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"human": "Read the 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>:\nWhich of the following is an economical way to hold the prom?\n\n<options>:\nA Renting a ballroom.\nB Taking a cruise boat.\nC Holding it in the school gym.\nD Wearing informal dresses.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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>:\nWhat clearly indicates that prom is very important to students?\n\n<options>:\nA Music is played at the prom.\nB They take pictures at the prom.\nC The King and Queen dance with each other.\nD They wear formal clothes or special clothes.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\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>:\nFor what do the students just talk to friends at a prom?\n\n<options>:\nA They don't want to get help from their parents.\nB They will part with their friends in a short time.\nC They don't like to be accompanied by their parents.\nD They want to be elected by their friends as the Prom King or Queen.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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>:\nHow is the prom significant to the students?\n\n<options>:\nA They can be relieved from the study pressure.\nB They are going to say goodbye to their friends.\nC They have chances to be elected as the Prom King or Queen.\nD The prom marks the graduation and after it they will be independent.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSleepwalking is a sleep disorder. Your child will rise from bed and walk or engage in other activities that they would normally do when they are awake. Their eyes will be open but they will appear to be in a dream-like state, and will probably not answer when you talk to them, although they may carry out conversations. Sleepwalking can last a few seconds , a few minutes, or more.\nSleepwalking can be an indication that certain parts of the brain may not be relaxing properly at bedtime. It can be caused by illness or fever, tiredness, stress or anxiety. It is thought to occur in the beginning, slow-wave stages of non-rapid eye movement sleep before dream sleep. It may be related to the lack of magnesium , and it is very possible that hormonal changes in body could cause it. Certainly a child is more likely to be a sleepwalker if one of his parents suffered, too .\nSleepwalking itself is not dangerous and is generally not a sign of any more worrying problems. But if your child sleepwalks regularly, you have to take safety measures to make sure that he doesn't hurt himself while sleepwalking. Makes sure that any doors can't be opened by a child, and lock doors to the cellar, kitchen and other dangerous places. Check each night before lights go out for sharp objects or, indeed , anything on the floor which your child could trip over or hurt himself on.\nA child may sleepwalk once and never sleepwalk again. Others may sleepwalk once a month or so. Still others may sleepwalk almost nightly. If you are worried you should consult your doctor.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is true according to the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Sleepwalking itself is not dangerous.\nB Children who sleepwalk may answer when you talk to them.\nC If your child sleepwalks regularly, you can just leave him alone.\nD Sleepwalking is related to the lack of sleep.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSleepwalking is a sleep disorder. Your child will rise from bed and walk or engage in other activities that they would normally do when they are awake. Their eyes will be open but they will appear to be in a dream-like state, and will probably not answer when you talk to them, although they may carry out conversations. Sleepwalking can last a few seconds , a few minutes, or more.\nSleepwalking can be an indication that certain parts of the brain may not be relaxing properly at bedtime. It can be caused by illness or fever, tiredness, stress or anxiety. It is thought to occur in the beginning, slow-wave stages of non-rapid eye movement sleep before dream sleep. It may be related to the lack of magnesium , and it is very possible that hormonal changes in body could cause it. Certainly a child is more likely to be a sleepwalker if one of his parents suffered, too .\nSleepwalking itself is not dangerous and is generally not a sign of any more worrying problems. But if your child sleepwalks regularly, you have to take safety measures to make sure that he doesn't hurt himself while sleepwalking. Makes sure that any doors can't be opened by a child, and lock doors to the cellar, kitchen and other dangerous places. Check each night before lights go out for sharp objects or, indeed , anything on the floor which your child could trip over or hurt himself on.\nA child may sleepwalk once and never sleepwalk again. Others may sleepwalk once a month or so. Still others may sleepwalk almost nightly. If you are worried you should consult your doctor.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be inferred from the passage that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA sleepwalking may be passed down in a family\nB drugs that could cure sleepwalking have been developed\nC during a normal sleep, a person never opens his eyes\nD most doctors consider sleepwalking as a serious problem\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 hottest TV drama in China - \"Nirvana in Fire\" or \"Langya Bang\" has just ended. Millions of people waited every day after midnight for the latest (two) episodes. Are you one of them? What is the story about? Why the show is so popular?\n\"Nirvana in Fire\" is based on an Internet novel by author Hai Yan, who was invited to pen the screenplay for the television adaptation. The 55-episode series, set in a fictionalized kingdom, weaves together two storylines -- one about a betrayed general's revenge and the other about princes fighting for the throne.\nThe series was put on screen on Sep. 19th, and the number of Internet views exceeded 140 million times the next day. Only during the week of National holiday, the number increased by 1.6 billion.\nIt's now the hottest Chinese TV show with a very high score of 9.3 on Douban. (The classical TV drama, Journey to the West, produced in 1986 is with the same score). Previous and recent costume dramas such as \"The Journey of Flower\" and \"Yun Zhong Ge\" only scored 6.4 and 3.5.\nDrawing comparisons to \"The Count of Monte Cristo\", the story revolves around a gifted young man named Lin Shu, whose father serves as a general. Already a high-ranking military officer by his teenager years, Lin Shu enjoyed a close friendship with Prince Xiao Jingyan and was even engaged to Princess Nihuang.\nAt age 17, however, Lin Shu's life turned upside down when his father's army was _ and destroyed by a foxy political rival. Lin Shu escaped death, but due to the poisoning, his body became weak and frail, and he lost his martial arts abilities. From then on, his face was pale and his fingers always ice-cold.\nAfter twelve years, Lin Shu returned to his country's capital with a new name, Mei Changsu, and a new identity, the leader of the Jiang Zuo Alliance. He then became the strategic adviser for his friend, Prince Jingyan, who had been exiled by the king. Despite the efforts of Prince Xiao Jingheng and the crown prince to win the throne for themselves, Mei Changsu succeeds in paving the road for his friend to take over as king, as well as the avenging the injustices dealt to his troops many years before.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is true?\n\n<options>:\nA Lin Shu changed his face and name in order to take revenge.\nB Lin Shu and the crown prince were childhood friends and Lin helped him to be the king.\nC Nirvana in Fire was set in a real kingdom in history.\nD Nirvana in Fire shares the same score with Journey to the West on Douban.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIt is important to know another language and how to communicate without words when you are in another country. Before saying anything, people communicate with each other by using gestures . However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different parts of the world.\nIn the United States, nodding your head up and down means \"yes\", while in some pats of Greece and Turkey, it means \"no\". In the southeast of Asia, it is a polite way of saying \"I heard you\". \nToday in the USA, when someone puts his thumb up, it means \"Everything is all right.\" However, in Greece it is bad. Also putting your clasped hands up above your head means \"I am the winner.\" It is the sign which players often make. In Russia it is the sign of friendship.\nIn the USA, holding your hand up with the thumb and index finger , and the other three straight means \"Everything is OK.\" In France, it means \"You are worth nothing.\"\nIt is also important to make eye communication. If you look down when talking to an American, he or she may feel that you are shy, or you are trying to hide something.\nBesides these, you should also know there are some topics that can not be talked about, such as age, weight and marriage. You can talk about the weather, work, sports, food, where one lives and news of the day.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is true?\n\n<options>:\nA People all over the world only communicate by words.\nB Many gestures either have different meanings or no meanings at all.\nC Gestures are the most common way to communicate.\nD People can talk about anything in another 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>:\nIt is important to know another language and how to communicate without words when you are in another country. Before saying anything, people communicate with each other by using gestures . However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different parts of the world.\nIn the United States, nodding your head up and down means \"yes\", while in some pats of Greece and Turkey, it means \"no\". In the southeast of Asia, it is a polite way of saying \"I heard you\". \nToday in the USA, when someone puts his thumb up, it means \"Everything is all right.\" However, in Greece it is bad. Also putting your clasped hands up above your head means \"I am the winner.\" It is the sign which players often make. In Russia it is the sign of friendship.\nIn the USA, holding your hand up with the thumb and index finger , and the other three straight means \"Everything is OK.\" In France, it means \"You are worth nothing.\"\nIt is also important to make eye communication. If you look down when talking to an American, he or she may feel that you are shy, or you are trying to hide something.\nBesides these, you should also know there are some topics that can not be talked about, such as age, weight and marriage. You can talk about the weather, work, sports, food, where one lives and news of the day.\n\n<question>:\nIn Greece nodding your head means \" _ .\"\n\n<options>:\nA Yes.\nB No\nC I heard you\nD I am the winner\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIt is important to know another language and how to communicate without words when you are in another country. Before saying anything, people communicate with each other by using gestures . However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different parts of the world.\nIn the United States, nodding your head up and down means \"yes\", while in some pats of Greece and Turkey, it means \"no\". In the southeast of Asia, it is a polite way of saying \"I heard you\". \nToday in the USA, when someone puts his thumb up, it means \"Everything is all right.\" However, in Greece it is bad. Also putting your clasped hands up above your head means \"I am the winner.\" It is the sign which players often make. In Russia it is the sign of friendship.\nIn the USA, holding your hand up with the thumb and index finger , and the other three straight means \"Everything is OK.\" In France, it means \"You are worth nothing.\"\nIt is also important to make eye communication. If you look down when talking to an American, he or she may feel that you are shy, or you are trying to hide something.\nBesides these, you should also know there are some topics that can not be talked about, such as age, weight and marriage. You can talk about the weather, work, sports, food, where one lives and news of the day.\n\n<question>:\nPutting the thumb up should not be used in _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Greece\nB the USA\nC England\nD China\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIt is important to know another language and how to communicate without words when you are in another country. Before saying anything, people communicate with each other by using gestures . However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different parts of the world.\nIn the United States, nodding your head up and down means \"yes\", while in some pats of Greece and Turkey, it means \"no\". In the southeast of Asia, it is a polite way of saying \"I heard you\". \nToday in the USA, when someone puts his thumb up, it means \"Everything is all right.\" However, in Greece it is bad. Also putting your clasped hands up above your head means \"I am the winner.\" It is the sign which players often make. In Russia it is the sign of friendship.\nIn the USA, holding your hand up with the thumb and index finger , and the other three straight means \"Everything is OK.\" In France, it means \"You are worth nothing.\"\nIt is also important to make eye communication. If you look down when talking to an American, he or she may feel that you are shy, or you are trying to hide something.\nBesides these, you should also know there are some topics that can not be talked about, such as age, weight and marriage. You can talk about the weather, work, sports, food, where one lives and news of the day.\n\n<question>:\nWhat does this sentence mean \"....your action can speak louder than your words\" ?\n\n<options>:\nA What you do is better than what you say.\nB You try your best to be polite.\nC You are better understood by your gestures than through your words.\nD What you say is better than what you 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>:\nIt is important to know another language and how to communicate without words when you are in another country. Before saying anything, people communicate with each other by using gestures . However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different parts of the world.\nIn the United States, nodding your head up and down means \"yes\", while in some pats of Greece and Turkey, it means \"no\". In the southeast of Asia, it is a polite way of saying \"I heard you\". \nToday in the USA, when someone puts his thumb up, it means \"Everything is all right.\" However, in Greece it is bad. Also putting your clasped hands up above your head means \"I am the winner.\" It is the sign which players often make. In Russia it is the sign of friendship.\nIn the USA, holding your hand up with the thumb and index finger , and the other three straight means \"Everything is OK.\" In France, it means \"You are worth nothing.\"\nIt is also important to make eye communication. If you look down when talking to an American, he or she may feel that you are shy, or you are trying to hide something.\nBesides these, you should also know there are some topics that can not be talked about, such as age, weight and marriage. You can talk about the weather, work, sports, food, where one lives and news of the day.\n\n<question>:\nThe main idea of the passage is that when you are in another country, _ .\n\n<options>:\nA it is important to know the language.\nB .it is important to know what you talk about to a foreigner.\nC to know how to communicate without words is as important as to know the language.\nD to communicate through gestures is more important than to know the language.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 remembered that when I was a little child, I used to look for Sunday of the week. Yes, I was so looking forward to an adventure.\nNow, I still have a strong _ for buses. I used to wonder where those gigantic buses finally stopped. On sunshine Sundays, that's my adventure times. He took me to the bus stop. Time passed, while I was growing impatient, he was smiling, as he always does.\nIt was really not that easy to get on a bus as often as we do today. I was so worried that the bus driver would have missed us. I waved my hands so high with all my strength. I looked hopefully at him. He didn't move at all. He was still standing. It seemed that the late and infrequent coming of the bus wasn't any trouble to him at all.\nHe took my hand. We managed to find seats on the upper deck. I was so excited. Only sitting beside the windows made me happy. Looking at the rewinding buildings, streets and people through windows from a higher ground was so much fun. Then, he was sitting peacefully by me and whispered to me where the bus finally would stop. I was curious about what would be the next stop of our destination as much as what really means something to him.\nThat is me. I know now. I am all he cares. He wants me to be happy, as he always does. That's the strong bond between father and son. Childhood, naive and precious, you showed me the world and the way I look at the world. I am so grateful for your presence in my life. Thanks, you are so wonderful!\n\n<question>:\nWho is \"he\" throughout the text?\n\n<options>:\nA The brother of the writer.\nB The son of the writer.\nC The father of the writer.\nD A bus driver.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 remembered that when I was a little child, I used to look for Sunday of the week. Yes, I was so looking forward to an adventure.\nNow, I still have a strong _ for buses. I used to wonder where those gigantic buses finally stopped. On sunshine Sundays, that's my adventure times. He took me to the bus stop. Time passed, while I was growing impatient, he was smiling, as he always does.\nIt was really not that easy to get on a bus as often as we do today. I was so worried that the bus driver would have missed us. I waved my hands so high with all my strength. I looked hopefully at him. He didn't move at all. He was still standing. It seemed that the late and infrequent coming of the bus wasn't any trouble to him at all.\nHe took my hand. We managed to find seats on the upper deck. I was so excited. Only sitting beside the windows made me happy. Looking at the rewinding buildings, streets and people through windows from a higher ground was so much fun. Then, he was sitting peacefully by me and whispered to me where the bus finally would stop. I was curious about what would be the next stop of our destination as much as what really means something to him.\nThat is me. I know now. I am all he cares. He wants me to be happy, as he always does. That's the strong bond between father and son. Childhood, naive and precious, you showed me the world and the way I look at the world. I am so grateful for your presence in my life. Thanks, you are so wonderful!\n\n<question>:\nWhere does this text probably come from?\n\n<options>:\nA A bus guide.\nB A student's diary.\nC An adventure story.\nD A transportation report.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWe may have hosted some difficult house guests once or on even more occasions. Are you still worrying about how to deal with them? Here below are some tips on how to deal with those difficult house guests.\nYou've been waiting an hour to eat breakfast but your guests are still sleeping.\n\"Unless you adjusted a time for breakfast the evening before, let your guests sleep-in and enjoy your breakfast without them. If possible, keep their breakfast warm. Or better yet, when entertaining it's always a good idea to have cold breakfast (as well as lunch, dinner and snack) food on-hand.\"\n----Pamela Eyring,president and director of The Protocol School of Washington\nYour guest's teenage son is a Facebook addict and hogs your computer all day long.\n\"If you have a guest whose fingers are fixated to your keyboard, kindly let him know that you are expecting work email and give him enough time to finish using it.\"\n----Ummu Bradley Thomas, founder of the Freddie Bell Jones Modeling and Finishing School, Inc.\nYour couch surfing, unemployed nephew has been here a month and is showing no sign of leaving.\n\"There is nothing wrong with saying 'John, you have been here a month and have not put in any applications. What can I do to help you get your resume together? I would like to make a plan that will assist you in getting back on your feet and allow me to eventually have my extra room back for guests that will soon be arriving.'\"\n----Diane Gottsman, owner of The Protocol School of Texas\nYour guests expect you to accompany them to every single tourist attraction in your city. It's tiring and expensive.\n\"If your guests didn't offer to treat you, politely decline and offer to meet them afterwards for dinner or drinks. That way they know you enjoy their company.\"\n----Pamela Eyring, president and director of The Protocol School of Washington\nYou gave your friend a closet shelf for her stuff but her clothes are thrown all over the place.\n\"You should simply say 'I am happy to have you use my closet but your clothes seem to have a mind of their own. Would you mind keeping your clothes on the top shelf? It would make it easier for me to find my things when I am in a rush and looking for them. Thank you.'\"\n----Diane Gottsman, owner of The Protocol School of Texas\n\n<question>:\nAccording to Ummu Bradley Thomas, which of the following is the best way to deal with the guests?\n\n<options>:\nA Kindly explaining to him you need to use the computer.\nB Politely asking him to stop using the computer at once.\nC Introducing other toys to him to play with.\nD Simply letting him keep using the computer as he likes.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWe may have hosted some difficult house guests once or on even more occasions. Are you still worrying about how to deal with them? Here below are some tips on how to deal with those difficult house guests.\nYou've been waiting an hour to eat breakfast but your guests are still sleeping.\n\"Unless you adjusted a time for breakfast the evening before, let your guests sleep-in and enjoy your breakfast without them. If possible, keep their breakfast warm. Or better yet, when entertaining it's always a good idea to have cold breakfast (as well as lunch, dinner and snack) food on-hand.\"\n----Pamela Eyring,president and director of The Protocol School of Washington\nYour guest's teenage son is a Facebook addict and hogs your computer all day long.\n\"If you have a guest whose fingers are fixated to your keyboard, kindly let him know that you are expecting work email and give him enough time to finish using it.\"\n----Ummu Bradley Thomas, founder of the Freddie Bell Jones Modeling and Finishing School, Inc.\nYour couch surfing, unemployed nephew has been here a month and is showing no sign of leaving.\n\"There is nothing wrong with saying 'John, you have been here a month and have not put in any applications. What can I do to help you get your resume together? I would like to make a plan that will assist you in getting back on your feet and allow me to eventually have my extra room back for guests that will soon be arriving.'\"\n----Diane Gottsman, owner of The Protocol School of Texas\nYour guests expect you to accompany them to every single tourist attraction in your city. It's tiring and expensive.\n\"If your guests didn't offer to treat you, politely decline and offer to meet them afterwards for dinner or drinks. That way they know you enjoy their company.