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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nTwo brothers, Herbert and James, lived with their mother and a cat named Edgar. James was particularly devoted to the cat, and when he had to leave town for several days, he left Herbert careful instructions about the pet's care. At the end of his first day away, James telephoned his brother, \"How is Edgar?\"\n\"Edgar is dead.\" Herbert answered. There was a pause. Then James said, \"Herbert, you're insensitive . You know how close I was to Edgar. You should have broken the news to me slowly. When I asked about Edgar tonight, you should have said, 'Edgar's on the roof , but I have called the fire department to get him down.' And tomorrow when I called, you could have said the firemen were having trouble getting Edgar down, but you were hopeful they would succeed. Then when I called the third time, you could have told me that the firemen have done their best, but unfortunately Edgar had fallen off the roof and was at the veterinarian's . Then when I called the last time, you could have said that although everything possible had been done for Edgar, he had died. That's the way a sensitive man would have told me about Edgar. And, oh, before I forget,\" James added, \"how is mother?\"\n\"Oh,\" Herbert said, pausing for a moment, \"She's on the roof.\"\n\n<question>:\nJames telephoned his brother at the end of his first day away because he wanted to know _ .\n\n<options>:\nA what he was doing\nB whether he was good\nC whether the cat was good\nD where his mother was\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nMany children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance. Parents often give their children an amount of money that they may spend as they wish. The purpose is to let the children learn from experience at an early age when financial mistakes are not very costly.\nA child may receive an allowance each week or each month. The amount is not so important. But parents should make clear what the child is expected to pay for with the money.\nAt first, young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it. If they do this, they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget. Parents should not offer more money until the next allowance is to be given.\nOlder children may be responsible enough to budget larger costs like those for clothing. The object is to show young people that a budget demands choices between spending and saving.\nMany people who have written on the subject say it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home. These jobs are a normal part of family life. Paying children to do extra work around the home, however, can be useful. It can even provide an understanding of how a business works.\nAllowances give children a chance to experience three things they can do with money. They can share it in the form of gifts or giving it to organizations. They can spend it by buying things they want. Or they can save it.\nSaving helps children understand that costly goals require _ : you have to cut costs and plan for the future. Requiring children to save part of their allowance can also open the door to future saving and investing. Many banks offer free savings accounts for young people with small amounts of money.\n\n<question>:\nThe functions of allowances given to children are the following EXCEPT _ .\n\n<options>:\nA they can save more money for their future business\nB they can give them to charities\nC they may spend them on what they like\nD they can learn to deal with money\n\n<answer>:\n",
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