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"human": "Read the 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\"Write All About It\"\nCenterville High School Essay Contest\nRules\n1. Students are asked to submit essays of 500 to 700 words of their own work. Any essay containing material plagiarized from another source will be disqualified.\n2. Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced, with the student's name, address, and grade level on a separate sheet of paper.\n3. Essays must be turned in by 4:00 p.m. on November 30. They can be brought to Mrs. Elton in Room 104 or to Mr. Markham in the school library.\nEssay-Writing Tips\n1. Catch your readers' interest-Your opening should immediately pull your readers into your essay. Asking a question or starting with an anecdote, quotation, or surprising statement are some good ways to do this.\n2. Create a picture-Use active words that show your readers what is happening. Instead of telling your readers vaguely that \"the room was disordered,\" paint a picture using active verbs and lively adjectives.\n3. Have a purpose-Well-written essays do more than just describe an incident or express a viewpoint, they also communicate a message.\n4.Check for mistakes-Read your paper over to check for mistakes. Ask another student to read your paper and make suggestions. Another pair of eyes will often spot a mistake you've overlooked.\n5. Format your essay-Neatly type your essay on white paper. Choose an attractive cover for submission. The computer lab will be open after school from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. each day this month so that students can use the computers.\nPrizes\nWinning essays will be published in the Centerville Times. Everyone who takes part in it will also receive a free pass to enter one school activity this year.\nFirst Prize: $ 50 savings bond\nSecond Prize: Dictionary and reference book\nThird Prize: Pen set and journal\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following writing tips is given in the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Drawing a picture to go with the essay.\nB Trying to communicate an important idea to readers.\nC Asking a teacher to find the mistakes you haven't found.\nD Making the essay short enough to hold the readers' interest.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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\"Write All About It\"\nCenterville High School Essay Contest\nRules\n1. Students are asked to submit essays of 500 to 700 words of their own work. Any essay containing material plagiarized from another source will be disqualified.\n2. Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced, with the student's name, address, and grade level on a separate sheet of paper.\n3. Essays must be turned in by 4:00 p.m. on November 30. They can be brought to Mrs. Elton in Room 104 or to Mr. Markham in the school library.\nEssay-Writing Tips\n1. Catch your readers' interest-Your opening should immediately pull your readers into your essay. Asking a question or starting with an anecdote, quotation, or surprising statement are some good ways to do this.\n2. Create a picture-Use active words that show your readers what is happening. Instead of telling your readers vaguely that \"the room was disordered,\" paint a picture using active verbs and lively adjectives.\n3. Have a purpose-Well-written essays do more than just describe an incident or express a viewpoint, they also communicate a message.\n4.Check for mistakes-Read your paper over to check for mistakes. Ask another student to read your paper and make suggestions. Another pair of eyes will often spot a mistake you've overlooked.\n5. Format your essay-Neatly type your essay on white paper. Choose an attractive cover for submission. The computer lab will be open after school from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. each day this month so that students can use the computers.\nPrizes\nWinning essays will be published in the Centerville Times. Everyone who takes part in it will also receive a free pass to enter one school activity this year.\nFirst Prize: $ 50 savings bond\nSecond Prize: Dictionary and reference book\nThird Prize: Pen set and journal\n\n<question>:\nThe article is written to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA convince the students of the prizes available\nB explain how to write a good essay\nC inform the students of the essay contest\nD show how to organize an essay contest\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 and Mrs Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small inn at the foot of a hill. One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city.\nThey flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They expected that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served after seven. They were therefore surprised when the man who received them in the hall asked whether they would take dinner there that night.\n\"Are you still serving dinner?\" asked Mr Smith.\n\"Yes, certainly, sir,\" answered the man. \"We serve it until half past nine.\"\n\"What are the times of meals then?\" asked Mr Smith.\n\"Well, sir,\" answered the man, \"We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine.\"\n\"But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London!\" said Mrs Smith.\n\n<question>:\nMr and Mrs Smith _ in the past.\n\n<options>:\nA had often stayed in a big hotel in New Jersey\nB had traveled to many places\nC had often stayed in a small inn\nD had made a lot of money\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 and Mrs Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small inn at the foot of a hill. One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city.\nThey flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They expected that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served after seven. They were therefore surprised when the man who received them in the hall asked whether they would take dinner there that night.\n\"Are you still serving dinner?\" asked Mr Smith.\n\"Yes, certainly, sir,\" answered the man. \"We serve it until half past nine.\"\n\"What are the times of meals then?\" asked Mr Smith.\n\"Well, sir,\" answered the man, \"We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine.\"\n\"But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London!\" said Mrs Smith.\n\n<question>:\nThey decided to go to a really good hotel because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA it was famous\nB it was difficult to find a cheap hotel\nC it was near many interesting places\nD they now had enough money\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 and Mrs Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small inn at the foot of a hill. One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city.\nThey flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They expected that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served after seven. They were therefore surprised when the man who received them in the hall asked whether they would take dinner there that night.\n\"Are you still serving dinner?\" asked Mr Smith.\n\"Yes, certainly, sir,\" answered the man. \"We serve it until half past nine.\"\n\"What are the times of meals then?\" asked Mr Smith.\n\"Well, sir,\" answered the man, \"We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine.\"\n\"But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London!\" said Mrs Smith.\n\n<question>:\nWhen they arrived at the hotel, they found _ .\n\n<options>:\nA no meals were served after seven\nB dinner was still being served\nC their plane had arrived too late\nD they had to go to bed hungry\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 and Mrs Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small inn at the foot of a hill. One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city.\nThey flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They expected that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served after seven. They were therefore surprised when the man who received them in the hall asked whether they would take dinner there that night.\n\"Are you still serving dinner?\" asked Mr Smith.\n\"Yes, certainly, sir,\" answered the man. \"We serve it until half past nine.\"\n\"What are the times of meals then?\" asked Mr Smith.\n\"Well, sir,\" answered the man, \"We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine.\"\n\"But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London!\" said Mrs Smith.\n\n<question>:\nWhen the man told them the times of meals at the hotel, Mrs Smith felt _ .\n\n<options>:\nA disappointed\nB excited\nC delighted\nD satisfied\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMr and Mrs Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small inn at the foot of a hill. One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city.\nThey flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They expected that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served after seven. They were therefore surprised when the man who received them in the hall asked whether they would take dinner there that night.\n\"Are you still serving dinner?\" asked Mr Smith.\n\"Yes, certainly, sir,\" answered the man. \"We serve it until half past nine.\"\n\"What are the times of meals then?\" asked Mr Smith.\n\"Well, sir,\" answered the man, \"We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine.\"\n\"But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London!\" said Mrs Smith.\n\n<question>:\nMrs. Smith _ .\n\n<options>:\nA thought she would have plenty of time to see the sights\nB was afraid they would have no time to tour around London\nC thought the hotel was not as good as the small inn\nD thought the hotel was much better than the small inn for its good meals\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nA gust of wind blew a canvas chair across the yard. My eyes followed the circling dirt out to the road and down toward the school bus stop. I was going to miss walking down the road to catch the big school bus that took us into town to school. I enjoyed being with the teachers and the other students. Now that I was finished with school I seemed to have lost some of the excitement from my life.\nAs I was folding the canvas chair, Chatita Chavez drove into our yard in her father's old truck. It made short loud sounds and sent out a trail of black smoke out of its tailpipe. She got out smiling as usual and excitedly pointed toward the storm that seemed to be moving toward us.\n\"I can't stay long, Nilda. There's a storm coming and I need to beat it home.\" I was glad to see her. \"Yes, I think we're in for some bad weather. Come on in and have a cup of coffee at least,\" I said as I took her into our kitchen.\n\"I'm so excited, Nilda! You'll never guess what I just did!\" I stopped pouring the coffee and turned and looked at her.\n\"I just went over to Edinburg and registered for junior college,\" she said and looked at me and smiled. \"Don't you want to go take classes with me?\"\nI was astonished. I didn't know what to say. How could I go to college? I didn't have any money. I gave Chatita a cup of coffee. \"I don't know. I don't think I can. Isn't college expensive?\"\nChatita sat down at the table and began adding sugar to her coffee. \"Not really, and I'm working part-time at the packing shed on Canal Road. You could work there, too.\"\nThe wind began to gust causing the house to occasionally make sounds and shake. The lightbulb hanging over the table flashed off and on and I heard a low roll of thunder in the distance.\nI hesitantly asked, \"Do you think I could get a job at the packing shed?\"\n\"Sure. My cousin is the boss. He'll give you a job.\" Mama came into the kitchen and exchanged greetings with Chatita. She must have heard our conversation.\n\"I think it's nice that you're going to go to college, Chatita. What will you study?\" my\nmother asked as she joined us at the table.\n\"I want to be a teacher.\"\n\"A teacher! How nice!\" Mama said as she patted Chatita's arm.\n\"A teacher?\" I asked. \"Don't you need a degree?\"\n\"You can start teaching before you get your degree. Clarence Duncan has been teaching in Brownsville since last year and I think Zulema will start this year.\"\nThe lightbulb blinked again and went out. Mama quickly arose from the table. \"I'm going to have to bring in the lanterns. I knew I shouldn't have packed them away.\"\n\"Well, Nilda, do you want to go? Because, if you do, you can go over to Edinburg with me tomorrow.\"\nI hesitated, then said, \"Yes. I want to go.\" My heart was beating fast. I couldn't believe how happy I was feeling.\n\"But I have to talk to Mama and Papa. What if they won't let me?\"\n\"You can at least go with me tomorrow and find out what it's all about. I'll come by for you around eight.\"\nChatita left me sitting at the table staring at my cup of coffee. It seemed so unreal, this idea of me going to college. My parents had never had the opportunity for much education. Juana had quit school to get married and Roberto and Zeke had graduated from high school as I had. But college? I would be the first one in my family to go to college. Yes, college was exactly what I wanted.\nThe day had turned dark and the rain had started. My mother came back into the kitchen with two lanterns.\n\"Mama, I need to ask you something.\"\nShe picked up a cloth and began to clean the dust from the lanterns. She looked at me and smiled.\n\"Mama, if I could find a way to pay, could I take classes at the junior college?\" I asked, trying to control my excitement.\nShe stopped cleaning and raised her eyebrows. \"What would you study, my daughter?\"\n\"I think I want to be a teacher,\" I quietly replied.\nMama sat down at the table across from me. \"Then, I would like for you to go to college,\" she said in a serious tone.\n\"What about Papa? Do you think he will allow me to go?\"\n\"Your father wants you to be happy. If going to college and being a teacher makes you happy, then he will probably allow it,\" she answered.\nI didn't say anything. I was enjoying the feeling of happiness and sense of wonder that had come over me. The two of us sat in the darkened room without speaking until I saw my mama rubbing her eyes with the edge of her apron.\n\"What's wrong, Mama.\"\n\"Nothing,\" she replied. \"I probably got some dust in my eyes. That's all.\"\n\n<question>:\nThis story is told from the point of view of _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Chatita\nB Mama\nC Nilda\nD Papa\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nA gust of wind blew a canvas chair across the yard. My eyes followed the circling dirt out to the road and down toward the school bus stop. I was going to miss walking down the road to catch the big school bus that took us into town to school. I enjoyed being with the teachers and the other students. Now that I was finished with school I seemed to have lost some of the excitement from my life.\nAs I was folding the canvas chair, Chatita Chavez drove into our yard in her father's old truck. It made short loud sounds and sent out a trail of black smoke out of its tailpipe. She got out smiling as usual and excitedly pointed toward the storm that seemed to be moving toward us.\n\"I can't stay long, Nilda. There's a storm coming and I need to beat it home.\" I was glad to see her. \"Yes, I think we're in for some bad weather. Come on in and have a cup of coffee at least,\" I said as I took her into our kitchen.\n\"I'm so excited, Nilda! You'll never guess what I just did!\" I stopped pouring the coffee and turned and looked at her.\n\"I just went over to Edinburg and registered for junior college,\" she said and looked at me and smiled. \"Don't you want to go take classes with me?\"\nI was astonished. I didn't know what to say. How could I go to college? I didn't have any money. I gave Chatita a cup of coffee. \"I don't know. I don't think I can. Isn't college expensive?\"\nChatita sat down at the table and began adding sugar to her coffee. \"Not really, and I'm working part-time at the packing shed on Canal Road. You could work there, too.\"\nThe wind began to gust causing the house to occasionally make sounds and shake. The lightbulb hanging over the table flashed off and on and I heard a low roll of thunder in the distance.\nI hesitantly asked, \"Do you think I could get a job at the packing shed?\"\n\"Sure. My cousin is the boss. He'll give you a job.\" Mama came into the kitchen and exchanged greetings with Chatita. She must have heard our conversation.\n\"I think it's nice that you're going to go to college, Chatita. What will you study?\" my\nmother asked as she joined us at the table.\n\"I want to be a teacher.\"\n\"A teacher! How nice!\" Mama said as she patted Chatita's arm.\n\"A teacher?\" I asked. \"Don't you need a degree?\"\n\"You can start teaching before you get your degree. Clarence Duncan has been teaching in Brownsville since last year and I think Zulema will start this year.\"\nThe lightbulb blinked again and went out. Mama quickly arose from the table. \"I'm going to have to bring in the lanterns. I knew I shouldn't have packed them away.\"\n\"Well, Nilda, do you want to go? Because, if you do, you can go over to Edinburg with me tomorrow.\"\nI hesitated, then said, \"Yes. I want to go.\" My heart was beating fast. I couldn't believe how happy I was feeling.\n\"But I have to talk to Mama and Papa. What if they won't let me?\"\n\"You can at least go with me tomorrow and find out what it's all about. I'll come by for you around eight.\"\nChatita left me sitting at the table staring at my cup of coffee. It seemed so unreal, this idea of me going to college. My parents had never had the opportunity for much education. Juana had quit school to get married and Roberto and Zeke had graduated from high school as I had. But college? I would be the first one in my family to go to college. Yes, college was exactly what I wanted.\nThe day had turned dark and the rain had started. My mother came back into the kitchen with two lanterns.\n\"Mama, I need to ask you something.\"\nShe picked up a cloth and began to clean the dust from the lanterns. She looked at me and smiled.\n\"Mama, if I could find a way to pay, could I take classes at the junior college?\" I asked, trying to control my excitement.\nShe stopped cleaning and raised her eyebrows. \"What would you study, my daughter?\"\n\"I think I want to be a teacher,\" I quietly replied.\nMama sat down at the table across from me. \"Then, I would like for you to go to college,\" she said in a serious tone.\n\"What about Papa? Do you think he will allow me to go?\"\n\"Your father wants you to be happy. If going to college and being a teacher makes you happy, then he will probably allow it,\" she answered.\nI didn't say anything. I was enjoying the feeling of happiness and sense of wonder that had come over me. The two of us sat in the darkened room without speaking until I saw my mama rubbing her eyes with the edge of her apron.\n\"What's wrong, Mama.\"\n\"Nothing,\" she replied. \"I probably got some dust in my eyes. That's all.\"\n\n<question>:\nChatita responds to Nilda's hesitancy about going to college with _ .\n\n<options>:\nA acceptance\nB disappointment\nC encouragement\nD indifference\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nA gust of wind blew a canvas chair across the yard. My eyes followed the circling dirt out to the road and down toward the school bus stop. I was going to miss walking down the road to catch the big school bus that took us into town to school. I enjoyed being with the teachers and the other students. Now that I was finished with school I seemed to have lost some of the excitement from my life.\nAs I was folding the canvas chair, Chatita Chavez drove into our yard in her father's old truck. It made short loud sounds and sent out a trail of black smoke out of its tailpipe. She got out smiling as usual and excitedly pointed toward the storm that seemed to be moving toward us.\n\"I can't stay long, Nilda. There's a storm coming and I need to beat it home.\" I was glad to see her. \"Yes, I think we're in for some bad weather. Come on in and have a cup of coffee at least,\" I said as I took her into our kitchen.\n\"I'm so excited, Nilda! You'll never guess what I just did!\" I stopped pouring the coffee and turned and looked at her.\n\"I just went over to Edinburg and registered for junior college,\" she said and looked at me and smiled. \"Don't you want to go take classes with me?\"\nI was astonished. I didn't know what to say. How could I go to college? I didn't have any money. I gave Chatita a cup of coffee. \"I don't know. I don't think I can. Isn't college expensive?\"\nChatita sat down at the table and began adding sugar to her coffee. \"Not really, and I'm working part-time at the packing shed on Canal Road. You could work there, too.\"\nThe wind began to gust causing the house to occasionally make sounds and shake. The lightbulb hanging over the table flashed off and on and I heard a low roll of thunder in the distance.\nI hesitantly asked, \"Do you think I could get a job at the packing shed?\"\n\"Sure. My cousin is the boss. He'll give you a job.