\"\n----Pamela Eyring, president and director of The Protocol School of Washington\nYou gave your friend a closet shelf for her stuff but her clothes are thrown all over the place.\n\"You should simply say 'I am happy to have you use my closet but your clothes seem to have a mind of their own. Would you mind keeping your clothes on the top shelf? It would make it easier for me to find my things when I am in a rush and looking for them. Thank you.'\"\n----Diane Gottsman, owner of The Protocol School of Texas\n\n<question>:\nThe passage gives the following tips EXCEPT that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA declining the guests' requests if you hate to accompany them everywhere\nB reminding them to keep their clothes on the top shelf\nC trying to offer at least one dish based on his or her preferences\nD keeping their breakfast warm or having cold breakfast food on-hand\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWe may have hosted some difficult house guests once or on even more occasions. Are you still worrying about how to deal with them? Here below are some tips on how to deal with those difficult house guests.\nYou've been waiting an hour to eat breakfast but your guests are still sleeping.\n\"Unless you adjusted a time for breakfast the evening before, let your guests sleep-in and enjoy your breakfast without them. If possible, keep their breakfast warm. Or better yet, when entertaining it's always a good idea to have cold breakfast (as well as lunch, dinner and snack) food on-hand.\"\n----Pamela Eyring,president and director of The Protocol School of Washington\nYour guest's teenage son is a Facebook addict and hogs your computer all day long.\n\"If you have a guest whose fingers are fixated to your keyboard, kindly let him know that you are expecting work email and give him enough time to finish using it.\"\n----Ummu Bradley Thomas, founder of the Freddie Bell Jones Modeling and Finishing School, Inc.\nYour couch surfing, unemployed nephew has been here a month and is showing no sign of leaving.\n\"There is nothing wrong with saying 'John, you have been here a month and have not put in any applications. What can I do to help you get your resume together? I would like to make a plan that will assist you in getting back on your feet and allow me to eventually have my extra room back for guests that will soon be arriving.'\"\n----Diane Gottsman, owner of The Protocol School of Texas\nYour guests expect you to accompany them to every single tourist attraction in your city. It's tiring and expensive.\n\"If your guests didn't offer to treat you, politely decline and offer to meet them afterwards for dinner or drinks. That way they know you enjoy their company.\"\n----Pamela Eyring, president and director of The Protocol School of Washington\nYou gave your friend a closet shelf for her stuff but her clothes are thrown all over the place.\n\"You should simply say 'I am happy to have you use my closet but your clothes seem to have a mind of their own. Would you mind keeping your clothes on the top shelf? It would make it easier for me to find my things when I am in a rush and looking for them. Thank you.'\"\n----Diane Gottsman, owner of The Protocol School of Texas\n\n<question>:\nIn which section of a magazine can we most probably see this passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Science\nB Society\nC Economy\nD Education\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nFor some kids, old photos and baby pictures are embarrassing. For others, they are _ . But for thousands of children living in orphanages worldwide, these records of the past simply don't exist. Either the kids' parents weren't around to snap photos, or the pictures have been lost. Whatever the reason is, the Memory Project is giving orphans a lasting document of their youth.\nOver the last two years, the Memory Project has provided hand-painted portraits to more than 4,000 children living in orphanages in poor countries. Ben Schumaker, 24, got the idea when he was visiting an orphanage in Guatemala in Central America. But he's not creating the _ alone. Students in hundreds of high school art classes across the U.S. paint them using photos sent from the orphanages.\nSchumaker believes that the artists benefit from the project as much as the orphans do.\"There are two purposes of the Memory Project,\" he said. \"One is to offer a special gift to the child abroad. The other is to help open the eyes of the student who is painting.\"Staring into the eyes of another person, Schumaker believes, it creates a real connection. This connection raises awareness in U.S. schools about the needs of the world's poor children.\"It's about planting a seed,\" he said.\nSchumaker is also working on Books of Hope, a project in which students of all ages put together homemade books for children in Uganda and India. He hopes that one day children in Uganda and India. He hopes that one day children in Uganda and India will send books to the U.S. \"It's important to me to have it be a two-way exchange,\" Schmnaker says.\n\n<question>:\nOld photos and baby pictures are clearly unavailable to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the kids in rich families\nB the kids in common families\nC the kids in expanded families\nD the kids without parents\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nFor some kids, old photos and baby pictures are embarrassing. For others, they are _ . But for thousands of children living in orphanages worldwide, these records of the past simply don't exist. Either the kids' parents weren't around to snap photos, or the pictures have been lost. Whatever the reason is, the Memory Project is giving orphans a lasting document of their youth.\nOver the last two years, the Memory Project has provided hand-painted portraits to more than 4,000 children living in orphanages in poor countries. Ben Schumaker, 24, got the idea when he was visiting an orphanage in Guatemala in Central America. But he's not creating the _ alone. Students in hundreds of high school art classes across the U.S. paint them using photos sent from the orphanages.\nSchumaker believes that the artists benefit from the project as much as the orphans do.\"There are two purposes of the Memory Project,\" he said. \"One is to offer a special gift to the child abroad. The other is to help open the eyes of the student who is painting.\"Staring into the eyes of another person, Schumaker believes, it creates a real connection. This connection raises awareness in U.S. schools about the needs of the world's poor children.\"It's about planting a seed,\" he said.\nSchumaker is also working on Books of Hope, a project in which students of all ages put together homemade books for children in Uganda and India. He hopes that one day children in Uganda and India. He hopes that one day children in Uganda and India will send books to the U.S. \"It's important to me to have it be a two-way exchange,\" Schmnaker says.\n\n<question>:\nHow can the orphans in Guatemala get a continuing record of their youth?\n\n<options>:\nA By hand-painted portraits that Ben Schumaker painted.\nB By the photos the orphanage taken for them.\nC By the photos taken by the U.S. students in high schools.\nD By the Memory Project started by Ben Schumaker.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 rat is named Lola and she's at the top of her class of risk-running animals being trained to smell out landmines in Colombia, home to the world's highest number of mine-related deaths and injuries last year. Of the victims, many are children who died in _ while walking to school or playing in the countryside.\nThe smartest rat among the first six that the government is teaching to locate landmines equipment planted by rebels has a 90 percent success rate in locating landmines material in her lab training.\nPolice animal trainers, tired of seeing their landmines-smelling dogs blown up by stepping on mines, hope the white-furred, pink-eyed creature will lead her classmates through coming open field tests and then into the country mine fields before the end of the year. It takes about 400 grams of pressure to detonate a mine while Lola only weighs about 220 grams. \"The dogs can easily set off the landmines, sometimes killing people nearby,\" they said.\nPolice animal trainer Jose Pineda says that rats have more sensitive noses than dogs, which should allow them to better smell out mines in difficult terrain .\nPlus, it takes the police about six months to train mine-smelling dogs. Training the rats is expected to take about half that time once the program is established.\nTrainers think that they are much smarter than the dogs. The second-best scorer in the laboratory is Lucrecia, with an 83 percent success rate. Males, such as one named Runcho, have fallen behind until now but may do better in the coming field tests. Pineda said that the next step of training will present new challenges to the rats as they are sure to meet distractions in the open.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is NOT a reason why rats are chosen to find buried landmines?\n\n<options>:\nA They have a good sense of smell.\nB They are too light to set off buried landmines.\nC They can smell all kinds of explosive materials.\nD They cost people less time in terms of training\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 rat is named Lola and she's at the top of her class of risk-running animals being trained to smell out landmines in Colombia, home to the world's highest number of mine-related deaths and injuries last year. Of the victims, many are children who died in _ while walking to school or playing in the countryside.\nThe smartest rat among the first six that the government is teaching to locate landmines equipment planted by rebels has a 90 percent success rate in locating landmines material in her lab training.\nPolice animal trainers, tired of seeing their landmines-smelling dogs blown up by stepping on mines, hope the white-furred, pink-eyed creature will lead her classmates through coming open field tests and then into the country mine fields before the end of the year. It takes about 400 grams of pressure to detonate a mine while Lola only weighs about 220 grams. \"The dogs can easily set off the landmines, sometimes killing people nearby,\" they said.\nPolice animal trainer Jose Pineda says that rats have more sensitive noses than dogs, which should allow them to better smell out mines in difficult terrain .\nPlus, it takes the police about six months to train mine-smelling dogs. Training the rats is expected to take about half that time once the program is established.\nTrainers think that they are much smarter than the dogs. The second-best scorer in the laboratory is Lucrecia, with an 83 percent success rate. Males, such as one named Runcho, have fallen behind until now but may do better in the coming field tests. Pineda said that the next step of training will present new challenges to the rats as they are sure to meet distractions in the open.\n\n<question>:\nWhat would be the best title for the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Dogs Bring Peace to the People in Colombia\nB Colombia Develops a New Way to Reduce Deaths\nC Buried Landmines are a Great Danger to Colombians\nD Colombian Police Train Rats to Sniff Out Landmines\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 simple exercise of sitting down and standing up again without holding onto anything, could suggest how long you have to live. This is the belief of a group of physicians, who came up with the 'sitting-rising test' to measure their patients' flexibility and strength. They developed a scoring system for the test and found that people who scored three points or less out of 10, were more than five times as likely to die within six years, as those who scored more than eight points.\nClaudio Gil Araujo, of Gama Filho University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was among the doctors who originally developed the sitting rising test (SRT) to quickly assess the flexibility of athletes, but he now uses it to persuade his patients that they need to stay active to maintain their muscle and balance, and live longer, Discover Magazine reported.\nAs we age, our muscles tend to become weaker and a loss of balance means we are increasingly likely to fall. Current ways to test frailty can be time-consuming, impractical and inaccurate for small doctors' surgeries, but experts are keen to keep older people moving. Dr Araujo says that anyone can take the SRT because no equipment is needed.\nIn a study, published in the European Journal of Cardiology, the researchers described how 2002 adults aged between 51 and 80 took the SRT at Clinimex Exercise Medicine Clinic in Rio. They found that patients who scored fewer than eight points out of 10 on the test, were twice as likely to die within the next six years, compared with people with more perfect scores.\nOne point was deducted each time a person used their hand or knee for support to either sit down or stand up, while half a point was deducted for losing their balance. The experts found that people who scored three points or fewer, were more than five times as likely to die within the same period. They wrote in the study: 'Musculoskeletal fitness, as assessed by SRT, was a significant predictor of _ in 51-80-year-old subjects.' The study found that every point increase in the test, was linked to a 21 per cent decrease in mortality from all causes. However, chartered physio-therapist Sammy Margo said that the exercise may be \"quite ambitious\" for older people in the UK.\n\n<question>:\nThe sitting-rising test was first designed _ .\n\n<options>:\nA to suggest how long you have to live.\nB to assess the flexibility of athletes.\nC to measure their patients' flexibility and strength.\nD to persuade his patients that they need to stay active to maintain their muscle and balance.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 simple exercise of sitting down and standing up again without holding onto anything, could suggest how long you have to live. This is the belief of a group of physicians, who came up with the 'sitting-rising test' to measure their patients' flexibility and strength. They developed a scoring system for the test and found that people who scored three points or less out of 10, were more than five times as likely to die within six years, as those who scored more than eight points.\nClaudio Gil Araujo, of Gama Filho University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was among the doctors who originally developed the sitting rising test (SRT) to quickly assess the flexibility of athletes, but he now uses it to persuade his patients that they need to stay active to maintain their muscle and balance, and live longer, Discover Magazine reported.\nAs we age, our muscles tend to become weaker and a loss of balance means we are increasingly likely to fall. Current ways to test frailty can be time-consuming, impractical and inaccurate for small doctors' surgeries, but experts are keen to keep older people moving. Dr Araujo says that anyone can take the SRT because no equipment is needed.\nIn a study, published in the European Journal of Cardiology, the researchers described how 2002 adults aged between 51 and 80 took the SRT at Clinimex Exercise Medicine Clinic in Rio. They found that patients who scored fewer than eight points out of 10 on the test, were twice as likely to die within the next six years, compared with people with more perfect scores.\nOne point was deducted each time a person used their hand or knee for support to either sit down or stand up, while half a point was deducted for losing their balance. The experts found that people who scored three points or fewer, were more than five times as likely to die within the same period. They wrote in the study: 'Musculoskeletal fitness, as assessed by SRT, was a significant predictor of _ in 51-80-year-old subjects.' The study found that every point increase in the test, was linked to a 21 per cent decrease in mortality from all causes. However, chartered physio-therapist Sammy Margo said that the exercise may be \"quite ambitious\" for older people in the UK.\n\n<question>:\nWhich part of the newspaper will the article probably come from?\n\n<options>:\nA Exercise & sports\nB Education\nC Entertainment\nD Health\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nNowadays they are giving homework even during the holidays and I hate that very much. But I think there is a reason for it. Homework is given so that we can remember whatever we have learnt. Regular drilling and repetition make perfect. But teachers have started to give too much homework. Anything in excess is bad.\nJane\nWhat's the use of just homework without allowing children to get an insight into the subject? It just makes them bookworms but nothing else. Homework such as writing some things 5 times at home will just make them memorize things but not put them into use. I regret to say that teachers find it easy to bundle the children with homework rather than making them get interested to understand what they learn. The same trend continues even in college. I find that most of the so-called high scorers are unable to answer simple things in an interview.\nSally\nIt is OK to give homework. But it should be given less. We are spending most of our time in school and at least we must be free in our home. If you give homework, we will be very tired and we wouldn't be able to pay attention to extra-curricular activities, which in turn may affect our physical and mental health. So please give less homework to us.\nJohnson\nIt is part of our work to give students homework. There will be some punishments if we won't do our work. So I have to do that though I know such a teacher is not liked by students.\n\n<question>:\nWho thinks that too much homework may do harm to students' physical and mental health?\n\n<options>:\nA Sunny.\nB Jane.\nC Sally.\nD Johnson.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nNowadays they are giving homework even during the holidays and I hate that very much. But I think there is a reason for it. Homework is given so that we can remember whatever we have learnt. Regular drilling and repetition make perfect. But teachers have started to give too much homework. Anything in excess is bad.\nJane\nWhat's the use of just homework without allowing children to get an insight into the subject? It just makes them bookworms but nothing else. Homework such as writing some things 5 times at home will just make them memorize things but not put them into use. I regret to say that teachers find it easy to bundle the children with homework rather than making them get interested to understand what they learn. The same trend continues even in college. I find that most of the so-called high scorers are unable to answer simple things in an interview.\nSally\nIt is OK to give homework. But it should be given less. We are spending most of our time in school and at least we must be free in our home. If you give homework, we will be very tired and we wouldn't be able to pay attention to extra-curricular activities, which in turn may affect our physical and mental health. So please give less homework to us.\nJohnson\nIt is part of our work to give students homework. There will be some punishments if we won't do our work. So I have to do that though I know such a teacher is not liked by students.\n\n<question>:\nWhat problem do the speakers talk about?\n\n<options>:\nA Whether students should be punished without doing homework.\nB What kind of homework should be given to students.\nC What role homework plays in helping students to learn.\nD Whether teachers should give homework to students.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 1991, Kentucky Fried Chicken announced that it was officially changing its name to \"KFC\" as well as updating its packaging and logo with a more modern look. The public relations reason was that health-conscious consumers associated the word \"fried\" with \"unhealthy\", causing some of them to completely avoid the wide variety of \"healthy\" menu items. The new title and image were designed to attract customers to a restaurant now offering foods branded as \"better for you\".\nIt sounded good, but the real reason behind the shift to KFC had nothing to do with critical consumers. In 1990, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, trapped in debt, took the unusual step of trade marking its name. Therefore, anyone using the word \"Kentucky\" for business reasons would have to obtain permission and pay licensing fees to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It was an unusual and brilliant scheme to lighten government debt, but it was also one that alienated one of the most famous companies ever associated with Kentucky. The Kentucky Fried Chicken chain refused as a matter of principle to pay royalties on a name they had been using for four decades. After a year of fruitless talks, Kentucky Fried Chicken changed their name instead, introducing new packaging and products to hide the real reasons behind the change of the name.\nKentucky fried Chicken was not the only one who bravely refused to give in. The name of the most famous horse race in North America, held every year at Churchill Downs, was changed to \"The Run for the Roses\" for similar reasons.\nIn November 2006, KFC and the State of Kentucky finally reached a settlement over the use of the trademarked word \"Kentucky\", and the restaurant chain announced it would be reusing its former name of \"Kentucky Fried Chicken\".\n\n<question>:\nThe public relations reason for Kentucky Fried Chicken's updating its packaging and logo was that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA it was losing money\nB most customers didn't like the old logo\nC it wanted to get involved in other businesses\nD it decided to offer better foods to customers\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 1991, Kentucky Fried Chicken announced that it was officially changing its name to \"KFC\" as well as updating its packaging and logo with a more modern look. The public relations reason was that health-conscious consumers associated the word \"fried\" with \"unhealthy\", causing some of them to completely avoid the wide variety of \"healthy\" menu items. The new title and image were designed to attract customers to a restaurant now offering foods branded as \"better for you\".\nIt sounded good, but the real reason behind the shift to KFC had nothing to do with critical consumers. In 1990, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, trapped in debt, took the unusual step of trade marking its name. Therefore, anyone using the word \"Kentucky\" for business reasons would have to obtain permission and pay licensing fees to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It was an unusual and brilliant scheme to lighten government debt, but it was also one that alienated one of the most famous companies ever associated with Kentucky. The Kentucky Fried Chicken chain refused as a matter of principle to pay royalties on a name they had been using for four decades. After a year of fruitless talks, Kentucky Fried Chicken changed their name instead, introducing new packaging and products to hide the real reasons behind the change of the name.\nKentucky fried Chicken was not the only one who bravely refused to give in. The name of the most famous horse race in North America, held every year at Churchill Downs, was changed to \"The Run for the Roses\" for similar reasons.\nIn November 2006, KFC and the State of Kentucky finally reached a settlement over the use of the trademarked word \"Kentucky\", and the restaurant chain announced it would be reusing its former name of \"Kentucky Fried Chicken\".