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aquarat_20187
In a hostel, there is a meal for 120 men or 200 boys. If 150 boys have taken the meal, how many men will be catered to with remaining meal?
[ "20", "30", "40", "50", "60" ]
B. 30
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aquarat_18732
The volumes of two cones are in the ratio 1 : 10 and the radii of the cones are in the ratio of 1 : 2. What is the length of the wire?
[ "2:5", "2:7", "2:1", "1:7", "2:3" ]
A. 2:5
aquarat
aquarat_6448
Sushil got twice as many marks in English as in Science. His total marks in English, Science and Maths are 170. If the ratio of his marks in English and Maths is 5:3, find his marks in Science?
[ "50", "77", "66", "55", "31" ]
A. 50
aquarat
arc_easy_1678
Which would cause the most soil to erode from a river bank in just a few days?
[ "animals climbing up the river bank", "acid rain falling onto the river bank", "heat from the sun drying the river bank", "water from a flood flowing over the river bank" ]
D. water from a flood flowing over the river bank
arc_easy
arc_challenge_1073
Why are coal, oil, and natural gas called fossil fuels?
[ "They were once fossils.", "They were formed in prehistoric times.", "They are used to heat our homes and businesses.", "They formed from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals." ]
D. They formed from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals.
arc_challenge
aquarat_27788
A train is 360 meter long is running at a speed of 45 km/hour. In what time will it pass a bridge of 140 meter length?
[ "11 seconds", "38 seconds", "40 seconds", "88 seconds", "19 seconds" ]
C. 40 seconds
aquarat
mmlu_train_18349
More and more mainland high school graduates are considering attending universities in Hong Kong. They feel that attractive scholarships, the high quality of education and a chance to experience a different culture present a good opportunity. At Fudan University's prefix = st1 /Handancampus, nearly 800 local high school graduates have attended an admission interview for Hong Kong University (HKU). The candidates have already passed the national college entrance exam and an HKU written test. HKU applicants in the mainland are 10,000 students this year, more than doubling last year's applicants. "Most of the applicants are excellent high school graduates with outstanding performance in the national college entrance exam," Cui Jijia, an official with HKU's Shanghaioffice, said. Excellent freshmen from the mainland will be awarded a scholarship ranging from HK$30,000 (US$3,862) to HK$100,000 this year, as HKU has set aside a total scholarship budget of HK$55 million for first-year students. One HKU applicant says that entering a university in Hong Kong provides access to jobs in Hong Kong in the future. "I'll choose HKU if I receive an offer from both a local school and HKU," he says. Besides HKU, some other universities from Hong Kong also hold admission interviews for students from mainland high schools. They expect to enroll more than 1,300 mainland students. If high school graduates want to enter Hong Kong University, they must _ .
[ "have an interview first", "be born in a rich family", "graduate from an excellent school", "have an admission interview after they pass the written test" ]
D. have an admission interview after they pass the written test
mmlu_train
arc_challenge_870
A toy car rolls at a constant speed down a straight inclined track. When the car reaches the flat surface at the base of the inclined track, the speed of the car decreases. Which statement best explains why the speed of the car decreases when it reaches the flat surface?
[ "The force of gravity acting on the car increases.", "The force of gravity acting on the car decreases.", "The forces influencing the car are not balanced.", "The forces influencing the car are balanced." ]
C. The forces influencing the car are not balanced.
arc_challenge
mmlu_train_12677
There are two kinds of changeschemical change and physical change. In a chemical change, there is always a new substance formed. Breaking up water into hydrogen and oxygen is a chemical change. In each of the chemical change at least one new substance is formed. A change is not a chemical change if it doesn't form a new substance. Physical changes are very common, too. There are many examples. You can make a physical change by tearing a piece of paper into two, or by cutting a piece of iron with lathe . Here paper is still paper, and the iron is still iron. Another way of making physical change is dissolving something in water. When you dissolve salt in water, the salt disappears. You may think that a new substance has been formed. But really there is no new substance. The salt is still salt. You can still taste it. So the dissolving of anything is a physical change. When water freezes, the change is also a physical one. The water changes from liquid to solid, but it is still the same substance. That is why the freezing of anything is a physical change. We can separate a chemical change from a physical one by _ .
[ "the change of shape", "the change of color", "newly-produced smoke", "newly-formed substances" ]
D. newly-formed substances
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_99715
The hotter a liquid gets, the faster
[ "it turns into animals", "it transform to gas", "it turns into seven", "it turns into frogs" ]
B. it transform to gas
mmlu_train
aquarat_47341
A man can row downstream at 18 kmph and upstream at 10 kmph. Find the speed of the man in still water and the speed of stream respectively?
[ "2", "7", "6", "4", "2" ]
D. 4
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mmlu_train_4549
The snowshoe hare was once common in Maryland. In 1986, researchers in the state noted that the snowshoe hare was no longer found in Maryland. Which statement best explains why the snowshoe hare is no longer found in Maryland?
[ "Water quality has improved.", "There are too many trees.", "The temperature is too cold.", "Housing developments have replaced fields." ]
D. Housing developments have replaced fields.
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_86759
Nowadays, many children spend hours a day looking at computer screens or other digital products. Some eye care doctors say all the screen time has caused more children to have what they call computer vision syndrome . Nathan Warford is an optometrist in the US. He says he has seen more children having eye problems. "More children come into my office because their parents have noticed that they have headaches or red eyes, or because their degree of short-sightedness appears to be increasing very fast and they're worried," he said. Dr. Warford says part of the problem is that even if their eyes start to feel uncomfortable or they start to get a headache, some children don't tell their parents, because they don't want their games or the computer to be taken away. Another part of the problem is that people blink less often when they look at the screen.A person who uses a computer or a digital product blinks about a third as much as we normally do in everyday life. If eyes can't stay wet or are too tired, they will not be protected like normal. People blink about _ as they normally do when they use computers.
[ "a third as much", "two thirds as much", "half as much", "as much" ]
A. a third as much
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_93379
Why is it important to repeat an experiment several times?
[ "to use up all the materials", "to give all the students the chance to participate", "to collect more data to fit the hypothesis", "to determine if the results are similar" ]
D. to determine if the results are similar
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_17032
In the Pacific Northwest there is a kind of owl that serves as a unique piece to the Northwest habitat -- the northern spotted owl. Northern spotted owls are known to be curious. When seeing you, these owls will come down close and check you out. The northern spotted owl has been a savior of old-growth forests. Old-growth forests are forests that have been around for a long time without significant disturbances. One way the spotted owl has become a protector of old-growth forests is simply by being there. The northern spotted owl has become endangered, and so to protect them from dying out, the government has to protect their habitat. So now any destruction of old-growth forests is illegal. Another way the owls help their habitat is by eating small animals. This helps create a balance in the forest. So, if the northern spotted owl is in a habitat that is protected by laws, why are they still endangered? Unfortunately, a cousin of the northern spotted owl has moved into its neighborhood. The bigger, more aggressive "barred owl" has grown in population and due to loss of the forests they lived in on the East Coast of the United States, they have begun to move to the west coast. These owls are taking the food source and pushing northern spotted owls out of their own home. Although the barred owl is able to live in different habitats, the northern spotted owl can only live in old-growth forests. Many government officials have been at a loss to find an answer to the difficult question, "What do we do with the non-native barred owls?" Some methods include shooting them. It is a difficult problem to deal with. Can you think of any possible solutions? The northern spotted owl _ .
[ "is particular about its food", "has difficulty adapting to a new habitat", "seems dangerous and aggressive", "is a common bird in the USA" ]
B. has difficulty adapting to a new habitat
mmlu_train
aquarat_27499
If 50% of (x-y) = 20% of (x+y), then what percent of x is y?
[ "50.5%", "42.8%", "22.2%", "33.3%", "25%" ]
B. 42.8%
aquarat
aquarat_9109
The value of x + x(xx) when x = 3
[ "A) 30", "B) 36", "C) 38", "D) 36", "E) 64" ]
A. A) 30
aquarat
aquarat_52288
A pharmaceutical company received $4 million in royalties on the first $24 million in sales of generic equivalent of one of its products and then $5 million in royalties on the next $60 million in sales. By approximately what percent did the ratio of royalties to sales decrease from the first $24 million in sales to the next $60 million in sales?