\" Mama came into the kitchen and exchanged greetings with Chatita. She must have heard our conversation.\n\"I think it's nice that you're going to go to college, Chatita. What will you study?\" my\nmother asked as she joined us at the table.\n\"I want to be a teacher.\"\n\"A teacher! How nice!\" Mama said as she patted Chatita's arm.\n\"A teacher?\" I asked. \"Don't you need a degree?\"\n\"You can start teaching before you get your degree. Clarence Duncan has been teaching in Brownsville since last year and I think Zulema will start this year.\"\nThe lightbulb blinked again and went out. Mama quickly arose from the table. \"I'm going to have to bring in the lanterns. I knew I shouldn't have packed them away.\"\n\"Well, Nilda, do you want to go? Because, if you do, you can go over to Edinburg with me tomorrow.\"\nI hesitated, then said, \"Yes. I want to go.\" My heart was beating fast. I couldn't believe how happy I was feeling.\n\"But I have to talk to Mama and Papa. What if they won't let me?\"\n\"You can at least go with me tomorrow and find out what it's all about. I'll come by for you around eight.\"\nChatita left me sitting at the table staring at my cup of coffee. It seemed so unreal, this idea of me going to college. My parents had never had the opportunity for much education. Juana had quit school to get married and Roberto and Zeke had graduated from high school as I had. But college? I would be the first one in my family to go to college. Yes, college was exactly what I wanted.\nThe day had turned dark and the rain had started. My mother came back into the kitchen with two lanterns.\n\"Mama, I need to ask you something.\"\nShe picked up a cloth and began to clean the dust from the lanterns. She looked at me and smiled.\n\"Mama, if I could find a way to pay, could I take classes at the junior college?\" I asked, trying to control my excitement.\nShe stopped cleaning and raised her eyebrows. \"What would you study, my daughter?\"\n\"I think I want to be a teacher,\" I quietly replied.\nMama sat down at the table across from me. \"Then, I would like for you to go to college,\" she said in a serious tone.\n\"What about Papa? Do you think he will allow me to go?\"\n\"Your father wants you to be happy. If going to college and being a teacher makes you happy, then he will probably allow it,\" she answered.\nI didn't say anything. I was enjoying the feeling of happiness and sense of wonder that had come over me. The two of us sat in the darkened room without speaking until I saw my mama rubbing her eyes with the edge of her apron.\n\"What's wrong, Mama.\"\n\"Nothing,\" she replied. \"I probably got some dust in my eyes. That's all.\"\n\n<question>:\nThe real reason for Mama's tears is most likely because she is _ .\n\n<options>:\nA proud that Nilda wants to become a teacher\nB concerned about missing Nilda once she leaves\nC worried her husband will stop Nilda from leaving\nD happy that Nilda can work at a job with her friend\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nA gust of wind blew a canvas chair across the yard. My eyes followed the circling dirt out to the road and down toward the school bus stop. I was going to miss walking down the road to catch the big school bus that took us into town to school. I enjoyed being with the teachers and the other students. Now that I was finished with school I seemed to have lost some of the excitement from my life.\nAs I was folding the canvas chair, Chatita Chavez drove into our yard in her father's old truck. It made short loud sounds and sent out a trail of black smoke out of its tailpipe. She got out smiling as usual and excitedly pointed toward the storm that seemed to be moving toward us.\n\"I can't stay long, Nilda. There's a storm coming and I need to beat it home.\" I was glad to see her. \"Yes, I think we're in for some bad weather. Come on in and have a cup of coffee at least,\" I said as I took her into our kitchen.\n\"I'm so excited, Nilda! You'll never guess what I just did!\" I stopped pouring the coffee and turned and looked at her.\n\"I just went over to Edinburg and registered for junior college,\" she said and looked at me and smiled. \"Don't you want to go take classes with me?\"\nI was astonished. I didn't know what to say. How could I go to college? I didn't have any money. I gave Chatita a cup of coffee. \"I don't know. I don't think I can. Isn't college expensive?\"\nChatita sat down at the table and began adding sugar to her coffee. \"Not really, and I'm working part-time at the packing shed on Canal Road. You could work there, too.\"\nThe wind began to gust causing the house to occasionally make sounds and shake. The lightbulb hanging over the table flashed off and on and I heard a low roll of thunder in the distance.\nI hesitantly asked, \"Do you think I could get a job at the packing shed?\"\n\"Sure. My cousin is the boss. He'll give you a job.\" Mama came into the kitchen and exchanged greetings with Chatita. She must have heard our conversation.\n\"I think it's nice that you're going to go to college, Chatita. What will you study?\" my\nmother asked as she joined us at the table.\n\"I want to be a teacher.\"\n\"A teacher! How nice!\" Mama said as she patted Chatita's arm.\n\"A teacher?\" I asked. \"Don't you need a degree?\"\n\"You can start teaching before you get your degree. Clarence Duncan has been teaching in Brownsville since last year and I think Zulema will start this year.\"\nThe lightbulb blinked again and went out. Mama quickly arose from the table. \"I'm going to have to bring in the lanterns. I knew I shouldn't have packed them away.\"\n\"Well, Nilda, do you want to go? Because, if you do, you can go over to Edinburg with me tomorrow.\"\nI hesitated, then said, \"Yes. I want to go.\" My heart was beating fast. I couldn't believe how happy I was feeling.\n\"But I have to talk to Mama and Papa. What if they won't let me?\"\n\"You can at least go with me tomorrow and find out what it's all about. I'll come by for you around eight.\"\nChatita left me sitting at the table staring at my cup of coffee. It seemed so unreal, this idea of me going to college. My parents had never had the opportunity for much education. Juana had quit school to get married and Roberto and Zeke had graduated from high school as I had. But college? I would be the first one in my family to go to college. Yes, college was exactly what I wanted.\nThe day had turned dark and the rain had started. My mother came back into the kitchen with two lanterns.\n\"Mama, I need to ask you something.\"\nShe picked up a cloth and began to clean the dust from the lanterns. She looked at me and smiled.\n\"Mama, if I could find a way to pay, could I take classes at the junior college?\" I asked, trying to control my excitement.\nShe stopped cleaning and raised her eyebrows. \"What would you study, my daughter?\"\n\"I think I want to be a teacher,\" I quietly replied.\nMama sat down at the table across from me. \"Then, I would like for you to go to college,\" she said in a serious tone.\n\"What about Papa? Do you think he will allow me to go?\"\n\"Your father wants you to be happy. If going to college and being a teacher makes you happy, then he will probably allow it,\" she answered.\nI didn't say anything. I was enjoying the feeling of happiness and sense of wonder that had come over me. The two of us sat in the darkened room without speaking until I saw my mama rubbing her eyes with the edge of her apron.\n\"What's wrong, Mama.\"\n\"Nothing,\" she replied. \"I probably got some dust in my eyes. That's all.\"\n\n<question>:\nHow does Nilda most show respect for her parents?\n\n<options>:\nA She picks up a chair from their yard.\nB She seeks their approval to go to college.\nC She sits with her mother without speaking.\nD She tells her mother she plans to become a teacher.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nA gust of wind blew a canvas chair across the yard. My eyes followed the circling dirt out to the road and down toward the school bus stop. I was going to miss walking down the road to catch the big school bus that took us into town to school. I enjoyed being with the teachers and the other students. Now that I was finished with school I seemed to have lost some of the excitement from my life.\nAs I was folding the canvas chair, Chatita Chavez drove into our yard in her father's old truck. It made short loud sounds and sent out a trail of black smoke out of its tailpipe. She got out smiling as usual and excitedly pointed toward the storm that seemed to be moving toward us.\n\"I can't stay long, Nilda. There's a storm coming and I need to beat it home.\" I was glad to see her. \"Yes, I think we're in for some bad weather. Come on in and have a cup of coffee at least,\" I said as I took her into our kitchen.\n\"I'm so excited, Nilda! You'll never guess what I just did!\" I stopped pouring the coffee and turned and looked at her.\n\"I just went over to Edinburg and registered for junior college,\" she said and looked at me and smiled. \"Don't you want to go take classes with me?\"\nI was astonished. I didn't know what to say. How could I go to college? I didn't have any money. I gave Chatita a cup of coffee. \"I don't know. I don't think I can. Isn't college expensive?\"\nChatita sat down at the table and began adding sugar to her coffee. \"Not really, and I'm working part-time at the packing shed on Canal Road. You could work there, too.\"\nThe wind began to gust causing the house to occasionally make sounds and shake. The lightbulb hanging over the table flashed off and on and I heard a low roll of thunder in the distance.\nI hesitantly asked, \"Do you think I could get a job at the packing shed?\"\n\"Sure. My cousin is the boss. He'll give you a job.\" Mama came into the kitchen and exchanged greetings with Chatita. She must have heard our conversation.\n\"I think it's nice that you're going to go to college, Chatita. What will you study?\" my\nmother asked as she joined us at the table.\n\"I want to be a teacher.\"\n\"A teacher! How nice!\" Mama said as she patted Chatita's arm.\n\"A teacher?\" I asked. \"Don't you need a degree?\"\n\"You can start teaching before you get your degree. Clarence Duncan has been teaching in Brownsville since last year and I think Zulema will start this year.\"\nThe lightbulb blinked again and went out. Mama quickly arose from the table. \"I'm going to have to bring in the lanterns. I knew I shouldn't have packed them away.\"\n\"Well, Nilda, do you want to go? Because, if you do, you can go over to Edinburg with me tomorrow.\"\nI hesitated, then said, \"Yes. I want to go.\" My heart was beating fast. I couldn't believe how happy I was feeling.\n\"But I have to talk to Mama and Papa. What if they won't let me?\"\n\"You can at least go with me tomorrow and find out what it's all about. I'll come by for you around eight.\"\nChatita left me sitting at the table staring at my cup of coffee. It seemed so unreal, this idea of me going to college. My parents had never had the opportunity for much education. Juana had quit school to get married and Roberto and Zeke had graduated from high school as I had. But college? I would be the first one in my family to go to college. Yes, college was exactly what I wanted.\nThe day had turned dark and the rain had started. My mother came back into the kitchen with two lanterns.\n\"Mama, I need to ask you something.\"\nShe picked up a cloth and began to clean the dust from the lanterns. She looked at me and smiled.\n\"Mama, if I could find a way to pay, could I take classes at the junior college?\" I asked, trying to control my excitement.\nShe stopped cleaning and raised her eyebrows. \"What would you study, my daughter?\"\n\"I think I want to be a teacher,\" I quietly replied.\nMama sat down at the table across from me. \"Then, I would like for you to go to college,\" she said in a serious tone.\n\"What about Papa? Do you think he will allow me to go?\"\n\"Your father wants you to be happy. If going to college and being a teacher makes you happy, then he will probably allow it,\" she answered.\nI didn't say anything. I was enjoying the feeling of happiness and sense of wonder that had come over me. The two of us sat in the darkened room without speaking until I saw my mama rubbing her eyes with the edge of her apron.\n\"What's wrong, Mama.\"\n\"Nothing,\" she replied. \"I probably got some dust in my eyes. That's all.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhich sentence from the story best supports Nilda's sense of fulfillment?\n\n<options>:\nA \"Now that I was finished with school I seemed to have lost some of the excitement from my life.\"\nB \"I haltingly asked, 'Do you think I could get a job at the packing shed?' \"\nC \" 'Mama, if I could find a way to pay, could I take classes at the junior college?' \"\nD \"I was enjoying the feeling of happiness and sense of wonder that had come over me.\"\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMany people go to work each day to a job they hate. The harmful feelings influence their entire life, putting a negative cloud over the home, their friends and many of their other activities. There is a better way to live your life. Meaningful purpose is a driving force that adds enthusiasm to your days. Here are a few steps to get the new career rolling:\nDo some self-analysis. Ask yourself -- What really matters to me? What problem or wrong would I like to fix? What do I enjoy? Where are my interests and hobbies? What are my priorities? What is my secret passion? What do I want to do with the rest of my life? Reviewing these questions can give you new insight to where you want to go.\nUse your unique genius and talents. Every person is born with a unique set of natural abilities. Talents, such as managing, creating, researching, training others, drawing, can all seem like easy work because you have a natural flair for them. True happiness comes from combining your natural talents, developing and excelling in them, and working in a field, job, industry that you have a passionate interest in.\nMake a decision. Only action can change your life. Read a book. Take vocational tests. Use a good career-management professional. Do some career exploration and gather all the information you need. Then make a decision and go forward. Outline the action steps to reach your career goal. Finding meaning, passion and purpose every day you go to work is the wonderful reward, so don't wait any longer. Begin right now and set in motion your own plan to live a happier, more satisfying life.\n\n<question>:\nWhich is the best title of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Suggestions on How to Build a More Meaningful Career\nB Steps on How to Live Happily and Comfortably\nC Do not Hate Your Job Any Longer.\nD Find Out Your Natural Talents and Make a 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>:\nMany people go to work each day to a job they hate. The harmful feelings influence their entire life, putting a negative cloud over the home, their friends and many of their other activities. There is a better way to live your life. Meaningful purpose is a driving force that adds enthusiasm to your days. Here are a few steps to get the new career rolling:\nDo some self-analysis. Ask yourself -- What really matters to me? What problem or wrong would I like to fix? What do I enjoy? Where are my interests and hobbies? What are my priorities? What is my secret passion? What do I want to do with the rest of my life? Reviewing these questions can give you new insight to where you want to go.\nUse your unique genius and talents. Every person is born with a unique set of natural abilities. Talents, such as managing, creating, researching, training others, drawing, can all seem like easy work because you have a natural flair for them. True happiness comes from combining your natural talents, developing and excelling in them, and working in a field, job, industry that you have a passionate interest in.\nMake a decision. Only action can change your life. Read a book. Take vocational tests. Use a good career-management professional. Do some career exploration and gather all the information you need. Then make a decision and go forward. Outline the action steps to reach your career goal. Finding meaning, passion and purpose every day you go to work is the wonderful reward, so don't wait any longer. Begin right now and set in motion your own plan to live a happier, more satisfying life.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, by analyzing ourselves, we can _ .\n\n<options>:\nA know the true meaning of our life\nB understand better about the career we want\nC find out our own unique genius and talents\nD improve relations with our family and friends\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMany people go to work each day to a job they hate. The harmful feelings influence their entire life, putting a negative cloud over the home, their friends and many of their other activities. There is a better way to live your life. Meaningful purpose is a driving force that adds enthusiasm to your days. Here are a few steps to get the new career rolling:\nDo some self-analysis. Ask yourself -- What really matters to me? What problem or wrong would I like to fix? What do I enjoy? Where are my interests and hobbies? What are my priorities? What is my secret passion? What do I want to do with the rest of my life? Reviewing these questions can give you new insight to where you want to go.\nUse your unique genius and talents. Every person is born with a unique set of natural abilities. Talents, such as managing, creating, researching, training others, drawing, can all seem like easy work because you have a natural flair for them. True happiness comes from combining your natural talents, developing and excelling in them, and working in a field, job, industry that you have a passionate interest in.\nMake a decision. Only action can change your life. Read a book. Take vocational tests. Use a good career-management professional. Do some career exploration and gather all the information you need. Then make a decision and go forward. Outline the action steps to reach your career goal. Finding meaning, passion and purpose every day you go to work is the wonderful reward, so don't wait any longer. Begin right now and set in motion your own plan to live a happier, more satisfying life.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, it's easier to make success in the work which we _ .\n\n<options>:\nA have much experience at\nB have professional knowledge about\nC have been performing for a long time\nD have a natural talent 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>:\nMany people go to work each day to a job they hate. The harmful feelings influence their entire life, putting a negative cloud over the home, their friends and many of their other activities. There is a better way to live your life. Meaningful purpose is a driving force that adds enthusiasm to your days. Here are a few steps to get the new career rolling:\nDo some self-analysis. Ask yourself -- What really matters to me? What problem or wrong would I like to fix? What do I enjoy? Where are my interests and hobbies? What are my priorities? What is my secret passion? What do I want to do with the rest of my life? Reviewing these questions can give you new insight to where you want to go.\nUse your unique genius and talents. Every person is born with a unique set of natural abilities. Talents, such as managing, creating, researching, training others, drawing, can all seem like easy work because you have a natural flair for them. True happiness comes from combining your natural talents, developing and excelling in them, and working in a field, job, industry that you have a passionate interest in.\nMake a decision. Only action can change your life. Read a book. Take vocational tests. Use a good career-management professional. Do some career exploration and gather all the information you need. Then make a decision and go forward. Outline the action steps to reach your career goal. Finding meaning, passion and purpose every day you go to work is the wonderful reward, so don't wait any longer. Begin right now and set in motion your own plan to live a happier, more satisfying life.\n\n<question>:\nThe purpose in writing this passage is to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA persuade people to work hard to make a happier life\nB reveal some wrong-doings at work\nC direct people to choose their career\nD give some solutions to deal with troubles at work\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nNormally, about 10 percent of the hair on your head is resting (not growing). After a few months, the resting hair falls out and new hair begins to grow in its place. The growing time can last from 2 to 6 years. During the growing period, hair will gain about 1 centimeter a month. It is normal to experience hair loss every day. Some people experience too much hair loss from a variety of causes.\nMost people _ believe that hair loss is caused by things like stress, scalp ,or wearing hats. With the exception of stress, none of these factors has been proven to be a cause of hair loss. Stress is also not very likely unless you have experienced extreme physical or psychological suffering. This hair loss also doesn't last long.