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"content": "Q: In this task, you need to provide the correct option for a given problem from the provided options.\nProblem: the compound ratio of 2 / 3 , 6 / 7 , 4 / 3 and 1 / 8 is given by ? \nOptions: a ) 2 / 21 , b ) 1 / 48 , c ) 1 / 98 , d ) 1 / 96 , e ) 1 / 68\nA:",
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"content": "Detailed Instructions: In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the physics. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.\nQ: Problem: 30 men can complete a piece of work in 18 days . in how many days will 27 men complete the same work ? \nOptions: a ) 20 , b ) 77 , c ) 36 , d ) 25 , e ) 13\nA:",
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"content": "Q: Given a math problem with context and a question and 5 answer choices, the task is to provide the correct answer choice based on the problem. You must choose one of the given answer choices by letter: a, b, c, d, or e; anything else is invalid.\nProblem: a man bought 40 shares of rs. 80 at 5 discount, the rate of dividend being 12 1 / 2 % the rate of interest obtained is\nOptions: a. 13.33 %, b. 15.5 %, c. 14 %, d. 14.25 %, e. 14.95 %\nA:",
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"content": "Part 1. Definition\nIn this task, you need to provide the correct option for a given problem from the provided options.\nPart 2. Example\nProblem: jo ' s collection contains us , indian and british stamps . if the ratio of us to indian stamps is 6 to 2 and the ratio of indian to british stamps is 5 to 1 , what is the ratio of us to british stamps ? \nOptions: a ) 5 : 1 , b ) 30 : 2 , c ) 15 : 2 , d ) 20 : 2 , e ) 25 : 2\nAnswer: b\nExplanation: \"u / i = 6 / 2 i / b = 5 / 1 since i is multiple of both 2 ( as per first ratio ) and 5 ( as per second ratio ) so let ' s assume that i = 10 i . e . multiplying teh first ratio by 5 and second ration by 2 in each numerator and denominator then , u : i : b = 30 : 18 : 2 i . e . u : b = 30 : 2 answer : option b\"\nPart 3. Exercise\nProblem: in a class , 7 students like to play basketball and 8 like to play cricket . 3 students like to play on both basketball and cricket . how many students like to play basketball or cricket or both ? \nOptions: a ) 12 , b ) 15 , c ) 16 , d ) 18 , e ) 22\nAnswer:",
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"content": "Instructions: In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the physics. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.\nInput: Problem: the radius of a wheel is 22.4 cm . what is the distance covered by the wheel in making 1500 resolutions ? \nOptions: a ) 2112 m , b ) 2704 m , c ) 2278 m , d ) 2288 m , e ) 2378 m\nOutput:",
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"content": "Given a math problem with context and a question and 5 answer choices, the task is to provide the correct answer choice based on the problem. You must choose one of the given answer choices by letter: a, b, c, d, or e; anything else is invalid.\nQ: Problem: at what price must an article costing rs. 47.50 be marked in order that after deducting 7 % from the list price. it may be sold at a profit of 25 % on the cost price ?\nOptions: a. 63.84, b. 62.6, c. 62.1, d. 62.7, e. 62.2\nA: ",
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"content": "In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the gain. Gain is the value by which to multiply the input. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.\nQ: Problem: in an office , 50 percent of the workers have at least 5 years of service , and a total of 16 workers have at least 10 years of service . if 90 percent of the workers have fewer than 10 years of service , how many of the workers have at least 5 but fewer than 10 years of service ? \nOptions: a ) 8 , b ) 64 , c ) 50 , d ) 144 , e ) 160\nA: ",
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"content": "In this task, you are given a multiple-choice question and you have to pick the correct option. Answer with option indexes (i.e., \"A\", \"B\", \"C\", and \"D\").\nQ: If you're looking for the rock between the 2nd and the 4th from our star you are looking for (A) uranus (B) earth (C) jupiter (D) pluto\nA: ",
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"content": "Part 1. Definition\nIn this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the gain. Gain is the value by which to multiply the input. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.\nPart 2. Example\nProblem: on a sum of money , the simple interest for 2 years is rs . 330 , while the compound interest is rs . 340 , the rate of interest being the same in both the cases . the rate of interest is \nOptions: a ) 15 % , b ) 14.25 % , c ) 6.06 % , d ) 10.5 % , e ) 11.5 %\nAnswer: c\nExplanation: \"explanation : the difference between compound interest and simple interest on rs . p for 2 years at r % per annum = ( r ã — si ) / ( 2 ã — 100 ) difference between the compound interest and simple interest = 340 - 330 = 10 ( r ã — si ) / ( 2 ã — 100 ) = 10 ( r ã — 330 ) / ( 2 ã — 100 ) = 10 r = 6.06 % answer : option c\"\nPart 3. Exercise\nProblem: 40 percent of the members of a study group are women , and 20 percent of those women are lawyers . if one member of the study group is to be selected at random , what is the probability that the member selected is a woman lawyer ? \nOptions: a ) 0.2 , b ) 0.08 , c ) 0.16 , d ) 0.14 , e ) 0.15\nAnswer:",
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"content": "In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the physics. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.\n\n[Q]: Problem: sandy walked 25 meters towards south . then sandy turned to her left and walked 20 meters . she then turned to her left and walked 25 meters . she then turned to her right and walked 12 meters . what distance is she from the starting point and in which direction ? \nOptions: a ) 32 meters east , b ) 32 meters north , c ) 32 meters west , d ) 42 meters east , e ) 52 meters west\n[A]: a\n\n\n[Q]: Problem: walking with 5 / 4 of my usual speed , i miss the bus by 5 minutes . what is my usual time ? \nOptions: a ) 18 , b ) 19 , c ) 20 , d ) 22 , e ) 24\n[A]: c\n\n\n[Q]: Problem: a boy is travelling from his home to school at 5 km / hr and reached 5 min late . next day he travelled at 10 km / hr and reached 10 min early . distance between home and school ? \nOptions: a ) 2.5 km , b ) 3 km , c ) 4 km , d ) 5.6 km , e ) 6.5 km\n[A]:",
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"content": "Question: The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. There are some traditions that you can find almost anywhere, anytime, such as sending birthday cards, blowing out the candles on a birthday cake and singing the 'Happy Birthday' song. Others are only found for certain ages and in certain countries. In China, on a child's second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child picks up tells you what profession the child will choose later in life. For Japanese children, the third, fifth and seventh birthdays are especially important. At this age, there is a special celebrationShichi-Go-San (seven, five, three in Japanese) when children go to the temple wearing a newkimono . Thepriest gives them special sweets, and the parents usually organize a party for their friends in their home. In Argentina, Mexico and several other Latin American countries, girls have a special birthday celebration when they reach the age of fifteen. After a special ceremony , the girls dance a waltz with their father and other boys. Eighteen is the traditional \"coming of age\"-- the age when (in many countries) you have the right tovote , join the army and (in Britain) drink alcohol or buy a house. In many English-speaking countries, a twenty-first birthday cake often has a key on top, or the cake itself is sometimes in the shape of a key. The key means that the young person is now old enough to leave and enter the family home at any time they want to! In many countries you can _ when you reach the age of eighteen. A) join the army B) have a key C) have a special ceremony D) have special sweets\nAnswer:",
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"content": "Instructions: In this task, you need to provide the correct option for a given problem from the provided options.\nInput: Problem: of the female students at barkely university , 5 / 6 are on the honor roll . of the male students , 2 / 3 are on the honor roll . if 3 / 5 of the students are female , what is ratio of male to female students on honor roll ? \nOptions: a ) 5 / 9 , b ) 8 / 15 , c ) 23 / 30 , d ) 43 / 60 , e ) 53 / 90\nOutput:",
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"content": "Detailed Instructions: In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the general math. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.\nQ: Problem: the average length of 6 ropes is 80 cm . if the average length of one third of the ropes measure to 70 cm , what is the average of the other ropes ? \nOptions: a ) 75 . , b ) 85 . , c ) 90 . , d ) 94 . , e ) 100 .\nA:",
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"content": "Please answer the following question: Dogs have an understanding of fair play and become angry if they feel that another dog is getting a better deal, a new study has found. The study looked at how dogs react when a companion is rewarded for the same trick in an unequal way. Friederike Range, a researcher at the University of Vienna in Austria, and her colleagues did a series of experiments with dogs who knew how to respond to the command \"give the paw \". The dogs were normally happy to repeatedly give the paw, whether they got a reward or not. But that changed if they saw that another dog was being rewarded with a piece of food, while they received nothing. \"We found that the dogs hesitated significantly longer when obeying the command to give the paw,\" the researchers write. The unrewarded dogs eventually stopped cooperating. Scientists have long known that humans pay close attention to inequity. But researchers always assumed that animals didn't share the trait. \"The argument was that this is a uniquely human phenomenon,\" says Frans de Waal, a professor of psychology at Emory University in Atlanta. That changed in 2003 when he and a colleague did a study on monkeys. The monkeys had to hand a small rock to researchers to get a piece of cucumber in return. They were happy to do this. But if they saw that another monkey was getting a more delicious reward, a grape, for doing the same job, they would throw away the food and rock, and at some point just stopped performing. In that experiment, the monkeys considered the fairness of two different types of payment. But when Range and her colleagues did a similar study with their trained dogs, testing to see if dogs would become upset if they only got dark bread when other dogs received sausage, they found that as long as the dogs got some kind of food payment, even if it wasn't the most delicious kind, the animals would play along. Range found that, compared with monkeys, dogs _ . A) care more about whether they are rewarded. B) care less about what they are rewarded with. C) care more about what they are ordered to do. D) care less about who gives them orders.\nAnswer:",
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"content": "You are given a mathematical question described with a circumscribed mathematical vocabulary. Questions in this task usually contain some variables (e.g. X, Y), equations (e.g. X+Y=3) and some relationships (X is greater than Y). Often you need to find the value of the variable using equations and relationships. You are also given 4 or 5 answer options (associated with \"A\", \"B\", \"C\", \"D\", \"E\"). Do not generate anything else apart from one of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D', 'E'. LaTeX mathematical format (the standard way to express mathematical expressions in the typesetting software known as LaTeX) is used to express equations. Each question is solvable with high school math knowledge. Give only one answer for each question.\n\nInput: Consider Input: Let the function \\(g(x)\\) be defined by \\(g(x) = 2f(x) + k\\) , where \\(f(x)\\) is a linear function. If \\(g(2) = 10\\) and \\(g(5) = 18\\), what is the slope of function \\(f\\)?\n(A)\\(\\frac { 2 } { 3 } \\) (B)\\(\\frac { 4 } { 3 } \\) (C)2 (D)3 (E)\\(\\frac { 9 } { 2 } \\)\n\nOutput: B\n\n\nInput: Consider Input: If \\(x + y = a\\), \\(y + z = b\\) and \\(x + z = c\\), what is the average (arithmetic mean) of \\(x\\), \\(y\\), and \\(z\\)?\n(A)\\(\\frac { a + b + c } { 2 } \\) (B)\\(\\frac { a + b + c } { 3 } \\) (C)\\(\\frac { a + b + c } { 4 } \\) (D)\\(\\frac { a + b + c } { 6 } \\) (E)\\(\\frac { a + b + c } { 12 } \\)\n\nOutput: D\n\n\nInput: Consider Input: If \\(8 \\times a^2x = a^ { 2x + 3 } \\) , what is the value of \\(a\\) ?\n(A)1 (B)2 (C)3 (D)4 (E)5\n\n",
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"content": "Detailed Instructions: In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the physics. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.\nProblem:Problem: 29 persons can repair a road in 16 days , working 5 hours a day . in how many days will 30 persons , working 6 hours a day , complete the work ? \nOptions: a ) 12.88 , b ) 3.88 , c ) 13.88 , d ) 15 , e ) 18.8\nSolution:",
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"content": "Detailed Instructions: In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on geometry. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.\nQ: Problem: an error 2 % in excess is made while measuring the sideofa square . the % of error in the calculated area of the square is ? \nOptions: a ) 4 % , b ) 4.04 % , c ) 4.15 % , d ) 5 % , e ) 5.24 %\nA:",
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"content": "In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the gain. Gain is the value by which to multiply the input. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.\n--------\nQuestion: Problem: if 20 % of a number = 1000 , then 120 % of that number will be ? \nOptions: a ) 20 , b ) 120 , c ) 360 , d ) 6000 , e ) 820\n\nAnswer: d\n\n\nQuestion: Problem: the banker ' s gain on a sum due 6 years hence at 12 % per annum is rs . 900 . what is the banker ' s discount ? \nOptions: a ) 1240 , b ) 1120 , c ) 1190 , d ) 2150 , e ) none of these\n\nAnswer: d\n\n\nQuestion: Problem: what is the rate percent when the simple interest on rs . 900 amount to rs . 160 in 4 years ? \nOptions: a ) 4.44 , b ) 5.44 , c ) 6.44 , d ) 7.44 , e ) 8.44\n\nAnswer:",