[ "10%", "20%", "25%", "30%", "35%" ]
B. 20%
aquarat
arc_easy_77
The aloe plant can absorb a lot of water during a rain shower. The extra water is stored in its leaves. The ability to store water in its leaves is most likely an adaptation to which type of environment?
[ "one near the ocean", "one with dry conditions", "one with a variety of organisms", "one that receives a lot of sunlight" ]
B. one with dry conditions
arc_easy
arc_easy_162
Which of these environmental changes goes on for months or years?
[ "drought", "flood", "avalanche", "landslide" ]
A. drought
arc_easy
aquarat_50666
A man can row 6 kmph in still water. When the river is running at 1.2 kmph, it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and black. How far is the place?
[ "2.89", "2.88", "2.89", "2.82", "2.12" ]
B. 2.88
aquarat
mmlu_train_26606
My friend Jennie gave her bone marrow( )to a 50-year-old woman, a woman she has never met. At the end of March, the Red Cross called back. Six different blood elements were tested ; Jennie matched five completely and was about a 3/4 match of the six. So she was the best match. In April, Jennie went for a complete physical exam by one of the doctors who would perform the surgery. The doctor had to make sure that it would be no tread to her. The doctor told her that the surgery would need to have two quarts of bone marrow from her hip bones. Jennie would probably be released the same day the surgery took place and should expect to be painful for a couple of months. "I didn't think it was that big a deal until I realized I was a match," Jennie said. "There was not a question in my head. It didn't seem like something that was going above and beyond. " Jennie was left with two very small scars on her lower back from the surgery and was giving medication to help reduce the pain. She still felt a great deal of pressure on her lower back. "Being only 21, I felt like I am not old enough to significantly impact someone's life," Jennie said. " It seems strange to me that I could possibly save this woman's life which was being cut short by cancer. " Three weeks after the surgery, Jennie received a car from the Red Cross representative who told her the transplant was successful. "I feel good, and I think it will actually work for her. " She said, "So many people say that they'd only donate if it was for a family member or close friend. This woman was someone's family and someone's friend. Obviously no one she knows is a match, and the fact that you'd be able to help a perfect stranger is greater. " Jennie gave her bone marrow to _ .
[ "a close friend", "a stranger", "a classmate", "a" ]
B. a stranger
mmlu_train
arc_easy_637
Which of the following causes a ship’s iron anchor to sink to the ocean floor when it is released overboard?
[ "chemical forces", "gravity", "magnetism", "nuclear forces" ]
B. gravity
arc_easy
mmlu_train_78384
Fish and apple soup? Yes, and you won't believe how delicious it is. This first came out of a restaurant in Singapore, but it is now very popular as the du jour soup in Chinese restaurants. Ingredients (serves 4): 1 whole fish. 2 apples, quartered. 4-6 ginger slices . 1 bunch of spring onions, cut into pierces. 1 red tomato, cut into 8 pierces. Oil, salt and pepper. Methods: l. Remove the bones from the fish. 2 Pour oil into a pan. Fry the ginger slices, and the spring onions. Add the fish hones and oil. 3. Add enough water and boil it for about 15 to 20 minutes, 4. Add the apples, the fish and the tomato. When the apples go soft, add salt and pepper, The name of the soup in Chinese restaurants is _ .
[ "du jour soup", "tomato soup", "union soup", "ginger soup" ]
A. du jour soup
mmlu_train
arc_easy_2118
Carbon dioxide is removed from Earth's atmosphere by
[ "animal respiration.", "decaying organisms.", "plant photosynthesis.", "burning fossil fuels." ]
C. plant photosynthesis.
arc_easy
mmlu_train_61132
The Olympic Games are seen as the greatest test of an athlete's ability and are supposed to celebrate the spirit of fair play. But in fact, sportsmen have been using drugs to cheat their way to victory since the Games first began. In the early years, athletes ate mushrooms and plant seeds to improve their performance. Nowadays, this kind of cheating has a name doping . Just last month, Britain's top sprinter Dwain Chambers and several American athletes tested positive for the drug THG. Until a coach secretly gave a sample of THG to scientists, no one knew how ho test for it. "We're like cops chasing criminals--athletes are always adapting and looking for areas we haven't investigated," said Jacquew de Ceaurriz, a French anti-doping expert. Since the first drugs test was carried out at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, many cheats have been caught out. The most famous case in history is that of Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson. He broke the 100 meters world record in winning gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. But days later, he tested positive for drug use, lost his gold medal and was banned from the sport. Five years later, he returned to action--only to be found positive again and banned forever. China has also had problems with drug cheats. At the 1994 Asian Games, 11 Chinese athletes--seven of them swimmers--tested positive for banned drugs. Sports organizations promised that cheating on this scale would not happen again. Experts are also worried that doping can damage a person's health. It is believed to increase the risk of liver and kidney diseases, and women may experience reproductive problems. As long as they can stay ahead of the scientists, it is unlikely the cheats will stop. But experts say there is a limit to what can be achieved and that athletes will not be able to change their bodies using gene technology. "For the moment, genetic doping does not exist," said de Ceaurriz. "Even in 10 or 15 years it will not be done easily--the scientific community will not let it happen." Which of the following is not the way that some athletes cheat to their better sports achievements?
[ "Eating mushrooms.", "Taking drug THG.", "Taking genetic doping.", "Eating plant seeds." ]
C. Taking genetic doping.
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_59500
Switching telephone providers used to be the only way homeowners could save money on telephone bills. Now thanks to new technology, comsumers have another choice-making phone calls over the internet. And this can be completely free if you call another person with an internet phone set-up. The technology is called voice over internet protocol , or VoIP. In 2005, consumer demand for VoIP dramatically grew. In the US, where popularity has grown faster than here in the UK, 8.4 million are predicted to subscribe this year. For the past couple years, VoIP pioneers such as Skype have accounted for the majority of internet phone subscribers. VoIP is attractive to consumers because it's cheaper than traditional phone services. With the basic equipment of PC, microphone and headset, and VoIP software and broadband internet for optimum voice quality, consumers can save a fortune chatting for free to other internet phone owners and save money calling regular landlines . But, as the saying goes, . Many of these services suffer from uncontinuous lapses in quality. While some users may tolerate echoes or a dropped call, improved quality is needed to attract more customers. Computing has examined the benefits of using a PC as a telephone with VoIP in how easy they were to set up, how effective they were and the range of their features. Skype(www. skype.com) came top for its bother-free approach, easy set-up and exceptional voice clarity. Sipgate (www. sipgate. co. uk), MSN(www. messenger. msn. co. uk) and Yahoo! Messenger (uk. messenger. yahoo. com) provide an audio "wizard" that improves sound levels. Google Talk (www. google. com/ talk) was less helpful and Babble. net (www. babble. net) was let down by its poor help files. Yahoo! Messenger provides some of the best features, including the option of landline calls, webcam chats, instant messaging, voice-mail and conference calls. Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?
[ "Sipgate is less helpful.", "Yahoo! Messenger offers some best features.", "Skype is the best one in the new technology.", "Google Talk provides very good audio \"wizard\"." ]
B. Yahoo! Messenger offers some best features.
mmlu_train
arc_challenge_693
Which event is the best example of mechanical energy?
[ "wood burning", "light shining", "a song playing on a radio", "a wagon rolling down a hill" ]
D. a wagon rolling down a hill
arc_challenge
mmlu_train_50811
No one knows why we sleep, but it's certain that we need to. People who are prevented from sleeping begin to suffer obvious effects after a few days--they think less clearly, and they fall asleep during the working hours; some may have hallucinations . There are no rules about sleep. Generally speaking, grown-ups sleep about 7 and a half hours each night and probably more than 60 per cent get between seven and eight hours. But perhaps eight per cent are quite happy with 5 hours or less, and four per cent or so find that they want ten hours or more. If you feel all right, you're probably getting enough sleep. The important thing is not to worry how much other people get--their needs may be different. Exercise doesn't seem to increase the need for sleep--office workers, for example, sleep for about as long as people doing physically active work. Children sleep more than grown-ups--perhaps 14 to 18 hours soon after birth, going down to grown-up levels by early teenage. Sleep patterns also tend to be different in the elderly, who may sleep less at night than they did when younger, find sleep getting more broken, and often make it a rule to sleep during the daytime. According to the passage, a boy of 14 years old sleeps _ .
