places, it is a habit to burn waste material lying about, but such burning destroys the useful matter in the dead plants. Although the ashes that are left are valuable when put on the land, a better practice is to bury the waste so that it decays and increases the humus in the soil.\nIn the past, when the world population was much lower than it is now, a man had little difficulty in ordinary times in growing the food that was needed. When a field had been used some years and had become tired, the farmer could move to another place. The tired land then slowly recovered. Gradually grasses and other plants would appear on it and its productive power would slowly return to normal through their decay. But nature, left alone, would take a long time to bring back the land to its former state; the length of time required would depend on local conditions, but it might well be ten years.\n It is a bad practice to grow the same crop in a field year after year. If the crop is changed, the land will suffer less because it is treated and used in a different way. Different plants have different effects on the soil. Therefore, a change of crop will do less harm than the growing of the same crop year after year and a regular change to grass will do good to the soil. Much will therefore be gained if different crops are grown one after another, a method known as the rotation of crops.\n\n<question>:\nA modern farmer can hardly move to another place as he did before because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the productive power of a new field isn't higher than that of an old one\nB there are few free fields left for him to do farming\nC it takes a farmer more than ten years to start farming in a new field\nD there will be too many grasses in a new field to grow crops\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThere is a boy in my gym class (I'll call him Bill) who has unbearably yellow teeth that almost make everyone feel unpleasant. Recently another boy told Bill that he should \"go Ajax\" his teeth. Bill was crushed. Had the other boy been thinking, he would have realized that there is a better way to handle such a situation. He could have dealt with it with tact. He could have showed this hurtful truth in a more careful, sensitive way--that's \"tact\".\nIf a person isn't sensitive to another's feelings, there is no way he or she can be tactful. Yesterday, my 5-year-old brother proudly announced that he had cleaned the screen on our television set. Unfortunately, he used furniture polish , which produced an oily film on the television screen. My mother smiled and thanked him for his efforts--and then showed how to clean the screen properly. Her sensitivity enables my brother to keep his self-respect. Yet, sensitivity alone does not make tact.\n\"Tactfulness\" also requires \"truthfulness\". Doctors, for example must be truthful. If a patient has just been disabled in an accident, a tactful doctor will tell the truth--but express it with sensitivity. The doctor may try to give the patient hope by telling them curing techniques under study or about advanced equipment now available. Doctors must use tact with patients relatives as well. Instead of bluntly saying, \"Your husband is disabled,\" a doctor might say, \"I'm sorry, but your husband has lost feeling in his legs and...\"\nTact should not be confused with trickery. Trickery occurs when a nurse is about to give a patient an injection and says, \"This won't hurt a bit.\" Instead of trickery, the nurse might guarantee the patient that the discomfort of the injection is a small thing compared to the benefits of it. It would also be thoughtful for the nurse to tell the patients about some of these benefits.\nTact is a wonderful skill to have, and tactful people are usually admired and respected. Without tact our society would become an intolerable place to live in.\n\n<question>:\nWhen told he should \"go Ajax\" his teeth, Bill probably felt _ .\n\n<options>:\nA surprised\nB cheated\nC regretful\nD painful\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThere is a boy in my gym class (I'll call him Bill) who has unbearably yellow teeth that almost make everyone feel unpleasant. Recently another boy told Bill that he should \"go Ajax\" his teeth. Bill was crushed. Had the other boy been thinking, he would have realized that there is a better way to handle such a situation. He could have dealt with it with tact. He could have showed this hurtful truth in a more careful, sensitive way--that's \"tact\".\nIf a person isn't sensitive to another's feelings, there is no way he or she can be tactful. Yesterday, my 5-year-old brother proudly announced that he had cleaned the screen on our television set. Unfortunately, he used furniture polish , which produced an oily film on the television screen. My mother smiled and thanked him for his efforts--and then showed how to clean the screen properly. Her sensitivity enables my brother to keep his self-respect. Yet, sensitivity alone does not make tact.\n\"Tactfulness\" also requires \"truthfulness\". Doctors, for example must be truthful. If a patient has just been disabled in an accident, a tactful doctor will tell the truth--but express it with sensitivity. The doctor may try to give the patient hope by telling them curing techniques under study or about advanced equipment now available. Doctors must use tact with patients relatives as well. Instead of bluntly saying, \"Your husband is disabled,\" a doctor might say, \"I'm sorry, but your husband has lost feeling in his legs and...\"\nTact should not be confused with trickery. Trickery occurs when a nurse is about to give a patient an injection and says, \"This won't hurt a bit.\" Instead of trickery, the nurse might guarantee the patient that the discomfort of the injection is a small thing compared to the benefits of it. It would also be thoughtful for the nurse to tell the patients about some of these benefits.\nTact is a wonderful skill to have, and tactful people are usually admired and respected. Without tact our society would become an intolerable place to live in.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the author, his mother's praise for the brother is _ .\n\n<options>:\nA both sensitive and tactful\nB sensitive but not tactful enough\nC truthful but not tactful\nD sensitive but trickish\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLook and feel better in 30 days, guaranteed!\nOur proven workout system helps you reach your goals fast.\nMany Americans are overweight for lack of physical activity. Many are struggling to lose weight, but most give up just within days. If you've struggled with diets and workout routines, only to feel like you aren't getting anywhere, our gym is for you! Take a moment to read this page to find out what we can do for you.\nLet us help you\nReach your fitness goals quickly and safely\nWork out in a comfortable environment\nLook and feel great\nGet the results you've been looking for\nHave you tried dieting and working out, only to be let down? Do you have trouble pulling yourself to the gym every day? Our program is designed for the \"average Joe or Jane\" to be able to lose weight and keep it off, with a combination of nutrition, motivation, and fitness.\nOur fitness method\nOur workout system will ensure that you lose weight and build muscles quickly and safely. We have developed a workout that targets all the right muscle groups, while at the same time burning unwanted fat. Our experienced trainers can help you with nutrition in between workouts to allow you to reach your goals faster. Nutrition is a big part of getting fit; don't overlook it!\nIf working out on your own hasn't produced the type of results you want, that's why we're here. Join today! We charge $500 for each membership, but people who join our gym today can get a 20 percent discount. Those who join in the following week can get a 10 percent discount. For more information, please click here.\n\n<question>:\nMany Americans fail to lose weight probably because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA they lack confidence\nB they do exercise alone\nC they are under great pressure\nD they don't get enough exercise\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLook and feel better in 30 days, guaranteed!\nOur proven workout system helps you reach your goals fast.\nMany Americans are overweight for lack of physical activity. Many are struggling to lose weight, but most give up just within days. If you've struggled with diets and workout routines, only to feel like you aren't getting anywhere, our gym is for you! Take a moment to read this page to find out what we can do for you.\nLet us help you\nReach your fitness goals quickly and safely\nWork out in a comfortable environment\nLook and feel great\nGet the results you've been looking for\nHave you tried dieting and working out, only to be let down? Do you have trouble pulling yourself to the gym every day? Our program is designed for the \"average Joe or Jane\" to be able to lose weight and keep it off, with a combination of nutrition, motivation, and fitness.\nOur fitness method\nOur workout system will ensure that you lose weight and build muscles quickly and safely. We have developed a workout that targets all the right muscle groups, while at the same time burning unwanted fat. Our experienced trainers can help you with nutrition in between workouts to allow you to reach your goals faster. Nutrition is a big part of getting fit; don't overlook it!\nIf working out on your own hasn't produced the type of results you want, that's why we're here. Join today! We charge $500 for each membership, but people who join our gym today can get a 20 percent discount. Those who join in the following week can get a 10 percent discount. For more information, please click here.\n\n<question>:\nFrom the text, we can learn that if you join the gym, _ .\n\n<options>:\nA you'll lose weight safely but slowly\nB you'll struggle with workout routines\nC you'll be advised to pay attention to nutrition\nD you'll be advised to do nothing in between workouts\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLook and feel better in 30 days, guaranteed!\nOur proven workout system helps you reach your goals fast.\nMany Americans are overweight for lack of physical activity. Many are struggling to lose weight, but most give up just within days. If you've struggled with diets and workout routines, only to feel like you aren't getting anywhere, our gym is for you! Take a moment to read this page to find out what we can do for you.\nLet us help you\nReach your fitness goals quickly and safely\nWork out in a comfortable environment\nLook and feel great\nGet the results you've been looking for\nHave you tried dieting and working out, only to be let down? Do you have trouble pulling yourself to the gym every day? Our program is designed for the \"average Joe or Jane\" to be able to lose weight and keep it off, with a combination of nutrition, motivation, and fitness.\nOur fitness method\nOur workout system will ensure that you lose weight and build muscles quickly and safely. We have developed a workout that targets all the right muscle groups, while at the same time burning unwanted fat. Our experienced trainers can help you with nutrition in between workouts to allow you to reach your goals faster. Nutrition is a big part of getting fit; don't overlook it!\nIf working out on your own hasn't produced the type of results you want, that's why we're here. Join today! We charge $500 for each membership, but people who join our gym today can get a 20 percent discount. Those who join in the following week can get a 10 percent discount. For more information, please click here.