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"content": "In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the gain. Gain is the value by which to multiply the input. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.\nQ: Problem: if the simple interest on $ 2000 increase by $ 40 , when the time increase by 4 years . find the rate percent per annum . \nOptions: a ) 1.2 % , b ) 0.5 % , c ) 0.7 % , d ) 0.9 % , e ) 0.3 %\nA: ",
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"content": "In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the physics. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.\n\n[Q]: Problem: a and b together can do a piece of work in 6 days and a alone can do it in 13 days . in how many days can b alone can do it ? \nOptions: a ) 12 days , b ) 15 days , c ) 78 / 7 days , d ) 21 days , e ) 22 / 7 days\n[A]: c\n\n\n[Q]: Problem: if 3 men or 4 women can do a piece of work in 16 days , in how many days can 12 men and 8 women do the same piece of work ? \nOptions: a ) 8 / 3 , b ) 6 , c ) 5 , d ) 4 , e ) 3\n[A]: a\n\n\n[Q]: Problem: the time taken by a man to row his boat upstream is twice the time taken by him to row the same distance downstream . if the speed of the boat in still water is 36 kmph , find the speed of the stream ? \nOptions: a ) 12 kmph , b ) 13 kmph , c ) 14 kmph , d ) 15 kmph , e ) 16 kmph\n[A]:",
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"content": "Q: Given a math problem with context and a question and 5 answer choices, the task is to provide the correct answer choice based on the problem. You must choose one of the given answer choices by letter: a, b, c, d, or e; anything else is invalid.\nProblem: what is the probability of getting a sum of 8 or 14 when rolling 3 dice simultaneously ?\nOptions: a. 1 / 6, b. 1 / 4, c. 1 / 2, d. 21 / 216, e. 32 / 216\nA:",
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"content": "Given the question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: For many years scientists have said that the earth is getting warmer. Now they have found something new-hot cities! In the southern US, they have found that cities become very hot in summer. For example, the city of Atlanta in Georgia has roof temperature of up to 50oC while it is 27degC in the streets! At night, the outside of buildings stays so hot that the heat of the city causes storms over the city! China also has the same kind of problems. Every year more farmland is used for factories or offices. More housing is needed, too. As people become richer, they buy more cars. New roads are needed and new car parks are built in the city centers. This all makes cities hotter. It isn't easy to change the situation. City planners say that we should plant more trees in the middle of cities. Every new street should have trees on both sides, they say. Trees make the temperature lower, so we should have more trees in our parks and squares. We should also paint our roofs white. If we do this, they do not become so hot. Every roof in a hot and sunny country should have solar roof panels. The electricity from these can be used to run the air conditioners in the buildings. People continue to cut down forests around the cities. This makes the problem worse. Cities are growing faster and faster. By the year 2025, four fifths of the population will be living in cities. If we go on like this, there will not be enough farmland to feed everyone in the world Question: The way to make the city cooler is to _ . Options: A: plant more trees B: try to use air conditioners more C: build more parks and squares D: paint the roofs of all the white buildings\nThe answer is:",
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"content": "Please answer the following question: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Inprefix = st1 /Kansas City,Missouri, a computer helps fire fighters. The computer, which works very fast, has information about all the 350,000 street addresses in the city. Within two or three seconds after a call is received, the computer provides necessary information for the fire fighters. The information is then sent to them by radio from the computer centre in the City Hall. The exact place of the burning building and its size, type and any other details are clear to them. TheKansas Citycomputer system also has a medical record of each of the city's 900 fire fighters. This kind of information is especially useful when a fire fighter is injured. With the information, doctors at hospital can treat the injured fire fighters more quickly and easily. The fire fighters themselves greatly appreciate the computer's help. They know about possible danger ahead of them and can prepare for it. Many times the computer information helps to save lives and property . Sometimes the lives are those of fire fighters themselves. Mike Horan, a fire fighter captain, says, \"I feel as if the computer is watching over me to help me if I get hurt.\" Question: The fire fighters can get information about a burning place which is sent by Options: A: the radio B: the computer C: the City Hall D: the centre of the city\nAnswer:",
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"content": "In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the gain. Gain is the value by which to multiply the input. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.\n--------\nQuestion: Problem: an agent , gets a commission of 4 % on the sales of cloth . if on a certain day , he gets rs . 12.50 as commission , the cloth sold through him on that day is worth \nOptions: a ) 312 , b ) 500 , c ) 887 , d ) 299 , e ) 132\n\nAnswer: a\n\n\nQuestion: Problem: if 40 % of a certain number is 160 , then what is 30 % of that number ? \nOptions: a ) 270 , b ) 380 , c ) 120 , d ) 360 , e ) 180\n\nAnswer: c\n\n\nQuestion: Problem: selling an kite for rs . 30 , a shop keeper gains 20 % . during a clearance sale , the shopkeeper allows a discount of 10 % on the marked price . his gain percent during the sale is ? \nOptions: a ) 8 % , b ) 10 % , c ) 11 % , d ) 15 % , e ) 20 %\n\nAnswer:",
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"content": "Please answer the following question: When many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modern times, two university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have shown that heroes still exist. According to the Inner Mongolia Morning Post, the tragedy on the afternoon of December 14, 2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water. More than 20 university students who happened to be near the place where it happened immediately went to the rescue of the children. Two children were quickly rescued, but the third died. The child's body was not found for three hours. Two of the rescuers, Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao, also died of cold and tiredness. The body of Hao who took the lead in jumping into the lake was not found until the next day. A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college were taking photos at the lake. When they heard the children's cries for help, they went to the ice hole hand in hand to rescue the children. But the ice kept breaking, causing most of them to fall into the icy water. Local people held mourning ceremonies at the lake. Eight of the students were seriously affected by the freezing water and were being kept in hospital for further observation , but their lives were no longer in danger. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A) Three students died on the same day in all. B) Hao Longbiao's body was found on December 14, 2002. C) The university students didn't think it dangerous to save the drowning children in the lake. D) Local people were not brave in face of danger.\nAnswer:",
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"content": "Q: Based on this review, would the user recommend this product? === Review: I give the book 2 stars, one of which due to the witty quotes at the beginning of each chapter. If you want to make yourself a competitive professional C++ programmer, and are willing to spend an excessively long time in studying this bible, I would say this might be the book for you. But for someone like myself who only want to learn the language to program for my own jobs, and want to learn the language in a minimal amount of time, this book is a nightmare. Admittedly it's an informative book, but to shadow its plethora of information, it is organized in the most disorderly way. Stroustrup obviously likes talking. The book is like a Russian novel, or some work by Thomas Hardy, too verbose! What we want to learn is C++, not English! And we want to learn it the quickest way. I guess I will keep the book for reference. Yet definitely I will not start learning C++ with it. Had Stroustrup marked on the book's cover \"BEGINNERS STAY AWAY!\", it could've been a great book. Answer:\n\nSelect from: A). No. B). Yes.\nThe answer is:",
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"content": "Instructions: In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the gain. Gain is the value by which to multiply the input. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.\nInput: Problem: at what rate percent per annum will a sum of money double in 5 years . \nOptions: a ) 20.0 % , b ) 13.5 % , c ) 11.5 % , d ) 14.5 % , e ) 21.5 %\nOutput:",
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"content": "There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or taxi to any place in New York. Public transport . In New York there's a good bus and subway service. If you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for ten journeys because it's cheaper. But you don't have to use public transport, because there are lots of places you can go to on foot, like The Empire State Building , 5thAvenue and Central Park. The New York taxis are a part of the city experience , so you should take at least one taxi during your visit! Hotels. There are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is _ on 5thAvenue but you don't have to pay a lot to stay in the city; there are lots of small hotels. Eating out. There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn't eat at McDonalds every day. There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example. Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on 5thAvenue. They are open seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices; you have to pay a special 8% tax on everything you buy in New York. Places to see. Finally, there are a lot of places to see in New York -- Times Square, the Statue of Liberty. And you shouldn't go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty. How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of $10 in New York? A) $10.8 B) $10.08 C) $18 D) $10\n",
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"content": "Question: Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such students felt that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don't want to go to school any longer. They become dropouts. It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers' work to help their children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents serif their children to those schools opening in the evenings and on weekends -- they only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world. Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students' hair to their clothes and things in their school bags. Child psychologists now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents. \"Dropouts\" are those who _ . A) make troubles in and out of schools B) go about or stay home instead of being at school C) try hard but always fails in the exams D) lose hope and give up some of their subjects\nAnswer:",
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Later, he heard that a newspaper was looking for a network technician , so he asked for it. But they were also worried about his school education. He practiced his skill right in front of the computer, and showed the managers web pages he had designed. He started to work the next day, and became the director of network department in less than a year. And now, the 23-year-old man is a boss. In January 2005, he started a magazine for children, with himself as the editor in chief . And the only writer was his father. Question: The magazine the young man started was perhaps _ . Options: A: about network technicians B: about working for newspapers C: made of many funny stories D: sold only in supermarkets\nC\n\n(Question)\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: If you have dinner with people in the west, I think you must pay more attention to the table manners. Here are some good table manners for you. When you eat something, try not to make a noise or burp at the table. Because people think that is not polite. People will say \"Excuse me\" when they want to burp. Talking with food in the mouth is very rude. So you must eat the food quietly and slowly. If you eat too fast, people think you are rude too. Do not talk with others when you have food in your mouth. It is good to eat all the food on your plate. This means you like the food very much. Remember to say the food is nice. And this can make the host very happy. When you finish eating, you can place your knife and fork together. Question: The topic of this passage is _ in the west. Options: A: how to burp B: what to eat C: school rules D: table manners\n(Answer)\nD\n\nQues: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Barack Obama, a black man, is the president of the United States now. He was born on August 4th, 1961, in Hawaii and has lived in many places. His mother was from Kansas and his father was from Kenya. Obama went to Columbia University in New York and got a law degree at Harvard University in Massachusetts. His wife is Michelle Obama. She also worked as a lawyer and later worked for the University of Chicago. They have two young daughters. Obama wrote a bookDreams from My Father. \"I always live in the dream of my father and American people, \" Obama once said. He was born in a poor family. And he was taken good care of by his grandparents when he was young. He also lived and worked in Africa. Then he got good education in Harvard University. On November 4th, 2008, he became the president of America for the first time. Question: Which of the following is NOT true? Options: A: Obama's father was from Kenya. B: Obama has a son and a daughter. C: Obama once worked in Africa. D: Obama studied in Columbia University.\nAns: B\n\n(Q).