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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options. [Q]: Two of the world's most baseball-obsessed nations declared an end to a half-century of hostility six months ago, raising hopes of warmer ties between the home of the Major Leagues and the source of some of its best talent. But the most important act of sports diplomacy since then is taking place on a soccer field. On Tuesday, the New York Cosmos become the first U.S. professional team to play in Cuba since Presidents Raul Castro and Barack Obama announced that they were re-establishing diplomatic relations. Cuban officials said the friendly match against Cuba's national team was a sign of soccer's growing popularity on the island, and an important step in the normalization of the relationship between the U.S. and Cuba.New York Cosmos will play the Cuba national football team on TuesdayAmerica and Cuba put an end to a half-century of hostility six months agoPele, who played for the original Cosmos franchise, will attend the matchNow-defunct Chicago Sting were last team to play in Cuba, back in 1978 Questions:Forward Maykel Galindo left in 2005 and went on to play for several _ teams. (A) Major Leagues (B) New York Cosmos (C) U.S. (D) Cuba (E) Raul Castro (F) Barack Obama (G) Cuban (H) America (I) Pele (J) Cosmos (K) Now (L) Chicago Sting [A]: (C) [Q]: (CNN) Be careful what you wish for. For years, activists have pressed the Texas State Board of Education for a more diverse curriculum, and this week The Associated Press reported, the board unveiled its first proposed textbook for Mexican-American studies. The problem? For starters, the "Mexican American Heritage" text asserts that some Mexican-Americans during the civil rights era of the 1960s "opposed Western civilization and wanted to destroy this society." It links Mexican-Americans to the drug trade and illegal immigration and says that Mexican-Americans are ambivalent about assimilating into the United States. The textbook presents a distorted view of Mexican-Americans, in part because it relies on stereotypes and incorrect assumptions. Its editorial content is dubious at best and flat-out racist at worst. The fact that the state of Texas is even considering it is troubling.Raul Reyes: "Mexican American Heritage" text proposed for Texas schools is inaccurateHe says the book advances stereotypes, does not belong in the curriculum of any state Questions:It is not written by Mexican-American studies experts, of which there are many in _. (A) CNN (B) Texas State Board of Education (C) The Associated Press (D) Mexican (E) American (F) Mexican American Heritage (G) Americans (H) Western (I) United States (J) Raul Reyes [A]: (B) [Q]: (CNN) -- "Obama did worse." "Christie's toast." Those are the two main things media commentators, from the right and the left, said about New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie this week. Together, they expose the carelessness of the way we talk and think about the people who aspire to the presidency. Start from this point: Many on Christie's staff are implicated in an abuse of power that inflicted harm upon tens of thousands of people. Perhaps the governor didn't know that his staffers had gleefully ordered a traffic disruption on the George Washington Bridge last year. There is no evidence that he did know. On the other hand, these were the people the governor had chosen. This was the culture of the office he led.David Frum: Chris Christie's team broke rules to gain revenge against opponentHe says question for governor is whether he can learn from this episodeRunning for president is a test of character, Frum says; can Christie overcome his flaws?Frum: Ex-President Nixon realized too late that hating his opponents was his undoing Questions:When a politician gets into trouble, as _ has done, pundits suddenly decide that it's their job to mimic crisis managers. (A) CNN (B) Obama (C) Christie (D) New Jersey (E) George Washington Bridge (F) David Frum (G) Frum (H) Nixon [A]:
(C)
James wanted to add space for an extra guest, so he bought a hide bed sofa. With that he'd be able to have two people stay over, one in the guest room, and one on the sofa. Where might he have been? Choose the most suitable option to answer the above question. Options: - hotel - guest room - office - apartment - house Answer:
house
In this task, you are given a question and an answer. Answer "Yes" if the given answer correctly answers the question, otherwise answer "No". -------- Question: how much are the harry potter movies worth, Answer: The books, with the seventh book split into two parts, have been made into an eight-part film series by Warner Bros. Pictures , the highest-grossing film series of all time. Answer: No Question: how deep can be drill for deep underwater, Answer: America needs the oil so it is almost necessary to face the high risks that come with deepwater drilling in order for Americans to continue to carry on their everyday lives. Answer: No Question: where is the valley at in los angeles, Answer: The San Fernando Valley (locally known as "The Valley") is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California , United States , defined by the mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it. Answer:
Yes
instruction: You need to read the given passage and construct a question about the information present in the passage. The question should be answerable from the passage. Most importantly, only those questions are allowed whose answers cannot be determined from a single sentence. Do not generate questions that require only a single sentence to answer. Instead, try to combine two sentences and create a question from that combination. Do not create open-ended questions, i.e., the answers to them cannot be found precisely from the information provided in the passage. question: Paragraph- Sent 1: Before the mysterious disappearance of one of its passenger jets this month, Malaysia wasn't a country used to finding itself dominating headlines around the world. Sent 2: Some of its Southeast Asian neighbors, including Indonesia and the Philippines, have suffered devastating natural disasters in recent years and are all too familiar with the media frenzy that accompanies a major crisis. Sent 3: But Malaysia has largely managed to stay out of the international spotlight since its independence from British colonial rule more than half a century ago. Sent 4: "It is one of these countries, because of its geography, that doesn't have earthquakes," said Ernest Bower, senior adviser for Southeast Asia studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Sent 5: "It doesn't have tsunamis. Sent 6: It hasn't been tested with a disaster like this."Sent 7: The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has thrust the government into the dazzling glare of worldwide attention. Sent 8: And it hasn't emerged with very good grades. Sent 9: "I think on a stress test, they're failing," Bower told CNN's Jake Tapper, pointing to the government's coordination of different agencies and communication with other countries. Sent 10: China among critics Criticism and complaints have come from other countries involved in the search for the missing plane, including China and Vietnam, and from the relatives of passengers. Sent 11: Malaysian officials have created confusion by issuing contradictory statements on key aspects of the investigation. Sent 12: The majority of the people on board the plane were Chinese, and Beijing has increasingly voiced its displeasure with the search, especially after Malaysia announced over the weekend that evidence suggested the plane had been deliberately flown west into the Indian Ocean, away from its last confirmed location over the South China Sea. Sent 13: "The new information means the intensive search in the South China Sea for the whole past week was worthless and would never bear fruit," said a commentary published by China's state-run news agency Xinhua. Sent 14: "Even worse, the golden time for saving possible survivors, if any, was generously wasted.". answer: What kind of grades has Malaysia received concerning its handling of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370? question: Paragraph- Sent 1: The film examines the current and past relationships between the media , the U.S. government and corporations , analyzing the possible consequences of the concentration of media ownership . Sent 2: Making references to George Orwell 's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four , the film argues that reality has met and in some ways exceeded Orwell 's expectations about a society dominated by thought control , which is made possible by the media . Sent 3: According to the film , the mass media no longer report news , but manage it , deciding what makes the headlines and what is conveniently ignored , thus ultimately defining the framework upon which most other issues are discussed by the society . Sent 4: As an example , it is claimed that since the late 1980s there 's been an agenda pursued by the major media corporations regarding the deregulation of the media market , by which news reports sell all its benefits while neglecting its disastrous results . Sent 5: This documentary is a critical examination of the Fourth Estate , once the bastion of American democracy . Sent 6: Asking whether America has entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for the truth , director Robert Kane Pappas explores what the media does n't like to talk about : itself . Sent 7: Meticulously tracing the process by which media has distorted and often dismissed actual news events , Pappas presents a riveting and eloquent mix of media professionals and leading intellectual voices on the media . Sent 8: From the very size of the media monopolies and how they got that way to who decides what gets broadcasted and what does n't , Orwell Rolls in His Grave moves through a troubling list of questions and news stories that go unanswered and unreported in the mainstream media . answer: What are the posdible consequences of the concentration of media ownership? question: Paragraph- Sent 1: In her storage room-turned-office, Jennifer Baum works under an expanding leak that is causing the ceiling to turn brown and crumble. Sent 2: Mold grows in the buckets positioned to catch the water. Sent 3: She shrugs it off. Sent 4: Outside her office she has taped up a clear plastic suit, and a sign that reads, "All employees must don protective gear before coming in."Sent 5: Such is life in limbo. Sent 6: Nearly a year after Sept. 11, the Legal Aid Society-the lawyers for New York's poor and homeless-remains, well, homeless. Sent 7: The nonprofit has been barred from returning to its 90 Church St. headquarters, across from the World Trade Center site, because of environmental concerns. Sent 8: Legal Aid has uncomfortable company. Sent 9: More than 11,500 New Yorkers continue to work out of temporary space, according to analysis by Manhattan-based real estate brokerage TenantWise.com Inc. and Crain's New York Business. Sent 10: That's 8% of the 137,000 workers who lost their offices or access to them when the Twin Towers collapsed. Sent 11: Legal Aid's 450 displaced attorneys and staffers have spent the past 12 months spread among previously unused spaces-some unused for good reason-in the nonprofit's other offices. Sent 12: It could be another year and a half before they return to their old desks. Sent 13: They have contended with difficult working conditions as demand for Legal Aid's services is on the rise because of Sept. 11 and the deteriorating economy. Sent 14: The civil division is spread among a few boroughs. Sent 15: Their papers and documents, some 20,000 boxes worth, are stuck in a storage facility in Linden, N.J. "I am counting the days till we can have all the parts back in one place," says Steven Banks, Legal Aid's associate attorney in chief. Sent 16: In the memories of the exiled workers, the old office has achieved mythical proportions. Sent 17: They say the wood paneling and rugs had the ability to cool emotions and lift spirits. Sent 18: The Legal Aid office on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights, where 65 displaced workers have cobbled together space amid the faded and scratched walls, looks more like a bargain basement. answer:
What are some memories Legal Aid's workers recall about the old office?
Text: Two-stroke oil (also referred to as two-cycle oil, 2-cycle oil, 2T oil, 2-stroke oil or petroil) is a special type of motor oil intended for use in crankcase compression two-stroke engines. Question: is 2 stroke and 2 cycle the same thing?
yes
The southern state of Alabama is the center of the U.S. political universe this week as voters on Tuesday choose a senator to replace Jeff Sessions, who left the Senate to become attorney general. The race pits controversial Republican Roy Moore, who is battling sexual harassment allegations, against Democrat Doug Jones, a former prosecutor. The outcome of the race could have national implications for both political parties and for President Donald Trump. Moore has denied several allegations of sexual misconduct when he was in his 30s involving women who were teenagers at the time, including one who was 14. "I do not know them. I had no encounter with them. I never molested anyone," Moore said in a televised interview Sunday with the Voice of Alabama Politics. Jones says the accusations make Moore unfit to serve in the Senate. "It is crystal clear that these women are telling the truth and Roy Moore is not!" Jones said. Trump recorded a get-out-the-vote phone message for Moore and spoke on his behalf at a rally in neighboring Florida on Friday. "And we want jobs, jobs, jobs. So get out and vote for Roy Moore. Do it. Do it," he said. Trump held off on endorsing Moore for several weeks in the wake of the sexual misconduct allegations, but now says electing Moore is a priority for him. "We certainly don't want to have a liberal Democrat who is controlled by Nancy Pelosi and controlled by Chuck Schumer. We don't want to have that for Alabama," Trump said. In the final days of the campaign, Moore is highlighting his support for the president's agenda. "We are going to see if the people of Alabama will support the president and support his agenda in Washington by electing somebody that is not part of the establishment there," Moore said. Democrat Jones told supporters that Moore's character is the issue. "We know who we are, Alabama, we know who we are. This is an election to tell the world who we are and what we stand for." What is most likely true about Doug Jones? Pick the correct answer from the following options: A. He wants to become Senator of Alabama. B. He wants Roy Moore to win the election. C. not enough information D. He wants to work for President Trump.