[ "as long hours as a grown-up", "much longer hours than a grown-up", "for 14 hours each night", "for less than 8 hours per night" ]
A. as long hours as a grown-up
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_99042
Thermal conduction is when materials conduct what through those materials?
[ "air", "hotness", "electricity", "cold" ]
B. hotness
mmlu_train
arc_easy_1948
Which of the following forms of energy can travel by vibrating particles of air?
[ "electrical", "light", "magnetic", "sound" ]
D. sound
arc_easy
aquarat_26622
A student finds the sum 1 + 2 + 3 + ... as his patience runs out. He found the sum as 575. When the teacher declared the result wrong, the student realized that he missed a number. What was the number the student missed?
[ "16", "18", "14", "20", "22" ]
D. 20
aquarat
mmlu_train_62739
American beekeeping operations have been hit hard by what scientists call colony collapse disorder(C.C.D.). Almost half of their worker bees have disappeared during the past season. C.C.D. has also been reported in Israel, Europe and South America. Bees fly away from the hive and never return. Sometimes they are found dead; other times they are never found. Many crops and trees depend on pollination by bees to help them grow. A new report says virus may be at least partly responsible for the disorder in honey bee colonies in the United States. This virus is called Israeli acute paralysis virus. It was first identified in Israel in 2004. Ian Lipkin at Columbia University in New York and a team reported the new findings in Science magazine. Doctor Lipkin says the virus may not be the only cause. He says it may work with other causes to produce the collapse disorder. The team found the virus in colonies with the help of a map of honey bee genes that was published last year. They examined thirty colonies affected by the disorder. They found evidence of the virus in twenty-five of them, and in one healthy colony. The next step is further testing of healthy hives. The researchers suggested that the United States may have imported the disorder in bees from Australia. They say the bees may carry the virus but not be affected. The idea is that unlike many American bees, the ability of Australian bees to fight disease has not been hurt by the varroa mite . This insect attacks honey bees, which could make the disorder more likely to affect a hive. Australian bee producers reject these suspicions. And some researchers suspect that bee production in the United States is down mainly because of the weather. Honey bees gather nectar from flowers and trees. The sweet liquid gives them food and material to make honey. But cold weather this spring in the Midwest reduced the flow of nectar in many flowers. Many bees may have starved. Dry weather in areas of the country could also be playing a part. Wayne Esaias is a NASA space agency scientist who keeps bees in his free time. He lives in central Maryland, where he has found that flowers are blooming a month earlier than they did in 1970, which may be partly responsible for the disorder. Wayne Esaias is organizing a group of beekeepers to document nectar flow around the country. How many possibilities may be involved in the bee disorder according to the passage?
[ "Three.", "Four.", "Five.", "Six." ]
A. Three.
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_13764
Basic Study Manual: $30 Future success depends on the ability to learn. Here are the answers to the questions most often asked by parents, teachers, business trainers and by students themselves. Read this book and learn: What the three barriers to study are and what to do about them. What to do if you get tired of a subject you are studying. Twenty-six simple drills to help you learn how to study easily, rapidly and with full understanding. Buy and read the Basic Study Manual and use it to dramatically improve your ability to study. Study Skills for Life: $20 L. Ron Hubbard's study technology for teenagers opens the door to their future success by giving them the ability to study and learn. Fully illustrated for easy understanding. Learning How to Learn: $40 The basics of effe www.ks5u.comctive study for 8 to 12-year-olds, fully illustrated. Children who read and apply the materials in this book regain their liking for study and their ability to apply this knowledge in life. Get this book for a child you want to see win at his studies! Buy it before May 1, 2005, and you'll just pay half less. How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children: $40 In spite of billions of dollars spent on "educational research", children are not taught the most basic skills of learning, even the most basic of these: how to use a dictionary. Written for children from 8 to 12-year-olds, this fully illustrated book will teach your child: How to find words in a dictionary The different ways that words are used What the different marks and symbols that are used in a dictionary mean How to use a dictionary to correctly pronounce words It includes a section for parents and teachers showing you how to use this book with children. Buy this book and give it to your children to unlock their education. What's more, you'll just pay 50% for it before May 1, 2005. If you buy all the four books in April, 2005, you will have to pay _ for them.
[ "$65", "$80", "$90", "$130" ]
C. $90
mmlu_train
aquarat_6710
Two brothers were expected to return here on the same day. Rajat returned 3 days earlier but Rohit returned 4 days later. If Rajat returned on Friday, what was the expected day when both the brothers were to return home and when did Rohit Return?
[ "Wednesday, Sunday", "Thursday, Monday", "Monday, Friday", "Monday, Friday", "none" ]
C. Monday, Friday
aquarat
m1_pref_290
Let $S_1$ be a random variable taking values in $\{a,b\}$ with probability $p_{S_1}(a) = rac{1}{4}$ and $p_{S_1}(b) = rac{3}{4}$. Let $S_2$ be a random variable, independent of $S_1$, taking values in $\{c,d\}$ with probability $p_{S_2}(c) = q$ and $p_{S_2}(d) = 1-q$, for some $q\in[0,1]$. Let $\Gamma_H$ be the binary Huffman code for the sequence $S = S_1 S_2$, and let $L(S,\Gamma_H)$ be the average codeword-length of $\Gamma_H$. True or false: $1\leq L(S, \Gamma_H) \leq 2$ for all $q\in[0,1]$.
[ "False", "True" ]
B. True
m1_pref
mmlu_train_1691
What happens to water molecules during the boiling process?
[ "They move faster and move farther apart as they absorb heat.", "They move faster and remain close together as they absorb heat.", "They move more slowly but move farther apart as they lose heat.", "They move faster and move farther apart as they lose heat." ]
A. They move faster and move farther apart as they absorb heat.
mmlu_train
aquarat_41160
Calculate the circumference of a circular field whose radius is 2 centimeters.
[ "2", "4", "6", "8", "10" ]
B. 4
aquarat
mmlu_train_96662
The atmosphere is made of 78% what?
[ "N", "fire", "clouds", "wind" ]
A. N
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_39600
Europeans should try to stay indoors if ash from Iceland's volcano starts settling, the World Health Organization warned Friday as small amounts fell in Iceland, Scotland and Norway. WHO spokesman Daniel Epstein said the tiny ash is potentially dangerous for people when it starts to reach the Earth because particles taken in by people can enter the lungs and cause breathing problems. And he also said Europeans who go outside might want to consider wearing a mask. Other experts, however, weren't convinced the volcanic ash would have a major effect on peoples' health and said WHO's warnings were " _ ." They said volcanic ash was much less dangerous than cigarette smoke or pollution. Volcanic ash is made of fine particles of fragmented volcanic rock. It is light gray to black and can be as fine as talcum powder . During a volcanic eruption, the ash can be breathed deep into the lungs and cause irritation (,) even in healthy people. But once it falls from a greater distance -- like from the cloud currently hovering above Europe -- its health effects are often minimal, experts say. "Not all particles are created equal," said Ken Donaldson, a professor at the University of Edinburgh, "In the great scheme of things, volcanic ash is not all that harmful." And he said most Europeans' exposure to volcanic ash would be ignored and that only those in the near districts of the Icelandic volcano would likely be at risk. Dr. Stephen Spiro, a professor of the British Lung Foundation, said the further the particles travel, the less dangerous they will be. "The cloud has already passed over northern Scotland and we haven't heard of any ill effects there," he said. Spiro said to wear masks or stay indoors to avoid volcanic ash was "over the top" and "a bit hysterical." The text is mainly about _ .
[ "the effect of volcanic ash", "the health risk of volcanic ash", "the disadvantages of volcanic ash", "the opinions on health risk of volcanic ash" ]
D. the opinions on health risk of volcanic ash
mmlu_train
m1_pref_13
Select the answer that correctly describes the differences between formal and natural languages. 