\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Michael Rossi is the Internet favorite Dad right now. Mr. Rossi, a father from Philadelphia, recently took his kids, Jack and Victoria, to Boston for three days during the school term. But Rydal Elementary School, one of the oldest schools in Boston, doesn't accept family holidays as an excuse for their absence and give them a warming notice. So Mr. Rossi wrote a letter to the school, which has been shared by thousands of parents online. Dear Mrs. Marbyry, While I am thankful for your concern for our children and the best education our kids receive from you, I can promise you they've learned as much in the three days we were in Boston as they would in a whole year in school. Although they missed an important test, they learned about something more important for them, especially for their future. They experienced first -hand the love and support form thousands of other people with a common goal. At the marathon , which is known as the most difficult one in the world, they watched runners with disabilities work together to collect money for children in poor areas. In addition, our children walked the Freedom Trail, visited the site of the Boston Tea Party and the graves of several great pioneers of America. These are thing they WILL learn in school a year or more from now. We truly love our school and teachers. But I wouldn't hesitate to pull them out of school again for an experience like the one they had this time. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Michael Rossi Question: Why did the school get angry with Michael? Options: A: He let his kids join the Boston Tea Party. B: He didn't allow his kids to take an important test. C: He invited his young kids to watch a marathon race. D: He pulled his kids out of school during the school time.\n(A).\nD\n\nQues:I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Life in the future will be different from life today. The population is growing fast. There will be more people in the world and most of them will live longer. Computer will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in each home. And computer science will be one of the most important subjects in school then. People will work fewer hours than they do now, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Our food will be different, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for people. So there will be less land for cows and sheep, and meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it one day. They will eat more fruits and vegetables. Work in the future will also be different. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people will have no jobs to do. This will be a big problem in the future. ,. Question: In the future people don't have to _ . Options: A: work long hours B: walk to work C: eat fruits and vegetables D: work fast\n\nAns:A\n\nQuestion: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Look at the two posters about Sunshine Theatre and Moonlight Theatre: Welcome to Sunshine Party! Time: 1:30 p.m. -8:30p.m. , June 1st Happy Children's Day Place: Sunshine Theatre Activities: Singing, dancing, a magic show and a fashion show Welcome to Moonlight Party! Happy Children's D ay Time: 2:30 p.m. -10:30p.m. , June 1st Place: Moonlight Theatre Activities: 3 cartoon films and a fashion show Question: When does the celebration finish in Moonlight Theatre? Options: A: 10:30 a m. B: 10:30 p. m. C: 8:30 p. m. D: 2:30 p. M.\nAnswer:",
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"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",
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Cohen is under scrutiny for a payment to an adult film star. Stormy Daniels says it was hush money to keep her quiet about a brief affair she had with Trump in 2006, a claim the president has denied. Trump has frequently complained about the recent FBI raids on Cohen's home and office and the ongoing Russia probe led by special counsel Robert Mueller. Earlier this month Trump spoke up during a meeting with military officials at the White House. \"Here we are talking about Syria, we are talking about a lot of serious things with the greatest fighting force ever, and I have this witch hunt constantly going on for over 12 months now.\" Several legal analysts have said the increased scrutiny of Trump's long relationship with Cohen could become a serious problem for the president. \"There has been no suggestions that Cohen has nothing that he could say, which suggests that they know that Cohen actually does possess information that could be damaging to Trump or the Trump organization more generally as a legal matter,\" said George Washington University Law... According to the above context, choose the correct option to answer the following question. Question: Where did the state dinner occur? Options: A. not enough information B. In trump tower C. At the Smithsonian Museum D. In the white house\nA: D\n\n\nQ: In September, a new and widely advertised school opened its doors in the capital city - the Part-time Evening Elementary School. You could read in its beautifully printed brochure that the school was designed to help all those \"children of wealthy parents, who are too busy to learn during the day due to the time spent on the difficult task of maintaining our country's high ranking in the very competitive field of computer games.\" In other words: when a parent wanted to have some peace and quiet, he or she would leave the kid at home in front of the computer with a bag of chips. When the kid had enough, which normally happened in the evening, he would go to school for about two hours. The creator of PEES and its first principal was Krzycho Jedynak, a former junior high PE teacher in Potylica, a computer games fan and the winner of, as we could read in the beautifully printer brochure, \"a local Amiga gaming championship\". Understanding exactly the needs of his future students, he planned to open classes of the following profiles: platform PSP (one group), platform PC (three groups), platform GB (one) and platform Mac (cancelled due to a lack of interest). The school received an astonishing number of applications (four for each spot), which meant that many kids spent their days playing computer games and that many parents wanted time for themselves. To be accepted, young candidates had to demonstrate their social and psychological maturity and computer instincts, evaluated according to a patented method developed by Mr. Jedynak. The parents, on the other hand, had to pass an exam in using a joystick and provide a proof of income of at least 7000 zloty per month for a young family member. During the registration process was so competitive, it ended in violence. A disappointed father of a child who didn't get in, shouted that only VIP brats had been accepted, for which he got hit in the face by editor Furtok, in private - a father of a kid who got in to group B2/platform PC. According to the above context, choose the correct option to answer the following question. Question: Who hit the face of the disappointed father? Options: A. Furtokik B. Fertik C. Furtok D. not enough information\nA: C\n\n\nQ: I was about 14 and lived near a large tract of undeveloped land where people would go and park to fool around. There was a dirt road through the tract, but further down, it crossed two huge concrete pipes. The dirt was washed out between them, and the deep gulch made it impossible to cross in a car. Sometimes, eight or ten of us would go looking for parked cars. If we found one or more, we would go move this incredibly heavy stump onto the road and lay a telephone pole across it. It took all of us and it was incredibly heavy. It was impossible to drive around it because of the ditches and there was no way two or three people could move it. We'd go back to the car and set off a big string of fire crackers or shake the cat and slap on it and run like crazy. We'd watch from the woods as they drove like heck and come to a screeching stop at our roadblock. The guy would get out and try to lift the pole. Never happen. Then the car would drive the other way. That wouldn't happen because of the pipes. We'd go home leaving them in there. This was before cell phones, and it was miles to a pay phone. We'd go back the next day and find the stump and pole moved. We thought it was real funny until one night we set it up and beat on the trunk of a car. A couple was inside, getting it on. We hadn't noticed a guy sitting on the hood with a bottle of booze and a pistol. As we ran, he was shooting and we could hear bullets going through the underbrush. No one was hit, thank goodness. That was the end of that stunt. According to the above context, choose the correct option to answer the following question. Question: When was this stunt conducted? Options: A. When the boy could set off a fire cracker B. When the boy could lift heavy objects C. not enough information D. When the boy was 14\nA: D\n\n\nQ: I was one of the best fingerprint examiners in the world. I could do things the FBI thought impossible. I could memorize fingerprints. The nearby agencies, including local offices of federal agencies that had their own labs, came to me for help. One day in a trial a new-hatched defence attorney tried to make me seem neglectful because I hadn't sent the prints from the crime scene to the FBI for verification. The FBI will not look at prints that have already been identified locally. I tried to get that across to him. Finally I said, “Sir, you don't understand. I don't ask the FBI for help. The FBI asks me for help.” The courtroom went dead silent. The lawyer choked a bit and looked frantically at the judge, who knew me quite well. The judge slowly nodded. The lawyer choked a few more times, said, “No further questions,” and returned to his seat. I was the only person in the five-state area in which the silver burglar was hitting who got him on fingerprint evidence. He never left fingerprint evidence . . . except when he did. Every other police agency quit looking, because his MO was unmistakable. We didn't. A detective got prints from a bamboo tree he had used to climb in a window, and I got several prints from items he had handled inside the house. After the trial he was being led back to the jail and I was walking down the hall. He stopped and said, “I want to talk to that lady.” The bailiff told him he couldn't talk to the witness, but I said I wanted to hear what he had to say. He said, “Lady, you're the smartest cop I ever saw, and I hope to God I never see you again.” I think that was the best compliment I ever got. I have other accomplishments. But I consider my police work the most important. According to the above context, choose the correct option to answer the following question. Question: How long was the author a fingerprint examiner? Options: A. 10 years B. not enough information C. 11 years D. 12 years\n",
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C) People in England wear white when they get married. D) Dick, a clever boy, liked asking questions.\nD\n\n\nJohn is an American boy. His family is in China now. John likes chocolates very much. But his mother doesn't give him any. They are not good for him, she thinks. But John has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves him very much, and sometimes he buys John some chocolates. Then his mother lets John eat them. She wants to make the old man happy. One Sunday evening John says in his room, \"Please, God. Make them give me a big box of chocolates tomorrow. It's my birthday.\" His mother says, \"God can't hear you, my boy.\" \"I know, but my grandfather is in the next room. He can hear.\" ,. John comes from _ . A) China B) Canada C) England D) America\nD\n\n\nQ: As time goes by, sports have become more and more important in people's modern life. People take part in different kinds of sports, like football, basketball, table tennis, swimming and so on. Sports are popular all over the world. People also like watching sports matches . Sports stars are very popular with people, especially students. There are sports matches all over the world nearly every year, but the most important and famous is the Olympic Games. Every player wants to win the game. At that time all sports fans sit in front of TVs to watch games. Some even go to the stadium to watch. Why are sports so popular? Because sports can keep our body strong. Do you like playing sports? How often do you exercise? ,. _ become an important part of people's life. A) TVs B) Computers C) Sports D) Telephones\nA: C\n\n\nQuestion: It started as a game.Wendy and Peter were in River Park.They watched the boats in the river and visited the zoo.They played on the slides and swings.They watched the merry-go-round,but they did not have money for a ride.They ate their sandwiches at a picnic table.Suddenly Wendy jumped up. \"I know what to do,\"she said.\"Look at all that junk under the tables.Let's pick it up.\" So they picked up paper and empty boxes and cans.They put them in the green cans marked\"Litter\".Peter's dog Stoopy picked up some paper and ran away with it.Peter called him back and took it from him.Then they taught Stoopy to carry trash for them.They put it in the cans.They worked until there was no trash left on the picnic grounds. The next day their friends Mario and Andy came to the park with them.They helped to tidy the picnic grounds again.Then they ran all over the park looking for litter.They tried to see who could find the most.After that,it was a game they played every time they came to the park. One day,a man came with a camera.He watched what they were doing.He asked to take a picture for them.Then he took them all for a free ride on the merry-go-round,even Stoopy.The next day their picture was in the newspaper.It said.\"Five Litter Lifters at River Park\".After that all their friends wanted to be litter lifters.It was the beginning of a club that was a model for others to follow. What did the man with the camera do? A) He helped the children pick up litter. B) He helped them catch Peter's dog. C) He took a picture of the litter lifters for a newspaper. D) He took a picture of all the trash on the ground.\nAnswer: C\n\n\n*Question*\nHave you seen Avatar(<<>> )? It's a popular 3D movie, and you may have to wear 3D glasses to see it. The 3D glasses make the images from the movie look as if they were coming straight towards you. 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 are 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 a 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. A famous eye doctor said if your eyes can't focus on the same object at once, you will have trouble watching 3D movies. . People will have _ in their homes in the near future. A) 3D computers B) 3D phones C) 3D movies D) 3D TV sets\n**Answer**\nD\n\n\n(Question)\nTed and Susan are good friends. Last Saturday, Ted asked Susan to go with him to watch a movie or take a walk down by the lake. Susan really wanted to go, but she was really busy all Saturday. First, her mom asked her to help clean the house in the morning, and then she had to go to the dentist's at 12:30. Two hours after that, she met Julia to help her with her science. Then she had to go to soccer practice with her brother at 4:30, and her mom asked her to cook dinner for the family at 5:30. Then, she had to do her history homework. Ted knew that Susan was going to have a full day. So he asked her to watch a video at home. Susan thought that was great, but something was wrong with their video player. 