A
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage. Problem:What caused Northern Rocks downfall?, Context: Initially the companies affected were those directly involved in home construction and mortgage lending such as Northern Rock and Countrywide Financial, as they could no longer obtain financing through the credit markets. Over 100 mortgage lenders went bankrupt during 2007 and 2008. Concerns that investment bank Bear Stearns would collapse in March 2008 resulted in its fire-sale to JP Morgan Chase. The financial institution crisis hit its peak in September and October 2008. Several major institutions either failed, were acquired under duress, or were subject to government takeover. These included Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Washington Mutual, Wachovia, Citigroup, and AIG. On Oct. 6, 2008, three weeks after Lehman Brothers filed the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history, Lehman's former CEO found himself before Representative Henry A. Waxman, the California Democrat who chaired the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Fuld said he was a victim of the collapse, blaming a "crisis of confidence" in the markets for dooming his firm. Solution:
home construction and mortgage lending
What is a question about this article? If the question is unanswerable, say "unanswerable". In 1945, the British entrepreneur J. Arthur Rank, hoping to expand his American presence, bought into a four-way merger with Universal, the independent company International Pictures, and producer Kenneth Young. The new combine, United World Pictures, was a failure and was dissolved within one year. Rank and International remained interested in Universal, however, culminating in the studio's reorganization as Universal-International. William Goetz, a founder of International, was made head of production at the renamed Universal-International Pictures Inc., which also served as an import-export subsidiary, and copyright holder for the production arm's films. Goetz, a son-in-law of Louis B. Mayer decided to bring "prestige" to the new company. He stopped the studio's low-budget production of B movies, serials and curtailed Universal's horror and "Arabian Nights" cycles. Distribution and copyright control remained under the name of Universal Pictures Company Inc. Who was the head of production at Universal-International Pictures?
William Goetz
Question: Let's complete this passage. Paris, France (CNN) -- No matter whatever else happens in tennis' clay-court season, Rafael Nadal is almost an automatic at the French Open. Nadal won an unprecedented ninth title at Roland Garros and now only trails Roger Federer on the men's grand slam ladder after seeing off Novak Djokovic 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4 on a third consecutive day of steamy weather in Paris, which did no favors for the Serb -- who appeared to vomit slightly in the last set. Their tussle couldn't compare to last year's five-set classic in the semifinals or their six-hour duel at the Australian Open in 2012 but the final outcome, to Nadal's delight, is that he tied Pete Sampras on 14 majors, three behind the 32-year-old Federer. OPTIONS: - Australian Open's frustration boiled over when he slammed his racket to the court after erring on a cross-court backhand at 2-4. - CNN's frustration boiled over when he slammed his racket to the court after erring on a cross-court backhand at 2-4. - Djokovic's frustration boiled over when he slammed his racket to the court after erring on a cross-court backhand at 2-4. - Federer's frustration boiled over when he slammed his racket to the court after erring on a cross-court backhand at 2-4. - France's frustration boiled over when he slammed his racket to the court after erring on a cross-court backhand at 2-4. - French Open's frustration boiled over when he slammed his racket to the court after erring on a cross-court backhand at 2-4. - Nadal's frustration boiled over when he slammed his racket to the court after erring on a cross-court backhand at 2-4. - Novak Djokovic's frustration boiled over when he slammed his racket to the court after erring on a cross-court backhand at 2-4. - Paris's frustration boiled over when he slammed his racket to the court after erring on a cross-court backhand at 2-4. - Pete Sampras's frustration boiled over when he slammed his racket to the court after erring on a cross-court backhand at 2-4. - Rafael Nadal's frustration boiled over when he slammed his racket to the court after erring on a cross-court backhand at 2-4. - Roger Federer's frustration boiled over when he slammed his racket to the court after erring on a cross-court backhand at 2-4. - Roland Garros's frustration boiled over when he slammed his racket to the court after erring on a cross-court backhand at 2-4. - Serb's frustration boiled over when he slammed his racket to the court after erring on a cross-court backhand at 2-4. - Victory's frustration boiled over when he slammed his racket to the court after erring on a cross-court backhand at 2-4. Answer: Djokovic's frustration boiled over when he slammed his racket to the court after erring on a cross-court backhand at 2-4. Problem: Choose the next sentence (CNN) -- Rafael Nadal completed a perfect sweep of his matches in Group A of the ATP World Tour Finals by beating Tomas Berdych Friday -- his victory enabling a grateful Stanislas Wawrinka to accompany him into the semifinals in London. Wawrinka and his supporters breathed a sigh of relief after Nadal wrapped up a 6-4 1-6 6-3 victory over his Czech opponent to go through as group winner. The match had been in the balance when Berdych hit back to level at one set all with a display of power tennis that had the top seed wobbling, but he could not sustain the effort. Wawrinka, who beat Berdych in his opening match before losing to Nadal, raced into a 5-2 lead in the opener before OPTIONS: - ATP World Tour battled back to force a tiebreaker, which he took 7-3. - ATP World Tour Finals battled back to force a tiebreaker, which he took 7-3. - Berdych battled back to force a tiebreaker, which he took 7-3. - CNN battled back to force a tiebreaker, which he took 7-3. - Czech battled back to force a tiebreaker, which he took 7-3. - David Ferrer battled back to force a tiebreaker, which he took 7-3. - Group A battled back to force a tiebreaker, which he took 7-3. - London battled back to force a tiebreaker, which he took 7-3. - Nadal battled back to force a tiebreaker, which he took 7-3. - No.1 Nadal battled back to force a tiebreaker, which he took 7-3. - Rafael Nadal battled back to force a tiebreaker, which he took 7-3. - Stanislas Wawrinka battled back to force a tiebreaker, which he took 7-3. - Tomas Berdych battled back to force a tiebreaker, which he took 7-3. - Wawrinka battled back to force a tiebreaker, which he took 7-3. Answer: David Ferrer battled back to force a tiebreaker, which he took 7-3. Photos of the Rome hotel room in which late actor James Gandolfini spent his final moments have emerged as the star's body was flown back to the United States today ahead of his funeral on Thursday. In room 449 of the art deco Boscolo Exedra Roma hotel, a $671 per night suite overlooking the Piazza della Repubblic, Gandolfini died June 19 of a massive heart attack. Pictures show the ornate marble bathroom in which the actor was found by his 13-year-old son and where paramedics worked to save the 51-year-old before rushing him to Policlinico Umberto I hospital. Tragic scene: This is the bathroom in which The Sopranos actor James Gandolfini was found by 13-year-old son Michael, having suffered a massive heart attack But just 24 hours later, OPTIONS: - Boscolo Exedra Roma found him suffering from a heart attack in the bathroom of their hotel room. - Gandolfini found him suffering from a heart attack in the bathroom of their hotel room. - Hotel Boscolo Exedra Roma found him suffering from a heart attack in the bathroom of their hotel room. - James Gandolfini found him suffering from a heart attack in the bathroom of their hotel room. - Michael found him suffering from a heart attack in the bathroom of their hotel room. - Piazza della Repubblic found him suffering from a heart attack in the bathroom of their hotel room. - Policlinico Umberto I found him suffering from a heart attack in the bathroom of their hotel room. - Rome found him suffering from a heart attack in the bathroom of their hotel room. - The Sopranos found him suffering from a heart attack in the bathroom of their hotel room. - U.S. found him suffering from a heart attack in the bathroom of their hotel room. - United States found him suffering from a heart attack in the bathroom of their hotel room. =====
Michael found him suffering from a heart attack in the bathroom of their hotel room.
Information: - The Deserted Village is a poem by Oliver Goldsmith published in 1770. It is a work of social commentary, and condemns rural depopulation and the pursuit of excessive wealth. - Trinity College is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin, a research university in Ireland. The college was founded in 1592 as the "mother" of a new university, modelled after the collegiate universities of Oxford and of Cambridge, but, unlike these, only one college was ever established; as such, the designations "Trinity College" and "University of Dublin" are usually synonymous for practical purposes. It is one of the seven ancient universities of Britain and Ireland, as well as Ireland's oldest university. - The Vicar of Wakefield subtitled A Tale, Supposed to be written by Himself is a novel by Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith (17281774). It was written from 1761 to 1762 and published in 1766. It was one of the most popular and widely read 18th-century novels among Victorians. - The Good-Natur'd Man is a play written by Oliver Goldsmith in 1768. The play was written in the form of a comedy and staged at the Covent Garden Theatre. It was a middling success for Goldsmith, and the printed version of the play became popular with the reading public. It was released at the same time as Hugh Kelly's "False Delicacy" was staged at Drury Lane Theatre and the two plays went head to head with Kelly's proving the more popular. Garrick rejected "The Good-Natur'd Man", possibly because the story is an antidote of "False Delicasy". - She Stoops to Conquer is a comedy by Anglo-Irish author Oliver Goldsmith that was first performed in London in 1773. The play is a favourite for study by English literature and theatre classes in the English-speaking world. It is one of the few plays from the 18th century to have an enduring appeal, and is still regularly performed today. It has been adapted into a film several times, including in 1914 and 1923. Initially the play was titled "Mistakes of a Night", and indeed, the events within the play take place in one long night. In 1778 John O'Keeffe wrote a loose sequel, "Tony Lumpkin in Town". - A university ("a whole", "a corporation") is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which grants academic degrees in various subjects. Universities typically provide undergraduate education and postgraduate education. - The University of Dublin, corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin, is a university located in Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1592 when Queen Elizabeth I issued a charter for Trinity College, as "the mother of a university", thereby making it Ireland's oldest operating university. It was modelled after the collegiate universities of Oxford and of Cambridge, but unlike these only one college was established; as such, the designations "Trinity College" and "University of Dublin" are usually synonymous for practical purposes. - Theaker Wilder ( 1717 -- 1778 ) DD , was the first Regius Professor of Greek , Senior Register and Senior Fellow at Trinity College , Dublin . He is remembered for being Oliver Goldsmith 's ' learned savage ' of a tutor . - Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 4 April 1774) was an Irish novelist, playwright and poet, who is best known for his novel "The Vicar of Wakefield" (1766), his pastoral poem "The Deserted Village" (1770), and his plays "The Good-Natur'd Man" (1768) and "She Stoops to Conquer" (1771, first performed in 1773). He is thought to have written the classic children's tale "The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes" (1765). Given the information, choose the subject and object entities that have the relation of 'occupation'. Answer:
theaker wilder , author
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc. Saint-Denis is the administrative capital ( " pre ́ fecture " ) of the French controlled island of Re ́ union , in the Indian Ocean .
Saint-Denis ( -RSB- , or unofficially Saint-Denis de la Re ́ union for disambiguation ) is the " pre ́ fecture " ( administrative capital ) of the French overseas region and department of Re ́ union , in the Indian Ocean .
