Reasoning	Examples with Excerpts From Blank Context
WM(18.47%)	1: One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his student. He held up a glass of water and asked the class. ____The students answers ranged from 20g to 500g. ✓ Candidate: B. How heavy do you think this glass of water is? × Candidate: D. It does not matter on the weight itself.Explanation: Match based on glass of water
2: Begin the sleep adjustment for your school schedule as early as possible. ____But if you feel you will need some extra time to adjust, start earlier. ✓ Candidate: C. Starting a few days early will be enough. × Candidate: A. Relax before you go to bed.Explanation: Match based on early, start
Para.(19.47%)	3: If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags. ____That's a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer. ✓ Candidate: G. Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the cafe. × Candidate: F. Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day. × Candidate: D. And consider setting a second alarmExplanation: Need to match 15 minutes, quarter-hour and coffee, cafe
4: Riding a London subway, a person from China will notice one major difference: In London, commuters do not look at each other. ____That's not rudeness- people are just too busy to bother looking. ✓ Candidate: E. In fact, eye contact is avoided at all times. × Candidate: F. Apple must earn a fortune from London commuters. × Candidate: G. Modern Londoner are fancy victims.Explanation: Need to match looking and eye contact
Infer.(41.16%)	5: May is a great month. ____You can have a good time with your family. ✓ Candidate: F. From May 1st to 7th, we don't need to come to school. × Candidate: G. On May 20th, a famous sports star YaoMing comes to our school. × Candidate: E. All the students can come to their schools.Explanation: Need to infer that not coming to school → one is at home with family. Simply matching for words May or school will also match wrong candidates.
6: The Colosseum in Rome was built during the time of the Roman Empire, in the first century AD. ____It is a popular tourist attraction today. ✓ Candidate: D. It could seat 50K people, who went to see fights between animals and people. × Candidate: B. The country used to depend on agriculture. × Candidate: C. Mountains cover about three-fourths of the country.Explanation: World knowledge that Colosseum or -eum suffix relates to building with seating facility. Also coreference with the It in It is a popular ...
7: American students usually get to school at about 8 : 30 in the morning. ____In class, American students can sit in their seats when they answer teachers' questions. ✓ Candidate: B. School starts at 9:00 a.m. × Candidate: D. Then they take part in different kinds of after-school activities.Explanation: Requires inference about time. Activity starts at 9 after participants get there before.
Sum.(20.08%)	8: Around water, adults should watch children at all times to make sure they are safe. Those who don't know how to swim should wear life jackets. But by themselves they are not enough, so an adult should always be present. If you have to rescue a child from drowning, a few seconds can make a big difference. Make sure you have a friend with you whenever you swim. ____That person can make sure you get help. Drink a lot water. The sun's heat and the physical activity may make you sweat more than you realize. By following these simple rules, you can make sure your swim time is safe as well as fun. ✓ Candidate: B. Now get out there, and enjoy the water. × Candidate: D. Make sure everyone in your family swim well.Explanation: B is a good conclusion pertinent to the content of the passage.
9: ____Whenever you are worried, write down the questions that make you worry. And write out all the various steps you could take and then the probable consequences of each step. For example, "What am I worrying about?", What can I do about it? Here is what I'm going to do about it. After carefully weighing all the facts, you can calmly come to a decision. ✓ Candidate: A. Analyze the facts. × Candidate: C. Decide how much anxiety a thing may be worth.Explanation: A is a more appropriate option to summarize its succeeding context.