conversation_id int64 1 87.9k | category stringclasses 1 value | conversation list |
|---|---|---|
17,101 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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>:\nFrom this article, which of the following statements is WRONG?\n\n<options>:\nA Around the broad River Mersey you can enjoy the unique quality of Liverpool .\nB The sight of Durham's cathedral and castle is probably best seen from the banks of the Riverwear .\nC The Palace of Holyrood House is much older than the cathedral in Durham.\nD Edinburgh Castle was built over a hundred meters above sea level.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,102 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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>:\nThis article can be found in _ .\n\n<options>:\nA a travel magazine\nB a daily newspaper\nC a chapter of science fiction\nD a column in the financial press\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,103 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 has been two years since China Daily last interviewed 31-year-old Zhang Chao.The micrograph enthusiast still wears the same hair style, even the same coat.\nBut one thing is very different: He's become a celebrity in cyberspace almost overnight, after his pictures, which show what the smog in Beijing looks like under his microscope, spread like a virus on China's major micro-blogging site Sina Weibo, since he posted them last Friday.Now the media is always interviewing him.\nZhang's apartment is on the eighth floor, which he says is perfect for capturing the thickest levels of smog.\nAs a Beijing native, Zhang explains his original purpose is to _ and expose its mystery.\" People have higher and higher standards for the environment,\" he says,\" When I was a child, I was annoyed by the frequent sandstorms, so I feel Beijing's air seems much better now all in all because there are hardly any sandstorms in recent years.Now, we've noticed PM2.5, which has long been neglected.\"\nAlthough he graduated as a science major from Beijing Normal University, Zhang says it is difficult for him to give an exact definition of what smog is in Beijing. Under his scope, which magnifies the sample 1,000 times, the smog is found to contain minerals, fragments of animal fur and insects, seeds and burnt dust.But many are compounds, he says, which are more difficult to identify.\nZhang realizes that he may have disappointed the public because he can't show the inner construction of PM2.5 , today's most notorious(.) element in smog. It is beyond the capacity of his microscope and camera to explore such tiny grains, \" You cannot imagine how splendid the micro world is\" ! says Zhang Chao.\n\n<question>:\nZhang Chao has become a celebrity in cyberspace because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA he has taken many pictures of smog\nB he is a micrograph enthusiast\nC he graduated from Beijing Normal University\nD his smog pictures spread widely on Sina Weibo\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,104 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 has been two years since China Daily last interviewed 31-year-old Zhang Chao.The micrograph enthusiast still wears the same hair style, even the same coat.\nBut one thing is very different: He's become a celebrity in cyberspace almost overnight, after his pictures, which show what the smog in Beijing looks like under his microscope, spread like a virus on China's major micro-blogging site Sina Weibo, since he posted them last Friday.Now the media is always interviewing him.\nZhang's apartment is on the eighth floor, which he says is perfect for capturing the thickest levels of smog.\nAs a Beijing native, Zhang explains his original purpose is to _ and expose its mystery.\" People have higher and higher standards for the environment,\" he says,\" When I was a child, I was annoyed by the frequent sandstorms, so I feel Beijing's air seems much better now all in all because there are hardly any sandstorms in recent years.Now, we've noticed PM2.5, which has long been neglected.\"\nAlthough he graduated as a science major from Beijing Normal University, Zhang says it is difficult for him to give an exact definition of what smog is in Beijing. Under his scope, which magnifies the sample 1,000 times, the smog is found to contain minerals, fragments of animal fur and insects, seeds and burnt dust.But many are compounds, he says, which are more difficult to identify.\nZhang realizes that he may have disappointed the public because he can't show the inner construction of PM2.5 , today's most notorious(.) element in smog. It is beyond the capacity of his microscope and camera to explore such tiny grains, \" You cannot imagine how splendid the micro world is\" ! says Zhang Chao.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the text, which of the following is wrong?\n\n<options>:\nA PM2.5 has long been ignored.\nB PM2.5 is an element in smog.\nC Under the scope the smog can be identified clearly.\nD In recent years there are less sandstorms in Beijing.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,105 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 has been two years since China Daily last interviewed 31-year-old Zhang Chao.The micrograph enthusiast still wears the same hair style, even the same coat.\nBut one thing is very different: He's become a celebrity in cyberspace almost overnight, after his pictures, which show what the smog in Beijing looks like under his microscope, spread like a virus on China's major micro-blogging site Sina Weibo, since he posted them last Friday.Now the media is always interviewing him.\nZhang's apartment is on the eighth floor, which he says is perfect for capturing the thickest levels of smog.\nAs a Beijing native, Zhang explains his original purpose is to _ and expose its mystery.\" People have higher and higher standards for the environment,\" he says,\" When I was a child, I was annoyed by the frequent sandstorms, so I feel Beijing's air seems much better now all in all because there are hardly any sandstorms in recent years.Now, we've noticed PM2.5, which has long been neglected.\"\nAlthough he graduated as a science major from Beijing Normal University, Zhang says it is difficult for him to give an exact definition of what smog is in Beijing. Under his scope, which magnifies the sample 1,000 times, the smog is found to contain minerals, fragments of animal fur and insects, seeds and burnt dust.But many are compounds, he says, which are more difficult to identify.\nZhang realizes that he may have disappointed the public because he can't show the inner construction of PM2.5 , today's most notorious(.) element in smog. It is beyond the capacity of his microscope and camera to explore such tiny grains, \" You cannot imagine how splendid the micro world is\" ! says Zhang Chao.\n\n<question>:\nFrom the passage we can infer that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Zhang Chao is interested in the micro world very much\nB Zhang Chao can't show the inner construction of PM2.5\nC Zhang Chao was annoyed by the frequent sandstorms when he was a child\nD Zhang Chao can give an exact definition of what smog is in Beijing\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,106 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWord Power\n Author(s): Kaplan $13.95\n You'll never be at a loss for words again. Energize your vocabulary with must-know everyday words that are the essentials of a good vocabulary, engaging lessons to help you use words in text, hot words often found on tests, tips to help you figure out new words, roots, and more.\n Grades: 8 & up Ages: 13 & up \nWord Smart Junior\n Author(s): Russell Stauffer $ 17.95\n Now this is the way to add new words to your vocabulary! Word Smart Junior will make you laugh so much. You'll be amazed that you've just learned more than 120 fascinating and very useful words! Parents, teachers, and friends will marvel at your eloquence !\n Grades: 3-5 Ages: 8-10\nGrammar Smart Junior\n Author(s): Marcia Reynolds $ 16.85\n Do you quake when your teacher says, \"Now it's time for grammar\"? Do your verbs agree with your subjects?\n Fear no more!A big Hollywood producer and a famous movie star will help you learn all those nasty elements of grammar. You'll be amazed at how quickly you learn, and how much fun it can be. _ and you'll never have to worry about it again.\n Grades: 7-9 Ages: 12-14\nGrammar Smart: An Audio Guide to Perfect Usage\n Author(s): Julian Fleisher $ 12.68\n The words you use say a lot about you ... but the way you put them together says even more. Your grammar makes an immediate and lasting impression on your teachers, and even your friends. So don't make the mistake of thinking that grammar is too complicated. We've created Grammar Smart to help you write and speak with clarity and confidence.\n Grades: 6-8 Ages: 11-13\n\n<question>:\nIf a ten-year-old boy wants himself to be admired because of his speech ability, he may buy _\n\n<options>:\nA Word Power\nB Word Smart Junior\nC Grammar Smart Junior\nD Grammar Smart: An Audio Guide to Perfect Usage\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,107 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWord Power\n Author(s): Kaplan $13.95\n You'll never be at a loss for words again. Energize your vocabulary with must-know everyday words that are the essentials of a good vocabulary, engaging lessons to help you use words in text, hot words often found on tests, tips to help you figure out new words, roots, and more.\n Grades: 8 & up Ages: 13 & up \nWord Smart Junior\n Author(s): Russell Stauffer $ 17.95\n Now this is the way to add new words to your vocabulary! Word Smart Junior will make you laugh so much. You'll be amazed that you've just learned more than 120 fascinating and very useful words! Parents, teachers, and friends will marvel at your eloquence !\n Grades: 3-5 Ages: 8-10\nGrammar Smart Junior\n Author(s): Marcia Reynolds $ 16.85\n Do you quake when your teacher says, \"Now it's time for grammar\"? Do your verbs agree with your subjects?\n Fear no more!A big Hollywood producer and a famous movie star will help you learn all those nasty elements of grammar. You'll be amazed at how quickly you learn, and how much fun it can be. _ and you'll never have to worry about it again.\n Grades: 7-9 Ages: 12-14\nGrammar Smart: An Audio Guide to Perfect Usage\n Author(s): Julian Fleisher $ 12.68\n The words you use say a lot about you ... but the way you put them together says even more. Your grammar makes an immediate and lasting impression on your teachers, and even your friends. So don't make the mistake of thinking that grammar is too complicated. We've created Grammar Smart to help you write and speak with clarity and confidence.\n Grades: 6-8 Ages: 11-13\n\n<question>:\nBy saying \"You'll finally know your grammar backwards and forwards\", the writer means \" _\n\n<options>:\nA You will be clearly familiar with grammar\nB You will know the history of grammar\nC You will know the make-up of grammar\nD You will learn about the future of grammar\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,108 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWord Power\n Author(s): Kaplan $13.95\n You'll never be at a loss for words again. Energize your vocabulary with must-know everyday words that are the essentials of a good vocabulary, engaging lessons to help you use words in text, hot words often found on tests, tips to help you figure out new words, roots, and more.\n Grades: 8 & up Ages: 13 & up \nWord Smart Junior\n Author(s): Russell Stauffer $ 17.95\n Now this is the way to add new words to your vocabulary! Word Smart Junior will make you laugh so much. You'll be amazed that you've just learned more than 120 fascinating and very useful words! Parents, teachers, and friends will marvel at your eloquence !\n Grades: 3-5 Ages: 8-10\nGrammar Smart Junior\n Author(s): Marcia Reynolds $ 16.85\n Do you quake when your teacher says, \"Now it's time for grammar\"? Do your verbs agree with your subjects?\n Fear no more!A big Hollywood producer and a famous movie star will help you learn all those nasty elements of grammar. You'll be amazed at how quickly you learn, and how much fun it can be. _ and you'll never have to worry about it again.\n Grades: 7-9 Ages: 12-14\nGrammar Smart: An Audio Guide to Perfect Usage\n Author(s): Julian Fleisher $ 12.68\n The words you use say a lot about you ... but the way you put them together says even more. Your grammar makes an immediate and lasting impression on your teachers, and even your friends. So don't make the mistake of thinking that grammar is too complicated. We've created Grammar Smart to help you write and speak with clarity and confidence.\n Grades: 6-8 Ages: 11-13\n\n<question>:\nThe four books are all about _ .\n\n<options>:\nA fiction and mysteries\nB parenting and teaching\nC literature and arts\nD language study\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,109 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSeattle, Washington ,is nicknamed \"Rain city\", but it's snow that is making it famous. On January 12,2013, Seattle residents set the Guinness World Record for the biggest snowball fight More than5,800 people showed up to throw snowballs at one another at the Seattle Centre. \n It didn't snow in Seattle on that day, but there was snow in a small comer of the city-enough to make a lot of kids' dreams come true. Trucks carried 34 loads of snow from Snoqualmie Pass, an hour away in Washington's Cascade mountain range to the Seattle Center It took 162,000 pounds of the white stuff to build the winter wonderland.\n The goal! To break the Guinness World Record for the biggest snowball fight The event was also a fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Clubs. Seattle businessman Neil Bergquist took three months to organize the playful battle. He wanted to raise money for kids by remembering what it was like to feel like a kid'\n Although Seattle residents aren't used to snow, they succeeded in getting enough people to come out and play About 6,000 tickets were sold online. Participants were given bar-coded wristbands when they arrived The wristbands were scanned as participants entered and left the location, so Guinness counted the number at all times. There were 130 judges for the official minute-and-a-half snowball fight Anyone not throwing snowball wasn't counted in the total\n To raise money for the Clubs, companies paid for space to build snow fonts ( ). A Guinness official confirmed the count of 5,834 people. Seattle beat the previous world record of about 5,400 at a 2010 snowball fight in South Korea\n \"We had much fun set a Guinness record, raised some money for kids, and everyone had a chance to act like a 'kid for a day,\" said Bergquist\n\n<question>:\nSeattle prepared for its snowball fight event by _\n\n<options>:\nA carrying snow from elsewhere\nB getting residents to sell tickets\nC putting on advertisements on the Internet\nD building many clubs\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,110 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nSeattle, Washington ,is nicknamed \"Rain city\", but it's snow that is making it famous. On January 12,2013, Seattle residents set the Guinness World Record for the biggest snowball fight More than5,800 people showed up to throw snowballs at one another at the Seattle Centre. \n It didn't snow in Seattle on that day, but there was snow in a small comer of the city-enough to make a lot of kids' dreams come true. Trucks carried 34 loads of snow from Snoqualmie Pass, an hour away in Washington's Cascade mountain range to the Seattle Center It took 162,000 pounds of the white stuff to build the winter wonderland.\n The goal! To break the Guinness World Record for the biggest snowball fight The event was also a fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Clubs. Seattle businessman Neil Bergquist took three months to organize the playful battle. He wanted to raise money for kids by remembering what it was like to feel like a kid'\n Although Seattle residents aren't used to snow, they succeeded in getting enough people to come out and play About 6,000 tickets were sold online. Participants were given bar-coded wristbands when they arrived The wristbands were scanned as participants entered and left the location, so Guinness counted the number at all times. There were 130 judges for the official minute-and-a-half snowball fight Anyone not throwing snowball wasn't counted in the total\n To raise money for the Clubs, companies paid for space to build snow fonts ( ). A Guinness official confirmed the count of 5,834 people. Seattle beat the previous world record of about 5,400 at a 2010 snowball fight in South Korea\n \"We had much fun set a Guinness record, raised some money for kids, and everyone had a chance to act like a 'kid for a day,\" said Bergquist\n\n<question>:\nThe exact number of the participants throwing snowballs was known by _ .\n\n<options>:\nA adding up the sold tickets\nB counting the real fighters\nC checking the bar-coded wristbands\nD counting those entering the location\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,111 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIs it possible to persuade mankind to live without war? War is an ancient practice which has existed for at least six thousand years. It was always bad and usually foolish, but in the past, the human race managed to live with it. Modern cleverness has changed this. Either man will end the existence of war, or war will end the existence of man. For the present, it is nuclear weapons that cause the most serious danger, but bacteriological or chemical weapons may, before long, offer an even greater threat. If we succeeded in ending the existence of nuclear weapons, our work will not be done. It will never be done until we have succeeded in ending war. To do this, we need to persuade mankind to look up on international problems in a new way not as contests of force, in which the victory goes to the side which is most skillful in killing people, but by settling in accordance with(, , , ) agreed rules of law. It is not easy to change very old mental habits, but this is what must be attempted.\nThere are those who say that the acceptance of this or that ideology would prevent war. I believe this to be a big mistake. All ideologies are based upon dogmatic statements ,which are, at best, doubtful, and at worst, totally false. Their supporters believe in them so deeply that they are willing to go to war in support of them.\nThe movement of world opinion during the past few years has been very largely such as we can welcome. It has become a common place that nuclear war must be avoided. Of course very difficult problems remain in the world, but the spirit in which they are coming nearer to is a better one than it was some years ago. It has begun to be thought, even by the powerful men who decide whether we shall live or die, that negotiations should reach agreements even if both sides do not find these agreements wholly satisfactory. It has begun to be understood that the important struggle nowadays is not between different countries but between man and the atom bomb .\n\n<question>:\nThis passage implies that war is now _ .\n\n<options>:\nA worse than in the past\nB as bad as in the past\nC not as dangerous as in the past\nD as necessary as in the past\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,112 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIs it possible to persuade mankind to live without war? War is an ancient practice which has existed for at least six thousand years. It was always bad and usually foolish, but in the past, the human race managed to live with it. Modern cleverness has changed this. Either man will end the existence of war, or war will end the existence of man. For the present, it is nuclear weapons that cause the most serious danger, but bacteriological or chemical weapons may, before long, offer an even greater threat. If we succeeded in ending the existence of nuclear weapons, our work will not be done. It will never be done until we have succeeded in ending war. To do this, we need to persuade mankind to look up on international problems in a new way not as contests of force, in which the victory goes to the side which is most skillful in killing people, but by settling in accordance with(, , , ) agreed rules of law. It is not easy to change very old mental habits, but this is what must be attempted.\nThere are those who say that the acceptance of this or that ideology would prevent war. I believe this to be a big mistake. All ideologies are based upon dogmatic statements ,which are, at best, doubtful, and at worst, totally false. Their supporters believe in them so deeply that they are willing to go to war in support of them.\nThe movement of world opinion during the past few years has been very largely such as we can welcome. It has become a common place that nuclear war must be avoided. Of course very difficult problems remain in the world, but the spirit in which they are coming nearer to is a better one than it was some years ago. It has begun to be thought, even by the powerful men who decide whether we shall live or die, that negotiations should reach agreements even if both sides do not find these agreements wholly satisfactory. It has begun to be understood that the important struggle nowadays is not between different countries but between man and the atom bomb .\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the writer, _ .\n\n<options>:\nA war is the only way to solve international arguments\nB war will be less dangerous because of the improvement of weapons\nC it is impossible for people to live without war\nD war must be ended if man wants to survive\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,113 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIs been a dream for 30 years but now the world's first flying car is set to hit the roads this year.\n Ever since the\"Back to the Future\"movies lit up our screens in the 1980s,designers have dreamt of cars that could take to the sky at the push of a button. And now pilots can order their own \"roadable\"plane for just PS 127,000.\n The plane,which has fold-out wings that span 17. 5 ft,has a range of flying distance of 460 miles and can be up to 115 mph. Back on the land,it can also travel at\"highway speeds\"\nin car mode . \n Fuelling the 19 ft long plane couldn't be simpler--you just drive it into a petrol station and fill it up. \n A spokeswoman said,\"You can keep you 'light-sport airplane'in your garage. But because _ needs a short runway to take to the air,you will have to drive to your local airport,fly up to 460 miles,land,and drive directly to your destination. You will always be ready to drive or fly. \"\n The spokeswoman added,\"Never let bad weather change your trip. You call simply divert and continue on the ground until the weather clears. \" \n There's no risk to you--This is only the chance for you to be the first at your home field to unfold your wings and fly into the future.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the text,the\"roadable\"plane_.\n\n<options>:\nA can fly at\"highway speeds\"in car mode\nB is a kind of car with fold-out wings\nC is 19ft long and 17. 5 ft wide inside\nD can only travel on the highway\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,114 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIs been a dream for 30 years but now the world's first flying car is set to hit the roads this year.\n Ever since the\"Back to the Future\"movies lit up our screens in the 1980s,designers have dreamt of cars that could take to the sky at the push of a button. And now pilots can order their own \"roadable\"plane for just PS 127,000.\n The plane,which has fold-out wings that span 17. 5 ft,has a range of flying distance of 460 miles and can be up to 115 mph. Back on the land,it can also travel at\"highway speeds\"\nin car mode . \n Fuelling the 19 ft long plane couldn't be simpler--you just drive it into a petrol station and fill it up. \n A spokeswoman said,\"You can keep you 'light-sport airplane'in your garage. But because _ needs a short runway to take to the air,you will have to drive to your local airport,fly up to 460 miles,land,and drive directly to your destination. You will always be ready to drive or fly. \"\n The spokeswoman added,\"Never let bad weather change your trip. You call simply divert and continue on the ground until the weather clears. \" \n There's no risk to you--This is only the chance for you to be the first at your home field to unfold your wings and fly into the future.\n\n<question>:\nWe can infer that in the\"Back to the Future\"movies_.\n\n<options>:\nA there are some skillful pilots\nB pilots have no cars to drive\nC pilots can't afford a\"roadable\"plane\nD cars can fly in the sky\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,115 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIs been a dream for 30 years but now the world's first flying car is set to hit the roads this year.\n Ever since the\"Back to the Future\"movies lit up our screens in the 1980s,designers have dreamt of cars that could take to the sky at the push of a button. And now pilots can order their own \"roadable\"plane for just PS 127,000.