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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSummer School for Effective Leadership 2014\nThe Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG) partners with 2 world-class universities, The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to offer you the best international summer schools in town! This year the Summer School for Effective Leadership (SSEL) is divided into the HKU Chapter--An Overture to Global Leadership, and HKUST Chapter--The Art of Public Speaking. Please find out more from the introduction below:\nHKU Chapter--An Overture to Global Leadership\nAn Overture to Global Leadership, now in its seventh year, is cooperation between the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups and the University of Hong Kong with the aims:\n1. To nurture youth leaders with solid fundamental knowledge and intensive leadership skills;\n2. To strengthen their critical thinking skills, interpersonal skills and problem solving abilities;\n3. To reinforce their willingness to serve the community;\n4. To further develop global perspective and promote intercultural awareness amongst participants.\nDate\nBetween 18 July 2014 (Friday) and 26 July 2014 (Saturday).\nFull attendance is _ for the 9-day-8-night programme. Shared-room accommodation in the University dormitory is required.\nApplication Deadline\nNon-residents of Hong Kong: 6:00 p.m., Friday, 16 May 2014 (Hong Kong Time)\nNon-residents of Hong Kong may need to apply for a student visa, please visit the website: http://l21.hkfyg.org.hk/ssel/hku/overview.html for further details.\nFor application, please visit: http://l21.hkfyg.org.hk/ssel/hku/application.php\nHKUST Chapter--The Art of Public Speaking\nThe Art of Public Speaking is a new collaboration between the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with the aims:\n1. To enhance the leadership skills and public speaking skills of participants;\n2. To allow youth leaders and speakers to learn from one another, and encourage cultural exchanges;\n3. To demonstrate how public speaking skills can be used by leaders to communicate to the public;\n4. To allow outstanding student leaders to serve and understand the local community.\nDate\nBetween 14 July 2014 (Monday) and 19 July 2014 (Saturday)\nFull attendance is mandatory for the 6-day-5-night programme. Shared-room accommodation in the University dormitory is required.\nApplication Deadline\nNon-residents of Hong Kong: 6:00p.m., Friday, 9 May 2014 (Hong Kong Time).\nNon-residents of Hong Kong may need to apply for a student visa, please visit the website: http://l21.hkfyg.org.hk/ssel/hkust/overview.html for further details.\nFor application, please visit: http://l21.hkfyg.org.hk/ssel/hkust/application.php\n\n<question>:\nFor a Hong Kong resident who wants to attend HKUST Chapter, _ .\n\n<options>:\nA he has to apply for a student visa\nB he has to board on campus for six days\nC he will be given the opportunity to get close to local community\nD he shall submit the application before 6:00 p.m., 9 May 2014 (Hong Kong Time)\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIt was Molly's job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work.\nOne morning, in addition to his usual lunch bag, Molly handed him a second paper bag. This one was worn and held together with staples . \n\"Why two bags?\" her father asked. \"The other is something else,\" Molly answered. \"What's in it?\" \"Just some stuff. Take it with you.\"\nNot wanting to discuss the matter, he put both bags into his briefcase, kissed Molly and rushed off. At midday he opened Molly's bag and took out the contents: two hair ribbons , three small stones, a plastic dinosaur, a tiny sea shell, a small doll, and 13 pennies... The busy father smiled, finished eating, and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket, Molly's stuff included.\nThat evening, Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper. \"Where's my bag?\" \"What bag?\" \"The one I gave you this morning.\" \"I left it at the office. Why?\" \"I forgot to put this note in it,\" she said. \"And, besides, Daddy, the things in the sack are the things I really like -- I thought you might like to play with them. You didn't lose the bag, did you, Daddy?\" \"Oh, no,\" he said, lying. \"I just forgot to bring it home. I'll bring it tomorrow.\" While Molly hugged her father's neck, he unfolded the note that read: \"I love you, Daddy.\" Molly had given him her treasures -- all that a 7-year-old held dear.\nLove in a paper bag, and he missed it -- not only missed it, but had thrown it in the wastebasket. So back he went to the office. Just ahead of the night janitor , he picked up the wastebasket. He put the treasures inside and carried it home carefully. The bag didn't look so good, but the stuff was all there and that's what counted.\nAfter dinner, he asked Molly to tell him about the stuff in the sack. It took a long time to tell. Everything had a story or a memory.\n\"Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life,\" he thought.\nWe should all remember that it's not the destination that counts in life, but the journey. That journey with the people we love is all that really matters. It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did Molly give her father a second bag?\n\n<options>:\nA She didn't want to keep the things in the bag.\nB She hoped those things would bring happiness to her father.\nC She wanted to remind her father of the stories behind the things.\nD She enjoyed playing with her father.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIt was Molly's job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work.\nOne morning, in addition to his usual lunch bag, Molly handed him a second paper bag. This one was worn and held together with staples . \n\"Why two bags?\" her father asked. \"The other is something else,\" Molly answered. \"What's in it?\" \"Just some stuff. Take it with you.\"\nNot wanting to discuss the matter, he put both bags into his briefcase, kissed Molly and rushed off. At midday he opened Molly's bag and took out the contents: two hair ribbons , three small stones, a plastic dinosaur, a tiny sea shell, a small doll, and 13 pennies... The busy father smiled, finished eating, and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket, Molly's stuff included.\nThat evening, Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper. \"Where's my bag?\" \"What bag?\" \"The one I gave you this morning.\" \"I left it at the office. Why?\" \"I forgot to put this note in it,\" she said. \"And, besides, Daddy, the things in the sack are the things I really like -- I thought you might like to play with them. You didn't lose the bag, did you, Daddy?\" \"Oh, no,\" he said, lying. \"I just forgot to bring it home. I'll bring it tomorrow.\" While Molly hugged her father's neck, he unfolded the note that read: \"I love you, Daddy.\" Molly had given him her treasures -- all that a 7-year-old held dear.\nLove in a paper bag, and he missed it -- not only missed it, but had thrown it in the wastebasket. So back he went to the office. Just ahead of the night janitor , he picked up the wastebasket. He put the treasures inside and carried it home carefully. The bag didn't look so good, but the stuff was all there and that's what counted.\nAfter dinner, he asked Molly to tell him about the stuff in the sack. It took a long time to tell. Everything had a story or a memory.\n\"Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life,\" he thought.\nWe should all remember that it's not the destination that counts in life, but the journey. That journey with the people we love is all that really matters. It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten.\n\n<question>:\nHow did father deal with the bag after he opened it?\n\n<options>:\nA He kept it in the drawer.\nB He took it back home.\nC He threw it into the wastebasket.\nD He put it on his table.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIt was Molly's job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work.\nOne morning, in addition to his usual lunch bag, Molly handed him a second paper bag. This one was worn and held together with staples . \n\"Why two bags?\" her father asked. \"The other is something else,\" Molly answered. \"What's in it?\" \"Just some stuff. Take it with you.\"\nNot wanting to discuss the matter, he put both bags into his briefcase, kissed Molly and rushed off. At midday he opened Molly's bag and took out the contents: two hair ribbons , three small stones, a plastic dinosaur, a tiny sea shell, a small doll, and 13 pennies... The busy father smiled, finished eating, and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket, Molly's stuff included.\nThat evening, Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper. \"Where's my bag?\" \"What bag?\" \"The one I gave you this morning.\" \"I left it at the office. Why?\" \"I forgot to put this note in it,\" she said. \"And, besides, Daddy, the things in the sack are the things I really like -- I thought you might like to play with them. You didn't lose the bag, did you, Daddy?\" \"Oh, no,\" he said, lying. \"I just forgot to bring it home. I'll bring it tomorrow.\" While Molly hugged her father's neck, he unfolded the note that read: \"I love you, Daddy.\" Molly had given him her treasures -- all that a 7-year-old held dear.\nLove in a paper bag, and he missed it -- not only missed it, but had thrown it in the wastebasket. So back he went to the office. Just ahead of the night janitor , he picked up the wastebasket. He put the treasures inside and carried it home carefully. The bag didn't look so good, but the stuff was all there and that's what counted.\nAfter dinner, he asked Molly to tell him about the stuff in the sack. It took a long time to tell. Everything had a story or a memory.\n\"Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life,\" he thought.\nWe should all remember that it's not the destination that counts in life, but the journey. That journey with the people we love is all that really matters. It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten.\n\n<question>:\nAfter father heard what his daughter said, he felt _ .\n\n<options>:\nA regretful\nB surprised\nC sad\nD satisfied\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIt was Molly's job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work.\nOne morning, in addition to his usual lunch bag, Molly handed him a second paper bag. This one was worn and held together with staples . \n\"Why two bags?\" her father asked. \"The other is something else,\" Molly answered. \"What's in it?\" \"Just some stuff. Take it with you.\"\nNot wanting to discuss the matter, he put both bags into his briefcase, kissed Molly and rushed off. At midday he opened Molly's bag and took out the contents: two hair ribbons , three small stones, a plastic dinosaur, a tiny sea shell, a small doll, and 13 pennies... The busy father smiled, finished eating, and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket, Molly's stuff included.\nThat evening, Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper. \"Where's my bag?\" \"What bag?\" \"The one I gave you this morning.\" \"I left it at the office. Why?\" \"I forgot to put this note in it,\" she said. \"And, besides, Daddy, the things in the sack are the things I really like -- I thought you might like to play with them. You didn't lose the bag, did you, Daddy?\" \"Oh, no,\" he said, lying. \"I just forgot to bring it home. I'll bring it tomorrow.\" While Molly hugged her father's neck, he unfolded the note that read: \"I love you, Daddy.\" Molly had given him her treasures -- all that a 7-year-old held dear.\nLove in a paper bag, and he missed it -- not only missed it, but had thrown it in the wastebasket. So back he went to the office. Just ahead of the night janitor , he picked up the wastebasket. He put the treasures inside and carried it home carefully. The bag didn't look so good, but the stuff was all there and that's what counted.\nAfter dinner, he asked Molly to tell him about the stuff in the sack. It took a long time to tell. Everything had a story or a memory.\n\"Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life,\" he thought.\nWe should all remember that it's not the destination that counts in life, but the journey. That journey with the people we love is all that really matters. It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is the most suitable title of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA An important journey\nB Two bags\nC Father and daughter\nD Love in a paper bag\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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\"Keep your eyes on the ball.\" That is good advice when you are on the playing field, and good advice for everyday life. \"Keep your mind on what's important,\" is the way I'd put it. But people are funny. They think too much about the details.\nI had a secretary once. She was very hardworking. I ran a school and people used to call up to enroll for courses. Berry used to get angry at the phone. \"If they keep on ringing, I'll never get my typing done!\" she'd shout.\nPeople just don't see the big picture. One evening, after leaving work, I was sitting next to a man on the train. I was feeling tired. My eyes fell on the paper he had spread out in front of him. You know how you feel to read over someone's shoulder?\nI read the page and leaned back. I guessed I was waiting for him to turn it. After a while, I realized--he wasn't turning the page. He just kept on reading.\nNow if you knew the page he was reading, you'd know that there weren't many words on the page to read anyway. The layout was mostly pictures. So I turned to the man and said,\" You know, you really read very slowly.\"\n\"What do you mean?\" he asked. \"Well,\" I told him, \"I read the page in about a minute, and you have taken about ten. And you are still reading. You know,\" I went on \"If you learned to read faster, you could get more reading done.\" He remained silent for a minute or two. \"If I read too fast, my paper wouldn't last me to my station.\"\n\n<question>:\nThe writer wasn't satisfied with his secretary because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA she didn't put first thing first\nB she was too busy\nC she was easy to get angry\nD she couldn't finish her work on time\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\n\"Keep your eyes on the ball.\" That is good advice when you are on the playing field, and good advice for everyday life. \"Keep your mind on what's important,\" is the way I'd put it. But people are funny. They think too much about the details.\nI had a secretary once. She was very hardworking. I ran a school and people used to call up to enroll for courses. Berry used to get angry at the phone. \"If they keep on ringing, I'll never get my typing done!\" she'd shout.\nPeople just don't see the big picture. One evening, after leaving work, I was sitting next to a man on the train. I was feeling tired. My eyes fell on the paper he had spread out in front of him. You know how you feel to read over someone's shoulder?\nI read the page and leaned back. I guessed I was waiting for him to turn it. After a while, I realized--he wasn't turning the page. He just kept on reading.\nNow if you knew the page he was reading, you'd know that there weren't many words on the page to read anyway. The layout was mostly pictures. So I turned to the man and said,\" You know, you really read very slowly.\"\n\"What do you mean?\" he asked. \"Well,\" I told him, \"I read the page in about a minute, and you have taken about ten. And you are still reading. You know,\" I went on \"If you learned to read faster, you could get more reading done.\" He remained silent for a minute or two. \"If I read too fast, my paper wouldn't last me to my station.\"\n\n<question>:\nThe train rider read newspaper _ .\n\n<options>:\nA to take in information\nB to enjoy pictures\nC to save time\nD to kill time\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\n\"Keep your eyes on the ball.\" That is good advice when you are on the playing field, and good advice for everyday life. \"Keep your mind on what's important,\" is the way I'd put it. But people are funny. They think too much about the details.\nI had a secretary once. She was very hardworking. I ran a school and people used to call up to enroll for courses. Berry used to get angry at the phone. \"If they keep on ringing, I'll never get my typing done!\" she'd shout.\nPeople just don't see the big picture. One evening, after leaving work, I was sitting next to a man on the train. I was feeling tired. My eyes fell on the paper he had spread out in front of him. You know how you feel to read over someone's shoulder?\nI read the page and leaned back. I guessed I was waiting for him to turn it. After a while, I realized--he wasn't turning the page. He just kept on reading.\nNow if you knew the page he was reading, you'd know that there weren't many words on the page to read anyway. The layout was mostly pictures. So I turned to the man and said,\" You know, you really read very slowly.\"\n\"What do you mean?\" he asked. \"Well,\" I told him, \"I read the page in about a minute, and you have taken about ten. And you are still reading. You know,\" I went on \"If you learned to read faster, you could get more reading done.\" He remained silent for a minute or two. \"If I read too fast, my paper wouldn't last me to my station.\"\n\n<question>:\nThe writer thinks that people seem to need a sense of _ .\n\n<options>:\nA what to read first\nB how to read fast\nC what is important\nD what is funny\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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\"Keep your eyes on the ball.\" That is good advice when you are on the playing field, and good advice for everyday life. \"Keep your mind on what's important,\" is the way I'd put it. But people are funny. They think too much about the details.\nI had a secretary once. She was very hardworking. I ran a school and people used to call up to enroll for courses. Berry used to get angry at the phone. \"If they keep on ringing, I'll never get my typing done!\" she'd shout.\nPeople just don't see the big picture. One evening, after leaving work, I was sitting next to a man on the train. I was feeling tired. My eyes fell on the paper he had spread out in front of him. You know how you feel to read over someone's shoulder?\nI read the page and leaned back. I guessed I was waiting for him to turn it. After a while, I realized--he wasn't turning the page. He just kept on reading.\nNow if you knew the page he was reading, you'd know that there weren't many words on the page to read anyway. The layout was mostly pictures. So I turned to the man and said,\" You know, you really read very slowly.\"\n\"What do you mean?\" he asked. \"Well,\" I told him, \"I read the page in about a minute, and you have taken about ten. And you are still reading. You know,\" I went on \"If you learned to read faster, you could get more reading done.\" He remained silent for a minute or two. \"If I read too fast, my paper wouldn't last me to my station.\"\n\n<question>:\nThe passage is mainly about the writer's opinion on people's _ .\n\n<options>:\nA judgment\nB work\nC life\nD habits\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMany people believe Henry Ford invented the automobile . But Henry Ford did not start to build his first car until 1896. That was eleven years after two Germans developed the world's first automobile. Many people believe Henry Ford invented the production line that moved a car's parts to the worker, instead of making the worker move to the parts. That is not true, either. Many factory owners used methods of this kind before Ford. What Henry Ford did was to use other people's ideas and make them better. And he made the whole factory a moving production line.