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[ { "content": "In this task, you're given an article, a question which often contains a blank and four options (associated with \"A\", \"B\", \"C\", \"D\"). Your task is to find the correct answer (from the given options) for the question from the given article and return one of the options from \"A\", \"B\", \"C\", and \"D\". Do not generate anything else apart from one of the following characters: \"A\", \"B\", \"C\", \"D\". There is only one correct answer for each question.\n\n[Q]: Article: One important variable affecting communication across cultures is destiny and personal responsibility. This refers to the degree to which we feel ourselves the masters of our lives, contrary to the degree to which we see ourselves as _ to things outside our control. Another way to look at this is to ask how much we see ourselves able to change and act, to choose the course of our lives and relationships. Some have drawn a parallel between the personal responsibility in North American settings and the view itself. The North American view is vast, with large spaces of unpopulated land. The frontier attitude of \"King\" of the wilderness, and the expansiveness of the land reaching huge distances, may relate to generally high levels of confidence in the ability to shape and choose our destinies. In this expansive land, many children grow up with a heroic sense of life, where ideas are big, and hope springs forever. When they experience temporary failures, they are encouraged to redouble their efforts, to \"Try, try again.\" Action, efficiency, and achievement are valued and expected. Free will is respected in laws and enforced by courts. Now consider places in the world with much smaller land, whose history reflects wars and tough struggles: Northern Ireland, Mexico, Israel, Palestine. In these places, destiny's role is more important in human life. In Mexico, there is a history of hard life, fighting over land, and loss of homes. Mexicans are more likely to see struggles as part of their life and unavoidable. Their passive attitude is expressed in their way of responding to failure or an accident by saying \"ni modo\" (\"no way\" or \"tough lick\"), meaning that the failure was destined. This variable is important to understanding cultural conflicts. If someone believing in free will crosses paths with someone more passive, miscommunication is likely. The first person may expect action and responsibility. Failing to see it, he may conclude that the second is lazy, not cooperative, or dishonest. The second person will expect respect for the natural order of things. Failing to see it, he may conclude that the first is forcible, rude, or big headed in his ideas of what can be accomplished or changed. \n Question: The author thinks that one's character is partly determined by _ . \n Options: (A) physical senses (B) general attitude (C) financial background (D) geographic characteristics\n[A]: D\n\n\n[Q]: Article: A ban on smoking in public places has come into effect on May 1,2011 in China--home to one third of the world's smokers. The ban is aimed at controlling the number of deaths from smoking-related diseases, running at a million deaths a year.That figure is predicted to double by 2020.The new smoking ban is an attempt to prevent that prediction coming true. The new rules forbid people from smoking in places like hotels, railway stations or theatres, but not including the office.Employers can warn their staff of the dangers of smoking but cannot forbid them from smoking at their desks. But the new rules have been criticized because they do not describe in detail the punishments for businesses or individuals who _ them.Quite many smokers do not seem to take much notice of them.Often you find people smoking at next table while you are eating your meal or having a drink in a bar.In bus stops as well as in railway stations smoking can also be seen here and there.Business owners are also angry at the efforts to force them to ban smoking on their premises , because many customers refuse to go to restaurants or places of entertainment where smoking is forbidden. It appears that many Chinese people are unaware of the dangers of smoking.Research suggests that only one in four knows the harm cigarettes can cause.Officials say they have to try to persuade people not to smoke to try to reduce the numbers dying from smoking-related diseases.At the same time, however, the local governments make a lot of money from the sales of cigarettes by the state-owned firm that makes and sells tobacco products throughout the country. \n Question: From May 1, 2011, it is forbidden to smoke _ . \n Options: (A) at the restaurant (B) in the car (C) in the office (D) in any places\n[A]: A\n\n\n[Q]: Article: Heavy rain has triggered floods and mudslides in southern prefix = st1 /China, leaving at least 200 people dead or missing, a resident and state media said. Torrential rain hit a mountainous region of Hunanprovince in the early hours on Wednesday and 22 people died in floods. Two officials were killed during rescue work. Thirty-five people, including five students, were missing. However, a local resident with knowledge of the casualties and damage said at least 200 people died or were missing after torrential rains hit Xinshao and Lianyuan counties, Shaoyang city and three other cities in Hunan province since June 1, 2005. \"Villagers, cadres and rescuers were washed away by floods,\" the resident, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters. \"More than 10,000 people were left homeless after their homes were either washed away, flooded or toppled,\" he said. Mountain torrents in Xinshao were the worst in the county's history. At least 47 villages were devastated by the torrents and 54,600 villagers affected. About 3560 homes were destroyed, and electricity and telecommunications services were cut off in some villages. Crops, bridges and roads were destroyed. A local official reached by telephone estimated damage to property at over 2 billion yuan ($344.92 million). People's Liberation Army soldiers were called on to help with rescue work, residents said. \n Question: We can infer that the torrential rain caused great damage and casualties of the people in _ in Hunan. \n Options: (A) two counties and three cities (B) three counties and two cities (C) two counties and four cities (D) two counties and five cities\n[A]:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "C\n\n\n", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Ques: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: American children have exciting after-school life, a new study says. Many junior and senior students have lots of funny things to do in their free time. More than 57% have activities every day. 82% have activities at least four times a week. American students spend their free time doing sports, or enjoying arts, music and dancing. They like to have life outside school because they can make a lot of friends during their activities. Question: How often do 82% students have activities? Options: A: Every day. B: Every weekend. C: At least four times a week. D: Every Sunday.\nAns: C\n\nQues: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: According to the recent survey , only forty percent of children in our school feel happy, Why? Do you know what \"happiness\" means? A lot of money? No homework every day? High marks or anything else? In fact , happiness is always around you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, you r friends will help you; When you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; When you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to collect it; When you do something good to others, you will feel happy ,too. All these are happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you. All these can't be bought with money. It's a feeling of your heart. When you come across difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. As the saying goes , lift is a revolving door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person. Question: In the writer's opinion , _ can make you happy. Options: A: no homework B: high marks C: peace of mind D: money\nAns: C\n\nQues: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Mrs. Black is such a heavy woman in the world that one day she goes to see the doctor. The doctor tells her that she should eat more vegetables and less meat. So the next morning she only has an egg and a glass of milk for breakfast. And she has some rice and vegetables for lunch. In the evening, she feels very hungry. She begins to cook supper. She makes some hamburgers with chicken. She puts a little chicken and lots of vegetables in each hamburger. She has five hamburgers for supper. After that, she feels better and goes to bed. After a week, she goes to see the doctor again. The doctor is so surprised to find that she is heavier. But Mrs. Black tells him that she has more vegetables and less meat every day! Question: Why does Mrs. Black go to see the doctor? Options: A: Because she has a cold. B: Because she can't eat meat. C: Because she can't sleep well. D: Because she is too fat.\nAns: D\n\nQues: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: I think the Buddy Club is great. I really enjoy talking with the older students about school life and growing up. They can tell me a lot. One student told me how he relaxed before exams. Another student told me about great websites about learning History and English. The Buddy Club is also a good place to just forget about school altogether! One of the older students taught us origami . We made paper planes, birds and hats together. The table tennis tournament was a great idea. I didn't do very well, but I learnt a lot from watching the doubles tournament won by a fourteen-year-old girl and a seventeen-year-old boy. Last year, we had the annual Buddy Club Picnic. Everyone enjoyed the games we played. After I learnt how to fish, I caught two fish in the lake. I think it might be a good idea to change the Buddy Club Picnic to a weekend camping trip. We could learn how to put up tents and how to find our way through a forest. Many of the older students know how to do this already, and I think they would like to teach the younger students. I want to say again how much I enjoy the club. When I'm older, I will make friends with younger students. Then, I can tell them all about school life and growing up. Question: Did the writer win the table tennis tournament? Options: A: No, and he was very unhappy. B: No, but came second. C: Yes, he won the doubles. D: No, but he enjoyed watching it.\nAns:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "D", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: Can you understand the beginning of this article? \"My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & 3 kds FTF.\" The Scottish teacher who received it in class had no idea what the girl who wrote it meant. The essay was written in a form of English used in cell phone text messages. Text messages (also called SMS2) through cell phones became very popular in the late 1990s. At first, mobile phone companies thought that text messaging would be a good way to send messages to customers, but customers quickly began to use the text messaging service to send messages to each other. Teenagers in particular enjoyed using text messaging, and they began to create a new language for messages called texting. A text message is limited to 160 characters, including letters, spaces, and numbers, so messages must be kept short. In addition, typing on the small keypad of a cell phone is difficult, so it's common to make words shorter. In texting, a single letter or number can represent a word, like \"r\" for \"are,\" \"u\" for \"you,\" and \"2\" for \"to.\" Several letters can also represent a phrase, like \"lol\" for \"laughing out loud.\" Another characteristic of texting is the leaving out of letters in a word, like spelling \"please\" as \"pls.\" Some parents and teachers worry that texting will make children bad spellers and bad writers. The student who wrote the essay at the top of this page said writing that way was more comfortable for her. (The essay said, \"My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three kids face to face.\") Not everyone agrees that texting is a bad thing. Some experts say languages always evolve, and this is just another way for English to change. Other people believe texting will disappear soon. New technology for voice messages may soon make text messages a thing of the past.\nAns: Question: What is the writer's opinion of text messaging?Options:A It is fun and easy to do.B It is not bad for children.C It will make children bad writers.D The writer does not give an opinion.Answer:D\n\nWrite a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: When you leave home to go and live somewhere else, you naturally take your own personality and cultural ways with you. When you arrive in a new country with a different culture you can experience different kinds of feelings and reactions. For example, you may feel confused and nervous, and like to depend on others. If you do experience these things, then you are probably experiencing culture shock. For example, coming to Australia from another country certainly gives you a chance to face many new things: the buildings look different, and the food is not what you are used to. You may not be able to speak with other people confidently. Learning to function effectively in a new culture is not easy. Meanings in cross-cultural situations are often unclear. This can be stressful because you are not sure what others expect of you or what you can expect of them. In these situations it is natural to feel anxious and frustrated . If you recognize that these feelings are a normal part of the experience of living away from \"home\", you may be able to deal with them more efficiently. Your sense of humor and openness will also help. As you gain greater understanding of the new culture, you can expect the stress to disappear. Dealing with culture shock needs a special effort, but it is the most important to remember that you are not alone in your feelings of distress. Most people in their first weeks and months in a new country experience similar reactions.\nAns: Question: Which of the following is the most important thing in dealing with culture shock?Options:A Your efforts.B Your attitude.C Your feelings.D Your humor.Answer:B\n\nWrite a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: Alex stared through the cabin window at the darkness. Soon his dad would call him. And he didn't want to go. He wished he hadn't come to the lake for the weekend. \"We're ready,\" Dad said as he came in from the porch. \" Grab your rod.\" Alex turned away from the window and slowly picked up his fishing rod. \"Have fun!\" Mom said. \"Sure,\" said Alex, trying to make his voice bright. \"We should have done this before.\" Dad said. \"Let's catch a big one!\" Dad picked up his tackle box, rod, and bait can from the porch. He clicked on the flashlight. They walked down the hill toward the lake in the narrow beam of light. The only thing Alex could see was the circle of weeds and rocks at their feet, lit by the flashlight. Insect voices filled his ears---clicks, hums, buzzes, whines. Hundreds of bugs waited in the darkness to attack. \"Ow!\" he blurted as he felt a sting on his arm. \"Mosquitoes,\" Dad said. \"I have brought some spray to keep them off.\" When they reached the boat, Alex stumbled as he climbed over the side. \"I don't like this much,\" he said. \"It's so dark.\" Dad squeezed his shoulder. \"Don't worry. It's not as dark as you think. After a while your eyes will get used to the night.\" Suddenly something rushed past Alex's head. He gasped. \"What was that?\" \"Probably a bat,\" Dad said. How could Dad act as if it were nothing! \"Will bats be flying around our heads the whole time?\" \"This is their time to be out catching insects,\" Dad explained. \"They won't hurt you. They're too busy grabbing dinner.\" He pushed the boat off the gravel and jumped in. Alex gazed back at the cabin. A square of light from the window glowed in the darkness. Dad rowed to the middle of the lake and stopped. \"We'll just let the boat drift. Keep the flashlight in the bottom of the boat. The fish won't bite if they see light flashing around. When we've done baiting our hooks , we'll turn the light off.\" Leaning down to get closer to the light, Alex tried to thread a worm on his hook, but he couldn't seem to work his fingers right. So...\nAns: Question: From the passage you know that _ .Options:A Alex would like to go fishing there.B Alex was used to fishing in the lake.C Alex regretted going fishing at night.D Alex didn't want to be there.Answer:C\n\nWrite a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: In Canada you can find dogs,cats,horses,etc.in almost every family.These are their pets.People love these pets and have them as their good friends.Before they keep them in their houses,they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections so that they won't carry disease.They have special animal food stores,though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store.Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.When you visit people's houses,they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them.You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden.All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal.They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada.They have a law against killing wild animals.If you killed an animal,you would be punished.If an animal happened to get run over by a car,people would be very sad about it. People in Canada have many reasons to like animals.One of them might be:Their family ties are not as close as ours.When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life.Then the old will feel lonely.But pets can solve this problem.They can be good friends and never leave them alone.(242)\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Ans: Question: Which of the following is TRUE?Options:A People buy animal food only at the animal food stores.B Pets eat better than people.C Almost every family has a birdcage in his house.D Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat.Answer:D", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "You are given a review about a place. You need to provide a rating from \"1 star\" to \"5 stars\" for this place.\n--------\nQuestion: I finally had the pleasure of dining at The Attic with a small group of friends. Overall, I'm quite pleased. The place is cute. Service was good, our waitress was happy to climb on the table to turn down our fan when we got a little chilly. She was very genuine with her opinions of the menu and was very excited about her favorites, so we felt confident when we placed our orders. \\n\\nI had the Ivan burger because I keep hearing great things about it and the menu boasted some kind of \\\"top burger\\\" award. It was good, for sure. But I wouldn't put it at number one. Top 10 maybe. It had all the traditional toppings, including a chipotle aioli that wasn't too spicy for the likes of me. The beef was tender and cooked just right. I took half home, and it warmed up the next day to almost the same quality it originally was... that's the mark of a good burger!\\n\\nThe happy hour is pretty good with discounted beer (long list of options), wine, and appetizers.\\n\\nThe Attic isn't really in my neighborhood so I don't think I'll be a regular, but I wouldn't say no to a return trip!\n\nAnswer: 4 stars\n\n\nQuestion: Anyone who knows me or has taken the time to read any of my reviews knows my love of a good sandwich. This place offers one of your best chances to get a really good italian beef sandwich here in Arizona period. \\n\\nYes the walls are covered in old newspaper clippings and yeah they do plaster the word Chicago all over the place but what stands out is the food. My sandwich was big and loaded with hot and well seasoned beef that was dripping from the magical meat juices they cook it in. To help round out my meal I ordered a small order of fries. \\n\\nI would have to say that the lady who took my order seemed like she was tired and wanted to go home or just hated her job because she never smiled and just stared for the most part. She never offered assistance to me or my dining partner for this Midwest lunch run. Now I do not want to give this place a bum wrap or take away well deserved stars for the rudeness of a few employees, but when they are the ones who are in charge of not only greeting your customers, but also making sure they feel welcome is it not important that they do their job correctly? \\n\\nI do not expect someone to offer a fake smile, and kiss up to me as a customer no I don't. But what I do expect is fair prices, good food, and a nice experience. If one of those elements is messing then chances are it will be a long time before I come back if at all. Bottom line this place has a nice selection of Vienna beef dogs, hamburgers, and sliders. The fries are good and crispy but as for the service, I recommend getting your food to go. Enough said!\\n\\nCase closed\n\nAnswer: 3 stars\n\n\nQuestion: The food is good and they have a great family atmosphere. We've had no issues with taking our 1 yr old and 3 1/2 yr old there. We've only ever had to wait a short time (only wait was a Friday night at dinner time, prime going out to eat time in Madison, so it made sense). Everything I've eaten there (fish, pasta, burgers) has been pretty good. \\n\\nA prior reviewer did comment on how tight it is in there and I would agree, at times it can feel like you are sitting way too close to the table next to you. However the staff has always accomidated us with moving, shifting tables, etc. \\n\\nHowever, I am not a fan of their cupcakes. I have tried them multiple times and they just don't do it for me. The cupcakes are more like muffins and the frosting always seems to be lacking in flavor. \\n\\nGo for the food, search somewhere else for cupcakes.\n\nAnswer:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "3 stars\n\n\n", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "(Q).\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: The next time you look up at the sky and see a cloud that looks like Mickey Mouse or your favorite fruit, look again. It may not be a cloud, but a Flogo -- a logo that flies. It's a new form of advertising in the sky that's never been used before. It's a different way to market your products, logos, and events. These funny logos are made with soap bubbles mixed with a little helium gas ,which makes them lighter than air and float in the sky. Special machines are used to make these new funny Flogos. The machine, which can be rented for $ 2,500 a day, can make a Flogo every 15-25 seconds. Flogos can fly much higher or lower if needed. They can last from a few minutes to an hour anywhere in the sky, depending on the weather conditions. Though they can fly up to 20, 000 feet, they usually float around at 300- 500 feet. Flogos are only white now, but people hope to have more colorful Flogos in the near future. Flogos are Green, 100% environmentally safe, because the soap used to make the Flogo comes from plants and leaves. So this fun way of advertising is healthy and good for the environment. Question: Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? - Machines -- Used for Flogos! - Flogos -- Logos that fly! - Advertising -- Made of Fruits! - Clouds -- Like Mickey Mouse!\n(A).\nFlogos -- Logos that fly!\n\n\n(Q).\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: A train stops at a station. Many people come out to buy food and fruits. A young man wants to come out, but it starts to rain. A boy stands under an umbrella. The young man says to the boy. \"Can you go and get us two hamburgers, one for you and one for me? Here are two dollars. Be quick!\" \"Great!\" says the boy and then he goes to buy hamburgers. After some time, the boy is back. He eats a hamburger. \"Where is my hamburger?\" asks the young man. \"Oh, there is only one hamburger left. So I eat my hamburger. Here is your dollar.\" Question: ---Why is the boy so happy to buy them? ---Because _ . - he's bored - it's raining - the hamburger is delicious - the hamburger is cheap.\n(A).\nthe hamburger is delicious\n\n\n(Q).\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: John and Sam were friends. They opened a small shop in a small village. One day, they sold out of all their wine , so they drove to the city to buy some. On their way home, the wind was strong and it was getting colder and colder. Both John and Sam wanted to drink some wine to keep warm, but they had a rule. They couldn't drink any wine because they had to sell it. According to the rule, if some-body wanted to drink some wine, he had to pay the other twice the price. John was a clever man. He took out ten cents and gave it to Sam. He said, \"Here is ten cents. Would you please sell me some of your wine?\" Sam was a businessman , so he said, \"You give me money, so of course I will sell some to you.\" Then he passed John a cup of wine. After drinking the wine, John felt warm soon, but Sam was still cold. Then he took out the ten cents that John just gave to him and said to John, \"Here is ten cents. Please sell me some of your wine.\" John agreed. Sam drank some wine and also felt much warmer. But after some time, they both felt cold again, so they kept buying wine from each other with the same ten cents. Soon they drank up all of the wine. \"How could so much wine only cost ten cents?\" the two friends asked each other. Question: How much did Sam and John spend on all of the wine? - Five cents. - Ten cents. - Fifteen cents. - Fifty cents.\n(A).\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Ten cents.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: At present, too much carbon dioxide makes the earth warmer and warmer and causes terrible effect to human beings. To save our planet, to save ourselves, a new lifestyle called low-carbon life becomes popular. Low carbon means low energy and no waste. It is necessary for everybody to learn to live a low-carbon life. To live a low-carbon life, we'd better save energy as possible. Turn off the lights and TV whenever they are not needed. If possible, use cold water to wash clothes or dishes. Take a short shower and try to take a cold one when the weather gets warm. Don't do the cooking with electricity. To live a low-carbon life, we should eat less meat. Everybody knows eating too much meat makes people fat and easy to have heart disease, but maybe you don't know keeping animals for food produces even more carbon dioxide than all the cars in the world, and being a vegetarian can help reduce one and a half tons of carbon dioxide a year. Maybe _ is a little difficult, but it's really necessary. To live a low-carbon life, we are supposed to do less shopping. When we go shopping, we may drive a car or take other transportations. On the one hand, these machines pollute the air and waste energy. On the other hand, most of us always buy some useless things because of some advertisements. It is not only a waste of money but also causes trouble to the earth, because as you know, making everything will produce carbon dioxide more or less. There are many other ways to live low-carbon life, such as recycling things, planting trees and reusing textbooks. If we can keep it a habit in our daily life, the earth will become a safer planet for us to live on. ,. Question: We can _ to save energy in our daily life. - use less electricity - go to sleep with lights on - wash clothes with hot water - drive car to work\nuse less electricity\n\n(Question)\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: Good morning! I'm Mike Brown. I am an English boy. My telephone number is five-four-five-zero-six-seven-eight. This is my room . The quilt is blue. In the room, there are books , a computer and a pencil box . Question: What color is Mike's quilt? - white. - green. - yellow. - blue.\n(Answer)\nblue.\n\nQues: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Each team has three players and a coach . The basketball players are running and jumping in the hot sun. Music is all around. In just twelve minutes, the game is over. But a new one starts right away. How exciting! This is street-ball. It's much like basketball. But it's faster. People play it outside and it's interesting. Usually, children play street-ball on an open court. They use only half of the court. What they need is a basketball goal . Children love lots of things about the game. \"It's very nice to be outside in the sun. And the music is great\", said Jane, fourteen, a girl in Beijing. Some say street-ball was from Europe , others say it came from America. But now, boys and girls in many countries like to play it. Street-ball is a game for all. Question: Street-ball is much like _ . - basketball - tennis - football - badminton\nAns: basketball\n\n(Q).\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: Most people go to school or go to work by car or by bus. They think it's convenient . But I usually ride a bike to go to school. Here are some reasons : It's healthy. Riding a bike is good exercise for us. It makes us feel good. It's green. Riding a bike is green. It causes very _ , so if more people ride bikes, the open air will be cleaner. It's cheap. After spending 60 yuan on an old bike, you can ride and go to interesting places. It's interesting. It's very interesting to ride a bike if you want to have a trip with friends. You can stop if you like to see the beautiful things. You can also talk and sing happily and feel relaxed . Question: If you have a trip with friends by bike, you can _ . Which is NOT right? - stop if you wants to see the beautiful things - watch football matches - talk and sing happily - feel relaxed\n(A).\nwatch football matches\n\nQues:Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: I go to work at ten o'clock every night. When I ride a bike to my office, I talk with other doctors. Then I go to help all the sick people. Some nights are very quiet, but some nights are really busy, especially on weekends. On busy nights, I even have to help other doctors. I can go home at six o'clock every morning. On my way home, I can see only a few people on the street. When I get home, I eat breakfast with my family first. Then, I read newspapers. That's my habit. I can get some news from the newspapers. After that, I go to bed. My job isn't easy, but I like _ a lot because I can help people. ,. Question: Which of the following is Not true? - Every weekend, the writer is at home with his family - It's the writer's habit to read newspapers in the morning. - The writer goes to work at night and comes back home in the early morning. - The writer can see only a few people on the street on his way home from work.\n\nAns:Every weekend, the writer is at home with his family\n\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: Open today's newspaper. What do you see? Ads! Turn on the TV. Still more ads! Everywhere you look, someone has something to sell. Here are some ways ads get us to buy. Some ads use famous people. Stars are paid to sell a product. Think about it. Do they really know about medicine? Do they know about soft drinks? These people may be famous. But they may not know about what they are selling. Some ads make you think you're getting the words of experts . A man in a white coat comes on TV. He looks nice. \"I use White and Black, \" he says. This man looks like a doctor. But he is an actor. He has been paid to sell this product. Does soap have anything to do with a pretty child? Not much. But ads may show their products with something nice, such as the sun, the flowers and so on. Such an ad is about feelings rather than fact. Ads are full of strong words like \"new\" and \"power\" . They can help a product sell. The soap may be called \"Spring Rain\". A car may be called \"Tiger\". Strong words work on our feelings. Some ads make promises . But can they keep them? No. Some ads use our fear of being too late. \"Buy now! \" they say, \"Selling ends soon. \" Check to see if this is true. Don't hurry. Take time to think. All ads hope we will buy something, do something, or think in a certain way. Know what ads are doing. Ask questions to yourself. Don't let their words and pictures fool you. uld not always believe the ads. Question: Some stars appear in the ads because _ . - they know every product well - they are famous - they are all experts - they all like white coats\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "they are famous", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "In this task, you're given an article, a question which often contains a blank and four options (associated with \"A\", \"B\", \"C\", \"D\"). Your task is to find the correct answer (from the given options) for the question from the given article and return one of the options from \"A\", \"B\", \"C\", and \"D\". Do not generate anything else apart from one of the following characters: \"A\", \"B\", \"C\", \"D\". There is only one correct answer for each question.\n\nEx Input:\nArticle: You know you have to read \"between the lines\" to get the most out of anything. I want to persuade you to do something equally important in the course of your reading. You have to \"mark between the lines\". By marking you can make the most efficient kind of reading. There are two ways in which one can own a book. The first is the property right you have by paying for it, just as you pay for clothes and furniture. While full ownership comes only when you have made it a part of yourself and the best way to make yourself a part of it is by writing marks on it. Why is marking up a book _ to reading? First, it keeps you awake. Second, active reading is thinking, and thinking tends to express itself in words. Finally, marking helps you remember the thoughts you had, or the thoughts the author expressed. Reading a book should be like making a conversation, a conversation between you and the author. Although he knows more about the subject than you do, don't let anybody tell you that a reader is only on the receiving end. Understanding is a two-way operation. Reading doesn't mean being a passive empty receiver, the reader has to question himself and question the author. And marking a book can show his own judgment on author's opinion: agreement or difference. \n Question: The author thinks \"marking between the lines\" is _ . \n Options: (A) the most important of all (B) more important than \"reading between the lines\" (C) as important as \"reading between the lines\" (D) not so important as \"reading between the lines\"\n\nEx Output:\nC\n\n\nEx Input:\nArticle: Remember, from the moment they are born, our children have the ability to know when they are hungry - and they cry to let us know too! Of course, they also cry to let us know they are wet, hurt, or bored, but we soon learn to tell the difference and try to meet each need somehow. When we begin to feed them solid foods, they let us know when they have had enough by turning away from the spoon - or refusing the food back at us! Why is it that once children are old enough to sit at the table their parents are often heard bargaining with them or threatening them to finish all their dinner? When we make our children eat up the plate that we filled, we don't pay attention to their born ability to know how much, and what, their bodies need. Instead, we should allow them to use their own hunger feelings to determine how much they need, while we provide a balance of nutritious and \"fun\" foods. When we teach them about moderation and set a great example by living an active, healthy lifestyle, they will be less likely to develop weight problems later in life. Think of your slim friend who eats whatever she wants -but will refuse ice cream if she has had enough to eat! \"Eat all your dinner if you want dessert\" translates to \"you must overeat so I will reward you by letting you overeat some more!\" By using sweets as a reward for good behavior, kids begin to believe sweets are really special and they may want them even more. Instead, by making dessert just another (small) part of an enjoyable meal, kids learn to \"save room for dessert\" instead of becoming a member of the \"clean plate club.\" \n Question: Children are born to know _ . \n Options: (A) how to stay away from poison (B) how much they should take when hungry (C) meat is worse than vegetables (D) sugar is better than fat\n\nEx Output:\nB\n\n\nEx Input:\nArticle: Commuters who drive to work will face a parking charge of up to PS350 a year.Ministers are backing a workplace parking charge which will come into force in Nottingham in 2013 and is likely to be adopted across the country.The scheme will see firms with more than ten parking places for staff charged PS350 a year for each space in two years. Employers would be free to pass on the charge to their staff--meaning it would effectively be a tax on driving to work.The scheme aims to reduce traffic by preventing unnecessary car journeys and raise funds to improve public transport,but critics say it is just an excuse for councils to fill their coffers . Some ten million Britons drive to work each day,and the British Chambers of Commerce says the new charge could total PS3.4 billion a year if rolled out nationwide. Already some firms in Nottingham have threatened to leave the city,where 40,000 commuters use their cars to get to work.A spokesman said the scheme was nothing more than a tax on jobs.\"It is very unfair to discriminate against those employers who have parking spaces,which get vehicles off the streets,\" he said.\"And these charges apply around the clock,which is especially unfair on shift workers who rely on their cars because public transport is not available.This is more about increasing the government's income than reducing traffic.\" However,Transport Minister Sadiq Khan gave the plan an official approval during a visit to Nottingham. The council says the tax will raise as much as PS100 million over ten years--one fifth of the cost of a new transport system for the city. Another transport spokesman Theresa Villiers said the tax would have a devastating impact on businesses struggling to cope with the economic decline. But Richard Hebditch of the Campaign for Better Transport said the tax would raise money to invest in better transport.\"We put forward the idea of workplace parking taxes as a fairer way to raise money to invest in the future local transport services.We are pleased that the people of Nottingham will be the first to benefit.\" \n Question: Supporters argue that the scheme _ . \n Options: (A) can help improve the parking conditions for the staff (B) should be applied to ail commuters driving to work (C) is certain to be carried out despite the objections (D) will relieve traffic pressure and improve public transport\n\nEx Output:\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "D\n\n\n", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Ques:Read the article and select the best answer. Article: As students, you may have many dreams. They can be very big like becoming Superman, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class. If you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream come true? Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams come true is life's biggest _ . \"You may think you're not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a star. These ideas stop you from getting your dream,\" the book says. In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first important thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don't let it leave your heart . Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster. A big dream is, in fact, many small dreams. Never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road. But the biggest problem comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will bring you better exam points. Saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. When you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. Then you will be able to learn more skills and find new interests. Question: What should NOT you do to make your dream come true? Options: A: Watch TV to get better exam points. B: Do what you should do step by step. C: Always remember what your dream is. D: Read more books, learn more skills and find new interests.\n\nAns:A\n-----\nQues:Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Everyone knows that chickens lay eggs . Most people know that all the other birds do as well. But have you ever thought about other animals that lay eggs? They include bees, snakes and some sea animals. When a mother lays eggs, many more babies can be born at once, or in a few days, because there is very little development inside the parent. Animals that do not lay eggs often have fewer babies. Animals lay many eggs because other animals may eat the babies. However, even though some of their babies are eaten, they will still have some more to continue their family. Some animals that lay eggs do not take care of their young. Turtles come onto the beach and dig holes. Then they put their eggs in the sand and leave. A turtle mother can lay as many as 150 eggs. When the babies come out of the eggs, they must find their own way to the ocean. They must learn how to live on their own. Many young turtles get eaten by other animals. Most eggs have an outside shell that keeps the growing animal inside safe. The egg shell also keeps the young animal from drying out. After the animal is fully developed, it comes out of the egg. The animal grows bigger and bigger. Then it can have its own young. Question: Egg shells can be used to _ . Options: A: make eggs more beautiful B: make eggs more tasty C: let the young animals dry D: protect the young animals\n\nAns:D\n-----\nQues:Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Michael Jordon is the greatest basketball player of all time. Once he was making a television advertisement, all he needed to do was to miss a shot. For Michael, this was difficult. He had conditioned himself to succeed whenever he was throwing the ball. Every time he threw a basketball, it went in. Every time he tried to miss a shot, he couldn't. In total, it took him over 20 attempts before he missed a shot. For Michael, success is a strong habit. It took him a lot of time to break it. Just like drinking, smoking and collecting things, success is also a habit. Once it is formed, it is difficult to break. Many people think that success is difficult to keep. They feel that it will be hard work and will need too much action and focus. The truth is that it is simply a habit, and as easy to keep as any other habit. Spend some time making success a habit in your life. Once you have developed it, it is not something you want to change again. Question: The writer used the example of Michael Jordon to tell us _ . Options: A: he is the best basketball player of all time B: he had worked very hard to be successful C: success is a strong habit D: success is a habit that is not difficult to break\n\nAns:C\n-----\nQues:Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The nine-year-old Marc Yu is called Little Mozart. He is too short to reach the pedals of a piano. Marc, from California, USA, says, \"The problem is that my legs aren't straight enough, so I have to get very close to the piano.\" Marc's 34-year-old mother played Beethoven's CDs to him when she was pregnant . Marc started playing the piano at a birthday party when he was only two. While the other children were singing \"twinkle, twinkle, little star ...\", he walked over to the piano and started playing the song. It _ his mother, because that was the first time he'd been near a piano. Marc gave his first public performance, playing Beethoven, at six, the same age as Mozart. After that concert, Marc won a PS225,000 university scholarship. At present he practices the piano eight hours a day. He also studies part-time at the famous Colbum Music School in Los Angeles, and flies once a month to China for lessons at Shanghai Music School. Marc says, \"I like playing the piano because it makes me have a lot of different feelings --sadness, excitement, happiness and so on. I like playing difficult pieces, especially those that my teacher says I shouldn't.\" Question: At present Marc practices playing the piano _ . Options: A: once a month B: eight hours a day C: in his free time D: only on weekends\n\nAns:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "B\n-----", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Ques: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms.For 35 years they farmed side by side,sharing machinery and goods as needed,without a single problem. However,one autumn,things changed.It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse,which grew into a major difference.The difference led to angry words,followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers. One morning there was a knock on Paul's door.He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox.\"I'm looking for a few days'work,\"the builder said.\"Are there any jobs here I could help with?\" \"Yes,\"answered Paul,extremely pleased to see the builder.\"I do have a job for you.Look at that farm across the creek .That's my brother's farm.That creek used to be a grass field,but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek.But I'll _ .See that pile of wood?1 want you to build me a fence,two metres tall,so 1 won't need to see him anymore.\" The builder said thoughtfully.\"I think I understand the situation and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you.\" Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work.When he returned,the builder had just finished his job.Paul was shocked.Instead of a fence there was a bridge,stretching from one side of the creek to the other. As Paul stood on the bridge,staring in amazement,his younger brother Jason,came across,and took Paul's hand.\"You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I've done,\"said Jason. Then,Paul,with tears in his eyes,said to the builder who was packing his bag to go,\"Thank you so much. Please stay.I have much more for you to do.\" \"I'd love to.\"the builder said quietly,\"but,I have many more bridges to build.\" Question: What do we know about the brothers? - They had been fighting for many years. - Their farms were not very successful. - They finally realized their mistakes. - They liked building bridges.\nAns: They finally realized their mistakes.\n\nQues: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet. \"What's the problem?\" The vet asked him when he arrived. \"My cow's ill\" the farmer said. \"I don't know what the matter with her is. She's lying down and won't eat. She's making a strange noise.\" The vet looked over the cow. \"She's certainly ill,\" he said, \"and she needs to take some very strong medicine.\" He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, \"Give her these. The pills should make her better\" How should I give them to her?\" the farmer asked. The vet gave him a tube and said, \"Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That will make it.\" The next day The farmer sat outside his house and looked more worried. \"How's your cow?\" the vet asked.\" No change,\" the farmer said, \"and I am feeling very strange myself. I did what you said, I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it.\" And?\" the vet asked.\" The cow blew first, and blew the pills to my mouth.\" the farmer said. ,. Question: Which of the following is true? - The farmer ate the pills himself - The cow got better after taking the medicine. - The vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day. - The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.\nAns: The farmer ate the pills himself\n\nQues: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: To Make Everybody Happy Peter's uncle lives in the country. Once in summer, Peter goes to stay with him for a few weeks. Whenever they go for a walk or for a drive in the car and pass somebody, his uncle waves to the passer-by. Peter is surprised and says, \"Uncle Georage, you seem to know everybody here. Where did you meet them all?\" \"I don't know all these people.\" answers his uncle. \"Then why do you wave to them?\" \"Well, Peter ,\" says his uncle \"When I wave to someone who knows me, he is pleased. He goes on his journey with a happier heart. But when I wave to someone who doesn't know me , he is surprised and says to himself, ' Who is that man? Why did he wave to me?' So he has something to think about during the rest of his journey, and that makes his journey seem shorter.So.I.make.everybody.happy. Question: Georage tells peter _ . - he knows all the people - he does not know all the people - he only knows one of them - he doesn't know any one of the people\nAns: he does not know all the people\n\nQues: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: How important is color in the business world? Google, one of the biggest U.S. companies, is trying to find it out. The company has already found \"a close connection between color and satisfaction with a person's work area\". That's according to its spokeswoman named Meghan Casserly. \"Color is a silent salesperson,\" said Elyria Kemp. She is an assistant professor of marketing at the University of New Orleans. Kemp is following color trends in business. She is studying the connection between feelings and color. According to Kemp, when people make an evaluation of a product, usually they do this within 90 seconds or less. Besides, more than half of their first evaluation is based on (......) color alone. That's why so many companies are researching their color choices. They are spending thousands of dollars on the research, too. Just think of UPS's Pullman brown, Home Depot's orange and Tiffany & Co.'s blue. Joclyn Benedetto is a spokeswoman for Tiffany & Co. She said the success of the company's jewelry was connected to its blue color. It is used to wrap every product. She said the color was chosen by the founder Charles Lewis Tiffany for the cover of Blue Book, Tiffany's annual collection of beautifully hand-made jewels, which first came out in 1845. Coca-Cola's red color also dates back more than 100 years. The soft drink was shipped in barrels painted red. A spokesperson for Home Depot said research showed that the first thing people thought of was orange when they heard the name of the company. Smaller companies are also realizing the importance of color. But picking the right color is important. \"You know when something is right because you get a feeling of safety, and it's not something that you think about. It just will hit you,\" said Emil Hagopian, a distributor for Mar Plast Color Building Accessories in Ann Arbor, Mich. \"And sometimes, if it's done wrong, that also hits you.\" Question: The passage is mainly about _ . - the colors which are popular in the United States - the importance of color in the business world - the relation between color and a company's name - the bad influence color has on small companies\nAns:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "the importance of color in the business world", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Article: Problem: I'm bored. We have a day off because of the heavy rain. If you didn't go to school today, what would you do? Why? Linda Some advice: If I were you, I would be at home doing something, such as making my bed or helping my mother do some chores. That way, my room would be clean and my parents would be happy. Tina I would do what I love! Maybe I would help Mom do some cooking. I would learn how to make dumplings. Kathy I don't have enough time in one day to do all the things I want to. People who get bored usually don't have a good imagination . There are lots of different books to read, websites to surf, people to visit and things to make. June Well, if I were you, I would watch a good movie and then take a good nap . Your brain and body will then be relaxed and ready for classes the next day. Lisa ,. (10) Question: What's Linda's problem? Yes or no, is the answer \"She feels bored.\"?\nNo\n\nArticle: A French woman goes to London to see her son. She knows a little English, but can not speak it very well. One day she goes to a shop. She wants to buy a hen for supper. But she can not remember the English word for \"hen\". Just then the shop waiter asks her, \"Can I help you?\" \"I want the egg's mother.\" the woman answered. The shop waiter does not understand her and says, \"Sorry, we have not any bigger eggs.\" Suddenly the woman remembers the word \"cock\". \"I want the cock's wife!\" she says. This time the shop waiter laughs. Question: The woman _ . Yes or no, is the answer \"only knows a little English\"?\nNo\n\nArticle: Thirty years ago, Lake Ponkapog in Hartwell, New Jersey, was full of life. Many birds and animals lived beside the water, which was full of fish. Now there are few birds, animals, and fish. The lake water is polluted. It is in a colour of dirty brown, and it is filled with strange plants. How did this happen? First, we must think about how water gets into Lake Ponkapog. When it rains, water comes into the lake from all around. In the past, there were forests all round Lake Ponkapog, so the rainwater was clean. Now there are many homes around the lake. People often use the chemicals in their gardens. They use other chemicals inside their houses for cleaning and killing insects. There are also many businesses. Businesses use chemicals in their machines of shops. Other chemicals fall onto the ground from cars or trucks. When it rains, the rainwater picks up all the chemicals from home and businesses and then carries them into the lake . They pollute the water and kill the animals. Boats on the lake are also a problem. Lake Ponkapog is a popular place for motorboats . But oil and gas from boats often get into the lake. So more bad chemicals go into the water this way. People in Hartwell are worried . They love their lake and want to save it. Will it be possible? A clean lake must have clean rainwater going into it. Clean rainwater is possible only if people are more careful about chemicals at home and at other chemicals on the ground. And they mustn't use motorboats any more on the lake. All these may change people's lives. Only then can Lake Ponkapog be a beautiful, clean lake again. Question: In the past, the water in Lake Ponkapog was made clean by _ . Yes or no, is the answer \"forests\"?\nYes\n\nArticle: Qi Haoran, a Junior 1 student at High School Attached to Harbin Institute of Technology, was quite busy over the past winter vacation--and not just with homework. Qi, together with 10 other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign . The 11 students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food.\"Excuse me, do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven't got enough to eat? Could you please not waste food?\"They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day. China in recent years has experienced serious problems with wasted food. CCTV reported in January that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. It's a tradition that Chinese people offer lots of food when they invite others to dinner. Many even feel that they will lose face if their guests have eaten all their food. Luckily the campaign has got the support of many. In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner gives the guests who have eaten up all that they ordered a sticker. People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers. More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers home. Wasting food is a serious problem around the world, not only in China. It's said that 2 billion tons of food ends up as waste every year in our country. This is as much as half of all the food in the world. The UN Environment Program and the Food and Agriculture Organization held a\"Think, Eat, Save\" program on January 24 to help reduce food waste. To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time. It's important that everyone does their bit, just like Qi. Did you finish your meals today? Question: You can probably read this passage _ . Yes or no, is the answer \"in a newspaper\"?\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "No", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Mr. and Mrs. Green had different ideas about where to go last weekend. Mrs Green wanted to go to Florida to see her sister, but Mr Green didn't like to go there. He wanted to go to Maine . \"Florida is too hot in summer,\" Mr Green said to Mrs Green. \"Maine is quite cold,\" said Mrs Green, \"I like swimming, but the water in Maine is usually not warm enough.\" \"Florida is too far,\" said Mr Green, \"We don't have enouh time to drive there. It'll take us more than two days.\" Just then, the telephone rang. Mr Green answered the phone. It was his mother. \"Is that Jim speaking? Please cme quickly. I need help. I'm calling from the hospital in Boston.\" She said. They stopped the discussion , and they left for Boston at once. Question: Where did Mr Green want to go last weekend? Answer:\nOPTIONS:\n- Florida.\n- Maine.\n- Boston.\n- London.\n\nAnswer: Maine.\n\nQuestion: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: London used to be \"foggy\" for the same reason that cities like Beijing' or Chongqing are \"foggy~ today. The \"fog was in fact smog, a mixture of smoke and fog. In other words, it was made by air pollution In London, some of this pollution came from factories, but much of it came from the coal that people burnt in their houses to keep warm during the winter. By the 1950s, London's smog problem had become so bad that the-government decided to do something to clean the air. A new law was made and nobody could bum coal in any British city. Within a few years, the air became much cleaner. There were no more \" _ \". . Many Chinese cities now face the same sort of' problem with air pollution that . London faced 40 0r 50 years ago. However, this problem is more difficult for Chinese cities to solve One reason is that more of the pollution comes from the factories, rather than from coal burnt in people's houses If these factories were closed, this would harm the economy and lots of people would lose their jobs. Another reason is that changing from coal to cleaner fuel , like gas, is quite expensive. However, the air in many Chinese cities is becoming cleaner and cleaner, as the government and people pay more and more attention to cutting down pollution . As a result,there are fewer \"pea-soupers\" in Beijing than there used to be. . Question: What's the text mainly about? . Answer:\nOPTIONS:\n- Air pollution in Beijing and Chongqing.\n- Air pollution in London\n- Air pollution: different cities, different ways\n- Coal burning.\nAnswer: Air pollution: different cities, different ways\n\ninput with options: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: We do the shopping on Sundays . I often go to the supermarket with my mother on Sunday morning in a car . Father likes fruit very much. We buy some red apples for him. Mother likes yellow bananas , but they're green. \"Look! The strawberries are very nice, mum. Do you like them?\" I say to Mum. \"Yes, I like strawberries very much . \" Mother buys some for herself. The oranges are very nice. Mother buys some for me . I like orange very much. We need some vegetables . The vegetables in the supermarket are very good . We buy some tomatoes, carrots and broccoli . I don't like broccoli, but my parents like it . I like carrots very much. We buy lots of carrots. After shopping , mother and I have some French fries, milk and ice cream. And then we go back home with the fruit and vegetables . Question: Mother buys some oranges for _ . Answer:\nOPTIONS:\n- herself\n- father\n- us\n- me\noutput: me\n\nQ: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Traveling to every part of the world gets easier, but how well do we know and understand each other. Here's a simple test. Imagine you are planning to hold a meeting at four o'clock. What time should you expect your foreign business friends to arrive? If they are Germans, they'll arrive on time. If they are Americans, they'll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are Englishmen, they'll be 15 minutes late, and you should allow up to an hour for the Italians. The British seemed to think since the English language was widely used in the world, people would always understand what they do. However, they found they were completely wrong. For example, the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters and have a drink during the meal. The Japanese prefer not to work while eating. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know each other and they don't drink at lunchtime. The Germans like to talk business before dinner. The French like to eat first and talk afterwards. They have to be well fed and watered before they discuss anything. Question: By giving us the two examples, the writer means to show us that _ . Answer:\n\nOPTIONS:\n- different countries have different cultures in different parts of the world\n- the Germans are more serious and have good living habits\n- the Italians are careless people and they are never on time for everything\n- the French people are very lazy. They prefer eating and drinking more\n\nA: different countries have different cultures in different parts of the world\n\ninput: OPTIONS:\n- The boss didn't meet Jack London when he came to the room.\n- The boss left a note in Jack London's room.\n- Jack London wanted to do his work with his feet.\n- The boss asked Jack London to finish the story in twenty-four hours. Now, answer this question: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: As you know, the great American writer Jack London was often in need of money when he began writing his books. He worked hard but it didn't help him. Once he promised a New York magazine to write a story for it, but he was busy at that time and could not keep his promise. The boss of the magazine wrote letters to Jack London several times to ask him to send the story. At last he went to Jack London's room and left a note . \"Dear Jack London, if I don't get the story in twenty-four hours, I'll come to your room and kick you downstairs, and I always keep my promise.\" Jack London read the note and answered, \"Dear Dick, if I could do my work with my feet like you, I could keep my promise, too.\" Question: Which of the following is NOT true? Answer:\nA:\noutput: Jack London wanted to do his work with his feet.\n\nQuestion: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: In today's world many people seem to be hungry for money. Money does have its most useful effect on the poor. But once a person has a rich life, a lot more money doesn`t mean more happiness. If money were everything, all millionaires would have real love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always true .But can love be bought ?I`m afraid not . Love means to give , not to take . To every person , health and long life are probably the most precious things . Well , can health and a long life be bought with money ? The answer is \"No\". Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can't be bought, either. In a word, where money is dreamed too much, it can cause brothers to quarrel, marriage to end, lovers to hate, and strangers to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for. ,. Question: What are the most precious things for every person according to the writer`s ideas ? Answer:\nOPTIONS:\n- Only money\n- Health and a long life\n- Only friendship\n- A, Band C\nAnswer:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Health and a long life", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "(Q).\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Who would win in a competition to memorize numbers, a chimp or a teenager? The teenager? Think again. Scientists have proved that chimps perform better than human beings when it comes to this kind of problem. We may have to rethink what we believe about human memory. Memory is our ability to learn something, save it and recall it when needed. Our memories are important to our sense of self, our personalities, and our ability to understand the world. Scientists say that there are different types of memory. There is short-term memory and long-term memory. Your short-term memory saves information for a few seconds or a few minutes. For example, the time it takes to compare the prices of a few items in a store. Long-term memory involves the information you try hard to keep, because it's meaningful to you (an example is data about family and friends. ) And then there is visual memory and sound memory. But these are not hard and fast: scientists argue a lot about the nature of memory. Scientists have also found that people memorize things in different ways. Some memorize better with the help of pictures. Others are helped more by sounds. One thing's for sure. If you can combine different kinds of memory together, you will remember a lot! So why not try pictures with English words? At the same time listen to recordings of the same group of words. It may help when it comes to memorizing it. Imagination and association can be useful too. By imagination scientists mean picturing a word in your mind. Association means relating the word to something you already know. Question: According to the article, which of the following is TRUE? Options: A: Memory is the most important ability for human beings. B: Long-term memory usually involves more important things. C: Scientists have made sure of the nature of memory. D: Imagination is better than association in memorizing things.\n(A).\nB\n\n\n(Q).\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Every student in Australia must wear their school uniforms when they are at school.There are many kinds of uniforms such as suits,dresses,shorts,skirts,shirts,T-shirts and so on. Class usually begins at 8:00 a.m.in most Australian schools,and sometimes it begins at 10:00 a.m.You needn't go to class with your schoolbag,you can put it in your own cabinet and only take a few books.There are many subjects:English,Maths,Biology,Geography,History,Physics,Chemistry ,Music,Computer,PE,Chinese Drama and so on.In a computer class,each student sits at a table and does their work.They are very quiet.The teacher goes around them to give directions to them.One class is about two hours.At noon all the students have lunch at school.Their lunch is sandwiches and some fruit. In the afternoon there's only one class.School ends at 3:30 P.m.Some students can swim or play ball games until 5:30 P.m.Then they must go home.They seldom do homework,even the students in Grade Eleven.This is the school life of the Students in Australia. Question: Which sentence is RIGHT? Options: A: The students go to class with their schoolbags. B: One class is about one hour. C: The students always have much homework. D: The students don't often do homework.\n(A).\nD\n\n\n(Q).\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: If you like adventurous cartoons, then Koala Kid is the movie for you. Koala Kid tells us a story of a white koala named Johnny. It lives in a community of the gray koalas. He is not confident because of his color. But he thinks he has special talents. So the goes on a magic trip. On his trip he meets Miranda, Hamish and Lokie. And they become friends. They fight with their wits against Bog. I think this movie tells us: whatever you look like, you can become a hero. I give the movie five stars. It is a great movie for ages six and up. Because there are some scary parts in the movie, I wouldn't recommend it to kids under the age of six. ,. Question: Which of the following is NOT true? Options: A: It's an adventurous movie. B: It's mainly about a white mouse. C: It has scary parts. D: It's a cartoon.\n(A).\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "B", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Problem: Write a positive (OPTIONS:\n- negative\n- positive) yelp review.\nA: Tony has his own shop now he's a great barber giving out great cuts at a great price!! Go in and get a great cut today!\n\n\nQ: negative\n\nA: STRANGE place, unique form of BBQ (I'd consider myself well traveled) and know HOW MANY differences BBQ has across our Nation. First: The set up is quite different...you leave your order at the 'bar'/check out/cashier. That same person is also the waiter, bartender, cashier and when the place is busy...well it is confusing then. Second:The food~quite pricey for a BBQ joint. I had a wing plate for $11. (to go) this time. The wings were big, cooked well, but no visable BBQ sauce on them. I'm not sure, but there was a teeny cup of something white that might have been some ranchy dsg, but I don't like ranch so I didn't try it. With the platter I chose side of slaw. Sides are also in the same teeny portions as the sauce (I'm disappointed). There was a LARGE brick style piece of cornbread, but the texture was not your usual cornbread density, but more like a sponge and on the dry, tastless side. I think there were jalapenos in it but it was too dry to care about. Unique slaw...with more than enough green pepper & strings of red onion throughout it. It really wasn't a vinegary slaw and absolutely wasn't mayo-based either...their own style I suppose. Lastly: Their location is right on the main drag in Matthews. BUT where it is situated you can't park at the restaurant, you park in a lot or on the street and walk to the place. NO drive thru available at all, either. I cannot say the food was bad, just not like ANY other BBQ I have ever eaten in any state. For the $$ and the odd way to order/wait...I won't be back any time soon. The young man running the whole show was polite and nice enough, I just think he needs some helpers AND/OR they need a different way to handle busy times.\n\n\nProblem: What would be an example of an positive (OPTIONS:\n- negative\n- positive) review?\n\nAnswer: The Phoenix Public Market Caf\\u00e9 is a definite \"must visit\" for lunch if you find yourself in the Downtown Phoenix area. I've already visited 3 times within the past month and each time I was not disappointed. The Market Caf\\u00e9 is located off of Central on Pierce in a recently renovated space that once housed the Phoenix Public Market grocery store. But instead of talking about the history, let's talk about my experience at the Market Caf\\u00e9. During my first visit, I did a quick overview of their menu and ordered the AZ Burger just to play it safe. The AZ Burger came with green chile, lettuce, cheddar, and their house dressing. The burger was cooked well and the bread that holds all the goodness together is great. I was not disappointed with the burger or the service during my first visit. For my second visit, I decided to try something else and ordered the grilled cheese which is served on toasted multi-grain bread with sharp cheddar cheese. You're probably reading this and thinking that I could have made the same thing at home. You're right! However, what makes this grilled cheese awesome is the bread. Even though the bread is toasted, it remained a little soft and warm in the middle while the crust had a nice toast to it. In addition to the sandwich, I ordered a side of fries that also didn't disappoint. They were lightly salted and still a tad soft when they were plated and served. My second visit was a success. Can the Phoenix Public Market Caf\\u00e9 go three for three? You bet they can! I went back for a third visit and ordered the fries again but this time I ordered the chicken salad sandwich which is served with basil, pine nuts, arugula, and tomatoes all found between two slices of 9-grain bread. This sandwich packs some amazing flavor and some texture thanks to the bread they used. Whomever the Market Caf\\u00e9 is using as their baker, they should do everything in their power not to lose him/her. To date, my experiences at the Market Caf\\u00e9 have been positive thanks to the great food and service. Aaron Chamberlin has done an amazing job with the space and also brought a wonderful yet simple menu to the Downtown Phoenix area. By the way, If you have specific dietary needs (i.e. vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, dairy free), then this is a place you can visit and find something that suits your needs as well. If you are a supporter of local and enjoy good food, be sure to visit the Market Caf\\u00e9 at the Phoenix Public Market.\n\n\nInput: OPTIONS:\n- negative\n- positive.\nGenerate a negative review for a place\nOutput: Disappointed is the theme of this review. Mexican food? Where? I was served some hipster doofus version of \"upscale Mexican fare.\" How does a Mexican Restaurant effectively mess up beans and rice? Don't expect chips and salsa. Unless you would like to pay $3.50 for 3 tablespoons of \"salsa\" and a handful of chips... you are out of luck my friend. It's not about the $3.50, I knew the price when I ordered it. It's not about the fact that I'm served free chips and salsa at the vast majority of Mexican places I've patronized. It IS about the portion for the price. Are you kidding me with this shit? \"Pretentious Mexican food\" is about as paradoxical as it gets. Skip it folks. You've been warned.\n\n\ninput: Write a negative yelp review (OPTIONS:\n- negative\n- positive).\noutput: If you fly US Airways be prepared for a huge line. This Airport/Airline combo doesn't learn or care to learn that they are broken. More machines and a couple more people would help make the baggage/ticket process less painful.\n\n\nQ: positive\n\nA:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Ordered take out. They speak broken English so that was fun but worth it since the food was great. Authentic Italian.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Article: One of the easiest and cheapest ways to help your health is just to sleep eight hours or more every night, but more and more people in the world are not sleeping enough. According to the World Health Organization, over half the people in the world may be _ . The result of this is not just a lot of tired people; in the United States alone, sleepy drivers cause at least 100,000 car accidents, and 1,500 deaths a year. Problems with sleep can also cause mental problems, as well as medical problems such as high blood pressure and heart problems. American culture values work and often doesn't value sleep. In fact, people who sleep a lot are often called \"lazy\". Many famous men say proudly, \"I only have time to sleep four or five hours a night.\" Students, especially college students, often sleep only a few hours a night. They often say, \"I'm used to sleeping only a little.\" But according to experts, sleep is like money. If you sleep only five hours a day, you don't \"get used to it\", but instead, build up a \"sleep deficit \". \"It's like a credit card (a card used to buy things or services),\" says Dr. James Maas, \"You are only borrowing time. You always have to pay it back.