\nThe real cause of hair loss lies with hormonal problems. Hair loss occurs when male or female hormones are out of balance. An imbalance of hormones is usually genetic and cannot be cured. Male and female-pattern baldness is the most common form of hair loss. This is caused by a hormone called DHT, which helps in sexual development. An increase in DHT in a grown-up can lead to hair loss.\nThere are also other causes of hair loss. Blood-thinners, some kind of medicines, and an excess of vitamin A, have all been shown to increase hair loss in certain people. Infections of the scalp can cause hair loss as well as certain diseases like diabetes.\n\n<question>:\nIf a man experiences extreme physical suffering, he _ .\n\n<options>:\nA may lose some hair\nB won't grow new hair\nC will lose much hair\nD may suffer from severe diseases\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nNormally, about 10 percent of the hair on your head is resting (not growing). After a few months, the resting hair falls out and new hair begins to grow in its place. The growing time can last from 2 to 6 years. During the growing period, hair will gain about 1 centimeter a month. It is normal to experience hair loss every day. Some people experience too much hair loss from a variety of causes.\nMost people _ believe that hair loss is caused by things like stress, scalp ,or wearing hats. With the exception of stress, none of these factors has been proven to be a cause of hair loss. Stress is also not very likely unless you have experienced extreme physical or psychological suffering. This hair loss also doesn't last long.\nThe real cause of hair loss lies with hormonal problems. Hair loss occurs when male or female hormones are out of balance. An imbalance of hormones is usually genetic and cannot be cured. Male and female-pattern baldness is the most common form of hair loss. This is caused by a hormone called DHT, which helps in sexual development. An increase in DHT in a grown-up can lead to hair loss.\nThere are also other causes of hair loss. Blood-thinners, some kind of medicines, and an excess of vitamin A, have all been shown to increase hair loss in certain people. Infections of the scalp can cause hair loss as well as certain diseases like diabetes.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following can be learned from the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA The real cause of hair loss is still unknown.\nB Taking too much vitamin A may lead to hair loss.\nC The more DHT a person has, the more hair he will have.\nD An imbalance of hormones is easy to cure.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nNormally, about 10 percent of the hair on your head is resting (not growing). After a few months, the resting hair falls out and new hair begins to grow in its place. The growing time can last from 2 to 6 years. During the growing period, hair will gain about 1 centimeter a month. It is normal to experience hair loss every day. Some people experience too much hair loss from a variety of causes.\nMost people _ believe that hair loss is caused by things like stress, scalp ,or wearing hats. With the exception of stress, none of these factors has been proven to be a cause of hair loss. Stress is also not very likely unless you have experienced extreme physical or psychological suffering. This hair loss also doesn't last long.\nThe real cause of hair loss lies with hormonal problems. Hair loss occurs when male or female hormones are out of balance. An imbalance of hormones is usually genetic and cannot be cured. Male and female-pattern baldness is the most common form of hair loss. This is caused by a hormone called DHT, which helps in sexual development. An increase in DHT in a grown-up can lead to hair loss.\nThere are also other causes of hair loss. Blood-thinners, some kind of medicines, and an excess of vitamin A, have all been shown to increase hair loss in certain people. Infections of the scalp can cause hair loss as well as certain diseases like diabetes.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is this passage mainly about?\n\n<options>:\nA The side effects of medicines.\nB The effects of hormones.\nC The causes of hair loss.\nD Some ways to protect your hair.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIn summer, some people avoid outdoor activities because they don't want to get hot and sticky or sun burnt.Luckily, there are some outdoor activities which don't involve breaking sweat.\nRiver rafting\nHot summer weather and cool water-what a perfect match! River rafting can be both scenic and exciting.When the raft follows a gentle stream, the views of the countryside or valley is like a traditional Chinese painting.And when you enter white water where the riverbed creates a natural roller coaster, you feel a rush of adrenaline .Paddle your raft to the riverbank to have a picnic or barbecue which will taste best when you are starving.\nWhere to find: River rafting trips are usually on offer in mountainous or valley regions such as the Three Gorges.\nTips: Wear a helmet and life jacket at all times; bring enough sunscreen; and bring lots of water.\nCaving\nPeople say that the only naturally air-conditioned place in summer is a big cave.It is true.Cave tours featuring light shows are\n.Now it's time to wear a lamp on your helmet like a mineworker to explore caves in darkness.Exploring unknown caverns and navigating underground rivers is what makes caving so thrilling.Plus, caving can be a very healthy sport, for the oxygen level is usually higher so basically you are having an oxygen spa as the bonus.\nWhere to find: caving can be very risky, so consult local travel agents and go in groups with professional cavers.\nTips: Follow your guides; drink enough water to avoid dehydration ; and wear strong and not easily damaged hiking boots.\nCoastal walking/cycling and beach activities\nFor those who live far away from mountains, coastal regions and beaches are good places to spend time in the summer.With sea breezes in your hair, it is nice to take a hike or cycle ride while enjoying the coastline.If you want to be sportier, try beach games, such as soccer and volleyball.It's a totally different experience from playing on hard courts or grass.\nWhere to find: Just go to the beach or find an urban artificial beach such as the one in Chatoyant Park in Beijing or the man-made lake beach in Wuhan.\nTips: Loads of sunscreen needed; water and snacks are necessary; be aware of jellyfish and garbage floating in the water.\n\n<question>:\nIf you love river rafting trips, you can _ .\n\n<options>:\nA go to the beach\nB explore caves\nC do some outdoor activities\nD drift the boat downstream\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIn summer, some people avoid outdoor activities because they don't want to get hot and sticky or sun burnt.Luckily, there are some outdoor activities which don't involve breaking sweat.\nRiver rafting\nHot summer weather and cool water-what a perfect match! River rafting can be both scenic and exciting.When the raft follows a gentle stream, the views of the countryside or valley is like a traditional Chinese painting.And when you enter white water where the riverbed creates a natural roller coaster, you feel a rush of adrenaline .Paddle your raft to the riverbank to have a picnic or barbecue which will taste best when you are starving.\nWhere to find: River rafting trips are usually on offer in mountainous or valley regions such as the Three Gorges.\nTips: Wear a helmet and life jacket at all times; bring enough sunscreen; and bring lots of water.\nCaving\nPeople say that the only naturally air-conditioned place in summer is a big cave.It is true.Cave tours featuring light shows are\n.Now it's time to wear a lamp on your helmet like a mineworker to explore caves in darkness.Exploring unknown caverns and navigating underground rivers is what makes caving so thrilling.Plus, caving can be a very healthy sport, for the oxygen level is usually higher so basically you are having an oxygen spa as the bonus.\nWhere to find: caving can be very risky, so consult local travel agents and go in groups with professional cavers.\nTips: Follow your guides; drink enough water to avoid dehydration ; and wear strong and not easily damaged hiking boots.\nCoastal walking/cycling and beach activities\nFor those who live far away from mountains, coastal regions and beaches are good places to spend time in the summer.With sea breezes in your hair, it is nice to take a hike or cycle ride while enjoying the coastline.If you want to be sportier, try beach games, such as soccer and volleyball.It's a totally different experience from playing on hard courts or grass.\nWhere to find: Just go to the beach or find an urban artificial beach such as the one in Chatoyant Park in Beijing or the man-made lake beach in Wuhan.\nTips: Loads of sunscreen needed; water and snacks are necessary; be aware of jellyfish and garbage floating in the water.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is specially needed to explore caves?\n\n<options>:\nA An oxygen spa.\nB A professional caver.\nC A lamp.\nD A helmet.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIn summer, some people avoid outdoor activities because they don't want to get hot and sticky or sun burnt.Luckily, there are some outdoor activities which don't involve breaking sweat.\nRiver rafting\nHot summer weather and cool water-what a perfect match! River rafting can be both scenic and exciting.When the raft follows a gentle stream, the views of the countryside or valley is like a traditional Chinese painting.And when you enter white water where the riverbed creates a natural roller coaster, you feel a rush of adrenaline .Paddle your raft to the riverbank to have a picnic or barbecue which will taste best when you are starving.\nWhere to find: River rafting trips are usually on offer in mountainous or valley regions such as the Three Gorges.\nTips: Wear a helmet and life jacket at all times; bring enough sunscreen; and bring lots of water.\nCaving\nPeople say that the only naturally air-conditioned place in summer is a big cave.It is true.Cave tours featuring light shows are\n.Now it's time to wear a lamp on your helmet like a mineworker to explore caves in darkness.Exploring unknown caverns and navigating underground rivers is what makes caving so thrilling.Plus, caving can be a very healthy sport, for the oxygen level is usually higher so basically you are having an oxygen spa as the bonus.\nWhere to find: caving can be very risky, so consult local travel agents and go in groups with professional cavers.\nTips: Follow your guides; drink enough water to avoid dehydration ; and wear strong and not easily damaged hiking boots.\nCoastal walking/cycling and beach activities\nFor those who live far away from mountains, coastal regions and beaches are good places to spend time in the summer.With sea breezes in your hair, it is nice to take a hike or cycle ride while enjoying the coastline.If you want to be sportier, try beach games, such as soccer and volleyball.It's a totally different experience from playing on hard courts or grass.\nWhere to find: Just go to the beach or find an urban artificial beach such as the one in Chatoyant Park in Beijing or the man-made lake beach in Wuhan.\nTips: Loads of sunscreen needed; water and snacks are necessary; be aware of jellyfish and garbage floating in the water.\n\n<question>:\nHelen lives in a big city, where is the best place for her to spend weekends?\n\n<options>:\nA A riverbank.\nB Underground rivers.\nC An urban artificial beach.\nD Mountainous areas.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nGet Your Degree at Home!\nHave you ever wondered what a degree might be worth to your job or career? It means a lot of Americans with an Associate Degree average nearly $ 10,000 more in their earnings than those with just a high school diploma.\nHarcourt Learning Direct offers you a way to get a Specialized Associate Degree in 11 of today's growing fields---without having to go to college full time .With Harcourt, you study at home, in your spare time---so you don't have to give up your present job while you train for a better one. Choose from exciting majors like Business management, Accounting, Dressmaking & Design, Bookkeeping, Photography, Computer Science, Engineering, and more!\nYour training includes everything you need! Books, lessons, learning aids--- even professional-quality tools and equipment---everything you need to master your training and move ahead to a new career is included in the low tuition price you pay.\nYour education is nationally recognized!\nNearly 2,000 American companies---including General Electric, IBM, General Motors, Ford, and many others have used our training for their employees. If companies like these recognize the value of our training, you can be sure that employers in your area will, too! \nEarn your degree in as little as two years! Get a career diploma in just six months!\nThe career of your dreams is closer than you think! Even if you have no experience before, you can get valuable job skills in today's hottest fields! Step-by-step lessons make learning easy .Prepare for promotions, pay raises, even start a business of your own!\nSend today for FREE information about Harcourt at home training!\nSimply fill your name and address on the coupon ( ) above. Then, write in the name and number of the one program you're most interested in, and mail it today. We'll rush you free information about how you can take advantage of the opportunities in the field you've chosen. Act today! \nMail coupon today or call the number below:\n1-800-372-1589\nCall anytime, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.\nwww.harcourt-learning.com.\nE-mail: Harcourt @ learning .com\n\n<question>:\nWhat kind of people will probably answer this advertisement?\n\n<options>:\nA College students preparing to work in some big companies.\nB College students preparing to study for a degree.\nC High school graduates preparing to have at-home training.\nD High school graduates preparing for college entrance examination.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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, tests have proved that Beethoven died from lead poisoning. Bill Walsh directed the Beethoven Research Project. Mr Walsh and his team examined pieces of bone belonging to Beethoven. They found a large amount of lead in the bone pieces. They said the lead levels were equal to those found in pieces of his hair in earlier studies of other scientists.\nGenetic tests proved the bone pieces and hair came from Beethoven. The researchers also examined bone fragments( from someone else who lived during the same period. Both were from the top of the skull. The fragments from Beethoven had more lead than those from the other person. Their study didn't find measurable levels of cadmium or mercury , which scientists used to consider were the causes of his health problems.\nBeethoven was sick for much of his life. He experienced strong stomach pains, a sign of lead poisoning, and a change of personality when he was around 20. He also got angry easily, and suffered from depression and hearing loss. His health problems became worse as Beethoven grew older.\nWalsh said the lead levels found in Beethoven's skull suggested the metal might have been present in his body for many years. He said although there had been recognized cases of deafness caused by lead poisoning, there was no strong evidence to suggest that lead poisoning was the cause of Beethoven's deafness.\nLudwig van Beethoven visited many doctors to find a cure for his health problems. In a letter he wrote to a friend, he asked researchers to examine his body after he died so that other people would not have to suffer as he did.\n\n<question>:\nDuring the research, Walsh and his team didn't _ .\n\n<options>:\nA examine the bone pieces of Beethoven\nB examine the bone pieces of another person\nC examine the lead levels of Beethoven's hair\nD measure the cadmium or mercury in Beethoven's bones\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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, tests have proved that Beethoven died from lead poisoning. Bill Walsh directed the Beethoven Research Project. Mr Walsh and his team examined pieces of bone belonging to Beethoven. They found a large amount of lead in the bone pieces. They said the lead levels were equal to those found in pieces of his hair in earlier studies of other scientists.\nGenetic tests proved the bone pieces and hair came from Beethoven. The researchers also examined bone fragments( from someone else who lived during the same period. Both were from the top of the skull. The fragments from Beethoven had more lead than those from the other person. Their study didn't find measurable levels of cadmium or mercury , which scientists used to consider were the causes of his health problems.\nBeethoven was sick for much of his life. He experienced strong stomach pains, a sign of lead poisoning, and a change of personality when he was around 20. He also got angry easily, and suffered from depression and hearing loss. His health problems became worse as Beethoven grew older.\nWalsh said the lead levels found in Beethoven's skull suggested the metal might have been present in his body for many years. He said although there had been recognized cases of deafness caused by lead poisoning, there was no strong evidence to suggest that lead poisoning was the cause of Beethoven's deafness.\nLudwig van Beethoven visited many doctors to find a cure for his health problems. In a letter he wrote to a friend, he asked researchers to examine his body after he died so that other people would not have to suffer as he did.\n\n<question>:\nFrom the passage, we can learn that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA this is the first research into the cause of Beethoven's death\nB any amount of lead will do great harm to people's health\nC more lead was found in Beethoven's bones than in his hair\nD scientists used to think that Beethoven's death was caused by other metals instead of lead\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nTop lists are lecturing people on everything from \"100 places to visit\" to \"100 books to read \".\nAren't you just tired of being told what to do with your time?\nNow you have a list to end all lists!\nTake a look at the following two examples from the list of \"101 things not to do\":\nSwim with Dolphins ?\nSwimming with dolphins is one of the world's most profitable tourist activities. However, every dolphin will welcome having their busy, tiring day interrupted by tourists screaming and pushing around them in the water. Worse yet, when dolphins get too near to the boats loaded with tourists, they could get caught up in ropes and killed by propellers .\nHere's a little secret. Dolphins look like smiling at you, but actually they're just opening their mouths.\nGo to See the Mona Lisa?\nThere must be something about the mysterious smile. The 6 million people who visit the lady in the Louvre every year can't all be wrong, after all. But they can be quite annoying, standing in front of you, holding up their cameras to prevent you from seeing anything. In fact, it is hard for you to see the painting clearly because you have to stay away from it for security reasons. After queuing for hours, many tourists can remain in front of the painting only for 15 seconds at most.\nIf the mysterious lady in the picture knew her fate, she wouldn't just be smiling, she'd be laughing.\nSo, still long to see the Mona Lisa? If you want to find out more about the list, read\nVisit\nand buy the book at a 20% discount.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, swimming with dolphins _ .\n\n<options>:\nA is the world's most popular tourist activity\nB gives fun to both tourists and dolphins\nC will make tourists busy and tired\nD can cause danger to dolphins\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nA number of scientific studies have suggested that repeatedly heading a football could increase the risk of developing dementia in later life.\nIn 2002, former England international footballer Jeff Astle died aged 59. A coroner said that Astle died from a brain disease likely to have been caused by \"repeated small damages to the brain\" related to heading a heavy leather football.\nDr. Scott Delaney, research director of emergency medicine at McGill University Health Center in Montreal, Canada, has also researched soccer-related head injury and agrees that head-to-head or elbow-to-head blows are the real risk.\nIn 2007, Delaney carried out a study on footballers aged between 12 and 17 that showed they were half as likely to be concussed wearing headgear than without.\nHe said youngsters have a higher risk of head injury than adults because their heads are thinner and less able to absorb shock. To make matters worse, their neck muscles aren't as well developed and they often lack the correct heading technique that can help throw away the force of the ball.