\nIn the early days of the automobile, almost every car maker raced his cars. It was the best way of gaining public notice. Henry Ford decided to build a racing car. Ford's most famous race was his first one. It was also the last race in which he drove the car himself.\nThe race was in 1901, at a field near Detroit. All of the most famous cars had entered, but only two were left: the Winton and Ford's. The Winton was famous for its speed. Most people thought the race was over before it began.\nThe Winton took an early lead. But halfway through the race, it began to lose power. Ford started to gain. And near the end of the race, he took the lead. Ford won the race and defeated the Winton. His name appeared in newspapers and he became wellknown all over the United States.Within weeks of the race, Henry Ford formed a new automobile company. In 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the company. _ was the beginning of Henry Ford's dream. Ford said: \"I will build a motor car for a great number of people. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for one person to operate and care for. It will be built of the best materials. It will be built by the best men to be employed. And it will be built with the simplest plans that modern engineering can produce. It will be so low in price that no man making good money will be unable to own one.\"\nThe Model T was a car of that kind. It only cost $850. It was a simple machine that drivers could depend on. Doctors bought the Model T. So did farmers. Even criminals. They considered it the fastest and surest form of transportation. Americans loved the Model T. They wrote stories and songs about it. Thousands of Model T's were built in the first few years.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did Henry Ford take part in the 1901 car race?\n\n<options>:\nA To show off his driving skills.\nB To draw public attention.\nC To learn about new technology.\nD To raise money for his new company.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMany people believe Henry Ford invented the automobile . But Henry Ford did not start to build his first car until 1896. That was eleven years after two Germans developed the world's first automobile. Many people believe Henry Ford invented the production line that moved a car's parts to the worker, instead of making the worker move to the parts. That is not true, either. Many factory owners used methods of this kind before Ford. What Henry Ford did was to use other people's ideas and make them better. And he made the whole factory a moving production line.\nIn the early days of the automobile, almost every car maker raced his cars. It was the best way of gaining public notice. Henry Ford decided to build a racing car. Ford's most famous race was his first one. It was also the last race in which he drove the car himself.\nThe race was in 1901, at a field near Detroit. All of the most famous cars had entered, but only two were left: the Winton and Ford's. The Winton was famous for its speed. Most people thought the race was over before it began.\nThe Winton took an early lead. But halfway through the race, it began to lose power. Ford started to gain. And near the end of the race, he took the lead. Ford won the race and defeated the Winton. His name appeared in newspapers and he became wellknown all over the United States.Within weeks of the race, Henry Ford formed a new automobile company. In 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the company. _ was the beginning of Henry Ford's dream. Ford said: \"I will build a motor car for a great number of people. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for one person to operate and care for. It will be built of the best materials. It will be built by the best men to be employed. And it will be built with the simplest plans that modern engineering can produce. It will be so low in price that no man making good money will be unable to own one.\"\nThe Model T was a car of that kind. It only cost $850. It was a simple machine that drivers could depend on. Doctors bought the Model T. So did farmers. Even criminals. They considered it the fastest and surest form of transportation. Americans loved the Model T. They wrote stories and songs about it. Thousands of Model T's were built in the first few years.\n\n<question>:\nWhat was Henry Ford's dream according to the text?\n\n<options>:\nA Producing cars for average customers.\nB Building racing cars of simple design.\nC Designing more car models.\nD Starting more companies.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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\"Last week,\" Dr. P said \"I was invited to a doctors' meeting at the R. Hospital. In one of the rooms a patient, an old man, got up from his bed and moved slowly towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to live, but he came up to me and placed his right foot close to mine on the floor.\"\n\"Frank!\" I cried with surprise. He couldn't answer as I knew, but he tried to smile, all the time keeping his foot close to mine.\nMy thoughts raced back more than thirty years--to the dark days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The scene was an air-raid shelter , in which I and about a hundred other people slept every night. Among them were Mrs. West and her son Frank, who lived nearby. Sharing wartime problems, we got to know each other very well. Frank interested me because he was not normal . He had never been normal, ever since he was born. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had less of a mind than a baby has. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, able woman, as she had to be of course, because Frank depended on her completely. He needed all the attention of a baby.\nOne night a policeman came into our shelter and told Mrs. West that her house had been all destroyed. That wasn't quite true, because the West went on living there for quite some time. But they certainly lost nearly everything they owned.\nWhen that kind of thing happened, the rest of us helped the unlucky ones. So before we separated that morning, I stood beside Frank and measured my right foot against his.\nThey were about the same size. That night, then, I took a spare pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank. As soon as he saw me, he came running--and placed his right foot against mine. After that, he always greeted me in the same way.\n\n<question>:\nHow did Dr P know that the patient was Frank?\n\n<options>:\nA He was told that Frank was in the hospital.\nB He was invited to study Frank's illness.\nC Frank greeted him in a special way.\nD Frank's name was written on the door.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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\"Last week,\" Dr. P said \"I was invited to a doctors' meeting at the R. Hospital. In one of the rooms a patient, an old man, got up from his bed and moved slowly towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to live, but he came up to me and placed his right foot close to mine on the floor.\"\n\"Frank!\" I cried with surprise. He couldn't answer as I knew, but he tried to smile, all the time keeping his foot close to mine.\nMy thoughts raced back more than thirty years--to the dark days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The scene was an air-raid shelter , in which I and about a hundred other people slept every night. Among them were Mrs. West and her son Frank, who lived nearby. Sharing wartime problems, we got to know each other very well. Frank interested me because he was not normal . He had never been normal, ever since he was born. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had less of a mind than a baby has. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, able woman, as she had to be of course, because Frank depended on her completely. He needed all the attention of a baby.\nOne night a policeman came into our shelter and told Mrs. West that her house had been all destroyed. That wasn't quite true, because the West went on living there for quite some time. But they certainly lost nearly everything they owned.\nWhen that kind of thing happened, the rest of us helped the unlucky ones. So before we separated that morning, I stood beside Frank and measured my right foot against his.\nThey were about the same size. That night, then, I took a spare pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank. As soon as he saw me, he came running--and placed his right foot against mine. After that, he always greeted me in the same way.\n\n<question>:\nWhen and where did Dr. P first meet Frank?\n\n<options>:\nA At the R Hospital about ten days before.\nB In an air-raid shelter during the war.\nC In Mrs. West's house in 1941.\nD In London after the West's' house was destroyed.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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\"Last week,\" Dr. P said \"I was invited to a doctors' meeting at the R. Hospital. In one of the rooms a patient, an old man, got up from his bed and moved slowly towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to live, but he came up to me and placed his right foot close to mine on the floor.\"\n\"Frank!\" I cried with surprise. He couldn't answer as I knew, but he tried to smile, all the time keeping his foot close to mine.\nMy thoughts raced back more than thirty years--to the dark days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The scene was an air-raid shelter , in which I and about a hundred other people slept every night. Among them were Mrs. West and her son Frank, who lived nearby. Sharing wartime problems, we got to know each other very well. Frank interested me because he was not normal . He had never been normal, ever since he was born. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had less of a mind than a baby has. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, able woman, as she had to be of course, because Frank depended on her completely. He needed all the attention of a baby.\nOne night a policeman came into our shelter and told Mrs. West that her house had been all destroyed. That wasn't quite true, because the West went on living there for quite some time. But they certainly lost nearly everything they owned.\nWhen that kind of thing happened, the rest of us helped the unlucky ones. So before we separated that morning, I stood beside Frank and measured my right foot against his.\nThey were about the same size. That night, then, I took a spare pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank. As soon as he saw me, he came running--and placed his right foot against mine. After that, he always greeted me in the same way.\n\n<question>:\nThe unlucky ones mentioned by the doctor were _ .\n\n<options>:\nA those who suffered from illness.\nB those who were killed during the war\nC those who slept in the air-raid shelter.\nD those whose homes were destroyed in air-raids\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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\"Last week,\" Dr. P said \"I was invited to a doctors' meeting at the R. Hospital. In one of the rooms a patient, an old man, got up from his bed and moved slowly towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to live, but he came up to me and placed his right foot close to mine on the floor.\"\n\"Frank!\" I cried with surprise. He couldn't answer as I knew, but he tried to smile, all the time keeping his foot close to mine.\nMy thoughts raced back more than thirty years--to the dark days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The scene was an air-raid shelter , in which I and about a hundred other people slept every night. Among them were Mrs. West and her son Frank, who lived nearby. Sharing wartime problems, we got to know each other very well. Frank interested me because he was not normal . He had never been normal, ever since he was born. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had less of a mind than a baby has. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, able woman, as she had to be of course, because Frank depended on her completely. He needed all the attention of a baby.\nOne night a policeman came into our shelter and told Mrs. West that her house had been all destroyed. That wasn't quite true, because the West went on living there for quite some time. But they certainly lost nearly everything they owned.\nWhen that kind of thing happened, the rest of us helped the unlucky ones. So before we separated that morning, I stood beside Frank and measured my right foot against his.\nThey were about the same size. That night, then, I took a spare pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank. As soon as he saw me, he came running--and placed his right foot against mine. After that, he always greeted me in the same way.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did Dr P say that Mrs West had to be a strong, able woman?\n\n<options>:\nA She was over 75.\nB She needed all the attention of a baby.\nC She had to give care and thought to her son as to a baby.\nD She lost nearly everything in the war.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWHAT do you do when you feel lonely? Hide yourself away and spend your time reading, watching TV or walking around?\nYou might think that feeling lonely is just like feeling happy, sad or scared - that it's just one of your various moods . That is true. However, if you let yourself be lonely for too long without dealing with it, you could be making a serious mistake.\nDoctors have known for some time that feeling lonely is bad for the mind. It can lead to mental health problems such as depression ,stress and reduced confidence. \"Being lonely means not feeling connected or cared for, it's not about being physically alone,\" Lisa Jaremka, scientist from Ohio State University, US, told Live Science in January. But there's growing evidence that not having friends is connected with physical illness as well.\nIn 2006, for example, scientists studied 2,800 women who had cancer. They found that those who had few friends or family were five times more likely to die of their disease than women with many social contacts. Also, even healthy people had a better chance of falling ill if they felt left out by others, according to the BBC.\nThe results have scientists thinking that loneliness might hurt the immune system , which protects the body from diseases.\nHoping to prove this theory, Jaremka and her research team put volunteers through a stress test. During the test, volunteers were asked to make an unprepared speech in front of a group of stony-faced people. The researchers found that volunteers who said they were lonely in their daily lives felt more stress during the test. And their blood samples showed that all the stress had managed to cause harmful changes to their immune system.\n\"Loneliness has been thought of in many ways as a chronic stressor --- a socially painful situation that can last for quite a long time,\" explained Jaremka, who led the study.\nThe number of people suffering from loneliness is increasing all over the world. However, solving the problem is easier said than done. It won't work to just \"tell anyone to go out and find someone to love you\", said Jaremka. \" We need to create support networks.\"\n\n<question>:\nIf people feel lonely for a long time, _ .\n\n<options>:\nA they won't feel happy anymore\nB they are more likely to fall ill\nC they will find the feeling goes away by itself\nD they are more mentally harmed than physically\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 do you do when you feel lonely? Hide yourself away and spend your time reading, watching TV or walking around?\nYou might think that feeling lonely is just like feeling happy, sad or scared - that it's just one of your various moods . That is true. However, if you let yourself be lonely for too long without dealing with it, you could be making a serious mistake.\nDoctors have known for some time that feeling lonely is bad for the mind. It can lead to mental health problems such as depression ,stress and reduced confidence. \"Being lonely means not feeling connected or cared for, it's not about being physically alone,\" Lisa Jaremka, scientist from Ohio State University, US, told Live Science in January. But there's growing evidence that not having friends is connected with physical illness as well.\nIn 2006, for example, scientists studied 2,800 women who had cancer. They found that those who had few friends or family were five times more likely to die of their disease than women with many social contacts. Also, even healthy people had a better chance of falling ill if they felt left out by others, according to the BBC.\nThe results have scientists thinking that loneliness might hurt the immune system , which protects the body from diseases.\nHoping to prove this theory, Jaremka and her research team put volunteers through a stress test. During the test, volunteers were asked to make an unprepared speech in front of a group of stony-faced people. The researchers found that volunteers who said they were lonely in their daily lives felt more stress during the test. And their blood samples showed that all the stress had managed to cause harmful changes to their immune system.\n\"Loneliness has been thought of in many ways as a chronic stressor --- a socially painful situation that can last for quite a long time,\" explained Jaremka, who led the study.\nThe number of people suffering from loneliness is increasing all over the world. However, solving the problem is easier said than done. It won't work to just \"tell anyone to go out and find someone to love you\", said Jaremka. \" We need to create support networks.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat was the purpose of the stress test carried out by Jaremka's team?\n\n<options>:\nA To find out how people fight diseases.\nB To prove loneliness hurts people's immune systems.\nC To see how people's emotions change when they give unprepared speeches.\nD To find out the relationship between loneliness and stress.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 do you do when you feel lonely? Hide yourself away and spend your time reading, watching TV or walking around?\nYou might think that feeling lonely is just like feeling happy, sad or scared - that it's just one of your various moods . That is true. However, if you let yourself be lonely for too long without dealing with it, you could be making a serious mistake.\nDoctors have known for some time that feeling lonely is bad for the mind. It can lead to mental health problems such as depression ,stress and reduced confidence. \"Being lonely means not feeling connected or cared for, it's not about being physically alone,\" Lisa Jaremka, scientist from Ohio State University, US, told Live Science in January. But there's growing evidence that not having friends is connected with physical illness as well.\nIn 2006, for example, scientists studied 2,800 women who had cancer. They found that those who had few friends or family were five times more likely to die of their disease than women with many social contacts. Also, even healthy people had a better chance of falling ill if they felt left out by others, according to the BBC.\nThe results have scientists thinking that loneliness might hurt the immune system , which protects the body from diseases.