[ "Formal languages are by construction explicit and non-ambiguous while natural languages are implicit and ambiguous", "Formal languages are by construction implicit and non-ambiguous while natural languages are explicit and ambiguous", "Formal languages are by construction explicit and ambiguous while natural l...
A. Formal languages are by construction explicit and non-ambiguous while natural languages are implicit and ambiguous
m1_pref
mmlu_train_20202
In today's prefix = st1 /Ireland, it seems hard to imagine the grim days of the 19thcentury when so many of the population starved, or that, in those days, many poor people had no clue how to prepare any food other than boil a potato. Nowadays, it is quite possible to eat both well and heartily all over the island. Tourism has made a _ difference to the standards of cooking inIreland. Until recently there was hardly any tradition of eating out in many districts, except perhaps on very few occasions at a local hotel. Patterns of diet were old-styled, based firmly on 'meat and two vegetables' (somewhat overcooked), potatoes (of course) and large quantities of dairy produce. Now things are very different. Tourist demands for predictable, inexpensive fast-food are met, as everywhere, with hamburgers and pizzas - a better bet being fish and chips. But more sophisticated tastes have introduced wholefoods and vegetarian restaurants (almost unheard of before), and a vast number of new restaurants, often French in style, have opened in the main tourist centres. Food 'events' such as Kinsale's Gourmet festival or Galway's Oyster Festival attract large numbers of visitors and reflect the new interest in food. Whatever Irish cooking lacks in finesse , it nearly always makes up for in plenty, and ingredients are of a high quality. Home-grown produce includes rich dairy foods, beef, lamb and pork, and a great variety of seafood. One of its great specialities is soda bread. It is made with buttermilk and is served fresh and warm with every meal. Recently there has been a return to simple Irish foods such as stews and potato dishes. One of the best-value meals in Irelandis breakfast. A 'traditional Irish breakfast' is a plateful of bacon and eggs with soda and potato breads. Accommodation rates are nearly always quoted with a full breakfast included, so you might as well eat enough to keep you going all day and get your money's worth! How does the passage describe Irish cooking today?
[ "It is exciting and interesting.", "It is boring and overcooked.", "It is plentiful and simple.", "It is good-looking and tastes bad" ]
C. It is plentiful and simple.
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_12966
More and more, the operations of our businesses, governments, and financial institutions are controlled by information that exists only inside computer memories. Anyone clever enough to modify this information for his own purposes can get big reward. Even worse, a number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get away without punishment. It's easy for computer crimes to go undetected if no one checks up on what the computer is doing. But even if the crime is detected, the criminal may walk away not only unpunished but with a glowing recommendation from his former employers. Of course, we have no statistics on crimes that go undetected. But it's disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by accident, not by systematic inspections or other security procedures. The computer criminals who have been caught may have been the victims of uncommonly bad luck. Unlike other lawbreakers, who must leave the country, commit suicide, or go to jail, computer criminals sometimes escape punishment, demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits. All too often, their demands have been met. Why? Because company executives are afraid of the bad publicity that would result if the public found out that their computer had been misused. They hesitate at the thought of a criminal boasting in open court of how he juggled the most confidential records right under the noses of the company's executives, accountants, and security staff. And so another computer criminal departs with just the recommendations he needs to continue his crimes elsewhere. It can be concluded from the passage that _ .
[ "it is still impossible to detect computer crimes today", "people commit computer crimes at the request of their company", "computer criminals escape punishment because they can't be detected", "computer crimes are the most serious problem in the operation of financial institutions" ]
D. computer crimes are the most serious problem in the operation of financial institutions
mmlu_train
aquarat_24070
Siddharth wants to borrow Rs.7000 at rate of interest 6% p.a. at S.I and lend the same amount at C.I at same rate of interest for two years. What would be his income in the above transaction?
[ "s.21.60", "s.21.68", "s.25.2", "s.21.98", "s.21.29" ]
C. s.25.2
aquarat
mmlu_train_41014
As most university students are packing their bags,boarding trains or flying home for the Spring Festival,some will stay behind to spend the holiday on campus. Zhou Yunyun,22,a senior finance major at Jilin University,has decided that instead of traveling to Hainan province,he will kill the time by playing computer games with his online friends. "I'm used to chatting and playing with them every day.It's just fun to make friends this way,"he said."When I returned home in past years,my relatives always asked me a lot of questions about my plans after graduation.They had high expectations of me,which made me feel stressed," said Zhou. The campus,usually lively,will probably turn into a death town,with most restaurants,shops and student centers closed during the break.But there are also a few advantages,according to Jia Debao,2 1,a junior majoring in administration at China Agricultural University."I might feel a bit lonely,but at least I can stay away from my parents' complaining and enjoy the peaceful and quiet stay," he said."More importantly,I can enjoy the high speed of the Internet,I can always find empty seats in classrooms,and I don't have to wait to use the bathroorm" But education experts recommend students who stay on campus to come up with more interactive plans.That's because communication on the Internet can't replace real life interpersonal relationships. Society has promoted a kind of" _ " or close-in culture among some young people, according to Shi Tongyu, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He warned that this kind of lifestyle can damage students' mental and physical development. "When you constantly stare at a computer screen and type on your keyboard,you gradually lose the ability to socialize and survive normally,"said Shi."A human's most important task is to survive,which cannot be completed by staying at home all the time. Instead,it must be achieved through real life experience and communication." What do education experts recommend students to do?
[ "To do some traveling.", "To stay more with families.", "To find empty seats in classrooms.", "To experience real lire and communication." ]
D. To experience real lire and communication.
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_65129
Nick Vujicic Imagine getting through your busy day without hands or legs.Picture your life without the ability to walk,care for your basic needs,or even hug those you love.Meet Nicholas Vujicic.Without any medical explanation or warning,Nick was born in 1982inMelbourne,Australia,without arms and legs. The early days were difficult.Throughout his childhood,Nick not only dealt with the typical challenges of school and adolescence,but he also struggled with depression and loneliness.Nick constantly wondered why he was different from all the other kids.He questioned the purpose of life. After experiencing many difficulties,Vujicic eventually began to realize that his experiences were inspiring to many people and began to be thankful for being alive.A key turning point in his life was when his mother showed him a newspaper article about a man dealing with a severe disability.This led him to realise he was not the only one with major struggles.When he was seventeen,he started to give talks.He has traveled around the world,sharing his story with millions,sometimes in stadiums full of people,speaking to a range of various groups such as students,teachers,young people,business professionals and so on.He has visited more than 50countries and given thousands of talks.Now he is an encouraging speaker with TED. Vujicic promotes his work through television shows and through his writing.His first book,Life Without Limits:Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life,was published by Random House in 2010.He markets a motivational DVD,Life's Greater Purpose,a short documentary filmed in 2005.He markets a DVD for young people titled No Arms,No Legs,No Worries!In March 2008,Vujicic was interviewed by Bob Cummings for the 20/20 American television show. According to Nick,the victory over his struggles,as well as his strength and passion for life today,can be owning to the power of hope.His family,friends and the many people he has met along the journey have inspired him to carry on,as well.Today this energetic young gentle man has achieved more than most people achieve in a lifetime. What's wrong with Nick when he was born?
[ "He had no arms or legs.", "He was born with heart disease.", "He was deaf and couldn't speak.", "He needed an operation to stay alive" ]
A. He had no arms or legs.
mmlu_train
aquarat_43836
The below sequence is a bit tricky. Can you solve it to find the next number? 7, 25, 325, 4325, ?
[ "29816", "38291", "54327", "38290", "55291" ]
C. 54327
aquarat
m1_pref_227
Current software is complex and often relies on external dependencies. What are the security implications?
[ "During the requirement phase of the secure development\n lifecycle, a developer must list all the required dependencies.", "It is necessary to extensively security test every executable\n on a system before putting it in production.", "As most third party software is open source, it is sa...
A. During the requirement phase of the secure development lifecycle, a developer must list all the required dependencies.
m1_pref
aquarat_16823
A man bought a bike at 40% discount on its original price. He sold it at a 80% increase on the price he bought it. What percent of profit did he make on the original price?