In this task you are given a story and a question regarding that story. You must judge whether the question is answerable based on the info given to you. Label the instances as "Answerable" or "Not Answerable" based on your judgment. the story and the question are separated by a new line character. [EX Q]: I went to the deli to get something to eat. I waited in line for what seemed like forever. When it was my turn in line I didn't know what to get. I looked at the menu but it was very large. People behind me began to shout for me to decide. Why did I wait in line? [EX A]: Not Answerable [EX Q]: When I was eight I wanted a pet rat. My grandma told me yes even though my mom said no. She took to the pet store to get my new friend Oreo. When I got home I instantly had to take him back. I had a pet rat for less than one hour. Why did I want a pet rat? [EX A]: Not Answerable [EX Q]: Eli was chilly. He had a fire going but it hadn't warmed up yet. Eli hunted for his favorite robe. He found it in the back of the closet. Eli put on the robe and was no longer chilly. Why did Eli put on the robe? [EX A]:
Answerable
Question: Which is an example of light being reflected? Answer:
looking into a mirror
In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Though you may be incredibly excited that you and your ex are trying to make things work again, you have to remember to let things move at a natural pace. If you try to pick up the relationship exactly where you left off, then you may be rushing things too much. Instead, act like you’re just dating each other for the first time, and take the time to get to know and care about each other. Don’t do anything too intense at first. You don’t need your boyfriend to hang out with all of your friends, spend time with your family, or go away on a weekend trip with you. Focus on building a strong foundation for your relationship first. Make sure you both maintain your independence. Continue to hang out with your girlfriends and to pursue your interests; don’t try to hang out with your boyfriend 24/7. Don’t be too quick to share your intense feelings for your boyfriend. You don’t want to overwhelm him or make him feel like things are moving too fast. No relationship can survive without healthy communication. Whether poor communication was the main reason you and your boyfriend broke up the first time, or just a side effect of a larger problem, you should make a point of having strong communication this time around so that you and your boyfriend always feel like you’re on the same page. Here are some guidelines for how to make sure your communication is strong: If something is bothering you, make sure you address it instead of being passive aggressive Learn to read your boyfriend’s facial expressions and body language to find out whether something is wrong Practice listening to your boyfriend instead of interrupting him or waiting for your turn to speak Make sure you both know how to compromise instead of each of you just trying to get your way all the time Choose your words carefully so you don’t end up hurting your boyfriend when you just wanted to bring up something that has been bothering you Before you can really move forward to enjoy your relationship redux with your boyfriend again, you have to make sure to put the past behind you and that you have both learned from it. You can’t just ignore whatever it was that tore you apart the first time and you have to really make a point of working through your problems in order to come out stronger on the other side; this is the only way to really get your ex back and to make sure you’re on your way to having a healthy and mature relationship this time around. Have a frank and open discussion about what made your relationship end the first time. Be open to answering any questions from your boyfriend and make sure to be honest. If you’re still not completely sure about what went wrong, you should feel comfortable asking your boyfriend to talk about it. You don’t want to go into the relationship without knowing exactly where you stand. If you broke up because of your boyfriend’s personal issues, make sure he has a plan for addressing them. Though both people have to change a bit to make an unsuccessful relationship work the second time around, you have to make sure that you stay true to who you are and that you don’t turn into a different person just to get your ex to like you again. At the end of the day, you want him to like you for you, not for some perfect version of yourself that you think will appeal more to your boyfriend. Make sure to still be yourself while working on addressing the issues that kept your relationship from succeeding the first time around. If you feel like you’re not acting like yourself or even looking like yourself just to please your boyfriend, then you have a real problem on your hands. If you’re not sure about whether or not you’re being true to yourself, then you should ask one of your friends who has seen the two of you together. Your friend may be able to tell even better than you do whether or not you’re really acting like yourself in your relationship. If you want your relationship to really work this time, then you can’t spend all of your time and energy living in the past. Sure, you might have both made mistakes and hurt each other, but if you keep reliving those things or bringing them up in arguments, then you won’t be able to move past them. On the other hand, if you’re focused too much on the future or worry about how long your relationship will last, then you won’t be able to enjoy the present moment together, either. Focus on getting a fresh start. Put as much of the past behind you as you can and work on building a strong relationship in the now. Of course, if something really serious happened in your past together, then you don’t have to be in denial and pretend that it didn’t happen at all. You can address it when it’s necessary, but you can’t fixate on it. If you bring up the future too many times with your boyfriend, then he may get anxious or feel suffocated and may get the impression that you’re not happy with your relationship as it currently stands. If you want your relationship to be strong this time around, then you have to remember whatever it was that made you drift apart the first time without obsessing over it. You can’t address the same situations in the same ways, or you’ll just fall back into fighting, not really getting each other, or feeling like you just can’t make things work no matter what you do. If your issue was not spending enough time together, for example, then make sure you don’t book up your social calendar and leave out your boyfriend this time around; if your issue was snapping at each other in public, make sure you both work on making each other feel better, not worse about yourselves when you’re out together. Though you don’t want to bring up the past all the time, you should both be on the same page about how to move forward and to avoid whatever it was that caused you to drift apart the first time around. You should be comfortable with checking each other and saying, “Hey, remember how much trouble we had with this the first time around? Let’s find a way to move past it…” Of course, nobody’s perfect, and it’s natural that you both may fall into old habits. If that does happen, though, then you should make sure you apologize and show that you really mean it. Though many failed relationships are worth saving, if you won your ex over again and find that things are not changing for the better, then you have to ask yourself whether or not it’s worth it to try to revive your old relationship. If you feel like you’ve put in all of the effort you have and either your boyfriend isn’t putting in the work or you’re just not compatible, then it may be better if you part ways instead of trying to beat a dead horse. Be honest with yourself. Do you feel like you’ve given it your all and it still isn’t working? If that’s the case, then you should be proud of yourself for making an effort and get ready to move on. Even if your relationship ends, don’t look at it as a waste of time or emotional effort. Every relationship helps you learn how to communicate with others and how to deal with problems, and no matter what happens, you’ll have more strength and knowledge going into your next relationship.
Start slow. Have an open flow of communication this time. Deal with your unresolved issues. Make sure to still be yourself. Live in the present. Don’t make the same mistakes. Know when it’s just not working.
A 3-way lamp, also known as a tri-light, is a lamp that uses a 3-way light bulb to produce three levels of light in a low-medium-high configuration. A 3-way lamp requires a 3-way bulb and socket, and a 3-way switch. Unlike an incandescent lamp controlled by a dimmer, each of the filaments operates at full voltage, so the color of the light does not change between the three steps of light available. Certain compact fluorescent lamp bulbs are designed to replace 3-way incandescent bulbs, and have an extra contact and circuitry to bring about similar light level. In recent years, LED three way bulbs have become available as well. Is it true that can you put a regular light bulb in a 3 way?
no
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task. In this task you will be given an answer to a question. You need to generate a question. The answer given should be a correct answer for the generated question. Human activities since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution (taken as the year 1750) have produced a 40% increase in the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide, from 280 ppm in 1750 to 406 ppm in early 2017. This increase has occurred despite the uptake of a large portion of the emissions by various natural 'sinks' involved in the carbon cycle. Anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO) emissions (i.e., emissions produced by human activities) come from combustion of fossil fuels, principally coal, oil, and natural gas, along with deforestation, soil erosion and animal agriculture. Output:
what is the difference between natural greenhouse gases and anthropogenic greenhouse gases
If this is the response, what came before? Response It has an elevation of 165m.
Convo: + What is Abbot Springs, Alabama? + Abbot Springs, Alabama Abbot Springs is a settlement in Shelby County, Alabama, USA. + What is the population of Abbot Springs? + It is included in the city of Westover, therefore its population is included in the population of Westover. + Where is Abbot Springs located? + It lies less than 3 miles away from the town of Harpersville. + What path does the Abbot Springs community take? + It runs along a branch of Old Highway 280. + How high is Abbot Springs off the ground? +
In this task, given a sentence in the English language, your task is to convert it into the Bahasa (Indonesian) language. One example: At its peak in the 1970s, the programme achieved nine million viewers. Solution is here: Pada puncaknya di tahun 1970-an, program mencapai 9 juta pemirsa. Explanation: The above sentence is correctly translated from English to Bahasa Indonesia. Now, solve this: Reports say Woodruff was taping a report inside an Iraqi mechanized military vehicle near Taji, Iraq when the vehicle ran over and detonated an improvised explosive device. Solution:
Laporan mengatakan Woodruff sedang merekam laporan dalam sebuah kendaraan militer mekanik Irak dekat Taji, Irak ketika ada kendaraan berlari mendekat dan meledakkan alat peledak improvisasi.
Creating a self portrait is not your typical selfie! When I taught in the traditional classroom, creating self portraits was something I had students do whether they were four or nine. In fact, I’d have them draw one on the first day of school and one toward the end of the year and to see the change over time was always so interesting. At least once during the year, likely toward the beginning, I would center a lesson around self portraits. In younger classes, there would be more than one. Creating a self portrait teaches students to be aware of themselves. Where is her head in relation to her body? Where are her feet in relation to her legs? It also teaches children spatial awareness. Where should he begin…with his feet or with his head? Where on the paper should his head be placed? How far down should his arms go? How can his whole body fit on a single piece of paper? A Lesson on Creating Self Portraits Whether you are in a classroom, or teaching a child at home, here is a simple lesson on creating self portraits geared toward young children, anywhere from age 2 through age 6. Keep in mind that their final product will show various levels of writing development, depending on what stage of writing they are in. (Basically, a two-year-old’s drawing should look very different than that of a five-year-old.) The teacher will need to model how to draw a self portrait. Gather the children around an easel or board and clip a paper to it. Narrate the process as you walk through the steps. “I am going to draw a picture of myself. I am going to start with my head.” Use your hands to show your actual head on yourself so students are aware of what you talking about. The visuals also help English Language Learners (if you’re teaching in an English speaking classroom.) and build vocabulary for all students. Question: How long would the author wait before they had the children do a second self portrait? Options: A. five years later B. almost a full school year C. when they graduate high school D. not enough information === The correct answer is B WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump disclosed in a financial report filed with the government’s ethics watchdog Tuesday that he had reimbursed his personal lawyer more than $100,000 for unspecified expenses. In his annual financial disclosure form, which was released by the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) on Wednesday, Trump acknowledged that he had “fully reimbursed” his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, in the range of $100,000 to $250,000 in 2016. Trump’s lawyers have previously said the president reimbursed Cohen for $130,000 Cohen paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the final weeks of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign to keep her quiet about a sexual tryst she said she had with Trump 10 years earlier. Trump has denied the affair but recently confirmed reimbursing Cohen through a monthly retainer to stop “false and extortionist accusations” made by Daniels about an affair. Cohen has also acknowledged making the payment. The disclosure said that while the payment to Cohen was not a “reportable” liability, Trump chose to list it “in the interest of transparency.” It did not say why Trump had left it out of his 2017 financial disclosure documents, though one of the president’s lawyers, Rudy Giuliani, has said that Trump didn’t know about the payment when he reported his finances last year. The Office of Government Ethics, in a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, said it had determined that the payment to Cohen constituted a loan that should have been reported. However, it said the information Trump provided in his latest financial form met “the disclosure requirements for a reportable liability” under the Ethics in Government Act. Under the Ethics in Government Act, top government officials are required to report all debts in excess of $10,000 during the previous reporting period. “Knowingly or willfully” falsifying or failing to file reports carries civil and criminal penalties. Trump listed several hundred million dollars in liabilities in his financial report. Critics seized on... Question: Who said that the information Trump provided in his financial forms met the requirements? Options: A. Office of Government Ethics B. Michael Cohen C. not enough information D. Donald Trump === The correct answer is A Another phone call at just after three. He answered on the third ring. "Is this Mr. Ray--uh. . ." The sound of shuffling papers. "Yes." The voice brightened perceptibly, strapped on a mask of friendliness. "My name is John Donovan. I'm an attorney representing the family of Donald Ackerman. I'm sorry to be calling so late." "It's not late for me." A laugh, intended to sound nervous or flustered. To Ray, it only sounded false. "That's right, of course. Only late for me. Do you mind if I tape record this conversation?" Smooth segue, meant to catch him off guard, startle him into acceptance. "Yes, I do mind. Can I help you?" You fucking bastard. John Donovan paused on his end of the line. Ray imagined him reaching for a legal pad upon which to take notes (just as he was supposed to imagine), though, of course, the tape recorder was still running. "Um, I was wondering if I could get some information?" "Sir, federal law prohibits me from acknowledging either to confirm or deny the presence of the individual of whom you have spoken or his participation in our program." Ray grinned. "Very well done," the lawyer said. "I guess that sets the parameters." "I guess it does." "Were you working two nights ago." "Sir, I am bound by Center policy and state law from discussing with you the work schedule of our employees at this facility unless you are an officer of the law or bearing a subpoena, in which case, I am only authorized to refer you to my supervisor." Ray grinned again. He was enjoying this. "What if I told you I have possession of a subpoena?" "Have you spoken to our attorney?" Ray countered. "In fact, son, yes I have. This afternoon." Ray grunted. Standard level of communication. "That's good, because I haven't. Which means, of course, that I'm not prepared to talk to you at all until advised on my statement by legal counsel." Question: After the conversation with Ray, John probably: Options: A. not enough information B. did not learn anything new. C. spoke to Ray's lawyer. D. had gotten all the answers he needed. === The correct answer is
B