\nHoping to prove this theory, Jaremka and her research team put volunteers through a stress test. During the test, volunteers were asked to make an unprepared speech in front of a group of stony-faced people. The researchers found that volunteers who said they were lonely in their daily lives felt more stress during the test. And their blood samples showed that all the stress had managed to cause harmful changes to their immune system.\n\"Loneliness has been thought of in many ways as a chronic stressor --- a socially painful situation that can last for quite a long time,\" explained Jaremka, who led the study.\nThe number of people suffering from loneliness is increasing all over the world. However, solving the problem is easier said than done. It won't work to just \"tell anyone to go out and find someone to love you\", said Jaremka. \" We need to create support networks.\"\n\n<question>:\nWe can conclude from the article that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA loneliness has become the No 1 killer in the world.\nB loneliness is increasing due to advanced technologies.\nC lonely people lack the courage to make friends\nD much more work needs to be done to fight loneliness\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 captain of a boat lost his way in the middle of a storm. While trying to control the ship and avoid sinking, he started feeling annoyed. The water became bigger; the noise of the water hitting the boat, like a feather carried by the wind, almost led him to hopelessness. But he did not give up and tried harder every time the waves hit the boat. In his desperate attempts to stay strong and keep the boat steady, he was unable to hear one of his crew officers yelling at him.\n\"Captain, Captain!\" kept yelling the officer. He held on to one of the deck's bars in order not to fall off the boat, \"Captain, Captain!\" insisted the officer.\nThis time, while the officer was trying to approach him, a huge wave almost made the boat turn over and he fell and rolled on the deck till he luckily found another bar to hold on to. After several attempts, the officer finally was able to reach his fighting and tired captain, who had started to yell out his frustration and thoughts to the angry waves.\n\"If I am a good and hard-working man, why does this happen to me? And why can't I get out of this one? I have been sailing the open ocean for years to fish the best catch and get support for my family!! Why, why, why?!!!\"\nAt that moment, his crew officer was able to catch the captain's shoulder and make him turn so that the captain could hear him.\n\"Captain, Captain!\" yelled again the officer.\nThe captain looked at him angrily because the officer distracted him from his difficult task.\n\"What do you need, officer? Don't you see I am trying to control the ship and find our way back?\" complained the captain.\nHis officer kept holding on to the captain and pointed at the opposite direction, towards the stern . \n\"Captain!\" he replied. \"The lighthouse is right over there, on the other side. We are going in the wrong direction!!\"\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the officer, what was the problem with the boat?\n\n<options>:\nA It was like a feather carried by the wind.\nB It was not going in the right direction.\nC There were not enough sailors at that time.\nD There was something wrong with the engine.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nHumor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying \"no,\" criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it's the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialogue may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum.\nHumor is often the best way to keep a small misunderstanding from escalating into a big deal. Recently a neighbor of mine had a squabble with his wife as she drove him to the airport. Airborne, he felt miserable, and he knew she did, too. Two hours after she returned home, she received a long-distance phone call. \"Person-to-person for Mrs. I. A. Pologize,\" intoned the operator. \"That's spelled 'P' as in...\" In a twinkling, the whole day changed from grim to lovely at both ends of the wire.\nAn English hostess with a quick wit was giving a formal dinner for eight distinguished guests whom she hoped to enlist in a major charity drive. Austerity was a fashion in England at the time, and she had asked her children to serve the meal. She knew that anything could happen--and it did, just as her son, with the studied concentration of a tightrope walker, brought in a large roast turkey. He successfully elbowed the swinging dining-room door, but the backswing threw the bird onto the dining-room floor.\nThe boy stood rooted: guests stared at their plates. Moving only her head the hostess smiled at her son,\" No harm, Daniel,\" she said. \"Just pick him up and take him back to the kitchen\"... she enunciated clearly so he would think about what she was saying... \"and bring in the other one.\"\nA wink and a one-liner instantly changed the dinner from a red-faced embarrassment to a conspiracy of fun.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the main idea of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Humor is the key to success in our work and our lives.\nB Humor enables us to cope with difficult situation effectively.\nC Humor is the only best way to criticize someone without losing his face.\nD Humor makes fun of any difficult situations.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nHumor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying \"no,\" criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it's the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialogue may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum.\nHumor is often the best way to keep a small misunderstanding from escalating into a big deal. Recently a neighbor of mine had a squabble with his wife as she drove him to the airport. Airborne, he felt miserable, and he knew she did, too. Two hours after she returned home, she received a long-distance phone call. \"Person-to-person for Mrs. I. A. Pologize,\" intoned the operator. \"That's spelled 'P' as in...\" In a twinkling, the whole day changed from grim to lovely at both ends of the wire.\nAn English hostess with a quick wit was giving a formal dinner for eight distinguished guests whom she hoped to enlist in a major charity drive. Austerity was a fashion in England at the time, and she had asked her children to serve the meal. She knew that anything could happen--and it did, just as her son, with the studied concentration of a tightrope walker, brought in a large roast turkey. He successfully elbowed the swinging dining-room door, but the backswing threw the bird onto the dining-room floor.\nThe boy stood rooted: guests stared at their plates. Moving only her head the hostess smiled at her son,\" No harm, Daniel,\" she said. \"Just pick him up and take him back to the kitchen\"... she enunciated clearly so he would think about what she was saying... \"and bring in the other one.\"\nA wink and a one-liner instantly changed the dinner from a red-faced embarrassment to a conspiracy of fun.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is NOT stated in the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Comedians on TV are believed to have done a lot in making people more tolerant of racial and religious differences.\nB To make up differences, humor is a most acceptable as well as a most effective means.\nC People often turn to humorous ways when meeting with difficult situations because of its effectiveness.\nD Only by adopting the means of humor can one succeed in some jobs.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nHumor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying \"no,\" criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it's the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialogue may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum.\nHumor is often the best way to keep a small misunderstanding from escalating into a big deal. Recently a neighbor of mine had a squabble with his wife as she drove him to the airport. Airborne, he felt miserable, and he knew she did, too. Two hours after she returned home, she received a long-distance phone call. \"Person-to-person for Mrs. I. A. Pologize,\" intoned the operator. \"That's spelled 'P' as in...\" In a twinkling, the whole day changed from grim to lovely at both ends of the wire.\nAn English hostess with a quick wit was giving a formal dinner for eight distinguished guests whom she hoped to enlist in a major charity drive. Austerity was a fashion in England at the time, and she had asked her children to serve the meal. She knew that anything could happen--and it did, just as her son, with the studied concentration of a tightrope walker, brought in a large roast turkey. He successfully elbowed the swinging dining-room door, but the backswing threw the bird onto the dining-room floor.\nThe boy stood rooted: guests stared at their plates. Moving only her head the hostess smiled at her son,\" No harm, Daniel,\" she said. \"Just pick him up and take him back to the kitchen\"... she enunciated clearly so he would think about what she was saying... \"and bring in the other one.\"\nA wink and a one-liner instantly changed the dinner from a red-faced embarrassment to a conspiracy of fun.\n\n<question>:\nBy saying \"and bring in the other one,\" the hostess meant that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the son had to cook another turkey for the guests\nB she already had made more than one turkey ready for the dinner\nC some other dish would be served instead of a turkey\nD the son could serve the same turkey after it was cleaned\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nHave you ever noticed that people have thinner arms and legs as they get older? As we age it becomes harder to keep our muscles healthy. They get smaller, which reduces strength and increases the possibility of falls and fractures . New research is showing how this happens and what to do about it.\nA team of Nottingham researchers has already shown that when older people eat, they cannot make muscle as fast as the young. Now they've found that the ability to prevent muscle breakdown is reduced with age.\nWhen older people eat, they don't build enough muscle with the protein in food; also, the insulin fails to shut down the muscle breakdown that rises between meals and overnight. Normally, in young people, insulin acts to slow muscle breakdown.\nThe research just published compared one group of people in their late 60s to a group of 25-year-olds, with equal numbers of men and women. \"We studied our subjects first -- before breakfast -- and then after giving them a small amount of insulin to raise the hormone to what they would be if they had eaten breakfast,\" Professor Rennie said.\n\" The results were clear. The younger people's muscles were able to use insulin we gave to stop the muscle breakdown, which had increased during the night. The muscles in the older people could not. In the course of our tests, we also noticed that the blood flow in the leg was greater in the younger people than the older ones,\" added Professor Rennie. \nHowever, scientists think that weight training may reactivate muscle blood flow and help retain muscles for older people. \"In fact, doing exercise three times a week over 20 weeks reactivates the leg blood flow responses of older people. They became identical to those in the young,\" said Professor Rennie.\n\n<question>:\nThe researchers seemed to believe that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA older people can't make muscles any more\nB eating fast will help make more muscles\nC young people make muscles more quickly when eating\nD older people are not able to stop muscles breakdown\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nHave you ever noticed that people have thinner arms and legs as they get older? As we age it becomes harder to keep our muscles healthy. They get smaller, which reduces strength and increases the possibility of falls and fractures . New research is showing how this happens and what to do about it.\nA team of Nottingham researchers has already shown that when older people eat, they cannot make muscle as fast as the young. Now they've found that the ability to prevent muscle breakdown is reduced with age.\nWhen older people eat, they don't build enough muscle with the protein in food; also, the insulin fails to shut down the muscle breakdown that rises between meals and overnight. Normally, in young people, insulin acts to slow muscle breakdown.\nThe research just published compared one group of people in their late 60s to a group of 25-year-olds, with equal numbers of men and women. \"We studied our subjects first -- before breakfast -- and then after giving them a small amount of insulin to raise the hormone to what they would be if they had eaten breakfast,\" Professor Rennie said.\n\" The results were clear. The younger people's muscles were able to use insulin we gave to stop the muscle breakdown, which had increased during the night. The muscles in the older people could not. In the course of our tests, we also noticed that the blood flow in the leg was greater in the younger people than the older ones,\" added Professor Rennie. \nHowever, scientists think that weight training may reactivate muscle blood flow and help retain muscles for older people. \"In fact, doing exercise three times a week over 20 weeks reactivates the leg blood flow responses of older people. They became identical to those in the young,\" said Professor Rennie.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, what is the function of insulin?\n\n<options>:\nA It can help cut down the ageing of our muscles.\nB It can make enough muscles with the protein from food.\nC It can break down protein in food when we have meals.\nD It can help us make more muscles by eating more food.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nNanotechnology is a fashionable word these days. The name \"nano\" comes from the size of molecules, which are measured in nanometers--or one billionth of a meter. Through operating the atoms and molecules, scientists can change the nature of common materials and even create new materials that have new properties.\nBut scientists are concerned about its possible risks to our daily lives.\nClothing merchants claim their nanocloth keeps our bodies warmer in winter, saving us from needing thick coats. Vitamin companies boast their nanopills are easier to absorb. Home decoration companies suggest you use their nanopaint, which has no smell, is waterproof, and free from poisonous substances.\nNanomaterials are making our lives better, its creators say. The US National Science Foundation predicts nanotechnology research will grow into a US $-trillion industry over the next 10 years.\nBut ly little is known about the potential health and environmental effects of the tiny particles. Just atoms wide, they are small enough to penetrate cells easily in lungs, brains and other organs. US bestseller \"Prey\", written by Michael Crichton, paints a doomsday in which a group of tiny nanomachines escapes the lab and threatens to take control of humanity. \nStudies have shown that some nanoparticles can be poisonous to animal cells. There are fears that exposure can cause breathing problems, since nanoparticles could be taken in through the nose, causing unknown problems to brain cells. Scientists also fear that nanoparticles placed on the skin could damage DNA. \"No one knows, and that's the problem,\" said Pat Mooney, director of the ETC Group. \"People are rubbing them on the skin as sunscreens and as cosmetics.\"\nMooney's group is calling for products such as sunscreen, that are directly absorbed into the body to be _ taken _ off _ the _ shelf until they're proved safe.\n\n<question>:\nWhat benefits can nanotechnology bring to us except _ .\n\n<options>:\nA It can allow us to be free from thick coats by wearing clothes made of nanocloth.\nB It can allow us to create more new materials to meet the need of our modern society.\nC It can help us to take control of the doomsday.\nD It can help us to decorate our homes more environmentally friendly.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nNanotechnology is a fashionable word these days. The name \"nano\" comes from the size of molecules, which are measured in nanometers--or one billionth of a meter. Through operating the atoms and molecules, scientists can change the nature of common materials and even create new materials that have new properties.\nBut scientists are concerned about its possible risks to our daily lives.\nClothing merchants claim their nanocloth keeps our bodies warmer in winter, saving us from needing thick coats. Vitamin companies boast their nanopills are easier to absorb. Home decoration companies suggest you use their nanopaint, which has no smell, is waterproof, and free from poisonous substances.\nNanomaterials are making our lives better, its creators say. The US National Science Foundation predicts nanotechnology research will grow into a US $-trillion industry over the next 10 years.\nBut ly little is known about the potential health and environmental effects of the tiny particles. Just atoms wide, they are small enough to penetrate cells easily in lungs, brains and other organs. US bestseller \"Prey\", written by Michael Crichton, paints a doomsday in which a group of tiny nanomachines escapes the lab and threatens to take control of humanity. \nStudies have shown that some nanoparticles can be poisonous to animal cells. There are fears that exposure can cause breathing problems, since nanoparticles could be taken in through the nose, causing unknown problems to brain cells. Scientists also fear that nanoparticles placed on the skin could damage DNA. \"No one knows, and that's the problem,\" said Pat Mooney, director of the ETC Group. \"People are rubbing them on the skin as sunscreens and as cosmetics.\"\nMooney's group is calling for products such as sunscreen, that are directly absorbed into the body to be _ taken _ off _ the _ shelf until they're proved safe.\n\n<question>:\nStudies have made it clear that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA exposure to nanoparticles can damage DNA\nB rubbing nano cosmetics on the skin can help control skin diseases\nC all nanoparticles can't be poisonous to animal cells\nD the nanoparticles have bad effects on health and environment\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nImagine this situation. You pass a group of people. The people are talking to each other. You cannot hear what they are saying. But suddenly they start laughing. What would you think? Would you think they were laughing at something funny that one of them said? Or -- be honest with yourself -- would you think they were laughing at you? Yes, you.\nBeing laughed at is a common fear. But a major study published in two thousand and nine found that this fear is not the same around the world. It differs from culture to culture.\nPeople in Finland were the least likely to believe that people laughing in their presence were making fun of them. Less than ten percent of Finns in the study said they would think that, compared to eighty percent of people in Thailand.\nSome people in the study said they felt unsure of themselves in social situations but hid their feelings of insecurity. Others said they avoided social situations where they had been laughed at before.\nThe study found that people in Turkmenistan and Cambodia were more likely to be in the first group. They would hide their feelings of insecurity if they were around other people's laughter. But people in Iraq, Egypt and Jordan were more likely to try to avoid such situations if they felt they had been laughed at before.