Indicate a text span in the passage about which an inquisitive question is asked. (note, don't answer the question).

[EX Q]: Sentence: I approached " Mastergate , " Larry Gelbart ' s new comedy at the Criterion Center , with considerable trepidation .<sep>Question: Why did he feel this way?
[EX A]: considerable trepidation

[EX Q]: Sentence: Joseph Riccardo , an analyst with Bear , Stearns & Co . , said that over the past few years most drug makers have shed their slow - growing businesses and instituted other cost savings , such as consolidating manufacturing plants and administrative staffs .<sep>Question: How does consolidating manufacturing plants help save the businesses money?
[EX A]: consolidating

[EX Q]: Sentence: In 1984 the EPA notified Gulf Resources , which was a part - owner of the smelter , that it was potentially liable for sharing cleanup costs at the site under the federal Superfund program .<sep>Question: what is the federal superfund?
[EX A]:
federal Superfund program