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They can buy or sell whatever they want by the Internet. But do you know 98%of the information is English? So what will English be like tomorrow? Question: The passage is mainly about _ . Options: A: the Internet B: information C: computers D: e-mail\nA\n\n(Question)\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: For years, children in the industrial areas of Europe and America seldom left their smoky cities to see the beauties of the countryside. This was not because the woods and fields were always far away, but because they were too far from the city to permit people to make a day trip between morning and nightfall. In 1907, a young German schoolmaster had an idea which changed this state of affairs. He decided to turn his little schoolhouse into a dormitory for the summer holidays. Anyone who brought his sleeping bag and cooking equipment along could stay there for a very small quantity of money. The idea was a success. A few years later, the schoolhouse was much too small to hold the many young people who wanted to stay there. As a result, a dormitory was set up in an old castle nearby. This was the first Youth Hostel. Today, young students and workers of every country can meet in the hostels and get to know each other. When young people arrive at a hostel, they have only to show their card of membership in a hostel organization in their own country. This card will permit them to use the facilities of hotels all over the world for a very low price. Often, at the evening meal, a group of boys and girls from various parts of the country or the world will happen to meet at the same hostel. They may put their food together and prepare a dinner with many kinds of dishes. Sometimes a program will be organized after the meal, with dances, songs, or short talks followed by a question period. One can learn a lot of things about other places, just by meeting people who come from those places. For this reason, a few weeks spent \"hosteling\" can be just as useful a part of one's education as classes in school. Question: The first youth hostel was opened in _ . Options: A: America B: Australia C: Europe D: Asia\n(Answer)\nC\n\nQues: I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: My mother got divorced when I was 5 and was left to raise me and my two younger brothers. She didn't have a formal education, so she had to work two full-time jobs to make ends meet. One day several years later, I was determined to help. I told the manager of the Don Carlos Motel in Nana Point that I was 15, so I could get a work permit to work as a maid. Since then, I've started to work alongside some of America's top leaders, written books, and achieved financial independence. It took a lot of hard work and sacrifices. But what if I was 15 years old today? Would I be able to accomplish the same things in this new, highly competitive world with so many global challenges? It seems hard work and sacrifices aren't enough anymore. Today, you need to be extremely adaptable. To progress in your career, it's not enough to know one thing well. As my friend Sean Harvey, product manager at Google put it when we were speaking to students, \"Today, companies aren't hiring people for a specific position but rather people who are smart and flexible. The way you prove that is by showing you can do multiple things well.\" People need to take more risks to succeed now than ever. The combination of unemployment and slow wage growth means that we are not only at greater financial risk, but we have to take more risks to succeed. Luckily, the new Internet world of all-the-time connectedness means that anyone with a hot idea, product or service can create a business out of almost nothing. And success can be quick and big. But that success demands more \"out of the box\" thinking. And what about our kids? It makes me think a lot about the future that my 3-years-old daughter faces. But no matter what the future brings, I think the best message I'll give her is to believe in herself. Life won't get any easier, but the opportunities will come -- as they always have -- to those who work hard, adapt as they need to, and trust their abilities. Question: The author achieved financial independence when she was 15 largely due to _ . Options: A: her strong leadership B: her boss's help C: her hard work D: her competitive spirit\nAns: C\n\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: China's economy, the world's second largest,is showing signs of a rebound that could help it emerge from its worst economic period in l3 years. According to the latest government figures,growth picked up to 7.9%in the final three months of 2012.from 7.4%in the previous quarter.This was driven by state investment in infrastructure(,)projects and efforts to get consumers and companies to spend. Economic stability is seen as vital for China as its new leaders take over \"It is obvious that the slowdown in the Chinese economy has _ for the moment.\"said Fraser Howie,an economist and co-author of Red Capitalism. \"But one has to be mindful that any recovery will be limited in its scope,because of the various difficult and unexpected problems that China is facing,\"he added. \"The new leaders,who take charge in March,will now have to find the right balance between trying to prevent the formation of a property bubble and keeping a healthy growth rate going.\" That may prove tricky, especially because China's economic growth has slowed significantly from the highs of previous years,and analysts warn that state stimulus measures may decrease. On Friday,the statistical office reported that GDP...the Gross Domestic Product, the main measure of growth.increased by 7.8%in 2012, down from 9.3%in 2011.That was the slowest annual rate of growth since l 999.But it is still way above the weak growth rates experienced by most other major economies last year.Figures for the US,the world's largest economy,and Japan,the third largest.are expected to show growth of about 2%.The l7 members of the euro zone are collectively expected to contract by about 0.4% Question: Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? Options: A: The economic recovery in the final three months of 2012 results from investment and consumption B: The economic growth in China is the strongest in the whole world C: Economic stability is seen especially important for China's new leaders D: China is still facing uncertain economic problems\n",
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"content": "*Question*\nExpo 2010 Shanghai China Duration: May 1 to Oct 31, 2010 Welcome to the World Expo 2010 Shanghai China. In order to ensure a safe and orderly visit, the organizer of Expo 2010 has formulated these rules. Operation Time The operation time of the Expo Site shall be 9:00~24:00. The opening hours of the pavilions shall be 9:30 ~ 22:30. Visitors shall enter the Expo Site before 21:00 and leave before 24:00 on the day of admission. Those with evening admission tickets may enter the Expo Site between 17:00 and 21:00. Orderly Entry Visitors shall go through ticket check and security check before entering the Expo Site. Those who refuse to cooperate may be denied entry. Children eligible for free admission and other visitors with walking difficulties may only enter the Expo Site when accompanied by adults. Codes of Conduct Visitors are required to observe public order within the Expo Site, and shall queue up to enter the pavilions or event venues . In the Expo Site, visitors are prohibited from: (1) damaging any buildings, facilities or exhibits. (2) climbing over any buildings or fences (3) conducting any exhibitions or promotional or fundraising activities without permission. Special Management Measures In case of bad weather, too many visitors and technical problems, the organizer may restrict the entry of visitors into the Expo Site, pavilions or event venues. _ Visitors Service Centers are available in the Expo Site, providing visitors with such services as inquiries, rental, lost and found, first aid, mother-baby service, and assistance for lost persons. The centers also accept and process visitors' complaints. Free rental of wheelchairs are available for the disabled. Which of the following can be filled in the blank in the last part? A) Visitor Service B) Visitor Complains C) Reservation D) Exhibitions and Performances\n**Answer**\nA\n\n*Question*\nPeople in Shanghai can quench their thirst with high quality water if the Shanghai Water Authority (SWA) is able to make good on its word. It has vowed to make the city's water match its status as a world class city. \"The current tap water quality meets national standards, but, compared with that of the European Union and the United States, it still needs to be improved.\" said the SWA's director general, Hang Jiayi. In other developed countries, water fountains can be found almost everywhere--people do not bother with bottled drinking water. By 2020, the water of the Huangpu River will be treated to reduce the amount of organic waste in it. Major water works that draw water from the Huangpu will need more treatment facilities to improve the colour, texture, ammonia and nitrogen content before 2010. These treatment facilities are expected to cost 4 billion yuan, something that could affect the price of water, according to Chen Yin, SWA's deputy director general. Chen said that replacing water pipes was also a key project. The city's aged pipes are mostly to blame for the bad water quality. The SWA has started the water facilities renovation work, including the more than 14,000 kilometres of indoor piping, 107,000 tanks on top of the buildings, and more than 6,000 underground facilities. World Water Day came on March 22, and this year's theme is \"Water for the future\". Beijing is also drawing up plans during China's Water Week, which runs until March 28. By 2010, the water for the Shanghai EXPO is to be above World Health Organization standards. And, the people of Beijing will be able to drink their tap water as well. Which is the correct statement according to the passage? A) The tap water quality in Shanghai hasn't met national standards. B) World Water Day fell on March 22 this year. C) The people of Beijing cannot drink their tap water now. D) The treatment of the water of Huangpu River has been finished.\n**Answer**\nB\n\n*Question*\nHave you ever noticed that some people am able to effortlessly remember even the most boring details, and quickly understand new things, and wished that you too could be like that? To unlock the full potential of you brain. you need m keep it active and acute. But how? Check out these tips: .Exercise&get your body moving Exercising doesn't just exercise the body; it also helps to exercise your brain. Without regular exercise your blood vessels<<)begin m lose the ability to effectively pump blood and it also mduws the amount of oxygen and nutrients thatyour blood carries to your brain. When the nutrients don't make it them, the brains ability to function is compromised. To prevent this from happening, make sure you get moving every day. Walking, swimming and dancing arc all excellent activities. Get rid of stressorsbnd seek help for depression Among the most brain-damaging stressars is severe depression, which is actually often mistaken for a memory problem since one of its primary symptoms is the inability to concentrate. If you can't concentrate, yon might feel like you am conrtantly forgetting things. Depression increases the levels of codisol in your brain, which affects your memory. Seek professional help to get rid of your depressionyour brain will thank you. .Feed you brain 50 to 60 percent of the brain's overall weight is pure fat, which is used to insulam its billions of nerve cells. The better insulated a cell is, the quicker you will be thinking. This is exactly why paints are advised.feed their young children whole milk. Thus. eating foods chat contain a healthy mix of fats is vital for long-term memory. Some excellent food choices include fish end dark leafy green vegetables. The real cause of the inability to focus is _ . A) poor memory B) liule exercise C) seious deprrssioa D) uhualthy eating\n**Answer**\nC\n\n*Question*\nMacao, also called Macau, is on the western side of the Pearl River entrance, at the head of which is the Chinese port of Guangdong and it stands opposite Hong Kong which is on the eastern side of the entrance. It is made of a small narrow peninsula sticking out from Guangdong province. The total area of Macao is about 21.45 square kilometers, and it is made up of three parts: Macao Peninsula, Dingbat Isle and Lehman Isle. Between Macao Peninsula and Dingbat Isle there are two bridges which join the two parts together, and there is also a highway between the Dingbat and Lehman Isles. Therefore, two bridges and one highway make the three parts of Macao into an integrated region . Macao faces to the vast sea and its back is the Pearl River Delta. The two big cities, Hong Kong and Guangzhou, and the two special economic zones Hula and Shenzhen are its neighbors. All of this offers much advantage for its economic development. Macao has a population of about 450, 000. This is very large against the size of the area. The average population density reaches 20, 000 per square kilometer. It is one of the densest population regions in the world. The majority of its people are Chinese, who make up 96% of the whole population. In Macao there are only about _ people who are not Chinese. A) 18,000 B) 20,000 C) 21,450 D) 428,000\n**Answer**\n",
