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"human": "Read the 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 true according to Claire Bayliss?\n\n<options>:\nA Before you apply, make sure you meet the criteria .\nB They have found the right candidate.\nC Expert will give them advice on how to design the bathtub.\nD They are committed to delivering products of high quality.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSitting on the peaceful coast of Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, watching the sun move quietly into the sea, you shouldn't forget that Charles Darwin (1809-1882) arrived here in 1835. He stayed on the islands for five weeks, observing various animals. This finally inspired his famous work,On the Origin of Species. You can certainly follow Darwin's footsteps and enjoy a trip from four to seven days to the islands.\nThe islands are certainly a paradise for wildlife, as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control. Though you cannot walk freely as Darwin did about 200 years ago, each day is as impressive as it could be.\nThe most well-known animals of the Galapagos is the giant tortoise , which can be seen moving slowly around the highlands of Santa Cruz, the second largest island in the archipelago . Some of these creatures are so old that they might have been seen in their youth by Darwin himself.\nDespite strict control over activities and timing, your stay on the Galapagos will be remembered as a chain of incomparable pictures: diving with sea lions that swim and play within inches of you; feeling small sharks touch your feet as you swim; and, most magically, seeing a whale and her baby surface with a great breath of air.\nTravelling between the islands and observing the wildlife that so inspired Darwin, you will feel as though you are getting a special view of an untouched world. At night you will sleep on board the ship, leaving the wildlife in complete occupation of the islands, which are as undisturbed now as they have been since the beginning of time.\n\n<question>:\nWhat do we know about Darwin's visit to the islands?\n\n<options>:\nA He was attracted by well-known animals of the islands.\nB He completed his famous book on the islands.\nC He was touched by the geography of the islands.\nD He studied different creatures on the islands.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSitting on the peaceful coast of Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, watching the sun move quietly into the sea, you shouldn't forget that Charles Darwin (1809-1882) arrived here in 1835. He stayed on the islands for five weeks, observing various animals. This finally inspired his famous work,On the Origin of Species. You can certainly follow Darwin's footsteps and enjoy a trip from four to seven days to the islands.\nThe islands are certainly a paradise for wildlife, as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control. Though you cannot walk freely as Darwin did about 200 years ago, each day is as impressive as it could be.\nThe most well-known animals of the Galapagos is the giant tortoise , which can be seen moving slowly around the highlands of Santa Cruz, the second largest island in the archipelago . Some of these creatures are so old that they might have been seen in their youth by Darwin himself.\nDespite strict control over activities and timing, your stay on the Galapagos will be remembered as a chain of incomparable pictures: diving with sea lions that swim and play within inches of you; feeling small sharks touch your feet as you swim; and, most magically, seeing a whale and her baby surface with a great breath of air.\nTravelling between the islands and observing the wildlife that so inspired Darwin, you will feel as though you are getting a special view of an untouched world. At night you will sleep on board the ship, leaving the wildlife in complete occupation of the islands, which are as undisturbed now as they have been since the beginning of time.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following plays a role in making the islands \"a paradise for wildlife\"?\n\n<options>:\nA People cannot visit the islands as they wish.\nB Local government forbids killing wildlife.\nC Animals on the islands feed on grass.\nD Tourists are not allowed to touch the animals.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSitting on the peaceful coast of Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, watching the sun move quietly into the sea, you shouldn't forget that Charles Darwin (1809-1882) arrived here in 1835. He stayed on the islands for five weeks, observing various animals. This finally inspired his famous work,On the Origin of Species. You can certainly follow Darwin's footsteps and enjoy a trip from four to seven days to the islands.\nThe islands are certainly a paradise for wildlife, as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control. Though you cannot walk freely as Darwin did about 200 years ago, each day is as impressive as it could be.\nThe most well-known animals of the Galapagos is the giant tortoise , which can be seen moving slowly around the highlands of Santa Cruz, the second largest island in the archipelago . Some of these creatures are so old that they might have been seen in their youth by Darwin himself.\nDespite strict control over activities and timing, your stay on the Galapagos will be remembered as a chain of incomparable pictures: diving with sea lions that swim and play within inches of you; feeling small sharks touch your feet as you swim; and, most magically, seeing a whale and her baby surface with a great breath of air.\nTravelling between the islands and observing the wildlife that so inspired Darwin, you will feel as though you are getting a special view of an untouched world. At night you will sleep on board the ship, leaving the wildlife in complete occupation of the islands, which are as undisturbed now as they have been since the beginning of time.\n\n<question>:\nYour stay on the islands will be most impressive mainly because of _ .\n\n<options>:\nA a closer view of animals\nB Darwin's inspiring trip\nC The beautiful sea views\nD various daring activities\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSitting on the peaceful coast of Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, watching the sun move quietly into the sea, you shouldn't forget that Charles Darwin (1809-1882) arrived here in 1835. He stayed on the islands for five weeks, observing various animals. This finally inspired his famous work,On the Origin of Species. You can certainly follow Darwin's footsteps and enjoy a trip from four to seven days to the islands.\nThe islands are certainly a paradise for wildlife, as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control. Though you cannot walk freely as Darwin did about 200 years ago, each day is as impressive as it could be.\nThe most well-known animals of the Galapagos is the giant tortoise , which can be seen moving slowly around the highlands of Santa Cruz, the second largest island in the archipelago . Some of these creatures are so old that they might have been seen in their youth by Darwin himself.\nDespite strict control over activities and timing, your stay on the Galapagos will be remembered as a chain of incomparable pictures: diving with sea lions that swim and play within inches of you; feeling small sharks touch your feet as you swim; and, most magically, seeing a whale and her baby surface with a great breath of air.\nTravelling between the islands and observing the wildlife that so inspired Darwin, you will feel as though you are getting a special view of an untouched world. At night you will sleep on board the ship, leaving the wildlife in complete occupation of the islands, which are as undisturbed now as they have been since the beginning of time.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following would be the best title for the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Calapagos as a Paradise for Adventures\nB A Unique Attraction for wildlife Lovers\nC Charles Darwin as a symbol of Galapagos\nD A successful Example of wildlife protection\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 New York Times is now better than ever-All the more reasons to order home delivery now. \nNEW-Separate sections for the Arts, Monday through Thursday, and Sports 7 days a week that you can pull out, take with you or pass along. \nNEW-The Dinning In, Dinning Out section, Wednesday, a banquet of great meals you can make yourself order up or eat out. \nNEW-The House & Home section, Thursday, filled with useful, interesting features and articles about making the most of all sorts of living spaces. \nNEW-An Enlarged, two-part Weekend section, Friday with more ideas about movies, shows, art exhibitions, outdoor and indoor recreation. \n Latest news and sports results daily. And of course, daily world and national news, Sunday's special sections and all the other great features you'll continue to find in the Times.\nFind out just how much you can obtain from the Times every day. \nCall 1-800-311-1969 or use the postage-paid order card to order convenient home delivery at 50% OFF our regular price.\n\n<question>:\nIf you want to find out the more information of films you should _ .\n\n<options>:\nA call 1-800-311-1969\nB go over the House and Home section\nC read the Art section\nD read Weekend section\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 New York Times is now better than ever-All the more reasons to order home delivery now. \nNEW-Separate sections for the Arts, Monday through Thursday, and Sports 7 days a week that you can pull out, take with you or pass along. \nNEW-The Dinning In, Dinning Out section, Wednesday, a banquet of great meals you can make yourself order up or eat out. \nNEW-The House & Home section, Thursday, filled with useful, interesting features and articles about making the most of all sorts of living spaces. \nNEW-An Enlarged, two-part Weekend section, Friday with more ideas about movies, shows, art exhibitions, outdoor and indoor recreation. \n Latest news and sports results daily. And of course, daily world and national news, Sunday's special sections and all the other great features you'll continue to find in the Times.\nFind out just how much you can obtain from the Times every day. \nCall 1-800-311-1969 or use the postage-paid order card to order convenient home delivery at 50% OFF our regular price.\n\n<question>:\nFrom the passage we know that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the Times sells at a lower price than before\nB the Times has improved a great deal and everyone likes to read it\nC many of the good features of the Times remain unchanged\nD you will learn everything by reading the Times every day\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThe New York Times is now better than ever-All the more reasons to order home delivery now. \nNEW-Separate sections for the Arts, Monday through Thursday, and Sports 7 days a week that you can pull out, take with you or pass along. \nNEW-The Dinning In, Dinning Out section, Wednesday, a banquet of great meals you can make yourself order up or eat out. \nNEW-The House & Home section, Thursday, filled with useful, interesting features and articles about making the most of all sorts of living spaces. \nNEW-An Enlarged, two-part Weekend section, Friday with more ideas about movies, shows, art exhibitions, outdoor and indoor recreation. \n Latest news and sports results daily. And of course, daily world and national news, Sunday's special sections and all the other great features you'll continue to find in the Times.\nFind out just how much you can obtain from the Times every day. \nCall 1-800-311-1969 or use the postage-paid order card to order convenient home delivery at 50% OFF our regular price.\n\n<question>:\nThe owner of the passage advertises _ .\n\n<options>:\nA to introduce the new sections\nB to announce the new sections of the Times\nC to make known his new plan of the Times\nD to persuade people to buy the Times\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nInterest in pursuing international careers has risen in recent years strengthened by permanent personnel shortages that are causing companies to search beyond their home borders for talent.\nProfessionals seek career experience outside of their home countries for a variety of reasons. They may feel the need to recharge their batteries with a new challenge. They may want a position with more responsibility that encourages creativity. Or they may wish to expose their children to another culture, and the opportunity to learn a second language.\nWhen applying for a job, one usually has to submit a resume or curriculum vitae (CV). The two terms generally mean the same thing: a one--or two--page document describing one's educational qualifications and professional experience. However, guidelines for preparing a resume are constantly changing. The best advice is to find out what is appropriate regarding the company culture, the country culture, and the culture of the person making the hiring decision. The challenge will be to include two or more cultures in one document. The following list is a good place to start.\n\"Educational requirements differ from country to country. In almost every case of 'cross--border' job hunting, just stating the title of your degree will not be an adequate description. Provide the reader with details about your studies and any related experience. \"\nPay attention to the resume format you use-chronological or reverse-chronological order. Chronological order means listing your 'oldest' work experience first. Reverse-chronological order means listing your current or most recent experience first. Most countries have preferences about which format is most acceptable. If you find no specific guidelines, the general preference is for the reverse-chronological format. \"\nIf you are submitting your resume in English, find out if the receiver uses British English or American English because there are changes between the two versions. For example, university education is often referred to as 'tertiary education' in the United Kingdom, but this term is almost never used in the United States. A reader who is unfamiliar with these changes may assume that your resume contains errors.\n\n<question>:\nCompanies are hiring more foreign employees because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA they find foreign employees are usually more talented\nB they need original ideas from employees hired overseas\nC they want to expand their business beyond home borders\nD they have difficulty finding qualified personnel 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>:\nInterest in pursuing international careers has risen in recent years strengthened by permanent personnel shortages that are causing companies to search beyond their home borders for talent.\nProfessionals seek career experience outside of their home countries for a variety of reasons. They may feel the need to recharge their batteries with a new challenge. They may want a position with more responsibility that encourages creativity. Or they may wish to expose their children to another culture, and the opportunity to learn a second language.\nWhen applying for a job, one usually has to submit a resume or curriculum vitae (CV). The two terms generally mean the same thing: a one--or two--page document describing one's educational qualifications and professional experience. However, guidelines for preparing a resume are constantly changing. The best advice is to find out what is appropriate regarding the company culture, the country culture, and the culture of the person making the hiring decision. The challenge will be to include two or more cultures in one document. The following list is a good place to start.\n\"Educational requirements differ from country to country. In almost every case of 'cross--border' job hunting, just stating the title of your degree will not be an adequate description. Provide the reader with details about your studies and any related experience. \"\nPay attention to the resume format you use-chronological or reverse-chronological order. Chronological order means listing your 'oldest' work experience first. Reverse-chronological order means listing your current or most recent experience first. Most countries have preferences about which format is most acceptable. If you find no specific guidelines, the general preference is for the reverse-chronological format. \"\nIf you are submitting your resume in English, find out if the receiver uses British English or American English because there are changes between the two versions. For example, university education is often referred to as 'tertiary education' in the United Kingdom, but this term is almost never used in the United States. A reader who is unfamiliar with these changes may assume that your resume contains errors.\n\n<question>:\nThe author believes that an individual who applies to work overseas _ .\n\n<options>:\nA is usually creative\nB aims to improve his foreign language skills\nC is dissatisfied with his own life at home\nD seeks either his own or his children's development\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nInterest in pursuing international careers has risen in recent years strengthened by permanent personnel shortages that are causing companies to search beyond their home borders for talent.\nProfessionals seek career experience outside of their home countries for a variety of reasons. They may feel the need to recharge their batteries with a new challenge. They may want a position with more responsibility that encourages creativity. Or they may wish to expose their children to another culture, and the opportunity to learn a second language.\nWhen applying for a job, one usually has to submit a resume or curriculum vitae (CV). The two terms generally mean the same thing: a one--or two--page document describing one's educational qualifications and professional experience. However, guidelines for preparing a resume are constantly changing. The best advice is to find out what is appropriate regarding the company culture, the country culture, and the culture of the person making the hiring decision. The challenge will be to include two or more cultures in one document. The following list is a good place to start.\n\"Educational requirements differ from country to country. In almost every case of 'cross--border' job hunting, just stating the title of your degree will not be an adequate description. Provide the reader with details about your studies and any related experience. \"\nPay attention to the resume format you use-chronological or reverse-chronological order. Chronological order means listing your 'oldest' work experience first. Reverse-chronological order means listing your current or most recent experience first. Most countries have preferences about which format is most acceptable. If you find no specific guidelines, the general preference is for the reverse-chronological format. \"\nIf you are submitting your resume in English, find out if the receiver uses British English or American English because there are changes between the two versions. For example, university education is often referred to as 'tertiary education' in the United Kingdom, but this term is almost never used in the United States. A reader who is unfamiliar with these changes may assume that your resume contains errors.\n\n<question>:\nWhen it comes to resume writing, it is best to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA take cultural factors into consideration\nB learn about the company's hiring process\nC follow appropriate guidelines for job hunting\nD know the employer's personal likes and dislikes\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nInterest in pursuing international careers has risen in recent years strengthened by permanent personnel shortages that are causing companies to search beyond their home borders for talent.\nProfessionals seek career experience outside of their home countries for a variety of reasons. They may feel the need to recharge their batteries with a new challenge. They may want a position with more responsibility that encourages creativity. Or they may wish to expose their children to another culture, and the opportunity to learn a second language.\nWhen applying for a job, one usually has to submit a resume or curriculum vitae (CV). The two terms generally mean the same thing: a one--or two--page document describing one's educational qualifications and professional experience. However, guidelines for preparing a resume are constantly changing. The best advice is to find out what is appropriate regarding the company culture, the country culture, and the culture of the person making the hiring decision. The challenge will be to include two or more cultures in one document. The following list is a good place to start.\n\"Educational requirements differ from country to country. In almost every case of 'cross--border' job hunting, just stating the title of your degree will not be an adequate description. Provide the reader with details about your studies and any related experience. \"\nPay attention to the resume format you use-chronological or reverse-chronological order. Chronological order means listing your 'oldest' work experience first. Reverse-chronological order means listing your current or most recent experience first. Most countries have preferences about which format is most acceptable. If you find no specific guidelines, the general preference is for the reverse-chronological format. \"\nIf you are submitting your resume in English, find out if the receiver uses British English or American English because there are changes between the two versions. For example, university education is often referred to as 'tertiary education' in the United Kingdom, but this term is almost never used in the United States. A reader who is unfamiliar with these changes may assume that your resume contains errors.\n\n<question>:\nWhen writing about qualifications, applicants are advised to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA stress their academic potential to impress the decision maker\nB give the title of the university degree they have earned at home\nC provide a detailed description of their study and work experiences\nD emphasize their interest in pursuing a 'cross-border' career\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nInterest in pursuing international careers has risen in recent years strengthened by permanent personnel shortages that are causing companies to search beyond their home borders for talent.\nProfessionals seek career experience outside of their home countries for a variety of reasons. They may feel the need to recharge their batteries with a new challenge. They may want a position with more responsibility that encourages creativity. Or they may wish to expose their children to another culture, and the opportunity to learn a second language.\nWhen applying for a job, one usually has to submit a resume or curriculum vitae (CV). The two terms generally mean the same thing: a one--or two--page document describing one's educational qualifications and professional experience. However, guidelines for preparing a resume are constantly changing. The best advice is to find out what is appropriate regarding the company culture, the country culture, and the culture of the person making the hiring decision. The challenge will be to include two or more cultures in one document. The following list is a good place to start.\n\"Educational requirements differ from country to country. In almost every case of 'cross--border' job hunting, just stating the title of your degree will not be an adequate description. Provide the reader with details about your studies and any related experience. \"\nPay attention to the resume format you use-chronological or reverse-chronological order. Chronological order means listing your 'oldest' work experience first. Reverse-chronological order means listing your current or most recent experience first. Most countries have preferences about which format is most acceptable. If you find no specific guidelines, the general preference is for the reverse-chronological format. \"\nIf you are submitting your resume in English, find out if the receiver uses British English or American English because there are changes between the two versions. For example, university education is often referred to as 'tertiary education' in the United Kingdom, but this term is almost never used in the United States. A reader who is unfamiliar with these changes may assume that your resume contains errors.