\n\n<question>:\nHow much do a couple have to pay if they join the gym today?\n\n<options>:\nA $500.\nB $800.\nC $900.\nD $1,000.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLook and feel better in 30 days, guaranteed!\nOur proven workout system helps you reach your goals fast.\nMany Americans are overweight for lack of physical activity. Many are struggling to lose weight, but most give up just within days. If you've struggled with diets and workout routines, only to feel like you aren't getting anywhere, our gym is for you! Take a moment to read this page to find out what we can do for you.\nLet us help you\nReach your fitness goals quickly and safely\nWork out in a comfortable environment\nLook and feel great\nGet the results you've been looking for\nHave you tried dieting and working out, only to be let down? Do you have trouble pulling yourself to the gym every day? Our program is designed for the \"average Joe or Jane\" to be able to lose weight and keep it off, with a combination of nutrition, motivation, and fitness.\nOur fitness method\nOur workout system will ensure that you lose weight and build muscles quickly and safely. We have developed a workout that targets all the right muscle groups, while at the same time burning unwanted fat. Our experienced trainers can help you with nutrition in between workouts to allow you to reach your goals faster. Nutrition is a big part of getting fit; don't overlook it!\nIf working out on your own hasn't produced the type of results you want, that's why we're here. Join today! We charge $500 for each membership, but people who join our gym today can get a 20 percent discount. Those who join in the following week can get a 10 percent discount. For more information, please click here.\n\n<question>:\nThis text is most probably taken from a _ .\n\n<options>:\nA newspaper\nB magazine\nC website\nD textbook\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 Andrew Romay Immigrant Support Program (ISP) at the International Center provides a welcoming place for immigrants where they can build the skills they need to fully participate in the professional and social life of their new country. \nAbout the Program\n The Andrew Romay Immigrant Support Program (ISP) at the International Center provides an integrated set of educational, cultural, and professional activities at ICNY to help immigrants:\n *improve their English\n *develop the networks they need to achieve their goals and fully participate in American life\n *find a welcoming \"home away from home\"\n Participants have access to a wide-range of programming, including:\n *more than 40 weekly classes in English language and American culture\n *practical and career-skills workshops\n *opportunities to explore New York City and the nearby area through trips and tours[\n ISP is particularly focused on helping newly arrived immigrants at a critical point in their lives. Recent arrivals in financial need receive one-year scholarships and low-cost meals. ISP is funded by Andrew Romay and a sum of money from the Open Society Institute. \n If you are interested in applying for ISP, please fill out our online application or contact ISP Program Manager, Elaine Roberts at (212) 255-9555 or at eroberts@intlcenter. org. \nResources for Current ISP Members\nRECOMMENDED CLASSES\n *Intermediate level: Introduction to Writing & Interviewing Skills on Wednesday, \nfrom 11 am - l2:l0pm. \n *High Intermediate/Advanced: Tips for Success at Work and Beyond on Tuesday, from 2-3:25pm. \n *Advanced: Career Skills Workshop on Wednesday, from 6-8pm. Sign-up required. \n *For all levels: Interviewing Skills Workshop on Saturday, from 11 am. - 2 pm. Sign-up required.\nUPCOMING EVENTS\n To see a list of upcoming events, visit our News & Events page.\nOTHER RESOURCES\n If you would like helpful resources on topics such as ESOL, healthcare, housing, or finding a job, please visit our Member Resources page.\n\n<question>:\nThe main purpose of ISP is to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA equip new immigrants with the skills needed\nB help new immigrants set up a home away from home\nC provide support for new immigrants in financial need\nD help old immigrants at a critical point\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 Andrew Romay Immigrant Support Program (ISP) at the International Center provides a welcoming place for immigrants where they can build the skills they need to fully participate in the professional and social life of their new country. \nAbout the Program\n The Andrew Romay Immigrant Support Program (ISP) at the International Center provides an integrated set of educational, cultural, and professional activities at ICNY to help immigrants:\n *improve their English\n *develop the networks they need to achieve their goals and fully participate in American life\n *find a welcoming \"home away from home\"\n Participants have access to a wide-range of programming, including:\n *more than 40 weekly classes in English language and American culture\n *practical and career-skills workshops\n *opportunities to explore New York City and the nearby area through trips and tours[\n ISP is particularly focused on helping newly arrived immigrants at a critical point in their lives. Recent arrivals in financial need receive one-year scholarships and low-cost meals. ISP is funded by Andrew Romay and a sum of money from the Open Society Institute. \n If you are interested in applying for ISP, please fill out our online application or contact ISP Program Manager, Elaine Roberts at (212) 255-9555 or at eroberts@intlcenter. org. \nResources for Current ISP Members\nRECOMMENDED CLASSES\n *Intermediate level: Introduction to Writing & Interviewing Skills on Wednesday, \nfrom 11 am - l2:l0pm. \n *High Intermediate/Advanced: Tips for Success at Work and Beyond on Tuesday, from 2-3:25pm. \n *Advanced: Career Skills Workshop on Wednesday, from 6-8pm. Sign-up required. \n *For all levels: Interviewing Skills Workshop on Saturday, from 11 am. - 2 pm. Sign-up required.\nUPCOMING EVENTS\n To see a list of upcoming events, visit our News & Events page.\nOTHER RESOURCES\n If you would like helpful resources on topics such as ESOL, healthcare, housing, or finding a job, please visit our Member Resources page.\n\n<question>:\nYou can become a member of ISP by _ .\n\n<options>:\nA visiting News & Events page\nB contacting Elaine\nC contacting Andrew\nD surfing Member Resources page\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 Andrew Romay Immigrant Support Program (ISP) at the International Center provides a welcoming place for immigrants where they can build the skills they need to fully participate in the professional and social life of their new country. \nAbout the Program\n The Andrew Romay Immigrant Support Program (ISP) at the International Center provides an integrated set of educational, cultural, and professional activities at ICNY to help immigrants:\n *improve their English\n *develop the networks they need to achieve their goals and fully participate in American life\n *find a welcoming \"home away from home\"\n Participants have access to a wide-range of programming, including:\n *more than 40 weekly classes in English language and American culture\n *practical and career-skills workshops\n *opportunities to explore New York City and the nearby area through trips and tours[\n ISP is particularly focused on helping newly arrived immigrants at a critical point in their lives. Recent arrivals in financial need receive one-year scholarships and low-cost meals. ISP is funded by Andrew Romay and a sum of money from the Open Society Institute. \n If you are interested in applying for ISP, please fill out our online application or contact ISP Program Manager, Elaine Roberts at (212) 255-9555 or at eroberts@intlcenter. org. \nResources for Current ISP Members\nRECOMMENDED CLASSES\n *Intermediate level: Introduction to Writing & Interviewing Skills on Wednesday, \nfrom 11 am - l2:l0pm. \n *High Intermediate/Advanced: Tips for Success at Work and Beyond on Tuesday, from 2-3:25pm. \n *Advanced: Career Skills Workshop on Wednesday, from 6-8pm. Sign-up required. \n *For all levels: Interviewing Skills Workshop on Saturday, from 11 am. - 2 pm. Sign-up required.\nUPCOMING EVENTS\n To see a list of upcoming events, visit our News & Events page.\nOTHER RESOURCES\n If you would like helpful resources on topics such as ESOL, healthcare, housing, or finding a job, please visit our Member Resources page.\n\n<question>:\nWhich class best suits Tracy, who hopes to improve her interviewing skills but is busy on weekdays?\n\n<options>:\nA Intermediate level.\nB High Intermediate/Advanced.\nC Advanced.\nD For all levels.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLakes, ponds, and beaches mean summer fun and cool relaxation from hot weather. But water also can be dangerous for kids if you don't take great care. Nearly 1,000 kids die each year by drowning.\nHere are some tips to keep your kids safe in the water:\nAt the Lake or Pond\n*Don't let little kids swim alone without adult supervision-- lakes or ponds may be shallow near the bank and are suddenly deep sharply further out from shore.\n*Ponds and lakes may hide jagged rocks, broken glass, or rubbish.\n*Make sure kids wear foot protection; even in the water, they should wear socks or water shoes.\n*Watch out for weeds and grass in the water that could trap a leg or arm.\n*Most boating accidents, particularly among teenagers, are related to alcohol . Be sure teens know about the dangers of alcohol, on and off the water.\nAt the Beach\n*Teach kids to always swim when and where a lifeguard is on duty. Unlike the calm waters of a swimming pool, the beach has special dangers like currents and tides . Check with the lifeguard when you arrive to find out about the water conditions.\n*Tell kids never to stand with their back to the water because a sudden wave can easily knock a child over.\n*Teach kids that if they're caught in a dangerous wave, they should swim parallel to the shore or should tread water and call for a lifeguard's help.\nWhether at the lake or at the beach, teach your child to get out of the water during bad weather, especially lightning.\n\n<question>:\nWhich is the right behavior when swimming at the beach?\n\n<options>:\nA Go off the water without a lifeguard on duty\nB Go on swimming in a heavy rain\nC Go off the water before checking the water conditions\nD Call for help if caught in a dangerous wave\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLakes, ponds, and beaches mean summer fun and cool relaxation from hot weather. But water also can be dangerous for kids if you don't take great care. Nearly 1,000 kids die each year by drowning.\nHere are some tips to keep your kids safe in the water:\nAt the Lake or Pond\n*Don't let little kids swim alone without adult supervision-- lakes or ponds may be shallow near the bank and are suddenly deep sharply further out from shore.\n*Ponds and lakes may hide jagged rocks, broken glass, or rubbish.\n*Make sure kids wear foot protection; even in the water, they should wear socks or water shoes.\n*Watch out for weeds and grass in the water that could trap a leg or arm.\n*Most boating accidents, particularly among teenagers, are related to alcohol . Be sure teens know about the dangers of alcohol, on and off the water.