Problem: We begin our ascent walking past old people three times our age decked out with hiking boots , head lamps , calf protectors and the works ... we have only got our sandals and some long sleeve t shirts . I m not quite sure if we know what were in for ... including the fact that we 're in a mass exodus of old people to Japanese mecca on a mountain . We arrive at the first safety station only to be detained by the Mt. Security guards that proclaim that our Chaco sandals are unfit for this hike and we do not have flashlights and so are completely unprepared for the hike .

What may be the reason for them not feeling prepared ?
OPTIONS:
- They do not have all of the equipment that the other people do .
- They have been warned by the guide that they did n't come prepared .
- They are already exhausted and it 's only the beginning of the trip .
- None of the above choices .

A: They do not have all of the equipment that the other people do .
Question:
I had a dentist appointment earlier this week . Anyone who knows me knows that there are few things I hate more than going to the dentist . Growing up , I went to a great dentist , and in general , my teeth are in pretty good shape , but I ' ve had a few fillings done , and I ca n't imagine that anyone enjoys that . When I moved to D.C. and signed up for insurance , I opted to not add on the additional dental insurance , but when I got my new insurance info for 2008 , it appeared that my insurance company had opted to add on some dental benefits .
Answer the following question: How does the narrator feel about their oral hygiene ?
OPTIONS:
- They have only ever had minor problems with it .
- They feel bad , they have had many cavities and fillings .
- They feel it was bad growing up but they like the dentist .
- None of the above choices .
Answer:
They have only ever had minor problems with it .
Question:
And last but definitely not least : I ' m going home in October so I can see my cousin 's new baby and go to see my high school best friend get married . I was very excited to start with , but now I ' m even more excited because I ' m bringing Steppphhhy baybeh with me ! It will be major culture shock for her , and MAJOR fun for all .

What will happen after she meets everyone ?
OPTIONS:
- She will go back to school and change her major .
- She will visit with her cousin and have a baby .
- She will have a good time meeting everyone on his side of the family .
- None of the above choices .
Answer:
She will have a good time meeting everyone on his side of the family .
IN: In the morning , Ina headed off in the canoe , and amazingly found the two oars , stuck between rocks on the beach . Meanwhile I cleaned and dried out the motor . Our 2hp motor was never the same after it 's drowning - sounding more like a bag of rusty nails than a refined 2-stroke engine . I feared the worst but when I reassembled it , it started and seemed as good as ever .
What may be the reason for losing the oars in the first place ?
OPTIONS:
- Because they had nowhere to put them .
- None of the above choices .
- Because they were n't put away properly .
- Because they were mad and threw them in the ocean .

OUT: Because they were n't put away properly .
Not at all , just , contemplative I guess . But not in a bad way . Anyway , by the time I got back it was pretty late , so I called Jake and settled in . The next morning I decided a different approach , and maybe thing 's feel different in the light of day , but when I went back , and poked around more , not even too sure if I was in the right place , I dunno , it just felt , off , wrong , just weird to me , like I should n't be there , and probably that 's because I should n't have been . I know that , it just took me a little while to catch up to acting on it .

OPTIONS:
- None of the above choices .
- They are on drugs and looking for money .
- They are too nosy .
- They suspect someone is cheating on them .
Answer the following question: What may be the reason for them poking around ?

They suspect someone is cheating on them .
Problem: A.I.G. 's financial statements provided a clue to the identities of some of its credit default swap counterparties . The company said that almost three - quarters of the $ 441 billion it had written on soured mortgage securities was bought by European banks . The banks bought the insurance to reduce the amounts of capital they were required by regulators to set aside to cover future losses . Enjoy the absurdity : Billions in unregulated derivatives that were about to take down the insurance company that sold them were bought by banks to get around their regulatory capital requirements intended to rein in risk .

What may be the reason for posting this ?
OPTIONS:
- To sing the banks praises
- To talk about how banks are exploiting people .
- To talk about bank offerings
- None of the above choices .

A:
To talk about how banks are exploiting people .