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the author's last piece of advice, the applicants should be aware of _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the different educational systems in the US and the UK\nB the differences between the changes of English\nC the receiver's preference with regard to the format\nD the special characteristics of American and British 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>:\nAccording to the US Geological Survey, about seven million earthquakes strike worldwide every year--but fortunately, only about 1500 of these are of a magnitude of 5 or greater on the Richter scale. Certain areas, such as California and Japan, are more _ earthquakes than others. Although the chance of being caught in \"The Big one\" is remote, it's wise to be prepared if you live in a region where earthquakes are common.\nEducate your family about earthquakes before a big one strikes. For example, they need to know to take shelter in a doorway or under a strong object if indoors, and never to run outdoors if they are inside. If outside, they need to know to stay away from power lines and buildings where objects could fall.\nTeach family members how to turn off gas or water lines or electrical power that may need to be shut off after a quake if severe damage occurs.\nDevelop a plan. Where will your family meet in the event of a disaster? What if some people are at work or school? How will you know if they are safe? Where will you all meet up?\nPack a preparedness kit and keep it in a safe location. In a major earthquake, it's possible that you won't be able to get into your house. Keep supplies in your car trunk or an outside storage shed if possible. Pack whatever your family is likely to need, enough for three days to a week, including food, water, medication, first aid and personal hygiene supplies, flashlights, a portable radio, blankets, clothes and shoes, cash, or camp stove, candles, matches or lighters, and a whistle.\nConsider earthquake insurance for your home if you live in an earthquake-prone area. Regular homeowner's insurance doesn't cover earthquake damage.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, if you are outside in an earthquake, you should _ .\n\n<options>:\nA stay where you are\nB hide under a big tree\nC avoid power lines\nD sit on the ground\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAccording to the US Geological Survey, about seven million earthquakes strike worldwide every year--but fortunately, only about 1500 of these are of a magnitude of 5 or greater on the Richter scale. Certain areas, such as California and Japan, are more _ earthquakes than others. Although the chance of being caught in \"The Big one\" is remote, it's wise to be prepared if you live in a region where earthquakes are common.\nEducate your family about earthquakes before a big one strikes. For example, they need to know to take shelter in a doorway or under a strong object if indoors, and never to run outdoors if they are inside. If outside, they need to know to stay away from power lines and buildings where objects could fall.\nTeach family members how to turn off gas or water lines or electrical power that may need to be shut off after a quake if severe damage occurs.\nDevelop a plan. Where will your family meet in the event of a disaster? What if some people are at work or school? How will you know if they are safe? Where will you all meet up?\nPack a preparedness kit and keep it in a safe location. In a major earthquake, it's possible that you won't be able to get into your house. Keep supplies in your car trunk or an outside storage shed if possible. Pack whatever your family is likely to need, enough for three days to a week, including food, water, medication, first aid and personal hygiene supplies, flashlights, a portable radio, blankets, clothes and shoes, cash, or camp stove, candles, matches or lighters, and a whistle.\nConsider earthquake insurance for your home if you live in an earthquake-prone area. Regular homeowner's insurance doesn't cover earthquake damage.\n\n<question>:\nWe can learn from the passage that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA about 1,500 earthquakes happen every year\nB people should store some clothes in their houses in advance\nC family members should meet in their home after an earthquake\nD people suffering earthquakes often should buy earthquake 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>:\nAccording to the US Geological Survey, about seven million earthquakes strike worldwide every year--but fortunately, only about 1500 of these are of a magnitude of 5 or greater on the Richter scale. Certain areas, such as California and Japan, are more _ earthquakes than others. Although the chance of being caught in \"The Big one\" is remote, it's wise to be prepared if you live in a region where earthquakes are common.\nEducate your family about earthquakes before a big one strikes. For example, they need to know to take shelter in a doorway or under a strong object if indoors, and never to run outdoors if they are inside. If outside, they need to know to stay away from power lines and buildings where objects could fall.\nTeach family members how to turn off gas or water lines or electrical power that may need to be shut off after a quake if severe damage occurs.\nDevelop a plan. Where will your family meet in the event of a disaster? What if some people are at work or school? How will you know if they are safe? Where will you all meet up?\nPack a preparedness kit and keep it in a safe location. In a major earthquake, it's possible that you won't be able to get into your house. Keep supplies in your car trunk or an outside storage shed if possible. Pack whatever your family is likely to need, enough for three days to a week, including food, water, medication, first aid and personal hygiene supplies, flashlights, a portable radio, blankets, clothes and shoes, cash, or camp stove, candles, matches or lighters, and a whistle.\nConsider earthquake insurance for your home if you live in an earthquake-prone area. Regular homeowner's insurance doesn't cover earthquake damage.\n\n<question>:\nWhat would be the best title for the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA How to Keep Safe in an Earthquake\nB How to Prepare for an Earthquake\nC Who Can Help Us After an Earthquake?\nD Where Is an Earthquake-prone Area?\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nClay is 13 years old, and he lives in Miami, the United States. On the morning of Feb.23, when Clay is waiting for school bus, a man kidnaps him.The man takes him to a tree. He puts a stock in Clay's mouth. Then he asks for money from Clay's family.\n Clay is very scared . But he remembers there is a safety pin in his pocket. He takes out the pin and cuts through the rope . Finally he gets free. Clay calls his mother\nwith a farmer's cell phone. Soon the police comes and Clay is safe.\nThe police thinks highly of Clay. \"This man kidnaps the wrong boy,\" Charly Wells, a policeman says. \"This boy notices things. And he's very brave .\"\n\n<question>:\nThe man kidnaps Clay _ .\n\n<options>:\nA on Clay's way home\nB on Clay's way to school\nC when Clay is shopping\nD in a park\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nClay is 13 years old, and he lives in Miami, the United States. On the morning of Feb.23, when Clay is waiting for school bus, a man kidnaps him.The man takes him to a tree. He puts a stock in Clay's mouth. Then he asks for money from Clay's family.\n Clay is very scared . But he remembers there is a safety pin in his pocket. He takes out the pin and cuts through the rope . Finally he gets free. Clay calls his mother\nwith a farmer's cell phone. Soon the police comes and Clay is safe.\nThe police thinks highly of Clay. \"This man kidnaps the wrong boy,\" Charly Wells, a policeman says. \"This boy notices things. And he's very brave .\"\n\n<question>:\nAfter taking Clay to a tree, the man _ .\n\n<options>:\nA kills the boy\nB hurts the boy\nC asks for money from his family\nD calls the police\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nClay is 13 years old, and he lives in Miami, the United States. On the morning of Feb.23, when Clay is waiting for school bus, a man kidnaps him.The man takes him to a tree. He puts a stock in Clay's mouth. Then he asks for money from Clay's family.\n Clay is very scared . But he remembers there is a safety pin in his pocket. He takes out the pin and cuts through the rope . Finally he gets free. Clay calls his mother\nwith a farmer's cell phone. Soon the police comes and Clay is safe.\nThe police thinks highly of Clay. \"This man kidnaps the wrong boy,\" Charly Wells, a policeman says. \"This boy notices things. And he's very brave .\"\n\n<question>:\nClay uses _ to help him run away.\n\n<options>:\nA a rope\nB a safety pin\nC a gun\nD a knife\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nClay is 13 years old, and he lives in Miami, the United States. On the morning of Feb.23, when Clay is waiting for school bus, a man kidnaps him.The man takes him to a tree. He puts a stock in Clay's mouth. Then he asks for money from Clay's family.\n Clay is very scared . But he remembers there is a safety pin in his pocket. He takes out the pin and cuts through the rope . Finally he gets free. Clay calls his mother\nwith a farmer's cell phone. Soon the police comes and Clay is safe.\nThe police thinks highly of Clay. \"This man kidnaps the wrong boy,\" Charly Wells, a policeman says. \"This boy notices things. And he's very brave .\"\n\n<question>:\nWe can tell from the story that Clay is _ .\n\n<options>:\nA brave\nB smart\nC both A and B\nD hard-working\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 is the country with the largest population in the world. Too many people cause many problems such as food problem. And today, China's population is still growing very\nfast. So in order to control the population, China has formulated the policy of family planning, that is late marriage, late childbirth and having fewer but healthier children. Men of 22 years old and women of 20 years can get married. If a man of 25 or over 25 gets married with a wo-man of 23 or over 23 , their marriage is late marriage. Childbirth by a woman at the age of 23 or late is a late childbirth. The country encourages people to have only one child. Family planning is a useful policy to control China's population. And it is still needed in China in the following years.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the passage about?\n\n<options>:\nA China's population\nB China's family planning\nC China's late marriage\nD China's childbirth\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 is the country with the largest population in the world. Too many people cause many problems such as food problem. And today, China's population is still growing very\nfast. So in order to control the population, China has formulated the policy of family planning, that is late marriage, late childbirth and having fewer but healthier children. Men of 22 years old and women of 20 years can get married. If a man of 25 or over 25 gets married with a wo-man of 23 or over 23 , their marriage is late marriage. Childbirth by a woman at the age of 23 or late is a late childbirth. The country encourages people to have only one child. Family planning is a useful policy to control China's population. And it is still needed in China in the following years.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is a late marriage?\n\n<options>:\nA A man of 26 with a woman of 23\nB A man of 25 with a woman of 22.\nC A man of 23 with a woman of 23.\nD A man of 23 with a woman of 20.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 is the country with the largest population in the world. Too many people cause many problems such as food problem. And today, China's population is still growing very\nfast. So in order to control the population, China has formulated the policy of family planning, that is late marriage, late childbirth and having fewer but healthier children. Men of 22 years old and women of 20 years can get married. If a man of 25 or over 25 gets married with a wo-man of 23 or over 23 , their marriage is late marriage. Childbirth by a woman at the age of 23 or late is a late childbirth. The country encourages people to have only one child. Family planning is a useful policy to control China's population. And it is still needed in China in the following years.\n\n<question>:\nFamily planning is _ in today's China.\n\n<options>:\nA not needed\nB still needed\nC not good\nD useful\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nCelia was shocked. She had always been in good shape during high school, but now, in her first year of college, she was suddenly ten pounds heavier. \"My friends and I often had pizza or ice cream when we studied late at night,\" she said, \"and I was always drinking Coke to stay awake.\"\nCelia's experience is common. Many students enter college and find it so different that they cannot deal with changes properly. They're away from their parents and in a new stressful environment. Pressures together with freedom to sleep and eat however they please cause many students to experience the \"Freshman 15\": gaining weight suddenly in their freshman year of college.\nMost students do not realize that the \"Freshman 15\" can cause some serious health problems. Of course, college-age adults are still developing bone mass, so gaining some weight is normal. Sudden weight gain, however, puts too much strain on the heart and lungs, resulting in little energy and some difficulty thinking and remembering. In later life, it can lead to heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and possibly cancer.\nThe solution to the \"Freshman 15\" is simple--pay attention to developing good habits! In general:\n* Eat normal-sized meals at regular times. Eat slowly and enjoy it, so you don't need to go back for more.\n* Keep only healthy snacks in your room--and don't snack too often!\n* Control drinking and smoking. Alcohol has a lot of calories, and smoking too much makes exercise difficult.\n* Exercise regularly! Even just 30 minutes a day--such as walking quickly to class from your dorm--will make a big difference!\n\n<question>:\nWhat happened to Celia in her first year of college?\n\n<options>:\nA She had sleep problems.\nB She put on weight suddenly.\nC She always studied late.\nD She went on diet so as to keep in good shape.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nCelia was shocked. She had always been in good shape during high school, but now, in her first year of college, she was suddenly ten pounds heavier. \"My friends and I often had pizza or ice cream when we studied late at night,\" she said, \"and I was always drinking Coke to stay awake.\"\nCelia's experience is common. Many students enter college and find it so different that they cannot deal with changes properly. They're away from their parents and in a new stressful environment. Pressures together with freedom to sleep and eat however they please cause many students to experience the \"Freshman 15\": gaining weight suddenly in their freshman year of college.\nMost students do not realize that the \"Freshman 15\" can cause some serious health problems. Of course, college-age adults are still developing bone mass, so gaining some weight is normal. Sudden weight gain, however, puts too much strain on the heart and lungs, resulting in little energy and some difficulty thinking and remembering. In later life, it can lead to heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and possibly cancer.\nThe solution to the \"Freshman 15\" is simple--pay attention to developing good habits! In general:\n* Eat normal-sized meals at regular times. Eat slowly and enjoy it, so you don't need to go back for more.\n* Keep only healthy snacks in your room--and don't snack too often!\n* Control drinking and smoking. Alcohol has a lot of calories, and smoking too much makes exercise difficult.\n* Exercise regularly! Even just 30 minutes a day--such as walking quickly to class from your dorm--will make a big difference!\n\n<question>:\nWhat do many students think of their freshman year of college?\n\n<options>:\nA They find it quite different.\nB They find it not quite difficult.\nC They find it very free.\nD They find it simple.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nCelia was shocked. She had always been in good shape during high school, but now, in her first year of college, she was suddenly ten pounds heavier. \"My friends and I often had pizza or ice cream when we studied late at night,\" she said, \"and I was always drinking Coke to stay awake.\"\nCelia's experience is common. Many students enter college and find it so different that they cannot deal with changes properly. They're away from their parents and in a new stressful environment. Pressures together with freedom to sleep and eat however they please cause many students to experience the \"Freshman 15\": gaining weight suddenly in their freshman year of college.\nMost students do not realize that the \"Freshman 15\" can cause some serious health problems. Of course, college-age adults are still developing bone mass, so gaining some weight is normal. Sudden weight gain, however, puts too much strain on the heart and lungs, resulting in little energy and some difficulty thinking and remembering. In later life, it can lead to heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and possibly cancer.\nThe solution to the \"Freshman 15\" is simple--pay attention to developing good habits! In general:\n* Eat normal-sized meals at regular times. Eat slowly and enjoy it, so you don't need to go back for more.\n* Keep only healthy snacks in your room--and don't snack too often!\n* Control drinking and smoking. Alcohol has a lot of calories, and smoking too much makes exercise difficult.\n* Exercise regularly! Even just 30 minutes a day--such as walking quickly to class from your dorm--will make a big difference!\n\n<question>:\nWhat do most college students fail to realize?\n\n<options>:\nA Gaining some weight is normal.\nB They have grown up.\nC They have gained a lot of weight.\nD Sudden weight gain may lead to serious health 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>:\nCelia was shocked. She had always been in good shape during high school, but now, in her first year of college, she was suddenly ten pounds heavier. \"My friends and I often had pizza or ice cream when we studied late at night,\" she said, \"and I was always drinking Coke to stay awake.\"\nCelia's experience is common. Many students enter college and find it so different that they cannot deal with changes properly. They're away from their parents and in a new stressful environment. Pressures together with freedom to sleep and eat however they please cause many students to experience the \"Freshman 15\": gaining weight suddenly in their freshman year of college.\nMost students do not realize that the \"Freshman 15\" can cause some serious health problems. Of course, college-age adults are still developing bone mass, so gaining some weight is normal. Sudden weight gain, however, puts too much strain on the heart and lungs, resulting in little energy and some difficulty thinking and remembering. In later life, it can lead to heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and possibly cancer.\nThe solution to the \"Freshman 15\" is simple--pay attention to developing good habits! In general:\n* Eat normal-sized meals at regular times. Eat slowly and enjoy it, so you don't need to go back for more.\n* Keep only healthy snacks in your room--and don't snack too often!\n* Control drinking and smoking. Alcohol has a lot of calories, and smoking too much makes exercise difficult.\n* Exercise regularly! Even just 30 minutes a day--such as walking quickly to class from your dorm--will make a big difference!\n\n<question>:\nWhat are students advised to do?\n\n<options>:\nA Eat slowly and exercise regularly.\nB Eat all foods slowly and regularly.\nC Keep enough healthy snacks in the room.\nD Eat healthy snacks as much as possible.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nYou are a new manager at the American branch of your German firm in Chicago. With a few minutes to spare between meetings, you go to get a quick cup of coffee.\n\"Hey, David, how are you?\" one of the senior partners at the firm asks you.\n\"Good, thank you, Dr. Greer,\" you reply. You've really been wanting to make a connection with the senior leadership at the firm, and this seems like a great opportunity. But as you start to think of something to say, your American colleague breaks in to steal your spotlight.\n\"So Arnold\", your colleague says to your boss, in such a casual manner that it makes your German soul cringe , \"So what's your Super bowl prediction? I mean, you're a Niners fan, right?\" The conversation moves on, and you walk silently back to your desk with your coffee. You know how important small talk is in the U. S. , and you feel jealous of people who can do it well.\nThere's nothing small about the role that small talk plays in American professional culture. People from other countries are often surprised at how important small talk is in the U. S. and how naturally and comfortably people seem to do it--with peers,men,women,and even with superiors. You can be the most technically skilled worker in the world, but your ability to progress in your job in the United States is highly dependent on your ability to build and maintain positive relationships with people at work. And guess what skill is critical for building and maintaining these relationships? Small talk.\nWhat can you do if you are from another culture and want to learn to use small talk in the U. S. to build relationships and establish trust? Work hard to hone your own version of American-style small talk. Watch how others do it. You don't have to mimic what they do; in fact, that would likely backfire because people would see you as inauthentic. But if you can develop your own personal version, that can go a long way toward making you feel comfortable.\n\n<question>:\nThe author introduces the topic of the passage by _ .\n\n<options>:\nA raising an interesting question\nB telling a small jokes\nC making comparisons\nD describing an interesting scene\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nYou are a new manager at the American branch of your German firm in Chicago. With a few minutes to spare between meetings, you go to get a quick cup of coffee.\n\"Hey, David, how are you?\" one of the senior partners at the firm asks you.\n\"Good, thank you, Dr. Greer,\" you reply. You've really been wanting to make a connection with the senior leadership at the firm, and this seems like a great opportunity. But as you start to think of something to say, your American colleague breaks in to steal your spotlight.\n\"So Arnold\", your colleague says to your boss, in such a casual manner that it makes your German soul cringe , \"So what's your Super bowl prediction? I mean, you're a Niners fan, right?\" The conversation moves on, and you walk silently back to your desk with your coffee. You know how important small talk is in the U. S. , and you feel jealous of people who can do it well.\nThere's nothing small about the role that small talk plays in American professional culture. People from other countries are often surprised at how important small talk is in the U. S. and how naturally and comfortably people seem to do it--with peers,men,women,and even with superiors. You can be the most technically skilled worker in the world, but your ability to progress in your job in the United States is highly dependent on your ability to build and maintain positive relationships with people at work. And guess what skill is critical for building and maintaining these relationships? Small talk.\nWhat can you do if you are from another culture and want to learn to use small talk in the U. S. to build relationships and establish trust? Work hard to hone your own version of American-style small talk. Watch how others do it. You don't have to mimic what they do; in fact, that would likely backfire because people would see you as inauthentic. But if you can develop your own personal version, that can go a long way toward making you feel comfortable.\n\n<question>:\nWhat do we know about German people?\n\n<options>:\nA They usually make small talk in work breaks.\nB They don't make so much small talk.\nC They hate making small talk.\nD They are good at making small talk too.