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"human": "Read the 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 a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possible and head for safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. These people are willing to risk being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up.\n \"Storm chasing \" is becoming an increasing popular hobby, especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July. A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather report, and then drives up to 1000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop.\n Although anyone can do it, storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm-chasing vacations during the storm season.\n Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement. \"Storm chasing is 95% driving,\" says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. \"Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.\"\n However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. \"When you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life,\" says Jasper Morley. \"Every storm is an example of the power of nature. It is the greatest show on earth.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we learn from the text?\n\n<options>:\nA Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment\nB Many storm chasers get killed in the storms\nC Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world\nD Storm chasing is only fit for young people\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nESP, Extra Sensory Perception, is a catch-all expression for the so-called ability of certain people to receive transmitted thoughts from others, to transmit their own thoughts, to see what will happen in the future or to be able to move objects from one place to another without physically touching them. These special people are called psychics. Some believe that we all have this ability to some degree but that most of us choose not to develop it.\n Many people are skeptical about ESP. Alongside the existence of documented evidence, there are plenty of claims that have turned out to be cheating. For most people, it is difficult to accept such claims without having had first hand experience. The lack of scientific evidence is another factor to take into account. On the other hand, most of us have, at some time, experienced a seemingly unexplainable occurrence; hearing the telephone ring and knowing who will be on the other end of the line or cases of coincidence that seem to be too extreme to be accidental.\n Over the years there have been numerous ESP experiments conducted by serious scientists in serious institutions. Joseph Banks Rhine, a botanist at Duke University published a famous book in 1934 called \"Extra-Sensory Perception\" in which he claimed to have enormous evidence of ESP. However, other scientists have been unable to copy his results since, which has resulted in the book losing much of its original credibility and fame.\n The Ganzfield Experiments are considered to have been the most carefully examined ESP experiments. So-called psychics had their eyes covered and ears blocked while a \"sender\" attempted to transmit messages. Later the psychics would compare the messages received to the original messages sent out. There was a great deal of excitement and interest at the time, but the research failed to produce convincing results.\n One of the strongest criticisms against ESP is that in order for it to exist, the fundamental laws of physics would necessarily have to be broken.\n Human beings are attracted to the whole range of supernatural phenomena. ESP will always continue to fascinate. This becomes clear when we see how much of the media is dedicated to the topic: magazines, journals, web sites, television and radio programs. Some of the most successful films in recent years have fuelled interest among the younger generations who are starting to ask the same questions and to look for explanations for the same phenomena as their parents and grandparents before them. Who knows? One day we might just find these answers because one thing is certain: \"The truth is out there! \"\n\n<question>:\nWhat can be learned about the book \"Extra-Sensory Perception\" and \"the Ganzfield Experiments\"?\n\n<options>:\nA They both failed to prove the existence of ESP scientifically.\nB They were both the products of casually-designed research.\nC Others followed their examples and got the same consequences.\nD The writer and the experiment operators lost their fame eventually.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nESP, Extra Sensory Perception, is a catch-all expression for the so-called ability of certain people to receive transmitted thoughts from others, to transmit their own thoughts, to see what will happen in the future or to be able to move objects from one place to another without physically touching them. These special people are called psychics. Some believe that we all have this ability to some degree but that most of us choose not to develop it.\n Many people are skeptical about ESP. Alongside the existence of documented evidence, there are plenty of claims that have turned out to be cheating. For most people, it is difficult to accept such claims without having had first hand experience. The lack of scientific evidence is another factor to take into account. On the other hand, most of us have, at some time, experienced a seemingly unexplainable occurrence; hearing the telephone ring and knowing who will be on the other end of the line or cases of coincidence that seem to be too extreme to be accidental.\n Over the years there have been numerous ESP experiments conducted by serious scientists in serious institutions. Joseph Banks Rhine, a botanist at Duke University published a famous book in 1934 called \"Extra-Sensory Perception\" in which he claimed to have enormous evidence of ESP. However, other scientists have been unable to copy his results since, which has resulted in the book losing much of its original credibility and fame.\n The Ganzfield Experiments are considered to have been the most carefully examined ESP experiments. So-called psychics had their eyes covered and ears blocked while a \"sender\" attempted to transmit messages. Later the psychics would compare the messages received to the original messages sent out. There was a great deal of excitement and interest at the time, but the research failed to produce convincing results.\n One of the strongest criticisms against ESP is that in order for it to exist, the fundamental laws of physics would necessarily have to be broken.\n Human beings are attracted to the whole range of supernatural phenomena. ESP will always continue to fascinate. This becomes clear when we see how much of the media is dedicated to the topic: magazines, journals, web sites, television and radio programs. Some of the most successful films in recent years have fuelled interest among the younger generations who are starting to ask the same questions and to look for explanations for the same phenomena as their parents and grandparents before them. Who knows? One day we might just find these answers because one thing is certain: \"The truth is out there! \"\n\n<question>:\nWhat does the passage mainly talk about?\n\n<options>:\nA Whether ESP exists.\nB How ESP works.\nC Who ESP attracts.\nD Why ESP fails.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nObserve a child; any one will do. You will see that not a day passes in which he does not find something or other to make him happy, though he may be in tears the next moment. Then look at a man; any one of us will do. You will notice that weeks and months can pass. Days are greeted with nothing more than resignation . A man can not smile like a child, for a child smiles with his eyes, whereas a man smiles with his lips alone. It is not a smile; but a grin ; something to do with humor, but little to do with happiness. \nSir Henry Stewart was a lawyer. He was certainly successful. It is twenty years ago since he came down to our village from London.\nI remembered some ten years ago when he was made a King's Counsel , Amos and I, seeing him get off the London train, went to congratulate him. We grinned with pleasure; he merely looked as miserable as though he'd received a penal sentence. It was the same when he was knighted. He never smiled a bit. He took his success as a child does his medicine. \nI asked him one day what it was like to achieve all one's ambitions. He looked down at his roses and went on watering them. Then he said \"The only value in achieving one's ambition is that you then realize that they are not worth achieving.\"\nI recall this incident, for yesterday, I was passing his house, and had drawn up my cart just outside his garden wall. I had pulled in from the road for no other reason than to let a bus pass me. As I sat there filling my pipe, I suddenly heard a shout of joy come from the other side of the wall.\nI peered over. There stood Sir Henry doing nothing less than a tribal war dance of unashamed ecstasy . When he saw me staring over the wall, he shouted, \"Come and see. Look! I have done it at last! I have done it at last!\"\nThere he was, holding a small box of earth in his hand. I observed three tiny shoots out of it.\n\"And there were only three!\" he said, his eyes laughing to heaven.\n\"Three what?\" I asked.\n\"Peach stones\", he replied. \"I've always wanted to make peach stones grow, even since I was a child, when I used to take them home after a party, or as a man after a banquet. And I used to plant them, and then forgot where I planted them. But now at last I have done it, and, what's more, I had only three stones, and there you are, one, two, three shoots,\" he counted. And Sir Henry ran off, calling for his wife to come and see his achievement.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did the writer stop his cart outside Sir Henry's garden wall?\n\n<options>:\nA To fill his pipe.\nB To examine his cart\nC To make way for a bus.\nD To watch Sir Henry water roses.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nObserve a child; any one will do. You will see that not a day passes in which he does not find something or other to make him happy, though he may be in tears the next moment. Then look at a man; any one of us will do. You will notice that weeks and months can pass. Days are greeted with nothing more than resignation . A man can not smile like a child, for a child smiles with his eyes, whereas a man smiles with his lips alone. It is not a smile; but a grin ; something to do with humor, but little to do with happiness. \nSir Henry Stewart was a lawyer. He was certainly successful. It is twenty years ago since he came down to our village from London.\nI remembered some ten years ago when he was made a King's Counsel , Amos and I, seeing him get off the London train, went to congratulate him. We grinned with pleasure; he merely looked as miserable as though he'd received a penal sentence. It was the same when he was knighted. He never smiled a bit. He took his success as a child does his medicine. \nI asked him one day what it was like to achieve all one's ambitions. He looked down at his roses and went on watering them. Then he said \"The only value in achieving one's ambition is that you then realize that they are not worth achieving.\"\nI recall this incident, for yesterday, I was passing his house, and had drawn up my cart just outside his garden wall. I had pulled in from the road for no other reason than to let a bus pass me. As I sat there filling my pipe, I suddenly heard a shout of joy come from the other side of the wall.\nI peered over. There stood Sir Henry doing nothing less than a tribal war dance of unashamed ecstasy . When he saw me staring over the wall, he shouted, \"Come and see. Look! I have done it at last! I have done it at last!\"\nThere he was, holding a small box of earth in his hand. I observed three tiny shoots out of it.\n\"And there were only three!\" he said, his eyes laughing to heaven.\n\"Three what?\" I asked.\n\"Peach stones\", he replied. \"I've always wanted to make peach stones grow, even since I was a child, when I used to take them home after a party, or as a man after a banquet. And I used to plant them, and then forgot where I planted them. But now at last I have done it, and, what's more, I had only three stones, and there you are, one, two, three shoots,\" he counted. And Sir Henry ran off, calling for his wife to come and see his achievement.\n\n<question>:\nHow did the writer probably feel when he saw Sir Henry dancing excitedly?\n\n<options>:\nA Upset.\nB Proud.\nC Puzzled.\nD Annoyed.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nObserve a child; any one will do. You will see that not a day passes in which he does not find something or other to make him happy, though he may be in tears the next moment. Then look at a man; any one of us will do. You will notice that weeks and months can pass. Days are greeted with nothing more than resignation . A man can not smile like a child, for a child smiles with his eyes, whereas a man smiles with his lips alone. It is not a smile; but a grin ; something to do with humor, but little to do with happiness. \nSir Henry Stewart was a lawyer. He was certainly successful. It is twenty years ago since he came down to our village from London.\nI remembered some ten years ago when he was made a King's Counsel , Amos and I, seeing him get off the London train, went to congratulate him. We grinned with pleasure; he merely looked as miserable as though he'd received a penal sentence. It was the same when he was knighted. He never smiled a bit. He took his success as a child does his medicine. \nI asked him one day what it was like to achieve all one's ambitions. He looked down at his roses and went on watering them. Then he said \"The only value in achieving one's ambition is that you then realize that they are not worth achieving.\"\nI recall this incident, for yesterday, I was passing his house, and had drawn up my cart just outside his garden wall. I had pulled in from the road for no other reason than to let a bus pass me. As I sat there filling my pipe, I suddenly heard a shout of joy come from the other side of the wall.\nI peered over. There stood Sir Henry doing nothing less than a tribal war dance of unashamed ecstasy . When he saw me staring over the wall, he shouted, \"Come and see. Look! I have done it at last! I have done it at last!\"\nThere he was, holding a small box of earth in his hand. I observed three tiny shoots out of it.\n\"And there were only three!\" he said, his eyes laughing to heaven.\n\"Three what?\" I asked.\n\"Peach stones\", he replied. \"I've always wanted to make peach stones grow, even since I was a child, when I used to take them home after a party, or as a man after a banquet. And I used to plant them, and then forgot where I planted them. But now at last I have done it, and, what's more, I had only three stones, and there you are, one, two, three shoots,\" he counted. And Sir Henry ran off, calling for his wife to come and see his achievement.\n\n<question>:\nWhat does the passage mainly tell us?\n\n<options>:\nA It's of no value to achieve all one's ambitions.\nB Great achievements can't bring a smile to successful people.\nC Most successful people like to talk about something practical.\nD Sometimes, happiness has something to do with the simplest things.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWorld travel has moved on to a new level as new websites spring up to enable travelers to plan their trips online. Virtual tourism is the latest name of the game and although relatively new, has seen some tourism websites grow to host over one-million users.\nTypically, this development features a website that contains the answers to almost any tourism question.Tips and information are not provided by a single source, such as the website host, but rather from travelers themselves-often in the thousands. This has proven to be exceptionally beneficial for would-be travelers who are seeking infomtation on questions such as where to find the best museum or beach; whether it is better to tour Brussels with a bicycle or on foot; and which exchange rate bureaus are available in Italy. Questions about food and restaurants; tourist spots; safety; accommodation; and others are all answered. In addition, posted tips promote better preparation, such as what to pack when heading for Sicily .\nApart from the useful tips, visual images and virtual tours have also been made available.If you'd like to visit the Eiffel Tower, it's a good idea to view the surrounding areas; to pick a safer train route; or to know that it's very close to the Seine River and that a walk along it would enhance the experience.\nVirtual tours have _ globally.In South Africa, John Gore established the Virtual Tour Guide in November last year. On his blog, Gore was quoted a saying, \"The world is panoramic . \"'We are able to tum our heads and look in all directions and get a feel for where we are, but the typical photograph cannot show or describe that experience completely. \" However, there is an answer--technology makes it possible to share the world around us in a 360 degree panoramic way, which really makes the viewer feel as though he or she is really there.\n\n<question>:\nWhy is virtual tourism more and more popular?\n\n<options>:\nA Online games are more and more attractive.\nB Many new websites appear and develop fast.\nC More and more people want to travel abroad.\nD It helps travelers save as much money 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>:\nWorld travel has moved on to a new level as new websites spring up to enable travelers to plan their trips online. Virtual tourism is the latest name of the game and although relatively new, has seen some tourism websites grow to host over one-million users.\nTypically, this development features a website that contains the answers to almost any tourism question.Tips and information are not provided by a single source, such as the website host, but rather from travelers themselves-often in the thousands. This has proven to be exceptionally beneficial for would-be travelers who are seeking infomtation on questions such as where to find the best museum or beach; whether it is better to tour Brussels with a bicycle or on foot; and which exchange rate bureaus are available in Italy. Questions about food and restaurants; tourist spots; safety; accommodation; and others are all answered. In addition, posted tips promote better preparation, such as what to pack when heading for Sicily .\nApart from the useful tips, visual images and virtual tours have also been made available.If you'd like to visit the Eiffel Tower, it's a good idea to view the surrounding areas; to pick a safer train route; or to know that it's very close to the Seine River and that a walk along it would enhance the experience.\nVirtual tours have _ globally.In South Africa, John Gore established the Virtual Tour Guide in November last year. On his blog, Gore was quoted a saying, \"The world is panoramic . \"'We are able to tum our heads and look in all directions and get a feel for where we are, but the typical photograph cannot show or describe that experience completely. \" However, there is an answer--technology makes it possible to share the world around us in a 360 degree panoramic way, which really makes the viewer feel as though he or she is really there.\n\n<question>:\nWhat makes us see the world in a panoramic way?\n\n<options>:\nA Information.\nB Photograph.\nC Technology.\nD Virtual images.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMany of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all.\nWe do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the length of the year; but we know all about the killers and destroyers. People think a great deal of them, so much so that on all the highest pillars in the great cities of the world you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier. And I think most people believe that the greatest countries are those that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them as conquerors.\nIt is just possible they are, but they are not the most civilized. Animals fight; so do savages; hence to be good at fighting is to be good in the way in which an animal or a savage is good, but it is not to be civilized. Even being good at getting other people to fight for you and telling them how to do it most efficiently--this, after all, is what conquerors and generals have done--is not being civilized. People fight to settle quarrels. Fighting means killing, and civilized people ought to be able to find some way of setting their disputes other than by seeing which side can kill off the greater number of the other side, and then saying that that side which has killed most has won. And not only has it won, but because it has won, it had been in the right. For that is what going to war means; it means saying that might is right.\n\n<question>:\nThe author thinks that the conquerors and generals and soldiers _ .\n\n<options>:\nA only appear glorious in history books\nB are greater than any other people\nC are not as great as described in history books\nD do not really help civilization 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>:\nMany of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all.