\n The plane,which has fold-out wings that span 17. 5 ft,has a range of flying distance of 460 miles and can be up to 115 mph. Back on the land,it can also travel at\"highway speeds\"\nin car mode . \n Fuelling the 19 ft long plane couldn't be simpler--you just drive it into a petrol station and fill it up. \n A spokeswoman said,\"You can keep you 'light-sport airplane'in your garage. But because _ needs a short runway to take to the air,you will have to drive to your local airport,fly up to 460 miles,land,and drive directly to your destination. You will always be ready to drive or fly. \"\n The spokeswoman added,\"Never let bad weather change your trip. You call simply divert and continue on the ground until the weather clears. \" \n There's no risk to you--This is only the chance for you to be the first at your home field to unfold your wings and fly into the future.\n\n<question>:\nThe last sentence of the text aims to_.\n\n<options>:\nA call for people to buy the\"roadable\"plane\nB show people the use of the\"roadable\"plane\nC tell people only the\"roadable\"plane can fly in the future\nD ask people to unfold their wings and fly into the future\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,116 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIs been a dream for 30 years but now the world's first flying car is set to hit the roads this year.\n Ever since the\"Back to the Future\"movies lit up our screens in the 1980s,designers have dreamt of cars that could take to the sky at the push of a button. And now pilots can order their own \"roadable\"plane for just PS 127,000.\n The plane,which has fold-out wings that span 17. 5 ft,has a range of flying distance of 460 miles and can be up to 115 mph. Back on the land,it can also travel at\"highway speeds\"\nin car mode . \n Fuelling the 19 ft long plane couldn't be simpler--you just drive it into a petrol station and fill it up. \n A spokeswoman said,\"You can keep you 'light-sport airplane'in your garage. But because _ needs a short runway to take to the air,you will have to drive to your local airport,fly up to 460 miles,land,and drive directly to your destination. You will always be ready to drive or fly. \"\n The spokeswoman added,\"Never let bad weather change your trip. You call simply divert and continue on the ground until the weather clears. \" \n There's no risk to you--This is only the chance for you to be the first at your home field to unfold your wings and fly into the future.\n\n<question>:\nIf you meet with a thunderstorm in your\"roadable\"plane in the skies,you can_.\n\n<options>:\nA 1and in a nearby airport until it clears\nB turn back home until it clears\nC 1and and drive on the ground\nD fly high up to 460 miles\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,117 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 jobless man applied for the position of \"office boy\" at Microsoft.The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.\"You are employed,\" he said.\"Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the application to fill in, as well as the date when you may start.\" The man replied, \"But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail.\" \"I'm sorry,\" said the HR manager.\"If you don't have an email, that means you do not exist. And who doesn't exist cannot have the job.\"\nThe man left with no hope at all.He didn't know what to do, with only ten dollars in his pocket.He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10 kg tomatoes.He then sold the tomatoes from door to door.In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital . He repeated the operation three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars.\nThe man realized that he could survive in this way, and started to go every day earlier, and return later.Thus, his money doubled or _ every day.Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers in the US.\nHe started to plan his family's future and decided to have a life insurance.He called an insurance broker and chose a protection plan.When the conversation was concluded, the broker asked him his e-mail.The man replied, \"I don't have an e-mail.\"The broker said curiously, \"You don't have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded to build an empire.Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?\" The man thought for a while and replied, \"Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft !\"\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?\n\n<options>:\nA The man was one of the biggest food retailers in the world\nB The man didn't give up though he failed the interview\nC He started his career by selling tomatoes in the supermarket\nD Those who have e-mails can work at Microsoft.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,118 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 jobless man applied for the position of \"office boy\" at Microsoft.The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.\"You are employed,\" he said.\"Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the application to fill in, as well as the date when you may start.\" The man replied, \"But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail.\" \"I'm sorry,\" said the HR manager.\"If you don't have an email, that means you do not exist. And who doesn't exist cannot have the job.\"\nThe man left with no hope at all.He didn't know what to do, with only ten dollars in his pocket.He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10 kg tomatoes.He then sold the tomatoes from door to door.In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital . He repeated the operation three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars.\nThe man realized that he could survive in this way, and started to go every day earlier, and return later.Thus, his money doubled or _ every day.Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers in the US.\nHe started to plan his family's future and decided to have a life insurance.He called an insurance broker and chose a protection plan.When the conversation was concluded, the broker asked him his e-mail.The man replied, \"I don't have an e-mail.\"The broker said curiously, \"You don't have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded to build an empire.Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?\" The man thought for a while and replied, \"Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft !\"\n\n<question>:\nThe man can be described as _ .\n\n<options>:\nA helpful and considerate\nB positive and generous\nC smart and hardworking\nD nervous and unselfish\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,119 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 jobless man applied for the position of \"office boy\" at Microsoft.The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.\"You are employed,\" he said.\"Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the application to fill in, as well as the date when you may start.\" The man replied, \"But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail.\" \"I'm sorry,\" said the HR manager.\"If you don't have an email, that means you do not exist. And who doesn't exist cannot have the job.\"\nThe man left with no hope at all.He didn't know what to do, with only ten dollars in his pocket.He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10 kg tomatoes.He then sold the tomatoes from door to door.In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital . He repeated the operation three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars.\nThe man realized that he could survive in this way, and started to go every day earlier, and return later.Thus, his money doubled or _ every day.Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers in the US.\nHe started to plan his family's future and decided to have a life insurance.He called an insurance broker and chose a protection plan.When the conversation was concluded, the broker asked him his e-mail.The man replied, \"I don't have an e-mail.\"The broker said curiously, \"You don't have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded to build an empire.Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?\" The man thought for a while and replied, \"Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft !\"\n\n<question>:\nWhich proverb can best describe the story?\n\n<options>:\nA Misfortune may be an actual blessing.\nB Where there is a will, there is a way.\nC Accidents will happen\nD No pains, no gains\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,120 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAs I grew older, my dad and I grew further apart.We always had totally different opinions.He thought that college was a waste of time,but for me it was important to finish college.He wanted me to work my way to the top as he had done in his field,but l wanted a different life.There was a time when we did not talk with each other.\nA few months ago, I heard that my 84-year-old dad was in poor health.When he called and asked whether I could move from Colorado back to Tennessee to help him,I knew he was seriously ill.I am his only child and so it was time to meet my father's requirement.\nTwo weeks after moving back,we bought a boat and started fishing again.Fishing was one of the few things that we did while l was young and that we both enjoyed.It is strange but true that as we are fishing we are able to put things that have kept us apart for so many years behind us.We are able to talk about things that we have never talked about before.Fishing has been healing the old wounds that have kept us apart.\nIt is not important how many fish we catch.It is about enjoying the relationship that we have not had for years.I'm 62 and he is 84.When we are on the lake fishing,it is like two kids enjoying life.It is far better to find a way to put the unhappy past behind.I am so lucky to spend the happy time with my father in his last years.Now my heart is filled with love.A smile always graces my lips.\n\n<question>:\nThe author and his father became further apart because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA they lived very far from each other\nB they had different views on things\nC they only communicated by phone\nD they seldom went to see each other\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,121 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAs I grew older, my dad and I grew further apart.We always had totally different opinions.He thought that college was a waste of time,but for me it was important to finish college.He wanted me to work my way to the top as he had done in his field,but l wanted a different life.There was a time when we did not talk with each other.\nA few months ago, I heard that my 84-year-old dad was in poor health.When he called and asked whether I could move from Colorado back to Tennessee to help him,I knew he was seriously ill.I am his only child and so it was time to meet my father's requirement.\nTwo weeks after moving back,we bought a boat and started fishing again.Fishing was one of the few things that we did while l was young and that we both enjoyed.It is strange but true that as we are fishing we are able to put things that have kept us apart for so many years behind us.We are able to talk about things that we have never talked about before.Fishing has been healing the old wounds that have kept us apart.\nIt is not important how many fish we catch.It is about enjoying the relationship that we have not had for years.I'm 62 and he is 84.When we are on the lake fishing,it is like two kids enjoying life.It is far better to find a way to put the unhappy past behind.I am so lucky to spend the happy time with my father in his last years.Now my heart is filled with love.A smile always graces my lips.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did the author come back to Tennessee?\n\n<options>:\nA Because his father invited him to go fishing\nB Because he decided to live in a different city\nC Because his father is ill and needs caring\nD Because he regretted being rude to his father\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,122 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAs I grew older, my dad and I grew further apart.We always had totally different opinions.He thought that college was a waste of time,but for me it was important to finish college.He wanted me to work my way to the top as he had done in his field,but l wanted a different life.There was a time when we did not talk with each other.\nA few months ago, I heard that my 84-year-old dad was in poor health.When he called and asked whether I could move from Colorado back to Tennessee to help him,I knew he was seriously ill.I am his only child and so it was time to meet my father's requirement.\nTwo weeks after moving back,we bought a boat and started fishing again.Fishing was one of the few things that we did while l was young and that we both enjoyed.It is strange but true that as we are fishing we are able to put things that have kept us apart for so many years behind us.We are able to talk about things that we have never talked about before.Fishing has been healing the old wounds that have kept us apart.\nIt is not important how many fish we catch.It is about enjoying the relationship that we have not had for years.I'm 62 and he is 84.When we are on the lake fishing,it is like two kids enjoying life.It is far better to find a way to put the unhappy past behind.I am so lucky to spend the happy time with my father in his last years.Now my heart is filled with love.A smile always graces my lips.\n\n<question>:\nFor the author,fishing with his old father _ .\n\n<options>:\nA helps cure his father's disease\nB is a good way to get close to nature\nC makes him realize the importance of relaxation\nD provides a chance for them to communicate\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,123 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAs I grew older, my dad and I grew further apart.We always had totally different opinions.He thought that college was a waste of time,but for me it was important to finish college.He wanted me to work my way to the top as he had done in his field,but l wanted a different life.There was a time when we did not talk with each other.\nA few months ago, I heard that my 84-year-old dad was in poor health.When he called and asked whether I could move from Colorado back to Tennessee to help him,I knew he was seriously ill.I am his only child and so it was time to meet my father's requirement.\nTwo weeks after moving back,we bought a boat and started fishing again.Fishing was one of the few things that we did while l was young and that we both enjoyed.It is strange but true that as we are fishing we are able to put things that have kept us apart for so many years behind us.We are able to talk about things that we have never talked about before.Fishing has been healing the old wounds that have kept us apart.\nIt is not important how many fish we catch.It is about enjoying the relationship that we have not had for years.I'm 62 and he is 84.When we are on the lake fishing,it is like two kids enjoying life.It is far better to find a way to put the unhappy past behind.I am so lucky to spend the happy time with my father in his last years.Now my heart is filled with love.A smile always graces my lips.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?\n\n<options>:\nA The writer's car is always breaking down.\nB Father intended me to be a fisherman.\nC I was unwilling to came back.\nD Father uesed to think it was useless to attend college..\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,124 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAs I grew older, my dad and I grew further apart.We always had totally different opinions.He thought that college was a waste of time,but for me it was important to finish college.He wanted me to work my way to the top as he had done in his field,but l wanted a different life.There was a time when we did not talk with each other.\nA few months ago, I heard that my 84-year-old dad was in poor health.When he called and asked whether I could move from Colorado back to Tennessee to help him,I knew he was seriously ill.I am his only child and so it was time to meet my father's requirement.\nTwo weeks after moving back,we bought a boat and started fishing again.Fishing was one of the few things that we did while l was young and that we both enjoyed.It is strange but true that as we are fishing we are able to put things that have kept us apart for so many years behind us.We are able to talk about things that we have never talked about before.Fishing has been healing the old wounds that have kept us apart.\nIt is not important how many fish we catch.It is about enjoying the relationship that we have not had for years.I'm 62 and he is 84.When we are on the lake fishing,it is like two kids enjoying life.It is far better to find a way to put the unhappy past behind.I am so lucky to spend the happy time with my father in his last years.Now my heart is filled with love.A smile always graces my lips.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can be the best title for the text?\n\n<options>:\nA Fishing Brings Us Together\nB Forgiving Is Difficult\nC Memories of Old Days\nD My Beloved Father\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,125 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLying on his sickbed in hospital, all 86-year-old Lin Ruiming can do is stare out at a tiny part of sky through the small window. The old man used to ride his motorbike through the busy streets of downtown Beijing. All the while he could only dream of touring the world.\nHe has been suffering from terminal lymphoma since February. As a last gift, his granddaughter,Lin Yifan,asked China's Internet population to give her grandfather a shot at globetrotting . Last week, Lin Ruiming's _ from Sydney Harbor, Australia, to the River Thames in London, UK, and even to a volcano in Auckland, New Zealand.\nLin Yifan, 29, had promised to paint a portrait of her grandfather, but had almost forgotten her word until the old man got ill. \"I had put off the painting for many years because I believed I would have plenty of time to do it,\" she said. She spent one evening last week working on a portrait, based on a photo taken on her grandfather's birthday last year. She posted the portrait on Sina Weibo, and called for Web users to take photos with the portrait in different locations and send them to her on May 11.Over the following five days she received about 20,000 photos, most of which were sent by people she had never met.\nShe says that her grandfather, while too weak to view all the photos, has said that he is happy. \"Thanks to all these helpers, I have become a celebrity around the world,\" the old man joked.\n\n<question>:\nLin Yifan put off painting the portrait mainly because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA her grandfather was seriously ill\nB she believed she could do it anytime\nC she was too busy with her work\nD her grandfather wanted to travel himself\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,126 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLying on his sickbed in hospital, all 86-year-old Lin Ruiming can do is stare out at a tiny part of sky through the small window. The old man used to ride his motorbike through the busy streets of downtown Beijing. All the while he could only dream of touring the world.\nHe has been suffering from terminal lymphoma since February. As a last gift, his granddaughter,Lin Yifan,asked China's Internet population to give her grandfather a shot at globetrotting . Last week, Lin Ruiming's _ from Sydney Harbor, Australia, to the River Thames in London, UK, and even to a volcano in Auckland, New Zealand.\nLin Yifan, 29, had promised to paint a portrait of her grandfather, but had almost forgotten her word until the old man got ill. \"I had put off the painting for many years because I believed I would have plenty of time to do it,\" she said. She spent one evening last week working on a portrait, based on a photo taken on her grandfather's birthday last year. She posted the portrait on Sina Weibo, and called for Web users to take photos with the portrait in different locations and send them to her on May 11.Over the following five days she received about 20,000 photos, most of which were sent by people she had never met.\nShe says that her grandfather, while too weak to view all the photos, has said that he is happy. \"Thanks to all these helpers, I have become a celebrity around the world,\" the old man joked.\n\n<question>:\nNow the old man _ .\n\n<options>:\nA is unable to view any pictures\nB has friends all over the world\nC is pleased with the girl's effort\nD has viewed all the pictures\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,127 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nChild care programs help us work towards the future of our children, and right from the time they are born until they graduate. It is our job to look for the best educational programs. One of the most important things of a good child care program or child day care is the teacher to child ratio . It means that every student needs a certain amount of attention in order to grow and learn correctly.\n It's for this reason that small-sized class in schools are leading to bigger and better opportunities. With smaller classes, each student is given personal attention when it comes to their class work, their personal health and their mental growth.\nWhen there are too many children in a class, individuals get lost in the crowd. They always couldn't get enough attention. When it comes to the educational result, they don't learn well because some are afraid to ask questions in front of so many people. Others become lazy for not having been attended by the teacher.\n Some schools are overcrowded these days. Most children don't even get their basic educational work done in schools. How is one expected to grow into a successful , healthy adult if the basics are not done? For these and several other reasons, schools with small class sizes are turning out to be very good for children.\n Diana Autumn is Director of Anne Sullivan School. The excellent teachers here often attend different courses and workshops to stay on top of the latest research in education, and the school pays more attention to its interactive classrooms and small-sized classes.\n\n<question>:\nThe author believes that children's education should be _ .\n\n<options>:\nA focused\nB interesting\nC very strict\nD free of charge\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,128 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nChild care programs help us work towards the future of our children, and right from the time they are born until they graduate. It is our job to look for the best educational programs. One of the most important things of a good child care program or child day care is the teacher to child ratio . It means that every student needs a certain amount of attention in order to grow and learn correctly.\n It's for this reason that small-sized class in schools are leading to bigger and better opportunities. With smaller classes, each student is given personal attention when it comes to their class work, their personal health and their mental growth.\nWhen there are too many children in a class, individuals get lost in the crowd. They always couldn't get enough attention. When it comes to the educational result, they don't learn well because some are afraid to ask questions in front of so many people. Others become lazy for not having been attended by the teacher.\n Some schools are overcrowded these days. Most children don't even get their basic educational work done in schools. How is one expected to grow into a successful , healthy adult if the basics are not done? For these and several other reasons, schools with small class sizes are turning out to be very good for children.\n Diana Autumn is Director of Anne Sullivan School. The excellent teachers here often attend different courses and workshops to stay on top of the latest research in education, and the school pays more attention to its interactive classrooms and small-sized classes.\n\n<question>:\nIt can be inferred from the text that Diana Autumn _ .\n\n<options>:\nA is the author of the text\nB encourages new teaching ideas in her school\nC cares little about children's school education\nD prefers carrying out the traditional teaching methods\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,129 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIt was almost four o'clock in the morning when the fire broke out.\"We watch one window blow out,and then another,and heard people shouting,\"says Stanley,21,a junior from Westfield State College in Massachusetts.Students were throwing ropes made from bed sheets out their windows,and a couple of them were trying to climb down.\nAlmost all the hotel's 502 rooms were filled with college students from across the United States who were spending their holiday here in Acpulco,Mexico.As the smoke thickened,Moreno ran upstairs to where other Westfield students were rooming.\"Some people had no idea what was going on,\"he says.\"I was shouting at the top of my voice.I made sure I hit every door.\"At the same time,Stanley was downstairs helping people get through the smokefilled hall.There he joined forces with Nalewanski who had just come back from his own night out.