\" The more hours you don't sleep, the more hours you should sleep to \"pay back\" the hours on your \"sleep credit card\". For example, if you sleep four hours on Monday and then sleep eight hours on Tuesday, on Wednesday you will still have a \"sleep deficit\" of four hours. This deficit can continue for months or even years. People with a \"sleep deficit\" are sleep-deprived. Driving and making decisions can be dangerous for these people. Another research shows people should sleep nine or ten hours every night. More than half the people in the world may be running a \"sleep deficit\". You didn't do your homework last night? Maybe you can tell your teacher that you were working hard on your sleep deficit. \"Don't think you will be doing less work because you sleep during the day. That's a foolish idea which is held by people who have no imagination. You... Question: From the passage we know sleep-deprived people _ . Yes or no, is the answer \"have all the above problems\"?\nNo\n\n(Question)\nArticle: One morning , Mr. Black is driving in the country and looking for the Sun Hotel. When he sees an old woman on the side of the road, he stops his car and says to the woman, \"Excuse me, I want to go to the Sun Hotel, do you know it?\" \"Yes, \"the woman says, \"I'll show you the way. \"She gets into Mr. Black's car, and they drive about twelve kilometers. When they come to a small house, the old woman says, \"stop here. \"Mr. Black stops, and looks at house. \"But this is not a hotel. \"He says to the old woman. \"No, \"the old woman answers, \"This is my house. And I'll show you the way to the hotel. Turn round and go back nine kilometers. Then you'll see the hotel!\" Question: Mr.Black asks the old woman _ . Yes or no, is the answer \"the way to the hotel\"?\n(Answer)\nNo\n\nQues: Article: Last year I travelled to Finland. I enjoyed the time in the plane because I knew a friendly man there. He was from Italy, but we had no problem _ with each other. We both talked in English. When I got to Finland, I visited Espoo, Oulu, Lahti and Tampere. The people there were very friendly. I also spent a lot of time in Helsinki -- the capital of Finland. People also called it the daughter of the sea. It was very clean. There I watched the Baltic Sea. It was very beautiful. One night, I went to the theatre to see a very interesting local play. Everything was OK but the sun, because the sunset there was too early. I had a very nice time in this country and I want to travel to it again. Question: How did the writer go to Finland? Yes or no, is the answer \"By air.\"?\nAns: No\n\n(Q).\nArticle: There is a student from China in our class. He is very good at his lessons, but he is also very shy. He doesn't talk too much with us because he thinks that there are so many differences. When he came into our classroom for the first time, he was so frightened that he cried out. That's because of our appearances. For example, his hair is short, black and straight, but ours are all different from his. Jim's hair is yellow and much longer than his. Dave's hair is curly and brown. Kitty's hair is blonde. Our builds and clothes seem to be strange in his eyes,too. Peter is a boy. He is tall and thin, but he wears a colorful T-shirt. Question: How many students are described in the passage? Yes or no, is the answer \"Five.\"?\n(A).\nNo\n\nQues:Article: A new school term begins, Is anything new at your school? Sichuan students are getting an extra hour to sleep in the morning. This year, Sichuan schools decided that students should start classes later. This should help them feel less tired, For Junior high schools, the first classes will begin no earlier than 8:30 am. The changes have made students happy. Liu Xian, 15, said his class was excited by the news on the first day of school. \"It's so good we can get up later!\" said Liu. Liu studies in Chengdu No.4 Middle School. He used to get up at 6:40 am. Now he can get up at 7:40 am because class doesn't start until 8:40 am. Wu Hongli, 15, said the new timetable is good for her health. \"I used to drink coffee every night or I would feel to sleepy to finish my homework, \"said Wu. \"Now I can finish it without coffee.\"She used to get up at 6:30 am. Now she can get up at 7:30 am. Wu Hongli's mother was happy, too. She thought more sleep would help her daughter grow taller. But some parents worried that more sleep would mean less learning. There used to be five classes in the morning. Now there are only four. Many teachers, though, say the changes will help students learn better. \"Students used to doze for the first two classes in the morning,\"said Wu Zongping, an English teacher at Chendu No.12 Middle School. \"But now they look fine and they learn much better than before.\" Question: Why was Liu Xian excited at the news on the first day of school? Yes or no, is the answer \"He could sleep one more hour in the morning.\"?\n\nAns:No\n\nQues:Article: Once there was a little girl in a village. She spent summers on her grandfather's farm. The year she was four, she knew some ducks. The ducks were white with orange feet. They lived in a little wooden house near the road. The little girl liked these ducks very much. Every day they walked down the road to the pond . The ducks went into the water. The little girl sat on the bank and saw them swimming in the pond. The little girl talked to the ducks and they _ back to her. Then one day the ducks were gone. No one would say anything about them. The little girl was afraid to ask where they were. One night everyone sat down for dinner. The food looked a little like chicken. The girl didn't want to eat. Can you guess why? ,,2B. Question: At the end of the story, the ducks were probably _ Yes or no, is the answer \"on the plate\"?\n\nAns:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Yes", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Maybe you can not imagine what a hotel made of trash looks like. But in Rome, Italy, there is a campaign called Save the Beach that has created a hotel out of 12 tons of trash in order to raise awareness of our waste. Save the Beach is an environmental awareness campaign set up by the makers of Corona Beer. They collected all the trash from all the beaches all across Europe. Then they built the special hotel. It was reported that the hotel was fully booked . And it was open only for four days there in early June, the same time as World Environment Day. Next to the \"trash hotel\" was the slogan of Save the Beach. It said, we have built the first hotel made of trash in the world. This will be the future of our holidays if we do nothing to protect our beaches. The hotel was built just to show the _ we were causing to the sea and the coastline . We live in the time of trash and we are running the risk of becoming trash ourselves. Do we really want such a world? The trash hotel in Rome was just the beginning to support healthy, clean and trash-free beaches all across Europe by Save the Beach. Maybe there will be more surprising ideas in the future. Let's wait and see. Where was the trash hotel built? A) In Europe B) In Asia C) In America D) In Africa\nA\n\nA young man worked very hard at his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. At last, he became ill, so he couldn't go to sleep. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always stayed awake and couldn't fall asleep. After some days, he decided to see a doctor. \"I just can't go to sleep at night. What should I do? Could you please help me?\" \"I have a suggestion ,\"said the doctor. \"Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you'll be asleep. I'm sure of it.\" The next day the man returned to the doctor's office. \"Well,\" said the doctor, how are you today? Did you try my suggestion?\" The man still looked tired. \"Yes,\" he said, \"I tried counting one, two, and three-- up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn't fall asleep.\" The young man _ . A) counted from 569 to 1000 B) counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep C) counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea D) counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep\nC\n\nHave you seen Avatar? It's a popular 3D movie, and you may have to wear a special pair of glasses - 3D glasses, to see it. The 3D glasses make the images from the movie look as if they are coming straight at you. 3D movies are really exciting to watch. More and more 3D movies are coming to theaters. Some say that 3D TV sets will come into our homes in the near future. 3D technology can make TV and movies more exciting. However, people with eye problems may get headaches if they spend too much time watching 3D movies. Why? When we look at an object, each eye sees it at a different angle . Our eyes send the two images to our brain, and the brain puts them together. 3D technology uses two film projectors . One projects left-eye-image and the other projects a right-eye-image. 3D glasses allow us to see a different image in each eye. So, when we are watching a 3D movie, our brain can't put together the images sent to our eyes. The brain needs to work harder at \"reading\" the images. That makes it easier for people with eye problems to get dizzy or have headaches. Dr John Hagan, an eye doctor in Kansas City, said if your eyes can't focus on the same object at once, you will have trouble watching 3D movies. If you wear a pair of 3D glasses, _ . A) you will see different images in both eyes B) you will see the same images in both eyes C) your brain can't work at all D) the images can be put together easily by your brain\nA\n\nPresident Obama is very busy, but he has time to go to the school to visit students. He tells them about his life. He says that he learns a lot from his mother. He also asks students to study hard at school. To help students to be better, President Obama has some good ideas for them. First, go to school on time every day. Second, listen to teachers carefully in class. Third, do their homework every day. Fourth, don't watch too much TV. Please do as President Obama says and you will be successful one day. There are _ ideas here from President Obama ? A) three B) four C) five D) two\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "B", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Please answer this: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: If you're into sports, you've seen it happen. You've probably even experienced it: basketball players shaking hands after four quarters of knocking each other around, tennis players leaping over the net to shake hands with their opponents after a hard-fought match, soccer players exchanging sport shirts after an intense 90 minutes, even boxers touching gloves at the beginning of each round, then hugging each other after beating each other into a pulp for 12 rounds. It seems like competitors in every event, from spelling bees to hockey, behave this way. What's going on? It's all part of sportsmanship, a great tradition in sports and competition that means playing clean and handling both victory and defeat with grace, style, and dignity. What is sportsmanship? Sportsmanship is defined as: playing fair, following the rules of the game, respecting the judgment of referees and officials, treating opponents with respect. Some people define good sportsmanship as the \"golden rule\" of sports --- in other words, treating the people you play with and against as you'd like to be treated yourself. You demonstrate good sportsmanship when you show respect for yourself, your teammates, and your opponents, for the coaches on both sides, and for the referees, judges, and other officials. But sportsmanship isn't just reserved for the people on the field. Cheerleaders and fans also need to be aware of how they behave during competition. Sportsmanship is a style and an attitude; and it can have a positive influence on everyone around you. Learning good sportsmanship means finding that the positive attitude learned on the field carries over into other areas of life. At school, for example, you're able to appreciate the contributions made by classmates and know how to work as part of a team to complete a project. You may enjoy more success at work as well, because a big part of learning good sportsmanship is learning to be respectful of others, including customers and co-workers. Options: A they play in fresh air B they play in a skilled way C they play within the rules D they play without hurting each other Answer: C they play within the rules Question:\n++++++++\nAnswer: When players play clean, _ .\n\n\nPlease answer this: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Great Wall Xmas BBQ Beijing Hikers are organizing a three-hour hike on a rarely visited part of the Great Wall and will celebrate Christmas afterwards with a Christmas barbecue dinner in a small hotel at the foot of the Great Wall . Meet at 8:30 am. Dec. 25 in front of Starbucks at Lido Holiday Inn , Jiangtai Lu. Please write to info@beijinghikers.com or 139-100-25516. Pingyao tour High Club will guide a weekend trip to Pingyao , an ancient walled town near Taiyuan , capital city of Shanxi Province . The town is one of the best-preserved featuring courtyard buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911) . Among them is the Qiao family courtyard house, the shooting location of Zhang Yimou's Raise the Red Lantern (<<>> ). Leave on Friday (December 23) night by train and back to Beijing on Sunday morning . For sign-up and more information , contact Lucy at lucy@highclub.cn or 8580-5080,130-11171326. New Year Harbin trip The Chinese Culture Club is running a new year trip to Harbin , to catch a fresh view of its yearly ice and snow lantern festival . As the temperature is expected to fall between minus 20 to 30degC, visitors are warned to prepare well with jackets , masks , fur gloves and boots. The trip sets out by train at night on December 31 and gets back on the morning January 2. The cost is 2,300 yuan (US$ 284) . Reservation is required at 8457-2772. Options: A it's a town surrounded by walls B it's near the capital of Shanxi C its buildings are old and in good condition D a famous film was shot there Answer: C its buildings are old and in good condition Question:\n++++++++\nAnswer: Pingyao is worth seeing mainly because _ .\n\n\nPlease answer this: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Martha's Vineyard has long been considered a favorite quiet of the Northeast. The vineyard is rich in history, breathtaking beaches, and beautiful scenery. It is well known for its unique lighthouses - you'll enjoy the variety and the history of each lighthouse, among the most photographed structures on the Vineyard. When the former First Family, the Clintons, chose to vacation on the island several years ago, it became a more popular tourist attraction. Martha's Vineyard got its name from its discoverer, Bartholomew Gosnold, who gave it the name of his wife Martha and was in memory of the thick growth of wild trees on the land. The island of Martha's Vineyard lies south of Cape Cod off the southeastern coast of Massachusetts,United States. It is nearly 20 miles long and runs from 2 to 10 miles in width. There are wide,hard beaches on the southern side. The north is hilly, but in the south and eastern parts there are wide areas of open land covered with wild flowers. The island was discovered early in the 17th century. The Indians were quiet and friendly, and the new-comers fished for a living, making a lot of money from whaling . With the decline of whaling and sailing ships. Martha's Vineyard was almost forgotten until about 60 years ago when people began to buy the old houses of the whaling captains and the small building of the fishermen near the beaches. Now people go there year after year for their summer holidays. Options: A How the island got its name. B The population of the island. C The scenery of the island. D When the island was discovered. Answer: B The population of the island. Question:\n++++++++\nAnswer:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "(Question)\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: The Gold Coast family holidays are always great fun whether you are from Australia or from abroad. There are beautiful beaches, adventure parks, nature parks and so much more. There are so many sights to see here. It is a pity to drive in a car and you'll miss a great part of it. Australia is home to many animals and birds that can only be seen when moving slowly and going into the areas that they live. When you are on a bicycle, you have the advantage of being able to stop whenever you want to see an interesting animal or bird that you have never seen before. It is a quieter mode of transportation as well, so you might even be able to take a picture. When you are on the beach, you can breathe that clean air and view the beauty of the water and sand. It is a totally different experience from either simply sunbathing or passing it in a car. There are many choices of hiring a bicycle to experience the Gold Coast attractions. There are stores that will fit a bike perfectly to your size. These bikes for both adults and children are in many styles and colors to please any taste. If you have ever wanted to try a tandem bike , now is your chance, because they have those too. A bicycle hire on Gold Coast is something that everyone should try at least once. This is a wonderful chance for anyone who likes to cycle and it is also a cheap way to travel with your family. Question: The following advantages of hiring bikes are mentioned EXCEPT that _ . Options: A: you can take photos of animals B: it is a cheap way of traveling C: you can get a clearer sight of animals D: it is a good way to do sunbathing\n(Answer)\nD\n\n\n(Question)\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Dear Mr. Barton, I'm writing in the name of the residents' association to inform you of our feelings regarding your behaviour . We've really had just about enough of you.Although we have tried to speak to you civilly on several occasions,you have always responded with a stream of verbal abuse . Ever since you moved in three months ago,you have shown very little consideration for the other residents of the building,despite numerous complaints.For the past six weekends in a row, you have held extremely noisy parties,which have not finished until the early hours of the morning.It's just not on! As you are aware,most of the people here are old people or have very young children,and the noise keeps them awake all night.You don't have to be so noisy,do you? Last weekend the situation _ further when two of your acquaintances were involved in a fight on the first floor landing.The disturbance was so bad that the police had to be called.What's more,your mates left the stairs in a terrible state--they even broke two windows on their way out! We feel that this type of bad behaviour is unbearable. We strongly recommended that you arrange payment for this damage to the windows,soon.If you don't and you carry on being a nuisance ,we will kick you out! Legal steps will be taken if necessary. Yours sincerely Question: What is the main purpose of the writer? Options: A: To inform Mr. Barton of the noise he made. B: To tell Mr. Barton to leave the building for the peace. C: To give a threat to Mr. Barton. D: To talk about what Mr. Barton did in the building.\n(Answer)\nA\n\n\n(Question)\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more active and independent than their peers over time,according to a Japanese study that covered thousands of people. Green tea contains antioxidant chemicals that may help _ the cell damage that can lead to disease.Researchers have been studying green tea's effect on everything from cholesterol to the risk of certain cancers,with mixed results so far. For the new Japanese study,researchers decided to examine the question of whether green tea drinkers have a lower risk of frailty and disability as they grow older. Tomata and his colleagues followed nearly 14,000 adults aged 65 or older for three years. They found those who drank the most green tea were the least likely to develop \"functional disability\",or problems with daily activities or basic needs,such as dressing or bathing. Specifically,almost 13 percent of adults who drank less than a cup of green tea per day became functionally disabled,compared with just over 7 percent of people who drank at least five cups fl day. The study did not prove that green tea alone kept people active as they grew older. Green-tea lovers generally had healthier diets,including more fish,vegetables and fruit,as well as more education.lower smoking rates,fewer heart attacks and strokes,and greater mental sharpness. They also tended to be more socially active and have more friends and family to rely on. Although it's not clear how green tea might offer a buffer against disability,Tomata's team did note that one recent study found green tea extracts seem to increase leg muscle strength in older women. While green tea and its extracts are considered safe in small amounts,they do contain caffeine and small amounts of vitamin K,which means it could block drugs that prevent blood thickened. Question: Tomata and his colleagues wanted to _ . Options: A: prove whether the Japanese study is correct B: know if green tea drinkers are independent C: help nearly 14,000 adults aged 65 or older D: study green tea's effect on cholesterol\n(Answer)\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "A", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Q: Last summer I went to India with my family. We spent 10 days traveling around Rajasthan and I will never forget it. We saw lots of things like the Taj Mahal and we went to a tiger reserve . Our guide was called Krishna and he was really nice especially when I didn't always understand things he would explain it to me and answer all my stupid questions. Also when I got ill with a fever, he was really kind and gave me medicine and got a priest to give me a _ in a Hindu temple we visited, and then I got well again very quickly. There were lots of amazing parts of the holiday. One was when we got to ride on elephants in Jaipur. My sister and I rode an elephant called Lucky. We were in a camel cart but Krishna talked to the camel's owner and we were allowed to ride on them, which was really cool. I also really liked the Taj Mahal because it was even prettier than I imagined. My sister lost her shoes. But the people in India are really kind, so we found them again. The weather was really hot which was nice because Krishna gave us lots of time to spend in the pool and relax in-between going to see all the amazing places. This was the best holiday that I have ever been on. I wish I could come back another year. What does the passage mainly talk about? A) A stupid tourist. B) A kind tour guide. C) A terrible trip. D) A holiday experience\nA: D\n\n\nQ: After eleven years of marriage, a couple had a boy. They were a loving couple and the boy was a gem of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work, so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife who was busy in the kitchen forgot the matter. The boy saw the bottle, playfully went to it, was fascinated by its color and drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine. When the child fell to the ground, the mother took him to the hospital in a hurry, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified at how to face her husband. When the father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and just said, \"I'm with you, darling.\" The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No one is to blame . She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is exactly what he gave her. What's the best title for the passage? A) Keep the medicine from your kid. B) Candy or Medicine? C) How to keep children safe. D) I'm with you.\nA: D\n\n\nQ: Everybody dreams. But only some people remember their dreams. Our dreams often include all the senses--smells, sounds, sights, tastes and things we touch. Early in the twentieth century, two famous scientists developed their personal ideas about dreams. Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud believed people often dream about things they want but can't have. Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung worked closely with Freud for several years, but he believed dreams provide solutions to problems we face when we are awake. Other researchers are studying how dreaming helps our bodies work with problems and very sad emotions . Robert Stickgold is a professor of psychiatry . He says that when we dream, the brain is trying to make sense of the world. He does not agree with Sigmund Freud that dreaming is the way we express our hidden feelings and desires . Scientists believe it is important to keep researching dreams. Yet there is still no agreement on exactly how the brain works when we are dreaming or why we dream. Dreams _ . A) are remembered by everyone B) express all that we think in our mind C) include few senses and things we touch D) include all the senses and things we touch\nA: D\n\n\nQ: In most parts of the world, many students help their school make less pollution. They join in \"environment clubs\". In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean. Here are things students often do: Turn off the water! Do you know that some toilets can waste twenty to forty tons of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small water! In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets. No-car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car-not the students and not the teachers. Cars give pollution to our air, so remember: walk, jump, bike or run. Use your legs! It's lots of fun! No-garbage lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school. We love our environment! Let's work together to make it clean! From the passage we know that students usually have lunch _ . A) at school B) in clubs C) at home D) in shops\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "A: A", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Dana Cummings was in his thirties before he first went surfing. But, even more interesting is that Dana Cummings chose to learn the sport after losing a leg in a car accident. Now, nine years later, he helps other disabled people learn how to ride the waves in AmpSurf. On the coast of Maine, he is working with 27-year-old Matthew Fish, who is partly blind. Cummings takes hold of Fish and leads him into the ocean. The surfboard floats next to them. Fish lies on the surfboard. He tries to stand up on it. After a few attempts he is up and riding all the way back to land. \"That was exciting,\" Fish says. A car accident in 2002 took Dana Cummings' leg. He says the crash changed him more than just physically. \"Losing my leg made me realize how precious life is and get off the couch and start living. I do more things now than I ever did before. Next week I am going to compete in a contest in Hawaii,\" Dana says. One year later Dana Cummings formed AmpSurf. AmpSurf is a group that volunteers to hold surfing classes and events for people with all kinds of disabilities. Recently, AmpSurf took its training programs to the East Coast. Eleven students attended the class in Maine. They came from all over the northeastern United States. Dana Cummings thinks AmpSurf can change the way a disabled person thinks. \"Most people with disabilities consider himself or herself unlucky and useless, but we want them to see what they can do. Who cares you lose your leg or you are blind, whatever? Have fun. Just enjoy life. Take the most advantage of _ you can,\" Dana says. Question: According to Dana Cummings, AmpSurf can _ . Answer:\n\nOPTIONS:\n- ease the physical pain of the disabled\n- help the disabled learn to get used to their life\n- change the attitude of the disabled towards life\n- make the disabled pay more attention to their disabilities\n\nAnswer: change the attitude of the disabled towards life\n\n\nRead the following article and answer the question. Article: Before I started school, people felt that I was not going to be successful. At the age of four I started speech lessons because basically I could not speak well enough for anyone to understand me. The story goes downhill from here. The first grade was a struggle. I not only had difficulty speaking, but also felt nervous about the fact that I was expected to learn to read and I just couldn't do it. The second grade was not much better. I still struggled with the inability to read. It was in the third grade that the school district built a new school close to my home. I remember going there with my parents and helping to get the school ready so that we could move to the new one. However, things were still not much better as far as my schooling was concerned and did not get better for the next two years. It was in the fifth grade. Mrs. Wakefield was my teacher, and if ever there was a teacher that deserved a gold star, it was her. She did not make me feel defeated. On the contrary, she did her best to let me know that I could be whatever I wanted to be. And that is just what I did. For the past 22 years, I have been a fifth grade teacher. Because of Mrs. Wakefield's influence on my life, I am now encouraging students who have had difficulties in their lives to believe that they can overcome any difficulty and become someone. I have won numerous awards up to now, such as Teacher of the Year. I owe it all to one fifth grade teacher who believed in me and challenged me to be all that I could be. Question: What is the writer's purpose in writing the passage? Answer:\n\nOPTIONS:\n- To express his devotion to his work.\n- To show his respect to a special teacher.\n- To share his teaching experience with us.\n- To tell us his story of overcoming difficulties.\n\nAnswer: To show his respect to a special teacher.\n\n\nRead the following article and answer the question. Article: Last year, on report card day, my son and a group of his 13-year-old friends piled into the back seat of my car, ready for the last-day-of-school party at McDonald's. \"Jack got a laptop for getting straight A's, and Laurie got a cell-phone,\" one boy said. \"Oh, yeah, and Sarah got an iPod Nano, and she's only in third grade,\" said another. \"And how about Brian? He got $10 for each A.\" I suddenly became concerned. These payoffs might get parents through grammar school, but what about high school and beyond? What would be left after the electric guitar, the cell-phone, and the DVD player? I saw the road ahead: _ I saw my comfortable lifestyle disappear before my eyes---no more of those $5 bags of already-peeled organic carrots. No more organic anything! I started to feel surprised and nervous. Would every goal achieved by my two children fetch a reward? A high grade point average? A good class ranking? Would sports achievements be included in this reward system: soccer goals, touchdowns ? What about the orchestra ? Would first chair pay more than second? I'd be penniless by eighth-grade graduation. \"We never paid anything for good grades,\" said my neighbor across the street, whose son was recently accepted at MIT. \"He just did it on his own. Maybe once in a while we went out for pizza, but that's about it.\" Don't you just hate that? We're all running around looking for the MP3 player with the most updates, and she's spending a few dollars on pizza. She gets motivation; we get negotiation. And what about the primary grades? What do these students get? \"When the teacher asked if anyone got rewards for good grades, everyone in my class raised their hands and said they got ice cream cones ,\" said one third-grader. Question: The author takes her neighbor as an example to show _ . Answer:\n\nOPTIONS:\n- pizza is the best way to motivate children\n- it is necessary to reward children for their good grades.\n- getting rewards for good grades is common nowadays\n- rewards are not the only way to motivate children\n\nAnswer: rewards are not the only way to motivate children\n\n\nRead the following article and answer the question. Article: Scientists around the world have been studying the warming of waters in the Pacific Ocean known as El Nino . The appearance of El Nino is known to affect the weather around the world. Scientists still do not completely understand it. Yet they now find they can use it to tell about the future in different areas of the world. One example is the work of two scientists at Columbia University in New York, Mark Cane and Gordon Eshel. A scientist of Zimbabwe , Roger Buckland worked with them. They have found that when El Nino appears, Zimbabwe has little or no rain. This means corn crops in Zimbabwe are poor. The last El Nino was in 1991 to 1993. That was when southeastern Africa suffered a serious lack of rain. The scientists wrote about their recent work in the publication Nature. Their computer program can tell when an El Nino will develop up to a year before it does. They suggest that this could provide an effective early warning system for southern Africa, and could prevent many people from starving. Question: El Nino is known as _ . Answer:\n\nOPTIONS:\n- the changing of the weather in southern Africa\n- the warming of waters in the Pacific Ocean\n- the weather which brings drought to Africa\n- the weather phenomenon that brings heavy rains to Africa\n\nAnswer:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "the warming of waters in the Pacific Ocean", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "In this task, you're given an article, a question which often contains a blank, four options (associated with \"A\", \"B\", \"C\", \"D\") and the answer to that question. Your task is to classify whether the given answer is correct or not by providing \"Yes\" or \"No\", based on the article.\n\n[Q]: Article: Surtsey was born in 1963. Scientists saw the birth of this island. It began at 7.30 a.m. on 14th November. A fishing boat was near Iceland. The boat moved under the captain's feet. He noticed a strange smell. He saw some black smoke. A volcano was breaking out. Red-hotrocks, fire and smoke were rushing up from the bottom of the sea. The island grew quickly. It was 10 meters high the next day and 60 meters high on 18th November. Scientists flew there to watch it. It was exciting. Smoke and fire were still rushing up. Pieces of red-hot rock were flying into the air and falling into the sea. The sea was boiling and there was a strange light in the sky. Surtsey grew and grew. Then it stopped in June 1967. It was 175 metres high and 2 kilometres long. And life was already coming to Surtsey. Plants grew. Birds came Some scientists built a house. They want to learn about this young island. A new island is like a new world. \n Question: Surtsey is _ . \n Options: (A) an island not far from Iceland (B) a captain (C) a fishing boat (D) a place in Iceland \n Asnwer: A\n[A]: Yes\n\n\n[Q]: Article: It's not about how much money you make, and it's not about who your daddy is. We're talking about being attractive in general, whether it's on a job interview or just gaining the respect of your colleagues . . . Ask lots of questions If you come across as a know-it-all (even if you really do know it all!), it really pushes people away. Rather, asking lots and lots of questions makes people feel like you care, you can be trusted. Great body language Your body language says a lot about you - it says whether you have confidence, or simply if you really care. Talking physically, it is one of the most important physical characteristics you need! Stay busy Always have something to do. Have you ever seen someone just sitting around, doing nothing? How unattractive. Always be busy with something, even if for some reason you have to make something up. Show your pearly whites (or just smile) Smile more, no matter how ugly your teeth are. I'm not kidding about this one. It's not all about the teeth. If you are smiling genuinely, you can draw everyone for 100 meters around to you. Wear what fits Wear clothing that fits you. For women, wearing tight pants or shirts is not attractive. Things that just fit you and your shape are the best but not tight. Wear things that fit you nicely, please . . . And for goodness sake, both sexes, stay away from logos and printed shirts! Most people you may ask do not find this attractive. Stop being some company's billboard . Be interested in other man Be interested in the other person. Don't talk about. If you are truly interested in the person, it will come across. And if you want to talk about yourself, you'll find that putting the other person first actually opens him up to return the favor and ask you questions. See how fun this is? \n Question: It is your _ that makes you attractive. \n Options: (A) your family background (B) fashionable tight clothes (C) your appearance and your wealth (D) proper body language and behavior \n Asnwer: D\n[A]: Yes\n\n\n[Q]: Article: A rare butterfly has been discovered in Britain for the first time in 60 years,having moved from Eastern Europe.The only previous record of a wild yellow-legged Tortoiseshell in Britain was in 1953,when it was seen just once in Sevenoaks,Kent.Several weeks ago,there were already four confirmed sightings,along the East coast in Norfolk,Suffolk and Kent,and six further reports of the butterfly in coastal areas. Conservationists are very excited about the sightings,which are rare in the butterfly world. The butterflies are thought to have flown on easterly winds across Europe in the last few weeks.The large and colourful insect mainly lives in Eastern Europe.In recent years,it has spread into Scandinavia and its number increases rapidly during warm weather.Also known as the Scarce Tortoiseshell,it has an orange and blue colour and is about one third bigger than our own Small Tortoiseshell. Butterfly Conservation was starting its annual Big Butterfly Count,a yearly survey of the butterflies across the nation.Sir David Attenborough,President of the charity,said,\"The UK is a nation of amateur naturalists and we have a proud tradition of celebrating and studying our wildlife.By taking part in the Big Butterfly Count this summer,you can contribute to discovering the fantastic butterflies and other wildlife that share your garden,parks and countryside.\"He added,\"Butterflies fought back last year after a terrible 2012 but despite this,butterfly numbers were still below average.Three quarters of the UK's butterflies are in decline and one third are in danger of dying out.This is bad news for the UK's birds,bees,bats and other wildlife. \n Question: These rare butterflies usually live in _ . \n Options: (A) Eastern Europe (B) Norfolk,Suffolk and Kent (C) coastal areas (D) Sevenoaks,Kent \n Asnwer: A\n[A]:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Yes\n\n\n", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Problem: Given the question: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: 150 Years of Cool Look in the bedrooms of young people around the world. You will probably find a pair of blue jeans in each room. Jeans are very popular all over the world. Jeans give you the feeling of comfort, youth and energy. They have long been liked by every person. Levi Strauss is an American company. It first made blue jeans. The company was founded in 1853 by 24-year-old Levi Strauss. Twenty years later, he made the first blue jeans in the world. The jeans were used as working trousers for the cowboys of the American West. During the Second World War, American soldiers brought blue jeans to Europe and Asia. People there began to wear jeans. Little by little, they become cool. People from different countries like different styles of jeans. Americans like to wear simple and single-colored jeans, but many Chinese like to wear jeans with lots of different colors. Jeans now can be seen everywhere: However, in many places, it's not always good to wear jeans. No matter how good they may look, or what color they are, it's often not right to wear jeans in formal places. But, when you are out, relaxing and having fun, jeans are the best choice. Options: A American soldiers B American cowboys C Levi Strauss D The people in Europe Answer: B American cowboys Question:\n++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\nThe answer is:\n_ wore jeans after they were first made.\n\n\nProblem: Given the question: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Hi, everyone! I am Paul Hawking, the trip leader for this weekend' s activity. It's that time of the year again when the days are long and it is nice to sit outside and enjoy some oysters . We plan to head out to the Mission Bay this Sunday for a beach picnic. You can buy fresh oysters at the Mission Bay Oyster Company and you just need to pay $6 to $l0 for each dozen, depending on the size. It' s on Sunday, June 30. We will meet at the Student Center at 9:00 a.m. and all go together. The driving time is one and a half to two hours, and the time of return is still uncertain. Come and join us in what must now be the 4th or 5th such trip for the Outing Club. The oyster farm has a small picnic area with chairs and barbecue grills . Bring some briquettes if you would like to grill. Except for oysters, oysters and oysters, little is available there, so please bring your own food and drinks. And of course, if you have any special oyster recipes , bring them make them and share them! The weather forecast says it's going to be sunny and around 26degC this weekend. My telephone number is 408-896-3228. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions. Remember to finish your homework before we leave for the picnic. Options: A A notice on a school website. B A book on the Mission Bay. C A business newspaper. D A science magazine. Answer: A A notice on a school website. Question:\n++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\nThe answer is:\nWhere does this text probably come from?\n\n\nProblem: Given the question: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: A French woman goes to London to see her son. She knows a little English,but cannot speak it very well. One day she goes to a shop. She wants to buy a hen ( ) for supper. But she cannot remember ( ) the English word for\" hen\" . Just then the shop waiter asks her, \"Can I help you?\" \" I want the egg's mother\" the woman answers. The shop waiter does not understand( )her and says, \" Sorry, we have not any bigger eggs.\" Suddenly )) the woman remembers the word\"cock(She says, I want the cock's wife! \"This time the shop waiter laughs ( ). Options: A understands the woman at last B thinks it is interesting C does not understand the woman D thinks the woman is shy Answer: B thinks it is interesting Question:\n++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\nThe answer is:\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "The shop waiter laughs because he _", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you're given an article, a question which often contains a blank and four options (associated with \"A\", \"B\", \"C\", \"D\"). Your task is to find the correct answer (from the given options) for the question from the given article and return one of the options from \"A\", \"B\", \"C\", and \"D\". Do not generate anything else apart from one of the following characters: \"A\", \"B\", \"C\", \"D\". There is only one correct answer for each question.\nPROBLEM: Article: Depressed people can be very difficult to be around,and yet they need more than the usual amount of support and understanding from their friends and family. The anger and lack of concern that a depressed person may have for people close to him or her can be very disturbing to someone who's trying to help.At such times,the sincerity of a friend or a family member is questioned when the depressed person doesn't feel worthy of someone's friendship.Withdrawal from others can make it nearly impossible to encourage a depressed person to enter into activities that may help pull him or her out of the depression. It is frequently difficult for a depressed person to carry on a conversation.Attempts to help may be met with defensiveness and verbal attacks.While being supportive and understanding,the friend of a family member must be careful not to do too many things for the depressed person.There is a very thin line between being supportive and being overly protective.Too much\"doing for\" can be a disservice . You can best help a friend or relative who is depressed by considering the following points: *Do not moralize.Don't pressure him or her to \"put on a happy face,\" or to \"snap out of it.\" Often the person will feel even worse after hearing such words. *When you are alone with your depressed friend,you might say something like,\"I've noticed lately that you seem down.I care about you and would like to listen to what you're thinking about.\" Then be a good listener. *Don't say,\"I know exactly how you feel.\" You probably don't.But if you've had similar experiences,sharing those may help.Say things like,\"This happened to me.It might help you.\" Or \"I know some of what you must be feeling.\" *Urge him or her to get professional help if necessary.Offer to accompany your friend on the first visit if it will be easier for the person. \n Question: .The above passage is mainly intended for _ . \n Options: (A) a doctor who works with a depressed person (B) a depressed person (C) one who lives with a depressed person (D) an expert who gives advice to a depressed person\n\nSOLUTION: C\n\nPROBLEM: Article: It's good to make mistakes,and here is why. First of all,mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It's always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try anything new,how can you improve?How can you expand?The simple answer is\"You can't.\"Look around you. With very few exceptions,either every-thing you see in your world or every single detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new. Another good thing about mistakes is this:When you are making mistakes,you are learning.Consider this:Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the 1ight bulb.When asked how it felt to fail that many times,he said that he hadn't failed 10,000 times,but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn't work. Finally,when you make a mistake you are much closer to success.Why?Because when all is said and done,you will have tried some numbers of things before you succeed.Every time you make a mistake you eliminate one of those things and are one step closer.But this all doesn't mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake.Quite the contrary,when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it doesn't work out the way you want it to,you will he in a position to try again. We all have limited time and money so don't blow them all on one approach to a problem.Realize that it probably won't be perfect the first time and allocate these resources properly so you can learn,make corrections,and try it again.If you accept and use your mistakes in this way,you can make great progress in your business and your career. There is an old saying that goes,\"If you're not making mistakes,you're not trying hard enough.\"So go ahead and make mistakes.And learn.And grow.And succeed. \n Question: According to the article,one thing you should pay attention to about making mistakes is _ . \n Options: (A) avoiding making the same mistakes (B) accepting the punishment willingly (C) taking consequences into consideration1] (D) trying things out one by one\n\nSOLUTION: C\n\nPROBLEM: Article: Fruit or juice, which is nutritionally superior? This is almost the same as the age-old question: The chicken or the egg, which came first? Usually, juicers remove the juice and some pulp from fruits and/or vegetables.It takes a lot of fruit to make a container of juice.We do get all of the vitamins, minerals, beneficial plant chemicals and carbohydrates in juice out of a whole fruit.But we do not get much of the fiber, the part that aids our digestive process, fills us up, and may help protect us against heart diseases and certain cancers. However, you may be surprised to discover that some juices actually contain more necessary nutrients .For example, apples are not a good source of vitamin C, but many types of apple juice are fortified with vitamin C. Juice has more calories than fresh fruit due to added sugar and less fiber.If calories are your primary concern, choose fresh fruit over juice and drink water if you are thirsty.We do not feel as filled up from juice because it does not contain any fiber.For many people, drinking a caloric beverage , such as juice, is not as satisfying as eating the same amount of calories in food.For those of us who need to increase caloric intake (such as athletes, children, or teens) juice is a GREAT choice. Kids love the taste of pure fruit juice, and parents love it because it is a healthy source of nutrients.But avoid junk fruit beverages which are mistaken for juice blends that contain various fruits like grape, apple and pear.These juices do not have the natural levels of vital nutrients that 100 percent pure juices like orange juice provide. \n Question: According to the passage, you'd better have _ to help prevent heart disease. \n Options: (A) fruits (B) juice (C) calories (D) minerals\n\nSOLUTION:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "A\n\n", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[Q]: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: In ancient Japan, if you saved someone's life, they would make it their duty to spend the rest of their life serving you. Nowadays, if you rescue someone's story, he or she will feel the same kind of gratitude . It happens all the time. Someone in a group is telling a story and, just before their big point, BOOM! There's an interruption. Someone new joins the group, a waiter with a plate of biscuits comes over, or a baby starts crying. Suddenly everyone's attention turns to the new arrival, the food on the plate, or the \"charming\" little child. Nobody is aware of the interruption -- except the speaker. They forget all about the fact that the speaker hasn't made his or her point. Or you're all sitting around the living room and someone is telling a joke. Suddenly, just before his big punch line , little Johnny drops a dish or the phone rings. After the crash, everyone talks about little Johnny's carelessness. After the call, the subject turns to the upcoming marriage or medical operation of the caller. Nobody remembers the great punch line got unfinished -- except the joke teller. When it's you entertaining everyone at a restaurant, have you ever noticed how you can almost set your clock by the waiter coming to take everyone's order just before your funny punch line? Most joke and story tellers are too shy to say, after the interruption, \"Now, as I was saying...\" Instead, they'll spend the rest of the evening feeling bad they didn't get to finish. Here's where you come in. Rescue them with the technique I call \"Lend a Helping Tongue.\" Watch the gratitude in the storyteller's eyes as he stabilizes where his story sunk and he sails off again toward the center of attention. His expression and the appreciation of your consideration by the rest of the group are often reward enough. You are even more fortunate if you can rescue the story of someone who can hire you, promote you, buy from you, or otherwise lift your life. Big winners have excellent memories. When you do them subtle favors like Lend a Helping Tongue,... Options: A people are more interested in food than his story B many guests bring their babies to the party C his story is easily forgotten by the listeners D he is interrupted by something unexpected Answer: D he is interrupted by something unexpected Question:\n****\n[A]: Very often, a storyteller cannot make his point because _ .\n\n\n[Q]: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Wolves travel in groups, and they perform almost all the other activities of their lives in the company of fellow wolves. This is one of the most important facts that modern science have learned about wolves and one of the things that most clearly explain their way of life. The pack is usually a family group. It is made up of animals related to each other by blood. The centre of a pack is a pair of wolves----an adult male and female that have produced young. The other members of the pack are their offspring : young wolves ranging in age from pups to two- and three-year-olds. Most packs have 6 or 7 members, although some may include as many as 15 wolves. Relationships among creatures that live close together in groups are often very complex, and this is true of the ties that connect the members of a wolf pack. Scientific studies of captive wolves and wolf packs in the wild have shown that many complex rules of behavior seem to govern the way that the animals relate to each other. When wolf pups are born into a pack, one of the most important things they must learn is the \"language\" of the group, the method by which pack members keep in touch with each other, sharing information and communicating their feelings. Scientists have discovered that wolves have a very complex system of communication. The most famous wolf sound is, of course, the howl, and it is a very important part of wolf language. When people think about howling, they usually imagine a sad, lonely sound made by a wolf sitting all alone on a hilltop in the moonlight. However, this picture in most human beings' mind is not completely true. Wolves howl at any time, not just at night, and they often howl together, not alone. Group or chorus howling is another means by which the members of a wolf reaffirm their ties with each other and their closeness as a group. One wolf----often the male leader----will point its nose at the sky, open its mouth, and start to howl. Immediately the other members of the pack rush to stand beside him, shoulder to... Options: A A baby crying from hunger B A family having an argument C A group of people singing at a concert D A sports team cheering before a game Answer: D A sports team cheering before a game Question:\n****\n[A]: To what human activity could wolves' \"chorus howling\" best be compared?\n\n\n[Q]: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Odland remembers like it was yesterday working in an expensive French restaurant in Denver. The ice cream he was serving fell onto the white dress of a rich and important woman. Thirty years have passed, but Odland can not get the memory out of his mind, nor the woman's kind reaction . She was shocked, regained calmness and, in a kind voice, told the young Odland. \"It is OK. It wasn't your fault.\" When she left the restaurant, she also left the future Fortune 500 CEO with a life lesson: You can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she treats the waiter. Odland isn't the only CEO to have made this discovery. Instead, it seems to be one of those few laws of the land that every CEO learns on the way up. It's hard to get a dozen CEO's to agree about anything, but most agree with the Waiter Rule. They say how others treat the CEO says nothing. But how others treat the waiter is like a window into the soul. Watch out for anyone who pulls out the power card to say something like, \"I could buy this place and fire you,\" or \"I know the owner and I could have you fired.\" Those who say such things have shown more about their character than about their wealth and power. The CEO who came up with it, or at least first wrote it down, is Raytheon CEO Bill Swanson. He wrote a best-selling book called Swanson's Unwritten Rules of Management. \"A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter, or to others, is not a nice person,\" Swanson says. \"I will never offer a job to the person who is sweet to the boss but turns _ o someone cleaning the tables.\" Options: A Fortune 500 companies B the Management Rules C Swanson's book D the Waiter Rule Answer: D the Waiter Rule Question:\n****\n[A]:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "According to the text, most CEOs have the same opinion about _ .", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Article: Some time ago, a friend working in a part of the city I did not know very well, invited me to visit him. It took me hours to get there and I drove round and round looking for a place to park my car. At last I found a place in a back street. As I was already half an hour late, I parked my car quickly and hurried off on foot. Making my way rapidly along the street, I could not help thinking that it was much easier to walk than to drive. At noon, I left my friend's office. It suddenly stuck me that I had no idea where I had parked my car. Walking down street after street, I examined each car closely and was greatly relaxed to see a small green car just behind an old truck. But how _ I was to discover that though the car was very much like my own, it belonged to someone else. Quite tired now, I was ready to give up the search when I turned the corner. I nearly jumped with joy: my car was just in front of me ! Question: We can infer his car is _ . Yes or no, is the answer \"green\"?\nNo\n\nArticle: I have tried many ways to be ill. I don't wear a sweater when I should, and two days ago I walked in the rain without my shoes. But so far nothing has happened. Debbie once told me about a boy in her class who liked being away from school. He would rub the end of the thermometer until it went up to 39degC. Then he'd put it in his mouth and his mother would think he was really ill. This morning I tried doing that but it never went above 35degC and I rubbed it for ten minutes. So I held the thermometer next to the light on my desk and it went up to 40degC. I thought I'd put it in my mouth and walk downstairs like that. Then my mother would take it out and she would be worried when she saw that I was rather ill. The only trouble was I didn't know the thermometer would be so hot. As soon as I put it into my mouth, it burnt my tongue! I spit the thermometer out. It fell on the floor but it didn't break. I will have to think of a better way to get my mother and father back together. Question: After the writer rubbed the thermometer, it went to _ . Yes or no, is the answer \"35degC\"?\nNo\n\nQ: Article: Mr Ling lives in China. He worked in a factory and last year he retired. His wife died five years ago and his son works in Japan. He always has sports and he is in good health. One day his son called him and asked him to have a journey to Tokyo. He was very happy. He was afraid to travel by plane and took the ship. On the first morning on the ship Mr Ling met an Englishman at table. The man said to him, \"Good morning!\" He thought the Englishman told his name to him. So he stood up and said, \"Ling Bing!\" And it was repeated a few mornings and Mr Ling told a teacher about it. Hearing him, the teacher began to laugh and said, \"He says hello to you in the morning.\" The next morning, when Mr Ling met the Englishman, he said, \"Good morning!\" And the Englishman stood up and said, \"Ling Bing,sir.\" Question: What does Mr Ling do? Yes or no, is the answer \"A worker.\"?\nA: No\n\nQuestion: Article: This holiday my sister and I went to Shanghai. My sister had just graduated and she wanted to find a job in Shanghai. My uncle lived in Shanghai, so we lived with him after we got there. On the first day we went to a lot of interesting places, including Waitan and Huangpu Park. We spent the next few days helping my sister find a job. We read many advertisements in newspapers to find one. My sister couldn't get the first job because they said she was too young. Then we lost our way and couldn't find the second company. We had a map but the city is so big, so we had to ask someone for help and finally found the second company. The boss had a talk with my sister and asked her to wait at home for their decision. A month later we went home. My sister couldn't find a job in Shanghai because she was not knowledgeable enough or she didn't have enough experience. In this holiday we learned that if we want to succeed in life, we have to work hard and get a lot of knowledge. Question: What does the passage mainly tell us? Yes or no, is the answer \"If we want to succeed in life, we have to work hard and get a lot of knowledge.\"?\nAnswer: No\n\n*Question*\nArticle: Hi Jane, I hope you and your family are all well. I'm e-mailing you to tell you about my new hobby, surfing. My brother, Peter, is at home from college for the summer holiday. He is very good at surfing. We go to the beach every day and Peter teaches me to surf. I don't do well in it but it's fun. Most days we bring a picnic and stay on the beach all day. Surfing is a good exercise and an interesting way to get a suntan ! All my friends think it's a great new hobby. Bye for now. Love, Rose Question: Who is the e-mail from? Yes or no, is the answer \"Rose\"?\n**Answer**\nNo\n\n(Question)\nArticle: A man made a nice talking machine .It could weigh people's weight .The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of machines. He put the machine into the waiting room of a station .There were always lots of people in and out . The first one who used the machine was an Indian woman. She stood on the machine, the machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak . \"Good morning ,Madam .\"it said in Indian . \"Your weight is 72 kilograms .That's three kilograms more .If you eat more fruit and vegetables ,you will be soon all right .Please have a nice day .\" The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl .She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. \" Good morning ,Miss .\"the machine said in Chinese .\"Your weight is 45 kilograms .It's all right for your age. Keep eating what you eat every day .Please have a nice day.\" The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman. She thought for a long time to stand on the machine. The machine spoke quickly in English \"Good morning .Will one of you get off?\" Question: How was the American woman? Yes or no, is the answer \"She was too heavy.\"?\n(Answer)\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "No", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Who is reading your blogs or checking out your information online? Two reports show that surfing the Internet and sending personal information to people you do not know could be a problem. Most sites give users their own webspace where they can write their diaries or post their pictures. The sites encourage users to get their friends to look at their work and to comment on what are posted on the sites. Teachers are worried that some children are posting their personal information on websites. This could put them at risk from those who plan to do harm to young people. Teachers are also worried some users think it is OK to use the websites in a way that could get others into trouble. In a school in Illinois in the US where some popular sites are used wildly, the school would punish students who posted pictures or information about smoking , drinking and other illegal activities on the websites. The school is now going to encourage its 3,200 students to obey a new rule. The warning is clear. That is, be careful when posting information about yourself such as your age, sex, address and interests on a website that anyone can see. Another warning about the Internet comes from a report. It shows searchers are leading users to websites that show them spam and other dangerous downloads.The words \" free _ \" were found to be the most dangerous words that people search for. It is well-known that visiting sites offering free MP3s leave users at serious risk. Spyware should be installed on their computers. So, happy surfing ,but remember not to get caught in the Net! Question: How do the users avoid the danger of downloading information? Answer:\nOPTIONS:\n- By using spyware.\n- By not going online.\n- By getting others into trouble.\n- By being happy.\n\nAnswer: By using spyware.\n\nQuestion: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Dear Sammy, I'm sorry I can't go to the Sports Center with you today.I have to see a doctor. Here are the directions to the Sports Center. From our house, go right ahead on Main Avenue. Walk past the police station and the City Fountain. Then cross the bridge. At the other side of the river, turn right. The Sports Center is on your left. You can't miss it. The basketball game starts at 1:00 p.m. so don't be late. By the way, let's have some ice-cream after you finish playing. We can meet at Choco's Ice-Cream Shop. It's right around the corner from the Sports Center. Your game should be over at 3:00 p.m. so I'll meet you there 10 minutes later. Have fun! Mom Question: When will Sammy and his mother meet in the afternoon? Answer:\nOPTIONS:\n- At 3:00.\n- At 1:00\n- At 3:10 .\n- At 1:10.\nAnswer: At 3:10 .\n\ninput with options: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventures--those who have climbed the highest mountains, travelled into unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans . Now, however, there are more people who look for an excitement from a risky activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds. I would think bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place (perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon) 200 metres above the ground with an elastic rope tied to your ankles . You fall at up to 150 kilometres an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is said that about 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other risky activities include jumping from tall buildings and diving into the water from the top of high places. Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it is because life in modern world has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people's lives were often in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases could not easily be cured, and life was harder than that of the present days. Nowadays, to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in safe conditions; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities such as bungee jumping. Question: In bungee jumping, you _ . Answer:\nOPTIONS:\n- jump as high as you can\n- slide down a rope to the ground\n- tie yourself to a rope and fall to the ground\n- fall towards the ground without a rope\noutput: tie yourself to a rope and fall to the ground\n\nQ: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: The Acronym, our student newspaper, reports that many students go to sleep at 1:30 a. m. _ Scientists say teens should sleep nine hours each night. But that's hard to do. Some even _ . In the morning they don't look good. One of my classmates did a survey on this problem. She found that most kids pull all-nighters to finish homework, but some do it for other reasons, such as playing computer games. I usually go to bed around midnight. If I stay up past l:30 a. m., I won't get any work done. I'll fall asleep at my computer. My classes begin at 7:30 a. m. I am partly awake in my first class. By midday, I am finally wide-awake. But by 3:00 p. m. I am slowing down again. Yet I get more sleep than the Acronym's many students. Most American high schools seem to have a similar problem with sleepy students. High school classes start at 7:30 a. m., so students have to wake up one and a half hours before that to get ready and catch the bus. It's believed that lack of sleep can damage both grades and health. Question: What's the main problem the passage mentions? Answer:\n\nOPTIONS:\n- Many kids have too much homework to do.\n- Many teenagers don't have enough sleep.\n- Many children are crazy about playing computer games.\n- Many kids wake up too early.\n\nA: Many teenagers don't have enough sleep.\n\nQuestion: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Learning English grammar and English vocabulary can be hard enough, but trying to understand English sayings can be more difficult. Some are just hard to figure out and others don't make any sense at all. Here are four funny English sayings that you can use every day. I'm happy as a clam . Think of a clam. It doesn't have to do anything. It just sits on a beach or on the bottom of the ocean all day doing nothing. It never has to work. That sounds like happiness, doesn't it? If someone asks, \"How are you today?\" you can answer \"I am happy as a clam\" to let him or her know what a great mood you are in. I wouldn't touch that (or him/her) with a ten-foot pole. Maybe there is a person who you don't want to be friends with or even talk to. Well, this saying means that you dislike him or her so much that you don't want to touch or go near him or her, even within ten feet! You don't have a leg to stand on. This saying doesn't mean that the person you're talking to has no legs. It means that his or her argument is incorrect. He or she doesn't have a leg to stand on because he or she has no facts to support what he or she is saying. This saying is a good way to tell people that you think they're wrong. Break a leg! This saying actually means the opposite of what it sounds like. If you tell this to a person, you're wishing him or her good luck!The saying comes from a superstition that whatever you say aloud, the opposite will come true. Question: The saying \"I wouldn't touch him with a ten-foot pole\" means _ . Answer:\nOPTIONS:\n- I hate him.\n- I want him to be my friend.\n- I like him.\n- I want to argue with him.\nAnswer:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I hate him.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Q: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: Five Booming Careers in Health Care Loving what you do is great,but knowing your career will be there tomorrow is even better. And when it comes to booming fields,the health care industry is one that's primed for growth. Want to prepare to take your place in the health care field?Check out these five indemand health care careers. Career 1 Medical and Health Services Manager If you want to take your leadership skills into the growing health care field,consider pursuing a career as a medical and health services manager. As a medical and health services manager you might plan,direct,and organize health services in an entire health care facility,or a specific department or clinical area,says U.S. Department of Labor. Daily duties could include handling a facility's finances,creating work schedules,and making sure that health care services are delivered efficiently. Career 2 Medical Assistant If you are interested in working in a doctor's office,consider preparing for a career in the indemand field of medical assisting. As a medical assistant,you could play a role in helping patients' visits go smoothly from when they first walk in the door. Your duties might include measuring vital signs,assisting the physician with examinations,recording health information,and scheduling appointments,according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Career 3 Registered Nurse Ready to put your helpful nature to use in the largest health care field?Look into prepping to pursue a career in registered nursing. As a registered nurse,you could work closely with patients by providing care,education,and emotional support. You might give patients medicines and treatments,observe their conditions,or perform diagnostic tests,says the U.S. Department of Labor. Career 4 Physical Therapist Assistant Want to enter an indemand health care field where you could really play a handson role in helping patients restore their physical functionality?If so,a career as a physical therapist assistant could be a good fit. Under the supervision of a...\nA: Question: Which of the following is TRUE about a physical therapist assistant?Options:A His/Her duty might include measuring vital signs and recording health information.B His/Her function includes assisting patients and providing customer service.C He/She could play a practical role in helping patients restore their physical functionality.D He/She can help patients gain movement as they are in the illness.Answer:C\n\nQuestion: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: World Book Day is a celebration of all things wonderful about books for all ages, with author events, school fancy-dress parades and a PS1 book token given to all school children under 18. It is a yearly event on 23rd April, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) to promote reading. In the United Kingdom, the day is recognized on the first Thursday in March. On 3rd March 2016 children of all ages in the UK will come together to appreciate reading. Sometimes, reading a modern novel can be tough ( Booker Prize winner The Luminaries runs to 832 pages! ), especially if reading is not your strong suit. In fact, one in six people in the UK never pick up a book because they've experienced difficulties or are out of the habit of reading for pleasure. The Galaxy Quick Reads series are designed to introduce reluctant readers to bestselling short funny novels, which bring the joy of reading without demanding hours of concentrated time. They cover a range of subjects, from romance to comedy. Jojo Moyes's Paris For One is a romantic adventure in which 26-year-old Nell books a weekend away to Paris with her lazy, neglectful boyfriend. When he fails to turn up, she is alone in the city. That is, until she meets Fabien, who shows her the charms of the French capital -- in more ways than one. Adele Geras's moving story Out In The Dark was set in World War I, in which young Rob came back from the battlefields. Determined to find the officer's widow to return the photo of her and their daughter that the captain kept with him, he traveled several thousand miles but never gave up. Dead Man Talking is a fantastic tale of Pat, who had a terrible fight with his best friend, Joe, ten years ago -- but now hears that Joe is dead, and he must attend his funeral. But Joe is not going quietly that very night -- he's lying in his coffin being very chatty indeed.