\nWe do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the length of the year; but we know all about the killers and destroyers. People think a great deal of them, so much so that on all the highest pillars in the great cities of the world you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier. And I think most people believe that the greatest countries are those that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them as conquerors.\nIt is just possible they are, but they are not the most civilized. Animals fight; so do savages; hence to be good at fighting is to be good in the way in which an animal or a savage is good, but it is not to be civilized. Even being good at getting other people to fight for you and telling them how to do it most efficiently--this, after all, is what conquerors and generals have done--is not being civilized. People fight to settle quarrels. Fighting means killing, and civilized people ought to be able to find some way of setting their disputes other than by seeing which side can kill off the greater number of the other side, and then saying that that side which has killed most has won. And not only has it won, but because it has won, it had been in the right. For that is what going to war means; it means saying that might is right.\n\n<question>:\nAs it is indicated in the passage, the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier is put on the highest pillars in the great cities of the world mainly because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA people respect them very much\nB they fought bravely to protect their cities\nC people think they fought too brutally\nD they conquered many cities and countries\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMany of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all.\nWe do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the length of the year; but we know all about the killers and destroyers. People think a great deal of them, so much so that on all the highest pillars in the great cities of the world you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier. And I think most people believe that the greatest countries are those that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them as conquerors.\nIt is just possible they are, but they are not the most civilized. Animals fight; so do savages; hence to be good at fighting is to be good in the way in which an animal or a savage is good, but it is not to be civilized. Even being good at getting other people to fight for you and telling them how to do it most efficiently--this, after all, is what conquerors and generals have done--is not being civilized. People fight to settle quarrels. Fighting means killing, and civilized people ought to be able to find some way of setting their disputes other than by seeing which side can kill off the greater number of the other side, and then saying that that side which has killed most has won. And not only has it won, but because it has won, it had been in the right. For that is what going to war means; it means saying that might is right.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the writer's attitude towards the countries that ruled over a large number of other countries ?\n\n<options>:\nA Positive.\nB Critical.\nC Ironic.\nD Respectful.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMany of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all.\nWe do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the length of the year; but we know all about the killers and destroyers. People think a great deal of them, so much so that on all the highest pillars in the great cities of the world you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier. And I think most people believe that the greatest countries are those that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them as conquerors.\nIt is just possible they are, but they are not the most civilized. Animals fight; so do savages; hence to be good at fighting is to be good in the way in which an animal or a savage is good, but it is not to be civilized. Even being good at getting other people to fight for you and telling them how to do it most efficiently--this, after all, is what conquerors and generals have done--is not being civilized. People fight to settle quarrels. Fighting means killing, and civilized people ought to be able to find some way of setting their disputes other than by seeing which side can kill off the greater number of the other side, and then saying that that side which has killed most has won. And not only has it won, but because it has won, it had been in the right. For that is what going to war means; it means saying that might is right.\n\n<question>:\nThe author says that civilized people _ .\n\n<options>:\nA should not have any quarrels to settle\nB should not fight when there are no quarrels to settle\nC should settle their quarrels without fighting\nD should settle their quarrels by killing the other side\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 30-mile road that runs through the mountains of Willie Valley makes most drivers' hands sweat. But Andersen, a 46-year-old father of four, wasn't expecting any trouble on the road last New Year's Eve, when he set off for a ski trip to the Bear Mountains with nine-year-old daughter Mia, four-old son Baylor, and nine-year-old neighbor Kenya. Andersen had driven through the Valley hundreds of times over the years.\nThe weather was fine. But the higher they drove, the more slippery the road became. Rounding a sharp U-turn, Andersen saw a heavy truck off the road and immediately hit his brakes. In a minute, the car was going at 25 miles per hour down the mountain before falling down from a ten-foot dam into the extremely cold Logan River.\nThe crash had broken a few windows, and within seconds, the car was filled with water. \"It was frightening that we were going fast into deep water,\" remembers Andersen, a soft-spoken manager.\nHaving lost all sense of direction, Andersen began to search the freezing water for the kids. Mia had been right next to him in the front seat; now, in the blackness, he couldn't find her. \"I thought, if I don't get out, maybe none of us are going to get out.\" Andersen got out of his seat belt, swam through a broken window, and, deeply and quickly, breathed air at the surface. That's when he saw a group of men, about ten in all, appear at the top of the dam. One after another, they rushed down into the water. Helping onto safety all the three children, they began to shout at the father, \"Who else is in the car?\"\nAndersen says respectfully, \" _ .\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat might be the main cause of the car accident?\n\n<options>:\nA The bad weather.\nB The high dam.\nC The sudden brake.\nD The heavy truck.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 30-mile road that runs through the mountains of Willie Valley makes most drivers' hands sweat. But Andersen, a 46-year-old father of four, wasn't expecting any trouble on the road last New Year's Eve, when he set off for a ski trip to the Bear Mountains with nine-year-old daughter Mia, four-old son Baylor, and nine-year-old neighbor Kenya. Andersen had driven through the Valley hundreds of times over the years.\nThe weather was fine. But the higher they drove, the more slippery the road became. Rounding a sharp U-turn, Andersen saw a heavy truck off the road and immediately hit his brakes. In a minute, the car was going at 25 miles per hour down the mountain before falling down from a ten-foot dam into the extremely cold Logan River.\nThe crash had broken a few windows, and within seconds, the car was filled with water. \"It was frightening that we were going fast into deep water,\" remembers Andersen, a soft-spoken manager.\nHaving lost all sense of direction, Andersen began to search the freezing water for the kids. Mia had been right next to him in the front seat; now, in the blackness, he couldn't find her. \"I thought, if I don't get out, maybe none of us are going to get out.\" Andersen got out of his seat belt, swam through a broken window, and, deeply and quickly, breathed air at the surface. That's when he saw a group of men, about ten in all, appear at the top of the dam. One after another, they rushed down into the water. Helping onto safety all the three children, they began to shout at the father, \"Who else is in the car?\"\nAndersen says respectfully, \" _ .\"\n\n<question>:\nAndersen didn't expect any trouble on the road because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA he was familiar with the road\nB he was good at driving\nC his hands didn't have sweat\nD the weather was fine\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 30-mile road that runs through the mountains of Willie Valley makes most drivers' hands sweat. But Andersen, a 46-year-old father of four, wasn't expecting any trouble on the road last New Year's Eve, when he set off for a ski trip to the Bear Mountains with nine-year-old daughter Mia, four-old son Baylor, and nine-year-old neighbor Kenya. Andersen had driven through the Valley hundreds of times over the years.\nThe weather was fine. But the higher they drove, the more slippery the road became. Rounding a sharp U-turn, Andersen saw a heavy truck off the road and immediately hit his brakes. In a minute, the car was going at 25 miles per hour down the mountain before falling down from a ten-foot dam into the extremely cold Logan River.\nThe crash had broken a few windows, and within seconds, the car was filled with water. \"It was frightening that we were going fast into deep water,\" remembers Andersen, a soft-spoken manager.\nHaving lost all sense of direction, Andersen began to search the freezing water for the kids. Mia had been right next to him in the front seat; now, in the blackness, he couldn't find her. \"I thought, if I don't get out, maybe none of us are going to get out.\" Andersen got out of his seat belt, swam through a broken window, and, deeply and quickly, breathed air at the surface. That's when he saw a group of men, about ten in all, appear at the top of the dam. One after another, they rushed down into the water. Helping onto safety all the three children, they began to shout at the father, \"Who else is in the car?\"\nAndersen says respectfully, \" _ .\"\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following can be the best title of the text?\n\n<options>:\nA Stay calm when in trouble\nB Drive rounding a U-turn\nC Miracle rescue from a river\nD Mystery of the Bear Mountains\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThat \"Monday morning feeling\" could be a crushing pain in the chest which leaves you sweating and gasping for breath. Recent research from Germany and Italy shows that heart attacks are more common on Monday mornings and doctors blame the stress of returning to work after the weekend break.\nThe risk of having a heart attack on any given day should be one in seven, but a six-year study helped by researchers at the Free University of Berlin of more than 2,600 Germans showed that the average person had a 20 per cent higher chance of having a heart attack on a Monday than on any other day.\nWorking Germans are particularly not protected against attack, with a 33 per cent higher risk at the beginning of the working week. Non-workers, by comparison, appear to be no more at risk on a Monday than any other day.\nA study of 11,000 Italians proved 8 am on a Monday morning as the most stressful time for the heart, and both studies showed that Sunday is the least stressful day, with fewer heart attacks in both countries.\nThe findings could lead to a better understanding of what is the immediate cause of heart attacks, according to Dr Stefan Willich of the Free University. \"We know a lot about long-term risk factors such as smoking and cholesterol but we don't know what actually causes heart attacks, so we can't give clear advice on how to prevent them,\" he said.\nMonday mornings have a double helping of stress for the working body as it makes a rapid change from sleep to activity, and from the relaxing weekend to the pressures of work.\n\"When people get up, their blood pressure and heart rate go up and there are hormonal changes in their bodies,\" Willich explained. \"All these things can have an unfavourable effect in the blood system and increase the risk of a clot in the arteries which will cause a heart attack.\"\n\"When people return to work after a weekend off, the pace of their life changes. They have a higher workload, more stress, more anger and more physical activity,\" said Willich.\n\n<question>:\nMonday morning feeling, as this passage shows, _ .\n\n<options>:\nA is not so serious as people thought\nB is harmful to working people in developed countries.\nC is the first killer in Germany and Italy.\nD is created by researchers in Germany and Italy\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThat \"Monday morning feeling\" could be a crushing pain in the chest which leaves you sweating and gasping for breath. Recent research from Germany and Italy shows that heart attacks are more common on Monday mornings and doctors blame the stress of returning to work after the weekend break.\nThe risk of having a heart attack on any given day should be one in seven, but a six-year study helped by researchers at the Free University of Berlin of more than 2,600 Germans showed that the average person had a 20 per cent higher chance of having a heart attack on a Monday than on any other day.\nWorking Germans are particularly not protected against attack, with a 33 per cent higher risk at the beginning of the working week. Non-workers, by comparison, appear to be no more at risk on a Monday than any other day.\nA study of 11,000 Italians proved 8 am on a Monday morning as the most stressful time for the heart, and both studies showed that Sunday is the least stressful day, with fewer heart attacks in both countries.\nThe findings could lead to a better understanding of what is the immediate cause of heart attacks, according to Dr Stefan Willich of the Free University. \"We know a lot about long-term risk factors such as smoking and cholesterol but we don't know what actually causes heart attacks, so we can't give clear advice on how to prevent them,\" he said.\nMonday mornings have a double helping of stress for the working body as it makes a rapid change from sleep to activity, and from the relaxing weekend to the pressures of work.\n\"When people get up, their blood pressure and heart rate go up and there are hormonal changes in their bodies,\" Willich explained. \"All these things can have an unfavourable effect in the blood system and increase the risk of a clot in the arteries which will cause a heart attack.\"\n\"When people return to work after a weekend off, the pace of their life changes. They have a higher workload, more stress, more anger and more physical activity,\" said Willich.\n\n<question>:\nTo protect people from suffering from heart attack, doctors have paid much attention to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA people's working time\nB people's living place\nC people's diet and lifestyle\nD people's nationalities\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThat \"Monday morning feeling\" could be a crushing pain in the chest which leaves you sweating and gasping for breath. Recent research from Germany and Italy shows that heart attacks are more common on Monday mornings and doctors blame the stress of returning to work after the weekend break.\nThe risk of having a heart attack on any given day should be one in seven, but a six-year study helped by researchers at the Free University of Berlin of more than 2,600 Germans showed that the average person had a 20 per cent higher chance of having a heart attack on a Monday than on any other day.\nWorking Germans are particularly not protected against attack, with a 33 per cent higher risk at the beginning of the working week. Non-workers, by comparison, appear to be no more at risk on a Monday than any other day.\nA study of 11,000 Italians proved 8 am on a Monday morning as the most stressful time for the heart, and both studies showed that Sunday is the least stressful day, with fewer heart attacks in both countries.\nThe findings could lead to a better understanding of what is the immediate cause of heart attacks, according to Dr Stefan Willich of the Free University. \"We know a lot about long-term risk factors such as smoking and cholesterol but we don't know what actually causes heart attacks, so we can't give clear advice on how to prevent them,\" he said.\nMonday mornings have a double helping of stress for the working body as it makes a rapid change from sleep to activity, and from the relaxing weekend to the pressures of work.\n\"When people get up, their blood pressure and heart rate go up and there are hormonal changes in their bodies,\" Willich explained. \"All these things can have an unfavourable effect in the blood system and increase the risk of a clot in the arteries which will cause a heart attack.\"\n\"When people return to work after a weekend off, the pace of their life changes. They have a higher workload, more stress, more anger and more physical activity,\" said Willich.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be learned from this passage that heart attack has nothing to do with _ .\n\n<options>:\nA blood pressure\nB heart rate\nC hormonal changes\nD blood group\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThat \"Monday morning feeling\" could be a crushing pain in the chest which leaves you sweating and gasping for breath. Recent research from Germany and Italy shows that heart attacks are more common on Monday mornings and doctors blame the stress of returning to work after the weekend break.\nThe risk of having a heart attack on any given day should be one in seven, but a six-year study helped by researchers at the Free University of Berlin of more than 2,600 Germans showed that the average person had a 20 per cent higher chance of having a heart attack on a Monday than on any other day.\nWorking Germans are particularly not protected against attack, with a 33 per cent higher risk at the beginning of the working week. Non-workers, by comparison, appear to be no more at risk on a Monday than any other day.\nA study of 11,000 Italians proved 8 am on a Monday morning as the most stressful time for the heart, and both studies showed that Sunday is the least stressful day, with fewer heart attacks in both countries.\nThe findings could lead to a better understanding of what is the immediate cause of heart attacks, according to Dr Stefan Willich of the Free University. \"We know a lot about long-term risk factors such as smoking and cholesterol but we don't know what actually causes heart attacks, so we can't give clear advice on how to prevent them,\" he said.\nMonday mornings have a double helping of stress for the working body as it makes a rapid change from sleep to activity, and from the relaxing weekend to the pressures of work.\n\"When people get up, their blood pressure and heart rate go up and there are hormonal changes in their bodies,\" Willich explained. \"All these things can have an unfavourable effect in the blood system and increase the risk of a clot in the arteries which will cause a heart attack.\"\n\"When people return to work after a weekend off, the pace of their life changes. They have a higher workload, more stress, more anger and more physical activity,\" said Willich.\n\n<question>:\nIf the researchers give us some advice to avoid Monday morning feeling, what might it be?\n\n<options>:\nA Stop working on Monday\nB Create a pleasant working environment\nC Get up late on Monday morning\nD Go to work with a doctor\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\n\"If you want to see a thing well,reach out and touch it!\"\nThat may seem a strange thing to say.But touching things can help you to see them better.\nYour eyes can tell you that glass ball is round.But by holding it in your hands,you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is.You can feel how heavy the glass is.\nWhen you feel all these about the ball,you really see it.\nWith your skin,you can feel better.For example,your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket.You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand,too.\nYou can even feel sounds against your skin.Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.\nAll children soon learn what \"Don't touch!\" means.They hear it often.Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up.In shops,we touch things we might buy,such as food,clothes and so on.To see something well,we have to touch it.\nThe bottoms of our feet can feel things,too.You know this when you walk on warm sand,cool grass or a bad floor.All feel different under your feet.\nThere are ways of learning to see well by feeling.\nOne way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin.Feel the shoes on your feet,the clothes on your body,the air on your skin.At first,it is not easy to feel these things.You are too used to them!\nMost museums are just for looking.But today some museums have some things to touch.Their signs say,\"Do touch! There you can feel everything on show.If you want to see better,reach out and touch.Then you'll really see!\"\n\n<question>:\nBy touching things _ .\n\n<options>:\nA you will have a strange feeling\nB you will learn how to reach out\nC you can tell the difference between them\nD you can tell what colors they are\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\n\"If you want to see a thing well,reach out and touch it!