\nDelaney recommends that children wear headgear when playing football and says his two eldest children wear head protection playing the sport. But he admits that children can be unwilling to be the first to wear head protection--especially when their football heroes play without it.\nWhile headgear can protect footballers from being concussed during a match, no one knows the long-term effects of repeated \"sub-concussive\" blows to the head.\nDelaney says that while there is indirect evidence that a career in soccer can lead to dementia, no one has yet found a sure link between the two. He says proving a link would mean monitoring hundreds of footballers for three or four decades--and that would take a lot of funding.\n\n<question>:\nWhich might be the best title of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Playing football may lead to brain damage.\nB Repeated small damages to the brain.\nC Footballers should wear headgear when playing. .\nD Evidence to dementia.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMore than half of teachers in a UK survey said they thought _ from the Internet is a problem.\nSome students who steal essays wholly from the Web, they said, are so lazy they don't even bother to take the ads off the cut-and-pasted text. 58 percent of the teachers interviewed in the Association of Teachers and Lectures(ALT) questionnaire had come across plagiarism among their pupils. Gill Bullen from Itchen College in Southampton, for example, said pieces handed in by two students were the same and significantly better than either of them could have done.\" \"Not only that, the essays given in didn't quite answer the title question I had set.\" A teacher from Leeds said, \" I had one piece of work so obviously 'cut and pasted' that it still contained ads from the Web page\" Connie Robinson from Stockton Riverside College, Stockton, said, \" With less able students, it is easy to spot plagiarism as the writing style changes mid-assignment, but with more able students, it is sometimes necessary for teachers to carry out Internet research to find out the source of the plagiarism.\" Mary Bousted, general secretary of the ALT, said, \"Teachers are struggling under a mountain of cut-and-pasting to spot whether work was the student's own or plagiarism.\" She called for strong policies to oppose plagiarism, and asked for help from the government in providing resources and techniques to delete cheats.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to Para 2 some students are so lazy that they don't _ .\n\n<options>:\nA bother to remove the ads\nB want to steal the whole essay\nC check the mistakes on the Internet\nD bother to do the work of cutting and pasting\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMore than half of teachers in a UK survey said they thought _ from the Internet is a problem.\nSome students who steal essays wholly from the Web, they said, are so lazy they don't even bother to take the ads off the cut-and-pasted text. 58 percent of the teachers interviewed in the Association of Teachers and Lectures(ALT) questionnaire had come across plagiarism among their pupils. Gill Bullen from Itchen College in Southampton, for example, said pieces handed in by two students were the same and significantly better than either of them could have done.\" \"Not only that, the essays given in didn't quite answer the title question I had set.\" A teacher from Leeds said, \" I had one piece of work so obviously 'cut and pasted' that it still contained ads from the Web page\" Connie Robinson from Stockton Riverside College, Stockton, said, \" With less able students, it is easy to spot plagiarism as the writing style changes mid-assignment, but with more able students, it is sometimes necessary for teachers to carry out Internet research to find out the source of the plagiarism.\" Mary Bousted, general secretary of the ALT, said, \"Teachers are struggling under a mountain of cut-and-pasting to spot whether work was the student's own or plagiarism.\" She called for strong policies to oppose plagiarism, and asked for help from the government in providing resources and techniques to delete cheats.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to Mary Bousted, we can learn that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the government doesn't complete its duty to stop plagiarism\nB it's very easy for teachers to spot plagiarism\nC plagiarism causes the teachers great trouble\nD only the government can find cheats\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMore than half of teachers in a UK survey said they thought _ from the Internet is a problem.\nSome students who steal essays wholly from the Web, they said, are so lazy they don't even bother to take the ads off the cut-and-pasted text. 58 percent of the teachers interviewed in the Association of Teachers and Lectures(ALT) questionnaire had come across plagiarism among their pupils. Gill Bullen from Itchen College in Southampton, for example, said pieces handed in by two students were the same and significantly better than either of them could have done.\" \"Not only that, the essays given in didn't quite answer the title question I had set.\" A teacher from Leeds said, \" I had one piece of work so obviously 'cut and pasted' that it still contained ads from the Web page\" Connie Robinson from Stockton Riverside College, Stockton, said, \" With less able students, it is easy to spot plagiarism as the writing style changes mid-assignment, but with more able students, it is sometimes necessary for teachers to carry out Internet research to find out the source of the plagiarism.\" Mary Bousted, general secretary of the ALT, said, \"Teachers are struggling under a mountain of cut-and-pasting to spot whether work was the student's own or plagiarism.\" She called for strong policies to oppose plagiarism, and asked for help from the government in providing resources and techniques to delete cheats.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can be the best title for the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA UK students are lazy\nB punishment on plagiarism\nC Internet plagiarism -a problem in UK\nD Hard to prevent plagiarism from the Internet\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nRecommended Delft Hotels\nBridges House Hotel\nBridges House Hotel is a hotel in the centre of Delft and has shops and museums next door. There are many restaurants in the area where you can eat a lovely dinner in the evening. The market square is within easy walking distance. The comfortable rooms are all uniquely decorated and have a splendid bathroom.Air conditioning and free WiFi are available. There are extra long beds for your convenience.\nBreakfast is served in the hotel lounge. In the evenings, guests can have a drink here as well.\nHotel Juliana\nJust a 5minute walk from the centre of Delft, this friendly family hotel is close to everything and offers comfortable rooms at an affordable price. The main priority is to provide you with quality service through personal attention and by creating a pleasant atmosphere.\nThis hotel is also conveniently located near the Technical University of Delft. Other cultural spots and a series of bars and restaurants are just a stroll away.\nShanghai Hotel\nThis unique hotel features Chinesestyle decoration and an elegant bar. Shanghai Hotel is located next to the A13 highway, only a 10minute drive from Delft city centre. It offers free onsite parking.\nEach of the rooms at Shanghai Hotel includes flatscreen cable TV, a desk and tea/coffee making facilities plus a refrigerator.The comfortable modern bathrooms have a shower, a hairdryer and free makeup.\nHotel de Koophandel\nLocated on the central Beesten Market, Hotel de Koophandel is surrounded by cafes and restaurants in the heart of Delft. In the breakfast room, you can enjoy various breads, toasts,cereals, eggs and fruits in the morning.\nThe comfortable and uniquely decorated rooms are equipped with a private bathroom and free WiFi. Coffee and tea facilities are available. Because of the perfect location, you can easily walk around the city centre and visit the main places of interest.\nFor more detailed information, please click here www.booking.com/hotel/nl.\n\n<question>:\nWhich hotel is the best choice if someone is extremely tall?\n\n<options>:\nA Bridges House Hotel.\nB Hotel Juliana.\nC Shanghai Hotel.\nD Hotel de Koophandel.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nRecommended Delft Hotels\nBridges House Hotel\nBridges House Hotel is a hotel in the centre of Delft and has shops and museums next door. There are many restaurants in the area where you can eat a lovely dinner in the evening. The market square is within easy walking distance. The comfortable rooms are all uniquely decorated and have a splendid bathroom.Air conditioning and free WiFi are available. There are extra long beds for your convenience.\nBreakfast is served in the hotel lounge. In the evenings, guests can have a drink here as well.\nHotel Juliana\nJust a 5minute walk from the centre of Delft, this friendly family hotel is close to everything and offers comfortable rooms at an affordable price. The main priority is to provide you with quality service through personal attention and by creating a pleasant atmosphere.\nThis hotel is also conveniently located near the Technical University of Delft. Other cultural spots and a series of bars and restaurants are just a stroll away.\nShanghai Hotel\nThis unique hotel features Chinesestyle decoration and an elegant bar. Shanghai Hotel is located next to the A13 highway, only a 10minute drive from Delft city centre. It offers free onsite parking.\nEach of the rooms at Shanghai Hotel includes flatscreen cable TV, a desk and tea/coffee making facilities plus a refrigerator.The comfortable modern bathrooms have a shower, a hairdryer and free makeup.\nHotel de Koophandel\nLocated on the central Beesten Market, Hotel de Koophandel is surrounded by cafes and restaurants in the heart of Delft. In the breakfast room, you can enjoy various breads, toasts,cereals, eggs and fruits in the morning.\nThe comfortable and uniquely decorated rooms are equipped with a private bathroom and free WiFi. Coffee and tea facilities are available. Because of the perfect location, you can easily walk around the city centre and visit the main places of interest.\nFor more detailed information, please click here www.booking.com/hotel/nl.\n\n<question>:\nIf someone chooses Shanghai Hotel, he _ .\n\n<options>:\nA can enjoy various breads and eggs\nB can go to the Technical University of Delft\nC may be interested in Chinesestyle decoration\nD may visit some parks for free\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nRecommended Delft Hotels\nBridges House Hotel\nBridges House Hotel is a hotel in the centre of Delft and has shops and museums next door. There are many restaurants in the area where you can eat a lovely dinner in the evening. The market square is within easy walking distance. The comfortable rooms are all uniquely decorated and have a splendid bathroom.Air conditioning and free WiFi are available. There are extra long beds for your convenience.\nBreakfast is served in the hotel lounge. In the evenings, guests can have a drink here as well.\nHotel Juliana\nJust a 5minute walk from the centre of Delft, this friendly family hotel is close to everything and offers comfortable rooms at an affordable price. The main priority is to provide you with quality service through personal attention and by creating a pleasant atmosphere.\nThis hotel is also conveniently located near the Technical University of Delft. Other cultural spots and a series of bars and restaurants are just a stroll away.\nShanghai Hotel\nThis unique hotel features Chinesestyle decoration and an elegant bar. Shanghai Hotel is located next to the A13 highway, only a 10minute drive from Delft city centre. It offers free onsite parking.\nEach of the rooms at Shanghai Hotel includes flatscreen cable TV, a desk and tea/coffee making facilities plus a refrigerator.The comfortable modern bathrooms have a shower, a hairdryer and free makeup.\nHotel de Koophandel\nLocated on the central Beesten Market, Hotel de Koophandel is surrounded by cafes and restaurants in the heart of Delft. In the breakfast room, you can enjoy various breads, toasts,cereals, eggs and fruits in the morning.\nThe comfortable and uniquely decorated rooms are equipped with a private bathroom and free WiFi. Coffee and tea facilities are available. Because of the perfect location, you can easily walk around the city centre and visit the main places of interest.\nFor more detailed information, please click here www.booking.com/hotel/nl.\n\n<question>:\nWhat do all the hotels in the passage have in common?\n\n<options>:\nA They offer free WiFi.\nB They are at Delft city centre.\nC They offer free onsite parking.\nD They offer comfortable rooms.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nRecommended Delft Hotels\nBridges House Hotel\nBridges House Hotel is a hotel in the centre of Delft and has shops and museums next door. There are many restaurants in the area where you can eat a lovely dinner in the evening. The market square is within easy walking distance. The comfortable rooms are all uniquely decorated and have a splendid bathroom.Air conditioning and free WiFi are available. There are extra long beds for your convenience.\nBreakfast is served in the hotel lounge. In the evenings, guests can have a drink here as well.\nHotel Juliana\nJust a 5minute walk from the centre of Delft, this friendly family hotel is close to everything and offers comfortable rooms at an affordable price. The main priority is to provide you with quality service through personal attention and by creating a pleasant atmosphere.\nThis hotel is also conveniently located near the Technical University of Delft. Other cultural spots and a series of bars and restaurants are just a stroll away.\nShanghai Hotel\nThis unique hotel features Chinesestyle decoration and an elegant bar. Shanghai Hotel is located next to the A13 highway, only a 10minute drive from Delft city centre. It offers free onsite parking.\nEach of the rooms at Shanghai Hotel includes flatscreen cable TV, a desk and tea/coffee making facilities plus a refrigerator.The comfortable modern bathrooms have a shower, a hairdryer and free makeup.\nHotel de Koophandel\nLocated on the central Beesten Market, Hotel de Koophandel is surrounded by cafes and restaurants in the heart of Delft. In the breakfast room, you can enjoy various breads, toasts,cereals, eggs and fruits in the morning.\nThe comfortable and uniquely decorated rooms are equipped with a private bathroom and free WiFi. Coffee and tea facilities are available. Because of the perfect location, you can easily walk around the city centre and visit the main places of interest.\nFor more detailed information, please click here www.booking.com/hotel/nl.\n\n<question>:\nWhere can you probably see the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA In a magazine.\nB In a newspaper.\nC On the Internet.\nD In a TV 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>:\nPeople who travel a lot fly with BA because they know they will get what they want and what they need. First of all, they want to go safely, and they also want to go quickly, across the country, across the sea, or right across the world -- and they know BA will take them where they want to go, when they want to go. BA flies all the newest and fastest planes, to more towns and cities, in more countries of the world, than any other airline.\nDo you want to go to Paris, Washington, or Beijing? BA will take you there, at all time of the day and night, right through the week. BA flies not only to the big cities, we also fly three or four times a week to towns and cities in the very heart of Asia, Africa and South America.\nPeople who travel a lot fly with BA, because they know that they will leave on time, and arrive on time. They know the food they will receive and the films they will watch will be of the very best.\n. When you fly, fly with BA.\n\n<question>:\nThe writer thinks that the most important thing for the passengers is _ .\n\n<options>:\nA to fly freely\nB that the planes arrive on time\nC to fly at a fast speed\nD to travel safely\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 who travel a lot fly with BA because they know they will get what they want and what they need. First of all, they want to go safely, and they also want to go quickly, across the country, across the sea, or right across the world -- and they know BA will take them where they want to go, when they want to go. BA flies all the newest and fastest planes, to more towns and cities, in more countries of the world, than any other airline.\nDo you want to go to Paris, Washington, or Beijing? BA will take you there, at all time of the day and night, right through the week. BA flies not only to the big cities, we also fly three or four times a week to towns and cities in the very heart of Asia, Africa and South America.\nPeople who travel a lot fly with BA, because they know that they will leave on time, and arrive on time. They know the food they will receive and the films they will watch will be of the very best.\n. When you fly, fly with BA.\n\n<question>:\nBA flies to many big cities of the world _ .\n\n<options>:\nA every day\nB every three days\nC twice a week\nD every other week\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 who travel a lot fly with BA because they know they will get what they want and what they need. First of all, they want to go safely, and they also want to go quickly, across the country, across the sea, or right across the world -- and they know BA will take them where they want to go, when they want to go. BA flies all the newest and fastest planes, to more towns and cities, in more countries of the world, than any other airline.\nDo you want to go to Paris, Washington, or Beijing? BA will take you there, at all time of the day and night, right through the week. BA flies not only to the big cities, we also fly three or four times a week to towns and cities in the very heart of Asia, Africa and South America.\nPeople who travel a lot fly with BA, because they know that they will leave on time, and arrive on time. They know the food they will receive and the films they will watch will be of the very best.\n. When you fly, fly with BA.\n\n<question>:\nIf you fly with BA, _ .\n\n<options>:\nA you'll be the happiest one in the world\nB you'll receive the best service\nC you'll enjoy delicious meals that other airlines don't have\nD you can travel to any place you like\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 John Milton, writer of \"Paradise Lost\", entered Cambridge University, in 1625, he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second language at St. Paul's School, prefix = st1 /London. Like all English boys who prepared for college in grammar schools, he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and write it smoothly and correctly. His pronunciation of Latin was English, however, and seemed to have sounded strange to his friends when he later visitedItaly.\n Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin in a bitter way. They kept in mind the rules to make learning by heart easier. They first made a word-for-word translation and then an idiomatic translation into English. As they increased their skill, they translated their English back into Latin without referring to the book and then compared their translation with the original. The schoolmaster was always at hand to encourage them. All schoolmasters believed _ .\n After several years of study, the boys began to write compositions in imitation of the Latin writers they read. And as they began to read Latin poems, they began to write poems in Latin. Because Miltonwas already a poet at ten, his poems were much better than those painfully put together by the other boys. During the seven yearsMiltonspent at university, he made regular use of his command of Latin. He wrote some excellent Latin poems, which he published among his works in 1645.\n\n<question>:\nWhat does the passage mainly tell about?\n\n<options>:\nA How John Milton wrote \"Paradise Lost\".\nB How John Milton studied Latin.\nC How John Milton became famous.\nD How John Milton became a poet.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 John Milton, writer of \"Paradise Lost\", entered Cambridge University, in 1625, he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second language at St. Paul's School, prefix = st1 /London. Like all English boys who prepared for college in grammar schools, he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and write it smoothly and correctly. His pronunciation of Latin was English, however, and seemed to have sounded strange to his friends when he later visitedItaly.\n Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin in a bitter way. They kept in mind the rules to make learning by heart easier. They first made a word-for-word translation and then an idiomatic translation into English. As they increased their skill, they translated their English back into Latin without referring to the book and then compared their translation with the original. The schoolmaster was always at hand to encourage them. All schoolmasters believed _ .