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"content": "Read the article and select the best answer. Article: A young man learns what's most important in life from the guy next door. It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him. Over the phone, his mother told him, \"Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday.\" Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days. \"Jack, did you hear me?\" \"Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. It's been so long since I thought of him. I'm sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago,\" Jack said. \"Well, he didn't forget you. Every time I saw him he'd ask how you were doing. He'd reminisce about the many days you spent over 'his side of the fence' as he put it,\" Mom told him. \"I loved that old house he lived in,\" Jack said. \"You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man's influence in your life,\" she said \"He's the one who taught me carpentry,\" he said. \"I wouldn't be in this business if it weren't for him. He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important...Mom, I'll be there for the funeral,\" Jack said. As busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr Belser's funeral was small and uneventful. He had no children of his own, and most of his s had passed away. The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time. Standing in the doorway, Jack paused for a moment. It was like crossing over into another dimension, a leap through space and time. The house was exactly as he remembered. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture....Jack stopped suddenly. \"What's wrong, Jack?\" his Mom asked. \"The box is gone.\" he said. \"What... Question: Why did Jack think Mr. Belser died years ago? Options: A: College and career prevented him from remembering Mr. Bleser. B: Jack was too busy with his business and family to think about Mr. Belser. C: Jack was too busy realizing his dreams to think about Mr. Belser. D: His present busy life washed away his childhood memories.\nC\n\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: A Japanese company has ordered its employees to get the same hairstyles--- to help save energy. Tokyo-based Maeda Corporation has announced the move as part of a national campaingn to cut energy use. Since Fukushima nuclear plant was destroyed in the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March, 2011, the county's government has asked its people to _ their energy consumption. Men are expected to sport a short back-and-sides, slightly longer on the top, while women have been asked to wear short hair with a fringer that can be swept to one side. Chizuru Inoue, a spokesman for Maeda Crop, said: \"Our company is very devoted to protecting the environment and we encourage our staff to adopt many environment-friendly actions.\" \"We are not sure of the data yet, but we believe if people have short hair they do not need to use their hairdryers for so long and they will use less water. If all our staff do this, then it may save a lot of power.\" There is another advantage for employees of the construction firm, Ms. Inoue added, as it is easier to make short hair neat again after staff had been wearing hard hats. She said a lot of staff had been calling for information on where they can get their hair cut in the correct style. Following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March, Japan has been struggling to produce enough electricity for the tsunami ended production at the Fukushima plant. The disaster resulted in a review of the country's energy policy that now means less than a quarter of its remaining nuclear plants are in use. The government has talked about a move away from nuclear energy towards more sustainable technologies. Many government institutions have taken measures to save power, including a reduced use of air-conditioning in offices and schools. Question: According to Chizuru Inoue, there are _ advantages for the employees to have short hair. Options: A: 2 B: 3 C: 4 D: 5\nA\n\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: Beijing ?(13, July) China sent up a new data relays atellite , Tianlian I -02, on Monday at the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in South-western Sichuan province.The new satellite will promote the country's satellite communication network for space docking . The satellite was launched on a Long-March-SC carrier rocket at 11:41 p.m., sources at the centre told Xinhua News Agency.The satellite separated from the rocket 26 minutes after its launch and was then successfully delivered into a geostationary transfer orbit . Developed by the China Academy of Space Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the satellite is the country's second data relay satellite.The first, Tianlian I -01, was launched on April 25.2008. The two satellites will form a network to improve communications between China's spacecraft and bases on Earth, according to the centre.They will also be used to help the nation's first space docking, scheduled for the second half of this year. As planned, China will launch space module Tiangong-I (1), which was designed as a platform that will dock with an unmanned spaceship, Shenzhou, for the county's first space-docking mission this year. Two more Shenzhou spaceships will dock with Tiangong-I next year, and one will be manned by two or three astronauts, according to China Manned Space Engineering Office, which was the main user of the Tianlian I series data relay satellites. \"The new satellite can cover a greater area to track and command the country's space vehicles m low-Earth orbits, such as manned spacecraft and remote sensing satellites, from a higher position m outer space.Only three satellites of this kind are needed to form a global communication network, and China has two now.\" Pang Zhihao, a researcher and deputy editor-in-chief of Space International, said. The satellite could also equip astronauts with real-time communications, which will benefit the county s future manned space flights, he said. Question: From the passage we know _ . Options: A: one more such satellite is needed to form a global communication network B: the satellite was developed by China Manned Space Engineering Office C: it was less than three years since China launched its first date relay satellite of this kind D: the satellite could help track and command space vehicles in orbits because it's lower in position\n",
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"content": "Detailed Instructions: In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the general math. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.\nSee one example below:\nProblem: Problem: what is difference between biggest and smallest fraction among 2 / 3 , 3 / 4 , 4 / 5 and 5 / 3 \nOptions: a ) 2 / 5 , b ) 3 / 5 , c ) 1 / 6 , d ) 1 , e ) none of these\nSolution: d\nExplanation: \"explanation : 2 / 3 = . 66 , 3 / 4 = . 75 , 4 / 5 = . 8 and 5 / 3 = 1.66 so the biggest is 5 / 3 and the smallest is 2 / 3 their difference is 5 / 3 - 2 / 3 = 3 / 3 = 1 option d\"\n\nProblem: Problem: a mathematics teacher tabulated the marks secured by 35 students of 8 th class . the average of their marks was 72 . if the marks secured by reema was written as 36 instead of 66 then find the correct average marks up to two decimal places . \nOptions: a ) 72.85 , b ) 74.31 , c ) 72.43 , d ) 73.43 , e ) can not be determined\nSolution:",
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"content": "Many people think that the BBC news programs are better than those on other channels because the BBC is not a commercial company. It pays for its programs from the television license money which everyone must pay if they have a television. The BBC, which is often known as \"Auntie\", is the biggest news collecting operation in the world. It has the world's largest network of foreign correspondents (;). Ten percent of the BBC's annual budget is spent on news collecting, reporting and presenting. More than 1,700 people work for the BBC news service. The BBC produces more than 214 hours of news and current affairs programs for radio and television each week. Each television news program costs about PS78,000 per hour and each radio news program costs approximately PS4,800 per hour. In the UK, about 19 million people -- almost 35% of the total population, watch the BBC television news progams every day. Developments in technology are improving news collection and presentation every year. The BBC now uses special cameras in the TV news studios to film the news presenters, and captions-- the words and sentences at the bottom of the screen, are now produced automatically by computer. We can infer from the passage that the UK has a population of about _ . A) 54 million B) 19 million C) 5.4 million D) 6.6 million\nA\n\n\nToday, due to numerous medical and scientific advances, people are living longer than ever before. But you have to be good to your body, mind, and soul. The following tips are a good start for getting you on your way to living a long and healthy life. Eat a balanced diet -- one that is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fiber and low in saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol. A well-balanced diet can provide your body with the essential nutrients needed to achieve and maintain optimum health. Be physically active -- try to incorporate 30 minutes of activity into your day, every day. The options are endless; start walking on the beach in the mornings, try jogging with a friend, or go for a bike ride in the afternoons. Make sure you choose activities that you enjoy, that way you'll be more likely to make them a habit. Get regular preventive check-ups --see your doctor regularly; remember your doctor is your partner in health care. By having regular check-ups, you may be able to catch small problems before they become big ones. Be safe -- use common sense and be streetsmart . Don't put yourself in situations that are questionable. Always wear your seatbelt and bike helmet. Don't go for a run, walk, or jog at night by yourself. Keep your home well lit and free of things that could make you fall. Stay in touch with family and friends -- get to know your neighbors. Take the time to be involved with your community. By creating a strong social network, you will not only have friends to celebrate with when good things happen, but also a support system in difficult times. Keep a positive attitude -- studies have shown that people who have a positive attitude tend to live longer, and lead healthier and happier lives. Try to find the humor in life. And remember to laugh. What should you do to keep a positive attitude? A) Try to be humorous and happy. B) Keep laugh all the time , C) Have a good mood. D) Exercise every day.\nA\n\n\nQ: Ever since he got into the Hong Kong film industry in 1994 with He's a Woman, She's a Man, Hong Kong director, Peter Chan has been one of the industry's most powerful voices. Later in 1996, another milestone Comrades: Almost a Love Story came into being. Chan's latest film, American Dreams in China is a carefully-calculated film with an eye toward opening the mainland cinema market. American Dreams in China is a film purely for Chinese audiences, but how it plays there remains to be seen. It sends the right messages, but whether that's enough to make it a hit is everyone's guess. Mainland audiences aren't quite that easy to \"speak\" to. The film began during the period of economic reforms in China in the 1980s. The bookish farm boy Cheng Dongqing (Huang Xiaoming), the ambitious and confident boy Meng Xiaojun (Deng Chao) and the poetic Wang Yang(Tong Dawei), were three friends at university in Beijing and preparing for American visa interviews. Wang was the first to be _ the visa but he gave it up for his western girlfriend, and Cheng was repeatedly denied. Only Meng actually got a study visa. As he was leaving, he told his friends that he wouldn't come back. Several years later, Cheng and Wang built a successful school, New Dream, from the ashes of Cheng's misfortune(his girlfriend got a visa too, and Cheng lost his university teaching job) and Wang's ability to connect with students often through Hollywood movies. In America, Meng suffered a lot. Disappointed, he went home and joined his friends at New Dream. Later, the three friends' relationship became worsened, but finally was improved under the weight of their common goals. Which of the following films made Peter Chan a most influential director in Hong Kong? A) American Dreams in China B) Comrades: Almost a Love Story C) New Dream D) He's a Woman, She's a Man\nA: D\n\n\n*Question*\nHow would you like to brush a crocodile's teeth? Or give a shark a bath? Cats are well-known for the way they keep themselves clean by licking , but other animals have their own ways to stay clean as well. And tidiness can be important for their survival. Even cockroaches have to keep their feelers clean to help them into food. Many animals in the wild, such as deer, wolves and bears, have an automatic cleaning system. Insects like to attach themselves to animals to feed on the skin or blood. These parasites can be unhealthy. But their \"host\" animals are constantly dropping skin and fur by a natural process. They also like to rub up against trees or rocks to comfort themselves, and this removes additional skin and fur. Along with old fur goes the dirt and parasites living in the fur. While these animals may sometimes take a bath when they enter or cross a river or lake, they don't need the water to stay clean. They don't get sweaty, because they don't have sweat glands all over their bodies the way people do. Growing new skin and fur is enough to keep them clean. Some animals and birds use dust to get clean. Chinchillas, a kind of small animal that lives in the mountains of South America, have a very fine fur. (They are raised for their fur, in fact.) If they took water baths, they might get too cold. So, instead, they roll around in fine dust, raising quite a cloud as they \"bathe\". The dust helps to keep their fur and skin dry. This protects them from bacteria and parasites that enjoy warm and wet places. And the fine dust doesn't stick in their fur for long. It falls off or blows away. As for lions and tigers, their rough tongues act like combs and can remove dirt and loose fur. Why is it important for them to stay clean and smooth? It helps them stay cool in very hot summer or feel warm in cold winter. It can be inferred from the passage that the way some animals stay clean_. A) is decided by their physical conditions B) is better than the way people do C) keeps them away from parasites all the time D) helps them survive any danger in the wild\n**Answer**\n",