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nYou are a new manager at the American branch of your German firm in Chicago. With a few minutes to spare between meetings, you go to get a quick cup of coffee.\n\"Hey, David, how are you?\" one of the senior partners at the firm asks you.\n\"Good, thank you, Dr. Greer,\" you reply. You've really been wanting to make a connection with the senior leadership at the firm, and this seems like a great opportunity. But as you start to think of something to say, your American colleague breaks in to steal your spotlight.\n\"So Arnold\", your colleague says to your boss, in such a casual manner that it makes your German soul cringe , \"So what's your Super bowl prediction? I mean, you're a Niners fan, right?\" The conversation moves on, and you walk silently back to your desk with your coffee. You know how important small talk is in the U. S. , and you feel jealous of people who can do it well.\nThere's nothing small about the role that small talk plays in American professional culture. People from other countries are often surprised at how important small talk is in the U. S. and how naturally and comfortably people seem to do it--with peers,men,women,and even with superiors. You can be the most technically skilled worker in the world, but your ability to progress in your job in the United States is highly dependent on your ability to build and maintain positive relationships with people at work. And guess what skill is critical for building and maintaining these relationships? Small talk.\nWhat can you do if you are from another culture and want to learn to use small talk in the U. S. to build relationships and establish trust? Work hard to hone your own version of American-style small talk. Watch how others do it. You don't have to mimic what they do; in fact, that would likely backfire because people would see you as inauthentic. But if you can develop your own personal version, that can go a long way toward making you feel comfortable.\n\n<question>:\nWhat makes people from other countries surprised in American professional culture?\n\n<options>:\nA The role small talk plays in work settings.\nB American workers' attitude towards superiors.\nC The special meaning of small talk.\nD American workers' ability to make progress.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLate last summer, I was introduced to a new special someone. We met at an Apple product announcement. She was helpful, smart, and even funny, talking of jokes and making me laugh. What more could a man ask for?\nSince then, we have had some major communication issues. She frequently misunderstands what I'm saying. Sometimes she is just unavailable. Often, she responds with the same repetitive statement. Her name is Siri. \nAt first, Siri, the voice-activated digital assistant on Apple Iphones, seemed a little too good to be true. Siri cheated me into a relationship promising to help me set up appointments, to gently wake me in the morning for work, and to give me the ability to text someone while I was driving. \nIt didn't work out that way. \"There's something wrong, and I can't answer your questions right now. Please try again in a little while,\" Siri will say when I ask something, or: \"I'm really sorry about this, but I can't take any requests right now. Please try again in a little while.\" She is always polite. But I'm starting to suspect that \"I'm really sorry\" is just something Siri says to shut me up.\nApple introduced Siri as a beta test, meaning it was still a work in progress. That was unusual for Apple. It wanted a head start. But it doesn't seem ready to change anything yet. Many people I have spoken to have switched Siri off and turned to the iPhone's voice dictation service, which is more reliable because it doesn't use Siri's artificial intelligence software. \nOver time, things have really gone bad between Siri and me. We hardly speak anymore. Although she doesn't know this, I've started seeing someone else. Her name is Google Voice Search (GVS). GVS, available in the latest operating software, is a much better listener. It's ly smarter. If I ask GVS a question, like, \"Who is Tim Cook?\", it responds with an answer \" He's the chief executive of Apple\". If I ask Siri the same question, the response is: \"I don't see Tim Cook in your contacts.\"\n\n<question>:\nHow did the author feel when he first met Siri?\n\n<options>:\nA He felt quite satisfied with her functions.\nB He didn't care what functions she had at all.\nC He felt unsatisfied with her limited functions.\nD He felt she was smart but very boring.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLate last summer, I was introduced to a new special someone. We met at an Apple product announcement. She was helpful, smart, and even funny, talking of jokes and making me laugh. What more could a man ask for?\nSince then, we have had some major communication issues. She frequently misunderstands what I'm saying. Sometimes she is just unavailable. Often, she responds with the same repetitive statement. Her name is Siri. \nAt first, Siri, the voice-activated digital assistant on Apple Iphones, seemed a little too good to be true. Siri cheated me into a relationship promising to help me set up appointments, to gently wake me in the morning for work, and to give me the ability to text someone while I was driving. \nIt didn't work out that way. \"There's something wrong, and I can't answer your questions right now. Please try again in a little while,\" Siri will say when I ask something, or: \"I'm really sorry about this, but I can't take any requests right now. Please try again in a little while.\" She is always polite. But I'm starting to suspect that \"I'm really sorry\" is just something Siri says to shut me up.\nApple introduced Siri as a beta test, meaning it was still a work in progress. That was unusual for Apple. It wanted a head start. But it doesn't seem ready to change anything yet. Many people I have spoken to have switched Siri off and turned to the iPhone's voice dictation service, which is more reliable because it doesn't use Siri's artificial intelligence software. \nOver time, things have really gone bad between Siri and me. We hardly speak anymore. Although she doesn't know this, I've started seeing someone else. Her name is Google Voice Search (GVS). GVS, available in the latest operating software, is a much better listener. It's ly smarter. If I ask GVS a question, like, \"Who is Tim Cook?\", it responds with an answer \" He's the chief executive of Apple\". If I ask Siri the same question, the response is: \"I don't see Tim Cook in your contacts.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat makes the author feel annoyed about Siri later in life?\n\n<options>:\nA She is always running out of electricity in a short time.\nB She frequently fails to finish what he wishes for.\nC She often receives some calls from strangers.\nD She is always out of order in the countryside.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLate last summer, I was introduced to a new special someone. We met at an Apple product announcement. She was helpful, smart, and even funny, talking of jokes and making me laugh. What more could a man ask for?\nSince then, we have had some major communication issues. She frequently misunderstands what I'm saying. Sometimes she is just unavailable. Often, she responds with the same repetitive statement. Her name is Siri. \nAt first, Siri, the voice-activated digital assistant on Apple Iphones, seemed a little too good to be true. Siri cheated me into a relationship promising to help me set up appointments, to gently wake me in the morning for work, and to give me the ability to text someone while I was driving. \nIt didn't work out that way. \"There's something wrong, and I can't answer your questions right now. Please try again in a little while,\" Siri will say when I ask something, or: \"I'm really sorry about this, but I can't take any requests right now. Please try again in a little while.\" She is always polite. But I'm starting to suspect that \"I'm really sorry\" is just something Siri says to shut me up.\nApple introduced Siri as a beta test, meaning it was still a work in progress. That was unusual for Apple. It wanted a head start. But it doesn't seem ready to change anything yet. Many people I have spoken to have switched Siri off and turned to the iPhone's voice dictation service, which is more reliable because it doesn't use Siri's artificial intelligence software. \nOver time, things have really gone bad between Siri and me. We hardly speak anymore. Although she doesn't know this, I've started seeing someone else. Her name is Google Voice Search (GVS). GVS, available in the latest operating software, is a much better listener. It's ly smarter. If I ask GVS a question, like, \"Who is Tim Cook?\", it responds with an answer \" He's the chief executive of Apple\". If I ask Siri the same question, the response is: \"I don't see Tim Cook in your contacts.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhy do more people choose not to use Siri any longer?\n\n<options>:\nA Because her appearance looks so ugly.\nB Because her price is higher and higher.\nC Because her artificial intelligence software isn't reliable.\nD Because Apple fails to make more successful advertisements.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 used Facebook? Many people are being lured onto it with the promise of a fun,free service without realizing they're paying for it by giving up large amounts of personal information.Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages.\nMost Facebook users don't realize this is happening.Even if they know what the company is up to,they still have no idea what they're paying for Facebook because people don't really know what their personal data is worth.\nThe biggest problem,however,is that the company keeps changing the rules.Early on,you keep everything private.That was the great thing about Facebook -- you could create your own little private network.Last year,the company changed its privacy rules so that many things -- your city,your photo,your friends' names--were set,by default to be shared with everyone on the Internet.\nAccording to Facebook's vice-president Elliot Schrage,the company is simply making changes to improve its service,and if people don't share information,they have a \"less satisfying experience\".\nSome critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money.Its original business model,which involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the page,totally failed.Who wants to look at ads when they're online connecting with their friends?\nThe privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington.In April,Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy.He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites.\"I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them,\" Schrage admits.\nI suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy is only the beginning,which is why I'm considering deactivating my account.Facebook is a handy site,but I'm upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don't know.That's too high a price to pay.\n\n<question>:\nWhat does the author say about most Facebook users?\n\n<options>:\nA They are reluctant to give up their personal information.\nB They don't know their personal data enriches Facebook.\nC They don't identify themselves when using the website.\nD They care very little about their personal information.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 used Facebook? Many people are being lured onto it with the promise of a fun,free service without realizing they're paying for it by giving up large amounts of personal information.Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages.\nMost Facebook users don't realize this is happening.Even if they know what the company is up to,they still have no idea what they're paying for Facebook because people don't really know what their personal data is worth.\nThe biggest problem,however,is that the company keeps changing the rules.Early on,you keep everything private.That was the great thing about Facebook -- you could create your own little private network.Last year,the company changed its privacy rules so that many things -- your city,your photo,your friends' names--were set,by default to be shared with everyone on the Internet.\nAccording to Facebook's vice-president Elliot Schrage,the company is simply making changes to improve its service,and if people don't share information,they have a \"less satisfying experience\".\nSome critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money.Its original business model,which involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the page,totally failed.Who wants to look at ads when they're online connecting with their friends?\nThe privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington.In April,Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy.He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites.\"I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them,\" Schrage admits.\nI suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy is only the beginning,which is why I'm considering deactivating my account.Facebook is a handy site,but I'm upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don't know.That's too high a price to pay.\n\n<question>:\nWhy does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage?\n\n<options>:\nA To provide better service to its users.\nB To follow the Federal guidelines.\nC To improve its users'connectivity.\nD To expand its scope of business.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 used Facebook? Many people are being lured onto it with the promise of a fun,free service without realizing they're paying for it by giving up large amounts of personal information.Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages.\nMost Facebook users don't realize this is happening.Even if they know what the company is up to,they still have no idea what they're paying for Facebook because people don't really know what their personal data is worth.\nThe biggest problem,however,is that the company keeps changing the rules.Early on,you keep everything private.That was the great thing about Facebook -- you could create your own little private network.Last year,the company changed its privacy rules so that many things -- your city,your photo,your friends' names--were set,by default to be shared with everyone on the Internet.\nAccording to Facebook's vice-president Elliot Schrage,the company is simply making changes to improve its service,and if people don't share information,they have a \"less satisfying experience\".\nSome critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money.Its original business model,which involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the page,totally failed.Who wants to look at ads when they're online connecting with their friends?\nThe privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington.In April,Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy.He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites.\"I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them,\" Schrage admits.\nI suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy is only the beginning,which is why I'm considering deactivating my account.Facebook is a handy site,but I'm upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don't know.That's too high a price to pay.\n\n<question>:\nWhy does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account?\n\n<options>:\nA He is dissatisfied with its current service.\nB He finds many of its users untrustworthy.\nC He doesn't want his personal data abused.\nD He is upset by its frequent rule changes.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI was an extremely verbal child, and growing up with my dad was an experiment in linguistics . My father was a man of few words. Whenever I wanted his permission for a certain activity, I planned a speech that included who would be there, where it would take place, how long it would last, and why it was an incredibly wonderful opportunity for me. He would listen and then say either \"Yes\" or \"No.\" There were never any qualifiers; not \"Yes, but be home by dinner\" or \"No, unless you can convince me otherwise.\" It was yes or no, plain and simple.\nMy father's phone messages were also lessons in patience and long-suffering to a teenage girl. I was quite active in high school. Not only did I enjoy being involved in many areas, but I came into contact with many a great teenage guy. I can recall one busy day when I had met two great guys and had given each of them my phone number. The first words out of my mouth when I walked through the front door were, \"Dad! Did anyone call?\" His answer, of course, was simply \"Yes\".I required for a more accurate description of the caller. His answer: \"A boy.\" Since I had met two guys that day, this did not help me. I ran to my room in tears.\nKnowing my dad's dislike of language in general and his fondness for briefness, it surprised me to hear that he was going to teach the eleven-year-old boys' Sunday school class. He did so for not one, but many years. I always wondered if he actually said anything, or if they all just sat in their chairs and stared at each other. I was sure that if people were waiting on my father to _ with brilliant conversation or a springboard comment, they'd be badly disappointed. Still, September after September, my father hung his sign outside the Sunday school room: Mr. Ernst--Eleven-Year-Old Boys.\n\n<question>:\nIn order to get Dad to agree to the author's outing, the author had to make up the following EXCEPT _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the friends I shall meet in the activity\nB the activity is a chance for anyone\nC the place where the activity is to be held\nD the time that I shall spend in the activity\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI was an extremely verbal child, and growing up with my dad was an experiment in linguistics . My father was a man of few words. Whenever I wanted his permission for a certain activity, I planned a speech that included who would be there, where it would take place, how long it would last, and why it was an incredibly wonderful opportunity for me. He would listen and then say either \"Yes\" or \"No.\" There were never any qualifiers; not \"Yes, but be home by dinner\" or \"No, unless you can convince me otherwise.\" It was yes or no, plain and simple.\nMy father's phone messages were also lessons in patience and long-suffering to a teenage girl. I was quite active in high school. Not only did I enjoy being involved in many areas, but I came into contact with many a great teenage guy. I can recall one busy day when I had met two great guys and had given each of them my phone number. The first words out of my mouth when I walked through the front door were, \"Dad! Did anyone call?\" His answer, of course, was simply \"Yes\".I required for a more accurate description of the caller. His answer: \"A boy.\" Since I had met two guys that day, this did not help me. I ran to my room in tears.\nKnowing my dad's dislike of language in general and his fondness for briefness, it surprised me to hear that he was going to teach the eleven-year-old boys' Sunday school class. He did so for not one, but many years. I always wondered if he actually said anything, or if they all just sat in their chairs and stared at each other. I was sure that if people were waiting on my father to _ with brilliant conversation or a springboard comment, they'd be badly disappointed. Still, September after September, my father hung his sign outside the Sunday school room: Mr. Ernst--Eleven-Year-Old Boys.\n\n<question>:\nWhen the author says \"My father's phone messages were also lessons in patience and long-suffering to a teenage girl.\", it means that when she was young _ .\n\n<options>:\nA her father once gave her a lesson about patience and long-lasting pain\nB her father's brief phone messages angered her a lot but made her patient\nC she was trained to be patient and brave because of her father's brief phone messages\nD she suffered and had to be patient because of her father's brief phone messages\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI was an extremely verbal child, and growing up with my dad was an experiment in linguistics . My father was a man of few words. Whenever I wanted his permission for a certain activity, I planned a speech that included who would be there, where it would take place, how long it would last, and why it was an incredibly wonderful opportunity for me. He would listen and then say either \"Yes\" or \"No.\" There were never any qualifiers; not \"Yes, but be home by dinner\" or \"No, unless you can convince me otherwise.\" It was yes or no, plain and simple.\nMy father's phone messages were also lessons in patience and long-suffering to a teenage girl. I was quite active in high school. Not only did I enjoy being involved in many areas, but I came into contact with many a great teenage guy. I can recall one busy day when I had met two great guys and had given each of them my phone number. The first words out of my mouth when I walked through the front door were, \"Dad! Did anyone call?\" His answer, of course, was simply \"Yes\".I required for a more accurate description of the caller. His answer: \"A boy.\" Since I had met two guys that day, this did not help me. I ran to my room in tears.\nKnowing my dad's dislike of language in general and his fondness for briefness, it surprised me to hear that he was going to teach the eleven-year-old boys' Sunday school class. He did so for not one, but many years. I always wondered if he actually said anything, or if they all just sat in their chairs and stared at each other. I was sure that if people were waiting on my father to _ with brilliant conversation or a springboard comment, they'd be badly disappointed. Still, September after September, my father hung his sign outside the Sunday school room: Mr. Ernst--Eleven-Year-Old Boys.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is TRUE according to the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA My father would answer me with \"Yes, but be home by dinner\" sometimes.\nB I came into contact with just a few great teenage guys because I was active in high school.\nC That my father would teach the eleven-year-old boys' Weekday school class surprised me.\nD I always wanted to know how my father, who talked so little, taught the boys.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMy six-year-old came home from school this week with two envelopes. One was for a donation to help people in the Philippines. The other was to help hungry families have a Thanksgiving meal.\n\"I'll put a check in each of these. Then you can add your own money from your piggy bank, okay?\" I said, thinking he'd be so excited to put his own stamp on things.\n\"That's okay, mom. You put money in. I don't want to waste mine,\" he sweetly sang as he colored. \"I want to fill my bank all the way up.\"\nAck! I guess I know what our dinnertime discussion will be about tonight, I thought.\nI had figured that through watching his parents donate items, helping us take toys from time to time to needy kids and putting money in the basket at church, he would just understand why it was important to help people in need -- and even want to do it himself.\nBut of course he doesn't really understand yet. \"There's a big disconnect between the people 'over there' and my piggy bank,\" said parenting educator Vicki Hoefle.\n\"There's nothing wrong with the child. There's just no connection.\"\nAs for having that conversation immediately, or forcing my son to put money into the envelopes: \"Try not to do it now,\" Hoefle said. Teaching a child about donating their own money or toys or time to people in need \"should be a gentle introduction into what we hope will be a way of life for our kids.\"\nShe suggested these things to help children understand the importance of giving:\n* Just talk about it. Then explore the issue from a perspective he can understand.\n* Use the course of a year to introduce kids to opportunities. That way, they won't be shocked when you ask them to stuff their own money into an envelope (like this writer just did).\n* Pick a family charity for the year and have a conversation about how you all can help throughout the year.\n* Think of this not as something you must teach, but as something to expose them to.\nAt her house, Hoefle said, \"When you got something new, you gave something up.