[ "2%", "8%", "6%", "4%", "10%" ]
B. 8%
aquarat
mmlu_train_91448
Better think twice before choosing a _ for email, online bank or shopping. Simple passwords are easy to be stolen. A password is like a key to your home. If someone steals it, he'll get chances to steal something else. We use passwords everywhere in our life. We are so used to passwords that we don't pay any attention to them until we lose or forget one. A study of 28,000 passwords recently stolen from a popular website showed that people often do the easy thing. It found that 16% took a first name as a password. Another 14% used the easiest keyboard combinations such as "12345678"or "QWERTY". 5% of the stolen passwords were names of television shows or stars popular with young people. 3% of the passwords expressed feelings like "I don't care", "Whatever", "I love you" or their opposite, "I hate you". Robert Graham, who did the study, advises people to choose a password that is longer than eight characters with one capital letter and one symbol. Of course, safe passwords don't mean those hard to remember. Forgetting your password is sometimes a big headache for you. Maybe, the perfect password is easy for you and hard for others. ,,. Which of the following is NOT true?
[ "Someone will steal your password if it is very simple.", "28,000 passwords were stolen recently from a popular website.", "The harder to remember the passwords, the safer the passwords are.", "Password is very important in our life." ]
C. The harder to remember the passwords, the safer the passwords are.
mmlu_train
aquarat_22450
Two goods trains each 500 m long are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks. Their speeds are 45 km/hr and 30 km/hr respectively. Find the time taken by the slower train to pass the driver of the faster one?
[ "33", "289", "48", "77", "12" ]
C. 48
aquarat
mmlu_train_61685
Rae and Bruce Hostetler not only work very hard,they also relax just as well. Numerous vacations help the couple to maintain their health and emotional well-being-and it's no surprise to health care professionals. "Rest,relaxation, and stress reduction are very important for people's weLl-being and health. This can be accomplished through daily activities,such as exercise and meditation,but vacation is an important part of this as well," said primary care physician Natasha Withers from One Medical Group in New York. Withers lists a decreased risk of heart disease and improved reaction time as some of the benefits from taking some time off. "We also know that the mind is very powerful and can help with healing,so a rested,relaxed mind is able to help the body heal better," said Withers. Psychologists confirm the value of vacations for the mind. " The impact that taking a vacation has on one's mental health is great," said Francine Lederer,a clinical psychologist in Los Angeles who specializes in stress and relationship management. " Most people have better life perspective and are more motivated to achieve their goals after a vacation,even if it is a 24- hour time-out. " The trips could be good for their health,good for their family and good for their .businesses. The online travel agency Expedia conducted a survey about vacation time in 2010,and according to their data the average American eamed 18 vacation days-but only used 14 0f them. France topped the list,with the average worker earning 37 vacation days and using all but two of them. Americans' responses may not be surprising in a culture where long hours on the job often are valued,but that's not always good for the individual,the family or the employer. Psychologists have also found that people who don't take enough time to relax may find it harder to relax in the future. "Without time and opportunity to do this,the nerve connections that produce feelings of calm and peacefulness become weaker,making it actually more difficult to shift into less-stressed states," Mulhern said. What is mainly talked about in the text?
[ "Ways to relax in one's free time.", "The benefits of taking time off,", "Different opinions on holidays.", "The Hostetlers always on the go." ]
B. The benefits of taking time off,
mmlu_train
aquarat_13524
The average age of 22 students in a group is 12 years. when teacher's age is included to it, the average increases by one.What is the teacher's age in years?
[ "31", "36", "35", "53", "57" ]
C. 35
aquarat
aquarat_618
A batch of cookies was divided amomg 3 tins: 2/3 of all the cookies were placed in either the blue or the green tin, and the rest were placed in the red tin. If 1/5 of all the cookies were placed in the blue tin, what fraction of the cookies that were placed in the other tins were placed in the green tin
[ "21/31", "9/4", "5/9", "7/5", "9/7" ]
A. 21/31
aquarat
mmlu_train_93910
When compared to current average conditions, which term would best describe conditions in Earth's lower atmosphere if greenhouse gases were absent?
[ "denser", "cooler", "wetter", "cloudier" ]
B. cooler
mmlu_train
aquarat_5919
If (1 – 1.5)N = 1, then N =
[ "−400", "−140", "−2", "4", "400" ]
C. −2
aquarat
mmlu_train_60751
Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the difference between the human and the machine. All body parts will be replaceable. A computer will function like the human brain with the ability to recognize feelings and respond with emotions. They can then make fake people. We will then be able to create a machine duplicate of ourselves so we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit to the new body. Then we can choose to live for as long as we want. Once one of you is duplicated, you will just have to press Ctrl + D and you will have two of you. If you want 500, select 500. Naturally, when duplicates are running around all over the place, there will be a food problem. The most practical choice would be garbage. Your modified duplicate will be made to eat garbage like a goat. But don't worry. Their taste buds and sense of smell will be changed so they will really enjoy it. They will want to eat lots of garbage. When it becomes possible to do a spirit transfer, you will be able to live within whichever duplicate you want, whenever you want and as long as you want. Just imagine what it would be like when you are with so many duplicates of yourself. You will be very busy enjoying many things. One duplicate of yourself is in the middle of doing a jigsaw puzzle and another duplicate has almost completed another puzzle. When you become tired of the joy of puzzles, "you" jump to the duplicate that is eating garbage, then to the one that is playing in a rock concert, then to the one that is scoring the winning goal. You will be so busy enjoying so many things that it could drive you crazy. When it is predicted that things will be better in the future, it doesn't necessarily mean that things will be easier! What is the main idea of the text?
[ "How to duplicate people.", "What it will be like if people are duplicated.", "Duplicating people makes trouble.", "What duplicated people eat." ]
B. What it will be like if people are duplicated.
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_98843
The earth has completed half of its yearly orbit of the sun and will complete the other half in
[ "two weeks", "seven months", "365 days", "182 days" ]
D. 182 days
mmlu_train
aquarat_1547
A works twice as fast as B.If B can complete a work in 12 days independently,the number of days in which A and B can together finish the work is :
[ "4 days", "6 days", "8 days", "18 days", "None of these" ]
A. 4 days
aquarat
aquarat_39679
Which of the following represents 1<x<9?
[ "|x|<3", "|x+5|<4", "|x-1|<9", "|-5+x|<4", "|3+x|<5" ]
D. |-5+x|<4
aquarat
mmlu_train_32843
What will you be doing when you are 26 years old? Studying at university or working for a living? Take a look at what Albert Einstein was doing at the age of 26. 100 years ago, Einstein was working in Switzerland. His hobby was physics. Without much money or help, he wrote five papers for a physics magazine. Three of these greatly changed the study of physics and our understanding of space, time, light and matter . His most famous work is on the Theory of Relativity . Einstein was given the Nobel Prize for his discoveries. Although he also did many other things later, the years 1905 has been called Einstein's "Year of Wonders". It has been 100 years since then. Because of this, the UN has named 05 the World Year of Physics. Today, over fifty years after Einstein's death, a question is asked, " Will there ever be another Einstein?" It may take a long time. After all, Einstein was born more than 200 years after Sir Isaac Newton, another great scientist. Besides, physics is a different field now, and education is different, too. Even if you can't be the next great scientist, it is still helpful to remember some of the things that made Einstein great. He thought independently and read widely. He left with us a formula for life: If A is a success in life, then A="X+Y+Z." X is work, Y is play, and Z is keeping your mouth shut. The UN has named 05 the World Year of Physics because _ .
[ "Einstein is 100 years old this year", "Einstein has been dead for more than 50 years", "there have been other great discoveries after Einstein's death", "it is the 100" ]
D. it is the 100
mmlu_train
arc_easy_859
Evidence suggests that there is a relationship between ancient dinosaurs and modern birds. Through time, each occurrence of a new trait most likely resulted from which of the following?