\nAt the Beach\n*Teach kids to always swim when and where a lifeguard is on duty. Unlike the calm waters of a swimming pool, the beach has special dangers like currents and tides . Check with the lifeguard when you arrive to find out about the water conditions.\n*Tell kids never to stand with their back to the water because a sudden wave can easily knock a child over.\n*Teach kids that if they're caught in a dangerous wave, they should swim parallel to the shore or should tread water and call for a lifeguard's help.\nWhether at the lake or at the beach, teach your child to get out of the water during bad weather, especially lightning.\n\n<question>:\nA child should _ at a lake.\n\n<options>:\nA swim on his/her own\nB be careful about weeds and grass\nC swim without shoes on\nD drink only a little wine\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLakes, ponds, and beaches mean summer fun and cool relaxation from hot weather. But water also can be dangerous for kids if you don't take great care. Nearly 1,000 kids die each year by drowning.\nHere are some tips to keep your kids safe in the water:\nAt the Lake or Pond\n*Don't let little kids swim alone without adult supervision-- lakes or ponds may be shallow near the bank and are suddenly deep sharply further out from shore.\n*Ponds and lakes may hide jagged rocks, broken glass, or rubbish.\n*Make sure kids wear foot protection; even in the water, they should wear socks or water shoes.\n*Watch out for weeds and grass in the water that could trap a leg or arm.\n*Most boating accidents, particularly among teenagers, are related to alcohol . Be sure teens know about the dangers of alcohol, on and off the water.\nAt the Beach\n*Teach kids to always swim when and where a lifeguard is on duty. Unlike the calm waters of a swimming pool, the beach has special dangers like currents and tides . Check with the lifeguard when you arrive to find out about the water conditions.\n*Tell kids never to stand with their back to the water because a sudden wave can easily knock a child over.\n*Teach kids that if they're caught in a dangerous wave, they should swim parallel to the shore or should tread water and call for a lifeguard's help.\nWhether at the lake or at the beach, teach your child to get out of the water during bad weather, especially lightning.\n\n<question>:\nSwimming at a beach is more dangerous than in a pool because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA there are no lifeguards at a beach\nB there are currents and tides at a beach\nC the waters of a beach are more calm.\nD the waters of a pool are warmer\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\n\"If you talk to the plants, they will grow faster and the effect is even better if you're a woman.\" Researchers at Royal Horticultural Society carried out an experiment to find that the voice of a woman gardener makes plants grow faster.\nThe experiment lasted a month and by the end of the study scientists managed to discover that tomato plants grew up two inches taller when women gardeners talked to them instead of male.\nSarah Darwin was the one making the plants registered the best growth. Her voice was the most \"inspiring\" for plants than those of nine other gardeners when reading a passage from The Origin of Species. The great-great-granddaughter of the famous botanist Charles Darwin found that her plant grew about two inches taller than the plant of the best male gardener.\nColin Crosbie, Garden Superintendent at RHS, said that the finding cannot yet be explained. He assumes that women have a greater range of pitch and tone which might have a certain effect on the sound waves that reach the plant. \" _ ,\"said Mr Grosbie.\nThe study began in April at RHS Garden Wisley in Survey. Scientists started with open auditions for the people who were asked to record passages from John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids, Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream and Darwin's The Origin of Species.[:Z,xx,k.Com]\nAfterwards researchers selected a number of different voices and played them to 10 tomato plants during a period of a month. Each plant had headphones connected to it. Through the headphones the sound waves could hit the plants. It was discovered that plants that \"listened\" to female voices on average grew taller by an inch in comparison to plants that heard male voices.\nMiss Darwin said, \"I think it is an honor to have a voice that can make tomatoes grow, and especially fitting because for a number of years I have been studying wild tomatoes from the Galapagos Island at the Natural History Museum in London.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat does the passage talk about?\n\n<options>:\nA Plants enjoy men's voices than women's.\nB A botanical experiment in a museum.\nC Voice's influence on plant growing.\nD Strange phenomenon at Royal Horticultural Society.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nPackaging is an important form of advertising. A package can sometimes motivate someone to buy a product. For example, a small child might ask for a breakfast food that comes in a box with a picture of a TV character. The child is more interested in the picture than in the breakfast food. Pictures for children to color or cut out, games printed on a package, or small gifts inside a box also motivate many children to buy products--or to ask their parents for them.\nSome packages suggest that\n. Food products sold in reusable containers are examples of this. Although a similar product in a plain container might cost less, people often prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass or dish, because they believe the container is free. However, the cost of the container is added to the cost of the product.\nThe size of a package also motivates a buyer. Maybe the package has \"Economy Size\" or \"Family Size\" printed on it. This suggests that the large size has the most products for the least money. But that is not always true. A buyer has to know how the product is sold and the price of the basic unit.\nThe information on the package should provide some answers. But the important thing for any buyer to remember is that a package is often an advertisement. The words and pictures do not tell the whole story. Only the product inside can do that.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA On seeing a well-designed container, a buyer often neglects what is inside it.\nB A buyer is also attracted by the size of the container.\nC Children are often made to buy a product by its package with attractive pictures.\nD Packaging is often a successful advertisement.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nPackaging is an important form of advertising. A package can sometimes motivate someone to buy a product. For example, a small child might ask for a breakfast food that comes in a box with a picture of a TV character. The child is more interested in the picture than in the breakfast food. Pictures for children to color or cut out, games printed on a package, or small gifts inside a box also motivate many children to buy products--or to ask their parents for them.\nSome packages suggest that\n. Food products sold in reusable containers are examples of this. Although a similar product in a plain container might cost less, people often prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass or dish, because they believe the container is free. However, the cost of the container is added to the cost of the product.\nThe size of a package also motivates a buyer. Maybe the package has \"Economy Size\" or \"Family Size\" printed on it. This suggests that the large size has the most products for the least money. But that is not always true. A buyer has to know how the product is sold and the price of the basic unit.\nThe information on the package should provide some answers. But the important thing for any buyer to remember is that a package is often an advertisement. The words and pictures do not tell the whole story. Only the product inside can do that.\n\n<question>:\nWhat suggestion does the author give in the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA The best choice for a buyer is to get a product in a plain package.\nB A buyer should get what he needs most.\nC Do not buy the product which is sold in a glass or dish.\nD A buyer should know that the quality of a container has little to do with the quality of the product.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nTuition fees for British students could reach as much as #20,000, a university vicc-president has warned.\nProf. Nick Pctfon warned that universities will face additional economic pressures as student numbers increase, which could force them to increase home students' fees.\nStudent tuition is presently upped at #9,000 for British students.\nSpeaking to the lines fligher Education, Prof. Petford, the vice-president of Northampton University,said that some universities with high brand value will be able to charge PS17,000, PS18,000 or PS20,000 in the future. \"'I am sure of that.\nThe president of the National Union of Students Toni Pearce said: \"The suggestion that tuition fees should be charged at this level shows just how astonishingly out of touch some university vice-presidents can be.\"\nProf. Petford argued there will be a change in how universities view home students - suggesting they will be treated more like international students. \"If you look at international students, that's been a market not well-governed since we've been recruiting (tix) overseas students. Universities have always been used to this sort of behaviour.\" He said. \"The big step change now is thinking about home students in this way.\"\nPresently there is no cap on fees that universities can charge international students.\nThe president of Universities UK, Christopher Snowden, said that his report showed universities needed more money to maintain their current standards. \"The rise in tuition fees in England did not give all universities extra money - it replaced the cuts in direct government funding , \" he said.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is Prof. Petford's belief according to the text?\n\n<options>:\nA Tuition fees for British students should reach #20,000.\nB Good universities can charge students more tuition fees.\nC Northampton University will charge E17,000 to #20,000.\nD The market of ovcrsea students should be well governed.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 Oscars ceremony at the 87th Academy Awards took place in Hollywood's 3,300-seat Dolby Theatre in California on Sunday evening(Feb.23, 2015). The night concluded with the biggest award of the evening, Best Picture. After already securing the Best Screenplay and Best Director Award for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman took flight as the winner of the night.\nCompeting with 7 other contenders including another much-predicted winner \"Boyhood\", the top prize of the night was finally awarded to the film \"Birdman\". The director of \"Birdman\" was also awarded the Best Director Oscar by the Academy. In addition, the film took home two other awards for Best Original Screenplay and Cinematography.\nStarring Michael Keaton, the dark comedy \"Birdman\" tells the story of a faded Hollywood star, famous for his roles as the \"Birdman superhero\", who struggles to win the support and confidence to perform in a different character type in a Broadway show.\nThe Academy's Best Leading Actor award went to Eddie Redmayne, for his performance in the film \"the Theory of Everything\". It was the actor's first nomination and first win.