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Information: - The River Thames is a river that flows through southern England. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn. It also flows through Oxford (where it is called Isis), Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Windsor. The lower reaches of the river are called the Tideway, derived from its long tidal reach up to Teddington Lock. It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flows into the North Sea via the Thames Estuary. The Thames drains the whole of Greater London. - Surrey is a county in the south east of England and also one of the home counties bordering Greater London. Surrey shares borders with Kent to the east, East Sussex to the south-east, West Sussex to the south, Hampshire to the west and south-west and Berkshire to the north-west. The county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits extraterritorially at Kingston upon Thames, administered as part of Greater London since 1965. With a resident population of 1.1 million, Surrey is the most densely populated and third most populated county in the South East region, after Kent and Hampshire. - London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom, as well as the most populous city proper in the European Union. Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. It was founded by the Romans, who named it "Londinium". London's ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its medieval boundaries. Since at least the 19th century, "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which today largely makes up Greater London, governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. - Vincent James Turner (born 9 October 1985), better known by his stage name Frankmusik (and between 2011 and 2012, by the name Vincent Did It), is an English synthpop musician. The name "Frank" is derived from the Christian name of his grandfather, whose name he took in tribute. - Alphabeat is a Danish pop band from Silkeborg, fronted by singers Stine Bramsen and Anders SG and signed to Polydor Records. Their single "Fascination" was a major hit in Denmark during the summer of 2007 and a significant hit in the United Kingdom in 2008. Follow-up single "10.000 Nights of Thunder" (or just "10,000 Nights" in the UK) saw equal acclaim, and their eponymous debut album reached number two in Denmark and number ten in the UK. It has sold over 100,000 copies and their three top twenty singles have sold of 400,000 altogether in the region. - Punk rock (or simply "punk") is a rock music genre that developed in the early to mid 1970s in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in 1960s garage rock and other forms of what is now known as "proto-punk" music, punk rock bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. Punk bands typically use short or fast-paced songs, with hard-edged melodies and singing styles, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces a DIY ethic; many bands self-produce recordings and distribute them through informal channels. - Planet Funk is an Italian electronic dance musical ensemble. The group is composed of Marco Baroni, Domenico "GG" Canu, Sergio Della Monica, Alex Neri and Alex Uhlmann, in addition to guest vocalists Auli Kokko, Dan Black, Sally Doherty, Raiz, John Graham and Giuliano Sangiorgi. Alex Uhlmann joined as the band's latest lead singer in November 2010. - Londinium was a settlement established on the current site of the City of London around  43. Its bridge over the River Thames turned the city into a road nexus and major port, serving as a major commercial centre in Roman Britain until its abandonment during the 5th century. - Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north west, Surrey to the west, East Sussex to the south west, and Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north. The county town is Maidstone. - Independent music (often shortened to indie music or indie) is music produced independently from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to recording and publishing. The term "indie" is sometimes also used to describe a genre (such as indie rock and indie pop); as a genre term, "indie" may include music that is not independently produced, and most independent music artists do not fall into a single, defined musical style or genre, and usually create music that can be categorized into other genres. - Post-punk (originally "new musick") is a broad type of rock music that emerged from the punk movement of the 1970s, in which artists departed from punk rock's raw, accessible style to pursue a variety of avant-garde sensibilities. Attempting to break from rock tradition, post-punk artists experimented with sources such as electronic music, black dance music and the avant-garde, as well as novel recording technology and production techniques. The movement also saw the frequent intersection of music with art and politics, as artists incorporated ideas from sources such as modernist literature, critical theory, cinema, and performance art. Accompanying these musical developments were communities that produced independent record labels, visual art, multimedia performances and fanzines in conjunction with the music. - Giuliano Sangiorgi (born 24 January 1979 in Nardò, Lecce, Italy) is one of the leading and most eclectic young Italian artist, who has gained increasing fame both as singer, songwriter, composer and together with his rock band Negramaro. - The Mayor of London is an elected politician who, along with the London Assembly of 25 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Greater London. The current mayor is Sadiq Khan, who took up office on 9 May 2016. The position had been held by Ken Livingstone from the creation of the role on 4 May 2000 until he was defeated in 2008 by Boris Johnson, who served two terms before being succeeded by Khan. - Middlesex (abbreviation: Middx) was a county in southeast England that is now mostly part of Greater London, with small sections in neighbouring counties. It was established in the Anglo-Saxon system from the territory of the Middle Saxons, and existed as an official unit until 1965. The historic county included land stretching north of the River Thames from east to west of the City of London with the rivers Colne and Lea and a ridge of hills as the other boundaries. The largely low-lying county, dominated by clay in its north and alluvium on gravel in its south, was the second smallest by area in 1831. - Wonky pop was a loose grouping of musical acts that played what the BBC called "quirky, catchy and credible pop", rooted in the eccentric side of 1980s pop music, which was briefly popular in the late 2000s. Artists associated with the genre include Mika, Alphabeat and Frankmusik. - England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west. The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain (which lies in the North Atlantic) in its centre and south; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly, and the Isle of Wight. - The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million. The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states. EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services, and capital within the internal market, enact legislation in justice and home affairs, and maintain common policies on trade, agriculture, fisheries, and regional development. Within the Schengen Area, passport controls have been abolished. A monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002, and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency. - The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a sovereign country in western Europe. Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland, it includes the island of Great Britain (the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country), the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to its east, the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south-south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of , the UK is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th-largest in Europe. It is also the 21st-most populous country, with an estimated 65.1 million inhabitants. Together, this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the European Union. - The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. It is headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation, and is the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees, with over 20,950 staff in total, of whom 16,672 are in public sector broadcasting; including part-time, flexible as well as fixed contract staff, the total number is 35,402. - The London Assembly is an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thirds majority, to amend the Mayor's annual budget and to reject the Mayor's draft statutory strategies. The assembly was established in 2000 and meets at City Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames, close to Tower Bridge. The assembly is also able to investigate other issues of importance to Londoners (transport, environmental matters, etc.), publish its findings and recommendations, and make proposals to the Mayor. - Hertfordshire (often abbreviated Herts) is a county in southern England, bordered by Bedfordshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Essex to the east, Buckinghamshire to the west and Greater London to the south. For government statistical purposes, it is placed in the East of England region. - Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s' and 1950s' rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by blues, rhythm and blues and country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical sources. - Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s. In this instance, the word "alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream rock music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the musical style or simply the independent, D.I.Y. ethos of punk rock, which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music. At times, "alternative" has been used as a catch-all description for music from underground rock artists that receives mainstream recognition, or for any music, whether rock or not, that is seen to be descended from punk rock (including some examples of punk itself, as well as new wave, and post-punk). - Great Britain, also known as Britain , is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , Great Britain is the largest European island and the ninth-largest in the world. In 2011 the island had a population of about 61 million people, making it the world's third-most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan. The island of Ireland is situated to the west of it, and together these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands, comprise the British Isles archipelago. - The City of London is a city and county within London. It constituted most of London from its settlement by the Romans in the 1st century AD to the Middle Ages, but the agglomeration has since grown far beyond the City's borders. The City is now only a tiny part of the metropolis of London, though it remains a notable part of central London. Administratively, it forms one of the 33 local authority districts of Greater London; however, the City of London is not a London borough, a status reserved for the other 32 districts (including London's only other city, the City of Westminster). - A musical ensemble, also known as a music group or musical group, is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name. Some music ensembles consist solely of instruments, such as the jazz quartet or the orchestra. Some music ensembles consist solely of singers, such as choirs and doo wop groups. In both popular music and classical music, there are ensembles in which both instrumentalists and singers perform, such as the rock band or the Baroque chamber group for basso continuo (harpsichord and cello) and one or more singers. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families (such as piano, strings, and wind instruments) or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles (e.g., string quartet) or wind ensembles (e.g., wind quintet). Some ensembles blend the sounds of a variety of instrument families, such as the orchestra, which uses a string section, brass instruments, woodwinds and percussion instruments, or the concert band, which uses brass, woodwinds and percussion. - Dan Black ( born 16 November 1976 ) is a British wonky pop recording artist and record producer from London . He was also a member of alternative rock band The Servant , before their 2007 split . He has also been a guest vocalist for the Italian British group Planet Funk . After releasing his breakthrough song `` HYPNTZ '' , he signed to The : Hours , releasing his first two singles -- `` Alone '' and `` Yours '' -- in 2008 . The next year , he released his most commercially successful single to date , `` Symphonies '' . What is the relationship between 'dan black' and 'buckinghamshire'? Answer:
place of birth
Extract the answer to the question from the following context. Question: Besides being a singer, Madonna is also an? Context: In June 1986, Madonna released her third studio album, True Blue, which was inspired by and dedicated to Sean Penn. Rolling Stone magazine was generally impressed with the effort, writing that the album "sound[s] as if it comes from the heart". It resulted in three singles making it to number-one on the Billboard Hot 100: "Live to Tell", "Papa Don't Preach" and "Open Your Heart", and two more top-five singles: "True Blue" and "La Isla Bonita". The album topped the charts in over 28 countries worldwide, an unprecedented achievement at the time, and became her best-selling studio album of her career to this date with sales of 25 million. In the same year, Madonna starred in the critically panned film Shanghai Surprise, for which she was awarded the Golden Raspberry Award for "worst actress". She made her theatrical debut in a production of David Rabe's Goose and Tom-Tom; the film and play both co-starred Penn. The next year, Madonna was featured in the film Who's That Girl. She contributed four songs to its soundtrack, including the title track and "Causing a Commotion". A:
actress
In this task, you're given an article and an answer. Your task is to generate the fill-in-the-blank question for this answer based on the given article. The blanks are always at the end of the question, and can be filled with more than one word or phrase. Article: Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Careless methods of production and lack of consumer demand for environment friendly products have contributed to the pollution problem. One result is that millions of tons of glass, paper, plastic and metal container are produced, and these are difficult to get rid of. However, today, more and more consumers are choosing "green" and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment. Before they buy a product, they ask questions like these, "Will this shampoo damage the environment?" "Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used once?" A recent study showed that two out of five adults now consider the environment safety of a product before they buy it. This means that companies must now change the way they make and sell their products to make sure that they are "green", that is, friendly to the environment. Only a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundreds. Some supermarkets' products carry labels to show that the product is green. Some companies have made producing of clean and safe products their main selling points and emphasize it in their advertising. The concern for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do business. No longer will the public accept the old attitude of "Buy it, use it, throw it away, and forget it." The public pressure is on, and gradually business is cleaning up its act. Answer: public caring for the environment
It becomes clear from the passage that the driving force behind the green products is _ .
Given the question "What does the woman like doing?" and the answer "Riding a lot.", write a conversation that might have happened. Ans: W: Have you any plan for the weekend, Tom?M: Yeah, Laura. I'm going for a ride around the Qinghai Lake on Saturday, but it depends on the weather.W: According to the forecast, it'll be cloudy the day after tomorrow, good for a ride.M: Great! Do you go riding often?W: Absolutely. I go as much as I can, because we can really get in touch with nature. It would be nice to get out of the city. Do you want any company?M: Sure, but it will be a 30-mile ride. Have you been riding so long before?W: Yeah, I go a lot too. I even saw a bear and some monkeys on my last ride. My friend Mike and I rode more than 30 miles to a very wild part of the national forest.M: Wow! You must have been pretty far away from the city. Shall we invite him to go along?W: Of course. I'll ask him.M: Thanks. We will have a good time this weekend. Given the question "What may the red thing do besides recording?" and the answer "Wipe off the sound on the tape.", write a conversation that might have happened. Ans: M: Um, Mary, could you cell me how to use this cassette recorder, please?W: OK. Well, first of all, you have to plug it into the power supply.M: Yeah, I see.W: Once you've done that... you don't need to switch anything on.M: How do you open it?W: Well, you have to press the little button that says eject.M: This one here?W: That's right. That's it.M: Like that?W: Yeah. After you've clone that, then you load the cassette. Make sure that you've got the right side of the tape facing you and not away from you. Then you should close the cassette flap.M: Like that?W: Yeah, that's right. And then you must remember to press the play button to set it to work.M: That one on the right?W: Yes, that's it.M: Like that?W: Right! It won't go clown unless you push hard.M: I know. Those old models are all like that.W: That's just what you must do.M: Yes. But how about this red thing here?W: That's the record switch. Be careful not to press it when you're playing, because if you do you'll wipe off whatever is on the tape.M: Oh, I see. So that's the record and this is the rewind.W: Exactly. If you want to rewind, then you have to press it down.M: And then stop it here.W: That's it. You've got it. Given the question "What time was it?" and the answer "10:00.", write a conversation that might have happened. Ans: W: It's ten o'clock. I'm going to have to be leaving.M: Leaving? Already?W: Yes. I've got to get up early tomorrow.M: Ok. Stop over again sometime. Given the question "Where is the conversation taking place?" and the answer "On the telephone.", write a conversation that might have happened.
Ans: M: Is Mr Zhang in?W: No, he is out. Who is this speaking, please?M: James Smith.