\n After several years of study, the boys began to write compositions in imitation of the Latin writers they read. And as they began to read Latin poems, they began to write poems in Latin. Because Miltonwas already a poet at ten, his poems were much better than those painfully put together by the other boys. During the seven yearsMiltonspent at university, he made regular use of his command of Latin. He wrote some excellent Latin poems, which he published among his works in 1645.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is true of John Milton's pronunciation of Latin?\n\n<options>:\nA It has a strong Italian accent.\nB It was bad and difficult to understand.\nC It was natural and easy to understand.\nD It has an uncommon accent.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 John Milton, writer of \"Paradise Lost\", entered Cambridge University, in 1625, he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second language at St. Paul's School, prefix = st1 /London. Like all English boys who prepared for college in grammar schools, he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and write it smoothly and correctly. His pronunciation of Latin was English, however, and seemed to have sounded strange to his friends when he later visitedItaly.\n Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin in a bitter way. They kept in mind the rules to make learning by heart easier. They first made a word-for-word translation and then an idiomatic translation into English. As they increased their skill, they translated their English back into Latin without referring to the book and then compared their translation with the original. The schoolmaster was always at hand to encourage them. All schoolmasters believed _ .\n After several years of study, the boys began to write compositions in imitation of the Latin writers they read. And as they began to read Latin poems, they began to write poems in Latin. Because Miltonwas already a poet at ten, his poems were much better than those painfully put together by the other boys. During the seven yearsMiltonspent at university, he made regular use of his command of Latin. He wrote some excellent Latin poems, which he published among his works in 1645.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be inferred from the passage that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Milton's classmates learned Latin harder but worse than Milton\nB Milton hadn't learned any foreign language except Latin before going to college\nC Milton's Italian friends helped him with Latin when talking\nD Milton's training in Latin was similar to that of the other boys\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhen John Milton, writer of \"Paradise Lost\", entered Cambridge University, in 1625, he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second language at St. Paul's School, prefix = st1 /London. Like all English boys who prepared for college in grammar schools, he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and write it smoothly and correctly. His pronunciation of Latin was English, however, and seemed to have sounded strange to his friends when he later visitedItaly.\n Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin in a bitter way. They kept in mind the rules to make learning by heart easier. They first made a word-for-word translation and then an idiomatic translation into English. As they increased their skill, they translated their English back into Latin without referring to the book and then compared their translation with the original. The schoolmaster was always at hand to encourage them. All schoolmasters believed _ .\n After several years of study, the boys began to write compositions in imitation of the Latin writers they read. And as they began to read Latin poems, they began to write poems in Latin. Because Miltonwas already a poet at ten, his poems were much better than those painfully put together by the other boys. During the seven yearsMiltonspent at university, he made regular use of his command of Latin. He wrote some excellent Latin poems, which he published among his works in 1645.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is suggested in the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA The schoolmaster mainly helped those who were bad at Latin.\nB The schoolboys could repeat Latin grammar rules from memory.\nC The schoolmaster usually stood beside the boys with a stick in his hand.\nD Some of the schoolboys were quick at writing compositions in Latin.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nA businessman lost his wallet. There was plenty of money in it. So he made a promise, \"If someone finds my wallet and returns it to me, I'll give half the money to him.\"\nA dustman found the wallet in a dustbin. He sent it back to the loser. But the businessman changed his mind.\n\"There was still a diamond ring in my wallet,\" said the loser, \"I won't give half the money in my wallet to you until you return it to me!\"\n\"I've never seen a diamond ring in the wallet,\" said the dustman.\nThey began to quarrel. The businessman refused to do what he had said. The dustman became angry and took him before a judge.\nAfter the judge heard what had happened to them, he said to the businessman, \"I'm sure you are an honest man. It's true that you have lost a wallet in which there was a diamond ring. But it's also clear that there is only a lot of money in this wallet. I don't think it's yours. Wait for some time. Perhaps someone will be able to return your wallet to you!\"\nThen the judge turned to the dustman and said, \"Take the wallet home. If the loser doesn't go to get it back in three days, it will belong to you!\"\n\n<question>:\nThe wallet the businessman lost _ .\n\n<options>:\nA was found in a shop\nB was sent to the judge\nC was found in a dustbin\nD was never to be found\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nA businessman lost his wallet. There was plenty of money in it. So he made a promise, \"If someone finds my wallet and returns it to me, I'll give half the money to him.\"\nA dustman found the wallet in a dustbin. He sent it back to the loser. But the businessman changed his mind.\n\"There was still a diamond ring in my wallet,\" said the loser, \"I won't give half the money in my wallet to you until you return it to me!\"\n\"I've never seen a diamond ring in the wallet,\" said the dustman.\nThey began to quarrel. The businessman refused to do what he had said. The dustman became angry and took him before a judge.\nAfter the judge heard what had happened to them, he said to the businessman, \"I'm sure you are an honest man. It's true that you have lost a wallet in which there was a diamond ring. But it's also clear that there is only a lot of money in this wallet. I don't think it's yours. Wait for some time. Perhaps someone will be able to return your wallet to you!\"\nThen the judge turned to the dustman and said, \"Take the wallet home. If the loser doesn't go to get it back in three days, it will belong to you!\"\n\n<question>:\nThe businessman was eager to get back the wallet because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA there was the address of an important judge in it\nB there was a lot of money in it\nC he put in it a diamond ring he had just bought\nD it was a very expensive one\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nA businessman lost his wallet. There was plenty of money in it. So he made a promise, \"If someone finds my wallet and returns it to me, I'll give half the money to him.\"\nA dustman found the wallet in a dustbin. He sent it back to the loser. But the businessman changed his mind.\n\"There was still a diamond ring in my wallet,\" said the loser, \"I won't give half the money in my wallet to you until you return it to me!\"\n\"I've never seen a diamond ring in the wallet,\" said the dustman.\nThey began to quarrel. The businessman refused to do what he had said. The dustman became angry and took him before a judge.\nAfter the judge heard what had happened to them, he said to the businessman, \"I'm sure you are an honest man. It's true that you have lost a wallet in which there was a diamond ring. But it's also clear that there is only a lot of money in this wallet. I don't think it's yours. Wait for some time. Perhaps someone will be able to return your wallet to you!\"\nThen the judge turned to the dustman and said, \"Take the wallet home. If the loser doesn't go to get it back in three days, it will belong to you!\"\n\n<question>:\nHaving heard what had happened, the judge _ .\n\n<options>:\nA took the side of the businessman\nB made a wise decision\nC took pity on the loser\nD did not know what to do\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nA businessman lost his wallet. There was plenty of money in it. So he made a promise, \"If someone finds my wallet and returns it to me, I'll give half the money to him.\"\nA dustman found the wallet in a dustbin. He sent it back to the loser. But the businessman changed his mind.\n\"There was still a diamond ring in my wallet,\" said the loser, \"I won't give half the money in my wallet to you until you return it to me!\"\n\"I've never seen a diamond ring in the wallet,\" said the dustman.\nThey began to quarrel. The businessman refused to do what he had said. The dustman became angry and took him before a judge.\nAfter the judge heard what had happened to them, he said to the businessman, \"I'm sure you are an honest man. It's true that you have lost a wallet in which there was a diamond ring. But it's also clear that there is only a lot of money in this wallet. I don't think it's yours. Wait for some time. Perhaps someone will be able to return your wallet to you!\"\nThen the judge turned to the dustman and said, \"Take the wallet home. If the loser doesn't go to get it back in three days, it will belong to you!\"\n\n<question>:\nWhere do you think was the diamond ring?\n\n<options>:\nA The businessman hid it.\nB The dustman kept it\nC The judge stole it.\nD The story of the ring was nothing but a lie.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAmericans get really annoyed when people drive badly, smoke in no-smoking zones, or don't pick up after their dogs, but the rude behavior that annoyed them most is workplace discrimination, according to a survey.\n The survey found workplace discrimination featured highly on the \"Terrible Ten\" list of rude behaviors.\n In the survey,615 people from two companies in Baltimore and the University of Baltimore were asked to rank 30 examples of rude behavior ranging from text messaging when talking to someone, taking other people's food from the office fridge, to snubbing people.\nDr Forni, who conducted the survey, said he was surprised discrimination topped the list above other more usual bad habits in the workplace such as colleagues brushing their teeth in the water fountain.\n \"When a worker felt they weren't chosen for a project because they did not speak English as well as others, or felt they weren't promoted because of their national origin, age or sexual preference, they were really upset,\" he said.\n\"The American workplace is the most diverse in the world and the American worker is very sensitive to any kind of treatment that seems to be unfair.\"\nAggressive--behavior typical of rush hours--came second in the list with taking credit for someone else's work rounding out the top three, followed by treating service providers as inferiors.\nForni said it seemed from this survey that people were starting to focus more on the big issues. He said people were far more forgiving when family or friends behaved in a way seen as rude than work colleagues. \"With the long hours that are so common today in the workplace, the real determinant of our ability to have a good or bad day is linked to the people we work with,\" he said.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is NOT the reason why a man was refused for a job?\n\n<options>:\nA He speaks poor English.\nB He is too old.\nC He has been married.\nD He is from a poor country.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAmericans get really annoyed when people drive badly, smoke in no-smoking zones, or don't pick up after their dogs, but the rude behavior that annoyed them most is workplace discrimination, according to a survey.\n The survey found workplace discrimination featured highly on the \"Terrible Ten\" list of rude behaviors.\n In the survey,615 people from two companies in Baltimore and the University of Baltimore were asked to rank 30 examples of rude behavior ranging from text messaging when talking to someone, taking other people's food from the office fridge, to snubbing people.\nDr Forni, who conducted the survey, said he was surprised discrimination topped the list above other more usual bad habits in the workplace such as colleagues brushing their teeth in the water fountain.\n \"When a worker felt they weren't chosen for a project because they did not speak English as well as others, or felt they weren't promoted because of their national origin, age or sexual preference, they were really upset,\" he said.\n\"The American workplace is the most diverse in the world and the American worker is very sensitive to any kind of treatment that seems to be unfair.\"\nAggressive--behavior typical of rush hours--came second in the list with taking credit for someone else's work rounding out the top three, followed by treating service providers as inferiors.\nForni said it seemed from this survey that people were starting to focus more on the big issues. He said people were far more forgiving when family or friends behaved in a way seen as rude than work colleagues. \"With the long hours that are so common today in the workplace, the real determinant of our ability to have a good or bad day is linked to the people we work with,\" he said.\n\n<question>:\nHow does Dr Forni seem to feel about the results of the survey?\n\n<options>:\nA Unexpected.\nB Doubtful.\nC Worried.\nD Hopeful.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAmericans get really annoyed when people drive badly, smoke in no-smoking zones, or don't pick up after their dogs, but the rude behavior that annoyed them most is workplace discrimination, according to a survey.\n The survey found workplace discrimination featured highly on the \"Terrible Ten\" list of rude behaviors.\n In the survey,615 people from two companies in Baltimore and the University of Baltimore were asked to rank 30 examples of rude behavior ranging from text messaging when talking to someone, taking other people's food from the office fridge, to snubbing people.\nDr Forni, who conducted the survey, said he was surprised discrimination topped the list above other more usual bad habits in the workplace such as colleagues brushing their teeth in the water fountain.\n \"When a worker felt they weren't chosen for a project because they did not speak English as well as others, or felt they weren't promoted because of their national origin, age or sexual preference, they were really upset,\" he said.\n\"The American workplace is the most diverse in the world and the American worker is very sensitive to any kind of treatment that seems to be unfair.\"\nAggressive--behavior typical of rush hours--came second in the list with taking credit for someone else's work rounding out the top three, followed by treating service providers as inferiors.\nForni said it seemed from this survey that people were starting to focus more on the big issues. He said people were far more forgiving when family or friends behaved in a way seen as rude than work colleagues. \"With the long hours that are so common today in the workplace, the real determinant of our ability to have a good or bad day is linked to the people we work with,\" he said.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is true according to the text?\n\n<options>:\nA Putting the work of others owed to yourself came second in the list.\nB People are more tolerant to their family.\nC Whether you are happy or not is linked to your friends.\nD The American workplace has many kinds of races.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAmericans get really annoyed when people drive badly, smoke in no-smoking zones, or don't pick up after their dogs, but the rude behavior that annoyed them most is workplace discrimination, according to a survey.\n The survey found workplace discrimination featured highly on the \"Terrible Ten\" list of rude behaviors.\n In the survey,615 people from two companies in Baltimore and the University of Baltimore were asked to rank 30 examples of rude behavior ranging from text messaging when talking to someone, taking other people's food from the office fridge, to snubbing people.\nDr Forni, who conducted the survey, said he was surprised discrimination topped the list above other more usual bad habits in the workplace such as colleagues brushing their teeth in the water fountain.\n \"When a worker felt they weren't chosen for a project because they did not speak English as well as others, or felt they weren't promoted because of their national origin, age or sexual preference, they were really upset,\" he said.\n\"The American workplace is the most diverse in the world and the American worker is very sensitive to any kind of treatment that seems to be unfair.\"\nAggressive--behavior typical of rush hours--came second in the list with taking credit for someone else's work rounding out the top three, followed by treating service providers as inferiors.\nForni said it seemed from this survey that people were starting to focus more on the big issues. He said people were far more forgiving when family or friends behaved in a way seen as rude than work colleagues. \"With the long hours that are so common today in the workplace, the real determinant of our ability to have a good or bad day is linked to the people we work with,\" he said.\n\n<question>:\nWhat will the author most probably talk about next?\n\n<options>:\nA A list of \"Terrible Ten\" behaviors in America.\nB How to create workplace equality in America.\nC How to get along well with workmates.\nD Compare American terrible behaviors with Chinese ones\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nExperts do not really know when people began keeping fish as pets. But they say that people have been interested in fish for thousands of years. Some say the ancient Sumerians were the first civilization to keep fish in ponds more than four thousand years ago. The Chinese kept and studied carp and goldfish more than one thousand years ago. The ancient Romans kept eels as pets. And the Greek philosopher Aristotle made what is believed to be the first known study of sea life, including sharks and dolphins.\nKeeping fish at home in small water tanks called _ is extremely popular today. And everyone seems to enjoy visiting huge public aquariums that have opened around the world.\nBy the middle of the eighteen hundreds, science had shown that plants, fish and other sea creatures could survive together under water. So it was no longer necessary to change the water in a tank for the fish to live there. This led to the building of the first public aquariums.\nThe first aquariums opened in London, England in 1853. in the next fifteen years, other aquariums opened in Europe and the United States. By 1928, there were about forty-five public aquariums.\nThe Monterey Bay Aquarium has been recognized as the first aquarium in the United States and it shows visitors the underwater life in the bay. The Georgia Aquarium opening in 2005 says it is the largest in the world. It has more than one hundred thousand sea animals in thirty million liters of water including two whale sharks---the world's largest fish.\nAnother aquarium re-opened in 2005 in Camden, New Jersey. The Adventure Aquarium first opened in 1992. It spent about fifty million dollars expanding its building and improving its exhibits.\nAquariums provide the public with many chances to experience life under the sea. They can be found in most areas of the world. People might even want to start an aquarium at home and join the millions of people around the world who keep fish as pets.\n\n<question>:\nWhich aquarium opened again after its rebuilding ?\n\n<options>:\nA The Monterey Bay Aquarium.\nB The Adventure Aquarium.\nC The Georgia Aquarium.\nD The first aquarium in London.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nExperts do not really know when people began keeping fish as pets. But they say that people have been interested in fish for thousands of years. Some say the ancient Sumerians were the first civilization to keep fish in ponds more than four thousand years ago. The Chinese kept and studied carp and goldfish more than one thousand years ago. The ancient Romans kept eels as pets. And the Greek philosopher Aristotle made what is believed to be the first known study of sea life, including sharks and dolphins.\nKeeping fish at home in small water tanks called _ is extremely popular today. And everyone seems to enjoy visiting huge public aquariums that have opened around the world.