user: Problem: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Early in the 18th century, Captain Cook, a famous explorer of Australia, unexpectedly caught sight of an unusual animal during his first visit to Australia. The animal had a large mouse like head and jumped along on its large legs. To his great surprise, the unusual animal carried its young in a special pocket of flesh. Captain Cook pointed to the animal which was eating grass in the distance and asked his native guide what the animal was referred to. The guide seemed not to know that he was pointing at and finally said "Kang-a-roo", but their requests were met with puzzled looks of the native people. Before long they got to discover that the native guide who made the answer to Cook's question really meant, "I don't know what you pointing at. " Funny enough, the name " Kang-a-roo", stuck and it is still in use today. Options: A Ah, it is a special kind of animal B I wonder what you have said C What do you mean by pointing at that animal? D I have no idea of what you are referring to. Answer: D I have no idea of what you are referring to. Question:

A: When the native guide said "Kang-a-roo ", he really meant "    _   "


Problem: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves.One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community.Both had died "full of years", as the Bible would say.Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence   calls on the two families on the same afternoon. At the first home, the son of the deceased   woman said to me, "If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today.It's my fault that she died." At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, "If only I hadn't insisted on my mother's going to Florida, she would be alive today.That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take.It's my fault that she's dead." You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty.Because the course of action they took turned out badly, they believe that the opposite course -- keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation -- would have turned out better.After all, how could it have turned out any worse? There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty. _ .That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds. The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen.It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault.The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood. A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it.He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to its tasks.He cries, and someone comes to attend to him.When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him.Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen. Options: A they couldn't find a better way to express their sorrow B they believe that they were responsible C they had neglected the natural course of events D they didn't know things often turn out in the opposite direction Answer: B they believe that they were responsible Question:

A: People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because   _  .


Problem: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: A recent trend  in Californian restaurants shows new eating habits among those people out to have an interesting dining experience. Appetizers seem to be the name of the games as diners turn away from the more traditional three-course meal in favor of smaller snacks served in various types of restaurants, bars and cafes. In this way, in the course of an evening out, you might go to a restaurant for a tasty dish to eat at one end of town, to a bar with some live music at the other end, then for a coffee, and finally back to the restaurant for a further appetizer. Reasons for this trend are the fact that so many different types of restaurants have been set up recently, each with their own particular type of food and special atmosphere, together with the increased specialty in the type of snacks being offered. Gone are the cheese sticks of the old days, when appetizers were not really taken seriously. Some favorite snacks of the moment are slices of hot pizza, creamy fish-based dishes and crispy cakes and so on. Prices for appetizers are not equal to a full meal; however, their new popularity has meant that they are by no means as cheap as they used to be. Certainly, for that special occasion, a meal in a nice restaurant, complete with the piano performance, is hard to beat. However, if we see this trend for "butterfly eating"---moving around several different places in one evening continues, then all the traditional style restaurants may well have to provide their own appetizer bars as well! Options: A People are dining out less. B Californian restaurants are becoming less popular. C Most people eat less than they used to. D A full restaurant meal is less popular. Answer: D A full restaurant meal is less popular. Question:

A: How are the eating habits of the Californians changing?


Problem: Write a multi-choice question for the following article, with the given choices and answer: Article: Tech-Camp No.6 Devon Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong a technology day camp for students 12-17 About Tech-Camp Tech-Camp is a day camp with a focus on computers and electronics technology. We offer 2-week summer programmes for students of 12 to 17 years of age. We have a computer lab with the latest and fastest equipment, an electronics lab, and a video production studio. Our staff are special, too. They are experts in computers and electronics, of course, but they are also people who care about children and enjoy working with them. The benefits of Tech-Camp In all of our programmes, we show students how to work in teams and how to solve problems by themselves. We encourage them to think creatively. What students will do at Tech-Camp Each day Tech-camp is filled with useful, interesting and challenging activities. For example, in the Computer Programme, students learn the basic computer programming, and how to use the Internet. In the Tech-Camp Programme, they make radio-controlled model cars and produce their own short videos. Programme Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Computer Programme 15 June-26 June 15 June-26 June 15 June-26 June High-tech Programme 29 June-10 July 27 July-7 August 15 June-26 June Fee: HK $2,000 per student (10% discount available for groups of 10 or more students.) For more information about Tech-Camp, please contact Director of Summer Programmes, Ms Julia Brown, by phone, fax or e-mail. Telephone: 26548898 Fax: 26948850 E-mail: juliab@techcamp.com.hk Options: A The activities the students will have. B The fee each attendant should pay. C The e-mail address of Tech-Camp. D The deadline for application. Answer: D The deadline for application. Question:

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assistant: What would you probably like to ask about if you phone Ms Julia Brown after reading the brochure?