Problem: Hello Sandy, We have just returned form our holiday. We went with our friends,Edward Smith and his wife Tina, to the Yorkshire Moors. It is a beautiful natural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills,miles of grassland with no people,just sheep and birds. Edward had just come out of hospital and he could not walk as far as before. However, this meant that we walked in the mornings, and then stopped at a restaurant for lunch each day before returning to the place we lived in. Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon, while the ladies went for another walk. Very pleasant! I took lots of photos from the place we lived in, across the valley below us, of the morning sunrise, and the mist in the valley. Also, in England, the old steam-powered trains are very popular. I took many photos of the train. Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter. It is very early. We usually have snow in January. It rained all day, then snowed in the evening .Today we have bright sunshine! Both Jenny and I are well. I don't know if I told you, in the last e-mail , that Jenny is now working in a hotel. Although she has to work hard, people there are nice, and she is enjoying the work. Please write to us to tell us your news. Yours, Victor 1. Who is this letter addressed to? 2. And who is it from? 3. Where did Victor vacation to? 4. Did he go alone? 5. Who was he with? 6. What is the Yorkshire Moors? 7. What can you do there? 8. Is it crowded? 9. What kinds of animals are there? 10. Did Edward do a lot of walking? 11. Why not? 12. What did they do in the morning? 13. And in the afternoon? 14. Where? 15. Aside from walking, what other hobby did Victor partake in? 16. What did he photograph? 17. Anything else? 18. What kind of train was it? 19. What kind of weather did they have yesterday? 20. What about today? Answer: 1. Sandy. 2. Victor. 3. The Yorkshire Moors. 4. No. 5. Edward Smith and his wife Tina. 6. A beautiful natural park. 7. There are lots of places to walk. 8. No. 9. Sheep and birds 10. He could not walk as far as before. 11. Edward had just come out of hospital. 12. They walked. 13. They slept. 14. In front of the fire. 15. Took photos 16. The sunrise. 17. The train. 18. Old steam-powered. 19. It snowed. 20. Sunshine! Problem: Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission is urging would-be voters to turn out for the scheduled voter registration session in January, in hopes for a "free fair and credible elections in 2011," a Commission spokesman said Thursday. "This reassurance is necessary against the backdrop of the theft of some Direct Data Capture machines at the Lagos airport, " said Kayode Robert Idowu, a Commission spokesman in a press statement. On Tuesday, 20 voting machines were stolen at the Lagos airport, out of a total of 6,000 brought into the country by Zinox Technologies Ltd., Idowu said. Sixteen machines have been recovered so far and security agents are investigating the case, he said. The equipment, meant for registering voters for the upcoming election in Nigeria, is comprised of laptops and webcams. It was stolen from a clearing point at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, said Idowu. The equipment was the first consignment ordered to help register voters for the 2011 elections. The presidential election is expected to take place in April 9. President Goodluck Jonathan, who became president after the death of Umaru Yar'Adua earlier this year, is running for election to the office. He will be challenged in the primaries by another former vice president of Nigeria. Atiku Abubakar is the consensus candidate put forward by a bloc of leaders from Nigeria's influential Northern Political Leaders Forum, which announced in September that it would name someone to take on Jonathan in the presidential primaries for the People's Democratic Party. 1. Who is urging voters? 2. Are they would-be voters? 3. Why they are addressed? 4. When? 5. What was stolen? 6. Where? 7. How many? 8. Out of how many? 9. How many been recovered? 10. Which company imported those machines? 11. Is anyone investigating? 12. Who? 13. Who is the current president? 14. Is he on the ballot? 15. Who will be his contender? 16. What is his name? 17. Who are supporting him? 18. When they announced that? 19. Who was the previous president? 20. What happened to him? Answer: 1. Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission 2. yes 3. They want a free and credible election 4. 2011 5. voting machines 6. Lagos airport 7. , 20 voting machines 8. 6,000 9. Sixteen machines 10. Zinox Technologies Ltd 11. yes 12. security agents 13. Goodluck Jonathan 14. yes 15. another former vice president of Nigeria. 16. Atiku Abubakar 17. Northern Political Leaders Forum 18. September 19. Umaru Yar'Adua 20. He died Problem: CHAPTER XV AN AUTOMOBILING ADVENTURE "What did you run over?" asked Sam. "Look for yourself," returned his big brother. "This is an outrage! I wish I could catch the party responsible for it," he added bitterly. Dick had stopped the touring car in the midst of a quantity of broken glass bottles. The glass covered the road from side to side, and had evidently been put there on purpose. "Say, do you think that chauffeur had anything to do with this?" demanded Tom. "Hardly," answered Dick. "If his story about the fire was not true he'd know he'd be found out." "Maybe it was done by some country fellow who is running an auto repair shop," suggested Sam. "I've heard of such things being done--when business was dull." "Well, we'll have to fix the tire, that is all there is to it," said the oldest Rover. "Might as well get out while we are doing it," he added to the girls. "Lucky you stopped when you did," said Tom as he walked around the machine. "If you hadn't we might have had all four tires busted." "What a contemptible trick to play," said Dora as she alighted, "Can you mend the tire?" asked Nellie as she, too, got out, followed by her sister. "Oh, yes, we can mend it--or rather put on another," said Dick. "But we'll examine all the tires first," he added, taking off a lamp for that purpose. It was found that each tire had some glass in it, and the bits were picked out with care. While this was going on Dick suddenly swung the lamp around so that its rays struck through the trees and bushes lining the roadway. 1. Is Sam an only child? 2. Does he have a sister? 3. Does he have a brother? 4. What's his name? 5. Why did the car stop? 6. Why were they in the road? 7. Do they know who did it? 8. Who do they suspect? 9. Are all of the tires destroyed? 10. Any of them? 11. Was there glass in more than one tire? 12. How many? 13. What did they do about that? 14. How does Dick feel when he runs over the glass? 15. What does he yearn to do? 16. What did the chauffeur tell a story about? 17. When might an repair store owner do it? 18. Are there girls in the car? 19. What are their names? 20. What does Nellie want to know? Answer:
1. No 2. unknown 3. Yes 4. Dick 5. They ran over broken glass bottles. 6. They were put there on purpose 7. No 8. An auto repair shop owner 9. No 10. Yes 11. Yes 12. All of them 13. they picked out the glass 14. Angry 15. catch the party responsible 16. the fire 17. when business was dull 18. Yes 19. Dora and Nellie 20. If the tire can be mended
In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage. Let me give you an example: passage: Franchising is a way for small business owners to benefit from the economies of scale of the big corporation (franchiser). McDonald's and Subway are examples of a franchise. The small business owner can leverage a strong brand name and purchasing power of the larger company while keeping their own investment affordable. However, some franchisees conclude that they suffer the "worst of both worlds" feeling they are too restricted by corporate mandates and lack true independence. It is an assumption that small business are just franchisees, but the truth is many franchisers are also small businesses, Although considered to be a successful way of doing business, literature has proved that there is a high failure rate in franchising as well, especially in UK, where research indicates that out of 1658 franchising companies operating in 1984, only 601 remained in 1998, a mere 36%. question: can a franchise be considered a small business? The answer to this example can be: Yes Here is why: Based on the passage, a franchise can be considered a small business. OK. solve this: passage: Jacob's prosthetic makeup, designed and created by Arjen Tuiten, took an hour and half to apply. It consisted of a skull cap with prosthetic ears attached, a facial prosthetic that covered Jacob's face, and a wig to tie it all together. question: does the actor in wonder have the disease? Answer:
No
Read the text and determine if the sentence is true (see options at the end): Interstate 29 (I-29) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern United States. I-29 runs from Kansas City, Missouri, at a junction with Interstate 35 and Interstate 70, to the Canada–US border near Pembina, North Dakota, where it connects with Manitoba Highway 75. Sentence: Interstate 29 was built by humans and machines (I). Yes. (II). It's impossible to say. (III). No.
(II).
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a second sentence. Your task is to generate the first sentence on the same topic but incoherent and inconsistent with the second sentence. He therefore re-established slavery in Haiti and Guadeloupe , where it had been abolished after rebellions .
Napoleon wanted to preserve France 's financial benefits from the colony 's sugar and coffee crops ; he then planned to establish a major base at New Orleans .
The task is about reading the given story and question, then finding an answer to the given question. Based on the passage provided and the given question, you should identify the shortest continuous text span from the passage that serves as an answer to the given question. Avoid answers that are incorrect or provides incomplete justification for the question. story: CHAPTER XXV PERILS OF THE FLOOD "Dave! Dave!" yelled Ben, as he saw our hero disappear into the swiftly-flowing river. "Look out, or you'll both be drowned!" "What's the trouble?" yelled Jerry Blutt, as he turned back for the first time since leaving the island. "Buster slipped in, and Dave went after him," answered Ben. "Oh, what shall we do?" he went on, despairingly. "Here--we'll throw out the rope!" answered the camp-worker, and took from his shoulder a rope he carried. In the meantime Dave had come up and was striking out with might and main for his chum. Our hero realized that Buster must be hurt, otherwise he would swim to save himself. "Must have struck on his head, when he went over," he thought, and he was right, poor Buster had done just that and now lay half-unconscious as the current swept him further and further from his friends. It was too dark to see much, and Dave had all he could do to keep in sight of the unfortunate one. But presently the stout youth's body struck against a rock and was held there, and our hero came up and seized the lad by the arm. "Buster! Buster!" he called out. "What's wrong? Can't you swim?" "Hel--help me!" gasped the fat youth. "I--I got a knock on the head. I'm so--so dizzy I do--don't know what I--I'm do--doing!" The current now tore Buster away from the rock, and he and Dave floated along on the bosom of the river for a distance of fifty yards. It was impossible to do much swimming in that madly-rushing element and Dave wisely steered for shore. He continued to support his friend, who seemed unable to do anything for himself. , question: was he conscious?
half-unconscious
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task. In this task, given a sentence in the English language, your task is to convert it into the Khmer language. All money in the category is allocated in line with the Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995. Output:
ថវិកាទាំងអស់ក្នុងក្រុមត្រូវបែងចែកស្របតាមច្បាប់ស្តីពី (ជំនួយផ្នែកហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ) រដ្ឋាភិបាលមូលដ្ឋានឆ្នាំ1995។
Generate a correct and concise answer for the question based on the words in the context. [Q]: Context : Irina Malkova (born 23 March 1989) is a Russian female volleyball player. Question : What kind of occupation does Irina Malkova have? [A]: volleyball player [Q]: Context : George W. George died of Parkinson's disease in Manhattan on November 7, 2007. Question : What medical condition did George W. George have at the end of his life? [A]: Parkinson's disease [Q]: Context : Jeepers Creepers 2 is a 2003 American horror film written and directed by Victor Salva, produced by American Zoetrope, Capitol Films, Myriad Pictures and distributed by United Artists, a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer division. Question : Which production company is involved with Jeepers Creepers 2? [A]:
American Zoetrope
Q: In this task, you're given a question, a context passage, and four options which are terms from the passage. After reading a passage, you will get a brief understanding of the terms. Your job is to determine by searching and reading further information of which term you can answer the question. Indicate your choice as 'a', 'b', 'c', or 'd'. If you think more than one option is plausible, choose the more probable option to help you answer the question. Question: Where can one visit the museum that inducted McJunkin into its Hall of Great Westerners? Passage:Born to slaves in Midway, Texas, McJunkin was approximately 9 years old when the Civil War ended. He worked as a cowboy for freighters. He reportedly learned how to read from fellow cow punchers. McJunkin taught himself to read, write, speak Spanish, play the fiddle and guitar, eventually becoming an amateur archaeologist and historian. In 1868, McJunkin arrived in New Mexico and became a foreman on the Thomas Owens Pitchfork Ranch. McJunkin became a buffalo hunter and worked for several ranches in Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. He was also reported to be an expert bronc rider and one of the best ropers in the United States. He became foreman of the Crowfoot ranch near Folsom, New Mexico. In 2019, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Links: a. United States b. Colorado c. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum d. Cowboy A:
c
Detailed Instructions: Given a question and a context passage, generate the answer having the word or phrase from the context passage. Here, the answer should be a shortest continous span from the passage. Problem:Context: Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized as a neurodegenerative movement disorder presenting with rigidity, resting tremor, disturbances in balance and slowness in movement. An important pathologic feature of PD is the presence of Lewy bodies. The primary structural component of Lewy bodies are fibrils composed primarily of alpha-synuclein, a highly conserved 140 amino acid protein that is predominantly expressed in neurons and which may play a role in synaptic plasticity and neurotransmission. Numerous studies suggest the aggregation and modification of alpha-synuclein as a key step leading to Lewy body formation and neuronal cell loss associated with PD. Because of the central role of alpha-synuclein in PD, it represents a novel drug target for the possible treatment of this disease. In this review, an overview of the role of alpha-synuclein in PD will be discussed with an emphasis on recent studies utilizing an immunization approach against alpha-synuclein as a possible treatment option for this debilitating disease. Question: Which is the primary protein component of Lewy bodies? Solution:
αsyn
Translate the given Spanish text to English Finally, the invention relates to methods of identifying the plants and seeds of the invention. Finalmente, la invención se refiere a métodos para identificar las plantas y semillas de la invención. A two-piece can having a first can component and a second component that cooperate to define an interior region. Una lata de dos piezas que tiene un primer componente de lata y un segundo componente que coopera para definir una región interior. The present invention has been developed in the electro-mechanical engineering field.