\nShy people often avoid situations that would force them into close contact with other people. They worry that something they say or do will make other people laugh at them. But some people worry much more than others. They may have a disorder called gelotophobia. Gelos is a Greek word. It means laughter. Phobia means fear. This fear of laughter can be truly sad for those who live with it. It can affect how they lead their lives.\nIn the study, a team from the University of Zurich led more than ninety researchers from around the world. They wanted to understand the difference between normal shyness and true gelotophobia. Another purpose of the study was to compare the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures. The researchers surveyed more than twenty-two thousand people in forty-two different languages. The findings appeared in the scientific journal Humor.\n\n<question>:\nPeople in Finland don't believe other people are making fun of them if _ .\n\n<options>:\nA they suddenly start to laugh.\nB they keep on laughing\nC they laugh in their presence\nD they stop laughing suddenly.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nImagine this situation. You pass a group of people. The people are talking to each other. You cannot hear what they are saying. But suddenly they start laughing. What would you think? Would you think they were laughing at something funny that one of them said? Or -- be honest with yourself -- would you think they were laughing at you? Yes, you.\nBeing laughed at is a common fear. But a major study published in two thousand and nine found that this fear is not the same around the world. It differs from culture to culture.\nPeople in Finland were the least likely to believe that people laughing in their presence were making fun of them. Less than ten percent of Finns in the study said they would think that, compared to eighty percent of people in Thailand.\nSome people in the study said they felt unsure of themselves in social situations but hid their feelings of insecurity. Others said they avoided social situations where they had been laughed at before.\nThe study found that people in Turkmenistan and Cambodia were more likely to be in the first group. They would hide their feelings of insecurity if they were around other people's laughter. But people in Iraq, Egypt and Jordan were more likely to try to avoid such situations if they felt they had been laughed at before.\nShy people often avoid situations that would force them into close contact with other people. They worry that something they say or do will make other people laugh at them. But some people worry much more than others. They may have a disorder called gelotophobia. Gelos is a Greek word. It means laughter. Phobia means fear. This fear of laughter can be truly sad for those who live with it. It can affect how they lead their lives.\nIn the study, a team from the University of Zurich led more than ninety researchers from around the world. They wanted to understand the difference between normal shyness and true gelotophobia. Another purpose of the study was to compare the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures. The researchers surveyed more than twenty-two thousand people in forty-two different languages. The findings appeared in the scientific journal Humor.\n\n<question>:\nWhat's FALSE of the study led by a team from the University of Zurich?\n\n<options>:\nA They wanted to study the difference between normal shyness and true gelotophobia.\nB They wanted to compare the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures.\nC They did such a survey in order to prevent people from being laughed at in public.\nD They surveyed more than 22 thousand people coming from different cultures.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nImagine this situation. You pass a group of people. The people are talking to each other. You cannot hear what they are saying. But suddenly they start laughing. What would you think? Would you think they were laughing at something funny that one of them said? Or -- be honest with yourself -- would you think they were laughing at you? Yes, you.\nBeing laughed at is a common fear. But a major study published in two thousand and nine found that this fear is not the same around the world. It differs from culture to culture.\nPeople in Finland were the least likely to believe that people laughing in their presence were making fun of them. Less than ten percent of Finns in the study said they would think that, compared to eighty percent of people in Thailand.\nSome people in the study said they felt unsure of themselves in social situations but hid their feelings of insecurity. Others said they avoided social situations where they had been laughed at before.\nThe study found that people in Turkmenistan and Cambodia were more likely to be in the first group. They would hide their feelings of insecurity if they were around other people's laughter. But people in Iraq, Egypt and Jordan were more likely to try to avoid such situations if they felt they had been laughed at before.\nShy people often avoid situations that would force them into close contact with other people. They worry that something they say or do will make other people laugh at them. But some people worry much more than others. They may have a disorder called gelotophobia. Gelos is a Greek word. It means laughter. Phobia means fear. This fear of laughter can be truly sad for those who live with it. It can affect how they lead their lives.\nIn the study, a team from the University of Zurich led more than ninety researchers from around the world. They wanted to understand the difference between normal shyness and true gelotophobia. Another purpose of the study was to compare the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures. The researchers surveyed more than twenty-two thousand people in forty-two different languages. The findings appeared in the scientific journal Humor.\n\n<question>:\nThe passage is likely to occur in _ .\n\n<options>:\nA an advertisement\nB a science magazine\nC a science fiction\nD a storybook\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nImagine this situation. You pass a group of people. The people are talking to each other. You cannot hear what they are saying. But suddenly they start laughing. What would you think? Would you think they were laughing at something funny that one of them said? Or -- be honest with yourself -- would you think they were laughing at you? Yes, you.\nBeing laughed at is a common fear. But a major study published in two thousand and nine found that this fear is not the same around the world. It differs from culture to culture.\nPeople in Finland were the least likely to believe that people laughing in their presence were making fun of them. Less than ten percent of Finns in the study said they would think that, compared to eighty percent of people in Thailand.\nSome people in the study said they felt unsure of themselves in social situations but hid their feelings of insecurity. Others said they avoided social situations where they had been laughed at before.\nThe study found that people in Turkmenistan and Cambodia were more likely to be in the first group. They would hide their feelings of insecurity if they were around other people's laughter. But people in Iraq, Egypt and Jordan were more likely to try to avoid such situations if they felt they had been laughed at before.\nShy people often avoid situations that would force them into close contact with other people. They worry that something they say or do will make other people laugh at them. But some people worry much more than others. They may have a disorder called gelotophobia. Gelos is a Greek word. It means laughter. Phobia means fear. This fear of laughter can be truly sad for those who live with it. It can affect how they lead their lives.\nIn the study, a team from the University of Zurich led more than ninety researchers from around the world. They wanted to understand the difference between normal shyness and true gelotophobia. Another purpose of the study was to compare the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures. The researchers surveyed more than twenty-two thousand people in forty-two different languages. The findings appeared in the scientific journal Humor.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, people who suffer from gelotophobia _ .\n\n<options>:\nA care more about being laughed at by others\nB shouldn't hide their feelings of insecurity\nC should avoid having close contact with other people\nD will lead a happy life so long as they care\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWe were going to play against a team from a country school.\nThey didn't come until the last minute. They looked worse than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue trousers and looked like farm boys.\nWe sat down for a rest. We felt that we didn't need any practice against a team like that.\nThe game began. One of us got the ball and he shot a long pass to our forward . From out of nowhere a boy in an old T-shirt stopped the ball and with beautiful style he shot and got two points. Then another two points in a minute. Soon the game was all over. We were beaten by the country team.\nAfter that, we thought a lot. We certainly learned that even though your team is very good, you can't look down upon the others and still need to do you best. And the most important lesson we learned was: One can't judge a person or a team only by their clothes.\n\n<question>:\nThe team from the country were in old clothes so the writer's team _ .\n\n<options>:\nA looked down upon them\nB couldn't win\nC didn't like the city boy\nD were afraid of them\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWe were going to play against a team from a country school.\nThey didn't come until the last minute. They looked worse than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue trousers and looked like farm boys.\nWe sat down for a rest. We felt that we didn't need any practice against a team like that.\nThe game began. One of us got the ball and he shot a long pass to our forward . From out of nowhere a boy in an old T-shirt stopped the ball and with beautiful style he shot and got two points. Then another two points in a minute. Soon the game was all over. We were beaten by the country team.\nAfter that, we thought a lot. We certainly learned that even though your team is very good, you can't look down upon the others and still need to do you best. And the most important lesson we learned was: One can't judge a person or a team only by their clothes.\n\n<question>:\nThe country team arrived so late that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA nobody saw them\nB the writer's team were angry\nC they had no time to warm up\nD they looked worse\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWe were going to play against a team from a country school.\nThey didn't come until the last minute. They looked worse than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue trousers and looked like farm boys.\nWe sat down for a rest. We felt that we didn't need any practice against a team like that.\nThe game began. One of us got the ball and he shot a long pass to our forward . From out of nowhere a boy in an old T-shirt stopped the ball and with beautiful style he shot and got two points. Then another two points in a minute. Soon the game was all over. We were beaten by the country team.\nAfter that, we thought a lot. We certainly learned that even though your team is very good, you can't look down upon the others and still need to do you best. And the most important lesson we learned was: One can't judge a person or a team only by their clothes.\n\n<question>:\nThe team from the country won because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA they were in old clothes\nB they didn't practice before the game\nC they practiced before the game\nD the team was better than the writer's\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWe were going to play against a team from a country school.\nThey didn't come until the last minute. They looked worse than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue trousers and looked like farm boys.\nWe sat down for a rest. We felt that we didn't need any practice against a team like that.\nThe game began. One of us got the ball and he shot a long pass to our forward . From out of nowhere a boy in an old T-shirt stopped the ball and with beautiful style he shot and got two points. Then another two points in a minute. Soon the game was all over. We were beaten by the country team.\nAfter that, we thought a lot. We certainly learned that even though your team is very good, you can't look down upon the others and still need to do you best. And the most important lesson we learned was: One can't judge a person or a team only by their clothes.\n\n<question>:\nFrom the text, we can guess the writer's team is _ .\n\n<options>:\nA a basketball from a country school\nB a football team from a school in the city\nC a basketball team from a school in the city\nD a football team from the country\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWe were going to play against a team from a country school.\nThey didn't come until the last minute. They looked worse than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue trousers and looked like farm boys.\nWe sat down for a rest. We felt that we didn't need any practice against a team like that.\nThe game began. One of us got the ball and he shot a long pass to our forward . From out of nowhere a boy in an old T-shirt stopped the ball and with beautiful style he shot and got two points. Then another two points in a minute. Soon the game was all over. We were beaten by the country team.\nAfter that, we thought a lot. We certainly learned that even though your team is very good, you can't look down upon the others and still need to do you best. And the most important lesson we learned was: One can't judge a person or a team only by their clothes.\n\n<question>:\nThe writer's team learned a lot from the game. They got to know how to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA do better from then on\nB fight against the country boys\nC play against a weak team\nD judge a man or a team by clothes\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThree wishes \nA man and his wife were very poor. They kept hoping for new clothes and good food. The man enjoyed eating, and he especially liked cakes. One night an old woman came to their house and told them she would let them have three wishes. They could wish for anything they wanted.\nThe man had just finished eating a piece of bread for his dinner, but he was still hungry. He said, \"I wish I had a big cake!\"\nSuddenly a cake appeared on his plate.\n\"You fool!\" His wife cried. \"You could have wished for a house full of wonderful food, but you wished for a cake. I wish that cake was on the end of your foolish nose! \"\nImmediately the cake stuck to the end of his nose.\nThen the man and his wife started blaming each other. \"It's your fault!\" the man cried. \"No, it's your fault!\" she answered. What could they do? The cake was still stuck to the husband's nose.\n \"Oh!\" the wife cried. \"I wish none of this had ever happened!\"\nImmediately the cake was gone, and the man was saying, \"I'm still hungry. How I wish I had\nsome cakes! \"\nBut of course nothing happened.\n\n<question>:\nThe man quarreled with his wife because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA he always enjoyed eating\nB his wife hoped that he asked for a house\nC he didn't want anything except cakes\nD the cake stuck to the end of his nose according to his wife's wish.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThree wishes \nA man and his wife were very poor. They kept hoping for new clothes and good food. The man enjoyed eating, and he especially liked cakes. One night an old woman came to their house and told them she would let them have three wishes. They could wish for anything they wanted.\nThe man had just finished eating a piece of bread for his dinner, but he was still hungry. He said, \"I wish I had a big cake!\"\nSuddenly a cake appeared on his plate.\n\"You fool!\" His wife cried. \"You could have wished for a house full of wonderful food, but you wished for a cake. I wish that cake was on the end of your foolish nose! \"\nImmediately the cake stuck to the end of his nose.\nThen the man and his wife started blaming each other. \"It's your fault!\" the man cried. \"No, it's your fault!\" she answered. What could they do? The cake was still stuck to the husband's nose.\n \"Oh!\" the wife cried. \"I wish none of this had ever happened!\"\nImmediately the cake was gone, and the man was saying, \"I'm still hungry. How I wish I had\nsome cakes! \"\nBut of course nothing happened.\n\n<question>:\nThe wrong statement of the following is _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the man wished that the cake were not on his nose\nB the wife made two wishes, which worked\nC the wife wanted her husband to wish for more than a big cake\nD the man made his wishes before dinner\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSometimes people add to what they say even when they don't talk. Gestures are the \"silent language\" of every culture. We point a finger or move another part of the body to show what we want to say. It is important to know the body language of every country or we may be misunderstood.\nIn the United States, people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction. The handshake must be firm. If the handshake is weak, it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness. Friends may place a hand on the other's arm or shoulder. Some people, usually women, greet a friend with a hug .\nSpace is important to Americans. When two people talk to each other, they usually stand about two and a half feet away and at an angle, so they are not facing each other directly. Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close. They will move back to have their space. If Americans touch another person by accident, they say, \"Pardon me.\" or \"Excuse me.\"\nAmericans like to look the other person in the eyes when they are talking. If you don't do so, it means you are bored, hiding something, or are not interested. But when you stare at someone, it is not polite.\nFor Americans, thumbs-up means yes, very good, or well done. Thumbs-down means the opposite. To call a waiter, raise one hand to head level or above. To show you want the check, make a movement with your hands as if you are singing a piece of paper. It is all right to point at things but not at people with the hand and index finger . Americans shake their index finger at children when they scold them and pat them on the head when they admire them.\nLearning a culture's body language is sometimes confusing. If you don't know what to do, the safest thing to do is to smile.\n\n<question>:\nIf you are introduced to a stranger from the USA, you should _ .\n\n<options>:\nA greet him with a hug\nB place a hand on his shoulder\nC shake his hand firmly\nD shake his hand weakly\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSometimes people add to what they say even when they don't talk. Gestures are the \"silent language\" of every culture. We point a finger or move another part of the body to show what we want to say. It is important to know the body language of every country or we may be misunderstood.\nIn the United States, people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction. The handshake must be firm. If the handshake is weak, it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness. Friends may place a hand on the other's arm or shoulder. Some people, usually women, greet a friend with a hug .