\nBy the middle of the eighteen hundreds, science had shown that plants, fish and other sea creatures could survive together under water. So it was no longer necessary to change the water in a tank for the fish to live there. This led to the building of the first public aquariums.\nThe first aquariums opened in London, England in 1853. in the next fifteen years, other aquariums opened in Europe and the United States. By 1928, there were about forty-five public aquariums.\nThe Monterey Bay Aquarium has been recognized as the first aquarium in the United States and it shows visitors the underwater life in the bay. The Georgia Aquarium opening in 2005 says it is the largest in the world. It has more than one hundred thousand sea animals in thirty million liters of water including two whale sharks---the world's largest fish.\nAnother aquarium re-opened in 2005 in Camden, New Jersey. The Adventure Aquarium first opened in 1992. It spent about fifty million dollars expanding its building and improving its exhibits.\nAquariums provide the public with many chances to experience life under the sea. They can be found in most areas of the world. People might even want to start an aquarium at home and join the millions of people around the world who keep fish as pets.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is NOT mentioned to have kept fish as pets?\n\n<options>:\nA The ancient Sumerians.\nB The ancient Romans.\nC The Chinese.\nD The ancient Indians.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nExperts do not really know when people began keeping fish as pets. But they say that people have been interested in fish for thousands of years. Some say the ancient Sumerians were the first civilization to keep fish in ponds more than four thousand years ago. The Chinese kept and studied carp and goldfish more than one thousand years ago. The ancient Romans kept eels as pets. And the Greek philosopher Aristotle made what is believed to be the first known study of sea life, including sharks and dolphins.\nKeeping fish at home in small water tanks called _ is extremely popular today. And everyone seems to enjoy visiting huge public aquariums that have opened around the world.\nBy the middle of the eighteen hundreds, science had shown that plants, fish and other sea creatures could survive together under water. So it was no longer necessary to change the water in a tank for the fish to live there. This led to the building of the first public aquariums.\nThe first aquariums opened in London, England in 1853. in the next fifteen years, other aquariums opened in Europe and the United States. By 1928, there were about forty-five public aquariums.\nThe Monterey Bay Aquarium has been recognized as the first aquarium in the United States and it shows visitors the underwater life in the bay. The Georgia Aquarium opening in 2005 says it is the largest in the world. It has more than one hundred thousand sea animals in thirty million liters of water including two whale sharks---the world's largest fish.\nAnother aquarium re-opened in 2005 in Camden, New Jersey. The Adventure Aquarium first opened in 1992. It spent about fifty million dollars expanding its building and improving its exhibits.\nAquariums provide the public with many chances to experience life under the sea. They can be found in most areas of the world. People might even want to start an aquarium at home and join the millions of people around the world who keep fish as pets.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is correct?\n\n<options>:\nA People were not interested in fish until the middle of the eighteen hundreds.\nB The Moneterey Bay Aquarium is regarded as the best aquarium in America.\nC Plants, fish and other sea creatures could not survive together under sea.\nD People have to change the water in a tank frequently for the fish to live there.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nExperts do not really know when people began keeping fish as pets. But they say that people have been interested in fish for thousands of years. Some say the ancient Sumerians were the first civilization to keep fish in ponds more than four thousand years ago. The Chinese kept and studied carp and goldfish more than one thousand years ago. The ancient Romans kept eels as pets. And the Greek philosopher Aristotle made what is believed to be the first known study of sea life, including sharks and dolphins.\nKeeping fish at home in small water tanks called _ is extremely popular today. And everyone seems to enjoy visiting huge public aquariums that have opened around the world.\nBy the middle of the eighteen hundreds, science had shown that plants, fish and other sea creatures could survive together under water. So it was no longer necessary to change the water in a tank for the fish to live there. This led to the building of the first public aquariums.\nThe first aquariums opened in London, England in 1853. in the next fifteen years, other aquariums opened in Europe and the United States. By 1928, there were about forty-five public aquariums.\nThe Monterey Bay Aquarium has been recognized as the first aquarium in the United States and it shows visitors the underwater life in the bay. The Georgia Aquarium opening in 2005 says it is the largest in the world. It has more than one hundred thousand sea animals in thirty million liters of water including two whale sharks---the world's largest fish.\nAnother aquarium re-opened in 2005 in Camden, New Jersey. The Adventure Aquarium first opened in 1992. It spent about fifty million dollars expanding its building and improving its exhibits.\nAquariums provide the public with many chances to experience life under the sea. They can be found in most areas of the world. People might even want to start an aquarium at home and join the millions of people around the world who keep fish as pets.\n\n<question>:\nThe passage is written mainly _ .\n\n<options>:\nA to tell people the importance of keeping fish as pets\nB to explain why people want to visit aquariums\nC to let people know the development of the aquariums\nD to describe different aquariums\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nBEIJING -- The launch of a new manned space mission brings China closer to the establishment of a permanent space station, international experts say.\nChinese taikonauts, Jing Haipeng, 50, and Chen Dong, 37, were _ into space onboard Shenzhou-11 at 7:30 am Monday and will spend 30 days in the Chinese space laboratory Tiangong-2.The launch marks a key step toward China's plan to eventually operate a permanent space station. The successful launch of the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft is another step forward to put China among leading players in space technology, said Alexander Zheleznyakov, a Russian expert on history of space flights. China's experimental space lab will help provide solutions for spacecraft of different functions to approach and anchor, and for a long-term operation of life support system, said Zheleznyakov. Shenzhou-11 is scheduled to anchor on Wednesday with Tiangong-2, which is part of China's plan to build a permanent space station by 2022.\nChina can now test technologies for cargo spacecraft anchoring, life support system operation and water recycling to ensure a long-term continuous operation of its space station in the future with less dependence on renewal from the Earth, he said. If all goes well, China will launch the unpiloted Tianzhou-1 cargo ship next spring to autonomously tie up with Tiangong-2. Tianzhou-1 will be capable of automatically transferring rocket fuels, a vital requirement for space station grouping and maintenance, according to a report by Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).\n\"That will further their anchoring abilities needed for the larger space station,\" Johnson Freese was quoted.\" Tiangong-2 is supposed to be able to stay in orbit for two years or longer, so that's taking them (Chinese) really close to 2019 or so. I think this will be their last big technology test phase before going to their large space station,\" said Freese.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did China launch Shenzhou-11 into space?\n\n<options>:\nA To improve its launching ability.\nB To show off its space progress.\nC To set up a permanent space station.\nD To replace the space lab Tiankong-2.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nBEIJING -- The launch of a new manned space mission brings China closer to the establishment of a permanent space station, international experts say.\nChinese taikonauts, Jing Haipeng, 50, and Chen Dong, 37, were _ into space onboard Shenzhou-11 at 7:30 am Monday and will spend 30 days in the Chinese space laboratory Tiangong-2.The launch marks a key step toward China's plan to eventually operate a permanent space station. The successful launch of the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft is another step forward to put China among leading players in space technology, said Alexander Zheleznyakov, a Russian expert on history of space flights. China's experimental space lab will help provide solutions for spacecraft of different functions to approach and anchor, and for a long-term operation of life support system, said Zheleznyakov. Shenzhou-11 is scheduled to anchor on Wednesday with Tiangong-2, which is part of China's plan to build a permanent space station by 2022.\nChina can now test technologies for cargo spacecraft anchoring, life support system operation and water recycling to ensure a long-term continuous operation of its space station in the future with less dependence on renewal from the Earth, he said. If all goes well, China will launch the unpiloted Tianzhou-1 cargo ship next spring to autonomously tie up with Tiangong-2. Tianzhou-1 will be capable of automatically transferring rocket fuels, a vital requirement for space station grouping and maintenance, according to a report by Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).\n\"That will further their anchoring abilities needed for the larger space station,\" Johnson Freese was quoted.\" Tiangong-2 is supposed to be able to stay in orbit for two years or longer, so that's taking them (Chinese) really close to 2019 or so. I think this will be their last big technology test phase before going to their large space station,\" said Freese.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is designed to automatically transfer rocket fuels?\n\n<options>:\nA Shenzhou-11.\nB Tiangong-2.\nC Shenzhou-1.\nD Tianzhou-1.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nOne afternoon, in Paris, I took a trip to an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of some great paintings of excellent artists.\nA young couple looking at the paintings in front of me were talking non-stop. I watched them a moment and decided she was doing all the talking. In fact, I was surprised at this man for putting up with her everlasting speech. Bored by their noise, I moved on.\nI met them several times as I moved through those rooms of art. Each time I heard her voice, I moved away at once. \nI was standing at the museum gift shop buying some cards when the couple walked to the exit .\n\"He's a brave man,\" said the shop assistant. \"Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. But he and his wife come in whenever there's a new art show.\"\nIt explained the non-stop talk! A sudden sense of shame came to my heart for what I was thinking just now. \"But what does he get out of the art?\" I asked.\n\"His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.\"\nAt that moment I realized what is patience, courage and love. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person who can't see and courage of a husband who would not allow blindness change his love towards art. And I felt the love shared by the two as I watched them walking away holding each other's hands.\n\n<question>:\nHow did the writer feel when hearing the woman's talking?\n\n<options>:\nA Angry\nB Bored\nC Excited\nD Happy\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nOne afternoon, in Paris, I took a trip to an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of some great paintings of excellent artists.\nA young couple looking at the paintings in front of me were talking non-stop. I watched them a moment and decided she was doing all the talking. In fact, I was surprised at this man for putting up with her everlasting speech. Bored by their noise, I moved on.\nI met them several times as I moved through those rooms of art. Each time I heard her voice, I moved away at once. \nI was standing at the museum gift shop buying some cards when the couple walked to the exit .\n\"He's a brave man,\" said the shop assistant. \"Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. But he and his wife come in whenever there's a new art show.\"\nIt explained the non-stop talk! A sudden sense of shame came to my heart for what I was thinking just now. \"But what does he get out of the art?\" I asked.\n\"His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.\"\nAt that moment I realized what is patience, courage and love. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person who can't see and courage of a husband who would not allow blindness change his love towards art. And I felt the love shared by the two as I watched them walking away holding each other's hands.\n\n<question>:\nThe woman kept talking while she and her husband were enjoying the art show because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA she was too excited to keep silent\nB she preferred talking to listening\nC she had to explain everything to her blind husband\nD she liked to show off in front of 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>:\nOne afternoon, in Paris, I took a trip to an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of some great paintings of excellent artists.\nA young couple looking at the paintings in front of me were talking non-stop. I watched them a moment and decided she was doing all the talking. In fact, I was surprised at this man for putting up with her everlasting speech. Bored by their noise, I moved on.\nI met them several times as I moved through those rooms of art. Each time I heard her voice, I moved away at once. \nI was standing at the museum gift shop buying some cards when the couple walked to the exit .\n\"He's a brave man,\" said the shop assistant. \"Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. But he and his wife come in whenever there's a new art show.\"\nIt explained the non-stop talk! A sudden sense of shame came to my heart for what I was thinking just now. \"But what does he get out of the art?\" I asked.\n\"His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.\"\nAt that moment I realized what is patience, courage and love. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person who can't see and courage of a husband who would not allow blindness change his love towards art. And I felt the love shared by the two as I watched them walking away holding each other's hands.\n\n<question>:\nWhat did the writer think of the woman at last?\n\n<options>:\nA The woman was too noisy.\nB The woman was patient and loving.\nC The woman was blind.\nD The woman was brave.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nOne afternoon, in Paris, I took a trip to an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of some great paintings of excellent artists.\nA young couple looking at the paintings in front of me were talking non-stop. I watched them a moment and decided she was doing all the talking. In fact, I was surprised at this man for putting up with her everlasting speech. Bored by their noise, I moved on.\nI met them several times as I moved through those rooms of art. Each time I heard her voice, I moved away at once. \nI was standing at the museum gift shop buying some cards when the couple walked to the exit .\n\"He's a brave man,\" said the shop assistant. \"Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. But he and his wife come in whenever there's a new art show.\"\nIt explained the non-stop talk! A sudden sense of shame came to my heart for what I was thinking just now. \"But what does he get out of the art?\" I asked.\n\"His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.\"\nAt that moment I realized what is patience, courage and love. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person who can't see and courage of a husband who would not allow blindness change his love towards art. And I felt the love shared by the two as I watched them walking away holding each other's hands.\n\n<question>:\nThe passage mainly shows us _ .\n\n<options>:\nA patience, courage and love\nB how to watch paintings\nC how art changed people's life\nD a trip\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nJohn sent his mother expensive presents on his mother's birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was. \"I must find something wonderful for her, and it must be the only one in the whole world. Then my mother must be very happy.\" John thought. He advertised in the newspapers. \"Wanted--the best present for the woman who has everything. \"\nFor many days his telephone did not stop ringing. People phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him \"the best present\". But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world.\nThen less than a week before his mother's birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage, and in the cage there was a large bird.\n\"This bird, \"the man said, \"can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world. \"\n\"I will listen to it, \"John said. \"If what you said is true, I will buy the bird from you.\"\nThe man spoke to the bird. \"Talk to me in French, \" he said. The bird spoke to him in French. \"Tell me a joke in Japanese, \" he said. The bird told him a joke in Japanese. \"Sing a famous pop song, \"he said. The bird sang a famous pop song.\n\"I'll buy it, \"John said. \"How much do you want?\"\n\"One hundred thousand dollars, \"the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.\nThe day after his mother's birthday he phoned her. \"Well, mother, \"he said, \"Is the bird wonderful?\"\n\"Oh, it was delicious, dear, \"she said.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did John send her mother expensive presents for her birthday every year?\n\n<options>:\nA Because he loved his mother very much.\nB Because his mother needed these presents.\nC Because he wanted to show he had a lot of money.\nD Because he was the richest man in 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>:\nJohn sent his mother expensive presents on his mother's birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was. \"I must find something wonderful for her, and it must be the only one in the whole world. Then my mother must be very happy.\" John thought. He advertised in the newspapers. \"Wanted--the best present for the woman who has everything. \"\nFor many days his telephone did not stop ringing. People phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him \"the best present\". But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world.\nThen less than a week before his mother's birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage, and in the cage there was a large bird.\n\"This bird, \"the man said, \"can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world. \"\n\"I will listen to it, \"John said. \"If what you said is true, I will buy the bird from you.\"\nThe man spoke to the bird. \"Talk to me in French, \" he said. The bird spoke to him in French. \"Tell me a joke in Japanese, \" he said. The bird told him a joke in Japanese. \"Sing a famous pop song, \"he said. The bird sang a famous pop song.\n\"I'll buy it, \"John said. \"How much do you want?\"\n\"One hundred thousand dollars, \"the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.\nThe day after his mother's birthday he phoned her. \"Well, mother, \"he said, \"Is the bird wonderful?\"\n\"Oh, it was delicious, dear, \"she said.\n\n<question>:\nHow did people know John wanted the best present in the world?\n\n<options>:\nA They rang John up.\nB They knew it from the newspapers.\nC John phoned them one by one.\nD They knew it on TV.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nJohn sent his mother expensive presents on his mother's birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was. \"I must find something wonderful for her, and it must be the only one in the whole world. Then my mother must be very happy.\" John thought. He advertised in the newspapers. \"Wanted--the best present for the woman who has everything. \"\nFor many days his telephone did not stop ringing. People phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him \"the best present\". But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world.\nThen less than a week before his mother's birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage, and in the cage there was a large bird.\n\"This bird, \"the man said, \"can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world. \"\n\"I will listen to it, \"John said. \"If what you said is true, I will buy the bird from you.\"\nThe man spoke to the bird. \"Talk to me in French, \" he said. The bird spoke to him in French. \"Tell me a joke in Japanese, \" he said. The bird told him a joke in Japanese. \"Sing a famous pop song, \"he said. The bird sang a famous pop song.