La presente invención se desarrolla en el campo de la ingeniería electro-mecánica.
Information: - Aggelos Komvolidis ( Greek : ; born 14 March 1988 ) is a Germany - born , Greek footballer who last played for Pontioi Katerini F.C. - Munich (also in British English ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and the 12th biggest city of the European Union, with a population of above 1.5 million. The Munich Metropolitan Region is home to 5.8 million people. - Hamburg (local pronunciation ; Low German/Low Saxon: "Hamborg" ), officially "Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg" (Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg), is the second largest city in Germany and the eighth largest city in the European Union. It is the second smallest German state by area. Its population is over 1.7 million people, and the wider Hamburg Metropolitan Region covers more than 5.1 million inhabitants. The city is situated on the river Elbe. - Düsseldorf (Low Franconian, Ripuarian: "Düsseldörp" ) is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the seventh most populous city in Germany. Düsseldorf is an international business and financial centre, renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. The city is headquarters to one Fortune Global 500 and two DAX companies. Messe Düsseldorf organises nearly one fifth of premier trade shows. - Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe. It includes 16 constituent states, covers an area of , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With about 82 million inhabitants, Germany is the most populous member state of the European Union. After the United States, it is the second most popular immigration destination in the world. Germany's capital and largest metropolis is Berlin. Other major cities include Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Düsseldorf. - Berlin is the capital and the largest city of Germany as well as one of its constituent 16 states. With a population of approximately 3.5 million people, Berlin is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union. Located in northeastern Germany on the banks of rivers Spree and Havel, it is the centre of the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, which has about 6 million residents from more than 180 nations. Due to its location in the European Plain, Berlin is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. Around one-third of the city's area is composed of forests, parks, gardens, rivers and lakes. - Stuttgart ( Swabian: "Schduagert"), often nicknamed the ""Schwabenmetropole"" in reference to its location in the center of Swabia and the local dialect spoken by some natives, is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley locally known as the "Stuttgarter Kessel" an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Stuttgart's name comes from the Old High German word ""Stuogarten"," or "stud farm" a reference to the city's founding in 950 AD as a stud farm. Stuttgarts urban area has a population of 623,738, and a further making it the sixth largest city in Germany, 2.7 million people live in the citys administrative region, and another 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. - The euro (sign: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of the eurozone, which consists of 19 of the member states of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain. The currency is also officially used by the institutions of the European Union and four other European countries, as well as unilaterally by two others, and is consequently used daily by some 337 million Europeans . Outside of Europe, a number of overseas territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency. - Cologne is the largest city in the German federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-largest city in Germany (after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich). It is located within the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, one of the major European metropolitan regions and the largest in Germany, with more than ten million inhabitants. - Frankfurt am Main is a metropolis and the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2015 population of 731,095 within its administrative boundaries, and 2.3 million in its urban area. The city is at the centre of the larger Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region, which has a population of 5.8 million and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after Rhine-Ruhr. Since the enlargement of the European Union in 2013, the geographic centre of the EU is about to the east of Frankfurt's CBD, the Bankenviertel. Frankfurt is culturally and ethnically diverse, with around half of the population, and a majority of young people, having a migration background. A quarter of the population are foreign nationals, including many expatriates. After reading the paragraphs above, we are interested in knowing the entity with which 'aggelos komvolidis' exhibits the relationship of 'country of citizenship'. Find the answer from the choices below. Choices: - austria - british - cyprus - estonia - finland - france - frankfurt - germany - greece - hamburg - latvia - malta - portugal - slovenia - württemberg Answer:
greece
I want to test the ability of students to read a passage and answer questions about it. Could you please come up with a good question for the passage "On 27 August 2007, Royal Dutch Shell and Reitan Group, the owner of the 7-Eleven brand in Scandinavia, announced an agreement to re-brand some 269 service stations across Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark, subject to obtaining regulatory approvals under the different competition laws in each country. On April 2010 Shell announced that the corporation is in process of trying to find a potential buyer for all of its operations in Finland and is doing similar market research concerning Swedish operations. On October 2010 Shell's gas stations and the heavy vehicle fuel supply networks in Finland and Sweden, along with a refinery located in Gothenburg, Sweden were sold to St1, a Finnish energy company, more precisely to its major shareholding parent company Keele Oy. Shell branded gas stations will be rebranded within maximum of five years from the acquisition and the number of gas stations is likely to be reduced. Until then the stations will operate under Shell brand licence."? Ans: What entity will have a name change will take place if all goes according to plan? I want to test the ability of students to read a passage and answer questions about it. Could you please come up with a good question for the passage "Boston has been called the "Athens of America" for its literary culture, earning a reputation as "the intellectual capital of the United States." In the nineteenth century, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Margaret Fuller, James Russell Lowell, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote in Boston. Some consider the Old Corner Bookstore, where these writers met and where The Atlantic Monthly was first published, to be "cradle of American literature. In 1852, the Boston Public Library was founded as the first free library in the United States. Boston's literary culture continues today thanks to the city's many universities and the Boston Book Festival."? Ans: what is the second city mentioned? I want to test the ability of students to read a passage and answer questions about it. Could you please come up with a good question for the passage "European comics studies began with Töpffer's theories of his own work in the 1840s, which emphasized panel transitions and the visual–verbal combination. No further progress was made until the 1970s. Pierre Fresnault-Deruelle then took a semiotics approach to the study of comics, analyzing text–image relations, page-level image relations, and image discontinuities, or what Scott McCloud later dubbed "closure". In 1987, Henri Vanlier introduced the term multicadre, or "multiframe", to refer to the comics a page as a semantic unit. By the 1990s, theorists such as Benoît Peeters and Thierry Groensteen turned attention to artists' poïetic creative choices. Thierry Smolderen and Harry Morgan have held relativistic views of the definition of comics, a medium that has taken various, equally valid forms over its history. Morgan sees comics as a subset of "les littératures dessinées" (or "drawn literatures"). French theory has come to give special attention to the page, in distinction from American theories such as McCloud's which focus on panel-to-panel transitions. Since the mid-2000s, Neil Cohn has begun analyzing how comics are understood using tools from cognitive science, extending beyond theory by using actual psychological and neuroscience experiments. This work has argued that sequential images and page layouts both use separate rule-bound "grammars" to be understood that extend beyond panel-to-panel transitions and categorical distinctions of types of layouts, and that the brain's comprehension of comics is similar to comprehending other domains, such as language and music."? Ans: What early comic creator analyzed the comics he made? I want to test the ability of students to read a passage and answer questions about it. Could you please come up with a good question for the passage "Louis-Philippe was overthrown by a popular uprising in the streets of Paris in 1848. His successor, Napoleon III, and the newly appointed prefect of the Seine, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, launched a gigantic public works project to build wide new boulevards, a new opera house, a central market, new aqueducts, sewers, and parks, including the Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes. In 1860, Napoleon III also annexed the surrounding towns and created eight new arrondissements, expanding Paris to its current limits."?
Ans: What economic improvement did the successors make?
In this task, you are given a context and four options. Each option is a suggested ending for the context. You should read the context and pick the best ending for the context. Please answer with "A", "B", "C", and "D". [Q]: [header] How to determine who has right of way [title] Come to a complete halt at a stop sign or red light. [step] At a stop sign, come to complete halt for about 2 seconds or until vehicles that arrived before you clear the intersection. If you're stopped at a red light, proceed when the light has turned green. <sep> (A) This will give you enough time to catch the light and clear the intersection. [substeps] Vehicles behind or behind you may not brake. (B) This blocks oncoming cars from passing you. [substeps] If in doubt, you can also tell if you're going too fast by looking ahead at the tires of that car. (C) If you are stopped before a red light signals for another vehicle, you're on your own. [substeps] This means every car crossed before you has passed, and every vehicle in the intersection has stopped before you. (D) If the intersection has a white stripe in your lane, stop before this line. [substeps] If you have a stop sign, but the street you're crossing does not have a stop sign, wait until all traffic has cleared before crossing the intersection. [A]: D [Q]: The boy watches his mom vacuum as he jumps on the bed. The boy then lays down on the bed as he sees his mother finish the job. then the boy <sep> (A) shows his stomach as she vacuums the bed. (B) plays the accordion and pans the camera to his dad playing the accorion. (C) plays with some toys and walk down a street as he looks at a lot of houses. (D) gets off the bed and jumps down to the ground to look under the bedside table. [A]: D [Q]: [header] How to avoid being talkative [title] Evaluate the causes for your talkativeness. [step] You may love to talk about yourself, and not even realize that it's bothering people. You may have a nervous need to fill silence because it feels awkward for you. <sep> (A) You may also find yourself picking at things you aren't good at, but that you can't talk about. You may seem a bit self-conscious, but you don't have a habit of that, such as wanting to speak too much. (B) Or, on the rare occasions, you may be distracted by cute girls who tease you constantly. Recognizing the causes may motivate you to speak up more frequently. (C) You may feel the need to talk because you're jittery and feel like you've got to let out what you want to say. [substeps] Be aware of what may be the causes for your talkativeness. (D) An inability to participate in your conversations may also cause the frequency of your conversations to worsen. [substeps] You may, for example, have a tendency to refuse to start conversations because people constantly ask " what do you do? " or you may find that people never ask you if you're having a good day (" oh, good. [A]:
C
Instruction: Produce a brief English sentence that would be considered grammatically as category: acceptable All categories: OPTIONS: - unacceptable - acceptable A brief sentence: Leigh threw Lane the ball. Instruction: Produce a brief English sentence that would be considered grammatically as category: acceptable All categories: OPTIONS: - unacceptable - acceptable A brief sentence: He kept writing poems. Instruction: Produce a brief English sentence that would be considered grammatically as category: unacceptable All categories: OPTIONS: - unacceptable - acceptable A brief sentence: John not could leave the town. Instruction: Produce a brief English sentence that would be considered grammatically as category: unacceptable All categories: OPTIONS: - unacceptable - acceptable A brief sentence:
Enough Sally eats caviar.
Question: Do these mean the same? The actress Manuela do Monte portrays Carol in the Brazilian version of the 2013 series . Carol do Monte portrays Manuela in the Brazilian version of the series 2013 . OPTIONS: - no - yes **** Answer: [no] Question: Do these mean the same? Online , there were a number of Advanced Chess tournaments worldwide , Freestyle Chess Tournaments defined by Centaur ( Centaur = human player + computer ) . There have been , online , a number of Advanced Chess tournaments worldwide , defined Freestyle Chess Tournaments by Centaur ( Centaur = human player + computer ) . OPTIONS: - no - yes **** Answer: [yes] Question: Do these mean the same? After studying in Belfast , he sailed to Shanghai in 1933 in order to join his parents . After studying in Shanghai , he sailed to Belfast in 1933 in order to join his parents . OPTIONS: - no - yes **** Answer: [no] Question: Do these mean the same? In October 2017 , the school became Outwood Grange Academies Trust , and joined Outwood Academy Redcar . In October 2017 , the Outwood Grange Academies school became trust and joined the Outwood Academy Redcar . OPTIONS: - no - yes **** Answer:
[yes]
moving changes stored energy into motion and heat If you are feeling cold, its a good idea to go for a run or even a brisk walk because as you move, your energy is turned into what? Choose from: a). Dogs. b). warmth. c). icicles. d). money.
b).