\n\"Let's go.\"Nalewanski says.He and Stanley wet their shirts in the bathroom and wrapped them around their mouths and noses so they could breathe.Then they ran up the stairs.\nNalewanski and Stanley found Moreno on the fourth floor.They all ran upstairs and down the corridors on every floor,hitting every door hard.\nIn the end,no one was seriously injured.Even more unbelievable,all the Westfield students made it back to Massachusetts later that same day.\nWestfield president Evan Dobelle says,\"I have a great deal of pride in these young men and they were able to react in such an emergency.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat's the best title for this passage?\n\n<options>:\nA College students have a terrible holiday\nB College students survived a big fire\nC Heroes:close call in a hotel fire\nD A big fire broke out in a hotel\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,130 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIt was almost four o'clock in the morning when the fire broke out.\"We watch one window blow out,and then another,and heard people shouting,\"says Stanley,21,a junior from Westfield State College in Massachusetts.Students were throwing ropes made from bed sheets out their windows,and a couple of them were trying to climb down.\nAlmost all the hotel's 502 rooms were filled with college students from across the United States who were spending their holiday here in Acpulco,Mexico.As the smoke thickened,Moreno ran upstairs to where other Westfield students were rooming.\"Some people had no idea what was going on,\"he says.\"I was shouting at the top of my voice.I made sure I hit every door.\"At the same time,Stanley was downstairs helping people get through the smokefilled hall.There he joined forces with Nalewanski who had just come back from his own night out.\n\"Let's go.\"Nalewanski says.He and Stanley wet their shirts in the bathroom and wrapped them around their mouths and noses so they could breathe.Then they ran up the stairs.\nNalewanski and Stanley found Moreno on the fourth floor.They all ran upstairs and down the corridors on every floor,hitting every door hard.\nIn the end,no one was seriously injured.Even more unbelievable,all the Westfield students made it back to Massachusetts later that same day.\nWestfield president Evan Dobelle says,\"I have a great deal of pride in these young men and they were able to react in such an emergency.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat do we learn from Stanley from the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA He is in his last year in college.\nB He is a very brave young man.\nC He was reading a book when the fire broke out.\nD He was the first one to find out there was a fire.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,131 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIt was almost four o'clock in the morning when the fire broke out.\"We watch one window blow out,and then another,and heard people shouting,\"says Stanley,21,a junior from Westfield State College in Massachusetts.Students were throwing ropes made from bed sheets out their windows,and a couple of them were trying to climb down.\nAlmost all the hotel's 502 rooms were filled with college students from across the United States who were spending their holiday here in Acpulco,Mexico.As the smoke thickened,Moreno ran upstairs to where other Westfield students were rooming.\"Some people had no idea what was going on,\"he says.\"I was shouting at the top of my voice.I made sure I hit every door.\"At the same time,Stanley was downstairs helping people get through the smokefilled hall.There he joined forces with Nalewanski who had just come back from his own night out.\n\"Let's go.\"Nalewanski says.He and Stanley wet their shirts in the bathroom and wrapped them around their mouths and noses so they could breathe.Then they ran up the stairs.\nNalewanski and Stanley found Moreno on the fourth floor.They all ran upstairs and down the corridors on every floor,hitting every door hard.\nIn the end,no one was seriously injured.Even more unbelievable,all the Westfield students made it back to Massachusetts later that same day.\nWestfield president Evan Dobelle says,\"I have a great deal of pride in these young men and they were able to react in such an emergency.\"\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage _ might not have woken up people during the fire.\n\n<options>:\nA Evan Dobelle\nB Nalewanski\nC Stanley\nD Moreno\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,132 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIt was almost four o'clock in the morning when the fire broke out.\"We watch one window blow out,and then another,and heard people shouting,\"says Stanley,21,a junior from Westfield State College in Massachusetts.Students were throwing ropes made from bed sheets out their windows,and a couple of them were trying to climb down.\nAlmost all the hotel's 502 rooms were filled with college students from across the United States who were spending their holiday here in Acpulco,Mexico.As the smoke thickened,Moreno ran upstairs to where other Westfield students were rooming.\"Some people had no idea what was going on,\"he says.\"I was shouting at the top of my voice.I made sure I hit every door.\"At the same time,Stanley was downstairs helping people get through the smokefilled hall.There he joined forces with Nalewanski who had just come back from his own night out.\n\"Let's go.\"Nalewanski says.He and Stanley wet their shirts in the bathroom and wrapped them around their mouths and noses so they could breathe.Then they ran up the stairs.\nNalewanski and Stanley found Moreno on the fourth floor.They all ran upstairs and down the corridors on every floor,hitting every door hard.\nIn the end,no one was seriously injured.Even more unbelievable,all the Westfield students made it back to Massachusetts later that same day.\nWestfield president Evan Dobelle says,\"I have a great deal of pride in these young men and they were able to react in such an emergency.\"\n\n<question>:\nThe students helped people out through all of the following ways EXCEPT _ .\n\n<options>:\nA helping people get through the hall\nB shouting loudly to warn people\nC hitting doors to wake people up\nD Making ropes for people to climb down\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,133 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhen I decided to write the story of my early years growing up in poverty, many of my friends and family members were shocked. They were more interested in my story of success, such as how I was able to create the nation's largest firm for millions of dollars. That's the story everyone wanted me to write, but it's not the story I wanted to tell.\nLooking back, I see so clearly how often, throughout my boyhood, I was touched by random acts of kindness that helped shape me into the man I am today. And random acts of violence and ignorance played just a powerful lawyer involves hard work, bur escaping generational poverty is the hardest thing I ever done.\nI chose to write the story of my childhood years in poverty, with the hope that a child somewhere in the world will read my story and be inspired to break the cycle of poverty. My publisher was quick to point out that the market would be small for a memoir written by a ly unknown author. To everyone's surprise, the book received over 1,000 pre-publication orders one month before the scheduled launch date. The book launch scheduled for October 1, was moved up to September 14. Less than four months later, the first print run of 5,000 copies were sold out.\nToday, the memoir is being used by universities, high schools and middle schools, as a case study of the behavior patterns of the culture of poverty as well as valuable lessons on how to succeed in life. Here is a quote from the principal of a middle school in Texas on October 27, who is using my memoir for students 5th through 8th grades; \"We are halfway through your story. It is changing the lives of our students and the perspectives of our teachers.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the author's friends and family, his memoir was _ .\n\n<options>:\nA interesting\nB exciting\nC surprising\nD boring\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,134 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhen I decided to write the story of my early years growing up in poverty, many of my friends and family members were shocked. They were more interested in my story of success, such as how I was able to create the nation's largest firm for millions of dollars. That's the story everyone wanted me to write, but it's not the story I wanted to tell.\nLooking back, I see so clearly how often, throughout my boyhood, I was touched by random acts of kindness that helped shape me into the man I am today. And random acts of violence and ignorance played just a powerful lawyer involves hard work, bur escaping generational poverty is the hardest thing I ever done.\nI chose to write the story of my childhood years in poverty, with the hope that a child somewhere in the world will read my story and be inspired to break the cycle of poverty. My publisher was quick to point out that the market would be small for a memoir written by a ly unknown author. To everyone's surprise, the book received over 1,000 pre-publication orders one month before the scheduled launch date. The book launch scheduled for October 1, was moved up to September 14. Less than four months later, the first print run of 5,000 copies were sold out.\nToday, the memoir is being used by universities, high schools and middle schools, as a case study of the behavior patterns of the culture of poverty as well as valuable lessons on how to succeed in life. Here is a quote from the principal of a middle school in Texas on October 27, who is using my memoir for students 5th through 8th grades; \"We are halfway through your story. It is changing the lives of our students and the perspectives of our teachers.\n\n<question>:\nIn the author's opinion, he wrote his memoir mainly for _ .\n\n<options>:\nA children living in poverty.\nB students all over the world.\nC employees in law firms and banks.\nD successful people in all circles.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,135 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhen I decided to write the story of my early years growing up in poverty, many of my friends and family members were shocked. They were more interested in my story of success, such as how I was able to create the nation's largest firm for millions of dollars. That's the story everyone wanted me to write, but it's not the story I wanted to tell.\nLooking back, I see so clearly how often, throughout my boyhood, I was touched by random acts of kindness that helped shape me into the man I am today. And random acts of violence and ignorance played just a powerful lawyer involves hard work, bur escaping generational poverty is the hardest thing I ever done.\nI chose to write the story of my childhood years in poverty, with the hope that a child somewhere in the world will read my story and be inspired to break the cycle of poverty. My publisher was quick to point out that the market would be small for a memoir written by a ly unknown author. To everyone's surprise, the book received over 1,000 pre-publication orders one month before the scheduled launch date. The book launch scheduled for October 1, was moved up to September 14. Less than four months later, the first print run of 5,000 copies were sold out.\nToday, the memoir is being used by universities, high schools and middle schools, as a case study of the behavior patterns of the culture of poverty as well as valuable lessons on how to succeed in life. Here is a quote from the principal of a middle school in Texas on October 27, who is using my memoir for students 5th through 8th grades; \"We are halfway through your story. It is changing the lives of our students and the perspectives of our teachers.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can be concluded from the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA The author created a law firm and a bank and sold them later.\nB The author's story has led to many students' success.\nC The publisher was quite confident about the market of the author's memoir.\nD The author's memoir has proved to be very popular and successful.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,136 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWhen I decided to write the story of my early years growing up in poverty, many of my friends and family members were shocked. They were more interested in my story of success, such as how I was able to create the nation's largest firm for millions of dollars. That's the story everyone wanted me to write, but it's not the story I wanted to tell.\nLooking back, I see so clearly how often, throughout my boyhood, I was touched by random acts of kindness that helped shape me into the man I am today. And random acts of violence and ignorance played just a powerful lawyer involves hard work, bur escaping generational poverty is the hardest thing I ever done.\nI chose to write the story of my childhood years in poverty, with the hope that a child somewhere in the world will read my story and be inspired to break the cycle of poverty. My publisher was quick to point out that the market would be small for a memoir written by a ly unknown author. To everyone's surprise, the book received over 1,000 pre-publication orders one month before the scheduled launch date. The book launch scheduled for October 1, was moved up to September 14. Less than four months later, the first print run of 5,000 copies were sold out.\nToday, the memoir is being used by universities, high schools and middle schools, as a case study of the behavior patterns of the culture of poverty as well as valuable lessons on how to succeed in life. Here is a quote from the principal of a middle school in Texas on October 27, who is using my memoir for students 5th through 8th grades; \"We are halfway through your story. It is changing the lives of our students and the perspectives of our teachers.\n\n<question>:\nBy mentioning the principal of a middle school, the author proves _ .\n\n<options>:\nA how valuable his book is\nB what students are really interested in\nC that his book is must-read for all principals.\nD that his book is as inspiring as he expected.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,137 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 you put down your pens at the end of the college entrance exam, 12 hard years of study will have come to an end. 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 party to _ their graduation. It's to mark the time when kids turn into young men and women. After the party, teenagers either go to college or find a job. It means they will no longer depend on their parents as before.\nAs the party, boys usually dress in dinner jackets and bow ties, though many different types of formal clothes are worn. Girls traditionally wear formal dresses, or dress to shock or be noticed, in shiny or brightly colored materials.\nCommon party activities include dining, dancing, the crowing of a ball king and queen, and just talking to friends. In some cases, high school students collect funds for their class party through the four years of their high school.\nHigh schools in or near large cities may rent big rooms at expensive hotels or,to be unusual, on a pleasure boat.But often costs are out 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 party will be the most popular kinds,like rock and hip-hop.\nSometimes teachers and parents also go to the party,but others like to go with friends,to whom they are soon going to say goodbye.\n\n<question>:\nThe writer's purpose in writing this passage is to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA tell an interesting experience of high school students\nB tell how the western students spend the last days of high school\nC introduce several ways of the western students' killing time\nD tell how western high school students usually celebrate graduation\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,138 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 you put down your pens at the end of the college entrance exam, 12 hard years of study will have come to an end. 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 party to _ their graduation. It's to mark the time when kids turn into young men and women. After the party, teenagers either go to college or find a job. It means they will no longer depend on their parents as before.\nAs the party, boys usually dress in dinner jackets and bow ties, though many different types of formal clothes are worn. Girls traditionally wear formal dresses, or dress to shock or be noticed, in shiny or brightly colored materials.\nCommon party activities include dining, dancing, the crowing of a ball king and queen, and just talking to friends. In some cases, high school students collect funds for their class party through the four years of their high school.\nHigh schools in or near large cities may rent big rooms at expensive hotels or,to be unusual, on a pleasure boat.But often costs are out 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 party will be the most popular kinds,like rock and hip-hop.\nSometimes teachers and parents also go to the party,but others like to go with friends,to whom they are soon going to say goodbye.\n\n<question>:\nWhat does the party mean, for western high school students that are about to graduate?\n\n<options>:\nA They are adults and will not depend on parents.\nB These teenagers can find a job to support themselves.\nC They have grown up and need friends' help.\nD They have finished high school and will go to college.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,139 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 you put down your pens at the end of the college entrance exam, 12 hard years of study will have come to an end. 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 party to _ their graduation. It's to mark the time when kids turn into young men and women. After the party, teenagers either go to college or find a job. It means they will no longer depend on their parents as before.\nAs the party, boys usually dress in dinner jackets and bow ties, though many different types of formal clothes are worn. Girls traditionally wear formal dresses, or dress to shock or be noticed, in shiny or brightly colored materials.\nCommon party activities include dining, dancing, the crowing of a ball king and queen, and just talking to friends. In some cases, high school students collect funds for their class party through the four years of their high school.\nHigh schools in or near large cities may rent big rooms at expensive hotels or,to be unusual, on a pleasure boat.But often costs are out 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 party will be the most popular kinds,like rock and hip-hop.\nSometimes teachers and parents also go to the party,but others like to go with friends,to whom they are soon going to say goodbye.\n\n<question>:\nAll the following statements are true EXCEPT that _\n\n<options>:\nA generally speaking,students will receive 12 years' formal education before going to college\nB girls wear formal dresses or dress in shiny or brightly colored materials in order to be noticed\nC using the school gym is cheaper and students don't need to make a lot of effort\nD sometimes teachers and parents are also invited to the parties\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,140 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nGeorge, when your big brother and your little dog and I walked you up to schools today, you had no idea how I was feeling.\nYou were so excited. You had packed and unpacked your pencils and safety scissors in your backpack a dozen times. I am really going to miss those lazy mornings when we waved your brother and sister off to school.\nBecause you are my youngest, I had learned a few things by the time you came along. I found out that the seemingly endless days of babyhood are gone like lightning. I blinked , and your older siblings were setting off for school as eagerly as you did this morning, I was one of the lucky ones; I could choose whether to work or not. By the time it was your turn, _ . A splash in the pool with you in your bright red boots or \"just one more\" rereading of your favorite book,Frog and Toad Are Friends, meant more. You didn't go to preschool and I hope that doesn't hold you back. You learned numbers by helping me count the soda cans we returned to the store.\nI have to admit that in my mind's eye, an image of myself while you're in school has developed, I see myself updating all the photo albums and starting that novel I always wanted to write. As the summer wound down and more frequent quarrels erupted between you and your siblings, I was looking forward to today. And then this morning, I walked you up the steep hill to your classroom. You found the coat hook with your name above it right away, and you gave me one of your characteristically fierce, too-tight hugs. This time you were ready to let go before I was.\nMaybe someday you will deliver a kindergartner to the first day of school. When you turn at the door to wave good-bye, he or she will be too deep in conversation with a new friend to notice. Even as you smile, you'll feel something warm on your cheek.\nAnd then, you'll know...\n\n<question>:\nWhich statement is NOT TRUE about George's family according to the letter?\n\n<options>:\nA George's parents gave birth to three children\nB The Georges is a double income family.\nC The children had more arguments during the summer.\nD They recyled soda cans.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,141 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nGeorge, when your big brother and your little dog and I walked you up to schools today, you had no idea how I was feeling.\nYou were so excited. You had packed and unpacked your pencils and safety scissors in your backpack a dozen times. I am really going to miss those lazy mornings when we waved your brother and sister off to school.\nBecause you are my youngest, I had learned a few things by the time you came along. I found out that the seemingly endless days of babyhood are gone like lightning. I blinked , and your older siblings were setting off for school as eagerly as you did this morning, I was one of the lucky ones; I could choose whether to work or not. By the time it was your turn, _ . A splash in the pool with you in your bright red boots or \"just one more\" rereading of your favorite book,Frog and Toad Are Friends, meant more. You didn't go to preschool and I hope that doesn't hold you back. You learned numbers by helping me count the soda cans we returned to the store.\nI have to admit that in my mind's eye, an image of myself while you're in school has developed, I see myself updating all the photo albums and starting that novel I always wanted to write. As the summer wound down and more frequent quarrels erupted between you and your siblings, I was looking forward to today. And then this morning, I walked you up the steep hill to your classroom. You found the coat hook with your name above it right away, and you gave me one of your characteristically fierce, too-tight hugs. This time you were ready to let go before I was.\nMaybe someday you will deliver a kindergartner to the first day of school. When you turn at the door to wave good-bye, he or she will be too deep in conversation with a new friend to notice. Even as you smile, you'll feel something warm on your cheek.\nAnd then, you'll know...\n\n<question>:\nThe passage tries to show us _ .\n\n<options>:\nA how excited a child will be on his first day to school\nB how deeply a mother loves her child\nC how many efforts a mother has made to raise a child\nD how a mother plans her future life after her children go to school\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,142 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 stepped out and was _ ,\" local journalist Bahram Baloch told the BBC. \"I could see this gray, dome-shaped body in the distance, like a giant whale swimming near the surface. Hundreds of people had gathered to watch it in disbelief.\"\nThis island has become a global curiosity. How was it formed in just a few minutes?\nAs you might already know, many islands in the sea are formed by volcanoes. There are numerous volcanoes under the sea. As the hot lava erupts and cools down, it piles up and forms the shape of a mountain. When the mountain \"grows\" to higher than the sea level, the part that's above the water is what we call an \"island\".\nThis is how the island was formed after the Pakistan earthquake, except that instead of a regular volcano, it was a \"mud volcano\" that brought about this island. Lava is not the only thing that's locked under the Earth's crust -- there is also gas. When an earthquake happens and breaks part of the crust, the gas is released at an extremely high speed, pushing mud up to the surface, according to National Geographic.