\nSpace is important to Americans. When two people talk to each other, they usually stand about two and a half feet away and at an angle, so they are not facing each other directly. Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close. They will move back to have their space. If Americans touch another person by accident, they say, \"Pardon me.\" or \"Excuse me.\"\nAmericans like to look the other person in the eyes when they are talking. If you don't do so, it means you are bored, hiding something, or are not interested. But when you stare at someone, it is not polite.\nFor Americans, thumbs-up means yes, very good, or well done. Thumbs-down means the opposite. To call a waiter, raise one hand to head level or above. To show you want the check, make a movement with your hands as if you are singing a piece of paper. It is all right to point at things but not at people with the hand and index finger . Americans shake their index finger at children when they scold them and pat them on the head when they admire them.\nLearning a culture's body language is sometimes confusing. If you don't know what to do, the safest thing to do is to smile.\n\n<question>:\nIn the United States, people often _ .\n\n<options>:\nA show their friendship by touching each other\nB show their friendship by glancing at each other\nC say \"Pardon me\" to each other when they are talking\nD get uncomfortable when you sit close to them\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSometimes people add to what they say even when they don't talk. Gestures are the \"silent language\" of every culture. We point a finger or move another part of the body to show what we want to say. It is important to know the body language of every country or we may be misunderstood.\nIn the United States, people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction. The handshake must be firm. If the handshake is weak, it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness. Friends may place a hand on the other's arm or shoulder. Some people, usually women, greet a friend with a hug .\nSpace is important to Americans. When two people talk to each other, they usually stand about two and a half feet away and at an angle, so they are not facing each other directly. Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close. They will move back to have their space. If Americans touch another person by accident, they say, \"Pardon me.\" or \"Excuse me.\"\nAmericans like to look the other person in the eyes when they are talking. If you don't do so, it means you are bored, hiding something, or are not interested. But when you stare at someone, it is not polite.\nFor Americans, thumbs-up means yes, very good, or well done. Thumbs-down means the opposite. To call a waiter, raise one hand to head level or above. To show you want the check, make a movement with your hands as if you are singing a piece of paper. It is all right to point at things but not at people with the hand and index finger . Americans shake their index finger at children when they scold them and pat them on the head when they admire them.\nLearning a culture's body language is sometimes confusing. If you don't know what to do, the safest thing to do is to smile.\n\n<question>:\nIf you talk with an American friend, it's polite to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA look up and down at your friend\nB look at the other person in the eyes\nC hide your opinion\nD look at your watch now and then\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nChina has mapped out plans for its new launches in the Shenzhou program on the next flight. But one conclusion seems to have escaped most reports in the aerospace media.The flight of Shenzhou 7 could be timed to coincide with the Beijing Olympics. Plans for 2008 Summer Olympics call for the events to be held between the 8th and 24th of August in that year. It's reasonable to expect that China will use the event to display its achievements before the world, and human spaceflight is China's most significant recent breakthrough.\nShenzhou 7, China's next manned space mission, was originally advertised for 2007.This fit the pattern of staging a two-gap between crewed Shenzhou missions, which have previously launched in 2003 and 2005.But Chinese media statements have amended this to 2008.Chinese media have reported that the whole program is going well, more time is needed to work on spacesuit that will be used on this flight to stage China's first spacewalk. It's possible that Chinese engineers want to make best preparations for this complex mission.\nChina could intend to carry out the mission of Shenzhou 7 just as media attention is focused on the lead--up to the Olympics. The crew of the fight, and possibly China's other flown astronauts, could then take part in the opening ceremony. China has previously honnoured her space travelers in great celebrations, such as the Hong Kong event that saw Yang Liwei singing with Jacky Chan.\n\n<question>:\nChina has decided to carry out the human spaceflight in 2008 in order to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA attract more athletes to take part in the Beijing Olympics\nB show its great achievements to the whole world\nC prove China has become a great developed country like the USA\nD introduce its technology to the world\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nChina has mapped out plans for its new launches in the Shenzhou program on the next flight. But one conclusion seems to have escaped most reports in the aerospace media.The flight of Shenzhou 7 could be timed to coincide with the Beijing Olympics. Plans for 2008 Summer Olympics call for the events to be held between the 8th and 24th of August in that year. It's reasonable to expect that China will use the event to display its achievements before the world, and human spaceflight is China's most significant recent breakthrough.\nShenzhou 7, China's next manned space mission, was originally advertised for 2007.This fit the pattern of staging a two-gap between crewed Shenzhou missions, which have previously launched in 2003 and 2005.But Chinese media statements have amended this to 2008.Chinese media have reported that the whole program is going well, more time is needed to work on spacesuit that will be used on this flight to stage China's first spacewalk. It's possible that Chinese engineers want to make best preparations for this complex mission.\nChina could intend to carry out the mission of Shenzhou 7 just as media attention is focused on the lead--up to the Olympics. The crew of the fight, and possibly China's other flown astronauts, could then take part in the opening ceremony. China has previously honnoured her space travelers in great celebrations, such as the Hong Kong event that saw Yang Liwei singing with Jacky Chan.\n\n<question>:\nWhich on of the following is true according to the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Yang Liwei--one the Chinese astronauts walked in space in 2003.\nB Yang Liwei--one the Chinese astronauts will be singing with Jacky Chan in space in 2008.\nC The spacesuit for the flight of Shenzhou 7 hasn't been prepared well.\nD China will send its second manned spacecraft in 2008.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nChina has mapped out plans for its new launches in the Shenzhou program on the next flight. But one conclusion seems to have escaped most reports in the aerospace media.The flight of Shenzhou 7 could be timed to coincide with the Beijing Olympics. Plans for 2008 Summer Olympics call for the events to be held between the 8th and 24th of August in that year. It's reasonable to expect that China will use the event to display its achievements before the world, and human spaceflight is China's most significant recent breakthrough.\nShenzhou 7, China's next manned space mission, was originally advertised for 2007.This fit the pattern of staging a two-gap between crewed Shenzhou missions, which have previously launched in 2003 and 2005.But Chinese media statements have amended this to 2008.Chinese media have reported that the whole program is going well, more time is needed to work on spacesuit that will be used on this flight to stage China's first spacewalk. It's possible that Chinese engineers want to make best preparations for this complex mission.\nChina could intend to carry out the mission of Shenzhou 7 just as media attention is focused on the lead--up to the Olympics. The crew of the fight, and possibly China's other flown astronauts, could then take part in the opening ceremony. China has previously honnoured her space travelers in great celebrations, such as the Hong Kong event that saw Yang Liwei singing with Jacky Chan.\n\n<question>:\nWhat would be the best title for this passage?\n\n<options>:\nA The Beijing Olympics\nB The Shenzhou Olympics\nC The Shenzhou Program\nD China's Space Program in 2008\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 global financial crisis is likely to cause increased mental health problems as people struggle to deal with poverty and unemployment, the World Health Organization warned Thursday.\nHundreds of millions of people worldwide are already affected by mental problems such as depression and bipolar disorders and the current market meltdown could worsen feelings of despair among people who can't stand such illnesses.\nThe United Nations agency said the impact could be especially marked for those living in low and middle income countries where access to treatment is often limited.\n\"We should not be surprised at the turbulence and likely consequences of the current financial crisis.Now we are seeing a huge gap in taking care of people in great need,\" WHO director general Margaret Chan told at a meeting of mental health experts.\n\"It should not come as a surprise that we continue to see more stresses, suicides and mental disorders,\" Chan warned.\nBenedetto Saraceno, director of WHO's mental health, said mental health disorders affected one in four people at some point in their lives.\nMental and neurological disorders are often chronic and disabling, he said.Nearly 1 million people commit suicide worldwide every year, a large part of them are young adults.\nAsked about the financial crisis, Saraceno said, \"Poverty can be the consequence of such events, the debts, despair and sense of loss that may reach middle and lower classes.Even the poor can be affected by this crisis.\"\n\"There is clear evidence that suicide is linked to financial disasters.I am not talking about the millionaire's jumping out of the window but about poor people,\" he said.The global crisis could be expected to affect the \"stability of communities and families\", according to Saraceno.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, the chief result of the worldwide financial crisis is that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA more people will be poorer\nB more people will be out of jobs\nC more people will suffer from mental problems\nD more people will commit suicide\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 global financial crisis is likely to cause increased mental health problems as people struggle to deal with poverty and unemployment, the World Health Organization warned Thursday.\nHundreds of millions of people worldwide are already affected by mental problems such as depression and bipolar disorders and the current market meltdown could worsen feelings of despair among people who can't stand such illnesses.\nThe United Nations agency said the impact could be especially marked for those living in low and middle income countries where access to treatment is often limited.\n\"We should not be surprised at the turbulence and likely consequences of the current financial crisis.Now we are seeing a huge gap in taking care of people in great need,\" WHO director general Margaret Chan told at a meeting of mental health experts.\n\"It should not come as a surprise that we continue to see more stresses, suicides and mental disorders,\" Chan warned.\nBenedetto Saraceno, director of WHO's mental health, said mental health disorders affected one in four people at some point in their lives.\nMental and neurological disorders are often chronic and disabling, he said.Nearly 1 million people commit suicide worldwide every year, a large part of them are young adults.\nAsked about the financial crisis, Saraceno said, \"Poverty can be the consequence of such events, the debts, despair and sense of loss that may reach middle and lower classes.Even the poor can be affected by this crisis.\"\n\"There is clear evidence that suicide is linked to financial disasters.I am not talking about the millionaire's jumping out of the window but about poor people,\" he said.The global crisis could be expected to affect the \"stability of communities and families\", according to Saraceno.\n\n<question>:\nThe United Nations agency worried that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA more rich people would commit suicide\nB the financial crisis might especially influence developing or underdeveloped countries\nC the current market meltdown could worsen feelings of despair\nD hundreds of millions of people in the world were already affected by mental problems\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 global financial crisis is likely to cause increased mental health problems as people struggle to deal with poverty and unemployment, the World Health Organization warned Thursday.\nHundreds of millions of people worldwide are already affected by mental problems such as depression and bipolar disorders and the current market meltdown could worsen feelings of despair among people who can't stand such illnesses.\nThe United Nations agency said the impact could be especially marked for those living in low and middle income countries where access to treatment is often limited.\n\"We should not be surprised at the turbulence and likely consequences of the current financial crisis.Now we are seeing a huge gap in taking care of people in great need,\" WHO director general Margaret Chan told at a meeting of mental health experts.\n\"It should not come as a surprise that we continue to see more stresses, suicides and mental disorders,\" Chan warned.\nBenedetto Saraceno, director of WHO's mental health, said mental health disorders affected one in four people at some point in their lives.\nMental and neurological disorders are often chronic and disabling, he said.Nearly 1 million people commit suicide worldwide every year, a large part of them are young adults.\nAsked about the financial crisis, Saraceno said, \"Poverty can be the consequence of such events, the debts, despair and sense of loss that may reach middle and lower classes.Even the poor can be affected by this crisis.\"\n\"There is clear evidence that suicide is linked to financial disasters.I am not talking about the millionaire's jumping out of the window but about poor people,\" he said.The global crisis could be expected to affect the \"stability of communities and families\", according to Saraceno.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be inferred that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA far more work should be done to help those who are mentally ill\nB it will be surprising to see more people commit suicide\nC a mental disorder is a chronic disease\nD many more young adults commit suicide worldwide than people of other ages\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThe global financial crisis is likely to cause increased mental health problems as people struggle to deal with poverty and unemployment, the World Health Organization warned Thursday.\nHundreds of millions of people worldwide are already affected by mental problems such as depression and bipolar disorders and the current market meltdown could worsen feelings of despair among people who can't stand such illnesses.\nThe United Nations agency said the impact could be especially marked for those living in low and middle income countries where access to treatment is often limited.\n\"We should not be surprised at the turbulence and likely consequences of the current financial crisis.Now we are seeing a huge gap in taking care of people in great need,\" WHO director general Margaret Chan told at a meeting of mental health experts.\n\"It should not come as a surprise that we continue to see more stresses, suicides and mental disorders,\" Chan warned.\nBenedetto Saraceno, director of WHO's mental health, said mental health disorders affected one in four people at some point in their lives.\nMental and neurological disorders are often chronic and disabling, he said.Nearly 1 million people commit suicide worldwide every year, a large part of them are young adults.\nAsked about the financial crisis, Saraceno said, \"Poverty can be the consequence of such events, the debts, despair and sense of loss that may reach middle and lower classes.Even the poor can be affected by this crisis.\"\n\"There is clear evidence that suicide is linked to financial disasters.I am not talking about the millionaire's jumping out of the window but about poor people,\" he said.The global crisis could be expected to affect the \"stability of communities and families\", according to Saraceno.\n\n<question>:\nThe best title for the passage is _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Global Financial Crisis.\nB Mental Disorders Resulting From Global Financial Crisis.\nC Suicides as a Result of Market Meltdown.\nD Chronic Mental Disorders.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 day a rabbit ran into an elephant. \"Hello,\" said the rabbit. \"Fine day, isn't it?\" The elephant stopped to look down at the tiny creature and shouted. \"Leave me alone. I don't have the time to waste on someone so small.\" The rabbit was shocked by the elephant's words. Then he decided to ask the whale what she thought about the elephant's rudeness. But the whale laughed at this tiny animal. The rabbit said, \"You think that I am weak, but in fact, I am strong! I can beat you at Tug-of-War .\"The whale looked at him for a moment before bursting into laughter. \"Very well, little one. Go and get a rope,\" she said.The rabbit ran off to find a strong and thick rope. Then he went to the elephant, \"Elephant, I will beat you at a game of Tug-of-War.\" The elephant laughed loudly, but agreed to challenge the tiny animal. He tied the rope around his huge waist. The rabbit took the other end and ran away. He called back to the elephant, \"When I say 'pull', you start pulling. \"The rabbit took the other end of the rope to the whale, \"Tie this to your tail and when I say 'pull',you swim.\" The whale tied the rope to her tail after laughing at the rabbit's foolishness. Then the rabbit called out \"PULL!\" The elephant and the whale began pulling. After a while, they were too tired to continue. The elephant and the whale never knew how such a tiny creature could beat them. But from that day on, they said \"hello\" to the little rabbit with great respect whenever they met.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did the rabbit want a game of Tug-of-War?\n\n<options>:\nA He wanted to show he was the best.\nB He knew that he could do well in this game.\nC He wanted to get respect from the elephant and the whale.\nD He wanted to prove he wasn't the tiniest animal.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 day a rabbit ran into an elephant. \"Hello,\" said the rabbit. \"Fine day, isn't it?\" The elephant stopped to look down at the tiny creature and shouted. \"Leave me alone. I don't have the time to waste on someone so small.\" The rabbit was shocked by the elephant's words. Then he decided to ask the whale what she thought about the elephant's rudeness. But the whale laughed at this tiny animal. The rabbit said, \"You think that I am weak, but in fact, I am strong! I can beat you at Tug-of-War .