\nAnswer: Question: What is the main aim of the World Book Day?Options:A To promote book selling.B To encourage reading.C To win authors fame.D To perfect education.Answer:B\n\n[Q]: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: You've just come home, after living abroad for a few years. Since you've been away, has this country changed for the better or for the worse? If you've just arrived back in the UK after a fortnight's holiday, small changes have probably surprised you--anything from a local greengrocer suddenly being replaced by a mobile-phone shop to someone in your street moving house. So how have things changed to people coming back to Britain after seven, ten or even 15 years living abroad? What changes in society can they see that the rest of us have hardly noticed--or now take for granted? To find out, we asked some people who recently returned. Debi: When we left, Cheltenham, my home town, was a town of white, middle-class families--all very conservative .The town is now home to many eastern Europeans and lots of Australians, who come here mainly to work in hotels and tourism. There are even several shops only for foreigners. Having been an immigrant myself, I admire people who go overseas to find a job. Maybe if I lived in an inner city where unemployment was high, I'd think differently, but I believe foreign settlers have improved this country because they're more open-minded and often work harder than the natives. Christine: As we flew home over Britain, both of us remarked how green everything looked. But the differences between the place we'd left behind and the one we returned to were brought sharply into focus as soon as we landed. To see policemen with guns in the airport for the first time was frightening -- in Cyprus, they're very relaxed -- and I got pulled over by customs officers just for taking a woolen sweater with some metal-made buttons out of my case in the arrivals hall. Everyone seemed to be on guard. Even the airport car-hire firm wanted a credit card rather than cash because they said their vehicles had been used by bank robbers. But anyway, this is still a green, beautiful country. I just wish more people would appreciate what they've got.\n****\n[A]: Question: After a short overseas holiday, people tend to _ .Options:A expect small changesB notice small changesC welcome small changesD exaggerate small changesAnswer:B\n\nQuestion: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very _ it has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things but she plans to take her small CD player, her hot water bottle and a bag of books to make sure life isn't too uncomfortable. We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said, \"Well, I'm going to take a good compass . Anyway I'm not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.\" Fiona certainly has plenty of energy; in her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano, rock-climbing, canoeing and dancing. Although she is sixty, she doesn't want to have a quiet and peaceful life. \"I'm looking forward to having fun in the rest of my life and that's exactly why I'd like to be a sailor for a while.\"\nAnswer:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Question: The best title for this passage is _ .Options:A Life Begins at SixtyB A Round Coast SailC An Old Woman SailorD An Unusual HobbyAnswer:A", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Ques: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: \"Congratulations, Mr. Jones, it's a girl.\" Fatherhood is going to have a different meaning and bring forth a different answer from every man who hears these words. Some feel proud when they receive the news, while others worry, wondering whether they will be good fathers. Although there are some men who like children and may have had considerable experience with them, others do not particularly care for children and spend little time with them. Many fathers and mothers have been planning and looking forward to children for some time. For other couples, pregnancy was an accident that both husband and wife have accepted willingly or unwillingly. Whatever the reaction to the birth of a child, it is obvious that the change from the role of husband to that of father is a difficult task. Yet, unfortunately, few attempts have been made to educate fathers in this re-socialization process. Although many good books have been written about American mothers, only recently have some books discussed the role of a father. It is argued by some writers that the transition to the father's role, although difficult, is not nearly as great as the transition the wife must make to the mother's role. The mother's role seems to require a complete transformation of daily routine and adaptation to a new life, on the other hand, the father's role is less demanding and immediate. However, even though we have mentioned the fact that growing numbers of women are working outside the home, the father is still thought by many as the breadwinner in the household. Question: The transition to the mother's role requires that the wife _ . Options: A: changes her life style in a quite different way B: makes a complete change in her everyday life to deal with the new situation C: stays at home to take care of the baby D: helps her husband in his re-socialization process\nAns: B\n\nQues: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A light drizzle was falling as my sister Jill and I ran out of the Methodist Church, eager to get home and play with the presents that Santa had left for us and our baby sister, Sharon. Across the street from the church was a Pan American gas station where the Greyhound bus stopped.It was closed for Christmas, but I noticed a family standing outside the locked door, huddled under the narrow overhang in an attempt to keep dry. I wondered briefly why they were there but then forgot about them as I raced to keep up with Jill. Once we got home, there was barely time to enjoy our presents. We had to go off to our grandparents' house for our annual Christmas dinner. As we drove down the highway through town,I noticed that the family were still there, standing outside the closed gas station. My father was driving very slowly down the highway. The closer we got to the turnoff for my grandparents' house, the slower the car went. Suddenly, my father U-turned in the middle of the road and said, ''I can't stand it!\" ''What?\" asked my mother. ''They've got children. It's Christmas. I can't stand _ .\" When my father pulled into the service station, I saw that there were five of them: the parents and three children--two girls and a small boy. My father rolled down his window. \"Merry Christmas,\" he said. \"Howdy ,''the man replied. ''You are waiting for the bus?'' my father asked. The man said that they were. They were going to Birmingham, where he had a brother and prospects of a job. \"Well, that bus isn't going to come along for several hours, and you're getting wet standing here. Winborn is just a couple miles up the road. They've got a shed with a cover there and some benches\". My father said. ''Why don't you all get in the car and I'll run you up there.\" The man thought about it for a moment, and then he beckoned to his family. They climbed into the car. They had no luggage, only the clothes they were wearing. Once they settled in, my father looked back over his shoulder and asked the children if... Question: How did the children of the author's family look at the incident? Options: A: They considered it the most valuable experience in their life. B: They were a bit annoyed because their gifts were taken away. C: They treasured the experience which brought them pleasure. D: They admired their father for his generosity and kindness.\nAns: C\n\nQues: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: No opera smells of the sea quite like Britten's Peter Grimes. The music makes us constantly aware of the sea's immensity, it's potential for threat, and the play of light on its waves. But the sea isn't just a special background, it weighs on the lives of the characters, offering them a living, but at a price. In the first act the laboured sound of the strings evokes the complete heaviness of the sailor's work, as they haul the boats up the shingle . Then a storm gathers which rages through the scene at the Inn, and stirs up an orchestral hurricane. Even when it's calm and favorable, the sea is inescapable. In the comfortable enclosed world of the opera house, this can only be suggested. In the production of Peter Grimes about to open at the Aldeburgh Festival, it will be really present, because the opera is taking place on the beach, the setting for much of the narrative of Britten's opera, and also the poem by the Suffolk poet George Crabbe that inspired it. This won't be the first opera production to be set in the actual landscape in which the action takes place. There's a well-known filmed production of Tosca shot in Castel Gandolfo in Rome, and a production of Donizetti's Anna Bolena was once mounted in the moat surrounding the Tower of London. But those were manageable urban landscapes, with comfortingly solid buildings to act as wind shields and acoustic blocks. On the Aldeburgh beach there's actually nothing, apart from a few boats, some whole, some wrecked. Here anything more complicated than walking the dog is hard to solve. The wind blows away one's words, so conversation is hard, and anything not tied down tends to blow away. The sliding shingle turns one's steps into a drunken stagger. The idea of performing an opera in these conditions seems quite _ -- an accusation Aldeburgh director Jonathan Reakie takes cheerfully on the chin. Why has he done it? \"Well, Grimes is the opera of Britten's that's most associated with Aldeburgh, but it's never been produced at the Festival which he founded.... Question: Which of the following can best describe the sailor's work in the first act? Options: A: Pleasant. B: Hard. C: Comfortable. D: Attractive.\nAns:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "B", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Today the word friendship has been used so often that it has lost its meaning. Some jokingly or seriously say that friends are made to be used. It makes me very sad. True friendship doesn't mean that when you need your friend's help,you will treat him to dinner,and when you have to protect yourself,you will put your friends in a difficult situation. In fact,true friendship is the communication and understanding of the hearts . True friendship is like water. Compared wish decent wine,water is tasteless,but is of great help when we are thirsty. True friends don't need to be with each other every day,but are connected in heart every minute. True friendship is like medicine. Though it is bitter,it cures your illness. True friends give you some suggestions even if they know you would not take. They criticize you when others have a good word for you,not because of envy but worrying that you may lose your cool head. True friendship has nothing to do with fame,power or money. True friends would often watch you silently far away when you are _ ,but come to you whenever you need their help. You're not his stepping-stone to success,but are his crutch to live through difficulties. True friends make you complete. Many persons go along with you through your life-your parents,your spouse,and your children,who take care of you and make your life happy. However,you still need someone who understands your thoughts and souls. Without them,you are likely to be unhealthy in spirit. True friends stay in your heart,rather than at your side;they know you more than yourself,and try to better you. Once you have found such a true friend,do treasure him. If your true friend disappears,how can you make the sound of your heart understood? Question: According to the passage,true friends may help you _ . Options: A: enjoy mental health B: achieve success C: understand them better D: live a happy life\nA\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: There has never been a better time than now to buy a new piece of technology, such as a computer. Technology usually starts out at a high price, but as time goes by it goes down in price. Now I've found that many new products are at good prices from the st art.There is no question about it This is a buyers' market for sure.! Also, as shopping on the Internet gets saf er , more people are trying to buy things in that way.The Net is where buyers can save money if they know of a few money-saving sites. The first things that a person should do is to compare the prices online stores.Sites such as pricesgrabber.com, techbargains.com, nextag.com and street prices.com will help you decide which store has the lowest price.The differences can be $500-$1000. Remember that many stores also have large discounts on many things at certain times of the year. But I'd rather sit in front of my computer in my comfortable chair of going shopping in crowded places Question: Which of the following does the writer agree to ? _ Options: A: Shopping online is comfortable. B: The buyers'market is growing worse. C: The Internet is really bad D: shopping in malls is not good for him\nA\nQ: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: In every country, there are thousands of people who want to help out. Many join organizations run by their governments, for example, the Peace Corps in the United States and Voluntary Service Overseas in Britain. Since the powerful earthquake took place in Sichuan, more than 200 thousand volunteers across China have been helping there! They do all kinds of work or come up with ways to help improve life. Some offer their professional skills for free. Others have no qualifications , but they love to work hard to help. One of the most famous volunteers in the world was Mother Teresa. She could be the best volunteer because she gave her life to helping the poorest people of Calcutta. She helped the homeless, cared for the sick, gave out food, and became the mother of those without families. Now more and more teenagers actively look for volunteering opportunities, too. They volunteer because they think it will be fun or they will learn something. They also like the idea of being helpful to others, even if it is just handing out books for the teacher. As they get older, these reasons are still the same, but there are other important reasons for volunteering such as learning on-the-job, getting work experience, and improving their social life. All volunteers bring joy to the people they help in so many ways. They might read books to the blind, fix up broken homes, find ways to get water for villages. Could you be a volunteer? What kind of volunteer work could you do? There is someone in the world who needs you. Question: What is the main idea of this passage? Options: A: The world needs volunteers. B: Mother Teresa was a great volunteer. C: Volunteers do all kinds of work. D: There are different ways of volunteering.\nA: A\nQuestion: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Last week Johnny had a very busy weekend. On Saturday morning, he cleaned his room. That made his mother very happy. In the afternoon, he did his math homework. It was not difficult, so it only took him one hour to finish the homework. And in the evening, he went to visit his aunt with his parents. They had a big dinner there. The next morning, he went swimming after getting up. Usually he goes swimming twice a week. He loves it very much. After lunch he went to school playground and played football. That exercise makes him in a good health. On Sunday evening, he watched TV for an hour at home and then put the books in his schoolbag for the next day. Question: Where was Johnny on Saturday evening? Options: A: At home. B: In his school. C: On the playground. D: At his aunt's house.\nAnswer: D\n(Question)\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: A smuggler drove to the border. When a soldier looked in the truck, he was surprised to find six big bags. \"What's in them?\" the soldier asked. \"Dirt,\" the smuggler answered. \"Take them out,\" the soldier said. \"I want to check them.\" The smuggler opened the bags, and sure enough, each one of them was filled with dirt. So the soldier let him go. A week later, the smuggler came back, and once again, the soldier looked in the truck. \"What's in the bags this time?\" he asked. \"Dirt, more dirt,\" said the smuggler. Not believing him, the soldier checked the bags and, once again, he found nothing but dirt. The same thing happened every week for six months, and the soldier finally became so frustrated that he left and worked as a waiter in a restaurant. Then one night, the smuggler went to the restaurant and had a drink. The waiter saw him and said, \"Listen! Drinks are free tonight if you tell me what you were smuggling all that time.\" Slowly, the smuggler got close to the waiter and said, \"Trucks.\" Question: When the smuggler came again a week later, the soldier _ . Options: A: let him go without checking B: invited him to a restaurant C: checked and found nothing but dirt D: left and became a waiter in a restaurant\n(Answer)\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "C", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Q: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: People have talked about whether aliens are real or not for thousands of years.Some ancient drawings over 50,000 years ago are thought to be the first pictures of spacecrafts.Alien spacecrafts are often called flying saucers .The first person to use this name was an Amerlean,Kenneth Arnold.On 24th June,1947,he was flying a small plane in Washington State in the USA when he saw something strange.\"I was looking out of the window,\"Arnold said,\"when I saw nine saucer-like things in front of me.\" Two other Americans,Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker,said that aliens took them into a flying saucer! They were fishing on the Mississippi River in the USA on the night of 11th October,l973.It was a dark night.The two men were sitting in their fishing boat when they saw a bright light.It was hanging in the air over the water and it looked like a flying saucer and brought Hickson and Parker into their spacecraft.In the spacecraft the aliens looked at the two men very carefully and then took them back to their boat.\"The aliens were in a pale colour and had very small eyes.\" Hiekson said.\"But they didn't hurt us.\" In l983,Pioneer 10,an American spacecraft,went into space.On the outside of the spacecraft are 13 pictures of men and women,and a map of space.If aliens find Pioneer 10,they will know how to get to the Earth! Question: What is special about Pioneer 10? - It sends people to other planets. - It brings aliens to Earth. - It has a map of space on it. - It has found many flying saucers.\nA: It has a map of space on it.\n\n\nQ: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Today is November 8th. It's Gina's birthday. She is twelve. Jim, Kate and Bill are her friends. They want to buy some presents for Gina. They go to the store near the school. There are lots of things in the store. They buy a big cake , two boxes of color pencils, a pencil case and some nice books. They want to buy two dolls for Gina, but the dolls are too dear . Question: --How old is Gina today? -- _ . - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15\nA: 12\n\n\nQ: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Is it true ? 1.Wearing the wrong type of glasses will do harm to your eyes . This is not true for adults , although incorrect glasses may not be good for children under 10 . Ready-made glasses , and not wearing when you should , won' t do harm to your eyes , but you may see better with glasses that are specially made for you . 2.Watching too much television is bad for you eyes . This is not true. People with easily affected eyes may find they get red and aching from staring at a fixed distance for long periods , but there won' t be any lasting effects . 3. Carrots will help you see in the dark. Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which the body can change into vitamin A, too little of which can cause night blindness. However , people in most countries don' t need to worry about vitamin A deficiency , night blindness is more likely to be connected with another vision problem . Question: Watching too much television can cause _ . - night blindness - lasting eye problems - a number of vision problems - eye trouble for a limited time\nA: eye trouble for a limited time\n\n\nQ: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: In the UK, most children have their lunches at school, but in some schools, parents can choose what their children eat. The children can have a school dinner-a hot, cooked meal; or they can take a packed lunch with them, which usually includes cold food like sandwiches. Often parents know what their children want. Cath, a mother of three children, told us, \"My children have packed lunches because they say they don't like to have school dinners. So I make three packed lunches every morning.\" However, another mother, Susan, made a different choice. She said, \"My daughters have a always had school dinners. I think they probably get healthier food at school than a few sandwiches I make for them.\" But how healthy are school dinners? Kaz, a father, thought poorly of them. He said, \"Fizzy drinks were offered and I think there were a lot of chips.\" Jamie Oliver spent a year working in a school kitchen. He was worried about the unhealthy food which included burgers, pizzas and chips. So he tried to cook healthy food such as good stews and curries for the children instead. So Jamie improved the school dinners, and trained the dinner ladies to cook healthy food in that school. Then he advised the government to improve school food across the country. And it seems that the changes have begun. Anna, a pupil, told us, \"We used to have a fast food window where you got chips and coke, but they stopped that this year. There's a salad restaurant, which is good, so it's healthier than it was.\" ,. Question: _ would like the children to have the school meals. - Cath - Susan - Kaz - Jamie\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "A: Susan", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Long ago, there was a queen who lived in a palace. She felt bored and said to her advisor( ), \"AIl the things around me are too boring. I need a different kind of beauty. Let everyone know that I will hold a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world. And the prize will be this crown .\" Several days later, lots of people came to the competition and showed their things. The queen was not satisfied with what she saw. The advisor suggested, \"What you are looking for cannot be brought to you. You must look for it by yourself. What about a journey?\" The queen was interested in the idea, so she started immediately. As she was on top of the hill near her palace, she looked down and suddenly something cried in her heart. \"Why have I never found my palace so beautiful?\" The queen spent one year travelling. She saw beauty on the farm, in the forest and even in the stars twinkling at night on her journey. But what was the most beautiful thing? She thought it over. Suddenly, she understood beauty was everywhere. She should learn to enjoy the world. She left the pieces of her crown at different places that she had seen. As time went by, the queen's crown got smaller and smaller until nothing was left. She found the most beautiful thing at last. It was the world! Question: The queen wanted to _ for the most beautiful thing in the world. Answer:\n\nOPTIONS:\n- hold a competition\n- buy a new crown\n- go on a journey\n- see stars twinkling\n\nA: hold a competition\n\ninput: OPTIONS:\n- A mooncake.\n- A new book.\n- An old book.\n- A school bag. Now, answer this question: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: When Abraham Lincoln was just a boy, he had to help his father to look after their farm. It was hard work and there wasn't anything interesting for him. Abraham wanted to go to school, but there was no school there. He was sad most of the time. Mrs. Lincoln loved the boy very much. She tried her best to make Abraham happy. One morning she got up early and went to the town. It was a long way, so it took her a long time to get there. She bought something there and went back. It was late in the evening when she got home. The next morning Mrs. Lincoln said to Abraham,\"Today is your birthday, so we're going to have a party.\"She put some food on the table, and then brought out a present. \"A book!\"Abraham cried. It was an old book, but he liked it. A smile came on his face. He looked up at Mrs. Lincoln and said,\"Thank you, Mom.\" Question: What was the present for Abraham's birthday? Answer:\nA:\noutput: An old book.\n\nRead the following article and answer the question. Article: Mr. and Mrs. Brown were going abroad for their holiday. They had a lovely dog called Blackie, but they could not take it abroad with them, so they had to look for a good place to leave it while they were away, and at last they found a place which looked after dogs very well while their owners were away. They left Blackie there just before they started for their holiday. At the end of their holiday, they came back to Sydney very late at night, and as they thought that the place where Blackie was staying might be closed at that late hour, they decided to wait until the next morning. So the next morning Mr. Brown got into his car and drove off happily to meet Blackie. When he got home with the dog, he said to his wife, \"Do you know, dear, I don't think Blackie enjoyed his stay at that place very much. He barked(,) all the way home in the car as if he wanted to tell me something.\" Mrs. Brown looked at the dog carefully and then answered, \"You are quite right, dear. He was certainly trying to tell you something. But he wasn't trying to tell you that he hadn't enjoyed his stay at that place. He was only trying to tell you that you were bringing the wrong dog home.\" Question: The best title for this passage is _ . Answer:\n\nOPTIONS:\n- The Clever Dog Blackie\n- Is the Dog Blackie\n- A Happy Traveling\n- A Lucky Dog\n\nAnswer: Is the Dog Blackie\n\nProblem: OPTIONS:\n- their colors are much like the trees\n- they move quickly\n- they are very strong\n- they live in forests\nQ: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Do you know why different animals or pests have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be mainly used to protect themselves. Some birds like eating locusts , but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change into the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests whose colors are different form plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night. If you study the animals' life, you'll find the main use of colors is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters because their colors are much like the trees. Colors are useful not only on the land, but also in the sea. A kind of fish in the sea can give out a kind of black liquid when the fish face danger. The liquid spreads over quickly, so they cannot be found by their enemies and can quickly swim away. That is why they live safely though they are not strong at all. Question: Bears and lions can keep safe because _ . Answer:\nAnswer: their colors are much like the trees\n\nProblem:OPTIONS:\n- Shy\n- Angry\n- Happy\n- Sad\n\nRead the following article and answer the question. Article: Mrs. Black wants to visit her son. Her son works in a post office in the city ,but she doesn't know where it is , She begins to look for it , but she can't find it. She asks an old man, \"Excuse me , how can I get to the post office?\" \"We have about forty post offices in the city,\" says the old man. \"Which one do you want to go to ?\" She gives her son's letter to him and the old man says , Walk along this street to the first crossroads and then turn left. You will see it on your left,\" She thanks the old man and soon finds her son . They are very happy. Question: How does she feel after meeting her son? Answer:\n****\nA: Happy\n\nProblem:OPTIONS:\n- Beijing\n- Shanghai\n- Zhejiang\n- Tianjing\n\nRead the following article and answer the question. Article: I am Lin Feng. This is a picture of my family: my grandfather, my grandmother, my father, my mother, my sister and I. My grandparents are in Beijing now and we are in Zhejiang. My mother is a teacher and my father is a doctor. My sister and I are middle school students. My sister is in Class 1,Grade 8 and I am in Class2, Grade 7. I have a good friend here. Her name is Zhang Ning. We are in the same class. Question: Lin Feng's grandparents are in _ now Answer:\n****\nA:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Beijing", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the following article and answer the question. Article: One of the most striking findings of a recent questionnaire in the UK is that of the people interviewed, one in two believes that it is becoming more difficult to meet someone to start a family with. Why are many people finding it increasingly difficult to start and keep close relationships? Does modern life really make it harder to fall in love? Or are we making it harder for ourselves? It is certainly the case today that nowadays couples benefit in different ways from relationships. Women no longer rely upon partners for economic security or status. A man doesn't expect his wife to be in sole charge of running his household and raising his children. But perhaps the knowledge that we can live perfectly well without a partnership means that it takes much more to persuade people to abandon their independence. In theory, finding a partner should be much simpler these days. Only a few generations ago,your choice of soul mate was limited by geography, social convention and family tradition. Although it was never clear, many marriages were essentially arranged. Now those barriers have been broken down. You can approach a builder or a brain surgeon in any bar in any city on any given evening. When the world is your oyster , you surely have a better chance of finding a pearl. But it seems that the traditions have been replaced by an even tighter restriction:the limitation of choice. The expectations of partners are made greater to an unmanageable degree:good looks, impressive salary, kind to grandmother, and so on. There is no room for error in the first impression. We think that a relationship can be perfect. If it isn't,it is intended to be thrown away. We work to protect ourselves against future heartache and don't put in the hard emotional labor needed to build a strong relationship. Twelve-hour work at the office makes relaxed after-hours dating difficult. The cost of housing and child-raising creates pressure to have a stable income and career before a life partnership. Question: Nowadays, in a family, _ . Answer:\n\nAnswer: couples share the burdens\n\n\nRead the following article and answer the question. Article: Most people think their time problems are outer, and that they are caused by the telephone, meetings, visitors, and delayed information or decisions. Although these problems often have a bad effete on them, as when people call or drop in, we usually contribute to them. We fail to have calls screened by a skillful secretary or assistant, or we leave our door open, actually assuring constant interruptions. In almost all cases, it is possible to influence, if not control, it usually can cause problems, such as, slowness and indecision, lack of self-discipline, the inability to delegate, or the tendency to fight fires, to act without thinking, and to jump from task to task without finishing any of them. Time is constant that cannot be changed. The clock cannot be slowed down or speeded up. Thus we cannot manage time itself. We can only manage our activities with respect to time. The same skills are needed as those used in managing others--the abilities to plan, organize, delegate, direct, and control. Time management is simply self-management. It is impossible to be effective in any position without controlling one's time effectively. Successful time management does not mean working harder, but working smarter. All kinds of management skills must be used in the home and office to get most value from time. You must think ahead about what to do, and timely than others, making it get maximum results in the shortest possible period. Question: We can also draw a conclusion that the key to successful time management is_. Answer:\n\nAnswer: clever self-management\n\n\nRead the following article and answer the question. Article: In the year Shakespeare died in 1616, New England was born. This was in fact four years before any English speakers permanently settled in _ But in 1616 it was already the subject of the bookA Description of New England, by that busy explorer and promoter Captain John Smith, who had visited the land two years before. According to Smith, New England owes its name to Sir Francis Drake. Not that Drake ever saw or talked about New England, but in sailing around the world he stopped in 1597 at a place on the Pacific coast of North American and called it Nova Albion, the Latin for \"New England\". Following Drake's lead, Smith called the area at a similar latitude on the Atlantic coast by the same name, translated into plain English. The very words New England show the direction of Smith's thinking. This was to be an extension of Old England, not a new kind of community. The map in his book gives only English names for the places of New England, and he provides a special list showing thirty American Indian names replaced by English ones: Accormack by Plymouth, Massachusets River by Charles River, Kinebeck by Edenborough, to list a few. Some of those changes succeeded. But what finally happened after the Plymouth colonists landed four years later has turned out differently than Smith had imagined, for Indian names as well as English ones still cover the new England area. Question: The passage is written mainly to _ . Answer:\n\nAnswer: explain how the name New England came into being\n\n\nRead the following article and answer the question. Article: When I told my father that I was moving to Des Moines , Iowa , he told me about the only time he had been there . It was in the 1930s, when he was an editor of the literary magazine of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas , Texas . He also worked as a professor at SMU , and there was a girl student in his class who suffered from a serious back disease . She couldn't afford the operation because her family was poor. Her mother ran a boarding house in Galveston , a seaside town near Houston , Texas . She was cleaning out the attic one day when she came across an old dusty manuscript . On its top page were the words , \"By O. Henry\". It was a nice story , and she sent it to her daughter at SMU , who showed it to my father . My father had never read the story before , but it sounded like O. Henry, and he knew that O. Henry had once lived in Houston . So it was possible that the famous author had gone to the beach and stayed in the Galveston Boarding house , and had written the story there and left the manuscript behind by accident. My father visited an O. Henry expert at Columbia University in New York , who authenticated the story as O. Henry's . My father then set out to sell it . Eventually , he found himself in Des Moines , meeting with Gardner Cowles , a top editor at the Des Moines Register . Cowles loved the story and bought it on the spot. My father took the money to the girl . It was just enough for her to have the operation she so desperately needed. My father never told me what the O. Henry story was about . But I doubt that it could have been better than his own story . Question: According to the text , why did the author's father go to Des Moines ? Answer:\n\nAnswer:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "To sell the O. Henry story.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Food, Drink & Refreshment Relax and unwind in our new state of the Loch Ness Eatery. Whether you are looking for a snack or a full meal we can provide almost anything to suit everyone. We will be ready for helping you at all times. Fresh Tea. Coffee, Hot Chocolate etc. Good choice of Home Baking and Cake Home Made Soup and Sandwiches. Sweets and Soft Drinks Packed to aches for those who prefer a picnic. Seating for over 150 visitors. Tel: +44(0)1456 450321 Web: www.lochness.com Question: The reading also tells us _ . Answer:\n\nA: the way of getting in touch with the Eatery\n\n\nQ: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: A young man asked Albert Einstein, the great German scientist, \"What the secret of success is.?\" The scientist told him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days later the young man asked the same question again. Einstein was very _ . He did not say anything, but wrote a few words on a piece of paper. On it was written \"A=X+Y+Z\". \"What does this mean?\" asked the young man. \"A means success,\" explained the old scientist, \"X stands for hard work, Y for good method and Z means stop talking and get down to work.\" Question: The young man _ . Answer:\n\nA: was eager to know the secret of success\n\n\nQ: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Are you able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone, anywhere in the world without putting a stamp on it? With an e-mail you can just do that. Using computers you can send e-mails quickly and easily. The post is much slower than email. E-mail can send its messages to the other side of the world in seconds. E-mail is easy to use and it saves time and money. The different time and different parts of the world do not matter when you send an e-mail. It does not matter if your friends are in bed when you send an e-mail to them, or you are seeing a film at the cinema when they send an e-mail back. Question: How long does it take to send an e-mail? Answer:\n\nA: Within seconds.\n\n\nQ: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Look ! What's this in English? Ah, it's a photo. Who's that in the photo? It's Li Yan. Li Yan is my good friend. She is a beautiful girl. Who's that? The boy in black? It's Jim. He is an English boy. He is very cool . He is my friend, too. We are all in the same school. I like Jim and Li Yan. Question: What's this? It's _ . Answer:\n\nA:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "a photo", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Do you care about your memory ?The following ways can help improve your memory. Sleep: Sleep plays an important part in improving your memory. Enough sleep is very important to have a good memory. Don't watch TV while eating: Do not watch television while eating. Some people keep talking and eating while watching TV. Eating is a time when you can take a break from studying and rest your eyes. Healthy food: Healthy food is important for a healthy mind. Have milk, eggs, fish and fruits. These foods have a lot of nutrients Make the things interesting: If you find the things the teachers ask you to memorize interesting, you will memorize them more easily. For example, include music and different colors in the things you need to memorize. Repeat the things: Repeat the things by singing or talking. Repeating is a good way to memorize things. Exercise: Do exercise every day. It not only improves the body but improves the mind. Air in the morning keeps your mind clear. A clear mind is needed for memorizing things. Have a rest: Don't study for long hours. Have a rest from time to time. Studying for a long time will make you tired and you will find it harder to remember and learn things. Question: How many ways of improving memory are there in the passage? Options: A: Five. B: Six. C: Seven. D: Eight\nC\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: One day a red rose blossomed in a forest. A pine tree not far away said, \"You're so beautiful! I wish I could be lovely like you. \" The rose said, \"I am the most beautiful plant in the forest. \" Then the rose looked at a cactus and said, \"Look at that ugly plant. It is full of thorns !\"Sometimes, the red rose would look at the cactus and say, \"This plant is useless. I'm sorry I am his neighbor. \" Summer came and the plants and animals needed water, but no rain fell. One day the rose saw some birds stick their beaks into the cactus and then fly away. The red rose asked what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds got water from the cactus. The pine tree told the red rose, \"You can also drink from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. \" The red rose felt _ , but she still asked the cactus for help. The cactus agreed kindly and the birds filled their beaks with water for the rose's roots. Later on, the rose never gave her opinion about anyone by look again. Question: What did the rose think of the cactus at the beginning of the story? Options: A: He was beautiful and lovely. B: He was ugly and useless. C: He was kind and helpful. D: He was unfriendly and ugly.\nB\nQ: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: This is a plan that Jim has made on Thanksgiving 00:00--00:30 Get up and go to store to buy fruit,vegetables and food by car . 1:20--4:30 Start doing a big turkey for ten people.It is interesting 2:00--2:30 Do broccoli salad and dessert,Kids really love them . 2:30--3:00 Put fifty strawberries in the turkey .They are nice! 3:00--3:30 Put some vegetables in the turkey.Kids don't like vegetables ,so just a little. 3:45--4:10 Call my father ,mother,grandparents and cousins to come and join us . 4:15 Play the Thanksgiving music,it's relaxting. 4:30--5:30 Eat a great Thanksgiving dinner. 5:30--6:30 Play family games. They are exciting. 6:30--9:00 Go out and watch the Thanksgiving movies .They are fun . 10 :00 Go to bed. Question: Kids doesn't like to eat _ Options: A: broccoli salad B: dessert C: strawberries D: vegetables\nA: D\nQuestion: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: My name is Mike. I have a big family. It's Saturday morning. My grandfather is sitting on the sofa near the window. He is reading the newspaper. My grandmother is taking photos of some flowers in the garden near the house. My father is watching sports games on TV in his bedroom. Basketball games are his favorite but he can't play basketball. Where are my two sisters? Oh, look! Lily is over there. She is listening to music. She likes music very much. Lucy is in her room. There is a computer in her room. She is surfing the Internet . She is writing an e-mail to her friend. What am I doing? I am doing my homework. Do you know who is cooking? Question: What is Mike's grandfather doing? Options: A: He is doing housework. B: He is reading the newspaper. C: He is watching TV. D: He is taking photos.\nAnswer: B\n*Question*\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: The days are getting shorter and shorter, and temperatures are dropping. Winter is coming and it is easy for people to catch flu. Many people have started taking vitamin C pills as a precautionary way. But a research has shown that vitamin C pills do not provide as much protection as they think. They are even not as good as other ways, like often washing your hands. Some German scientists have given people information and a test on the subject helping to stop incorrect ways. Whether it is caused by cold or flu , a runny nose and sore throat are signs of catching a cold. Many people overestimate the advantages of vitamin C and other pills. For years it was believed that taking vitamin C pills not only provided protection against colds but also against cancers, helping people to live longer. But the result of the research showed disagreement on these beliefs . The result has now come out on the website wwww.informedhealthonline.org. \"Some pills may not help people live longer. Some pills may even lead to earlier death,\" says Professor Peter Sawicki. Scientists also say that the best way to get vitamins is through food instead of having vitamin pills. That is to say, we disagree with the way of taking vitamin C pills. There are many simple but useful ways to lower the risk of catching a cold. These include often washing your hands with normal soap and water and not touching your face with your hands. People who have already had a cold can stop it from spreading by throwing away tissues at once after using them and not shaking hands with other people. Question: About taking vitamin C pills, _ is shown by the research. Options: A: fighting against sore throat B: fighting against colds and cancers C: helping people live longer D: leading to earlier death by some pills\n**Answer**\nD\nQ: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Mrs. Brown's old grandfather lived with her and her husband. Every morning he went for a walk in the park and came home at half past twelve for his lunch . But one morning a police car stopped outside Mrs. Brown's house at twelve o'clock, and two policemen helped Mrs. Brown to get out . One of them said to Mrs. Brown . \" The poor old man lost his way in the park and phoned to us for help , so we sent a car to bring him home . \" Mrs. Brown was very surprised , but she thanked the policemen and they left . \" But , grandfather , \"she then said \" you have been to that park nearly every day for twenty years . How did you lose your way there ?\" The old man smiled , closed one eye and said , \" I didn't quite lose my way , I just got tired and I didn't want to walk home !\" ,. Question: The old man had been to the park every day for _ . Options: A: twelve years B: twenty weeks C: twelve months D: twenty years\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "A: D", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Roslyn Hing School on long Island recently started a pilot program using iPads in some classrooms. A growing number of schools across the U.S.are multimedia,history through gamse and math with step-by -step animation of complex problems. As part of a pilot program,Roslyn High School handed out 47 iPads on Dec.20,2010 to the students and teachers in two humanities classes. The school district hopes to provide iPads eventually to all 1,100 of its students. The iPads are to be used in class and at hom during the school year to replace texbooks,allow students to correspond with teachers and tum in papers and homework tasks,and preserve a rocord of student work in digital files. \"It allows us to extend the classes beyond _ \"said larry Reiff,an English teacher at Roslyn who now posts all his course mateials online. But educators are still divided over whether practices to give every student a laptop have made a difference academically. \"Thre is very little evidence that kids learn more,faster of better by using these machines,\"said Larry Cuban,a retried professor of eduction at Staford University.\"IPads are excellent tools to attract kids,but then the fieshness wears off and you eget int hard-core problems of teaching and learning.\" But school leaders say the iPad is not just a cool new toy but rather a powerful and multifunctional tool with a number of applications,including thousands with educational uses. \"If there isn't an application that does something I need ,there will be sooner or later,\"said Mr.Reiff,who said he now used an application that includes all of Shakespare's plays. Question: The school leaders tink highly of the iPad mainly because it is _ . - cool and interesting - powerful and helpful - multifunctional and expensive - attractive and vivid\npowerful and helpful\n\n\n(Question)\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: A man stayed in his house as a flood engulfed his town. Two men in a boat came to his house and offered to take him to safety. \"No, thank you,\" said the man, \"God will help me.\" As the waters rose, the man retreated to the second floor of his house. Now, two men in a motorboat came by and offered to rescue him. Again, the man refused, saying, \"No, thank you. God will help me. \" As the waters rose still higher, the man retreated again to the rooftop of his house. A plane came by, and someone inside it threw down a rope, urging the man to grab it and be pulled up into the airplane. Once more, the man declined and said, \"No, thank you. God will help me. \" Just then a powerful voice called out to the man, \"You idiot! I sent you a boat, a motorboat and now a plane. What more do you want me to do?\" Question: Why didn't the man enter the rowboat at first? - Because he didn't know the men in the boat. - Because he thought he could retreat to a higher place. - Because he was sure God would help him. - Because he was sure he could take himself to safety.\n(Answer)\nBecause he was sure God would help him.\n\n\nQues: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Drawings of human colonies on other planets often picture the entire community under a glass or plastic bubble. The bubble is intended to create an atmosphere with adequate oxygen and other essential elements. But similar bubble-like structures have also been constructed on earth. One of the most famous, and controversial, is a site in the Arizona desert. Biosphere 2, as it is called, was built not far from Tucson in 1984 and is now run by Columbia University. This huge(7,200,000-cubic-foot)glass and steel construction contains several separate ecosystems, including a desert, a rain forest, and a 900,000-gallon \"ocean.\" The climatic conditions-humidity, temperature, air quality-are regulated by sensors and can be adjusted as needed or desired. For example, a rainstorm can be created to increase the humidity. The adjustable features of Biosphere 2 make it an ideal location to perform experiments to help determine the effects of such climatic changes as global warming. The current conditions at Biosphere 2 are vastly different from those in 1993, when eight people who had moved into the environment with great fanfare two years earlier moved out in failure. Though promising to be self-sufficient , these \"colonists\" had so much trouble regulating the environment that they reportedly had food smuggled into them. Oxygen levels became dangerously low; most plants and animals died. In taking over the unsuccessful site, Columbia hopes to erase its notorious past by focusing on small research projects that gradually answer some of Biosphere 1's -- that is, Earth's most basic environment questions. Question: The writer helps you understand what Biosphere 2 is like by _ . - comparing its features with those of an outer space biosphere - explaining the process by which it was constructed - referring to an interview with one of former inhabitants - describing its appearance and conditions\nAns: describing its appearance and conditions\n\n\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: Like lots of other girls and boys,when Lisa Cao was a kid,she used to watch the Olympics. \"I always wanted to be good at sport and I found athletic potential in my body\", the New York City citizen tells her friends. But there was no sport available so she took up piano lessons. Then,at the age of 15,she decided to drop the lessons and put her athletic potential to the test with running. At age 18,Lisa Cao ran her first-ever marathon in New York City. And now,the 27-year-old has 54 marathons (26. miles) and ultramarathons (100miles) under her belt. What does it take to be an ultramarathoner? A lot of devotion,even when difficulties occur sometimes. \"Making time for running is really hard when life is so busy,\" she says. \"There's a big work-life balance that I have to keep. I have to wake up earlier on the weekends. And oh,the potential for excuses! With NYC's wild winters as of late,it's easy to blame the weather,roll over in bed and put off a solid run. I have a fix for this,though,\" she says. \"Cute clothes. With the horrible weather, I bought cute clothes as motivation to run and actually wear them. \" While she's training during low season in the winter,Lisa Cao tries to run a \"base\" of 20 to 30 miles per week to stay prepared. During high season in the spring and summer,she'll run around 30 to 40 miles,but she also gets a lot of quality miles from her races. Question: Where is the text probably taken from? - A sport website - A science book. - A college poster - A football magazine.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "A sport website", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Q:\nWill Ferrell: five best moments\nAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is one of the best loved comedies of the last decade, giving rise to a slew of catchphrases, been the subject of quasi-academic discussion, and securing Will Ferrell's position as one of the best comic actors of his generation.\n\nNext week sees the release of its long-awaited sequel Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. To mark the occasion, we asked readers to help nominate Will Ferrell's greatest performances to date. Here's our pick of the bunch – but are there any glaring omissions? Tell us you all-time favourites in the thread below.\n\n\"Why has Elf become so beloved in such a short time?\" wrote Stuart Heritage last week. \"I think it might be because it manages to delicately walk a very narrow line. It's much harder than it looks to get the tonality of a Christmas film right … Elf is silly but tender. It's respectfully disrespectful. It's fleetingly sad, but it's incredibly funny. It is a Christmas miracle.\"\n\nHe is only on screen for a few minutes, but Ferrell nearly steals the film as wedding crashing doyen and obnoxious man-child Chazz Reinhold.\n\nFerrell is the fiery yin to Jon Heder's uptight yang – and the pair make a great comedy double-act as ice skating rivals-turned-teammates.\n\nA comparatively straight role for Ferrell in a postmodern tale of a tax accountant who starts to hear his entire life being narrated by a novelist.\n\nWhether you're a Ferrell fan or not, it can't be denied that he's got \"obnoxious\" performances down pat. In this Mighty Ducks-esque sports comedy he's a mild-mannered vitamin salesman who becomes a hyper-competitive team coach after a few cups of coffee.\nWhat was this article about?\nA:\nOur pick of the Anchorman star's finest film performances to date. What else belongs on the list?\n\n\nFunny signs from around the world\nCulture Connoisseurs consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments on the arts, lifestyle and entertainment.\n\nMore about badges | Request a badge\n\nWashingtologists consistently post thought-provoking, timely comments on events, communities, and trends in the Washington area.\n\nMore about badges | Request a badge\n\nThis commenter is a Washington Post editor, reporter or producer.\n\nThis commenter is a Washington Post contributor. Post contributors aren’t staff, but may write articles or columns. In some cases, contributors are sources or experts quoted in a story.\n\nMore about badges | Request a badge\n\nWashington Post reporters or editors recommend this comment or reader post.\n\nYou must be logged in to report a comment.\n\nYou must be logged in to recommend a comment.\nPlease write a summary below.\nReaders sent in photos of humorous signs from their travels.\n\n\nQ: Kingston Pen: Secrets And Lies\n\nTitanic - Blood and Steel Episode 8 Nov 7, 2012 | 44:13Sofia is tired of all the struggles she must face in Belfast as an Italian catholic immigrant. She plans to start a new life elsewhere and asks Mark to follow her. But Muir won’t leave Belfast unless he find his daughter first.\n\n22 Minutes Episode 7 Nov 6, 2012 | 21:56America Votes, Canada Watches - Don Cherry (Mark Critch) gives 110% with his game-day commentary of Republicans versus Democrats; an all-star 22 Minutes political panel, featuring Mrs Enid, Housewive's Agnes and Raj Binder, predicts the results.\nWhat are the most important parts of this text?\n\nA: Linden MacIntyre weaves together the stories of Kingston Penitentiary's most storied & notorious inmates.\n\n\nLuke Bryan takes in nephew after death of brother-in-law\nLuke Bryan is raising another little boy.\n\nThe 38-year-old country star opened up to ABC News about the death of his brother-in-law, Ben Lee Cheshire, this past November and how following the tragic loss, his 13-year-old nephew Til is now residing with him in Nashville.\n\nTil joins Bryan, his wife Caroline and the couple's two sons, Bo and Tate.\n\n\"We feel like if we just stay positive through this, maybe we'll be a positive inspiration for people that had these things happen to 'em,\" Bryan said.\n\n\"You just have to plow on and play the hand that's dealt.\"\n\nSadly, Til's mother, who was Bryan's sister, also passed away in 2007.\n\n\"It's every day on the phone all day trying to talk with the family and figure out what to do, but it's what you gotta do,\" he said.\n\nTil has two older sisters and while they are not staying with Bryan right now, he told ABC they come over often.\n\n\"You know, we just stay positive. I think people expect that from me,\" he continued after admitting it can be a bit overwhelming at times.\n\n\"I have to pray that people that have had similar situations can maybe look at my family and see me positively dealing with it. I'm not saying it's easy.\"\n\nBryan spoke out publicly at December's American Country Countdown Awards in an emotional speech on stage about the tragedy in his personal life.\n\n\"I want to thank all of my fans for the last couple of weeks in my life, for keeping my family in your prayers,\" he said to the crowd.\n\n\"And I wanna also recognize the country music community, all the artists. Fans, let me explain something to you: You guys support wonderful artists, because they have rallied around me and helped me and my family through the last couple of weeks. It's just nice to feel loved in a situation.\"\n\nThe young Til was in the audience that night as Bryan's guest and the \"Play It Again\" singer sweetly gave him a shout out while on stage.\nPlease write a summary below.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Luke Bryan is raising another little boy after his brother-in-law Ben Lee Cheshire died, taking in his 13-year-old nephew.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Look, this is a photo of Mr. White's family. The man in the photo is Mr. White, the father. The woman is the mother. They have two daughters. The girl behind Mr. White is Mary. She's 14. The girl behind Mrs. White is Jane. She is 11. Mary and Jane are in the same school, but not the same grade. Mary is in Grade2. Jane is in Grade 1. They are good students. Question: Jane is _ sister. - Mr. White's - Mary's - Mrs. White's - Peter's\nMary's\n\n(Question)\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: FESTIVAL 24TH MAY--9TH JUNE 2014 Art Shows of paintings, drawings and photographs are from all over the world, with over 400 works for you to see. Early century advertisements will be on show at this year's festival. You can buy copies of these advertisements at the Box Office. Music There will be different types of music in this year's festival from dance music to modern jazz. Many famous musicians will visit the festival as well as at least two famous bands . Lunchtime concerts --every day of the festival All lunchtime concerts begin at 1:00 p.m. and last about 55 minutes, except on Monday, 26 of May, which is to be held in the Guildhall. All tickets are priced at PS2.00. How to get the tickets Telephone reservations : 63362/6641 from 1st April. We will then send you the tickets by post. You can buy tickets in person from 1st May. The festival Box Office will be open as follows: Monday to Saturday 9:30 a.m. --5:30 p.m. Sunday(during the festival only)9:30 a.m. --1:00 p.m. Question: It is not possible for you to buy a ticket in person at _ . - 5:30 p.m. on Sunday - 10:30 a.m. on Monday - 3:00 p.m. on Saturday - 1:00 p.m. on Friday\n(Answer)\n5:30 p.m. on Sunday\n\nQues: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Hands play an important part in our daily life. But do you know which of your two hands you use more? Very few people use both hands _ well .Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can take hold of things with either of their hands, but in about two years they usually use their right hands. Scientists don't know why this happens. Monkeys are our close relatives in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other, but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones. Next time you visit a zoo, watch the monkeys carefully, you will see that some of them will use their right hands and others will use their left hands. But most of the people use their right hands better and this makes life difficult for those left-handed people. We live in a right-handed world. Question: How many people among 100 people use their left hands better? - 5%. - 50%. - 95%. - 30%\nAns: 5%.\n\n(Q).\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: Harry is from London. But he is in China with his parents now. He is 13 years old. He is a student of Grade 7. Harry is a clever student. He works very hard. He is good at all his lessons. He says he likes Chinese best. He can speak some Chinese now. His teachers and classmates are all nice to him. Harry gets up at 6.20 on weekdays. He has his breakfast at home. Then he walks to school. His lessons begin at 7.50 every day. In the morning, they have four classes. Harry has lunch at school with his classmates. They have three classes in the afternoon. And school is over at 4.40. After school, Harry plays ball games in the playground. He goes home at about 5.30. He has supper with his parents every day. In the evening, he does his homework and watches TV. And then he goes to bed at 9.30. \"I like living in China very much. The people here are friendly and the food is very nice. I like all the things here,\" He says to his parents. Question: When does Harry get up in the morning? - At 6.10. - At 7.15. - At 6.00. - At 6.20.\n(A).\nAt 6.20.\n\nQues:Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: It's Jim's birthday today. He is five years old. He gets many nice birthday presents from his family and one of them is a big drum . \" Who gives him the drum?\" his father asks. \" His grandfather does.\" answers Jim's mother. Jim likes his drum very much. He makes a noise with it, but his mother doesn't say anything about it. His father is not at home. He is working in a school. So he doesn't hear the noise. But one of the neighbours doesn't like the noise at all. So one morning she takes a knife and goes into Jim's room. Jim is making a noise with the drum. She says to him, \"Hello, Jim, Do you know there is something nice in your drum? Here is a knife. Open the drum and let's find it.\" Question: Jim's father is _ - a worker - a teacher - a cleaner - a shopkeeper\n\nAns:a teacher\n\nQuestion: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Mrs Brown has a big garden and she likes growing vegetables very much. There are many kinds of vegetables in Mrs Brown's garden. She looks after them and the vegetables look very nice. The vegetables grow well and Mrs Brown wants to make dinner with them one day. Today, it is sunny. Mrs Brown's son, four-year-old Johnson, is playing in the garden. Mrs Brown is cleaning the house. Suddenly ,Johnson runs in and says, \"Mom, Mom! Come to the garden! Our neighbor's ducks are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables.\" But it is too late. The ducks eat up all the vegetables. Mrs Brown is very sad and her neighbor is very sorry. After a few days, the neighbor brings a box to Mrs Brown. There is a roast duck in the box. And there is also a piece of paper in it. Some words are on _ : I am sorry. Enjoy your vegetables. Question: Mrs Brown is very sad because. - her neighbor is playing in her garden - her son doesn't finish his homework. - her neighbor's ducks eat up her vegetables - she doesn't have any vegetables to make lunch.\nAnswer:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "her neighbor's ducks eat up her vegetables", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Marriages improve after children grow up and move out,according to an academic study,which suggests an\" empty nest\" is not always a bad thing. Popular wisdom has it that parents' relationships may suffer once their young fly the coop,because they feel they have lost their purpose in life.However, a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley,has found that many couples actually feel happier when their children leave home because they are able to enjoy spending time together. In total,123 American mothers born in the 1930s were tracked for 18 years and asked to rate their satisfaction levels shortly after marrying, when they were bringing up babies,once their children reached their teenage years and finally at age 61,when almost all had\" empty nests\". Although not all said they were happier in general,most claimed their marriages had improved since their children had left home.Researchers believe this is not just because the spouses were spending more time together, but because they were able to enjoy each other's company more. One of the participants in the study, which is published in the journal Psychological Science,said:\"Once the kids grow up...there's some of that stress removed...that responsibility removed,so things are a little more relaxed.'' Psychologist Sara Gorchoff, who carried out the investigation,said:\"The take-home message for couples with young children is' hang in there'.\"Her co-author Oliver John added:\"Don't wait until your kids leave home to schedule quality time with your partner.\" However, Dr Dorothy Rowe,from the British Psychological Society,said the effects of living in an \"empty nest'\" will depend on the parents'relationship with their children.\"If yod're just waiting for them to leave home so you Can get on with your life,then of course you'11 be pleased to see them go,\"she said,''But if you've built your life around your children you'11 be terribly lonely.\"For some parents,their world falls apart when their Children leave.'' Question: The author of the passage tends to agree that_. Answer:\nOPTIONS:\n- parents should build their life around their kids\n- parents should schedule quality time with each other before kids leave home\n- parents' relationship with their kids has no effect on marriages at all\n- parents should be pleased to see their kids leave home\n\nAnswer: parents should schedule quality time with each other before kids leave home\n\n\nRead the following article and answer the question. Article: Jo was the first to wake in the gray dawn of Christmas morning. No stockings hung at the fireplace, and for a moment she felt as much disappointed as she did long ago, when her little sock fell down because it was crammed so full of goodies. Then she remembered her mother's promise and, slipping her hand under her pillow, drew out a little red-covered book. She knew it very well, for it was that beautiful old story of the best life ever lived, and Jo felt that it was a true guidebook for any pilgrim going on a long journey. She woke Meg with a \"Merry Christmas,\" and asked her to see what was under her pillow. A green-covered book appeared, with the same picture inside, and a few words written by their mother, which made their one present very precious in their eyes. Presently Beth and Amy woke to find their little books also, one grey-color1ed, the other blue, and all sat looking at and talking about them, while the east grew rosy with the coming day. \"Girls,\" said Meg seriously, \"Mother wants us to read and love and mind these books, and we must begin at once. I shall keep my book on the table here and read a little every morning as soon as I wake, for I know it will do me good and help me through the day.\" Then she opened her new book and began to read. Jo put her arm round her and, leaning cheek to cheek, read also, with the quiet expression so seldom seen on her restless face. Much impressed by the pretty books and her sisters' example, the other two started reading too. And then the rooms were very still while the pages were softly turned, and the winter sunshine crept in to touch the bright heads and serious faces with a Christmas greeting. \"Where is Mother?\" asked Meg, as she and Jo ran down to thank her for their gifts, half an hour later. \"Your ma went straight off to see what was needed in a poor woman's home.\" Replied Hannah, who had lived with the family since Meg was born, and was considered by them all more as a friend than a servant. \"She will be back soon, I think, so fry your cakes, and... Question: It can be inferred from the passage that _ . Answer:\nOPTIONS:\n- The little girls often went into the book store and bought many books.\n- Hannah was considered more like a friend than a servant though she was a new comer.\n- Mrs. March was willing to help the poor and able to influence her daughters.\n- The girls tried their best to comfort the poor mother with their promises of help.\n\nAnswer: Mrs. March was willing to help the poor and able to influence her daughters.\n\n\nRead the following article and answer the question. Article: Do you know what really troubles me? For some reason, words with silent letters have always bothered me. For example, consider these words: know, design, island, school, wrist, naughty, and salmon. All of these words have at least one letter that is not typically pronounced, and these words are just a very small part of words with silent letters in them. Some words are even worse, consider this word: colonel. Not only are some letters not pronounced, but letters that are not even there are pronounced. Even foreign languages, especially French, are guilty of this needless complexity and confusion. I know there must be some main historical reasons why the words are spelled and pronounced the way they are, but that does not mean bad traditions must continue to survive. Especially if they are no longer logical. Unfortunately, there is very little that anyone can do for it, because there's no group of people who can change or have the right to change the English language for everyone. However, the only thing we can do is make changes in the way we talk and write in hopes that it _ . For example, I pronounce the letter \"l\" in salmon on purpose to make people annoyed and to sound more different or complicated. I even pronounce colonel the correct or French way. I can only hope these two minor changes to the English language make sense to you, and you will help to keep up these minor changes forever in your everyday life. Question: Which of the following is the best title for this passage? Answer:\nOPTIONS:\n- Troubles in everyday life\n- Traps in English words\n- Words with silent letters\n- Necessary changes of languages\n\nAnswer:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Words with silent letters", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Input: The protagonist Preetam ( ( ( Ganesh , on a visit to Eva Mall amidst a heavy wind , spots a pretty girl , Nandini . While staring at her , he inadvertently falls into a manhole . Nandini rescues him from the pit , but in the process loses her heart-shaped watch she had just bought . While accompanying his mother to Madikeri , Preetam confronts a man named Jaanu . Jaanu , who has been following Nandini , beats up Preetam thinking that he is in love with Nandini . Preetam , unaware that Jaanu has vowed not to allow any one near Nandini , trashes Jaanu and his gang in return . In Madikeri , Preetam meets Nandini unexpectedly . He identifies himself and expresses his love towards her and offers to tie the watch as an indication for their marriage . Nandini , who is already engaged rejects his request . Still , Preetam vows to marry Nandini if she meets him again . In the meantime , Preetam discovers that his host in Madikeri , Col. Subbayya is Nandini's father , who is pretty much deaf , and Nandini's marriage is a just a week away . Dejected , Preetam throws Nandini's heart-shaped watch away . But Nandini calls him over the phone and taunts him to return . Delighted , Preetam goes in search of her watch and brings it back . While searching it , he spots a rabbit , Which he calls Devadas , and brings it along with him . Since Nandini's friends are due to arrive from Mumbai for the marriage , Preetam takes Nandini to the railway station . The train from Mumbai is delayed by five hours , so Nandini and Preetam decide to visit a nearby hill-temple . \n\nDoes the response \"Less than 5 hours\" correctly answer the question \"How long are Nandini's friends delayed?\"?\n\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes\n***\nOutput: no\n\n\nElectric charge is a physical property. It occurs between particles or objects. It causes them to attract or repel each other. They do not even have to touch. This is unlike the typical push or pull you may be familiar with. All electric charge is based on the protons and electrons in atoms. A proton has a positive electric charge. An electron has a negative electric charge. Forces on Charged Objects Most atoms are balanced electrically. They have the same number of positive and negative charges. Therefore, the number of protons equals the number of electrons. Neutrons do not matter as they have no charge. When an object loses some electrons, it becomes positively charged. There are now more protons than electrons inside the atom. The lost electrons may remain free. Or, they may attach to another object. The new object now has more electrons than protons. It then becomes negatively charged. \n\nQuestion: \"Why does an object's charge become positive?\"\n\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes\n\nAnswer: \"When an object has more electrons than protons\"\n\nResponse: no\n\n\nFor much of the world, the Algarve is synonymous with Portugal, yet the Portuguese will tell you the exact opposite: the region has little in common with the rest of the country. The southern stretch of coast is more reminiscent of a North African landscape than a European one. It has no cosmopolitan cities, like Lisbon and Porto, which are farther north. Most of Portugal is known for quaint towns, medieval castles, and grand palaces. The Algarve is more recognizable for impenetrable blocks of tourist apartments, hotels, and meticulously manicured golf courses. And beaches. Think Algarve and the mind pictures long, glorious stretches of golden sands, secluded coves framed by odd ochre-colored rock formations, and deep green waters. With about 160 km (100 miles) of coastline, Portugal's southern province is one of Europe's premier beach destinations. The occasionally chilly ocean is the Atlantic, but the Algarve has a sultry Mediterranean feel. Its consistent climate is the best in Portugal, and one of the kindest in the world: more than 250 days of sunshine a year — more than almost any other international resort area. The moderating effect of the Gulf Stream produces a fresh springtime breeze throughout winter, and in late January and February, white almond blossoms blanket the fields. In summer the heat is intense but rarely unbearable, and regardless, beautiful beaches and innumerable pools are always just a dive away. Magnificent year-round weather has made the Algarve a huge destination for sporting vacations. Superb golf facilities abound — several with tees dramatically clinging to cliffs and fairways just skirting the edge of the ocean — and horseback riding, tennis, big-game fishing, sailing, and windsurfing are immensely popular. Sports, beaches and hospitable weather — not to mention easily organized package vacations — are surely the reasons the Algarve receives as many visitors as the rest of Portugal in its entirety. But it's not just international tourists that descend on the Algarve; many Portuguese from Lisbon and elsewhere in the north have holiday homes and spend their summer vacations here. The coast is neatly divided into the rugged Barlavento to the west and the flat beauty of Sotavento to the east. West is where you'll find the famous orange cliffs and surreal eroded rock stacks. \n\nQuestion: \"The Algarve has about how many miles of coastline?