\"\nThat may seem a strange thing to say.But touching things can help you to see them better.\nYour eyes can tell you that glass ball is round.But by holding it in your hands,you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is.You can feel how heavy the glass is.\nWhen you feel all these about the ball,you really see it.\nWith your skin,you can feel better.For example,your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket.You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand,too.\nYou can even feel sounds against your skin.Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.\nAll children soon learn what \"Don't touch!\" means.They hear it often.Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up.In shops,we touch things we might buy,such as food,clothes and so on.To see something well,we have to touch it.\nThe bottoms of our feet can feel things,too.You know this when you walk on warm sand,cool grass or a bad floor.All feel different under your feet.\nThere are ways of learning to see well by feeling.\nOne way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin.Feel the shoes on your feet,the clothes on your body,the air on your skin.At first,it is not easy to feel these things.You are too used to them!\nMost museums are just for looking.But today some museums have some things to touch.Their signs say,\"Do touch! There you can feel everything on show.If you want to see better,reach out and touch.Then you'll really see!\"\n\n<question>:\nWhen people buy things in shops,they often _ .\n\n<options>:\nA try them on first\nB put their right hand on them\nC just has a look\nD feel and touch 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>:\n\"If you want to see a thing well,reach out and touch it!\"\nThat may seem a strange thing to say.But touching things can help you to see them better.\nYour eyes can tell you that glass ball is round.But by holding it in your hands,you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is.You can feel how heavy the glass is.\nWhen you feel all these about the ball,you really see it.\nWith your skin,you can feel better.For example,your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket.You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand,too.\nYou can even feel sounds against your skin.Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.\nAll children soon learn what \"Don't touch!\" means.They hear it often.Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up.In shops,we touch things we might buy,such as food,clothes and so on.To see something well,we have to touch it.\nThe bottoms of our feet can feel things,too.You know this when you walk on warm sand,cool grass or a bad floor.All feel different under your feet.\nThere are ways of learning to see well by feeling.\nOne way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin.Feel the shoes on your feet,the clothes on your body,the air on your skin.At first,it is not easy to feel these things.You are too used to them!\nMost museums are just for looking.But today some museums have some things to touch.Their signs say,\"Do touch! There you can feel everything on show.If you want to see better,reach out and touch.Then you'll really see!\"\n\n<question>:\nWhy does it say,\"At first,it is not easy to feel these things?\"\n\n<options>:\nA The things are used by people,too.\nB People are used to the things.\nC People know how to use the things.\nD The things are easy to feel.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\n\"If you want to see a thing well,reach out and touch it!\"\nThat may seem a strange thing to say.But touching things can help you to see them better.\nYour eyes can tell you that glass ball is round.But by holding it in your hands,you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is.You can feel how heavy the glass is.\nWhen you feel all these about the ball,you really see it.\nWith your skin,you can feel better.For example,your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket.You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand,too.\nYou can even feel sounds against your skin.Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.\nAll children soon learn what \"Don't touch!\" means.They hear it often.Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up.In shops,we touch things we might buy,such as food,clothes and so on.To see something well,we have to touch it.\nThe bottoms of our feet can feel things,too.You know this when you walk on warm sand,cool grass or a bad floor.All feel different under your feet.\nThere are ways of learning to see well by feeling.\nOne way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin.Feel the shoes on your feet,the clothes on your body,the air on your skin.At first,it is not easy to feel these things.You are too used to them!\nMost museums are just for looking.But today some museums have some things to touch.Their signs say,\"Do touch! There you can feel everything on show.If you want to see better,reach out and touch.Then you'll really see!\"\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following can be the best title of the story?\n\n<options>:\nA Touching by Feeling\nB To See or to Feel\nC To See Better -- Feel\nD Ways of Feeling\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nEnjoy a museum visit with your class!\nAvailable Programs:\nArt Tells a Story: By looking at the subject matter and by drawing from personal experiences, students can find the story in some works of art. ( All grades)\nLearning to Look: An interactive tour that explores a variety of art using storytelling, movements, music, games, and other techniques helps introduce children to a museum. (Preschool~ Grade 3)\nNative American Collection: This program explores relationships that exist between art, culture, the geographic location and natural resources. Students will see a bowl made by Maria Martinez, a Towa storyteller, a Northwest coast mask, and Inuit clothing. ( For Grades 2~5)\nThe Language of Art: Classes are welcomed into the museum to take part in an interactive tour of American Art. It gives participants a new set of vocabulary while helping them feel comfortable. Art-on-the-Move: Teachers may borrow suitcases filled with art objects. Free organizations with Education Membership.\nPlanning Your Visit:\nBooking: Booking is necessary for all tours and programs. Please book at least a week in advance. Teachers are encouraged to organize self-guided visits for their classes during public hours.\nTour Hours: Tours can be organized between 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Program Fees: Tours are free for those with Education Membership. There is a charge of $6 per student of non-member organizations. Tour with art activities cost $12 per student (non-members) or $10 per student (members).\nChaperones :We require one adult chaperone for every 10 children. Chaperones help to make your museum visit a success. A chaperone must pay $5 admission.\nLunch: We regret that no lunch facilities are available at the museum.\nMuseum Rules: Don't touch works of art. Don't take photographs.\nAsk questions. Look, and then LOOK again!\nEnjoy!\n\n<question>:\nIf teachers want their students to learn about what a museum is, they will choose _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Art Tells a Story.\nB Learning to Look\nC The Language of Art.\nD Native American Collection.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nEnjoy a museum visit with your class!\nAvailable Programs:\nArt Tells a Story: By looking at the subject matter and by drawing from personal experiences, students can find the story in some works of art. ( All grades)\nLearning to Look: An interactive tour that explores a variety of art using storytelling, movements, music, games, and other techniques helps introduce children to a museum. (Preschool~ Grade 3)\nNative American Collection: This program explores relationships that exist between art, culture, the geographic location and natural resources. Students will see a bowl made by Maria Martinez, a Towa storyteller, a Northwest coast mask, and Inuit clothing. ( For Grades 2~5)\nThe Language of Art: Classes are welcomed into the museum to take part in an interactive tour of American Art. It gives participants a new set of vocabulary while helping them feel comfortable. Art-on-the-Move: Teachers may borrow suitcases filled with art objects. Free organizations with Education Membership.\nPlanning Your Visit:\nBooking: Booking is necessary for all tours and programs. Please book at least a week in advance. Teachers are encouraged to organize self-guided visits for their classes during public hours.\nTour Hours: Tours can be organized between 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Program Fees: Tours are free for those with Education Membership. There is a charge of $6 per student of non-member organizations. Tour with art activities cost $12 per student (non-members) or $10 per student (members).\nChaperones :We require one adult chaperone for every 10 children. Chaperones help to make your museum visit a success. A chaperone must pay $5 admission.\nLunch: We regret that no lunch facilities are available at the museum.\nMuseum Rules: Don't touch works of art. Don't take photographs.\nAsk questions. Look, and then LOOK again!\nEnjoy!\n\n<question>:\nWhy does the museum feel sorry?\n\n<options>:\nA Taking photos is not allowed at the museum.\nB Visitors can't touch works of art at the museum.\nC Visitors are not able to have lunch at the museum.\nD Visitors can't take part in all the activities at a 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>:\nEnjoy a museum visit with your class!\nAvailable Programs:\nArt Tells a Story: By looking at the subject matter and by drawing from personal experiences, students can find the story in some works of art. ( All grades)\nLearning to Look: An interactive tour that explores a variety of art using storytelling, movements, music, games, and other techniques helps introduce children to a museum. (Preschool~ Grade 3)\nNative American Collection: This program explores relationships that exist between art, culture, the geographic location and natural resources. Students will see a bowl made by Maria Martinez, a Towa storyteller, a Northwest coast mask, and Inuit clothing. ( For Grades 2~5)\nThe Language of Art: Classes are welcomed into the museum to take part in an interactive tour of American Art. It gives participants a new set of vocabulary while helping them feel comfortable. Art-on-the-Move: Teachers may borrow suitcases filled with art objects. Free organizations with Education Membership.\nPlanning Your Visit:\nBooking: Booking is necessary for all tours and programs. Please book at least a week in advance. Teachers are encouraged to organize self-guided visits for their classes during public hours.\nTour Hours: Tours can be organized between 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Program Fees: Tours are free for those with Education Membership. There is a charge of $6 per student of non-member organizations. Tour with art activities cost $12 per student (non-members) or $10 per student (members).\nChaperones :We require one adult chaperone for every 10 children. Chaperones help to make your museum visit a success. A chaperone must pay $5 admission.\nLunch: We regret that no lunch facilities are available at the museum.\nMuseum Rules: Don't touch works of art. Don't take photographs.\nAsk questions. Look, and then LOOK again!\nEnjoy!\n\n<question>:\nHow much should the museum charge a class of 60 students with Education Membership for a tour with art activities?\n\n<options>:\nA $600.\nB $630.\nC $720.\nD $750.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nEnjoy a museum visit with your class!\nAvailable Programs:\nArt Tells a Story: By looking at the subject matter and by drawing from personal experiences, students can find the story in some works of art. ( All grades)\nLearning to Look: An interactive tour that explores a variety of art using storytelling, movements, music, games, and other techniques helps introduce children to a museum. (Preschool~ Grade 3)\nNative American Collection: This program explores relationships that exist between art, culture, the geographic location and natural resources. Students will see a bowl made by Maria Martinez, a Towa storyteller, a Northwest coast mask, and Inuit clothing. ( For Grades 2~5)\nThe Language of Art: Classes are welcomed into the museum to take part in an interactive tour of American Art. It gives participants a new set of vocabulary while helping them feel comfortable. Art-on-the-Move: Teachers may borrow suitcases filled with art objects. Free organizations with Education Membership.\nPlanning Your Visit:\nBooking: Booking is necessary for all tours and programs. Please book at least a week in advance. Teachers are encouraged to organize self-guided visits for their classes during public hours.\nTour Hours: Tours can be organized between 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Program Fees: Tours are free for those with Education Membership. There is a charge of $6 per student of non-member organizations. Tour with art activities cost $12 per student (non-members) or $10 per student (members).\nChaperones :We require one adult chaperone for every 10 children. Chaperones help to make your museum visit a success. A chaperone must pay $5 admission.\nLunch: We regret that no lunch facilities are available at the museum.\nMuseum Rules: Don't touch works of art. Don't take photographs.\nAsk questions. Look, and then LOOK again!\nEnjoy!\n\n<question>:\nIn which section of the newspaper does the passage most probably appear?\n\n<options>:\nA Health.\nB News.\nC Culture.\nD Advertisement.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMiya volunteered abroad in Costa Rica with World Endeavors assisting at an orphanage and teaching English at a school.\nAs a freshman at Yale University, Miya had plans to go to medical school.Knowing that her next two summers would be occupied doing research, Miya decided to go abroad the summer after her freshman year.\"I wanted to improve my command of the Spanish language and learn about the culture and history of another country,\" she explained.In the summer of 2014, Miya volunteered for six weeks in the World Endeavors program in Atenas, Costa Rica, working in an orphanage and teaching English to children in grades one through six.\n\"A long time before I left, I had positive expectations for the trip,\" said Miya.But as the date grew closer she found herself getting more and more nervous.\"I thought, what if my host family doesn't like me? What if I get sick?\"\nHer fears, as fears often are, turned out to be unfounded.\"The people were so supportive and loving,\" said Miya.\"I felt like I was part of the family.\"\nMiya's host family had a large network of cousins who all lived within shouting distance. The family would cook together, and at night would go dancing, talk or eat ice cream.She noted that the World Endeavors staff on location--Diego and Mercedes, and Mercedes' husband and daughter -were particularly helpful, taking her right to her neighborhood from the airport, and checking up periodically to make sure everything was going well.\nWhile her nights were spent dancing, cooking, and talking with her host family, Miya's days were occupied with the children of her host city.\"I would teach in the morning, and work in the orphanage in the afternoon,\" said Miya, whose placements were within walking distance from her host family.While the children were a lot of work, Miya felt a strong connection to the kids in the orphanage.\nMiya noted that Costa Rica is one of the more developed countries in Central America. A nearby Internet cafe, for example, helped her to stay in touch with her family while she was away.And now, back in the United States, the Internet helps her keep in touch with her host family.Their correspondence continues in Spanish.And her host parents, Rosario and Jorge, recently sent Miya a Christmas card through the mail.\nBack at school, Miya continues to pursue her instinct to improve education through volunteering. She participates in a mentoring group and works on a community health education program for high school students.Her time in Costa Rica, she says, \"fits right into my interests in global health.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat is World Endeavors?\n\n<options>:\nA It is a program to help people do voluntary job.\nB It is an orphanage in Costa Rica.\nC It is a school that needs English teachers.\nD It is a community that has health education program.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMiya volunteered abroad in Costa Rica with World Endeavors assisting at an orphanage and teaching English at a school.\nAs a freshman at Yale University, Miya had plans to go to medical school.Knowing that her next two summers would be occupied doing research, Miya decided to go abroad the summer after her freshman year.\"I wanted to improve my command of the Spanish language and learn about the culture and history of another country,\" she explained.In the summer of 2014, Miya volunteered for six weeks in the World Endeavors program in Atenas, Costa Rica, working in an orphanage and teaching English to children in grades one through six.\n\"A long time before I left, I had positive expectations for the trip,\" said Miya.But as the date grew closer she found herself getting more and more nervous.\"I thought, what if my host family doesn't like me? What if I get sick?\"\nHer fears, as fears often are, turned out to be unfounded.\"The people were so supportive and loving,\" said Miya.\"I felt like I was part of the family.\"\nMiya's host family had a large network of cousins who all lived within shouting distance. The family would cook together, and at night would go dancing, talk or eat ice cream.She noted that the World Endeavors staff on location--Diego and Mercedes, and Mercedes' husband and daughter -were particularly helpful, taking her right to her neighborhood from the airport, and checking up periodically to make sure everything was going well.\nWhile her nights were spent dancing, cooking, and talking with her host family, Miya's days were occupied with the children of her host city.\"I would teach in the morning, and work in the orphanage in the afternoon,\" said Miya, whose placements were within walking distance from her host family.While the children were a lot of work, Miya felt a strong connection to the kids in the orphanage.\nMiya noted that Costa Rica is one of the more developed countries in Central America. A nearby Internet cafe, for example, helped her to stay in touch with her family while she was away.And now, back in the United States, the Internet helps her keep in touch with her host family.Their correspondence continues in Spanish.And her host parents, Rosario and Jorge, recently sent Miya a Christmas card through the mail.\nBack at school, Miya continues to pursue her instinct to improve education through volunteering. She participates in a mentoring group and works on a community health education program for high school students.Her time in Costa Rica, she says, \"fits right into my interests in global health.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat can you know about Miya's host family from the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA They took her to her neighborhood from the airport.\nB They checked up periodically to make sure everything was going well.\nC They had a large network of cousins who all lived far away from each other.\nD They treated her as a family member.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 City Bike program rolled into New York last spring and proved a hit, with nearly 12,000 New Yorkers signing up for annual memberships. Since 2010, over a dozen US cities have introduced bike-share programs.\nThere're plenty of bike stations near parks and other car-free areas. The programs we looked at in major cities work the same way. You buy a 24-hour pass. During the time, you get an unlimited number of 30-minute rides. If you go over your given half-hour ride time, you start paying fees for each following 30-minute period. Here are some of the biggest bike-share program in America.\nMinneapolis: Nice Ride Minnesota\nStation : Minnehaha Ave. & Minnehaha Pkwy\nHow much: $ 6 for a 24-hour pass.\nHow it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 1.50 for the second 30 minutes; $ 4.50 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 6 for every half an hour.\nChicago: Divvy Bikes\nStation : Lakeshore Drive and Monroe St; also Museum Campus\nHow much: $ 7 for a 24-hour pass, with unlimited 30-minute trips.\nHow it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 2 for the second 30 minutes; $ 6 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 8 for every half an hour.\nNew York City: Citi Bike\nStation : Central Park So. & 6thAve; also Broadway & W.57thSt.\nHow much: $ 9.95 for a 24-hour pass.\nHow it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 4 for the second 30 minutes; $ 9 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 12 for every half an hour.\nBoston: Hubway\nStation : Tremont St. & West St.\nHow much: $ 6 for a 24-hour pass.\nHow it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 2 for the second 30 minutes; $ 4 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 8 for every half an hour.