\" Each birthday, her children would pick what toys they had outgrown and give them away. \"There was a comfort in it. It just became a natural part of the kids' lives.\"\nSo I will fill those envelopes alone this time. But I'll make sure he understands why they should be filled--gradually.\n\n<question>:\nWhen the writer asked her son to give money to help the poor, he _ .\n\n<options>:\nA declined to donate\nB sang a sweet song\nC put all his money in a bank\nD seemed very surprised\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMy six-year-old came home from school this week with two envelopes. One was for a donation to help people in the Philippines. The other was to help hungry families have a Thanksgiving meal.\n\"I'll put a check in each of these. Then you can add your own money from your piggy bank, okay?\" I said, thinking he'd be so excited to put his own stamp on things.\n\"That's okay, mom. You put money in. I don't want to waste mine,\" he sweetly sang as he colored. \"I want to fill my bank all the way up.\"\nAck! I guess I know what our dinnertime discussion will be about tonight, I thought.\nI had figured that through watching his parents donate items, helping us take toys from time to time to needy kids and putting money in the basket at church, he would just understand why it was important to help people in need -- and even want to do it himself.\nBut of course he doesn't really understand yet. \"There's a big disconnect between the people 'over there' and my piggy bank,\" said parenting educator Vicki Hoefle.\n\"There's nothing wrong with the child. There's just no connection.\"\nAs for having that conversation immediately, or forcing my son to put money into the envelopes: \"Try not to do it now,\" Hoefle said. Teaching a child about donating their own money or toys or time to people in need \"should be a gentle introduction into what we hope will be a way of life for our kids.\"\nShe suggested these things to help children understand the importance of giving:\n* Just talk about it. Then explore the issue from a perspective he can understand.\n* Use the course of a year to introduce kids to opportunities. That way, they won't be shocked when you ask them to stuff their own money into an envelope (like this writer just did).\n* Pick a family charity for the year and have a conversation about how you all can help throughout the year.\n* Think of this not as something you must teach, but as something to expose them to.\nAt her house, Hoefle said, \"When you got something new, you gave something up.\" Each birthday, her children would pick what toys they had outgrown and give them away. \"There was a comfort in it. It just became a natural part of the kids' lives.\"\nSo I will fill those envelopes alone this time. But I'll make sure he understands why they should be filled--gradually.\n\n<question>:\nHoefle's attitude towards children's unwillingness to donate money can be best described as \" _ \".\n\n<options>:\nA critical\nB tolerant\nC positive\nD worried\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMy six-year-old came home from school this week with two envelopes. One was for a donation to help people in the Philippines. The other was to help hungry families have a Thanksgiving meal.\n\"I'll put a check in each of these. Then you can add your own money from your piggy bank, okay?\" I said, thinking he'd be so excited to put his own stamp on things.\n\"That's okay, mom. You put money in. I don't want to waste mine,\" he sweetly sang as he colored. \"I want to fill my bank all the way up.\"\nAck! I guess I know what our dinnertime discussion will be about tonight, I thought.\nI had figured that through watching his parents donate items, helping us take toys from time to time to needy kids and putting money in the basket at church, he would just understand why it was important to help people in need -- and even want to do it himself.\nBut of course he doesn't really understand yet. \"There's a big disconnect between the people 'over there' and my piggy bank,\" said parenting educator Vicki Hoefle.\n\"There's nothing wrong with the child. There's just no connection.\"\nAs for having that conversation immediately, or forcing my son to put money into the envelopes: \"Try not to do it now,\" Hoefle said. Teaching a child about donating their own money or toys or time to people in need \"should be a gentle introduction into what we hope will be a way of life for our kids.\"\nShe suggested these things to help children understand the importance of giving:\n* Just talk about it. Then explore the issue from a perspective he can understand.\n* Use the course of a year to introduce kids to opportunities. That way, they won't be shocked when you ask them to stuff their own money into an envelope (like this writer just did).\n* Pick a family charity for the year and have a conversation about how you all can help throughout the year.\n* Think of this not as something you must teach, but as something to expose them to.\nAt her house, Hoefle said, \"When you got something new, you gave something up.\" Each birthday, her children would pick what toys they had outgrown and give them away. \"There was a comfort in it. It just became a natural part of the kids' lives.\"\nSo I will fill those envelopes alone this time. But I'll make sure he understands why they should be filled--gradually.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is Hoefle's approach to educating kids about charity?\n\n<options>:\nA Giving courses about charity.\nB Setting a rule for children to give.\nC Inviting a lot of poor people home.\nD Giving children enough real life chances.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMy six-year-old came home from school this week with two envelopes. One was for a donation to help people in the Philippines. The other was to help hungry families have a Thanksgiving meal.\n\"I'll put a check in each of these. Then you can add your own money from your piggy bank, okay?\" I said, thinking he'd be so excited to put his own stamp on things.\n\"That's okay, mom. You put money in. I don't want to waste mine,\" he sweetly sang as he colored. \"I want to fill my bank all the way up.\"\nAck! I guess I know what our dinnertime discussion will be about tonight, I thought.\nI had figured that through watching his parents donate items, helping us take toys from time to time to needy kids and putting money in the basket at church, he would just understand why it was important to help people in need -- and even want to do it himself.\nBut of course he doesn't really understand yet. \"There's a big disconnect between the people 'over there' and my piggy bank,\" said parenting educator Vicki Hoefle.\n\"There's nothing wrong with the child. There's just no connection.\"\nAs for having that conversation immediately, or forcing my son to put money into the envelopes: \"Try not to do it now,\" Hoefle said. Teaching a child about donating their own money or toys or time to people in need \"should be a gentle introduction into what we hope will be a way of life for our kids.\"\nShe suggested these things to help children understand the importance of giving:\n* Just talk about it. Then explore the issue from a perspective he can understand.\n* Use the course of a year to introduce kids to opportunities. That way, they won't be shocked when you ask them to stuff their own money into an envelope (like this writer just did).\n* Pick a family charity for the year and have a conversation about how you all can help throughout the year.\n* Think of this not as something you must teach, but as something to expose them to.\nAt her house, Hoefle said, \"When you got something new, you gave something up.\" Each birthday, her children would pick what toys they had outgrown and give them away. \"There was a comfort in it. It just became a natural part of the kids' lives.\"\nSo I will fill those envelopes alone this time. But I'll make sure he understands why they should be filled--gradually.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we learn about the writer from the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA She often makes donations for people in need.\nB She taught her son a lesson over dinner that evening.\nC She is at a loss as for what she should do next.\nD She invited a parenting educator home for advice.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMy six-year-old came home from school this week with two envelopes. One was for a donation to help people in the Philippines. The other was to help hungry families have a Thanksgiving meal.\n\"I'll put a check in each of these. Then you can add your own money from your piggy bank, okay?\" I said, thinking he'd be so excited to put his own stamp on things.\n\"That's okay, mom. You put money in. I don't want to waste mine,\" he sweetly sang as he colored. \"I want to fill my bank all the way up.\"\nAck! I guess I know what our dinnertime discussion will be about tonight, I thought.\nI had figured that through watching his parents donate items, helping us take toys from time to time to needy kids and putting money in the basket at church, he would just understand why it was important to help people in need -- and even want to do it himself.\nBut of course he doesn't really understand yet. \"There's a big disconnect between the people 'over there' and my piggy bank,\" said parenting educator Vicki Hoefle.\n\"There's nothing wrong with the child. There's just no connection.\"\nAs for having that conversation immediately, or forcing my son to put money into the envelopes: \"Try not to do it now,\" Hoefle said. Teaching a child about donating their own money or toys or time to people in need \"should be a gentle introduction into what we hope will be a way of life for our kids.\"\nShe suggested these things to help children understand the importance of giving:\n* Just talk about it. Then explore the issue from a perspective he can understand.\n* Use the course of a year to introduce kids to opportunities. That way, they won't be shocked when you ask them to stuff their own money into an envelope (like this writer just did).\n* Pick a family charity for the year and have a conversation about how you all can help throughout the year.\n* Think of this not as something you must teach, but as something to expose them to.\nAt her house, Hoefle said, \"When you got something new, you gave something up.\" Each birthday, her children would pick what toys they had outgrown and give them away. \"There was a comfort in it. It just became a natural part of the kids' lives.\"\nSo I will fill those envelopes alone this time. But I'll make sure he understands why they should be filled--gradually.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the best title of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Kids, please help those in need.\nB Why are kids unwilling to donate?\nC Kindness is lost in the young generation.\nD How can we help kids learn generosity?\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nDear Deidre,\nI am 17. Further education is not for me. I want to be out seeing the world in the army. My mum and dad say they will cut me off and have nothing to do with me if I go into the military. They have other plans for me. My friends all laugh at me and say I won't ever get on. I know I am not the fittest guy in the world but I thought that would come with the training. I am now asking myself if I should just give up my lifelong ambitions and get the sort of job my parents approve of. I don't want to look back with regrets but sometimes I think maybe they are right and know more than me.\nSamson\nDear Samson, \nIt's your life and your future.\nYour parents mean well, and may be fearful of what could happen to you if you are posted to a danger zone, but you must decide this by yourself.\nAt least talk to an army recruitment office about what is involved and about how fit you need to be. Do your research. Find out everything you can about what choices you will have. Then go for it. Start a sensible eating and exercise plan right away. If you are motivated you can get reasonably fit in a few weeks. Tell your parents and friends you want to give it a try. If you still feel it's right for you, then apply. If it isn't for you, at least you won't regret for the rest of your life. Parents and friends may say, \"I told you so\", but you will know that you've followed your dream and made up your own mind about the sort of career for you.\nTalk to At East which is an independent and confidential organization providing advice and support for those who are in the military and those who would like to be. They can explain when you are allowed to leave and how much attention you have to give.\nDeidre\n\n<question>:\nWhy do Samson's friends laugh at him?\n\n<options>:\nA He has no independent opinion\nB He can't break away from his parents.\nC He is not fit enough to join the army\nD He is in trouble now.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nDear Deidre,\nI am 17. Further education is not for me. I want to be out seeing the world in the army. My mum and dad say they will cut me off and have nothing to do with me if I go into the military. They have other plans for me. My friends all laugh at me and say I won't ever get on. I know I am not the fittest guy in the world but I thought that would come with the training. I am now asking myself if I should just give up my lifelong ambitions and get the sort of job my parents approve of. I don't want to look back with regrets but sometimes I think maybe they are right and know more than me.\nSamson\nDear Samson, \nIt's your life and your future.\nYour parents mean well, and may be fearful of what could happen to you if you are posted to a danger zone, but you must decide this by yourself.\nAt least talk to an army recruitment office about what is involved and about how fit you need to be. Do your research. Find out everything you can about what choices you will have. Then go for it. Start a sensible eating and exercise plan right away. If you are motivated you can get reasonably fit in a few weeks. Tell your parents and friends you want to give it a try. If you still feel it's right for you, then apply. If it isn't for you, at least you won't regret for the rest of your life. Parents and friends may say, \"I told you so\", but you will know that you've followed your dream and made up your own mind about the sort of career for you.\nTalk to At East which is an independent and confidential organization providing advice and support for those who are in the military and those who would like to be. They can explain when you are allowed to leave and how much attention you have to give.\nDeidre\n\n<question>:\nAccording to Deidre, Samson's parents wouldn't like him to join the army because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA they thought it may not be safe\nB they wanted their son to stay with them\nC they know he was not fit enough\nD they believed he would regret doing so\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nDear Deidre,\nI am 17. Further education is not for me. I want to be out seeing the world in the army. My mum and dad say they will cut me off and have nothing to do with me if I go into the military. They have other plans for me. My friends all laugh at me and say I won't ever get on. I know I am not the fittest guy in the world but I thought that would come with the training. I am now asking myself if I should just give up my lifelong ambitions and get the sort of job my parents approve of. I don't want to look back with regrets but sometimes I think maybe they are right and know more than me.\nSamson\nDear Samson, \nIt's your life and your future.\nYour parents mean well, and may be fearful of what could happen to you if you are posted to a danger zone, but you must decide this by yourself.\nAt least talk to an army recruitment office about what is involved and about how fit you need to be. Do your research. Find out everything you can about what choices you will have. Then go for it. Start a sensible eating and exercise plan right away. If you are motivated you can get reasonably fit in a few weeks. Tell your parents and friends you want to give it a try. If you still feel it's right for you, then apply. If it isn't for you, at least you won't regret for the rest of your life. Parents and friends may say, \"I told you so\", but you will know that you've followed your dream and made up your own mind about the sort of career for you.\nTalk to At East which is an independent and confidential organization providing advice and support for those who are in the military and those who would like to be. They can explain when you are allowed to leave and how much attention you have to give.\nDeidre\n\n<question>:\nIt can be inferred from the first letter that Samson is _ .\n\n<options>:\nA puzzled now\nB an independent guy\nC disappointed with his parents\nD not popular with his friends\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nDear Deidre,\nI am 17. Further education is not for me. I want to be out seeing the world in the army. My mum and dad say they will cut me off and have nothing to do with me if I go into the military. They have other plans for me. My friends all laugh at me and say I won't ever get on. I know I am not the fittest guy in the world but I thought that would come with the training. I am now asking myself if I should just give up my lifelong ambitions and get the sort of job my parents approve of. I don't want to look back with regrets but sometimes I think maybe they are right and know more than me.\nSamson\nDear Samson, \nIt's your life and your future.\nYour parents mean well, and may be fearful of what could happen to you if you are posted to a danger zone, but you must decide this by yourself.\nAt least talk to an army recruitment office about what is involved and about how fit you need to be. Do your research. Find out everything you can about what choices you will have. Then go for it. Start a sensible eating and exercise plan right away. If you are motivated you can get reasonably fit in a few weeks. Tell your parents and friends you want to give it a try. If you still feel it's right for you, then apply. If it isn't for you, at least you won't regret for the rest of your life. Parents and friends may say, \"I told you so\", but you will know that you've followed your dream and made up your own mind about the sort of career for you.\nTalk to At East which is an independent and confidential organization providing advice and support for those who are in the military and those who would like to be. They can explain when you are allowed to leave and how much attention you have to give.\nDeidre\n\n<question>:\nThe advice that Deidre offers to Samson doesn't include _ .\n\n<options>:\nA seeking some advice from an army recruitment office\nB deciding his life and future by himself\nC consulting At Ease on what to do\nD turning his dream of joining the army into reality\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nDear Deidre,\nI am 17. Further education is not for me. I want to be out seeing the world in the army. My mum and dad say they will cut me off and have nothing to do with me if I go into the military. They have other plans for me. My friends all laugh at me and say I won't ever get on. I know I am not the fittest guy in the world but I thought that would come with the training. I am now asking myself if I should just give up my lifelong ambitions and get the sort of job my parents approve of. I don't want to look back with regrets but sometimes I think maybe they are right and know more than me.\nSamson\nDear Samson, \nIt's your life and your future.\nYour parents mean well, and may be fearful of what could happen to you if you are posted to a danger zone, but you must decide this by yourself.\nAt least talk to an army recruitment office about what is involved and about how fit you need to be. Do your research. Find out everything you can about what choices you will have. Then go for it. Start a sensible eating and exercise plan right away. If you are motivated you can get reasonably fit in a few weeks. Tell your parents and friends you want to give it a try. If you still feel it's right for you, then apply. If it isn't for you, at least you won't regret for the rest of your life. Parents and friends may say, \"I told you so\", but you will know that you've followed your dream and made up your own mind about the sort of career for you.\nTalk to At East which is an independent and confidential organization providing advice and support for those who are in the military and those who would like to be. They can explain when you are allowed to leave and how much attention you have to give.\nDeidre\n\n<question>:\nIf the two letters are taken from a newspaper, which part may they appear?\n\n<options>:\nA Helping\nB Education\nC Military\nD News\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAdvertising can be a service to the customer. This is true when advertisements give reliable information about the goods advertised. Such information is needed if the customer is to make a sensible choice when he buys. It is useful in that it lets him know of the kinds of goods in the shops. Printed advertisements do this job best. Customers can collect them and compare them. They can be taken along to shops and their claims can be checked against the actual goods in the shops.\nhowever, some advertisements are not very useful to the customer. Instead of helping him to satisfy his real needs, they set out to make him want things. They set out to create a need. These advertisements are cleverly done. The people who produce them understand our weaknesses. They set out to make us believe that what they advertise will make us cleverer, prettier and more handsome, if only we use it. Actually, it is our money they are after and we should be on guard.\nSome advertisements mislead customers by using part of the truth to suggest something false, and it is skillfully made to give that idea to the careless reader, listener or viewer.\nAt its best advertising can be useful to the customer. At its worst it can mislead him. Many newspapers check on the goods for which the advertisements made claims. Most newspapers are very careful about the small advertisements, which try to sell goods directly to the readers by post. Many newspapers print information about this on their small advertisement pages. Advertising has become a very big business, and good firms in it do all they can to make sure it is conducted with some attention to truth. This is a help to the customer. But the best way is for customers to be on the lookout.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be inferred from the passage that advertisements can be useful if they _ .\n\n<options>:\nA how a long list of the goods advertised\nB give true information about goods\nC tell customers what to buy\nD appear on TV and in newspapers at the same 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>:\nAdvertising can be a service to the customer. This is true when advertisements give reliable information about the goods advertised. Such information is needed if the customer is to make a sensible choice when he buys. It is useful in that it lets him know of the kinds of goods in the shops. Printed advertisements do this job best. Customers can collect them and compare them. They can be taken along to shops and their claims can be checked against the actual goods in the shops.\nhowever, some advertisements are not very useful to the customer. Instead of helping him to satisfy his real needs, they set out to make him want things. They set out to create a need. These advertisements are cleverly done. The people who produce them understand our weaknesses. They set out to make us believe that what they advertise will make us cleverer, prettier and more handsome, if only we use it. Actually, it is our money they are after and we should be on guard.\nSome advertisements mislead customers by using part of the truth to suggest something false, and it is skillfully made to give that idea to the careless reader, listener or viewer.\nAt its best advertising can be useful to the customer. At its worst it can mislead him. Many newspapers check on the goods for which the advertisements made claims. Most newspapers are very careful about the small advertisements, which try to sell goods directly to the readers by post. Many newspapers print information about this on their small advertisement pages. Advertising has become a very big business, and good firms in it do all they can to make sure it is conducted with some attention to truth. This is a help to the customer. But the best way is for customers to be on the lookout.