\nBut only earthquakes that are extremely powerful can cause mud volcanoes to push up enough mud to produce islands -- and this 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Pakistan was strong enough. The island is about 20 meters high, up to about 90 meters wide and 30 meters long, nearly the size of a soccer field.\nIn fact, mud volcano islands aren't new. This is the fourth island of this kind in the region since 1945. But those islands usually didn't last long.\n\"It will probably be gone within a couple of months,\" said Bill Barnhart, a researcher with the US Geological Survey. After all, \"it's just a big pile of mud that was on the seafloor that got pushed up\".\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the article mainly about?\n\n<options>:\nA The disastrous effects of coastal earthquakes.\nB The difference between mud volcanoes and regular volcanoes.\nC How islands are formed by mud volcanoes.\nD The great natural wonders of Pakistan.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,143 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 stepped out and was _ ,\" local journalist Bahram Baloch told the BBC. \"I could see this gray, dome-shaped body in the distance, like a giant whale swimming near the surface. Hundreds of people had gathered to watch it in disbelief.\"\nThis island has become a global curiosity. How was it formed in just a few minutes?\nAs you might already know, many islands in the sea are formed by volcanoes. There are numerous volcanoes under the sea. As the hot lava erupts and cools down, it piles up and forms the shape of a mountain. When the mountain \"grows\" to higher than the sea level, the part that's above the water is what we call an \"island\".\nThis is how the island was formed after the Pakistan earthquake, except that instead of a regular volcano, it was a \"mud volcano\" that brought about this island. Lava is not the only thing that's locked under the Earth's crust -- there is also gas. When an earthquake happens and breaks part of the crust, the gas is released at an extremely high speed, pushing mud up to the surface, according to National Geographic.\nBut only earthquakes that are extremely powerful can cause mud volcanoes to push up enough mud to produce islands -- and this 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Pakistan was strong enough. The island is about 20 meters high, up to about 90 meters wide and 30 meters long, nearly the size of a soccer field.\nIn fact, mud volcano islands aren't new. This is the fourth island of this kind in the region since 1945. But those islands usually didn't last long.\n\"It will probably be gone within a couple of months,\" said Bill Barnhart, a researcher with the US Geological Survey. After all, \"it's just a big pile of mud that was on the seafloor that got pushed up\".\n\n<question>:\nWe can infer from the article that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the new island near the coast of Pakistan actually took a few months to form\nB scientists still know little about different types of volcanoes\nC another earthquake is likely to happen in Pakistan within a couple of months\nD not all volcanoes change the geological appearance of the Earth\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,144 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 stepped out and was _ ,\" local journalist Bahram Baloch told the BBC. \"I could see this gray, dome-shaped body in the distance, like a giant whale swimming near the surface. Hundreds of people had gathered to watch it in disbelief.\"\nThis island has become a global curiosity. How was it formed in just a few minutes?\nAs you might already know, many islands in the sea are formed by volcanoes. There are numerous volcanoes under the sea. As the hot lava erupts and cools down, it piles up and forms the shape of a mountain. When the mountain \"grows\" to higher than the sea level, the part that's above the water is what we call an \"island\".\nThis is how the island was formed after the Pakistan earthquake, except that instead of a regular volcano, it was a \"mud volcano\" that brought about this island. Lava is not the only thing that's locked under the Earth's crust -- there is also gas. When an earthquake happens and breaks part of the crust, the gas is released at an extremely high speed, pushing mud up to the surface, according to National Geographic.\nBut only earthquakes that are extremely powerful can cause mud volcanoes to push up enough mud to produce islands -- and this 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Pakistan was strong enough. The island is about 20 meters high, up to about 90 meters wide and 30 meters long, nearly the size of a soccer field.\nIn fact, mud volcano islands aren't new. This is the fourth island of this kind in the region since 1945. But those islands usually didn't last long.\n\"It will probably be gone within a couple of months,\" said Bill Barnhart, a researcher with the US Geological Survey. After all, \"it's just a big pile of mud that was on the seafloor that got pushed up\".\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the article, islands formed by mud volcanoes _ .\n\n<options>:\nA are quite difficult to locate\nB usually disappear after a short period of time\nC are formed by hot lava from volcanoes\nD used to be part of the Earth's crust\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,145 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 fell in love with music from a young age and often sat down making a few songs of my own.What would life be like, I wondered, without a beautiful song? In 1992, I made two love songs to my darling wife and watched tears run down her face as I sang.\"Sam,\" she said earnestly, \"Your songs should be heard by more people.\"\nShe got my ballads and started bothering various media people about me, her singing barber husband.Two radio stations took an interest and played the songs.After the programme was aired, I became known in our community as the Singing Barber.\nThe biggest surprise, however, was still to come.I received a call from a music promoter who offered me a long-term recording contract.He explained that he would be investing a lot of money to market my songs.I needed to be wholly focused on selling my records all over Australia.\nBut I hesitated.\nMy friends all told me to go for it.And Mary also thought I should do.\"Go, Sam.I'll manage with the family...it'll be OK.\"\nI watched my daughter and son playing in the backyard.Soon they would both be in high school...and where would I be? I was so used to my family turning to me for love and support.If I were to start a singing career, I would not only miss them terribly, I'd also certainly miss out on watching them grow up.Signing this contract would put a huge gap between my family and me...and I couldn't bear it.My family was my life.So I refused the music promoter's offer.I'm still making music, I'm rich in love and I have no regrets.\n\n<question>:\nWhen the author was offered the contract, most of his friends _ .\n\n<options>:\nA envied him\nB laughed at him\nC encouraged him\nD didn't believe him\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,146 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 fell in love with music from a young age and often sat down making a few songs of my own.What would life be like, I wondered, without a beautiful song? In 1992, I made two love songs to my darling wife and watched tears run down her face as I sang.\"Sam,\" she said earnestly, \"Your songs should be heard by more people.\"\nShe got my ballads and started bothering various media people about me, her singing barber husband.Two radio stations took an interest and played the songs.After the programme was aired, I became known in our community as the Singing Barber.\nThe biggest surprise, however, was still to come.I received a call from a music promoter who offered me a long-term recording contract.He explained that he would be investing a lot of money to market my songs.I needed to be wholly focused on selling my records all over Australia.\nBut I hesitated.\nMy friends all told me to go for it.And Mary also thought I should do.\"Go, Sam.I'll manage with the family...it'll be OK.\"\nI watched my daughter and son playing in the backyard.Soon they would both be in high school...and where would I be? I was so used to my family turning to me for love and support.If I were to start a singing career, I would not only miss them terribly, I'd also certainly miss out on watching them grow up.Signing this contract would put a huge gap between my family and me...and I couldn't bear it.My family was my life.So I refused the music promoter's offer.I'm still making music, I'm rich in love and I have no regrets.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did the author give up the contract?\n\n<options>:\nA Because his wife was strongly against it.\nB Because the pay was not attractive enough.\nC Because he wanted to care about his two kids.\nD Because he didn't want his family life damaged.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,147 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 fell in love with music from a young age and often sat down making a few songs of my own.What would life be like, I wondered, without a beautiful song? In 1992, I made two love songs to my darling wife and watched tears run down her face as I sang.\"Sam,\" she said earnestly, \"Your songs should be heard by more people.\"\nShe got my ballads and started bothering various media people about me, her singing barber husband.Two radio stations took an interest and played the songs.After the programme was aired, I became known in our community as the Singing Barber.\nThe biggest surprise, however, was still to come.I received a call from a music promoter who offered me a long-term recording contract.He explained that he would be investing a lot of money to market my songs.I needed to be wholly focused on selling my records all over Australia.\nBut I hesitated.\nMy friends all told me to go for it.And Mary also thought I should do.\"Go, Sam.I'll manage with the family...it'll be OK.\"\nI watched my daughter and son playing in the backyard.Soon they would both be in high school...and where would I be? I was so used to my family turning to me for love and support.If I were to start a singing career, I would not only miss them terribly, I'd also certainly miss out on watching them grow up.Signing this contract would put a huge gap between my family and me...and I couldn't bear it.My family was my life.So I refused the music promoter's offer.I'm still making music, I'm rich in love and I have no regrets.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, we can infer the author _ .\n\n<options>:\nA used to be a country singer\nB preferred his present life\nC went on the road to fame\nD regretted giving up his contract\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,148 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 fell in love with music from a young age and often sat down making a few songs of my own.What would life be like, I wondered, without a beautiful song? In 1992, I made two love songs to my darling wife and watched tears run down her face as I sang.\"Sam,\" she said earnestly, \"Your songs should be heard by more people.\"\nShe got my ballads and started bothering various media people about me, her singing barber husband.Two radio stations took an interest and played the songs.After the programme was aired, I became known in our community as the Singing Barber.\nThe biggest surprise, however, was still to come.I received a call from a music promoter who offered me a long-term recording contract.He explained that he would be investing a lot of money to market my songs.I needed to be wholly focused on selling my records all over Australia.\nBut I hesitated.\nMy friends all told me to go for it.And Mary also thought I should do.\"Go, Sam.I'll manage with the family...it'll be OK.\"\nI watched my daughter and son playing in the backyard.Soon they would both be in high school...and where would I be? I was so used to my family turning to me for love and support.If I were to start a singing career, I would not only miss them terribly, I'd also certainly miss out on watching them grow up.Signing this contract would put a huge gap between my family and me...and I couldn't bear it.My family was my life.So I refused the music promoter's offer.I'm still making music, I'm rich in love and I have no regrets.\n\n<question>:\nWhat does the author mainly intend to tell us?\n\n<options>:\nA One should know himself.\nB Interest is the best teacher.\nC Family should come first.\nD Every dog has its day.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,149 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 work at a Care Center where most of the people are elderly. About a year and a half ago a 59-year-old lady came to us who had cancer. She had to have her right leg amputated and she didn't have a family to take care of her after the operation.\nThis lady was a quiet lady who mostly stayed alone. But in the afternoons, when she was feeling well, she would go to visit the other people in the Care Center. She would visit a lady who was blind and read to her. She would go into the room of a young girl with severe cerebral palsy and sing to her. In her quiet and gentle way, she would go about the Care Center doing goods.\nShe passed away last Wednesday and after her passing, stories are coming forward of her quiet acts of kindness in her own hour of sorrow.\nWe never know what _ we have upon others. She had every reason to be bitter, to be angry, or to be swallowed up in her own grief. But she wasn't. She didn't have a family and probably felt forgotten, but her small and quiet acts of service made an impact upon the entire Care Center.\nEach of us feels better than before for having known her. We have pledged to be more aware of the service that we can offer to others.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did the old lady live in the Care Center?\n\n<options>:\nA Because she wanted to prove her importance.\nB Because she felt very lonely at home.\nC Because she was suffering a very serious illness.\nD Because she was invited by many patients there.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,150 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 work at a Care Center where most of the people are elderly. About a year and a half ago a 59-year-old lady came to us who had cancer. She had to have her right leg amputated and she didn't have a family to take care of her after the operation.\nThis lady was a quiet lady who mostly stayed alone. But in the afternoons, when she was feeling well, she would go to visit the other people in the Care Center. She would visit a lady who was blind and read to her. She would go into the room of a young girl with severe cerebral palsy and sing to her. In her quiet and gentle way, she would go about the Care Center doing goods.\nShe passed away last Wednesday and after her passing, stories are coming forward of her quiet acts of kindness in her own hour of sorrow.\nWe never know what _ we have upon others. She had every reason to be bitter, to be angry, or to be swallowed up in her own grief. But she wasn't. She didn't have a family and probably felt forgotten, but her small and quiet acts of service made an impact upon the entire Care Center.\nEach of us feels better than before for having known her. We have pledged to be more aware of the service that we can offer to others.\n\n<question>:\nWhat did the old lady do in the Care Center?\n\n<options>:\nA She tried her best to comfort the other patients.\nB She practiced her singing here and there.\nC She was there waiting to be cured of her cancer.\nD She would do nothing but keep silent.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,151 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 work at a Care Center where most of the people are elderly. About a year and a half ago a 59-year-old lady came to us who had cancer. She had to have her right leg amputated and she didn't have a family to take care of her after the operation.\nThis lady was a quiet lady who mostly stayed alone. But in the afternoons, when she was feeling well, she would go to visit the other people in the Care Center. She would visit a lady who was blind and read to her. She would go into the room of a young girl with severe cerebral palsy and sing to her. In her quiet and gentle way, she would go about the Care Center doing goods.\nShe passed away last Wednesday and after her passing, stories are coming forward of her quiet acts of kindness in her own hour of sorrow.\nWe never know what _ we have upon others. She had every reason to be bitter, to be angry, or to be swallowed up in her own grief. But she wasn't. She didn't have a family and probably felt forgotten, but her small and quiet acts of service made an impact upon the entire Care Center.\nEach of us feels better than before for having known her. We have pledged to be more aware of the service that we can offer to others.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following might be the best title of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Old though she was, she proved better loved.\nB Lost in grief, passing away in love.\nC Better known for one's kindness.\nD Deep in trouble, but great in help.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,152 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nCrane was traveling from the United States to Cuba as a newspaper reporter. One night, his ship hit a rock. It sank m the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Florida. Most of the people on board got into lifeboats. Crane was among the last to leave. There were three others with him: the ship's captain, the cook, and a sailor.\nThese four men climbed into the only remaining lifeboat. The boat was so small that no one believed it could stay afloat for very long. None of the four men thought he would ever reach the shore. But the men fought the seas bravely, with all their strength. For two days, the four men had been struggling to reach land, but there was no land to be seen. All the men saw were violent waves which rose and came fiercely down on them. Hours passed. Then, as the boat was carried to the top of a great wave, the captain looked across the water. He said that he saw the lighthouse at Mosquito Inlet. The cook also said he saw it.\nThe lighthouse had been slowly growing larger. At last, from the top of each wave the men in the boat could see the land. Slowly, the land seemed to rise from the sea. Soon, the men could see two lines, one black and one white. They knew that the black line was formed by trees, and the white line was the sand. At last, the captain saw a house on the shore. And the lighthouse became even larger. Slowly and beautifully, the land rose from the sea. The wind came again. Finally, the men heard a new sound -- the sound of waves breaking and crashing on the shore. The men watched the shore grow larger. They became hopeful. In an hour, perhaps, they would be on land. The men struggled to keep the boat from turning over. They were used to balancing in the boat.\nThe reporter thought he was now wet to the skin. But he felt in the top pocket of his coat and found eight cigars. Four were wet, but four were still dry. One of the men found some dry matches. Each man lit a cigar. The four men sailed in their boat with the belief of a rescue shining in their eyes.\n\n<question>:\nWhat did the men think of their fate after climbing into the lifeboat\"?\n\n<options>:\nA Promising.\nB Miserable.\nC Optimistic.\nD Hopeless.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,153 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nCrane was traveling from the United States to Cuba as a newspaper reporter. One night, his ship hit a rock. It sank m the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Florida. Most of the people on board got into lifeboats. Crane was among the last to leave. There were three others with him: the ship's captain, the cook, and a sailor.\nThese four men climbed into the only remaining lifeboat. The boat was so small that no one believed it could stay afloat for very long. None of the four men thought he would ever reach the shore. But the men fought the seas bravely, with all their strength. For two days, the four men had been struggling to reach land, but there was no land to be seen. All the men saw were violent waves which rose and came fiercely down on them. Hours passed. Then, as the boat was carried to the top of a great wave, the captain looked across the water. He said that he saw the lighthouse at Mosquito Inlet. The cook also said he saw it.\nThe lighthouse had been slowly growing larger. At last, from the top of each wave the men in the boat could see the land. Slowly, the land seemed to rise from the sea. Soon, the men could see two lines, one black and one white. They knew that the black line was formed by trees, and the white line was the sand. At last, the captain saw a house on the shore. And the lighthouse became even larger. Slowly and beautifully, the land rose from the sea. The wind came again. Finally, the men heard a new sound -- the sound of waves breaking and crashing on the shore. The men watched the shore grow larger. They became hopeful. In an hour, perhaps, they would be on land. The men struggled to keep the boat from turning over. They were used to balancing in the boat.\nThe reporter thought he was now wet to the skin. But he felt in the top pocket of his coat and found eight cigars. Four were wet, but four were still dry. One of the men found some dry matches. Each man lit a cigar. The four men sailed in their boat with the belief of a rescue shining in their eyes.\n\n<question>:\nThe captain saw the lighthouse when _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the boat was raised to a higher' position over the sea\nB he sailed in the best position in the boat\nC he searched around with his rich sailing experience\nD the cook reminded him to observe it\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,154 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nCrane was traveling from the United States to Cuba as a newspaper reporter. One night, his ship hit a rock. It sank m the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Florida. Most of the people on board got into lifeboats. Crane was among the last to leave. There were three others with him: the ship's captain, the cook, and a sailor.\nThese four men climbed into the only remaining lifeboat. The boat was so small that no one believed it could stay afloat for very long. None of the four men thought he would ever reach the shore. But the men fought the seas bravely, with all their strength. For two days, the four men had been struggling to reach land, but there was no land to be seen. All the men saw were violent waves which rose and came fiercely down on them. Hours passed. Then, as the boat was carried to the top of a great wave, the captain looked across the water. He said that he saw the lighthouse at Mosquito Inlet. The cook also said he saw it.\nThe lighthouse had been slowly growing larger. At last, from the top of each wave the men in the boat could see the land. Slowly, the land seemed to rise from the sea. Soon, the men could see two lines, one black and one white. They knew that the black line was formed by trees, and the white line was the sand. At last, the captain saw a house on the shore. And the lighthouse became even larger. Slowly and beautifully, the land rose from the sea. The wind came again. Finally, the men heard a new sound -- the sound of waves breaking and crashing on the shore. The men watched the shore grow larger. They became hopeful. In an hour, perhaps, they would be on land. The men struggled to keep the boat from turning over. They were used to balancing in the boat.\nThe reporter thought he was now wet to the skin. But he felt in the top pocket of his coat and found eight cigars. Four were wet, but four were still dry. One of the men found some dry matches. Each man lit a cigar. The four men sailed in their boat with the belief of a rescue shining in their eyes.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following might be the best sound to hear for the men?\n\n<options>:\nA The sound of sea waves pushing the boat,\nB The sound of sea waves striking the shore.\nC The sound of wind blowing over the sea.\nD The sound of/rowing their small lifeboat.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,155 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLeadership is the art of getting someone to do something you want done because he wants to do it. People naturally want to follow a good leader. After meeting with an effective leader it is not unusual to feel uplifted , inspired, and motivated to work towards a common goal.\nAn effective leader makes others feel good about themselves, as well as the work they are doing. The leader has a vision of what he or she wants to achieve, and can communicate that vision to others in a way that makes people want to be part of it. One thing a good leader typically does is to communicate the big picture, so that each employee can see how the particular role he or she plays makes a contribution to the final result.\nGood leaders are positive and optimistic when they speak about the future. Their enthusiasm wins them plenty of supporters who help make their vision a reality.