\nWe are volunteers. If you want to know more information, please contact us.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the text, the City Bike program _ .\n\n<options>:\nA was first set up in New York\nB is very popular in American cities\nC has a long history in America\nD develops very fast all over the world\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThe City Bike program rolled into New York last spring and proved a hit, with nearly 12,000 New Yorkers signing up for annual memberships. Since 2010, over a dozen US cities have introduced bike-share programs.\nThere're plenty of bike stations near parks and other car-free areas. The programs we looked at in major cities work the same way. You buy a 24-hour pass. During the time, you get an unlimited number of 30-minute rides. If you go over your given half-hour ride time, you start paying fees for each following 30-minute period. Here are some of the biggest bike-share program in America.\nMinneapolis: Nice Ride Minnesota\nStation : Minnehaha Ave. & Minnehaha Pkwy\nHow much: $ 6 for a 24-hour pass.\nHow it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 1.50 for the second 30 minutes; $ 4.50 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 6 for every half an hour.\nChicago: Divvy Bikes\nStation : Lakeshore Drive and Monroe St; also Museum Campus\nHow much: $ 7 for a 24-hour pass, with unlimited 30-minute trips.\nHow it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 2 for the second 30 minutes; $ 6 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 8 for every half an hour.\nNew York City: Citi Bike\nStation : Central Park So. & 6thAve; also Broadway & W.57thSt.\nHow much: $ 9.95 for a 24-hour pass.\nHow it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 4 for the second 30 minutes; $ 9 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 12 for every half an hour.\nBoston: Hubway\nStation : Tremont St. & West St.\nHow much: $ 6 for a 24-hour pass.\nHow it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 2 for the second 30 minutes; $ 4 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 8 for every half an hour.\nWe are volunteers. If you want to know more information, please contact us.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following bike-share programs costs the riders most?\n\n<options>:\nA Nice Ride Minnesota\nB Divvy Bikes\nC Citi Bike\nD Hubway\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 City Bike program rolled into New York last spring and proved a hit, with nearly 12,000 New Yorkers signing up for annual memberships. Since 2010, over a dozen US cities have introduced bike-share programs.\nThere're plenty of bike stations near parks and other car-free areas. The programs we looked at in major cities work the same way. You buy a 24-hour pass. During the time, you get an unlimited number of 30-minute rides. If you go over your given half-hour ride time, you start paying fees for each following 30-minute period. Here are some of the biggest bike-share program in America.\nMinneapolis: Nice Ride Minnesota\nStation : Minnehaha Ave. & Minnehaha Pkwy\nHow much: $ 6 for a 24-hour pass.\nHow it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 1.50 for the second 30 minutes; $ 4.50 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 6 for every half an hour.\nChicago: Divvy Bikes\nStation : Lakeshore Drive and Monroe St; also Museum Campus\nHow much: $ 7 for a 24-hour pass, with unlimited 30-minute trips.\nHow it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 2 for the second 30 minutes; $ 6 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 8 for every half an hour.\nNew York City: Citi Bike\nStation : Central Park So. & 6thAve; also Broadway & W.57thSt.\nHow much: $ 9.95 for a 24-hour pass.\nHow it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 4 for the second 30 minutes; $ 9 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 12 for every half an hour.\nBoston: Hubway\nStation : Tremont St. & West St.\nHow much: $ 6 for a 24-hour pass.\nHow it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 2 for the second 30 minutes; $ 4 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 8 for every half an hour.\nWe are volunteers. If you want to know more information, please contact us.\n\n<question>:\nIf you visit Boston by riding Hubway bike for 3 hours, you have to pay _ .\n\n<options>:\nA $6\nB $ 30\nC $ 20\nD $ 36\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMeagan and her friend Samantha, both students, lived together in Denver. On mornings when Samantha had class, Meagan would watch her 2-year-old daughter, Hannah. Also part of the household was Meagan's pet, Willie, a parrot -- a particularly intelligent and chatty breed. He picked up quite a healthy vocabulary (\"Silly Willie\"was a favorite saying) and became a great mimic -- of cats, dogs, chickens and humans.\nOne day with Samantha at school, Hannah sat in front of morning cartoons while Meagan cooked Pop-Tarts in the kitchen. When the toaster spat out the food, Meagan placed it at the center of the kitchen table to cool. She glanced at Hannah and, confident the child was fully engaged in the TV, slipped out quickly to use the bathroom.\n\"I was gone maybe 30 seconds,\"Meagan recalls.\"And suddenly, I heard the bird going crazy and shouting.\"She heard two very distinct words from the parrot's mouth.\"Mama! Baby! Mama! Baby!\"Meagan ran out of the bathroom to find Hannah in the kitchen, holding the partly eaten Pop-Tarts, out of breath, her face and lips a terrifying shade of blue. And Willie was still crying.\n\"Hannah had climbed up on a chair and gotten the Pop-Tarts and she was clearly choking on them,\"says Meagan.\"I seized her and immediately started doing first aid until the piece came flying out.\"The bird quieted down and Meagan burst into tears, relief washing over her; Hannah was fine, already smiling her big smile.\nWhen Meagan told Samantha what happened,\"She was so grateful, thanking me for what I did,\"Meagan says.\"But I said, 'Don't thank me! It was Willie who was the hero!'\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat had Meagan expected Hannah to do while she was away?\n\n<options>:\nA To eat the hot food.\nB To watch the toaster.\nC To enjoy the TV program.\nD To climb up on a chair.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nNick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He's been a doctor for ten years.\nDr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn't just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.\nDr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, \"I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.\" But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didn't want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.\nSome people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too. \"I like to make people smile. Sometimes it's difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and pleasure both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.\"\n\n<question>:\nDr. Petrels works 60 hours a week, because he _ .\n\n<options>:\nA gives his patients medical advice\nB takes care of 159 patients a week\nC sings on television\nD has his own TV show\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nNick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He's been a doctor for ten years.\nDr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn't just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.\nDr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, \"I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.\" But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didn't want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.\nSome people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too. \"I like to make people smile. Sometimes it's difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and pleasure both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.\"\n\n<question>:\nIn his TV show, Dr. Petrel _ .\n\n<options>:\nA sings and gives medical advice\nB sings about different diseases\nC starts to explain diseases with a song\nD sings love songs he wrote\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nNick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He's been a doctor for ten years.\nDr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn't just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.\nDr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, \"I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.\" But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didn't want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.\nSome people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too. \"I like to make people smile. Sometimes it's difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and pleasure both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.\"\n\n<question>:\nDr. Petrels says he likes to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA help people sing\nB make people feel better\nC do the same thing\nD make difficult people smile\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 Cave of Lascaux\nIt was Thursday, September 12,1940.Four French teens were out exploring in the woods off the northern slopes of the Pyrenees.Many years before, an old pine tree fell and left a large hole in the ground.The teenagers were curious and they started to explore the area and fell into one of the most important archeological finds of the twentieth century!\nThere are over a hundred limestone caves in this region of France.Some were _ by humans thousands and thousands of years ago.Between 15,000 and 17,000 years ago, humans painted lively creatures such as cows, bulls, horses, and even cats on the walls of the caves.\nWhy did they mark these walls? Was it to tell a story? Was it to record a famous battle? There are many mysteries and ancient secrets still waiting to be discovered in the cave of Lascaux.There were dots in many of the paintings.What do these dots mean? Were they meant to record time, a calendar? Deep in the cave, there is a drawing of a \"birdman\".What does this mean? Was it a place for sacred ceremonies? No one knows for sure.\nThe actual cave of Lascaux was closed in 1963 due to the overabundance of tourists visiting the site.The carbon dioxide that people were breathing out was causing damage to the fragile cave paintings.Up till now the Lascaux cave is still closed for tourists.Only a specialist can visit the cave by a special order that must be made out almost a year in advance.Not more than six persons can enter the cave per day.Two days a week, the cave is completely closed.Due to the great interest of numerous tourists, in 1983 Lascaux IIwas opened for tourism.It is an exact replica of the cave of Lascaux.\n\n<question>:\nThe Pyrenees are the _ in France.\n\n<options>:\nA mountains\nB forests\nC rivers\nD caves\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 Cave of Lascaux\nIt was Thursday, September 12,1940.Four French teens were out exploring in the woods off the northern slopes of the Pyrenees.Many years before, an old pine tree fell and left a large hole in the ground.The teenagers were curious and they started to explore the area and fell into one of the most important archeological finds of the twentieth century!\nThere are over a hundred limestone caves in this region of France.Some were _ by humans thousands and thousands of years ago.Between 15,000 and 17,000 years ago, humans painted lively creatures such as cows, bulls, horses, and even cats on the walls of the caves.\nWhy did they mark these walls? Was it to tell a story? Was it to record a famous battle? There are many mysteries and ancient secrets still waiting to be discovered in the cave of Lascaux.There were dots in many of the paintings.What do these dots mean? Were they meant to record time, a calendar? Deep in the cave, there is a drawing of a \"birdman\".What does this mean? Was it a place for sacred ceremonies? No one knows for sure.\nThe actual cave of Lascaux was closed in 1963 due to the overabundance of tourists visiting the site.The carbon dioxide that people were breathing out was causing damage to the fragile cave paintings.Up till now the Lascaux cave is still closed for tourists.Only a specialist can visit the cave by a special order that must be made out almost a year in advance.Not more than six persons can enter the cave per day.Two days a week, the cave is completely closed.Due to the great interest of numerous tourists, in 1983 Lascaux IIwas opened for tourism.It is an exact replica of the cave of Lascaux.\n\n<question>:\nIn the author's opinion, the cave paintings are _ .\n\n<options>:\nA old\nB beautiful\nC easily damaged\nD interesting\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nOver 500 dogs being delivered to a butcher house were saved by a Chinese animal protection organization. The incident then resulted in a debate among Chinese netizens about the necessity of pouring so much money and efforts into saving dogs.\nOn Friday, a truck loaded with over 500 dogs was stopped by volunteers from animal protection organization on Beijing section of Jingha expressway.\nBeijing Times reported these dogs were being delivered to slaughter houses in the city of Changchun, northeast one in Jilin Province and would be eventually served on dinner tables.\nAfter negotiations with the truck driver and a philanthropic founda tion, Shangshan Foundation purchased these dogs with much money. Dogs were then delivered to the headquarter of China Small Animal Protection Association (CSAPA) , being taken care of and waiting for adoption.\nAfter the dog saving mission was reported, Chinese net users debate over whether saving dogs worth so much efforts and money while there are still many poor and needy people in China lacking assistance.\nSome net users argue the dog saving mission is placing too much attention to animals while lots of needy people are still left unattended.\nA microblogger \"Xiaowulaitajie\" said on China's twitter-like website, weibo. com, \"Dogs are saved, adopted and they attracted media attention. We'd better spend such money and take such efforts in helping the needy people. \"\nAnother microblogger, Liluping, said \"We poured such huge sum of money into saving dogs. I would rather the money be spent on disaster relief. \"\nSome applaud volunteers' actions and show eagerness of offering their helping hands to those saved dogs.\nStill many disapprove those \"saving dogs\" critics. They argue that such act nevertheless _ social progress.\nA microblogger named \"broken bridge\" said, saving dogs does not go against taking care of people. Such enthusiasm in public affairs will help raise social awareness in helping the needy.\nI think people and animals are created equal. Attention should be paid to people as well as animals.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, we know the article probably comes from _ .\n\n<options>:\nA a science fiction\nB a TV programme\nC the Internet\nD a magazine\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nOver 500 dogs being delivered to a butcher house were saved by a Chinese animal protection organization. The incident then resulted in a debate among Chinese netizens about the necessity of pouring so much money and efforts into saving dogs.\nOn Friday, a truck loaded with over 500 dogs was stopped by volunteers from animal protection organization on Beijing section of Jingha expressway.\nBeijing Times reported these dogs were being delivered to slaughter houses in the city of Changchun, northeast one in Jilin Province and would be eventually served on dinner tables.\nAfter negotiations with the truck driver and a philanthropic founda tion, Shangshan Foundation purchased these dogs with much money. Dogs were then delivered to the headquarter of China Small Animal Protection Association (CSAPA) , being taken care of and waiting for adoption.\nAfter the dog saving mission was reported, Chinese net users debate over whether saving dogs worth so much efforts and money while there are still many poor and needy people in China lacking assistance.\nSome net users argue the dog saving mission is placing too much attention to animals while lots of needy people are still left unattended.\nA microblogger \"Xiaowulaitajie\" said on China's twitter-like website, weibo. com, \"Dogs are saved, adopted and they attracted media attention. We'd better spend such money and take such efforts in helping the needy people. \"\nAnother microblogger, Liluping, said \"We poured such huge sum of money into saving dogs. I would rather the money be spent on disaster relief. \"\nSome applaud volunteers' actions and show eagerness of offering their helping hands to those saved dogs.\nStill many disapprove those \"saving dogs\" critics. They argue that such act nevertheless _ social progress.\nA microblogger named \"broken bridge\" said, saving dogs does not go against taking care of people. Such enthusiasm in public affairs will help raise social awareness in helping the needy.\nI think people and animals are created equal. Attention should be paid to people as well as animals.\n\n<question>:\nWhose opinion is closest to the writer's?\n\n<options>:\nA Some net users'.\nB Liluping's.\nC Broken bridge 's.\nD Xiaowulaitajie's.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nOver 500 dogs being delivered to a butcher house were saved by a Chinese animal protection organization. The incident then resulted in a debate among Chinese netizens about the necessity of pouring so much money and efforts into saving dogs.\nOn Friday, a truck loaded with over 500 dogs was stopped by volunteers from animal protection organization on Beijing section of Jingha expressway.\nBeijing Times reported these dogs were being delivered to slaughter houses in the city of Changchun, northeast one in Jilin Province and would be eventually served on dinner tables.\nAfter negotiations with the truck driver and a philanthropic founda tion, Shangshan Foundation purchased these dogs with much money. Dogs were then delivered to the headquarter of China Small Animal Protection Association (CSAPA) , being taken care of and waiting for adoption.\nAfter the dog saving mission was reported, Chinese net users debate over whether saving dogs worth so much efforts and money while there are still many poor and needy people in China lacking assistance.\nSome net users argue the dog saving mission is placing too much attention to animals while lots of needy people are still left unattended.\nA microblogger \"Xiaowulaitajie\" said on China's twitter-like website, weibo. com, \"Dogs are saved, adopted and they attracted media attention. We'd better spend such money and take such efforts in helping the needy people. \"\nAnother microblogger, Liluping, said \"We poured such huge sum of money into saving dogs. I would rather the money be spent on disaster relief. \"\nSome applaud volunteers' actions and show eagerness of offering their helping hands to those saved dogs.\nStill many disapprove those \"saving dogs\" critics. They argue that such act nevertheless _ social progress.\nA microblogger named \"broken bridge\" said, saving dogs does not go against taking care of people. Such enthusiasm in public affairs will help raise social awareness in helping the needy.\nI think people and animals are created equal. Attention should be paid to people as well as animals.\n\n<question>:\nWhat does the passage mainly talk about?\n\n<options>:\nA Why some people disagree to save the 500 dogs.\nB How the volunteers saved the 500 dogs to be killed.\nC These dogs were finally saved and sent back to their owners.\nD Different Chinese net users have different opinions on the mission.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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're standing with your classmates. Everyone is talking--except you. Perhaps you're afraid they will laugh at what you say. Or maybe you just aren't brave enough to speak.\nI've been there, and so have many other people all over the world. Shyness is like a snake that crawls into our mouths and stops us speaking. But we shouldn't let it stay there.\nI am 29 years old. Even today, that snake still sometimes visits me. But when I was in high school, I was so shy that I wouldn't talk to anyone except my parents and best friends. If a stranger asked me the way to a local shop, it was as if I'd forgotten how to talk.\nOne summer, I got a job in a restaurant and that helped a lot. It meant I had to talk to customers. I had to tell them how much their meal cost. I had to ask them if they wanted to drink Coke or Sprite. I had to tell the people in the kitchen if someone wanted pickle on their sandwich.\nThis job taught me how to speak with people.\nYou may not be old enough to find a part-time job. But you can look for other chances to speak with people. You can offer to help an old woman carry her heavy bag. Or you can go to get a newspaper for your family.\nIf you do these things for a while, the \"shyness\" snake will soon begin to leave you alone. It'll look for another mouth to crawl into.\n\n<question>:\nThe author's duties in the restaurant included_.\n\n<options>:\nA cooking the meals for customers\nB taking the customers' orders\nC discussing the menu with the manager\nD helping people in the kitchen\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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're standing with your classmates. Everyone is talking--except you. Perhaps you're afraid they will laugh at what you say. Or maybe you just aren't brave enough to speak.