\"\n\nResponse: \"250\"\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes\n\nA: no\n\n\nProblem: Rough surfaces create more friction than smooth surfaces. Thats why cars have tires. Its also why we use rubber mats in areas that might get wet. In your bathtub, you may even use No-Slip tape. No-slip is another way of saying the items has a lot of friction. In Figure 1.9, the blades of the skates are very smooth. Thats why you cant slide across ice with shoes. The soles of your shoes are much rougher than skates. The rougher surface of shoes causes more friction and slows you down. Heavier objects also have more friction. A heavy object presses down with more force. The surfaces are held together more tightly. This makes the surfaces harder to slide past each other. Did you ever try to push something heavy across the floor? Heavy objects are much harder to push than light objects. \n\nQuestion: \"In order to slide across ice more easily, would you want something on your feet that had a smooth surface or a rough surface?\"\n\nAnswer: \"Hard surface\"\n\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes\nAnswer: no\n\n\nYou know that friction also causes heat. Think about when you rub your hands together. It is friction that makes them warm. But why does this happen? Friction causes the molecules on rubbing surfaces to move faster. Faster moving particles have more heat energy. Heat from friction can be useful. Can you think of other places where you might find friction? Friction also lets you light a match. Heat from friction can also cause problems. It can cause a car to overheat. To reduce friction, oil is added to the engine. Oil coats the surfaces of moving parts. This coating of oil makes them slippery. When things are slippery there is less friction. Have you ever seen a sign that says, slippery when wet? This too has to do with friction. Water, like oil, can reduce friction. The wet surface may allow your shoes to slide more easily. \n\nQuestion: \"Why do your hands become warmer when you rub them together?\"\n\nResponse: \"From mechanical reaction\"\nOPTIONS:\n- no\n- yes\n\nA:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "no", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the article and select the best answer. Article: India was once part of the British Empire, but thanks to modern technology and a booming economy, it has turned the tables on its former colonial master. Indian tutors are helping to teach math to British children over high-speed Internet connections. Early results suggest the idea is improving exam results. But not everyone is happy at this \"outsourcing\" of tutoring. It's 3:30, and pupils at Raynham Primary School in London are gathering for their after-school maths lessons. Five time zones-- thousands of kilometers away--their math tutors are also arriving for class. High-speed Internet has made it possible for Indian tutors to teach British pupils in real time. Each pupil gets a dedicated one-to-one online tutor. The students work with activities on their computer screen and wear a headset and microphone to talk to their tutor. The class teacher, Altus Basson, says he has seen an improvement in results. \"There are some children who've really rocketed in their results. Children who struggleto focus in class focus a lot better on the laptops. The real advantage is that each child gets a focused activity and a single tutor,\" he said. Such individualized teaching is the core idea of Brightspark Education, the company that provides the online tutoring, says founder Tom Hooper. \"Children today feel very confident online; they feel very engaged; they feel very in control. And that's half the battle with education.Give them control, make them feel confident and enjoy their learning and you'll see them start to improve and embrace it,\" he said. Raynham Primary School is among the first in Europe to try online tutoring. At between $20 and $25 an hour, it's about half the cost of face-to-face coaching. But some people say an Internet connection is not enough of a connection for teaching and learning. Kevin Courtney is deputy General Secretary of Britain's National Union of Teachers. \"We think, there's a really important emotional connection between a teacher and a child whether it's a whole class or whether it's... Question: What can we learn about Brightspark Education? Options: A: It shows a threat to teachers' jobs in Britain. B: It can take place of the regular teaching. C: It only pays attention to math teaching. D: It emphasizes the individualized teaching.\nD\n\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: Will Bowen is the author of the famous book-A Complaint Free World, and he is a minister With a very simple message: quit complaining. If you do ,you'll be happier and healthier. The goal is to live for 21 continuous days without complaint That's how long it takes to break a habit according to Bowen. In your hands, you hold the secret to change your life. Will Bowen developed the life-changing plan based on the simple idea that good thing will happen to you if you can just leave your complaint behind Less than a year later, more than six million people took up the challenge, trying to go 21 continuous days without complaining. By changing your words, you can change your thoughts and then begin to create your new life. People have shared stories with Will Bowen on relationships cured, careers improved, and becoming all overall happier person. Question: According to Bill Bowen, _ ? Options: A: our habits can't be broken B: we'll be happier if we quit complaining C: we can't live without complaining D: we needn't deal with complaining\nB\n\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: Buying insurance is a way in which people can protect themselves against large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay small sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only a few will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes out of the small sums of money it has collected. The first modern fire insurance company was formed in London, England, in the 1760s. A great fire had just destroyed most of the city, and people wanted protection against further losses. The first company grew rapidly. Soon other companies were founded in other areas. Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752, and then a new kind of insurance for farmers was suggested. The new insurance would provide protection against the loss of crops from storms. Later on another new insurance company was started in America. This company, which offered life insurance, collected small sums of money regularly from many different men. If a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Over the years, insurance companies have offered new kinds of insurance protection. The new kinds of insurance cover losses from such accidents as car and plane crashes. Today, most people have some kind of insurance. Question: Who helped set up the first company in America? Options: A: Benjamin Franklin. B: Businessmen. C: The first insurance company in London. D: Farmers.\nA\n\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: I log onto a computer at the doctor's office to say I have arrived and then wait until a voice calls me into the examination room. There, a robotic nurse directs me onto a device and then takes my blood pressure. Some time later, in steps the doctor, who is also a robot. He notes down my symptoms and gives me a prescription . I pay for my visit using a credit card machine and return home without having met another human being. When I call my dentist's office and actually get a human being on the line, I am thrilled. And when I see the introduction of yet more self-service checkout stations at the grocery store, I feel like shouting, \"When it comes to cashiers, make mine human, please!\" After all, human cashiers sometimes give you a store coupon for items you are buying. Even more than that, real-life cashiers often take an interest in particularly cute children, which can brighten a young mother's day. A cashier may also show compassion for an elderly person struggling to get that last penny out of her purse. What technological device would do any of this? I don't want to go back to the Stone Age, but I'm also worried about a world run by machines. Sometimes when you're chatting with someone, you discover things you need to know. Maybe a receptionist needs prayers said for a sick child. Maybe a salesperson can offer a bit of encouragement to a customer who is feeling tired. Machines can be efficient and cost-effective and they often get the job done just fine. But they lack an element so important to everyday life. Call it the spirit, the soul or the heart. It is something no machine will ever have. It is being human that prompts us to smile at others, which may be what they need at that moment. Question: What's the author's attitude towards machines? Options: A: He wishes one day they would come to life. B: He is absolutely against their existence in his life. C: He doesn't like they get involved in his life too much. D: He is afraid they would take the place of human beings.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "C", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Researchers who helped discover a new species of Mexican butterfly are offering to sell the naming rights to raise money to fund more research. Co-discoverer Andrew Warren is hoping to raise at least $50,000 by auctioning off the rights to name the 4-inch \"owl eye\" butterfly, which lives in Sonora, a Mexican state bordering Arizona. \"That would support at least two years of research for our team down in Mexico,\" Warren said. \"Money goes a long way down here in Mexico.\" According to the scientific tradition, discoverers of a new species have the say in naming it. In recent years, some discoverers have auctioned off their naming rights to raise money. Warren said the amount being sought for the butterfly is not out of the question, noting that naming rights for a new monkey species brought in $650,000 two years ago. A group of 10 new fish species that went on the naming auction block at the same time earlier this year brought in a total of $2 million. The butterfly discovered by Warren and researcher George Austin ranges as far north as Mexico. The butterfly was actually in a collection, misidentified as an example of another new species, at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museum of National History in Gainesville, said Warren. They soon began the hard process of determining that it was indeed a \"new\" model of butterfly. After checking photos and comparing it with other known species, they determined it was a separate species. Question: We can infer from the passage that _ . - the new species of butterfly live both in the US and Mexico - it took the researchers a lot of efforts to determine the new species of butterfly - the researchers are not sure whether they can get the money they want from the auction - it is the first time that the new species of butterfly has been found\nit took the researchers a lot of efforts to determine the new species of butterfly\n\n\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: After a fight and before forgiveness often comes an apology. But saying \"I'm sorry\" comes more easily for some people than doing that for others. A new study suggests that specific personality traits offer clues about whether a person is likely to offer a sincere apology. Psychologist Andrew Howell and his colleagues at Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton designed a questionnaire to measure a person's willingness to beg someone's pardon. They asked participants to indicate their level of agreement with a series of statements, such as \"My continued anger often gets in the way of me apologizing\" or \"If I think no one will know what I have done, I am not likely to apologize.\" The researchers then used the answers to determine every participant's \"proclivity to apologize,\" and they cross-referenced these scores with results from a variety of personality assessments. From the beginning, Howell was confident that people with high marks on compassion and agreeability would be willing apologizers -- and the study results confirmed his hypothesis . But the experiment also turned up some surprising traits of the unrepentant . People with low self-esteem, for example, were less inclined to apologize, even though they probably feel bad after a conflict. Unlike people who experience guilt about a specific action and feel sorry for the person they have wronged, individuals who experience generalized shame may actually be feeling sorry for themselves. In contrast, \"people who are sure of themselves have the capacity to confess to wrongdoing and admit it,\" Howell suggests. But just the right amount of self-esteem is the key. The study also found that narcissists -- people who, in Howell's words, \"are very egocentric, with an overly grand view of themselves\" -- were reluctant to offer an apology. The researchers were most surprised to find that a strong sense of justice was negatively correlated with a willingness to apologize, perhaps suggesting that contrition and an \"eye for an eye\" philosophy are incompatible .... Question: The study done by Andrew Howell and his colleagues reveals_. - what influences one to be a willing apologizer - when people might apologize willingly - what a willing apologizer is all about - how to become a willing apologizer\nwhat influences one to be a willing apologizer\n\n\nQ: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Though war is something people hate, Director Feng Xiaoning often exposes his audience to it. \"If we don't impress the audience, who are without the painful experience of war, with the cruel injury to life and human nature war causes, how can we bring them a love of peace and objection to war?\" asked the director with a glance in his eyes. After Red River Valley and Lover's Grief over the Yellow River, both of which star Chinese model and actress Ning Jing, Feng drew a satisfactory full stop to his war trilogy last month with Purple Sunset. The film tells a story which took place in 1945, at the very moment when World War II was drawing to an end. A Chinese peasant and a Soviet woman soldier flee into a forest, where they seize a Japanese girl. They follow the girl in the hope that she will take them out of the forest, but instead they arrive in a Japanese base. Humanity prevents them from killing the young, innocent victim of Japanese militarism. This humanity, the longing for peace and eagerness to survive, make the three unite. \"If people are touched by justice, tolerance and unselfishness, I think I have achieved my goal,\" Feng said. Feng admits that there are violent and bloody scenes in the film, such as tanks fighting and Japanese burning Chinese people alive, to show the cruelty of the war. But that's never his personal preference, he says. \"Everyone who has watched my films can tell how much I hate war,\" he said. \"I wrote all the things for my war films by myself. Whenever I finished one, I felt as though I had suffered great pain.\" Feng regards every one of his productions as an opportunity to learn about human nature and humanity. In spite of violent scenes which frighten and sicken the audience, a balance is sought with beautiful scenery. Just like the snowy mountains in Red River Valley and the grand plateau in Lover's Grief over the Yellow River, a beautiful vast grassland appears in this film. \"I used to study art, and I appreciate beautiful things,\" Feng said. \"I believe that films... Question: All of the following belong to Feng's war trilogy except _ . - Red River Valley - Lover's Grief over the Yellow River - Purple Sunset - In the Mood for Love\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "A: In the Mood for Love", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "In this task, you're given an article and an answer. Your task is to generate the question for the answer based on the given article.\n\n[Q]: Article: When you're returning to Australia, be careful that you don't bring in pests and diseases. Some items you might bring back from overseas can be pests and diseases that Australia doesn't have. When you return, declare all food, meat, fruits, plants, seeds, wooden souvenirs, animal or plant materials. Australia has strict quarantine laws and tough on-the-spot fines. Every piece of luggage is now screened or X-rayed. If you fail to declare any quarantine items, or if you make a false declaration, you will get caught. In addition to on-the-spot fines, you could be accused and fined more than $60, 000 and you may risk 10 years in prison. All international mail is also screened. Some products may require treatment to make them safe. Items that are restricted because of the risk of pests and diseases will be seized and destroyed by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service(AQIS). In many cases, the goods you declare will be returned to you after inspection. However, any item that presents a quarantine risk will be withheld . You will be given a range of options for each item depending on the quarantine risk: Treating the item to make it safe; Holding the item until an import permit is presented*; * Re-exporting the item; Destroying the item. Those treatments with the sign \"*\" are subject to fees. Further information: For more detailed information about bringing in food, animals, plants, animal or plant materials, call the AQIS at 1800-020-504. \n Answer: A pair of glasses.\n[A]: Which of the following don't you need to declare when returning to Australia?\n\n\n[Q]: Article: Campers Gene and Marie Marsden took pride in being good citizens when in the wild. While driving miles to the Green River Lakes area, they taught their children what they had learned in the bear safety handbook put out by the Bridger-Teton Forest Service. Mr. and Mrs. Marsden did their best to keep a tidy camp. As the handbook had said to hang all food at least ten feet off the ground and four feet out from the trees, they did that and locked their food in their trailer at night. It was already dark when they went to bed, but they _ the campsite with flashlights, making sure nothing was left out. Following the bear book's advice, they slept a hundred yards from where they cooked their food, and kept the car near their tents, separated from the trailer, which they left up at the other camp. The Marsdens liked having their dog Spike on guard. But on the first night, Spike would not stop barking. When Marie Marsden pulled the tent open and shone her flashlight, she saw a young bear. They all piled into the car and drove quickly down the path, calling out of the window to Spike and abandoning the trailer. They drove to a pay phone and called a Fish and Game Department guard, who identified the bear by the white ring of the fur the Marsdens had seen around his neck. The authorities informed the Marsdens that the bear was a young male that they'd been keeping an eye on. The next morning, the Marsdens heard helicopters circling over the mountain and wondered if it might have something to do with the bear. After spending the night in the public campground, they drove back to their site. Wandering the area in search of clues, Marie came to a stop below a tall tree. She slapped her head and shouted, \"Oh no!\" \"What is it?\" Gene asked. Marie pointed at the ground where Spike's dog food bowl lay upside down. A week after their return home, the Marsdens read the headline in their local paper. \"Bear Killed in Wind Rivers.\" According to the article, the Fish and Game Department had shot the young bear because, having been rewarded for invading a human campsite, it would likely to do so again. The Marsdens knew they had been lucky in the encounter, yet much to their shame and sadness, they also knew that the bear had not. \n Answer: They did what the bear safety handbook had said.\n[A]: What do we know about the Marsdens?\n\n\n[Q]: Article: It's impolite to spit out the first bite of your dinner. But to a type of Australian snake, this rude behavior is a matter of life and death. The snake, called a floodplain death adder , eats two types of frogs that are hard to stomach. The frogs produce chemicals to defend them from predators . One of these species, the Dahl's frog, can kill a snake that tries to eat it. The other species, the marbled frog, is less dangerous but still tough to eat. When attacked, _ produces a glue like substance. Leaves and branches get caught up in this material, making a big sticky mess that gets in the way of anything trying to swallow it. A marbled frog can even get stuck on the head of an attacking snake. Both frogs have good defense methods. But the floodplain death adder knows how to get around each of them. Floodplain death adders quickly strike these frogs, using their poisonous teeth to inject poison. But then, instead of swallowing their dinner immediately, the snakes sit back and wait for their preys to become safe to eat. That's because both the Dahl's frog's protective toxin and the marbled frog's glue break down over time. After a while, the frog toxin is no longer poisonous and the glue is no longer sticky. The two substances break down at different rates, and floodplain death adders seem to know the difference, And adder waits for a different length of time depending on the species of frog it just struck. The stickiness of the marbled frog glue decreased by as much as two-thirds after just 10 minutes. And that's just about how long an adder waits before eating a marbled frog. On the other hand, the snakes wait for about 40 minutes before eating a Dahl's frog. That's enough time for the frog's toxin to break down into harmless substances. But even a quick strike gives a taste of the Dahl frog's toxin. After striking such a frog, a floodplain death adder thrashes around and lies on its back with its mouth open, It's like the snake has just had a mouthful of chili pepper. By comparison, when given frogs that have no chemical defenses, floodplain death adders eat their prey immediately after striking. Snakes, despite the fact that they've got this tiny pea-size brain are clearly capable of recognizing what kind of frog they've bitten. \n Answer: A dangerous meal\n[A]:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "What's the best title of the passage?\n\n\n", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "About 15 years ago I met Stuart ‘Aq’ Langridge when he walked into the new Wolverhampton Linux Users Group I had just started with his trademark bombastic personality and humor. Ever since those first interactions we have become really close friends. Today Stuart turns 40 and I just wanted to share a few words about how remarkable a human being he is. Many of you who have listened to Stuart on Bad Voltage, seen him speak, worked with him, or socialized with him will know him for his larger than life personality. He is funny, warm, and passionate about his family, friends, and technology. He is opinionated, and many of you will know him for the amusing, insightful, and tremendously articulate way in which he expresses his views. He is remarkably talented and has an incredible level of insight and perspective. He is not just a brilliant programmer and software architect, but he has a deft knowledge and understanding of people, how they work together, and the driving forces behind human interaction. What I have always admired is that while bombastic in his views, he is always open to fresh ideas and new perspectives. For him life is a journey and new ways of looking at the road are truly thrilling for him. As I have grown as a person in my career, with my family, and particularly when moving to America, he has always supported yet challenged me. He is one of those rare friends that can enthusiastically validate great steps forward yet, with the same enthusiasm, illustrate mistakes too. I love the fact that we have a relationship that can be so open and honest, yet underlined with respect. It is his personality, understanding, humor, thoughtfulness, care, and mentorship that will always make him one of my favorite people in the world. Question: what is probably stuarts inspiration Options: - A college professor - not enough information - His love for programming - His friends and family === The correct answer is\nnot enough information\n\n\nI normally do not post certain types of things on my blog or on social media, like political messages, but today I feel compelled. I’ve been thinking for the last few days about the most recent school shooting in Parkland, and my overwhelming emotion right after grief is rage. I am so angry it makes me cry and for those of you out there who know me, angry-cry is the end-stage, top-of-the-gauge level of angry for me. I am angry that as a nation, we continue to wring our hands and bemoan each mass shooting but we don’t take any action to stop the next one. I am angry that our elected officials have failed us in the most spectacular way possible by being unable to work together or to set aside special interests to protect the lives and safety of Americans, including our most vulnerable citizens, our children. I am angry that time and time again, we the people and our elected officials weigh the value of human lives against countless other things (Second Amendment, special interests, party disagreements, inertia, whatever) and the value of human life comes up short in the calculations. I am angry at myself for believing at any point in the last several years that I could trust lawmakers to address this epidemic and I am angry at myself for feeling so helpless that I have not personally taken action. This stops now. I am angry that in 2012, 20 6-7 year old children and 6 adults were murdered in Sandy Hook and in the 5+ years since, we have done nothing meaningful to stop this. To me, this is tantamount to saying that we as a nation are OK with this. I don’t think we are, but that’s the message we’re sending if we don’t force our government to do something. According to the New York Times, there have been 239 school shootings nationwide since Sandy Hook with 438 people shot, 138 who died. Question: What does the author feel about Americans? Options: - not enough information - She is proud to be an American - She loves our country - She thinks Americans are the best === The correct answer is\nnot enough information\n\n\nQ: When I was writing the manuscript for Florentine, I enlisted the help of an army of recipe testers — about 80 people from all over the world — to test every recipe thoroughly. Only one came back to me consistently with problems. From Minnesota to Melbourne, three testers wrote to me that their very first attempt at making Tuscan gnudi (ricotta and spinach balls that, rather than be encased in pasta like for ravioli, are simply dusted in flour) resulted in a pot of simmering water with “dissolved” gnudi. It reminded me of Pellegrino Artusi’s potato gnocchi recipe in his famous cookbook from 1891, where he interrupts the recipe instructions to mention a signora who, upon attempting to stir the gnocchi cooking in the pot, finds they have disappeared – O dove’erano andati? “Where did they go?” In the case of the gnocchi, there was too little flour used, according to Artusi. But in the case of the gnudi, I already had a hunch. I grilled all three testers on a number of various factors — was the water just simmering, not on a rolling boil (which can destroy delicate gnudi), did they drain the spinach very well, and equally the ricotta (one said she even drained it overnight)? Did they use “proper” ricotta? Aha. “Proper” ricotta. The kind that was only made a day or so earlier, the leftovers of the cheese-making process, the real deal. The kind that you can see in a deli counter, standing on its own, that gets cut into a big wedge and weighed when you order it. Not the kind you buy at the supermarket, in a tub, that so often is grainy, more like the consistency of yogurt, has no structure, and is full of unnecessary gums or additives. All my recipe testers had used the second kind — to be fair, some were new to the idea of buying ricotta and in their neighbourhood only had access to this. In that case, it would have probably been better to make your own, or choose another recipe. Question: What style of cooking is this recipe? Options: - not enough information - American - Australian - Italian === The correct answer is\nA: Italian\n\n\nQ: What was the reason behind you becoming a Wiccan? I had very bad experiences with the old angry bearded GOD in the Christian religion. He had turned his back on me. He had betrayed me time and time again. So, I left. Still wanting connection with a higher power, I hungered for connection. I liked communing with the Wiccan Gods. I also liked how They made me feel, at peace, and I felt I had the strength to change my own life for the better. They are always there for me. How did you find it? When I was a teen I heard the word Wicca. I didn’t know what that was. I was curious and decided to investigate it. So, the next day I went to a book store. I asked the lady behind the counter if they had any books on “Wicca.” She got excited and whisked me off to the metaphysical section of the store. She told me she was pagan and started handing me book after book into my arms. Soon I could barely see over the books in my arms. I mumbled behind the books, “Which ONE book would you recommend.” She then handed me Scott Cunningham’s book Wicca, A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner. I purchased the book and took it home. With my dyslexia it was not easy for me to read. But I started reading and plowed through the book. I found many things I was already doing. He talked about things I already understood to be true. The book rang true for me. I dedicated myself to the God and Goddess when I finished the book. Have you ever had any bad experiences after completing a spell? I did a prosperity spell once and got the opposite reaction I was hoping for. I lost all my income! I realized later my mistakes and redid the spell correctly and then got the results I truly wanted. Question: What turned the author on to Wicca? Options: - The book - not enough information - The bookstore - The internet === The correct answer is\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "A: The book", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "context: How to make a political cartoon \nLook at some examples. \nBefore you begin to create your political cartoon you might want to take some time to look at some examples. By looking at some examples of published political cartoons you can get a good idea of the common elements, themes, and ideas behind this type of cartoon.\n\nOPTIONS:\n- Try looking at showcases of poor characters, or a less artistic character. These examples might include biblical characters, valid flaws, and statements about the human sexuality.\n- Political cartoons aim to illustrate a certain issue and represent a viewpoint regarding it. Political cartoons generally make use of simple artwork to get their point across quickly and cleanly.\n- Then, you can begin to branch out and consider other themes and ideas that might present interesting interest to you. Try looking at as many actual cartoons as possible.\n- Try to identify ideas and ideas that stand out to you. Most controversial and engaging political cartoons are made of controversy.\n****\nnext sentence for the context: Political cartoons aim to illustrate a certain issue and represent a viewpoint regarding it. Political cartoons generally make use of simple artwork to get their point across quickly and cleanly.\n\n\ncontext: How to help an animal shelter \nAdopt. \nAnimal shelters are always looking for people to adopt the animals they rescue. So instead of buying your dog from a breeder, adopt an equally loving dog from the shelter.\n\nOPTIONS:\n- Never buy a dog from a pet store, and encourage others to do the same. Those dogs typically come from puppy mills: where dogs are bred with no concern for their health.\n- They'll probably offer a free or reduced price program where you can adopt a bigger, healthier dog as well. Help children and families on weekends or holidays.\n- Adoption is voluntary, and the shelter will adopt the dogs, help rescue the animals, and even give them away to those who help them. Look into adoption agencies that have alternatives to shelter adoptions.\n- This applies to older dogs and cats that will be exhausted and lethargic, especially if they've just come from a rescue. The best homes will be shelters that provide your pets with specialized care as soon as possible.\n****\nnext sentence for the context: Never buy a dog from a pet store, and encourage others to do the same. Those dogs typically come from puppy mills: where dogs are bred with no concern for their health.\n\n\ncontext: How to get a female friend to make the first move \nMake yourself available. \nIt can be hard to catch a girl's attention if she thinks you have other commitments. Don't spend a lot of time hanging out with other girls in a one-on-one setting.\n\nOPTIONS:\n- Consider mentioning that you're single around her, but don't force it into conversation or say it in a way that is self-pitying. Mention how you wish you had something fun to do on a night you're free.\n- Girls tend to prefer the distant, quiet atmosphere. If she sees you as the kind of person who turns away when asked to keep up with her sister, she may get frightened.\n- Give her your full attention and be ready to keep her occupied while she makes her move. Make sure to set boundaries about their time out and check in with you regularly to do so.\n- Don't work on making them miss you. Let your interactions be brief and separate-go for a breather when you hang out.\n****\nnext sentence for the context: Consider mentioning that you're single around her, but don't force it into conversation or say it in a way that is self-pitying. Mention how you wish you had something fun to do on a night you're free.\n\n\ncontext: How to become a notary in texas \nBe 18 years of age or older. \nYou can only become a notary public in texas if you are at least eighteen years of age. Proof of your age is provided by your birth certificate.\n\nOPTIONS:\n- You will have to provide proof of both your signature and the form you've already filled out. If you are older than 18 years, you will be issued a notary's identification card-a new (but valid) identification card issued by the state.\n- Get a copy of your birth certificate. If you don't already have one, you might have to write, call, or (e) mail a form and fee to the office of vital records in the city, town or county where you were born.\n- A notary can be found at the bank where you have purchased the money and at a four-dot store in the county where the money is located. If you do not wish to be a notary after obtaining the money, you can, if necessary, obtain a notarized affidavit from the bank and stamp it with the date you purchased the money.\n- Your authentic birth certificate is important if you are to become a notary public, because it will show that you pass the exams the notaries perform and that you live in texas. Complete the required coursework to become a notary public.\n****\nnext sentence for the context:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Get a copy of your birth certificate. If you don't already have one, you might have to write, call, or (e) mail a form and fee to the office of vital records in the city, town or county where you were born.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the following article and answer the question. Article: My daughter Eyen is ten years old. She is in Grade Three in a primary school. She is a cute girl though she has some interesting ideas sometimes. One day she asks me, \"Mum, what is your favourite subject?\" I think for a while and answer, \"It is difficult to tell. I love singing, so music is my favorite. And I am good at English. My history teacher also says I am excellent. Well, I can say I don't like science. But science is important for us, you know. So you must do well in it. What is your favourite subject, Eyen? Tell me something about your subjects, dear.\" \"I like Chinese. It is easy. I like English because my English teacher likes me very much. I can't stand Maths. It is serious and sad.\" \"Do you mean your Maths teacher is serious and sad?\" \"No, it is Maths, not the Maths teacher.\" \"Why do you think so?\" \"Because Maths has so many problems ! Isn't it sad all day?\" Question: How does the girl like science? Answer:\n\nAnswer: The story doesn't tell us.\n\n\nRead the following article and answer the question. Article: Last weekend, our family went to have Christmas dinner in a restaurant. We were the only family with a baby in the restaurant. Suddenly, my baby Erik became excited when we were enjoying our meal. I looked around and saw an old man with old clothes and dirty old shoes. His hair was unwashed. He was smiling at my Erik. \"He might hurt my Erik,\" I thought. Everyone in the restaurant looked at us and the old man. Then we decided to leave. The old man sat between the door and us. As I walked closer to the man, I turned my back. Suddenly, Erik leaned over my arms, reaching with both arms in a baby's pick-me-up position . Before I could stop him, Erik had escaped from my arms to the man's. Soon the very old smelly man and my young baby developed a kind of friendship. Erik put his little hand on the man's face, and I saw the old man closed his eyes and tears running down his face. His aged hands held my baby so gently . A moment later, the old man opened his eyes, passed me my baby and said, \"Thank you, Madam. You've given me the best Christmas gift.\" I cried, with my face burning hot. A child saw a soul , but a mother saw only a kind of clothes. Question: Why did the old man thank the writer? Answer:\n\nAnswer: Because staying with the baby made him feel happy\n\n\nRead the following article and answer the question. Article: To us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun. Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, back in the eleventh century BC. We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use : it became a symbol of honor and power . In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by royal people such as the kings or queens. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece, but it is believed that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the middle ages in Europe, the use of the umbrella almost disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it became a symbol of power. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors. Question: This passage is mainly about _ . Answer:\n\nAnswer: the history and the use of the umbrella\n\n\nRead the following article and answer the question. Article: One year ago Bertha and Grace became close friends at a college in Dartmouth. One day, Bertha said that her aunt Margaret had invited her to spend the summer holiday with her. And they would have picnics and parties as well. But Grace told Bertha that she planned to stay in Clarkman's bookstore until the new term began. Grace had to do something to feed herself because her parents died many years ago. Bertha watched her friend's pale face. Just then she got a good idea. The next day when Grace came back, Bertha showed her an invitation letter from her aunt Margaret. \"Grace, would you like to spend your holiday with us? I will help you find a part-time job in our town.\" Grace cried after reading it. \"Grace, please spend the holiday with me, or Margaret will be disappointed . I want you to be happy,\" Bertha said. The holiday quickly passed by, and finally one letter from Margaret came to Bertha. \"Bertha, Grace is the sweetest girl in the world, and I am very grateful to you for sending her here.\" Question: Grace got _ from Margaret the next day. Answer:\n\nAnswer:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "an invitation letter", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Movies are great things. They have a long time. They tell us many things. There are funny movies, scary movies and also exciting movies. Different people like different kinds of movies. Comedies are welcomed by the people of all ages. Usually old people also like Beijing Operas and documentaries. Young people, especially boys like action movies and thrillers. They also like western movies. In western movies they learn something about the life of the cowboys in western countries, like the USA. Go to movies in the cinema or stay at home to watch them on TV. You can learn a lot. Question: . People _ if they want to see movies. Options: A: watch them on TV B: go to the cinemas C: go to the concert D: A and B\nA: D\n\n\nQ: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: More than anything else in the world, Lion liked being King of the jungle. He walked around, showing off his power and pride. Each day Lion took a long lazy sleep under the shade of his favourite tree. He always dreamed of weaker animals bowing before him. One day Mouse ran through the jungle and tripped over Lion's huge paws. Lion woke up with a start. \"How dare you wake me up! \" he shouted angrily. Lion grabbed Mouse with one paw. \"On the second thought, I'm in the mood for the snack, and you'll make a delicious meal.\", he said. Mouse cried out, \"King Lion, please spare me! If you let me live, I'll always remember your kindness. And, some day, I might be able to help you.\" \" How could such a powerless little mouse ever help me?\" That thought made Lion laugh so much that he decided to let Mouse go. A week later, Lion was walking through the jungle on the way to his favourite tree when he stepped onto a hunter's net. The net scooped him up. No matter how he twisted and turned, he couldn't escape. When Mouse heard Lion's frightened shouts, he raced to help. Mouse quickly chewed through the ropes to make a hole in the net. Soon, Lion moved out and was free. Lion looked down at the little mouse. \"Thank you for saving my life,\" said Lion, smiling his widest smile. \"I was mistaken. You are not a powerless little mouse. You are a great friend!\" Question: How did Mouse wake up Lion? Options: A: He made a hole in the net. B: He shouted at Lion angrily. C: He tripped over Lion's paws. D: He prepared a delicious meal for Lion.\nA: C\n\n\nQ: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Tea, coffee and cocoa are three major drinks all over the world. Tea is drunk by the largest number of people in the world. Tea, as well as silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export since then. Tea has a history of over 4 , 000 years and China is the home of tea. In ancient China, tea was used as a kind of medicine, while nowadays people drink tea daily. Longjing, Pu'er, Wulong and Tieguanyin are all famous tea. Thanks to the mild climate and rich soil in Fujian, Zhejiang and Yunnan, tea is produced mainly in these provinces. The word for tea in different languages came from Chinese, like \"cha'i\" in Russian. And the Japanese character for tea is written exactly the same as it is in Chinese. Over the past centuries, Chinese people have developed their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on. Tea is also popular in some sayings, like \" \" In dances, songs, poems and novels, tea is often mentioned. loo. ,A, B, C, D,. (10) Question: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? Options: A: Tea, cocoa and silk are important Chinese exports. B: Tea has more than 1, 000 years of history. C: Japan is the home of tea. D: In ancient China, people used t\nA: D\n\n\nQ: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Basketball stars become hip-hop singers. It's true. In NBA, hip-hop music is very popular. Many of the players, like Shaquille O'Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers, write rap words when they travel on planes from one city to another. Some of them even have rap radio shows and others perform in music video. When some of the younger stars play basketball, they even try to look like hip-hop singers. \"Hip-hop is just part of their culture,\" says one player. \"All of us grew up listening to rap and playing basketball, and rappers grew up doing the same thing.\" Master P. is a famous rap star who wants to become a basketball player. Two NBA teams have invited him to join them. They enjoy listening to his music. An NBA player has become a rapper. He has made four successful rap albums . NBA has a closer connection to hip-hop than any other sports league. Question: Many NBA players _ rap words when they travel on planes. Options: A: learn B: write C: sing D: dance\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "A: B", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "(Q).\nWe all long for friendship, but how to make a friend? \"The best time to make a friend is before you need one.\" Joy Steven said. The following are some tips for you. People equal friends Friends usually begin with strangers. Getting in touch with other people is the first step to make a friend. Friends can't be made in empty air. Best friends take time to make. Friends understand friends Friends understand each other when talking. Many unpleasant personal quarrels can be avoided if you will take the time to understand others' feelings and points of view. Friends touch friends Touching is a warm from of communication between friends. When you see best friends communicating, you will notice them stand close together, touch each other comfortably and listen to each other. Sometimes a friendly touch is more powerful than words. Friends praise friends Praise is a powerful tool to make a friend. Honest praise can affect your friends' lives. So try to praise your friends, including your general ones. Friends can loyal and trustworthy Trust and loyalty go hand in hand for friends. Friends can share secrets with you, because good friends never break confidence and are loyal forever. The passage mainly tells us _ . A) how to communicate with a friend B) how to develop friendship C) when to make a friend D) how to praise a friend\n(A).\nB\n\n\n(Q).\n.\" Those words were some of the last penned by George Eastman. He included them in his suicide note. They mark an ignoble end to a noble life, the leave taking of a truly great man. The same words could now be said for the company he left behind. Actually, the Eastman Kodak Company is through. It has been mismanaged financially, technologically and competitively. For 20 years, its leaders have foolishly spent down the patrimony of a century's prosperity. One of America's bedrock brands is about to disappear, the Kodak moment has passed. But George Eastman is not how he died, and the Eastman Kodak Company is not how it is being killed. Though the ends be needless and premature, they must not be allowed to overshadow the greatness that came before. Few companies have done so much good for so many people, or defined and lifted so profoundly the spirit of a nation and perhaps the world. It is impossible to understand the 20th Century without recognizing the role of the Eastman Kodak Company. Kodak served mankind through entertainment, science, national defense and the stockpiling of family memories. Kodak took us to the top of Mount Suribachi and to the Sea of Tranquility. It introduced us to the merry old Land of Oz and to stars from Charlie Chaplin to John Wayne, and Elizabeth Taylor to Tom Hanks. It showed us the shot that killed President Kennedy, and his brother bleeding out on a kitchen floor, and a fallen Martin Luther King Jr. on the hard balcony of a Memphis motel. When that sailor kissed the nurse, and when the spy planes saw missiles in Cuba, Kodak was the eyes of a nation. From the deck of the Missouri to the grandeur of Monument Valley, Kodak took us there. Virtually every significant image of the 20th Century is a gift to posterity from the Eastman Kodak Company. In an era of easy digital photography, when we can take a picture of anything at any time, we cannot imagine what life was like before George Eastman brought photography to people. Yes, there were photographers, and for relatively large... The person releasing the shutter (Paragraph 5) was the one _ . A) who took the photograph B) who wanted to have a photo taken C) whose decisions shaped the Eastman Kodak Company D) whose smiles could long be seen by their children\n(A).\nA\n\n\n(Q).\nTokyo: The world's oldest man, retired Japanese silkworm breeder Yukichi Chuganji, died in his home at the age of 114, on Monday. Family members found him dead on his mattress. Born on March 23, 1889, Chuganji worked as a silkworm breeder and bank employee after leaving school. He also served as a community welfare officer. He had been in god health, talking daily with his family members. Washington: Every American dislikes people who talk on cell phones while driving, even those who do that kind of act. In the State of New Jersey, 84 percent of 968 cell phone owners said in recent telephone survey that they would support a state ban on the use of cell phones while driving. However, 42 percent of cell phone owners also said they used the devices \"very often\" or \"sometimes\" while driving. Although most agree that the banning is good, only 38 percent believed such a ban would be easy to enforce . New York: A woman in the US who was being attacked by a dog said she was saved from further harm when her 13-year-old daughter distracted the dog by screaming \"You want a piece of me?\" and kicked it repeatedly in the head. Jane Howell said she and her daughter, Elizabeth, were taking a walk around the neighborhood on Saturday evening when they came across he big dog, unchained. The main idea of the second news is _ . A) most Americans don't like cell phone B) a ban on the use of cell phones has been made C) few people use cell phones while driving D) using cell phones while driving will be banned because most Americans don't like it\n(A).\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "D", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "input: OPTIONS:\n- She was a little lighter.\n- She was just all right.\n- She needed to eat more and exercise more.\n- She was a little bit heavy. Now, answer this question: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: A man made a nice talking machine. It could weigh people. The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of these kinds of machines. He put the machine into the waiting room of a station . There were always lots of people in and out there. The first one began to use the machine. It was an Indian woman. When she stand on the machine, the machine thought for a few minutes to decide which language it should speak. \"Good morning, madam,\" it said in Indian. \"Your weight is 72 kilos. That's three kilos more. If you eat more fruit and vegetables, you will be soon all right. Wish you a nice day.\" The second one who used the machine was a nice Chinese girl. She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. \"Good morning , Miss ,\"the machine said in Chinese. \"Your weight is 45 kilos. It's all right for your age and height. Go on to eat what you eat every day. Wish you a nice day.\" The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman. She thought for a long time before standing on the machine. But as soon as she stood on the machine, the machine spoke quickly in English , \"Good morning . Will one of you get off?\" Question: What did the machine tell the Indian woman? Answer:\nA:\noutput: She was a little bit heavy.\n\ninput: OPTIONS:\n- Katherine's work is very helpful and meaningful\n- thespread of malaria in Africa will be more serious\n- everychild in Africa gets a net with Katherine's help\n- Katherinehas received much money from NBN Now, answer this question: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Katherine Com male is an 11-year-old girl from Pennsylvania. At the age of five she began raising money to buy nets for children in Africa to help stop the spread of malaria . When she was five, Katherine learnt about malaria in Africa. She learnt that every 30 seconds a child died from this disease. She, also learnt that people wouldn't get that disease if they had enough bed nets. \"I was really sad to learn that a child died every half a minute because of malaria.\" Says Katherine, \"I wanted to send nets right away, so that's what I did.\" Five-year-old Katherine made presentations at churches and schools. She told students and others how important bed nets were for Africans. After people heard the presentations, many of them donated money. Katherine sent the money to NBN. NBN is an organization that sends bed nets to Africa. Besides,every holiday Katherine makes something called \" net gift certificate\" with the help of her friends and brothers. On each l0-dollar certificate there is a message. It explains that a bed net would be sent to Africa. When more certificate orders come, Katherine gets help from students in her school. Katherine has helped to raise $200,000 for NBN. \"It makes me proud to help African children. I won't stop working until everyone in Africa has a bed net.\" says Katherine. Question: It can be inferred from the passage that _ . Answer:\nA:\noutput: Katherine's work is very helpful and meaningful\n\ninput: OPTIONS:\n- People seldom use capital letters or punctuation marks.\n- Many people draw pictures.\n- People only use the mouse instead of the keyboard.\n- People never use the \"shift\" key. Now, answer this question: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: If you've been joining in chat room conversations, or trading e-mail with net pals , you have become one of the millions who write in a special, short form of English. Throughout the world, every night children and their elders are \"talking\" online -- many of them are talking at the same time. It's fast: trying talking to six people once. It's convenient: three or four words per exchange. It takes cleverness, concentration and quick fingers. And it requires very simple language. There's neither time nor space for explanations. Why waste valuable time telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB (=\"be\" right back) will do? Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI (=\"pardon\" me for jumping in). Interested in whom you're talking to? Type A/S/L, the common request to know your pal's age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a reply from your pal. If something makes you laugh, say you're OTF (=\"on\" the floor), or LOL (=\"laughing\" out loud), or join the two into ROTFL (=\"rolling\" on the floor laughing). And when it's time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG (=\"got\" to go) or TTYL (=\"talk\" to you later). People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing feeling, as it takes more time to hold down the \"shift\" key and use capitals. Punctuation is going too. Question: Which of the following is a way to save online time? Answer:\nA:\noutput:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "People seldom use capital letters or punctuation marks.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: I have a rule of travel: never carry a map. I prefer to ask for directions. Foreign visitors are often puzzled in Japan because most streets there don't have names. In Japan, people tell landmarks in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, \" Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and pass a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.\" In the countryside of the American Midwest, usually there are not many landmarks. There are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distance. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, \" Go north two miles, turn west, and then go another mile.\" People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map. They measure distance by means of time, not miles. \"How far away is the post office?\" you ask. \"Oh,\" they answer, \"it's about five minutes from here.\" You say, \" Yes, but how many miles away is it?\" They don' t know. People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because visitors seldom understand the Greek language. Instead of giving you the direction, a Greek often says, \" Follow me.\" Then he will lead you through the streets of the city to the post office. Sometimes a person doesn't know the answer to your question. What happens then? A New Yorker might say, \" Sorry, I have no idea.\" But in Yuchatan, Mexico, no one answers \" I don't know.\" People in Yucatan think that \" I don't know\" is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can get very lost in Yucatan. However, one thing will help you everywhere---- in Japan, in the United States, in Greece, in Mexico, or in any other places. You might not understand a person's words, but maybe you can understand his body language. He or she will usually turn and then point in the correct direction. Go in that direction and you may find the post office. Question: In which place do people tell distance by means of time? - Japan. - Los Angeles. - Greece. - Yucatan.\nLos Angeles.\n\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: Family relationship, love and friendship are the three most important emotions in the world. Family relationship is the inborn connection, which you can't avoid or choose at will. Love, for a student, is not always within our reach and as for friendship, personally, it's most important. Nowadays, it is common to see friendship in colleges or middle schools. What is difficult is how to deal with personal contacts between different sexes. The key is to know how to tell love from friendship. The term, friend, covers a much wider range of meanings. It can be a nodding acquaintance, a comrade, a confident , a partner, a playmate, a brother, etc. Everyone needs friendship. No one can sail the ocean of life single handed. We need help from, and also give help to, others. In the modern age, people attach more importance to relations and connections. Without stars, the night sky won't be so beautiful; without friendship, our life won't be meaningful. With friendship, life is happy and harmonious. So, friendship may be a quiet walk in the park with the one you trust if possible, while love is the company you are always feeling like keeping. And friendship is when someone gazes into your eyes, you feel only care and calm while love is when someone gazes into your eyes, you will not keep calm. Love is not a word spoken out easily. In a way, love is selfish, while friendship is selfless and extensive. Love is not necessarily to be returned. But friendship needs something in exchange. You can't wish \"let there be love in our hearts\", for love needs enough time to sow, to water and to take good care of and also needs a rosy, calm, relaxed, emotional and private atmosphere. With such heavy feelings of high pressure and nervousness, do you think the schoolyard the proper field for us middle school students to sow our love? Question: Why is it difficult for the students to deal with personal contacts between different sexes? - Students can't tell love from friendship. - Schools lack correct and strict control. - Students lack great expectations. - Students' learning load is too heavy.\nStudents can't tell love from friendship.\n\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: Sailing Through History A group of 1,309 passengers boarded the MSBalmoralon Sunday, in Southampton, England, on a voyage to retrace the path of theTitanic. TheTitanicwas the biggest ship in the world when it sailed on its ill-fated maiden voyage in 1912. Of the 2,227 passengers and crew aboard, more than 1,500 died. The ship, which was headed to New York City, carried the rich and famous on its first voyage. It also carried immigrants, who were seeking a better life in America. Relatives of people who sailed on theTitanic, historians, authors and people fascinated by the story of the unsinkable ship, are on theBalmoral. They want to remember the doomed ship and those who died on her first and last voyage. The historic liner had set sail on April 10, 1912, from Southampton. Late at night on April 14, she hit an iceberg. In the early morning hours of April 15, theTitanicsank. TheBalmoralis followingTitanic's original route from Southampton. First, the modern-day cruise liner docked in the port of Cherbourg, France, where theTitanichad picked up more passengers. On Monday afternoon, theBalmoralstops in Cobh, Ireland, theTitanic's last port of call before sailing to New York. Balmoralwill then cruise the North Atlantic Ocean to the location whereTitanichit an iceberg that ripped the ship's hull . On Sunday, April 15, at 2:20 a.m.--the time theTitanicwent down--passengers and crew will hold a memorial service. The next two days will be spent in Halifax, Canada, where many victims of the sinking are buried. Then, theBalmoralwill reach its final destination in New York City, whereTitanicwas supposed to dock--but never did. Until today, several teams of divers have explored the site. They have recovered some items such as dishes and silverware and put them on public display. And more trips are planned to the wreckage in the future. TheTitanicand its passengers and crew have been remembered in books, movies and TV programs. But there's a much more important contribution thatTitanicgave us. After she sank, lawmakers... Question: How many countries does the Balmoral reach before sailing to New York? - Two. - Three. - Four. - five.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Two.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Question: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Many ESL (English as a Second Language) students in the United States enroll in academic preparation programs and are in their late teens or early twenties. This is often a time when students are looking back on childhood in a different way. Their childhood memories and their viewpoint on those memories can be very useful for the production of wonderfully creative writing. For this project, the students began in class by closing their eyes and trying to return to their childhood years in order to bring early memories to their mind. After imagining for a few minutes, they began to tell each other what they remembered about those years and tried to describe a particular incident that stood out in their memories. That evening they wrote in their journals about the incident, embellishing the story as much as possible. The next day, they read the story to a different partner and got feedback . The partner's job was to: ask more questions to bring back the writer's memory; help the writer make sure that past tense verbs were used correctly, focusing on the difference between those things that were still true and needed present tense and those things that belonged specifically to the past. Two days later, students made necessary changes or additions and turned in a typed copy of their story. I then made my own comments about their work and asked them to revise their work. The third draft produced some very good work. Question: A partner may help do the following things EXCEPT _ . Options: A: make the memory more complete B: find spelling mistakes C: check the tense of the verbs D: give some feedback\nAnswer: B\n\nQuestion: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Lots of kids hate school, a new study found. Usually this kind of feeling doesn't last long. But what happens if you feel this way too much? School is a fact of life and getting a good education can help you build the kind of future life you want. So let's talk about school and what to do when you don't like it. If you don't like school, the first step is to find out why. You might not like school because you don't have enough friends, or maybe you don't get along with your teacher. Sometimes it's a big problem with your classes and school-work. You may be getting farther and farther behind, and it may seem like you'll never catch up. When you know why you don't like school, you can start taking steps to make things better. It's a good idea to talk to someone about your problems with school. Your mum, dad, teacher or school counselor will be able to help you. Another good idea is to write down your feelings about school in a notebook. It's a great way to let out emotions . Remember, you don't have to share what you've written with others. Question: If you don't like school, the first step is to_. Options: A: find out the reasons B: go to see a doctor C: ask your parents for help D: leave school for a short time\nAnswer: A\n\nQuestion: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: No more batteries,no more chargers and no more wires.This is the future promised by \"wireless power\".a means of broadcasting electricity through the air to laptops,iPods and other gadgets without the need for cables and sockets . Wireless lighting,audio speakers and digital picture frames are expected to be among the first commercial products exhibited in Las Vegas this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show,the world's biggest gadgets tradeshow. Experts believe this is just the beginning and that eventually wireless electricity could do for battery life what WiFi did for,the Internet.In a world without wires,laptop users in cafes and airport terminals would be inside an \"electricity hotspot\" and no longer have to delve an awkwardly located socket. \"You'd be able to buy.a desk that charged any gadget placed on it, or power any PC you put on top,\" said James Holland,editor of gadgets website Eleetricpig.co.uk.\"If each room had wireless power,you'd know that once you walked through the front door your nmbile would start charging up--even while still in your bag or pocket.You'd never need to hunt for the right charger again.\" Among the companies showcasing the ambitions technology at CES is Power Beam.Its system turns electricity into an invisible laser, then beams it as heat,across the room to a solar cell that conveys it back into dectricity. David Graham,the co-founder of Power Beam,said:\"We're going to delete the word 'recharge' from the English dictionary.If your,cell phone is recharging on your desk.all day,you won't be thinking about.it.\" The Silicon Valley company can currently use a laser to generate about 1.5 watts of power to _ a solar.cell 10 meters away.This, sould be enough to power an electronic speaker or small LED lights,but not enough to operate a laptop,which requires about 30 to 50 watts.However,Graham said that the technology could comfortably be scaled up . Power Beam insists its laser does not lead to a risk to users' health because it is simply moving heat from one place... Question: Which of the following statements is TRUE? Options: A: The laser does harm to people's health. B: The gadgets like audio speakers have been shown at the International Consumer Electronics Show this week. C: The word 'recharge' has been deleted from the English dictionary. D: The technology Can also save energy because it would not work when unnecessary.\nAnswer:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "D", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: About a year ago, if you had asked who Dinara Safina was the answer would have been: \"She is Marat. Safin's younger sister.\" Back then she was overshadowed by her wonder brother. But now she has made a name for herself: the world No. 1 player in women's tennis. The 22-year-old Russian. will overtake Serena Williams of the prefix = st1 /USfor top ranking on April 20. \"Before, every place I go, I am Marat's sister. Nothing else,\" she told New York Times. \"I always wanted to be myself, and now finally the results are coming, and people can know me as Dinara Satina.\" Safina has made it to two great event finals, in the 2008 French and in this year's Australian Open, and won a silver medal in the Beijing Olympic Games. Clearly; family isn't the only connection Safina's and her brother share. Both of their DNA burns with competitive fire. Satin has held the distinction for years of being a hot tempered player on Court. When he lost his temper, he would break a racket . Safina is as emotionally explosive as her brother. A headline in the newspaper The Australian once described her as \"mad as a snake\". The Sydney Morning Herald, during the Australian Open, summed up Safina's volatile emotional state with the headline: \"Satina goes from basket case to top of the world.\" It's not rare for a family to have two top tennis players. Safina's father owns a tennis academy and her mother worked as a coach. \"I had no choice but to become a tennis player, but I don't mind being a tennis player,\" Safina said. From this talented family she is also given one of her best weapons on court, her size. She is 1.82 meters tall and Weighs 70 kg. But it is hard work that led her to her recent Success. \"I hope to prove to everyone over the coming months that I deserve the honor of being world No. 1,\" she said. Question: Which of the following doesn't contribute to Satina's success? Answer:\n\nOPTIONS:\n- Her hard work and strong competitiveness.\n- Her emotional explosion and volatile emotional state.\n- The fact that she is 1.82 meters tall and weighs 70 kg.\n- The fact that her parents are two good tennis players.\n\nA: Her emotional explosion and volatile emotional state.\n\n\ninput: OPTIONS:\n- A new book about Harry Potter.\n- A theme park about Harry Potter.\n- What people will see in the theme park.\n- Something about Harry Potter. Now, answer this question: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park will open in Florida in 2009,and will provide attractions and rides based on places from the Harry Potter books. The novels' author JK Rowling has already given her blessing to the project. She said,\"The plans I've seen look unbelievably exciting, and I don't think fans of the books or films will be disappointed.\" Stuart Craig, the man in charge of the design of the park, is an Oscar-winning production designer who worked on the Harry Potter films so it should be faithful to JK Rowling's vision. Stuart Craig said, \"Our primary goal is to make sure this experience is an authentic extension of Harry Potter's world as it is _ in the books and films.\" Visitors to the park will be able to explore some of their favourite places from the book such as the village of Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forest and, of course, Hogwarts Castle, where Harry goes to school. Although fans can look forward to a holiday in the Harry Potter theme park, many will be saddened by the fact that the best-selling series is now drawing to a close. The final instalment in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will be published on 21 July, and to mark the event JK Rowling is to read extracts from the book to a select audience at midnight on the day of publication. Rowling has announced that two characters die in the final book, but has not revealed if Harry is one of them so fans will have to wait to find out the fate of their magical hero. Question: What's the passage mainly about? Answer:\nA:\noutput: A theme park about Harry Potter.\n\n\nRead the following article and answer the question. Article: In the traditional marriage, the man worked at a job to earn money for the family. Most men worked in an office, a factory, or some other place away from the home. Since the man earned the money, they paid the bills. The money was used for food, -clothes, the house, and other family needs, the man made most of the decisions. He was the boss. In the traditional marriage, the woman seldom worked away from the house. She stayed at home to care for the children and her husband. She cooked meals, cleaned the house, washed the clothes, and did other housework. Her job at home was very important. In recent years, many couples continues to have a traditional relationship of the kind. The man has a job and earns the money for the family. The woman stays at home and cared for the children and the house. Many Americans are happy with the kind of marriage. But some other Americans have a different impression of marriage and family responsibilities. There are two important differences in male and female roles now. One is that both men and women have many more choices. They may choose to marry or to stay single. They may choose to work or stay at home. Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them. A second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared. The husband and wife may choose to have children, or they may not. If they have children, the man takes care of them some of the time, all of the time or not at all. The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children, or she may vant to go to work. Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage. Many married people now share these decisions and responsibilities of their families. Question: In recent years _ . Answer:\n\nOPTIONS:\n- young couples refuse the traditional relationship\n- the woman has a job and earns the money for the family\n- the woman doesn' t stay at home and care for the children and the house\n- the role of men and women has begun to change\n\nAnswer: the role of men and women has begun to change\n\n\nProblem:OPTIONS:\n- dad's silence\n- mom's help\n- dad's love\n- mom's words\n\nRead the following article and answer the question. Article: When I was young, my father used to grow carnations ----- a kind of flower which was red, pink and white. He took care of them with much love and devotion. Every day he came back home from work, he would enjoy watching them. Everyone who saw them admired them for their beauty. And he used to tell us, \"No one should touch my flowers.\" One day, my younger sister Clemence, who loved dad very much, wanted to help him. So she cut the carnations from their stems one by one and arranged them on the ground. She believed that dad would be very pleased to see them that way. When mom and I realized what my sister had done, we became completely speechless. However, my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation. When my dad arrived, he went straight to see the flowers as usual. Seeing his flowers lying on the ground like dead animals, he was shocked at first. He looked towards the street to see if it was any of the neighbor's children who could have done it. Then he looked at mom in silence. Finally mom, who always taught us to tell the truth no matter what, said, \"No bad neighbors did this great job, only your lovely daughter Clemence.