\nGood leaders also understand that different people are motivated by different things. For employees motivated by a need for achievement, a leader explains how the task offers an opportunity to take on a challenge with an achievable goal. And employees are motivated by hearing how they will be part of a team of people working together.\nGood leaders will introduce employees by name first, rather than job titles. They refer to employees as team members, companions, or colleagues, never as \"servants\". Words have power, including the power to make people feel whether or not they are important to the success of an organization.\nGood leaders believe that every team member matters and set up environments that make everyone feel important. It is no wonder they can attract the support they need to help them achieve their goals.\n\n<question>:\nWhat's the author's purpose of writing this passage?\n\n<options>:\nA To tell us how to be a good leader at work.\nB To describe the proper relationship between leaders and employees.\nC To inform us of how leaders and employees should communicate.\nD To show the optimism of a leader.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,156 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLeadership is the art of getting someone to do something you want done because he wants to do it. People naturally want to follow a good leader. After meeting with an effective leader it is not unusual to feel uplifted , inspired, and motivated to work towards a common goal.\nAn effective leader makes others feel good about themselves, as well as the work they are doing. The leader has a vision of what he or she wants to achieve, and can communicate that vision to others in a way that makes people want to be part of it. One thing a good leader typically does is to communicate the big picture, so that each employee can see how the particular role he or she plays makes a contribution to the final result.\nGood leaders are positive and optimistic when they speak about the future. Their enthusiasm wins them plenty of supporters who help make their vision a reality.\nGood leaders also understand that different people are motivated by different things. For employees motivated by a need for achievement, a leader explains how the task offers an opportunity to take on a challenge with an achievable goal. And employees are motivated by hearing how they will be part of a team of people working together.\nGood leaders will introduce employees by name first, rather than job titles. They refer to employees as team members, companions, or colleagues, never as \"servants\". Words have power, including the power to make people feel whether or not they are important to the success of an organization.\nGood leaders believe that every team member matters and set up environments that make everyone feel important. It is no wonder they can attract the support they need to help them achieve their goals.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the most important to be a good leader?\n\n<options>:\nA A good leader learns art very well.\nB A good leader can promote employees.\nC A good leader can satisfy all his or her employees.\nD A good leader can make employees happy and willing in their work.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,157 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLeadership is the art of getting someone to do something you want done because he wants to do it. People naturally want to follow a good leader. After meeting with an effective leader it is not unusual to feel uplifted , inspired, and motivated to work towards a common goal.\nAn effective leader makes others feel good about themselves, as well as the work they are doing. The leader has a vision of what he or she wants to achieve, and can communicate that vision to others in a way that makes people want to be part of it. One thing a good leader typically does is to communicate the big picture, so that each employee can see how the particular role he or she plays makes a contribution to the final result.\nGood leaders are positive and optimistic when they speak about the future. Their enthusiasm wins them plenty of supporters who help make their vision a reality.\nGood leaders also understand that different people are motivated by different things. For employees motivated by a need for achievement, a leader explains how the task offers an opportunity to take on a challenge with an achievable goal. And employees are motivated by hearing how they will be part of a team of people working together.\nGood leaders will introduce employees by name first, rather than job titles. They refer to employees as team members, companions, or colleagues, never as \"servants\". Words have power, including the power to make people feel whether or not they are important to the success of an organization.\nGood leaders believe that every team member matters and set up environments that make everyone feel important. It is no wonder they can attract the support they need to help them achieve their goals.\n\n<question>:\nWhat should a good leader do for an employee who wants to succeed at work?\n\n<options>:\nA To promote the employee to a leadership role.\nB To draw a beautiful picture of the employee's future.\nC To encourage the employee to meet the challenges of his work.\nD To let the staff know the important role the employee plays.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,158 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nLeadership is the art of getting someone to do something you want done because he wants to do it. People naturally want to follow a good leader. After meeting with an effective leader it is not unusual to feel uplifted , inspired, and motivated to work towards a common goal.\nAn effective leader makes others feel good about themselves, as well as the work they are doing. The leader has a vision of what he or she wants to achieve, and can communicate that vision to others in a way that makes people want to be part of it. One thing a good leader typically does is to communicate the big picture, so that each employee can see how the particular role he or she plays makes a contribution to the final result.\nGood leaders are positive and optimistic when they speak about the future. Their enthusiasm wins them plenty of supporters who help make their vision a reality.\nGood leaders also understand that different people are motivated by different things. For employees motivated by a need for achievement, a leader explains how the task offers an opportunity to take on a challenge with an achievable goal. And employees are motivated by hearing how they will be part of a team of people working together.\nGood leaders will introduce employees by name first, rather than job titles. They refer to employees as team members, companions, or colleagues, never as \"servants\". Words have power, including the power to make people feel whether or not they are important to the success of an organization.\nGood leaders believe that every team member matters and set up environments that make everyone feel important. It is no wonder they can attract the support they need to help them achieve their goals.\n\n<question>:\nWe can infer from the passage that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA a good leader is always good at creating comfortable working conditions\nB the support of employees is necessary for a leader to reach his goal\nC names are much easier to remember than job titles\nD the motivation of the employees all comes from the leader\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,159 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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\"Can I hug you?\" community nurse Joyce Jebambula asks with a smile as she welcomes me back to her village. \"Of course,\" I say as I put my arms around her. It's an unbelievable moment. Just at the height of the outbreak more than a year ago, there was an \"avoid body contact\" rule here. It's now been removed.\nOne of the most challenging parts of reporting this outbreak over the past 18 months is that I haven't been able to touch anyone in the worst-affected countries. When Ebola survivors described in tears describing losing their families, I had to almost sit on my hands to avoid reaching out to comfort them.\nThe outbreak was declared over in Sierra Leone on 7 November. I returned for the celebrations. But despite reaching this long-awaited milestone, all is not well.\nIbrahim Koroma, 21, clings to his survivor's certificate outside the home. All 17 of his family are now dead. The certificate is one of his most prized possessions. \"He does not pose any risk to the community\" it reads.\nIbrahim tells me how his landlord has allowed him to stay in one of the rooms of his former family home until the end of the year. He says he doesn't know what he'll do after that. He does some part-time work, relying heavily on help from neighbours. His two little sisters and little brother died in the very room where he now sleeps. He says he often lies awake thinking about them, feeling very bad.\nThe Ebola outbreak in West Africa was the worst on record. In past outbreaks there had only been a few hundred deaths and a few hundred survivors. It was thought Ebola could live for only three months. But research has now shown it can linger for at least nine months. Scientists are still trying to find how long it could be infectious.\n\n<question>:\nWhen interviewing Ebola survivors the author _ .\n\n<options>:\nA couldn't touch them with hands\nB kept comforting them with hands\nC held their hands to show sympathy\nD couldn't help comforting them with hands\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,160 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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\"Can I hug you?\" community nurse Joyce Jebambula asks with a smile as she welcomes me back to her village. \"Of course,\" I say as I put my arms around her. It's an unbelievable moment. Just at the height of the outbreak more than a year ago, there was an \"avoid body contact\" rule here. It's now been removed.\nOne of the most challenging parts of reporting this outbreak over the past 18 months is that I haven't been able to touch anyone in the worst-affected countries. When Ebola survivors described in tears describing losing their families, I had to almost sit on my hands to avoid reaching out to comfort them.\nThe outbreak was declared over in Sierra Leone on 7 November. I returned for the celebrations. But despite reaching this long-awaited milestone, all is not well.\nIbrahim Koroma, 21, clings to his survivor's certificate outside the home. All 17 of his family are now dead. The certificate is one of his most prized possessions. \"He does not pose any risk to the community\" it reads.\nIbrahim tells me how his landlord has allowed him to stay in one of the rooms of his former family home until the end of the year. He says he doesn't know what he'll do after that. He does some part-time work, relying heavily on help from neighbours. His two little sisters and little brother died in the very room where he now sleeps. He says he often lies awake thinking about them, feeling very bad.\nThe Ebola outbreak in West Africa was the worst on record. In past outbreaks there had only been a few hundred deaths and a few hundred survivors. It was thought Ebola could live for only three months. But research has now shown it can linger for at least nine months. Scientists are still trying to find how long it could be infectious.\n\n<question>:\nIbrahim Koroma values his certificate because it _ .\n\n<options>:\nA is a sign of his contributions\nB shows he is healthy person\nC has been the only one for patients so far\nD is a great honor to have it in his village\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,161 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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\"Can I hug you?\" community nurse Joyce Jebambula asks with a smile as she welcomes me back to her village. \"Of course,\" I say as I put my arms around her. It's an unbelievable moment. Just at the height of the outbreak more than a year ago, there was an \"avoid body contact\" rule here. It's now been removed.\nOne of the most challenging parts of reporting this outbreak over the past 18 months is that I haven't been able to touch anyone in the worst-affected countries. When Ebola survivors described in tears describing losing their families, I had to almost sit on my hands to avoid reaching out to comfort them.\nThe outbreak was declared over in Sierra Leone on 7 November. I returned for the celebrations. But despite reaching this long-awaited milestone, all is not well.\nIbrahim Koroma, 21, clings to his survivor's certificate outside the home. All 17 of his family are now dead. The certificate is one of his most prized possessions. \"He does not pose any risk to the community\" it reads.\nIbrahim tells me how his landlord has allowed him to stay in one of the rooms of his former family home until the end of the year. He says he doesn't know what he'll do after that. He does some part-time work, relying heavily on help from neighbours. His two little sisters and little brother died in the very room where he now sleeps. He says he often lies awake thinking about them, feeling very bad.\nThe Ebola outbreak in West Africa was the worst on record. In past outbreaks there had only been a few hundred deaths and a few hundred survivors. It was thought Ebola could live for only three months. But research has now shown it can linger for at least nine months. Scientists are still trying to find how long it could be infectious.\n\n<question>:\nWe can learn from the passage that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Ebola can only survive a few days\nB Ibrahim's neighbours treat him badly\nC Ebola still influences Ibrahim's life\nD there were once 17 people in Ibrahim's family\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,162 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAccording to the Small Business Association, more than 50 percent of all small businesses fail within the first five years. This is not the case for Apiary Fund CEO, Shawn Lucas. Shawn has grown a very successful business focusing on teaching people how to trade foreign currencies. The Apiary Fund not only gives their traders some of the best Forex education possible but also gives their traders money to trade with. The Apiary Fund had a slow start but has now become a company that recently hit $1 billion in trader volume . The Apiary Fund's success has come from the great business concept, and work ethic .\n* Business Concept\nThe Apiary Fund has a very special but effective business concept, which Shawn Lucas discovered many years ago. You are probably wondering, where did this business concept come from? Shawn, while working as a Financial Advisor, received a phone call one day from a man he hadn't ever spoken to before. The man asked Shawn to go with him to China to do an analysis of a Chinese company's trading systems. The company at the time was under investigation for a possible violation of intellectual property rights. He agreed to go and before he knew it he was on a plane to China.\nDuring the analysis of this Chinese company Shawn noticed the company had a very effective business method. He noticed that the risk manager had created a system that protected the company from rarely posting a losing day. The risk manager made this all possible by putting restrictions on the amount a trader could lose. If one of the traders lost even a small amount the risk manager would then be notified .\nShawn left China with a business concept that would later consume much of his life. After returning home, Shawn was devoted to creating a similar risk management system as the Chinese company had created. That risk management system turned into a successful business called the Apiary Fund.\n* Work Ethic\nThe business concept alone didn't magically make the Apiary Fund into a booming business. The Apiary Fund became successful from hard work and devotion. This hard work and devotion has recently brought the Apiary Fund to hit a trading volume high of $1 billion. Shawn Lucas believes that by the end of this year the Apiary Fund can expect to see double or triple that volume. The company has experienced immense growth by making a few changes to their program structure, which has since increased growth by about five times within the last year.\nSuccessful businesses are hard to start, but with a good business concept and great work ethic anything is possible. Shawn and the Apiary Fund are a great example of both.\n\n<question>:\nWhat does Shawn's business do?\n\n<options>:\nA Trading with foreigners.\nB Lend money to those who need it.\nC Help people to found their own business.\nD Teach people how to trade foreign currencies.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,163 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAccording to the Small Business Association, more than 50 percent of all small businesses fail within the first five years. This is not the case for Apiary Fund CEO, Shawn Lucas. Shawn has grown a very successful business focusing on teaching people how to trade foreign currencies. The Apiary Fund not only gives their traders some of the best Forex education possible but also gives their traders money to trade with. The Apiary Fund had a slow start but has now become a company that recently hit $1 billion in trader volume . The Apiary Fund's success has come from the great business concept, and work ethic .\n* Business Concept\nThe Apiary Fund has a very special but effective business concept, which Shawn Lucas discovered many years ago. You are probably wondering, where did this business concept come from? Shawn, while working as a Financial Advisor, received a phone call one day from a man he hadn't ever spoken to before. The man asked Shawn to go with him to China to do an analysis of a Chinese company's trading systems. The company at the time was under investigation for a possible violation of intellectual property rights. He agreed to go and before he knew it he was on a plane to China.\nDuring the analysis of this Chinese company Shawn noticed the company had a very effective business method. He noticed that the risk manager had created a system that protected the company from rarely posting a losing day. The risk manager made this all possible by putting restrictions on the amount a trader could lose. If one of the traders lost even a small amount the risk manager would then be notified .\nShawn left China with a business concept that would later consume much of his life. After returning home, Shawn was devoted to creating a similar risk management system as the Chinese company had created. That risk management system turned into a successful business called the Apiary Fund.\n* Work Ethic\nThe business concept alone didn't magically make the Apiary Fund into a booming business. The Apiary Fund became successful from hard work and devotion. This hard work and devotion has recently brought the Apiary Fund to hit a trading volume high of $1 billion. Shawn Lucas believes that by the end of this year the Apiary Fund can expect to see double or triple that volume. The company has experienced immense growth by making a few changes to their program structure, which has since increased growth by about five times within the last year.\nSuccessful businesses are hard to start, but with a good business concept and great work ethic anything is possible. Shawn and the Apiary Fund are a great example of both.\n\n<question>:\nThe success of Shawn's business owes to the following factors EXCEPT .\n\n<options>:\nA business concept\nB hard work\nC skillful employees\nD devotion\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,164 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAccording to the Small Business Association, more than 50 percent of all small businesses fail within the first five years. This is not the case for Apiary Fund CEO, Shawn Lucas. Shawn has grown a very successful business focusing on teaching people how to trade foreign currencies. The Apiary Fund not only gives their traders some of the best Forex education possible but also gives their traders money to trade with. The Apiary Fund had a slow start but has now become a company that recently hit $1 billion in trader volume . The Apiary Fund's success has come from the great business concept, and work ethic .\n* Business Concept\nThe Apiary Fund has a very special but effective business concept, which Shawn Lucas discovered many years ago. You are probably wondering, where did this business concept come from? Shawn, while working as a Financial Advisor, received a phone call one day from a man he hadn't ever spoken to before. The man asked Shawn to go with him to China to do an analysis of a Chinese company's trading systems. The company at the time was under investigation for a possible violation of intellectual property rights. He agreed to go and before he knew it he was on a plane to China.\nDuring the analysis of this Chinese company Shawn noticed the company had a very effective business method. He noticed that the risk manager had created a system that protected the company from rarely posting a losing day. The risk manager made this all possible by putting restrictions on the amount a trader could lose. If one of the traders lost even a small amount the risk manager would then be notified .\nShawn left China with a business concept that would later consume much of his life. After returning home, Shawn was devoted to creating a similar risk management system as the Chinese company had created. That risk management system turned into a successful business called the Apiary Fund.\n* Work Ethic\nThe business concept alone didn't magically make the Apiary Fund into a booming business. The Apiary Fund became successful from hard work and devotion. This hard work and devotion has recently brought the Apiary Fund to hit a trading volume high of $1 billion. Shawn Lucas believes that by the end of this year the Apiary Fund can expect to see double or triple that volume. The company has experienced immense growth by making a few changes to their program structure, which has since increased growth by about five times within the last year.\nSuccessful businesses are hard to start, but with a good business concept and great work ethic anything is possible. Shawn and the Apiary Fund are a great example of both.\n\n<question>:\nThe inspiration of the Apiary Fund's business concept comes from .\n\n<options>:\nA a financial advisor\nB a Chinese company\nC a successful risk manager\nD a stranger who phoned Shawn Lucas\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,165 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAccording to the Small Business Association, more than 50 percent of all small businesses fail within the first five years. This is not the case for Apiary Fund CEO, Shawn Lucas. Shawn has grown a very successful business focusing on teaching people how to trade foreign currencies. The Apiary Fund not only gives their traders some of the best Forex education possible but also gives their traders money to trade with. The Apiary Fund had a slow start but has now become a company that recently hit $1 billion in trader volume . The Apiary Fund's success has come from the great business concept, and work ethic .\n* Business Concept\nThe Apiary Fund has a very special but effective business concept, which Shawn Lucas discovered many years ago. You are probably wondering, where did this business concept come from? Shawn, while working as a Financial Advisor, received a phone call one day from a man he hadn't ever spoken to before. The man asked Shawn to go with him to China to do an analysis of a Chinese company's trading systems. The company at the time was under investigation for a possible violation of intellectual property rights. He agreed to go and before he knew it he was on a plane to China.\nDuring the analysis of this Chinese company Shawn noticed the company had a very effective business method. He noticed that the risk manager had created a system that protected the company from rarely posting a losing day. The risk manager made this all possible by putting restrictions on the amount a trader could lose. If one of the traders lost even a small amount the risk manager would then be notified .\nShawn left China with a business concept that would later consume much of his life. After returning home, Shawn was devoted to creating a similar risk management system as the Chinese company had created. That risk management system turned into a successful business called the Apiary Fund.\n* Work Ethic\nThe business concept alone didn't magically make the Apiary Fund into a booming business. The Apiary Fund became successful from hard work and devotion. This hard work and devotion has recently brought the Apiary Fund to hit a trading volume high of $1 billion. Shawn Lucas believes that by the end of this year the Apiary Fund can expect to see double or triple that volume. The company has experienced immense growth by making a few changes to their program structure, which has since increased growth by about five times within the last year.\nSuccessful businesses are hard to start, but with a good business concept and great work ethic anything is possible. Shawn and the Apiary Fund are a great example of both.