\n\n<question>:\nAdvertisements that play on our weaknesses make us _ .\n\n<options>:\nA desire things we do not need\nB purchase the goods we need\nC attracted by them\nD become loyal reader, listener or viewer\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAdvertising can be a service to the customer. This is true when advertisements give reliable information about the goods advertised. Such information is needed if the customer is to make a sensible choice when he buys. It is useful in that it lets him know of the kinds of goods in the shops. Printed advertisements do this job best. Customers can collect them and compare them. They can be taken along to shops and their claims can be checked against the actual goods in the shops.\nhowever, some advertisements are not very useful to the customer. Instead of helping him to satisfy his real needs, they set out to make him want things. They set out to create a need. These advertisements are cleverly done. The people who produce them understand our weaknesses. They set out to make us believe that what they advertise will make us cleverer, prettier and more handsome, if only we use it. Actually, it is our money they are after and we should be on guard.\nSome advertisements mislead customers by using part of the truth to suggest something false, and it is skillfully made to give that idea to the careless reader, listener or viewer.\nAt its best advertising can be useful to the customer. At its worst it can mislead him. Many newspapers check on the goods for which the advertisements made claims. Most newspapers are very careful about the small advertisements, which try to sell goods directly to the readers by post. Many newspapers print information about this on their small advertisement pages. Advertising has become a very big business, and good firms in it do all they can to make sure it is conducted with some attention to truth. This is a help to the customer. But the best way is for customers to be on the lookout.\n\n<question>:\naccording to the text, which of the following is TRUE?\n\n<options>:\nA All advertising firms do not care to tell the truth about the goods they advertise.\nB All advertising firms only care to make money, as advertising is a big business.\nC Most advertising firms make sure that advertisements do not purposely cheat.\nD The advertised goods are often of poor quality.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nToo much TV-watching can harm children's ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.\nOne of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders. Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.\nA second study ,looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year -olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood. But the results don't prove that TV is the cause and don't rule out that already poorly motivated youngsters may watch lots of TV.\nTheir study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages5 and 15. These with college degrees had watched an average of less than two hours of TV per week night during childhood, compared with an average of more than 2 1/2 hours for those who had no education beyond high school.\nIn the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest.\nWhile this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores, it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn't have TVs in their bedrooms\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the California study, the low-scoring group might _ .\n\n<options>:\nA have watched a lot of TV\nB not be interested in math\nC be unable to go to college\nD have had computers in their bedrooms\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nToo much TV-watching can harm children's ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.\nOne of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders. Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.\nA second study ,looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year -olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood. But the results don't prove that TV is the cause and don't rule out that already poorly motivated youngsters may watch lots of TV.\nTheir study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages5 and 15. These with college degrees had watched an average of less than two hours of TV per week night during childhood, compared with an average of more than 2 1/2 hours for those who had no education beyond high school.\nIn the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest.\nWhile this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores, it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn't have TVs in their bedrooms\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the researchers' understanding of the New Zealand study results?\n\n<options>:\nA Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV.\nB Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest.\nC TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds.\nD The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nToo much TV-watching can harm children's ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.\nOne of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders. Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.\nA second study ,looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year -olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood. But the results don't prove that TV is the cause and don't rule out that already poorly motivated youngsters may watch lots of TV.\nTheir study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages5 and 15. These with college degrees had watched an average of less than two hours of TV per week night during childhood, compared with an average of more than 2 1/2 hours for those who had no education beyond high school.\nIn the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest.\nWhile this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores, it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn't have TVs in their bedrooms\n\n<question>:\nWhat would be the best title for this text?\n\n<options>:\nA Computers or Television\nB Effects of Television on Children\nC Studies on TV and College Education\nD Television and Children's Learning 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>:\nTeenage boys, regardless of race, are more likely to die from gunshot wounds than from all natural causes combined.\nBy the time the average American child leaves primary school, he or she will witness 8,000 murders and more than 100,000 acts of violence on television. \nYouth are becoming involved in violence at an alarming rate. In fact, the young arrest rate for murder doubled, from 6 arrests per 100,000 youth aged from 10 to 17 to over 12 per 100,000. \nFor the many youth who have not been directly exposed to violence in their own communities, the entertainment media (television, movies, music and video games) provides many opportunities for children to see and hear violent exchanges. Research shows that there are about 5~6 violent acts per hour on prime time and 20~25 violent acts on Saturday morning children's programming. In its report, the American Psychological Association (APA) reported that viewing violence on television hurts children in many ways. In particular, the APA concludes that children may become less sensitive to the pain and suffering of others, be more fearful of the world around them, be more likely to behave in aggressive or harmful ways to- ward others, and gradually accept violence as a way to solve problems.\nAnother form of violence involving youth is physical punishment in the schools. This form of discipline still remains legally supported in 23 nations in America. The Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Education reported that 555,000 students were physically punished in the schools during this school year. Although such punishment has been regarded as an effective method of discipline by those who apply it, the findings are obvious that physical punishment does not work and that children who are victims of physical punishment are subject to potential long-term physical and emotional damage.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, the American teenage boys' lives are most threatened by _ .\n\n<options>:\nA gun murders\nB natural diseases\nC TV violence\nD physical punishment\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nTeenage boys, regardless of race, are more likely to die from gunshot wounds than from all natural causes combined.\nBy the time the average American child leaves primary school, he or she will witness 8,000 murders and more than 100,000 acts of violence on television. \nYouth are becoming involved in violence at an alarming rate. In fact, the young arrest rate for murder doubled, from 6 arrests per 100,000 youth aged from 10 to 17 to over 12 per 100,000. \nFor the many youth who have not been directly exposed to violence in their own communities, the entertainment media (television, movies, music and video games) provides many opportunities for children to see and hear violent exchanges. Research shows that there are about 5~6 violent acts per hour on prime time and 20~25 violent acts on Saturday morning children's programming. In its report, the American Psychological Association (APA) reported that viewing violence on television hurts children in many ways. In particular, the APA concludes that children may become less sensitive to the pain and suffering of others, be more fearful of the world around them, be more likely to behave in aggressive or harmful ways to- ward others, and gradually accept violence as a way to solve problems.\nAnother form of violence involving youth is physical punishment in the schools. This form of discipline still remains legally supported in 23 nations in America. The Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Education reported that 555,000 students were physically punished in the schools during this school year. Although such punishment has been regarded as an effective method of discipline by those who apply it, the findings are obvious that physical punishment does not work and that children who are victims of physical punishment are subject to potential long-term physical and emotional damage.\n\n<question>:\nThe APA indicates that too much TV violence may change children _ .\n\n<options>:\nA to become separated from the world\nB to remain unconcerned about others' pain\nC to solve problems only by violence\nD to be fearful of aggressive behaviors\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nTeenage boys, regardless of race, are more likely to die from gunshot wounds than from all natural causes combined.\nBy the time the average American child leaves primary school, he or she will witness 8,000 murders and more than 100,000 acts of violence on television. \nYouth are becoming involved in violence at an alarming rate. In fact, the young arrest rate for murder doubled, from 6 arrests per 100,000 youth aged from 10 to 17 to over 12 per 100,000. \nFor the many youth who have not been directly exposed to violence in their own communities, the entertainment media (television, movies, music and video games) provides many opportunities for children to see and hear violent exchanges. Research shows that there are about 5~6 violent acts per hour on prime time and 20~25 violent acts on Saturday morning children's programming. In its report, the American Psychological Association (APA) reported that viewing violence on television hurts children in many ways. In particular, the APA concludes that children may become less sensitive to the pain and suffering of others, be more fearful of the world around them, be more likely to behave in aggressive or harmful ways to- ward others, and gradually accept violence as a way to solve problems.\nAnother form of violence involving youth is physical punishment in the schools. This form of discipline still remains legally supported in 23 nations in America. The Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Education reported that 555,000 students were physically punished in the schools during this school year. Although such punishment has been regarded as an effective method of discipline by those who apply it, the findings are obvious that physical punishment does not work and that children who are victims of physical punishment are subject to potential long-term physical and emotional damage.\n\n<question>:\nThe author may most probably agree that physical punishment is _ .\n\n<options>:\nA acceptable ,though ineffective\nB illegal, though effective\nC harmful, though legal\nD reasonable, though illegal\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIf You Make a Mistake, Don't Worry!\n Yeah, you'll want to forget about them, but mistakes can be useful. Making a mistake doesn't mean it's the end of the world. In real life you have to grow and mature, and with that comes some growing pains.\nYou know you should have studied hard but you went out with some friends instead. You know you should have put the money into the bank for a rainy day instead of spending it on all kinds of things you didn't need. \nIt's the growing pains called mistakes that most people make when they are growing up. Face them. You are going to make them. Learn from them. All of the people you wish to copy, such as all the experts in your business field, have made mistakes. They'll continue to make mistakes for all their successes. \nOne of the major differences between people like them and the vast majority of others is that they don't let their mistakes stop them. Instead, they use their mistakes as learning tools. \nAt the very least, when you make a mistake, you'll know what not to do. And you can help others by warning them of the mistakes you've made. Don't let mistakes stop you from doing anything. Learn from them, don't hide in a closet. Facing up to your mistakes now and later will mature.\nWhat mistakes are you making right now? Take a look at anything you might be doing wrong. Take a step back and evaluate your situation, then fix whatever needs to be corrected. Then move forward. \nAlways remember your mistakes to remind yourself of what not to do for the future.\n\n<question>:\nWhy does the writer say mistakes can be useful?\n\n<options>:\nA Because you can get some growing pains.\nB Because experts also make mistakes.\nC Because you can mature by facing and learning from mistakes.\nD Because next time you know that money shouldn't be wasted.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIf You Make a Mistake, Don't Worry!\n Yeah, you'll want to forget about them, but mistakes can be useful. Making a mistake doesn't mean it's the end of the world. In real life you have to grow and mature, and with that comes some growing pains.\nYou know you should have studied hard but you went out with some friends instead. You know you should have put the money into the bank for a rainy day instead of spending it on all kinds of things you didn't need. \nIt's the growing pains called mistakes that most people make when they are growing up. Face them. You are going to make them. Learn from them. All of the people you wish to copy, such as all the experts in your business field, have made mistakes. They'll continue to make mistakes for all their successes. \nOne of the major differences between people like them and the vast majority of others is that they don't let their mistakes stop them. Instead, they use their mistakes as learning tools. \nAt the very least, when you make a mistake, you'll know what not to do. And you can help others by warning them of the mistakes you've made. Don't let mistakes stop you from doing anything. Learn from them, don't hide in a closet. Facing up to your mistakes now and later will mature.\nWhat mistakes are you making right now? Take a look at anything you might be doing wrong. Take a step back and evaluate your situation, then fix whatever needs to be corrected. Then move forward. \nAlways remember your mistakes to remind yourself of what not to do for the future.\n\n<question>:\nWhich statement is true according to the writer?\n\n<options>:\nA Before you make any mistake, you had better lock the closet in your room.\nB Keep your mistakes in mind in order not to make the same mistakes again in the future.\nC Don't go out with some of your friends any more.\nD Forget your mistakes and move forward.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIf You Make a Mistake, Don't Worry!\n Yeah, you'll want to forget about them, but mistakes can be useful. Making a mistake doesn't mean it's the end of the world. In real life you have to grow and mature, and with that comes some growing pains.\nYou know you should have studied hard but you went out with some friends instead. You know you should have put the money into the bank for a rainy day instead of spending it on all kinds of things you didn't need. \nIt's the growing pains called mistakes that most people make when they are growing up. Face them. You are going to make them. Learn from them. All of the people you wish to copy, such as all the experts in your business field, have made mistakes. They'll continue to make mistakes for all their successes. \nOne of the major differences between people like them and the vast majority of others is that they don't let their mistakes stop them. Instead, they use their mistakes as learning tools. \nAt the very least, when you make a mistake, you'll know what not to do. And you can help others by warning them of the mistakes you've made. Don't let mistakes stop you from doing anything. Learn from them, don't hide in a closet. Facing up to your mistakes now and later will mature.\nWhat mistakes are you making right now? Take a look at anything you might be doing wrong. Take a step back and evaluate your situation, then fix whatever needs to be corrected. Then move forward. \nAlways remember your mistakes to remind yourself of what not to do for the future.\n\n<question>:\nWhen we make any mistake next time, we should do the followings except _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Think about the reason why we make the mistake.\nB Try to correct the mistake.\nC Tell others not to make the same mistake as you do.\nD Be careful not to do anything.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIf You Make a Mistake, Don't Worry!\n Yeah, you'll want to forget about them, but mistakes can be useful. Making a mistake doesn't mean it's the end of the world. In real life you have to grow and mature, and with that comes some growing pains.\nYou know you should have studied hard but you went out with some friends instead. You know you should have put the money into the bank for a rainy day instead of spending it on all kinds of things you didn't need. \nIt's the growing pains called mistakes that most people make when they are growing up. Face them. You are going to make them. Learn from them. All of the people you wish to copy, such as all the experts in your business field, have made mistakes. They'll continue to make mistakes for all their successes. \nOne of the major differences between people like them and the vast majority of others is that they don't let their mistakes stop them. Instead, they use their mistakes as learning tools. \nAt the very least, when you make a mistake, you'll know what not to do. And you can help others by warning them of the mistakes you've made. Don't let mistakes stop you from doing anything. Learn from them, don't hide in a closet. Facing up to your mistakes now and later will mature.\nWhat mistakes are you making right now? Take a look at anything you might be doing wrong. Take a step back and evaluate your situation, then fix whatever needs to be corrected. Then move forward. \nAlways remember your mistakes to remind yourself of what not to do for the future.\n\n<question>:\nFrom the text, we can infer that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA facing mistakes, some people lose heart\nB mistakes can be useful\nC mistakes can be called growing pains\nD Put away money when it is rainy\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMalnutrition remains a serious problem for India. But a new study shows that India's leading causes of death now also include diseases related to obesity such as heart disease.\nIndia's National Family Health Survey shows that more than twenty percent of Indians living in cities are overweight or obese. And in the northwestern state of Punjab, that is true for almost forty percent of women.\nAradhna Tripathi is a business professional in New Delhi. She said, \" Eating is the most important thing in any Indian household and how you show your love and gratitude for a person is through the kind of food you serve him. And the kind of lifestyle we are leading is one of the reasons why we have the number of obese people increasing every day.\nBut Aradhna Tripathi says she has decided to lose weight. Her mother and grandmother are also diabetic . In fact, the International Diabetes Federation says India is now the diabetes capital of the world. Researchers say Indians store more body fat per kilogram than Europeans. That means obese Indians are even more at the risk of diabetes than other people.\nDoctor Anoop Misra at Fortis Hospital in New Delhi says the risk of diabetes is crossing social and economic lines. _ \nBut Doctor Misra is hopeful that the spread (,)of obesity can be slowed. And he says it must start in schools by giving all Indian children the same instruction on physical activity and diet.\nThe World Health Organization says China is also moving up in obesity rates. The estimate has reached about five percent countryside and as high as twenty percent in some cities.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is this passage mainly about?\n\n<options>:\nA Obesity has become a big killer in India.\nB Heart disease is troubling people in India.\nC People in India live a very unhealthy life.\nD Malnutrition remains a serious problem in India.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMalnutrition remains a serious problem for India. But a new study shows that India's leading causes of death now also include diseases related to obesity such as heart disease.\nIndia's National Family Health Survey shows that more than twenty percent of Indians living in cities are overweight or obese. And in the northwestern state of Punjab, that is true for almost forty percent of women.\nAradhna Tripathi is a business professional in New Delhi. She said, \" Eating is the most important thing in any Indian household and how you show your love and gratitude for a person is through the kind of food you serve him. And the kind of lifestyle we are leading is one of the reasons why we have the number of obese people increasing every day.\nBut Aradhna Tripathi says she has decided to lose weight. Her mother and grandmother are also diabetic . In fact, the International Diabetes Federation says India is now the diabetes capital of the world. Researchers say Indians store more body fat per kilogram than Europeans. That means obese Indians are even more at the risk of diabetes than other people.\nDoctor Anoop Misra at Fortis Hospital in New Delhi says the risk of diabetes is crossing social and economic lines. _ \nBut Doctor Misra is hopeful that the spread (,)of obesity can be slowed. And he says it must start in schools by giving all Indian children the same instruction on physical activity and diet.\nThe World Health Organization says China is also moving up in obesity rates. The estimate has reached about five percent countryside and as high as twenty percent in some cities.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to Aradhna Tripathi , one of the causes of the obesity problems is _ .\n\n<options>:\nA .the development of economy\nB the change of Indians' lifestyle\nC Indians' attitude towards eating\nD Indians' attitude towards obesity.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nEvery year many students went to the college bookstore to purchase the different textbooks that they need for their classes. Little do these students realize that, in doing so, they are throwing good money away. It may sound unbelievable but textbooks, in some cases, actually cost as much as, if not more than, college fees.\nMany people think that college bookstores are the most convenient source for textbooks. Titles are usually kept and students may purchase new textbooks or choose to buy second-hand books and save money. But the money saved by purchasing second-hand textbooks from college bookstores is small compared to the amount they could save by shopping online.