\n\"I'll buy it, \"John said. \"How much do you want?\"\n\"One hundred thousand dollars, \"the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.\nThe day after his mother's birthday he phoned her. \"Well, mother, \"he said, \"Is the bird wonderful?\"\n\"Oh, it was delicious, dear, \"she said.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did John pay the man a lot of money for the bird?\n\n<options>:\nA Because it was such a beautiful bird.\nB Because he wanted to help the poor man with the bird.\nC Because the bird could look after his mother.\nD Because he thought the bird could make his mother happy.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nJohn sent his mother expensive presents on his mother's birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was. \"I must find something wonderful for her, and it must be the only one in the whole world. Then my mother must be very happy.\" John thought. He advertised in the newspapers. \"Wanted--the best present for the woman who has everything. \"\nFor many days his telephone did not stop ringing. People phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him \"the best present\". But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world.\nThen less than a week before his mother's birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage, and in the cage there was a large bird.\n\"This bird, \"the man said, \"can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world. \"\n\"I will listen to it, \"John said. \"If what you said is true, I will buy the bird from you.\"\nThe man spoke to the bird. \"Talk to me in French, \" he said. The bird spoke to him in French. \"Tell me a joke in Japanese, \" he said. The bird told him a joke in Japanese. \"Sing a famous pop song, \"he said. The bird sang a famous pop song.\n\"I'll buy it, \"John said. \"How much do you want?\"\n\"One hundred thousand dollars, \"the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.\nThe day after his mother's birthday he phoned her. \"Well, mother, \"he said, \"Is the bird wonderful?\"\n\"Oh, it was delicious, dear, \"she said.\n\n<question>:\nWhat does the sentence \"It was delicious, \"really mean in the story?\n\n<options>:\nA His mother ate the bird.\nB His mother let the bird fly away.\nC His mother began to learn languages from the bird.\nD His mother thought it was the most expensive present in 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 poachers had finally found a buyer for their stolen _ .At the meeting with the buyer,they brought out a bag,inside which was a terrified one-year-old baby gorilla.The poachers had killed the little female's parents and captured her in the forests of Congo, Africa.Then they took her across the border into Rwanda, with the intention of selling her as a pet.\n However,the buyer did not bring any money.He brought the police.The poachers were arrested on the spot but the police knew the orphan was still in danger.They had rescued baby gorillas before and understood that they needed to act quickly.They rushed the young gorilla to the nearby Mountain Gorilla Rescue Centre.The vets there realized that she had not been given enough food or water, but they were much more worried about something else.The baby gorilla,which was later named Dunia,had not been getting enough touch.\n \"Baby gorillas simply don't survive without their mother's constant body contact,\" says Chris, a vet.\"They give up the will to live.\"The project's staff immediately began holding and hugging Dunia,the little baby gorilla.\nDunia resisted attention at first, shying away from people who reached for her. \"She needed contact, but there is no reason that she should trust people after what she'd been through,\"says Christ.\"Humans had killed her family.\"\nAlthough she became stronger a month after she was recued, her appearance revealed the psychological stress she carried inside--much of her hair had fallen out.That was a delayed reaction to the combined terrible experiences of losing her parents and being kept with a poor diet by the poachers.\n After six months of loving care, a good diet, and a comfortable home at the centre, Dunia was looking and acting like a healthy, happy young gorilla should.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we learn about the buyer?\n\n<options>:\nA He wanted to keep the baby gorilla as a pet.\nB He travelled across the border to meet the poachers.\nC He did not have enough money for the gorilla.\nD He was sent by the police to catch the poachers.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 poachers had finally found a buyer for their stolen _ .At the meeting with the buyer,they brought out a bag,inside which was a terrified one-year-old baby gorilla.The poachers had killed the little female's parents and captured her in the forests of Congo, Africa.Then they took her across the border into Rwanda, with the intention of selling her as a pet.\n However,the buyer did not bring any money.He brought the police.The poachers were arrested on the spot but the police knew the orphan was still in danger.They had rescued baby gorillas before and understood that they needed to act quickly.They rushed the young gorilla to the nearby Mountain Gorilla Rescue Centre.The vets there realized that she had not been given enough food or water, but they were much more worried about something else.The baby gorilla,which was later named Dunia,had not been getting enough touch.\n \"Baby gorillas simply don't survive without their mother's constant body contact,\" says Chris, a vet.\"They give up the will to live.\"The project's staff immediately began holding and hugging Dunia,the little baby gorilla.\nDunia resisted attention at first, shying away from people who reached for her. \"She needed contact, but there is no reason that she should trust people after what she'd been through,\"says Christ.\"Humans had killed her family.\"\nAlthough she became stronger a month after she was recued, her appearance revealed the psychological stress she carried inside--much of her hair had fallen out.That was a delayed reaction to the combined terrible experiences of losing her parents and being kept with a poor diet by the poachers.\n After six months of loving care, a good diet, and a comfortable home at the centre, Dunia was looking and acting like a healthy, happy young gorilla should.\n\n<question>:\nWhen Dunia was taken to Rwanda,the most important thing she needed was _\n\n<options>:\nA food\nB water\nC touch\nD rest\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 poachers had finally found a buyer for their stolen _ .At the meeting with the buyer,they brought out a bag,inside which was a terrified one-year-old baby gorilla.The poachers had killed the little female's parents and captured her in the forests of Congo, Africa.Then they took her across the border into Rwanda, with the intention of selling her as a pet.\n However,the buyer did not bring any money.He brought the police.The poachers were arrested on the spot but the police knew the orphan was still in danger.They had rescued baby gorillas before and understood that they needed to act quickly.They rushed the young gorilla to the nearby Mountain Gorilla Rescue Centre.The vets there realized that she had not been given enough food or water, but they were much more worried about something else.The baby gorilla,which was later named Dunia,had not been getting enough touch.\n \"Baby gorillas simply don't survive without their mother's constant body contact,\" says Chris, a vet.\"They give up the will to live.\"The project's staff immediately began holding and hugging Dunia,the little baby gorilla.\nDunia resisted attention at first, shying away from people who reached for her. \"She needed contact, but there is no reason that she should trust people after what she'd been through,\"says Christ.\"Humans had killed her family.\"\nAlthough she became stronger a month after she was recued, her appearance revealed the psychological stress she carried inside--much of her hair had fallen out.That was a delayed reaction to the combined terrible experiences of losing her parents and being kept with a poor diet by the poachers.\n After six months of loving care, a good diet, and a comfortable home at the centre, Dunia was looking and acting like a healthy, happy young gorilla should.\n\n<question>:\nDunia was afraid of her caretakers at first because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA she was a shy baby gorilla\nB humans had been cruel to her family\nC she hated to be touched\nD she had given up the will to live\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIf you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how \"foolish\" the Finnish people are.\nTake the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.\nThe dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.\nThe Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.\nWith so many loopholes in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to _ . But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real \"gentleman\".\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is NOT true according to the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA While taking a taxi in Finland, you can get off without first paying your fare.\nB In a big hotel in Finland, you can enjoy free meals if you're living in the hotel.\nC The bosses in Finland pay the employees according to registration of t heir working hours.\nD The workers are always honest with their working hours.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIf you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how \"foolish\" the Finnish people are.\nTake the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.\nThe dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.\nThe Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.\nWith so many loopholes in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to _ . But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real \"gentleman\".\n\n<question>:\nWe can infer from the passage that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the Finnish society is of very high moral level\nB there are many loopholes in everyday life in Finland\nC in Finland, most taxi drivers will not charge you anything\nD everyone in Finland is like a gentleman, for they have faith in themselves\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIf you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how \"foolish\" the Finnish people are.\nTake the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.\nThe dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.\nThe Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.\nWith so many loopholes in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to _ . But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real \"gentleman\".\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is the best title of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Life in Finland\nB A Society with \"Foolish\" People\nC What a Life\nD Honest accounts of the Finns\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nA little boy went to a farmer who had some puppies to sell and said, \"I want to buy one of your puppies.\" Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. \"I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look.\"\n\"Sure,\" said the farmer. Then he called his dog, \"Here, Dolly!\"\nOut from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight.\nAs the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the doghouse. Slowly, another little ball appeared. This one was much smaller than the others. Down the ramp it slid . Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up...\n\"I want that one,\" the little boy said, pointing to the slow dog.\nThe farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, \"Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs will.\"\nWith that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of trousers. There was a steel brace running down both sides of his leg. It was joined to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, \"You see, sir, I don't run very well myself, and he will need someone who understands.\"\nThe world is full of people who need someone who understands.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be inferred that \"Dolly\" in the passage was _ .\n\n<options>:\nA a mother dog\nB the little boy's name\nC the farmer's son\nD one of the puppies\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nA little boy went to a farmer who had some puppies to sell and said, \"I want to buy one of your puppies.\" Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. \"I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look.\"\n\"Sure,\" said the farmer. Then he called his dog, \"Here, Dolly!\"\nOut from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight.\nAs the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the doghouse. Slowly, another little ball appeared. This one was much smaller than the others. Down the ramp it slid . Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up...\n\"I want that one,\" the little boy said, pointing to the slow dog.\nThe farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, \"Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs will.\"\nWith that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of trousers. There was a steel brace running down both sides of his leg. It was joined to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, \"You see, sir, I don't run very well myself, and he will need someone who understands.\"\nThe world is full of people who need someone who understands.\n\n<question>:\nHow many puppies did the farmer have in all?\n\n<options>:\nA 3\nB 4\nC 5\nD 6\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nA little boy went to a farmer who had some puppies to sell and said, \"I want to buy one of your puppies.\" Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. \"I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look.\"\n\"Sure,\" said the farmer. Then he called his dog, \"Here, Dolly!\"\nOut from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight.\nAs the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the doghouse. Slowly, another little ball appeared. This one was much smaller than the others. Down the ramp it slid . Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up...\n\"I want that one,\" the little boy said, pointing to the slow dog.\nThe farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, \"Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs will.\"\nWith that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of trousers. There was a steel brace running down both sides of his leg. It was joined to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, \"You see, sir, I don't run very well myself, and he will need someone who understands.\"\nThe world is full of people who need someone who understands.\n\n<question>:\nThe little boy decided to buy the smallest puppy because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA he was disabled and decided to be a vet to cure it\nB he knew the smallest puppy needed understanding and care most\nC he liked puppies that were unable to run fast\nD he didn't have enough money to buy a different one\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI'm a Chinese student studying in Canada. I have been a boarder with the Carsons for more than a year and a half.\n The Carsons live in their own house, which has four bedrooms including the one in the basement which I live in. Judy does all the work in the house and Andrew is responsible for the work in the garden. When they go out in they evening, they often ask me to look after their children.\n Judy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris, lived in another city. Judy was their only child and naturally they doted on Judy's children. They often sent the children presents.\n Last April Mr. Morris died. Now that Mrs. Morris was quite alone, I expected that Judy would want her to come and live with them. One day, Margaret, Judy's daughter, told me grandma was coming to live with them and her daddy and mummy would want my room back. The news didn't surprise me and the next day I went to Judy and asked her about it. I said I couldn't think of living in their basement room any longer if it was needed for Mrs. Morris. Judy seemed surprised at first. Then she told me there was no deed for me to move, for they hadn't yet come to any decision about her mother coming to live with them. \"Naturally I'm worried about my mother. She has been in poor health.\" She smiled sadly and added. \"To be honest, Andrew and my mother have never got on well. We'll wait a bit and see what happens. Perhaps Mohter will be all right living herself, or perhaps they will both change their minds.\"\n That was six months ago. During this time I've heard that Mrs. Morris has had two illnesses and that her health has got worse. A nursing home was mentioned once but Mrs. Morris refused to go there. So up to now she's still living alone and I'm still living in the basement room.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the relationship between the speaker and the Carsons?\n\n<options>:\nA He is a brother of Andrew Carson.\nB He is a close friend of the Carsons.\nC He is a student of Judy Carson.\nD He is a student who pays to live and have meals at the Carsons' house.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI'm a Chinese student studying in Canada. I have been a boarder with the Carsons for more than a year and a half.\n The Carsons live in their own house, which has four bedrooms including the one in the basement which I live in. Judy does all the work in the house and Andrew is responsible for the work in the garden. When they go out in they evening, they often ask me to look after their children.\n Judy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris, lived in another city. Judy was their only child and naturally they doted on Judy's children. They often sent the children presents.\n Last April Mr. Morris died. Now that Mrs. Morris was quite alone, I expected that Judy would want her to come and live with them. One day, Margaret, Judy's daughter, told me grandma was coming to live with them and her daddy and mummy would want my room back. The news didn't surprise me and the next day I went to Judy and asked her about it. I said I couldn't think of living in their basement room any longer if it was needed for Mrs. Morris. Judy seemed surprised at first. Then she told me there was no deed for me to move, for they hadn't yet come to any decision about her mother coming to live with them. \"Naturally I'm worried about my mother. She has been in poor health.\" She smiled sadly and added. \"To be honest, Andrew and my mother have never got on well. We'll wait a bit and see what happens. Perhaps Mohter will be all right living herself, or perhaps they will both change their minds.\"\n That was six months ago. During this time I've heard that Mrs. Morris has had two illnesses and that her health has got worse. A nursing home was mentioned once but Mrs. Morris refused to go there. So up to now she's still living alone and I'm still living in the basement room.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Mrs. Morris loved her grandchildren very much.\nB Judy had no brothers or sisters to look after her mother.\nC The Carsons once suggested that Mrs. Morris go to live in a nursing home.\nD Mrs. Morris was coming to live with the Carsons, so they asked the speaker to move.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI'm a Chinese student studying in Canada. I have been a boarder with the Carsons for more than a year and a half.\n The Carsons live in their own house, which has four bedrooms including the one in the basement which I live in. Judy does all the work in the house and Andrew is responsible for the work in the garden. When they go out in they evening, they often ask me to look after their children.\n Judy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris, lived in another city. Judy was their only child and naturally they doted on Judy's children. They often sent the children presents.\n Last April Mr. Morris died. Now that Mrs. Morris was quite alone, I expected that Judy would want her to come and live with them. One day, Margaret, Judy's daughter, told me grandma was coming to live with them and her daddy and mummy would want my room back. The news didn't surprise me and the next day I went to Judy and asked her about it. I said I couldn't think of living in their basement room any longer if it was needed for Mrs. Morris. Judy seemed surprised at first. Then she told me there was no deed for me to move, for they hadn't yet come to any decision about her mother coming to live with them. \"Naturally I'm worried about my mother. She has been in poor health.\" She smiled sadly and added. \"To be honest, Andrew and my mother have never got on well. We'll wait a bit and see what happens. Perhaps Mohter will be all right living herself, or perhaps they will both change their minds.