\n\n<question>:\nWhat's the main idea of the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA How to make a small business successful.\nB The analysis of a Chinese company.\nC Shawn Lucas, an Apiary Fund CEO.\nD Successful businesses are hard to start.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,166 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nKatie was in big trouble. She was such a sweet kid; a third-grade teacher always dreamed of having a classroom filled with Katies; she was never ever a discipline problem. I just couldn't imagine why she had made her parents so angry.\nIt seemed that Katie had been running up sizable charges in the lunchroom. Her parents explained that Katie brought a great homemade lunch each day, and there was no reason for her to buy school lunch. They assumed a sit-down with Katie would solve the problem, but failed. So they asked me to help them get to the bottom of this situation.\nSo the next day, I asked Katie to my office. \"Why are you charging lunches, Katie? What happened to your homemade lunch?\" I asked. \"I lose it,\" she responded. I leaned back in my chair and said, \"I don't believe you, Katie. \" She didn't care. \"Is someone stealing your lunch, Katie?\" I took a new track. \"No. I just lose it,\" she said. Well, there was nothing else I could do.\nThe problem was still unsolved the next week when I noticed a boy who was new to the school sitting alone at a lunch table. He always looked sad. I thought I would go and sit with him for a while. As I walked towards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table. The name on the bag said \"Katie\".\nNow I understood and I talked to Katie. It seemed that the new boy never brought a lunch, and he wouldn't go to the lunch line for a free lunch. He had told Katie his secret and asked her not to tell anyone that his parents wanted him to get a free lunch at school. Katie asked me not to tell her parents, but I drove to her house that evening after I was sure that she was in bed. I had never seen parents so proud of their child. Katie didn't care that her parents and teacher were disappointed in her. But she cared about a little boy who was hungry and scared.\nKatie still buys lunch every day at school. And every day, as she heads out of the door, her mom hands her a delicious homemade lunch.\n\n<question>:\nWhat did the author think of Katie?\n\n<options>:\nA She performed well at school.\nB She was a girl filled with love.\nC She often made trouble at school.\nD She used to be a discipline problem.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,167 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nKatie was in big trouble. She was such a sweet kid; a third-grade teacher always dreamed of having a classroom filled with Katies; she was never ever a discipline problem. I just couldn't imagine why she had made her parents so angry.\nIt seemed that Katie had been running up sizable charges in the lunchroom. Her parents explained that Katie brought a great homemade lunch each day, and there was no reason for her to buy school lunch. They assumed a sit-down with Katie would solve the problem, but failed. So they asked me to help them get to the bottom of this situation.\nSo the next day, I asked Katie to my office. \"Why are you charging lunches, Katie? What happened to your homemade lunch?\" I asked. \"I lose it,\" she responded. I leaned back in my chair and said, \"I don't believe you, Katie. \" She didn't care. \"Is someone stealing your lunch, Katie?\" I took a new track. \"No. I just lose it,\" she said. Well, there was nothing else I could do.\nThe problem was still unsolved the next week when I noticed a boy who was new to the school sitting alone at a lunch table. He always looked sad. I thought I would go and sit with him for a while. As I walked towards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table. The name on the bag said \"Katie\".\nNow I understood and I talked to Katie. It seemed that the new boy never brought a lunch, and he wouldn't go to the lunch line for a free lunch. He had told Katie his secret and asked her not to tell anyone that his parents wanted him to get a free lunch at school. Katie asked me not to tell her parents, but I drove to her house that evening after I was sure that she was in bed. I had never seen parents so proud of their child. Katie didn't care that her parents and teacher were disappointed in her. But she cared about a little boy who was hungry and scared.\nKatie still buys lunch every day at school. And every day, as she heads out of the door, her mom hands her a delicious homemade lunch.\n\n<question>:\nWhy did Katie eat school lunch instead of her homemade lunch every day?\n\n<options>:\nA She lost her homemade lunch.\nB She had her homemade lunch stolen.\nC She didn't like the taste of her homemade lunch.\nD She gave her homemade lunch to a hungry boy.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,168 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nKatie was in big trouble. She was such a sweet kid; a third-grade teacher always dreamed of having a classroom filled with Katies; she was never ever a discipline problem. I just couldn't imagine why she had made her parents so angry.\nIt seemed that Katie had been running up sizable charges in the lunchroom. Her parents explained that Katie brought a great homemade lunch each day, and there was no reason for her to buy school lunch. They assumed a sit-down with Katie would solve the problem, but failed. So they asked me to help them get to the bottom of this situation.\nSo the next day, I asked Katie to my office. \"Why are you charging lunches, Katie? What happened to your homemade lunch?\" I asked. \"I lose it,\" she responded. I leaned back in my chair and said, \"I don't believe you, Katie. \" She didn't care. \"Is someone stealing your lunch, Katie?\" I took a new track. \"No. I just lose it,\" she said. Well, there was nothing else I could do.\nThe problem was still unsolved the next week when I noticed a boy who was new to the school sitting alone at a lunch table. He always looked sad. I thought I would go and sit with him for a while. As I walked towards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table. The name on the bag said \"Katie\".\nNow I understood and I talked to Katie. It seemed that the new boy never brought a lunch, and he wouldn't go to the lunch line for a free lunch. He had told Katie his secret and asked her not to tell anyone that his parents wanted him to get a free lunch at school. Katie asked me not to tell her parents, but I drove to her house that evening after I was sure that she was in bed. I had never seen parents so proud of their child. Katie didn't care that her parents and teacher were disappointed in her. But she cared about a little boy who was hungry and scared.\nKatie still buys lunch every day at school. And every day, as she heads out of the door, her mom hands her a delicious homemade lunch.\n\n<question>:\nWhat was Katie's parents' reaction to the truth about the lunch?\n\n<options>:\nA They were very angry.\nB They were proud of Katie.\nC They were disappointed.\nD They were rather upset.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,169 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nKatie was in big trouble. She was such a sweet kid; a third-grade teacher always dreamed of having a classroom filled with Katies; she was never ever a discipline problem. I just couldn't imagine why she had made her parents so angry.\nIt seemed that Katie had been running up sizable charges in the lunchroom. Her parents explained that Katie brought a great homemade lunch each day, and there was no reason for her to buy school lunch. They assumed a sit-down with Katie would solve the problem, but failed. So they asked me to help them get to the bottom of this situation.\nSo the next day, I asked Katie to my office. \"Why are you charging lunches, Katie? What happened to your homemade lunch?\" I asked. \"I lose it,\" she responded. I leaned back in my chair and said, \"I don't believe you, Katie. \" She didn't care. \"Is someone stealing your lunch, Katie?\" I took a new track. \"No. I just lose it,\" she said. Well, there was nothing else I could do.\nThe problem was still unsolved the next week when I noticed a boy who was new to the school sitting alone at a lunch table. He always looked sad. I thought I would go and sit with him for a while. As I walked towards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table. The name on the bag said \"Katie\".\nNow I understood and I talked to Katie. It seemed that the new boy never brought a lunch, and he wouldn't go to the lunch line for a free lunch. He had told Katie his secret and asked her not to tell anyone that his parents wanted him to get a free lunch at school. Katie asked me not to tell her parents, but I drove to her house that evening after I was sure that she was in bed. I had never seen parents so proud of their child. Katie didn't care that her parents and teacher were disappointed in her. But she cared about a little boy who was hungry and scared.\nKatie still buys lunch every day at school. And every day, as she heads out of the door, her mom hands her a delicious homemade lunch.\n\n<question>:\nWhat can we learn from the passage?\n\n<options>:\nA Katie was informed that her parents had known her secret.\nB Katie told the author the truth of her lunch during their first talk.\nC Katie's secret of lunch was discovered by the author by accident.\nD Katie stopped buying lunch at school after her secret was discovered.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,170 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nDear Disney, \nLast weekend, the four members of my family spent an enjoyable holiday at the Magic Kingdom - Disneyland. And one event made our visit seem truly magical. \nWe got to the front of the line at Space Mountain, only to find out that our little daughter Gloria couldn't take her ice-cream on the ride. We were so excited that we all forgot ice-cream was not allowed on the ride. \nGloria broke into tears and we all had no idea what to do. Then Murphy, one of the staff members, came over. She bent down and told Gloria that she would hold the ice-cream for her and give it to her when she finished the ride. Gloria said, \"Promise? \"Then she gave Murphy her ice-cream, and she completely enjoyed the ride. \nSure enough, as we walked out the exit, there was Gloria's new friend with \"her\"ice-cream. Now you and I both know what happened, because we know that an ice-cream won't last twenty minutes on a summer afternoon in Florida. Murphy knew what time we would get off the ride; she went to the nearest shop and bought a brand-new ice-cream thirty seconds before we walked out the exit. Gloria said, \"Thank you, \"but I'm sure she thought it was the same ice-cream. \nWe know that _ tried hard to make our visit special. Thanks so much for going above and beyond!\nYours, \nCarmen Rivera\n\n<question>:\nThe family's visit to the Magic Kingdom was _ .\n\n<options>:\nA helpful\nB awful\nC frightening\nD amazing\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,171 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nDear Disney, \nLast weekend, the four members of my family spent an enjoyable holiday at the Magic Kingdom - Disneyland. And one event made our visit seem truly magical. \nWe got to the front of the line at Space Mountain, only to find out that our little daughter Gloria couldn't take her ice-cream on the ride. We were so excited that we all forgot ice-cream was not allowed on the ride. \nGloria broke into tears and we all had no idea what to do. Then Murphy, one of the staff members, came over. She bent down and told Gloria that she would hold the ice-cream for her and give it to her when she finished the ride. Gloria said, \"Promise? \"Then she gave Murphy her ice-cream, and she completely enjoyed the ride. \nSure enough, as we walked out the exit, there was Gloria's new friend with \"her\"ice-cream. Now you and I both know what happened, because we know that an ice-cream won't last twenty minutes on a summer afternoon in Florida. Murphy knew what time we would get off the ride; she went to the nearest shop and bought a brand-new ice-cream thirty seconds before we walked out the exit. Gloria said, \"Thank you, \"but I'm sure she thought it was the same ice-cream. \nWe know that _ tried hard to make our visit special. Thanks so much for going above and beyond!\nYours, \nCarmen Rivera\n\n<question>:\nBefore the ride, Gloria cried because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA she couldn't find her parents in the line\nB she was too little to take the ride\nC she couldn't take her ice-cream on the ride\nD she had to wait for twenty minutes\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,172 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nDear Disney, \nLast weekend, the four members of my family spent an enjoyable holiday at the Magic Kingdom - Disneyland. And one event made our visit seem truly magical. \nWe got to the front of the line at Space Mountain, only to find out that our little daughter Gloria couldn't take her ice-cream on the ride. We were so excited that we all forgot ice-cream was not allowed on the ride. \nGloria broke into tears and we all had no idea what to do. Then Murphy, one of the staff members, came over. She bent down and told Gloria that she would hold the ice-cream for her and give it to her when she finished the ride. Gloria said, \"Promise? \"Then she gave Murphy her ice-cream, and she completely enjoyed the ride. \nSure enough, as we walked out the exit, there was Gloria's new friend with \"her\"ice-cream. Now you and I both know what happened, because we know that an ice-cream won't last twenty minutes on a summer afternoon in Florida. Murphy knew what time we would get off the ride; she went to the nearest shop and bought a brand-new ice-cream thirty seconds before we walked out the exit. Gloria said, \"Thank you, \"but I'm sure she thought it was the same ice-cream. \nWe know that _ tried hard to make our visit special. Thanks so much for going above and beyond!\nYours, \nCarmen Rivera\n\n<question>:\nCarmen Rivera wrote the letter to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA order ice-creams\nB promise to visit again\nC express her thanks\nD give some suggestions\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,173 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nClimatic conditions are delicately adjusted to composition of the Earth's atmosphere. If there were a change in the atmosphere -- for example, in the amounts of atmospheric gases -- the climate would probably change also. A slight increase in water vapor , for example, would increase the heat-keeping capacity of the atmosphere and would lead to a rise in global temperatures.\nThe level of carbon dioxide, CO2, in the atmosphere has an important effect on climatic change. Most of the Earth's incoming energy is short-wavelength radiation , which tends to pass through atmospheric CO2easily. The Earth, however, reradiates much of the received energy as long-wavelength radiation , which CO2absorbs and then goes toward the Earth. This phenomenon, known as the greenhouse effect, can result in an increase in the surface temperature of a planet. An extreme example of the effect is shown by Venus, a planet covered by heavy clouds composed mostly of CO2, whose surface temperatures have been measured at 430~C.If the CO2 content of the atmosphere is reduced, the temperature falls. According to one respectable theory, if the atmospheric CO2concentration were halved, the Earth would become completely covered with ice. Another equally respectable theory, however, states that a halving of the CO2concentration would lead only to a reduction in global temperatures of 3degC.\nIf, because of an increase in forest fires or volcanic activity, the CO2content of the atmosphere increased, a warmer climate would be produced. Plant growth, which relied on both the warmth and the availability of CO2, would probably increase. As a consequence, plant would use more and more CO2. Eventually CO2levels would decrease and the climate, in turn, would become cooler. With reduced temperatures many plants would die; CO2would thus be returned to the atmosphere and gradually the temperature would rise again. Thus, if this process occurred, there might be a long-term oscillation in the amount of CO2present in the atmosphere, with regular temperature increase and decrease.\nSome climatologists argue that the burning of fossil fuels has raised the level of CO2in the atmosphere and has caused a global temperature increase of at least 1degC. But a supposed global temperature rise of 1 degC may in reality be only several regional temperature increases, restricted to areas where there are many meteorological stations. Other areas, for example, the Southern Hemisphere oceanic zone, may be experiencing an equal temperature decrease that is unrecognized because of the shortage of meteorological recording stations.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following questions does the information supplied in this passage try to answer?\n\n<options>:\nA What are the steps in the process that takes place as CO2absorbs long-wavelength radiation?\nB How might our understanding of the greenhouse effect be improved if the burning of fossil were decreased?\nC What might cause a series of regular increases and decreases in the amount of CO2in the atmosphere?\nD Why are there fewer meteorological recording stations in the Southern Hemisphere oceanic zone than atmosphere?\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,174 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nClimatic conditions are delicately adjusted to composition of the Earth's atmosphere. If there were a change in the atmosphere -- for example, in the amounts of atmospheric gases -- the climate would probably change also. A slight increase in water vapor , for example, would increase the heat-keeping capacity of the atmosphere and would lead to a rise in global temperatures.\nThe level of carbon dioxide, CO2, in the atmosphere has an important effect on climatic change. Most of the Earth's incoming energy is short-wavelength radiation , which tends to pass through atmospheric CO2easily. The Earth, however, reradiates much of the received energy as long-wavelength radiation , which CO2absorbs and then goes toward the Earth. This phenomenon, known as the greenhouse effect, can result in an increase in the surface temperature of a planet. An extreme example of the effect is shown by Venus, a planet covered by heavy clouds composed mostly of CO2, whose surface temperatures have been measured at 430~C.If the CO2 content of the atmosphere is reduced, the temperature falls. According to one respectable theory, if the atmospheric CO2concentration were halved, the Earth would become completely covered with ice. Another equally respectable theory, however, states that a halving of the CO2concentration would lead only to a reduction in global temperatures of 3degC.\nIf, because of an increase in forest fires or volcanic activity, the CO2content of the atmosphere increased, a warmer climate would be produced. Plant growth, which relied on both the warmth and the availability of CO2, would probably increase. As a consequence, plant would use more and more CO2. Eventually CO2levels would decrease and the climate, in turn, would become cooler. With reduced temperatures many plants would die; CO2would thus be returned to the atmosphere and gradually the temperature would rise again. Thus, if this process occurred, there might be a long-term oscillation in the amount of CO2present in the atmosphere, with regular temperature increase and decrease.\nSome climatologists argue that the burning of fossil fuels has raised the level of CO2in the atmosphere and has caused a global temperature increase of at least 1degC. But a supposed global temperature rise of 1 degC may in reality be only several regional temperature increases, restricted to areas where there are many meteorological stations. Other areas, for example, the Southern Hemisphere oceanic zone, may be experiencing an equal temperature decrease that is unrecognized because of the shortage of meteorological recording stations.\n\n<question>:\nThe author is primarily concerned with _ .\n\n<options>:\nA explaining the effects that the burning of fossil fuels might have on climate\nB explaining the effects of CO2on atmospheric radiation\nC discussing effects that changes in the CO2level in the atmosphere might have on climate\nD challenging hypotheses about the effects of water vapor and CO2on climate\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,175 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nClimatic conditions are delicately adjusted to composition of the Earth's atmosphere. If there were a change in the atmosphere -- for example, in the amounts of atmospheric gases -- the climate would probably change also. A slight increase in water vapor , for example, would increase the heat-keeping capacity of the atmosphere and would lead to a rise in global temperatures.\nThe level of carbon dioxide, CO2, in the atmosphere has an important effect on climatic change. Most of the Earth's incoming energy is short-wavelength radiation , which tends to pass through atmospheric CO2easily. The Earth, however, reradiates much of the received energy as long-wavelength radiation , which CO2absorbs and then goes toward the Earth. This phenomenon, known as the greenhouse effect, can result in an increase in the surface temperature of a planet. An extreme example of the effect is shown by Venus, a planet covered by heavy clouds composed mostly of CO2, whose surface temperatures have been measured at 430~C.If the CO2 content of the atmosphere is reduced, the temperature falls. According to one respectable theory, if the atmospheric CO2concentration were halved, the Earth would become completely covered with ice. Another equally respectable theory, however, states that a halving of the CO2concentration would lead only to a reduction in global temperatures of 3degC.\nIf, because of an increase in forest fires or volcanic activity, the CO2content of the atmosphere increased, a warmer climate would be produced. Plant growth, which relied on both the warmth and the availability of CO2, would probably increase. As a consequence, plant would use more and more CO2. Eventually CO2levels would decrease and the climate, in turn, would become cooler. With reduced temperatures many plants would die; CO2would thus be returned to the atmosphere and gradually the temperature would rise again. Thus, if this process occurred, there might be a long-term oscillation in the amount of CO2present in the atmosphere, with regular temperature increase and decrease.\nSome climatologists argue that the burning of fossil fuels has raised the level of CO2in the atmosphere and has caused a global temperature increase of at least 1degC. But a supposed global temperature rise of 1 degC may in reality be only several regional temperature increases, restricted to areas where there are many meteorological stations. Other areas, for example, the Southern Hemisphere oceanic zone, may be experiencing an equal temperature decrease that is unrecognized because of the shortage of meteorological recording stations.\n\n<question>:\nThe passage suggests that a large decrease in the amount of CO2in the atmosphere would result in _ .\n\n<options>:\nA at least a slight decrease in global temperatures\nB at the most a slight increase in short-wavelength radiation reaching the Earth\nC a slight long-term increase in global temperatures\nD a slight short-term increase in atmosphere water vapor content\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,176 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nClimatic conditions are delicately adjusted to composition of the Earth's atmosphere. If there were a change in the atmosphere -- for example, in the amounts of atmospheric gases -- the climate would probably change also. A slight increase in water vapor , for example, would increase the heat-keeping capacity of the atmosphere and would lead to a rise in global temperatures.\nThe level of carbon dioxide, CO2, in the atmosphere has an important effect on climatic change. Most of the Earth's incoming energy is short-wavelength radiation , which tends to pass through atmospheric CO2easily. The Earth, however, reradiates much of the received energy as long-wavelength radiation , which CO2absorbs and then goes toward the Earth. This phenomenon, known as the greenhouse effect, can result in an increase in the surface temperature of a planet. An extreme example of the effect is shown by Venus, a planet covered by heavy clouds composed mostly of CO2, whose surface temperatures have been measured at 430~C.If the CO2 content of the atmosphere is reduced, the temperature falls. According to one respectable theory, if the atmospheric CO2concentration were halved, the Earth would become completely covered with ice. Another equally respectable theory, however, states that a halving of the CO2concentration would lead only to a reduction in global temperatures of 3degC.