Ques: Where would children go to see different animals? Choose the most suitable option to answer the above question. Options: - school - zoo - soccer game - disneyland - cricket stadium Ans: zoo Ques: I was creating art while angry, what did my painting convey inadvertently? Choose the most suitable option to answer the above question. Options: - work of art - feeling of accomplishment - making love - pleasure - strong emotion Ans: strong emotion Ques: If I am a spectator at a baseball stadium, what am I likely watching? Choose the most suitable option to answer the above question. Options: - sporting event - watch show - show - demonstration - watch game Ans: sporting event Ques: Where would you get a bag after someone fills it with clothes? Choose the most suitable option to answer the above question. Options: - shopping cart - cashier - shopping mall - supermarket - bookstore Ans:
shopping mall
Determine the topic of the passage. ""I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a song performed by American rock band Aerosmith for the 1998 film Armageddon ." Topic: Ans: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing Determine the topic of the passage. "After Harris' death, Michael Gambon portrayed Dumbledore for all of the remaining films." Topic: Ans: Albus Dumbledore Determine the topic of the passage. "The seven SI base units and the interdependency of their definitions: for example, to extract the definition of the metre from the speed of light , the definition of the second must be known while the ampere and candela are both dependent on the definition of energy which in turn is defined in terms of length , mass and time ." Topic: Ans: SI base unit Determine the topic of the passage. ""Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is a 1979 song originally written by Robert Hazard and made famous by singer Cyndi Lauper ." Topic:
Ans: Girls Just Want to Have Fun
TASK DEFINITION: Given a passage and a query based on the passage, generate an unambiguous, concise and simple answer to the query from information in the passage. Note that the answer may not be present in exact form. PROBLEM: Other Information. If you have already filed for passport renewal, you will be able to check the status of your passport online. Five to seven days after your passport application has been filed, you can be able to use the Internet to track your application. How long will it take to get my passport after I apply? Processing times vary depending on the volume of applications. The average time for a mailed-in application is 4 weeks. If the application is submitted in person at the passport office, you can obtain your passport in 24 hours. Do I need to send in my birth certificate when applying for a passport renewal? No, you do not. Your new passport will be sent to you by courier or Royal Mail. 1 They’ll either: 2 post it through your letterbox. 3 hand it to you if you’re home. 4 leave a card or post you a letter saying how you can get it (it won’t say the package is your passport) You must be aged 16 or over (or turning 16 in the next 3 weeks) if you want an adult passport. There’s a different process to get a passport for a child. If you’re in the UK you can: renew your passport if it’s expired or will expire soon (including if you currently have a child passport) replace your passport if it’s been lost, stolen or damaged It costs £72.50 to renew or replace your passport, or £82.25 if you use the Post Office’s Passport Check and Send service. You must be aged 16 or over (or turning 16 in the next 3 weeks) if you want an adult passport. There’s a different process to get a passport for a child. If you’re in the UK you can: 1 renew your passport if it’s expired or will expire soon (including if you currently have a child passport) 2 replace your passport if it’s been lost, stolen or damaged. 3 change the details on your passport. How long is a passport valid for? A Canadian Passport is valid for five years. Do I need a passport? Yes, if you are traveling by air or by car to the U.S. or internationally you must have a passport. If it is within Canada is it recommended. Can I apply for a passport at a consulate or embassy? How long it takes. It should take 3 weeks to get your passport. Use a different service if you need it urgently. It can take longer if more information is needed or your application hasn’t been filled in correctly. Don’t book travel until you have a valid passport - doing so is at your own risk. Start the application review process. 1 1 Tell us which type of application you need help with. 2 2 Make your payment and download the forms. 3 3 Fill in the forms and send them to us. 4 4 We’ll return the forms within 24 hours with our comments and advice. How long is a Canadian passport valid? An adult Canadian passport is valid for 5 or 10 years. A child passport is valid for 5 years. When I could renew my Passport? You may renew your passport if: Your passport expired in the last year Your passport is expiring in the next 7 months Your passport pages are full Passport renewal is a long and tedious process. Oftentimes, you will get impatient when waiting for your new passport to come. In order to avoid confusion and frustration, doing your research is a must. Query: how long to process passports SOLUTION: It takes 4 weeks to process passports. PROBLEM: Published April 21, 2014 |. We all know how the story goes. You get a flat, put on your spare and drive off. Sometimes, people even forget that the spare tire is there instead of the real tire. Unfortunately, using a spare tire for too long can cause your car damage and put you in a risky situation. It is suggested to drive as little as possible on a spare tire. This of course doesn't apply if it is a full size spare tire, but a donut? its there to get you to the shop, … not drive around town for weeks. Book a service. 1 600+ car repair, maintenance & diagnostic services at your doorstep. 2 Use our easy diagnostic tool. We’ll guide you to the correct service or repair. 3 Track services, save quotes, get maintenance reminders & more. If you have owned the car long enough to have replaced the original tires, then the spare tire may be a different brand or type of tire, if you didn't buy 5 tires when you replaced the original set. Do realize, though, that tires don't last forever, even if they are in the trunk. Remember that a spare tire (other than a full size matching spare tire) is a temporary solution that should be used only to get you to a service station safely Spare Tire Storage & Use When choosing a spare tire, keep your vehicle's storage space in mind. You can usually store them in the trunk, the cabin, or on the outside of the vehicle. See our list of spare tire types above to get an idea on the amount of space required for each. Chances are, if you need to use your spare tire, you'll need to know how to change the flat. The mini spare had never been used, had no cracks and held air (60 psi). For the little such a tire is used, and the fact that it is not exposed to direct sunlight, it's safe to use as long as it hold air. But observe the 60/60. rule; no more than 60 mph and no further than 60 miles. Tags: are run flat tires better than spare tires?, flat tires, how far can I drive on a spare tire, how good are spare tires, I don't have a spare tire, is a spare tire good to go long distance on, Run Flat Tires, spare tires, what is a donut, what is a space saver, what is a spare tire, what to do with a spare tire How long can a spare tire be used? A donut specifically details the guidelines of its usage on the sidewall or rim of the spare tire. The general rule of thumb is a donut can only be used for 70 miles in distance at a top speed of 50 miles per hour. This is because there is very little tread on the tire, and it is more susceptible to road damage than a regular tire. Instead of asking “How long do spare tires last?,” you might be wondering if you even have a spare tire. A 2015 AAA study found that 30 million vehicles sold in the past 10 years did not have spare tires. How long do spare tires last? Most full-size spare tires are designed to last anywhere from seven to 10 years, according to John Paul. That said, drivers should never use a tire with visible damage, such as cracks in the sidewall, punctures, impact bulges or irregular tread wear – all of which are dangerous to drive on. Query: how long does temporary spare tire last SOLUTION: Most full-size spare tires are designed to last anywhere from seven to 10 years. PROBLEM: Creatine Alpha-Ketoglutarate – Creatine alpha-ketoglutarate is creatine attached to alpha-ketoglutarate. Like with arginine alpha-ketoglutarate, the popular nitric oxide booster, this form of creatine is supposed to be better absorbed by the body than monohydrate. Most studies use a high-dose loading strategy, which can rapidly elevate your muscle creatine content. Although this is not necessary, it will help you reap the benefits of creatine after just a few days . To load with creatine, take four 5-gram servings throughout the day for about 5-7 days. After that, take 3-5 grams per day to maintain your muscle creatine stores . The key point to take away from this article is that creatine supplementation can certainly enhance performance output, especially anaerobically, and it does this through a variety of mechanisms (one of which appears to be by enhancing recovery during intermittent, high-intensity exercise). Creatine works. Weight lifters know this, professors know this, the marketers who sell the stuff know this. But nobody should put anything in their body without weighing the benefits and risks first. That goes for everything from beer to marshmallows to the amazing amino acid called creatine. It’s not anything scary. Some research shows that taking 20 grams of creatine daily for 5 days followed by 5 grams daily for 5 days does not improve muscle strength. But other research shows that taking 20 grams daily for 4-10 days does improve strength. Research on creatine in the elderly is also conflicting. Over the last couple of decades, creatine has become a supplement staple for guys looking to build strength and lean muscle mass. At the very least, you've probably seen guys around the gym taking creatine in the form of powder, capsules, or as part of a pre-made shake. “[But] the best effect in healthy humans is seen when creatine is combined with resistance exercise training.” Creatine causes gastrointestinal upset. True—but it’s rare. Tarnopolsky says his studies show 5 to 7 percent of people experience either stomach aches, diarrhea, or both. Creatine will help you run a faster 5K. Myth. The Iranian researchers concluded that since myostatin levels were lower in the subjects taking creatine, one way that creatine may work to increase muscle size and strength is by reducing myostatin levels, which reduces the limitation that this protein places on muscle growth. In children with the certain creatine deficiency syndromes, oral creatine supplements might improve some symptoms. Heart failure. There isn't enough evidence to recommend use of oral creatine as a heart failure treatment. Taking creatine while taking Tagamet may increase the risk of kidney damage. Drugs that affect the kidneys. Using creatine along with any medication that affects the kidneys may raise the risk of kidney damage. Probenecid. Taking creatine while taking probenecid, a drug used to treat gout, may increase the risk of kidney damage. Query: how does creatine help with strength SOLUTION:
One way that creatine may work to increase muscle size and strength is by reducing myostatin levels, which reduces the limitation that this protein places on muscle growth.
In this task, you're given a context passage. Your job is to generate relevant questions that can be answered by directly referring to the passage. -------- Question: In the 1960s, in an undetermined place in the Alps, an eagle couple has two hatching eggs. When both eaglets are born, their mother knows that she must only raise one as their successor. In an ensuing fight with another eagle, the eaglets' father dies when he crashes to the ground. One of the eaglets shortly falls from the nest, and his mother, due by nature to maintain the survivor, ignores the eaglet's cry for help. In the meantime, forester Danzer meets with a boy named Lukas and his father Keller. They both live in a new house in the mountains, after the death of Maria, mother of Lukas and Keller's wife, as a result of a fire. Keller, gravely afflicted by the death of his wife, fails to live in harmony and understanding with his son, who takes refuge more and more in nature, avoiding contact with his father. As a retreat Lukas constantly goes to the remains of his old house, where he often sees the photograph of his deceased mother. As Lukas' dog Scout is taking a walk in the forrest, Lukas comes across the eaglet, and Lukas decides to raise him to full health. Lukas takes the eaglet to his old house to take care of him. Danzer also meets the eaglet, and decides to help Lukas for the affection he feels for him. The forester tells Lukas that the food he has given the eaglet is not good. He also tells him to give sunlight to the eaglet. When a fox sneaks in and kills Keller's hens, he angrily chases Lukas. Lukas, fearful for the safety of the eaglet, goes to his family's hut. Lukas rescues the eaglet from the attacking foxes. As Lukas stays and reads his family's Bible, he comes across the story of Cain and Abel. Aptly fitting the eaglet's own story, Lukas names it Abel. Answer: Who helps the boy raise the eaglet? Question: Casey paid Jesse for the items they bought from them. Answer: What will Casey want to do next? Question: Quinn made Riley assault the enemy against her will and she had enough of it. Answer:
What will Riley want to do next?