[ "mutation of genes", "hybridization of species", "extinction of populations", "alteration of the environment" ]
A. mutation of genes
arc_easy
mmlu_train_58302
Ever wonder how much a cloud weighs? What about a hurricane? A meteorologist has done some estimates and the results might surprise you. Let's start with a very simple white puffy cloud -- a cumulus cloud . How much does the water in a cumulus cloud weigh? Peggy LeMone, senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, did the numbers. "The water in the little cloud weighs about 550 tons," she calculates. "Or if you want to convert it to something that might be a little more meaningful ... think of elephants." The thought of a hundred elephants-worth of water suspended in the sky begs another question -- what keeps it up there? "First of all, the water isn't in elephant sized particles , it's in tiny tiny tiny particles," explains LeMone. And those particles float on the warmer air that's rising below. But still, the concept of so much water floating in the sky was surprising even to a meteorologist like LeMone. "I had no idea how much a cloud would weigh, actually, when I started the calculations," she says. So how many elephant units of water are inside a big storm cloud--10 times bigger all the way around than the "puffy" cumulus cloud? Again, LeMone did the numbers: About 200,000 elephants. Now, ratchet up the calculations for a hurricane about the size of Missouri and the figures get really massive. "What we're doing is weighing the water in one cubic meter theoretically pulled from a cloud and then multiplying by the number of meters in a whole hurricane," she explains. The result? Forty million elephants. That means the water in one hurricane weighs more than all the elephants on the planet. Perhaps even more than all the elephants that have ever lived on the planet. The weight of _ is NOT mentioned in the passage.
[ "a cumulus cloud", "a tornado", "a hurricane", "a storm cloud" ]
B. a tornado
mmlu_train
aquarat_29563
A, B and C start swimming in a pool simultaneously from the same end. To complete 10 laps, A takes 10 minutes, B takes 8 minutes and C takes 4 minutes. What is the ratio of speeds A:B:C?
[ "3:4:5", "12:15:20", "5:4:3", "4:5:10", "12:15:25" ]
D. 4:5:10
aquarat
mmlu_train_92645
Lichens are symbiotic organisms made of green algae and fungi. What do the green algae supply to the fungi in this symbiotic relationship?
[ "carbon dioxide", "food", "protection", "water" ]
B. food
mmlu_train
aquarat_17859
A fires 5 shots to B's 3 but A kills only once in 3 shots while B kills once in 2 shots. When B has missed 27 times, A has killed:
[ "10", "20", "30", "40", "50" ]
C. 30
aquarat
arc_challenge_503
A food chain is shown. Sunlight -> Grass -> Rabbit -> Snake. What is the abiotic factor in this food chain?
[ "Sunlight", "Grass", "Rabbit", "Snake" ]
A. Sunlight
arc_challenge
arc_challenge_886
Sam was listing the differences between a euglena and a paramecium. Which characteristic should not be on Sam's list?
[ "only the euglena can respond to light", "only the euglena have a definite shape", "only the euglena use a flagellum to move", "only the euglena can make their own food" ]
B. only the euglena have a definite shape
arc_challenge
aquarat_35596
If |z|/w = 4,which of the following must be true?
[ "z = -4w", "z = 4w", "z^2 = 16w^2", "z^2 = 16w^3", "z^3 = 64w^3" ]
C. z^2 = 16w^2
aquarat
mmlu_train_75026
Alice: Good morning, Bob. Bob: Good morning, Alice. Alice: Bob, this is Grace. Bob: Hi, Grace. Grace: Hi, Bob. Alice: Oh, what is that? Bob: It's my green key. Alice: What's this? Bob: It is a ruler. Alice: Is it your ruler? Bob: No. My ruler is red. This ruler is blue. Alice: Grace, is it your ruler? Grace: Oh no. It is Frank's ruler. Alice:40 . Bob's _ is green.
[ "key", "pen", "map", "jacket" ]
A. key
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_1288
In a copper wire, a temperature increase is the result of which of the following?
[ "an increase in the size of the copper particles", "a decrease in the mass of the copper particles", "an increase in the motion of the copper particles", "a decrease in the distance between the copper particles" ]
C. an increase in the motion of the copper particles
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_35361
Lichens are difficult to see. They don't move. They often mix into the living place. You might not even recognize one if you are looking right at it. Lichens live on rocks, branches, houses, and even metal street signs. You can find these colorful organisms almost everywhere -- from deserts to rainforests, and from Antarctica to Africa. They've traveled in outer space, and some scientists think there might even be lichens on Mars. What you probably don't realize is that a lichen is more than a single thing. It includes two different types of living organisms: a fungus and an alga . Neither of these organisms is a plant, so the lichen isn't a plant either. Through photosynthesis , the alga gets the sun's energy to make food for the fungus, which is the place for the alga to live in. However, the alga cannot leave the fungus. Around the world, scientists have found tens of thousands of types of lichens. Many may not even have been discovered yet. As scientists continue to find new kinds of lichens, they are also working to understand how they are connected to one another. By putting together a lichen family tree, they hope to understand why so many different types of lichens have grown in so many places around the world. Many researchers are trying to understand basic facts about the organisms and their connections. Researchers are also using lichens to examine the health of the environment. Which of the following statements is NOT the scientists' purposes of studying lichens?
[ "To understand basic facts about them.", "To creat a lichen family tree.", "To understand how lichens are related to each other.", "To understand why lichens can live in different places." ]
B. To creat a lichen family tree.
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_92146
You are busy with your job but want to make new friends? You miss your old friends and try to find them? Then try a new website --- Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg,a Harvard student,created Facebook only about eight years ago. At first,it was only for Harvard students. Soon it became popular on the Internet. Now over 25 million people around the world use it to keep in touch with their friends. People like Facebook because it makes them feel comfortable. On Facebook,they share joys or sorrows by posting pictures and videos. What's more,they leave messages and give online presents to their friends. Now Facebook,like eBay,is a place to sell things. The best part about Facebook is to help find old friends. For people,the only thing to do is to sign their real names. Then it takes a short time to sign their old friends. So have fun with Facebook if you love to be with friends,old or new. Facebook was created _ .
[ "twenty years ago", "thirty years ago", "by Mark Zuckerberg and his classmates", "by a Harvard student named Mark Zuckerberg" ]
D. by a Harvard student named Mark Zuckerberg
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_2535
A fox gave birth to an offspring that had a better sense of hearing than most foxes. How could this small change most likely result in descendants that are different from the original fox?
[ "Foxes that have a better sense of hearing may mutate more frequently than other foxes.", "Foxes that have a better sense of hearing may be hunted more frequently.", "Over time, descendants of this fox may hear and hunt prey better than other foxes.", "Over time, descendants of this fox may become extinct." ]
C. Over time, descendants of this fox may hear and hunt prey better than other foxes.
mmlu_train
arc_challenge_868
Many stars can be seen in the sky at night. Which statement best explains why the Sun appears brighter than the stars seen in the night sky?
[ "The Sun is bigger than the stars seen in the night sky.", "The Sun is smaller than the stars seen in the night sky.", "The Sun is closer to Earth than the stars seen in the night sky.", "The Sun is farther from Earth than the stars seen in the night sky." ]
C. The Sun is closer to Earth than the stars seen in the night sky.
arc_challenge
mmlu_train_61778
Space is where our future is -- trips to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Most people would think that aside from comets and stars, there is little else out there. But, since our space journey started we have left so much trash there that scientists are now concerned that if we don't clean it up, we may all be in mortal danger. The first piece of space junk was created in 1964, when the American satellite Vanguard I stopped operating and lost its connection with the ground center. However, since it kept orbiting around the Earth without any consequences, scientists became increasingly comfortable abandoning things that no longer served any useful purpose in space. It is estimated that there are now over 500,000 pieces of man-made trash orbiting the Earth at speeds of up to 17,500 miles per hour. The junk varies from tiny pieces of paint chipped off rockets to cameras, huge fuel tanks, and even odd items like the million-dollar tool kit that astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn Piper lost during a spacewalk. The major problem with the space trash is that it may hit working satellites and damage traveling spacecraft . Moreover, pieces of junk may collide with each other and break into pieces which fall back to the Earth. To avoid this, scientists have invented several ways for clearing the sky. Ground stations have been built to monitor larger pieces of space trash to prevent them from crashing into working satellites or space shuttles. Future plans include a cooperative effort among many nations to stop littering in space and to clean up the trash already there. Why were scientists NOT concerned about space trash in the beginning?
[ "It no longer served any useful purpose.", "It was millions of miles away from the Earth.", "It did not cause any problems.", "It was regarded as similar to comets and stars." ]
C. It did not cause any problems.
mmlu_train
arc_easy_1745
In which example could a thermometer be used to show that heat energy is being transferred?