\nIf, because of an increase in forest fires or volcanic activity, the CO2content of the atmosphere increased, a warmer climate would be produced. Plant growth, which relied on both the warmth and the availability of CO2, would probably increase. As a consequence, plant would use more and more CO2. Eventually CO2levels would decrease and the climate, in turn, would become cooler. With reduced temperatures many plants would die; CO2would thus be returned to the atmosphere and gradually the temperature would rise again. Thus, if this process occurred, there might be a long-term oscillation in the amount of CO2present in the atmosphere, with regular temperature increase and decrease.\nSome climatologists argue that the burning of fossil fuels has raised the level of CO2in the atmosphere and has caused a global temperature increase of at least 1degC. But a supposed global temperature rise of 1 degC may in reality be only several regional temperature increases, restricted to areas where there are many meteorological stations. Other areas, for example, the Southern Hemisphere oceanic zone, may be experiencing an equal temperature decrease that is unrecognized because of the shortage of meteorological recording stations.\n\n<question>:\nThe author refers to Venus primarily in order to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA show that the greenhouse effect works on other planets but not on Earth\nB show the degree to which Earth's atmosphere differs from that of Venus\nC support the opinion that as water vapor increases, the amount of CO2increases\nD support the argument that the CO2level in the atmosphere has a significant effect on climate\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,177 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nClimatic conditions are delicately adjusted to composition of the Earth's atmosphere. If there were a change in the atmosphere -- for example, in the amounts of atmospheric gases -- the climate would probably change also. A slight increase in water vapor , for example, would increase the heat-keeping capacity of the atmosphere and would lead to a rise in global temperatures.\nThe level of carbon dioxide, CO2, in the atmosphere has an important effect on climatic change. Most of the Earth's incoming energy is short-wavelength radiation , which tends to pass through atmospheric CO2easily. The Earth, however, reradiates much of the received energy as long-wavelength radiation , which CO2absorbs and then goes toward the Earth. This phenomenon, known as the greenhouse effect, can result in an increase in the surface temperature of a planet. An extreme example of the effect is shown by Venus, a planet covered by heavy clouds composed mostly of CO2, whose surface temperatures have been measured at 430~C.If the CO2 content of the atmosphere is reduced, the temperature falls. According to one respectable theory, if the atmospheric CO2concentration were halved, the Earth would become completely covered with ice. Another equally respectable theory, however, states that a halving of the CO2concentration would lead only to a reduction in global temperatures of 3degC.\nIf, because of an increase in forest fires or volcanic activity, the CO2content of the atmosphere increased, a warmer climate would be produced. Plant growth, which relied on both the warmth and the availability of CO2, would probably increase. As a consequence, plant would use more and more CO2. Eventually CO2levels would decrease and the climate, in turn, would become cooler. With reduced temperatures many plants would die; CO2would thus be returned to the atmosphere and gradually the temperature would rise again. Thus, if this process occurred, there might be a long-term oscillation in the amount of CO2present in the atmosphere, with regular temperature increase and decrease.\nSome climatologists argue that the burning of fossil fuels has raised the level of CO2in the atmosphere and has caused a global temperature increase of at least 1degC. But a supposed global temperature rise of 1 degC may in reality be only several regional temperature increases, restricted to areas where there are many meteorological stations. Other areas, for example, the Southern Hemisphere oceanic zone, may be experiencing an equal temperature decrease that is unrecognized because of the shortage of meteorological recording stations.\n\n<question>:\nThe discussion of climate in the passage suggests that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA climate is perfectly stable\nB we are unable at present to measure global temperature changes precisely.\nC the only cause of regional climatic fluctuations is the change in CO21evel in the atmosphere\nD slight regional temperature changes can be considered an abnormal feature of the environment\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,178 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nBrenda Linson never goes anywhere without an empty spectacles case. It is as vital to her as her purse. Yet, she doesn't wear glasses. The reason she cannot do without it is that she cannot read and she cannot write. If ever she gets into any situation where she might be expected to do either of these things, she fishes around in her bag for the spectacles case, finds it's empty, and asks the person concerned to do the reading for her. Until a few months ago hardly anybody knew about her problem. Her husband didn't know and her children didn't know. The children still don't.\nShe had many tactics for hiding her difficult--for example, never lingering near a phone at work, in case she had to answer it and might be required to write something down.\nIt has never occurred to the children that their mother cannot read. She doesn't read them stories, but then their father doesn't either, so they find nothing surprising in the fact. Similarly they just accept that Dad is the one who writes the sick notes and reads the school reports. Now that the elder boy Tom is quite a proficient reader, Brenda can skillfully get him to read any notes brought home from school simply by asking,\"What's that all about, then?\"\nBrenda's husband never guessed the truth in ten years of marriage. For one thing, he insists on handling all domestic correspondence and bills himself. A salesman for a large company, he travels a great deal and so is not around so much to spot the truth. While he's away Brenda cores with any situations by explaining that she cannot do anything until she's discussed it with her husband.\nBrenda was very successful in her job until recently. For the last five years she had worked as waitress at an expensive restaurant, and had eventually been promoted to head waitress. She kept the thing a secret there too, and got over the practical difficulties somehow.\n\n<question>:\nBrenda's children have never found out about her problem as _ .\n\n<options>:\nA she isn't often at home.\nB they are too young to guess the truth.\nC they find it normal to ask their father for everything.\nD they think it natural that short-sighted people like their mother don't do much reading or writing.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,179 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nBrenda Linson never goes anywhere without an empty spectacles case. It is as vital to her as her purse. Yet, she doesn't wear glasses. The reason she cannot do without it is that she cannot read and she cannot write. If ever she gets into any situation where she might be expected to do either of these things, she fishes around in her bag for the spectacles case, finds it's empty, and asks the person concerned to do the reading for her. Until a few months ago hardly anybody knew about her problem. Her husband didn't know and her children didn't know. The children still don't.\nShe had many tactics for hiding her difficult--for example, never lingering near a phone at work, in case she had to answer it and might be required to write something down.\nIt has never occurred to the children that their mother cannot read. She doesn't read them stories, but then their father doesn't either, so they find nothing surprising in the fact. Similarly they just accept that Dad is the one who writes the sick notes and reads the school reports. Now that the elder boy Tom is quite a proficient reader, Brenda can skillfully get him to read any notes brought home from school simply by asking,\"What's that all about, then?\"\nBrenda's husband never guessed the truth in ten years of marriage. For one thing, he insists on handling all domestic correspondence and bills himself. A salesman for a large company, he travels a great deal and so is not around so much to spot the truth. While he's away Brenda cores with any situations by explaining that she cannot do anything until she's discussed it with her husband.\nBrenda was very successful in her job until recently. For the last five years she had worked as waitress at an expensive restaurant, and had eventually been promoted to head waitress. She kept the thing a secret there too, and got over the practical difficulties somehow.\n\n<question>:\nOf the following suggested titles, which is the most appropriate?\n\n<options>:\nA Brenda and Her Family\nB A Woman Who Doesn't Wear Glasses\nC A Woman with an Empty Spectacles Case\nD The Miserable Life of a Waitress\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,180 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMinh Pham was born in Vietnam. He left there when he was 21 years old. Minh has been in America for almost two years. There is still much he does not understand about America.\nOnce, Minh was in a supermarket. He saw an old man and an old woman. They wanted a box of cereal .The box was on a high shelf. The man and the woman couldn't reach it. Minh saw a stepladder. He got on the ladder and got the box. He handed it to the elderly couple. They thanked him.\n\"Where are your children?\" asked Minh. \"Why don't they help you buy food?\" \"Our children have their own lives,\" said the man and the woman. \"We like to be independent.\" Minh doesn't think this is right. In his country, children help their parents. Minh gave the elderly couple his phone number. He told them to call him if they needed help. One night they asked Minh to dinner, but they never asked him for help.\nOne day, Minh was walking with a Vietnamese friend. The two men were going to a movie. Minh wanted to go to a restaurant first. Minh took his friend's hand. He pulled him towards the restaurant. People on the street stared at Minh. In Vietnam, friends often hold hands. Minh found that the people in America are not used to men holding hands.\nMinh Pham is going through a process known as _ . Socialization is the process in which a person learns to live in a society. Everyone goes through this process. Minh went through it when he lived in Vietnam. But the Vietnamese way of life is rather different from the American way of life. When Minh came to America, he had to learn a new way of life. He had to learn how to live in a new society. Minh has learned a lot about American life in two years. He still has a lot to learn. The process of resocialization can take many years.\n\n<question>:\nThe main idea of the passage is that socialization is the way in which a person _ .\n\n<options>:\nA learns to live in a society\nB travels from one country to another\nC learns to act independently\nD learns about their country\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,181 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMinh Pham was born in Vietnam. He left there when he was 21 years old. Minh has been in America for almost two years. There is still much he does not understand about America.\nOnce, Minh was in a supermarket. He saw an old man and an old woman. They wanted a box of cereal .The box was on a high shelf. The man and the woman couldn't reach it. Minh saw a stepladder. He got on the ladder and got the box. He handed it to the elderly couple. They thanked him.\n\"Where are your children?\" asked Minh. \"Why don't they help you buy food?\" \"Our children have their own lives,\" said the man and the woman. \"We like to be independent.\" Minh doesn't think this is right. In his country, children help their parents. Minh gave the elderly couple his phone number. He told them to call him if they needed help. One night they asked Minh to dinner, but they never asked him for help.\nOne day, Minh was walking with a Vietnamese friend. The two men were going to a movie. Minh wanted to go to a restaurant first. Minh took his friend's hand. He pulled him towards the restaurant. People on the street stared at Minh. In Vietnam, friends often hold hands. Minh found that the people in America are not used to men holding hands.\nMinh Pham is going through a process known as _ . Socialization is the process in which a person learns to live in a society. Everyone goes through this process. Minh went through it when he lived in Vietnam. But the Vietnamese way of life is rather different from the American way of life. When Minh came to America, he had to learn a new way of life. He had to learn how to live in a new society. Minh has learned a lot about American life in two years. He still has a lot to learn. The process of resocialization can take many years.\n\n<question>:\nThe passage states that Minh didn't understand why the elderly man and woman were not _ .\n\n<options>:\nA helped by their children\nB shopping for their children\nC holding hands\nD using a stepladder\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,182 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMinh Pham was born in Vietnam. He left there when he was 21 years old. Minh has been in America for almost two years. There is still much he does not understand about America.\nOnce, Minh was in a supermarket. He saw an old man and an old woman. They wanted a box of cereal .The box was on a high shelf. The man and the woman couldn't reach it. Minh saw a stepladder. He got on the ladder and got the box. He handed it to the elderly couple. They thanked him.\n\"Where are your children?\" asked Minh. \"Why don't they help you buy food?\" \"Our children have their own lives,\" said the man and the woman. \"We like to be independent.\" Minh doesn't think this is right. In his country, children help their parents. Minh gave the elderly couple his phone number. He told them to call him if they needed help. One night they asked Minh to dinner, but they never asked him for help.\nOne day, Minh was walking with a Vietnamese friend. The two men were going to a movie. Minh wanted to go to a restaurant first. Minh took his friend's hand. He pulled him towards the restaurant. People on the street stared at Minh. In Vietnam, friends often hold hands. Minh found that the people in America are not used to men holding hands.\nMinh Pham is going through a process known as _ . Socialization is the process in which a person learns to live in a society. Everyone goes through this process. Minh went through it when he lived in Vietnam. But the Vietnamese way of life is rather different from the American way of life. When Minh came to America, he had to learn a new way of life. He had to learn how to live in a new society. Minh has learned a lot about American life in two years. He still has a lot to learn. The process of resocialization can take many years.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, socialization happens to _ .\n\n<options>:\nA only the Vietnamese in America\nB only Americans\nC only older people\nD everyone\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,183 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAbout 500 years ago, the Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus proved the Earth was round. Now American author Thomas Friedman tells us the Earth is flat in his best seller: The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century.\nIf he is not joking, then why is the world flat? Friedman says it is due to technological forces. Because of the Internet and the World Wide Web, he believes geographical barriers are disappearing. Individuals and companies around the world can cooperate or compete on the same level.\nBill Gates explains the meaning of this transformation best. \"Thirty years ago,\" he tells Friedman, \"if you had to choose between being born a genius in Shanghai and an average person in Poughkeepsid (a city in southeast New York), you would have chosen Poughkeepsie because your chances of living a wonderful life were much greater there. \"Now,\" Gates says, \"I would rather be a genius born in China than an average person born in Poughkeepsie.\" This shows that success today is determined more by ability than by location.\n\"Globalization 3.0\", as he calls it, is driven by ambitious individuals: freelancers and creative new businesses all over the world, especially in India and China. They can compete not just for low-salary manufacturing industry but, increasingly, for the highest-end research and design work as well.\nBig companies have played another important role in this globalization process. They move their factories from one country to another to cut costs. It's usual now for an engineer in China to be working for an American company. The Internet keeps them in constant touch with their American partners. People everywhere, from the US to China, have procedures of the same standard for getting their work done.\nThe Reuters news agency provides a good example. The company moved its operation offices from London and New York to India. The Indian employees have the necessary technical skills. But the salaries and office rents are less than one-fifth of what they would be in New York or London.\n\n<question>:\nFriedman tells us that the Earth is flat _ .\n\n<options>:\nA to prove Columbus's idea is wrong\nB based on the wide use of the Internet\nC using some technological forces\nD because of the great change of the Earth itself\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,184 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 came across an old country guide the other day. It listed all the tradesmen in each village in my part of the country and it was impressive to see the great variety of services which were available on one's own doorstep in the late Victorian countryside.\n Nowadays a superficial traveler in ruralprefix = st1 /Englandmight conclude that the village tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the residents or selling old things to visitors. Nevertheless. This would really be a false impression. There has been smaller village commerce ,but its vigor is still remarkable.\n Our local grocer's shop, for example, is actually expanding in spite of the competition from supermarkets in the nearest town. Women prefer to go there and exchange the local news while purchasing, instead of purchasing up at a supermarket. And the shop owner knows well that personal service has a substantial cash value.\n His prices may be a bit higher than those in the town, but he will deliver anything at any time. His assistants think nothing of bicycling down the village street in their lunch hour to take a piece of cheese to an aged woman who sent her order by word of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing. The wealthier customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their doorsteps within an hour. I also find it satisfactory because a village shop offers one of the few ways in which a modest individualist can still get along in the world without attaching himself to the big groups of industry or commerce.\n Most of the village shopkeepers I know, are individualists in their ways. For example, our shoemaker stares with a cold look at the pairs of cheap, mass-produced shoes taken to him for repair. Has it come to this, he seems to be saying, that he, a craftsman , work upon them. And he makes beautiful shoes for those who can afford such luxury .\n\n<question>:\nThe writer considered the guidebook interesting because he found in it_.\n\n<options>:\nA the names of so many of the shops in the village around\nB many tradesmen serving local villagers in various ways\nC the variety of services available in Victorian days in Britain\nD information about jobs provided in his own and surrounding villages\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,185 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 came across an old country guide the other day. It listed all the tradesmen in each village in my part of the country and it was impressive to see the great variety of services which were available on one's own doorstep in the late Victorian countryside.\n Nowadays a superficial traveler in ruralprefix = st1 /Englandmight conclude that the village tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the residents or selling old things to visitors. Nevertheless. This would really be a false impression. There has been smaller village commerce ,but its vigor is still remarkable.\n Our local grocer's shop, for example, is actually expanding in spite of the competition from supermarkets in the nearest town. Women prefer to go there and exchange the local news while purchasing, instead of purchasing up at a supermarket. And the shop owner knows well that personal service has a substantial cash value.\n His prices may be a bit higher than those in the town, but he will deliver anything at any time. His assistants think nothing of bicycling down the village street in their lunch hour to take a piece of cheese to an aged woman who sent her order by word of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing. The wealthier customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their doorsteps within an hour. I also find it satisfactory because a village shop offers one of the few ways in which a modest individualist can still get along in the world without attaching himself to the big groups of industry or commerce.\n Most of the village shopkeepers I know, are individualists in their ways. For example, our shoemaker stares with a cold look at the pairs of cheap, mass-produced shoes taken to him for repair. Has it come to this, he seems to be saying, that he, a craftsman , work upon them. And he makes beautiful shoes for those who can afford such luxury .\n\n<question>:\nThe writer appreciates the village shop because_.\n\n<options>:\nA this is a rare case of small enterprise which is still booming\nB private enterprise should survive in a competitive world\nC he welcomes personal competition with collectivized business\nD he likes the idea of achieving business success in a special way\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,186 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 came across an old country guide the other day. It listed all the tradesmen in each village in my part of the country and it was impressive to see the great variety of services which were available on one's own doorstep in the late Victorian countryside.\n Nowadays a superficial traveler in ruralprefix = st1 /Englandmight conclude that the village tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the residents or selling old things to visitors. Nevertheless. This would really be a false impression. There has been smaller village commerce ,but its vigor is still remarkable.\n Our local grocer's shop, for example, is actually expanding in spite of the competition from supermarkets in the nearest town. Women prefer to go there and exchange the local news while purchasing, instead of purchasing up at a supermarket. And the shop owner knows well that personal service has a substantial cash value.\n His prices may be a bit higher than those in the town, but he will deliver anything at any time. His assistants think nothing of bicycling down the village street in their lunch hour to take a piece of cheese to an aged woman who sent her order by word of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing. The wealthier customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their doorsteps within an hour. I also find it satisfactory because a village shop offers one of the few ways in which a modest individualist can still get along in the world without attaching himself to the big groups of industry or commerce.\n Most of the village shopkeepers I know, are individualists in their ways. For example, our shoemaker stares with a cold look at the pairs of cheap, mass-produced shoes taken to him for repair. Has it come to this, he seems to be saying, that he, a craftsman , work upon them. And he makes beautiful shoes for those who can afford such luxury .\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the village shoemaker's reaction to mass-produced shoes?\n\n<options>:\nA He considers they are not worth the effort of mending properly.\nB He is angry with the customer for bringing in such rubbish.\nC He looks down upon the low quality of industrialized products\nD He hates those people who do not buy his handmade shoes.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,187 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 came across an old country guide the other day. It listed all the tradesmen in each village in my part of the country and it was impressive to see the great variety of services which were available on one's own doorstep in the late Victorian countryside.\n Nowadays a superficial traveler in ruralprefix = st1 /Englandmight conclude that the village tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the residents or selling old things to visitors. Nevertheless. This would really be a false impression. There has been smaller village commerce ,but its vigor is still remarkable.