\n\n<question>:\nThe real reason why \"Kentucky Fried Chicken\" changed its name was related to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA health\nB money\nC package\nD 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>:\nIn 1991, Kentucky Fried Chicken announced that it was officially changing its name to \"KFC\" as well as updating its packaging and logo with a more modern look. The public relations reason was that health-conscious consumers associated the word \"fried\" with \"unhealthy\", causing some of them to completely avoid the wide variety of \"healthy\" menu items. The new title and image were designed to attract customers to a restaurant now offering foods branded as \"better for you\".\nIt sounded good, but the real reason behind the shift to KFC had nothing to do with critical consumers. In 1990, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, trapped in debt, took the unusual step of trade marking its name. Therefore, anyone using the word \"Kentucky\" for business reasons would have to obtain permission and pay licensing fees to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It was an unusual and brilliant scheme to lighten government debt, but it was also one that alienated one of the most famous companies ever associated with Kentucky. The Kentucky Fried Chicken chain refused as a matter of principle to pay royalties on a name they had been using for four decades. After a year of fruitless talks, Kentucky Fried Chicken changed their name instead, introducing new packaging and products to hide the real reasons behind the change of the name.\nKentucky fried Chicken was not the only one who bravely refused to give in. The name of the most famous horse race in North America, held every year at Churchill Downs, was changed to \"The Run for the Roses\" for similar reasons.\nIn November 2006, KFC and the State of Kentucky finally reached a settlement over the use of the trademarked word \"Kentucky\", and the restaurant chain announced it would be reusing its former name of \"Kentucky Fried Chicken\".\n\n<question>:\nIt can be inferred from the passage that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA KFC is still not allowed to use the name of \"Kentucky Fried Chicken\"\nB \"Kentucky Fried Chicken\" changed its name after several years of talks\nC the name \"Kentucky Fried Chicken\" had only been used for a short time\nD the original name of the horse race \"The Run for the Roses\" contained the word \"Kentucky\"\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSteven Spielberg has always had one goal: to tell as many great stories to as many people as possible. Spielberg spent his early childhood in New Jersey and,later, Arizona. Some of his childhood memories became the inspiration for his filmmaking. \nEven decades later, Spielberg says he has clear memories of his earliest years, which are the origins of some of his biggest hits. He believes that E.T.is the result of the difficult years leading up to his parent's 1966 divorce, \"It is really about a young boy who was in search of some stability in his life.\" \"He was scared of just about everything,\" recalls his mother, \"When trees brushed against the house,he would jump into my bed. And that's just the kind of scary stuff he would put in films like Poltergeist.\" To this day, Spielberg's wife, actress Kate Capshaw , says her husband remains terrified of airplanes. \nSpielberg was 11 when he first got his hands on his dad's movie camera and began shooting short movies about World War II battles. These homemade movies gave him a way to escape his fears. From the very beginning, he had a creative imagination. With his talent for scary storytelling, he could terrify his three younger sisters. It also made it easier for him to make friends. On camping trips, when night fell,young Spielberg became the center of attention. He would start telling his ghost stories, and everyone would suddenly get quiet so that they could all hear it. \nSpielberg moved to California with his father and went to high school there, but his grades were so bad that he hardly graduated. Both UCLA and USC film schools rejected him,so he entered California State University at Long Beach because it was close to Hollywood. Spielberg was determined to make movies,and he managed to get an unpaid,non-credit internship in Hollywood. Soon he was given a contract, and he dropped out of college. He never looked back. \nNow,many years later, Spielberg is still telling stories with as much enthusiasm as when he was a boy.\n\n<question>:\nThe author writes the text to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA advertise readers\nB Soon he was given a contract, and he dropped out of college.\nC entertain readers\nD persuade readers\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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, while hiking in the foothills of South Carolina, I happened to notice a small, yet quickly flowing whitewater stream. While relaxing and enjoying the aloneness, I sensed a battle for favorable position between the highly-spirited water and the large rocks resting on the bed along the edges of the stream.\nAt first; the rocks, stubborn, immovable and unbending, seemed to have their way with their adversary . However, the water, determined yet forgiving, seemed merely inconvenienced by the presence of the rocks, as it effortlessly changed its course, running towards its original destination.\nSoon it became clear that the rocks, although remaining strong and firm, were losing this battle as the water's total indifference began to slowly reform these obstacles into smooth and beautifully polished stones.\nYou see, there seemed to be total lack of struggle associated with the water's journey. Struggle is like bondage forcing harmony and the water would have none of that. On the contrary,the water seemed perfectly content to move around the rocks when necessary, following some route God had originally intended.\nI paused for thought. Maybe people need to be more determined and less stubborn. Maybe human beings need to always be open to different points of view, not afraid to readjust their direction as life presents all of its new and unforeseen challenges.\n\n<question>:\nWhen hiking in the foothills, the author was _ .\n\n<options>:\nA lonely\nB delighted\nC nervous\nD confused\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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, while hiking in the foothills of South Carolina, I happened to notice a small, yet quickly flowing whitewater stream. While relaxing and enjoying the aloneness, I sensed a battle for favorable position between the highly-spirited water and the large rocks resting on the bed along the edges of the stream.\nAt first; the rocks, stubborn, immovable and unbending, seemed to have their way with their adversary . However, the water, determined yet forgiving, seemed merely inconvenienced by the presence of the rocks, as it effortlessly changed its course, running towards its original destination.\nSoon it became clear that the rocks, although remaining strong and firm, were losing this battle as the water's total indifference began to slowly reform these obstacles into smooth and beautifully polished stones.\nYou see, there seemed to be total lack of struggle associated with the water's journey. Struggle is like bondage forcing harmony and the water would have none of that. On the contrary,the water seemed perfectly content to move around the rocks when necessary, following some route God had originally intended.\nI paused for thought. Maybe people need to be more determined and less stubborn. Maybe human beings need to always be open to different points of view, not afraid to readjust their direction as life presents all of its new and unforeseen challenges.\n\n<question>:\nWhen fighting with the water, the rocks _ .\n\n<options>:\nA were made into irregular patterns\nB were lacking in the spirit of struggle\nC stuck to their original method all the way\nD redesigned their path according to the situation\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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, while hiking in the foothills of South Carolina, I happened to notice a small, yet quickly flowing whitewater stream. While relaxing and enjoying the aloneness, I sensed a battle for favorable position between the highly-spirited water and the large rocks resting on the bed along the edges of the stream.\nAt first; the rocks, stubborn, immovable and unbending, seemed to have their way with their adversary . However, the water, determined yet forgiving, seemed merely inconvenienced by the presence of the rocks, as it effortlessly changed its course, running towards its original destination.\nSoon it became clear that the rocks, although remaining strong and firm, were losing this battle as the water's total indifference began to slowly reform these obstacles into smooth and beautifully polished stones.\nYou see, there seemed to be total lack of struggle associated with the water's journey. Struggle is like bondage forcing harmony and the water would have none of that. On the contrary,the water seemed perfectly content to move around the rocks when necessary, following some route God had originally intended.\nI paused for thought. Maybe people need to be more determined and less stubborn. Maybe human beings need to always be open to different points of view, not afraid to readjust their direction as life presents all of its new and unforeseen challenges.\n\n<question>:\nThe water won the battle mainly because it was _ .\n\n<options>:\nA changeable\nB brave\nC aggressive\nD powerful\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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, while hiking in the foothills of South Carolina, I happened to notice a small, yet quickly flowing whitewater stream. While relaxing and enjoying the aloneness, I sensed a battle for favorable position between the highly-spirited water and the large rocks resting on the bed along the edges of the stream.\nAt first; the rocks, stubborn, immovable and unbending, seemed to have their way with their adversary . However, the water, determined yet forgiving, seemed merely inconvenienced by the presence of the rocks, as it effortlessly changed its course, running towards its original destination.\nSoon it became clear that the rocks, although remaining strong and firm, were losing this battle as the water's total indifference began to slowly reform these obstacles into smooth and beautifully polished stones.\nYou see, there seemed to be total lack of struggle associated with the water's journey. Struggle is like bondage forcing harmony and the water would have none of that. On the contrary,the water seemed perfectly content to move around the rocks when necessary, following some route God had originally intended.\nI paused for thought. Maybe people need to be more determined and less stubborn. Maybe human beings need to always be open to different points of view, not afraid to readjust their direction as life presents all of its new and unforeseen challenges.\n\n<question>:\nThe author wrote the text mainly to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA stress the importance of determination\nB praise the open-mindedness of the stream\nC share with us his interesting journey\nD give us some advice on how to deal with challenges\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThat Upper class people generally have more educational opportunities, greater financial security, and better jobs than people from lower social classes, but that doesn't mean they're more skilled at everything. A new study finds, surprisingly, that lower class people are better at reading the emotions of others.\nThe researchers were inspired by observing that, for lower class people, success depends more on how much they can rely on other individuals. For example, if you can't afford to buy support services, you have to rely on your neighbors or relatives to watch the kids while you're busy.\nOne experiment researched on volunteers who worked at a university: some had graduated from college and others had not. Researchers used the educational level as an indicator for social classes. The volunteers did a test of emotion perception , in which they were instructed to look at pictures of faces and indicate which emotions each face was displaying. People with more education performed worse on the task than people with less education.\nIn another study, university students who were of higher social status had a more difficult time accurately reading the emotions of a stranger.\nThese results suggest that people of upper-class status aren't very good at recognizing the emotions other people are feeling. This is because they remember their upper status and they think they can solve their problems without relying on others.\nIn the third experiment, people were made to feel that they were at a lower social class than they actually were, and they got better at reading emotions.\n\"The differences between upper-class people and lower-class people are not something ingrained ,\" Kraus says. \"It's the cultural environment leading to them.\" This work helps show that the traditional image of the classes is wrong. \"It's not true that a lower-class person, no matter what kind of person, is going to be less intelligent than an upper-class person. It's all about the social environment the person lives in, and the specific challenges the person faces. If you can change the environment even temporarily, social class differences in lots of behaviors can be removed.\"\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, when lower-class people meet problems, they tend to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA turn to others\nB work even harder\nC feel more frustrated\nD learn from upper-class people\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThat Upper class people generally have more educational opportunities, greater financial security, and better jobs than people from lower social classes, but that doesn't mean they're more skilled at everything. A new study finds, surprisingly, that lower class people are better at reading the emotions of others.\nThe researchers were inspired by observing that, for lower class people, success depends more on how much they can rely on other individuals. For example, if you can't afford to buy support services, you have to rely on your neighbors or relatives to watch the kids while you're busy.\nOne experiment researched on volunteers who worked at a university: some had graduated from college and others had not. Researchers used the educational level as an indicator for social classes. The volunteers did a test of emotion perception , in which they were instructed to look at pictures of faces and indicate which emotions each face was displaying. People with more education performed worse on the task than people with less education.\nIn another study, university students who were of higher social status had a more difficult time accurately reading the emotions of a stranger.\nThese results suggest that people of upper-class status aren't very good at recognizing the emotions other people are feeling. This is because they remember their upper status and they think they can solve their problems without relying on others.\nIn the third experiment, people were made to feel that they were at a lower social class than they actually were, and they got better at reading emotions.\n\"The differences between upper-class people and lower-class people are not something ingrained ,\" Kraus says. \"It's the cultural environment leading to them.\" This work helps show that the traditional image of the classes is wrong. \"It's not true that a lower-class person, no matter what kind of person, is going to be less intelligent than an upper-class person. It's all about the social environment the person lives in, and the specific challenges the person faces. If you can change the environment even temporarily, social class differences in lots of behaviors can be removed.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhy did people perform better in emotion perception in the third experiment?\n\n<options>:\nA Because they became less independent.\nB Because they didn't know they were cheated.\nC Because they felt they must ask for help from other.\nD Because they were made to understand lower-class people.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThat Upper class people generally have more educational opportunities, greater financial security, and better jobs than people from lower social classes, but that doesn't mean they're more skilled at everything. A new study finds, surprisingly, that lower class people are better at reading the emotions of others.\nThe researchers were inspired by observing that, for lower class people, success depends more on how much they can rely on other individuals. For example, if you can't afford to buy support services, you have to rely on your neighbors or relatives to watch the kids while you're busy.\nOne experiment researched on volunteers who worked at a university: some had graduated from college and others had not. Researchers used the educational level as an indicator for social classes. The volunteers did a test of emotion perception , in which they were instructed to look at pictures of faces and indicate which emotions each face was displaying. People with more education performed worse on the task than people with less education.\nIn another study, university students who were of higher social status had a more difficult time accurately reading the emotions of a stranger.\nThese results suggest that people of upper-class status aren't very good at recognizing the emotions other people are feeling. This is because they remember their upper status and they think they can solve their problems without relying on others.\nIn the third experiment, people were made to feel that they were at a lower social class than they actually were, and they got better at reading emotions.\n\"The differences between upper-class people and lower-class people are not something ingrained ,\" Kraus says. \"It's the cultural environment leading to them.\" This work helps show that the traditional image of the classes is wrong. \"It's not true that a lower-class person, no matter what kind of person, is going to be less intelligent than an upper-class person. It's all about the social environment the person lives in, and the specific challenges the person faces. If you can change the environment even temporarily, social class differences in lots of behaviors can be removed.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat does the passage mainly talk about?\n\n<options>:\nA Upper-class people are not skilled at everything.\nB Upper-class people have trouble recognizing others' emotion.\nC Lower-class people need to be given more employment opportunities.\nD There are many differences between upper-class people and lower-class people.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhen us teenager Jake Olson isn't playing football or golf for his high school, he's often offering inspiration through his new book about his own life.\nThese activities might be too much for the average 16-year-old to deal with, but Jake is blind. When people ask him how he can possibly play golf without being able to see the ball, he says he is thankful for his father's guidance.\nIt seems apparent that his early experience playing sports as a person with sight and muscle memory-- repeating behaviors over and over until they become second nature -- have also enabled Jake to hit the ball quite well.\nJake was born with a rare kind of eye cancer that took away the vision from his left eye when he was an infant and eventually his right eye, in 2009, when he was 12 years old. Rather than letting the disease hold him back, Jake used his loss of sight and his faith as sources of motivation .\n\"If I was going to sit on the couch all day feeling sorry for myself, I wasn't going to do anything. I decided right then and there that I wasn't going to let it stop me and that I was going to go out and persevere ,\" he said.\nIt was with that mind-set that the student from Orange Lutheran High School in California was able to write his first book, Open Your Eyes: 10 Uncommon Lessons to Discover a Happier Life. \"It's about opening the readers' eyes to their true potential in life and making sure that they use all the abilities that they have,\" Jake said.\nJake's father, Brian Olson, said the family is impressed with what he has done with his life, including showing people that they can get through hardships. \"Your darkest hour can soon become your brightest, and with every setback, there's a setup,\" Jake said. \"In every one of us, there's more potential than we can ever imagine, and it really is a choice.\"\n\n<question>:\nWe can learn from the article that Jake Olson _ .\n\n<options>:\nA was born a blind child\nB could have been a golf master\nC has great muscle memory\nD is trying to find the cure for his disease\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhen us teenager Jake Olson isn't playing football or golf for his high school, he's often offering inspiration through his new book about his own life.\nThese activities might be too much for the average 16-year-old to deal with, but Jake is blind. When people ask him how he can possibly play golf without being able to see the ball, he says he is thankful for his father's guidance.\nIt seems apparent that his early experience playing sports as a person with sight and muscle memory-- repeating behaviors over and over until they become second nature -- have also enabled Jake to hit the ball quite well.\nJake was born with a rare kind of eye cancer that took away the vision from his left eye when he was an infant and eventually his right eye, in 2009, when he was 12 years old. Rather than letting the disease hold him back, Jake used his loss of sight and his faith as sources of motivation .\n\"If I was going to sit on the couch all day feeling sorry for myself, I wasn't going to do anything. I decided right then and there that I wasn't going to let it stop me and that I was going to go out and persevere ,\" he said.\nIt was with that mind-set that the student from Orange Lutheran High School in California was able to write his first book, Open Your Eyes: 10 Uncommon Lessons to Discover a Happier Life. \"It's about opening the readers' eyes to their true potential in life and making sure that they use all the abilities that they have,\" Jake said.\nJake's father, Brian Olson, said the family is impressed with what he has done with his life, including showing people that they can get through hardships. \"Your darkest hour can soon become your brightest, and with every setback, there's a setup,\" Jake said. \"In every one of us, there's more potential than we can ever imagine, and it really is a choice.\"\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the article, Jake's family members _ .\n\n<options>:\nA pity him deeply\nB once gave up hope on him\nC encouraged him to write the book\nD admire his efforts and determination\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 us teenager Jake Olson isn't playing football or golf for his high school, he's often offering inspiration through his new book about his own life.\nThese activities might be too much for the average 16-year-old to deal with, but Jake is blind. When people ask him how he can possibly play golf without being able to see the ball, he says he is thankful for his father's guidance.\nIt seems apparent that his early experience playing sports as a person with sight and muscle memory-- repeating behaviors over and over until they become second nature -- have also enabled Jake to hit the ball quite well.