\"The whale looked at him for a moment before bursting into laughter. \"Very well, little one. Go and get a rope,\" she said.The rabbit ran off to find a strong and thick rope. Then he went to the elephant, \"Elephant, I will beat you at a game of Tug-of-War.\" The elephant laughed loudly, but agreed to challenge the tiny animal. He tied the rope around his huge waist. The rabbit took the other end and ran away. He called back to the elephant, \"When I say 'pull', you start pulling. \"The rabbit took the other end of the rope to the whale, \"Tie this to your tail and when I say 'pull',you swim.\" The whale tied the rope to her tail after laughing at the rabbit's foolishness. Then the rabbit called out \"PULL!\" The elephant and the whale began pulling. After a while, they were too tired to continue. The elephant and the whale never knew how such a tiny creature could beat them. But from that day on, they said \"hello\" to the little rabbit with great respect whenever they met.\n\n<question>:\nWhat do you think of the rabbit according to the story?\n\n<options>:\nA Smart and brave.\nB Tiny and stupid.\nC Pride and naughty.\nD Poor and weak.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 day a rabbit ran into an elephant. \"Hello,\" said the rabbit. \"Fine day, isn't it?\" The elephant stopped to look down at the tiny creature and shouted. \"Leave me alone. I don't have the time to waste on someone so small.\" The rabbit was shocked by the elephant's words. Then he decided to ask the whale what she thought about the elephant's rudeness. But the whale laughed at this tiny animal. The rabbit said, \"You think that I am weak, but in fact, I am strong! I can beat you at Tug-of-War .\"The whale looked at him for a moment before bursting into laughter. \"Very well, little one. Go and get a rope,\" she said.The rabbit ran off to find a strong and thick rope. Then he went to the elephant, \"Elephant, I will beat you at a game of Tug-of-War.\" The elephant laughed loudly, but agreed to challenge the tiny animal. He tied the rope around his huge waist. The rabbit took the other end and ran away. He called back to the elephant, \"When I say 'pull', you start pulling. \"The rabbit took the other end of the rope to the whale, \"Tie this to your tail and when I say 'pull',you swim.\" The whale tied the rope to her tail after laughing at the rabbit's foolishness. Then the rabbit called out \"PULL!\" The elephant and the whale began pulling. After a while, they were too tired to continue. The elephant and the whale never knew how such a tiny creature could beat them. But from that day on, they said \"hello\" to the little rabbit with great respect whenever they met.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did the elephant and the whale lose the game?\n\n<options>:\nA They didn't prepare for it.\nB They were not as strong as the rabbit.\nC They were too impolite to the little rabbit.\nD They actually fought with each other but not the rabbit.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 day a rabbit ran into an elephant. \"Hello,\" said the rabbit. \"Fine day, isn't it?\" The elephant stopped to look down at the tiny creature and shouted. \"Leave me alone. I don't have the time to waste on someone so small.\" The rabbit was shocked by the elephant's words. Then he decided to ask the whale what she thought about the elephant's rudeness. But the whale laughed at this tiny animal. The rabbit said, \"You think that I am weak, but in fact, I am strong! I can beat you at Tug-of-War .\"The whale looked at him for a moment before bursting into laughter. \"Very well, little one. Go and get a rope,\" she said.The rabbit ran off to find a strong and thick rope. Then he went to the elephant, \"Elephant, I will beat you at a game of Tug-of-War.\" The elephant laughed loudly, but agreed to challenge the tiny animal. He tied the rope around his huge waist. The rabbit took the other end and ran away. He called back to the elephant, \"When I say 'pull', you start pulling. \"The rabbit took the other end of the rope to the whale, \"Tie this to your tail and when I say 'pull',you swim.\" The whale tied the rope to her tail after laughing at the rabbit's foolishness. Then the rabbit called out \"PULL!\" The elephant and the whale began pulling. After a while, they were too tired to continue. The elephant and the whale never knew how such a tiny creature could beat them. But from that day on, they said \"hello\" to the little rabbit with great respect whenever they met.\n\n<question>:\nWhich statement is TRUE according to the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA The elephant was pleased to talk to the rabbit at first.\nB It was the whale who suggested having a game of Tug-of-War.\nC The rabbit was stronger than both the whale and the elephant.\nD The whale and the elephant began to respect the rabbit from then on.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAfter a week-long vacation, U.S. President Barack Obama will focus on proposals to strengthen the still-recovering American economy. The agenda includes the reform of the nation's health care system.\nThe Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare as some call it, expands federal health care programs for the needy and encourages Americans of all income groups to purchase private health care insurance.\n\"If you do not have insurance, beginning on October 1st, private plans will actually compete for your business. You can comparison--shop in an online marketplace, just like you would for cell phone plans or plane tickets. You may be eligible for new tax credits to help you afford the plan that's right for you. And if you are in the up to half of all Americans who have been sick or have a preexisting condition, this law means that beginning January 1st, insurance companies have to cover you,\" Obama said.\nHealth-care spending accounts for one-seventh of U.S. economic activity, and is projected to increase to one-fifth in coming years. The cost has a direct bearing on America's economic and financial well--being. Drawn up in 2010, the Affordable Care Act aims to control costs and expand access to health care. The effort is a big failure, according to Republican law makers like Tim Griffin and Todd Young.\n\"Republicans will continue to do everything we can to protect all Americans from the president's top-down, one-size-fits-all, Washington-knows-best approach to health care that is driving up costs and hurting our economy,\" said Griffin. \"The sooner we can delay, oppose and cancel the president's health-care law, the sooner we can get people back to work and focus on expanding opportunity for everyone.\"\nThe president accuses Republicans of putting partisanship ahead of Americans' health-care needs. \"A lot of Republicans seem to believe that if they can gum up the works and make this law fail, they will somehow be sticking it to me. But they would just be sticking it to you. Your health insurance is not something to play politics with. Our economy is not something to play politics with,\" he said.\nAs a matter of fact,the success or failure of Obamacare could shape the president's legacy long after he leaves office.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to Tim Griffin,Obama's health-care law _ .\n\n<options>:\nA will be strongly opposed to by the Republicans\nB will cause fewer economic problems in America\nC will be cancelled sooner or later by the government\nD will never work without the help of the Republicans.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAfter a week-long vacation, U.S. President Barack Obama will focus on proposals to strengthen the still-recovering American economy. The agenda includes the reform of the nation's health care system.\nThe Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare as some call it, expands federal health care programs for the needy and encourages Americans of all income groups to purchase private health care insurance.\n\"If you do not have insurance, beginning on October 1st, private plans will actually compete for your business. You can comparison--shop in an online marketplace, just like you would for cell phone plans or plane tickets. You may be eligible for new tax credits to help you afford the plan that's right for you. And if you are in the up to half of all Americans who have been sick or have a preexisting condition, this law means that beginning January 1st, insurance companies have to cover you,\" Obama said.\nHealth-care spending accounts for one-seventh of U.S. economic activity, and is projected to increase to one-fifth in coming years. The cost has a direct bearing on America's economic and financial well--being. Drawn up in 2010, the Affordable Care Act aims to control costs and expand access to health care. The effort is a big failure, according to Republican law makers like Tim Griffin and Todd Young.\n\"Republicans will continue to do everything we can to protect all Americans from the president's top-down, one-size-fits-all, Washington-knows-best approach to health care that is driving up costs and hurting our economy,\" said Griffin. \"The sooner we can delay, oppose and cancel the president's health-care law, the sooner we can get people back to work and focus on expanding opportunity for everyone.\"\nThe president accuses Republicans of putting partisanship ahead of Americans' health-care needs. \"A lot of Republicans seem to believe that if they can gum up the works and make this law fail, they will somehow be sticking it to me. But they would just be sticking it to you. Your health insurance is not something to play politics with. Our economy is not something to play politics with,\" he said.\nAs a matter of fact,the success or failure of Obamacare could shape the president's legacy long after he leaves office.\n\n<question>:\nWhat does Obama accuse Republicans of according to the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA They don't know what Americans are in need of.\nB They tend to put their own benefit ahead of Americans'.\nC They know nothing about health insurance and economy.\nD They like to play politics with economy and health insurance\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAfter a week-long vacation, U.S. President Barack Obama will focus on proposals to strengthen the still-recovering American economy. The agenda includes the reform of the nation's health care system.\nThe Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare as some call it, expands federal health care programs for the needy and encourages Americans of all income groups to purchase private health care insurance.\n\"If you do not have insurance, beginning on October 1st, private plans will actually compete for your business. You can comparison--shop in an online marketplace, just like you would for cell phone plans or plane tickets. You may be eligible for new tax credits to help you afford the plan that's right for you. And if you are in the up to half of all Americans who have been sick or have a preexisting condition, this law means that beginning January 1st, insurance companies have to cover you,\" Obama said.\nHealth-care spending accounts for one-seventh of U.S. economic activity, and is projected to increase to one-fifth in coming years. The cost has a direct bearing on America's economic and financial well--being. Drawn up in 2010, the Affordable Care Act aims to control costs and expand access to health care. The effort is a big failure, according to Republican law makers like Tim Griffin and Todd Young.\n\"Republicans will continue to do everything we can to protect all Americans from the president's top-down, one-size-fits-all, Washington-knows-best approach to health care that is driving up costs and hurting our economy,\" said Griffin. \"The sooner we can delay, oppose and cancel the president's health-care law, the sooner we can get people back to work and focus on expanding opportunity for everyone.\"\nThe president accuses Republicans of putting partisanship ahead of Americans' health-care needs. \"A lot of Republicans seem to believe that if they can gum up the works and make this law fail, they will somehow be sticking it to me. But they would just be sticking it to you. Your health insurance is not something to play politics with. Our economy is not something to play politics with,\" he said.\nAs a matter of fact,the success or failure of Obamacare could shape the president's legacy long after he leaves office.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the author's tone in this passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Subjective\nB Critical\nC Unconcerned\nD Objective\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThe Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday named Mo Yan winner of the Twenty-Twelve Nobel Prize in Literature.\nThe academy praised the Chinese writer for what it called his \"hallucinatoty realism \". It noted his ability to combine folk stories, history and modern events in his works.\nAn academy official said Mister Mo was \"overjoyed and sacred\" when he learnt he had won the award. He will receive his Nobel diploma, a medal and more than one million dollars at the ceremony in Stockholm in December.\nMo Yan is a leading author of modern Chinese novels. He often writes from memories of his youth. He also sets many of his stories in the area where he was born--Shandong Province in northeastern China.\nMister Mo's 1987 bookRed Sorghum is an example. It is about the extreme violence in rural eastern China during the Communist Revolution in the 1920's and 1930's. The story describes the criminal culture of the time, Japan's occupation and the terrible conditions faced by farm workers.Red Sorghumwas later made into a movie.\nMo Yan's other major works includeBig Breasts and Wide Hips,Republic of WineandLife and Death Are Wearing Me Out.\nThe Royal Swedish Academy compared him to two 20th century writers: American William Faulkner and Colombia Gabriel Marquez.\nMo Yan's real name is Guan Moye. Mo Yan means \"Don't speak.\" The writer said he chose the name to remember to stop his tongue from getting him in trouble.\nChina is celebrating the victory of his native son. Minutes after the award was announced, millions of Chinese expressed pleasure and pride for Mo Yan on social media websites.\n\n<question>:\nHow many books of Mo Yan are mentioned in this passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Three.\nB Four.\nC Five.\nD Six.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday named Mo Yan winner of the Twenty-Twelve Nobel Prize in Literature.\nThe academy praised the Chinese writer for what it called his \"hallucinatoty realism \". It noted his ability to combine folk stories, history and modern events in his works.\nAn academy official said Mister Mo was \"overjoyed and sacred\" when he learnt he had won the award. He will receive his Nobel diploma, a medal and more than one million dollars at the ceremony in Stockholm in December.\nMo Yan is a leading author of modern Chinese novels. He often writes from memories of his youth. He also sets many of his stories in the area where he was born--Shandong Province in northeastern China.\nMister Mo's 1987 bookRed Sorghum is an example. It is about the extreme violence in rural eastern China during the Communist Revolution in the 1920's and 1930's. The story describes the criminal culture of the time, Japan's occupation and the terrible conditions faced by farm workers.Red Sorghumwas later made into a movie.\nMo Yan's other major works includeBig Breasts and Wide Hips,Republic of WineandLife and Death Are Wearing Me Out.\nThe Royal Swedish Academy compared him to two 20th century writers: American William Faulkner and Colombia Gabriel Marquez.\nMo Yan's real name is Guan Moye. Mo Yan means \"Don't speak.\" The writer said he chose the name to remember to stop his tongue from getting him in trouble.\nChina is celebrating the victory of his native son. Minutes after the award was announced, millions of Chinese expressed pleasure and pride for Mo Yan on social media websites.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following can be the best title for this passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Mo Yan, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.\nB The origin of Mo Yan's work.\nC The true meaning of Mo Yan.\nD Bookstore created by Mo Yan.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMiscioscio, 60, a marketing consultant in Pearl River, N.Y., says she's addicted to her Sony e-reader. She buys or borrows a print book only when it's not available digitally. Miscioscio says most of her friends and relatives have also switched to e-books for the convenience and lower prices. Last winter, she notes, she vacationed in Costa Rica and says \"at least 75% of those reading were reading electronically. I was shocked to see people taking their e-readers onto the loungers in the pool.\"\nMeier, 43, a marketing director in Beaver Falls, prefers her books on paper, not screens. After working on a computer all day, she says, \"I want a book in my hand. Turning over its pages is my way of knowing it's time to relax and slow down.\" Meier, who's sticking with physical books, doesn't consider herself any kind of digital \"resister.\" \"I'm comfortable with all forms of technology,\" she says. \"However, when it comes to books, I suppose I'm a traditionalist. My _ will always be the real thing.\"\nTo her, part of the joy of reading is the book itself: \"pulling it from the shelf, inspecting the cover, letting it fall open to a random page.\"\nBoth have lots of company. Statistics show that e-book sales grew 43% last year, but that's a slowdown compared with the triple-digit increases in recent years. E-books remain the fastest-growing part of the book market but account for only about 20% of all sales, reported by publishers.\nMiscioscio and Meier are at opposite ends of a book business in transition. Even though e-book sales have grown more than 4,000% since 2008, it's unlikely that physical books will disappear the way records did in the music industry.\n\n<question>:\nMiscioscio will _ when a book is not available digitally.\n\n<options>:\nA give up reading such kind of books\nB switch to the book of lower price\nC buy the book on paper\nD take an e-reader onto the loungers\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMiscioscio, 60, a marketing consultant in Pearl River, N.Y., says she's addicted to her Sony e-reader. She buys or borrows a print book only when it's not available digitally. Miscioscio says most of her friends and relatives have also switched to e-books for the convenience and lower prices. Last winter, she notes, she vacationed in Costa Rica and says \"at least 75% of those reading were reading electronically. I was shocked to see people taking their e-readers onto the loungers in the pool.\"\nMeier, 43, a marketing director in Beaver Falls, prefers her books on paper, not screens. After working on a computer all day, she says, \"I want a book in my hand. Turning over its pages is my way of knowing it's time to relax and slow down.\" Meier, who's sticking with physical books, doesn't consider herself any kind of digital \"resister.\" \"I'm comfortable with all forms of technology,\" she says. \"However, when it comes to books, I suppose I'm a traditionalist. My _ will always be the real thing.\"\nTo her, part of the joy of reading is the book itself: \"pulling it from the shelf, inspecting the cover, letting it fall open to a random page.