\nMore and more online booksellers have begun selling textbooks at heavily discounted prices. Online second-hand bookstores are another source for college books as they keep a large number of textbooks, which means sizable savings for students. Students should avoid purchasing their textbooks at the first store that they surf online since there are so many 'unreal' booksellers on the Net. Price isn't the only factor to consider when making an online purchase. Students should also consider shopping costs and delivery time when making their decision.\nOnline auctions are another option for students seeking a bargain. This option, however, has its _ . A plus is that students can get incredibly cheap books. One problem is that while online bookstores have a system in place that ensure you receive your order within a reasonable amount of time, with an auction purchase, however, you must depend on the auction seller's timetable.\nOne way that students can really save is by getting books for free. Project Gutenberg is one resource that English majors will find invaluable. Here students can legally download a huge collection of classic novels. In the past students needing help with their studies would often have to spend a lot of money buying expensive study guides. Today that is no longer the case. Cash-strapped students can now visit the website SparkNotes for free downloadable study guides as well as classics.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is the best title of this passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Learning to Save on Textbooks\nB Why Buy Textbooks\nC Online Shopping\nD Tips for Buying Secondhand Textbooks\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nEvery year many students went to the college bookstore to purchase the different textbooks that they need for their classes. Little do these students realize that, in doing so, they are throwing good money away. It may sound unbelievable but textbooks, in some cases, actually cost as much as, if not more than, college fees.\nMany people think that college bookstores are the most convenient source for textbooks. Titles are usually kept and students may purchase new textbooks or choose to buy second-hand books and save money. But the money saved by purchasing second-hand textbooks from college bookstores is small compared to the amount they could save by shopping online.\nMore and more online booksellers have begun selling textbooks at heavily discounted prices. Online second-hand bookstores are another source for college books as they keep a large number of textbooks, which means sizable savings for students. Students should avoid purchasing their textbooks at the first store that they surf online since there are so many 'unreal' booksellers on the Net. Price isn't the only factor to consider when making an online purchase. Students should also consider shopping costs and delivery time when making their decision.\nOnline auctions are another option for students seeking a bargain. This option, however, has its _ . A plus is that students can get incredibly cheap books. One problem is that while online bookstores have a system in place that ensure you receive your order within a reasonable amount of time, with an auction purchase, however, you must depend on the auction seller's timetable.\nOne way that students can really save is by getting books for free. Project Gutenberg is one resource that English majors will find invaluable. Here students can legally download a huge collection of classic novels. In the past students needing help with their studies would often have to spend a lot of money buying expensive study guides. Today that is no longer the case. Cash-strapped students can now visit the website SparkNotes for free downloadable study guides as well as classics.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is NOT mentioned as a source to obtain textbooks ?\n\n<options>:\nA College bookstores.\nB Online used bookstores.\nC Online auctions.\nD Second-hand bookstore centres.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nEvery year many students went to the college bookstore to purchase the different textbooks that they need for their classes. Little do these students realize that, in doing so, they are throwing good money away. It may sound unbelievable but textbooks, in some cases, actually cost as much as, if not more than, college fees.\nMany people think that college bookstores are the most convenient source for textbooks. Titles are usually kept and students may purchase new textbooks or choose to buy second-hand books and save money. But the money saved by purchasing second-hand textbooks from college bookstores is small compared to the amount they could save by shopping online.\nMore and more online booksellers have begun selling textbooks at heavily discounted prices. Online second-hand bookstores are another source for college books as they keep a large number of textbooks, which means sizable savings for students. Students should avoid purchasing their textbooks at the first store that they surf online since there are so many 'unreal' booksellers on the Net. Price isn't the only factor to consider when making an online purchase. Students should also consider shopping costs and delivery time when making their decision.\nOnline auctions are another option for students seeking a bargain. This option, however, has its _ . A plus is that students can get incredibly cheap books. One problem is that while online bookstores have a system in place that ensure you receive your order within a reasonable amount of time, with an auction purchase, however, you must depend on the auction seller's timetable.\nOne way that students can really save is by getting books for free. Project Gutenberg is one resource that English majors will find invaluable. Here students can legally download a huge collection of classic novels. In the past students needing help with their studies would often have to spend a lot of money buying expensive study guides. Today that is no longer the case. Cash-strapped students can now visit the website SparkNotes for free downloadable study guides as well as classics.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, Project Gutenberg is probably _ .\n\n<options>:\nA a government project aimed at helping English majors\nB a project to help poor students get free learning materials\nC a website for English majors to get the guides from language experts\nD a website for students to get free sources for English learning\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nEvery year many students went to the college bookstore to purchase the different textbooks that they need for their classes. Little do these students realize that, in doing so, they are throwing good money away. It may sound unbelievable but textbooks, in some cases, actually cost as much as, if not more than, college fees.\nMany people think that college bookstores are the most convenient source for textbooks. Titles are usually kept and students may purchase new textbooks or choose to buy second-hand books and save money. But the money saved by purchasing second-hand textbooks from college bookstores is small compared to the amount they could save by shopping online.\nMore and more online booksellers have begun selling textbooks at heavily discounted prices. Online second-hand bookstores are another source for college books as they keep a large number of textbooks, which means sizable savings for students. Students should avoid purchasing their textbooks at the first store that they surf online since there are so many 'unreal' booksellers on the Net. Price isn't the only factor to consider when making an online purchase. Students should also consider shopping costs and delivery time when making their decision.\nOnline auctions are another option for students seeking a bargain. This option, however, has its _ . A plus is that students can get incredibly cheap books. One problem is that while online bookstores have a system in place that ensure you receive your order within a reasonable amount of time, with an auction purchase, however, you must depend on the auction seller's timetable.\nOne way that students can really save is by getting books for free. Project Gutenberg is one resource that English majors will find invaluable. Here students can legally download a huge collection of classic novels. In the past students needing help with their studies would often have to spend a lot of money buying expensive study guides. Today that is no longer the case. Cash-strapped students can now visit the website SparkNotes for free downloadable study guides as well as classics.\n\n<question>:\nFrom the passage, we can learn that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the cost of textbooks in college is low compared to the amount spent on tuition\nB online auctions are perfect for students seeking text books\nC students should visit many websites before buying their books\nD students should consider shopping costs and delivery time above all else when making their buying decision\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThink about the last time you felt afraid. Was it a fear of height? Did you oversleep on a weekday and fear you'd get into trouble at the office? In any case, you know what it feels like to feel fear.\nBut one woman doesn't the woman, code-named \"UM\", gave her first-ever interview after years of being studied by a team of researchers. The woman is given a code name because the researchers want to protect her from anyone who would take advantage of her inability to feel afraid.\nUM can't tell you what fear is because she's never experienced it. \"I wonder what it's like to actually be afraid of something,\" she said. The formal name for the disease is Urbach-Wieth disease, which is characterized by a hoarse voice,small bumps around the eyes, and calcium deposits in the brain.\nIn the case of UM,the disease has transformed the part of her brain that controls the human response to fear. In the interview, UM talks about an event in her life where she was held at knifepoint and gunpoint, \"I was walking to the store,and I saw a man on a park bench.He said. \"Come here,please,\" so I went over to him. He grabbed me by the shirt,put a knife to my throat and told me he was going to cut me. I told him, \"Go ahead and cut me,\" I wasn't afraid at all. And for some reason,he let me go.\"\nDoctors who have been studying UM's condition for years have been trying different things that could strike fear into her. They finally figured something out--increasing UM's carbon dioxide levels.Extra carbon dioxide concentration in the blood is known to cause fear and panic in health individuals. Increasing UM's carbon dioxide levels did manage to give her a fright.\n\n<question>:\nThe text starts by _ .\n\n<options>:\nA challenging the reader\nB solving daily problems\nC listing situations\nD giving explanations\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThink about the last time you felt afraid. Was it a fear of height? Did you oversleep on a weekday and fear you'd get into trouble at the office? In any case, you know what it feels like to feel fear.\nBut one woman doesn't the woman, code-named \"UM\", gave her first-ever interview after years of being studied by a team of researchers. The woman is given a code name because the researchers want to protect her from anyone who would take advantage of her inability to feel afraid.\nUM can't tell you what fear is because she's never experienced it. \"I wonder what it's like to actually be afraid of something,\" she said. The formal name for the disease is Urbach-Wieth disease, which is characterized by a hoarse voice,small bumps around the eyes, and calcium deposits in the brain.\nIn the case of UM,the disease has transformed the part of her brain that controls the human response to fear. In the interview, UM talks about an event in her life where she was held at knifepoint and gunpoint, \"I was walking to the store,and I saw a man on a park bench.He said. \"Come here,please,\" so I went over to him. He grabbed me by the shirt,put a knife to my throat and told me he was going to cut me. I told him, \"Go ahead and cut me,\" I wasn't afraid at all. And for some reason,he let me go.\"\nDoctors who have been studying UM's condition for years have been trying different things that could strike fear into her. They finally figured something out--increasing UM's carbon dioxide levels.Extra carbon dioxide concentration in the blood is known to cause fear and panic in health individuals. Increasing UM's carbon dioxide levels did manage to give her a fright.\n\n<question>:\nFrom UM's case,we can know that Urbach-Wieth disease may _ .\n\n<options>:\nA stop the brain from functioning normally\nB lead to a decrease in calcium deposits\nC stop the brain from responding quickly\nD lead to an increase in carbon dioxide\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLast week, President Barack Obama gave a back- to-school speech to students at the Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Students in schools across the country also tuned in to watch the President's speech on TV. He stressed the importance of trying new things, working hard and believing in yourself.\nWhile admitting that times are tough for families across the country, Obama reminded students that hard work now can mean big success later. \"Nobody gets to write your destiny but you,\" he said. \"Your future is in your hands. Your life is what you make of it. And nothing--absolutely nothing--is beyond your reach.\"\nObama spoke about his own life, and lessons he learned from his mother, who had to remind him to stay focused on his studies. He told students the recipe for success: \"Showing up to school on time. Paying attention in class. Doing your homework. Studying for exams. Staying out of trouble. \"\nObama encouraged students to embrace what makes them different. \"We shouldn't be embarrassed by the things that make us different,\" he said. \"We should be proud of them.\"\nHe also suggested taking advantage of all of the opportunities at your school, and always being open to trying new things. \"Just because you're not the best at something today doesn't mean you can't be tomorrow,\" he said. \"Even if you don't think of yourself as a math person or as a science person--you can still _ those subjects if you're willing to make the effort. And you may find out you have talents you'd never dreamed of.\"\n\n<question>:\nObama suggested the students should _ .\n\n<options>:\nA not study hard for high marks\nB accept things that make them different\nC do what they are really interested in\nD not do things which are difficult for 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>:\nEvery time you go to the supermarket, you come away with your purchases in plastic bags. But wouldn't it be kinder to the environment if you asked for paper bags instead?\nThe answer is not the easy as it might seem. Environmentalists say there are _ to using both plastic bags and paper bags.\nAccording to the American Plastics Council 80 percent of groceries in the US are packed in plastic bags.\n\"The numbers are becoming huge,\" said Vincent Cobb, a businessman from Chicago who set up \"reusable bags. com\" on the Internet. He notes that consumers use between 500 billion and 1 trillion plastic bags per year worldwide.\nSome experts believe that all these bags harm the environment. Plastic takes hundreds of years to break down and, as it does so, poisonous materials are released into the water and soil.\nFurther damage is caused if plastic bags enter the sea. For example, endangered sea turtles cannot tell the bags from jellyfish , their main source of food, and often choke on them.\nFloating plastic bags have been spotted as far north as the Arctic Ocean and as far south as the southern end of South America. One expert predicts that, within ten years, plastic bags will wash up in Antarctica!\nHowever, this kind of bag does have its advantages.\n\"Plastic grocery bags are some of the most reused things around the house,\" explained Laurie Kusek of the American Plastics Council.\nAccording to the Film and Bag Federation, a trade group in the US plastics industry, paper bags use more energy and create more waste than plastic bags. Plastic bags require 40 per cent less energy to produce and cause 70 per cent less air pollution, the group explained. They also release as much as 94 percent less waste into the water than paper ones.\nBut paper bags do break down more quickly than plastic bags. They don't endanger wildlife, either.\nSo what should we do? One possible solution would be to use biodegradable plastic bags. But until biodegradable technology improves, it might be easier to pack things you buy in reusable cloth bags.\n\n<question>:\nThe best title of the passage is _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Paper Causes Less Pollution\nB Plastic Causes Less Pollution\nC Paper and Plastics Cause Pollution\nD Paper Bags Break Down More Quickly\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nEvery time you go to the supermarket, you come away with your purchases in plastic bags. But wouldn't it be kinder to the environment if you asked for paper bags instead?\nThe answer is not the easy as it might seem. Environmentalists say there are _ to using both plastic bags and paper bags.\nAccording to the American Plastics Council 80 percent of groceries in the US are packed in plastic bags.\n\"The numbers are becoming huge,\" said Vincent Cobb, a businessman from Chicago who set up \"reusable bags. com\" on the Internet. He notes that consumers use between 500 billion and 1 trillion plastic bags per year worldwide.\nSome experts believe that all these bags harm the environment. Plastic takes hundreds of years to break down and, as it does so, poisonous materials are released into the water and soil.\nFurther damage is caused if plastic bags enter the sea. For example, endangered sea turtles cannot tell the bags from jellyfish , their main source of food, and often choke on them.\nFloating plastic bags have been spotted as far north as the Arctic Ocean and as far south as the southern end of South America. One expert predicts that, within ten years, plastic bags will wash up in Antarctica!\nHowever, this kind of bag does have its advantages.\n\"Plastic grocery bags are some of the most reused things around the house,\" explained Laurie Kusek of the American Plastics Council.\nAccording to the Film and Bag Federation, a trade group in the US plastics industry, paper bags use more energy and create more waste than plastic bags. Plastic bags require 40 per cent less energy to produce and cause 70 per cent less air pollution, the group explained. They also release as much as 94 percent less waste into the water than paper ones.\nBut paper bags do break down more quickly than plastic bags. They don't endanger wildlife, either.\nSo what should we do? One possible solution would be to use biodegradable plastic bags. But until biodegradable technology improves, it might be easier to pack things you buy in reusable cloth bags.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, which of the following in NOT true?\n\n<options>:\nA Plastic takes longer to break down than paper.\nB Sea turtles usually mistake the plastic bags for jellyfish.\nC Paper bags require less energy than plastic bags.\nD You'd better pack things in reusable cloth bags.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nCoupons to spend\n\"How did you spend your coupons?\"\nOn their first day back to school, many students in Hangzhou greeted each other this way.\nThe coupons referred to the 100 yuan coupons each student received form the city government before the Spring Festival holidays. Over 260,000 primary school and middle school students were given coupons. They could use them in local stores and supermarkets, or to see movies and buy books.\nThe same coupons have also been given to low income families in Hangzhou. Other cities, including Chengdu and Nanjing, also gave coupons to their citizens. More cities are expected to follow their lead.\nWhy are local governments doing this?\nThese programmes are all part of a broader effort in China to increase domestic demand in the face of the global financial crisis.\nThe crisis has seriously affected China's exports and investments . Many factories in southern cities have been closed down. Some companies are laying off workers or reducing their pay. The stock market and real estate market have been falling.\nIn a time of financial crisis, people usually respond by saving money. They are uncertain about the future and are afraid that more difficult times may be ahead. Now many people are choosing not to spend money carelessly. Major chain stores have seen a sharp slowdown in sales, analysts say.\nBut spending keeps an economy healthy. If people don't spend, there will be too many products in the market. Then shops will stop buying products from factories. When factories receive no orders, they close down. The workers there accordingly lose their jobs. Also, if people don't spend, the service industry suffers. The total result is that the whole economy breaks down.\nIssuing coupons is a practical and effective way to increase domestic demand in the current situation, said Jiang Zengwei, vice-minister of China's Ministry of Commerce. Hangzhou reported a rise in customers in local markets during Spring Festival holiday.\nHowever, issuing coupons is only a temporary measure. To increase consumers' confidence, the government needs to establish a sound secure social system in the long term. When people don't have to worry about education, health care and their pension, they will be more willing to spend instead of saving.\n\n<question>:\nWhy are local governments issuing coupons?\n\n<options>:\nA To increase domestic demand in the face of the global financial crisis.\nB To enable students to use them in local stores and supermarkets, or to see movies and buy books independently.\nC To help those low income families in the global financial crisis.\nD To show the government's ability to solve economic 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>:\nCoupons to spend\n\"How did you spend your coupons?\"\nOn their first day back to school, many students in Hangzhou greeted each other this way.\nThe coupons referred to the 100 yuan coupons each student received form the city government before the Spring Festival holidays. Over 260,000 primary school and middle school students were given coupons. They could use them in local stores and supermarkets, or to see movies and buy books.\nThe same coupons have also been given to low income families in Hangzhou. Other cities, including Chengdu and Nanjing, also gave coupons to their citizens. More cities are expected to follow their lead.\nWhy are local governments doing this?\nThese programmes are all part of a broader effort in China to increase domestic demand in the face of the global financial crisis.\nThe crisis has seriously affected China's exports and investments . Many factories in southern cities have been closed down. Some companies are laying off workers or reducing their pay. The stock market and real estate market have been falling.\nIn a time of financial crisis, people usually respond by saving money. They are uncertain about the future and are afraid that more difficult times may be ahead. Now many people are choosing not to spend money carelessly. Major chain stores have seen a sharp slowdown in sales, analysts say.\nBut spending keeps an economy healthy. If people don't spend, there will be too many products in the market. Then shops will stop buying products from factories. When factories receive no orders, they close down. The workers there accordingly lose their jobs. Also, if people don't spend, the service industry suffers. The total result is that the whole economy breaks down.\nIssuing coupons is a practical and effective way to increase domestic demand in the current situation, said Jiang Zengwei, vice-minister of China's Ministry of Commerce. Hangzhou reported a rise in customers in local markets during Spring Festival holiday.\nHowever, issuing coupons is only a temporary measure. To increase consumers' confidence, the government needs to establish a sound secure social system in the long term. When people don't have to worry about education, health care and their pension, they will be more willing to spend instead of saving.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is NOT the influence that the global financial crisis has brought us?\n\n<options>:\nA China's exports and investments have been seriously affected.