\nJake was born with a rare kind of eye cancer that took away the vision from his left eye when he was an infant and eventually his right eye, in 2009, when he was 12 years old. Rather than letting the disease hold him back, Jake used his loss of sight and his faith as sources of motivation .\n\"If I was going to sit on the couch all day feeling sorry for myself, I wasn't going to do anything. I decided right then and there that I wasn't going to let it stop me and that I was going to go out and persevere ,\" he said.\nIt was with that mind-set that the student from Orange Lutheran High School in California was able to write his first book, Open Your Eyes: 10 Uncommon Lessons to Discover a Happier Life. \"It's about opening the readers' eyes to their true potential in life and making sure that they use all the abilities that they have,\" Jake said.\nJake's father, Brian Olson, said the family is impressed with what he has done with his life, including showing people that they can get through hardships. \"Your darkest hour can soon become your brightest, and with every setback, there's a setup,\" Jake said. \"In every one of us, there's more potential than we can ever imagine, and it really is a choice.\"\n\n<question>:\nThe purpose of the book Open Your Eyes: 10 Uncommon Lessons to Discover a Happier Life is to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA promote good approaches to getting along with disabled people\nB inspire people to discover and use their hidden abilities\nC help people come up with better life goals\nD explain different definitions of \"a happier life\"\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMost of us are used to seasons. Each year, spring follows winter, which follows autumn, which follows summer, which follows spring. And winter is colder than summer. But the earth goes through temperature cycles over much longer periods than those that we experience. Between 65,000 and 35,000 years ago, the planet was much colder than it is now. During that time the temperature also changed a lot, with periods of warming and cooling. Ice melted during the warm periods, which made sea levels rise. Water froze again during the cold periods.\nA new study from Switzerland, sheds light on where ice sheets melted during the ice age. It now seems that the ice melted at both ends of the earth, rather than just in either northern or southern regions.\nThis surprised the researchers from the University of Bern. Scientists have long assumed that most of the ice that melted was in the Northern hemisphere during the 30,000-year long ice age. That belief was held because the North Pole is surrounded by land, while the South Pole is surrounded by the Antarctic Ocean. It is easier for ice sheets to grow on land. If surrounded by sea the ice can easily just slip into the ocean instead of building up.\nThe researchers used a computer model to look at ways the ice could melt and how it might affect sea levels. They compared these results to evidence of how temperatures and currents actually changed during that time. The model showed that if it was only in the Northern hemisphere that ice melted, there would have been a bigger impact on ocean currents and sea temperatures than what actually happened. Studies suggest that melting just in the Southern hemisphere would have been impossible, too. The only reasonable conclusion, the scientists could make, was that ice melted equally in the North and the South.\nIt is still a mystery as to what caused the temperature changes that caused the ice to melt.\n\n<question>:\nThe North Pole is surrounded by land, while the South Pole is surrounded by the Antarctic Ocean. So scientists thought that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA most of the ice melted in the Northern hemisphere\nB most of the ice melted in the Southern hemisphere\nC The North Pole is colder than South Pole\nD The South Pole is colder than North Pole\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMost of us are used to seasons. Each year, spring follows winter, which follows autumn, which follows summer, which follows spring. And winter is colder than summer. But the earth goes through temperature cycles over much longer periods than those that we experience. Between 65,000 and 35,000 years ago, the planet was much colder than it is now. During that time the temperature also changed a lot, with periods of warming and cooling. Ice melted during the warm periods, which made sea levels rise. Water froze again during the cold periods.\nA new study from Switzerland, sheds light on where ice sheets melted during the ice age. It now seems that the ice melted at both ends of the earth, rather than just in either northern or southern regions.\nThis surprised the researchers from the University of Bern. Scientists have long assumed that most of the ice that melted was in the Northern hemisphere during the 30,000-year long ice age. That belief was held because the North Pole is surrounded by land, while the South Pole is surrounded by the Antarctic Ocean. It is easier for ice sheets to grow on land. If surrounded by sea the ice can easily just slip into the ocean instead of building up.\nThe researchers used a computer model to look at ways the ice could melt and how it might affect sea levels. They compared these results to evidence of how temperatures and currents actually changed during that time. The model showed that if it was only in the Northern hemisphere that ice melted, there would have been a bigger impact on ocean currents and sea temperatures than what actually happened. Studies suggest that melting just in the Southern hemisphere would have been impossible, too. The only reasonable conclusion, the scientists could make, was that ice melted equally in the North and the South.\nIt is still a mystery as to what caused the temperature changes that caused the ice to melt.\n\n<question>:\nWe can infer from the passage _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the ice can easily just slip into the ocean\nB volcanoes caused the ice to melt\nC melting just in the Northern hemisphere would have been impossible\nD researchers often use the computer models help their research 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>:\nMost of us are used to seasons. Each year, spring follows winter, which follows autumn, which follows summer, which follows spring. And winter is colder than summer. But the earth goes through temperature cycles over much longer periods than those that we experience. Between 65,000 and 35,000 years ago, the planet was much colder than it is now. During that time the temperature also changed a lot, with periods of warming and cooling. Ice melted during the warm periods, which made sea levels rise. Water froze again during the cold periods.\nA new study from Switzerland, sheds light on where ice sheets melted during the ice age. It now seems that the ice melted at both ends of the earth, rather than just in either northern or southern regions.\nThis surprised the researchers from the University of Bern. Scientists have long assumed that most of the ice that melted was in the Northern hemisphere during the 30,000-year long ice age. That belief was held because the North Pole is surrounded by land, while the South Pole is surrounded by the Antarctic Ocean. It is easier for ice sheets to grow on land. If surrounded by sea the ice can easily just slip into the ocean instead of building up.\nThe researchers used a computer model to look at ways the ice could melt and how it might affect sea levels. They compared these results to evidence of how temperatures and currents actually changed during that time. The model showed that if it was only in the Northern hemisphere that ice melted, there would have been a bigger impact on ocean currents and sea temperatures than what actually happened. Studies suggest that melting just in the Southern hemisphere would have been impossible, too. The only reasonable conclusion, the scientists could make, was that ice melted equally in the North and the South.\nIt is still a mystery as to what caused the temperature changes that caused the ice to melt.\n\n<question>:\nThe scientists are not sure _ .\n\n<options>:\nA how long the ice age lasted\nB where ice sheets melted during the ice age\nC what caused the temperature changes\nD what the earth is made up of\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMost of us are used to seasons. Each year, spring follows winter, which follows autumn, which follows summer, which follows spring. And winter is colder than summer. But the earth goes through temperature cycles over much longer periods than those that we experience. Between 65,000 and 35,000 years ago, the planet was much colder than it is now. During that time the temperature also changed a lot, with periods of warming and cooling. Ice melted during the warm periods, which made sea levels rise. Water froze again during the cold periods.\nA new study from Switzerland, sheds light on where ice sheets melted during the ice age. It now seems that the ice melted at both ends of the earth, rather than just in either northern or southern regions.\nThis surprised the researchers from the University of Bern. Scientists have long assumed that most of the ice that melted was in the Northern hemisphere during the 30,000-year long ice age. That belief was held because the North Pole is surrounded by land, while the South Pole is surrounded by the Antarctic Ocean. It is easier for ice sheets to grow on land. If surrounded by sea the ice can easily just slip into the ocean instead of building up.\nThe researchers used a computer model to look at ways the ice could melt and how it might affect sea levels. They compared these results to evidence of how temperatures and currents actually changed during that time. The model showed that if it was only in the Northern hemisphere that ice melted, there would have been a bigger impact on ocean currents and sea temperatures than what actually happened. Studies suggest that melting just in the Southern hemisphere would have been impossible, too. The only reasonable conclusion, the scientists could make, was that ice melted equally in the North and the South.\nIt is still a mystery as to what caused the temperature changes that caused the ice to melt.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is the best title for the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA A computer model\nB Studies show ice melted equally in the North and the South during the ice age\nC Most of the ice melted in the Northern hemisphere during the 30,000-year long ice age.\nD A survey result\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSo far as I know, Miss Hamah was the first person to give the basic difference between work and labor. To be happy, a mall must feel,firstly, free and secondly, important. He cannot be really happy if he is forced by society to do what he does not enjoy doing,or if what he enjoys doing is lowly thought of by society as valueless or unimportant. In a society where slavery in the strict sense has been got rid of, the sign that what a man does is of social value is that he is paid moneyto do it,but a laborer today can be called a Wag e slave. A man is a laborer if the job that society offers him is not interesting to himself but he has to take it just owing to the necessity 0fearning aliving and supporting his family. \nThe opposite side to labor is play. When we play a game,we enjoy what we are doing,otherwise we should not play it,but it is a purely private activity;and society could not care whether we play it or not. \nBetween labor and play stands work. A man is a worker if he is personally interested in the job which society pays him to do;what from the point view of society is necessary labor is from his own point of view willing play. Whether a job is to be classified as labor or work depends,not on the job itself, but on the tastes of the individual who does it. The difference does not. For example,agree with the difference between a physical and a mental job;a gardener or a taxi driver may be a worker, a bank clerk is a laborer. ,\nWhich a man is can be seen from his attitude toward leisure(1 To a worker, leisure means simply the hours he needs to relax and rest in order to work efficiently. He is therefore more likely to take too little leisure than too much;workers die of heart attack and forget their wives'birthday. To the laborer, on the other hand,leisure means freedom from compulsion ,so that it is natural for him to imagine that the fewer hours he has to spend laboring,and the more hours he is free to play, the better.\n\n<question>:\nA man feels happy when_.\n\n<options>:\nA he is supposed to do what is important in his opinion\nB he has to take a job to earn a living and support his family\nC he is doing something personally interesting and socially valuable\nD what he enjoys doing is what he thinks highly of\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSo far as I know, Miss Hamah was the first person to give the basic difference between work and labor. To be happy, a mall must feel,firstly, free and secondly, important. He cannot be really happy if he is forced by society to do what he does not enjoy doing,or if what he enjoys doing is lowly thought of by society as valueless or unimportant. In a society where slavery in the strict sense has been got rid of, the sign that what a man does is of social value is that he is paid moneyto do it,but a laborer today can be called a Wag e slave. A man is a laborer if the job that society offers him is not interesting to himself but he has to take it just owing to the necessity 0fearning aliving and supporting his family. \nThe opposite side to labor is play. When we play a game,we enjoy what we are doing,otherwise we should not play it,but it is a purely private activity;and society could not care whether we play it or not. \nBetween labor and play stands work. A man is a worker if he is personally interested in the job which society pays him to do;what from the point view of society is necessary labor is from his own point of view willing play. Whether a job is to be classified as labor or work depends,not on the job itself, but on the tastes of the individual who does it. The difference does not. For example,agree with the difference between a physical and a mental job;a gardener or a taxi driver may be a worker, a bank clerk is a laborer. ,\nWhich a man is can be seen from his attitude toward leisure(1 To a worker, leisure means simply the hours he needs to relax and rest in order to work efficiently. He is therefore more likely to take too little leisure than too much;workers die of heart attack and forget their wives'birthday. To the laborer, on the other hand,leisure means freedom from compulsion ,so that it is natural for him to imagine that the fewer hours he has to spend laboring,and the more hours he is free to play, the better.\n\n<question>:\nThe reason why a 1aborer can be called a wage slave is that\n\n<options>:\nA he has a family to support\nB his wages are as low as what as lave used to make\nC society doesn't care whether he plays or not\nD he is doing the job only for money, not for 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>:\nSo far as I know, Miss Hamah was the first person to give the basic difference between work and labor. To be happy, a mall must feel,firstly, free and secondly, important. He cannot be really happy if he is forced by society to do what he does not enjoy doing,or if what he enjoys doing is lowly thought of by society as valueless or unimportant. In a society where slavery in the strict sense has been got rid of, the sign that what a man does is of social value is that he is paid moneyto do it,but a laborer today can be called a Wag e slave. A man is a laborer if the job that society offers him is not interesting to himself but he has to take it just owing to the necessity 0fearning aliving and supporting his family. \nThe opposite side to labor is play. When we play a game,we enjoy what we are doing,otherwise we should not play it,but it is a purely private activity;and society could not care whether we play it or not. \nBetween labor and play stands work. A man is a worker if he is personally interested in the job which society pays him to do;what from the point view of society is necessary labor is from his own point of view willing play. Whether a job is to be classified as labor or work depends,not on the job itself, but on the tastes of the individual who does it. The difference does not. For example,agree with the difference between a physical and a mental job;a gardener or a taxi driver may be a worker, a bank clerk is a laborer. ,\nWhich a man is can be seen from his attitude toward leisure(1 To a worker, leisure means simply the hours he needs to relax and rest in order to work efficiently. He is therefore more likely to take too little leisure than too much;workers die of heart attack and forget their wives'birthday. To the laborer, on the other hand,leisure means freedom from compulsion ,so that it is natural for him to imagine that the fewer hours he has to spend laboring,and the more hours he is free to play, the better.\n\n<question>:\nWhether a job can be classified as labor or work depends on\n\n<options>:\nA whether it is a physical or mental\nB the tastes of the person who does it\nC the attitude of the society to ward it\nD the necessity of the job to the society and individual\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSo far as I know, Miss Hamah was the first person to give the basic difference between work and labor. To be happy, a mall must feel,firstly, free and secondly, important. He cannot be really happy if he is forced by society to do what he does not enjoy doing,or if what he enjoys doing is lowly thought of by society as valueless or unimportant. In a society where slavery in the strict sense has been got rid of, the sign that what a man does is of social value is that he is paid moneyto do it,but a laborer today can be called a Wag e slave. A man is a laborer if the job that society offers him is not interesting to himself but he has to take it just owing to the necessity 0fearning aliving and supporting his family. \nThe opposite side to labor is play. When we play a game,we enjoy what we are doing,otherwise we should not play it,but it is a purely private activity;and society could not care whether we play it or not. \nBetween labor and play stands work. A man is a worker if he is personally interested in the job which society pays him to do;what from the point view of society is necessary labor is from his own point of view willing play. Whether a job is to be classified as labor or work depends,not on the job itself, but on the tastes of the individual who does it. The difference does not. For example,agree with the difference between a physical and a mental job;a gardener or a taxi driver may be a worker, a bank clerk is a laborer. ,\nWhich a man is can be seen from his attitude toward leisure(1 To a worker, leisure means simply the hours he needs to relax and rest in order to work efficiently. He is therefore more likely to take too little leisure than too much;workers die of heart attack and forget their wives'birthday. To the laborer, on the other hand,leisure means freedom from compulsion ,so that it is natural for him to imagine that the fewer hours he has to spend laboring,and the more hours he is free to play, the better.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following can be the best title of the text?\n\n<options>:\nA Whether to Work or to Play\nB Work,Labor, and Play\nC Differences between Labor and Play\nD Leisure,Key to Work,Labor and Play\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nTransportation and communication networks bring people together. Yet sometimes people themselves create barriers to transportation and communication. In some countries, laws stop people from moving freely from place to place.\nOver the centuries, many groups of people have been denied the freedom to travel because of their race, religion, or nationality. In the Middle Ages, for example, Jews were often forbidden to move about freely within certain cities. South Africa's government used to require black Africans to carry passes when they travel within the country. Some governments require all citizens to carry identification papers and to report to government officials whenever they move.\nCountries set up Customs posts at their borders. Foreign travellers must go through a Customs inspection before they are allowed to travel in the country. Usually travellers have to carry special papers such as passports and visas . Some countries even limit the number of visitors to their country each year. Others allow tourists to visit only certain areas of the country, or they may require that travellers be with an official guide at all times during their stay.\nMany of those barriers to travel also act as barriers to communication. When two governments disagree with each other on important matters, they usually do not want their citizens to exchange news or ideas freely. Countries often try to keep military or industrial information secret.\nToday, people have the ability to travel, to communicate, and to transport goods more quickly and easily than ever before. Natural barriers that were difficult or dangerous to cross a hundred years ago can now be crossed easily. The barriers that people themselves make are not so easy to overcome. But in spite of all the different kinds of barriers, people continue to enjoy travel and the exchange of goods and ideas.\n\n<question>:\nSome governments limit the freedom of communication because _\n\n<options>:\nA they think such freedom will lead to wars\nB they more often than not agree with each other on important matters\nC they intend to keep their national secrets unknown to others\nD they want to show their authority over communication\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nTransportation and communication networks bring people together. Yet sometimes people themselves create barriers to transportation and communication. In some countries, laws stop people from moving freely from place to place.\nOver the centuries, many groups of people have been denied the freedom to travel because of their race, religion, or nationality. In the Middle Ages, for example, Jews were often forbidden to move about freely within certain cities. South Africa's government used to require black Africans to carry passes when they travel within the country. Some governments require all citizens to carry identification papers and to report to government officials whenever they move.\nCountries set up Customs posts at their borders. Foreign travellers must go through a Customs inspection before they are allowed to travel in the country. Usually travellers have to carry special papers such as passports and visas . Some countries even limit the number of visitors to their country each year. Others allow tourists to visit only certain areas of the country, or they may require that travellers be with an official guide at all times during their stay.\nMany of those barriers to travel also act as barriers to communication. When two governments disagree with each other on important matters, they usually do not want their citizens to exchange news or ideas freely. Countries often try to keep military or industrial information secret.\nToday, people have the ability to travel, to communicate, and to transport goods more quickly and easily than ever before. Natural barriers that were difficult or dangerous to cross a hundred years ago can now be crossed easily. The barriers that people themselves make are not so easy to overcome. But in spite of all the different kinds of barriers, people continue to enjoy travel and the exchange of goods and ideas.\n\n<question>:\nWe may learn from the passage that _\n\n<options>:\nA people do not care about the removal of barriers between countries.