\nI've been there, and so have many other people all over the world. Shyness is like a snake that crawls into our mouths and stops us speaking. But we shouldn't let it stay there.\nI am 29 years old. Even today, that snake still sometimes visits me. But when I was in high school, I was so shy that I wouldn't talk to anyone except my parents and best friends. If a stranger asked me the way to a local shop, it was as if I'd forgotten how to talk.\nOne summer, I got a job in a restaurant and that helped a lot. It meant I had to talk to customers. I had to tell them how much their meal cost. I had to ask them if they wanted to drink Coke or Sprite. I had to tell the people in the kitchen if someone wanted pickle on their sandwich.\nThis job taught me how to speak with people.\nYou may not be old enough to find a part-time job. But you can look for other chances to speak with people. You can offer to help an old woman carry her heavy bag. Or you can go to get a newspaper for your family.\nIf you do these things for a while, the \"shyness\" snake will soon begin to leave you alone. It'll look for another mouth to crawl into.\n\n<question>:\nWho was the article written for?\n\n<options>:\nA Shy early teenagers.\nB College students.\nC People who work at a restaurant.\nD People who need a part-time job.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMaking friends is a skill like most skills. It improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won't make friends staying home alone.\nJoining a club or a group, talking with those who like the same things as you do is much easier. Or join someone in some activity.\nMany people are nervous when talking to new people. After all meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it's human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about unknown. Most of our fears about dealing with new people comes from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us, finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don't forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to put the other person at ease. You'll both feel more comfortable.\nTry to act self-confident even if you don't feel that way. When you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look directly at other people and smile.\nIf you see someone you'd like to speak to, say something. Don't wait for the other person to start a conversation.\nJust meeting someone new does not mean that you will make friends with that person--friendship is based on mutual liking and \"give and take\". It takes time and effort to develop.\n\n<question>:\nThe best topic of the passage may be _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Friendship\nB Making friends\nC Meeting New People\nD Facing the Unknown\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMaking friends is a skill like most skills. It improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won't make friends staying home alone.\nJoining a club or a group, talking with those who like the same things as you do is much easier. Or join someone in some activity.\nMany people are nervous when talking to new people. After all meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it's human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about unknown. Most of our fears about dealing with new people comes from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us, finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don't forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to put the other person at ease. You'll both feel more comfortable.\nTry to act self-confident even if you don't feel that way. When you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look directly at other people and smile.\nIf you see someone you'd like to speak to, say something. Don't wait for the other person to start a conversation.\nJust meeting someone new does not mean that you will make friends with that person--friendship is based on mutual liking and \"give and take\". It takes time and effort to develop.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following statements is NOT TRUE?\n\n<options>:\nA Making friends needs practicing.\nB Making friends needs to be more active in getting in touch with people.\nC When meeting someone, make him feel nice and easy.\nD Before making friends with someone, judge him if he's too this or too that.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMaking friends is a skill like most skills. It improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won't make friends staying home alone.\nJoining a club or a group, talking with those who like the same things as you do is much easier. Or join someone in some activity.\nMany people are nervous when talking to new people. After all meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it's human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about unknown. Most of our fears about dealing with new people comes from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us, finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don't forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to put the other person at ease. You'll both feel more comfortable.\nTry to act self-confident even if you don't feel that way. When you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall and straight, look directly at other people and smile.\nIf you see someone you'd like to speak to, say something. Don't wait for the other person to start a conversation.\nJust meeting someone new does not mean that you will make friends with that person--friendship is based on mutual liking and \"give and take\". It takes time and effort to develop.\n\n<question>:\nThe development of friendship needs _ .\n\n<options>:\nA a lot of money\nB lots of conversation\nC time and effort\nD carefully judging\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMr. Brown first went to look at the underground-fire when he was seven. \"Through the hole in the earth you could see the orange fire, but you had to look fast because it was so hot,\" said Mr. Brown. In 1898,he saw the fire once more.\nNow, we can only see the smoke. The fire Mr. Brown saw is not the underground-fire. In fact ,there are 260 coal fires in the world. They are harmful and dangerous. Then how to put them out?\nScientists have tried to set fire to underground coal to speed up the fires. In this way, the burning of underground coal would be soon finished.\n\n<question>:\nMr Brown said that we had to take a fast look at the fire because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA it was in the hole\nB it was very hot\nC it was orange\nD it was harmful\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMr. Brown first went to look at the underground-fire when he was seven. \"Through the hole in the earth you could see the orange fire, but you had to look fast because it was so hot,\" said Mr. Brown. In 1898,he saw the fire once more.\nNow, we can only see the smoke. The fire Mr. Brown saw is not the underground-fire. In fact ,there are 260 coal fires in the world. They are harmful and dangerous. Then how to put them out?\nScientists have tried to set fire to underground coal to speed up the fires. In this way, the burning of underground coal would be soon finished.\n\n<question>:\nHow many coal fires are there in the world?\n\n<options>:\nA There's only one\nB It's hard to say\nC There are 260\nD The article doesn't tell us\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMr. Brown first went to look at the underground-fire when he was seven. \"Through the hole in the earth you could see the orange fire, but you had to look fast because it was so hot,\" said Mr. Brown. In 1898,he saw the fire once more.\nNow, we can only see the smoke. The fire Mr. Brown saw is not the underground-fire. In fact ,there are 260 coal fires in the world. They are harmful and dangerous. Then how to put them out?\nScientists have tried to set fire to underground coal to speed up the fires. In this way, the burning of underground coal would be soon finished.\n\n<question>:\nWhat's one of the best ways to put out the underground fire?\n\n<options>:\nA To cover the holes with stones\nB To speed the fire\nC To see the fire burning\nD To do some experiments\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMr. Brown first went to look at the underground-fire when he was seven. \"Through the hole in the earth you could see the orange fire, but you had to look fast because it was so hot,\" said Mr. Brown. In 1898,he saw the fire once more.\nNow, we can only see the smoke. The fire Mr. Brown saw is not the underground-fire. In fact ,there are 260 coal fires in the world. They are harmful and dangerous. Then how to put them out?\nScientists have tried to set fire to underground coal to speed up the fires. In this way, the burning of underground coal would be soon finished.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the best title for the article?\n\n<options>:\nA Watching the Underground-fire\nB A Way to Put out the Underground Coat Fires\nC The Burning Earth\nD Coal and Coal Fires\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nResidence Inn Milford \nWithin 15 minutes from historic Yale University and New Haven, the Residence Inn Milford offers great amenities and first-class service for business or leisure travel. Our all-suites hotel near New Haven is 1 hour from Bradley International Airport and 10 minutes from a Metro North train station that can get you to NYC in under an hour and a half. At our Milford, CT hotel, enjoy spacious studio, suites that are 50 percent larger than traditional hotel rooms.\nOur suites offer hot breakfast buffet and a nightly social hour (Monday - Wednesday) , on-site exercise room and outdoor swimming pool. \nPrice $ 119 per night Pet Policy Pets allowed Check in time 300 pm \nMarriott Detroit Southfield \nNewly renovated , the Marriott Detroit Southfield Hotel is one of Detroit's most desirable hotel destinations. With excellent public areas, enhanced meeting spaces and carefully redesigned guest rooms, the Marriott Detroit Southfield Hotel caters to the needs of business, leisure and group guests travelling to the Detroit area. This suburban Detroit hotel has a prime location that allows for easy access to the Detroit Zoo, Henry Ford Museum, Comerica Park, Ford Field and many of the other local activities in the area. It is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. \nPrice $ 75 per night Check in time 400 pm \nComfort Suites Kodak \n100 percent smoke free and pet free hotel conveniently located at the main gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains off Interstate 40 at exit 407, close to all the fun and excitement in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, and Knoxville, including Dollywood, Dixie Stampede, Smokies Park, Sevierville Events Center, Tanger Outlet Mall, Uinversity of Tennessee and more. Guests enjoy waking up in our well-appointed guest suites featuring contemporary furnishings and LCD flat screen televisions, starting their day with our free breakfast, and relaxing in our indoor pool and exercise room. \nPrice $55 per night Check in time 300 pm \nThe Swinton Hotel \nLocated in the very heart of the centre of London, the Swinton Hotel is one of the leading Kings Cross hotels offering free breakfast. It is a friendly and relaxed hotel. With a reputation as one of the top cheap hotels in London and a location which allows easy access to all tourist attractions, shopping areas and transport connections, you have come to the right place if you are looking for brilliant Kings Cross Hotels. Whatever reason you are looking for cheap hotels in London and whether you are visiting on business, as a tourist or to enjoy the vast varieties of entertainment and nightlife, we will be more than happy to provide you with a safe and comfortable environment. The Swinton Hotel is situated in an ideal location for those travelling to or from London by rail. Being located within walking distance of many popular tourist attractions, you are unlikely to find many cheap hotels in London situated in a better location. \nPrice $45 per night Check in time 3 00 pm\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we know about Marriott Detroit Southfield?\n\n<options>:\nA It's designed specially for businessmen.\nB It has well-developed traffic to other cities.\nC It is quite close to local attractions.\nD It is the cheapest of the four hotels.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nResidence Inn Milford \nWithin 15 minutes from historic Yale University and New Haven, the Residence Inn Milford offers great amenities and first-class service for business or leisure travel. Our all-suites hotel near New Haven is 1 hour from Bradley International Airport and 10 minutes from a Metro North train station that can get you to NYC in under an hour and a half. At our Milford, CT hotel, enjoy spacious studio, suites that are 50 percent larger than traditional hotel rooms.\nOur suites offer hot breakfast buffet and a nightly social hour (Monday - Wednesday) , on-site exercise room and outdoor swimming pool. \nPrice $ 119 per night Pet Policy Pets allowed Check in time 300 pm \nMarriott Detroit Southfield \nNewly renovated , the Marriott Detroit Southfield Hotel is one of Detroit's most desirable hotel destinations. With excellent public areas, enhanced meeting spaces and carefully redesigned guest rooms, the Marriott Detroit Southfield Hotel caters to the needs of business, leisure and group guests travelling to the Detroit area. This suburban Detroit hotel has a prime location that allows for easy access to the Detroit Zoo, Henry Ford Museum, Comerica Park, Ford Field and many of the other local activities in the area. It is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. \nPrice $ 75 per night Check in time 400 pm \nComfort Suites Kodak \n100 percent smoke free and pet free hotel conveniently located at the main gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains off Interstate 40 at exit 407, close to all the fun and excitement in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, and Knoxville, including Dollywood, Dixie Stampede, Smokies Park, Sevierville Events Center, Tanger Outlet Mall, Uinversity of Tennessee and more. Guests enjoy waking up in our well-appointed guest suites featuring contemporary furnishings and LCD flat screen televisions, starting their day with our free breakfast, and relaxing in our indoor pool and exercise room. \nPrice $55 per night Check in time 300 pm \nThe Swinton Hotel \nLocated in the very heart of the centre of London, the Swinton Hotel is one of the leading Kings Cross hotels offering free breakfast. It is a friendly and relaxed hotel. With a reputation as one of the top cheap hotels in London and a location which allows easy access to all tourist attractions, shopping areas and transport connections, you have come to the right place if you are looking for brilliant Kings Cross Hotels. Whatever reason you are looking for cheap hotels in London and whether you are visiting on business, as a tourist or to enjoy the vast varieties of entertainment and nightlife, we will be more than happy to provide you with a safe and comfortable environment. The Swinton Hotel is situated in an ideal location for those travelling to or from London by rail. Being located within walking distance of many popular tourist attractions, you are unlikely to find many cheap hotels in London situated in a better location. \nPrice $45 per night Check in time 3 00 pm\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is true according to the four advertisements?\n\n<options>:\nA You may bring pets into Residence Inn Milford.\nB The Swinton Hotel is located in New York.\nC Marriott Detroit Southfield is built inside a park.\nD Smoking is allowed in Comfort Suites Kodak.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nResidence Inn Milford \nWithin 15 minutes from historic Yale University and New Haven, the Residence Inn Milford offers great amenities and first-class service for business or leisure travel. Our all-suites hotel near New Haven is 1 hour from Bradley International Airport and 10 minutes from a Metro North train station that can get you to NYC in under an hour and a half. At our Milford, CT hotel, enjoy spacious studio, suites that are 50 percent larger than traditional hotel rooms.\nOur suites offer hot breakfast buffet and a nightly social hour (Monday - Wednesday) , on-site exercise room and outdoor swimming pool. \nPrice $ 119 per night Pet Policy Pets allowed Check in time 300 pm \nMarriott Detroit Southfield \nNewly renovated , the Marriott Detroit Southfield Hotel is one of Detroit's most desirable hotel destinations. With excellent public areas, enhanced meeting spaces and carefully redesigned guest rooms, the Marriott Detroit Southfield Hotel caters to the needs of business, leisure and group guests travelling to the Detroit area. This suburban Detroit hotel has a prime location that allows for easy access to the Detroit Zoo, Henry Ford Museum, Comerica Park, Ford Field and many of the other local activities in the area. It is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. \nPrice $ 75 per night Check in time 400 pm \nComfort Suites Kodak \n100 percent smoke free and pet free hotel conveniently located at the main gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains off Interstate 40 at exit 407, close to all the fun and excitement in Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, and Knoxville, including Dollywood, Dixie Stampede, Smokies Park, Sevierville Events Center, Tanger Outlet Mall, Uinversity of Tennessee and more. Guests enjoy waking up in our well-appointed guest suites featuring contemporary furnishings and LCD flat screen televisions, starting their day with our free breakfast, and relaxing in our indoor pool and exercise room. \nPrice $55 per night Check in time 300 pm \nThe Swinton Hotel \nLocated in the very heart of the centre of London, the Swinton Hotel is one of the leading Kings Cross hotels offering free breakfast. It is a friendly and relaxed hotel. With a reputation as one of the top cheap hotels in London and a location which allows easy access to all tourist attractions, shopping areas and transport connections, you have come to the right place if you are looking for brilliant Kings Cross Hotels. Whatever reason you are looking for cheap hotels in London and whether you are visiting on business, as a tourist or to enjoy the vast varieties of entertainment and nightlife, we will be more than happy to provide you with a safe and comfortable environment. The Swinton Hotel is situated in an ideal location for those travelling to or from London by rail. Being located within walking distance of many popular tourist attractions, you are unlikely to find many cheap hotels in London situated in a better location. \nPrice $45 per night Check in time 3 00 pm\n\n<question>:\nWhat do the four hotels have in common?\n\n<options>:\nA They are all near the airports.\nB They all offer guests breakfast.\nC People can enjoy free outdoor pools.\nD People should check in before 3 pm.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nStarted in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.\nIn the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.\nIn 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training in Harvard's law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching American history.\nAs knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.\nToday, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There's so much to learn that one kind of school can't offer it all.\n\n<question>:\nThe oldest university in the US is _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Yale\nB Harvard\nC Princeton\nD Columbia\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThe first ancient Olympic Games for which we still have written records were held in 776 BC. Coroebus won the only event at the Olympics. This made him the first Olympic champion in history. Then the Olympic Games developed and continued to be held every four years. In 393 AD, the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, put a stop to the Games. \nIn 1892, a young Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin suggested starting the Olympic Games again but failed. Two years later, Coubertin organized a meeting with 79 people representing nine countries. At this meeting he got what he wanted. All the delegates at the meeting voted for the Olympic Games. They also decided to have Coubertin found an international committee to organize the Games. This committee became the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Demetrious Vikelas from Greece was chosen to be its first president. Athens was chosen for the revival of the Olympic Games and the planning began.\nThe first modern Olympic Games opened in the first week of April, 1896. Since the Greek government didn't have enough money to build a stadium, a wealthy Greek man, Georgios Averoff, donated over $100,000 to repair the Panathenaic Stadium built in 330 BC.Since the Games were not well publicized internationally, athletes were not nationally chosen but rather came by themselves. Some athletes were tourists who happened to be in the area during the Games.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we know about the first Olympic Games?