\nB People begin to spend money without a second thought.\nC Workers are faced with losing jobs and the reduction of the salaries.\nD The active stock market and real estate market have gone.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nCoupons to spend\n\"How did you spend your coupons?\"\nOn their first day back to school, many students in Hangzhou greeted each other this way.\nThe coupons referred to the 100 yuan coupons each student received form the city government before the Spring Festival holidays. Over 260,000 primary school and middle school students were given coupons. They could use them in local stores and supermarkets, or to see movies and buy books.\nThe same coupons have also been given to low income families in Hangzhou. Other cities, including Chengdu and Nanjing, also gave coupons to their citizens. More cities are expected to follow their lead.\nWhy are local governments doing this?\nThese programmes are all part of a broader effort in China to increase domestic demand in the face of the global financial crisis.\nThe crisis has seriously affected China's exports and investments . Many factories in southern cities have been closed down. Some companies are laying off workers or reducing their pay. The stock market and real estate market have been falling.\nIn a time of financial crisis, people usually respond by saving money. They are uncertain about the future and are afraid that more difficult times may be ahead. Now many people are choosing not to spend money carelessly. Major chain stores have seen a sharp slowdown in sales, analysts say.\nBut spending keeps an economy healthy. If people don't spend, there will be too many products in the market. Then shops will stop buying products from factories. When factories receive no orders, they close down. The workers there accordingly lose their jobs. Also, if people don't spend, the service industry suffers. The total result is that the whole economy breaks down.\nIssuing coupons is a practical and effective way to increase domestic demand in the current situation, said Jiang Zengwei, vice-minister of China's Ministry of Commerce. Hangzhou reported a rise in customers in local markets during Spring Festival holiday.\nHowever, issuing coupons is only a temporary measure. To increase consumers' confidence, the government needs to establish a sound secure social system in the long term. When people don't have to worry about education, health care and their pension, they will be more willing to spend instead of saving.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can be inferred from the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Issuing coupons is a practical and effective way to increase domestic demand in a long term.\nB The total result of saving money is that the whole economy breaks down.\nC The government may carry out new policies to encourage citizens to be willing to spend in the near future.\nD After issuing the coupons, the local markets have seen a rise in customers during Spring Festival holiday.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nCoupons to spend\n\"How did you spend your coupons?\"\nOn their first day back to school, many students in Hangzhou greeted each other this way.\nThe coupons referred to the 100 yuan coupons each student received form the city government before the Spring Festival holidays. Over 260,000 primary school and middle school students were given coupons. They could use them in local stores and supermarkets, or to see movies and buy books.\nThe same coupons have also been given to low income families in Hangzhou. Other cities, including Chengdu and Nanjing, also gave coupons to their citizens. More cities are expected to follow their lead.\nWhy are local governments doing this?\nThese programmes are all part of a broader effort in China to increase domestic demand in the face of the global financial crisis.\nThe crisis has seriously affected China's exports and investments . Many factories in southern cities have been closed down. Some companies are laying off workers or reducing their pay. The stock market and real estate market have been falling.\nIn a time of financial crisis, people usually respond by saving money. They are uncertain about the future and are afraid that more difficult times may be ahead. Now many people are choosing not to spend money carelessly. Major chain stores have seen a sharp slowdown in sales, analysts say.\nBut spending keeps an economy healthy. If people don't spend, there will be too many products in the market. Then shops will stop buying products from factories. When factories receive no orders, they close down. The workers there accordingly lose their jobs. Also, if people don't spend, the service industry suffers. The total result is that the whole economy breaks down.\nIssuing coupons is a practical and effective way to increase domestic demand in the current situation, said Jiang Zengwei, vice-minister of China's Ministry of Commerce. Hangzhou reported a rise in customers in local markets during Spring Festival holiday.\nHowever, issuing coupons is only a temporary measure. To increase consumers' confidence, the government needs to establish a sound secure social system in the long term. When people don't have to worry about education, health care and their pension, they will be more willing to spend instead of saving.\n\n<question>:\nIf the government is to print a slogan on the coupons to restore consumers' confidence, what might be used to promote the idea?\n\n<options>:\nA Spend now, save later.\nB Spend money like there's no tomorrow; come on!\nC Spend money like it's going out of style; let's do it!\nD Big spender, wise spender.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 is your body language saying to your children? What is their body language telling you? I had the honor of hearing Jan Hargrave speak the other day. She is one of four body language experts in the US. Jan Hargrave says we lie with the right side of our brains, so it is our left hand that gives us away. A person touching his nose, pulling at his ear or rubbing his eye with his left hand might be lying to you. Also, a person who, in any way, crosses any fingers might just be lying. That, she says, is a holdover from childhood, when we crossed our fingers to signal that we didn't mean what we were saying. When children squint their eyes, move their body away from you, or can't seem to make good eye contact, you may need to ask for a little more clarification.\nBut just as important, children learn early how to read our body language when they are conversing with us. Here are some acceptance signals to let them know you are interested when they are talking to you. Lean towards them. Make good eye contact and smile. Open your arms. Let your hands relax with the palms showing: an open, upward palm always show acceptance. If your legs are crossed, make sure you are not crossing them away from your child. These are important because they signal to your child that you are focused on them and are accepting and welcoming them into your world.\nBy paying attention, we can open those lines of important communication with our children and we can see the truth more clearly. I think it would be a mistake to use these tools to lie, but we need to be aware of the signals we are giving so we can show people that they really do matter to us.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to Jan Hargrave, we can tell whether a person is lying by _ .\n\n<options>:\nA observing his/her left hand's movements.\nB looking at how he/ she crosses his/ her fingers\nC observing whether he/ she uses body language\nD making good eye contact with him/ 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>:\nWhat is your body language saying to your children? What is their body language telling you? I had the honor of hearing Jan Hargrave speak the other day. She is one of four body language experts in the US. Jan Hargrave says we lie with the right side of our brains, so it is our left hand that gives us away. A person touching his nose, pulling at his ear or rubbing his eye with his left hand might be lying to you. Also, a person who, in any way, crosses any fingers might just be lying. That, she says, is a holdover from childhood, when we crossed our fingers to signal that we didn't mean what we were saying. When children squint their eyes, move their body away from you, or can't seem to make good eye contact, you may need to ask for a little more clarification.\nBut just as important, children learn early how to read our body language when they are conversing with us. Here are some acceptance signals to let them know you are interested when they are talking to you. Lean towards them. Make good eye contact and smile. Open your arms. Let your hands relax with the palms showing: an open, upward palm always show acceptance. If your legs are crossed, make sure you are not crossing them away from your child. These are important because they signal to your child that you are focused on them and are accepting and welcoming them into your world.\nBy paying attention, we can open those lines of important communication with our children and we can see the truth more clearly. I think it would be a mistake to use these tools to lie, but we need to be aware of the signals we are giving so we can show people that they really do matter to us.\n\n<question>:\nWe can learn from the passage that body language _ .\n\n<options>:\nA is hard to master for children\nB can be understood in different ways\nC may help improve communication\nD is more likely to hide the truth\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 is your body language saying to your children? What is their body language telling you? I had the honor of hearing Jan Hargrave speak the other day. She is one of four body language experts in the US. Jan Hargrave says we lie with the right side of our brains, so it is our left hand that gives us away. A person touching his nose, pulling at his ear or rubbing his eye with his left hand might be lying to you. Also, a person who, in any way, crosses any fingers might just be lying. That, she says, is a holdover from childhood, when we crossed our fingers to signal that we didn't mean what we were saying. When children squint their eyes, move their body away from you, or can't seem to make good eye contact, you may need to ask for a little more clarification.\nBut just as important, children learn early how to read our body language when they are conversing with us. Here are some acceptance signals to let them know you are interested when they are talking to you. Lean towards them. Make good eye contact and smile. Open your arms. Let your hands relax with the palms showing: an open, upward palm always show acceptance. If your legs are crossed, make sure you are not crossing them away from your child. These are important because they signal to your child that you are focused on them and are accepting and welcoming them into your world.\nBy paying attention, we can open those lines of important communication with our children and we can see the truth more clearly. I think it would be a mistake to use these tools to lie, but we need to be aware of the signals we are giving so we can show people that they really do matter to us.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following does NOT show acceptance to people?\n\n<options>:\nA Smile while making eye contact.\nB Open your arms to them.\nC Relax your hands with the palms showing.\nD Cross your leg away from 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>:\nLove to sink into your chairs and relax when you get to school? Then you will not be happy to hear that schools all over the world are seriously considering exchanging traditional desks for ones with no seats at all -- Yes, that means you will be encouraged to stand through those already too long math and science lessons! Why would anyone even think of putting kids to such cruelty? Experts say it improves their health and helps fight obesity. While that may seem a little far-fetched , the officials at the few schools around the world seem to agree.\nAmong them are educators from the College Station Independent School District in Texas, who recently completed a week-long experiment involving 480 students across three elementary schools. The 374 kids that agreed to participate in the study were provided with a device that helped record step count and calorie consumption over the entire period.\nAll 25 teachers involved in the study reported that students appeared to be more alert and concentrate better, when allowed to stand. The one thing that did surprise the researchers was that younger kids were more willing to stay standing than kids in higher grades. They believe this may have something to do with the fact that after years of being asked to \"sit still\", older kids have a harder time adjusting to this unexpected freedom.\nAmerican schools are not the only ones reporting success with stand-up desks. Four Catholic schools in Perth, Australia, which have been testing them since October 2013, have seen similar results. In May 2014, Grove House Primary School in Bradford, West Yorkshire, became Europe's first test one, with a seven-week trial that involved the use of desks made by Ergotron in their fifth-grade classrooms. While official results are not out yet, early reactions from both teachers and students, have been extremely encouraging.\nThe findings of these studies and others done previously, all seem to mean that allowing kids to move around in classrooms is a win-win for students and teachers -- it helps kids get healthier and provides educators with a more engaged audience.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the teachers, older students may not like stand-up desks because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA they are cleverer than younger students\nB they are easily tired of standing long\nC they have formed the habit of sitting\nD they do badly in class while standing\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLove to sink into your chairs and relax when you get to school? Then you will not be happy to hear that schools all over the world are seriously considering exchanging traditional desks for ones with no seats at all -- Yes, that means you will be encouraged to stand through those already too long math and science lessons! Why would anyone even think of putting kids to such cruelty? Experts say it improves their health and helps fight obesity. While that may seem a little far-fetched , the officials at the few schools around the world seem to agree.\nAmong them are educators from the College Station Independent School District in Texas, who recently completed a week-long experiment involving 480 students across three elementary schools. The 374 kids that agreed to participate in the study were provided with a device that helped record step count and calorie consumption over the entire period.\nAll 25 teachers involved in the study reported that students appeared to be more alert and concentrate better, when allowed to stand. The one thing that did surprise the researchers was that younger kids were more willing to stay standing than kids in higher grades. They believe this may have something to do with the fact that after years of being asked to \"sit still\", older kids have a harder time adjusting to this unexpected freedom.\nAmerican schools are not the only ones reporting success with stand-up desks. Four Catholic schools in Perth, Australia, which have been testing them since October 2013, have seen similar results. In May 2014, Grove House Primary School in Bradford, West Yorkshire, became Europe's first test one, with a seven-week trial that involved the use of desks made by Ergotron in their fifth-grade classrooms. While official results are not out yet, early reactions from both teachers and students, have been extremely encouraging.\nThe findings of these studies and others done previously, all seem to mean that allowing kids to move around in classrooms is a win-win for students and teachers -- it helps kids get healthier and provides educators with a more engaged audience.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is most likely to be the result of the seven-week trial?\n\n<options>:\nA The standing desks can't be used at all.\nB It is good for students to use stand-up desks.\nC More tests should be done in other schools.\nD The students are different in personality.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLove to sink into your chairs and relax when you get to school? Then you will not be happy to hear that schools all over the world are seriously considering exchanging traditional desks for ones with no seats at all -- Yes, that means you will be encouraged to stand through those already too long math and science lessons! Why would anyone even think of putting kids to such cruelty? Experts say it improves their health and helps fight obesity. While that may seem a little far-fetched , the officials at the few schools around the world seem to agree.\nAmong them are educators from the College Station Independent School District in Texas, who recently completed a week-long experiment involving 480 students across three elementary schools. The 374 kids that agreed to participate in the study were provided with a device that helped record step count and calorie consumption over the entire period.\nAll 25 teachers involved in the study reported that students appeared to be more alert and concentrate better, when allowed to stand. The one thing that did surprise the researchers was that younger kids were more willing to stay standing than kids in higher grades. They believe this may have something to do with the fact that after years of being asked to \"sit still\", older kids have a harder time adjusting to this unexpected freedom.\nAmerican schools are not the only ones reporting success with stand-up desks. Four Catholic schools in Perth, Australia, which have been testing them since October 2013, have seen similar results. In May 2014, Grove House Primary School in Bradford, West Yorkshire, became Europe's first test one, with a seven-week trial that involved the use of desks made by Ergotron in their fifth-grade classrooms. While official results are not out yet, early reactions from both teachers and students, have been extremely encouraging.\nThe findings of these studies and others done previously, all seem to mean that allowing kids to move around in classrooms is a win-win for students and teachers -- it helps kids get healthier and provides educators with a more engaged audience.\n\n<question>:\nWhy do the teachers like the standing desks?\n\n<options>:\nA Because the educators can draw the students' attention.\nB Because the teachers can keep the students healthy.\nC Because the students can have a walk in the classroom..\nD Because the standing desks can keep the students concentrated.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 Enzian Art House in Florida was showing movies in the park. One evening, a few weeks before Christmas, they showed The Christmas Storyand had a raffle with a girl's bike as the prize. It was attractive with color1ed streamers , flowers' butterflies, a fascinating bell, all designed to delight a five-year-old girl. But I, who was fifty, won it! This led to a bit of a puzzle as 1 didn't have kids or grandchildren to give it to. I wanted the bike to go to someone who didn't have the opportunity to own such a wonderful thing. I contacted the shelter (where I occasionally volunteered in the kitchen) and while there was a big need for a sweet bike, there was also the potential for it to create conflict.\nI sought else where until I found out about a couple in our church who had been going through hard times in their marriage because of drugs and alcohol. They walked to our church (they didn't have a car) from a parking lot a mile away and they had a sweet little five-year-old daughter.\nOn Christmas Eve I went to their parking lot. They had already left on foot to go to the candle lighting service. Their landlord was on the parking lot and when he heard that 1 wanted to leave the bike anonymously he offered to open up their trailer .There I saw a lone tree, so I put the bike behind it.\nIt was a great moment for me and, I hope, a little bit of Christmas magic for the family and that little girl.\n\n<question>:\nWhy was the author puzzled when he got the prize?\n\n<options>:\nA He couldn't carry it home.\nB He didn't know where to get the prize.\nC He couldn't find a proper way to keep it.\nD He didn't have kids about five years old to offer the bike to.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThe Enzian Art House in Florida was showing movies in the park. One evening, a few weeks before Christmas, they showed The Christmas Storyand had a raffle with a girl's bike as the prize. It was attractive with color1ed streamers , flowers' butterflies, a fascinating bell, all designed to delight a five-year-old girl. But I, who was fifty, won it! This led to a bit of a puzzle as 1 didn't have kids or grandchildren to give it to. I wanted the bike to go to someone who didn't have the opportunity to own such a wonderful thing. I contacted the shelter (where I occasionally volunteered in the kitchen) and while there was a big need for a sweet bike, there was also the potential for it to create conflict.\nI sought else where until I found out about a couple in our church who had been going through hard times in their marriage because of drugs and alcohol. They walked to our church (they didn't have a car) from a parking lot a mile away and they had a sweet little five-year-old daughter.\nOn Christmas Eve I went to their parking lot. They had already left on foot to go to the candle lighting service. Their landlord was on the parking lot and when he heard that 1 wanted to leave the bike anonymously he offered to open up their trailer .There I saw a lone tree, so I put the bike behind it.\nIt was a great moment for me and, I hope, a little bit of Christmas magic for the family and that little girl.\n\n<question>:\nWhat made the couple's marriage hard?\n\n<options>:\nA Drugs and alcohol.\nB Their unemployment.\nC Having many children to raise.\nD Their girl's serious disease.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI had to knock on the taxi to get his attention.Finally,the driver,a man about 60,looked up from behind the wheel and apologized,\"I'm sorry,but I was reading a letter.\" He sounded as if he had a cold or a cough.\nSince I was in no hurry,I told him to finish his letter.He shook his head,explaining that he had already read it several times and almost knew it by heart.Curious,I asked whether it was from a child or maybe a grandchild.\"This isn't family,\"he replied.\"though he might just as well have been a regular member of the family.Old Ed and I grew up together.\"\nThey were always friends.But since he moved away from the neighborhood 30 years ago,it'd generally just been postcards at Christmas time between them.A couple of weeks ago,Ed died.\"I should have kept in touch.\" He repeated this,more to himself than to me.To comfort him,I said sometimes we just didn't seem to find the time.\"But we used to find the time,\" he said.\"Take a look.\" He handed the letter over to me.\nThe first sentence \"I've been meaning to write for some time,but I've always delayed it.\" reminded me of myself.It went on to say that he often thought about the good times they had had together.When I read the part where it said \"Your friendship really means a lot to me,more than I can say because I'm not good at saying things like that\",I found myself nodding in agreement.\nWe had gone several kilometers and were almost at my hotel, so I read the last paragraph: \"So I thought you'd like to know that I was thinking of you.\" And it was ended with \"Your Old Friend, Tom.\"\n\"I thought your friend's name was Ed,\" I said.\n\"I'm Tom,\" he explained. \"It's a letter I wrote to Ed before I knew he'd died. I never put it in the mailbox. I guess I should have written it sooner.\" His face was pale as he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief.\nWhen I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away.I had to write a letter and post it.\n\n<question>:\nWho wrote the letter?\n\n<options>:\nA Tom\nB Old Ed.\nC The author.\nD The driver's grandchild.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI had to knock on the taxi to get his attention.Finally,the driver,a man about 60,looked up from behind the wheel and apologized,\"I'm sorry,but I was reading a letter.\" He sounded as if he had a cold or a cough.