\nMeanwhile, the Best Leading Actress award went to Julianne Moore who plays a college professor who learns that she is suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's disease.\nPatricia Arquette also won her first Oscar for her supporting actress role in the movie \"Boyhood\", while J.K. Simmons won the Best Supporting Actor in \"Whiplash\".\nBest foreign Language film went to \"Ida\", while \"Crisis Hotline\" won the award for Best Documentary Short Subject.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can be inferred from the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Many people had thought \"Boyhood\" would won the top prize.\nB \"Whiplash\" won the biggest award of that evening, Best Picture.\nC Julianne Moore was suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's disease.\nD Eddie Redmayne won the Best Leading Actor award for the film \"Birdman\".\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modern era two university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have shown that heroes still exist .\nAccording to the Inner Mongolia Morning Post, the tragedy occurred on the afternoon of December 14, 2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water. More than 20 university students who happened to be near the spot immediately went to the rescue of the children. Two children were quickly rescued, but the third died. The child's body was not found for three hours. Two of the rescuers, Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao, also died of cold and exhaustion . The body of Hao and who took the lead in jumping into the lake was not found until the next day. A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college were taking photos at the lake. When they heard the children's cries for help, they went to the ice hole hand in hand to rescue the children. But the ice kept breaking, causing most of then to fall into the icy water. Local residents held mourning ceremonies at the lake.\nEight of the students were seriously affected by the freezing water and were being kept in hospital for further observation, but their lives were no longer in danger.\n\n<question>:\nWhen the three students fell into water,the university students were _ .\n\n<options>:\nA skating on the ice\nB taking photos at the lake\nC having a picnic\nD walking along the lake\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modern era two university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have shown that heroes still exist .\nAccording to the Inner Mongolia Morning Post, the tragedy occurred on the afternoon of December 14, 2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water. More than 20 university students who happened to be near the spot immediately went to the rescue of the children. Two children were quickly rescued, but the third died. The child's body was not found for three hours. Two of the rescuers, Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao, also died of cold and exhaustion . The body of Hao and who took the lead in jumping into the lake was not found until the next day. A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college were taking photos at the lake. When they heard the children's cries for help, they went to the ice hole hand in hand to rescue the children. But the ice kept breaking, causing most of then to fall into the icy water. Local residents held mourning ceremonies at the lake.\nEight of the students were seriously affected by the freezing water and were being kept in hospital for further observation, but their lives were no longer in danger.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is TRUE according to the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Three students died on the same day in all.\nB Hao Longbiao's body was found on December 14,2002.\nC The university students didn't think it dangerous to save the drowning children in the lake.\nD Local residents were not brave in face of danger.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modern era two university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have shown that heroes still exist .\nAccording to the Inner Mongolia Morning Post, the tragedy occurred on the afternoon of December 14, 2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water. More than 20 university students who happened to be near the spot immediately went to the rescue of the children. Two children were quickly rescued, but the third died. The child's body was not found for three hours. Two of the rescuers, Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao, also died of cold and exhaustion . The body of Hao and who took the lead in jumping into the lake was not found until the next day. A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college were taking photos at the lake. When they heard the children's cries for help, they went to the ice hole hand in hand to rescue the children. But the ice kept breaking, causing most of then to fall into the icy water. Local residents held mourning ceremonies at the lake.\nEight of the students were seriously affected by the freezing water and were being kept in hospital for further observation, but their lives were no longer in danger.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be inferred that _\n\n<options>:\nA people think little of the two university students' death\nB the ice on the lake wasn't strong enough to skate on\nC some students regretted for what they had done\nD heroes don't agree with the steps of modern times\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modern era two university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have shown that heroes still exist .\nAccording to the Inner Mongolia Morning Post, the tragedy occurred on the afternoon of December 14, 2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water. More than 20 university students who happened to be near the spot immediately went to the rescue of the children. Two children were quickly rescued, but the third died. The child's body was not found for three hours. Two of the rescuers, Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao, also died of cold and exhaustion . The body of Hao and who took the lead in jumping into the lake was not found until the next day. A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college were taking photos at the lake. When they heard the children's cries for help, they went to the ice hole hand in hand to rescue the children. But the ice kept breaking, causing most of then to fall into the icy water. Local residents held mourning ceremonies at the lake.\nEight of the students were seriously affected by the freezing water and were being kept in hospital for further observation, but their lives were no longer in danger.\n\n<question>:\nThe author wrote the passage to\n\n<options>:\nA warn people of the danger of skating on ice\nB call on people to learn from the brave university students\nC tell us a tragedy\nD advise university students to cherish their lives\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nParenting has never been an easy job,but mothers and fathers today face challenges in raising their children that their own parents may never have had to deal with\n While children have always been particular eaters,for example,parents today are trying to supply healthful food in a world full of chicken nuggets,processed snacks and soft drinks.Bike riding and hopscotch have given way to video games and text messaging.And working parents have to cope with all things around day care,jobs and family.\n At the same time,a large amount of health information on the Internet and elsewhere has introduced a higher level of stress for parents.Web sites provide supplements that increase a child's brain health while news organizations report on the latest scare from baby bottles or too much television.\n All of this makes raising a healthy child overwhelming.But it doesn't have to be.\n This Well guide offers small steps and simple ways to improve a child's well-being in four areas --nutrition,development,playtime and safety Inside,there's advice from experts on how to raise a healthy,active youngster;tips on diet and behavior,help for problems like insomnia,and the latest thinking on day care,discipline and other topics.It's all designed to help kids stay well every day.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the best title of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA How difficult the parents are now\nB How to improve a child's well-being\nC Parents' worries\nD the difference between parents and their parents\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nNext autumn when you see wild geese heading south for the winter flying in a V formation you might think about what scientists have discovered as to why they fly that way.\nAs each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in a V formation the whole group adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flies on its own.\nPeople who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going more quickly and easily because they are traveling on the push of one another.\nWhen a wild goose falls out of the formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go alone and quickly tries to get back into the formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front. When the head goose gets tired, it flies back into the formation and another goose flies to the front. It is wise to take turns doing difficult jobs whether it be people or wild geese flying south.\nWild geese honk from behind to inspire those up front to keep up their speed. What can we learn from this?\nWhen a wild goose gets sick or wounded by gunshots, and falls out of the formation, two other geese will fall out with that goose and follow it down to lend help and protection. They will stay with the fallen goose until it is able to fly or until it dies, and only then will they go on with their own or with another formation to catch up with their group.\n\n<question>:\nWild geese fly in a V formation in order to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA protect themselves from danger\nB fly more quickly and easily\nC help the sick and wounded\nD fly much higher in the sky\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nNext autumn when you see wild geese heading south for the winter flying in a V formation you might think about what scientists have discovered as to why they fly that way.\nAs each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in a V formation the whole group adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flies on its own.\nPeople who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going more quickly and easily because they are traveling on the push of one another.\nWhen a wild goose falls out of the formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go alone and quickly tries to get back into the formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front. When the head goose gets tired, it flies back into the formation and another goose flies to the front. It is wise to take turns doing difficult jobs whether it be people or wild geese flying south.\nWild geese honk from behind to inspire those up front to keep up their speed. What can we learn from this?\nWhen a wild goose gets sick or wounded by gunshots, and falls out of the formation, two other geese will fall out with that goose and follow it down to lend help and protection. They will stay with the fallen goose until it is able to fly or until it dies, and only then will they go on with their own or with another formation to catch up with their group.