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In 1984, when she was 15, she pulled off a surprise victory in the 100metres at the Junior National Wheelchair Games. In 1988, Tanni went to her first Paralympic Games in Seoul. She won bronze in the 400 metres. Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelonn. Paralympics. Tanni won gold in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 metres relay, setting two world records in the process. In the same year she achieved the first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon victories. Tanni's success had been part motivation , part preparation, \"The training I do that enables me to be a good sprinter enables me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I want to see.... I am still competing at a very high level, but as I get older, things get harder and I want to retire before I fall apart.\" Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympic World Cup in 2007. Her wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. In spite of ups and downs, she never takes her fate lying down. In her splendid life, she has won an amazing eleven gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in series of... What can we learn from Tanni's success? A) Union is strength. B) Never too late to learn. C) Well begun is half done. D) No pains, no gains.\nAnswer: D\n\nQuestion: Ashok Gadgil has spent the past three decades helping people in need--and he has no plans to stop .On May 2, Gadgil won the$100.000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation. Each year,the honor is given to an inventor who has improved the lives of people in developing countries. Gadgil's inventions have helped more than 100 million people around the world. Gadgil is a professor and physicist at the University of California. When he's not teaching,he works to find solutions to global problems such as energy efficiency and water safety. \"I chose to focus on problems where my knowledge of science could help,\"he said In the 1980s he came up with a program to make energy-efficient light bulbs more affordable for people in developing countries. Then in the 1990s,Gadgil designed his first life--saving invention,UV Waterworks .The device kills deadly disease --carrying germs from drinking water. It costs just one cent to clean five liters of water .Gadgil was inspired to find an inexpensive solution to the clean water crisis after more than 10,000 people in his home country of India died from an outbreak of Bengal cholera,in 1993 The disease is spread through _ food and drinking water .So far,the invention has provided safe drinking water to more than five million people in poor areas. As a professor,Gadgil encourages his students to stay positive about finding solutions to hard problems.\"Be optimistic when you try a hard problem.\"he says. \"It's when you solve a large problem that you can have a big impact on the world\" Gadgil was given Lemelson-MIT Award for _ . A) his teaching experience B) his new physical research C) his vast knowledge D) his helpful inventions\nAnswer: D\n\nQuestion: The personal computer has overtaken the family dog as man's best friend.according to a study. Researchers found that just 6 per cent of us believe that\" most people rely more on their dog than they do on their PC\",while 67 per cent think the opposite to be true. Even 38 per cent of dog owners admitted to relying more on their PC than on their dog, although 36 per cent disagreed. And 71 per cent of 18 to 24-year-old dog owners said they relied more on their computer. Paul Allen,editor of Computeractive magazine said:\"These days you can even you're your PC for fl walk,provided you have a laptop or tablet.\" \"It's only a matter of time until the first PC that fetches your slippers.\" Researchers questioned 2,000 British adults to find out the change modern technology has brought to their home life. They found that male dog owners are almost twice as likely as female owners to rely on their computer than a _ companion. Mr.Allen said:\"With broadband bringing them global news and newspaper sales falling,the family dog even misses out on the pleasure of taking the paper to his owner.\" But it's not all bad news for obedient dogs. \"The family PC has given dog owners access to a wealth of resources and information that can help with the long-term care that a dog needs,\"Mr.Allen said. Who are most likely to rely on computers? A) Teens. B) People in their early twenties. C) People in their early thirties. D) People in their early forties.\nAnswer:",
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"content": "The Beijing Youth Daily on Thursday called attention to the struggles of traditional operas in China. The newspaper said the number of unique traditional Chinese opera styles had decreased to 286 from 368 in 1959, with three disappearing every two years on average. Altogether, 74 opera styles had only one troupe left, and most were at the risk of fading away. Xie Boliang, a professor at the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, said, \"It is well known that people should be held accountable for soil erosion, but why do we feel at ease when traditional operas fade away?\" Overwhelmed by modern culture and entertainment such as movies, TV programs and pop music, traditional Chinese operas have been severely marginalized. Despite being included on the state-level Intangible Cultural Heritage list, some operas still have no place to perform. Because of the market slump and low salaries, more traditional Chinese opera practitioners are finding other work, as are many directors and playwrights. Sun Jiazheng, chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, said traditional operas are important carriers of Chinese culture, and should be preserved. The State Council issued a circular in July calling for the promotion and protection of traditional Chinese operas, saying that it would allocate financial support and extend preferential policies to opera troupes and schools. What is the purpose of this passage? A) To call for more people to watch traditional Chinese operas. B) To tell people traditional Chinese operas are facing danger. C) To inform us of the notice of the State Council. D) To criticize the market slump and low salaries.\nThe answer to this question is:",
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"content": "*Question*\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: \"I don't speak English\"-these are the first words I learned when I came to America. Soon I was able to pronounce the four words clearly, and said them whenever an American tried to talk to me. This answer was very effective at ending our conversation and saving me from another uncomfortable situation, or I would have to communicate in a language that I was not familiar with. Before coming to the States, I thought I knew English pretty well. But the truth is that the grammar and vocabulary-based English that is taught in schools overseas is not the English people speak in America. But fear not! Once you are in America, you can immediately begin to bridge the gap between the learned English that you already know, and the spoken English that is all around you. To do this, first of all, it is important not to fear when you realize that you may not be as prepared for daily communication as you thought. For me, as soon as I stopped worrying about my accent and started speaking, I made rapid progress. Often the people didn't notice my mistakes because they were so glad to finally be able to communicate with me. Another good idea is to listen carefully and pay attention to the way in which ideas are expressed. For example, if you are working hard and you want to stop working and rest for a little while, you can either say \"I would like to stop working and rest for a while\" or \"I want to take a quick break from work.\" The first sentence, I quickly learned, sounds dry and too formal for any kind of communication, while the second is an idiom that is widely used in American English conversation. Finally, use what you already know---the vocabulary, the grammar and the spelling. Try to use these into the spoken language for more impressive and accurate speaking results. Question: At first the writer preferred to use the sentence \"I don't speak English\" to _ Options: A: admit he is a foreigner B: save much time for himself C: prevent himself from being laughed at D: avoid getting upset in communicating with others\n**Answer**\nD\n\n*Question*\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: Social networking isn't only for the under 40s. More than 25 percent of Americans 50 years and older stay connected using sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, according to new research. \"The latest data tells us that more and more social networking is becoming a part of everyday life for Americans 50 plus,\" said Kevin Donnellan, the chief communications officer at AARP, which released the report. Nearly a quarter of older Americans are on Facebook and 73 percent said they use it to stay in touch with relatives, but not just their children and grandchildren. \"They are using the Internet to keep up with the world and the people who are important to them,\" said Jean Koppen, the author of the report. She added that older adults are also on Facebook to stay connected, not only with their family, but with their friends and those in the same age group. Almost 50 percent of older adults were introduced to the social networking sites by a family member, mainly a child or grandchild. \"Just under one-fifth of adults aged 50 and older say they do not use the Internet,\" according to the report. The findings are based on a telephone survey of 1,863 adults. In addition to keeping up on Facebook and Twitter older adults are aware of the latest technology. Eighty-three percent had heard about the Apple iPad and 11 percent intended to buy one. Despite the popularity of the Internet among the over 50s, they still mostly go to print newspapers and magazines for news. Only one percent said they followed blogs. Question: Where does the text probably come from? Options: A: A novel. B: A student's research paper C: A technology guide. D: A newspaper.\n**Answer**\nD\n\n*Question*\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a booklover or merely go there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason, you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings. The desire to pick up a book with an attractive _ is irresistible, although this method of selection ought not to be followed, as you might end up with a rather dull book. You soon become absorbed in some book or other, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent far too much time there and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointment--without buying a book, of course. This opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is, I think, the main attraction of a bookshop. There are not many places where it is possible to do this. A music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can wander round such places to your heart's content. If it is a good shop, no assistant will approach you with the unavoidable greeting: \"Can I help you, sir?\" You needn't buy anything you don't want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished browsing. Then, and only then, are his services necessary. Of course, you may want to find out where a particular section is, but when he has led you there, the assistant should retire considerately and look as if he is not interested in selling a single book. You have to be careful not to be attracted by the variety of books in a bookshop. It is very easy to enter the shop looking for a book on, say ancient coins and to come out carrying a copy of the latest bestselling novel and perhaps a book about brass-rubbing--something which had only slightly interested you up till then. This volume on the subject, however, happened to be so well illustrated and the part of the text you read proved so interesting that you just had to buy it. This sort of thing can be very dangerous. Apart from running up a huge account, you can waste a great deal of time wandering... Question: The best title for this passage may be _ . Options: A: The Attraction of Bookshops B: How to Spend Your Time C: Bookshops and Their Assistants D: How to Select Books\n**Answer**\nA\n\n*Question*\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: Toyoda said those changes were being made nearly around the clock,but during three hours of often tense questions and answers he repeated that there was no link to the vehicle's electronic systems. Many drivers making complaints against Toyota and the government say their acceleration problems had nothing to do with floor mat interference or sticky gas pedals .Outside experts have suggested electronic problems. House lawmakers expressed serious criticism on Toyoda,the grandson of the company's founder. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA)is seeking records on Toyota's recalls and is conducting its own review on whether electronics were behind the car faults.NHTSA also continues to look into steering complaints from drivers of the popular Corolla model. Toyota has recalled 8.5 million cars,more than 6 million of them in the United States. It may be a while before car buyers believe that Toyota really makes safe cars. Toyota's January sales already fell 16 percent even as most other automakers jumped back from last year's bad results.Analyst Koji Endo of Advanced Research Japan in Tokyo said he expects February sales,due out next week,to be down 30 percent to 40. Toyota's sales problem could continue beyond that. It will take some time to feel the full effect of this,he said. Question: What can we infer from the passage? Options: A: Toyota provides very good post sale service. B: Toyota's biggest market is in the United States. C: Toyota will be closed soon. D: Toyota's dealership in the US will all be closed.\n**Answer**\n",