\nB people can not remove the obstacles made by themselves\nC barriers should be taken for granted as they always exist\nD man-made barriers are sometimes harder to overcome than natural 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>:\nTransportation and communication networks bring people together. Yet sometimes people themselves create barriers to transportation and communication. In some countries, laws stop people from moving freely from place to place.\nOver the centuries, many groups of people have been denied the freedom to travel because of their race, religion, or nationality. In the Middle Ages, for example, Jews were often forbidden to move about freely within certain cities. South Africa's government used to require black Africans to carry passes when they travel within the country. Some governments require all citizens to carry identification papers and to report to government officials whenever they move.\nCountries set up Customs posts at their borders. Foreign travellers must go through a Customs inspection before they are allowed to travel in the country. Usually travellers have to carry special papers such as passports and visas . Some countries even limit the number of visitors to their country each year. Others allow tourists to visit only certain areas of the country, or they may require that travellers be with an official guide at all times during their stay.\nMany of those barriers to travel also act as barriers to communication. When two governments disagree with each other on important matters, they usually do not want their citizens to exchange news or ideas freely. Countries often try to keep military or industrial information secret.\nToday, people have the ability to travel, to communicate, and to transport goods more quickly and easily than ever before. Natural barriers that were difficult or dangerous to cross a hundred years ago can now be crossed easily. The barriers that people themselves make are not so easy to overcome. But in spite of all the different kinds of barriers, people continue to enjoy travel and the exchange of goods and ideas.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following can serve as the best title of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Functions of Communication\nB Barriers Made by People\nC Restrictions on Transportation\nD Progress of Human Society\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nDuring the 20th century there has been a great change in the lives of women.A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century probably has been in her middle 20's and would be likely to have seven or eight children.By the time the youngest was 15,the mother would have been in her early 50's and would expect to live a further 20 years,during which chance and health made\nit hard for her to get paid work.\nToday women marry younger and have fewer children.Usually a woman's youngest child will be 15 when she is 45 and she can be expected to live another 35 years and is likely to get paid work until 60.\nThis important change in women's life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women's economic position.Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a fulltime joB. However,when they married they usually left work at once and never returned to it.Today the school-leaving age is 16,many girls stay at school after that age,and though women marry younger,more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born.Many more return to work later.Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage,with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties of family life.\n\n<question>:\nWe learn from this passage that in the 19th century _ .\n\n<options>:\nA there were more children in the world than there are today\nB women spent a greater part of their lives raising\nC there were more women in poor health than there are today\nD women married younger than they do today\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 20th century there has been a great change in the lives of women.A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century probably has been in her middle 20's and would be likely to have seven or eight children.By the time the youngest was 15,the mother would have been in her early 50's and would expect to live a further 20 years,during which chance and health made\nit hard for her to get paid work.\nToday women marry younger and have fewer children.Usually a woman's youngest child will be 15 when she is 45 and she can be expected to live another 35 years and is likely to get paid work until 60.\nThis important change in women's life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women's economic position.Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a fulltime joB. However,when they married they usually left work at once and never returned to it.Today the school-leaving age is 16,many girls stay at school after that age,and though women marry younger,more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born.Many more return to work later.Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage,with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties of family life.\n\n<question>:\nOne reason why a married woman of today may take a job is that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA she is young when her children can look after themselves\nB she is obliged to help her husband support the family\nC she feels lonely at home when her children grow up\nD she hopes to change the world a bit\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 20th century there has been a great change in the lives of women.A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century probably has been in her middle 20's and would be likely to have seven or eight children.By the time the youngest was 15,the mother would have been in her early 50's and would expect to live a further 20 years,during which chance and health made\nit hard for her to get paid work.\nToday women marry younger and have fewer children.Usually a woman's youngest child will be 15 when she is 45 and she can be expected to live another 35 years and is likely to get paid work until 60.\nThis important change in women's life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women's economic position.Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a fulltime joB. However,when they married they usually left work at once and never returned to it.Today the school-leaving age is 16,many girls stay at school after that age,and though women marry younger,more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born.Many more return to work later.Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage,with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties of family life.\n\n<question>:\nMany girls are now likely to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA give up their jobs after they get married\nB leave school as soon as they can\nC marry early so that they can get better jobs\nD continue working until they are going to have a baby\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nDuring the 20th century there has been a great change in the lives of women.A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century probably has been in her middle 20's and would be likely to have seven or eight children.By the time the youngest was 15,the mother would have been in her early 50's and would expect to live a further 20 years,during which chance and health made\nit hard for her to get paid work.\nToday women marry younger and have fewer children.Usually a woman's youngest child will be 15 when she is 45 and she can be expected to live another 35 years and is likely to get paid work until 60.\nThis important change in women's life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women's economic position.Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a fulltime joB. However,when they married they usually left work at once and never returned to it.Today the school-leaving age is 16,many girls stay at school after that age,and though women marry younger,more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born.Many more return to work later.Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage,with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties of family life.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage,it is now quite usual for women to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA stay at home after leaving school\nB find jobs when they reach the age of 16\nC start working again later in life\nD marry and have children while still at school\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 20th century there has been a great change in the lives of women.A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century probably has been in her middle 20's and would be likely to have seven or eight children.By the time the youngest was 15,the mother would have been in her early 50's and would expect to live a further 20 years,during which chance and health made\nit hard for her to get paid work.\nToday women marry younger and have fewer children.Usually a woman's youngest child will be 15 when she is 45 and she can be expected to live another 35 years and is likely to get paid work until 60.\nThis important change in women's life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women's economic position.Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a fulltime joB. However,when they married they usually left work at once and never returned to it.Today the school-leaving age is 16,many girls stay at school after that age,and though women marry younger,more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born.Many more return to work later.Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage,with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties of family life.\n\n<question>:\nNow a husband probably _ .\n\n<options>:\nA plays a greater part in doing housework\nB does almost all of the housework\nC feels unhappy about his wife's going out to work\nD takes a part-time job so as to help at home\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThe Exterminating Angel\nDirector: Luis Bunuel\nCountry/Date : Mexico/1962 (black and white)\nIntroduction : A party is organized in a high class society house. Many people are drinking and eating. It's getting late, but nobody is leaving. Even though the door is open, people seem to be locked in the house. They can't leave either the day or on the following days. So a rescue began.\nThe Net\nDirector: Irwin Winkler\nCountry/Date: U.S.A./1995\nIntroduction: Angela Bennettt is a computer programmer who has devoted her life to computers and the Internet. She spends hours and hours in front of the screen. She does everything over the Internet, and she has some close friends in a chat room, though she has never talked to her neighbors.\nKung Fu Panda\nDirector : Mark Osborne & John Stevenson\nCountry/Date : U.S.A./2008\nIntroduction: The leading character is a panda whose name is Po. He is lazy first but he has a great dream----to be a kung fu master. To make his dream come true, he goes to a faraway temple to learn kung fu from a master. However, one of his brothers, Tai Long wants to become the kung fu master, killing many of his brothers even the master. So Po fights against Tai Long and defeats him, The film is good especially for kids.\nLife is Beautiful\nDirector: Roberto Benigni\nCountry/Date : Italy/1998\nIntroduction: In 1939, during World WarII in Italy, Guido, a hopeful man, the main character fell in love with Dora, and they got married. Five years later, their lives changed. Guido and Joshua were taken by the Nazis to a concentration camp and Dora also went there with her husband and son. At that place, Guido tried his best to save his son's life in a special way.\n\n<question>:\nWho is the director of The Net?\n\n<options>:\nA Luis Bunuel\nB Irwin Winkler\nC Mark Osborne\nD Roberto Benigni\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 Exterminating Angel\nDirector: Luis Bunuel\nCountry/Date : Mexico/1962 (black and white)\nIntroduction : A party is organized in a high class society house. Many people are drinking and eating. It's getting late, but nobody is leaving. Even though the door is open, people seem to be locked in the house. They can't leave either the day or on the following days. So a rescue began.\nThe Net\nDirector: Irwin Winkler\nCountry/Date: U.S.A./1995\nIntroduction: Angela Bennettt is a computer programmer who has devoted her life to computers and the Internet. She spends hours and hours in front of the screen. She does everything over the Internet, and she has some close friends in a chat room, though she has never talked to her neighbors.\nKung Fu Panda\nDirector : Mark Osborne & John Stevenson\nCountry/Date : U.S.A./2008\nIntroduction: The leading character is a panda whose name is Po. He is lazy first but he has a great dream----to be a kung fu master. To make his dream come true, he goes to a faraway temple to learn kung fu from a master. However, one of his brothers, Tai Long wants to become the kung fu master, killing many of his brothers even the master. So Po fights against Tai Long and defeats him, The film is good especially for kids.\nLife is Beautiful\nDirector: Roberto Benigni\nCountry/Date : Italy/1998\nIntroduction: In 1939, during World WarII in Italy, Guido, a hopeful man, the main character fell in love with Dora, and they got married. Five years later, their lives changed. Guido and Joshua were taken by the Nazis to a concentration camp and Dora also went there with her husband and son. At that place, Guido tried his best to save his son's life in a special way.\n\n<question>:\nWhich film is black and white?\n\n<options>:\nA The Exterminating Angel.\nB The Net.\nC Kung Fu Panda.\nD Life is Beautiful.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 Exterminating Angel\nDirector: Luis Bunuel\nCountry/Date : Mexico/1962 (black and white)\nIntroduction : A party is organized in a high class society house. Many people are drinking and eating. It's getting late, but nobody is leaving. Even though the door is open, people seem to be locked in the house. They can't leave either the day or on the following days. So a rescue began.\nThe Net\nDirector: Irwin Winkler\nCountry/Date: U.S.A./1995\nIntroduction: Angela Bennettt is a computer programmer who has devoted her life to computers and the Internet. She spends hours and hours in front of the screen. She does everything over the Internet, and she has some close friends in a chat room, though she has never talked to her neighbors.\nKung Fu Panda\nDirector : Mark Osborne & John Stevenson\nCountry/Date : U.S.A./2008\nIntroduction: The leading character is a panda whose name is Po. He is lazy first but he has a great dream----to be a kung fu master. To make his dream come true, he goes to a faraway temple to learn kung fu from a master. However, one of his brothers, Tai Long wants to become the kung fu master, killing many of his brothers even the master. So Po fights against Tai Long and defeats him, The film is good especially for kids.\nLife is Beautiful\nDirector: Roberto Benigni\nCountry/Date : Italy/1998\nIntroduction: In 1939, during World WarII in Italy, Guido, a hopeful man, the main character fell in love with Dora, and they got married. Five years later, their lives changed. Guido and Joshua were taken by the Nazis to a concentration camp and Dora also went there with her husband and son. At that place, Guido tried his best to save his son's life in a special way.\n\n<question>:\nWhich film is especially fit for kids?\n\n<options>:\nA The Exterminating Angel.\nB The Net.\nC Kung Fu Panda.\nD Life is Beautiful.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 Exterminating Angel\nDirector: Luis Bunuel\nCountry/Date : Mexico/1962 (black and white)\nIntroduction : A party is organized in a high class society house. Many people are drinking and eating. It's getting late, but nobody is leaving. Even though the door is open, people seem to be locked in the house. They can't leave either the day or on the following days. So a rescue began.\nThe Net\nDirector: Irwin Winkler\nCountry/Date: U.S.A./1995\nIntroduction: Angela Bennettt is a computer programmer who has devoted her life to computers and the Internet. She spends hours and hours in front of the screen. She does everything over the Internet, and she has some close friends in a chat room, though she has never talked to her neighbors.\nKung Fu Panda\nDirector : Mark Osborne & John Stevenson\nCountry/Date : U.S.A./2008\nIntroduction: The leading character is a panda whose name is Po. He is lazy first but he has a great dream----to be a kung fu master. To make his dream come true, he goes to a faraway temple to learn kung fu from a master. However, one of his brothers, Tai Long wants to become the kung fu master, killing many of his brothers even the master. So Po fights against Tai Long and defeats him, The film is good especially for kids.\nLife is Beautiful\nDirector: Roberto Benigni\nCountry/Date : Italy/1998\nIntroduction: In 1939, during World WarII in Italy, Guido, a hopeful man, the main character fell in love with Dora, and they got married. Five years later, their lives changed. Guido and Joshua were taken by the Nazis to a concentration camp and Dora also went there with her husband and son. At that place, Guido tried his best to save his son's life in a special way.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we learn about Life is Beautiful?\n\n<options>:\nA It's about a rescue of people who can't leave a house.\nB The story is set in World WarII.\nC It was made in America in 1995.\nD The main character is absorbed in computer.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSeveral animal species including gorillas in Rwanda and tigers in Bangladesh could risk extinction if the impact of climate change and extreme weather on their habitats is not addressed, a UN report showed on Sunday.\nLaunched on the sidelines of global climate negotiations in Durban, the report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization shows how higher temperatures, the rise in sea levels, deforestation and excessive land use have damaged the habitats of certain species, especially in Africa.\n\"Many ecosystems have already been stressed by increasing population, historical and recent deforestation, unsustainable management practices and even invasive species,\" Eduardo Rojas-Briales, assistant director general at the FAO's forestry department, said at the launch of the report.\nThe most affected areas include mountains, isolated islands and coastal areas, which limit the possibilities for animals to migrate elsewhere and create new habitats.\n\"The remaining populations become surrounded in very small ecosystems, they have inbreeding problems ... and at the end these species may disappear,\" he added.\nOther examples of affected animals included elephants in Mali, lions in the Serengeti and crocodiles in Malawi.\nThe report said an estimated 20-30 percent of plant and animal species will be at higher risk of extinction due to global warming and a significant proportion of native species may become extinct by 2050 as a consequence.\nOther consequences could include the spread of invasive species and infectious diseases, it said.\nThe report urges more focus on restoration of damaged ecosystems, especially those key to dealing with climate change such as mangroves , inland waters, forests, savannahs and grasslands.\nThe FAO also called for the creation of migration corridors for animals in areas where their movement was limited.\nThe organization said while more resources were flowing to biodiversity conservation, more action at the government and policy level was needed.\nIt also urged local communities to develop projects that _ the impact of climate change on wildlife, naming eco-tourism activities as an example.\n\n<question>:\nWhy are animals living in mountains, islands and coastal areas most affected?\n\n<options>:\nA They are frequently attacked by invasive species and infectious diseases.\nB They have difficulty finding enough food for survival.\nC They can hardly find mates to produce their young.\nD They have little chance of moving to other places.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSeveral animal species including gorillas in Rwanda and tigers in Bangladesh could risk extinction if the impact of climate change and extreme weather on their habitats is not addressed, a UN report showed on Sunday.\nLaunched on the sidelines of global climate negotiations in Durban, the report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization shows how higher temperatures, the rise in sea levels, deforestation and excessive land use have damaged the habitats of certain species, especially in Africa.\n\"Many ecosystems have already been stressed by increasing population, historical and recent deforestation, unsustainable management practices and even invasive species,\" Eduardo Rojas-Briales, assistant director general at the FAO's forestry department, said at the launch of the report.\nThe most affected areas include mountains, isolated islands and coastal areas, which limit the possibilities for animals to migrate elsewhere and create new habitats.\n\"The remaining populations become surrounded in very small ecosystems, they have inbreeding problems ... and at the end these species may disappear,\" he added.\nOther examples of affected animals included elephants in Mali, lions in the Serengeti and crocodiles in Malawi.\nThe report said an estimated 20-30 percent of plant and animal species will be at higher risk of extinction due to global warming and a significant proportion of native species may become extinct by 2050 as a consequence.\nOther consequences could include the spread of invasive species and infectious diseases, it said.\nThe report urges more focus on restoration of damaged ecosystems, especially those key to dealing with climate change such as mangroves , inland waters, forests, savannahs and grasslands.\nThe FAO also called for the creation of migration corridors for animals in areas where their movement was limited.\nThe organization said while more resources were flowing to biodiversity conservation, more action at the government and policy level was needed.\nIt also urged local communities to develop projects that _ the impact of climate change on wildlife, naming eco-tourism activities as an example.\n\n<question>:\nTo avoid extinction of some animal species, the UNFAO suggested all the following ways EXCEPT _ .\n\n<options>:\nA restoring damaged ecosystems\nB limiting world population growth\nC creating movement channels for animals\nD urging governments and local communities to take action\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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're a male and you're reading this, congratulations! You're a survivor. According to statistics,you're more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman,and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term,about 78 years for men in Australia,you'll die on average five years before a woman.\nThere're many reasons for this--typically,men take more risks than women and are more likely to drink and smoke but perhaps more importantly, men don't go to the doctor.\n\"Men aren't seeing doctors as often as they should,\" says Dr. Gullotta.\"This is particularly so\nfor the over-40s, when diseases tend to strike. According to a recent survey, 95%of women aged between 15 and early 49s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70%of men in the same age group.\n\"A lot of men think they're unbeatable,\"Gullotta says.\"They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think, Geez, if it could happen to him ...