\n\n<question>:\nIf a wild goose falls out of the V formation, _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the other geese will call it back\nB the other geese will fly with it\nC it will try to get back into the group\nD it will fall behind the whole group\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nPenguin Group\nOrdinary People Change The World!\nPenguin Group and TFK have partnered together to help teachers show their students how they can make the world a better place. Building the encouraging lives of historic figures including Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein, this attractive program takes a look at the real life stories of ordinary young people who grew up to become extraordinary adults!\nDownload the classroom poster, student worksheets and teacher's guide provided below.\nClassroom Poster : You can be a Hero, too. Classroom Poster\nTeachers Guide : Ordinary People Series Teacher's Guide\nStudent Worksheet : Who's Your Hero? Worksheet\nStudent Worksheet : Hero Matchup Worksheet\nPGA Junior League Golf\nIt Takes a Team!\nTIME For Kids and PGA Junior League Golf have developed a program all about using teamwork to reach goals. Download this poster to get your students involved in the power and fun of teamwork and cooperation.\nEncourage your class to go to timeforkids.com/teampoll and take the poll!\nClassroom Poster : It Takes a Team!\nInternational Fund for Animal Welfare(IFAW)\nCats, Dogs, & Us\nTIME for Kids has partnered with IFAW to present an educational animal awareness program called Cats, Dogs, & Us. This project is sure to attract and engage students with discussion starters, in-class activity ideas, a video viewing guide, and many other in-depth and fun resources. Preview IFAW's Cats, Dogs, & Us video at http://ifaw.org/cats-dogs-and-us\nClassroom Poster : Cats, Dogs, & Us Classroom Poster\nClassroom Poster / Teachers Guide : Cats, Dogs, & Us Teachers Guide Full View\nTeachers Guide : Cats, Dogs, & Us Teachers Guide Pages\nSpecial Olympics\nSpecial Olympics Project UNIFY(r)\nin TIME and Special Olympics have teamed up to promote understanding of people's differences in the classroom, school and community. Special Olympics Project UNIFY(r) is an education-based project that uses sports and education programs to activate young people to develop communities where all youth are agents of change-promoting respect, dignity and support for people with mental disabilities.\nTFK Extra : in TIME Project UNIFY(r) Student Guide\nTeachers Guide : in TIME Project UNIFY(r) Teachers Guide\n\n<question>:\nWho are the materials mainly intended for?\n\n<options>:\nA Teachers.\nB Parents.\nC Students.\nD Headmasters.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nPenguin Group\nOrdinary People Change The World!\nPenguin Group and TFK have partnered together to help teachers show their students how they can make the world a better place. Building the encouraging lives of historic figures including Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein, this attractive program takes a look at the real life stories of ordinary young people who grew up to become extraordinary adults!\nDownload the classroom poster, student worksheets and teacher's guide provided below.\nClassroom Poster : You can be a Hero, too. Classroom Poster\nTeachers Guide : Ordinary People Series Teacher's Guide\nStudent Worksheet : Who's Your Hero? Worksheet\nStudent Worksheet : Hero Matchup Worksheet\nPGA Junior League Golf\nIt Takes a Team!\nTIME For Kids and PGA Junior League Golf have developed a program all about using teamwork to reach goals. Download this poster to get your students involved in the power and fun of teamwork and cooperation.\nEncourage your class to go to timeforkids.com/teampoll and take the poll!\nClassroom Poster : It Takes a Team!\nInternational Fund for Animal Welfare(IFAW)\nCats, Dogs, & Us\nTIME for Kids has partnered with IFAW to present an educational animal awareness program called Cats, Dogs, & Us. This project is sure to attract and engage students with discussion starters, in-class activity ideas, a video viewing guide, and many other in-depth and fun resources. Preview IFAW's Cats, Dogs, & Us video at http://ifaw.org/cats-dogs-and-us\nClassroom Poster : Cats, Dogs, & Us Classroom Poster\nClassroom Poster / Teachers Guide : Cats, Dogs, & Us Teachers Guide Full View\nTeachers Guide : Cats, Dogs, & Us Teachers Guide Pages\nSpecial Olympics\nSpecial Olympics Project UNIFY(r)\nin TIME and Special Olympics have teamed up to promote understanding of people's differences in the classroom, school and community. Special Olympics Project UNIFY(r) is an education-based project that uses sports and education programs to activate young people to develop communities where all youth are agents of change-promoting respect, dignity and support for people with mental disabilities.\nTFK Extra : in TIME Project UNIFY(r) Student Guide\nTeachers Guide : in TIME Project UNIFY(r) Teachers Guide\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the purpose of \"Penguin Group\"?\n\n<options>:\nA To train students to be ordinary people.\nB To encourage students to learn from great people.\nC To provide teaching materials for history teachers.\nD To offer students different kinds of reading materials.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nPenguin Group\nOrdinary People Change The World!\nPenguin Group and TFK have partnered together to help teachers show their students how they can make the world a better place. Building the encouraging lives of historic figures including Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein, this attractive program takes a look at the real life stories of ordinary young people who grew up to become extraordinary adults!\nDownload the classroom poster, student worksheets and teacher's guide provided below.\nClassroom Poster : You can be a Hero, too. Classroom Poster\nTeachers Guide : Ordinary People Series Teacher's Guide\nStudent Worksheet : Who's Your Hero? Worksheet\nStudent Worksheet : Hero Matchup Worksheet\nPGA Junior League Golf\nIt Takes a Team!\nTIME For Kids and PGA Junior League Golf have developed a program all about using teamwork to reach goals. Download this poster to get your students involved in the power and fun of teamwork and cooperation.\nEncourage your class to go to timeforkids.com/teampoll and take the poll!\nClassroom Poster : It Takes a Team!\nInternational Fund for Animal Welfare(IFAW)\nCats, Dogs, & Us\nTIME for Kids has partnered with IFAW to present an educational animal awareness program called Cats, Dogs, & Us. This project is sure to attract and engage students with discussion starters, in-class activity ideas, a video viewing guide, and many other in-depth and fun resources. Preview IFAW's Cats, Dogs, & Us video at http://ifaw.org/cats-dogs-and-us\nClassroom Poster : Cats, Dogs, & Us Classroom Poster\nClassroom Poster / Teachers Guide : Cats, Dogs, & Us Teachers Guide Full View\nTeachers Guide : Cats, Dogs, & Us Teachers Guide Pages\nSpecial Olympics\nSpecial Olympics Project UNIFY(r)\nin TIME and Special Olympics have teamed up to promote understanding of people's differences in the classroom, school and community. Special Olympics Project UNIFY(r) is an education-based project that uses sports and education programs to activate young people to develop communities where all youth are agents of change-promoting respect, dignity and support for people with mental disabilities.\nTFK Extra : in TIME Project UNIFY(r) Student Guide\nTeachers Guide : in TIME Project UNIFY(r) Teachers Guide\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is designed for students to learn to cooperate?\n\n<options>:\nA IFAW\nB Penguin Group\nC PGA Junior League Golf\nD Special Olympics\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nPenguin Group\nOrdinary People Change The World!\nPenguin Group and TFK have partnered together to help teachers show their students how they can make the world a better place. Building the encouraging lives of historic figures including Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein, this attractive program takes a look at the real life stories of ordinary young people who grew up to become extraordinary adults!\nDownload the classroom poster, student worksheets and teacher's guide provided below.\nClassroom Poster : You can be a Hero, too. Classroom Poster\nTeachers Guide : Ordinary People Series Teacher's Guide\nStudent Worksheet : Who's Your Hero? Worksheet\nStudent Worksheet : Hero Matchup Worksheet\nPGA Junior League Golf\nIt Takes a Team!\nTIME For Kids and PGA Junior League Golf have developed a program all about using teamwork to reach goals. Download this poster to get your students involved in the power and fun of teamwork and cooperation.\nEncourage your class to go to timeforkids.com/teampoll and take the poll!\nClassroom Poster : It Takes a Team!\nInternational Fund for Animal Welfare(IFAW)\nCats, Dogs, & Us\nTIME for Kids has partnered with IFAW to present an educational animal awareness program called Cats, Dogs, & Us. This project is sure to attract and engage students with discussion starters, in-class activity ideas, a video viewing guide, and many other in-depth and fun resources. Preview IFAW's Cats, Dogs, & Us video at http://ifaw.org/cats-dogs-and-us\nClassroom Poster : Cats, Dogs, & Us Classroom Poster\nClassroom Poster / Teachers Guide : Cats, Dogs, & Us Teachers Guide Full View\nTeachers Guide : Cats, Dogs, & Us Teachers Guide Pages\nSpecial Olympics\nSpecial Olympics Project UNIFY(r)\nin TIME and Special Olympics have teamed up to promote understanding of people's differences in the classroom, school and community. Special Olympics Project UNIFY(r) is an education-based project that uses sports and education programs to activate young people to develop communities where all youth are agents of change-promoting respect, dignity and support for people with mental disabilities.\nTFK Extra : in TIME Project UNIFY(r) Student Guide\nTeachers Guide : in TIME Project UNIFY(r) Teachers Guide\n\n<question>:\nTo know how to help a slow classmate better, you'd better go to \" _ \".\n\n<options>:\nA timeforkids.com/teampoll\nB Hero Matchup Worksheet\nC http://ifaw.org/cats-dogs-and-us\nD In TIME Project UNIFY(r) Student Guide\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThe first flights of the new airlines that will take tourists into space are ready to take off in 2012, and getting a seat on one is not all that different from booking a trip someplace on Earth. You can sign up on the website of, say, Virgin Galactic,the most wellknown of the new space tourism companies, or go to an approved travel agency and put down a large deposit. Soon you will be able to buy travel insurance,just as you can for any other vacation.\nUntil now,space tourism has been limited to the ultrawealthy. Just seven people have paid tens of millions of dollars each for a trip to the International Space Station aboard a Russian rocket.\nBut that could change this year, when Virgin Galactic intends to start offering flights just beyond the space barrier on a rocket ship it has built, featuring five minutes of weightlessness during a twoandahalfhour tour. At $ 200,000 a seat, this will open the final frontier to far more people.\nAt least two other specialty airlines have jumped in as well, taking reservations and deposits for future space flights.Allianz, the big insurer, will introduce an insurance product in 2012, lending space tourism the _ of the regular travel industry.