\n\n<options>:\nA There was only one event in it.\nB It opened in the first week of April 1896.\nC Coroebus was the first man to take part in it.\nD It was stopped by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThe first ancient Olympic Games for which we still have written records were held in 776 BC. Coroebus won the only event at the Olympics. This made him the first Olympic champion in history. Then the Olympic Games developed and continued to be held every four years. In 393 AD, the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, put a stop to the Games. \nIn 1892, a young Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin suggested starting the Olympic Games again but failed. Two years later, Coubertin organized a meeting with 79 people representing nine countries. At this meeting he got what he wanted. All the delegates at the meeting voted for the Olympic Games. They also decided to have Coubertin found an international committee to organize the Games. This committee became the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Demetrious Vikelas from Greece was chosen to be its first president. Athens was chosen for the revival of the Olympic Games and the planning began.\nThe first modern Olympic Games opened in the first week of April, 1896. Since the Greek government didn't have enough money to build a stadium, a wealthy Greek man, Georgios Averoff, donated over $100,000 to repair the Panathenaic Stadium built in 330 BC.Since the Games were not well publicized internationally, athletes were not nationally chosen but rather came by themselves. Some athletes were tourists who happened to be in the area during the Games.\n\n<question>:\nCoubertin made his dream come true in _ .\n\n<options>:\nA 776\nB 1892\nC 1894\nD 1896\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThe first ancient Olympic Games for which we still have written records were held in 776 BC. Coroebus won the only event at the Olympics. This made him the first Olympic champion in history. Then the Olympic Games developed and continued to be held every four years. In 393 AD, the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, a Christian, put a stop to the Games. \nIn 1892, a young Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin suggested starting the Olympic Games again but failed. Two years later, Coubertin organized a meeting with 79 people representing nine countries. At this meeting he got what he wanted. All the delegates at the meeting voted for the Olympic Games. They also decided to have Coubertin found an international committee to organize the Games. This committee became the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Demetrious Vikelas from Greece was chosen to be its first president. Athens was chosen for the revival of the Olympic Games and the planning began.\nThe first modern Olympic Games opened in the first week of April, 1896. Since the Greek government didn't have enough money to build a stadium, a wealthy Greek man, Georgios Averoff, donated over $100,000 to repair the Panathenaic Stadium built in 330 BC.Since the Games were not well publicized internationally, athletes were not nationally chosen but rather came by themselves. Some athletes were tourists who happened to be in the area during the Games.\n\n<question>:\nThe best title for the passage would be _ .\n\n<options>:\nA The History of the Olympics\nB How Coubertin Set up IOC\nC The First Modern Olympic Games\nD Great Changes in Olympic Games\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nRecently, many shoppers chose to avoid the crazy crowds and do their holiday shopping from the comfort of their computer.Sales at online stores gained by more than 15%, making it the biggest season ever.But people are also returning those purchases at record rates, up 8% from last year.\nWhat went wrong? Is the shadow of the global financial crisis making it harder to accept excessive addiction? Or that people shop more impulsively --and therefore make bad decisions --when online? Both arguments are seemingly reasonable.However, there is a third factor: a question of touch.We can love (lie look but, in an online environment, we cannot feel the quality of a texture , the shape of the fit, the fall of a fold or, for that matter, the weight of an earring.And physically interacting with an object makes you more committed to your purchase.\nWhen my most recent book Brandwashed was released, I joined up with a local bookstore to conduct an experiment about the difference between the online and offline shopping experience.I carefully instructed a group of volunteers to promote my book in two different ways.The first was a fairly hands-off approach.Whenever a customer would ask about my book, the volunteer would take them over to the shelf and point to it.Out of 20 such requests, six customers made the purchase.\nThe second option also involved going over to the shelf but, this time, removing the book and then holding onto it for just an extra moment before placing it in the customer's hands.Of the 20 people who were handed the book, 13 ended up buying it.Just physically passing the book showed a big difference in sales.Why? We feel something similar to a sense of ownership when we hold things in our hand.That's why we establish connection by greeting strangers and friends with a handshake.In this case, having to then let go of the book after holding it might produce a sense of loss, and motivate us to make the purchase even more.\nA recent study also showed the power of touch, in this case when it came to traditional mail.A deeper and longer-lasting impression of a message was formed when delivered ill a letter, as opposed to receiving the same message online.Brain images showed that, on touching the paper, the emotional center of the brain was activated, thus forming a stronger bond.The study also indicated that once touch becomes part of the process, it could translate into a sense of possession. \nThis sense of ownership is simply not part of the situation in the online shopping experience.\n\n<question>:\nWhy do people prefer shopping online according to the author?\n\n<options>:\nA It saves them a lot of money and time.\nB It is more comfortable and convenient.\nC It offers them a lot more options and bargains.\nD It gives them more time to think about their purchase.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nRecently, many shoppers chose to avoid the crazy crowds and do their holiday shopping from the comfort of their computer.Sales at online stores gained by more than 15%, making it the biggest season ever.But people are also returning those purchases at record rates, up 8% from last year.\nWhat went wrong? Is the shadow of the global financial crisis making it harder to accept excessive addiction? Or that people shop more impulsively --and therefore make bad decisions --when online? Both arguments are seemingly reasonable.However, there is a third factor: a question of touch.We can love (lie look but, in an online environment, we cannot feel the quality of a texture , the shape of the fit, the fall of a fold or, for that matter, the weight of an earring.And physically interacting with an object makes you more committed to your purchase.\nWhen my most recent book Brandwashed was released, I joined up with a local bookstore to conduct an experiment about the difference between the online and offline shopping experience.I carefully instructed a group of volunteers to promote my book in two different ways.The first was a fairly hands-off approach.Whenever a customer would ask about my book, the volunteer would take them over to the shelf and point to it.Out of 20 such requests, six customers made the purchase.\nThe second option also involved going over to the shelf but, this time, removing the book and then holding onto it for just an extra moment before placing it in the customer's hands.Of the 20 people who were handed the book, 13 ended up buying it.Just physically passing the book showed a big difference in sales.Why? We feel something similar to a sense of ownership when we hold things in our hand.That's why we establish connection by greeting strangers and friends with a handshake.In this case, having to then let go of the book after holding it might produce a sense of loss, and motivate us to make the purchase even more.\nA recent study also showed the power of touch, in this case when it came to traditional mail.A deeper and longer-lasting impression of a message was formed when delivered ill a letter, as opposed to receiving the same message online.Brain images showed that, on touching the paper, the emotional center of the brain was activated, thus forming a stronger bond.The study also indicated that once touch becomes part of the process, it could translate into a sense of possession. \nThis sense of ownership is simply not part of the situation in the online shopping experience.\n\n<question>:\nWhy do more customers return their purchases bought online?\n\n<options>:\nA They regretted being addicted to costly goods in the financial crisis.\nB They changed their mind by the time (lie goods were delivered.\nC They later found the quality of goods below their expectations.\nD They had no chance to touch them when shopping online.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nRecently, many shoppers chose to avoid the crazy crowds and do their holiday shopping from the comfort of their computer.Sales at online stores gained by more than 15%, making it the biggest season ever.But people are also returning those purchases at record rates, up 8% from last year.\nWhat went wrong? Is the shadow of the global financial crisis making it harder to accept excessive addiction? Or that people shop more impulsively --and therefore make bad decisions --when online? Both arguments are seemingly reasonable.However, there is a third factor: a question of touch.We can love (lie look but, in an online environment, we cannot feel the quality of a texture , the shape of the fit, the fall of a fold or, for that matter, the weight of an earring.And physically interacting with an object makes you more committed to your purchase.\nWhen my most recent book Brandwashed was released, I joined up with a local bookstore to conduct an experiment about the difference between the online and offline shopping experience.I carefully instructed a group of volunteers to promote my book in two different ways.The first was a fairly hands-off approach.Whenever a customer would ask about my book, the volunteer would take them over to the shelf and point to it.Out of 20 such requests, six customers made the purchase.\nThe second option also involved going over to the shelf but, this time, removing the book and then holding onto it for just an extra moment before placing it in the customer's hands.Of the 20 people who were handed the book, 13 ended up buying it.Just physically passing the book showed a big difference in sales.Why? We feel something similar to a sense of ownership when we hold things in our hand.That's why we establish connection by greeting strangers and friends with a handshake.In this case, having to then let go of the book after holding it might produce a sense of loss, and motivate us to make the purchase even more.\nA recent study also showed the power of touch, in this case when it came to traditional mail.A deeper and longer-lasting impression of a message was formed when delivered ill a letter, as opposed to receiving the same message online.Brain images showed that, on touching the paper, the emotional center of the brain was activated, thus forming a stronger bond.The study also indicated that once touch becomes part of the process, it could translate into a sense of possession. \nThis sense of ownership is simply not part of the situation in the online shopping experience.\n\n<question>:\nHow might people feel after letting go of something they held?\n\n<options>:\nA A sense of disappointment.\nB A loss of interest.\nC More motivated to possess it.\nD Less sensitive to its texture\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nRecently, many shoppers chose to avoid the crazy crowds and do their holiday shopping from the comfort of their computer.Sales at online stores gained by more than 15%, making it the biggest season ever.But people are also returning those purchases at record rates, up 8% from last year.\nWhat went wrong? Is the shadow of the global financial crisis making it harder to accept excessive addiction? Or that people shop more impulsively --and therefore make bad decisions --when online? Both arguments are seemingly reasonable.However, there is a third factor: a question of touch.We can love (lie look but, in an online environment, we cannot feel the quality of a texture , the shape of the fit, the fall of a fold or, for that matter, the weight of an earring.And physically interacting with an object makes you more committed to your purchase.\nWhen my most recent book Brandwashed was released, I joined up with a local bookstore to conduct an experiment about the difference between the online and offline shopping experience.I carefully instructed a group of volunteers to promote my book in two different ways.The first was a fairly hands-off approach.Whenever a customer would ask about my book, the volunteer would take them over to the shelf and point to it.Out of 20 such requests, six customers made the purchase.\nThe second option also involved going over to the shelf but, this time, removing the book and then holding onto it for just an extra moment before placing it in the customer's hands.Of the 20 people who were handed the book, 13 ended up buying it.Just physically passing the book showed a big difference in sales.Why? We feel something similar to a sense of ownership when we hold things in our hand.That's why we establish connection by greeting strangers and friends with a handshake.In this case, having to then let go of the book after holding it might produce a sense of loss, and motivate us to make the purchase even more.\nA recent study also showed the power of touch, in this case when it came to traditional mail.A deeper and longer-lasting impression of a message was formed when delivered ill a letter, as opposed to receiving the same message online.Brain images showed that, on touching the paper, the emotional center of the brain was activated, thus forming a stronger bond.The study also indicated that once touch becomes part of the process, it could translate into a sense of possession. \nThis sense of ownership is simply not part of the situation in the online shopping experience.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the purpose of author's experiment?\n\n<options>:\nA To find out people's reaction to his recent book.\nB To test his assumption about online shopping.\nC To find ways to increase the sale of his new book.\nD To try different approaches to sales promotion.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 son loves video games very much. He spends hours every day playing video games in his room. Is there anyredeeming educational value to video games? Some seem like they could help him learn strategy. But I worry others may be too violent ornumb his mind.\nCecilia\nSome games may improve kids' hand-eye coordination and problem-solving skills. Games that require kids to actually move ormanipulate the game through their own physical movement can even get _ kids moving, though not as much as they could if they actually played outside or participated in sports or other outdoor acuities. Others, though, don't have such benefits, and violent video games have been shown that they might increase kid's aggressive behavior.\nLike a lot of aspects of raising kids, when it comes to video games, the healthiest approach is actually self-control.\nThe American academy of Pediatrics(AAP) recommends that kids should spend no more than 2 hours each day on screen time, including watching TV or movies, or playing computer or video games. So consider setting limits at least that strict to keep game playing from affecting their schoolwork, household responsibilities, and the physical activity your son needs very day.\nMake sure that he's playing games which are suitable for his age group. All video games are rated and labeled by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. Steer clear of any rated \"M\" for mature. Those are for ages 17 and older and can contain heavy-duty violence, strong language, and sexual content.\nTry to keep the video gameconsole in a common area of the house, not your son's room. That way you can catch any inappropriate content in the games he's playing, and he'll be in a position to interact with others in the house while he's playing.\nMake sure your son has appealing alternatives, too, such as sports, activities, opportunities to socialize with peers; and downtime to be creative. If you continue to have concerns about his video game activity, talk with your doctor.\nReviewed by:Mary L. Gavin, MD\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the opinion of Mary L. Gavin about playing video games?\n\n<options>:\nA Whether it's beneficial or harmful depends on what the video games are.\nB It always improves kids' hand-eye coordination and problem-solving skills.\nC It will make kids more violent and increase their aggressive behavior.\nD Kids should give it up and put their hearts fully into their schoolwork.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 son loves video games very much. He spends hours every day playing video games in his room. Is there anyredeeming educational value to video games? Some seem like they could help him learn strategy. But I worry others may be too violent ornumb his mind.\nCecilia\nSome games may improve kids' hand-eye coordination and problem-solving skills. Games that require kids to actually move ormanipulate the game through their own physical movement can even get _ kids moving, though not as much as they could if they actually played outside or participated in sports or other outdoor acuities. Others, though, don't have such benefits, and violent video games have been shown that they might increase kid's aggressive behavior.\nLike a lot of aspects of raising kids, when it comes to video games, the healthiest approach is actually self-control.\nThe American academy of Pediatrics(AAP) recommends that kids should spend no more than 2 hours each day on screen time, including watching TV or movies, or playing computer or video games. So consider setting limits at least that strict to keep game playing from affecting their schoolwork, household responsibilities, and the physical activity your son needs very day.\nMake sure that he's playing games which are suitable for his age group. All video games are rated and labeled by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. Steer clear of any rated \"M\" for mature. Those are for ages 17 and older and can contain heavy-duty violence, strong language, and sexual content.\nTry to keep the video gameconsole in a common area of the house, not your son's room. That way you can catch any inappropriate content in the games he's playing, and he'll be in a position to interact with others in the house while he's playing.\nMake sure your son has appealing alternatives, too, such as sports, activities, opportunities to socialize with peers; and downtime to be creative. If you continue to have concerns about his video game activity, talk with your doctor.\nReviewed by:Mary L. Gavin, MD\n\n<question>:\nAccording to Mary L. Gavin, which of the following is encouraged to do by parents?\n\n<options>:\nA Keep the video game console out of their house.\nB Allow their children to play only such video games as rated \"M\"\nC Let kids play video games as much as possible if it doesn't affect their lessons.\nD Help their children develop other healthy hobbies such as sports and painting.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 son loves video games very much. He spends hours every day playing video games in his room. Is there anyredeeming educational value to video games? Some seem like they could help him learn strategy. But I worry others may be too violent ornumb his mind.\nCecilia\nSome games may improve kids' hand-eye coordination and problem-solving skills. Games that require kids to actually move ormanipulate the game through their own physical movement can even get _ kids moving, though not as much as they could if they actually played outside or participated in sports or other outdoor acuities. Others, though, don't have such benefits, and violent video games have been shown that they might increase kid's aggressive behavior.\nLike a lot of aspects of raising kids, when it comes to video games, the healthiest approach is actually self-control.\nThe American academy of Pediatrics(AAP) recommends that kids should spend no more than 2 hours each day on screen time, including watching TV or movies, or playing computer or video games. So consider setting limits at least that strict to keep game playing from affecting their schoolwork, household responsibilities, and the physical activity your son needs very day.\nMake sure that he's playing games which are suitable for his age group. All video games are rated and labeled by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. Steer clear of any rated \"M\" for mature. Those are for ages 17 and older and can contain heavy-duty violence, strong language, and sexual content.