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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAlex Wood began fundraising when he was four years old. He sold lemonade and cookies to raise money for a school in Haiti. Later, Alex sent 15 bags of food he collected from his neighbors to a food store near his home which asked for donations .\nAlex wanted to help more people. He decided to donate to Heifer International, an organization that gives farm animals and farm training to poor people around the world. His goal: $5,000 for a \"gift ark\". That amount would mean that 15 pairs of animals would be given to people in need. Those families would agree to give one of their animals' young to other needy families.\nAlex decided that baking was the best way to raise money. He started a business, named it Clean Hands Bakery, and now sells his baked goods year round. In his family's kitchen, he created all kinds of cookies and cakes. He says his top sellers are lemon pound cakes and chocolate cupcakes. Alex likes the baking as much as the fundraising. \"I like it that you can take so many ingredients that don't taste good on their own and come up with something amazing,\" he says.\nIn September 2011, Alex reached his goal of $5,000 and bought a gift ark. \"I feel absolutely overjoyed that I got to my goal,\" he says. \"I can't help everybody by myself, but I can do my part, which I hope will inspire other people to do their part, too.\" One of the people Alex has already inspired is his younger brother. \"He had people donate to me, instead of giving him a birthday present.\" Alex explains. \"In the end he donated $200 toward my goal.\"\nSo now that he's met his goal of a gift ark, will Alex keep baking and fundraising? He says yes. He wants to end world hunger, one cupcake at a time.\n\n<question>:\nAccording to the passage, Clean Hands Bakery _ .\n\n<options>:\nA was set up in September 2011\nB uses many unusual ingredients\nC belongs to Heifer International\nD sells food cooked by Alex himself\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nAlex Wood began fundraising when he was four years old. He sold lemonade and cookies to raise money for a school in Haiti. Later, Alex sent 15 bags of food he collected from his neighbors to a food store near his home which asked for donations .\nAlex wanted to help more people. He decided to donate to Heifer International, an organization that gives farm animals and farm training to poor people around the world. His goal: $5,000 for a \"gift ark\". That amount would mean that 15 pairs of animals would be given to people in need. Those families would agree to give one of their animals' young to other needy families.\nAlex decided that baking was the best way to raise money. He started a business, named it Clean Hands Bakery, and now sells his baked goods year round. In his family's kitchen, he created all kinds of cookies and cakes. He says his top sellers are lemon pound cakes and chocolate cupcakes. Alex likes the baking as much as the fundraising. \"I like it that you can take so many ingredients that don't taste good on their own and come up with something amazing,\" he says.\nIn September 2011, Alex reached his goal of $5,000 and bought a gift ark. \"I feel absolutely overjoyed that I got to my goal,\" he says. \"I can't help everybody by myself, but I can do my part, which I hope will inspire other people to do their part, too.\" One of the people Alex has already inspired is his younger brother. \"He had people donate to me, instead of giving him a birthday present.\" Alex explains. \"In the end he donated $200 toward my goal.\"\nSo now that he's met his goal of a gift ark, will Alex keep baking and fundraising? He says yes. He wants to end world hunger, one cupcake at a time.\n\n<question>:\nWhat's Alex' younger brother's attitude towards his fundraising idea?\n\n<options>:\nA Doubtful\nB Curious\nC Supportive\nD Uncaring\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIF and WHEN were friends. Every week they met and their conversation usually centered on all the things they were going to achieve. This particular Saturday when they met, WHEN sensed that IF was not in a great mood. WHEN questioned IF, \"What's wrong with you? You don't seem your usual cheery self?\" IF looked at WHEN and replied, \"I just don't feel I am making any progress. Last week I saw a course and wanted to take if only I had the time to take it.\" WHEN knew exactly how IF felt. \"I too saw a course and I am going to register when I get enough money.\" said WHEN, \"What about that new job you were going to apply for? You were so excited about it last week.\" IF responded, \"If my computer didn't break down last week, I would have applied. So I could not type my resume.\"\n\"Don't worry about it.When you are ready another job will come through. I have been thinking about looking for another job too, but I will wait and when the weather gets nicer I will look then.\" WHEN then went on to tell IF about his week, hoping that it would cheer him up a bit. \nThe man at the next table couldn't help overhearing WHEN and IF. \"Excuse me gentlemen,\" the man said. Surprised, IF and WHEN both looked at the man. The man continued, \"I'm sorry, but I couldn't help hearing your conversation. I think I know how you could solve your problems.\" Curious, IF asked the gentleman, \"How do you think you can solve our problems?\" The gentleman smiled and said, \"You only need to listen to yourselves. It reminds me of an old proverb: ' _ '.\" The gentleman went on, \"Just start doing, take action, and stop talking about 'if and when'.\" IF and WHEN suddenly realized that what the gentleman had said was so true. Both of them were guilty of thinking and living their life for the \"ifs and whens\". The gentleman left and their conversation changed. They made up their mind that when they met for lunch next week, there would be no \"ifs and whens\"; they would only talk about what they accomplished! Soon another week came.\n\n<question>:\nAfter listening to the suggestions from the gentleman, WHEN felt _ .\n\n<options>:\nA cheerful\nB regretful\nC disappointed\nD upset\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIn Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections so that they won't carry disease. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people's houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder( ) in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and go and nobody animal in Canada. They have a law against an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it.