\n\"Just to be able to sell space travel as a regular part of your business, really, just how cool is that?\" said Lynda Turley Garrett, president of Alpine Travel of Saratoga, Calif.,who is one of 58 accredited space agents for Virgin Galactic in the United States.\nIn five years,Ms.Garrett has sold three seats. But she expects that to change once passengers start going up and coming down to tell their friends. \"By 2017,it'll be just like scheduling a flight to L.A.,\" Ms.Garrett predicted.\n\n<question>:\nIf you want to book a flight to space in 2012, you can _ .\n\n<options>:\nA go to any travel agency\nB telephone Virgin Galactic\nC pay a visit to Allianz\nD sign up on the website of Virgin Galactic\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThe first flights of the new airlines that will take tourists into space are ready to take off in 2012, and getting a seat on one is not all that different from booking a trip someplace on Earth. You can sign up on the website of, say, Virgin Galactic,the most wellknown of the new space tourism companies, or go to an approved travel agency and put down a large deposit. Soon you will be able to buy travel insurance,just as you can for any other vacation.\nUntil now,space tourism has been limited to the ultrawealthy. Just seven people have paid tens of millions of dollars each for a trip to the International Space Station aboard a Russian rocket.\nBut that could change this year, when Virgin Galactic intends to start offering flights just beyond the space barrier on a rocket ship it has built, featuring five minutes of weightlessness during a twoandahalfhour tour. At $ 200,000 a seat, this will open the final frontier to far more people.\nAt least two other specialty airlines have jumped in as well, taking reservations and deposits for future space flights.Allianz, the big insurer, will introduce an insurance product in 2012, lending space tourism the _ of the regular travel industry.\n\"Just to be able to sell space travel as a regular part of your business, really, just how cool is that?\" said Lynda Turley Garrett, president of Alpine Travel of Saratoga, Calif.,who is one of 58 accredited space agents for Virgin Galactic in the United States.\nIn five years,Ms.Garrett has sold three seats. But she expects that to change once passengers start going up and coming down to tell their friends. \"By 2017,it'll be just like scheduling a flight to L.A.,\" Ms.Garrett predicted.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is true of Virgin Galactic?\n\n<options>:\nA It is one of the approved space agencies.\nB It is a famous space tourism company.\nC It sells insurance products to space tourists.\nD Its rocket has carried space passengers successfully.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThe first flights of the new airlines that will take tourists into space are ready to take off in 2012, and getting a seat on one is not all that different from booking a trip someplace on Earth. You can sign up on the website of, say, Virgin Galactic,the most wellknown of the new space tourism companies, or go to an approved travel agency and put down a large deposit. Soon you will be able to buy travel insurance,just as you can for any other vacation.\nUntil now,space tourism has been limited to the ultrawealthy. Just seven people have paid tens of millions of dollars each for a trip to the International Space Station aboard a Russian rocket.\nBut that could change this year, when Virgin Galactic intends to start offering flights just beyond the space barrier on a rocket ship it has built, featuring five minutes of weightlessness during a twoandahalfhour tour. At $ 200,000 a seat, this will open the final frontier to far more people.\nAt least two other specialty airlines have jumped in as well, taking reservations and deposits for future space flights.Allianz, the big insurer, will introduce an insurance product in 2012, lending space tourism the _ of the regular travel industry.\n\"Just to be able to sell space travel as a regular part of your business, really, just how cool is that?\" said Lynda Turley Garrett, president of Alpine Travel of Saratoga, Calif.,who is one of 58 accredited space agents for Virgin Galactic in the United States.\nIn five years,Ms.Garrett has sold three seats. But she expects that to change once passengers start going up and coming down to tell their friends. \"By 2017,it'll be just like scheduling a flight to L.A.,\" Ms.Garrett predicted.\n\n<question>:\nWhat does Ms. Garrett think of the future space travel?\n\n<options>:\nA Common.\nB Changeable.\nC Flexible.\nD Reasonable.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhile only about 200 astronauts have had the excitement of looking down at Earth and commanding systems on the International Space Station, actually thousands of everyday middleschool students have experienced by Middle School Students, or EarthKAM, a camera system.\nEarthKAM is an educational activity and outreach investigation that also results in remote Earth sensing and observation. Using the Internet, the students control a special digital camera fixed aboard the space station, enabling them to photograph the Earth's coastlines, mountain ranges and other geographic items of interest from the unique advantage point of space.\nWhile EarthKAM offers a powerful way for students to investigate Earth from the unique perspective of space, it is also inspiring the next generation of flight controllers for space programs--involving university students to control and operate the camera system and related activities from the ground.\nIn the interview, Brion Au, one of the investigation developers at NASA's Johnson Space Centre, said,\"EarthKAM is a payload by students, for students. They are in charge. This system provides a viewpoint that the astronauts have...it's just aweinspiring!\"So far, students have captured more than 40,000 photos of the Earth from the space station as it orbited the Earth once every 90 minutes, traveling at 17,500 miles an hour. The team at EarthKAM posts these photographs online for the public and participating classrooms around the world to view.\nAu explains that this education investigation is inspiring students to explore the world by examining Earth, while promoting social studies, art, geography, science, technology, and math, among other important lessons involving research and teamwork. EarthKAM was started by Dr. Sally Ride, originally flying on the shuttles. The camera is located in the window Observational Research Facility, also known as the WORF, one of many the station's research facilities.\n\n<question>:\nHow have thousands of students experienced similar excitement as astronauts?\n\n<options>:\nA In the space station.\nB In the spaceship.\nC Using a camera system.\nD Teaming up with astronauts.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhile only about 200 astronauts have had the excitement of looking down at Earth and commanding systems on the International Space Station, actually thousands of everyday middleschool students have experienced by Middle School Students, or EarthKAM, a camera system.\nEarthKAM is an educational activity and outreach investigation that also results in remote Earth sensing and observation. Using the Internet, the students control a special digital camera fixed aboard the space station, enabling them to photograph the Earth's coastlines, mountain ranges and other geographic items of interest from the unique advantage point of space.\nWhile EarthKAM offers a powerful way for students to investigate Earth from the unique perspective of space, it is also inspiring the next generation of flight controllers for space programs--involving university students to control and operate the camera system and related activities from the ground.\nIn the interview, Brion Au, one of the investigation developers at NASA's Johnson Space Centre, said,\"EarthKAM is a payload by students, for students. They are in charge. This system provides a viewpoint that the astronauts have...it's just aweinspiring!\"So far, students have captured more than 40,000 photos of the Earth from the space station as it orbited the Earth once every 90 minutes, traveling at 17,500 miles an hour. The team at EarthKAM posts these photographs online for the public and participating classrooms around the world to view.\nAu explains that this education investigation is inspiring students to explore the world by examining Earth, while promoting social studies, art, geography, science, technology, and math, among other important lessons involving research and teamwork. EarthKAM was started by Dr. Sally Ride, originally flying on the shuttles. The camera is located in the window Observational Research Facility, also known as the WORF, one of many the station's research facilities.\n\n<question>:\nWhat doesn't belong to the next generation of flight controllers for space programs?\n\n<options>:\nA University students' controlling the camera system.\nB University students' operating the camera system.\nC University students' related activities from the ground.\nD University students' investigating Earth from space.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhile only about 200 astronauts have had the excitement of looking down at Earth and commanding systems on the International Space Station, actually thousands of everyday middleschool students have experienced by Middle School Students, or EarthKAM, a camera system.\nEarthKAM is an educational activity and outreach investigation that also results in remote Earth sensing and observation. Using the Internet, the students control a special digital camera fixed aboard the space station, enabling them to photograph the Earth's coastlines, mountain ranges and other geographic items of interest from the unique advantage point of space.\nWhile EarthKAM offers a powerful way for students to investigate Earth from the unique perspective of space, it is also inspiring the next generation of flight controllers for space programs--involving university students to control and operate the camera system and related activities from the ground.\nIn the interview, Brion Au, one of the investigation developers at NASA's Johnson Space Centre, said,\"EarthKAM is a payload by students, for students. They are in charge. This system provides a viewpoint that the astronauts have...it's just aweinspiring!\"So far, students have captured more than 40,000 photos of the Earth from the space station as it orbited the Earth once every 90 minutes, traveling at 17,500 miles an hour. The team at EarthKAM posts these photographs online for the public and participating classrooms around the world to view.\nAu explains that this education investigation is inspiring students to explore the world by examining Earth, while promoting social studies, art, geography, science, technology, and math, among other important lessons involving research and teamwork. EarthKAM was started by Dr. Sally Ride, originally flying on the shuttles. The camera is located in the window Observational Research Facility, also known as the WORF, one of many the station's research facilities.\n\n<question>:\nWho are responsible for EarthKAM?\n\n<options>:\nA The astronauts.\nB The students.\nC The investigation developers.\nD The teachers.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAs a young man, Paul Beier hiked in the mountains of California. Since then, he has decided to choose his career as a wildlife protector. He went to school to learn more first of all. After he earned his doctor's degree, he eagerly signed up for a job studying cougars , which once lived throughout the United States, but now live mainly in the Rocky Mountains and westward.