\" Dad's face changed into a smile and then he said, \"Do I have a better flower than my lovely daughter?\" My younger sister smiled and hugged dad strongly. Question: What caused my younger sister to smile and hug dad strongly? Answer:\n****\nA:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "dad's love", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Article: My name is Zhang Lin. Today is my birthday. I am nine years old. Mom and Dad get a big cake for me. I like it very much. It is on the table now. There are some other things on the table, too. Such as apples, oranges, juice, chicken and some fish. I'm thirsty now. I want a bottle of orange juice. My friends Li Fan and Bing Jie are coming. They are knocking at the door. I have no time to drink. I must open the door now. Question: _ are knocking at the door. Yes or no, is the answer \"Zhang Lin's friends\"?\nYes\n\nArticle: Mr. Hunt came from a poor family. He had three brothers and two sisters. His father worked hard but wasn't paid much. And his mother did all the housework at home. They were both able but they couldn't get enough money for their family. Mr. Hunt was in school for only three years and he had to stop to help his parents though he was good at his lessons. When he was sixteen, he came to the city and began to work in a small factory. He learned from an old worker and became a skilled worker. The old worker liked him and married his daughter to him. The young man did not have his own house and had to live with his parents-in-law. His mother-in-law always thought he was poor and often chattered. So the young man tried to save everything and hoped to have his own house. It was one fine Sunday. The old woman wanted to have a picnic on the top of the hill. She told Mr. Hunt to drive her car. But sometimes she told him to turn left and sometimes to turn right. The young man had to listen to her. At a crossing the lights were red but she made him turn left. The policeman stopped them and told the young man to give his license to him. \"If I did wrong, sir,\" said Mr. Hunt, \"It was my mother-in-law's fault . She was driving the car though she sat behind me!\" Question: Which of the following is wrong? Yes or no, is the answer \"The old woman herself drove the car that day.\"?\nNo\n\nQ: Article: Do you know why people look the way they look? What inside our bodies makes us grow in a certain way? The answer is DNA. It was first discovered by a young Swiss doctor in 1868. DNA is like a computer program for your body. Almost every cell in your body includes DNA. The way DNA in the cell decides why you are the way you are. For example your friend might have larger ears than you. This is because their DNA is different from yours. DNA lives in the cell and is ordered in a structure called a \"double helix \". In each double helix there are links called as chromosomes . These chromosomes are made from four bases that arrange themselves in millions of different ways. The way these bases choose to line up is what makes the DNA code for that cell. DNA is also called a \"gene \". This is a very interesting thing. Genes are passed down from your parents. That is why you might have the same smile like your dad's or mom's! In February, scientists found the skeleton of Richard III, King of England from 1483-1485, under a car park in England. It seems unlikely that scientists could identify a 527-year-old skeleton. However, they matched the skeleton's DNA to a sample from one of his direct descendants . How amazing! Question: _ discovered DNA. Yes or no, is the answer \"A Swiss doctor\"?\nA: Yes\n\nQuestion: Article: Now throwing shoes at President Bush is a popular game on the Internet. It turns out that there are times when it's good to throw shoes. After leaving his office in the center of the city, a young man bought a new car and drove it from the city to his home. He was very happy and the car ran very fast. Suddenly, a shoe hit the car door . The man got very angry. He jumped out of the car and caught a boy who still had a shoe in his hand. \"Who are you? Why did you do that?\" the young man shouted at the boy. \"I'm sorry. But I don't know what else to do. My sister has been hurt. I cried for help but nobody stopped,\" the boy said. The man looked around and saw a girl by the road. Her leg was bleeding . \"She is my sister. She wanted to cross the road but fell out of her wheelchair. She is too heavy for me. I can't get her back into the _ . \"The man was moved. He helped the bleeding girl back into her wheelchair. \"Thank you. You're so kind,\" said the little boy. Life speaks to our hearts. Sometimes we don't have time to listen and it will throw a shoe at us. Question: Why did the boy throw the shoe? Yes or no, is the answer \"Because her sister was hurt.\"?\nAnswer: Yes\n\n*Question*\nArticle: It was hard being the younger of two sisters. I got all the hand-me-downs . I never got to do anything first and my teachers always said, \"Oh, you're Jenny's little sister.\" \"No, I am Lauren!\" I never liked being the younger. Jenny and I got along with a few fights here and there. Then a few years ago, Jenny and I were in a car accident. She was okay, but I had a large scar on my face. I was very sad. Jenny told me I shouldn't worry about the scar. One day we were riding home from school on the bus. A boy named Jordan made fun of me about my scar. This went on for about a month. Finally I broke down and told Jenny about him. She was angry. When Jordan made fun of me the next time, Jenny stood up, walked to where he was sitting and said something into his ear. I didn't know exactly what she said, but Jordan never said a single word to me again. So, even though getting all of the hand-me-downs might not be the best, I was very happy to have a big sister like Jenny. When anyone asks now, I will tell them, \"Yes, I'm Jenny's little sister.\" ,. Question: . On the bus, Jordan often _ . Yes or no, is the answer \"made fun of Lauren\"?\n**Answer**\nNo\n\n(Question)\nArticle: The early history of the city of Rome involves Romulus and Remus,two orphan boys who,legend says,were raised by a she-wolf.The boys' mother had been murdered by an evil king and the two babies tossed into the river Tiber.When the wolf found them they had washed up on the shore.She perhaps took pity on the crying of the babies and,gently picking them up in her teeth,she carried them back to her cave and fed them on her milk.The boys grew bigger and stronger and,eventually,were found by a herdsman who took them home.He and his wife raised the boys like their own children.When they reached manhood they sought revenge on the king who had killed their mother and driven them from their home. They decided to build a city.Unfortunately,they argued over the appropriate site and Romulus killed his brother Remus.Romulus ruled this city -- called Roma -- for thirty-seven years. The city of Rome is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world.If you travel there you can see a statue of the two baby boys feeding from their mother - the wolf. Question: What is the main idea of the passage? Yes or no, is the answer \"Romulus established the city of Rome.\"?\n(Answer)\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "No", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Given a document, generate a short title of the document. The title should convey the main idea/event/topic about which the document is being written. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].\n\nInput: Consider Input: The executive Eric Alexander not only obtained the medical records of the victim who was an Uber customer in India but shared them with other executives according to Recode which first reported his firing. Uber fired Alexander on Tuesday over the medical records issue the New York Times reported.\nUber confirmed to Business Insider that Alexander is no longer employed by the company but declined to comment further on the circumstances.\n Alexander obtained the victim's medical records and showed them to Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and Emil Michael the company's VP of business according to the report. Alexander continued to carry the records around for a year until other executives obtained a copy of them and destroyed his copy of the records Recode reported.\nIt's unclear how Alexander obtained the medical records. Photos online show that Alexander was in Delhi in December 2014 for multiple days of police questioning.\nDespite Uber's top executives allegedly knowing Alexander had obtained the rape victim's medical records he remained employed by the company for the last three years.\nOn Tuesday Uber announced the initial results of an investigation into charges of harassment and other complaints at the company. Although Alexander 's acquiring of the victim's medical records was among the 215 complaints investigated he wasn't among the 20 people the company said it had fired in response to them according to Recode.\n\nOutput: Uber fires Eric Alexander who allegedly obtained medical records\n\n\nInput: Consider Input: Comments on Michael Jackson on the day of his memorial service:\n \"I'm here representing millions of fans around the world who grew up listening to Michael being inspired and loving Michael from a distance. ... Somehow when Michael Jackson sang and when he danced ... we felt he was right there. ... He made you believe in yourself.\" -- Queen Latifah.\n \"When he did his iconic moonwalk I was shocked. It was magic. Michael Jackson went into orbit and never came down. Though it ended way too soon Michael's life was beautiful.\" -- Motown Records founder Berry Gordy.\n \"This is a moment that I wish that I didn't live to see come. But as much as I can say that and mean it I do know that God is good and I do know that as much as we may feel -- and we do -- that we need Michael here with us God must have needed him far more.\" -- Stevie Wonder.\n \"Michael was a personal love of mine. A treasured part of my world ... \" -- Smokey Robinson reading a note from longtime Jackson friend Diana Ross at Tuesday's memorial service in Los Angeles.\n \"We miss you Michael.\" -- Mariah Carey after singing \"I'll Be There\" at Jackson's memorial service.\nJackson at Elizabeth Taylor's 1991 wedding.\n \"Michael was a personal love of mine. A treasured part of my world ... \" -- Smokey Robinson reading a note from longtime Jackson friend Diana Ross at Tuesday's memorial service in Los Angeles.\n \"There are certain people in our popular culture that just capture people's imaginations. And in death they become even larger. Now I have to admit that it's also fed by a 24/7 media that is insatiable.\" -- President Barack Obama who was asked about the outpouring of emotion related to Michael Jackson's death during an interview with CBS while he was in Moscow.\n \"He was a true gift and there are very few that have come to the magnitude of influence that he had on the world.\" -- Neil Portnow president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.\n\nOutput: Quotes about Jackson on day of memorial service\n\n\nInput: Consider Input: Jose Abreu is building an impressive collection of souvenir baseballs.\nThe White Sox first baseman kept the ball he hit for a triple to complete his first cycle earlier this month and on Saturday night he added another for his trophy case. Abreu became the third player in major-league history to begin his career with four seasons of 25-plus home runs and 100-plus RBIs.\n\"It feels good to get this goal this accomplishment \" Abreu said through a team interpreter following the Sox's 8-2 loss to the Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field. \"It's very special for me (and) for my family too. I want to thank the White Sox organization for the opportunity (manager Rick Renteria) my teammates and all the guys that have been supporting me through my career especially this year.\n Abreu joined some impressive company: Joe DiMaggio (1936-39) and Albert Pujols (2001-04).\n\"Every time that your name is around two of the greatest people in baseball you have to feel good because that means that you have done something special \" said Abreu who has been playing through a shin injury.\n Abreu 's celebration was muted by the loss which snapped a modest two-game winning streak. Abreu knocked in both runs against Royals starter Danny Duffy with a first-inning single that scored rookie Yoan Moncada for Abreu 's 99th RBI and a groundout to third that drove in Willy Garcia in the seventh. That gave Sox players a reason to celebrate during a game — and a season — without a whole lot of highlights.\n\"As much as all the different things are going on for us as a team and as an organization you still have one guy that continues to be now for the fourth season a part of an elite class \" Renteria said. \"Everybody was feeling it for ( Abreu ).\"\nThe Sox's bullpen imploded as the Royals scored three in the seventh and two in the eighth to put the game out of reach. All that remained was Abreu 's chance at history and he got it when he came to the plate with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh and delivered the run-scoring grounder.\n\"This is a reward for the effort and all the work you put in for preparation for your season \" Abreu said. \"It's special when you get this kind of result and consistency in your stats. This organization maybe we are not in the position we want to be right now as a team but I know that better times are to come.\"\n\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Output: Jose Abreu reaches rare milestone for White Sox in 8\n\n\n", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Ques:Read the article and select the best answer. Article: No woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying often attributed to(...) the late Duchess of Windsor represents much of the strange spirit of our times. Being thin is assumed as such a virtue. The problem with such a view is that some people actually attempt to live by it. I myself have fantasies of slipping into narrow designer clothes. Consequently, I have been on a diet for the better --or worse-- part of my life. Being rich wouldn't be bad either, but that won't happen unless an unknown dies suddenly in some distant land, leaving me millions of dollars. Where did we go off the track? When did eating butter become a sin , and a little bit of extra flesh unappealing, if not unpleasant? All religions have certain days when people stop from eating and overeating is one of Christianity's seven deadly sins. However, until quite recently, most people had a problem getting enough to eat. In some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable high morals, and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being. Today the opposite is true. We have shifted to thinness as our new mark of virtue. The result is that being fat -- or even only somewhat overweight -- is bad because it implies a lack of moral strength. Our obsession with thinness is also fueled by health concerns. It is true that in this country we have more overweight people than ever before, and that in many cases, being overweight correlates with an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease. These diseases, however, may have as much to do with our way of life and our high-fat diets as with excess weight. And the associated risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more of a dietary problem -- too much fat and a lack of fiber -- than a weight problem. The real concern, then, is not that we weigh too much, but that we neither exercise enough nor eat well. Exercise is necessary for strong bones and both heart and lung health. A balanced diet without a lot of fat can also help the body avoid many diseases. We should surely stop paying so much... Question: In the eyes of the author, an odd phenomenon nowadays is that _ . Options: A: looking slim is a symbol of having a large fortune B: being thin is viewed as a much desired quality C: the Duchess of Windsor is regarded as a woman of virtue D: religious people are not necessarily virtuous\n\nAns:B\n-----\nQues:Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Bill Gates and the president of General Motors have met for lunch, and Bill is going on and on about computer technology. \"If automotive technology had kept pace with computer technology over the past few decades, you would now be driving a V-32 instead of a V-8, and it would have a top speed of 10,000 miles per hour,\" says Gates. \"Or you could have an economy car that weighs 30 pounds and gets a thousand miles to a gallon of gas. In either case, the sticker price of a new car would be less than $ 50. Why haven't you guys kept up?\" The president of GM smiles and says, \"Because the federal government won't let us build cars that crash four times a day.\" Why is that funny (or not funny, as the ease may be)? Human beings love to laugh, and the average adult laughs 17 times a day. Humans love to laugh so much that there are actually industries built around laughter. Jokes, siteoms and comedies are all designed to get us laughing, because laughing feels good. For us it seems so natural, but the funny thing is that humans are the only species that laughs. Laughter is actually a complex response that involves many of the same skills used in solving problems. Laughter is a great thing--that's why we've all heard the saying, \"Laughter is the best medicine.\" There is strong evidence that laughter can actually improve health and help fight disease. When we look at laughter--what it is, what happens in our brains when we laugh, what makes us laugh and how it can make us healthier and happier, there's a huge amount about it that no one understands yet. Question: What is the writer likely to talk about next? Options: A: What is laughter? B: How do people laugh? C: When is laughter the best medicine? D: Where does laughter take place?\n\nAns:A\n-----\nQues:Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Do you know how to tell a story? The following are some tips: Who Will Listen? Will you tell your story to children of your own age? Will they be friends or young people you haven't met before? Perhaps you will tell it to younger children.Or, will it be an audience of adults? Will it be just a few people, a small group, or a large audience? Why Are You Telling It? There are many reasons for telling a story.Knowing why you are telling it may be the most helpful reason for choosing a story for a particular audience. Many storytellers choose tales just to entertain .They tell jokes or silly stories.Others want to teach something, such as how to be kinder to animals, the environment, or other people.One storyteller likes to encourage his listeners to try new things.Some babysitters tell stories to help children feel not afraid of thunder, lightning or scary shadows in their rooms.Others want to make people think or to help people remember.Some like to frighten their audiences with ghost stories. Where Will You Speak? How you tell your story and what story helpers you use depend on where you will be speaking.Will you be talking at an evening party, in your classroom, in a library storytelling program, at a family dinner, at a museum, at a storytelling festival, or during a religious program? Question: The purpose of knowing why you are telling a story is to _ . Options: A: choose stories suitable for a certain audience B: do something good to animals, the environment or other people C: decide what can help you D: satisfy different listeners\n\nAns:A\n-----\nQues:Read the article and select the best answer. Article: It was a long week for Amanda at school. She stayed after school to work on a special project three days in a row. When she got home on Friday, she dropped into the chair with a sigh. \"What's going on, Amanda?\" her dad asked as he was reading the newspaper. \"I have to create a webpage for my technology class, and it is taking a lot more time than I thought it would,\" Amanda answered. Her dad looked over his newspaper and asked Amanda what the webpage was about. \"It's about the difference between newspaper news and Internet news,\" Amanda said and added, \"I have to provide information, examples and illustrations .\" \"Sounds tough; do you have someone to help you?\" her dad asked. \"I have a partner named Zach,\" Amanda replied. \"We did research on the Internet today and found some pictures to use.\" Then Amanda explained to her father the main differences: newspaper news is printed on paper, and Internet news is published online; newspaper news is only available once a day, and Internet news is published almost as soon as the news happens; many newspapers don't even print a daily paper, and Internet news is published around the clock. Amanda's dad asked, \"Which type of news do you like better?\" \"I like Internet news better because I like to learn about the news when it happens,\" she answered. Her dad said, \"I still like newspaper news better because I like to hold the paper in my hands and turn the pages.\" Amanda dropped into her chair again and said, \"You are so old school, Dad.\" Question: Why did Amanda sigh when she came home? Options: A: She failed to pass the exam. B: She was tired of school life. C: She was worried about her school project. D: She made a mistake in her technology class.\n\nAns:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "C\n-----", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Problem: Write a positive (OPTIONS:\n- negative\n- positive) yelp review.\nA: Summer break coming to an end I went with my 5 year old and with my friends and their children who are 5 and 6 years old. We called ahead of time to ask if they have food there which all they have is vending machines so we came prepared packing lunches for all of us to eat. You now enter at the side where you used to enter near the library and there was a room with a tv where the homeless were. Before we never got bothered by them but at least we don't have to deal with it just in case. The first exhibit we encountered was the Smokey the Bear with an employee interacting with our kids with animal puppets and then marching around with those puppets pretending they were the animal. The kids LOVED this. I loved the different elements in this room which was all about the outdoors from safety of fires, camping, the stars etc. There are so many rooms to explore with different activities. We loved the big bubbles you can make or attempt to. The kids got to be inside a big bubble and an employee made a really large bubble which brought smiles to all the kids faces. Then the music area with dress up clothes and a stage. The kids enjoyed pretending they were performing for us. As we walked out to get our lunches we walked past some cool drums like what they use for Blue Man Group! Gotta take my daughter to see that Group. After seeing the smurfs my daughter loves Blue! Just teasing. We ended upstairs learning about nutrition, excercising and checking our heart rate. We ended with making sand art which was an additional fee of only $3.00 then to the art room where we (us adults too) learned to trace and transfer then color a piece we chose. Even though mine didn't personally look like Wonder Women I think for being in my 40's I might change careers and get into Art. Not! But kinda impressed. We had a great time here! Please Please bring snacks and water. If you forgot you may deal with a broken vending machine like I noticed when we came here.\n\n\nQ: negative\n\nA: I'll start by saying... The concept is great. Execution is a completely different story. We were excited about the menu and ordered quite an array of items. We ordered a burger and truffle fries, Greek pizza, ahi sirachi taco, hot-mame, and strawberry lemonade. Let's start by saying I understand that this is a new place... Get it. I understand that they didn't anticipate such traffic... Get it. So.... The key is to make your guest who will be visibly irritated at the chaos & lack of uniformity feel important and happy. That's not happening. The employees are just as confused as the people arriving!!! We walked in never having been here. WE see that it's crowded... Assume we have to wait, which is fine. The guy at the front wants to tell me about the menu.... I'm not dense or stupid.... Ill figure the menu out. What I would like you to do is answer how I'm to proceed with my 2 year old son and 1 year old nephew and two other members of my party. He tells me there is no list to put our names down on and it's first come first serve. The problem with that idea is that there was already a line out the door and people standing around waiting for tables...... Let's put it this way, it's just a shit fest. The Blind leading the blind. Yeah you can take it to go..... BUT GO WHERE?!?? The place is on a desolate road near the strip. They get a two because the food was good. The other three stars they can get if I ever decide to come back to this place after they work the kinks out and get their shit together.....oh & after I visit every other restaurant that we'd like to in Vegas..... You know... Where they have seats and a staff. Not just food and a register. The highlight was the strawberry lemonade... Which for the other two people with me was horrible, for me was great bc it wasn't sweet and literally tasted like strawberry, lemon, and water. **side note: while there they asked a couple to move to the bar bc they were taking up seats at a table for a bigger party...... And people were at the ALREADY busy register asking for boxes and trying to correct wrong orders. ...... A MESS!\n\n\nProblem: What would be an example of an positive (OPTIONS:\n- negative\n- positive) review?\n\nAnswer: This place is inside the 99 Ranch Market at the Chinese Cultural Center. When you walk in, make a right and keep going. Make sure you don't go to the \"combo plate\" steam table area -- Taiwan Express is in the corner. You order at the counter and wait about five minutes. The chicken pancake is a psychoactive delight. Also try the whole fish (a special once or twice a week for five bucks!) and the boba teas.\n\n\nInput: OPTIONS:\n- negative\n- positive.\nGenerate a negative review for a place\nOutput: I've been to this restaurant twice now, both times came away disappointed. Ordered a chicken sandwich the first time, it was the worst chicken sandwich I've ever had, and the service was extremely slow. Gave the place a second chance tonight, thinking that the first time was an anomaly, but my Hawaiian Calzone was barely luke warm, and consisted mostly of bread and pizza sauce, hardly any ham or pineapple. And, the service was extremely slow again. My daughter's chicken sandwich was just a chicken strip with some pizza sauce on a large hoagie role. She the chicken off the role and ate it by itself. We ordered an appetizer and they didn't bring it until they brought the main meals. I don't usually take the time to write reviews, but I just felt compelled to warn people to not go here, especially if they want to get in and out in less than two hours.\n\n\ninput: Write a negative yelp review (OPTIONS:\n- negative\n- positive).\noutput: Horrible service for gross overpriced food. Last weekend...we came to see an evening movie. First...:we sat for over half an hour in the lounge watching lazy staff stand around and chat...not one person even made eye contact to take our bar order. The server first brought wrong order...we are vegeterian ...we don't want chicken..then we found a long disgusting hair IN our popcorn! Oh, and for the record management....if you read this...we were charged for the awful experience, hair and all!!! We ordered a second beer and the server took the existing glass we were still drinking from after taking our second order!!! Today...came for an early kids movie....again horrible slow service and Yep...again...I had to ask twice for our popcorn...and next...we ordered a second beer...it never came!!!! This theater used to be classy and nice...now it's a trashy ghetto waste of time and money!!!! When will the owners or investors step in before its run into the ground! This is the Biltmore people! We don't come here for trashy lazy service!!! Let's see what manager takes the time to address this issue on here...\n\n\ninput: Write a positive yelp review (OPTIONS:\n- negative\n- positive).\noutput:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Very tasty gyro. It gets stuffed full of meat, vegetables, and sauce. Honestly, the stuffing full is what brings it a bit shy of 5 stars. While I appreciate the attention to quantity, the sandwich disintegrated in my hands before I could finish it, which made for a very messy lunch.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "\"Yes, and\" is a rule-of-thumb in improvisational comedy that suggests that a participant in a dialogue should accept what another participant has stated (\"Yes\") and then expand on that line of thought or context (\"and...\"). Given a prompt and two responses, identify which response is the type of \"yes, and\". Indicate your answer by 'Response 1' if the first response is correct, otherwise 'Response 2'. Note that a \"Yes, and\" does not require someone explicitly saying 'yes, and...' as part of a dialogue exchange.\n\nEx Input:\nPrompt: Is it in your programming to know what the hell's going on on that planet while I'm here alone on the ship like some tossed aside old sock or something. \n Response 1: Wait. Is it also the theater with his lover - your mom - Mrs. Pet. Mrs. Pup Pet? \n Response 2: What would you like to know, little Twitters?\n\nEx Output:\nResponse 2\n\n\nEx Input:\nPrompt: Are you the American Baker? I've heard of you. \n Response 1: Why, yes I am. Steve. People call me Steve. A little difficult to say \"American Baker\" all the time. \n Response 2: Yeah, and how would you explain a raccoon just getting up and riding a bike? Maybe Samantha and I should run away together and try to find the diamond mine.\n\nEx Output:\nResponse 1\n\n\nEx Input:\nPrompt: Oh, look who is back and interested now, Toaster? \n Response 1: I never really went away. I just hid behind that bush. \n Response 2: Of course I know my employees live here. I make them work seven days a week. That's why we have the best staff out of all the concert halls.\n\nEx Output:\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Response 1\n\n\n", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The Sahara Festival is a three-day African celebration of the very recent past, which takes place every year either in November or December. It is part military display and part competition. The military display comes first. It is very popular with tourists and local people and especially with government leaders. During the opening ceremonies, the government leaders first make speeches. They welcome everybody to the display and hope that everyone will enjoy themselves. Then there is a display of soldiers who march very smartly in front of the place where the government leaders sit. Then horsemen from several different countries show off their beautiful clothes and their good riding skills. One after another they come and dancers from all over the Sahara take their turns to show off their wonderful traditional clothes and dances. They are accompanied by men playing drums and beating strong rhythms for the dancers. The highlight of the opening ceremony are the races which take place in the evening. It is the grand _ of the day. Men ride their horses very fast. Some ride with their legs in the air, others ride in pairs on different horses. It is so fast and so wonderful! Question: Before the races begin, _ take part in the activities during the opening ceremonies. Options: A: horsemen, dancers, horses and soldiers B: horsemen, horses, government leaders and dancers C: government leaders, horsemen, dancers and soldiers D: musicians, soldiers, government leaders and soldiers\nC\n\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: Elephants scored a big win in 2010. Representatives from 175 countries at the United Nations' Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Doha, Qatar, rejected a bid to allow the sale of ivory. Two African nations, Tanzania and Zambia, had asked to open the ivory trade. Conservationists feared that weakening a 21-year-old ban on the sale of ivory would have encouraged illegal hunting and hurt elephant populations. African elephants once numbered in the millions. Today, there are fewer than 500,000. \"People born in 100 years should be able to see an elephant, \" said Noah Wekesa, Kenya's minister of forestry and wildlife. His country voted to keep the ban. In the 1980s, as many as one million elephants were killed throughout Africa. Hunters killed the animals for their ivory tusks, which were used to make jewelry and other items. \" The slaughter of elephants in Africa was just terrible, \" says Paul Todd of the International Fund for Animal Welfare ( IFAW ). The group works to protect animals. The ivory wars continued until 1989, when CITES voted to ban all trade in ivory. With trade controlled, demand for ivory fell. Elephant populations began to increase slowly. Tanzania and Zambia asked CITES to allow ivory sales from government stockpiles . Ivory is so expensive that it's known as \"white gold\". Tanzania holds almost 200,000 pounds of ivory, which is worth as much as $20 million. Zambia has 48,000 pounds of the \"white gold\". The two countries argued that their ivory had been taken from hunters or had come from animals that died naturally. They said this income from the sale of ivory would help the countries. Wildlife experts, who believe that the ivory trade encourages illegal hunting, cheered the CITES decision. \"It's a rare victory for elephants,\" said Jason Bell-Leask, the IFAW's director for southern Africa. Question: What can we infer from the passage? Options: A: The income of Tanzania is mostly from the hunting of elephants. B: Most African representatives disagreed with the ban on the sale of ivory. C: The elephant population may increase if the ban on the sale of ivory is maintained. D: About one million elephants have been killed throughout Africa since 1980.\nC\n\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: I first went to Harrow in the summer term. The school had the biggest swimming pool I had ever seen. It was a good joke to come up behind a naked boy, and push him into the pool. I made quite a habit of this with boys of my own size or less. One day I saw a boy wrapped in a towel on the side of the pool. He was no bigger than I was, so I thought him _ . Coming secretly behind, I pushed him in, holding on to his towel so that it would not get wet, I was surprised to see an angry face come out from the water, and a being of great strength masking its way by face strokes to the shore. I fled, but in vain. He overtook me, seized me violently, and threw me into the deepest part of the pool. I soon climbed out on the other side, and found myself surrounded by a crowd of younger boys.\" Do you know what you have done?\" they said, \"It's Amery; he is in Grade Six. He is champion at gym; he has got his football honor.\" I was frightened and felt ashamed. How could I tell his position when be was wrapped in a bath towel and so small.\" He didn't seem pleased at all, so I added in a most brilliant word,\" My father, who is a great man, is also small.\" At this be laughed, and after some general words about my rude behavior and how I had better be careful in the future, signified the incident was closed. Question: By saying \"My father, who is a great man, is also small\", the writer . Options: A: challenged Amery B: threatened Amery C: admired his father D: tried to please Amery\nD\n\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: Volunteer Day schedule: 7:30 a.m.: Meet at the Community Center for breakfast. 8-8:30 a.m.: Visit with people from the many participating organizations. Choose which activity you'd like to help with for the day. 8:30-9 a.m.: Board the bus for your chosen activity, and ride with other volunteers to your activity site. 9-12:00 a.m.: Work as a volunteer. 12:00 a.m.-1 p.m.: Share lunch with your volunteer group. Don't forget to bring food for lunch from home! 1-3:30 p.m.: Continue your volunteer work. 3:30 p.m.: Board the bus that will take you back to the Community Center, where you will be able to talk with other volunteers and share your experiences. See below for a list of volunteer opportunities for Volunteer Day so you can begin thinking about which activity you might want to join. Happy Homes: it provides home repairs for needy people in the form of painting. It also provides painters to create beautiful paintings inside schools of community centers. Elder Care: Elder Care sends volunteers into nursing homes to spend time with them, play board games with them, and talk with them. City Parks Association: you can help plant flowers and bushes in city parks or pick up trash around the river banks. These activities are very active, so remember to be prepared with plenty of drinking water! Love and Learning: it provides volunteers to help children with learning disabilities. Read books out loud to groups of children aged four to six, or read one-on-one with struggling readers aged seven to eight. Question: According to the schedule, how long will a volunteer work a day? Options: A: 3 hours B: 5.5 hours C: 7.5 hours. D: 8 hours.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "B", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "For years, Aimee Lind, a librarian at the Getty Research Institute, has been struggling with ways to make architecture archives more accessible to users. To help solve this problem, she co-founded the California Architecture Archives Network (or CalArchNet) with her Cal Poly SLO colleague Jessica Holada. Together they have organized a series of one-day mini-conferences designed to foster dialogue and collaboration among librarians, archivists, and curators at California institutions that house architecture archives. The goal of these semiannual meetings is to create a space for convergence among professionals who intersect with architectural archives in different ways. Architecture archives, often containing large drawings and scale models, present unique problems due to their size and fragility. CalArchNet participants are interested in improving the overall user experience for visitors to the archives by looking for solutions to obstacles to access. This space for an informal exchange of ideas provides an opportunity to be transparent about the challenges repositories face when managing and processing architecture holdings, as well as encourages investigation and experimentation into ways new technologies may help to solve accessibility issues, such as improved interaction with digitized collections via the IIIF protocol or 3D-scanned facsimile models and virtual walk-throughs. October 27 marked the third meeting of CalArchNet, held at the Palm Springs Art Museum, Architecture and Design Center, with representatives from 13 institutions in attendance. Topics discussed included historic site preservation research methodology, leveraging statewide resources to enhance discovery of collections, security considerations, GIS mapping technologies, and the use of linked open data to make connections between collections. The day concluded with a curator-led tour of the exhibition Albert Frey and Lina Bo Bardi: A Search for Living Architecture. If you’re an archivist, librarian, or curator working with architecture... Question: How is Aimee solving the problem of architecture archive accessibility? Options: - Attending the conference - Co-founded CalArchNet - Working at Cal Poly - not enough information === The correct answer is\nCo-founded CalArchNet\n\nThank you for the a2a! I have a habit of making mental errors; some funny, some not. This one just happens to be funny. We had “open critiques” in art school. The idea was A- to point out how we could do it better, and B- to toughen us up for the advertising world. It’s brutal, cruel, and cutthroat, and get ready for your stupid clients to ruin your tasteful design and fuck it all kinds of up to put a picture of their ugly-ass crotch dropping on there, or a huge starburst that says “SALE SALE SALE!”. You had to learn not to care, and do your fulfilling artwork on the side. It’s just a job; nothing personal. We were in the middle of a critique, and it was turning ugly. The only time our professor would jump in was if it turned personal. It had. He laid back and let us fight it out, until someone told the girl we were critiquing that “with your taste from growing up in a trailer park, looks like you’ll be working for the Auto Trader” (a shitty, newsprint magazine that people sell used cars in- the worst of the worst design jobs). Before our professor could comment, I blurted out “For fuck’s sake, Mom….” I was about to say “tell them to break it the fuck up!” until the laughter started. Then I realized I’d called my professor, who had an MFA and spent 20 years in advertising at Saatchi and Saatchi, “Mom”. He responded with such amazing, quick wit; “Ms. Hood, I admire your devotion to your mother; just remember she stays home while you come to class.” I caught hell for it that entire semester. Luckily, we (almost) all had pretty tough skins, so it was amusing, even to our somewhat staid professor. He wrote on my end of semester assessment “Respectfully, Not Your Mom.” I still keep that assessment to remind me to wear life like a loose garment. We all say stupid shit sometimes; just laugh at yourself and enjoy the silly moment. Question: What kind of school was the student attending? Options: - not enough information - art - social work - technology === The correct answer is\nart\n\nYes recently! I have joined a B-School recently. New friends, new syllabus, new place and new subjects! With all these new things, I got a new assignment which was supposed to be submitted in 3 days. Our teams were formed and we, together had to submit it. From dawn to dusk, we worked hard on that Economics project. I worked with each and every person in the group. I didn’t know how to plot a triple axis graph in excel, I learnt that day at 2 am. Our group also learnt many new things and we gave our 100% to that report. I, in my entire academic life, have never been careless towards the submission. I always submitted reports or assignments before time. Anyway, the submission day finally arrived. I had told one of the group members to print the report out and bind it and bring to the college with her. The lecture is scheduled at 2:00 pm. I called her for about 30 times asking where she was. She didn’t pick up any of our calls. There she entered the lecture hall at 2:07 pm and our professor being a strict one, rejected our project. Everything was washed out. Our efforts were washed away. What was the reason of she being late? Traffic! It's simple assumption that if you stay in a city like Mumbai, you at least leave your house 1–1.30 hours before. Being loyal is toxic sometimes. We all lost our individual credits for the subject plus the internals will get affected which is altogether different story. Guys, if you are working for a group of members, please please respect their hard work. Put yourself in their shoes snd imagine their hard work. Never ever mix your Professional commitments with personal problems. Peace! Question: After being late, what did the the student do? Options: - lost interest in the class - resented their group - quit school - not enough information === The correct answer is\nlost interest in the class\n\nSo a couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to be invited to The Body Shop® blogger event at my local store in Coppergate, York. It had been organised by blogger Indigo Rosee, in collaboration with the store. The evening had been set up to showcase the new limited edition Christmas make-up collection and also promote the huge sale that the store had on. There were some amazing deals! We were welcomed with prosecco and nibbles and then had a few minutes to browse the store and take some photos. I received a great demonstration of the new make-up products which includes a funky black eyeliner pen with a star stamp on one end which EVERYONE tried out! I always really love The Body Shop® Christmas make-up collections, and I think it’s a shame that it’s a brand that is sometimes forgotten when it comes to make-up. Then everyone was treated to a hand spa and massage using some of the Spa Of The World products. They’re truly luxurious, I recently reviewed the new Firming Ritual collection recently and absolutely loved it. I then had a look round some of the offers that the store was promoting, a lot of the Shower Gels and Body Butters were on sale (I just LOVE The Body Shop® Body Butters) and there were lots of gift sets too. It was a great opportunity to chat with the staff too, to ask questions about new products and find out what their favourites are. I also spent a lot of time looking at the 2017 beauty advent calendars. This year The Body Shop® are offering 3 different advent calendars starting from just £45. The larger calendars included some full size products too which I thought was great. There’s also going to be a Countdown to New Year calendar priced at just £50 which I thought was a great fun idea. Question: Which is probably true about the author? Options: - She enjoyed attending the blogger event. - not enough information - She's a blogger. - She loves Body Shop products. === The correct answer is\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "She loves Body Shop products.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Some children want to be writers some day. They mean that they want to write stories or books for people to read. That's good! It's good to write something for people to read! But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they really are good writers. They should read a lot of books, and read for hours and hours every day instead of watching TV and spending a lot of time playing games when they are free. If you are a good reader, it doesn't take you long to do the reading homework. Then you have time to read many other books for fun. Because you read so well, you have more fun in reading and you want to look for more books to read. Before you decide to be a good writer, you'd better say to yourself, \"I must read and read and read more and more!\" Question: It's good for children _ . - to do a lot of reading - to watch TV in the evening - to have wishes sometimes - to be good writers right now\nto do a lot of reading\n\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: There are many American expressions about insects like bees, for example. Bees are known as very hard workers. They always appear to be busy, moving around their homes or hives. So you might say you were \"as busy as a bee\" if you spent your weekend cleaning your house . Here is an expression about bees that is not used much any more, but we like it anyway. We think it was first used in the nineteen twenties. If something was the best of its kind, you might say it was \"the bee's knees\". Now, we admit that we do not know how this expression developed. In fact, we do not even know if bees have knees!. Hornets are bee-like insects that sometimes attack people. If you are really angry, you might say you are\"mad as a hornet\".And if you \"stir up a hornet's nest\", you create trouble or problems. Butterflies are beautiful insects, but you would not want to \"have butterflies in the stomach\". That means to be nervous about having to do something, like speaking in front of a crowd. And do you know any expressions about ants? Question: When you say to others \"I am mad as a hornet\", what do you really mean? - I must stop working. - I am the best of all. - I create some problems. - I feel really angry.\nI feel really angry.\n\nQ: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: The story is about a young girl named Yang Liu. She was ill, because she couldn't sleep well. Every night, she felt very tired, but she stayed awake . Soon Yang Liu went to see a doctor, \"I just can't get to sleep at night. What should I do?\"\"Count from 1 to 1,000. By the time you reach 1,000, you can be asleep . I hope you feel better soon,\" said the doctor. The next day Yang Liu came back to the doctor's office. She still looked tired. \"Well,\" said the doctor, \"how are you feeling today?\" \"I tried counting one, two, three... up to one thousand. But when I reached seven hundred and eighty-nine, I began to feel sleepy . I had to get up and drink some coffee so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. After I finished counting all the numbers I still couldn't fall asleep,\" she said. Question: How did Yang Liu feel the next day? - Tired. - Happy. - Angry. - Excited.\nA: Tired.\n\nQuestion: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Do you know Su Bingtian? He is a Chinese runner. He was born in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province on August 20th, 1989. When he was a child, he liked running in the school running team. His parents supported him in practicing running and they often encouraged him to run. Though it's very hard for him to win every race, he never gives up. He tries his best to run well every day. He took part in the regular match in November, 2004 for the first time. After that, he won many first prizes in all kinds of matches. On May 31st, 2015, in Saturday's Eugene Grand Prix, the 1.72 meters-tall runner finished third in 9.99 seconds, behind American Tyson Gay in 9.88 seconds and Mike Rodgers in 9.90 seconds. Su Bingtian becomes beats 10-second barrier as the first Asian-born. China's Zhang Peimeng, who raced to his personal best of 10.00 seconds in 2013, is considered the closest to beating the barrier. Now Su Bingtian broke his record. \"I am so proud of my result. I can write my name into history now and I will work harder and run faster,\" said Su Bingtian. Now let's congratulate to Su Bingtian! We hope Su Bingtian will have a better future and good luck to him! Question: What did Su Bingtian like when he was a child? - running - swimming - dancing - drawing\nAnswer: running\n\n*Question*\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: Many people are so busy these days that they have no time to cook at home. This becomes a problem because most families love home cooking! The food tastes good and a family meal can bring everyone together. In some families, meals are often the only chance everyone gets to see each other at the same time during the day. Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a child's sweet tooth. He or she is sending a message . The message says, \"I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you.\" There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of cooking makes people happy. It makes most of us feel good and loved--even if we're the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake making, stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood (,). Question: The writer thinks the smell of home cooking _ . - makes us feel good and loved - makes us be interested in cooking - makes us excited - makes us love others\n**Answer**\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "makes us feel good and loved", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Problem: OPTIONS:\n- travel\n- education\n- business\n- culture\nQ: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Hilton Head Island, in South Carolina, is one of the popular vacation spots on the East Coast of the US. There are 250 restaurants on the island You can try the excellent restaurants introduced below. Skull Creek Boathouse (843-681-3663) There's no shortage of interesting and tantalizing choices to satisfy any seafood lover's palate. Lunch is served daily from 11:30 am to 4 pm,dinner from 4pm to 9 pm, and weekend brunch is served from 10 am to 3 pm. The menu is mostly seafood, as you would think by the name of the restaurant. Quarterdeck(866-561-8802) The view from this restaurant is amazing. You have choices, such as beef or burgers, salads and soups. The hours are typically from 11:30 am to 5 pm for lunch, and from 5 pm to 9 pm for dinner. It couldn't get any better -- delicious food, surrounded by equally delicious scenery. Frankie Bones(843-842-4033) It is open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner from 11:30 am to 8 pm, and Sunday lunch is served from 11:30 am to 3 pm. For lunch you can enjoy sandwiches, salads, rice, and pasta dishes. It has potato chips on the side, which they would be happy to substitute for veggies. The entree was served with soup or salad. The salad also has cheese, pine nuts, and dried berries. Mellow Mushroom(843-686-2474) If you want something different from your usual food, go to the Mellow Mushroom. It has specialty pizza, salads and sandwiches. If you enjoy wines, you'll surely find something you like, because it has a wall full of beer on tap, as well as a large variety of bottled wines. It is open 7 days a week -- Sunday through Thursday from 11:30 am to 9:00 pm and Friday and Saturday 11:00 am to 11:00 pm. Question: We can probably find this passage on the _ section of a newspaper. Answer:\nAnswer: travel\nProblem: OPTIONS:\n- facilities in the hotel\n- providing passengers all kinds of service\n- the ways of serving\n- carrying out the promise of the hotel\nQ: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Welcome to the Ambassador Hotel. To make your stay as enjoyable as possible, we hope you will use our facilities to the full. _ Breakfast is served in the dining mom from 8 to 9:30 a.m.. Alternatively, the room staff will bring a breakfast tray to your room at any time after 7 a.m., if you place an order for it by telephone. In this case, please fill out a card and hang it outside your door when you go to bed. Lunch: 12:00 to 2:30 p.m. Dinner: 7:30 to 9 p.m. Telephone:48752 _ This operates 24 hours a day. Phone the Reception Desk, and your message will be passed on to the room staff. Telephone:48759 _ To make a telephone call, dial 0 for Reception and Laundry , and ask to be connected. We apologize for delays in putting calls through when the staff are very busy. There are also public telephone booths near the Reception Desk. Early calls should be booked with Reception. _ The hotel shop is open for souvenirs , gifts and toiletries from 9 a.m. to 5:30p.m. Telephone:48687 _ We have a laundry on the premises and will wash, iron and return your clothes within 24 hours. Ask the room staff to phone the laundrymen to collect them. Telephone:48867 _ The hotel bar is open from 12 to 2 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.. The Reception staff will cash cheques and exchange money in many foreign currencies . Question: The announcement mainly gives us information about _ . Answer:\nAnswer: providing passengers all kinds of service\nProblem: OPTIONS:\n- self confidence\n- good choices\n- strong wills\n- the truth\nQ: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Any day we wish;we can discipline ourselves to change it a11.Any day we wish;we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge.Any day we wish;we can start a new activity.Any day we wish;we can start the process of life change.We can do it immediately,or next week,or next month,or next year. We can also do nothing.We can pretend rather than perform.And if the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable,we can remain as we are.We can choose rest over labor,entertainment over education,delusion over truth,and doubt over confidence.The choices are ours to make.But while we complain about the effect,we continue to nourish the cause. As Shakespeare uniquely observed,\"The fault is not in the stars,but in ourselves.''We created our circumstances by our past choices.We have both the ability and the responsibility to make better choices beginning today. Those who are in search of the good life do not need more answers or more time to think things over to reach better conclusions. They need the truth .They need the whole truth .And the responsibility to ks5unothing but the truth. We cannot allow our errors in judgment,repeated every day,to lead us down the wrong path. We must keep coming back to those basics that make the biggest difference in how our life works out.And then we must make the very choices that will bring life,happiness and joy into our daily lives . And if I may be so to offer my last piece of advice for someone seeking and needing to make changes in their life--If you don't like how things are,change it !You're not a tree. You have the ability to totally transform every area in your life -- and it all begins with your very own power of choice. Question: In the author's opinion,if. you want a good life,what you need most is _ . Answer:\nAnswer:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "good choices", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "The task is about reading the given story and question, then finding an answer to the given question. Based on the passage provided and the given question, you should identify the shortest continuous text span from the passage that serves as an answer to the given question. Avoid answers that are incorrect or provides incomplete justification for the question.\n\n[Q]: story: I'm writing this letter slowly because I know you can't read fast. We don't live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in the newspaper that most accidents happened within 20 miles from our home, so we moved. \n\nI won't be able to send you the address because the last family that lived here took the house numbers when they moved so that they wouldn't have to change their address. This place is really nice. It even has a washing machine. I'm not sure it works so well though: last week I put a load in and pulled the chain and haven't seen them since. The weather isn't bad here. It only rained twice last week; the first time for three days and the second time for four days. About that coat you wanted me to send you, your uncle Stanley said it would be too heavy to send in the mail with the buttons on so we cut them off and put them in the pockets. \n\nJohn locked his keys in the car yesterday. We were really worried because it took him two hours to get me and your father out. Your sister had a baby this morning, but I haven't found out what _ is yet. The baby looks just like your brother. \n\nUncle Ted fell in a whiskey vat last week. Some men tried to pull him out, but he fought them off playfully and drowned. We had him cremated and he burned for three days. \n\nThree of your friends went off a bridge in a pick-up trunk. Ralph was driving. He rolled down the window and swam to safety. You other two friends were in back. They drowned because they couldn't get the tail gate down. \n\nThere isn't much more news at this time. Nothing much has happened. \n\nLove, \n\nMom \n\nP.S. I was going to send you some money but the envelope was already sealed., question: What happened to the laundry?\n[A]: she hasn't seen it\n\n\n[Q]: story: Karachi (; ALA-LC: , ; ) is the capital of the Pakistani province of Sindh. It is the most populous city in Pakistan, sixth most populous city proper in the world and the 8th most populous metropolitan city in the world. Ranked as a beta world city, the city is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre. Karachi is also Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city. Situated on the Arabian Sea, Karachi serves as a transport hub, and is home to two of Pakistan's two largest seaports, the Port of Karachi and Port Bin Qasim, as well as the busiest airport in Pakistan. \n\nThough the Karachi region has been inhabited for millennia, the city was founded as a fortified village named \"Kolachi\" in 1729. The settlement drastically increased in importance with the arrival of British East India company in the mid 19th century, who not only embarked on major works to transform the city into a major seaport, but also connected it with their extensive railway network. By the time of the Partition of British India, the city was the largest in Sindh with an estimated population of 400,000. Following the independence of Pakistan, the city's population increased dramatically with the arrival of hundreds of thousands of Muslim refugees from India. The city experienced rapid economic growth following independence, attracting migrants from throughout Pakistan and South Asia., question: What was this increase do to?\n[A]: Arrival of hundreds of thousands of Muslim refugees\n\n\n[Q]: story: Rochester ( or ) is a city on the southern shore of Lake Ontario in western New York State. Rochester is the third most populous city in New York, with over 210,000 residents, and its metropolitan area has a population of nearly 1.1 million people. \n\nRochester was one of America's first boomtowns, rising to prominence as the site of many flour mills along the Genesee River, and then as a major hub of manufacturing. Several of the region's universities (notably the University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology) have renowned research programs. In addition, Rochester is the site of many important inventions and innovations in consumer products. The Rochester area has been the birthplace to such corporations as Kodak, Western Union, Bausch & Lomb, Gleason and Xerox that conduct extensive research and manufacturing in the fields of industrial and consumer products. Until 2010, the Rochester metropolitan area was the second-largest regional economy in New York State, according to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, after the New York City metropolitan area. Rochester's GMP has since ranked just below that of Buffalo, New York, while still exceeding it in per-capita income. \n\nThe 25th edition of the \"Places Rated Almanac\" rated Rochester as the \"most livable city\" in 2007, among 379 U.S. metropolitan areas. In 2010 \"Forbes\" rated Rochester as the third-best place to raise a family. In 2012 Kiplinger rated Rochester as the fifth-best city for families, citing low cost of living, top public schools, and a low jobless rate., question: Name another.\n[A]:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Rochester Institute of Technology\n\n\n", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: The Worldwatch Institute said in 2011 far too many people were living with less than they needed. It says, for example, nearly one billion people were hungry arid just as many were illiterate . Worldwatch Institute's Danielle Nierenberg said while a billion people went to bed hungry each night, it wasn't because of a lack of available food. \"We produce more than enough food in the world to feed not only the 7 billion people who are on earth today, but 9 to 11 billion people. By 2050, we expect the population to be about 9 and a half billion people and we now produce enough food to feed all of those people. But the question is really one of how do we get food to the people who need it the most. Poverty really delays the progress of allowing people to eat well. Not just getting enough basic crops, but being able to buy fruits and vegetables and the things that will really nourish them,\" she said. The director of the Nourishing the Planet Project said besides poverty and a lack of access to food, much food is simply lost. Worldwatch estimates 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted each year. \"20 to 50 percent of the global food harvest is wasted before it can ever reach people's stomachs. And this is really a moral problem when you consider all of the people who are hungry in the world. The good news about that 20 to 50 percent of global food waste number is that it's easy to prevent food waste.We can do it in our homes. Consumers can do a lot to prevent food waste by planning meals better, by not buying too much food. In the developing world there are storage systems that are beginning to be put in place that help farmers protect their food from crop diseases or molds ,\"she said. Nierenberg said prevention measures can be put in place all along the food chain. While it may not seem obvious, the Worldwatch Institute project director said malnutrition and illiteracy are closely linked. \"When people, especially farmers, don't have the education that they need to live productive lives, they... Question: The passage is organized Options: A: by comparison B: in the order of importance C: by problem and solution D: by problem and analysis\nD\n\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: My first full-time job after high school was selling vacation packages via the telephone for a well-known company. One day, I was put through to a man who sounded a bit out of breath. I started with my normal pitch , expecting to hear the normal reply --\"I don't want any.\" Instead, he spoke in a faint, weak voice and told me how he wished to take a vacation I was offering, but he couldn't because he was dying of illness. He explained how he was lacking in oxygen then, and it took almost all his energy to answer the call. He asked if I smoked, which I did, and begged me to stop. He told me smoking was what was killing him. He told me to spend every day with my loved ones, and tell them how much I love them. At this point, I couldn't control myself. We ended the call, but I held on my phone to prevent another call coming in so I could _ I wrote down his name and address, and sent him a card appreciating his advice and praying for him and his family. Shortly after, I received a letter from Frank, along with a picture of him and his wife. We continued to write back and forth over the next few months, and became very fond of each other. He was old enough to be my grandfather, and in many ways, I felt as if he was. About a year later I received a letter from his wife. When I started to read, tears came to my eyes. She told me how Frank's battle with the disease had finally come to an end, and he passed away shortly before the Christmas. She wanted to thank me for the letters to Frank, and explained how Frank touched many lives over the years. At his funeral, to show just that, they read the 1st letter I had written to Frank to show how he affected a 19-year-old he'd never met. Question: At Frank's funeral the author's 1st letter to Frank was read in order to _ . Options: A: encourage people to fight against disease and live bravely B: indicate that Frank touched many people's hearts C: show the good relationship between Frank and the author D: praise Frank and give thanks to the author\nB\n\n(Q).\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Every kid wishes to be an adult. Do you remember playing houses as a child pretending to be a grownup like your parents? Did you imagine you were a doctor, a soldier or a teacher? At that time, anything seemed more exciting than young. But now as grownups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind. They become \"kidults\"(kid+adult). Being a kidult has become a lifestyle choice among young people across Asia. Some kidults collect toys they once played with. Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans around the world. It is not unusual to see a 20something woman with a big, Garfieldshaped cushion on her sofa or a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory . Other kidults still enjoy children's stories and fairy tales. For example, even an edition of the Harry Potter novels with an adult cover came out in Britain. That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is actually reading a children's book! \"Kidults can be like vitamins to society. Adults who value their childhood and hold on to pure, childlike emotion may be needed in such a rough and dry society,\" said a professor in a Korean University. He added that kidult culture might fill the generation gap between adults and kids. It could give children and their parents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy together. Tim Greenhalgh, a professor in London explained that some kidults just refuse to grow up. They cling to childhood because life in a busy and stressful city frightens them. Kidults would like to forget their age and openly show their fear of society and adulthood. \"So, they look for an escape from increasingly complex and stressful life that are hard to deal with,\" Greenhalgh said. Question: According to the passage, kidults would like to do the following except _ . Options: A: buy Hello Kitty mobile phone accessories B: read a children's book on the subway C: work in a busy and stressful city D: collect toys they once played with\n(A).\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "C", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Article: Last Saturday on the way to the mall, two children, a boy and a girl, came running towards me with bottles on their hands, asking if I wanted bottled water. It was a surprising gesture. I was wondering if they were doing fund-raising. I knelt and asked them where their parents were and how much a bottle of water cost. Then two adult women came up to me explaining what the children were doing. \"We are teaching the children to give without anything in return. We are teaching people to accept without giving in return. \" Two mothers had bought bottled water and placed a sticker on all bottles with five different quotes : 1. Smile at everyone. You'll never know when someone may need it. 2. If Plan A does not work, there are 25 more letters in the alphabets. 3. Have a thirst for life. Every day is filled with possibilities. 4. In your thirst for knowledge, be sure you don't drown in all the information. 5. Dig your well before you're thirsty. The bottle I have has quoted No.5. A sudden change of attitude opened up between me, the mothers and the children. We are no longer strangers to each other. We were having such a great time chatting and I ended up helping them give away the rest of the bottled water. One young lady was so thankful that she happily accepted the water and said it was the best thing that happened to her all day since she had a bad day at work. A man refused and walked away saying \"no thanks\". A couple kept on bowing to us in gratitude. When it was all done, the children and I were giving each other high-five. It was so much fun. I think I had more fun doing this than the mothers and the children. Question: How did the author feel when he was offered bottled water? Yes or no, is the answer \"Surprised\"?\nNo\n\nArticle: Andrew Carneigie, known as the King of Steel, built the steel industry in the United States, and, in the process, became one of the wealthiest men in America. His success resulted partly from his ability to sell the product and partly from his policy of expanding during periods of economic decline, when most of his competitors were reducing their investments. Carnegie believed that individuals should progress through hard work, but he also felt strongly that the wealthy should use their fortunes for the benefit of society. He opposed charity, preferring instead to provide educational opportunities that would allow others to help themselves. \"He who dies rich, dies disgraced\", he often said. Among his more noteworthy contributions to society are those that bear his name, including the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, which has a library, a museum of fine arts, and a museum of national history. He also founded a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University. Other philanthropic gifts are the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to promote understanding between nations, the Carnegie Institute of Washington to fund scientific research, and Carnegie Hall to provide a center for the arts. _ . His contributions of more than five million dollars established 2,500 libraries in small communities throughout the country and formed the nucleus of the public library system that we all enjoy today. Question: Carnegie's success includes following aspects EXCEPT _ . Yes or no, is the answer \"his ability to produce the product\"?\nNo\n\nArticle: When I was an official of a school in Palo Alto, California, Polly Tyner, the president of our board, wrote a letter that was printed in the Palo Alto Times. Polly's son, Jim, had great difficulty in school. He was classified as the educationally handicapped and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers. But Jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the room. His parents knew his difficulties, but they always tried to help him see his strengths so that he could walk with pride. Shortly after Jim finished high school, he was killed in a motorcycle accident. After his death, his mother submitted this letter to the newspaper. \"Today we buried our 20-year-old son. He was killed in a motorcycle accident on Friday night. How I wish I had known that the last time I had talked to him would be the last time. If I had only known that, I would have said to him, 'Jim, I love you and I'm always so proud of you.' I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he had brought to the lives of the people who loved him. I would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile, his laughter, and his genuine love to other people. \"When I put all the good things on the scale and try to balance them with all the irritating things such as the radio that was always too loud, the haircut that wasn't to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed, etc., I find that the irritations really don't amount to much. \"I won't get another chance to tell my son all that I would have wanted him to hear, but, other parents, do have a chance. Tell your young people what you would want them to hear as if it may be your last conversation. The last time I talked to Jim was the morning of the day when he died. He called me to say, 'Hi, Mom! I just called to say I love you. You have to go to work now. Bye.' That day, he gave me something to treasure forever. \" If there is any purpose at all for Jim's death, maybe it is to make others appreciate life more and to tell people, especially family... Question: According to the writer, which of the following about Jim is TRUE? Yes or no, is the answer \"His study needed more attention from his parents and teachers.\"?