\"\n That was six months ago. During this time I've heard that Mrs. Morris has had two illnesses and that her health has got worse. A nursing home was mentioned once but Mrs. Morris refused to go there. So up to now she's still living alone and I'm still living in the basement room.\n\n<question>:\nWhy didn't Mrs. Morris come to live with her daughter's family?\n\n<options>:\nA Because she did not want to leave her own house.\nB Because she was in rather poor health and could not come.\nC Because she did not have a good relationship with her son-in-law.\nD Because the speaker lived there and there was no other room for her to live in.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI'm a Chinese student studying in Canada. I have been a boarder with the Carsons for more than a year and a half.\n The Carsons live in their own house, which has four bedrooms including the one in the basement which I live in. Judy does all the work in the house and Andrew is responsible for the work in the garden. When they go out in they evening, they often ask me to look after their children.\n Judy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris, lived in another city. Judy was their only child and naturally they doted on Judy's children. They often sent the children presents.\n Last April Mr. Morris died. Now that Mrs. Morris was quite alone, I expected that Judy would want her to come and live with them. One day, Margaret, Judy's daughter, told me grandma was coming to live with them and her daddy and mummy would want my room back. The news didn't surprise me and the next day I went to Judy and asked her about it. I said I couldn't think of living in their basement room any longer if it was needed for Mrs. Morris. Judy seemed surprised at first. Then she told me there was no deed for me to move, for they hadn't yet come to any decision about her mother coming to live with them. \"Naturally I'm worried about my mother. She has been in poor health.\" She smiled sadly and added. \"To be honest, Andrew and my mother have never got on well. We'll wait a bit and see what happens. Perhaps Mohter will be all right living herself, or perhaps they will both change their minds.\"\n That was six months ago. During this time I've heard that Mrs. Morris has had two illnesses and that her health has got worse. A nursing home was mentioned once but Mrs. Morris refused to go there. So up to now she's still living alone and I'm still living in the basement room.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following would be the best title for the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Family relationship in Canada.\nB The Boarder in Canada.\nC Nursing Homes in Canada.\nD The children in Canada.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nDuring the cold winter days, there are some interesting festivals in the world. Look at the following ones.\nHarbin Ice and Snow Festival\nPlace: China\nTime: January 5 to February 5\nPeople build incredible things out of ice and snow, decorating them with lights.\nThe Carnival of Venice\nPlace: Italy\nTime: between February and March\nOne of the most beautiful festivals in the world, people wear masks and elaborate costumes to hide differences among classes, and there are contests for the best costumes.\nHoli Festival\nPlace: India\nTime: late February/ March, on the last full moon day\nHindus and Sikhs, in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka celebrate the main day of this incredibly fun 16-day festival by throwing color1ed powder and water at each other.\nSundance Film Festival\nPlace: Utah, the US\nTime: end of February\nThe largest independent film festival in the US. Watch both feature films and shorts. You need to buy a ticket.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following festivals can't be celebrated at the end of February?\n\n<options>:\nA Sundance Film Festival.\nB Harbin Ice and Snow Festival.\nC Holi Festival.\nD The Carnival of Venice.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nDuring the cold winter days, there are some interesting festivals in the world. Look at the following ones.\nHarbin Ice and Snow Festival\nPlace: China\nTime: January 5 to February 5\nPeople build incredible things out of ice and snow, decorating them with lights.\nThe Carnival of Venice\nPlace: Italy\nTime: between February and March\nOne of the most beautiful festivals in the world, people wear masks and elaborate costumes to hide differences among classes, and there are contests for the best costumes.\nHoli Festival\nPlace: India\nTime: late February/ March, on the last full moon day\nHindus and Sikhs, in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka celebrate the main day of this incredibly fun 16-day festival by throwing color1ed powder and water at each other.\nSundance Film Festival\nPlace: Utah, the US\nTime: end of February\nThe largest independent film festival in the US. Watch both feature films and shorts. You need to buy a ticket.\n\n<question>:\nIf you want to watch wonderful films, you may go to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA India\nB China\nC America\nD 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>:\nDuring the cold winter days, there are some interesting festivals in the world. Look at the following ones.\nHarbin Ice and Snow Festival\nPlace: China\nTime: January 5 to February 5\nPeople build incredible things out of ice and snow, decorating them with lights.\nThe Carnival of Venice\nPlace: Italy\nTime: between February and March\nOne of the most beautiful festivals in the world, people wear masks and elaborate costumes to hide differences among classes, and there are contests for the best costumes.\nHoli Festival\nPlace: India\nTime: late February/ March, on the last full moon day\nHindus and Sikhs, in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka celebrate the main day of this incredibly fun 16-day festival by throwing color1ed powder and water at each other.\nSundance Film Festival\nPlace: Utah, the US\nTime: end of February\nThe largest independent film festival in the US. Watch both feature films and shorts. You need to buy a ticket.\n\n<question>:\nIf you go to Europe, which festival can you celebrate?\n\n<options>:\nA Sundance Film Festival\nB Holi Festival\nC The Carnival of Venice\nD Harbin Ice and Snow Festival.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 size and location of the world's deserts are always changing. Over millions of years, as climates change and mountains rise, new dry and wet areas appear. But within the last hundred years deserts have been increasing after frightful speed. This is partly because of natural changes, but most responsible for creating deserts are men.\n Man can make deserts, but they can also prevent them from getting bigger. Algeria is planning a green belt of trees along the edge of the Sahara Desert to stop the sand. In China, too, _ are being built in the northwest to keep the desert from growing.\n But desert still threaten the world. Experts believe that land that is on the way to becoming deserts equals the size of Australia, Russia and US put together. Can we stop the spread of the world's deserts and save the land that is so essential to mankind? Yes, we can, and we must.\n\n<question>:\nThe reason for the land that turns into deserts is mostly because of _\n\n<options>:\nA the changing of the climate\nB man\nC the natural changes\nD the wind\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 size and location of the world's deserts are always changing. Over millions of years, as climates change and mountains rise, new dry and wet areas appear. But within the last hundred years deserts have been increasing after frightful speed. This is partly because of natural changes, but most responsible for creating deserts are men.\n Man can make deserts, but they can also prevent them from getting bigger. Algeria is planning a green belt of trees along the edge of the Sahara Desert to stop the sand. In China, too, _ are being built in the northwest to keep the desert from growing.\n But desert still threaten the world. Experts believe that land that is on the way to becoming deserts equals the size of Australia, Russia and US put together. Can we stop the spread of the world's deserts and save the land that is so essential to mankind? Yes, we can, and we must.\n\n<question>:\nSahara Desert lies in _ ks5u\n\n<options>:\nA Northern Africa\nB southwest Asia\nC Latin America\nD Australia\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 size and location of the world's deserts are always changing. Over millions of years, as climates change and mountains rise, new dry and wet areas appear. But within the last hundred years deserts have been increasing after frightful speed. This is partly because of natural changes, but most responsible for creating deserts are men.\n Man can make deserts, but they can also prevent them from getting bigger. Algeria is planning a green belt of trees along the edge of the Sahara Desert to stop the sand. In China, too, _ are being built in the northwest to keep the desert from growing.\n But desert still threaten the world. Experts believe that land that is on the way to becoming deserts equals the size of Australia, Russia and US put together. Can we stop the spread of the world's deserts and save the land that is so essential to mankind? Yes, we can, and we must.\n\n<question>:\nThe word \"windbreaks\" means _\n\n<options>:\nA high walls as a belt to stop the wind\nB trees planted as a belt to stop the wind\nC long and deep ditch as a belt to stop the wind\nD men stood side by side as a belt to stop the wind\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 size and location of the world's deserts are always changing. Over millions of years, as climates change and mountains rise, new dry and wet areas appear. But within the last hundred years deserts have been increasing after frightful speed. This is partly because of natural changes, but most responsible for creating deserts are men.\n Man can make deserts, but they can also prevent them from getting bigger. Algeria is planning a green belt of trees along the edge of the Sahara Desert to stop the sand. In China, too, _ are being built in the northwest to keep the desert from growing.\n But desert still threaten the world. Experts believe that land that is on the way to becoming deserts equals the size of Australia, Russia and US put together. Can we stop the spread of the world's deserts and save the land that is so essential to mankind? Yes, we can, and we must.\n\n<question>:\nThe deserts still threaten the world in the way _\n\n<options>:\nA of increasing at an unbelievable speed\nB of spreading in Australia, Russia, and the US\nC of appearing new dry and wet areas in every part of the world\nD that they cause the changes of the climates\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 size and location of the world's deserts are always changing. Over millions of years, as climates change and mountains rise, new dry and wet areas appear. But within the last hundred years deserts have been increasing after frightful speed. This is partly because of natural changes, but most responsible for creating deserts are men.\n Man can make deserts, but they can also prevent them from getting bigger. Algeria is planning a green belt of trees along the edge of the Sahara Desert to stop the sand. In China, too, _ are being built in the northwest to keep the desert from growing.\n But desert still threaten the world. Experts believe that land that is on the way to becoming deserts equals the size of Australia, Russia and US put together. Can we stop the spread of the world's deserts and save the land that is so essential to mankind? Yes, we can, and we must.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following do you think is the best method?\n\n<options>:\nA People move away from the land that is on the way to become deserts\nB To build great walls to stop the wind and sand\nC To plant trees and grass on the surface of the tree\nD To irrigate the desert\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThere are thousands of products of all colors and shapes in a supermarket, making you believe that they are worth a try.How? Packaging is the silent but persuading salesman.\nThere on the shelves, each bottle, can ,box, and jar has been carefully designed and measured to speak to the inner self of the consumer, because he/she is buying not only a product but also his/her belief in life.Scientists have studied consumer behavior recently and found that the look of the package has a great effect on the \"quality\" of the product and on how well it sells, because \"consumers generally cannot tell between a product and its package.Many products are packages and many packages are products.\", as Louis Cheskin, the first social scientist studying consumers' feelings for packaging, noticed.\nColors are one of the best tools in packaging.Studies of eye movement have shown that colours draw human attention quickly.Take V8 for example.For many years, the bright red color of tomatoes and carrots on the thin bottle makes you feel that it is very good for your body.And the word \"green\" today can keep food prices going up.\nShapes are another attraction.Circles often suggest happiness and peacefulness, because these shapes are pleasing to both the eye and the heart.That's why the round yellow M signs of McDonald's are inviting to both young and old.\nThis new consumer response to the colors and shapes of packages reminds producers and sellers that people by to satisfy both body and soul.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, _ seems to be able to persuade a consumer to buy the product.\n\n<options>:\nA the pleasing color of the package\nB he special taste of the product\nC the strange shape of the package\nD the belief in the product\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThere are thousands of products of all colors and shapes in a supermarket, making you believe that they are worth a try.How? Packaging is the silent but persuading salesman.\nThere on the shelves, each bottle, can ,box, and jar has been carefully designed and measured to speak to the inner self of the consumer, because he/she is buying not only a product but also his/her belief in life.Scientists have studied consumer behavior recently and found that the look of the package has a great effect on the \"quality\" of the product and on how well it sells, because \"consumers generally cannot tell between a product and its package.Many products are packages and many packages are products.\", as Louis Cheskin, the first social scientist studying consumers' feelings for packaging, noticed.\nColors are one of the best tools in packaging.Studies of eye movement have shown that colours draw human attention quickly.Take V8 for example.For many years, the bright red color of tomatoes and carrots on the thin bottle makes you feel that it is very good for your body.And the word \"green\" today can keep food prices going up.\nShapes are another attraction.Circles often suggest happiness and peacefulness, because these shapes are pleasing to both the eye and the heart.That's why the round yellow M signs of McDonald's are inviting to both young and old.\nThis new consumer response to the colors and shapes of packages reminds producers and sellers that people by to satisfy both body and soul.\n\n<question>:\nIf a package or a product is round in shape, it can _ .\n\n<options>:\nA bring excitement to the consumers\nB attract the consumers' attention\nC catch the eye movement of the consumers\nD produce a happy and peaceful 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>:\nThere are thousands of products of all colors and shapes in a supermarket, making you believe that they are worth a try.How? Packaging is the silent but persuading salesman.\nThere on the shelves, each bottle, can ,box, and jar has been carefully designed and measured to speak to the inner self of the consumer, because he/she is buying not only a product but also his/her belief in life.Scientists have studied consumer behavior recently and found that the look of the package has a great effect on the \"quality\" of the product and on how well it sells, because \"consumers generally cannot tell between a product and its package.Many products are packages and many packages are products.\", as Louis Cheskin, the first social scientist studying consumers' feelings for packaging, noticed.\nColors are one of the best tools in packaging.Studies of eye movement have shown that colours draw human attention quickly.Take V8 for example.For many years, the bright red color of tomatoes and carrots on the thin bottle makes you feel that it is very good for your body.And the word \"green\" today can keep food prices going up.\nShapes are another attraction.Circles often suggest happiness and peacefulness, because these shapes are pleasing to both the eye and the heart.That's why the round yellow M signs of McDonald's are inviting to both young and old.\nThis new consumer response to the colors and shapes of packages reminds producers and sellers that people by to satisfy both body and soul.\n\n<question>:\n\"And the word green today can keep food prices going up \" This sentence suggests that consumers today are _ .\n\n<options>:\nA starting to notice the importance of new food\nB enjoying the beauty of nature more than before\nC beginning to like green vegetables\nD paying more attention to their health\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThere are thousands of products of all colors and shapes in a supermarket, making you believe that they are worth a try.How? Packaging is the silent but persuading salesman.\nThere on the shelves, each bottle, can ,box, and jar has been carefully designed and measured to speak to the inner self of the consumer, because he/she is buying not only a product but also his/her belief in life.Scientists have studied consumer behavior recently and found that the look of the package has a great effect on the \"quality\" of the product and on how well it sells, because \"consumers generally cannot tell between a product and its package.Many products are packages and many packages are products.\", as Louis Cheskin, the first social scientist studying consumers' feelings for packaging, noticed.\nColors are one of the best tools in packaging.Studies of eye movement have shown that colours draw human attention quickly.Take V8 for example.For many years, the bright red color of tomatoes and carrots on the thin bottle makes you feel that it is very good for your body.And the word \"green\" today can keep food prices going up.\nShapes are another attraction.Circles often suggest happiness and peacefulness, because these shapes are pleasing to both the eye and the heart.That's why the round yellow M signs of McDonald's are inviting to both young and old.\nThis new consumer response to the colors and shapes of packages reminds producers and sellers that people by to satisfy both body and soul.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be inferred from the passage that V8 is a kind of _ .\n\n<options>:\nA vegetable dish\nB healthy juice\nC iced drink\nD red vegetable\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nHaving put down your pens at the end of the college entrance exam, you have ended 12 years of hard study. Forget your studies for a while. It's time to enjoy yourselves!\nThere are many ways to celebrate this special month of graduation. You can have photos taken with your classmates and teachers, or dine out together and exchange gifts.\nHigh school students in Western countries such as the United States and Canada usually have a prom to mark their graduation. It's to mark the time kids turn into young men and women. After the prom, teenagers either go to college or find a job. It means they are no longer as dependent on their parents as they were before.\nAt the prom, boys usually dress in dinner jackets and bow ties, though many different types of formal clothes are worn. Traditionally, girls give boys matching boutonnieres ( ). Girls traditionally wear formal dresses, or dress to shock or be noticed, in shiny or brightly colored materials.\nCommon prom activities include dining, dancing, the crowning of a prom king and queen, and just talking to friends. In some cases, high school students collect funds for their class prom through the four years of their high school.\nHigh schools in or near large cities may rent ballrooms at expensive hotels or, to be unusual, in a pleasure cruise boat.\nBut often costs are cut by simply using the school gym. Students make a lot of effort to decorate the gym to make the event special. The music played at the prom will be the most popular kinds, like rock and hip-hop.\nThe students elect the Prom Queen. She is partnered with a Prom King who is elected similarly. These are great honors that the pair take very seriously. The two dance with each other to celebrate their election.\n\n<question>:\nThe word \"prom\" is probably closest in meaning with _ .\n\n<options>:\nA a party to celebrate graduation\nB a dancing competition\nC a fashion show\nD an election ceremony\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
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