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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThe kings of ancient Egypt planned strong tombs to keep their bodies safe after death and to hold their treasure.The Great Pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank.The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life.This is why their dead bodies were buried on the west bank of the Nile.\nThe people of Mexico also built pyramids.They did not build the pyramids for tombs.They used to build a pyramid and then a temple on top of it.The pyramids of Mexico are not as high as the pyramids of Egypt,but they are bigger.Each of the pyramids has a wide stairway that goes from the bottom to the top.\nThe biggest pyramid in Mexico is almost 2,000 years old.Scientists think it took 10,000 men more than ten years to build it.On the top they built a temple of the sun.The temple is no longer there,but people still call it the Pyramid of the Sun.Near it is another huge pyramid,the Pyramid of the Moon.\n\n<question>:\nIn ancient Egypt pyramids were built _ .\n\n<options>:\nA in honour of the gods\nB for the kings' tombs\nC for visitors to see\nD as places of interest\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThe kings of ancient Egypt planned strong tombs to keep their bodies safe after death and to hold their treasure.The Great Pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank.The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life.This is why their dead bodies were buried on the west bank of the Nile.\nThe people of Mexico also built pyramids.They did not build the pyramids for tombs.They used to build a pyramid and then a temple on top of it.The pyramids of Mexico are not as high as the pyramids of Egypt,but they are bigger.Each of the pyramids has a wide stairway that goes from the bottom to the top.\nThe biggest pyramid in Mexico is almost 2,000 years old.Scientists think it took 10,000 men more than ten years to build it.On the top they built a temple of the sun.The temple is no longer there,but people still call it the Pyramid of the Sun.Near it is another huge pyramid,the Pyramid of the Moon.\n\n<question>:\nAll the pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank,because in ancient Egypt people thought _ .\n\n<options>:\nA they died in the west\nB the sun sets in the west\nC the end of their lives was like the setting of the sun\nD they would go to the west after death\n\n<answer>:\n",
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"human": "Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.\n\n<passage>:\nThe kings of ancient Egypt planned strong tombs to keep their bodies safe after death and to hold their treasure.The Great Pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank.The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life.This is why their dead bodies were buried on the west bank of the Nile.\nThe people of Mexico also built pyramids.They did not build the pyramids for tombs.They used to build a pyramid and then a temple on top of it.The pyramids of Mexico are not as high as the pyramids of Egypt,but they are bigger.Each of the pyramids has a wide stairway that goes from the bottom to the top.\nThe biggest pyramid in Mexico is almost 2,000 years old.Scientists think it took 10,000 men more than ten years to build it.On the top they built a temple of the sun.The temple is no longer there,but people still call it the Pyramid of the Sun.Near it is another huge pyramid,the Pyramid of the Moon.\n\n<question>:\nWhich of the following is TRUE?\n\n<options>:\nA The pyramids of Mexico are as big as those of Egypt.\nB The pyramids of Egypt are not higher than those of Mexico.\nC The pyramids of Mexico are just the same as those of Egypt.\nD The pyramids of Mexico are quite different from those of Egypt.\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>:\nU.S. first lady Michelle Obama arrived in Beijing on Thursday evening, the official Xinhua news agency said, beginning a hotly anticipated week-long trip during which she will promote education and cultural ties.\nObama, a Harvard-educated lawyer, is expected to spend Friday with China's _ first lady, Peng Liyuan, who is admired at home as both a glamorous songstress and fashion icon.\nBesides Beijing, Obama will visit the western historic city of Xi'an and the southern city of Chengdu, where she will visit a panda preserve. Obama's two daughters are accompanying her, as well as her mother. She also plans to visit American and Chinese students to promote education and cultural exchanges, and visit historical landmarks like the Great Wall of China.\nForeign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said the visit would help deepen ties between the world's two largest economies. \"We believe that this visit will play an important role in increasing mutual understanding between the two countries and expanding friendship.\" Hong told reporters ahead of Obama's arrival.\nNews of Obama's arrival spread fast on Sina Weibo, where users speculated on what the trip would bring - as well as what Obama would wear and eat. \"Two intellectual women playing the game of great power politics - how beautiful.\" wrote one user.\n\n<question>:\nFrom this passage we know that U.S. first lady Michelle Obama _\n\n<options>:\nA is a Harvard-educated lawyer\nB will visit China alone\nC arrived in Beijing on Friday evening\nD will promote laws and cultural exchanges.\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>:\nLong live language. That's the message Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson and city councilor Amarjeet Sohi voiced when they declared Feb. 21 to be International Mother Language Day (IMLD) in Edmonton, the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta.\nThe pair were on hand for the International and Heriage Languages Association's (IHLA) 12th annual Mother Language Day celebrations in an effort to save endangered languages.\n\"Keeping languages alive is important for me richness of our culture and the diversity that strengthens Edmonton,\" said Iveson.\nThere are nearly 7,000 unique languages spoken worldwide, but according to data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) half of those languages are at risk of going extinct in just a few generations.\nFor example, there are currently over 3,000 languages spoken throughout Africa. This sounds impressive until you realize that there were over 10,000 languages spoken on the continent before colonization during the 19th century.\n\"People who lose their language experience suffering,\" said Olenka Bilash, professor of second language education at the University of Alberta. Bilash likened the loss of language to the loss of cultural identity.\n\"As a multicultural society, it is very important to continue to preserve and pass on to future generations the language, culture, traditions and customs that we bring to Canada, \" said IHLA president Olga Prokhorova.\nWhile the City of Edmonton's citizen and new arrival centre in city hall provides services in 150 languages, Bilash said research shows that \"most people are still uncomfortable speaking their own language in public spaces.\"\nBliash hopes the official announcement of International Mother Language Day in Edmonton----which _ International Mother Language Day declared by UNESCO in 1999 ---- will be a step toward encouraging more language diversity in order to preserve the cultures tied to them.\n\"Our words define us; our expressions and vocabulary define who we are as people,\" said Marueen Kubinec, Alberta's minister of culture and tourism. \"Our words are living examples, perhaps the best that there are, of human creativity.\"\n\n<question>:\nThe example of the languages in Africa is given to show _ .\n\n<options>:\nA there're many languages in Arica.\nB a great number of languages became extinct.\nC Africa believes in encouraging cultural diversity.\nD Africans are trying to save endangered languages.\n\n<answer>:\n",
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