\"\nThen there's the ostrich approach.\"Some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know,\" says Dr. Ross Cartmill.\n\"Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies,\" Cartmill says. He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups.\n\"Prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases.Besides, the final cost is far greater,it's called premature death.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhy does the author congratulate male readers at the beginning of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA They can live longer than they expected.\nB They are sure to enjoy a longer and happier life.\nC They have lived long enough to read this article.\nD They are more likely to survive serious diseases now.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nA few days ago I asked my sons' governess Julia to come into my study. \"Be seated, Julia, \"I said, \"Let's settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you're too polite to mention it. Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month...\"\n \"Forty.\"\n \"No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well, um, you've been here two months, so...\"\n \"Two months and five days.\"\n \"Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take off nine Sundays... you know you didn't work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks. And three holidays... \"Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but - not a word.\n \"Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven - nineteen. Take nineteen off ... that leaves. hmm.... forty one dollars. Correct?\"\n Julia's left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but - still not a word.\n \"Around New Year's Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars. The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but- forget it. When didn't I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect , Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten. Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick's shoes. You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it. So, that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave ten dollars.\"\n \"You didn't. \"sobbed Julia.\n \"But I made a note of it.\"\n \"Well... if you say so.\"\n \"Take twenty seven from forty one -that leaves fourteen.\"\n Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose. Poor girl!\n \"Only once was I given any money,\" she whispered, her voice trembling, \"and that was by your wife. Three dollars, nothing more.\"\n \"Really? You see now, and I didn't know that! Take three from fourteen.. leaves eleven. Here's your money, my dear. Three, three, three, one and one. Here it is !\"\n I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.\n \"Merci(: ),\"she whispered.\n I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room. I was overcome with anger. \"For what, this - 'merci'?\" I asked.\n \"For the money. \"\n \"But you know I've cheated you - robbed you ! I have actually stolen from you ! Why this'merci'?\"\n \"In my other places they didn't give me anything at all.\"\n \"They didn't give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you... I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you... Is it really possible to be so spineless ?Why didn't you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws --to be such a fool?\"\n Embarrassed, she smiled. And I could read her expression,\"It is possible.\"\n I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little\"merci\"several times and went out. I looked after her and thought,\"How easy it is to crush the weak in this world !\"\n\n<question>:\nWhile talking to Julia, the wrier expected from her _ .\n\n<options>:\nA a protest\nB gratitude\nC obedience\nD an explanation\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 few days ago I asked my sons' governess Julia to come into my study. \"Be seated, Julia, \"I said, \"Let's settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you're too polite to mention it. Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month...\"\n \"Forty.\"\n \"No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well, um, you've been here two months, so...\"\n \"Two months and five days.\"\n \"Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take off nine Sundays... you know you didn't work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks. And three holidays... \"Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but - not a word.\n \"Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven - nineteen. Take nineteen off ... that leaves. hmm.... forty one dollars. Correct?\"\n Julia's left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but - still not a word.\n \"Around New Year's Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars. The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but- forget it. When didn't I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect , Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten. Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick's shoes. You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it. So, that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave ten dollars.\"\n \"You didn't. \"sobbed Julia.\n \"But I made a note of it.\"\n \"Well... if you say so.\"\n \"Take twenty seven from forty one -that leaves fourteen.\"\n Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose. Poor girl!\n \"Only once was I given any money,\" she whispered, her voice trembling, \"and that was by your wife. Three dollars, nothing more.\"\n \"Really? You see now, and I didn't know that! Take three from fourteen.. leaves eleven. Here's your money, my dear. Three, three, three, one and one. Here it is !\"\n I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.\n \"Merci(: ),\"she whispered.\n I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room. I was overcome with anger. \"For what, this - 'merci'?\" I asked.\n \"For the money. \"\n \"But you know I've cheated you - robbed you ! I have actually stolen from you ! Why this'merci'?\"\n \"In my other places they didn't give me anything at all.\"\n \"They didn't give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you... I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you... Is it really possible to be so spineless ?Why didn't you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws --to be such a fool?\"\n Embarrassed, she smiled. And I could read her expression,\"It is possible.\"\n I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little\"merci\"several times and went out. I looked after her and thought,\"How easy it is to crush the weak in this world !\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat shocked the writer was Julia's _ .\n\n<options>:\nA nervousness in front of her boss\nB acceptance of injustice\nC shyness when talking about money\nD reluctance to express herself\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 few days ago I asked my sons' governess Julia to come into my study. \"Be seated, Julia, \"I said, \"Let's settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you're too polite to mention it. Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month...\"\n \"Forty.\"\n \"No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well, um, you've been here two months, so...\"\n \"Two months and five days.\"\n \"Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take off nine Sundays... you know you didn't work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks. And three holidays... \"Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but - not a word.\n \"Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven - nineteen. Take nineteen off ... that leaves. hmm.... forty one dollars. Correct?\"\n Julia's left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but - still not a word.\n \"Around New Year's Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars. The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but- forget it. When didn't I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect , Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten. Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick's shoes. You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it. So, that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave ten dollars.\"\n \"You didn't. \"sobbed Julia.\n \"But I made a note of it.\"\n \"Well... if you say so.\"\n \"Take twenty seven from forty one -that leaves fourteen.\"\n Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose. Poor girl!\n \"Only once was I given any money,\" she whispered, her voice trembling, \"and that was by your wife. Three dollars, nothing more.\"\n \"Really? You see now, and I didn't know that! Take three from fourteen.. leaves eleven. Here's your money, my dear. Three, three, three, one and one. Here it is !\"\n I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.\n \"Merci(: ),\"she whispered.\n I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room. I was overcome with anger. \"For what, this - 'merci'?\" I asked.\n \"For the money. \"\n \"But you know I've cheated you - robbed you ! I have actually stolen from you ! Why this'merci'?\"\n \"In my other places they didn't give me anything at all.\"\n \"They didn't give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you... I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you... Is it really possible to be so spineless ?Why didn't you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws --to be such a fool?\"\n Embarrassed, she smiled. And I could read her expression,\"It is possible.\"\n I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little\"merci\"several times and went out. I looked after her and thought,\"How easy it is to crush the weak in this world !\"\n\n<question>:\nThe writer said, \"Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws?\" He was actually telling the governess _ .\n\n<options>:\nA to be more aggressive\nB to be more careful in her work\nC to protect her right\nD to live independently\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 few days ago I asked my sons' governess Julia to come into my study. \"Be seated, Julia, \"I said, \"Let's settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you're too polite to mention it. Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month...\"\n \"Forty.\"\n \"No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well, um, you've been here two months, so...\"\n \"Two months and five days.\"\n \"Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take off nine Sundays... you know you didn't work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks. And three holidays... \"Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but - not a word.\n \"Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven - nineteen. Take nineteen off ... that leaves. hmm.... forty one dollars. Correct?\"\n Julia's left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but - still not a word.\n \"Around New Year's Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars. The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but- forget it. When didn't I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect , Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten. Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick's shoes. You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it. So, that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave ten dollars.\"\n \"You didn't. \"sobbed Julia.\n \"But I made a note of it.\"\n \"Well... if you say so.\"\n \"Take twenty seven from forty one -that leaves fourteen.\"\n Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose. Poor girl!\n \"Only once was I given any money,\" she whispered, her voice trembling, \"and that was by your wife. Three dollars, nothing more.\"\n \"Really? You see now, and I didn't know that! Take three from fourteen.. leaves eleven. Here's your money, my dear. Three, three, three, one and one. Here it is !\"\n I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.\n \"Merci(: ),\"she whispered.\n I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room. I was overcome with anger. \"For what, this - 'merci'?\" I asked.\n \"For the money. \"\n \"But you know I've cheated you - robbed you ! I have actually stolen from you ! Why this'merci'?\"\n \"In my other places they didn't give me anything at all.\"\n \"They didn't give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you... I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you... Is it really possible to be so spineless ?Why didn't you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws --to be such a fool?\"\n Embarrassed, she smiled. And I could read her expression,\"It is possible.\"\n I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little\"merci\"several times and went out. I looked after her and thought,\"How easy it is to crush the weak in this world !\"\n\n<question>:\nFrom the story, we can tell that Julia's employer was _ .\n\n<options>:\nA greedy but honest\nB ill - tempered but warm - hearted\nC strict but forgiving\nD none of the above\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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\"I want to be just like you.You are from uptown, aren't you?\" the young man asked in the local slang with a broad smile unaware of the burning tropical sun.Selling bags of potatoes at the roadside, his extra-large T shirt and faded blue jeans were a proof to the universal influence of American pop culture in Africa.I had accepted a seat at his potato stand to take a break before concluding business in Accra that afternoon.Between busy sales serving customers stuck in traffic, he asked numerous questions about life in America, convinced that having a visa to the United States was like winning the lottery .How could I tell him that I envied his simple life and childish innocence when I was guilty of the silent culture that has helped to create a false image of Africans living abroad?\nOutwardly, I looked like the poster boy for success visiting from the United States.My white designer shirt and matching pants were straight from the shopping malls in Detroit, where I worked as an engineer.Inwardly, I was caught in a web of ambition and cultural disappointment.My clothes suggested wealthy, yet I could not afford the numerous requests for money or to make gifts of my belongings.Uncles and aunties who were prepared to mortgage their homes to help me leave 10 years ago now expected me to finance cousins hoping to make the same move to the United States.\nAmerica had helped me achieve my ambition for furthering my education and professional experience.I had arrived with a high-school diploma, and after 10 years, I hold a graduate degree and have a relatively successful professional career.Every inch of progress, however, had been achieved through exhausting battles.My college education had been financed partly through working multiple minimum-wage jobs.I was fortunate to secure a job upon graduation, but adjusting to corporate culture made me pay another high price.Initially, I found myself putting in twice the effort just to keep up.Scared by a wave of layoffs, I went to graduate school part time because it was the only way I knew that afforded me an edge in job security.It was as though I had run 10 continuous marathons, one for each year abroad, and my body screamed for rest.\n\n<question>:\nAt the bottom of his heart, the author feels that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA he wants to exchange places with the young seller\nB he is sorry for his cousins still living in Africa\nC his American dream has come true\nD he is torn between the two cultures\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\n\"I want to be just like you.You are from uptown, aren't you?\" the young man asked in the local slang with a broad smile unaware of the burning tropical sun.Selling bags of potatoes at the roadside, his extra-large T shirt and faded blue jeans were a proof to the universal influence of American pop culture in Africa.I had accepted a seat at his potato stand to take a break before concluding business in Accra that afternoon.Between busy sales serving customers stuck in traffic, he asked numerous questions about life in America, convinced that having a visa to the United States was like winning the lottery .How could I tell him that I envied his simple life and childish innocence when I was guilty of the silent culture that has helped to create a false image of Africans living abroad?\nOutwardly, I looked like the poster boy for success visiting from the United States.My white designer shirt and matching pants were straight from the shopping malls in Detroit, where I worked as an engineer.Inwardly, I was caught in a web of ambition and cultural disappointment.My clothes suggested wealthy, yet I could not afford the numerous requests for money or to make gifts of my belongings.Uncles and aunties who were prepared to mortgage their homes to help me leave 10 years ago now expected me to finance cousins hoping to make the same move to the United States.\nAmerica had helped me achieve my ambition for furthering my education and professional experience.I had arrived with a high-school diploma, and after 10 years, I hold a graduate degree and have a relatively successful professional career.Every inch of progress, however, had been achieved through exhausting battles.My college education had been financed partly through working multiple minimum-wage jobs.I was fortunate to secure a job upon graduation, but adjusting to corporate culture made me pay another high price.Initially, I found myself putting in twice the effort just to keep up.Scared by a wave of layoffs, I went to graduate school part time because it was the only way I knew that afforded me an edge in job security.It was as though I had run 10 continuous marathons, one for each year abroad, and my body screamed for rest.\n\n<question>:\nThe author managed to attend a graduate school because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA studying graduate courses helped him adapt well to the life in the company\nB a graduate degree was the minimum requirement for his career\nC a graduate degree would give him an advantage over others in the job market\nD he wanted to settle permanently in the U.S\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\n\"I want to be just like you.You are from uptown, aren't you?\" the young man asked in the local slang with a broad smile unaware of the burning tropical sun.Selling bags of potatoes at the roadside, his extra-large T shirt and faded blue jeans were a proof to the universal influence of American pop culture in Africa.I had accepted a seat at his potato stand to take a break before concluding business in Accra that afternoon.Between busy sales serving customers stuck in traffic, he asked numerous questions about life in America, convinced that having a visa to the United States was like winning the lottery .How could I tell him that I envied his simple life and childish innocence when I was guilty of the silent culture that has helped to create a false image of Africans living abroad?\nOutwardly, I looked like the poster boy for success visiting from the United States.My white designer shirt and matching pants were straight from the shopping malls in Detroit, where I worked as an engineer.Inwardly, I was caught in a web of ambition and cultural disappointment.My clothes suggested wealthy, yet I could not afford the numerous requests for money or to make gifts of my belongings.Uncles and aunties who were prepared to mortgage their homes to help me leave 10 years ago now expected me to finance cousins hoping to make the same move to the United States.\nAmerica had helped me achieve my ambition for furthering my education and professional experience.I had arrived with a high-school diploma, and after 10 years, I hold a graduate degree and have a relatively successful professional career.Every inch of progress, however, had been achieved through exhausting battles.My college education had been financed partly through working multiple minimum-wage jobs.I was fortunate to secure a job upon graduation, but adjusting to corporate culture made me pay another high price.Initially, I found myself putting in twice the effort just to keep up.Scared by a wave of layoffs, I went to graduate school part time because it was the only way I knew that afforded me an edge in job security.It was as though I had run 10 continuous marathons, one for each year abroad, and my body screamed for rest.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA An immigrant was accepted by the society after ten years of struggle.\nB An African American returned home with fame and fortune.\nC An immigrant returned home with an exhausted heart.\nD A young African was climbing to the top of his career.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI am wearing a small red ribbon this morning to remind myself and others around me that today is World AIDS Day.\nThe red ribbon, an international symbol of AIDS awareness, is gaining increasing public recognition as more Chinese, from top leaders to movie stars, wear it today.\nGone were the days when the topic of HIV/AIDS was a public and media taboo . Over the past few years, we have watched, read and heard many stories from doctors, volunteers and public health officials at the forefront of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.\nQuite a few people with HIV/AIDS have come forward to share their experiences on TV or in the media.\nThe local and central governments have become more forthcoming (be helpful) with their new prevention and treatment programmes, and financial input. The _ rose from less than 1 million yuan (US$ 121,000) in 1986 to a pledge of 800 million yuan (US$98.8 million) in the year of 2006.\nThe change from silence to public and media campaigns with official promises has been remarkable, especially since China battled through the SARS crisis.\nBut have we got a full understanding on HIV/AIDS? What do we know about the extent of HIV/AIDS in China?\nThe figures, ranging from confirmed cases to estimates, remain debated. After all, no more than a year has passed since the policy of free medical tests was make public. Unknown numbers from the high-risk groups drug addicts and people working in sex- related place as well as farmers who once sold blood could still be reluctant to come forward.\n\n<question>:\nWhat does the red ribbon stand for?\n\n<options>:\nA AIDS awareness\nB World AIDS Day\nC AIDS\nD AIDS prevention and treatment\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI am wearing a small red ribbon this morning to remind myself and others around me that today is World AIDS Day.\nThe red ribbon, an international symbol of AIDS awareness, is gaining increasing public recognition as more Chinese, from top leaders to movie stars, wear it today.\nGone were the days when the topic of HIV/AIDS was a public and media taboo . Over the past few years, we have watched, read and heard many stories from doctors, volunteers and public health officials at the forefront of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.\nQuite a few people with HIV/AIDS have come forward to share their experiences on TV or in the media.\nThe local and central governments have become more forthcoming (be helpful) with their new prevention and treatment programmes, and financial input. The _ rose from less than 1 million yuan (US$ 121,000) in 1986 to a pledge of 800 million yuan (US$98.8 million) in the year of 2006.\nThe change from silence to public and media campaigns with official promises has been remarkable, especially since China battled through the SARS crisis.