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"content": "I'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: When us teenager Jake Olson isn't playing football or golf for his high school, he's often offering inspiration through his new book about his own life. These activities might be too much for the average 16-year-old to deal with, but Jake is blind. When people ask him how he can possibly play golf without being able to see the ball, he says he is thankful for his father's guidance. It seems apparent that his early experience playing sports as a person with sight and muscle memory-- repeating behaviors over and over until they become second nature -- have also enabled Jake to hit the ball quite well. Jake was born with a rare kind of eye cancer that took away the vision from his left eye when he was an infant and eventually his right eye, in 2009, when he was 12 years old. Rather than letting the disease hold him back, Jake used his loss of sight and his faith as sources of motivation . \"If I was going to sit on the couch all day feeling sorry for myself, I wasn't going to do anything. I decided right then and there that I wasn't going to let it stop me and that I was going to go out and persevere ,\" he said. It was with that mind-set that the student from Orange Lutheran High School in California was able to write his first book, Open Your Eyes: 10 Uncommon Lessons to Discover a Happier Life. \"It's about opening the readers' eyes to their true potential in life and making sure that they use all the abilities that they have,\" Jake said. Jake's father, Brian Olson, said the family is impressed with what he has done with his life, including showing people that they can get through hardships. \"Your darkest hour can soon become your brightest, and with every setback, there's a setup,\" Jake said. \"In every one of us, there's more potential than we can ever imagine, and it really is a choice.\" Question: The purpose of the book Open Your Eyes: 10 Uncommon Lessons to Discover a Happier Life is to _ . Options: A: promote good approaches to getting along with disabled people B: inspire people to discover and use their hidden abilities C: help people come up with better life goals D: explain different definitions of \"a happier life\"\nB\n\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Every year in America, high-school students who want to go to college take a national examination called the Scholastic Aptitude Test, or SAT in a shortened way. Their score is an important factor in determining which colleges will admit them or whether any will be admitted at all. The Scholastic Aptitude Test measures one's mathematical ability and use of the English language. Traditionally, the English portion involved grammatical questions and paragraphs that test reading comprehension. But the SAT folks have added a single question, to be answered in an essay, hand-written on the spot. That's an interesting way to test writing ability, put content aside, have you ever seen young people's handwriting lately? Or anyone's for that matter, in this age of computer keyboards? Students write numbers and sign their names on bank checks. They _ class notes in what can generously be described as the written word. And they hand-write, or more often print, a word or two of identification on luggage and lunch bags. Otherwise penmanship -- once taught so morally and easefully by second-grade teachers, has gone the way of the dodo bird which has died out. Yet today's kids are asked to write, thoughtfully and legibly , for several minutes on this SAT Test. Good luck to the text scorers who must work out difficultly the scrawl of young people who've been typing on computers since the age of three! Teachers insist that good handwriting can not only help one's score on the SAT, but also, later on in life, impress potential employers and earn bigger tax refunds because the tax inspectors can actually read the computations . And don't forget, we all have to turn to handwriting from time to time, as computers go down when power goes out. Question: The subjects to be tested in the SAT include _ . Options: A: math, English, reading and handwriting B: math, grammar, reading and writing C: math, foreign language and writing D: math, English and handwriting\nB\n\n(Q).\nI'm taking a test and have to guess the right answer to the question after the article. Article: Conflict is on the menu tonight at the cafe La Chope. This evening, as on every Thursday night, psychologist Maud Lehanne is leading two of France's favorite pastimes, coffee drinking and the \"talking cure\". Here they are learning to get in touch with their true feelings. It isn't always easy. They customers-some thirty Parisians who pay just under $2 (plus drinks) per session-care quick to intellectualize ,slow to open up and connect. \"You are forbidden to say 'one feels,' or 'people think',\"Lehane told them. \"Say 'I think,' 'Think me'.\" A cafe society where no intellectualizing is allowed? It couldn't seem more un-French. But Lehanne's psychology cafe is about more than knowing oneself: It's trying to help the city's troubled neighborhood cafes. Over the years, Parisian cafes have fallen victim to changes in the French lifestyle-longer working hours, a fast food boom and a younger generation's desire to spend more time at home. Dozens of new theme cafes appear to change the situation. Cafes focused around psychology, history, and engineering are catching on, filling tables well into the evening. The city's \"psychology cafes\",which offer great comfort,are among the most popular places.Middle-aged homemakers,retirees,and the unemployed come to such cafes to talk about love,anger,and dreams with a psychologist.And they come to Lehanne's group just to learn to say what they feel.\"There's a strong need in Paris for communication,\"says Maurice Frisch,a cafe La Chope regular who works as a religious instructor in a nearby church.\"People have few real friends.And they need to open up.\"Lehanne says she'd like to see psychology cafes all over France.\"If people had normal lives,these cafes wouldn't exist,\"she says.\"If life weren't a battle,people wouldn't need a special place just to speak.\"But then,it wouldn't be France. Question: Why are psychology cafes becoming popular in Paris? Options: A: They bring people true friendship. B: They give people spiritual support. C: They help people realize their dreams. D: They offer a platform for business links.\n(A).\n",
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I took great care to avoid waking a significantly older teen (I was 14, so he must have been 19–20) sleeping on the other bed. I heard two other kids (my foster siblings) in the other room playing music and giggling loudly at 3 in the morning. At 4 in the morning, my foster father started reading the Quran pretty loudly, and then he goes back to bed. In the morning, my foster parents are gone. My foster siblings are all sleeping. I got up at 7, but I don’t know how far I am from my high school, what buses/train will take me there, and still don’t know anything about anything about my new home. I don’t even know the names of those I’m relegated to living with. The unnerving strangeness and disorientation hat comes with knowing that your life has changed and the culture shock that comes with that is so scary and desensitizes you on that first day. Question: After the end of the story, the kid probably Options: A. went to high school B. found a new job C. not enough information D. was arrested === The correct answer is\n**Answer**\nA\n\n*Question*\nI first experienced a loss of sexual desire several years ago, just after I turned 40. For a long time, I thought it was me. I thought maybe it was my age. After reading every book and article I could find on sex, relationships, and marriage, I started to wonder if maybe it wasn’t me. Maybe it was my marriage, maybe it was my husband. I never wanted to be “that woman“. The one that screwed around on her husband. But, I had an affair about six or seven years ago. It didn’t last long. But, that’s when I knew my marriage was over. It wasn’t a lack of sexual desire, it was a lack of desire for my husband. I didn’t want him or the marriage. There was nothing wrong with my sex drive. I told my husband that I’d had an affair. He changed for about a month or so. He was very loving and attentive. But it didn’t last. He loves differently than I need to be loved and it’s just not in him to love me that way. A few months after I ended the affair, I got involved with someone else. I know. I shouldn’t have. I’ve experienced things with this other man that I never thought possible. Felt things I thought were only possible in movies. He’s a romantic. Not flowers or candy or jewellery, but he talks and listens. He hears me. He tries to understand me and give me what I need. Deep, intimate conversations. Looking into one another’s eyes. Soft caresses. Words of adoration. These things he gives me almost daily. I never knew I needed romance because I’d never had it. This is how I need to be loved. After having felt this way, I can’t stay in my marriage. It’s not fair to either of us. I’m not sure what happened. Did we grow apart? Did one or both of us change? Do people’s needs change as they get older? 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The jam box sat on the rolling tray table and my father was working the remote as he talked, backing up my newly burned CD and letting it spin forward to play a few seconds of low fidelity trombone solo. \"You know the tune, of course,\" he said. \"'King Porter Stomp.'\" Those childhood years of listening to him play Glenn Miller on the console phonograph were finally paying off. \"He muffed the notes the same way on the Victor version.\" \"So why can't it be Miller?\" I asked. \"He wouldn't have played with a rabble like that.\" The backup musicians teetered on the edge of chaos, playing with an abandon somewhere between Dixieland and bebop. \"They sound drunk.\" My father had a major emotional investment in Miller. He and my mother had danced to the Miller band at Glen Island Casino on Long Island Sound in the summer of 1942, when they were both sixteen. That signature sound of clarinet and four saxes was forever tied up for him with first love and the early, idealistic months of the war. But there was a better reason why it couldn't have been Miller playing that solo. If the date on the original recording was correct, he was supposed to have died three days earlier. The date was in India ink on a piece of surgical tape, stuck to the top of a spool of recording wire. The handwritten numerals had the hooks and day-first order of Europe: 18/12/44. I'd won it on eBay the week before as part of a lot that included a wire recorder and a stack of 78s by French pop stars like Charles Trenent and Edith Piaf. Question: Why did the son questioned the father? Options: A. Because he did not know if the father remembered that far back. B. Because he did not want to feell like he was duped. C. not enough information D. Because he wanted to know what he bought. === The correct answer is\n**Answer**\n",
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Clinton emphasized her own experience as first lady, senator and secretary of state, saying she would provide the steady diplomacy the country needs. “National security is the foundation of how we make sure our interests are pursued in the world,” said Louis Goodman, Emeritus Dean of International Relations at American University in an interview with VOA. With polls show terrorism is a major concern among Americans, Clinton targeted Trump's positions on the issue. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has promised to temporarily block Muslims from crossing U.S. borders. \"The struggle against radical Islam also takes place in our homeland. There are scores of recent migrants inside our borders charged with terrorism. For every case known to the public, there are dozens more. We must stop importing extremism through senseless immigration policies,\" Trump said in a foreign policy speech in April. Trump's other anti-terrorism proposals include a pledge to torture and murder the families of suspected terrorists and target Islamic State. \"I have a simple message for them,\" Trump said. \"Their days are numbered. I won't tell them where and I won't tell them how. But they will be gone. And soon.\" But... What is a large topic of consternation among American? Pick the correct answer from the following options: A. recent immigration B. not enough information C. policy speeches D. terrorism\n**Answer**\nD\n\n*Question*\nThe bright Sunday morning sun illuminated the stained glass windows, diffusing multi-colored hues across the congregation. Attendance is up today, thought Greg. As the organist was nearing the end of the Prelude, he stepped up to the podium. \"Please take your hymnals and turn to page 23, and let's stand and sing 'Holy, Holy, Holy.'\" Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning, our song shall rise to Thee... As Greg sang and conducted the 4/4 pattern, which he could do in his sleep, his mind began to wander. Shouldn't he feel guilty about what he was thinking last night while kissing Cynthia on the couch? His actions had been within the bounds of acceptable behavior. He had nothing to be ashamed of in that regard. But what about his thoughts? It wasn't what he did with Cynthia--it was what he wanted to do. He didn't want to dishonor her or his commitment to God. But his feelings had been only natural. God created humans and gave them sexual desire. Wasn't it okay to want to have sex, as long as you didn't actually do it? Then he remembered the passage from Matthew 5:28. But I say to you, that whosoever shall look on a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart. At the end of the hymn, Greg stepped back and Dr. Huff went to the podium and said a prayer. Then there were announcements, two more hymns, and a chorus. After the offering, it was time for the choir to sing their anthem. When Greg motioned to the choir to stand, Cynthia smiled at him from the Alto section. She was so incredibly beautiful. Standing there in her choir robe, she looked like a redheaded angel. If they could just get married, Greg could stop feeling guilty about his desire for her. How long did Greg sing? Pick the correct answer from the following options: A. not enough information B. several hours. C. several minutes. D. 1 week.\n**Answer**\nC\n\n*Question*\nU.S. President Donald Trump says he is considering tariffs, quotas, and retaliatory taxes on imports of steel and aluminum from countries such as China, Japan, and South Korea. The comments came during a wide-ranging trade discussion Tuesday between Trump and a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the White House. The president said U.S. steel and aluminum industries are being \"decimated\" by the \"dumping\" of cheap imports of those materials into U.S. markets. Trump has long threatened what he calls \"reciprocal\" trade action to deal with steel, aluminum, and other imports. But he has so far avoided taking any major steps, ostensibly out of fear of hurting the country's strong economic performance since he took office. Several lawmakers on Tuesday urged Trump to be cautious when considering retaliatory trade steps, saying such measures could spark a trade war that leads to higher prices for U.S. producers and consumers. \"It's very, very much a double-edged sword,\" Trump conceded. \"I want to keep prices down, but I also want to make sure that we have a steel industry and an aluminum industry,\" he added. The Trump administration is currently renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), as well as the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement with South Korea. Trump called the U.S.-South Korea deal \"very, very bad\" and \"horrible.\" He also said Canada has \"treated us very, very unfairly.\" Last month, the U.S. Commerce Department sent a so-called \"232 report\" to the White House, examining the national security impacts of steel and aluminum imports, and giving Trump 90 days to impose quotas or tariffs. Under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the president can initiate a probe to determine if imports threaten national security. \"It's about our economy,\" Vice President Mike Pence during the meeting. \"It's about our national security.\" Trade was a major topic for Trump during the presidential campaign he vowed to impose a 45 percent tax on Chinese imports and a 35 percent tax on Mexican imports. The discussion probably lasted: Pick the correct answer from the following options: A. One hour B. 90 days C. Ten minutes D. not enough information\n**Answer**\n",