\n Our local grocer's shop, for example, is actually expanding in spite of the competition from supermarkets in the nearest town. Women prefer to go there and exchange the local news while purchasing, instead of purchasing up at a supermarket. And the shop owner knows well that personal service has a substantial cash value.\n His prices may be a bit higher than those in the town, but he will deliver anything at any time. His assistants think nothing of bicycling down the village street in their lunch hour to take a piece of cheese to an aged woman who sent her order by word of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing. The wealthier customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their doorsteps within an hour. I also find it satisfactory because a village shop offers one of the few ways in which a modest individualist can still get along in the world without attaching himself to the big groups of industry or commerce.\n Most of the village shopkeepers I know, are individualists in their ways. For example, our shoemaker stares with a cold look at the pairs of cheap, mass-produced shoes taken to him for repair. Has it come to this, he seems to be saying, that he, a craftsman , work upon them. And he makes beautiful shoes for those who can afford such luxury .\n\n<question>:\nWhat might be the writer's implied idea by writing the article?\n\n<options>:\nA An enterprise, big or small, will prosper as long as it takes trouble to satisfy.\nB Modern collectivized companies have more disadvantages than an individual enterprise\nC Commercial services can be perfect only through competition between individual and collectivized enterprises.\nD It is impossible for any large-scale enterprise to provide high quality services.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,188 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the 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 decision to further all or part of your studies outside your country is a serious one, and one which for most students will have a special life-long benefit. If you realize English will help you in your career and enrich your personal life, you will find that coming to England to study English is a very special experience that you will never forget. I am very pleased to have this opportunity to invite you to join our English Language courses.\nLondon is one of the world's outstanding cultural and trade center. You will live in one of the world's great cities. It provides the perfect arrangements in which to learn and develop English language skills. The international body of the students attending courses at English language Institutes in London provides an attraction because it is a good chance for you to enjoy other cultures in surroundings to develop personal character. As we prepare for the 21st Century, international communication has never been more important. To master a foreign language is becoming a useful tool for trade, industrial and professional success. Our aim at the English language Institutes is to develop students' English language skills in friendly and helpful conditions.\nSupported by computer, video and audio equipment, and using sound classroom, our team of teachers will guide you through your chosen course of study, you will receive excellent service and advice at every stage. Our out-of-class support staff will help you settle in and make the most of your stay in London. Truly, you will enjoy yourself in London and make friendships that will last a lifetime. I hope we can welcome you to this exciting world of London. Come and see us ! Visit a class in any of the English Language Institutes. See for yourself why we encourage you to study in London.\n\n<question>:\nThis passage is a (n) _ .\n\n<options>:\nA story\nB novel\nC letter\nD advertisement\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,189 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMother's Day is coming. It is a time to let Mom know she's special to you. Finding the right for Mom on that day is not always easy. We often want something personal and thoughtful. But how can we make it? These following ideas may help you.\nGift of Time\nMoms just want to spend time with their children so make it a Mother-Daughter/Son day. Spend the whole day with her. Do the things she likes doing with her.\nHome Video\nTake your family videos and make them a short home video. She can enjoy it whenever she misses you. Although it may take a lot of time, the process can be great fun and the result is often priceless .\nMom Mix\nMake a CD for her. It's a collection of all the songs that _ her of you and your growing up.\nWrite a Letter\nWrite a letter instead of a simple card. Write about all the good memories you have with her and all the things she has done for you.\nFlowers\nPeople send carnations on Mother's Day. You can easily spend a lot of money on them. If you have flowers in your garden, or can handpick them, it can be a great gift.\nDinner\nMake a dinner and invite her over. You can also take it over to her house and surprise her. Just don't' forget to wash the dishes after the dinner.\n\n<question>:\nWhy is it not easy to find a right gift on Mother's day?\n\n<options>:\nA Because we want to save money\nB Because mothers don't like gifts.\nC Because we always want to get something special\nD Because mothers are very difficult to deal with\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,190 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMother's Day is coming. It is a time to let Mom know she's special to you. Finding the right for Mom on that day is not always easy. We often want something personal and thoughtful. But how can we make it? These following ideas may help you.\nGift of Time\nMoms just want to spend time with their children so make it a Mother-Daughter/Son day. Spend the whole day with her. Do the things she likes doing with her.\nHome Video\nTake your family videos and make them a short home video. She can enjoy it whenever she misses you. Although it may take a lot of time, the process can be great fun and the result is often priceless .\nMom Mix\nMake a CD for her. It's a collection of all the songs that _ her of you and your growing up.\nWrite a Letter\nWrite a letter instead of a simple card. Write about all the good memories you have with her and all the things she has done for you.\nFlowers\nPeople send carnations on Mother's Day. You can easily spend a lot of money on them. If you have flowers in your garden, or can handpick them, it can be a great gift.\nDinner\nMake a dinner and invite her over. You can also take it over to her house and surprise her. Just don't' forget to wash the dishes after the dinner.\n\n<question>:\nMaking a home video may be _ .\n\n<options>:\nA fun\nB boring\nC easy\nD nothing\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,191 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMother's Day is coming. It is a time to let Mom know she's special to you. Finding the right for Mom on that day is not always easy. We often want something personal and thoughtful. But how can we make it? These following ideas may help you.\nGift of Time\nMoms just want to spend time with their children so make it a Mother-Daughter/Son day. Spend the whole day with her. Do the things she likes doing with her.\nHome Video\nTake your family videos and make them a short home video. She can enjoy it whenever she misses you. Although it may take a lot of time, the process can be great fun and the result is often priceless .\nMom Mix\nMake a CD for her. It's a collection of all the songs that _ her of you and your growing up.\nWrite a Letter\nWrite a letter instead of a simple card. Write about all the good memories you have with her and all the things she has done for you.\nFlowers\nPeople send carnations on Mother's Day. You can easily spend a lot of money on them. If you have flowers in your garden, or can handpick them, it can be a great gift.\nDinner\nMake a dinner and invite her over. You can also take it over to her house and surprise her. Just don't' forget to wash the dishes after the dinner.\n\n<question>:\nHow many kinds of ideas have been mentioned here for Mother's Day?\n\n<options>:\nA 4\nB 5\nC 6\nD 7\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,192 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMother's Day is coming. It is a time to let Mom know she's special to you. Finding the right for Mom on that day is not always easy. We often want something personal and thoughtful. But how can we make it? These following ideas may help you.\nGift of Time\nMoms just want to spend time with their children so make it a Mother-Daughter/Son day. Spend the whole day with her. Do the things she likes doing with her.\nHome Video\nTake your family videos and make them a short home video. She can enjoy it whenever she misses you. Although it may take a lot of time, the process can be great fun and the result is often priceless .\nMom Mix\nMake a CD for her. It's a collection of all the songs that _ her of you and your growing up.\nWrite a Letter\nWrite a letter instead of a simple card. Write about all the good memories you have with her and all the things she has done for you.\nFlowers\nPeople send carnations on Mother's Day. You can easily spend a lot of money on them. If you have flowers in your garden, or can handpick them, it can be a great gift.\nDinner\nMake a dinner and invite her over. You can also take it over to her house and surprise her. Just don't' forget to wash the dishes after the dinner.\n\n<question>:\nFrom the passage we know _ .\n\n<options>:\nA you can buy a big cake for your mom on Mother's day\nB writing a letter is better than sending a simple card to your mom on Mother's Day.\nC inviting your mom to eat in a restaurant is a good gift for her.\nD buying carnations for her is a good way.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,193 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIsn't it interesting how we expect others to behave in a certain way so we can feel good about ourselves? And then when people don't behave as we want them to, we feel so disappointed and angry --- when really, most times, we're not actually surprised at their actions? We just want those actions to be different --- actions we'd be more comfortable with.\nThis week I shared a friend a wonderful home-cooked meal and a bottle of wine. About the time we got to the freshly-baked cookies, the conversation turned to her somewhat crazy sister. I had to smile, just a little, since her sister-stories had had much the same theme for the last two decades.When her frustration was just about to peak over her sister's latest unbelievably selfish act, I suggested she begin trying \"The Law of Patient Acceptance.\" \"How can I possibly accept her behavior?\" my friend asked. \"Acceptance doesn't necessarily mean tolerance,\" I shared. \"It just means that you accept the person for who they are and you stop knocking yourself out trying to change them.\"\nEveryone has these difficult people in their lives from time to time. \"Think of it this way,\" I said. \"If you were to go out and buy an ottoman today, thinking you were buying a chair, you'd be really angry that the ottoman was such a pathetic chair. But once you realize what you're dealing with, once you accept the ottoman for what it is and you stop trying to turn it into a chair, your anger largely goes away.\"\nYou have to accept people for who they are. Even when you've had high hopes that they might have been able to be someone else. \"You can't change people,\" my Mother always said. And she was right. The best we can do is to see people as clearly and objectively as possible. For they rarely change.\n\n<question>:\nBy mentioning the example of buying an ottoman, the writer intends to explain _ .\n\n<options>:\nA how \"The Law of Patient Acceptance\" works\nB what the meaning of \"The Law of Patient Acceptance\" is\nC why greed and selfishness exist\nD when we should use \"The Law of Patient Acceptance\"\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,194 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIsn't it interesting how we expect others to behave in a certain way so we can feel good about ourselves? And then when people don't behave as we want them to, we feel so disappointed and angry --- when really, most times, we're not actually surprised at their actions? We just want those actions to be different --- actions we'd be more comfortable with.\nThis week I shared a friend a wonderful home-cooked meal and a bottle of wine. About the time we got to the freshly-baked cookies, the conversation turned to her somewhat crazy sister. I had to smile, just a little, since her sister-stories had had much the same theme for the last two decades.When her frustration was just about to peak over her sister's latest unbelievably selfish act, I suggested she begin trying \"The Law of Patient Acceptance.\" \"How can I possibly accept her behavior?\" my friend asked. \"Acceptance doesn't necessarily mean tolerance,\" I shared. \"It just means that you accept the person for who they are and you stop knocking yourself out trying to change them.\"\nEveryone has these difficult people in their lives from time to time. \"Think of it this way,\" I said. \"If you were to go out and buy an ottoman today, thinking you were buying a chair, you'd be really angry that the ottoman was such a pathetic chair. But once you realize what you're dealing with, once you accept the ottoman for what it is and you stop trying to turn it into a chair, your anger largely goes away.\"\nYou have to accept people for who they are. Even when you've had high hopes that they might have been able to be someone else. \"You can't change people,\" my Mother always said. And she was right. The best we can do is to see people as clearly and objectively as possible. For they rarely change.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the writer, _ .\n\n<options>:\nA we should accept others for who they are\nB we should try to change others\nC we shouldn't make friends with difficult people\nD we shouldn't have high hopes for ourselves\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "A"
}
] |
17,195 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMr. Knight was the manager of a hotel. One weekend all of the hotels in the city were full because there was a large meeting. On Friday, three men came into the hotel and asked for rooms. Mr. Knight said there were no rooms ready because of the meeting. The men were unhappy.\nMr. Knight wanted to help them. He remembered that Room 418, a small room, was empty. He asked them if they could share a room. The three men said they would. Mr. Knight said the room would be thirty dollars; ten dollars for each person. Each man gave him the money and then went up to the room.\nMr. Knight soon began to feel sorry. \"Thirty dollars is a lot to ask as a price for that small room.\" he thought. He called his assistant over and said, \"Here is five dollars. Take it to the men in Room 418. I asked too much for their room.\"\nThe assistant took the money. While he was on the way there, he started to think, \"How can three men divide five dollars? I'll give them each only one dollar and keep the two dollars for myself. The men will be happy to get something back. And Mr. Knight will never know.\" So the assistant returned one dollar to each man.\nEach man had at first paid ten dollars. After the assistant returned them one dollar each, each had actually(in fact) paid nine. There were three men. $9 3=\"$27.\" The assistant kept$2. $27+$2=\"$29.\" Where is the missing dollar?\n\n<question>:\nWith the help of the manager, the three men _ .\n\n<options>:\nA went to another hotel\nB each got a small room for the night\nC stayed together in a small room\nD got a small room Mr. Knight kept for himself\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "C"
}
] |
17,196 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMr. Knight was the manager of a hotel. One weekend all of the hotels in the city were full because there was a large meeting. On Friday, three men came into the hotel and asked for rooms. Mr. Knight said there were no rooms ready because of the meeting. The men were unhappy.\nMr. Knight wanted to help them. He remembered that Room 418, a small room, was empty. He asked them if they could share a room. The three men said they would. Mr. Knight said the room would be thirty dollars; ten dollars for each person. Each man gave him the money and then went up to the room.\nMr. Knight soon began to feel sorry. \"Thirty dollars is a lot to ask as a price for that small room.\" he thought. He called his assistant over and said, \"Here is five dollars. Take it to the men in Room 418. I asked too much for their room.\"\nThe assistant took the money. While he was on the way there, he started to think, \"How can three men divide five dollars? I'll give them each only one dollar and keep the two dollars for myself. The men will be happy to get something back. And Mr. Knight will never know.\" So the assistant returned one dollar to each man.\nEach man had at first paid ten dollars. After the assistant returned them one dollar each, each had actually(in fact) paid nine. There were three men. $9 3=\"$27.\" The assistant kept$2. $27+$2=\"$29.\" Where is the missing dollar?\n\n<question>:\nAt first _ .\n\n<options>:\nA $27 was paid by the three men\nB $30 was paid by each of the three men\nC $25 was paid by the three men\nD $10 was paid by each of the three men\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,197 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMr. Knight was the manager of a hotel. One weekend all of the hotels in the city were full because there was a large meeting. On Friday, three men came into the hotel and asked for rooms. Mr. Knight said there were no rooms ready because of the meeting. The men were unhappy.\nMr. Knight wanted to help them. He remembered that Room 418, a small room, was empty. He asked them if they could share a room. The three men said they would. Mr. Knight said the room would be thirty dollars; ten dollars for each person. Each man gave him the money and then went up to the room.\nMr. Knight soon began to feel sorry. \"Thirty dollars is a lot to ask as a price for that small room.\" he thought. He called his assistant over and said, \"Here is five dollars. Take it to the men in Room 418. I asked too much for their room.\"\nThe assistant took the money. While he was on the way there, he started to think, \"How can three men divide five dollars? I'll give them each only one dollar and keep the two dollars for myself. The men will be happy to get something back. And Mr. Knight will never know.\" So the assistant returned one dollar to each man.\nEach man had at first paid ten dollars. After the assistant returned them one dollar each, each had actually(in fact) paid nine. There were three men. $9 3=\"$27.\" The assistant kept$2. $27+$2=\"$29.\" Where is the missing dollar?\n\n<question>:\nThe assistant _ .\n\n<options>:\nA helped the men to divide the money\nB kept two dollars for himself\nC kept three dollars for himself\nD returned three dollars to the men and two to the manger\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,198 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMr. Knight was the manager of a hotel. One weekend all of the hotels in the city were full because there was a large meeting. On Friday, three men came into the hotel and asked for rooms. Mr. Knight said there were no rooms ready because of the meeting. The men were unhappy.\nMr. Knight wanted to help them. He remembered that Room 418, a small room, was empty. He asked them if they could share a room. The three men said they would. Mr. Knight said the room would be thirty dollars; ten dollars for each person. Each man gave him the money and then went up to the room.\nMr. Knight soon began to feel sorry. \"Thirty dollars is a lot to ask as a price for that small room.\" he thought. He called his assistant over and said, \"Here is five dollars. Take it to the men in Room 418. I asked too much for their room.\"\nThe assistant took the money. While he was on the way there, he started to think, \"How can three men divide five dollars? I'll give them each only one dollar and keep the two dollars for myself. The men will be happy to get something back. And Mr. Knight will never know.\" So the assistant returned one dollar to each man.\nEach man had at first paid ten dollars. After the assistant returned them one dollar each, each had actually(in fact) paid nine. There were three men. $9 3=\"$27.\" The assistant kept$2. $27+$2=\"$29.\" Where is the missing dollar?\n\n<question>:\nWhere is the missing dollar?\n\n<options>:\nA It was taken by the assistant, too.\nB It was taken by Mr. Knight.\nC It was taken by the three men.\nD In fact, there wasn't any missing dollar.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
17,199 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nRice plants normally grow well in still water. But most will die if they are completely underwater for more than four days. Now, researchers have identified a gene that helps rice survive longer underwater. They say the discovery will lead to new kinds of rice plants that can survive flooding, and therefore reach their final aim, ensuring more dependable food supplies.\nTests are now being done in prefix = st1 /Laos,BangladeshandIndia. The researchers say experimental rice plants with the gene have survived underwater as long as two weeks. When flooding happens, most kinds of rice plants cannot get enough oxygen, carbon dioxide or sunlight. But the scientists say crop loss depends on several conditions. These include soil conditions and plant age. Others include the amount of time the plant is underwater and the amount of fertilizer used on the crop. \nOn a genetic map of rice, the scientists became interested in a group of three genes. They experimented with one of them, a gene known as Sub-One-A. They found that when this gene becomes very active, it improves the ability of rice to survive longer when rice is covered by water. They believe it succeeds because it affects the reaction to hormones . _ control the ability of a flooded plant to survive. Placing the gene into rice plants that are especially good for conditions inIndia, researchers say the genetically engineered plants not only survived but also produced good crops.\nThe researchers are now trying to identify all the genes governed by the Sub-One-A gene. Being able to leave water on rice plants for an additional week might also help farmers prevent the growth of weeds. Less weed growth around their crops would mean less need for herbicide chemicals.\n\n<question>:\nCrop loss depends on all the following conditions EXCEPT _ .\n\n<options>:\nA soil conditions and plant age\nB the amount of water the plant stands in\nC the amount of fertilizer used on the crop\nD the amount of time the plant is underwater\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "B"
}
] |
17,200 | race_middle | [
{
"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nRice plants normally grow well in still water. But most will die if they are completely underwater for more than four days. Now, researchers have identified a gene that helps rice survive longer underwater. They say the discovery will lead to new kinds of rice plants that can survive flooding, and therefore reach their final aim, ensuring more dependable food supplies.\nTests are now being done in prefix = st1 /Laos,BangladeshandIndia. The researchers say experimental rice plants with the gene have survived underwater as long as two weeks. When flooding happens, most kinds of rice plants cannot get enough oxygen, carbon dioxide or sunlight. But the scientists say crop loss depends on several conditions. These include soil conditions and plant age. Others include the amount of time the plant is underwater and the amount of fertilizer used on the crop. \nOn a genetic map of rice, the scientists became interested in a group of three genes. They experimented with one of them, a gene known as Sub-One-A. They found that when this gene becomes very active, it improves the ability of rice to survive longer when rice is covered by water. They believe it succeeds because it affects the reaction to hormones . _ control the ability of a flooded plant to survive. Placing the gene into rice plants that are especially good for conditions inIndia, researchers say the genetically engineered plants not only survived but also produced good crops.\nThe researchers are now trying to identify all the genes governed by the Sub-One-A gene. Being able to leave water on rice plants for an additional week might also help farmers prevent the growth of weeds. Less weed growth around their crops would mean less need for herbicide chemicals.\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the final aim of this research?\n\n<options>:\nA To identify the gene that helps rice survive underwater.\nB To increase the ability of rice to fight against floods.\nC To help farmers spend less time removing weeds.\nD To make sure of enough food supplies.\n\n<answer>:\n",
"assistant": "D"
}
] |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.