\nBut have we got a full understanding on HIV/AIDS? What do we know about the extent of HIV/AIDS in China?\nThe figures, ranging from confirmed cases to estimates, remain debated. After all, no more than a year has passed since the policy of free medical tests was make public. Unknown numbers from the high-risk groups drug addicts and people working in sex- related place as well as farmers who once sold blood could still be reluctant to come forward.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is Not true according to the text?\n\n<options>:\nA The topic of HIV/AIDS was a public and media taboo in the past.\nB The topic of HIV/AIDS is now still a public and media taboo.\nC Now a lot of people with HIV/AIDS have come forward to share their experiences on TV.\nD The writer wears a small red ribbon because today is World AIDS Day.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI am wearing a small red ribbon this morning to remind myself and others around me that today is World AIDS Day.\nThe red ribbon, an international symbol of AIDS awareness, is gaining increasing public recognition as more Chinese, from top leaders to movie stars, wear it today.\nGone were the days when the topic of HIV/AIDS was a public and media taboo . Over the past few years, we have watched, read and heard many stories from doctors, volunteers and public health officials at the forefront of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.\nQuite a few people with HIV/AIDS have come forward to share their experiences on TV or in the media.\nThe local and central governments have become more forthcoming (be helpful) with their new prevention and treatment programmes, and financial input. The _ rose from less than 1 million yuan (US$ 121,000) in 1986 to a pledge of 800 million yuan (US$98.8 million) in the year of 2006.\nThe change from silence to public and media campaigns with official promises has been remarkable, especially since China battled through the SARS crisis.\nBut have we got a full understanding on HIV/AIDS? What do we know about the extent of HIV/AIDS in China?\nThe figures, ranging from confirmed cases to estimates, remain debated. After all, no more than a year has passed since the policy of free medical tests was make public. Unknown numbers from the high-risk groups drug addicts and people working in sex- related place as well as farmers who once sold blood could still be reluctant to come forward.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the best title of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA The Red Ribbon\nB Help people with AIDS\nC About AIDS\nD Always keep red ribbon in sight\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 smoke could lose around one third of their daily memory, researchers say.\nA study by a team at Northumbria University showed that smokers lost more of their memory when compared to non-smokers.\nAnd the research also found that those who kicked the habit saw their ability to recollect information restored to almost the same level as non-smokers.\nThe study involved more than seventy 18-to-25-year-olds and included a tour of the university's campus. Those who took part were asked to recall small details, such as a list of songs played at a campus concert and tasks completed at various points-known as real world memory test. Smokers performed badly, remembering just 59 percent of tasks. But those who had given up smoking remembered 74 percent and those who had never smoked recalled 81 percent of tasks.\nDr. Tom Heffernan, who leads Northumbria University's Collaboration for Drug and Alcohol Research Group, said the findings would be useful in anti-smoking campaigns. He said, \"Given that there are up to 10 million smokers in the UK and as many as 45 million in the United States, it's important to understand the effects smoking has on everyday cognitive function-of which prospective memory is an excellent example. \"\n\"This is the first time that a study has set out to examine whether giving up smoking has an _ on memory. We already know that giving up smoking has huge health benefits for the body, but this study also shows how stopping smoking can have knock-on benefits for cognitive functions too. ''\nThe research will now investigate the effects of passive smoking on memory, while Dr. Heffernan and Dr. Terence O'Neil will look into the effects of third-hand smoking-toxins left on curtains and furniture.\n\n<question>:\nWhat's the main idea of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Smoking does harm to health.\nB Smokers take a tour to the University's campus.\nC Smoking can affect one's memory.\nD Smokers are compared to non-smokers.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 smoke could lose around one third of their daily memory, researchers say.\nA study by a team at Northumbria University showed that smokers lost more of their memory when compared to non-smokers.\nAnd the research also found that those who kicked the habit saw their ability to recollect information restored to almost the same level as non-smokers.\nThe study involved more than seventy 18-to-25-year-olds and included a tour of the university's campus. Those who took part were asked to recall small details, such as a list of songs played at a campus concert and tasks completed at various points-known as real world memory test. Smokers performed badly, remembering just 59 percent of tasks. But those who had given up smoking remembered 74 percent and those who had never smoked recalled 81 percent of tasks.\nDr. Tom Heffernan, who leads Northumbria University's Collaboration for Drug and Alcohol Research Group, said the findings would be useful in anti-smoking campaigns. He said, \"Given that there are up to 10 million smokers in the UK and as many as 45 million in the United States, it's important to understand the effects smoking has on everyday cognitive function-of which prospective memory is an excellent example. \"\n\"This is the first time that a study has set out to examine whether giving up smoking has an _ on memory. We already know that giving up smoking has huge health benefits for the body, but this study also shows how stopping smoking can have knock-on benefits for cognitive functions too. ''\nThe research will now investigate the effects of passive smoking on memory, while Dr. Heffernan and Dr. Terence O'Neil will look into the effects of third-hand smoking-toxins left on curtains and furniture.\n\n<question>:\nHow did those who took part in the study perform when asked to recall small details?\n\n<options>:\nA Smokers did the worst among the participants.\nB Non-smokers could recall about half of them.\nC Smokers could recall nothing at all.\nD Those who gave up smoking did best.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 smoke could lose around one third of their daily memory, researchers say.\nA study by a team at Northumbria University showed that smokers lost more of their memory when compared to non-smokers.\nAnd the research also found that those who kicked the habit saw their ability to recollect information restored to almost the same level as non-smokers.\nThe study involved more than seventy 18-to-25-year-olds and included a tour of the university's campus. Those who took part were asked to recall small details, such as a list of songs played at a campus concert and tasks completed at various points-known as real world memory test. Smokers performed badly, remembering just 59 percent of tasks. But those who had given up smoking remembered 74 percent and those who had never smoked recalled 81 percent of tasks.\nDr. Tom Heffernan, who leads Northumbria University's Collaboration for Drug and Alcohol Research Group, said the findings would be useful in anti-smoking campaigns. He said, \"Given that there are up to 10 million smokers in the UK and as many as 45 million in the United States, it's important to understand the effects smoking has on everyday cognitive function-of which prospective memory is an excellent example. \"\n\"This is the first time that a study has set out to examine whether giving up smoking has an _ on memory. We already know that giving up smoking has huge health benefits for the body, but this study also shows how stopping smoking can have knock-on benefits for cognitive functions too. ''\nThe research will now investigate the effects of passive smoking on memory, while Dr. Heffernan and Dr. Terence O'Neil will look into the effects of third-hand smoking-toxins left on curtains and furniture.\n\n<question>:\nWhat will Dr. Heffernan and Dr Terence O'Neil do?\n\n<options>:\nA Investigate the effects of third-hand smoking.\nB Do research on how smoking affects passive smokers.\nC Find ways to persuade people to quit smoking.\nD Study whether giving up smoking affects memory.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 grew up in Jamaica Plain, an urban community located on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts. In the 1940's it was a wholesome, specific little community. It was my home and I loved it there; back then I thought I would never leave. My best friend Rose and I used to collectively dream about raising a family of our own someday. We had it all planned out to live next door to one another.\nOur dream remained alive through grade school, high school, and even beyond. Rose was my maid of honor when I got married in 1953 to the love of my life, Dick. Even then she joked that she was just one perfect guy short of being married, thus bringing us closer to our dream. Meanwhile, Dick aspired to be an officer in the Marines and I fully supported his ambitions. I realized that he might be stationed far away from Jamaica Plain, but I told him I would relocate and adjust. The idea of experiencing new places together seemed somewhat romantic to me.\nSo, in 1955, Dick was stationed in Alaska and we relocated. Rose was sad to see me leave, but wished me the best of luck. Rose and I remained in touch for a few years by regular phone call but after a while we lost track of one another. Back in the 1950's it was a lot more difficult to stay in touch with someone over a long distance, especially if you were relocating every few years. There were no email addresses or transferable phone number and directory lookup services were available at best.\nI thought of her several times over the years. Once in the mid 1960's ,when I was visiting the Greater Boston area, I tried to determine her whereabouts but my search turned up empty-handed. Jamaica Plain had changed drastically in the 10 years I was gone. A pretty obvious shift in income demographics was affecting my old neighborhood. My family had moved out of the area, as did many of the people I used to know. Rose was nowhere to be found.\n52 years passed and we never spoke. I've since raised a family of five, all of whom now have families of their own, and Dick passed away a few years ago. Basically, a lifetime has passed. Now here I am at the doorstep to my 80th birthday and I receive a random phone call on an idle Wednesday afternoon. \"Hello?\" I said. \"Hi Natalie, it's Rose,\" the voice on the other end replied. \"It's been so long. I don't know if you remember me, but we used to be best friends in Jamaica Plain when we were kid\" she said.\nWe haven't seen each other yet, but we have spent countless hours on the phone catching up on 52 years of our lives. The interesting thing is that even after 52 years of separation our personalities and interests are still extremely similar. We both share a passion for several hobbies that we each picked up independently several years after we lost touch with one another. It almost feels like we are picking up right where we left off, which is really strange considering the circumstances.\nHer husband passed away a few years ago as well, but she mailed me several photographs of her family that were taken over the years. It's so crazy, just looking at the photos and listening to her describe her family reminds me of my own; a reasonably large, healthy family. Part of me feels like we led fairly similar lives.\nI don't think the numerous similarities between our two lives are a coincidence either. I think it shows that we didn't just call each other best friend we truly were best friend and even now we can be best friends again. Real friends have two things in common: a compatible personality and a strong-willed character. The compatible personality is what initiates the connection between two people and a strong-willed character at both ends is what maintains the connection. If those two ingredients are present in a friendship, the friendship is for real, and can thus sustain the tests of time and prolonged absence without faltering.\n\n<question>:\nWhat was the dream of the writer and Rose when young except that _ ?\n\n<options>:\nA They could have a family of their own\nB They could marry a promising husband\nC They planned to become neighbors\nD They could go to the same school\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 grew up in Jamaica Plain, an urban community located on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts. In the 1940's it was a wholesome, specific little community. It was my home and I loved it there; back then I thought I would never leave. My best friend Rose and I used to collectively dream about raising a family of our own someday. We had it all planned out to live next door to one another.\nOur dream remained alive through grade school, high school, and even beyond. Rose was my maid of honor when I got married in 1953 to the love of my life, Dick. Even then she joked that she was just one perfect guy short of being married, thus bringing us closer to our dream. Meanwhile, Dick aspired to be an officer in the Marines and I fully supported his ambitions. I realized that he might be stationed far away from Jamaica Plain, but I told him I would relocate and adjust. The idea of experiencing new places together seemed somewhat romantic to me.\nSo, in 1955, Dick was stationed in Alaska and we relocated. Rose was sad to see me leave, but wished me the best of luck. Rose and I remained in touch for a few years by regular phone call but after a while we lost track of one another. Back in the 1950's it was a lot more difficult to stay in touch with someone over a long distance, especially if you were relocating every few years. There were no email addresses or transferable phone number and directory lookup services were available at best.\nI thought of her several times over the years. Once in the mid 1960's ,when I was visiting the Greater Boston area, I tried to determine her whereabouts but my search turned up empty-handed. Jamaica Plain had changed drastically in the 10 years I was gone. A pretty obvious shift in income demographics was affecting my old neighborhood. My family had moved out of the area, as did many of the people I used to know. Rose was nowhere to be found.\n52 years passed and we never spoke. I've since raised a family of five, all of whom now have families of their own, and Dick passed away a few years ago. Basically, a lifetime has passed. Now here I am at the doorstep to my 80th birthday and I receive a random phone call on an idle Wednesday afternoon. \"Hello?\" I said. \"Hi Natalie, it's Rose,\" the voice on the other end replied. \"It's been so long. I don't know if you remember me, but we used to be best friends in Jamaica Plain when we were kid\" she said.\nWe haven't seen each other yet, but we have spent countless hours on the phone catching up on 52 years of our lives. The interesting thing is that even after 52 years of separation our personalities and interests are still extremely similar. We both share a passion for several hobbies that we each picked up independently several years after we lost touch with one another. It almost feels like we are picking up right where we left off, which is really strange considering the circumstances.\nHer husband passed away a few years ago as well, but she mailed me several photographs of her family that were taken over the years. It's so crazy, just looking at the photos and listening to her describe her family reminds me of my own; a reasonably large, healthy family. Part of me feels like we led fairly similar lives.\nI don't think the numerous similarities between our two lives are a coincidence either. I think it shows that we didn't just call each other best friend we truly were best friend and even now we can be best friends again. Real friends have two things in common: a compatible personality and a strong-willed character. The compatible personality is what initiates the connection between two people and a strong-willed character at both ends is what maintains the connection. If those two ingredients are present in a friendship, the friendship is for real, and can thus sustain the tests of time and prolonged absence without faltering.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did they become apart when going older?\n\n<options>:\nA Because the writer got married ,so Rose was sad\nB They held a different opinion on their life\nC The writer's husband had to move from one place to another\nD Their community had to be rebuilt\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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 grew up in Jamaica Plain, an urban community located on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts. In the 1940's it was a wholesome, specific little community. It was my home and I loved it there; back then I thought I would never leave. My best friend Rose and I used to collectively dream about raising a family of our own someday. We had it all planned out to live next door to one another.\nOur dream remained alive through grade school, high school, and even beyond. Rose was my maid of honor when I got married in 1953 to the love of my life, Dick. Even then she joked that she was just one perfect guy short of being married, thus bringing us closer to our dream. Meanwhile, Dick aspired to be an officer in the Marines and I fully supported his ambitions. I realized that he might be stationed far away from Jamaica Plain, but I told him I would relocate and adjust. The idea of experiencing new places together seemed somewhat romantic to me.\nSo, in 1955, Dick was stationed in Alaska and we relocated. Rose was sad to see me leave, but wished me the best of luck. Rose and I remained in touch for a few years by regular phone call but after a while we lost track of one another. Back in the 1950's it was a lot more difficult to stay in touch with someone over a long distance, especially if you were relocating every few years. There were no email addresses or transferable phone number and directory lookup services were available at best.\nI thought of her several times over the years. Once in the mid 1960's ,when I was visiting the Greater Boston area, I tried to determine her whereabouts but my search turned up empty-handed. Jamaica Plain had changed drastically in the 10 years I was gone. A pretty obvious shift in income demographics was affecting my old neighborhood. My family had moved out of the area, as did many of the people I used to know. Rose was nowhere to be found.\n52 years passed and we never spoke. I've since raised a family of five, all of whom now have families of their own, and Dick passed away a few years ago. Basically, a lifetime has passed. Now here I am at the doorstep to my 80th birthday and I receive a random phone call on an idle Wednesday afternoon. \"Hello?\" I said. \"Hi Natalie, it's Rose,\" the voice on the other end replied. \"It's been so long. I don't know if you remember me, but we used to be best friends in Jamaica Plain when we were kid\" she said.\nWe haven't seen each other yet, but we have spent countless hours on the phone catching up on 52 years of our lives. The interesting thing is that even after 52 years of separation our personalities and interests are still extremely similar. We both share a passion for several hobbies that we each picked up independently several years after we lost touch with one another. It almost feels like we are picking up right where we left off, which is really strange considering the circumstances.\nHer husband passed away a few years ago as well, but she mailed me several photographs of her family that were taken over the years. It's so crazy, just looking at the photos and listening to her describe her family reminds me of my own; a reasonably large, healthy family. Part of me feels like we led fairly similar lives.\nI don't think the numerous similarities between our two lives are a coincidence either. I think it shows that we didn't just call each other best friend we truly were best friend and even now we can be best friends again. Real friends have two things in common: a compatible personality and a strong-willed character. The compatible personality is what initiates the connection between two people and a strong-willed character at both ends is what maintains the connection. If those two ingredients are present in a friendship, the friendship is for real, and can thus sustain the tests of time and prolonged absence without faltering.\n\n<question>:\nWhich was not the reason for their loss in touch?\n\n<options>:\nA At that time ,there were no advanced communication methods\nB The job of the writer's husband was changeable\nC There were no such services for them to keep the same number when moving\nD They hadn't written to each for a long time\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI grew up in Jamaica Plain, an urban community located on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts. In the 1940's it was a wholesome, specific little community. It was my home and I loved it there; back then I thought I would never leave. My best friend Rose and I used to collectively dream about raising a family of our own someday. We had it all planned out to live next door to one another.\nOur dream remained alive through grade school, high school, and even beyond. Rose was my maid of honor when I got married in 1953 to the love of my life, Dick. Even then she joked that she was just one perfect guy short of being married, thus bringing us closer to our dream. Meanwhile, Dick aspired to be an officer in the Marines and I fully supported his ambitions. I realized that he might be stationed far away from Jamaica Plain, but I told him I would relocate and adjust. The idea of experiencing new places together seemed somewhat romantic to me.\nSo, in 1955, Dick was stationed in Alaska and we relocated. Rose was sad to see me leave, but wished me the best of luck. Rose and I remained in touch for a few years by regular phone call but after a while we lost track of one another. Back in the 1950's it was a lot more difficult to stay in touch with someone over a long distance, especially if you were relocating every few years. There were no email addresses or transferable phone number and directory lookup services were available at best.\nI thought of her several times over the years. Once in the mid 1960's ,when I was visiting the Greater Boston area, I tried to determine her whereabouts but my search turned up empty-handed. Jamaica Plain had changed drastically in the 10 years I was gone. A pretty obvious shift in income demographics was affecting my old neighborhood. My family had moved out of the area, as did many of the people I used to know. Rose was nowhere to be found.\n52 years passed and we never spoke. I've since raised a family of five, all of whom now have families of their own, and Dick passed away a few years ago. Basically, a lifetime has passed. Now here I am at the doorstep to my 80th birthday and I receive a random phone call on an idle Wednesday afternoon. \"Hello?\" I said. \"Hi Natalie, it's Rose,\" the voice on the other end replied. \"It's been so long. I don't know if you remember me, but we used to be best friends in Jamaica Plain when we were kid\" she said.