[ "A piano is played by striking the keys.", "A shovel is used to move dirt from one place to another.", "A ball is thrown into the air.", "A stove is used to boil water in a pan." ]
D. A stove is used to boil water in a pan.
arc_easy
mmlu_train_40749
At night, bats fly through the air, catching hundreds of insects and other small animals. But during the day, they hardly move at all. Instead, bats pass the time hanging upside down from a secret spot. There are a couple of reasons why bats rest this way. First of all, it puts them in a position for takeoff. Unlike birds, bats can't fly into the air from the ground. Their wings don't produce enough lift to take off from a dead stop, and their hind legs are so small and underdeveloped that they can't run to build up the necessary takeoff speed. Instead, they use their front claws to climb to a high spot, and then fall into flight. During the hours when most enemies are active, bats gather where few animals would think to look and most can't reach. This allows them to disappear from the world until night comes again. There's also little competition for these resting spots, as other flying animals don't have the ability to hang upside down. Bats have a unique physiological adaptation that lets them hang around this way without using any energy. For you to hold your fist around an object tight, you contract several muscles in your arm, which are connected to your fingers by tendons ;as one muscle contracts, it pulls a tendon, which pulls one of your fingers closed. A bat's talons close in the same way, except that their tendons are connected only to the upper body, not to a muscle. To hang upside down, a bat pulls its claws open with other muscles. To get the talons to take hold of the surface, the bat simply lets its body relax. The weight of the upper body pulls down on the tendons connected to the talons, causing them to hold tight. Therefore, the bat doesn't have to do anything to hang upside down. Bats hang upside down because _ .
[ "they haven't developed a pair of strong claws", "they can't start to fly from the ground directly", "they have no hind legs to support their body", "they can't find quiet places to stay during the day" ]
B. they can't start to fly from the ground directly
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_33524
California has a new program called the Digital Textbook Initiative. "Starting this fall with high school math and science, we will be the first state in the nation to provide schools with a state-approved list of digital textbooks." That was Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in June, talking about his effort to get schools to use materials available free online. He listed reasons why he thinks digital textbooks make sense. California approves traditional textbooks in six-year cycles. Digital ones can offer the latest information. They lighten the load of school bags. They save paper and trees, and make learning more fun and interactive. And above all, he said, they help schools with their finances. The state has had to make severe cuts in school spending because of deep financial problems. More than six million students attend California public schools. Earlier this year, California invited content developers to offer digital math and science materials for high schools. These had to meet at least 90% of the state's learning requirements. Specially trained teachers examined 16 textbooks and approved ten of them. Six of the ten were published by the CK 12 Foundation, a nonprofit group that had been developing digital science and math books for about two years. The foundation paid teachers and other education professionals to write and edit them. The money came from a group financed by the Khosla Family. California cannot require schools to use the digital textbooks. Individual school districts will have to decide for themselves. Susan Martimo, a California Department of Education official, says she does not expect widespread use right away. Her best guess is that some schools with a lot of technology will be the first to use them, but only in addition to their traditional books. School administrators point out that the texts may be free online, but students need a way to access them. Not everyone has a computer or electronic reader. Schools could print out copies, but that would not help the environment. Also, there is the cost to train teachers to use digital textbooks effectively. Digital textbooks are most meaningful in that they are to _ .
[ "help save money", "benefit the environment", "provide interesting materials", "reduce students' heavy burden" ]
A. help save money
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_94864
A common characteristic of all living things is that they
[ "breathe air.", "walk upright.", "are made of cells.", "use sunlight for growth." ]
C. are made of cells.
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_12017
An oral drug, named ERDRP-0519, was invented. It is specifically designed to protect people who got infected measles from spreading the virus to others. Like the flu, measles spreads through the air by breathing, coughing or sneezing. There is typically a time, about two weeks, between becoming infected with the virus and the beginning of symptoms like skin rash , runny nose, heavy cough and high fever. "This therapy application determines the desired characteristics of the drug, which are orally available, cost-effective manufacture and high stability," Richard Klemperer, professor of Georgia State University, told reporters last Wednesday. "With these criteria in mind, we have developed a small drug that blocks the measles virus over the past years, which is essential for copy of the virus." The researchers tested the drug in rats infected with canine distemper virus , which is a close relative of measles virus. They found that all of the infected rats treated with the drug survived the deadly infection, showed no clinical signs of disease and developed a strong protective immune response. The drug could be used to treat friends, family and other social contacts of a person infected with measles virus, which have not developed symptoms yet but are at risk of having caught the disease, Klemperer said truthfully. "The emergence of strong antiviral immunity in treated animals is particularly encouraging, since it suggests that the drug may not only save an infected individual from disease but contribute to closing measles immunity gaps in a population," Klemperer said. The researchers emphasized the drug is not intended as a substitute for vaccination, but as an additional weapon to get rid of the measles. They planned to test the drug's safety in larger animals, before moving into clinical trials in humans. "If our next series of studies confirms that the human situation mirrors what we have seen in rats, then this drug may make a major contribution to getting rid of measles by preventing local outbreaks" Klemperer said. Despite the existence of an effective vaccine, annual measles deaths worldwide have remained constant at around 150,000 since 2007. The reasons for this are the highly infectious nature of the virus, in the developing world largely due to issues of resources, and in many developed countries in particular in the European region due to parental concerns regarding vaccination safety. If a boy got infected by measles virus, he might NOT show the symptom like _ .
[ "runny nose", "bad cough", "high fever", "sick stomach" ]
D. sick stomach
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aquarat_47099
Two women can do a work in 4 days. Six men can complete the same work in 3 days. What is the ratio between the capacity of a man and a woman?
[ "1:2", "2:1", "4:9", "3:2", "None of these" ]
C. 4:9
aquarat
mmlu_train_7069
In a few years,you might be able to speak Chinese,Korean,Japanese,French,and English-and all at the same time. This sounds incredible,but Alex Waibel,a computer science professor at US's Car-negie Mellon University (CMU) and Germany's University of Karlsruhe,announced last week that it may soon be reality. He and his team have invented software and hardware that could make it far easier for people who speak different languages to understand each other. One application,called Lecture Translation,can easily translate a speech from one language into an-other. Current translation technologies typically limit speakers to certain topics or a limited vocabulary. Us-ers also have to be trained how to use the programme. Another machine can send translations of a speech to different listeners depending on what languagethey speak. "It is like having a s _ translator right next to you but without disturbing the person next to you,"Waibel said Prefer to read? So- called Translation Glasses transcribe the translations on a tiny liquid-crystal display(LCD) screen. Then there's the Muscle Translator. Electrodes capture the electrical signals from facial muscle movements made naturally when a person is mouthing words. The signals are then translated into speech.The electrodes could be replaced with wireless chips implanted in a person's face,according to research-ers. During a demonstration held last Thursday in CMU's Pittsburgh campus,a Chinese student named Sang Jun had 11 tiny electrodes attached to the muscles of his cheeks,neck and throat. Then he mouthed-without speaking aloud- a few words in Mandarin to the audience. A few seconds later,the phrase was displayed on a computer screen and spoken out by the computer in English and Spanish: "Let me introduce our new prototype." This particular instrument,when fully developed,might allow anyone to speak in any number of lan-guages or,as Waibel put it,"to switch your mouth to a foreign language". "The idea behind the universi-ty's prototypes is to create'good enough' bridges for cross- cultural exchanges that are becoming more common in the world,"Waibel said. With spontaneous translators,foreign drivers in Germany could listen to traffic warnings on the radio; tourists in China could read all the signs and talk with local people;leaders of different coun-tries could have secret talks without any interpreters there. What's the final destination of inventing the language translators?
[ "To make cultural exchanges between different countries easier.", "To help students learn foreign languages more easily.", "To make people live in foreign countries more comfortably.", "To help people learn more foreign languages in the future." ]
A. To make cultural exchanges between different countries easier.
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_69924
When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence "How do you do?" as an example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation ? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language. Languages do not just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. It's important to master the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speaker puts words in a wrong order, the listener can't understand the speaker's sentence easily.Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn't change. Let's see the difference between the two sentences:"She only likes apples. " "Only she likes apples. " When you are learning English, you must use it as the English speaker does. From the passage we know that _ when we are learning English.
