input: A group of senior high school students are playing outside on a basketball court. They are shouting with excitement. And they all have the same dream. They wish to play in the NBA, just like Huston Rocket's Yao Ming. "Someday, there will be more Chinese players like Yao in the NBA," said 15-year-old Xie Tao, a senior 1 boy at Shanghai No. 2 Middle School. Xie always watches Yao playing on TV. "He is a great player. He makes me proud to be Chinese," he said.

Like Xie, 17-year-old Liu Yan at Beijing No. 22 Middle School is also a big NBA fan. "Since early May, I've not missed one game in the NBA," said the senior 3 student.

Basketball is becoming popular in middle schools across the country. And more young players are starting to like the sport. More students are playing the game.

Jiang Hui, a basketball teacher at Beijing No. 2 Middle School, said that 85 percent of the students at this school like the sport. "Students are full of passion for the game," Jiang's team won the regional first prize in the 2004 National High School Boy's Basketball League in march. The league is the first national basketball competition for high school students.

Playing basketball is a good way to exercise. But students also enjoy it for other reasons. For Li Yan, a Senior 2 at Shanghai No. 12 Middle School, basketball teaches him lessons in life. "When I am in a game, I feel more confident about my studies, " he said. " It also teaches me to have a good team spirit and to enjoy friendship." 1. what does the game teach them?
2. what does it teach Li?
3. how old is Xie?
4. how old is Liu?
5. who is Xie proud to be?
6. who's his favorite player?
7. Has Liu missed any games?
8. what is the name of the teacher?
9. what does he say about his players?
10. How many students enjoy it?
11. have they ever won?
12. when?
13. what?
14. is the game well liked?
15. by who?
16. what was the name of the tournament?
17. what was special about it?
18. does it help with their studies?
19. where does Jiang coach?
20. who does Yao Ming play for? Return numbered answers in your output.

output: 1. lessons in life
2. to have a good team spirit and to enjoy friendship
3. 17
4. 17
5. Chinese
6. Yao Ming
7. Not since early May
8. Jiang Hui
9. Students are full of passion for the game
10. 85 percent
11. yes
12. March 2004
13. regional first prize
14. yes
15. high school & middle school students
16. 2004 National High School Boy's Basketball League
17. first national basketball competition for high school students
18. yes
19. Beijing No. 2 Middle School
20. Houston Rockets

question: Randan's parents surprised her one day by bring home a small bunny. This was the first pet she had, so she started to shout and scream happily right when she saw it. After having keeping it in a cage in the house for a couple hours, she tried to take it outside to play. That was when everything went wrong. After she stepped outside, the cage fell and her thumb accidentally opened the cage, and the bunny ran away. Randan got very sad, but the bunny sounded like it was singing as it ran off. Later that night, Randan was still sad about the bunny as she was lying on her bed. All of a sudden, she heard a loud bang so everybody ran outside. They found the trash can tipped over and a lot of the food ate from it. Her dad wondered who did it, and Randan wondered if it was the bunny that ran away. She said to herself that it could not have done it. The bunny was way too small to even shake a trashcan. Nothing special happened for the rest of the week, until they heard a strange noise on another night. This time, only Randan and her Dad went outside to check out what the noise was. When they made it outside, they saw an animal the size of a bear digging in their yard before it went deep. Before they even knew it, they heard their mama screaming from inside the house. They both looked in the window to see the bunny cornering the mama, but it had grown ten times bigger and looked angry. The dad quickly gave Randan a magical glove that makes her grip one million times stronger. The dad got some glue and made the bunny's butt stuck on the carpet. Randan grabbed the bunny by the leg and threw it to space.
1. Who was surprised?
2. What did she keep in a cage?
3. How many pets has she had?
4. Who yelled from in their home?
5. Why was she startled?
6. Was it a happy rabbit?
7. What did they do about it?
8. How did that help?
9. What was her purpose with the magic gauntlet?
10. Was this the same rabbit her guardians brought to their home?
11. Did she throw the rabbit in the garbage bin?
12. what did she do with it?
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answer: 1. Randan.
2. A bunny.
3. None.
4. Their mama.
5. The bunny cornered her.
6. No.
7. Dad gave Randan a magical glove.
8. It makes her grip stronger.
9. To grab the bunny.
10. Yes.
11. No.
12. Threw it to space.

Question: Once upon a time Jimmy had a mother who told him that he was good at music. Jimmy wanted to play music. He did not know which instrument to play, so he tried a piano first. The piano went like a sound. Then he tried a guitar. The guitar played. His brother told him that the piano was better to start, so Jimmy played the piano. He hammered on the keys. Jimmy's brother liked this, but mom did not like this. Jimmy tried playing very quiet. Jimmy's mom liked this, but Jimmy's brother did not like this. Jimmy tried playing in the middle. Jimmy liked this, and Jimmy's mom liked this, and Jimmy's brother liked this. It was great. 1. What did the boy's mom tell him?
2. What was the first instrument that Jimmy learned how to play?
3. And the next one?
4. Why did he go back to the piano?
5. Why was his mom's problem with him playing the piano?
6. Was anyone okay with the way he played?
7. How did do to rectify the situation with his mom?
8. What was the problem with that?
9. What was his solution to this dilemma?
10. How did that work out?
11. Why was it great?
12. Why piqued his interest in music in the first place? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. that he was good at music
2. the piano
3. the guitar
4. His brother told him the piano was better to start with
5. He hammered on the keys
6. yes
7. Jimmy tried playing very quietly
8. His brother did not like this
9. He tried playing in the middle
10. It was great
11. Jimmy, his mom, and his brother all like this
12. His mother who told him that he was good at music