\nTry to keep the video gameconsole in a common area of the house, not your son's room. That way you can catch any inappropriate content in the games he's playing, and he'll be in a position to interact with others in the house while he's playing.\nMake sure your son has appealing alternatives, too, such as sports, activities, opportunities to socialize with peers; and downtime to be creative. If you continue to have concerns about his video game activity, talk with your doctor.\nReviewed by:Mary L. Gavin, MD\n\n<question>:\nWhich is the best title of this passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Should children play video games?\nB Kids' playing video games is harmful.\nC Is playing video games good for kids?\nD Help children choose video games.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhat a Scientist Is Like\nIf you were asked to imagine a scientist, what image would come to your mind? The common idea that most kids from kindergarten through college have of a scientist is a man wearing a white lab coat with messy hair, big glasses, and several glass cups of mysterious color1ful liquids giving off clouds of smoke. As for adults, the majority view scientists as strange people who spend 100 hours a week slaving away in a lonely laboratory. However, the reality is quite different.\nRecently I've had a chance to take part in a scientific experience far from my laboratory and into Costa Rica. It supports a huge amount of wildlife due to its geographical placement between North and South America. It is home to more than 500,000 species ,which represents nearly 4% of the total species worldwide!\nFirst we worked alongside conservationists to preserve wildlife at a leatherback turtle ( )rescue center. We helped the volunteers preserve turtle populations by removing rubbish from the shoreline to create a safe environment for turtle eggs to come out. After that we stayed at Mount Arenal where we studied seismic activity relating to earthquakes. During our stay at Arenal, we rode over the mountainous areas and took a long walk through the rainforest. After reaching the top, we went down and through waterfalls to the beautiful valley below! On the last day we got a hands-on introduction to rocket science where we learned about new rocket technology that will be used on the international space station.\nDuring my Costa Rica experience, I know that being a scientist doesn't mean working in a lab all day and night. A scientist is one who loves learning and getting a better understanding of the world from helping preserve wild-life, learning about earthquakes or inventing rockets. I think that schools should really stress that science is so much more than wearing a lab coat and mixing chemicals. Kids need to be aware of the excitement and adventures science can bring!\n\n<question>:\nThe author helped to preserve the turtle population by_.\n\n<options>:\nA creating a safe nest for turtles\nB picking up rubbish on the shoreline\nC collecting the turtle eggs on the beach\nD finding a comfortable environment for turtles\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 a Scientist Is Like\nIf you were asked to imagine a scientist, what image would come to your mind? The common idea that most kids from kindergarten through college have of a scientist is a man wearing a white lab coat with messy hair, big glasses, and several glass cups of mysterious color1ful liquids giving off clouds of smoke. As for adults, the majority view scientists as strange people who spend 100 hours a week slaving away in a lonely laboratory. However, the reality is quite different.\nRecently I've had a chance to take part in a scientific experience far from my laboratory and into Costa Rica. It supports a huge amount of wildlife due to its geographical placement between North and South America. It is home to more than 500,000 species ,which represents nearly 4% of the total species worldwide!\nFirst we worked alongside conservationists to preserve wildlife at a leatherback turtle ( )rescue center. We helped the volunteers preserve turtle populations by removing rubbish from the shoreline to create a safe environment for turtle eggs to come out. After that we stayed at Mount Arenal where we studied seismic activity relating to earthquakes. During our stay at Arenal, we rode over the mountainous areas and took a long walk through the rainforest. After reaching the top, we went down and through waterfalls to the beautiful valley below! On the last day we got a hands-on introduction to rocket science where we learned about new rocket technology that will be used on the international space station.\nDuring my Costa Rica experience, I know that being a scientist doesn't mean working in a lab all day and night. A scientist is one who loves learning and getting a better understanding of the world from helping preserve wild-life, learning about earthquakes or inventing rockets. I think that schools should really stress that science is so much more than wearing a lab coat and mixing chemicals. Kids need to be aware of the excitement and adventures science can bring!\n\n<question>:\nWhat does the author learn about science from his experience?\n\n<options>:\nA Science is full of boring experiments.\nB Science is more than working in a lab.\nC Science is related to mysterious liquids.\nD Science is about wildlife and earthquakes.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 a Scientist Is Like\nIf you were asked to imagine a scientist, what image would come to your mind? The common idea that most kids from kindergarten through college have of a scientist is a man wearing a white lab coat with messy hair, big glasses, and several glass cups of mysterious color1ful liquids giving off clouds of smoke. As for adults, the majority view scientists as strange people who spend 100 hours a week slaving away in a lonely laboratory. However, the reality is quite different.\nRecently I've had a chance to take part in a scientific experience far from my laboratory and into Costa Rica. It supports a huge amount of wildlife due to its geographical placement between North and South America. It is home to more than 500,000 species ,which represents nearly 4% of the total species worldwide!\nFirst we worked alongside conservationists to preserve wildlife at a leatherback turtle ( )rescue center. We helped the volunteers preserve turtle populations by removing rubbish from the shoreline to create a safe environment for turtle eggs to come out. After that we stayed at Mount Arenal where we studied seismic activity relating to earthquakes. During our stay at Arenal, we rode over the mountainous areas and took a long walk through the rainforest. After reaching the top, we went down and through waterfalls to the beautiful valley below! On the last day we got a hands-on introduction to rocket science where we learned about new rocket technology that will be used on the international space station.\nDuring my Costa Rica experience, I know that being a scientist doesn't mean working in a lab all day and night. A scientist is one who loves learning and getting a better understanding of the world from helping preserve wild-life, learning about earthquakes or inventing rockets. I think that schools should really stress that science is so much more than wearing a lab coat and mixing chemicals. Kids need to be aware of the excitement and adventures science can bring!\n\n<question>:\nWhy does the author write this passage?\n\n<options>:\nA To encourage kids to study science.\nB To tell the story of traveling in Costa Rica.\nC To expect more people to travel in Costa Rica.\nD To share the secrets behind science phenomena.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nHigh school students are some of the busiest people in the world. To get the most from all you do, you must be in control of your time. Otherwise decision that affect how well you play the game, what position you play and when you get to play will be decided for you. Your success in high school depends on your use of time. Here are some important things to remember.\n*Begin each term by filling in a master plan. First fill in things you must do (classes, work, practice, etc. that you can't change.) Then find the most effective use for these times.\n*Set a regular time and place for study. This will save your time in the long run. If you have a study hall in your school, use it!\n*Use daylight hours to study whenever possible. For most people for every hour of study done in daylight hours, it will take them one and a half hours to do the same task at night.\n*Take breaks. Don't plan marathon study time. Have a short rest before you study again.\n*By using flash cards or summary sheets, you can use odd times to study while you're waiting for class to start or for a friend to pick you up.\n*If possible, plan study time with a partner. Choose your partner wisely however. Make sure you study, not socialize.\n*Do the most difficult tasks for times when you are active. (For example, when you're energetic, it will become easier to solve maths questions; when you're tired, it will be impossible!)\n*Make a daily checklist. Do the most important tasks first.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, your success in high school mainly lies in _ .\n\n<options>:\nA making full use of your time\nB your hard work\nC your brainpower\nD how well you play the game\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nHigh school students are some of the busiest people in the world. To get the most from all you do, you must be in control of your time. Otherwise decision that affect how well you play the game, what position you play and when you get to play will be decided for you. Your success in high school depends on your use of time. Here are some important things to remember.\n*Begin each term by filling in a master plan. First fill in things you must do (classes, work, practice, etc. that you can't change.) Then find the most effective use for these times.\n*Set a regular time and place for study. This will save your time in the long run. If you have a study hall in your school, use it!\n*Use daylight hours to study whenever possible. For most people for every hour of study done in daylight hours, it will take them one and a half hours to do the same task at night.\n*Take breaks. Don't plan marathon study time. Have a short rest before you study again.\n*By using flash cards or summary sheets, you can use odd times to study while you're waiting for class to start or for a friend to pick you up.\n*If possible, plan study time with a partner. Choose your partner wisely however. Make sure you study, not socialize.\n*Do the most difficult tasks for times when you are active. (For example, when you're energetic, it will become easier to solve maths questions; when you're tired, it will be impossible!)\n*Make a daily checklist. Do the most important tasks first.\n\n<question>:\nWe should use daylight hours to study whenever possible because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA school study halls are open to students only in the daytime\nB most people can spare more time to study in the daytime\nC it's more difficult to study effectively at night\nD we have more important things to do than study at night\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nHigh school students are some of the busiest people in the world. To get the most from all you do, you must be in control of your time. Otherwise decision that affect how well you play the game, what position you play and when you get to play will be decided for you. Your success in high school depends on your use of time. Here are some important things to remember.\n*Begin each term by filling in a master plan. First fill in things you must do (classes, work, practice, etc. that you can't change.) Then find the most effective use for these times.\n*Set a regular time and place for study. This will save your time in the long run. If you have a study hall in your school, use it!\n*Use daylight hours to study whenever possible. For most people for every hour of study done in daylight hours, it will take them one and a half hours to do the same task at night.\n*Take breaks. Don't plan marathon study time. Have a short rest before you study again.\n*By using flash cards or summary sheets, you can use odd times to study while you're waiting for class to start or for a friend to pick you up.\n*If possible, plan study time with a partner. Choose your partner wisely however. Make sure you study, not socialize.\n*Do the most difficult tasks for times when you are active. (For example, when you're energetic, it will become easier to solve maths questions; when you're tired, it will be impossible!)\n*Make a daily checklist. Do the most important tasks first.\n\n<question>:\nOn how to use our time, we should follow the following suggestions EXCEPT _ .\n\n<options>:\nA working out a complete plan for the whole term\nB keeping a good balance between study and rest\nC putting the most important tasks first\nD trying to study alone instead of working with others\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSome British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you!\nDinner parties usually start between 7 p. m. and 8 p. m. and end at about 11 p. m. Ask your host what time you should arrive. It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift. \nUsually the evening starts with drinks and snacks. Do you want to be extrapolite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember--it's not polite to ask how much things cost. \nIn many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other side. They eat with their guests. \nYou'll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert, followed by coffee. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. \nDid you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short\"Thank you\"letter. British and American people like to say\"Thank you, thank you, thank you\"all the time!\n\n<question>:\nAn English friend doesn't invite you to his or her dinner, which _ .\n\n<options>:\nA means he or she doesn't like you\nB means he or she likes you\nC doesn't mean he or she likes you\nD doesn't mean he or she doesn't like you\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSome British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you!\nDinner parties usually start between 7 p. m. and 8 p. m. and end at about 11 p. m. Ask your host what time you should arrive. It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift. \nUsually the evening starts with drinks and snacks. Do you want to be extrapolite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember--it's not polite to ask how much things cost. \nIn many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other side. They eat with their guests. \nYou'll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert, followed by coffee. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. \nDid you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short\"Thank you\"letter. British and American people like to say\"Thank you, thank you, thank you\"all the time!\n\n<question>:\nYou are going to attend a dinner party, and _ .\n\n<options>:\nA you'd better bring a certain present with you\nB you must leave home for it at 7 p. m.\nC you should ask your host when you should leave\nD you must arrive before 8 p. m.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSome British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you!\nDinner parties usually start between 7 p. m. and 8 p. m. and end at about 11 p. m. Ask your host what time you should arrive. It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift. \nUsually the evening starts with drinks and snacks. Do you want to be extrapolite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember--it's not polite to ask how much things cost. \nIn many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other side. They eat with their guests. \nYou'll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert, followed by coffee. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. \nDid you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short\"Thank you\"letter. British and American people like to say\"Thank you, thank you, thank you\"all the time!\n\n<question>:\nIt's impolite _ .\n\n<options>:\nA to say that you like the host's room very much\nB for a guest to ask the host the price of the things in the room\nC for a guest to have drinks and snacks before the evening.\nD for the host and the hostess to sit and eat with their guests\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSome British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you!\nDinner parties usually start between 7 p. m. and 8 p. m. and end at about 11 p. m. Ask your host what time you should arrive. It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift. \nUsually the evening starts with drinks and snacks. Do you want to be extrapolite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember--it's not polite to ask how much things cost. \nIn many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other side. They eat with their guests. \nYou'll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert, followed by coffee. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. \nDid you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short\"Thank you\"letter. British and American people like to say\"Thank you, thank you, thank you\"all the time!\n\n<question>:\nIn which order will you eat or drink the following things at a meal?\n\n<options>:\nA Snacks, vegetables, meat, coffee.\nB Coffee, drinks, soup, fish, vegetables, dessert.\nC Soup, meat with vegetables, dessert and coffee.\nD Drinks, soup, something small, fish and vegetables.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nClimbing the corporate ladder during my 32 years at Southern Bell (now AT&T) never appealed much to me. But climbing telephone poles? Now that's a whole different story.\nIn 1978, I became the first female lineman in Columbus, Georgia. I really enjoyed the work, and most of the men accepted me because I worked hard at it. I think that at first, they didn't think I could do it. But I got right in there and proved myself.\nI was a lineman for about three years. Then l went on to work at other outdoor jobs at the company before l retired in 1997.\nI decided to become a lineman because I wanted to work outdoors. I was a tomboy as a child and even built my own tree house, so you could say I had a little experience. My husband, William, encouraged me to give the job a try. After work, I liked to drive around town and show him the wires I'd spliced that day.\nPeople were surprised to see a female lineman. They'd say, \"Look, that's a woman up that pole.\" One day I heard a man say, \"Oh, look, there's a telephone man-woman!\" Safety belts and hooks minimized the risk of falling, but concentration was essential. Sometimes I felt a little nervous, but the guys told me I was less likely to fall if I wasn't too confident. It helped that I was strong, because the cables and equipment are heavy. I'm not sure every woman could've done what I did. 1 took a lot of pride in it.\n\n<question>:\nWhen the author first became a lineman, _ .\n\n<options>:\nA she was sure to be promoted\nB she loved it and went all out for it\nC she tried her best to convince her husband\nD she received immediate recognition from colleagues\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nClimbing the corporate ladder during my 32 years at Southern Bell (now AT&T) never appealed much to me. But climbing telephone poles? Now that's a whole different story.\nIn 1978, I became the first female lineman in Columbus, Georgia. I really enjoyed the work, and most of the men accepted me because I worked hard at it. I think that at first, they didn't think I could do it. But I got right in there and proved myself.\nI was a lineman for about three years. Then l went on to work at other outdoor jobs at the company before l retired in 1997.\nI decided to become a lineman because I wanted to work outdoors. I was a tomboy as a child and even built my own tree house, so you could say I had a little experience. My husband, William, encouraged me to give the job a try. After work, I liked to drive around town and show him the wires I'd spliced that day.\nPeople were surprised to see a female lineman. They'd say, \"Look, that's a woman up that pole.\" One day I heard a man say, \"Oh, look, there's a telephone man-woman!\" Safety belts and hooks minimized the risk of falling, but concentration was essential. Sometimes I felt a little nervous, but the guys told me I was less likely to fall if I wasn't too confident. It helped that I was strong, because the cables and equipment are heavy. I'm not sure every woman could've done what I did. 1 took a lot of pride in it.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is needed to be a lineman according to the author?\n\n<options>:\nA Concentration and strength.\nB Confidence and patience.\nC Bravery and devotion.\nD Efficiency and talent.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nClimbing the corporate ladder during my 32 years at Southern Bell (now AT&T) never appealed much to me. But climbing telephone poles? Now that's a whole different story.\nIn 1978, I became the first female lineman in Columbus, Georgia. I really enjoyed the work, and most of the men accepted me because I worked hard at it. I think that at first, they didn't think I could do it. But I got right in there and proved myself.