\nNo\n\nArticle: Every person is unique and so are our sleep needs. But in today's busy world, how much sleep should we be getting each night? Research suggests that most healthy adults need seven to nine hours of sleep each night. Children and teens need even more sleep than adults. The following is a breakdown of the recommended number of hours of sleep people need by age: INFANTS (0 to 2 months): .........................15 to 18 hours (2-12 months): ...........................14 to 15 hours CHILDREN (12-18 months): ........................13 to 15 hours (18 months-3 years): .................12 to 14 hours (3-5 years): ................................11 to 13 hours (5-12 years): ...............................9 to 11 hours TEENS (13-19 years): .............................8.5 to 9.5hours ADULTS (more than 20 years): .................7 to 9 hours As children grow, they go through many changes, including changes in sleep. Children and teens, like adults, need a regular sleep and wake timetable, even on weekends. Sleep should follow a relaxing bedtime plan. The bedroom should be cool, dark and quiet. Getting a good night's rest may become more difficult as they grow older because of more responsibilities and activities, the influence of TV, computers and so on. However, sleep is still an important part of teens' health and overall quality of life. So, how do teens measure how much sleep they need? If a teen has trouble staying awake during school, they probably are not getting enough quality sleep. Most sleep problems are treatable. If teens are having trouble in getting enough sleeps they need, it is important to see a doctor or other health experts. Question: For good sleep, the bedroom should be _ . Yes or no, is the answer \"cool, dark and quiet\"?\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "No", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Question: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Since the invention of Guitar Hero and similar computer games, it is no longer necessary to imagine what it would be like to play along with the Beatles--you can come together with them in the virtual world. Bill Wyman, former bass player in the Rolling Stones, has pointed out that music video games discourage kids from learning to play real instruments. My own opinion suggest quite opposite. Last year, I bought Guitar Hero III for our 14-year-old son, Jack. Jack quickly mastered the process and entered an intense period of playing the game. A few months later, while I was away on tour, a couple of his friends came around with a real electric guitar. Playing Guitar Hero had taught them how to play along the track. Now they wanted to see if they could apply that to the real thing. Jack's friends taught him how to play along to his favorite songs using just his index finger on the bass string. He got it right away. Guitar Hero had helped him over the first difficulty for guitar players--how to strum the strings with one hand while making chord shapes with the other. He never plays Guitar Hero now, preferring to rock out in the garage with his mates. Despite my attempts at getting him to learn an instrument, it was Guitar Hero that taught him the basics of playing and built up his confidence to the extent that he was able to make a recognizable sound the first time he played it. So let's not complain about a game that encourages kids to become music fans and, in our son's case, gives them the basic skills needed to learn how to play guitar. Options: A Curious B Approving. C Negative. D Unconcerned. Answer: C Negative. Question:\nAnswer: What's Bill Wyman's attitude towards music video games?\n\n\n[Q]: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: As civilization proceeds in the direction of technology, it passes the point of supplying all the basic essentials of life--food, shelter, clothes and warmth. Then we are faced with a choice between using technology to provide and fulfill needs which have now been regarded as unnecessary or, on the other hand, using technology to reduce the number of hours of work which a man must do in order to earn a given standard of living. In other words, we either raise our standard of living above that necessary for comfort and happiness or we leave it at this level and work shorter hours. I shall take it for granted that mankind has, by that time, chosen the latter alternative. Men will be working shorter and shorter hours in their paid employment. It follows that the housewife will also expect to be able to have more leisure in her life without lowering her standard of living. It also follows that human domestic servants will have completely ceased to exist. Yet the great majority of the housewives will wish to be relieved completely from the routine operations of the home such as scrubbing the floors or the bath of the cooker, or washing the clothes or washing up, or dusting or sweeping, or making beds. By far the most logical step to relieve the housewife of routine is to provide a robot which can be trained to the requirements of a particular home and can be programmed to carry out half a dozen or more standard operations, when switched by the housewife. Options: A the basic essentials of life must be supplied B it is important to supply the basic essentials of life C it is no longer so important as it was in the past to supply all the basic essentials of life D it is not necessary to supply the basic essentials of life Answer: C it is no longer so important as it was in the past to supply all the basic essentials of life Question:\n****\n[A]: As civilization develops in the direction of technology, _ .\n\n\ninput: Please answer the following: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: \"When an American asks me this question, it's like a wall of ice crashing down between us.\" my Moscow-born friend Galina said. The question is \"How are you?\". The answer Americans give, of course is, \"Fine.\" But when Russians hear this they think one of two things: you are experiencing a rare moment of fineness or you are lying. Ask a Russian, \"How are you?\" and you will hear, for better or worse, the truth. I have experienced many painful minutes of silence after my grandmother made her stock response: \"Terrible,\" to which she might add, \"Why? Because being old is terrible and I am very old.\" \"'Fine' makes Russians think that Americans have no soul,\" I explained recently to an American-born friend. \"That they just want to go home, eat a frozen dinner in front of the TV, and wait out the hours before going to work to make money again.\" He laughed, \"You know, there's something to that.\" The thing most Russians don't realize is that, in English, \"How are you?\" isn't a question at all, but a form of \"hi\", like the Russian \"privyet!\" Psychologists at the University of Michigan have shown that, while Russians are, indeed, easier to be depressed than Americans, their open acceptance of bad experiences might be healthier. Recently, when I looked through a few American guides on traveling to Russia, I was disappointed to find that they all suggested that tourists adopt the American approach to \"How are you\". Options: A he is not honest B he will go home C he likes watching TV D he is living a bad life Answer: A he is not honest Question:\n++++++++++\noutput: If an American answers \"fine\" to the question \"how are you\", the Russian will think _ .\n\n\ninput: Please answer the following: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Sometimes life gets a little dull. What used to be fun and different becomes boring. That is the time to look for something new. It is the time for a big idea to get your mind off everyday life. So why not search for extraterrestrial intelligence? Or even better, why not get your computer to do it for you? Over two million people have joined the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence(SETI)project. Based in California, the SETI project analyzes information taken from a giant radio telescope based in South America. Its task is to look for signals from outer space that might prove that life exists on other planets. Processing this information is far too big a job for one computer. So the SETI project workers divide the work among volunteers who visit their website. Each computer gets some information to work out from the SETI network through the Internet. This process is often known as \"meta-computing\". It is a wonderful thought. You are sleeping, eating a meal or going out with friends. All this time, your computer is searching the stars for signs that might show something is out there trying to get in touch. Volunteers are proud of being involved in the SETI project. It shows that they understand the potential of computing. They know that it is more than just a way of working or playing games. Meta-computing may also be creating intelligence as well as looking for _ . This idea is based on the theory that human intelligence is created by the way in which different parts of the brain communicate with each other. As the saying goes, \"The whole is more than the sum of its parts.\" People who join the SETI project sometimes wonder whether their computer will become part of a huge network that has learned to think for itself. Options: A a new way to work on the computer B a new way to work and play games C a new way to search for life outside the earth D a new way to make computers learn to think for itself Answer: C a new way to search for life outside the earth Question:\n++++++++++\noutput:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "The passage mainly tells us about _ .", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Problem: Given the question: You are given a new situation: A man put two cups, cup A and cup B, filled with equal amounts of water on to a table and walked away to go check his mail. His son came along and saw the two cups and decided to put some sugar in them to make a tasty drink. The child poured two spoonfuls of sugar into cup A and three spoonfuls of sugar into cup B. and a hint : Passive transport occurs when a substance passes through the cell membrane without needing any energy to pass through. This happens when a substance moves from an area where it is more concentrated to an area where it is less concentrated. Concentration is the number of particles of a substance in a given volume. Let's say you dissolve a teaspoon of salt in a cup of water. Then you dissolve two teaspoons of salt in another cup of water. The second solution will have a higher concentration of salt. Please answer this question : Which cup has a lower concentration of sugar?\n++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\nThe answer is:\ncup A\n\n\ninput question: You are given a new situation: Ron, a sociologist, traveled to two very different societies, society A and society B, for several months each and wrote down his observations. Ron is now examining the data he gathered from the two societies in an attempt to draw scientific conclusions, and write up a paper. In society A, he found that there were high levels of income inequality, while society B had low levels of income inequality. and a hint : Research has shown an inverse link between income inequality and social cohesion. In more equal societies, people are much more likely to trust each other, measures of social capital (the benefits of goodwill, fellowship, mutual sympathy and social connectedness among groups who make up a social units) suggest greater community involvement, and homicide rates are consistently lower. Please answer this question : Will people in society A be more or less likely to trust people compared to society B????\noutput answer: less likely\n\n\nYou are given a new situation: Two students studied for the biology exam. Ken studied about global warming, while Hank studied about Earth's atmosphere. and a hint : Another major cause of extinction is global warming , which is also known as global climate change. During the past century, the Earth's average temperature has risen by almost 1°C (about 1.3°F). You may not think that is significant, but to organisms that live in the wild and are constantly adapting to their environments, any climate change can be hazardous. Recall that burning fossil fuels releases gasses into the atmosphere that warm the Earth. Our increased use of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, is changing the Earth’s climate. Any long-term change in the climate can destroy the habitat of a species. Even a brief change in climate may be too stressful for an organism to survive. For example, if the seas increase in temperature, even briefly, it may be too warm for certain types of fish to reproduce. Please answer this question : Which student learned more about global climate change?\n----\nAnswer: Ken\n\n\nQ: You are given a new situation: John studies erosion of soil due to ocean wave. To facilitate his study he measured wave in three different points, point A, point B, and point C. Point A is in deep water. Point B is in shallow water, and point C is in even shallower water. He needs to publish his findings after analyzing the data. and a hint : When waves travel into areas of shallow water, they begin to be affected by the ocean bottom. The free orbital motion of the water is disrupted, and water particles in orbital motion no longer return to their original position. As the water becomes shallower, the swell becomes higher and steeper, ultimately assuming the familiar sharp-crested wave shape. After the wave breaks, it becomes a wave of translation and erosion of the ocean bottom intensifies. Please answer this question : At which point the free orbital motion of the water would not be broken, point A or point B?\nA: point A\n\n\nQuestion: You are given a new situation: John is studying the different states of matter. Today, he has a matter in three states in front of him, state A, state B, and state C. State A is in solid state. State B is in liquid state. And, state C is in gaseous state. He needs to determine the properties of each state. and a hint : As Figure above shows, the distance between particles is much smaller for the solid and liquid states than for the gas state. In the solid state, particles are fixed in place, while particles are more free to move in the liquid and gas states. The particles in the solid and liquid states “stick together,” but in the gas state, they move freely about the container. In general, it requires energy to separate individual particles. If we want to make a solid adopt a liquid form, we can add energy in the form of heat, increasing the temperature of the substance. Conversely, if we want to convert a substance from a gas to a liquid or from a liquid to a solid, we remove energy from the system and decrease the temperature. Pressure also plays an important role in changes of state, which will be discussed later on. We will study these difference in greater detail in the chapter States of Matter. Please answer this question : Would state B have less or more distance between particles than state C?\nAnswer: less\n\n\nPlease answer this: You are given a new situation: Jesse wants to lose weight. She decides to do research on the types of food she's been eating and finds out they are excessively high in dietary lipids. She decides to cut back to a lower than normal amount of lipid consumption for a while. and a hint : Although some lipids in the diet are essential, excess dietary lipids can be harmful. Because lipids are very high in energy, eating too many may lead to unhealthy weight gain. A high-fat diet may also increase lipid levels in the blood. This, in turn, can increase the risk for health problems such as cardiovascular disease. The dietary lipids of most concern are saturated fatty acids, trans fats, and cholesterol. For example, cholesterol is the lipid mainly responsible for narrowing arteries and causing the disease atherosclerosis. Please answer this question : Will high fat diets increase or decrease your chances of getting cardiovascular disease?\n++++++++\nAnswer:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "increase", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "*Question*\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: My name is Max. I am twelve years old. I have many friends. Most of them are as old as I. Some are older. Some are younger. My best friend is Bill. He lives near me. We go to the same school and we are in the same class. Bill helps me with my math homework. I help him with his English homework. Bill is taller than me. He is quite fat. He doesn't like sports, so he doesn't get much exercise. We both have black eyes, but Bill's hair is longer. I like sports and I play football or go swimming every day. Every Sunday morning Bill and I play computer games. Sometimes I win. Sometimes he wins. ,,2B. Question: The main idea of the text is _ . - Max has many friends - Max and Bill go to the same school - Max and Bill are best friends - Max and Bill like the same things\n**Answer**\nMax and Bill are best friends\n\n*Question*\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: This week, I ask my students about fashion. I show each student seven things and ask their opinions about each thing. Some of their answers are interesting! Here's what the students in Class 8 like: Jodie Smith likes the key ring. Her friend Jordan says he can' t stand the scarf.\" It' s for old people!\" he says. William Jones loves the wallet,and his classmate Gina Taylor loves the watch. Ann Rice doesn't like the watch,but she really likes the hair clip! Jerry Green likes the sunglasses. And the coolest thing is the belt ! Everyone loves it! Question: Gina Taylor loves _ and Ann really likes _ . - the wallet;the watch - the watch;the hair clip - the hair clip;the sunglasses - the watch;the sunglasses\n**Answer**\nthe watch;the hair clip\n\n*Question*\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: Most young boys like spending time on things like video games, superhero movies and sports, but Ken, a 9-year-old boy from the Philippines, is spending his free time trying to start an animal shelter for at-risk dogs. In February, photos of Ken feeding dogs on the street circled the Internet and immediately attracted many people who wanted to help. \"I feel sorry for the dogs with no owners while other dogs around the world are being pampered ,\" Ken tells Pet360 in an email. \"It really wasn't fair. And they are really thin.\" When Ken began feeding the dogs which had health problems, they would not let the boy come close. But after several feedings, the dogs warmed up to Ken and allowed the boy to help them. When animal lovers found out what Ken was doing, donations started to roll in, and Ken and his father were able to start a non-profit animal shelter called Happy Animals Club. The donations helped three dogs, Blackie, Brownie and White Puppy, receive high-quality canned food and treatment. After two months with Ken at Happy Animals Club, the dogs look like completely different animals and will be adopted soon. In May, Ken and his father hiring a 10,000-square-foot lot , where Ken hopes to build a no-kill animal shelter to help more dogs in need. \"I want the dogs to have a home, where they can have shelter, eat and have fun,\" says Ken. Ken wants to save dogs from the city pound where most animals are put down. Right now, Ken doesn't have enough money to start the shelter. If you also want to save homeless dogs, you can visit the Happy Animals Club's website and offer some help. Question: When animal lovers knew what Ken was doing, they _ . - were surprised - felt very excited - supported him - brought dogs to him\n**Answer**\nsupported him\n\n*Question*\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: Is reading better than watching TV? I believe it is. Is reading better than playing video games? I'm not so sure if it is. If learning is important to you, but not necessary so,and if pleasure is what you want,these activities can be pleasant in their own way. Reading might be better than many activities if you want to educate yourself and improve your chances of succeeding in your work. If you're serious about creating the habit of reading,what's important is finding a time you can read every day--often that's early morning or late at night,or both. For others, it might be during their lunch break. You only need to read for 10 to 20 minutes a day to form the habit. Then, you need to find a place that's comfortable. Make sure it has good lighting, the temperature is nice and you're in a good chair. Or you can find some place that you can relax in without falling asleep, although there's nothing wrong with sleep. Next,be sure to shut off the TV,Internet,cell phone,radio, or other music. Let reading be a quiet time. Mark an \"x\" on your calendar every day you read, and try to keep your unbroken \"x\"es going as long as possible. A habit is much easier to form if it's something you enjoy, not something you are made to do. So make the time, you spend reading a joy. I've been a lifelong reader, so the pleasure of a good book is one of my favorite things in the world. I love to lose myself in the world of a book. Question: While you are reading,you'd better _ . - make sure you are alone - mark a big \"x\" in your notebook - find a good chair with good lighting - be concentrated and quiet\n**Answer**\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "be concentrated and quiet", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Ques: Article: No one really knows how the ancient Egyptians build the pyramids. But Maureen Clemmons has a theory . She thinks the Egyptians may have used kites. \"If you look at ht top center of every monument , you see wings,\" Clemons said. \"I think the Egyptians have been trying to tell us in pictures for 3,000 years that this is how they built the pyramids.\" She thinks that earliest Egyptian workers might make use of kites to lift the stones with the help of the desert wind. She got a team of aeronautic engineers to help her test the theory. Yesterday, in the Mojave Desert, they put their theory to the test using a nylon kite, three pulleys and an obelisk that weighs nearly four tons. The wind speed had to be just right. And amazingly, it worked. \"There's ly no evidence for kites in ancient Egypt,\" said Professor Carol Redmount of the University of California. \"There's no evidence of pulleys as we know them today.\" Redmount says the historical evidence points to the \"Charlton Heston method,\" which basically relies on the theory of the muscle of slaves pushing and pulling huge stone blocks to create the pyramids. But the kite-lifting group will have none that. \"All I can remember from history is that Egyptians drank beer for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and as someone who has done field research on drinking beer, I know after I've had two beers and it's really hot. I'm not pushing or pulling anything,\" Clemmons said. \"So, I figured I'd try to think another way.\" Question: What is the best title for the passage? Yes or no, is the answer \"Kites and Pyramids\"?\nAns: Yes\n\nQues: Article: Here is a poster on a middle school web site. Read the web-site poster. Going, Going, Gone! The Haynes Middle School Parent-Teacher organization Invites you to attend our latest fund-raiser, The Fourth Annual Haynes School Auction ! Saturday, May 10 6:00 p.m.-11: p.m. in the school hall 6:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. :All items for auction are previewed. 6:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. : Silent auction begins. 7:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. : Highest bidders from silent auction are determined. 7:30 p.m.-11:00 p.m. : Main auction begins. Items up for bid in the silent auction range in value from $ 5.00 to $ 30.00. Items up for bid in the main auction include the following: l Airline tickets to a place of your choice l Weekend getaways at first-class hotels l Season tickets to the Chicago Bears football game l $ 50 gift tickets to local gift shops, restaurants, and salons Don't miss the boat! Book your tickets today. Last year, tickets sold out in five days! Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. $ 15.00 per person All the money from the auction will be given to the prefix = st1 /HaynesSchoolcomputer lab. Question: Which of the following is most likely to happen at the year's auction? Yes or no, is the answer \"Tickets for the event will be sold out in less than one week.\"?\nAns: No\n\nQues: Article: Beijing ---- A recent Chinese blockbuster \"A World Without Thieves\" is based on the experiences of a young migrant worker carrying 60,000 yuan on a train packed with thieves.But while the image of a warm-hearted but somewhat naive migrant worker may have made film fans chuckle, it's a sure bet that most of China's migrant workers are yet to step into a cinema to admire it. \"Forty yuan a ticket? I can't afford it,\" said Shen Jie, a migrant worker at a construction site in Dongzhimen, east Beijing. Shen found it hard to remember when he last watched a film, or what it was about.\"It must be 10 years ago,\" he said. Though they are the builders of the nation's theaters and cinemas, a limited cultural life is common among China's 120 million migrant workers. Shen arrived from East China's Zhejiang Province in1991.Life was better then; money seemed to come more easily.\"Now, as more and more workers are rushing to the capital, it's too hard to earn money, and none of us dare think about watching films,\" he said. For many like Shen, the dream is earning enough to pay for their children's education so they can find jobs in the cities and say goodbye to the hardships of rural life forever.This drives them to work hard and save as much as possible. With a monthly salary of less than 500 yuan, Shen has to send money home to his little son and silver-haired parents. In Shen's small dormitory, which he shares with seven other co-workers, there is a well-thumbed copy of a magazine published in 1998. A recent survey by local media revealed that 80 percent of migrant workers spent their spare time sleeping and chatting because of exhaust and a lack of income.The same survey found that 47 percent of migrant workers have to work for more than 10 hours a day.Around 40 percent do not even possess a book, and nearly 60 percent say they are dissatisfied with their cultural life. Like many of Shen's co-workers, reading newspapers and hanging out in... Question: As for the migrant worker, Shen Jie, _ . Yes or no, is the answer \"his wish was to pay for his son's education\"?\nAns: No\n\nQues: Article: The terrible college entrance exam is not only a big challenge for Chinese high school students,but also a very important exam in the lives of South Korean students.Although the long,cold winter has already started in South Korea.the annual national exams have made the atmosphere very heated. More than 675,000 South Korean high school graduates took the college entrance exam last Wednesday.They usually take exams in Korean,maths,sociology,history and foreign languages. Officially there is one college place for every 1.33 students.But because all the students want to go to the top universities in the country,the competition can reach one place for 10 students.The students want to attend these colleges for both their famous names and better job opportunities. Because students face fierce competition,they have to study very hard to realize their dreams.park Seung said he and his classmates often go to school before 7:30 in the morning.After school has finished at 6:30 P.m,most of them go to the library to continue their study instead of returning home.Since many libraries in South Korea are open 24 hours a day,they often stay long into the night Many of the Senior 3 students only sleep for three to four hours a day. \"I feel a lot of pressure.but I have to study very hard in order to make my dream come true.This is my lifetime goal and it will be a turning point in my life which could decide my future,\"Park said. The exam day is a very serious day for the whole of South Korea.Vehicles are not allowed within a 200-metre radius of all the test sites to make sure the students have quiet surroundings.Noises are forbidden,even airplanes are ordered to avoid landing and take-off near the test sites during listening comprehension test hours. Students are told their scores in December before they apply for college.This is followed by face-to-face oral tests.There are public and private universities in South Korea .Many private universities are well-known, but their fees can be 18,000 yuan each term.This has made a lot... Question: Before students are allowed to colleges,they will_. Yes or no, is the answer \"be interviewed\"?\nAns:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Yes", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Question: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: We all waste food, you and me, every day, millions of tons of it.In China, enough food is wasted in restaurants every year to feed 200 million people.And the amount of food wasted by Chinese consumers is increasing fast.So our nation is being encouraged to stop wasting food. So what should Chinese consumers do to prevent food waste? Keep a kitchen diary All of us should keep a kitchen diary, and we can know that how much food we waste at home.The first thing for us to do is to stop throwing away food that we can still eat.We should eat everything we buy and if we cannot, we should buy less. Buy only what we need We should ask for smaller portions in stores.We should also check how much food we have before buying more.We shouldn't bring much food we don't need home even if large posters ask us to do so. Develop the habit of packing food Chinese consumers are generous and friendly.In restaurants, often too much food is ordered and served.So when ordering out, we are supposed to exclude the food in the order if we don't plan to eat it.And order smaller servings in restaurants and take home what we cannot finish. Don't put it off! Let's stop food waste today! Question: Your friend invites you to dinner, which of the following is NOT right? Answer:\nAnswer: You leave a lot of food on the table.\n\nQuestion: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: I have a friend named John Roberts who owns a horse ranch in San Ysidro.The last time I was there he shared a story with me. \"It is a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer. When he was a senior,he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.\" That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings,the stables and the track. \"The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, 'See me after class.'\" \"The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, 'Why did I receive an F?'\" \"The teacher said, 'This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you'll have to pay large stud fees. There's no way you could ever do it.' Then the teacher added, 'If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.'\" \"The boy went home and asked his father what he should do. His father said, 'Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.'\" \"Finally,after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, 'You can keep the F and I'll keep my dream.'\" John continued, \"I tell you this story because you are sitting in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.\" He added, \"If I had changed my paper at that time, maybe we would not have the chance to be here talking about the dreams .\" Question: John's father respond to his son's puzzlement by _ . Answer:\nAnswer: By encouraging him to make decision himself.\n\nQuestion: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Handsome Safin is loved by many women fans and he is called \"the most attractive man\". His strength and forehand and backhand skills are the best in the world, which are in fact unbeatable while he is at his best. Marat Safin was born inprefix = st2 /Moscowon 27th January, 1980, and was introduced to the game at a very early age. His mother Rausa, one of the former top 10 Russian women tennis players, used to take baby Marat with her when she practiced at the local Spartak club. This is where Marat also learned to play. Marat had picked up his racket almost as soon as he could walk and at five was hitting balls with a little child until 1992. When Marat was 13, his parents decided to send him abroad for further practice, so in that year Marat and his mother visited a tennis school inValenciawhere Maria Pasqual, former director of Spanish women's tennis, was asked to judge his potential. Pasqual liked what she saw and managed to persuade a Swiss client into keeping him at the school. In the following four years Marat lived in Valenciaemploying Pasqual as his career advisor, working on his great clay court skills and learning the Spanish language. Marat's first title came in 1997 at a Challenger in Espinho and soon afterwards he turned professional. He won his first title on the ATP Tour in August, 1999 when he beat Greg Rusedski in the final of the MFS Professional Championships in Boston. In 2000, Safin won his first Grand Slam title--US Open. He also reached the final of the Australian Open in 2002 and 2004. On November 7, 2004, Marat Safin beat Czech qualifier' Stepanek to win his third Paris Masters title. He also won the Paris Masters in 2000 and 2002. \"I really enjoy tennis because it brings about extreme emotions and allows me to live my dreams,\" said Safin. Yes, the future certainly looks rosy for him. Just like what his former adviser, Maria Pasqual said, \"He will be a champion one day\" -- surely he already is! Question: It can be inferred from the passage that _ . Answer:\nAnswer:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Safin's success benefited a lot from his family", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "In this task, you're given an article, a question which often contains a blank and four options (associated with \"A\", \"B\", \"C\", \"D\"). Your task is to find the correct answer (from the given options) for the question from the given article and return one of the options from \"A\", \"B\", \"C\", and \"D\". Do not generate anything else apart from one of the following characters: \"A\", \"B\", \"C\", \"D\". There is only one correct answer for each question.\n\nArticle: We have information about over 300 volunteering opportunities with more than 250 local organizations (charities, statutory organizations such as hospitals and social services and community groups). We are a registered charity and our service is free of charge. We do not run volunteering projects ourselves bur recruit volunteers for a whole range of organizations across Cambridge and South Cambs. Volunteering Links National Council for voluntary Organizations A center to champion and strengthen the voluntary sector in the UK with advice, support and public policy. Cambridge Council for voluntary Service An independent registered charity to help community and voluntary groups in Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire and Fenland. Volunteering Wales Voluntering and volunteer Centers in Wales. Volunteer Development Scotland Volunteering and Volunteer Centres in Scotland. Community Service Volunteers Volunteer placements in the UK. Student Hubs A branch of Student Hubs, a youth-led charity working across the UK to transform student involvement in charitable activities. Timebank A national campaign inspiring and connecting people to share and give time. Registration Information If you spot an opportunity that you like, you can go through a simple online registration process and then we will send you the details. Alternatively you can down load a VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION FORM (please save it to your own computer before editing) and email the completed form to us at info@carn-volunteer.org.uk. If you need a bit more help, then we can offer you a confidential one-to-one chat with a member of staff to discuss what you would like to do. But you must make an appointment beforehand. You don't have to visit the Volunteer Centre in person to get help. We can also provide information by e-mail, post or over the telephone. \n Question: Which of the following is not true about the center? \n Options: (A) Volunteers can find plenty of opportunities in the center. (B) The center does not charge money for their service. (C) The center does not run volunteering projects themselves. (D) Organizations like Student Hubs belong to the center.\nD\n\nArticle: Kindness and kids just seem to go hand in hand. But 62% of more than 2,600 participants in the NBC News State of Kindness Poll believe that today's kids are less kind than those in the past. Women(66%) feel about this kindness fall more strongly than men(58%). Most of the participants who feel that way(77%) thank parents caused the seeming lack of kindness among today's children, with a few thinking that society, schools, or friends caused it. At the same time, Americans say they don't put kindness first when it comes to teaching kids values. Among all participants, honesty is taught more than kindness as well as other things like courage, leadership and storing work ethic . But the younger generation--those aged 18-24--think highly of kindness rules. They choose kindness by 10% over honesty as the most important quality to teach kids. The question of whether kindness is learned or taught--or somewhere in between --causes different opinions. According to the study, Americans have different opinions on whether kindness in something one is born with or needs to be learned and _ over time. Slightly more than half(52%) of the participants believe that all of us are born with the ability to show kindness, while 48% believe kindness must be developed. Parenthood makes a difference to your thoughts on the causes of kindness. Those without kids(56%) are more likely to think that people are born to be kind, while 50% of the participants with kids think kindness is developed. Also, 51% of dads and 54% of men with no kids believe kindness is something time is born with. Slightly more than half of the moms say kindness must be learned, while 48% believe it is what one is born with. \n Question: 62% of the participants believe that today's kids are _ . \n Options: (A) born to be kind (B) taught to be less kind (C) not well educated at school (D) not so kind as kids in the past\nD\n\nArticle: Since the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans have gotten a lot \"greener\" toward the environment. \"We didn't know at that time that there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it,\" says Bruce Anderson, president of Earth Day USA. But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement. Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement. \"The understanding has increased many, many times,\" says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first Earth Day. According to US government reports, emissions from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 tons. The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9. Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with, the world is a safer and healthier place. A kind of \"Green thinking \" has become part of practices. Great improvement has been achieved. In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs, today in 1995 there are about 6,600. Advanced lights, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution. Twenty-five years ago, there were hardly any education programs for environment. Today, it's hard to find a public school, university, or law school that does not have such a kind of program. \"Until we do that, nothing else will change!\" says Bruce Anderson. \n Question: According to Anderson, before 1970, Americans had little idea about _ . \n Options: (A) the social movement (B) environmental problems (C) recycling techniques (D) the importance of Earth Day\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "B\n\n", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: By the growing national Occupy Wall Street movement, hundreds of protesters moved through midtown Manhattan on Tuesday. They called this \"Millionaires March\". They marched two by two up the sidewalk, planning to pass the homes of some of New York City's wealthiest people. They said they didn't have a permit and didn't want to lead the traffic jam. \"No Billionaire Left Behind,\" said on a card that was written by Arlene Geiger, who teaches economics at Manhattan's John Hay College of Criminal Justice. New York's 2 percent \"millionaires' tax\" will last till this December. Protesters expressed they cared about how much less the wealthy would pay and who would get less money then. Protesters have been camped out for weeks in lower Manhattan's Zuccotti Park, near Wall Street. They say they're fighting for the \"99 percent\" of Americans who do not fall into the wealthiest 1 percent of population. Their causes range from bringing down Wall Street to fighting global warning. The movement gained _ through social media, and has taken place in several other cities. In Boston, hundreds of college students marched through downtown Boston on Monday and gathered on Boston Common, holding signs that read \"Fund education, not corporations\". The protesters were angry with the education system. They said it was like \"irresponsible, unaccountable, and unethical financial practices\" of Wall Street. And now, a lot more movements have taken places in some European countries. Options: A The rich will pay less tax. B The rich will pay no tax. C The poor will get no money. D The poor will get no education. Answer: A The rich will pay less tax. Question:\nAns: What are the protesters worried about?\n\nWrite a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Every country tends to accept its own way of life as being the normal one and to praise or criticize others, as they are similar to or different from it. And unfortunately, our picture of the people and the way of life of other countries is often a distorted one. Here is a great argument in favor of foreign travel and learning foreign languages. It is only by traveling in a country and getting to know its inhabitants and their language that one can find out what a country and its people are really like. And how different the knowledge one gains this way frequently turns out to be from the second-hand information gathered from other sources! How often we find that the foreigners whom we thought to be such different people from ourselves are not very different at all! Differences between peoples do, of course, exist and, one hopes, will always continue to do so. The world will be a dull place indeed when all the different nationalities behave exactly alike, and some people might say that we are rapidly approaching this state of affairs. With the much greater rapidity and ease of travel, there might seem to be some truth in this at least as far as Europe is concerned. However this may be, at least the greater ease of travel today has revealed to more people than ever before that the Englishman or Frenchman or German is not some different kind of animal from themselves. Options: A from second-hand information B gathered from other sources than (from) its inhabitants C gained from the arguments about the country D different from what one had before the travel Answer: D different from what one had before the travel Question:\nAns: The knowledge one gains by traveling in a foreign country is often _ .\n\nWrite a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: We humans love to scare ourselves. Newspapers and TV news are full of shock-horror stories about the killer flu virus but are there things we can do to cut our risk of catching it? Every year, people in Britain catch the flu virus and some of those who are already ill, or are very young, may die. It is very sad, but modern treatment means that many deaths can be avoided. Experts tell us that the world is another flu epidemic and that the latest bird-flu virus would be the most likely cause. Humans can catch the disease only after closely contacting with a sick bird. However, if someone who had normal flu was to come into contact with bird flu, this could be very dangerous. The bird flu virus could attach itself to the human flu virus, _ and then start to spread from person to person. Coughs and sneezes always have spread diseases, especially colds and flu, and they still do. If bird flu does begin to infect humans, it will spread through coughs and sneezes. If you want to stay free of flu and someone coughs or sneezes at you, what should you do? First, keep your hands away from your face and wash them and your face as soon as you can. If a cough or a sneeze spray misses your face and you accidentally touch a droplet with your hands and then touch your face, the flu or cold bug could creep into your system. Options: A there must be no cure for him B the disease will spread among humans C he must feel cold D he is likely to die Answer: B the disease will spread among humans Question:\nAns: If a man with common flu is infected with bird flu, _ .\n\nWrite a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Some places in the world have strange laws. It's important for you to know about them before going there. Whoever likes to chew gum may have to leave Singapore. The government really wants to keep the city clean and will fine you for chewing gum. Before you leave for the United Arab Emirates you'd better make sure you aren't visiting during Ramadan . During that time you aren't allowed to eat or drink in public. Tourists have been fined up to $275 for drinking in public. Lovers spend so much time kissing each other goodbye at train stations that trains often start late. This law -- no kissing your lover goodbye at train stations - is rather old, and isn't in use today in France. In Thailand it's against the law to drive a car or motorcycle without a shirt on, no matter how hot it is. Punishments are different in different areas and can include warnings and tickets costing about $10. No joke -- the local police will stop you. Studies in Denmark have shown that cars with their headlights on are more noticeable by other drivers than those with their headlights off. Drivers there are required to leave their headlights on even during the day, or they may face a fine up to $100. Do you often buy things using coins? Don't do it in Canada. The Currency Law of 1985 doesn't allow using only coins to buy things. Even the use of the dollar-coin is limited . The shop owner has the right to choose whether to take your coins or not. Make sure you know about these laws before your next trip. Better safe than sorry. Options: A It is a newly invented law B You aren't allowed to use dollar-coins. C You will be fined if you use coins D Shop owners can decide if you can use coins. Answer: D Shop owners can decide if you can use coins. Question:\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Ans: What do we know about the strange law in Canada?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: The smell of fresh air is becoming something of a distant memory, thanks to our increasing use of fragrance . From air fresheners to scented candles, we live in a world of scent. Recent figures show seven in ten people use air fresheners or scented candles to keep our homes smelling sweet. Yet recent records suggest that perfumed products could affect our health, causing problems including allergies , headaches and asthma . One leading expert believes nearly a third of people suffer health effects from being exposed to scents. A major problem is so-called \"contact\" allergy--where perfumes and scented products cause eczema when they come into contact with the skin. About one in 20 is thought to be affected by fragrance allergy. \"Often it may not be immediately obvious that you have developed a fragrance allergy,\" says Dr. Baron. \"You don't react immediately. Gradually, as you are exposed more and more, the body increases its reaction, until it becomes noticeable to you.\" People with pre-existing eczema are particularly vulnerable . \"The eczema worsens in areas in contact with perfumes,\" says Dr. Baron. \"But even those without allergies can be at risk of fragrance allergy.\" You can become suddenly allergic to perfumes and personal care products that you have been using for years. \"Even if you know which fragrance causes a problem, it can be difficult to avoid, as most personal care products -soap, shampoo, sun cream and washing powder--contain fragrances,\" says Dr. Baron. And strong scents can also cause headaches. Fragrances activate the nose's nerve cells, stimulating the nerve system associated with head pain. To minimize risk, sufferers are advised to minimize the contact. \"Fragrance suggest cleanliness - yet people are smelling a potentially dangerous chemical mixture,\" says Anne Steinemann, professor of the University of Washington. \"We often use them to mask one problem - as with air fresheners - but create a greater one - adding poisonous chemicals to the air.\" Question: According to Dr. Baron, _ . Options: A: our bodies have an immediate reaction to fragrance. B: seven in ten have suffered fragrance allergy. C: fragrance can affect people who don't have allergy D: people can avoid contacting with fragrance easily\nC\n\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: When asked to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves, many put friends ahead of homes, jobs, clothes and cars. A true friendship carries a long history of experience that determines who we are and keeps us connected. It is a treasure we should protect. Unfortunately, the better friends you are, the more probably you'll have disagreements. And the result can be what you don't want--an end to the relationship. The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended. First, don't let your pride get in your way. Most of us can forgive each other when differences are brought out in the open. Second, apologize when you're wrong -- even if you've been wronged. Over the course of a friendship, even the best people make mistakes. Sometimes, it may be best if the _ takes the lead and apologizes. When you apologize, give your friend a chance to admit that he has been wrong. Third, see things from your friend's point of view. And finally, accept that friendships change as our needs and lifestyle change. Making friends can sometimes seem easy. The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the natural ups and downs that have an effect on all relationships. My suggestion: consider friendship as an honor and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure and nurture . Question: What should we do if we follow the author's second suggestion? Options: A: Make an apology first. B: Avoid making mistakes. C: Stick to our own points of view. D: Change our lifestyles.\nA\n\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Some researchers claim that people's personalities can be classified by their blood types If you have blood type O, you are a leader. When you see something you want , you strive to achieve your goal. You are passionate, loyal, and self-confident, and you are often a trendsetter . Your enthusiasm for projects and goals spreads to others who happily follow you. When you want something ,you may be ruthless about getting it or blind to how your actions affect others . Aother blood type A, is a social , \"people\" person . You like people and work well with them . Y ou are sensitive , patient , compassionate , and affectionate .You are a good peacekeeper because you want everyone to be happy .In a team situation , you resolve conflicts and keep things on a smooth course . Sometimes type As are stubborn and find it difficult to relax. They may also find it uncomfortable to do things alone. People with type B blood are usually individualist who like to do things on their own . You may be creative and adaptable, and you usually say exactly what you mean . Also you can adapt to situations , you may choose to do so because of your strong independent streak. You may prefer working on your own to being part of a team . The final blood is type AB . If you have AB blood , you are a natural entertainer. You draw people to you because of your charm and easy-going nature .ABs are usually calm and controlled , tactful fair. On the downside ,though , they may take too long to make decisions. And they may procrastinate, putting off tasks until the last minute. Question: Which of the following is not the feature of type A? Options: A: Stubborn B: Sensitive C: reserved D: Patient\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "C", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Problem: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: Almost everyone will meet some problems when they come into a new _ . When you enter a junior high school, everything is new: new school, new teachers, new students...Then what should you do? Now I give you some advice. When you meet problems, you should speak them out. You can tell your problems to your parents. They can help you with your problems. Of course, you can also let your teachers know. I am sure they will be glad to help you. Most of time we work and play with our classmates. You can communicate with your classmates. You will find you are not alone because they have the same problems as you. Another way is to take an active part in the school activities. It's good for you to make more friends. If you are good at swimming, you can join the school swimming club. If you do well in English, you can go to the English corner often. One day, you will leave school and come into the society . You will also meet many problems. The advice above will help you.\n\nA: Question: The passage mentions _ ways to solve the problems.Options:A 2B 3C 4D 5Answer:A\n\n\nProblem: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: Happy Children's Palace MONDAY 19:00--20:30 English learning Prof. G. White Would you like to improve your English? This is for middle school students. (2 weeks) TUESDAY 17:30--19:00 Photography Mr. Green Learn to take good pictures. Bring your own camera with you. (4 weeks) WEDNESDAY 18:00--19:00 Office 2000 Prof. Wang Lan Learn how to use the new software. (10 weeks) FRIDAY 19:00--20:30 Painting Miss Yang Jing Would you like to learn painting? It is for beginners only. (16 weeks) SATURDAY 15:00--16:30 Cambridge Young Learner's English Prof. J. Brown This course is for the children at primary school . (20 weeks) SUNDAY 10:00--12:00 Swimming, club Coach: Liu Xin Want to swim as fast as a fish? (9 weeks)\n\nA: Question: If you don't have enough time and you want to learn a skill in two months, you'd better learn _ .Options:A how to use the new softwareB swimmingC how to take picturesD paintingAnswer:C\n\n\nProblem: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: British Study Tours Using the wonderful railway system we offer an unusual holiday, sport and study program . Your hotel is a train: eat and sleep on the train and spend each day in a different part of Britain. Summer Schools in France We offer summer schools for students between the ages of 12 and 16. Live with a French family and choose from different activities including horse-riding, football, swimming and skiing. Summer in Australia We will arrange a program for your students. All our courses take place at the college in Sydney. Morning classes are held in Chinese; evening classes on Australian history are in English. We offer an exciting program of evening activities including music. Dance and theatre. Holiday Programs in Germany We offer morning classes in German at all levels from beginner upwards. In the afternoon you are free to join in our mountain walks or to go shopping in the nearby town. In the evening we organize a full program for fun. All ages welcome.\n\nA: Question: If you want to make your English better, which programs will you choose?Options:A Holiday Programs in Germany and British Study Tours.B Summer in Australia and Summer School in France.C British Study Tours and Summer in Australia.D Summer School in France and holiday Programs in Germany.Answer:C\n\n\nProblem: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: Passage 3 A smile will tell people around you that you are a kind and friendly person. However, many people don't smile because they think they have ugly teeth. For example, one of my classmates, Mike, doesn't have very nice teeth, so that is why he seldom opens his mouth. He even says that he has lost confidence because of his teeth. So it is very important for us to look after our teeth. In fact, a lot of people have this problem. Some people inherit teeth problems from their parents, while others' teeth are damaged because of bad habits, like heavy smoking, eating too much sugar or not brushing teeth often. If your teeth are in bad shape, you should see a dentist and ask for help. They can help improve your teeth and tell you how to take care of them. Smiling can help you to feel more confidence and make people think of you as a more friendly person. If you want to keep healthy, you should not only smile but also laugh. An Indian doctor called Kataria said that young children should laugh about 30 times a day, while adults should laugh between 7 and 15 times a day. So please take this chance to smile and laugh now.\n\nA:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Question: If you want to keep healthy, you had better _Options:A not smile oftenB laugh all the timeC neither smile nor laughD smile and even laugh oftenAnswer:D", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Mr. White works in an office. He liked reading in bed when he was at school. It was bad for his eyes and now he is near-sighted. But he wouldn't want anybody else to know about it and he never wears a pair of glasses. It often brings him some trouble. One winter morning he was sent to a village school on business. He got off a bus at a stop in a small town. Then he had to walk there. The road to the village wasn't smooth. There were stones here and there. He fell over several times and it made his clothes very duty. At last he got to the village. Suddenly it began to blow strongly and it got much colder. His hat was blown off while he was looking for the school. He had to run after it but he couldn't catch it. He was wondering why his hat ran into a house as if it had legs. And then he ran into the house, too. A big woman appeared and stopped him by shouting angrily, \" What are you running after my hen for?\" According to the passage, which of the following is true? A) Mr. White wears a pair of glasses. B) Mr. White works in a village school. C) Mr. White likes reading in bed in his office. D) Mr. White often has some trouble because of his near sight.\nD\n\nDo you know how to study better? Let me give you some advice about studying. First, don't put off studying. Many students do that. Then they have to cram the night before the exam. In fact you need good study habits and study a little every day. This way, you will prepare better for the exams. Second, plan _ into your study time. For example, if you read 20 pages of the book, you can play one computer game. But only one. Third, stay in a quiet place and turn off your mobile phone. Then you can put your heart into your study. Last, believe it or not, sleeping is part of studying. It can help you learn better. Try to sleep more than eight hours a night. Take the advice, and you will study better. What does \" _ \" mean in the passage? A) Exercise after studying. B) Do something you like. C) Cram the night before exam. D) Turn off your phone.\nB\n\nNew York is the biggest city of the USA. A long time ago, it was called Lenapehoking. In 1626, Dutch people bought the land for only $24! They called it New Amsterdam. Then in 1664, the British took it over and changed the name to New York. New York had an excellent harbour . Many people from all over the world came by sea and landed in New York. These people wanted a better life. New York seemed to give them that. By 1835, New York became the largest city in the United States. New York City used to have five smaller towns but now they are all part of the same city. They are Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. Today, New York is home to millions of people from all over the world. These different cultures make New York an exciting place to visit. There's much to do in New York. You can take a helicopter riding through the city, ride horses in Central Park, see a movie in the afternoon and watch the sunset over the Brooklyn Bridge. Don't worry if you get hungry. Some restaurants are open 24 hours a day! In the year 1626, New York was called _ . A) Lenapehoking B) New Amsterdam C) New York D) Manhattan\nB\n\nJim is a basketball fan. He is very good at playing basketball. Jack is his favorite basketball player. Jim is in the school basketball team. Every Friday afternoon, he plays basketball with other members after class. In the team, Jim's best friend is Mike. He is also good at playing basketball. Jim's sister Mary loves swimming. Every Saturday she has a swimming lesson with ten other girls and boys. Their mothers and fathers come to watch them because the children are only one or two years old! When Mary began to have swimming classes, she was only six months old. Now she is two years old and she can swim well. Many people are afraid of water, but the children in Mary's class aren't! They always have a good time in water. _ is Jim's favorite basketball player. A) Jim's sister B) Mike C) Jack D) Mary\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "C", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the article and select the best answer. Article: On March 19, Malala Yousafzai, a 15-year-old Pakistani student and women's education activist, returned to the classroom for the first time since being violently attacked by a member of the Taliban--a terrorist organization-- on October 9, 2012. Malala was shot on her way home from school in Mingora, Pakistan. A Taliban group took responsibility for the attack, saying the attack should serve as a warning to others. Members of the group follow a strict version of the local religion and believe girls should not go to school. Malala was targeted because she is appealing for girls' rights to education in Swat Valley, Pakistan. Malala recovers from the attack at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England. After a long period of recovery, Malala is starting as a ninth-year student at Edgbaston High School. It is the oldest independent girl school in Birmingham, England. Though she has no concrete plans to return to Pakistan, Malala still speaks out as a voice for change in her country, and everywhere. \"I am excited that today I have achieved my dream of going back to school. I want all girls in the world to have this basic opportunity,\" Malala said in a statement. \"I miss my classmates from Pakistan very much but I am looking forward to meeting my teachers and making new friends here in Birmingham.\" Malala has been an Internet blogger, or writer, since she was 11 years old. In 2011 she was awarded Pakistan's National Peace Award for her bravery in writing about the difficulties of life and education in the shadow of the Taliban. She has spoken publicly about children's rights and been nominated for an international children's peace prize. After the attack in 2012, support for Malala poured in from around the world. The United Nations declared November 10 Malala Day. Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the day honors Malala and shows the world that people of all sexes, all backgrounds and all countries stand behind the heroine . Question: What's the best title of this text? Options: A: A terrorism attack B: An education activist C: The Taliban's threat D: The return of a heroine\nD\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: Homeschooling is a popular alternative to send your children to a public or private school. It seems to be especially popular with stayathome parents who would rather teach their children themselves in the privacy of their own homes. In order to homeschool your children,you will need to know the basics of how to do this,and like everything,there are steps you will need to follow. Homeschooling is legal in all fifty states. The first step is to check with your state's Board of Education to find out what the legal requirements are and what you will need to do in order to _ them. Next,you will need to determine whether or not you want your children to follow a structured curriculum. Most parents use this system to ensure that their children will study every subject that a child who goes to a private or public school would. Homeschooling can not only provide your children with the essential learning of the basic subjects of reading,writing,and arithmetic,but it can also help your children to master muchneeded life skills. These skills can range from learning how to do the cleaning to balancing his or her own checkbook. They are skills that your child will need to know so that he or she can take care of themselves later on in life. One last point about homeschooling:The question of interaction and socialization is most always brought up in the question on whether or not a child should be homeschooled. Public schooling is automatically thought to be a good place for a child to learn how to get along with his or her peers. While some social skills probably can be learned in this type of environment,peer pressure is always a constant concern for parents. Fortunately,parents who homeschool can teach their children moral values as well as the right way to get along with other people. Question: The best title for this passage would be _ . Options: A: Homeschooling in America B: Basic Skills for Later Life C: Education System in America D: Parents and Children\nA\nQ: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me. I decided to use it the other day and I washed a lot of things. Everything worked well, but I found one of my husband's socks missing. I looked everywhere for it, but I couldn't find it anywhere. The next morning, I got ready for school as usual. When the bell rang, the students came in, I greeted them and told them what we were going to do that day. When I turned around to write on the blackboard, the class burst out laughing. They laughed and laughed. They laughed so much, in fact, that I was afraid the headmaster would be in and see all this. I asked the class to stop, but the more I talked, the more they laughed. I decided to pay no attention to them and continued to write on the blackboard. When I did this, they laughed even more. Finally, the teacher who was in the next room came in to see what all the laughter was about. When he came in, he started laughing, too! \"Good heavens,\" I said. \"Will someone please tell me what is so funny?\" \"Oh, God,\" said the teacher. \"You have a brown sock stuck to the back of your skirt!\" So that's how I found my husband's missing sock. \"Oh, well,\" I said to the class,\" Let's just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity .\" Question: The underlind \"did this\" means _ Options: A: paid no attention to the students B: continued my explaining C: write on the blackboard again D: became angry\nA: C\nQ: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: We all know what it is like to be unable to turn your head because of a cold in the muscles of your neck, or because an unexpected twist has made your neck ache and stiff. Your whole body feels tight. The slightest move makes you jump with pain.Nothing could be worse than a pain in the neck. That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling. We have all met such people. One is the man who always seems to be clapping his hands--often at the wrong time--during a performance in the theater. He keeps you from hearing the actors. Even worse are those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins. They come hurrying down to your row of seats. You are comfortably settled down, with your hat and heavy coat in your lap. You must stand up to let them pass. You are proud of your self-control after they have settled into their seats... Well, what now... Good God, one of them is up again.He forgot to go to the men's room, and once more you have to stand up, hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass. Now, that is \"a pain in the neck\". Another, well-known to us all, is the person sitting behind you in the movies. His mouth is full of popcorn; he is chewing loudly, or talking between bites to friends next to him. None of them remain still. Up and down, back and forth, they go for another bag of popcorn, or something to drink. Then, there is the man sitting next to you at a lunch counter smoking a smelly cigar.He wants you to enjoy it too, and blows smoke across your food into your mouth. We must not forget the man who comes into a bus or subway car and sits down next to you, just as closes you will let him. You are reading the newspaper and he leans over and stretches his neck so that he can read the paper with you. He may even turn the paper to the next page before you are ready for it. We also call such a person a \"rubber-neck\", always stretching his neck to where it does not belong, like neighbors who watch all your visitors. They enjoy invading your... Question: Where can you find this passage? Options: A: Medicine dictionaries. B: Social science books. C: Kids' comic books. D: Science text books.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "A: B", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Problem: Write a positive (OPTIONS:\n- negative\n- positive) yelp review.\nA: Well worth the wait! Try to go early if you can because they get really busy! Smoked meat sandwich is amazing! So amazing that once you try it you'll never be the same...yes it's that great!\n\n\nQ: positive\n\nA: Fried Chicken; in every city, there is a place that cooks it with the idea, that it should be a great value, and it should hold up, even when packed in a \"to-go\" container. This is such a place, in fact, it's only a takeout place, so don't bother planning an evening there, unless you like sitting on the sidewalk or dangling out of your car. I mean, the friend chicken here is good. The drumstick is juicy, meat is tender, and the same can be said about the thigh also. The batter coats it just right; no heavy glops of batter, when you bite in, you feel the skin giving way, to the decedent meat underneath. The flavor is always present, the idea that it's a hug from the inside out, you get. Sure there is a lot of great Fried Chicken places around Charlotte, but this one is the simple, working man's delight. If you get the dinners, you also get Cole Slaw, Tater Rounds, Hush Puppies, and a nice roll. It's a perfect portion, you aren't going to be asking for me, for at least an hour, but you aren't going to be in a coma either. Their sweet tea is the Maxwell House stuff, which is basically the base for most sweet teas, what you might expect to have been served by family or in my case, southern born friends. Yes I said it, maybe your parents served Lipton, but this tastes just about right in my mine. If you can get there before the rush, you might see the front of house, without trouble, but with orders made in minutes, you are assured, even if you take a few extra moments, you are still going to be rewarded with yummy food, that will make you happy, and smiling. Go here, lots of street parking, just off the beaten path, they close at 6pm, so beware.\n\n\nProblem: What would be an example of an positive (OPTIONS:\n- negative\n- positive) review?\n\nAnswer: I actually find this place to be better than Hot N' Juicy. The shrimp seemed fresher and larger and the ambience is definitely nicer. The side-dish portions are larger too so you don't feel as robbed for ordering a cup of rice.\n\n\nInput: OPTIONS:\n- negative\n- positive.\nGenerate a negative review for a place\nOutput: TL;DR - Overpriced and underspiced. Cons: Not worth $40 for dinner. Maybe $30, but still pushing it for me.The soup was clearly from a can - tasted like cheap Campbell's vegetable soup to me, no flavor, had that tin taste. Bread was okay, nothing special, clearly purchased from a factory. Everything was underspiced and a little bland, which sucks because one of the things I love (and expect!) about food from this region is the flavor. The red wine I had was good, but not $11/glass good. Maybe $6. Pros: kebabs were yummy, put a couple drops of lemon juice on them for a different flavor. Can't go wrong with hummus and cucumbers. The shrimp (though a bit tough) had a nice sauce. Dessert was yummy and went well with coffee (they give you mint tea, but ask for the coffee instead). Chicken was pretty good. Large portions, my party of 3 had plenty of food to go around. Decor was lovely and the dancing girls were a crowd pleaser. Service was spot on. I think this was once a nice restaurant experience with authentic food, but management was losing money or wanted to make more money so they cut corners with the food. Typical, but sad. Marrakesh, make a fresh soup and your own bread. Stop outsourcing. Add a little love and flavor into the food. You're not doing yourselves any favors by Americanizing your menu. Sure, you advertise and get the tourists... but what about the locals like myself who would make it a regular thing if you had better food? Do you want someone to spend money once or many times? Until they get their kitchen in order and their chef in line, I won't be back.\n\n\ninput: Write a positive yelp review (OPTIONS:\n- negative\n- positive).\noutput: The price is a bit high for what you get, but the tastes of the Chinese noodles were right on. Also tried the sea dragon roll which was pretty good, still a tad overpriced. If you are not willing to get out and drive to china town (rather close to the strip actually) then this is a pretty good place to get some authentic good Chinese food and sushi. It was also a nice view in the back overlooking the casino floor.\n\n\ninput: Write a positive yelp review (OPTIONS:\n- negative\n- positive).