\nThey need not only a lot of land to survive but also plenty of food and places to raise their young. But many wild areas have been divided by freeways and taken over by towns. The small wilderness areas of the Santa Ana Mountains in Southern California didn't have much room for them. And yet a few still lived there. How did they do it?\nMany big animals are disappearing. Those that survive are being trapped in shrinking patches of habitat. A patch may not have enough space or food for a cougar to survive. Scientists wondered if cougars could move from one patch to another. If so, maybe humans could preserve wildlife corridors to connect the patches, providing enough room for the animals. But no one had shown that animals use wildlife corridors in real life.\nTo see if cougars had found corridors through local suburbs and freeways, Paul and his research team studied 32 cougars for five years. They used a drug to make each cat sleep, buckled a radio collar around its neck, and let it go. Every day, Paul used an electrical device that sends and receives radio signals to find cougars, listening for radio beeps from their collars. Once or twice a week, he trailed one of the cougars all night. He traced their travels on a map. Sure enough, some of them had discovered paths from one small park land to the next.\nOne cougar became famous for his travels. He was named M6:\"M\"for Male, and\"6\"because he was the sixth one collared in the study. M6's corner of the Santa Ana Mountains wasn't large enough for him. Chino Hills State Park was not far away, but the trip was not safe. After dark, M6 used a paved vehicle underground passage to cross undera busy eight-lane freeway. He slipped by a riding stable, and then picked his way through a golf course and across two sets of busy railroad tracks. Finally, he arrived in the sheltered canyons of 12,000-acre Chino Hills State Park. There, the cougar found deer to hunt. During a year and a half, the scientists recorded M6 making this journey 22 times! Then Paul learned of plans to build houses, gas stations, and a mall that would block M6's path.\nPaul once said,\"The loss of this corridor would guarantee the extinction of the cougar from the Chino Hills and endanger the entire population of lions in the Santa Ana Mountains.\"A local citizens' group called Hills for Everyone raised money to buy the land and add it to the state park. When the group visited the state capital and showed the map that Paul had made of M6's journeys, the lawmakers saw how important the corridor was.\nThe lawmakers had the passage preserved, with the pavement removed and with native bushes near the openings. While traffic roared above, M6 and other cougars could move safely between the state park and the mountains. Other animals such as deer, foxes, and bobcats could also use the corridor.\nPaul's research showed that wildlife corridors can save animals. Since his study in the Santa Ana Mountains, scientists around the world have begun restoring and protecting wildlife corridors.\n\n<question>:\nWhat had happened to cougars before Paul began to study them?\n\n<options>:\nA They had been driven away by humans.\nB Their habitats had been becoming smaller.\nC They had lived throughout the world.\nD Their young had been hunted by humans.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAs a young man, Paul Beier hiked in the mountains of California. Since then, he has decided to choose his career as a wildlife protector. He went to school to learn more first of all. After he earned his doctor's degree, he eagerly signed up for a job studying cougars , which once lived throughout the United States, but now live mainly in the Rocky Mountains and westward.\nThey need not only a lot of land to survive but also plenty of food and places to raise their young. But many wild areas have been divided by freeways and taken over by towns. The small wilderness areas of the Santa Ana Mountains in Southern California didn't have much room for them. And yet a few still lived there. How did they do it?\nMany big animals are disappearing. Those that survive are being trapped in shrinking patches of habitat. A patch may not have enough space or food for a cougar to survive. Scientists wondered if cougars could move from one patch to another. If so, maybe humans could preserve wildlife corridors to connect the patches, providing enough room for the animals. But no one had shown that animals use wildlife corridors in real life.\nTo see if cougars had found corridors through local suburbs and freeways, Paul and his research team studied 32 cougars for five years. They used a drug to make each cat sleep, buckled a radio collar around its neck, and let it go. Every day, Paul used an electrical device that sends and receives radio signals to find cougars, listening for radio beeps from their collars. Once or twice a week, he trailed one of the cougars all night. He traced their travels on a map. Sure enough, some of them had discovered paths from one small park land to the next.\nOne cougar became famous for his travels. He was named M6:\"M\"for Male, and\"6\"because he was the sixth one collared in the study. M6's corner of the Santa Ana Mountains wasn't large enough for him. Chino Hills State Park was not far away, but the trip was not safe. After dark, M6 used a paved vehicle underground passage to cross undera busy eight-lane freeway. He slipped by a riding stable, and then picked his way through a golf course and across two sets of busy railroad tracks. Finally, he arrived in the sheltered canyons of 12,000-acre Chino Hills State Park. There, the cougar found deer to hunt. During a year and a half, the scientists recorded M6 making this journey 22 times! Then Paul learned of plans to build houses, gas stations, and a mall that would block M6's path.\nPaul once said,\"The loss of this corridor would guarantee the extinction of the cougar from the Chino Hills and endanger the entire population of lions in the Santa Ana Mountains.\"A local citizens' group called Hills for Everyone raised money to buy the land and add it to the state park. When the group visited the state capital and showed the map that Paul had made of M6's journeys, the lawmakers saw how important the corridor was.\nThe lawmakers had the passage preserved, with the pavement removed and with native bushes near the openings. While traffic roared above, M6 and other cougars could move safely between the state park and the mountains. Other animals such as deer, foxes, and bobcats could also use the corridor.\nPaul's research showed that wildlife corridors can save animals. Since his study in the Santa Ana Mountains, scientists around the world have begun restoring and protecting wildlife corridors.\n\n<question>:\nThe purpose of the study done by Paul and his team was to .\n\n<options>:\nA see how cougars found and used corridors\nB draw the regular routine cougars moved\nC prove cougars were better at finding food\nD know how human activities influenced cougars\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAs a young man, Paul Beier hiked in the mountains of California. Since then, he has decided to choose his career as a wildlife protector. He went to school to learn more first of all. After he earned his doctor's degree, he eagerly signed up for a job studying cougars , which once lived throughout the United States, but now live mainly in the Rocky Mountains and westward.\nThey need not only a lot of land to survive but also plenty of food and places to raise their young. But many wild areas have been divided by freeways and taken over by towns. The small wilderness areas of the Santa Ana Mountains in Southern California didn't have much room for them. And yet a few still lived there. How did they do it?\nMany big animals are disappearing. Those that survive are being trapped in shrinking patches of habitat. A patch may not have enough space or food for a cougar to survive. Scientists wondered if cougars could move from one patch to another. If so, maybe humans could preserve wildlife corridors to connect the patches, providing enough room for the animals. But no one had shown that animals use wildlife corridors in real life.\nTo see if cougars had found corridors through local suburbs and freeways, Paul and his research team studied 32 cougars for five years. They used a drug to make each cat sleep, buckled a radio collar around its neck, and let it go. Every day, Paul used an electrical device that sends and receives radio signals to find cougars, listening for radio beeps from their collars. Once or twice a week, he trailed one of the cougars all night. He traced their travels on a map. Sure enough, some of them had discovered paths from one small park land to the next.\nOne cougar became famous for his travels. He was named M6:\"M\"for Male, and\"6\"because he was the sixth one collared in the study. M6's corner of the Santa Ana Mountains wasn't large enough for him. Chino Hills State Park was not far away, but the trip was not safe. After dark, M6 used a paved vehicle underground passage to cross undera busy eight-lane freeway. He slipped by a riding stable, and then picked his way through a golf course and across two sets of busy railroad tracks. Finally, he arrived in the sheltered canyons of 12,000-acre Chino Hills State Park. There, the cougar found deer to hunt. During a year and a half, the scientists recorded M6 making this journey 22 times! Then Paul learned of plans to build houses, gas stations, and a mall that would block M6's path.\nPaul once said,\"The loss of this corridor would guarantee the extinction of the cougar from the Chino Hills and endanger the entire population of lions in the Santa Ana Mountains.\"A local citizens' group called Hills for Everyone raised money to buy the land and add it to the state park. When the group visited the state capital and showed the map that Paul had made of M6's journeys, the lawmakers saw how important the corridor was.\nThe lawmakers had the passage preserved, with the pavement removed and with native bushes near the openings. While traffic roared above, M6 and other cougars could move safely between the state park and the mountains. Other animals such as deer, foxes, and bobcats could also use the corridor.\nPaul's research showed that wildlife corridors can save animals. Since his study in the Santa Ana Mountains, scientists around the world have begun restoring and protecting wildlife corridors.\n\n<question>:\nHow did Paul's research influence the cougars according to the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Their moving routine was made secure.\nB Their food was provided by humans.\nC Their number increased rapidly afterwards.\nD They were visited by many foreigners.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAs a young man, Paul Beier hiked in the mountains of California. Since then, he has decided to choose his career as a wildlife protector. He went to school to learn more first of all. After he earned his doctor's degree, he eagerly signed up for a job studying cougars , which once lived throughout the United States, but now live mainly in the Rocky Mountains and westward.\nThey need not only a lot of land to survive but also plenty of food and places to raise their young. But many wild areas have been divided by freeways and taken over by towns. The small wilderness areas of the Santa Ana Mountains in Southern California didn't have much room for them. And yet a few still lived there. How did they do it?