\"\nBoth have lots of company. Statistics show that e-book sales grew 43% last year, but that's a slowdown compared with the triple-digit increases in recent years. E-books remain the fastest-growing part of the book market but account for only about 20% of all sales, reported by publishers.\nMiscioscio and Meier are at opposite ends of a book business in transition. Even though e-book sales have grown more than 4,000% since 2008, it's unlikely that physical books will disappear the way records did in the music industry.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the passage mainly concerned with?\n\n<options>:\nA E-books will dominate the book industry eventually.\nB Readers go their own way in choosing books.\nC New technology brings more benefits for readers.\nD Physical books will disappear gradually in the future.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nBraking and Stopping\n Two important factors that influence the distance you take to stop a car are how quickly you react to danger and the speed at which you are traveling.\n The average reaction time (from the time driver sees danger to when he/she applies the brakes) is two seconds. Reaction time is affected by the driver's levels of tiredness, alcohol and concentration .\n Braking distance ( the distance travelled after the driver has applied the brakes) depends on factors such as your speed, type of brakes, type pressure and tread , vehicle weight, wind speed, slope of the road, surface smoothness and the driver's braking technique.\nRemember: As your speed doubles, your total stopping distance more than doubles.\n At 60km/hr a vehicle will travel 34 meters while the driver is reacting to the danger, and another 21 meters before the car comes to a stop. Total stopping distance is 55 meters.\n Total stopping distances shown in the graph are for vehicles with good brakes, on a dry smooth level road surface, and fitted with good tyres with the correct depth of tread.\n\n<question>:\nIf I am driving at 100 km/hr, my total stopping distance is about _ .\n\n<options>:\nA 58m\nB 100m\nC 56m\nD 113m\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMonday - 9:00 p.m. PT (11:00 p.m. CT) (Midnight ET)\nI love to answer questions about children's health. Some questions and their answers become articles, FAQ's, Updates, Fast Facts, Top Tips, or Guidelines here on the site. I answer others in real time during chat. Either way, here is how to submit a question -\nI am available live, for one hour, every weekday. No appointments are necessary! All you have to do is log on to Chat and ask your question. In most cases, you'll get your answer right there! Some of the questions from chat are selected for me to write about in greater depth. Even if you don't have time to stay at chat, come for a moment, and send your question to the chat host to be considered for a future article. \nPlease join me in chat, Monday - November 22, 2004 at 9:00 p.m. PT(11:00 p.m. CT) (Midnight ET)\nI will be in the chat room for one hour to answer your children's health questions.\nTo ask your question please type a \" ?\" mark on the screen\nA host will call upon you when it is your turn to ask a question.\nClick here to chat\nClick here to learn more about chat\nClick here for a complete chat schedule\n\n<question>:\nWhich is NOT true according to the passage ?\n\n<options>:\nA The writer sometimes write questions into an article.\nB The writer can be visited on Monday November 22\nC The talker has to type a ? mark on the screen.\nD Anyone who asks questions must come to the chat room.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 other stars her age are partying at clubs, Selena Gomez takes the time out of her day to help those less fortunate.\n She has been such an impressive role model for younger generations that the 20-year-old Disney star was named Woman of the Year by US magazine Glamour this month, in recognition of her successful career and her charity work.\n An actress since the age of 7, Gomez has grown up on screen. She rose from the Disney Channel popular series Wizards of Waverly Place to hit movies like Monte Carlo (2011) to this year's comedy Hotel Transylvania. She is also no stranger to the music industry thanks to her band, Selena Gomez & The Scene.\n \"Honestly, the feeling, if I can be selfish for a little bit, just makes me feel so good to be able to make kids smile... and educate them about what's happening in the world,\" she told the Associated Press.\n When she was 17, Gomez became the youngest goodwill ambassador of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). She has worked hard ever since. Over the past few years, she has traveled to poor countries such as Congo, Ghana and Chile to promote environmentally friendly behavior and help raise awareness about violence.\n Mature for her age, Gomez has a good handle on the problems facing the world's youth and is an outspoken advocate for change.\n Last month, she stepped up to show support for a 15-year-old Pakistani girl, Malala Yousafzai. Yousafzai was shot because of her fight for the right for females to have an education in her country.\n Sad about the story, Gomez wanted to make a difference. Changing her Facebook page icon to Yousafzai's face, she shared more stories about the girl and encouraged her fans to spread Yousafzai's message of females' right to an education.\n Her UNICEF work continues to highlight that 67 million school-age kids around the world are not in school, and that girls are less likely to enroll in school than boys. Gomez encourages her fans to donate to UNICEF's school programs in Pakistan.\n Praising Gomez's charity work, her friend Taylor Swift tells Glamour, \"She's giving back to people who need help.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhy was Gomez named Woman of the Year?\n\n<options>:\nA Because of her maturity and courage.\nB Because of her experience of travelling abroad.\nC Because of her appearance on screen at the age of 7.\nD Because of her successful career and her charity work.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAustralia said on Friday that it had done enough to prevent the UN from listing the Great Barrier Reef ,the world's biggest coral reef ecosystem ,as being'in danger'*\nThe Great Barrier Reef covers an area of 348,000 square kilometers off Australia's east coast and ontains some 2,500 smalll reefs.Its width ranges between 60 and 250 kilometers.It is a collection of ore than 2 , 900 coral reefs,600 continental islands,and thousands of sea species ,making it one of the world's most complex and varied ecosystems.\nIt was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1981 .But in 2011 UNESCO declared\"extreme concern\"at the approval of natural gas processing and port facilities within the site and afterwards warned the reef could be considered\"in danger\".Worried about planned coastal developments,including ports,UNESCO is set to announce overnight a draft decision on the site,which is rich in sea life.\n\"They can see we are doing real work to improve the reef,\"Environment Minister Greg Hunt told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.\"I firmly believe that we're making once in a century changes to ensure that a century from now,the reef won't just be as it is,but will be better and stronger than it has been since European settlement.\"\nAustralia has recently ordered a ban on the century-old practice of emptying dredge waste which environmentalists smakes corals and seagrasses die because of lack of airacross most of the reef,and funded efforts to improve water quality.\nQueensland State,the gateway to the reef,has also promised to introduce laws to limit port develop ment as it balances environmental concerns with the needs of the resources industry\n\n<question>:\nWhat can be inferred from Greg Hunt's words?\n\n<options>:\nA .Much remains to be done for Australia to save the Reef.\nB .Australian government is on good terms with UNESCO.\nC .Australia is confident that the Reef is not\"in danger\",.\nD .Australia has done too much to protect the Reef .\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAustralia said on Friday that it had done enough to prevent the UN from listing the Great Barrier Reef ,the world's biggest coral reef ecosystem ,as being'in danger'*\nThe Great Barrier Reef covers an area of 348,000 square kilometers off Australia's east coast and ontains some 2,500 smalll reefs.Its width ranges between 60 and 250 kilometers.It is a collection of ore than 2 , 900 coral reefs,600 continental islands,and thousands of sea species ,making it one of the world's most complex and varied ecosystems.\nIt was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1981 .But in 2011 UNESCO declared\"extreme concern\"at the approval of natural gas processing and port facilities within the site and afterwards warned the reef could be considered\"in danger\".Worried about planned coastal developments,including ports,UNESCO is set to announce overnight a draft decision on the site,which is rich in sea life.\n\"They can see we are doing real work to improve the reef,\"Environment Minister Greg Hunt told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.\"I firmly believe that we're making once in a century changes to ensure that a century from now,the reef won't just be as it is,but will be better and stronger than it has been since European settlement.\"\nAustralia has recently ordered a ban on the century-old practice of emptying dredge waste which environmentalists smakes corals and seagrasses die because of lack of airacross most of the reef,and funded efforts to improve water quality.\nQueensland State,the gateway to the reef,has also promised to introduce laws to limit port develop ment as it balances environmental concerns with the needs of the resources industry\n\n<question>:\nWhat might cause the Great Barrier Reef\"in danger\"?\n\n<options>:\nA .Sudden climate change .\nB .The coastal construction*\nC .The polluted corals and seagrasses.\nD The approval of natural gas processing*\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nDuring an exhibition show the skills of disabled people, an armless man used his mouth and feet to repair a watch. He completed the task in just a few minutes at the show, which was held in Beijing last Saturday. Just imagine the tiny parts that make up a watch. You have to wonder how the disabled man developed such a skill.\nIt was reported that 28-year-old Wang Jianghai lost his arms in an accident when he was five and began learning to repair watches at the age of 17. He has repaired more than 10,000 watches in the past 11 years. \nWhat strong self-confidence he must have to overcome the difficulties in getting this skill! What optimism he must have to face the unfairness of his hard life! And what strong determination he must have to go through the hardship in his struggle for a normal life! Such confidence, optimism and willpower are exactly the qualities many physically healthy people lack nowadays. Wang has set a good example for young people. \nBut today's youth seem to be more interested with their TV stars and pop singers but less interested in learning from the examples of working and studying hard to achieve higher goals. . That is undoubtedly the result of the influence of a changing social atmosphere. One must admit that there is a trend towards _ in our society. People are increasingly more concerned about material gains than about spiritual pursuits. While adults know they must work hard whatever way they choose to materialize the gains, the younger generation are more likely to seek ease and comforts of their senses.\nThis pleasure-seeking trend provides a huge market for the entertainment industry and the mass media. The media devote excessive too much coverage to anecdotes of pop and TV stars, which in turn fans wider and stronger enthusiasm for entertainment among the public, especially young people. \nOurs is a developing country. Global competition in the growth of national strength presents a demand for China to be quicker in its development. We cannot afford to lose time. We need to make our economy more powerful. To meet this need, all of us should maintain our tradition of working hard and overcoming difficulties.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is the reason for young people's increasing interest in entertainment?\n\n<options>:\nA Young people are taught by adults to seek pleasure of senses.\nB Young people have given up our traditional value of hard working completely\nC Young people are not interested in learning from the examples of hard working at all.\nD Young people are far too much influenced by too much entertainment news in media.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWalt Disney\nAs one of the most famous film production companies in the history of the business,Walt Disney now holds 15.3 percent of the US and Canadian market share. With highly successful movies like Pirates of the Caribbean,National Treasure,Meet the Robinsons and Enchanted,there's no doubt that Disney will continue to play a key role in the industry for years to come.\nParamount Pictures\nWith 15.5 percent of the US and Canadian market share,Paramount Pictures continues to be one of the most successful film production companies in the world. Star Trek,War of the Worlds,Mission:Impossible,Transformers and Tropic Thunder are just a few of the popular films produced by Paramount Pictures.\n20th Century Fox\nAlso known as \"Twentieth Century Fox\",this highly successful movie production company makes up 11.9 percent of the US and Canadian market share. Some of the biggest and most successful movies from this empire include the X-Men series,Mr and Mrs Smith and Fantastic Four.\nWarner Bros. Pictures\nIncluding about 19.7 percent of the US and Canadian market share,Warner Bros. Pictures is the biggest player in the film industry. Owning the rights to major films like Harry Potter,Superman,Batman,The Matrix and Star Wars has made Warner Bros. Pictures the No.1 name in the business.\nUniversal Studios\n12.2 percent of the US and Canadian market share belongs to Universal Studios,which continues to make millions for the film industry. With major _ like the Bourne series,the American Pie series,Knocked Up,American Gangster and The Incredible Hulk,it's very clear that Universal Studios knows what it takes to make money in this industry.\nColumbia Pictures\nMaking up 12.9 percent of the US and Canadian market share,Columbia Pictures remains a big player in the business. Some of this company's recent successes include Casino Royale,The Da Vinci Code,the Spider Man series and Step Brothers.\n\n<question>:\nThis passage mainly tells us _ .\n\n<options>:\nA some beautiful pictures of the US\nB some American popular movies\nC some famous Canadian companies\nD some film production companies\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWalt Disney\nAs one of the most famous film production companies in the history of the business,Walt Disney now holds 15.3 percent of the US and Canadian market share. With highly successful movies like Pirates of the Caribbean,National Treasure,Meet the Robinsons and Enchanted,there's no doubt that Disney will continue to play a key role in the industry for years to come.\nParamount Pictures\nWith 15.5 percent of the US and Canadian market share,Paramount Pictures continues to be one of the most successful film production companies in the world. Star Trek,War of the Worlds,Mission:Impossible,Transformers and Tropic Thunder are just a few of the popular films produced by Paramount Pictures.\n20th Century Fox\nAlso known as \"Twentieth Century Fox\",this highly successful movie production company makes up 11.9 percent of the US and Canadian market share. Some of the biggest and most successful movies from this empire include the X-Men series,Mr and Mrs Smith and Fantastic Four.\nWarner Bros. Pictures\nIncluding about 19.7 percent of the US and Canadian market share,Warner Bros. Pictures is the biggest player in the film industry. Owning the rights to major films like Harry Potter,Superman,Batman,The Matrix and Star Wars has made Warner Bros. Pictures the No.1 name in the business.\nUniversal Studios\n12.2 percent of the US and Canadian market share belongs to Universal Studios,which continues to make millions for the film industry. With major _ like the Bourne series,the American Pie series,Knocked Up,American Gangster and The Incredible Hulk,it's very clear that Universal Studios knows what it takes to make money in this industry.\nColumbia Pictures\nMaking up 12.9 percent of the US and Canadian market share,Columbia Pictures remains a big player in the business. Some of this company's recent successes include Casino Royale,The Da Vinci Code,the Spider Man series and Step Brothers.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following movie production companies is the most successful in the US and Canadian markets?\n\n<options>:\nA Universal Studios.\nB Paramount Pictures.\nC Columbia Pictures.\nD Walt Disney.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nScientists from the Max Plank Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tubingen, Germany, have presented the first experimental evidence that people do end up walking in circles if lost in unfamiliar areas.The study, published in the journal Current Biology, examined the tracks of people who walked for several hours in the Sahara desert in Tunisia and in the Bienwald forest in Germany.Researchers Jan Souman and Marc Ernst said the scientists used the global positioning system (GPS) to record these paths.The results showed that the walkers were only able to keep a straight line when the sun or moon was visible.As soon as the sun disappeared behind some clouds, people started to walk in circles without even noticing it.\nSouman said one explanation offered in the past for people walking in circles was that most people have one leg longer or stronger than the other, which would produce a systematic bias in one direction.To test\n.the researchers asked people to walk straight while blindfolded which removed the effects of vision.They found that these circles were rarely in a systematic direction, with the same person sometimes switching to the left and sometimes to the right.\n\"Most of the participants in the study walked in circles, sometimes in extremely small ones.Walking in circles is therefore not caused by differences in leg length or strength, but more likely the result of increasing uncertainty about where straight ahead is,\" said Souman, \"Small random errors in the various sensory signals that provide information about walking direction add up over time, making what a person perceives to be straight ahead drift away from the true straight ahead direction.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the probable reason for people's walking in circles?\n\n<options>:\nA The invisible sun or moon.\nB The increasing uncertainty about directions.\nC Differences in leg length or strength.\nD Wrong signals providing information about areas.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nNow we're always hearing about road accident, and when we're in a car we try to drive carefully, but how many of us take the same degree of care in our homes? Any large hospital will tell you the number of the accidents that happen in the home is almost the same as those on the road.\nOne of the commonest and most dangerous causes of home accidents is wrong and careless use of electrical equipment. People will continue to use a loose plug or pull out a plug without first turning off the power. In spite of warnings, one will carry an electric heater into the bathroom when he is going to have a bath. Sometimes one forgets to cut off the power before mending a lamp or something else. All this will cause accidents. So the rule about anything that work by electricity is:Switch off before you touch anything and don't pretend you know when you actually don't.