[ "we shouldn't put every word into our own language", "we should look up every word in the dictionary", "we need to put every word into our own language", "we must read word by word" ]
A. we shouldn't put every word into our own language
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_9195
Tips for developing an exercise plan for your brain You know that eating a sensible diet and getting plenty of exercise help your body healthy and strong. But did you know that there are ways to make your brain healthier and smarter? Studies show that when the brain is _ to do something new, it creates new neural pathways . The more pathways you have, the faster you can think and the better memory you will have. Ten steps toward a smarter brain Limit your TV time Watching an average TV show requires very little brain power and brings the same result as neglecting physical exercise. Your brain will become weak just as your muscles do. If you watch TV, choose something educational and informative. Travel Traveling to a new country forces you to see and do things in a new way, providing stimulation to the brain. Learn a new language Acquiring a new language involves different learning methods. Learning a language sharpens your brain and helps prevent memory problems in later years. Master a new subject Each week, select an animal, a bird or a fish, and read everything you can about it. Stretch your brain as you become an expert on the subject. Use your non-dominant hand If you are right-handed, use your left hand for everyday activities, or use your right hand if you are left-handed. Doing familiar things in a new way will cause your brain to create new neural networks. Read often As you read, take the time to look up people or places that aren't familiar. Reading expands your vocabulary if you search for words and definitionsthat you don't know. Do puzzles According to the Mayo Clinic, doing sudoku and crossword puzzles keeps the brain sharp into your senior years. Calculate while you shop As you put things in your grocery cart, total everything in your head. See how much close you get to the actual total. Play video games Studies have found that certain video games force you to use critical decision-making skills and can even improve students' math scores. Tweet!(,) Read messages from people who represent a wide range of interests. And some say that learning to express yourself in just 140 characters is a great brain challenge! So get in the habit of challenging your brain, and make yourself smarter! What can we learn from the passage?
[ "Educational and informative TV shows are helpful to limit your TV time.", "Doing sudoku and crossword puzzles may make you confused.", "Playing certain video games may help you sharpen your mind.", "Writing short messages often can also make you healthier ." ]
C. Playing certain video games may help you sharpen your mind.
mmlu_train
mmlu_train_59441
A little under one-third of U.S. families have no Internet access and do not plan to get it, with most of the holdouts seeing little use for it in their lives, according to a survey released on Friday. Park Associates, a Dallas-based technology market research firm, said 29 percent of U.S. families, or 31 million homes, do not have Internet access and do not intend to subscribe to an Internet service over the next 12 months. The second annual National Technology Scan conducted by Park found that the main reason why potential customers say they do not subscribe to the Internet is because of the low value to their daily lives rather than concerns over cost. Forty-four percent of these families say they are not interested in anything on the Internet, versus just 22 percent who say they cannot afford a computer or the cost of Internet service, the survey showed. The answer "I'm not sure how to use the Internet" came from 17 percent of participants who do not subscribe. The response "I do all my e-commerce shopping and YouTube-watching at work" was cited by 14 percent of Internet-access refuseniks. Three percent said the Internet doesn't reach their homes. The study found U.S. broadband adoption grew to 52 percent over 2006, up from 42 percent in 2005. Roughly half of new subscribers converted from slower-speed, dial-up Internet access while the other half of families had no prior access. "The industry continues to chip away at the core of non-subscribers, but has a long way to go," said John Barrett, director of research at Parks Associates. "Entertainment applications will be the key. If anything will pull in the holdouts, it's going to be applications that make the Internet more similar to pay-TV," he predicted. According to John Barrett, what is the key to attracting more U.S. families to broadband service?
[ "making the Internet look more similar to TV set", "applying the Internet more to entertainment", "providing more pay-TV programs", "chipping away at the core of non-subscribers" ]
B. applying the Internet more to entertainment
mmlu_train
aquarat_9316
A and B can do a piece of work in 3 days, B and C in 4 days, C and A in 5 days. How long will C take to do it?
[ "120/7 days", "110/11 days", "100/9 days", "90/13 days", "80/3 days" ]
A. 120/7 days
aquarat
arc_easy_1373
About how many Earth days does it take the Moon to travel around Earth?
[ "1", "27", "180", "365" ]
B. 27
arc_easy
aquarat_37839
If x = 5 and y = −2, what is the value of (x − 2y)^y?
[ "−100", "0.2", "0.01", "4", "8" ]
C. 0.01
aquarat
arc_easy_672
Humans depend on which natural resource from the environment?
[ "water", "houses", "electricity", "roads" ]
A. water
arc_easy
arc_easy_974
Steven went to a farm and picked a bright red tomato from a broken branch on the plant. The tomato had a rotten spot with a worm inside of it. Instead of eating the tomato, Steven decided to plant the seeds and grow new tomato plants. Which characteristic of the tomato plant is inherited and could change over several generations?
[ "color of the skin", "size of rotten spots", "length of worms inside", "number of broken branches" ]
A. color of the skin
arc_easy
aquarat_41606
The greatest ratio out of 2:3, 5:1, 3:2, 8:9 and 8:5 is?
[ "2:3", "3:2", "5:1", "8:5", "8:9" ]
C. 5:1
aquarat
aquarat_43551
The ratio between the sale price and the cost price of an article is 7:5. What is the ratio between the profit and the cost price of that article?
[ "2 : 5", "2 : 7", "5 : 2", "7 : 2", "None" ]
A. 2 : 5
aquarat
aquarat_1501
A parking garage rents parking spaces for $15 per week or $30 per month. How much does a person save in a year by renting by the month rather than by the week?
[ "$140", "$160", "$220", "$420", "$260" ]
D. $420
aquarat
arc_easy_581
All stars start forming in the same manner. Some follow the life cycle of the Sun, while others turn into neutron stars or black holes. Which property determines the fate of a star as it develops?
[ "mass", "location", "luminosity", "temperature" ]
A. mass
arc_easy
aquarat_77
What is the next number of the following sequence 2,2,12,12,30,30,_?
[ "54", "55", "56", "57", "58" ]
C. 56
aquarat
mmlu_train_77040
What's the strongest part of your body? Your head? Bones? It's your teeth. There is a special thing called enamel in teeth. It is the hardest thing in the human body and keeps bacteria away. However, teeth are hurt easily to problems and disease. September 20 is National Teeth-loving Day in China. Let's pay attention to the health of our teeth. Teeth problems are common around the world. Most children and young adults have tooth decay . A study which come out on China Health Monthly magazine this year showed that 40.74% of a sample of 1,306 Chinese students under age 15 has decayed teeth. Food that is rich in sugar increases the risk of tooth decay. After you eat, bacteria go crazy over the sugar on your teeth. The bacteria turn sugar into acids that eat away at tooth enamel. This causes holes in your teeth. Another common problem is crooked teeth . When your new teeth begin to grow and the old teeth haven't fallen out, there isn't enough space for the new ones. This causes crooked teeth. Don't worry. Here are some ways to keep your teeth healthy. *Brush at least twice a day in the morning and in the evening. *Learn to use dental floss . The floss gets rid of food that's hidden where your toothbrush can't get it. *Visit a dentist. He or she can check if you have any dental problems and help you clean your teeth. *Pay attention to what you eat. It's better to eat lots of fruit and vegetables instead of fries and drink water instead of soda. *Wear braces to make your teeth straight and beautiful. When is National Teeth-loving Day in China?
[ "September 30.", "October 20.", "September 20.", "June 5." ]
C. September 20.
mmlu_train
aquarat_36335
A committee has 5 men and 6 women. What are the number of ways of selecting 2 men and 3 women from the given committee?
[ "170", "200", "626", "207", "227" ]
B. 200
aquarat
aquarat_23222
B and C start a business with Rs.2000 and Rs.10000 respectively. Hoe should they share their profits at the end of one year?
[ "1:2", "1:3", "1:4", "1:5", "2:1" ]
D. 1:5
aquarat
mmlu_train_94193
Which organ is part of the respiratory system?
[ "stomach", "lungs", "spinal cord", "large intestines" ]
B. lungs
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