\nI was a lineman for about three years. Then l went on to work at other outdoor jobs at the company before l retired in 1997.\nI decided to become a lineman because I wanted to work outdoors. I was a tomboy as a child and even built my own tree house, so you could say I had a little experience. My husband, William, encouraged me to give the job a try. After work, I liked to drive around town and show him the wires I'd spliced that day.\nPeople were surprised to see a female lineman. They'd say, \"Look, that's a woman up that pole.\" One day I heard a man say, \"Oh, look, there's a telephone man-woman!\" Safety belts and hooks minimized the risk of falling, but concentration was essential. Sometimes I felt a little nervous, but the guys told me I was less likely to fall if I wasn't too confident. It helped that I was strong, because the cables and equipment are heavy. I'm not sure every woman could've done what I did. 1 took a lot of pride in it.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following best describe the author's husband?\n\n<options>:\nA Outgoing and considerate.\nB Proud and demanding.\nC Adventurous and humorous.\nD Open-minded and supportive.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 it that makes a house a home ? A home is a place of companionship with people in it who love each other , who are harmonious and closer inside with one another than they are outside with those in the workplace or with classmates at school . A home is a place of companionship that it's difficult to leave. In a home there is love , sharing and appreciation , and the members help each other .\nI have seen families on the street. But if they live , sleep , talk , and eat together , they are a family, even if they are poorly off. You don't need a roof to make a home. The truly homeless are some of the rich people who build multi-million-dollar houses and are too busy to live in them . The truly homeless are those who have turned their home into a hotel lobby . The parents work. The children do wrong . They don't talk and eat together every day . They rarely see each other . The truly homeless people are _ with babysitters , caretakers , gardeners and maids. Parents are unaware , too busy making money outside the home that they don't live in . This is another way of looking at the rich and the homeless . Who is to be pitied ?\nControl of the computer and the Internet is also important to make a house into a home. If the computer is on all the time , the house turns into an office, even if everyone is at home . Many homes these days are just offices. Human communication has stopped . The computer eats up the time that one should be giving to others within the home . Using the computer moderately gives us time for gentleness , play and communication , not with a screen , but with a human being.\n\n<question>:\nWhich statement is Not True according to the passage ?\n\n<options>:\nA A home is a place where you are willing to stay .\nB Even the poorest person can have a happy home .\nC Computers and the Internet are important for a happy family.\nD Sometimes it's the rich that should be pitied .\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 it that makes a house a home ? A home is a place of companionship with people in it who love each other , who are harmonious and closer inside with one another than they are outside with those in the workplace or with classmates at school . A home is a place of companionship that it's difficult to leave. In a home there is love , sharing and appreciation , and the members help each other .\nI have seen families on the street. But if they live , sleep , talk , and eat together , they are a family, even if they are poorly off. You don't need a roof to make a home. The truly homeless are some of the rich people who build multi-million-dollar houses and are too busy to live in them . The truly homeless are those who have turned their home into a hotel lobby . The parents work. The children do wrong . They don't talk and eat together every day . They rarely see each other . The truly homeless people are _ with babysitters , caretakers , gardeners and maids. Parents are unaware , too busy making money outside the home that they don't live in . This is another way of looking at the rich and the homeless . Who is to be pitied ?\nControl of the computer and the Internet is also important to make a house into a home. If the computer is on all the time , the house turns into an office, even if everyone is at home . Many homes these days are just offices. Human communication has stopped . The computer eats up the time that one should be giving to others within the home . Using the computer moderately gives us time for gentleness , play and communication , not with a screen , but with a human being.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following may serve as the best title of the passage ?\n\n<options>:\nA How to make a house a home\nB What makes a house a home\nC Who are homeless , the poor\nD What's a home for\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nC \"Over the years the unthinkable has become thinkable and today we sense we are close to being able to alter human heredity .\" These were the words of David Baltimore of the California Institute of Technology,on December 1st,when he opened a threeday meeting in Washington to discuss the morality and use of human gene editing.Dr Baltimore is an old hand at these sorts of discussions,for he was also a participant in the Asilomar conference,in 1975,which brought scientists together to discuss a safe way of using the thennew technology of recombinant DNA,and whose recommendations influenced a generation of biotechnology researchers.\nFour decades on,the need for a similar sort of _ has arisen.The International Summit on Human Gene Editing has been held by the national scientific academies of three countries--America,Britain and China.They are particularly concerned about whether gene editing should be used to make heritable changes to the human germ line,something Dr Baltimore described as a deep and troubling question.Like those of Asilomar,the conclusions of this meeting will not be binding.But the hope is that,again like Asilomar,a mixture of common sense and peer pressure will create a world in which scientists are trusted to regulate themselves,rather than having politicians and civil servants do it for them.The meeting is being held against a backdrop of rapid scientific advance.Since 2012 research into a new,easytouse editing tool called CRISPRCas9 has blossomed.This technique involves a piece of RNA (a chemical messenger,which can be used to recognise a target section of DNA) and an enzyme called a nuclease that can snip unwanted genes out and paste new ones in.\nPublic interest was aroused in April,when Chinese scientists announced they had edited genes in nonviable human embryos,and again in November when British researchers said they had successfully treated a oneyearold girl who had leukaemia ,using geneedited Tcells.Tcells are part of the immune system that attack,among other things,tumour cells.The researchers altered Tcells from a healthy donor to encourage them to recognise and kill the patient's cancer,to make them immune to her leukaemia drug,and to ensure they did not attack her healthy cells.\nIn another recent development,a firm called Edit as Medicine,which is based in Cambridge,Massachusetts,has said it hopes,in 2017,to start human clinical trials of CRISPRCas9 as a treatment for a rare genetic form of blindness known as Leber congenital amaurosis .Though other companies are already testing geneediting therapies,these employ older,clunkier forms of the technology that seem likely to have less commercial potential.Moreover,researchers at the Broad Institute,also in Cambridge,said this week that they had made changes to CRISPRCas9 which greatly reduce the rate of editing errors--one of the main obstacles to the technique's medical use.\nOn the subject of germline editing,Eric Lander,the Broad's head,told the meeting it would be useful only in rare cases and said it might be a good idea to \"exercise caution\" before making permanent changes to the gene pool.The need for caution is advice that might also be heeded by those pursuing work in animals other than people,and in plants--subjects not being covered by the summit.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is TRUE about CRISPRCas9?\n\n<options>:\nA It has fewer side effects.\nB It can modify human gene.\nC It can protect immune system.\nD It has less commercial potential.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nC \"Over the years the unthinkable has become thinkable and today we sense we are close to being able to alter human heredity .\" These were the words of David Baltimore of the California Institute of Technology,on December 1st,when he opened a threeday meeting in Washington to discuss the morality and use of human gene editing.Dr Baltimore is an old hand at these sorts of discussions,for he was also a participant in the Asilomar conference,in 1975,which brought scientists together to discuss a safe way of using the thennew technology of recombinant DNA,and whose recommendations influenced a generation of biotechnology researchers.\nFour decades on,the need for a similar sort of _ has arisen.The International Summit on Human Gene Editing has been held by the national scientific academies of three countries--America,Britain and China.They are particularly concerned about whether gene editing should be used to make heritable changes to the human germ line,something Dr Baltimore described as a deep and troubling question.Like those of Asilomar,the conclusions of this meeting will not be binding.But the hope is that,again like Asilomar,a mixture of common sense and peer pressure will create a world in which scientists are trusted to regulate themselves,rather than having politicians and civil servants do it for them.The meeting is being held against a backdrop of rapid scientific advance.Since 2012 research into a new,easytouse editing tool called CRISPRCas9 has blossomed.This technique involves a piece of RNA (a chemical messenger,which can be used to recognise a target section of DNA) and an enzyme called a nuclease that can snip unwanted genes out and paste new ones in.\nPublic interest was aroused in April,when Chinese scientists announced they had edited genes in nonviable human embryos,and again in November when British researchers said they had successfully treated a oneyearold girl who had leukaemia ,using geneedited Tcells.Tcells are part of the immune system that attack,among other things,tumour cells.The researchers altered Tcells from a healthy donor to encourage them to recognise and kill the patient's cancer,to make them immune to her leukaemia drug,and to ensure they did not attack her healthy cells.\nIn another recent development,a firm called Edit as Medicine,which is based in Cambridge,Massachusetts,has said it hopes,in 2017,to start human clinical trials of CRISPRCas9 as a treatment for a rare genetic form of blindness known as Leber congenital amaurosis .Though other companies are already testing geneediting therapies,these employ older,clunkier forms of the technology that seem likely to have less commercial potential.Moreover,researchers at the Broad Institute,also in Cambridge,said this week that they had made changes to CRISPRCas9 which greatly reduce the rate of editing errors--one of the main obstacles to the technique's medical use.\nOn the subject of germline editing,Eric Lander,the Broad's head,told the meeting it would be useful only in rare cases and said it might be a good idea to \"exercise caution\" before making permanent changes to the gene pool.The need for caution is advice that might also be heeded by those pursuing work in animals other than people,and in plants--subjects not being covered by the summit.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can be inferred from the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Dr.Baltimore started his research on modifying gene in 1975.\nB Scientists' opinions about the use of gene editing are consistent.\nC CRISPRCas9 has been applied to cure Leber congenital amaurosis.\nD More research should be made before the technology comes into wide use.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nC \"Over the years the unthinkable has become thinkable and today we sense we are close to being able to alter human heredity .\" These were the words of David Baltimore of the California Institute of Technology,on December 1st,when he opened a threeday meeting in Washington to discuss the morality and use of human gene editing.Dr Baltimore is an old hand at these sorts of discussions,for he was also a participant in the Asilomar conference,in 1975,which brought scientists together to discuss a safe way of using the thennew technology of recombinant DNA,and whose recommendations influenced a generation of biotechnology researchers.\nFour decades on,the need for a similar sort of _ has arisen.The International Summit on Human Gene Editing has been held by the national scientific academies of three countries--America,Britain and China.They are particularly concerned about whether gene editing should be used to make heritable changes to the human germ line,something Dr Baltimore described as a deep and troubling question.Like those of Asilomar,the conclusions of this meeting will not be binding.But the hope is that,again like Asilomar,a mixture of common sense and peer pressure will create a world in which scientists are trusted to regulate themselves,rather than having politicians and civil servants do it for them.The meeting is being held against a backdrop of rapid scientific advance.Since 2012 research into a new,easytouse editing tool called CRISPRCas9 has blossomed.This technique involves a piece of RNA (a chemical messenger,which can be used to recognise a target section of DNA) and an enzyme called a nuclease that can snip unwanted genes out and paste new ones in.\nPublic interest was aroused in April,when Chinese scientists announced they had edited genes in nonviable human embryos,and again in November when British researchers said they had successfully treated a oneyearold girl who had leukaemia ,using geneedited Tcells.Tcells are part of the immune system that attack,among other things,tumour cells.The researchers altered Tcells from a healthy donor to encourage them to recognise and kill the patient's cancer,to make them immune to her leukaemia drug,and to ensure they did not attack her healthy cells.\nIn another recent development,a firm called Edit as Medicine,which is based in Cambridge,Massachusetts,has said it hopes,in 2017,to start human clinical trials of CRISPRCas9 as a treatment for a rare genetic form of blindness known as Leber congenital amaurosis .Though other companies are already testing geneediting therapies,these employ older,clunkier forms of the technology that seem likely to have less commercial potential.Moreover,researchers at the Broad Institute,also in Cambridge,said this week that they had made changes to CRISPRCas9 which greatly reduce the rate of editing errors--one of the main obstacles to the technique's medical use.\nOn the subject of germline editing,Eric Lander,the Broad's head,told the meeting it would be useful only in rare cases and said it might be a good idea to \"exercise caution\" before making permanent changes to the gene pool.The need for caution is advice that might also be heeded by those pursuing work in animals other than people,and in plants--subjects not being covered by the summit.\n\n<question>:\nThis passage is most probably a _ .\n\n<options>:\nA science fiction\nB scientific report\nC conference summary\nD commercial advertisement\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nPeople used to say, \"The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.\" and \"Behind every successful man there is a woman.\"\nBoth these sayings mean the same thing. Men rule the world, but their mothers and wives rule them.\nMost American women wish to make their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want more for themselves. They want good jobs. When they work they want to be better paid. They want to be as successful as men.\nThe American women's liberation movement was started by women who didn't want to stand behind successful men. They wanted to stand beside men, with the same chance for success. They refused to work side by side with men who do the same work for a higher pay.\nA liberated woman must be proud of being a woman and have confidence in herself. If somebody says to her, \"You have come a long way, baby.\" she will smile and answer, \"Not nearly as far as I'm going to go, baby!\"\nThis movement is quite new, and many American women don't agree yet. But it has already made some important changes in women's lives--- in men's lives, too.\n\n<question>:\n\"Behind every successful man there is a woman:\" means _ .\n\n<options>:\nA men are always successful but not women\nB women are not willing to stand in front of men\nC women do play an important part in men's lives and work\nD women can be as successful as men\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nPeople used to say, \"The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.\" and \"Behind every successful man there is a woman.\"\nBoth these sayings mean the same thing. Men rule the world, but their mothers and wives rule them.\nMost American women wish to make their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want more for themselves. They want good jobs. When they work they want to be better paid. They want to be as successful as men.\nThe American women's liberation movement was started by women who didn't want to stand behind successful men. They wanted to stand beside men, with the same chance for success. They refused to work side by side with men who do the same work for a higher pay.\nA liberated woman must be proud of being a woman and have confidence in herself. If somebody says to her, \"You have come a long way, baby.\" she will smile and answer, \"Not nearly as far as I'm going to go, baby!\"\nThis movement is quite new, and many American women don't agree yet. But it has already made some important changes in women's lives--- in men's lives, too.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is NOT true?\n\n<options>:\nA Some American women want to work side by side with men and get the same pay for the same work.\nB Most American women want to be more successful than men.\nC Not every American woman wants to get a job.\nD The American women's liberation movement did make some changes in women's lives.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nPeople used to say, \"The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.\" and \"Behind every successful man there is a woman.\"\nBoth these sayings mean the same thing. Men rule the world, but their mothers and wives rule them.\nMost American women wish to make their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want more for themselves. They want good jobs. When they work they want to be better paid. They want to be as successful as men.\nThe American women's liberation movement was started by women who didn't want to stand behind successful men. They wanted to stand beside men, with the same chance for success. They refused to work side by side with men who do the same work for a higher pay.\nA liberated woman must be proud of being a woman and have confidence in herself. If somebody says to her, \"You have come a long way, baby.\" she will smile and answer, \"Not nearly as far as I'm going to go, baby!\"\nThis movement is quite new, and many American women don't agree yet. But it has already made some important changes in women's lives--- in men's lives, too.\n\n<question>:\n\"Not nearly as far as I'm going to go\" means _ .\n\n<options>:\nA I'm still going to work farther away from home\nB I'm not going to work far away from home\nC I'm not satisfied with what I've done\nD What I have done is not far from success\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nPeople used to say, \"The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.\" and \"Behind every successful man there is a woman.\"\nBoth these sayings mean the same thing. Men rule the world, but their mothers and wives rule them.\nMost American women wish to make their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want more for themselves. They want good jobs. When they work they want to be better paid. They want to be as successful as men.\nThe American women's liberation movement was started by women who didn't want to stand behind successful men. They wanted to stand beside men, with the same chance for success. They refused to work side by side with men who do the same work for a higher pay.\nA liberated woman must be proud of being a woman and have confidence in herself. If somebody says to her, \"You have come a long way, baby.\" she will smile and answer, \"Not nearly as far as I'm going to go, baby!\"\nThis movement is quite new, and many American women don't agree yet. But it has already made some important changes in women's lives--- in men's lives, too.\n\n<question>:\nThe American women's liberation movement _ .\n\n<options>:\nA has still a long way to go\nB is a failure\nC was started by many successful women\nD is a new thing not accepted by the writer\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
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