\nIf you've got children in the house, it's always best to keep medicines of any kind out of their reach. Otherwise, they may be taken for candies or a new kind of drink. When there are older people living with you, you have to take particular care in a number of ways in order to make them safe and happy.\nFire, of course, is always a risk. So, remember not to dry clothes in front of fires, or leave stoves in the middle of rooms where they can easily be knocked over. And don't forget to keep the children away from fire. Smoking, too, may cause fire. So you'd better give it up. Safety first may mean a little more time and care, but it may save you a lot of trouble.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the writer, we try to drive carefully in a car while _ .\n\n<options>:\nA we take the same degree of care in our homes\nB We don't care much about the accidents in large hospitals\nC We don't pay enough attention to home accidents\nD We seldom think a lot about the road accidents\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nNow we're always hearing about road accident, and when we're in a car we try to drive carefully, but how many of us take the same degree of care in our homes? Any large hospital will tell you the number of the accidents that happen in the home is almost the same as those on the road.\nOne of the commonest and most dangerous causes of home accidents is wrong and careless use of electrical equipment. People will continue to use a loose plug or pull out a plug without first turning off the power. In spite of warnings, one will carry an electric heater into the bathroom when he is going to have a bath. Sometimes one forgets to cut off the power before mending a lamp or something else. All this will cause accidents. So the rule about anything that work by electricity is:Switch off before you touch anything and don't pretend you know when you actually don't.\nIf you've got children in the house, it's always best to keep medicines of any kind out of their reach. Otherwise, they may be taken for candies or a new kind of drink. When there are older people living with you, you have to take particular care in a number of ways in order to make them safe and happy.\nFire, of course, is always a risk. So, remember not to dry clothes in front of fires, or leave stoves in the middle of rooms where they can easily be knocked over. And don't forget to keep the children away from fire. Smoking, too, may cause fire. So you'd better give it up. Safety first may mean a little more time and care, but it may save you a lot of trouble.\n\n<question>:\nWe can learn from the text that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA people should never be allowed to carry an electric heater into the bathroom\nB the improper use of the electrical equipment is the most dangerous cause of home accidents\nC people should cut off the power first before using the electrical equipment\nD both the children and the older people should be taken special care of at home\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nNow we're always hearing about road accident, and when we're in a car we try to drive carefully, but how many of us take the same degree of care in our homes? Any large hospital will tell you the number of the accidents that happen in the home is almost the same as those on the road.\nOne of the commonest and most dangerous causes of home accidents is wrong and careless use of electrical equipment. People will continue to use a loose plug or pull out a plug without first turning off the power. In spite of warnings, one will carry an electric heater into the bathroom when he is going to have a bath. Sometimes one forgets to cut off the power before mending a lamp or something else. All this will cause accidents. So the rule about anything that work by electricity is:Switch off before you touch anything and don't pretend you know when you actually don't.\nIf you've got children in the house, it's always best to keep medicines of any kind out of their reach. Otherwise, they may be taken for candies or a new kind of drink. When there are older people living with you, you have to take particular care in a number of ways in order to make them safe and happy.\nFire, of course, is always a risk. So, remember not to dry clothes in front of fires, or leave stoves in the middle of rooms where they can easily be knocked over. And don't forget to keep the children away from fire. Smoking, too, may cause fire. So you'd better give it up. Safety first may mean a little more time and care, but it may save you a lot of trouble.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be inferred in the text that our life at home will be much safer if _ .\n\n<options>:\nA we know more about the accidents that happen in the home\nB all of us give up smoking as soon as possible\nC we take more time and care in our life\nD we keep the stoves at the corner of the rooms\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nNow we're always hearing about road accident, and when we're in a car we try to drive carefully, but how many of us take the same degree of care in our homes? Any large hospital will tell you the number of the accidents that happen in the home is almost the same as those on the road.\nOne of the commonest and most dangerous causes of home accidents is wrong and careless use of electrical equipment. People will continue to use a loose plug or pull out a plug without first turning off the power. In spite of warnings, one will carry an electric heater into the bathroom when he is going to have a bath. Sometimes one forgets to cut off the power before mending a lamp or something else. All this will cause accidents. So the rule about anything that work by electricity is:Switch off before you touch anything and don't pretend you know when you actually don't.\nIf you've got children in the house, it's always best to keep medicines of any kind out of their reach. Otherwise, they may be taken for candies or a new kind of drink. When there are older people living with you, you have to take particular care in a number of ways in order to make them safe and happy.\nFire, of course, is always a risk. So, remember not to dry clothes in front of fires, or leave stoves in the middle of rooms where they can easily be knocked over. And don't forget to keep the children away from fire. Smoking, too, may cause fire. So you'd better give it up. Safety first may mean a little more time and care, but it may save you a lot of trouble.\n\n<question>:\nThe main purpose of writing the text is _ .\n\n<options>:\nA to tell how and why home accidents happen\nB to persuade people to get rid of bad habits\nC to explain how to use electrical equipment\nD to instruct people how to prevent home accidents\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhy do 33% of the households in the USA have cats? And how do you explain why there are 16 million more pet cats than dogs? Yes, kittens are adorable .Yes, they can grow up to be good mousers and are very entertaining to watch.And yes, cats are independent and don't require as much care as dogs.But research shows cats can also be caretakers for us and our families, improve our health and teach us and our children to be kinder, gentler souls.\nTheodora Wesselman is 94 and has lived the past two years with her elderly cat, Cleo, at TigerPlace, a retirement community in Columbia, Mo.Their enduring friendship is a classic example of how humans and animals can become family and look out for each other.\nWesselman visits other residents, and her children stop by, but Cleo is her best friend, she says.They've been together nearly 21 years.\n\"She sleeps on her own pillow right beside mine,\" Wesselman says.\"In the morning, she pecks on my cheek to wake me up.It's really sweet.I pet her, tell her I love her and take her to the kitchen to prepare her food.\"\nResearch shows that being able to care for a pet improves our morale (;), helps validate us and encourages us to take care of ourselves, says Rebecca Johnson, director of the University of Missouri's Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction.The body of research is leading more retirement communities and universities _ .\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the context, where do you think the sentence \"They start and end the day together\" should appear in the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Between para.1 and para.2\nB Between para.2 and para.3\nC Between para.3 and para.4\nD Between para.4 and para.5\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhy do 33% of the households in the USA have cats? And how do you explain why there are 16 million more pet cats than dogs? Yes, kittens are adorable .Yes, they can grow up to be good mousers and are very entertaining to watch.And yes, cats are independent and don't require as much care as dogs.But research shows cats can also be caretakers for us and our families, improve our health and teach us and our children to be kinder, gentler souls.\nTheodora Wesselman is 94 and has lived the past two years with her elderly cat, Cleo, at TigerPlace, a retirement community in Columbia, Mo.Their enduring friendship is a classic example of how humans and animals can become family and look out for each other.\nWesselman visits other residents, and her children stop by, but Cleo is her best friend, she says.They've been together nearly 21 years.\n\"She sleeps on her own pillow right beside mine,\" Wesselman says.\"In the morning, she pecks on my cheek to wake me up.It's really sweet.I pet her, tell her I love her and take her to the kitchen to prepare her food.\"\nResearch shows that being able to care for a pet improves our morale (;), helps validate us and encourages us to take care of ourselves, says Rebecca Johnson, director of the University of Missouri's Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction.The body of research is leading more retirement communities and universities _ .\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following words best describe the author's attitude towards keeping pet cats?\n\n<options>:\nA Favorable\nB Critical\nC Reserved\nD Doubtful\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhy do 33% of the households in the USA have cats? And how do you explain why there are 16 million more pet cats than dogs? Yes, kittens are adorable .Yes, they can grow up to be good mousers and are very entertaining to watch.And yes, cats are independent and don't require as much care as dogs.But research shows cats can also be caretakers for us and our families, improve our health and teach us and our children to be kinder, gentler souls.\nTheodora Wesselman is 94 and has lived the past two years with her elderly cat, Cleo, at TigerPlace, a retirement community in Columbia, Mo.Their enduring friendship is a classic example of how humans and animals can become family and look out for each other.\nWesselman visits other residents, and her children stop by, but Cleo is her best friend, she says.They've been together nearly 21 years.\n\"She sleeps on her own pillow right beside mine,\" Wesselman says.\"In the morning, she pecks on my cheek to wake me up.It's really sweet.I pet her, tell her I love her and take her to the kitchen to prepare her food.\"\nResearch shows that being able to care for a pet improves our morale (;), helps validate us and encourages us to take care of ourselves, says Rebecca Johnson, director of the University of Missouri's Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction.The body of research is leading more retirement communities and universities _ .\n\n<question>:\nWhy does the author take 94-year-old Theodora Wesselman as an example in the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA To show that the elderly like Theodora Wesselman in the USA have pet cats.\nB To suggest to what degree humans and pet cats can be caretakers for each other.\nC Because Theodora Wesselman has been living with a pet cat for the past two years.\nD Because Theodora Wesselman pets her cat Cleo and tells her she loves her.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMore than 50 people have responded to an advertise for \"one of the most relaxing jobs on the market\" - a bathtub TESTER.\nBathstore is seeking a Bathroom Executive Officer (BEO) to test their range of products.\nIt is sure to give the perfect candidate a stress-free life and possibly some pruned fingers and toes.\nAnd 12 month contract role pays a yearly salary of PS6,000, plus bathroom installation worth PS6and products worth PS4,000 to trial.\nFor those expecting an easy life, this job isn't all about splashing around in the suds or playing with a rubber duck.\nThe successful applicant will be responsible for providing written reports and analysis on the overall bathing experience.\nHowever, all that boring stuff can be done from the comfort of your own home.\nThat's because Bathstore will regularly install their new baths into the BEO's home \"ensuring that this is one job that can be taken lying down\".\nBefore you apply, make sure you meet the criteria, which is to be laid back, relaxed and bubbly!\nBathstore's chief marketing officer Claire Bayliss said: \"We are dedicated to making dream bathrooms easy, from design to installation, and this appointment demonstrates our commitment to deliver quality products and expert advice.\n\"We've already received some great applicants for the BEO position and will be looking to produce a short-list in the upcoming weeks.\n\"We're really looking forward to filling the role and won't rest until we find the right candidate\".\nOther possible best jobs in the world range from a chief funster to a taste master.\n\n<question>:\nwhat is the advantage of the job for the perfect candicate?\n\n<options>:\nA He will lead a stress-free life.\nB He can have their fingers and toes washed.\nC He can do the job at home.\nD He can do the job comfortably.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMore than 50 people have responded to an advertise for \"one of the most relaxing jobs on the market\" - a bathtub TESTER.\nBathstore is seeking a Bathroom Executive Officer (BEO) to test their range of products.\nIt is sure to give the perfect candidate a stress-free life and possibly some pruned fingers and toes.\nAnd 12 month contract role pays a yearly salary of PS6,000, plus bathroom installation worth PS6and products worth PS4,000 to trial.\nFor those expecting an easy life, this job isn't all about splashing around in the suds or playing with a rubber duck.\nThe successful applicant will be responsible for providing written reports and analysis on the overall bathing experience.\nHowever, all that boring stuff can be done from the comfort of your own home.\nThat's because Bathstore will regularly install their new baths into the BEO's home \"ensuring that this is one job that can be taken lying down\".\nBefore you apply, make sure you meet the criteria, which is to be laid back, relaxed and bubbly!\nBathstore's chief marketing officer Claire Bayliss said: \"We are dedicated to making dream bathrooms easy, from design to installation, and this appointment demonstrates our commitment to deliver quality products and expert advice.\n\"We've already received some great applicants for the BEO position and will be looking to produce a short-list in the upcoming weeks.\n\"We're really looking forward to filling the role and won't rest until we find the right candidate\".\nOther possible best jobs in the world range from a chief funster to a taste master.\n\n<question>:\nHow much money will the successful candidate earn per year?\n\n<options>:\nA more thanPS6,000\nB no more thanPS4,000\nC less than PS6,000\nD as much as PS4,000\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>:\nMore than 50 people have responded to an advertise for \"one of the most relaxing jobs on the market\" - a bathtub TESTER.\nBathstore is seeking a Bathroom Executive Officer (BEO) to test their range of products.\nIt is sure to give the perfect candidate a stress-free life and possibly some pruned fingers and toes.\nAnd 12 month contract role pays a yearly salary of PS6,000, plus bathroom installation worth PS6and products worth PS4,000 to trial.\nFor those expecting an easy life, this job isn't all about splashing around in the suds or playing with a rubber duck.\nThe successful applicant will be responsible for providing written reports and analysis on the overall bathing experience.\nHowever, all that boring stuff can be done from the comfort of your own home.\nThat's because Bathstore will regularly install their new baths into the BEO's home \"ensuring that this is one job that can be taken lying down\".\nBefore you apply, make sure you meet the criteria, which is to be laid back, relaxed and bubbly!\nBathstore's chief marketing officer Claire Bayliss said: \"We are dedicated to making dream bathrooms easy, from design to installation, and this appointment demonstrates our commitment to deliver quality products and expert advice.\n\"We've already received some great applicants for the BEO position and will be looking to produce a short-list in the upcoming weeks.\n\"We're really looking forward to filling the role and won't rest until we find the right candidate\".\nOther possible best jobs in the world range from a chief funster to a taste master.\n\n<question>:\nWhat should the successful applicant do for the job?\n\n<options>:\nA deliver quality products and expert advice.\nB write reports and analyse the overall bathing experience.\nC install the new baths into their homes.\nD advertise the new baths according to their experience.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMore than 50 people have responded to an advertise for \"one of the most relaxing jobs on the market\" - a bathtub TESTER.\nBathstore is seeking a Bathroom Executive Officer (BEO) to test their range of products.\nIt is sure to give the perfect candidate a stress-free life and possibly some pruned fingers and toes.\nAnd 12 month contract role pays a yearly salary of PS6,000, plus bathroom installation worth PS6and products worth PS4,000 to trial.\nFor those expecting an easy life, this job isn't all about splashing around in the suds or playing with a rubber duck.\nThe successful applicant will be responsible for providing written reports and analysis on the overall bathing experience.\nHowever, all that boring stuff can be done from the comfort of your own home.\nThat's because Bathstore will regularly install their new baths into the BEO's home \"ensuring that this is one job that can be taken lying down\".\nBefore you apply, make sure you meet the criteria, which is to be laid back, relaxed and bubbly!\nBathstore's chief marketing officer Claire Bayliss said: \"We are dedicated to making dream bathrooms easy, from design to installation, and this appointment demonstrates our commitment to deliver quality products and expert advice.\n\"We've already received some great applicants for the BEO position and will be looking to produce a short-list in the upcoming weeks.\n\"We're really looking forward to filling the role and won't rest until we find the right candidate\".\nOther possible best jobs in the world range from a chief funster to a taste master.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can be inferred from the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA The job is not as relaxing as the advertisement says.\nB No people have applied for the job.\nC The company will have a rest until we find the right candidate\nD Claire Bayliss is in charge of designing and installing the bathtub.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
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