\nWe haven't seen each other yet, but we have spent countless hours on the phone catching up on 52 years of our lives. The interesting thing is that even after 52 years of separation our personalities and interests are still extremely similar. We both share a passion for several hobbies that we each picked up independently several years after we lost touch with one another. It almost feels like we are picking up right where we left off, which is really strange considering the circumstances.\nHer husband passed away a few years ago as well, but she mailed me several photographs of her family that were taken over the years. It's so crazy, just looking at the photos and listening to her describe her family reminds me of my own; a reasonably large, healthy family. Part of me feels like we led fairly similar lives.\nI don't think the numerous similarities between our two lives are a coincidence either. I think it shows that we didn't just call each other best friend we truly were best friend and even now we can be best friends again. Real friends have two things in common: a compatible personality and a strong-willed character. The compatible personality is what initiates the connection between two people and a strong-willed character at both ends is what maintains the connection. If those two ingredients are present in a friendship, the friendship is for real, and can thus sustain the tests of time and prolonged absence without faltering.\n\n<question>:\nThe writer failed to find Rose in the mid of 1960's, because _ ?\n\n<options>:\nA Rose left her homeland.\nB Rose wouldn't like to see her\nC the surroundings there had changed a lot.\nD they lost in touch for a long time\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI grew up in Jamaica Plain, an urban community located on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts. In the 1940's it was a wholesome, specific little community. It was my home and I loved it there; back then I thought I would never leave. My best friend Rose and I used to collectively dream about raising a family of our own someday. We had it all planned out to live next door to one another.\nOur dream remained alive through grade school, high school, and even beyond. Rose was my maid of honor when I got married in 1953 to the love of my life, Dick. Even then she joked that she was just one perfect guy short of being married, thus bringing us closer to our dream. Meanwhile, Dick aspired to be an officer in the Marines and I fully supported his ambitions. I realized that he might be stationed far away from Jamaica Plain, but I told him I would relocate and adjust. The idea of experiencing new places together seemed somewhat romantic to me.\nSo, in 1955, Dick was stationed in Alaska and we relocated. Rose was sad to see me leave, but wished me the best of luck. Rose and I remained in touch for a few years by regular phone call but after a while we lost track of one another. Back in the 1950's it was a lot more difficult to stay in touch with someone over a long distance, especially if you were relocating every few years. There were no email addresses or transferable phone number and directory lookup services were available at best.\nI thought of her several times over the years. Once in the mid 1960's ,when I was visiting the Greater Boston area, I tried to determine her whereabouts but my search turned up empty-handed. Jamaica Plain had changed drastically in the 10 years I was gone. A pretty obvious shift in income demographics was affecting my old neighborhood. My family had moved out of the area, as did many of the people I used to know. Rose was nowhere to be found.\n52 years passed and we never spoke. I've since raised a family of five, all of whom now have families of their own, and Dick passed away a few years ago. Basically, a lifetime has passed. Now here I am at the doorstep to my 80th birthday and I receive a random phone call on an idle Wednesday afternoon. \"Hello?\" I said. \"Hi Natalie, it's Rose,\" the voice on the other end replied. \"It's been so long. I don't know if you remember me, but we used to be best friends in Jamaica Plain when we were kid\" she said.\nWe haven't seen each other yet, but we have spent countless hours on the phone catching up on 52 years of our lives. The interesting thing is that even after 52 years of separation our personalities and interests are still extremely similar. We both share a passion for several hobbies that we each picked up independently several years after we lost touch with one another. It almost feels like we are picking up right where we left off, which is really strange considering the circumstances.\nHer husband passed away a few years ago as well, but she mailed me several photographs of her family that were taken over the years. It's so crazy, just looking at the photos and listening to her describe her family reminds me of my own; a reasonably large, healthy family. Part of me feels like we led fairly similar lives.\nI don't think the numerous similarities between our two lives are a coincidence either. I think it shows that we didn't just call each other best friend we truly were best friend and even now we can be best friends again. Real friends have two things in common: a compatible personality and a strong-willed character. The compatible personality is what initiates the connection between two people and a strong-willed character at both ends is what maintains the connection. If those two ingredients are present in a friendship, the friendship is for real, and can thus sustain the tests of time and prolonged absence without faltering.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we infer from the text?\n\n<options>:\nA Rose had been making every effort to look for the writer\nB Compared with the writer, Rose lived an unhappy life.\nC Both of the husbands died before their wives.\nD It is a coincidence that there were a lot of similarities between them\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nI grew up in Jamaica Plain, an urban community located on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts. In the 1940's it was a wholesome, specific little community. It was my home and I loved it there; back then I thought I would never leave. My best friend Rose and I used to collectively dream about raising a family of our own someday. We had it all planned out to live next door to one another.\nOur dream remained alive through grade school, high school, and even beyond. Rose was my maid of honor when I got married in 1953 to the love of my life, Dick. Even then she joked that she was just one perfect guy short of being married, thus bringing us closer to our dream. Meanwhile, Dick aspired to be an officer in the Marines and I fully supported his ambitions. I realized that he might be stationed far away from Jamaica Plain, but I told him I would relocate and adjust. The idea of experiencing new places together seemed somewhat romantic to me.\nSo, in 1955, Dick was stationed in Alaska and we relocated. Rose was sad to see me leave, but wished me the best of luck. Rose and I remained in touch for a few years by regular phone call but after a while we lost track of one another. Back in the 1950's it was a lot more difficult to stay in touch with someone over a long distance, especially if you were relocating every few years. There were no email addresses or transferable phone number and directory lookup services were available at best.\nI thought of her several times over the years. Once in the mid 1960's ,when I was visiting the Greater Boston area, I tried to determine her whereabouts but my search turned up empty-handed. Jamaica Plain had changed drastically in the 10 years I was gone. A pretty obvious shift in income demographics was affecting my old neighborhood. My family had moved out of the area, as did many of the people I used to know. Rose was nowhere to be found.\n52 years passed and we never spoke. I've since raised a family of five, all of whom now have families of their own, and Dick passed away a few years ago. Basically, a lifetime has passed. Now here I am at the doorstep to my 80th birthday and I receive a random phone call on an idle Wednesday afternoon. \"Hello?\" I said. \"Hi Natalie, it's Rose,\" the voice on the other end replied. \"It's been so long. I don't know if you remember me, but we used to be best friends in Jamaica Plain when we were kid\" she said.\nWe haven't seen each other yet, but we have spent countless hours on the phone catching up on 52 years of our lives. The interesting thing is that even after 52 years of separation our personalities and interests are still extremely similar. We both share a passion for several hobbies that we each picked up independently several years after we lost touch with one another. It almost feels like we are picking up right where we left off, which is really strange considering the circumstances.\nHer husband passed away a few years ago as well, but she mailed me several photographs of her family that were taken over the years. It's so crazy, just looking at the photos and listening to her describe her family reminds me of my own; a reasonably large, healthy family. Part of me feels like we led fairly similar lives.\nI don't think the numerous similarities between our two lives are a coincidence either. I think it shows that we didn't just call each other best friend we truly were best friend and even now we can be best friends again. Real friends have two things in common: a compatible personality and a strong-willed character. The compatible personality is what initiates the connection between two people and a strong-willed character at both ends is what maintains the connection. If those two ingredients are present in a friendship, the friendship is for real, and can thus sustain the tests of time and prolonged absence without faltering.\n\n<question>:\nWe can learn from the passage that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA a friend in need is a friend indeed\nB life without a friend is a life without sun\nC friendship is a love without wings\nD the world is but a little place after all.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSomehow Rey had managed to struggle free from the rope around his neck, after being left to die a slow death as punishment for being a bad Spanish greyhound . \nIt is believed that 50,000 greyhounds are killed by their owners in prefix = st1 /Spaineach year after they grow too old, or turn out to be too slow to hunt with. Dogs have also been found thrown into wells, burnt alive and even injected with poison.\nBut Rey's intended fate was, even within the levels of cruelty usually shown to Spanish hunting dogs, especially cruel. The rope around his neck had been set at a height so that his front paws could not touch the ground, meaning that he was intended to stand on his back legs until he was too tired to support himself. When his legs finally became too tired, the rope should have done its work.\n\"They call it the typewriting death, because the dog's back legs struggled against the ground and make the clicking sound of a typewriter,\" said Albert Sorde, of the SOS Galgos greyhound rescue group. \"It is a punishment for greyhounds that are thought to have made their owners lose face. \"\n\"Rey's throat was severely damaged but we managed to find a vet to operate and, though it was expensive, he survived,\" he said. \nGreyhounds in Spain are used for hunting hares . \"The dogs are meant to imitate the swerves of the hares,\" said Sorde. \"Those who don't, and make their owners look bad, are called ' dirty greyhounds' and are most likely to be killed by the typewriter method. \"\n\n<question>:\nRey was intended to be killed by_.\n\n<options>:\nA Kicking\nB burying\nC hanging\nD drowning\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSomehow Rey had managed to struggle free from the rope around his neck, after being left to die a slow death as punishment for being a bad Spanish greyhound . \nIt is believed that 50,000 greyhounds are killed by their owners in prefix = st1 /Spaineach year after they grow too old, or turn out to be too slow to hunt with. Dogs have also been found thrown into wells, burnt alive and even injected with poison.\nBut Rey's intended fate was, even within the levels of cruelty usually shown to Spanish hunting dogs, especially cruel. The rope around his neck had been set at a height so that his front paws could not touch the ground, meaning that he was intended to stand on his back legs until he was too tired to support himself. When his legs finally became too tired, the rope should have done its work.\n\"They call it the typewriting death, because the dog's back legs struggled against the ground and make the clicking sound of a typewriter,\" said Albert Sorde, of the SOS Galgos greyhound rescue group. \"It is a punishment for greyhounds that are thought to have made their owners lose face. \"\n\"Rey's throat was severely damaged but we managed to find a vet to operate and, though it was expensive, he survived,\" he said. \nGreyhounds in Spain are used for hunting hares . \"The dogs are meant to imitate the swerves of the hares,\" said Sorde. \"Those who don't, and make their owners look bad, are called ' dirty greyhounds' and are most likely to be killed by the typewriter method. \"\n\n<question>:\nWhat can you infer from the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Dogs are not kept as pets in Spain.\nB Rey was punished because he had not been loyal to his owner.\nC The typewriting death is named because a typewriter is used in the punishment.\nD Rey didn't behave very well in the hunting.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSomehow Rey had managed to struggle free from the rope around his neck, after being left to die a slow death as punishment for being a bad Spanish greyhound . \nIt is believed that 50,000 greyhounds are killed by their owners in prefix = st1 /Spaineach year after they grow too old, or turn out to be too slow to hunt with. Dogs have also been found thrown into wells, burnt alive and even injected with poison.\nBut Rey's intended fate was, even within the levels of cruelty usually shown to Spanish hunting dogs, especially cruel. The rope around his neck had been set at a height so that his front paws could not touch the ground, meaning that he was intended to stand on his back legs until he was too tired to support himself. When his legs finally became too tired, the rope should have done its work.\n\"They call it the typewriting death, because the dog's back legs struggled against the ground and make the clicking sound of a typewriter,\" said Albert Sorde, of the SOS Galgos greyhound rescue group. \"It is a punishment for greyhounds that are thought to have made their owners lose face. \"\n\"Rey's throat was severely damaged but we managed to find a vet to operate and, though it was expensive, he survived,\" he said. \nGreyhounds in Spain are used for hunting hares . \"The dogs are meant to imitate the swerves of the hares,\" said Sorde. \"Those who don't, and make their owners look bad, are called ' dirty greyhounds' and are most likely to be killed by the typewriter method. \"\n\n<question>:\nThe passage mainly tells the readers about _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the cruel killing of dogs in Spain\nB how Rey was saved by rescuers\nC how Spanish dogs hunt hares\nD the fate of the dogs in Spain\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the 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\"Get out of the plane!\" Justin shouted. Teddy and he dropped to the ground,....\nWhen Kathy and Victor reached the edge of the grassland, flames were shooting more than five meters into the air.\nKathy couldn't believe what she was seeing. One glance told her they needed medical attention immediately. She questioned Justin, \" Is there anyone in the plane?\"\n\"No,\" he said.\n\"Where are you able to radio for help?\"\n\"There was no time.\"\n\" I'm a distance runner.\" Kathy said, \"I'll go for help.\" Looking at the seriously injured men, she said, \"It may take me several hours to get out.\" She started out.\nWhen she was 23, Kathy set a women's-course record in a Marathon. She had run 42 kilometers. But now she was running the race of her life. She had nearly 30 kilometers of hard wilderness to cover to get help.\nKathy had been running for two hours. This was far back into the wilderness. The trail grew unclear. She stopped to take a quick compass reading. She had run for more than 20 kilometers. Her heart fell, her muscle aching. Finally she saw her car in the distance.\nShe jumped into the car and sped away. She reached a holiday house and called the police.\nDuring the wait she walked around, relaxing her legs and drinking water. It took almost two hours for a helicopter to reach her. They needed her for one more task.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did Kathy stopped to have a look at her compass? Because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA she didn't trust her memory\nB she had lost her way\nC The trail grew vague\nD Of the wilderness\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>:\n\"Get out of the plane!\" Justin shouted. Teddy and he dropped to the ground,....\nWhen Kathy and Victor reached the edge of the grassland, flames were shooting more than five meters into the air.\nKathy couldn't believe what she was seeing. One glance told her they needed medical attention immediately. She questioned Justin, \" Is there anyone in the plane?\"\n\"No,\" he said.\n\"Where are you able to radio for help?\"\n\"There was no time.\"\n\" I'm a distance runner.\" Kathy said, \"I'll go for help.\" Looking at the seriously injured men, she said, \"It may take me several hours to get out.\" She started out.\nWhen she was 23, Kathy set a women's-course record in a Marathon. She had run 42 kilometers. But now she was running the race of her life. She had nearly 30 kilometers of hard wilderness to cover to get help.\nKathy had been running for two hours. This was far back into the wilderness. The trail grew unclear. She stopped to take a quick compass reading. She had run for more than 20 kilometers. Her heart fell, her muscle aching. Finally she saw her car in the distance.\nShe jumped into the car and sped away. She reached a holiday house and called the police.\nDuring the wait she walked around, relaxing her legs and drinking water. It took almost two hours for a helicopter to reach her. They needed her for one more task.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did she walk around, relax her legs and drink water? Because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA She was too tired\nB she felt thirsty\nC she wanted to regain lost energy\nD nothing else could be done then\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>:\n\"Get out of the plane!\" Justin shouted. Teddy and he dropped to the ground,....\nWhen Kathy and Victor reached the edge of the grassland, flames were shooting more than five meters into the air.\nKathy couldn't believe what she was seeing. One glance told her they needed medical attention immediately. She questioned Justin, \" Is there anyone in the plane?\"\n\"No,\" he said.\n\"Where are you able to radio for help?\"\n\"There was no time.\"\n\" I'm a distance runner.\" Kathy said, \"I'll go for help.\" Looking at the seriously injured men, she said, \"It may take me several hours to get out.\" She started out.\nWhen she was 23, Kathy set a women's-course record in a Marathon. She had run 42 kilometers. But now she was running the race of her life. She had nearly 30 kilometers of hard wilderness to cover to get help.\nKathy had been running for two hours. This was far back into the wilderness. The trail grew unclear. She stopped to take a quick compass reading. She had run for more than 20 kilometers. Her heart fell, her muscle aching. Finally she saw her car in the distance.\nShe jumped into the car and sped away. She reached a holiday house and called the police.\nDuring the wait she walked around, relaxing her legs and drinking water. It took almost two hours for a helicopter to reach her. They needed her for one more task.\n\n<question>:\nWhat do you think of her final task was?\n\n<options>:\nA Giving the injured food and drinks.\nB Taking them to the nearest hospital.\nC To show the police where the injured was.\nD To go back to put out the big fire.\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>:\nBrighton: It is a seaside resort on the English Channel. Only 50 miles from London, it offers a good variety of lively entertainment. It is a cheerful place, busy and crowded in the summer, but alive in every season of the year. Its royal pavilion is a masterpiece of English architecture.\nDurham: Whatever travelers see or don't see in England, they must see this city, in the northeast, just south of NewcastleuponTyne. No one will forget the sight of its cathedral and castle rising together on a steep hill overlooking a loop in the River Wear, which almost surrounds them. The cathedral itself is one of the great medieval(,476~1500)buildings in Europe.\nLiverpool: A port in the northwest of England which possesses a quality that is not found in quite the same way anywhere else in England: the quality of grandeur . Liverpool has this grandeur in its site on the broad River Mersey (more than half a mile wide) with the houses rising near it; in its great dock buildings, its broad streets, and its two enormous cathedrals.\nEdinburgh: It has long been the capital of Scotland. Edinburgh Castle is Edinburgh's important building, controlling the city from its perch on a rock over a hundred meters above sea level. Another important building is the Palace of Holyrood House, begun by James III around 1500. Between the castle and the palace is the Royal Mile, which was the center of Edinburgh life before the 17th century and is fascinating to visit now.\n\n<question>:\nWhich is the suitable time to visit Brighton ?\n\n<options>:\nA Only summer\nB All the year around\nC Holidays\nD Weekdays\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nBrighton: It is a seaside resort on the English Channel. Only 50 miles from London, it offers a good variety of lively entertainment. It is a cheerful place, busy and crowded in the summer, but alive in every season of the year. Its royal pavilion is a masterpiece of English architecture.\nDurham: Whatever travelers see or don't see in England, they must see this city, in the northeast, just south of NewcastleuponTyne. No one will forget the sight of its cathedral and castle rising together on a steep hill overlooking a loop in the River Wear, which almost surrounds them. The cathedral itself is one of the great medieval(,476~1500)buildings in Europe.\nLiverpool: A port in the northwest of England which possesses a quality that is not found in quite the same way anywhere else in England: the quality of grandeur . Liverpool has this grandeur in its site on the broad River Mersey (more than half a mile wide) with the houses rising near it; in its great dock buildings, its broad streets, and its two enormous cathedrals.\nEdinburgh: It has long been the capital of Scotland. Edinburgh Castle is Edinburgh's important building, controlling the city from its perch on a rock over a hundred meters above sea level. Another important building is the Palace of Holyrood House, begun by James III around 1500. Between the castle and the palace is the Royal Mile, which was the center of Edinburgh life before the 17th century and is fascinating to visit now.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following place mentions both a castle and a cathedral ?\n\n<options>:\nA Brighton\nB Durham\nC Liverpool0\nD Edinburgh\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
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