\noutput:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "This place is LEGIT! A lot of Vietnamese places in my area really only just do the pho (and maybe vermicelli) well, but this place also does some other, less popular Vietnamese dishes. + The large pho is MASSIVE. It could maybe feed 3-4 people (and I might suggest eating it this way and going family style on a few other dishes so your dinner isn't just one note consisting of a giant pot of pho) + Generous portions of greens, with culantro? which isn't always offered at some pho places + The salted limeade drink was an adventure! Definitely a more traditional Vietnamese drink that is an acquired taste. It might be more refreshing to drink on a hot day, I think. ~ Baby clams with sesame cracker. YES! Fun to eat and delectable--my family really descended on this plate. Really popular with us. However, I think it could have used more of an acidic element. ~ Knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful service (our waitress was nice enough to give us another cracker on the house), but could use a little more confidence. - The spring and summer rolls were a little pricey to me, but maybe it's because I usually buy them cheaply at fast food Viet places... Pho was just over $8, rolls were closer to $3-4 for small portions and vermicelli and other dishes over $10. In summary, this place is worth a visit. Oh, and the bathrooms are super nice. ALWAYS a big +plus there. The atmosphere overall is relaxed, well-lit, spacious, with some pretty details. Keep it up Saigon Bay!", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "(Question)\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Jungle country is not friendly to man,but it is possible to survive there. You must have the right equipment and you must know a few important things about woodcraft . Then your chances of staying alive are very good. No one should go into the jungle without the right equipment. You need lightweight clothing, a good knife, and a compass. Fishhooks and a line,a rifle,matches in a waterproof container and a poncho are necessary too. So is a mosquito net to protect the head. In the jungle you can get hopelessly lost within five minutes after leaving known landmark . That is why you should always carry a compass. In open country during the day, you can tell which way to go by studying the sun. At night the stars are sure guides to direction. But in most places the jungle rooftop is so thick that it is impossible to see the sun or the stars. Again and again you must check your position by the compass. Keep alert . Watch the ground in front of you carefully. Stop and listen now and again. Avoid haste , and rest often. In a place that is hot and humid , the person who sets a fast pace will soon become tired. A steady and even pace is wisest in the long run. If you lose your way, don't panic. Try to decide how long it has been since you were sure of your position. Mark the spot where you are with blazes on a tree. Put them on four sides of the tree, so that you will be able to see them from any direction. Then you can beginretracing your steps(going back exactly the way you have come), knowing that you can always find the spot from which you started. Except in an emergency, never try to travel the jungle at night. Whenever possible, _ that are going in your general direction. This may cause you many extra miles of travel. But in the end it will save time and energy. Nothing is moreexhausting(extremely tiring) thanhacking(cutting) a way through unbroken jungle. Surviving in the jungle is a science. The jungle people have become perfect in this science, and you can too. Learn as much as you can about what to expect... Question: The author is strongly against traveling at night probably because _ . Options: A: one tends to move too slowly at night B: some animals will attack you C: emergencies occur most frequently at night D: it is more difficult to check your position\n(Answer)\nD\n\n\n(Question)\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: There are many reasons that goals go unfulfilled. For many, goal setting is a never ending circle that starts, stops, and begins again. To help us succeed in reaching our goals, let's examine the reasons why many people fail at reaching them. Here are 7 Reasons That You Won't Reach Your Goals: 1. You Don't Have Any Goals Too many people are afraid to \"set\" their goals. Afraid of failing. Afraid of disappointment. Well, you definitely won't complete them if you don't try. Make a choice and set your goals. Otherwise you will end up wherever life takes you. 2. You Don't Start OK, so you have a goal. What have you done about it? Have you started it yet? What are you waiting for? Procrastination is responsible for the failure of many goals. 3. You Aren't Willing to \"Buy\" Your Goals Yes, you have to buy your goals. Why? Because every goal has a price. It has a cost. Time. Money. Sweat. Sacrifice. You will have to \"pay\" for your goals in some manner. 4. Your Goals Are Unrealistic. Make sure that your goals are possible and that you set an adequate time frame for success. 5. You Won't Stick With It Over half of goals will be given up within 30 days. You set your goals .You started them. And then...you gave up. Are you using life's daily happenings as excuses? Goals are not reached through one effort. Rather, they are made in small steps over time. 6. You Will Fail...And You Won't Get Back Up! No one succeeds immediately. Those who appear to have effortlessly succeeded have usually put in years of preparation and practice. You have to fall down many times before you will succeed. Skill is learned by doing. 7. You Quit Before The Finish Line Too many people stop...right before the finish line. It's almost like they are afraid of succeeding. Often a life event is used as the reason for not finishing. Something always comes up before you finish. Are you reaching your goals? Which of these is keeping you from succeeding? Set your goals. Stay the course. Always get back up when you fail. And make sure you cross the finish line. Question: According to the passage, you will not reach you goals, if you _ . Options: A: are not willing to spend money seeking helping hands. B: do not take time to make plans for them. C: do not let life take you where it goes. D: are not afraid of succeeding.\n(Answer)\nB\n\n\n(Question)\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: If a person forgets names, places or facts --and has trouble with everyday things like reading or shopping --it may not mean you are getting old. It could be Alzheimer's disease. So it's important to see a doctor as soon as you can. There is no cure for Alzheimer's. But a drug called ARICEPT has been used by millions of people to help their symptoms . In studies, ARICEPT has been proved to work for Alzheimer's . It has helped people improve their memory over time. It has also helped them to keep doing everyday things on their own. Ask your doctor if ARICEPT is right for you or your loved one. It is the Number One drug for Alzheimer's in the world. The sooner you know it's Alzheimer's, the better ARICEPT can help . ARICEPT is good for many but may not be good for everyone. Some people may experience not sleeping well, feeling very tired, or not wanting to eat. In studies, these side effects weren't serious at all and went away over time. Some people taking ARICEPT may feel light-headed. In this case you should tell your doctors because your condition may get worse. Question: If one suffers from Alzheimer's, _ . Options: A: he has trouble with his memory B: he can't do everyday things on his own C: he often forgets things because he is old D: he can't move about\n(Answer)\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "A", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Q: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: What is a good education? The question is far from being answered. Once more, colleges and universities are changing their programs: they _ \"fun courses\" and restart some of the traditional subjects neglected since the 1960s. Many great schools are again requiring the students to take a number of classes in English, history, literature, the social sciences, philosophy, the natural sciences, and art if they want to get a degree. Meanwhile, the experts are trying to describe the good education of our time. Obviously the purely vocational training once favored is not enough. But neither is the gentleman's education of the nineteenth century. Educational programs must meet the demands of a modern world where men and women have to work and to deal with big problems. What, then, is a good education of this century? Some educators suggest that it should include foreign languages and the study of foreign cultures; a mastery of English, including the ability to write and speak well, because communications have become all-important in the modern world, and also because \"a person who doesn't speak and write clearly doesn't reason clearly either\"; some knowledge of the social sciences (sociology, psychology) that deal with human relations and human problems; some basic knowledge of modern science, which would enable future voters to be better informed about current problems like nuclear. Finally, many educators insist that all college graduates should be familiar with computers and modern information system since the educated professionals of tomorrow will have to understand their machines. Is that all? \"No, of course not.\" answer the educators. \"We have not mentioned the two great building blocks of education: history and literature!\" Options: A Education B A Mastery of English C A Good Education D Something About Study Answer: C A Good Education Question:\nA: The best title for this passage might be _ .\n\nQ: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Why does everything else seem so interesting when you have to study? Let's find out how to stay focused.Follow each piece of advice that is given below. Switch Off Your Cell phone Nothing's worse for a teenager to stay without their cell phone even for a minute.However,if you can't find yourself focused for a long time,you know that it's the continual sound in your cell phone that isn't letting you learn.Stop sending text massages to your friends saying'I can't study'or'how much have you finished'.Remember,you don't have enough time to kill,do you? Soothing Music Helps Bizarre as it may sound,while things such as TVs,PCs,or MP3 players are not acceptable while studying,researchers claim that listening to soothing music actually helps you stay focused.Try it.It might work for you. A New Timetable Every Day One of my personal techniques,tried and tested,is creating a new timetable every day. You don't really need to draw one.Instead,just stare at the clock,and divide your hours.Suppose.2 hours of continuous study require a 30-minute break after that.Relax and then go back to study for another two hours.Just be true to yourself, and try not to get distracted in those two hours. Try Different Places to Study The idea is,looking for a place that doesn't have much to focus upon is the best way of staying organized while studying.A lonely corner in your house is perfect in this case.Hey! Why don't you go to your school library,if things get worse? It has the perfect atmosphere,silence,and a librarian,every time! Now this will work for sure,trust me. Options: A Two hours a day is perfect for teenagers to study. B You shouldn't listen to any music while studying. C It is easier for adults to stay focused than teenagers. D Teenagers are advised to make different plans for study every day. Answer: D Teenagers are advised to make different plans for study every day. Question:\nA: Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?\n\nQ: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Florence Nightingale was born in 1820. Growing up, she was a quiet and serious girl. She spent a lot of time playing with her dolls. She would pretend that the dolls were sick and she was their nurse. People would bring sick or hurt animals to her to look after. She even managed to mend a dog's broken leg when she was a young girl. She often went with her mother to visit the poor people. They took food and medicine to the sick. It was these visits that gave her the idea of becoming a nurse. Florence really wanted to be a doctor but she couldn't because in those days only men were allowed to become doctors. She decided that she wanted to become a nurse. Her parents were very angry;the daughters of rich people did not work at all and certainly they did not become nurses. But Florence had made up her mind to specialize in nursing. Her chance came in 1854 when Britain went to war with Russia in a place called the Crimea. Florence was asked to take a group of nurses to look after the sick and wounded soldiers. The hospitals were dirty, and there was not enough medicine. There were not enough beds, so some people were just lying on rags in the mud. There was so much sickness that the doctors could not treat all the soldiers. Florence and her team cleaned the hospital rooms and beds. They made sure that the soldiers got enough medicine. The army was unhappy because there were women so close to the fighting. They gave the nurses a lot of trouble. Florence and her team worked hard and got over all the difficulties they had to face. Florence became famous as \"The Lady of the Lamp\". At night she would go from room to room checking on the patients. There was no electricity so she would carry an oil lamp with her to see where she was going. She often stayed to talk to the patients. After the war, Florence returned to London as a national hero. A great welcome was prepared for her, but she slipped into the country unnoticed. She opened a school to teach nurses how to look after their patients properly.... Options: A They were very popular with the soldiers from the beginning. B They had to move from place to place when the two countries were at war. C They had to do a lot of cleaning and get enough medicine. D They had to talk to the patients when the doctors could not treat them. Answer: C They had to do a lot of cleaning and get enough medicine. Question:\nA:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "What can we learn about Florence and her team from the passage?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.\n\"Yes, and\" is a rule-of-thumb in improvisational comedy that suggests that a participant in a dialogue should accept what another participant has stated (\"Yes\") and then expand on that line of thought or context (\"and...\"). Given a prompt and two responses, identify which response is the type of \"yes, and\". Indicate your answer by 'Response 1' if the first response is correct, otherwise 'Response 2'. Note that a \"Yes, and\" does not require someone explicitly saying 'yes, and...' as part of a dialogue exchange.\nExample: Prompt: See, Arlene? That's why I don't talk to you like that because I'm afraid I'll scare our son. \n Response 1: I have 12. Wait, is the key to a success story getting the number to go down? \n Response 2: Oh, Dad. Even that wasn't great.\nOutput: Response 2\nResponse 2 is correct answer because it agrees with the prompt and continues the conversation in the same context.\n\nNew input case for you: Prompt: I am a maker of mischief, but I only do things that the boys want to do. \n Response 1: Yeah, because we know exactly who you are. \n Response 2: So the boys are sort of complicit. I retract my apology.\nOutput:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Response 2", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "(Q).\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Interested in soccer? Join us now! King's School is organizing a soccer camp for children aged 12-15. Join us for 5 days of fun when you learn to play this exciting sport! When 13-17 January, 2014 (Monday to Friday) 3:00 p.m --5:00 p.m Where City Sports Hall 267 State Street Cost $ 10 each Our special service: Players from the National Soccer Team will be your coaches for the 5 days of camp! After the camp, you will be able to: * understand the rules of the game * carry the ball with your feet * pass the ball to other players using your feet * kick the ball towards the goal Please come in comfortable clothes and sports shoes. For more information, please call us at 01159515092, or e-mail us at kssoccercamp@hotmail.com.uk. Question: Children at the camp can't learn to _ . Options: A: carry the ball with feet B: kick the ball to the goal C: pass the ball using feet D: make the game rules\n(A).\nD\n\n\n(Q).\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Mrs Black is sixty-nine years old. She has only a daughter named Sandra. Mr Black died twelve years ago. She was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years later her daughter had a baby. The woman was busy all the time and no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with with them. The old woman had to sell her house and moved there. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her. Last autumn Mrs Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She couldn't do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to tired of her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn't know what to do. One morning Mrs Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden for her grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised and asked \"Why did you buy two plates, son\" \"One is for my grandma,\" answered the boy. \"The other is for you.\" She cried for long. She's kind to her mother as she did before. Question: Sandra asked her mother to live with them because _ Options: A: the old woman lived alone B: she needed her help C: the old woman couldn't look after herself D: the old woman could give her much money.\n(A).\nB\n\n\n(Q).\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Do you remember the things happened many years ago ? Do you remember all the names of your friends? Do you have a good memory ? A good memory is a great help in learning language . Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he learns when he is a little child. And some children , who live abroad with their parents ,seem to learn two languages more easily . In native school it is not easy to learn a second language because the pupils have so little time for it . and they are busy with other subjects . A man's mind is like a camera, but it takes photos not only of what we see but of what we feel ,hear, smell and taste . When we take a real photo with a camera ,there is much to do before the photo is finished and ready to show to our friends . In the same way there is much work to do be done before we can keep a picture forever in our mind . Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us . ,. Question: The children who live in abroad can learn two languages more easily , because _ . Options: A: they are very clever B: they have good teachers C: they have more chances to use these languages D: they have a better life\n(A).\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "C", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: This is a family tree. It's a very big family. Tim and Gina are very old . They have a son, David and a daughter, Sally. David and his wife Jenny have the twins , Jack and Bob. Jack is single , but Bob is married . His wife is Lucy. They have a cute son, Sam. They love Sam very much. Sally's husband is Paul. They are the parents of Peter and Lily. Peter is married .His wife is Jane. They have a daughter. Her name is Kate. Lily has a dog. It's very cute . She loves it very much. Question: _ people are in the family. Options: A: 12 B: 13 C: 14 D: 15\nC\n\n(Question)\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: The train started moving. There were many people of all ages. Most of them were working men and women and young college boys and girls. Near the window sat an old man with his son, who looked about thirty years old. As the train moved, the son was filled with joy because he was very excited at the scenery outside. He said in a high voice, \"See, Dad, the green trees and the scenery are very beautiful!\" It made the other people feel very strange. Everyone started talking in a low voice about the old man's son. A few minutes later it started raining. Raindrops fell on the travelers through the opened window. Seeing the rain, the old man's son said happily, \"See ,Dad, how beautiful the rain is!\" Hearing these words, a young lady became angry with the man, as the raindrops were dropping on her new clothes. She shouted at the noisy son and his father. \"Can't you see it is raining? You! Old man! If your son is not feeling well, get him to a mental hospital quickly and please don't disturb us any more!\" The old man's face turned red and then he answered in a low voice, \"We are on the way back from hospital. He couldn't see anything at birth. Only last week he could see again. The rain and the nature are new to him. Please _ him.\" All the other people became quiet. Question: According to the passage, what does the writer want to tell us? Options: A: We should be friendly to sick people. B: We should learn to enjoy the nature. C: We should respect the elder people. D: We should know the truth before complaining.\n(Answer)\nD\n\nQues: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Mr. Jenkins is fifty years old. He has taught math in a middle school for twenty-six years. He works hard and always come to his office on time. He hopes his students can be honest and is strict with them. Some of his students become famous persons,but they still remember him and often write to him. Of course the old man is proud of it. This term he began to teach Grade One. Some of the new students were told about him, but the others didn't know him well. He told them how to be an honest person. He gave them several examples and said,\"I hate telling a lie most.\" Before class was over,he told all his students to finish Exercise 8 in Unit 1.The next morning,as soon as he came in the classroom,he asked,\"Who's finished Exercise 8? \" A few students put up their hands. He shook his head and said. \"Open your workbooks and see if there's Exercise 8 in Unit 1 or not.\" The students had a look at their books and their faces turned red at once. Question: What is Mr. Jenkins proud of? Options: A: All his students have become honest. B: All his students often write to him. C: He's been a teacher for twenty-six years. D: Some of his students become famous and often write to him.\nAns: D\n\n(Q).\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: We all want to live comfortably and safely here, so here are some rules. we hope that all residents can follow. Cleaning The main stairs are cleaned twice a week by the Association, so please try to keep them tidy and clean and do not leave furniture or bags on the stairs or in the hallways. Rubbish Rubbish collection is on Tuesdays. Please do not leave rubbish bags out before Tuesday. Noise Try to make less noise. Loud music can disturb others and we will get in touch with you if you make too much noise. Safety Make sure the main outside door is always locked and do not let anyone get into the main building unless you know who they are. Problems . If you have any problems or questions, please call Mr. Wu at 13662687439. You can also chat with him by QQ 34567890 Question: What can the residents do according to the notice? Options: A: They can leave rubbish bags out on Wednesday. B: They can have a birthday party at home late at night. C: They can open the main outside door when their friends visit them. D: They can leave rubbish bags or other things on the stairs or in the hallways.\n(A).\nA\n\nQues:I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: People sometimes like to read stories of dogs very much. They think that dogs are much cleverer than cats, sheep, cows or other animals in their homes. One of my best friends, Bob, has a dog named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon, Bob and Jack have a walk in the park nearby. Jack likes these walks very much. One Sunday afternoon, I stayed in Bob's home for a long time and we talked happily. Soon it was time for them to take a walk in the park. Jack was worried about it. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of me and looked at me. But I still paid no attention to him. I went on talking with my friend. At last, Jack could not wait any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down in front of me again. But this time, he held my hat in his mouth. Suddenly, I understood what Jack meant. Question: How many people are there in this story? _ . Options: A: One B: Two C: Three D: Four\n\nAns:B\n\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Donny, an 11 year-old boy, is playing with a ball. The ball goes into the street, and Donny runs for the ball. A car hits Donny. An ambulance takes Donny to the hospital. The doctors at the hospital tell Donny's parents, \" _ \". Every day Donny's parents visit him at the hospital. They sit next to Donny's bed and talk to him. But Donny never talks to them. He just sleeps. One day Donny's father says, \"Wake up, Donny. Wake up and come home. Come home and play with Rusty. \" When Donny's father says \"Rusty\", Donny moves his arm. \"Rusty! \" Donny's father says again. Again, Donny moves his arm. Donny's parents have an idea. They tell the nurses, \"We want to bring Rusty to the hospital\". The nurse says \"OK\". The next day, Donny's parents bring Rusty to the hospital. When they put her on Donny's bed, Donny opens his eyes and hugs her. Donny's parents bring Rusty to the hospital every day. One day, Rusty jumps on Donny's bed and scratches Donny's arm. Donny says his first words: \"Bad dog!\" After seven weeks, Donny is well. He leaves the hospital and goes home. Question: _ wakes up Donny at last. Options: A: A doctor B: His father C: A nurse D: Donny's dog\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "D", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[Q]: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: We can see waste everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford these things. But I don't agree with them. Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources , we are short of others, for example, fresh water. It is reported that we will have no coal or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and where can we move? Think about it. I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible. In our everyday life, we can do many things to prevent waste from happening, for example, turn off the water taps when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, try not to order more food than we need and so on. Little by little, we will change everything. We can stop waste one day, if we do our best. Options: A Fresh water B Forest. C Oil. D Coal. Answer: B Forest. Question:\n****\n[A]: Which is not mentioned in this passage?\ninput: Please answer the following: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: In many English homes, people have four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. People have breakfast from 7:00 to 9: 00 in the morning. They eat eggs or bread. English people drink tea or milk for breakfast, too. Lunch comes at about 13:00. Afternoon tea is from 16:00 to 17:00, and dinner is about 19:30. They often have soup , and they have some chicken or fish with vegetables. Then they eat some bananas, apples or oranges. But not all English people have meals like that. Some of them don't have their dinners in the evening . ,. Options: A from 7:00 to 9:00 B at about 13:00 C at 19:30 D from 16:00 to 17:00 Answer: B at about 13:00 Question:\n++++++++++\noutput: People in English have lunch _ .\nPlease answer this: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Students who get tired of looking at the four walls of a classroom might like to take the nature course being offered by Carvel College again this summer. Groups of about a dozen students each, led by an experienced guide, will go on ten-day camping trips to the mountains to study the plants and animals that grow and live there. Students carry their own things, which includes sleeping bags, warm clothing, food and water, and other useful tools. And what do the students do all day? Well, as soon as the sun comes up, they eat breakfast and start climbing up the mountain trail to the next campground, which is five to ten miles away. As the students take notes, the guide points out different plants and animals alongside the trail. The climb is usually over by early afternoon, so the group spends the rest of the day resting or swimming in a mountain lake. Before dinner each night, they all come together and discuss the day's activities. At the end of the course, the students write reports using the information they have collected. But they don't mind at all. What they do mind is leaving the beauty of the wilderness and the good friends they've made to return to their normal lives in the city. Options: A They will change campgrounds everyday. B The students have to learn all by themselves. C Pens and books will be useless in the course. D Carvel College will provide everything for the students. Answer: A They will change campgrounds everyday. Question:\n++++++++\nAnswer: What can we tell about the course?\nProblem: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Sydney is a young city. Its history goes back just over 200 years. But in Australia, it is the oldest city. It is also the country' s largest city. Sydney is the capital of New South Wales and the most popular city of Australia. The climate of Sydney is very good. It' s not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer. The sky is blue, the air is fresh, and birds sing in the garden. People who live in Sydney seem to have an easy life style. They will tell you, \"Don't worry. \" Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings. Among them, Center point Tower is the tallest. Standing on the 305-metre(80 storeys)tower, you will have a great view of the city. Sydney is famous for its deep harbor . The harbor has many bays and beautiful surf beaches. Among them, Bondi beach is the most popular. Sydney Harbor is not only beautiful, it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries. People living in Sydney like to call themselves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easygoing. When they are not working, they love to have a good time at the beach, swimming and sailing. Options: A youngest B largest C coldest D hottest Answer: B largest Question:\n\nA: Sydney is the _ city in Australia.\nProblem: Given the question: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and instruments are being developed every day to extend life. However,some people,including some doctors, are not in favour of these life extending measures,and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself,and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable(. They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better. Options: A death is better than life B life is better than death C neither death nor life is good D none of the above Answer: D none of the above Question:\n++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\nThe answer is:\nThe writer's opinion is _ .\nProblem: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Lin Dehua, boy, 13 School should make our lunchtime longer. Now, our lunchtime is short. Many of my classmates have some homework to do after lunch . But if they do not get a good rest, they won't have enough energy for the afternoon. So I would like to have some time to take a nap after lunch . That way we will learn well in the afternoon. Zhang Huilin, girl,13 Food in our dining hall is not nice at all. There is always pork, fish, and cabbages. The soup is always cold. I think we should have different kinds of food every day. And why can't we have hot soup every day ? I am _ what we eat ! Zheng Chuyu, boy,14 We want more time for sports activities. Students all need time for ball games. But there are only two hours for us to play ball games a week. I think school should be over before 4.30 p.m. every day and then we can go to the playground. I like badminton. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy ! Options: A Zheng Chuyu likes playing badminton. B Zheng Chuyu doesn't want to be a dull boy. C Lin Dehua thinks lunchtime is too short now. D The students seldom have pork for lunch in the dining hall. Answer: D The students seldom have pork for lunch in the dining hall. Question:\n\nA:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Which is NOT true ?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "(Question)\nArticle: Oil is so important that it is sometimes called \"black gold\". Almost half of our energy comes from oil. We use it to run our cars and factories and to heat our homes, offices and schools. Many everyday things are made from oil. Your shirt may have oil in the material. The soap you wash your hands with might also be made from oil. Your favorite plastic toy is made from oil. Oil is hard to find, because it is trapped deep under the earth. Once the only way people knew there was oil someplace if it leaked out of the ground. Today, however, we have many ways of finding oil. One tool measures the pull of gravity. Places where gravity is weaker are more likely to have oil. Another tool is sound waves . Sound waves travel through different kinds of rocks at different speeds. We can use them to find the rocks that have oil in them. We need a lot of oil, and we are using up the oil wells we know about. Soon we must find new ways of looking for this \"black gold\". Question: Which of the following does the passage lead you to believe? Yes or no, is the answer \"Many things are made from oil.\"?\n(Answer)\nNo\n\n\n(Question)\nArticle: Many years ago, when I was working as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Lisa. The poor little girl had a very serious disease and was dying. The doctor had done his best but no medicine really worked. The only chance to save her seemed to be a blood transfusion from her five-year-old brother. The little boy had the same disease before and had developed the antibodies to fight the illness. The doctor talked to the little boy about what they planned to do, and asked him if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for a moment. He took a deep breath and said, \"Yes, I'll do it if it can save Lisa.\" As the transfusion was going on, the little boy lay quietly in bed next to his sister. He looked at her and smiled all the time. When everything was done and the colour returned to his sister's face, his smile disappeared and he looked a little afraid. He looked up at the doctor and asked, \" Will I start to die now?\" He was too young to understand the doctor. He thought he would have to give all his blood to his sister, but he agreed. Question: The writer still remember the story many years later _ . Yes or no, is the answer \"because of what the boy did for his sister\"?\n(Answer)\nYes\n\n\n(Question)\nArticle: Dear Frank, Thank you for your email. I'm very glad you are having a good trip now. Ottawa is very beautiful in May. I hope I can have a chance to go there one day. Our summer holiday will start next month. I like my summer holiday, although it's hot at that time in America. In summer holiday, I can swim in the sea and go fishing. It's so cool. And I am going to our hometown near Chicago with my sister, Linda, and my parents agree .Our uncle lives there, so Linda and I can stay with him. We are not going to take a plane. We are going there by train. I am going to fish there. And Linda likes painting. She is going to do some painting there. I'm sure we'll have a good time. Sincerely, Jack Question: Frank is _ now. Yes or no, is the answer \"having a good time in Ottawa\"?\n(Answer)\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "No", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "The Transylvanian city of Brasov is usually just a day trip from Bucharest. People spend maybe an hour or so to wandering around the town square, and buy a drink before hopping back on their transport back to the capital city of Romania. But, thanks to an epic tip-off from the travel ninja Shikha at Why Waste Annual Leave and a few other Brasov devotees, instead of following the crowds, we booked a couple of leisurely nights there. At the end of our day trip, instead of returning to Bucharest and getting stuck in the Sunday evening traffic, we checked into our hotel and waved our guide off. Yes, you can easily ‘do’ Brasov in an afternoon – it’s a popular stop off at the end of a day trip after visiting the “home” of Dracula – Bran castle, and the beautiful Peles castle – but having the leisure to linger was exquisite. In addition to trying local dishes, we also ate lunch at McDonalds. Yes, yes, as a blogger we shouldn’t pretend to eat anything other than caviar washed down with champagne and unicorn tears, but we were hungry and couldn’t be bothered to find somewhere. (For the record, we both opted for a Big Mac and a diet coke.) For the first half day, we wandered around whilst the skies were beautifully blue… …learned a lot of local history, admired the Hollywood style sign in the hills… …slipped into a couple of churches (not to mention dodged giggling kids racing around on miniature cars)… …some hidden, and some hidden in plain sight… …and admired the sign from our cosy hotel, as it lit up at twilight Our only full day dawned fairly murky for the most part, it was a Sunday so a lot of things were closed, so after hitting 20,000 steps and getting lost a few times in the less pretty corners of the city… Question: What event led the blogger to wanting to spend a few nights in Brasov? Options: - She wanted to avoid being rushed and hitting traffic - She wanted to get McDoanlds - She wanted to make sure she could see the Bran castle - not enough information === The correct answer is\nShe wanted to avoid being rushed and hitting traffic\n\nAs many of you will have seen, unfortunately the Ubuntu Edge campaign did not reach our goal of $32million. The final total reached was $12,812,776. I am hugely proud and thankful to everyone who pledged, supported the campaign, wrote about it, and helped to spread the word. Some have described us not meeting the goal as a “failure”. I don’t see it that way. Let’s be honest: $32million was always an incredibly ambitious target. We would have liked to have done it for less money, but building a F1 superphone doesn’t come cheap (and remember that the $32million didn’t include any costs for software engineering and project management…Canonical were providing that for free). It was an ambitious target, but disrupting an industry is ambitious in itself, and we gave the crowd-funding campaign our best shot. The story does not end here though. I am not surprised that we didn’t hit this ambitious $32million target, but I am surprised at what we did achieve. We broke all the crowd-funding records, garnered media attention across CNBC, Engadget, The Independent, TechCrunch, the BBC, T3, Stuff, The Verge, The Guardian, Wired, pandodaily, Fast Company, Forbes, The Telegraph and more. Every single person who put their support into the Ubuntu Edge campaign should be proud of their achievements and we are all thankful for your tremendous and inspiring support. One thing to be critically clear about is that the Ubuntu convergence story does not end here. We are as voraciously excited and committed to bringing this Free Software convergence story to the world as ever before; our work with OEMs, Carriers, and ISVs continues apace. We have fantastic work going on across all fronts, and we are on track to have a 1.0 release of the Ubuntu Phone platform in October. Question: The author believes that Options: - not enough information - The team didn't give enough effort - The team tried hard - The team failed === The correct answer is\nThe team tried hard\n\nRecently the subject of discrimination has been something I have been thinking a lot about. It was the subject of some meetings with ubuntu-women, something I have discussed with my friend Sulamita in a Brazilian bar at 4.30am and the subject of various ad-hoc discussions at the Ubuntu Developer Summit. As the wider Open Source community grows, it becomes more of an issue every day, and something we all need to be aware of. While in Brazil I made a promise to Sulamita that I would be blogging about the issue of discrimination against women, and I have been holding off writing an entry until I had some real, practical, implementable steps that I can advise people to take to help make the situation better. Although I will never fully understand how some women are made to feel at the hands of such discrimination, I have been hoping my contribution could be to help contribute to an awareness of the issue, and for that to happen I felt I needed to construct some doable steps that people can execute. Solving social problems is hard though, which ain’t all that surprising, so I had held off on a blog post until I had some such action points. I have since discovered that there is really one key step that we all need take – don’t accept or allow discrimination in your community. In my mind all discrimination is bad. Every day people get up and are discriminated due to gender, age, race, mobility, technical knowledge and more. The issues of discrimination, while different in the specifics (e.g. women are discriminated in different ways to age discrimination), the underlying issue is very similar – mistreating people because of a grouping they are part of. We have all suffered this in different ways, from serious racial hatred to someone not taking you seriously because you have long hair and an Iron Maiden t-shirt. Question: What does the writer think about solving discrimination? Options: - It's too complicated - It's not easy to do - not enough information - It doesn't need to be solved === The correct answer is\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "It's not easy to do", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: We often see wind-horse flags in Tibetan areas. They are long cloths on which pictures of horses and scriptures are printed. People often put these flags on top of houses, or leave them where a vehicle accident happened. They prevent evil spirits from injuring people again. A wind-horse flag can be white, yellow, red, green or blue. These five colors symbolize the five elements that form the world; earth, water, fire, wind and sky. Another explanations that red is the sun, green is the grassland, yellow is the earth, blue is the sky, and white is the cloud. The wind-horse flag originated with a monk who obtained a scripture from India. When he crossed a river, he carelessly dropped the scripture into the water. He quickly saved the scripture and spread it out on a big rock to dry as he sat in meditation . Suddenly violent thunder sounded like drums. The monk felt liberated from all of his sadness, and when he opened his eyes he saw that the scripture had been blown into the sky by a strong wind. Finally, he went straight to heaven. In order to honor the spirit of the monk and the Buddhist scripture, people printed the scripture on a piece of cloth and hung it up between the sky and the earth as though the scripture was flying in the sky. We also know why people put the wind-horse flag on the top of mountains and houses. The Tibetan ancestors had a very great idea about chanting scripture. They thought people not only could chant scripture, but also the five elements. The wind-home flag is a good example of how they use the wind to blow the flag, which means that the wind also chants scripture. Question: Why do people put wind-horse flags on the top of mountains and houses? Options: A: The wind-house flags are safer there. B: The wind-house flags can be nearer to the sky. C: People can see the wind-house flags more clearly. D: People believe the wind can also chant scripture.\nD\n\n(Question)\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Join the Family Read-Aloud Celebration, held by the Gonda Family Library and the Family School Alliance at UCLA Lab School, from February 21 to March 14,2014. We ask you to spend time reading aloud to your children at least 20 minutes each day.We hope to help families develop a habit of reading aloud every day throughout and beyond primary school. We'll finish the celebration with a party on March 14 for the whole school. Ways to join: * Visit Book Corner for reading aloud suggestions. Come to the start of the activity on Friday, Feb, 21. * Add books to our list of favorite read aloud * Send us a photo of your family reading together (jkan,tor@ucta. edu). We will share it at the party. * Record your family's reading journey! . * Join us for th< party on March 14,57 p. rn. Go on a reading journey! Books can introduce your family to interesting people, exciting places, adventures and information. Let your journeys take you through these categories: *Fiction * Picture books * Poetry *Science * History * Sports *Arts * other Non-Fiction * Benefits of Reading Aloud Reading aloud helps a cloud to read with pleasure, create background knowledge, and build vocabulary. It also provides children with a reading model. Reading aloud doesn't just benefit young children. Parents should continue reading aloud as their children grow because listening comprehension is more important than reading skills in middle school. Jim Trelease, in his Read-Aloud Handbook, has noted that almost as big a mistake as not reading to children at all is stopping too soon Until about the eighth grade, children listen and comprehend on a higher level than their reading skills allow them to read independently, This means children can hear and understand stories that are more difficult and more interesting than anything they can read on their own Question: What's the purpose of the Family Read-Aloud Celebration? Options: A: To celebrate the joys of reading. B: To help improve family relationship, C: To change families bad reading habits. D: To get families into the habit of reading aloud.\n(Answer)\nD\n\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: God created the mule and told him,\"You will be Mule,working constantly from dusk dawn, Carrying heavy loads on your back.You will eat grass, and you lack intelligence.You will live for 40 years.\"The mule answered,\"To live like this for 40 years is too much.Please, give me no more than 20.\"And it was so. Then God created the dog and told him, \"You will hold vigilance over the dwellings of Man.To him you will be his greatest companion.You will eat his table scraps and live for 25 years.\" the dog responded,\"Lord,to live 25 years as a dog is too much.Please, no more than 10 years.\"And it was so. God then created the monkey and told him,\"You are Monkey.You shall swing from tree to tree, acting like a fool. You will be funny,and you shall live for 20 years.\"The monkey responded,\"Lord,to live 20 years as the clown of the world is too much.Please,Lord,give me no more than 10 years.\"And it was so. Finally,God created Man and told him,\"You are Man,the only rational being that walks on the earth.You will use your intelligence to have mastery over the creatures of the world.You will dominate the earth and live for 20 years.\"The man responded,\"Lord,to be Man for only 20 years is too little.Please,Lord,give me the 20 years the mule refused,the 15 years the dog refused,and the ten years the monkey rejected.\"And it was so.So God made Man live 20 years as a man, then marry and live 20 years like a mule,working and carrying heavy loads on his back.Then,Man is to have children and live 15 years as a dog,guarding his house and eating the leftovers after they empty the pantry .Then,in his old age,to live 10 years as a monkey,acting like a clown to amuse his grandchildren. Question: Which of the following is NOT true? Options: A: The monkey is more clever than the mule and the dog. B: The God arranged the dog to be the help of the man. C: The monkey had nothing in common with the man D: .The man was created to be intelligent.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "A", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Q: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: Green tea is the best choice for office workers. People who always work in places with air conditioning may face skin problems such as easily dry skin. Among all the drinks, green tea is the best choice. Because there are important things in green tea and they are often called catechins . Moreover, drinking more green tea can prevent computer radiation . Winter is the season to drink black tea. Chinese medicine believes that different people should drink different tea based on the different characteristics and tastes of each kind of tea. Black tea can warm the stomach and quicken digestion . Therefore, drinking warm black tea in the cold winter is a most _ choice. Do not drink strong tea. Strong tea may make the body far too excited and can badly affect the cardiovascular as well as the nervous system . For a person who has problem with these parts, to drink overly strong tea may cause heart and blood pressure illness, or even make the old illnesses much worse. Do not drink too much tea when you are eating. Drinking too much tea or strong thick tea may not be good for taking in many constant elements and trace elements . Also, people should not drink tea with milk or other milky food. ,.\nA: Question: If you always work with computer, what kind of tea should you drink?Options:A Green teaB Black teaC Strong teaD Hot teaAnswer:A\n\nQ: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: No matter how old your kids are, you can take steps to improve a healthy diet and to encourage good eating habits. Tip One: Family Meals Family meals are nice for both parents and kids. Children like to guess what they are going to have and parents get the chance to introduce new foods to children. Parents can also use the mealtime as a chance to talk with their kids about their life. Tip Two: Healthy Snacks Kids, especially younger ones, will eat mostly what can get at home. That's why it's important to have enough healthy snacks, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, yogurt and whole-grain biscuits. Tip Three: Being a Good Example The best way for you to encourage healthy eating is to eat well yourself. Kids will follow the lead of the adults they see every day. By eating fruits and vegetables and avoiding fast food and sweet drinks, you are sending the right message. Tip Four: No Shouts about Food Parents might find themselves shouting at children to get them to have healthy foods in front them. This in fact can make children dislike what they are asked to eat. You need to work a bit on different cooking methods . Tip Five: Get Kids Included Most Kids will enjoy making the decision about food. Talk to them about making choices and planning a healthy meal. It can help them to make good decisions on their own about the foods they want to eat. ,,A, B, C, D,. (2,10)\nA: Question: According to Tip Four, what should parents do if kids refuse to eat healthy food?Options:A Explain how healthy it is.B Ask kids to get used to its taste.C Never cook the same food.D Try cooking it in a different way.Answer:D\n\nQ: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: When I was a kid, the Easter holidays in Australia were my favorite time of the year. As soon as they began in April, my family would head straight to the beach for a weekend of camping. Unlike most of the world, Easter falls in autumn in Australia. This means that Easter is our last chance to enjoy the warm weather, swim in the ocean and sleep in the bush under the stars. We'd pitch our tents on clear patches of grass and look out onto an almost empty beach. Often we were the only ones camping and the whole beach would be ours alone. We used to spend all day outside - swimming, hiking and fishing. On Easter morning, my parents would wake up early and plan an Easter egg hunt for my three brothers and me. They would hide the eggs in the strangest places - in abandoned bird nests in the trees, under our tents and in every corner of the stones that surround the beach. In Australia, instead of chocolate bunnies, we had chocolate bilbies . Bilbies are Australian animals with long ears. Chocolate bilbies were the best treat to find and there was always one for each of us. But sometimes, other animals found them first, and all we'd find were brightly colored wrappers with animal tooth marks. After the hunt we would come back to the campsite with our bellies full of chocolate. For us, Easter wasn't about chocolate eggs or religious tradition. It was about being with our family in the great outdoors.\nA: Question: The writer usually had _ during Easter holidays.Options:A chocolate bunniesB chocolate eggsC chocolate bilbiesD chocolate barsAnswer:C\n\nQ: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: When you discuss about eating out with your friend, first of all, you must make it clear who will pay for the meal.If somebody suggests having lunch with his friend, he might simply say something like this \"I'm afraid it'll have to be some place nearby ,as I have little money.\" The other person may say. \"OK. I'll meet you at Mcdonald's.\" This means he has agreed that the two will go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may say \"Oh, no. I want to take you for lunch at Johnson's \" This means the person is to pay the bill for both of them. Although the other person is pleased with the invitation, there is one reason why he shouldn't accept it by simply saying \"Thank you.\" American customs are much the same as those in other parts of the world. American women used to expect men to pay for all the meals. But today, some of them like to. However, if a woman is asked to attend a dinner or a dance outside, the invitaton itself means \"Come as my guest\". So, as you see, it is a polite thing to make the situation clear at the very beginning.\nA:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Question: American women used to _ .Options:A pay for the meal themselvesB ask men to pay for all the mealsC go DutchD eat nothingAnswer:B", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Article: With her adopted son, she travels the world making movies and dispensing hope. Angelina Jolie lives in two worlds: Hollywood, where she makes movies and stays in five-star hotels, and the refugee camps of Africa and Asia, where she works with the UN, bringing hope to the homeless. She feels most alive, most herself, she says, working with refugees, yet still feel grateful for life. At 24, Jolie won an Oscar for playing in Girl Interrupted, but found little satisfac-tion in stardom or the wealth that came with it. The daughter of actor Jon Voight and actress Marcheline Bertrand, she had already seen the downside of celebrity--her parents divorced when Jolie was a child. And she always burst into tears when metioned that. After she finished shooting Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Jolie volunteered to be a UN ambassador and returned to Cambodia to visit refugee camps. She found a calling, and realized that her fame and money could be used to accomplish a world of good. Now the mother of son Maddox, 3, whom she adopted in Cambodia, Angelina Jolie hopes to adopt more children. We caught up with her in Beverly Hills on a day away from the set. She talked to us about her role as the mother of Alexander the Great (played by Colin Farrell) in her new movie, Alexander, her passion for helping the homeless, and her longing for a partner with whom she might share it all. Question: The success of the film Girl Interrupted _ . Yes or no, is the answer \"didn't make her content\"?\nYes\n\n\n(Question)\nArticle: London's Chinese community dates back to the 18th century, when a small number of Chinese sailors moved to the city to work in Limehouse, east London. As time went by, other Chinese people came to this area and Limehouse began to be known as \"Chinatown\". At the start of the 20th century, there were just 545 Chinese people in Britain. However, this situation changed greatly after the Second World War. At this time, many farmers in Hong Kong lost their jobs, and decided to move to London. In the 1950s, a small Chinese restaurant opened in central London. Many British people visited it and said that Chinese food was wonderful! Suddenly, Chinese restaurants started opening in every part of the city. Instead of too little work, the new Chinese immigrants now found that they had too much! Most of the new immigrants enjoyed their lives and the chances they were offered. Many asked their friends and relatives to join them from their hometowns, and a lot of families were reunited again at this time. As time went by, London's Chinese community became more and more successful. The sons and daughters of the first restaurant workers, encouraged by their parents, studied very hard at school and university. And most got highly-paid jobs. As a result, increasing numbers of Chinese families left Chinatown and moved to the more expensive places. Chinatown, however, is still as lively as ever, and a must-see for any visitor to London. Question: Which of the following statements is NOT true? Yes or no, is the answer \"With the help of the British government, Chinatown was very successful.\"?\n(Answer)\nNo\n\n\nQues: Article: Language learning begins with listening. Children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners. Most children will \"obey\" spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word\"obey\"is hardly exact as a description of the eager and delighted co- operation usually shown by the child. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gestures and by making questioning noises. Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It's agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves out as particular expression like delight, pain, friendliness and so on. But since these can't be said to show the baby's intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store. This self - imitation leads out to deliberate imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech. It is a problem we need to get our teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will. change as he gains more experience of the world. Thus the use, at seven months, of\" mama\" as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at another time for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes. Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself. I doubt, however , whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of his ability in an attempt to teach new words. Question: Children who start speaking late _ Yes or no, is the answer \"often take a long time in learning to listen properly\"?\nAns: No\n\n\nQuestion: Article: When you think of an artist, you probably think of someone painting on canvas . But Guido Daniele creates fantastic paintings of birds, elephants, tigers, and giraffes by painting on skin. Born in Soverato, Italy, Guido Daniele has been called\"Ha nd Gogh\" (after artist Vincent van Gogh) since he began creating works of art on people' s hands in 1990. Painting on the hands can be a challenge because, unlike canvas, the skin moves when rubbed. Daniele' s models must remain perfectly still for hours as he paints. He often uses his daughter and his son as his \"canvases\". Before he can begin to create his \"manimals\" ( the artist' s name for his hand animals), Daniele studies photographs of the animal that he will be painting in order to be able to understand its character and give it life. \"Next,\" he says, \"I look at the hand from different perspectives ,and I begin to imagine what is the best way to position the hand for me to paint the animal. \"He also studies the skin of the model, preferring it to have little hair and few blemishes . Daniele starts by drawing on the model' s hand with a pencil. He next paints the skin using watercolor1s made specifically for body art. The eyes of Daniele' s painted animals look amazingly real, and they are the most difficult part to paint. Paintings on hands must eventually be washed away. Guido Daniele says that he's gotten used to this part and that he doesn' t really mind seeing his work washed down the drain . \" Tomorrow, I will paint the next one. The important thing is to take many good photo- graphs before washing the hand!\" Question: Daniele' s paintings are mainly about _ . Yes or no, is the answer \"animals\"?\nAnswer:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Yes", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Please answer this: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: High school graduation is worth celebrating. It marks a big change in the lives of young adults. However, it ought to mean even more. It ought to mean that the graduate is ready for college or career. In a report issued last year, we found that almost half of recent Illinois high school graduates required remedial courses upon enrolling a community college. These courses require time and money to complete, yet offer no credits toward a degree. Too often, students never get through those remedial courses and end up dropping out of college. Why is the remediation rate so high? A large part of the reason is that we have not set high enough standards for what our students need to learn from kindergarten to high school. They simply aren't equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed. The same is true for careers. In Illinois, good jobs continue to go vacant even while we are trying hard to go through tough economic times. This is due largely to the mismatch between the skills and knowledge we provide our students with and what employers in a modern economy need workers to know. The good news is that in Illinois we have a plan to help get our students ready for life in the real world. We have already taken an important first step by becoming one of the 45 states to adopt the Common Core State Standards and have begun introducing them to classrooms this year. The new standards provide fewer, clearer and higher benchmarks for academic progress. They focus on deeper knowledge required at each grade level, give teachers the opportunity to explore topics fully and ensure students can apply what they've learned. Research shows that when expectations are raised, students rise to meet them. Adapting to higher standards and raising expectations may prove challenging, but they are the steps we must take so that our students are successful in high school and prepared for college and careers. Readiness is worth a celebration. Options: A They were first adopted in Illinois. B More benchmarks are required. C They benefit teachers as well as students. D They ensure students' success in college. Answer: C They benefit teachers as well as students. Question:\n++++++++\nAnswer: Which of the following statements about the Common Core State Standards is TRUE?\n\n\nProblem: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Looking almost as fresh as the day it was bought, this McDonald's Happy Meal is in fact a staggering six months old. Photographed every day for the past half a year by Manhattan artist Sally Davies, the kids meal of fries and burger shows no sign of mould or decomposition . In a work named The Happy Meal Project, Mrs. Davies, 54, tries to provide evidences that McDonald's food really is the worst you can put in your body. Sitting on a shelf in her apartment, Sally has watched the Happy Meal with increasing shock and even her dogs have resisted the urge to try and steal a free tasty snack. \"I bought the meal on April 10 of this year and brought it home with the intention of leaving it out to see how it changed,\" she said. \"I chose McDonald's because it was nearest to my house. The first thing that struck me on day two of the experiment was that it no longer gave out any smell. And then the second point of note was that on the second day, my dogs stopped circling the shelf it was sitting on trying to see what was up there.\" Expecting the food to begin moulding after a few days, Mrs Davies' surprise turned to shock as the fries and burger still had not shown any signs of decomposition after two weeks. \"It was then that I realised that something strange might be going on with this food that I had bought,\" she explained. \"The overall appearance of the food did not change as the weeks turned to months. And now, at six months old, the food is plastic to the touch. The only change that I can see is that it has become hard as a rock.\" As a strict vegetarian, Mrs. Davies' experiment has brought her amusement rather than fear. \"Maybe I would be frightened at seeing this if I was a meat eater. Why hasn't even the bread become with mould? It is strange. Options: A wasn't true for the other fast food B made Sally feel frightened C surprised Sally greatly D could prove nothing Answer: C surprised Sally greatly Question:\n\nA: It can be inferred that the result of the experiment _ .\n\n\nQ: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Finding the Real You Psychometric testing--personality testing--has been very popular nowadays as studies show their results to be three times more accurate in predicting your job performance. These tests are now included in almost all graduate recruitment and are widely used in the selection of managers. The most popular of these personality tests is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). It is based on the theory that we are born with a tendency to one personality type which stays more or less fixed throughout life. You answer 88 questions and are then given your \"type\", such as Outgoing or Quiet, Feeling or Thinking. Critics of personality testing raise doubts about \"social engineering\". Psychologist Dr. Colin Gill warns that the \"popular\" personality traits have their disadvantages. \"People who are extremely open to new experiences can be butterflies, going from one idea to the next without mastering any of them.\" However, the psychometric test is here to stay, which may be why a whole sub-industry on cheating personality tests has sprung up. \"It's possible to cheat,\" admits Gill, \"but having to pretend to be the person you are at work will be tiring and unhappy and probably short-lived.\" So can we change our personality? \"Your basic personality is fixed by the time you're 21,\"says Gill,\" but it can be affected by motivation and intelligence. If you didn't have the personality type to be a doctor but desperately wanted to be one and were intelligent enough to master the skills, you could still go ahead. But trying to go too much against type for too long requires much energy and is actually to be suffered for long. I think it's why we're seeing this trend for downshifting--too many people trying to fit in to a type that they aren't really suited for.\" Our interest in personality now exists in every part of our lives. If you ask an expert for advice on anything, you'll probably be quizzed about your personality. But if personality tests have any value to us, perhaps it is to free us from the idea that... Options: A Employers often find the results unclear. B They may have a negative effect on takers. C People can easily lie about their true abilities. D The results could be opposite to what employers want. Answer: C People can easily lie about their true abilities. Question:\nA:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "According to Dr. Gill, what is the problem with personality tests?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "input: Please answer the following: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: Salem, the \"City of Peace\", is a small city with a big history. It is the second established city in Massachusetts and the second oldest settlement in New England. While Salem has been long known as the \"Witch City\" due to the notable witch trials of 1692, Salem also played an important part in Revolutionary times and was an active leader of several Massachusetts' industries, which is why you will find mansions of the country's first millionaires there. Salem is located approximately 16 miles (30 minutes) north of Boston and is bordered by Beverly, Danvers, Lynn, Marblehead, Peabody, Swampscott and the Atlantic Ocean. Boston & Maine Railroad serves Salem with transport service, and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority maintains a rail stop and bus service. Air service is available from Beverly Airport (5 miles away) and Logan International Airport (16 miles away). Access is also available on a ferry from Boston. Salem has various restaurants including outdoor cafes, various restaurants and fine dining establishments. For shoppers there are malls and department stores, an open market, a waterfront village, as well as a downtown shopping district. There are many local artists and musicians who have shops along the city streets. On a nightly basis, one can stop in a local restaurant or nightspot and listen to some of the most creative music. World famous artwork is displayed at the Peabody Essex Museum and the work of local artists can be found displayed in many downtown shops including Artist Row. The City of Salem has long had a commitment to the promotion of art and culture. The Salem Cultural Council is a local agency of Salem residents that supports public programs and educational activities in the arts, sciences and humanities. Local artists and theaters, such as CinemaSalem, the Salem Theatre Company, the Salem State College Center for the Arts, the Griffen Theater and the Rebel Shakespeare Company provide entertainment and learning opportunities to residents and visitors alike. The Salem Arts...\n++++++++++\noutput: Question: Visitors to Salem have a secure chance to appreciate first-class works of art in _ .Options:A Artist RowB Peabody Essex MuseumC the MBTAD the Salem Cultural CouncilAnswer:B\n\n\ninput: Please answer the following: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: Have you ever listened to young children talking in the playground? They are always boasting. They say things like, \"My Dad's car is bigger than your Dad's,\" and \"My Mom is smarter than yours.\" They particularly like to boast about their families. There were three little boys, Harry, Ted and Gavin, who were always boasting. Gavin was the worst. Everything about his family was always the best or the biggest or the most expensive. Whatever the others said, he could always go on better. One day when they were walking to school, Harry said, \"My father had a bath twice a week,\" Ted spoke next. \"That's nothing,\" he said. \"Having a bath twice a week is dirty. My father has a bath every day, sometimes twice a day.\" Ted looked at Gavin. Now it was his turn. But what could he say? \"This time,\" Ted thought, \"I'm going to win.\" Gavin didn't know what to say. He couldn't say that his father had a bath three times a day. That was silly. He walked on in silence. Ted smiled at Harry, and Harry smiled back. They were sure that for once they had beaten Gavin. They reached the school gates. Still Gavin said nothing. \"We've won,\" Ted said to Harry, but he spoke too soon. On the way home, Gavin said, \"My Dad is so clean that he doesn't have to bathe at all.\"\n++++++++++\noutput: Question: According to the passage, the meaning of the word \"boast\" is _ .Options:A to sing a nice songB to talk bigC to go on betterD to have a bath three times a dayAnswer:B\n\n\ninput: Please answer the following: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: Last December, I performed 30 shows in 11 days. I knew it would be a tiring tour before I set off, but I just wanted to be there to support our men and women. From the minute I walked onstage the afternoon I arrived at the army, the soldiers were cheering, singing along at the top of their voices. I had done hundreds of concerts, but it was my first time to perform for _ . Looking at the smiling faces of these soldiers --- some of them only teenagers --- I felt great joy moving through me. They were the loveliest fans I had ever met. Then, from out of nowhere, words came into my head. \"I want to play you something new ... a song just came in my head minutes ago. It's calledHere with Me,\" I told them. Cheers rang out. As I sang, I could see the tears in some of soldiers' eyes. I finished to thunderous applause. At theautograph part afterward, one of the soldiers took out a picture of a high school student. \"This is my girl. You know, I miss her so much,\" he said. \"That new song you sang ... it meant so much to me. Those were the words I've always wanted to tell her. I realized that the song wasn't about me and that it was, in fact, a gift for these men and women. I played it in every concert after that, always with the same unbelievable reaction. On the long plane ride home I kept thinking about the soldiers I'd met. They risked their lives every day to defend our country, yet they were grateful for a simple concert. I decided to record the new song to thank our men and women inuniform .\n++++++++++\noutput: Question: What might be the topic of the new song?Options:A The tiring army lifeB The danger of being a soldierC The excitement of going to a concertD The family one missesAnswer:D\n\n\ninput: Please answer the following: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. Looking down, I immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and screaming with fear. Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away. There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother's body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock. Just at this moment, she felt back into the river. If she were carried down, it would be certain death. I knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf. While I was wondering what I could do next,I heard the sound of a mother's love.Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could,roaring all the time,but to her calf it was music.\n++++++++++\noutput:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Question: The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw _ .Options:A the calf was about to fall into the riverB Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rockC the calf was washed away by the rising waterD Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing waterAnswer:D", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Problem: Write a negative (OPTIONS:\n- negative\n- positive) yelp review.\nA: This place was great when it was called Mark Rich's NY Pizza. The new place has gone way downhill. I used to love their pizza, but now it's way below average. I used to drive miles out of my way to eat here, but no more. It's just not the same. The staff changed and I guess they changed cooks.\n\n\nQ: positive\n\nA: I haven't been a huge fan of the Bellaggio or Wynn buffets....but I feel Wicked Spoon has some redeeming qualities with a cheaper price tag than the competitors. With any buffet, there are some dishes that are better than others. Some dishes that stood out to me were the freshly sauteed mussels and large shrimp in different butter sauces, my favorite being the mango and current butter. They also have crab legs for dinner, which is pretty standard. The prime rib was hit and miss...the end pieces were quite flavorful, but I also had a piece that didn't seem seasoned. The pork spare ribs were tender and flavorful. They offer bone marrow, but I don't think I've acquired the taste for that quite yet...since it just tastes like a spoonful of fat. The dessert bar was quite impressive with a large assortment of gelato flavors (including strawberry balsamic). I think the reason I'm a fan of this place is that they have individualized portions served and it isn't served in a large vat/plate...with random strangers possibly reaching in and leaving behind something possibly at the same time...\n\n\nProblem: What would be an example of an negative (OPTIONS:\n- negative\n- positive) review?\n\nAnswer: We wanted to give this place a try before going to the airport to head home. The food was so dry, over cooked (burger and salmon) that I sent it back. Like other reviews the service was horrible. The wait staff sat at the end of the bar having a good time laughing and never once asked how our food was. I would recommend going elsewhere.\n\n\nInput: OPTIONS:\n- negative\n- positive.