Read the following article and answer the question. Article: On a hot summer day, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the lake behind his house. In a hurry to swim in the cool water, he ran out of the back door, leaving behind his shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not noticing that in the middle of the lake, a crocodile was swimming to the bank. His mother in the house saw the two as they got closer and closer. She quickly ran to the lake, shouting to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy swam quickly to his mother, but he was too slow. Just as he reached her, the crocodile reached him, too. The mother caught her little boy by the arms just as the crocodile caught his legs. There was a tug of war between the two. The crocodile was much stronger than the mother, but the mother didn't give up. A farmer happened to drive by. He heard her shouts, and then tried his best to kill the crocodile. After spending weeks in the hospital, the little boy felt well. His legs were scarred by the animal and on his arms there were deep scars, too. His mother's hands had deeper scars because she wouldn't let go. The newspaper reporter interviewed the boy. He asked the boy if he would show him his scars. The boy said to the reporter proudly, "Look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms. I have them because my mom wouldn't let go." Question: The little boy _ when he heard his mother's shouts. Answer:

OPTIONS:
- swam to the middle of the lake
- quickly ran toward the water
- ran out of the back door of his house
- swam quickly towards his mother

Answer: swam quickly towards his mother

Problem: OPTIONS:
- English is helpful in finding a job.
- English is helpful in traveling to other places.
- Children who learn English well can receive more attention.
- Parents who know English well have no trouble helping kids with homework
Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: English is spoken as a first language by about 375 million people and as a foreign language by around 750 million people. It is being learned by about a billion people. These numbers alone make English _ to learn. If you are not fluent in English, it may be good for you to know the advantages of learning the language. In many countries, English is used as a working language. In the United States, English speakers make more money than those who don't speak English at all. Learning . English can increase the chance of getting a good job. If you visit a country, you can easily find someone who can speak at least a little English. So if 'you know English, you have a chance to communicate almost anywhere you travel. Its not easy for parents who don't understand English to raise children in an English -speaking country. For example; if they send their children to school and the teacher does not speak their mother language, parents are likely to have difficulty communicating with the teacher. And if the children have homework they do not understand, parents cannot help them. Want to get advice on how to learn English well? Please go on looking at our website. ,. Question: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the reading? Answer:
Answer: Children who learn English well can receive more attention.

Problem:OPTIONS:
- UK
- HK
- USA
- UN

Read the following article and answer the question. Article: I'm Kate. I'm an American girl. I am thirteen. I'm in a middle school in Shanghai. My English teacher is a Chinese girl. My good friend is Mary. She is an English girl. She is thirteen, too. She is in Wuhan. I'm in Grade Eight. But she is in Grade Nine. We often have a talk by E-mail. We are both good students. Question: Kate is from the _ . Answer:
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A: USA

Read the following article and answer the question. Article: In our town, there is a big zoo with a lot of animals in it. There are some beautiful tigers and two old lions. They eat a lot of meat every day. There are also two big elephants and one baby elephant. The elephants are kind animals. They eat a lot every day. They like children. Children often give them bread and bananas. Elephants like bananas best. In our zoo there are also brown bears , black bears and white bears. They stand on their hind legs,hold up their fore legs and ask for food. They like cakes very much. There's also a children's corner in our zoo. Children ride horses and donkeys and watch the monkeys there. The monkeys are very funny. They climb up ropes and jump down again and play with each other(,) like small children. ,. Question: The zoo is _ . Answer:
OPTIONS:
- very beautiful
- very big
- very small
- far from our town
very big

Read the following article and answer the question. Article: If you knew a bottle of water had been recycled from urine , would you drink it? Astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) may soon do so. NASA said it would use a high-tech machine to recycle wastewater at the ISS. The machine will recycle everything from sweat , the water for washing hands, shower water, water used for brushing teeth, and even urine, to make drinking water. It will save NASA millions of dollars each year. At present, each ISS astronaut uses about 4.4 liters of water every day. It costs about $24 million a year to transport water up to ISS. NASA says that a liter of water costs about $11,000. The machine will be sent to the ISS in October 2008. NASA hopes it will recycle about 93% of all water used on the station. Will the water be clean? Scientists say the wastewater will go through a very complicated process . For example, different chemicals will be put in the wastewater; the water will be heated to 130degCto get rid of bacteria . The recycled water is thousands of times better than the water from a city tap, scientists say. Question: Which of the following sentences is true, according to the passage? Answer:
OPTIONS:
- The recycled water is much better than that from a city tap.
- The high-tech machine will recycle all the water used on the station.
- At present, each ISS astronaut uses more water than the people living on the earth.
- The high-tech machine can only recycle urine to make water at present

Answer: The recycled water is much better than that from a city tap.

input with options: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: John: Here's a good shop. Shall we buy mother's birthday present here? Mary: Yes, that's a good idea. Shall we go inside? Tom: No. Let's look in the window. Shall we buy her a sweater? Anne: Er, no. It'll soon be summer. Let's buy her a blouse to wear. There's a nice one in the window. John: No, she has two blouses. Let's buy a ring. Mary: Oh, no! They're diamond rings. Look at the price. The cheapest is $15. John: A real diamond ring is at least $500.They only look like diamonds. Tom: Shall we buy a table? It's only $15. Anne: It doesn't look good, just like a big box. Mum likes chairs. Tom: But they haven't any here. Mary: What about a pen? So cheap! Only $10. John: She has a lot of pens and pencils. All of them are new. Tom: Oh, look here. These flowers are beautiful. Mary: They aren't real and will never die. John: And they're the cheapest of all these things. Yes, let's buy them. Anne: All right. Question: How much are the flowers? Answer:
OPTIONS:
- At least $10.
- Less than $10.
- About $15.
- Only $15.
output:
Less than $10.