\n\n<question>:\nThey give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because _ .\n\n<options>:\nA the pets are sick\nB the pets are wild\nC they want to stop them from carrying disease\nD they want them to sleep on the way home\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nIn Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections so that they won't carry disease. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people's houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder( ) in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and go and nobody animal in Canada. They have a law against an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it.\n\n<question>:\nwhich of the following is true?\n\n<options>:\nA People buy animal food only at the animal food stores\nB Pets eat better than people\nC almost every family has a birdcage in his house\nD Any bird can come to the bird feeder to eat\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWould the voice of Amanda Holden saying \"your city had talent\" encourage you to use a litter bin? Or maybe former Monty Python star Michael Palin telling you no one had expected \"the Spanish bin-quisition\"?\nOrganizers of a plan persuading celebrities to lend their voices to \"talking bins\"believe it can make a real difference to keeping Britain tidy. They hope that by using humor, they will succeed where fines and warnings have failed in keeping streets and parks clean.\nA similar experiment in Sweden found a talking bin received nearly three times as much rubbish as an ordinary one because people were attracted by its quality of being new and unusual value.\nTwenty-five specially adapted bins to be installed in the streets of London and Liverpool next month will use a sound card to play a themed message when litter is placed inside. For example,one near the Royal Opera House will play a \"thank-you\" message sung by Janis Kelly to the tune of Nessun Dorina. Bins installed in Liverpool will play Beatles-themed messages. For others,Britain's Got Talent judge Holden is expected to record the message:\"This is Amanda, and this city's got talent.\"\nThe campaign,entitled Bin Thinking, is being organized by art group Sing London. If successful,talking bins could become a familiar feature on Britain's streets.\nColette Hiller, director of Sing London, said, \" The idea is to reward people in a small way for changing their behavior and raise awareness through a sense of fun.\"\n\n<question>:\nWhat is the plan persuading celebrities to lend their voices to \"talking bins\" aimed at?\n\n<options>:\nA Attracting passers'-by attention on celebrities.\nB Encouraging people to use the litter bins to keep Britain tidy.\nC Making fun of those who won't keep the streets and parks clean.\nD Thanking people for cleaning the litter bins through a sense of fun.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWould the voice of Amanda Holden saying \"your city had talent\" encourage you to use a litter bin? Or maybe former Monty Python star Michael Palin telling you no one had expected \"the Spanish bin-quisition\"?\nOrganizers of a plan persuading celebrities to lend their voices to \"talking bins\"believe it can make a real difference to keeping Britain tidy. They hope that by using humor, they will succeed where fines and warnings have failed in keeping streets and parks clean.\nA similar experiment in Sweden found a talking bin received nearly three times as much rubbish as an ordinary one because people were attracted by its quality of being new and unusual value.\nTwenty-five specially adapted bins to be installed in the streets of London and Liverpool next month will use a sound card to play a themed message when litter is placed inside. For example,one near the Royal Opera House will play a \"thank-you\" message sung by Janis Kelly to the tune of Nessun Dorina. Bins installed in Liverpool will play Beatles-themed messages. For others,Britain's Got Talent judge Holden is expected to record the message:\"This is Amanda, and this city's got talent.\"\nThe campaign,entitled Bin Thinking, is being organized by art group Sing London. If successful,talking bins could become a familiar feature on Britain's streets.\nColette Hiller, director of Sing London, said, \" The idea is to reward people in a small way for changing their behavior and raise awareness through a sense of fun.\"\n\n<question>:\nThe following stars' voices are to be lent to \"talking bins\" except _ .\n\n<options>:\nA Amanda Holder' s\nB Michael Palin's\nC Janis Kelly's\nD Nessun Dorma' s\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nWould the voice of Amanda Holden saying \"your city had talent\" encourage you to use a litter bin? Or maybe former Monty Python star Michael Palin telling you no one had expected \"the Spanish bin-quisition\"?\nOrganizers of a plan persuading celebrities to lend their voices to \"talking bins\"believe it can make a real difference to keeping Britain tidy. They hope that by using humor, they will succeed where fines and warnings have failed in keeping streets and parks clean.\nA similar experiment in Sweden found a talking bin received nearly three times as much rubbish as an ordinary one because people were attracted by its quality of being new and unusual value.\nTwenty-five specially adapted bins to be installed in the streets of London and Liverpool next month will use a sound card to play a themed message when litter is placed inside. For example,one near the Royal Opera House will play a \"thank-you\" message sung by Janis Kelly to the tune of Nessun Dorina. Bins installed in Liverpool will play Beatles-themed messages. For others,Britain's Got Talent judge Holden is expected to record the message:\"This is Amanda, and this city's got talent.\"\nThe campaign,entitled Bin Thinking, is being organized by art group Sing London. If successful,talking bins could become a familiar feature on Britain's streets.\nColette Hiller, director of Sing London, said, \" The idea is to reward people in a small way for changing their behavior and raise awareness through a sense of fun.\"\n\n<question>:\nWe can infer from the text that _ .\n\n<options>:\nA children are most attracted by \"talking bins\"\nB different messages will be played due to different streets\nC Britain is the first city where the experiment on \"talking bins\" was made\nD \"talking bins\" might take the place of ordinary litter bins in Britain\n\n<answer>:\n",
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