\nGenerate a negative review for a place\nOutput: We went here for the winghart heart attack Pizza. When the pizza came it was small and had such little bacon on it you could barely taste it very disappointed. Maybe we should have went to the original in Market Square we definitely won't be back here\n\n\ninput: Write a positive yelp review (OPTIONS:\n- negative\n- positive).\noutput: The only two things I miss about living in Michigan are BD's and Flat Top Grill. I have literally rerouted airplane trips to have layovers in Chicago and Dallas so I can run out for a bowl. Thus I watched the construction of Genghis with baited breath and high fived the lord for putting it two blocks from my office. For years, I got stirfry once or twice a week because one bowl lasts two meals (am I right, pro-stackers?!) Sadly, it's been eight trips so far, and the place is still not quite right. I will absolutely keep eating there, but I always tell them honestly when they ask how my visit was, and many of the frequent irritations seem easy to fix! (Watch out, TL;DR coming!) THE BAD: 1) The habitual mistake I see every time is how the grillers dump the bowl and walk away. I have even watched my pile sit still until it's time to sauce. The word \"stir\" in \"stir fry\" should have been on Day One of training, guys. Move that shit around! Aside from the performance aspect (which is supposed to be one of the selling features), it prevents food from burning itself to the grill, and flaking charred remains into my meal. When you watch them plate your bowl, you see a thin black layer of food lost to the grill, which wouldn't happen if they kept the piles moving. I cringe to think how much wasted food is hauled out of that trap every night. At BD's the guys rotate around the grill, so every pile gets flipped a few times. There's a fine line between leaving it long enough to brown, and ignoring it so long it burns. I lose half my crab every meal because it's left behind, blackened to the grill. STIR! MORE! 2) The guys who designed the buffet dimensions suck and the store owners should demand a do-over. I imagine it's hard to think of every body size and ability, but the back row is so far behind the sneeze guard, I literally have to bend over and press my shoulder against the rail to stretch far enough. For a while, they had a guy back there handing you the unreachables. Considering how much shrimp I eat, I sympathize with their tactics ... but the message is clear when they have two rows of fish and the shrimp in back: They don't want you eating it! I've gone at 4:00 and the scallops weren't out yet, so I can only imagine they somehow create an additional barrier. Portion it out in plastic cups if the cost is killing you! 3) The cooks need improvement for reading the card instructions, something time will fix I hope. I have asked for rice on the side, and it was mixed. I have asked for an extra sauce cup and they told me I have to ask my server. I walked five feet over and grabbed it myself from the station. I have asked for my bowl to go, and they handed me a plate. I have gotten a bowl to go, and they handed me a To Go box sitting on a plate. I ended up walking over to the server station and bagging it myself. Rookie moves, guys! 4) The appetizers are disappointing. Twice I have ordered appetizers and they arrived after my bowl. The citrus salt is too strong on the edamame. The lettuce gets soggy when you pour all the meat over all the lettuce. Some lettuce should be on the side so it can stay crisp -- pouring hot meat and sauce on lettuce equals limp cooked lettuce for the last half of the dish! THE GOOD: 1) After a few rough trips, we wrote an email listing our problems and the manager invited us back for a free meal. Gold star response! 2) I pay $9 for Teriyaki Madness, and can get Genghis To Go in the same time for a dollar more -- but I get all the \"Surf N Turf\" I can stack. I eat half for lunch and the rest for dinner. Anyone who complains about the size of the bowls isn't doing it right and/or expecting the business to lose money. I punish the Station Buffets like anyone else, but stand-alone restaurant owners walk a razor thin margin. There's plenty of food and money for us all to go home happy and full, folks. 3) My friends and I have gotten diabolical with the game of stacking over the years. My personal best involves tucking snowpeas along the rim to create a retaining wall, and pressing the meat down with a broccoli floret (don't use the tongs, because someone might be allergic to something else touched in your bowl.) We are easily amused. ;-)\n\n\nQ: positive\n\nA:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Daniel provided a lovely dining experience. Every need was catered too! The service was superb and the food was beautifully prepared. The restaurant is gorgeous.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: The wolves are very hungry. They go out to look for food. There are many sheep ( ) near the hill( ). There are also a few sheepdogs with them. The wolves think of an idea. They speak to the sheepdogs,\" You are like us and we are brothers. But we have a very different life. We do what we like, and you must work for man. They make you look after their sheep. They eat meat and give you the bones . If you listen to us and give us the sheep, we can eat them together. All of us will be happy,right?\"The dogs are happy and do like this. The wolves ask the dogs to go to their house. The sheepdogs go to the wolves' home. But the wolves eat them and then eat the sheep. Question: What do the sheepdogs do? - Play with the sheep. - Look after the sheep. - Work with man. - Eat the bones.\nLook after the sheep.\n\n(Question)\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: Hello, I am a box. I am big and I am green. I have many things. Look! This is a pencil box. It's white. It's Jack's. He likes white very much. What are in the pencil box? Three pens are in it. What is that? It's an orange. It's Linda's. Oranges are her favorite fruit. Some baseballs are in me, too. They are John's and Mary's. They lost them on the playground. Whose keys are these? They are Anna's. She lost them in the library. A boy found _ . You can see an English book in me, too. Whose book is it? I don't know. Who am I? I am the Lost and Found box. Question: What did John and Mary lose? - Some keys. - An English book. - A pencil box. - Some baseballs.\n(Answer)\nSome baseballs.\n\nQues: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: My friend, Victor, is a zoo keeper in the National Zoo. His work is very interesting but it is hard. Sometimes it is dangerous, too. Every morning the zoo keepers have to get up at five to prepare the food for the animals. Each kind of animal is given special food. For example, the lions must be given meat; the deer must be given grass and leaves; and the parrots must be given fruit and nuts. Sometimes some animals won't let the others eat their food. If this happens, each of them must be fed separately . Every morning each cage must be washed by the zoo keepers. This can be dangerous, especially with lions and tigers. To make the work easier, the animals are locked in the sleeping compartments while the cages are being washed. When the animals are sick, the zoo keepers must look after them. Each sick animal is kept in a separate cage and given medicine. Sometimes they must be given injections. It is not easy to inject a sick lion! All the keepers live near the zoo. Each of them has a small house. There he lives with his family. They do not have holidays on Sundays and public holidays. Instead, each of them has a day off during the week. Each keeper has a holiday on a different day from that of the other keepers. The most important job of the keepers is to look after the safety of the visitors. People must be prevented from doing dangerous things. Many people have been injured because they did careless things, like putting their hands into the lion's cage. ,. Question: Some animals must be fed separately because _ . - they eat special food - they often quarrel with each other while eating - they always cause the zoo keepers much trouble - they won't let the others eat their food\nAns: they won't let the others eat their food\n\n(Q).\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: Not only a popular singer was Yao Beina, but also she was an energetic and warm-hearted angel. She had her corneas donated to two men who needed them, which helped them see the world clearly again. Yao was born in a music family on Sept. 26, 1981 in Wuhan. She started to learn the piano at the age of 4, and she sang her first song on the stage when she was 9 years old. Yao did quite well in singing, so she took part in the thirteenth Youth Singing Competition and won the first prize. She became well-known to the public after making a series of songs for the hit TV drama \"The Legend of Zhenhuan\" in 2012, and the mandarin version of \"Let It Go\" from Disney's \"Frozen\". In July 2013, she competed in The Voice of China II and finally got the second place in Na Ying's team. She had won a lot of music awards before she was famous. Yao Beina was unfortunate to be diagnosed with breast cancer and had a successful operation in 2011. Since then, she has fought against the disease for about four years while keeping singing, but sadly she failed. She originally thought of donating all of her organs to save others' lives, but failed to do it because of her serious illness. She's gone, even though she had never stopped struggling with cancer. Heaven just got another beautiful angel, with her beautiful voice and kindness. Question: What's the passage mainly about? - Yao Beina's family. - Yao Beina's disease. - Yao Beina's teacher. - Yao Beina's art achievements.\n(A).\nYao Beina's art achievements.\n\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: One evening Mr. Green is driving his car in the country and looking for a small hotel. When he sees an old man on the side of the road, Mr. Green stops his car and says to the old man, 'I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know how to get there?' 'Yes, of course,' the old man answers, 'I will show you the way. Please let me sit in your car. I can go with you and tell you where to turn.' He gets in Mr. Green's car. They drive about twelve miles . When they come to a small house, the old man says, 'Stop here.' Mr. Green stops his car and says, 'But this isn't a hotel.' 'No,' the old man answers. 'This is my house. Thank you very much for driving me home. And I'll show you the way to the Sun Hotel. Turn around and go back nine miles. Then you will get to the hotel.' Question: How does Mr. Green feel after he hears the old man's words? - Angry. - Hungry. - Happy. - Glad.\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Angry.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Q: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: Giving a gift can mean a lot. It can be a way to deepen a friendship. Before you get a gift for someone, spend time really thinking about what makes him or her special. Think about their interests, hobbies, needs and happiest moments. For example, friends and families with children might love a special calendar that contains everyone's birthday and other special dates and events. For music fans, a CD filled with their favourite music always makes a special gift. Spending time with loved ones is also a way to give them a gift. You might take that special person out for a birthday dinner at your favourite restaurant. Making a gift for someone using your own skills is very special. It is much more meaningful than a store-bought gift and shows how much you care! Writing your feelings in a greeting card can be a simple way to make a keepsake that will be remembered for years.\nA: Question: Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?Options:A Never go to a shop to buy a gift.B We make a gift by ourselves to show our skills.C A greeting card is too simple and cheap to be a gift.D Having dinner with a loved one can be a special kind of gift.Answer:D\n\nQ: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: Everybody needs water. Everything needs water. We use water to wash the bowls , clothes and ourselves. We use water to plant trees, flowers and crops . Where does all water come from? It comes from clouds. Some of rain goes into the ground. Many people get it under the ground. Some rain water goes into the hills. It runs into lakes and rivers. Many people get it there. ,.\nA: Question: We use _ to plant trees, flowers and cropsOptions:A waterB earthC handsD airAnswer:A\n\nQ: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr3:-@ kids FTF. ILNY, it's gr8. Can you understand this sentence? If you can't, don't feel too bad; neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or cell phones. To new comers, it can look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the translation of the sentence above? My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York. It's great. School teachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students' writing. They fear the language could become corrupted . \"Everyone should just relax\", say linguists . They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing, has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nurberg, from Stanford University, agrees. \"People get better at writing by writing,\" he says. \"kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mails, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than their parents.\" Linguist James says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can _ that when today's teenagers become tomorrow's parents. They too will think this way. James argues that languages do not and cannot become corrupted. They simply change to meet the new needs. However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write standard English. Cynthia McVey says, \"I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it's important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but learning to write proper English is a must for their...\nA: Question: What can be the best title for the passage?Options:A Netspeak: a widely-used language on InternetB Is Netspeak harming the English language?C Is Netspeak helpful in language learning?D Netspeak: advantages and disadvantagesAnswer:B\n\nQ: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: Last summer, 15-year-old Bob had a problem. Like a lot of children, Bob was interested in doing many things. He liked dancing most and wanted to join a dancing group. But Bob's high school didn't have a boys' dancing group but a girls' group. He tried to join the girls' group. And he made it. Bob thought his problem was over after he had been one of the dancers in the dancing group. But a bigger problem was just beginning. The school didn't allow Bob to stay in the girls' group. \"If we let Bob stay in the group,\" the school said, \"other boys will want to join, too. Soon, there won't be any girls in the group.\" They took Bob off the group. Bob was very angry about it, so he went to a judge . The judge said it was not a right decision and told the school to let Bob go back to the dancing group.\nA:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Question: It was difficult for Bob to join the school dancing group because _ .Options:A the school only had a girls' dancing groupB the school didn't allow boys to danceC the group had enough dancers alreadyD he was not a good dancerAnswer:A", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "*Question*\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: All students need to have good study habits . When you have good study habits, you can learn things quickly. You also remember them easily. Do you like to study in the living-room? This is not a good place because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only think about one thing, and you will learn better. Before you begin to study, do not forget to clean your desk. A good desk light is important, too. You are feeling tired easily if there is not enough light. Question: The living-room is not a good place for study because it is too _ . Options: A: quiet B: noisy C: clean D: big\n**Answer**\nB\n\n*Question*\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: You might have noticed that the cost of food has gone up.In fact the price of wheat and rice has nearly doubled in the past few years.It's thought that right now,850 million people--that's more than 10 times the population of the UK--are short of food because it's too expensive or there's not enough of it. The price of basic food such as wheat and corn has stayed the same for quite a long time,about 30 years.But as the world's population is getting bigger,there's more pressure to feed more people,plus there's less land and water to go round. Another reason is climate change.Droughts and floods make it hard to grow crops like rice and grain.The price of oil has gone up and that makes it more expensive for farmers to run their tractors and to transport the food they make.And lots of fields are being used to grow crops to make other things that can't be eaten--which is bad news for hungry people. The main losers are poor people who live in cities in poor countries,who are facing higher prices for food.Some people are doing well out of the food crisis though.Farmers in rich countries like the US,Canada and Australia are getting record prices for their harvests. World leaders are meeting in the Italian capital Rome to talk about the problem of rising food prices.Some countries are helping out with the cost of foods and international aid agencies have called for more money for food production in poor countries. Question: What is the best title for this passage? Options: A: Why is the Price of Food Going Up? B: How Many People are Short of Food? C: What Can We Learn from the Food Crisis? D: Who Can Benefit from the Food Crisis?\n**Answer**\nA\n\n*Question*\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: When I was a kid, I never had any problems watching some cartoons. It was so much fun and a great education too. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Tom and Jerry were my idols . Even now I really feel that they are worth watching at any age. The problem I've found is the cartoons at present. Some of them contain something ugly. Most of the time, they show such many terrible characters with violence that you wonder what they really mean. Cartoons are supposed to be funny but they aren't. If you are expecting to teach your kids good manners and behavior, then they are the worst for your kids to watch. Kids often imitate what they see in cartoons. If your kid is a fan of such cartoons, he or she will follow his or her favorite cartoon character and try to do something extremely dangerous. Therefore, try not to let your kids watch too many today's cartoons. Make sure to keep an eye on what they are watching. Question: The writer doesn't like the cartoons at present because _ . Options: A: he is no longer a kid B: they are bad for kids' education C: they are long and boring D: they have ugly characters in them\n**Answer**\nB\n\n*Question*\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: A serious earthquake can be a terrible experience, and it is easy to forget safety measures in disorder . _ , most earthquake safety measures are common sense, but if you forget everything else, remember the following instructions: drop, cover, and hold on. Also, most of earthquake deaths happen after the earthquake, so remember that the danger does not end when the shaking does! If you stay indoors during an earthquake, move away from unsupported areas and windows. Try to get under a doorway or another area of the building which is held up by strong beams . Stay under a table or desk only if it is very strong. Do not rush to lifts, because it is far safer to stay where you are. Cover your head with your arms around it and curl into a ball, and wait for the shaking to stop. If you stay outdoors during an earthquake, move to an area which is as open as possible. Don't move to buildings, electric poles and other objects which may fall during an earthquake and injure you. Protect your head and stay low to the ground till the shaking ends and it is safe to move. After an earthquake, many buildings are less strong, although they appear safe. If you stay indoors, move people from the building quickly and help disabled or injured people. Once outdoors, move well away from the building so that if it falls down, you will not be injured. Wait till public safety officials announce that it is safe to stay indoors. By planning ahead and keeping calm during an earthquake, you can greatly increase your chances of survival without injury. Question: The purpose of the passage is mainly to tell us how to _ . Options: A: stay away from an earthquake B: predict an earthquake C: control an earthquake D: keep safe during and after an earthquake\n**Answer**\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "D", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the article and select the best answer. Article: I do not need a calendar to tell me when it is winter. All I need is my nose. When I wake up in the morning and smell the tasty treats my mom is cooking downstairs, I know winter has arrived. The first one is the smell of chocolate. During the holiday season (from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day) my mother makes her special hot chocolate. She always adds a peppermint candy cane to the drink and tops it with cream. The hot chocolate gets me out of bed, but it is my mother's chocolate fudge that makes me run downstairs. It is a thick chunk of chocolate that tastes like heaven. My mother adds nuts. That gives it more texture . But my mother isn't done yet. She also makes a treat she calls \"window panes \". She takes a few different colored marshmallows and melts them together with chocolate. The final product looks like a colorful church window, so we call it \"window panes\". These tasty holiday treats are usually eaten after a meal as a dessert. But don't tell Santa Claus because I secretly eat them all day long. Question: What wakes \"me\" up in the morning? Options: A: The alarm clock. B: My mom. C: The noise upstairs. D: The smell of food.\nD\n(Question)\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: The story happens on an island called Berk. Hiccup, a Viking teenager, lives with his tribe on the island. The Vikings are strong and good sailors . They often go on adventures . Fighting dragons is one of their traditions. Hiccup's father, Stoick the Vast, is the leader of the island. He hopes his son will become as strong as him and be the leader one day. But it does not seem to go well for him. Hiccup is nothing like his father. He is weak. People say he is not suitable to be the future leader. But Hiccup is smart and has a great sense of humor. Now Hiccup and other Viking teens are in Dragon Training. Hiccup will have to show others that he has what it takes to be a fighter. One day Hiccup hits a dragon with a stone cannon . He finds the hurt dragon named Toothless. Hiccup sets Toothless free and the two became friends. But his new friendship goes against the village's tradition. He has to stop others from killing the dragon! Will Hiccup be able to save his friend? What difficulties will he have to face? Go to see How to Train Your Dragon, a Hollywood 3D cartoon film. You'll find the answer. The film comes out on March 26. Question: Where can we probably find the passage? Options: A: in a film magazine. B: in a science book. C: in a story book. D: in a travel guide book.\n(Answer)\nA\nQues: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: People usually think it is very easy to cook instant noodles . They usually put the noodles into the boiling water and add in the MSG, together with the other things like eggs or vegetables. However, have you ever wondered if this is the correct way of cooking them? Do you know what is on the surface of the noodles? People use something like wax to cover the noodles when they make them, so that the noodles can join together nicely before they are put into the _ . Many people enjoy eating them without thinking of this. But a report said the wax covered on the noodles was very bad for our bodies. They said it needed about 2-3days to clear away the wax in our bodies after we ate it. So it is dangerous to have too much wax stayed in our stomachs. But it is not difficult to wash away the wax. Before you cook the noodles, wash them with hot water and then pour away the water. Do it like this twice, and you can wash the wax away. Then and you can cook the noodles as usual. Question: According to the report, _ . Options: A: it is dangerous to eat only a little wax . B: the wax is bad for our bodies . C: it is difficult to wash away the wax . D: we can eat the noodles every two or three days.\nAns: B\n(Q).\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: Have you ever heard of e-waste ( electronic waste, ) ,which can be produced every day? How do you deal with your computers, MP4 players and mobile phones when they're broken or you want a new one? Most people just throw them away. With the development of electronic industry, e-waste pollution has become a serious problem. According to the United Nations, in 2014, people around the world produced 41.8 million tons of e-waste and only recycled 6.5 million tons. The US was the biggest waster, producing 7.1 million tons. China came second , with 6 million tons. It's important to pay attention to e-waste. It can either be valuable or harmful ,depending on how we deal with it. E-waste is a valuable urban mine . The value of the metals, like gold and silver in the waste around the world, is amazing. And the metals can be refused. But if people throw them away, the toxic chemicals can get into the earth or air, _ the environment and people's health. Apple, for example, now recycles people's used products in China when they are buying new ones. The company will test and repair the used ones and sell them at lower price. To help reduce e-waste , we can buy longer lasting electronic products. If you have unwanted electronics find a new home for them. You can also take computers and phones to see if companies offer reveling programs. Question: The main purpose of this passage is to _ . Options: A: prove that e-waste is useless B: encourage people to buy more electronic products C: advise people to deal with e-waste probably to reduce pollution D: encourage people to buy Apple products.\n(A).\nC\nQues:Read the article and select the best answer. Article: There is a big supermarket near Mrs. Green's home. She usually goes there to buy food. The shop assistants are polite and helpful. The things are cheap, too. One day, Mrs. Green goes to the supermarket. She buys some noodles. Biscuits are also their children's favorite food. And she buys some milk. Her children always have milk for breakfast. Mimi likes fish and Tim likes hot dogs. She buys some fish and sausages for them, too. Mrs. Green doesn't have any rice at home. So she buys a bag of rice, but she can't take it. It is very heavy. Her husband, Mr. Green is coming to the supermarket and carry the rice. Question: . Where's the supermarket? Options: A: In Mrs. Green's house. B: Near Mrs. Green's house. C: Under the street. D: In the mall .\n\nAns:B\nQues: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: One morning, Mr Black was driving in the country and looking for a small hotel. When he saw an old woman on the side of the road, he stopped his car and said to the old woman, \"I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know it?\" \"Yes,\" the old woman said,\"I will show you the way.\" She got into Mr Black's car and they drove about twelve miles. When they came to a small house, the old woman said, \"stop here!\" Mr, Black stopped and looked at the house.\"But this isn't a hotel.\" He said to the old woman. \"No\"the old woman answered, \"This is my house. And I'll show you the way to the hotel. Turn round and go back nine miles. Then you'll see the hotel.\" Question: Which of the following is NOT true? Options: A: The old woman lived in the country. B: Mr Black took the old woman to her house. C: The old woman was waiting for her husband. D: Mr Black stopped his car when he saw the old woman.\nAns:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "C", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Article: Yesterday,I overheard our 9-year-old son,Aaron,talking to his friend,Zach. \"Oh,God!\"Zach began,looking in Aaron's closet \"Where are all your toys?\" \"Oh,we are doing something called Simplicity plan,so I basically got rid of 80% of my stuff . \" \"What? Did your mom and dad make you do this?\" \"No, Idecided to do it because I wanted to.When I give away a lot of my things,I make room for family activities. I did it because I wanted to live differently and have less stuff in my life.\" \"But still,why would you choose to get rid of most of your toys?\" \"Part of the reason is that my parents were doing it with their stuff .And my mom talked to me about it and explained how they felt happier afterwards. And I thought maybe I really had spent a lot of my time in my room playing with toys instead of spending time with my parents and sister.\" \"Seriously?\" \"I feel proud because I am a person who has just what I need and not more. And I'm starting new activities like writing how I feel,reading more,and spending more time doing housework around the house.\" \"OK.Let me get this. You have fewer toys,more housework,and you feel happier?\" \"Well, it's not that the housework is fun ,But I do it with my parents. We talk and connect while we are doing it, so that is the fun.And we've been doing more activities together, like reading aloud at night. And on weekends,we have conversations or go out together, instead of my dad being at his computer,my mom cleaning and me playing with my toys.\" Question: After Aaron's parents got rid of some of their stuff,they _ . Yes or no, is the answer \"found it was good for them\"?\nNo\n\nArticle: One cold winter morning, an old woman had to go to see her doctor. When she walked into the doctor's office, she told him that her right leg hurt and sometimes she could not walk. She asked him what was wrong. She told him that she had never had such a feeling before. The doctor checked the old woman carefully, then he said, \"You're in good health for a woman of your age. I think the trouble in your right leg is just a matter of old age catching up with you. We get all kinds of illness as we get older. The trouble will almost certainly end in spring.\" \"I don't think so, doctor!\" she said. \"My left leg is well, and it's the same age as my right one.\" Question: Which of the following is TRUE? Yes or no, is the answer \"The woman's trouble didn't come in spring.\"?\nYes\n\nQ: Article: Hu Yizhou, also known as Zhouzhou, was born with intellectual disabilities. When he was 25 years old, he had an IQ of 30 and behaved himself like a 3-year-old child. But he does well in music. His disability has not prevented him from becoming a well-known conductor . Zhang Yiqing, a director with Hubei TV station, learnt of Zhouzhou's talent for music. He wanted to help the young man. Later Zhouzhou's story has made into a film and was spread in China, Europe and America. Ever since he was famous for his great musical talent, Zhouzhou has received a lot of attention from home and abroad. He has taken part in many art performances . Now he works in the Chinese Disabled Art Group as a conductor. To Zhouzhou, standing on the stage is already a big success. Question: What kind of person do you think Zhouzhou is? Yes or no, is the answer \"He is not clever, but he is successful.\"?\nA: Yes\n\nQuestion: Article: If you go into the forest with your friends, stay with them. If you don't, you may get lost. What should you do if you really get lost? You should sit down and stay where you are. You mustn't try to find your friends. Let them find you. If you want your friends to find you, you need to stay in one place. You can also shout three times. Then stop. Then shout three times again. Keep up shouting. Always three times together. When people hear you, they will know you need help and where you are. If you don't think that you can get help before night comes, you should make a little house with some small trees or branches or something else. And make yourself a bed with leaves or grass. When you need some water and you have to leave your little house to look for it, don't just walk away. Leave small branches or something else on the way and then you can find your way back easily. Question: If you get lost in the forest, you should _ . Yes or no, is the answer \"stay where you are\"?\nAnswer: No\n\nQ: Article: June and I were both poor when we were young. At that time, June always said, \" If I got rich, I would buy a bigger apartment and a new wardrobe .\" Of course, she said this just for fun and she never imagined that she would really become rich. A few years ago, June was surprised and excited when she came into a fortune from her uncle, who had been single. After receiving it, she made a shopping list. On it she wrote down all the ways she could use to spend the money. Every time I told her not to spend all of the money and to save some, she would always say impatiently , \" I know, I know!\" One day, when I was in June's home, she passed a piece of paper to me. \"I thought over your suggestion for several nights. I've decided how to use the money. I hope my money will be helpful to those who need help,\" she said. I was pleased to hear what she said. Then I took the paper and only saw the two words written by her: Charity and Family. I smiled and played a joke on her, \"Don't you want to move to a new apartment? That is what you have been dreaming of.\" \"Actually, I have been looking forward to it, but now it doesn't seem so important to me anymore,\" she answered with a smile. When I was about to put the paper on the table, I found there were still a few words. June had written: and a new wardrobe. Question: Which of the following could be the best title for the passage? Yes or no, is the answer \"June's Decision\"?\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "A: No", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "(Q).\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: My 16-year-old son, Anton, had gone to the local swimming hole. Most of the kids swim there, and there are plenty of rocks for them to use as safe harbors, so I had no fears for his safety. Still, the firefighter's first words \"You need to come up here to the Stillwater River\" made me catch my breath, and his follow-up words gave me relief: \" Your son is OK.\" When I got to the river, I immediately saw the firetruck, ambulance and Anton, wrapped with a towel about his shoulders, sitting quietly on a low platform of the fire engine. I hurried over to him. \"You OK?\"I asked. \"Yeah,\" was all he said. But my eyes begged for an explanation, I didn't get it from my son, however, _ . The story was this: A woman was being swept under water. Hearing the cries, Anton and his friend Tyler, without hesitation, swam out to her, and brought her safely to shore. In an age in which the word \"hero\" is broadcast with abandon and seemingly applied to anyone who make it through the day, I realized the real thing in my son. The teens are stubborn and self-centred, but that didn't mean they have no desire to do good. Still shocked by my son's daring, I drove him home. Along the way, I tried to dig out some more information from him - but he had precious little to say. The only words he said were, \"What's for supper?\" I spent some time alone that evening, thinking about the tragedy that might have been. The next morning, when Anton got up, I half expected him to tell me the story. But all he did was toast some bread, pull himself together, and head for the door to start a new day. Watching from the window,1 was reminded that still water often runs deep. Question: In the mother's eyes, what her son did was - dangerous but interesting - unexpected and courageous - meaningful but difficult - awful and absurd\n(A).\nmeaningful but difficult\n\n\n(Q).\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: My daughter Alisa was born blind in her right eye and was bullied pretty severely in school. So I quitted my job as a babysitter and then schooled my daughter heart and soul at home. A year ago a boy of 14 befriended my daughter on Facebook after reading something Alisa wrote about bullying. Today he messaged her and asked if she would like six tickets to a Colorado Rockies baseball game. They have never met in person but she said, \"Sure! That would be great.\" Then I received a call from his mother explaining why her son had chosen my daughter. She said he thought my daughter deserved them because of all the good she does in the community. Her son, she explained, had experienced a similar situation and was also home schooled. What she said is true. Now my daughter Alisa continues to teach groups of girls in trouble in our community how to look within themselves for the positive and how to be their own person. Everything taken into consideration, we decided to meet the mother and the boy at a local bike shop. After meeting, the boy approached my car and my daughter gave him a hug and thanked him for his generosity. She told him that she had never been to a baseball game and that she was going to take her entire family, including myself, her dad, little sister, her cousin and an aunt who has brain cancer. We all thanked one another, got in our car, and went our way. As we drove home my daughter opened the envelope. Inside it were the tickets and $100 each to buy hot dogs, pay for parking and not have any worries but a great time. My daughter has always been the giver and now she and our family are the receivers and I can not tell you how incredibly honored we feel to be on the other end. What an incredible young man to have such a kind idea. Question: What can we learn about the boy? - He is afraid of meeting strangers. - He always bullies smaller children. - He is addicted to the internet. - He receives education at home.\n(A).\nHe receives education at home.\n\n\n(Q).\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: My parents lived through the Great Depression of the 1930s and I heard stories from both of them about how their lives changed because of it. The same was true of my in-laws whose lives were also affected negatively. For example, my husband's grandfather owned a factory. Owing to the stock market crash, he lost the factory and went back to work in the very factory he'd once owned. He could no longer afford to send my father-in-law to college. My father-in-law worked full time as a pipe fitter and went to school part-time to earn his degree, which took seven years. Somehow, my husband and I never dreamed that we would live through anything similar. However, as they say, history often repeats itself. In 1929, the stock market crashed in the month of October. The same thing happened in 2008. My husband, who had invested all our money in the market, was in a state of shock. Each day the news was more terrible. \"We've lost more than half of our wealth,\" he told me. I just stared at him. \"How can that be?\" \"I thought we had good, solid investments, but it seems I was wrong.\" \"Well, we do have pensions ,\" I said. \"Hopefully, they won't be affected. Since we have never lived a high lifestyle to begin with, I don't think we have to worry.\" \"I did hope to leave our children and grandchildren a generous inheritance ,\" my husband said. He shook his head in disbelief. \"We'll still be able to give gifts. Love is the most important gift anyway.\" Our children are grown and we always try to be generous to them and our grandchildren. \"It just won't be the same.\" \"The world is always changing,\" I said. \"You never know what will happen. The main thing is not to get discouraged. As long as we have our health and can afford the necessities of life, there's no reason to be upset. When you have your health, you can always earn more money.\" I hugged my husband and he kissed me in return. \"I guess you're right,\" he agreed. \"We love each other. We have our health and enough money to live on comfortably. That's all that... Question: By telling the new owners \"this house has good luck\", the author intended to tell them _ . - they had bought the house at a much lower price - their children could go to school conveniently and safely - they would live in the house happily - they could plant a large garden in the backyard\n(A).\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "they would live in the house happily", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "(Question)\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter failed and she didn't know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged into the sea. Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope. In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous. What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes. In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation and that air travel was useful. Question: Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? Options: A: Amelia Earhart--First Across the Atlantic B: Amelia Earhart--Pioneer in Women's Aviation C: A New Record for Flying Time D: A Dangerous Flight from North America to England\n(Answer)\nB\n\n\n(Question)\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Food festivals around the world Stilton Cheese Rolling May Day is a traditional day for celebrations, but the 2,000 English villagers of Stilton must be the only people in the world who include these rolling in their annual plans. Teams of four,dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes , roll a complete cheese along a 50-metre course. On the way, they must not kick or throw their cheese, or go into their competitors' lane. Competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete Stilton cheese weighing about four kilos (disappointingly, but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones). All the competitors arc served with beer or port wine, the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheese. Fiery Foods Festival--The Hottest Festival on Earth Every year more than 10,000 people head for the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They come from as far away as Australia, the Caribbean and China, but they all share a common addiction--food that is not just spicy ,but hot enough to make your mouth burn, your head spin and your eyes water. Their destination is the Fiery Eood and BBQ Festival which is held over a period of three clays every March. You might like to try a chocolate-covered habanero pepper--officially the hottest pepper in the world--or any one of the thousands of products that are on show. But one thing's for sure--if you don't like the feeling of a burning tongue, this festival isn't for you! La Tomatina--The World's Biggest Food Fight On the last Wednesday of every August, the Spanish town of Bunol hosts Ea Tomatina--the world's largest food fight. A week-long celebration leads up to an exciting tomato battle as the highlight of the week's events. The early morning sees the arrival of large trucks with tomatoes--official fight-starters get things going by casting tomatoes at the crowd. The battle lasts little more than half an hour, in which time around 50,000 kilograms of tomatoes have been thrown at anyone or anything that moves, runs, or fights back. Then everyone heads down to the... Question: The celebration of La Tomatina lasts . Options: A: three days B: seven days C: less than three days D: more than seven days\n(Answer)\nB\n\n\n(Question)\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: The earth is the only planet that scientists are certain has life .What does the earth have that the other planets don't ? For one thing , the earth has just the right temperature . As _ from the sun , the earth seems to be just the right distance away . The planets that are closer to the sun are so hot that their surfaces bake in the sun . The farthest planets are cold balls . When the earth developed-- which scientists believe may have happened about billions of years ago , many gases covered the earth . The gases caused the earth to be hot . But something wonderful happened . The temperature was just right for thick clouds to form . It rained very hard for a very long time . This gave the earth its oceans . Water made it possible for plants to grow . The plants created oxygen in the atmosphere . Oxygen is the gas that humans and animals breathe . Only one other planet in the solar system seems to be something like the earth . That planet is Mars . Mars is smaller than the earth , and it is quite a bit cooler . But it is not too cold for humans . On some days , the temperatures are as cold as a winter day in the northern United States . If you wore a special spacesuit , you could walk around on Mars . You would have to bring your own air to breathe , though . The air on Mars is too thin to breathe . Mars has the largest volcano in the solar system . It is sixteen miles high . The highest volcano on the earth is five miles high . The most unexpected sight on Mars is dried-up river beds . Scientists believe that Mars was once much wetter that it is now . Does this mean there could have been living things on Mars ? Scientists are not sure , but there has been no sign so far . Question: Which planet in the solar system is most like the earth ? Options: A: Mars . B: Moon . C: Sun . D: Mars and Moon .\n(Answer)\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "A", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Please answer this: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: John was travelling around the country in the town. One evening he was driving along a road and looking for a small hotel. When he saw an old man at the side of the road, he stopped his car and said to the old man, \"I want to go to the Sun Hotel, Do you know it?\" \"Yes,\" the old man answered, \"I'll show you the way.\" He got into the car, and they drove for about twelve miles. When they came to a small house, the old man said, \"stop here. \" John stopped and looked at the house and said, \"but this isn't a hotel\" \"No,\" the old man answered, \"this is my house. And now I'll show you the way to the Sun Hotel, Turn around and go back nine miles, then you'll see the Sun Hotel on the left.\"\n++++++++\nAnswer: Question: How far did John drive after the old man got on his car?Options:A five milesB twelve milesC three milesD nine milesAnswer:B\n\nProblem: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: Sam was a-fifteen-year-old boy living with his little sister, Julie. Their parents had passed away long ago. Sam had taken care of Julie by himself. One day, Sam woke up at three in the morning as usual. When Julie was sleeping alone, Sam left their little house to send newspapers. When he found an old man sitting in front of their house, Sam was so surprised that he stopped to look at him closely. It was an icy morning and he looked very cold. The poor old man didn't have anything to cover himself with. Sam went into his house to get the old man a blanket. However, there were no extra blankets, so Sam thought hard and took his father's coat. It was the only thing of his father's that he had left. Sam wrote a short note. \"Sir, I found you sleeping in front of my house. This is my father's coat. I hope it fits you well.\" He put the note in a pocket of the coat, and covered the old man with the coat. Then he went to work. When he came back three hours later, both the man and the coat were gone. Sam thought that it was the best thing he could have done with his father's coat. That afternoon, Sam hurried home after school because Julie was at home alone. However, Julie and the old man were standing in front of the house, and Julie shouted to Sam, \"Brother! He's our grandfather!\" The grandfather smiled and said, \"Sam. Thank you for giving me the coat and letting me know how good my grandson is. This coat was the one that I gave my son a long time ago!\"\n\nA: Question: Sam covered the old man with his father's coat because _ .Options:A his father's coat fitted the old man wellB the coat was the only thing that his father had leftC he knew the old man was his grandfather thenD he had no extra blanketAnswer:D\n\nProblem: Given the question: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device which uses satellites to find the user's position. It can find your position in 20 meters. A GPS can't start your car, but at least you will know where you are. GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put it in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street. There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting the earth. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculates its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well. Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate . There are also many new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.\n++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\nThe answer is:\nQuestion: Maybe in the future the GPS will be _ .Options:A cheaper than mobile phonesB as common as watches.C having few new usesD more accurate than now.Answer:D\n\ninput question: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: Anne is thirteen years old. She has long hair and black eyes. She is tall. She is a student at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School. She loves listening to music and dancing. She studies hard. She does well in English. But she doesn't like doing sports. Anne has a cousin. His name is Daniel. He is tall and he has short black hair. He is a student at Beijing Sunshine Secondary School,too. He and Anne are in the same class. He isn't good at English,but he does well in Maths. He doesn't like listening to music. He likes playing basketball. His favourite basketball player is Michael Jordan. He thinks Jordan plays basketball very well. He says he wants to be a basketball player like Michael Jordan some day.???\noutput answer: Question: Daniel is Anne's _ .Options:A brotherB sisterC friendD cousinAnswer:D\n\nQ: Write a multi-choice question for the following article: Article: You want to run across the street to catch the bus? But wait! You'd better not. If a policeman sees you, you'll have to pay a fine . New traffic laws say that if people cross the street when the light is red, they can be fined as much as 50 yuan. Traffic accidents killed more than 104,000 people in China last year. Chinese cities have more cars than ever. Drivers and pedestrians must work together to make the streets safer. The law has new rules for drivers and pedestrians. Drivers have to slow down when they are close to crosswalks. If people are in a _ , cars must stop to let them pass. There are rules for bus drivers, too. If bus drivers smoke, drink or make phone calls while driving, they can be fined. Buses that carry too many people are also against the law. Pedestrians will have to walk more safely under the new law. They must cross streets at crosswalks. Also, they shouldn't climb over the fences along streets. Do you ride a bike to school? It's not a good idea to carry classmates on the back. You could be fined 50 yuan. And stay in the bike lane when you're riding. The big roads are for cars and buses. Do you like to ride your uncle's motorbike? When you put on your helmet , ask him to put one on, too. People on motorbikes must wear helmets, the new law says. If they don't, they'll have to pay 200 yuan. Do you ride in cars often? Don't forget to put on your seat belt , even if you're going for a short taxi ride. It could save your life. If you see a hit-and -run , tell the police. They may give you a reward . And don't be afraid to help people to the hospital if they are hurt in an accident. Don't worry about money. The new law says that doctors must take care of them even if they can't pay right away.\nA:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Question: When you ride in a car, the first thing you must do is _ .Options:A to put on the helmetB to pay the driverC to put on the seat beltD to see if it carries too many peopleAnswer:C", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Of the six-billion-plus people in the world,600 million live on islands.In other words,one in ten of the world's population is an island dweller.This is not so hard to imagine when you consider that more than 200 million people live in Indonesia alone--and about 60 million more live on the island of Britain. No island,or group of islands,is the same.Indonesia,for example,is a nation which consists entirely of islands,nearly 14,000 of them,of which 6,000 are inhabited.Britain is a small, crowded island,with a population density of 243 people per square kilometer,almost twice as much as China.Britain is also the only island in the world which is connected to a continent by a tunnel,the Channel Tunnel between southeast England and North France. If you ignore Australia,which is an island-continent,the largest island in the world is Greenland,an unusual name for a place which is almost permanently covered in ice! On the other hand,Iceland,which is Greenland's ly near neighbor to the east,is much greener. Why is this?Iceland is far enough north,like Greenland,to be entirely covered by ice,but more than one third of Iceland is volcanically active.Magma,which is molten volcanic rock below the surface of the ground,heats the terrain above it,keeping it green.The story goes that an early settler from Iceland gave Greenland its name in order to encourage more people to live there! Even the smallest islands have a story to tell.The remotest inhabited island in the world is Tristan da Cunha,which is in the South Atlantic Ocean.Fewer than 250 people live there and they are all related to each other,with only seven surnames between them.The island capital has the romantic name of Edinburgh of the South Seas. What is the topic of the text? A) Indonesia Islands B) Islands in the South Pacific. C) Islands around the world. D) Ialand dwellers.\nC\n\n\n(Question)\nMaurice Mountain is a retired lawyer in Washington, D.C. He developed a prototype for a device he calls the Presto Emergency Boat Ladder. His invention is a small folding ladder that attaches to the side of a boat to help people who fall into the water. Mr. Mountain plans to mass-produce his boat ladder. He created his invention at a workshop called TechShop. Mr. Mountain says, \"I think it encourages innovation. I think people who probably have had ideas rolling around in the back of their minds for years but have never had the opportunity to actually put them into production or even experiment with them would find this place wonderful. Members of TechShop use high-tech equipment to develop and produce ideas they have for inventions.\" Isabella Musachio manages a TechShop in Arlington, Virginia. She says the shop has many different kinds of equipment. \"TechShop is a do-it-yourself maker space. So when you come in we have all these different areas of the shop, and we have a metal shop, wood shop, lasers, 3D printers, electronics. I mean, we have so many different areas and we have all the equipment that is availahle to anybody above the age of 12.\" Membership costs for TechShop start at just over $ 100 per month. Members are able to use costly machines including 3D modeling tools and laser cutters. Isabella Musachio says TechShop helps its members build their dreams. \"Our motto is 'build your dreams here' because you can really come in with just an idea, and then with the help of TechShop make that leap from an idea to building your project o, your prototype or even your business.\" Jim Newton is the founder of TechShop. He first introduced the idea for the technology workshops at an arts and sciences event called Maker Faire in San Mateo, California in 2006. His idea attracted hundreds of members during that event, Now, there are eight TechShop locations in the U. S. In all, there are more than 6,000 members. Two more-TechShop locations in the cities of St. Louis and Look Angeles will be set up. What can we know about TechShop from the passage? A) TechShop is founded by Maurice Mountain. B) TechShop puts high-tech dreams within reach. C) TechShop is a non-profit organization. D) TechShop offers its members more ideas.\n(Answer)\nB\n\n\nQues: Having taken a room at the hotel at which he had been instructed to stay, Smallwood went out; it was a lovely day, early in August, and the sun shone in an unclouded sky. He had not been to Lucerne since he was a boy, but remembered a covered bridge, though not clearly, a great stone lion and a church in which he had sat, bored yet impressed while they played an organ ; and now wandering along a shady quay he tried not so much to find his way about a half-forgotten scene as to reform in his mind some recollection of the shy and eager boy, so impatient for life, who so long ago had wandered there. But it seemed to him that the most lively of his memories was not of himself, but of the crowd; he seemed to remember the sun and the heat and the people; the train was crowded and so was the hotel, the lake steamers were packed and on the quays and in the streets you found your way among the holiday-makers. They were fat and old and ugly and strange. Now, in wartime, Lucerne was as deserted as it must have been before the world discovered that Switzerland was the play-ground of Europe. Most of the hotels were closed, the streets were empty, the boats for hire rocked lazily at the water's edge and there was none to take them, and in the avenue by the lake the only persons to be seen were serious Swiss taking their dogs for their daily walk. Smallwood felt happy and, sitting down on a bench that faced the water, surrendered himself to the feelings. The blue water, snowy mountains, and their beauty hit you in the face. So long, at all event, as the fine weather lasted he was prepared to enjoy himself. He didn't see why he should not at least try to combine pleasure to himself with advantage to his country. We can infer that Smallwood went to Lucerne _ . A) to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the area B) to do something as told C) to visit his friend there D) to get in touch with the shy and eager boy\nAns: B\n\n\nWho would have thought that potato fries could unite an entire country? Well, that seems to be the case in Belgium where there is currently a movement to have Belgian potato fries officially recognized as cultural heritage. The fries are served in a paper cone from a \"fritkot\", which is a shack or a food truck. Across Belgium, there are at least 5,000 fritkots which is 10 times more common than McDonald's restaurants in the United States. The movement for the fries to be declared official cultural heritage was started by UNAFRI, also known as the national association of fritkot owners. They claim that their establishments represent Belgium very well. \"A cone of potato chips is Belgium in miniature . What's amazing is that this way of thinking is the same, in spite of differences among communities and regions,\" added spokesman Bernard Lefevre. Tourists can even be seen to line up with locals in Brussels to buy a cone of fries from wellknown fritkots such as Frit Flagey and Maison Antoine. \"Before I came here, the only thing I knew about Belgium [Z-x-x-k.Com]was that they liked their fries,\" said Rachael Webb, a tourist from Ottowa, Canada. In order to be recognized by UNESCO, it has to be formally supported by the Belgian government of culture. As of right now, UNESCO has a list of 314 items of \"cultural heritage\" that they say is worthy enough to be preserved. Items on the list include Turkish coffee and the old native singing of the Central African Republic. Potatoes reached Belgium in the 16th century, but it wasn't until the 19th century that they were cut up into fries and sold as a meal. The movement to have potato fries declared cultural heritage was started by _ . A) the Belgian government B) many Belgian communities C) a Belgian industry D) a Belgian cultural association\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "C", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: After two weeks, Ling Qinghao finally sent a message to his wife in their hometown in Anhui, and told her her he was safe. Ling, 44, was a Chinese construction worker who went to Libya. The recent problems in Libya have left the country in disorder. Several Chinese were injured last month. Ling was one of the thousands of Chinese evacuees from Libya. The evacuee's first stop was Greece. They are staying there in a five-star hotel that the Chinese government paid for. According to the Foreign Ministry, by March 2, China has evacuated a total of 35,860 Chinese from Libya. Among them, 20745 have already returned to China. To evacuate means to quickly move people away from a disaster or disorder. An evacuation tests how a nation would deal with an emergency . From getting flight tickets to dealing with customs services , many parts of the government and companies have to work together. To protect the safety of overseas Chinese, China took action quickly. Since February 24, the nation has sent out airplanes and ships to evacuate its people from Libya.They even sent a navy ship to help. This is the first time that China has sent the army in an evacuation. \"We have done a great job in no more than 10 days. This shows China's ability to protect its people overseas in emergencies,\" Vice Foreign Minister Song Tao said. Question: Why did China take actions quickly to evacuate the Chinese in Libya? - To make more money. - To bring them back to China to construct more buildings. - To protect them from the dangerous situation. - To show our motherland's great power.\nTo protect them from the dangerous situation.\n\n(Question)\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight.When George was fourteen, he became his father's helper.He spent a lot of time learning about engines .And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully.Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write.He began to learn English letters when he was seventeen years old.Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday,he wrote his own name for the first time in his life.George invented many things in his life.The train was the greatest one among them.Today when we take trains from one place to another,we'll think of this great man---George Stephenson. Question: He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he became _ . - a great man - a good maker - a good worker - a good student\n(Answer)\na good worker\n\nQues: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Found:A black watch Is this your watch?It is found in the classroom. Please call Jessica at 36206018. Lost:My school card My name is David Hand. The number of my school card is 20070107. Please call me at 33429703 or my friend Judy. Her phone number is 33073061. Thank you. Question: _ school card is lost. - Jessica's - Judy's - David's - My\nAns: David's\n\n(Q).\nRead the following article and select the best answer. Article: People like to give gifts to others on _ days. Do you know how to choose gifts? You should choose gifts that your family or friends like. Different gifts are for different people. For example, boys often like to play with robots ,toy guns and balls. And girls may like something lovely, like flowers, dolls and beautiful clothes. Of course, you don't need to choose something expensive. Your feeling is much more important than money. There is a Chinese saying, \" _ Question: The word \"big \" in the first sentence means \" _ \". - beautiful - interesting - important - funny\n(A).\nimportant\n\nQues:Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Hello, everyone! My name is Bob. I have a good friend. His name is Paul. He is a yellow dog. I like him very much. Every morning Paul runs with me, and we play in the park every afternoon. Paul is very fat. He likes eating beef hamburgers for breakfast. For dinner, he likes fish. Paul likes red. He has two red hats. Look! They are on my bed. But Paul is lost now. Please help me. My telephone number is 312-3216. My E-mail address is _ . Thanks. Question: Where do Bob and Paul play every afternoon? - at home - at school - in the park - in the library\n\nAns:in the park\n\nQues: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Something caught my eyes when I was walking down the street. Two silver coins were shining in a melting snow bank, so I dug through the snow looking for more. Of course, I just ended up with really cold hands. I slipped the two coins into my pocket and went home, colder but richer. I began to think about how to spend the money... Two days later, Mary and her little sister were searching the snow banks. \"Finders are keepers\" was my first thought. I didn't want to hand them out even though Susy was already crying. \" I dropped them right here,\" she said between tears. Her hands were cold and red for digging in the snow. Maybe they slid down the street with the melting snow. Let's dig over here.\" Mary's voice sounded confident. \"They'll never know\" was my second thought, and I walked past them. \" Phil, have you seen two sliver coins?\" asked Mary. Susy looked up from digging. _ . \"Tell a lie\" was my third thought. \"As a matter of fact,\" I hesitated ,\"I dug two coins out of that snow bank just a few days ago. I wondered who might have lost them.\" Susy hugged me with a big smile, \"Oh, thank you, thank you.\" Question: How did Phil feel when he was going home? - Unhappy. - Excited. - Nervous. - Confident.\nAns:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Excited.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Bamboo is a giant grass that grows in warm places. It has many uses. Everything--from chairs and fishing rods to basket and paper can be made from it. And that's not all. It can be eaten, too. People in China like bamboo shoots very much. They think the bamboo shoots are a delicious vegetable for parties and meals. In many parts of Asia, bamboo shoots are a favorite food. The winter shoots are the best because they are soft, with a white and green color. Usually they are boiled in water with some salt. Spring shoots are darker and harder, so they take longer to cook. But they are cheaper than winter shoots. Fresh bamboo shoots are seldom found outside bamboos' hometown. But people in other places can buy bamboo shoots, too. These shoots are kept in bottles and cans. They need no cooking and are almost as good as fresh bamboo shoots. Fresh bamboo shoots are easily found in _ . A) Asia B) Europe C) America D) Australia\nA\n------\nWant to know what we can do to help make our city a better place to live in? Why not take part in \"Clean & Green weekend\"? Join us, and you can make new friends and help protect the environment at the same time. Park Life Do you like hanging out in the park with your friends? If so,why not take the chance to come with us and tidy up the park as you go?To add some fun, there is a gift for the person who collects the most rubbish! Meet us at the south entrance to Taohe Park at 9 a.m. next Saturday if you want to join in. The Air You Breathe A great way to make the air we breathe cleaner is by planting lots of trees!It is a fact that trees slowly filter a lot of pollutants from the air. So come and help us plant some new ones in Fenhe Park at 2 p.m. next Sunday. War on Graffiti Some people think graffiti is cool. Well, it is not! The best way to stop buildings from becoming totally covered in ugly graffiti is to get rid of it as soon as possible. And that is exactly what we are going to do. We are repainting the school walls from 1 p.m. on Saturday. You don't have to bring any tools, just remember to wear some old clothes! ,. The students who want to join in the rubbish collecting activity must meet _ . A) at 1 p.m. on Saturday B) at 2 p.m. next Sunday C) at 9 a.m. next Saturday D) at 3 a.m. on Sunday\nC\n------\nWhen I was a foreign teacher in China,every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China.One day the topic mined to saying \"I love you\".I was shocked to learn that not one of my students had said this to their mothers,nor had their mothers said it to them.\"Does your mom love you?\" \"Of course,\"they answered. \"How do you know?\" was my logical question.They responded that their moms cooked and Always told them what they were doing wrong to show their earning.I was strummed. So mom's cooking and criticizing read our as \"I love you\".\"Then how do you say 'I love you to her?\" They agreed that getting good grades, followed by good jobs would be how they showed their love. I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough,so I repeated these queries in clauses over time.Gradually,I began to get different responses.Some of them had exchanged those sentiments with their moms. One of my favorite stories of change came from a girl.When she came home from university,her mother met her at the door and hugged her.This had never happened before,but her mom said,\"Now that you have gone I have more time to myself.I noticed that in some places mothers and children hug each other and I decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you.\" In my family we all say \"I love you\" a lot.While it is true that we often say the words without having great depth of feelings at that moment,it is almost like a blessing we give each other. Those three little words carry a world of meaning,even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the lax words we say to or hear from those we love. The foreign teacher _ . A) comes from America B) is a young woman C) is expressive enough D) knows much about China\nC\n------\nDifferent people have different colors of skin. Some have black skin, some have yellow skin and some have white skin. There is a woman in Alaska. Her skin is orange. It is almost the color of orange juice. How did her skin become orange? She ate lots of tomatoes, carrots and squash . She ate too many orange things. That's why her skin turned orange. The woman doesn't want her skin to be orange, so she goes to see the doctor. The doctor says, \" Stop eating orange things, Eat some green things.\" The woman did so, and her skin isn't orange any more. This story is mainly about _ . A) a woman in Alaska B) tomatoes and carrots C) a doctor D) different people with different colors of skin\n", "role": "user" }, { "content": "A\n------", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Emilio lost his wallet at a bar .He looked for it everywhere.But he couldn't find it.The bartender didn't have it,either.Emilio went home.He was very angry. \"Somebody stole my wallet.\"he told his wife.\"Are you sure?\"She asked,\"Maybe you just lost it.\"\"I don't think so.You can't trust anybody in this city.\" Then,Emilio's phone rang. \"Hello?\"he said in an angry voice.\"Good evening.Is that Emilio Santos?\"\"Yes,it is.Who is that?\"\"My name is Pablo.I found your wallet at a bar.\" The next day,Emilio met Pablo at a coffee shop.Pablo returned the wallet.Everything was still inside.Emilio thanked Pablo for being so honest . Question: Emilio sounded _ on the telephone. Answer:\n\nOPTIONS:\n- happy\n- confused\n- sad\n- mad\n\nA: mad\n\n\nQ: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Do you feel like sleeping after lunch? What should you do about it? Don't drink coffee or tea! Instead, take a nap .A nap may make you more energetic . You will remember things better and make fewer mistakes. Also, you can learn things more easily after taking a nap. It may even cheer you up. But there is some advice you should follow about taking a nap. First, take a nap in the middle of the day, about eight hours after you wake up. Next, a 20-minute nap is good. If you sleep longer, you may fall into a deep sleep. After a deep sleep, you will feel worse. And you should set an alarm clock. Then you can fully relax during your nap. You won't have to keep looking at the clock.2*1*c*n*j*y The next time you feel like sleeping after lunch, don't get worried. Put your head down, close your eyes and take a nap. Question: You should _ when you feel like sleeping after lunch. Answer:\n\nOPTIONS:\n- have a cup of coffee\n- eat ice cream\n- have a cup of tea\n- take a nap\n\nA: take a nap\n\n\nQ: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: With the development of science, more and more students don't like taking notes by hand. Instead, they use digital cameras to take pictures of the words that their teachers write on the blackboard or record what their teachers say in class. The children might think there are too many notes to take or their teachers write or speak so fast that they can't take more specific notes. They are trying to find ways to make things easier, so they use digital cameras. In fact, children are very clever to make use of technology . But do digital cameras really make taking notes easier? Not really. Before you read notes from digital cameras, there are a lot of things you have to do. To begin with, you have to find a computer. Then you need to copy the photos into the computer. Next, you have to find a printer to print the photos. Another thing is that you can't hear the sound from the digital cameras clearly because there is usually lots of _ . You will have to listen to it slowly several times before you understand everything. In fact, taking notes by hand has many advantages. For example, it can help you remember and understand what you are learning. In order to save time, you can choose the most important things or the things you don't understand to write down. You don't have to write down everything. Don't be afraid to take notes by hand. It's really an effective way. Question: What does the writer think is the best way to take notes? Answer:\n\nOPTIONS:\n- By taking pictures of the words that teachers write.\n- By recording what teachers say in class.\n- By using a computer.\n- By taking notes with your hand.\n\nA: By taking notes with your hand.\n\n\nQ: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Dear Jenny, I'm sorry you're sick and can't come to school this week. Let me tell you what you have on Monday next week. We have math at 8:00. How boring! Then we have English. That's interesting. I know you love English. Next is P.E.. The fourth lesson is art. That's my favorite subject! In the afternoon, we have history with Mr. Chen. He is fun but history isn't. Then at 2:00 we have science with Miss Jones. You know how strict she is. I don't like her. Our last class of the day is math. Yours, Ben Question: How many lessons do they have on Monday? Answer:\n\nOPTIONS:\n- Four\n- Five\n- Six\n- seven\n\nA:", "role": "user" }, { "content": "seven", "role": "assistant" } ]