\nSince I was in no hurry,I told him to finish his letter.He shook his head,explaining that he had already read it several times and almost knew it by heart.Curious,I asked whether it was from a child or maybe a grandchild.\"This isn't family,\"he replied.\"though he might just as well have been a regular member of the family.Old Ed and I grew up together.\"\nThey were always friends.But since he moved away from the neighborhood 30 years ago,it'd generally just been postcards at Christmas time between them.A couple of weeks ago,Ed died.\"I should have kept in touch.\" He repeated this,more to himself than to me.To comfort him,I said sometimes we just didn't seem to find the time.\"But we used to find the time,\" he said.\"Take a look.\" He handed the letter over to me.\nThe first sentence \"I've been meaning to write for some time,but I've always delayed it.\" reminded me of myself.It went on to say that he often thought about the good times they had had together.When I read the part where it said \"Your friendship really means a lot to me,more than I can say because I'm not good at saying things like that\",I found myself nodding in agreement.\nWe had gone several kilometers and were almost at my hotel, so I read the last paragraph: \"So I thought you'd like to know that I was thinking of you.\" And it was ended with \"Your Old Friend, Tom.\"\n\"I thought your friend's name was Ed,\" I said.\n\"I'm Tom,\" he explained. \"It's a letter I wrote to Ed before I knew he'd died. I never put it in the mailbox. I guess I should have written it sooner.\" His face was pale as he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief.\nWhen I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away.I had to write a letter and post it.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be inferred from the passage that the driver regretted _ .\n\n<options>:\nA missing Ed's funeral\nB moving away from his neighborhood\nC forgetting to send Ed Christmas cards\nD not being able to keep in touch with Ed\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI had to knock on the taxi to get his attention.Finally,the driver,a man about 60,looked up from behind the wheel and apologized,\"I'm sorry,but I was reading a letter.\" He sounded as if he had a cold or a cough.\nSince I was in no hurry,I told him to finish his letter.He shook his head,explaining that he had already read it several times and almost knew it by heart.Curious,I asked whether it was from a child or maybe a grandchild.\"This isn't family,\"he replied.\"though he might just as well have been a regular member of the family.Old Ed and I grew up together.\"\nThey were always friends.But since he moved away from the neighborhood 30 years ago,it'd generally just been postcards at Christmas time between them.A couple of weeks ago,Ed died.\"I should have kept in touch.\" He repeated this,more to himself than to me.To comfort him,I said sometimes we just didn't seem to find the time.\"But we used to find the time,\" he said.\"Take a look.\" He handed the letter over to me.\nThe first sentence \"I've been meaning to write for some time,but I've always delayed it.\" reminded me of myself.It went on to say that he often thought about the good times they had had together.When I read the part where it said \"Your friendship really means a lot to me,more than I can say because I'm not good at saying things like that\",I found myself nodding in agreement.\nWe had gone several kilometers and were almost at my hotel, so I read the last paragraph: \"So I thought you'd like to know that I was thinking of you.\" And it was ended with \"Your Old Friend, Tom.\"\n\"I thought your friend's name was Ed,\" I said.\n\"I'm Tom,\" he explained. \"It's a letter I wrote to Ed before I knew he'd died. I never put it in the mailbox. I guess I should have written it sooner.\" His face was pale as he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief.\nWhen I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away.I had to write a letter and post it.\n\n<question>:\nWhat message does the passage probably try to convey?\n\n<options>:\nA Comfort your friends when they are feeling down.\nB Life is unpredictable so live each day as if it were your last.\nC Remember to always mail your letters after expressing your words.\nD Always make time to value and experience your lasting friendships.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nPlanet Earth would be a scary place for humans if dinosaurs still ruled the world.\nThough there are still some traces of life from the Jurassic Period, the Age of Dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago.\nThis mass extinction is believed to be the result of an asteriod hitting Earth. A new report by the journal Biological Reviews called \" The Extinction of Dinosaurs\" concludes that this impact was, indeed, the cause of the dinosaurs' _ . But the space blast wasn't the only reason these creatures aren't still around today.\nDinosaurs need food to survive. Meat-eating monsters like the Tyrannosaurus Rex were at the top of the food chain, and fed off plant eaters like the horned Triceratops . These herbivores were decreasing in population after the asteroid hit Earth, which left the meat-eating species less food to survive on. \"In any ecosystem where you remove links to key species, that community has problems,\" Richard Butler, one of the review's authors, told National Ceographic.\nWhile the herbivore population was going down, Earth's temperatures were rising when volcanoes erupted. Hot vapors and gases began wiping out some of the dinosaur population and weakening the survivors.\nThese changes made the asteroid's impact especially powerful. It caused more volcanoes to erupt, heated up Earth's atmosphere, and led to a sharp drop in the level of oxygen in the oceans.\nWith the dinosaurs gone, mammals began to evolve into bigger and more diverse species. Many animals we see today, like birds, sharks, and even some cats and dogs, appeared after the asteroid hit Earth. But none rule Earth quite like the dinosaurs did..\n\n<question>:\nAccording to what Richard Butler said, what caused dinosaurs to die out?\n\n<options>:\nA A shortage of clean water.\nB A break in the food chain.\nC A small variety of animals.\nD The constant warming climate.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nPlanet Earth would be a scary place for humans if dinosaurs still ruled the world.\nThough there are still some traces of life from the Jurassic Period, the Age of Dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago.\nThis mass extinction is believed to be the result of an asteriod hitting Earth. A new report by the journal Biological Reviews called \" The Extinction of Dinosaurs\" concludes that this impact was, indeed, the cause of the dinosaurs' _ . But the space blast wasn't the only reason these creatures aren't still around today.\nDinosaurs need food to survive. Meat-eating monsters like the Tyrannosaurus Rex were at the top of the food chain, and fed off plant eaters like the horned Triceratops . These herbivores were decreasing in population after the asteroid hit Earth, which left the meat-eating species less food to survive on. \"In any ecosystem where you remove links to key species, that community has problems,\" Richard Butler, one of the review's authors, told National Ceographic.\nWhile the herbivore population was going down, Earth's temperatures were rising when volcanoes erupted. Hot vapors and gases began wiping out some of the dinosaur population and weakening the survivors.\nThese changes made the asteroid's impact especially powerful. It caused more volcanoes to erupt, heated up Earth's atmosphere, and led to a sharp drop in the level of oxygen in the oceans.\nWith the dinosaurs gone, mammals began to evolve into bigger and more diverse species. Many animals we see today, like birds, sharks, and even some cats and dogs, appeared after the asteroid hit Earth. But none rule Earth quite like the dinosaurs did..\n\n<question>:\nWhat was the negative effect of the asteroid hitting Earth?\n\n<options>:\nA Oceans became too hot for animals.\nB There was less oxygen in the oceans.\nC Earth's climate became violent.\nD The majority of the plants gradually died out.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nPlanet Earth would be a scary place for humans if dinosaurs still ruled the world.\nThough there are still some traces of life from the Jurassic Period, the Age of Dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago.\nThis mass extinction is believed to be the result of an asteriod hitting Earth. A new report by the journal Biological Reviews called \" The Extinction of Dinosaurs\" concludes that this impact was, indeed, the cause of the dinosaurs' _ . But the space blast wasn't the only reason these creatures aren't still around today.\nDinosaurs need food to survive. Meat-eating monsters like the Tyrannosaurus Rex were at the top of the food chain, and fed off plant eaters like the horned Triceratops . These herbivores were decreasing in population after the asteroid hit Earth, which left the meat-eating species less food to survive on. \"In any ecosystem where you remove links to key species, that community has problems,\" Richard Butler, one of the review's authors, told National Ceographic.\nWhile the herbivore population was going down, Earth's temperatures were rising when volcanoes erupted. Hot vapors and gases began wiping out some of the dinosaur population and weakening the survivors.\nThese changes made the asteroid's impact especially powerful. It caused more volcanoes to erupt, heated up Earth's atmosphere, and led to a sharp drop in the level of oxygen in the oceans.\nWith the dinosaurs gone, mammals began to evolve into bigger and more diverse species. Many animals we see today, like birds, sharks, and even some cats and dogs, appeared after the asteroid hit Earth. But none rule Earth quite like the dinosaurs did..\n\n<question>:\nThe text is mainly about _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the evolvement of mammals on Earth\nB the gradual process of climate change\nC the importance of the balance of ecosystem\nD the cause of the extinction of the dinosaurs\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 probably all know people, either at work or in our personal lives, who are really good listeners. No matter what kind of situation we're in, they always seem to know just what to say and how to say it so that we're not offended or upset. We probably also know people who are masters at managing their emotions . They don't get angry in stressful situations. Instead, they have the ability to calmly look at a problem and find a solution. They take criticism well, and they know when to use it to improve their performance.\nPeople like these who have a high degree of emotional intelligence, or EI . They know themselves very well, and they're also able to sense the emotional needs of others.\nAs more and more people accept that emotional intelligence is just as important to professional success as technical ability, companies are increasingly using EI when they hire and promote someone. For example, one large cosmetics company recently changed their hiring process for salespeople to choose candidates based on emotional intelligence. The result? Salespeople hired with the new system have sold, on average, $91,000 more than salespeople selected under the old system.\nEmotional intelligence is the ability to recognize your emotions, understand what _ are telling you, and realize how your emotions affect people around you. Emotional intelligence also involves your perception of others: when you understand how they feel, this allows you to manage relationships more effectively.\nPeople with high emotional intelligence are usually successful in most things they do. Why? Because they are the ones that others want on their team. When people with high EI send an email, it get answered. When they need help, they get it. Because they make others feel good, they go through life much more easily than people who are easily angered or upset.\nThe good news is that emotional intelligence can be taught and developed. Many books and tests are available to help you determine your current EI, and identify where you may need to do some work.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, we're all probably impressed by people who _ .\n\n<options>:\nA are ready to help others\nB are very successful in their lives\nC have high emotional intelligence\nD know how to control their temper\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 probably all know people, either at work or in our personal lives, who are really good listeners. No matter what kind of situation we're in, they always seem to know just what to say and how to say it so that we're not offended or upset. We probably also know people who are masters at managing their emotions . They don't get angry in stressful situations. Instead, they have the ability to calmly look at a problem and find a solution. They take criticism well, and they know when to use it to improve their performance.\nPeople like these who have a high degree of emotional intelligence, or EI . They know themselves very well, and they're also able to sense the emotional needs of others.\nAs more and more people accept that emotional intelligence is just as important to professional success as technical ability, companies are increasingly using EI when they hire and promote someone. For example, one large cosmetics company recently changed their hiring process for salespeople to choose candidates based on emotional intelligence. The result? Salespeople hired with the new system have sold, on average, $91,000 more than salespeople selected under the old system.\nEmotional intelligence is the ability to recognize your emotions, understand what _ are telling you, and realize how your emotions affect people around you. Emotional intelligence also involves your perception of others: when you understand how they feel, this allows you to manage relationships more effectively.\nPeople with high emotional intelligence are usually successful in most things they do. Why? Because they are the ones that others want on their team. When people with high EI send an email, it get answered. When they need help, they get it. Because they make others feel good, they go through life much more easily than people who are easily angered or upset.\nThe good news is that emotional intelligence can be taught and developed. Many books and tests are available to help you determine your current EI, and identify where you may need to do some work.\n\n<question>:\nBy mentioning the cosmetics company, the author tries to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA stress the importance of emotional intelligence\nB speak highly of its new salespeople\nC show its effective hiring system\nD explain what improvements it has made\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 probably all know people, either at work or in our personal lives, who are really good listeners. No matter what kind of situation we're in, they always seem to know just what to say and how to say it so that we're not offended or upset. We probably also know people who are masters at managing their emotions . They don't get angry in stressful situations. Instead, they have the ability to calmly look at a problem and find a solution. They take criticism well, and they know when to use it to improve their performance.\nPeople like these who have a high degree of emotional intelligence, or EI . They know themselves very well, and they're also able to sense the emotional needs of others.\nAs more and more people accept that emotional intelligence is just as important to professional success as technical ability, companies are increasingly using EI when they hire and promote someone. For example, one large cosmetics company recently changed their hiring process for salespeople to choose candidates based on emotional intelligence. The result? Salespeople hired with the new system have sold, on average, $91,000 more than salespeople selected under the old system.\nEmotional intelligence is the ability to recognize your emotions, understand what _ are telling you, and realize how your emotions affect people around you. Emotional intelligence also involves your perception of others: when you understand how they feel, this allows you to manage relationships more effectively.\nPeople with high emotional intelligence are usually successful in most things they do. Why? Because they are the ones that others want on their team. When people with high EI send an email, it get answered. When they need help, they get it. Because they make others feel good, they go through life much more easily than people who are easily angered or upset.\nThe good news is that emotional intelligence can be taught and developed. Many books and tests are available to help you determine your current EI, and identify where you may need to do some work.\n\n<question>:\nWhich statement is TRUE about people with high EI?\n\n<options>:\nA They are usually good speakers.\nB They are born to be sensitive and intelligent.\nC They don't get angry in any situation.\nD They can understand others' feelings well.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSuhklal lives in India. He works every day, but can only buy food, not anything else, even clothes. One day, Suhklal heard about a non-profit organization called GOONJ. This organization does not give away free clothes or sell clothes for money. Instead, GOONJ asks people to work to help the community. In return, GOONJ supplies people with clothes. Suhklal said the experience made him happy. He felt proud of his work and his new clothes. \t\nIn 1998, Anshu Gupta and his wife wanted to help the people affected by a crisis , so they gathered all the clothes they had not worn. Looking at their gathered clothing, they wanted to start a new clothing organization. But they wanted their organization to be different from others. They wanted to collect clothing all year round -- not just in times of crisis. And more importantly, they wanted to serve people in a way that made them feel proud when receiving clothes. \t\nGOONJ makes sure the clothing is given to people who can use it. For example, people in areas with cooler temperatures receive warmer clothes. And people in villages that wear traditional clothing would receive traditional clothing. GOONJ also reuses clothes that people can't wear. For example, a shirt with holes can be made into a bag or used to make a blanket. \t\nGOONJ helps organize projects that improve the community. People receive clothes in return for their community work. Gupta believes this helps the receivers build self-respect, because they have earned the clothes. It also helps the receivers to be proud of what they have done to help their community. \t\nSince it began, GOONJ has expanded its work. GOONJ also collects more than just clothes. It collects home or school supplies. GOONJ also started a program that helps protect women's health.\n\n<question>:\nWhat may be the best title of the text?\n\n<options>:\nA A non-profit organization.\nB Clothes and respect from GOONJ.\nC Donate what we can't wear to GOONJ.\nD Great people -- Anshu Gupta and his wife\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhen I was 10 years old, I tried out for the cheerleading squad. I had taken gymnastics classes for two years to prepare for these tryouts. However, I didn't make the team. It was a heavy blow to me. I cried all night.\nKids today won't experience that kind of rejection. They're growing up in \"everybody gets a turn\" world where every child gets a chance to kick the ball, sing the song, and win the award. But that's not always such a good thing.\nParents have become fearful of letting kids fail, thinking that our children are easily hurt and will never recover from anything--that's a serious problem. Last week, my 7-year-old daughter didn't get into the school play. At first, I was upset by it. How would she react? When I gave her the news, I was ready to hug her and cry with her. She looked at me, made a slight face and said, \"That's too bad. What's for dinner?\"\nIt clearly wasn't the end of her world. Maybe if we let our kids experience rejection once in a while, we'd realize they are much stronger than we think. Kids need to be able to handle disappointments; doing so helps them to prepare for real life. Most importantly, rejection carries the possibility not only for growth and can also motivate kids to try harder the next time.\nRejection is pain. There is no way around that. How will our kids ever discover their true talents if we don't let them? Instead of complaining, maybe we should consider rejection an opportunity.\n\n<question>:\nThe author shared her childhood story with readers to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA introduce the topic of how to let kids face rejection in life\nB suggest how difficult it was for her to join a cheerleader squad\nC show how her parents attached importance to her education\nD explain why children are easily hurt in the process of their growth\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhen I was 10 years old, I tried out for the cheerleading squad. I had taken gymnastics classes for two years to prepare for these tryouts. However, I didn't make the team. It was a heavy blow to me. I cried all night.\nKids today won't experience that kind of rejection. They're growing up in \"everybody gets a turn\" world where every child gets a chance to kick the ball, sing the song, and win the award. But that's not always such a good thing.\nParents have become fearful of letting kids fail, thinking that our children are easily hurt and will never recover from anything--that's a serious problem. Last week, my 7-year-old daughter didn't get into the school play. At first, I was upset by it. How would she react? When I gave her the news, I was ready to hug her and cry with her. She looked at me, made a slight face and said, \"That's too bad. What's for dinner?\"\nIt clearly wasn't the end of her world. Maybe if we let our kids experience rejection once in a while, we'd realize they are much stronger than we think. Kids need to be able to handle disappointments; doing so helps them to prepare for real life. Most importantly, rejection carries the possibility not only for growth and can also motivate kids to try harder the next time.\nRejection is pain. There is no way around that. How will our kids ever discover their true talents if we don't let them? Instead of complaining, maybe we should consider rejection an opportunity.\n\n<question>:\nWhen failing to get into the school play, the author's 7-year-old daughter _ .\n\n<options>:\nA felt greatly disappointed\nB was upset about it\nC cried all night\nD thought nothing of it\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhen I was 10 years old, I tried out for the cheerleading squad. I had taken gymnastics classes for two years to prepare for these tryouts. However, I didn't make the team. It was a heavy blow to me. I cried all night.\nKids today won't experience that kind of rejection. They're growing up in \"everybody gets a turn\" world where every child gets a chance to kick the ball, sing the song, and win the award. But that's not always such a good thing.\nParents have become fearful of letting kids fail, thinking that our children are easily hurt and will never recover from anything--that's a serious problem. Last week, my 7-year-old daughter didn't get into the school play. At first, I was upset by it. How would she react? When I gave her the news, I was ready to hug her and cry with her. She looked at me, made a slight face and said, \"That's too bad. What's for dinner?\"\nIt clearly wasn't the end of her world. Maybe if we let our kids experience rejection once in a while, we'd realize they are much stronger than we think. Kids need to be able to handle disappointments; doing so helps them to prepare for real life. Most importantly, rejection carries the possibility not only for growth and can also motivate kids to try harder the next time.\nRejection is pain. There is no way around that. How will our kids ever discover their true talents if we don't let them? Instead of complaining, maybe we should consider rejection an opportunity.\n\n<question>:\nIn the author's opinion, rejection _ .\n\n<options>:\nA is something that can be avoided in life\nB is good for the growth of the children\nC discourages children from learning new things\nD causes children to lose their confidence\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
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