\nMany big animals are disappearing. Those that survive are being trapped in shrinking patches of habitat. A patch may not have enough space or food for a cougar to survive. Scientists wondered if cougars could move from one patch to another. If so, maybe humans could preserve wildlife corridors to connect the patches, providing enough room for the animals. But no one had shown that animals use wildlife corridors in real life.\nTo see if cougars had found corridors through local suburbs and freeways, Paul and his research team studied 32 cougars for five years. They used a drug to make each cat sleep, buckled a radio collar around its neck, and let it go. Every day, Paul used an electrical device that sends and receives radio signals to find cougars, listening for radio beeps from their collars. Once or twice a week, he trailed one of the cougars all night. He traced their travels on a map. Sure enough, some of them had discovered paths from one small park land to the next.\nOne cougar became famous for his travels. He was named M6:\"M\"for Male, and\"6\"because he was the sixth one collared in the study. M6's corner of the Santa Ana Mountains wasn't large enough for him. Chino Hills State Park was not far away, but the trip was not safe. After dark, M6 used a paved vehicle underground passage to cross undera busy eight-lane freeway. He slipped by a riding stable, and then picked his way through a golf course and across two sets of busy railroad tracks. Finally, he arrived in the sheltered canyons of 12,000-acre Chino Hills State Park. There, the cougar found deer to hunt. During a year and a half, the scientists recorded M6 making this journey 22 times! Then Paul learned of plans to build houses, gas stations, and a mall that would block M6's path.\nPaul once said,\"The loss of this corridor would guarantee the extinction of the cougar from the Chino Hills and endanger the entire population of lions in the Santa Ana Mountains.\"A local citizens' group called Hills for Everyone raised money to buy the land and add it to the state park. When the group visited the state capital and showed the map that Paul had made of M6's journeys, the lawmakers saw how important the corridor was.\nThe lawmakers had the passage preserved, with the pavement removed and with native bushes near the openings. While traffic roared above, M6 and other cougars could move safely between the state park and the mountains. Other animals such as deer, foxes, and bobcats could also use the corridor.\nPaul's research showed that wildlife corridors can save animals. Since his study in the Santa Ana Mountains, scientists around the world have begun restoring and protecting wildlife corridors.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the best title of this passage?\n\n<options>:\nA How Wildlife Protectors Saved Many Big Animals\nB The Dangers Lie Ahead of Cougars\nC Cougars Use Corridors to Survive\nD Why We Should Protect Cougars\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThroughout history, people have been interested in knowing how languages first began, but no one knows exactly where or how this happened. However, we do know a lot about languages, the languages of today and also the languages of earlier times. There are probably about 3,000 languages in the world today. Chinese is the language with the most speakers. English, Russian and Spanish are also spoken by many millions of people. On the other hand, some languages in the world have less than one hundred speakers.\nThere are several important families of languages in the world. For example, most of the languages of Europe are in one large family called Indo-European. The original language of this family was spoken about 4,500 years ago. Many of the present day languages of Europe and India are modern forms of the language of 4,500 yeas ago.\nLanguages are always changing. The English of today is very different from the English of 500 years ago. In time some even died out completely. About 1,000 years ago, English was a little-known relative of German spoken on one of the borders of Europe.\nIf a language has a large number of speakers or if it is very old, there may be differences in the way it is spoken in different areas. That is, the language may have several dialects. Chinese is a good example of _ differences. Chinese has been spoken for thousands of years by many millions of speakers. The differences between the dialects of Chinese are so great that speakers of Chinese from some parts of China can't understand speakers from other parts.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, most European and Indian languages _ .\n\n<options>:\nA will soon die out completely\nB were once a relative of English\nC are no longer spoken\nD come from the same family\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThroughout history, people have been interested in knowing how languages first began, but no one knows exactly where or how this happened. However, we do know a lot about languages, the languages of today and also the languages of earlier times. There are probably about 3,000 languages in the world today. Chinese is the language with the most speakers. English, Russian and Spanish are also spoken by many millions of people. On the other hand, some languages in the world have less than one hundred speakers.\nThere are several important families of languages in the world. For example, most of the languages of Europe are in one large family called Indo-European. The original language of this family was spoken about 4,500 years ago. Many of the present day languages of Europe and India are modern forms of the language of 4,500 yeas ago.\nLanguages are always changing. The English of today is very different from the English of 500 years ago. In time some even died out completely. About 1,000 years ago, English was a little-known relative of German spoken on one of the borders of Europe.\nIf a language has a large number of speakers or if it is very old, there may be differences in the way it is spoken in different areas. That is, the language may have several dialects. Chinese is a good example of _ differences. Chinese has been spoken for thousands of years by many millions of speakers. The differences between the dialects of Chinese are so great that speakers of Chinese from some parts of China can't understand speakers from other parts.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, _ has the most speakers.\n\n<options>:\nA Chinese\nB English\nC Spanish\nD German\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThroughout history, people have been interested in knowing how languages first began, but no one knows exactly where or how this happened. However, we do know a lot about languages, the languages of today and also the languages of earlier times. There are probably about 3,000 languages in the world today. Chinese is the language with the most speakers. English, Russian and Spanish are also spoken by many millions of people. On the other hand, some languages in the world have less than one hundred speakers.\nThere are several important families of languages in the world. For example, most of the languages of Europe are in one large family called Indo-European. The original language of this family was spoken about 4,500 years ago. Many of the present day languages of Europe and India are modern forms of the language of 4,500 yeas ago.\nLanguages are always changing. The English of today is very different from the English of 500 years ago. In time some even died out completely. About 1,000 years ago, English was a little-known relative of German spoken on one of the borders of Europe.\nIf a language has a large number of speakers or if it is very old, there may be differences in the way it is spoken in different areas. That is, the language may have several dialects. Chinese is a good example of _ differences. Chinese has been spoken for thousands of years by many millions of speakers. The differences between the dialects of Chinese are so great that speakers of Chinese from some parts of China can't understand speakers from other parts.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, _ seems to have changed a lot.\n\n<options>:\nA German\nB English\nC Spanish\nD Chinese\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nA cancer-stricken British teenager said on Thursday she had been moved by messages of support from around the world after writing an online \"Bucket List\" of things she wanted to do before dying.\nAlice Pyne, 15, created an Internet blog in which she described her fight against a cancer of the white blood cells. \"I've been fighting cancer for almost four years and now I know that the cancer is gaining on me and it doesn't look like I'm going to win this one,\" she wrote.\nFor her list, at the site www. alicepyne. blogspot. com, she has included making everyone sign up to be a bone marrow donor , swimming with sharks, meeting boy band Take That and getting a purple iPad computer.\nMessages of support and offers of help quickly flooded her webpage and it became one of the most talked about subjects on Twitter.\n\"Oh dear! And I thought that I was just doing a little blog for a few friends!\" she wrote after her site attracted huge attention. \"Thank you so much for all your lovely messages to me.\"\nAlice, who lives with her family in the northwest English town of Ulverston, said the manager of Take That had arranged for her to see the band after reading her blog. A group of local lawmakers have also made efforts with the Anthony blood cancer charity to encourage people to join its stem cell projects.\n\n<question>:\nWhat happened after Alice Pyne wrote her \"Bucket List\"?\n\n<options>:\nA People around the world sent messages to support her.\nB People sent gifts to her from all over the world.\nC A lot of people offered to donate bone marrow to her.\nD The media called on people to help her.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nA cancer-stricken British teenager said on Thursday she had been moved by messages of support from around the world after writing an online \"Bucket List\" of things she wanted to do before dying.\nAlice Pyne, 15, created an Internet blog in which she described her fight against a cancer of the white blood cells. \"I've been fighting cancer for almost four years and now I know that the cancer is gaining on me and it doesn't look like I'm going to win this one,\" she wrote.\nFor her list, at the site www. alicepyne. blogspot. com, she has included making everyone sign up to be a bone marrow donor , swimming with sharks, meeting boy band Take That and getting a purple iPad computer.\nMessages of support and offers of help quickly flooded her webpage and it became one of the most talked about subjects on Twitter.\n\"Oh dear! And I thought that I was just doing a little blog for a few friends!\" she wrote after her site attracted huge attention. \"Thank you so much for all your lovely messages to me.\"\nAlice, who lives with her family in the northwest English town of Ulverston, said the manager of Take That had arranged for her to see the band after reading her blog. A group of local lawmakers have also made efforts with the Anthony blood cancer charity to encourage people to join its stem cell projects.\n\n<question>:\nAbout Alice Pyne's \"Bucket List\", which is NOT true?\n\n<options>:\nA To ask people to donate bone marrow.\nB To get a cool computer.\nC To swim with sharks.\nD To meet a boy.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
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