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In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry's taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry's shirt, and took him to the police station. He was kept till 3 o'clock in the afternoon before the police were sure that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about four, his boss took a look at him and told him to go away and find another job. Question: Harry was taken to the police station because _ . Options: A: his taxi stopped outside his office and a policeman happened to be there B: there was blood on his shirt and he was in a taxi C: a man killed a woman with a knife D: the murderer was seen to run away in a taxi\nB\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to eke out a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog . He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death. The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved. \"I want to repay you,\" said the nobleman. \"You saved my son's life.\" \"No, \" the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel . \"Is that your son?\" the nobleman asked. \"Yes,\" the farmer replied proudly. \"I'll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll grow to a man you can be proud of.\" And that he did. In time, Farmer Fleming's son graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin. Years afterward, the nobleman's son was stricken with pneumonia . What saved him? Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill. Question: Whose life did the Scottish farmer save? Options: A: Lord Randolph Churchill's. B: Sir Winston Churchill's. C: Sir Alexander Fleming's D: Penicillin's.\nB\n(Question)\nRead the article and select the best answer. Article: Ears are for hearing -- everyone knows that. But for a creature called the Cuvier's beaked whale, hearing starts in the throat, a new study found. The observation might help explain how all whales hear. The work might also help scientists understand how animals are affected by underwater sonar . This sonar, used by some ships, sends out sound waves to locate underwater objects. The Cuvier's beaked whale is a so-called toothed whale. Toothed whales dive deep into the ocean in search of food. As the whales hunt, they produce sounds that reach objects and then return to the whales. This allows the animals to \"see\" the shape, size, and location of objects, even when they're 1,000 meters under the sea, where it is totally dark. To better understand how the whale hears, researchers from San Diego State University in California took X-rays of two Cuvier's beaked whales. The whales had died and washed up on the beach. Ted Cranford and his colleagues used the images to make a computer model of a Cuvier's beaked whale's head. Then, they modeled the process of sound traveling through the head. The researchers knew that some sounds get to the ears of a toothed whale through a structure called \"the window for sound\". Found on the lower jaw, this structure is very thin on the outside and has a large pad of fat on the inside. When the researchers used their computer model to work out how sound waves travel in the whale's head, they were surprised to find that sounds coming from right in front of the whale actually travel under the animal's jaw. From there, sound waves move through the throat, into a hole in the back of the jaw, and finally to the pad of fat near the animal's ears. Cranford guesses that other types of whales may hear through their throats. Further testing is needed to be sure. Eventually, the insight into how whales hear might explain whether sonar testing by military ships is causing the animals to wind up on beaches. Question: Which of the following describes the way taken by sound waves through a Cuvier's beaked whale? Options: A: A hole in the back of the jaw - the ears - the jaw - the throat. B: The jaw - the throat - a hole in the back of the jaw - the ears. C: The throat - the jaw - the ears - a hole in the back of the jaw. D: The ears - the throat - a hole in the back of the jaw - the jaw.\n(Answer)\n",
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So it silently began to care about your needs and never let itself grow. _ This might be the reason why we all sometimes think \"What happens next?\", \"Why can't I think?\" \"Why am I always given the difficult problems?\" Well, this is the result of using our brain for thinking of not-so-worthy things. Hunger of the mind can be actually satisfied through reading. Now why reading and not watching TV? Because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from the childhood. Just like that to develop other aspects of our life, we have to turn to reading. You have innumerable number of books in this world which will answer all your \"How to?\" questions. The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed. Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideas. The same seed, if used many times, can help you link and relate a lot of things, of which you would have never thought in your wildest dreams! This is nothing but creativity. More the number of books you read, your mind will open up like never before. The author tends to tell us _ . A) reading can satisfy your all needs B) reading can result from creativity C) reading can feed your mind D) reading can realize your dreams\nC\n\nI decided to go back to school in the fall of 2010 for not being happy with my current job and financial status. I got my Associate in May 2002 in commercial art. After graduation, I had trouble getting a job in that field. For years, I was going from one job to another, and I was not satisfied with unstableness . I decided to go back to school to study either international business or psychology . I weighed the _ of both professions and psychology won. I like helping my friends and family. When they are faced with hard situations in their life, I'd like to give them sound advice and be honest with them. Also, I was interested in the \"mind\". I searched for online schools because my work schedule would not allow me to study in a classroom. I was nervous about taking online classes because I had heard mixed stories from my friends who were taking online classes. I decided to do it anyway to experience something different. I wanted to find an online school that was affordable and believable. While I was doing the online search, I discovered Walden University, which is specially for working adults who want to have a bachelor's degree or higher. The process of getting accepted was easy, i.e. writing an essay on why I wanted to attend their school, sending my previous credits , etc. I am currently enrolled in the bachelor's program for psychology, and I am paying for college via financial-aid loans . This experience has been interesting and yet upsetting as sometimes it was difficult to balance work, school and home life. I have learned a lot about psychology and myself. For example, I like writing about current events, relationships and traveling. I thought my English composition was ordinary, but after taking a few classes at Walden University, I have improved my English composition and it has made me feel confident enough to start writing professionally. Now I am a freelancer and I am only three classes away from getting my bachelor's degree in psychology. It is one of the best decisions I have made in my life. What did the author study in the first place when he was in college? A) Psychology. B) Commercial art. C) International business. D) English composition.\nB\n\nIn Britain and other countries,young people sometimes take a\"gap year\",a year off between high school and college.This idea never gained a big following in America.Recent news reports have suggested that interest may be growing,though there are no official numbers. Charles Deacon,.Dean of Admissions at Georgetown University in Washington,D.C.,estimates that in the current first-year class of 1,600 students,only about 25 decided to take a year off.He says this number hasn't changed much over the years. Mr.Deacon says the most common reason for taking a\"gap year\"is to have a chance to travel,but he says international students may take a\"gap year\"to meet requirements at home for military duty. Some high school graduates see a year off as a chance to recover after twelve years of required education,but it can also give students a chance to explore their interests.Students hoping to be doctors,for example,could learn about the profession by volunteering in a hospital. Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their admission.Expels say students can grow emotionally and intellectually as they work at something they enjoy. The Harvard admissions office has an essay on its Web site called\"Time Out or Bum Out for the Next Generation.''It praises the idea of taking time off to step back,think and enjoy gaining life experiences outside the pressure of studies.It also notes that students are sometimes admitted to Harvard or other colleges partly because they did something unusual with that time. Of course,a gap year is not for everyone.Students might miss their friends who go on directly to college,and parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time off.Another concern is money.A year off,away from home,can be costly. Holly Bull's job is to specialize in helping students plan their gap year.She notes that several books have been written about this subject.She says these books along with media attention and the availability of... What can we learn from the passage? A) Charles Deacon doesn't support the idea of the students'taking a\"gap year\" B) Parents might disagree with the program,concerned about their children's future. C) Books and media have contributed to the students'interest in school learning. D) Experts agree taking a year off will benefit the students emotionally and physically.\n",
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"content": "Choose your answer: is the following review positive or negative?\n\nI haven't tried the Gorditas yet..I also think $4 for a gordita is too much...I tried the chihuahua quesadilla and it was ok.. Not really impressed..Didnt really have any flavor and the flour tortilla was burnt..I think I could make a better quesadilla at home...the two women behind the counter were rude and not very helpfull..\n\nPick from:\n A). negative;\n B). positive;\n",
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"content": "Question: \"When I grow up, I want to be...\" Almost all of us have thought about, or been asked to think about, our future careers. Our answers may differ greatly. Even now your aspirations may have changed from when you were in primary school. However, it seems career options aren't only based on personal taste. In a survey carried out by Teens, doctors, lawyers, and bankers were some of most popular careers that people said they hoped to follow. This is in line with a similar survey carried out in the UK in May 2011 by job website monster. Co.uk, in which medicine was the top choice among UK teenagers aged between 13 and 17. Medicine and law are two of the oldest and best known professions. Their prestige may come from the fact that doctors and lawyers are some of the most esteemed members of society, and they make good money. Joining these high-profile professions is often seen as a sign of upward social mobility. It is equally unsurprising that banking is now one of the most common career choices. Youngsters worldwide think of banking and see the money rolling in. Wealth is increasingly becoming one of the most important indicators of a successful career. British young men list the UK tycoon Alan Sugar, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg as their top role models \"for their wealth\". Just as Chinese teenagers see being a banker as a good and fun pathway to \"wealth\". However, not every child has the makings of doctor, lawyer, or banker. They are those who see fulfillment and happiness in other areas, and many teenagers dare to ink more individuality into their career options. As the Teens' survey discovered, a variety of unconventional jobs---coffee shop owner, gourmet ,waiter at a fast food restaurant---are among teenagers' career choices. They can be equally interesting and rewarding jobs. With every choice comes responsibility and challenge, and all career paths require specific education and training, you have to learn to balance optimism and confidence with being realistic about your... What is the top career choice among UK teenagers aged between 13 and 17 according to the article? A) Medicine B) Law C) Bank D) Education\nAnswer:",
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"content": "Q:We all have fond memories of taking a few lazy months off after the stress of A-levels. So now that summer has arrived, let's take full advantage. It goes without saying that summer vacations are the perfect time to go traveling. Tickets go up greatly when you turn 26, so make the most of cheaper rates while _ . Overseas volunteering won't amaze future employers, but it can be very useful. Finding a reliable company that won't cheat you is important, as is discovering a program that interests you. There are plenty of websites where you can see other people's suggestions. Of course for most of us, money is tight. To avoid overspending you can combine employment and vacation. Hannah Warn, a psychology student at the University of Winchester, is spending her summer at Camp America where students enjoy a good time on a summer camp. \"Being thrown into something where I don't really know what to expect is exciting,\" she says. \"It gives me a chance to experience being away from home in a different way.\" Those with a talent for languages might also consider working abroad as an au pair . The work may be a chance to involve yourself in a new culture while your employer pays most of the bill. If you have an idea of the sort of career you'd like, getting work experience is wise. In many careers, graduating with only your degree to show for your three or four years just won't make it. Send applications off early and to as many places as possible. Make sure you take a well-earned break this summer. Which of the following is TRUE according to the example of Hannah Warn? A) Camp America offers jobs to students. B) Psychology students are good at saving money. C) Students had better choose a camp related to their future job. D) A camp is a good place to combine employment and vacation.\nA:",
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"content": "The lower part of my right jaw is stiff and sore. Could it be my wisdom teeth again? \nSelect your answer from the options. What is the sentiment of this tweet?\nOptions:\n A). negative;\n B). positive;...I think the answer is\n",
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