In this task, you are given a passage and a question regarding that passage. You must determine whether or not the question is answerable from the given passage. If a question is answerable, output should be 'True', otherwise 'False'. You must not consider any other information that is not provided in the passage while labelling True or False. -------- Question: Passage: In anglophone academic works, theories regarding imperialism are often based on the British experience. The term "Imperialism" was originally introduced into English in its present sense in the late 1870s by opponents of the allegedly aggressive and ostentatious imperial policies of British prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. It was shortly appropriated by supporters of "imperialism" such as Joseph Chamberlain. For some, imperialism designated a policy of idealism and philanthropy; others alleged that it was characterized by political self-interest, and a growing number associated it with capitalist greed. Liberal John A. Hobson and Marxist Vladimir Lenin added a more theoretical macroeconomic connotation to the term. Lenin in particular exerted substantial influence over later Marxist conceptions of imperialism with his work Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism. In his writings Lenin portrayed Imperialism as a natural extension of capitalism that arose from need for capitalist economies to constantly expand investment, material resources and manpower in such a way that necessitated colonial expansion. This conception of imperialism as a structural feature of capitalism is echoed by later Marxist theoreticians. Many theoreticians on the left have followed in emphasizing the structural or systemic character of "imperialism". Such writers have expanded the time period associated with the term so that it now designates neither a policy, nor a short space of decades in the late 19th century, but a world system extending over a period of centuries, often going back to Christopher Columbus and, in some accounts, to the Crusades. As the application of the term has expanded, its meaning has shifted along five distinct but often parallel axes: the moral, the economic, the systemic, the cultural, and the temporal. Those changes reflect - among other shifts in sensibility - a growing unease, even squeamishness, with the fact of power, specifically, Western power. Question: When is the latest most Marxists claim imperialism as an extension of capitalism has its roots Answer: False Question: Passage: The connection between macroscopic nonconservative forces and microscopic conservative forces is described by detailed treatment with statistical mechanics. In macroscopic closed systems, nonconservative forces act to change the internal energies of the system, and are often associated with the transfer of heat. According to the Second law of thermodynamics, nonconservative forces necessarily result in energy transformations within closed systems from ordered to more random conditions as entropy increases. Question: What changes macroscopic closed system energies? Answer: True Question: Passage: About 61.1% of Victorians describe themselves as Christian. Roman Catholics form the single largest religious group in the state with 26.7% of the Victorian population, followed by Anglicans and members of the Uniting Church. Buddhism is the state's largest non-Christian religion, with 168,637 members as of the most recent census. Victoria is also home of 152,775 Muslims and 45,150 Jews. Hinduism is the fastest growing religion. Around 20% of Victorians claim no religion. Amongst those who declare a religious affiliation, church attendance is low. Question: What religion are most of the lower class in Victoria? Answer:
False
Write the right answer to the question based on the context passage. One example is below. Q: Television drama's whole point is to bring you through an often slow start, followed by a complex development to a point where there are two or three potential dénouements before, "Cut!", it is the end of the episode and you will have to await the "right answer" in the following week's show. This post came to me at 10pm last night, on Day 16 of this challenge, after a day of holidaying in London and with my head (and feet) too weary to put finger to touchscreen. Mrs Mc and I had just watched another live instalment of Broadchurch, murder mystery extraordinaire, particularly since in the second series there is no actual fresh murder to investigate. The verdict is about to be given on the accused killer from Series 1 when the inevitable happens... Cue title music. This moment has even gained a moniker in British homes, based on the theme tune to the real masters of the four-times-a-week cliffhanger, London-based soap opera Eastenders. It's call a "ba...ba...ba...ba, ba, ba-ba-ba-ba" (YouTube will provide overseas readers with auditory explanation). Eastenders is such a master of writing in the perfect pace that every 28 minute episode ends with a tantalising screen freeze on the latest shocked face / smirking baddy / confused victim. For really big stories the cliffhanger can last significantly longer. This week, to celebrate the show's 30 year birthday, we will finally find out the answer to a question unanswered for the past 14 months: "Who killed Lucy Beale?" Now, most classrooms do not involve murder, incest, dodgy deals and danger, but "good teaching" encourages a type of pacing that totally ignores the ingredients that have millions in the edges of their seats every day: the good old cliffhanger. In fact, we see teachers giving away the punchline at the beginning: "Today we are learning this:...". Question: What was the soap opera admired by British people that the author says is a master of writing? A: Eastenders Rationale: The seventh sentence of the passage clearly states that Eastenders is master of writing. So, the answer is Eastenders. Q: The leading U.S. presidential hopefuls reacted strongly Monday to the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Sunday's incident that left 49 people dead and 53 others wounded was the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. The gunman, Omar Mateen, was a U.S. citizen and the son of Afghan parents. In her first speech since the shooting, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton told supporters in Cleveland, "The Orlando terrorist may be dead, but the virus that poisoned his mind remains very much alive." Clinton laid out a multi-faceted approach to combating terrorism. The plan would disrupt terrorist groups by infiltrating their online networks, enhancing intelligence sharing among local and federal law enforcement agencies, and asking allied nations to help "prevent the radicalization and recruitment" of potential terrorists in the U.S. and Europe. In an apparent response to presumptive Republican Party opponent Donald Trump's charge that President Barack Obama and other Democrats refuse to use the word "radical" to describe terrorists who happen to be Muslim, Clinton said earlier on CNN that she is not afraid to use the term, but says she refuses "to demonize and demagogue and declare war on an entire religion." Doing so, she said, "plays right into the ISIS' hands." ISIS is an acronym for Islamic State, which is also known as IS, ISIL and Daesh. Clinton called for citizens to reach out to Muslims in the United States "to help us defeat this threat." She cited the need for "common sense reform" of gun ownership laws, including a ban on assault weapons. After Obama did not use the term "radical" in his remarks Sunday from the White House, Trump criticized Obama's approach to extremism and said the president "should step down." Trump, meanwhile, renewed a call for a ban on the entry of Muslim immigrants into the United States. "The only reason the killer was in America in the first place was we allowed his family to come here," Trump said in a speech to supporters in Manchester, New Hampshire. Trump said he would lift the ban when the government develops the ability to screen people "perfectly." Question: Who said she would not declare war on an entire religion? A:
Hillary Clinton
Question: Zhang Kai is a student at North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power . He has led a group of college student volunteers since last year. They help children at a primary school with their studies and daily lives. "When I was a small child", Zhang said, "I knew March 5 was a day for people to learn from Lei Feng and help others, but I didn't know the real meaning of the spirit of Lei Feng. Now when I see the smiling faces of the kids I have helped, I deeply understand Lei Feng. Helping others makes me happy." Lei Feng (1940-1962) is one of the most famous soldiers in Chinese history. He lost his parents when he was very young. His neighbors brought him up. He died in an accident at 22. He did many good deeds in his short life. For example, he gave his own money to the parents of another soldier. And bought tickets for a woman he didn't know without telling her his name. On March 5, 1963, Chairman Mao called on people to "Learn from Lei Feng" and made the day "Lei Feng Day". Today almost 50 years has passed since Lei's death. Some people say that the spirit of Lei Feng is outdated . But many people think we need to promote that spirit again. There have been many reports about the coldness of people toward strangers. This has made many Chinese people think deeply about themselves. "The most important thing is that we must be ready to help others and make it a habit." said Huang Tianze, a student from Jianlan High School in Zhejiang. Which of the following is TRUE? A) Lei Feng died on March 5, 1963. B) March 5 this year is the 60 th"Lei Feng Day". C) People remember Lei Feng because his wife was short D) Lei Feng did many good deeds during his short life. Answer:
D
Definition: Generate the answer for a given question. The question requires common knowledge of English. Make sure that the answer is in detail, long, consistent with the context, and requires general knowledge of English. To be less repetitive, please vary your language for each question. Give a proper explanation to answer, and if necessary, provide the definition of various terms. And conclude your answer if it's long. If you have used other resources (e.g., Merriam Webster's.) to answer the question, include citations in your answer. You don't need to paraphrase the context of your resources, but make sure that your answer is consistent and complete. Input: A word for the unexpected reaction of laughing in a situation of complete hopelessness or laughing with sad undertones. Output:
Gallows humor is 'humor that treats serious, frightening, or painful subject matter in a light or satirical way.' It has the connotation of someone laughing at their own execution. Urban Dictionary actually has a good summary: gallows humor Sense of humor that arises from stressful, traumatic or life-threatening situations where death seems to be an inevitability. Different from black humor in that comments of this sort are made by the person/persons affected (i.e. about to die). It is not always used to mean that the person is facing literal death, but the idea is the same. They are expressing amusement or using humor in the face of their own inevitable fate.
Problem: Given the question: Question: When you plant a garden you can harvest what to eat? Choices: - flower - animal - flower petals - vegetable - alive The rationale to choose "vegetable" as the answer is that: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The answer is: vegetable you plant a garden you can harvest what to eat. Problem: Given the question: Question: A regular everyday human would just call it a meeting, but people like cardinals might call it a what? Choices: - conclave - sanctuary - homes - mortuary - stadium The rationale to choose "conclave" as the answer is that: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The answer is: conclave | definition of conclave at dictionary.com Problem: Given the question: Question: Where could you find insects eating something green? Choices: - air - rock - arctic - log - field The rationale to choose "field" as the answer is that: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The answer is:
field (physics) - wikipedia
*Question* Where can you put your plants to make sure they get plenty of sunlight? Choose the most suitable option to answer the above question. Options: A. roof B. ground C. park D. surface of earth E. windowsill **Answer** E *Question* Where would one find a snake on a mountain? Choose the most suitable option to answer the above question. Options: A. louisiana B. oregon C. pet store D. tropical forest E. blue ridge mountains **Answer** B *Question* If you want to buy you must what? Choose the most suitable option to answer the above question. Options: A. spend money B. go shopping C. paying D. have in mind E. a shop **Answer** A *Question* Where would you stand in a line and not need a coat if it is cold outside? Choose the most suitable option to answer the above question. Options: A. good book B. bus stop C. post office D. triangle E. graph **Answer**
C
Article: Fill a spray bottle with half white vinegar and half water. Then, apply the spray to any cracks or crevices in the floors, walls, or windows of your home, as well as on the window sills. Do this once a day to repel spiders. Vinegar may kill spiders if they come into direct contact with them, but even if you don't spray the spider directly, it can help ward them off. Do not apply the spray to any varnished surfaces, as the vinegar may damage them. These essential oils are a great natural way to deter spiders from hanging out in your home. Put 15-20 drops of essential oil in a spray bottle with 3 to 5 cups (710 to 1,180 ml) of water and spray your home once a day for a natural spider repellent. Swap out different essential oils in the spray so the spiders do not get used to the scent of 1 particular oil. Lemon and orange peels are a natural deterrent for spiders. Rub floorboards and window sills with the peels once a day so the smell lingers. You can also have a bowl of citrus fruits in your kitchen to keep spiders out of this area. Be aware that this could strip the paint off of your windowsill, so if you do try this, test it in an inconspicuous area first. You could also try placing citrus peels near your window sills and doorways to discourage spiders. Horse chestnuts have a smell and texture that deters spiders. You can buy horse chestnuts at your local natural food store or online. They tend to last a long time and require no upkeep. Spread 4-5 horse chestnuts in each room, especially near windows, to keep spiders away. The scent of cedar is a natural deterrent for spiders. Look for cedar chips or blocks at your local hardware store or online. Spread the chips or blocks in the corners and windowsills in your home to keep spiders out. What is a summary?
Use a vinegar and water spray on cracks or crevices in your home. Apply essential oils like peppermint, tea tree, and cinnamon. Rub citrus peels on the floorboards and window sills in your home. Put horse chestnuts in the corners and window sills in rooms. Spread cedar chips or blocks in your home to keep spiders away.
In this task you are given a story and a question regarding that story. You must judge whether the question is answerable based on the info given to you. Label the instances as "Answerable" or "Not Answerable" based on your judgment. the story and the question are separated by a new line character. David wanted to shop for black friday. There was a great deal on the ps4. He got there and there was chaos. He wasn't able to get the ps4 due to the amount of people. He waited for cyber monday. Why was There a great deal on the ps4? Answerable Hal was asked to cook the spaghetti noodles for dinner. His mom made the sauce and set the table. Hal put the noodles in the boiling water and set the timer. He returned to strain the spaghetti but everything stuck to the pot. He forgot to stir the spaghetti noodles and dinner was ruined. Why did He return to strain the spaghetti? Answerable It was one of the worst storms I remember. The power was out for seven days. We had to get up in the middle of the night for the generator. If we didn't, the sump pump wouldn't run and basement would flood. It was one of the worst weeks of my life! Why had We to get up in the middle of the night for the generator?
Answerable
The office smelled like money. Brand new carpet, somebody's expensive perfume still hanging in the air. The chairs in the waiting room are leather and the copy machine has a million attachments and there's pictures on the wall that I don't know what they're supposed to be. Made me ashamed of the shirt I was wearing, the cuffs all frayed and some of the buttons don't match. The secretary is a knockout and I figure Dennis has got to be getting in her pants. Red hair and freckles and shiny skin that looks like she just got out of a hot shower. A smile like she really means it. My name was in the book and she showed me right on in. Dennis shook my hand and put me in a chair that was slings and tube steel. The calendar next to his desk had a ski scene on it. Behind him was solid books, law books all in the same binding, also some biographies and political stuff. "Too bad you couldn't make the reunion," Dennis said. "It was a hoot." "I just felt weird about it," I said. I still did. It looked like he wanted me to go on, so I said, "I knew there'd be a bunch of y'all there that had really made good, and I guess I...I don't know. Didn't want to have to make excuses." "Hard to believe it's been twenty years. You look good. I still wouldn't want to run into you in a dark alley, but you look fit. In shape." "I got weights in the garage, I try to work out. When you're my size you can go to hell pretty quick. You look like you're doing pretty good yourself." Charlene is always pointing to people on TV and talking about the way they dress. With Dennis I could see for the first time what she's talking about. The gray suit he had on looked like part of him, like it was alive. When I think about him in grungy sweats back at Thomas Jefferson High School, bent double from trying to run laps, it doesn't seem like the same guy. How did the narrator probably stayed in shape? Pick the correct answer from the following options: - not enough information - He goes for runs around the park. - He worked out in his garage. - He is a football coach. A:
He worked out in his garage.
Lemon juice turns litmus paper red, is corrosive and tastes sour. Lemon juice is classified as OPTIONS: - an acid. - a base. - an element. - More information is needed to classify lemon juice. A: an acid. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, what season is occurring in Australia? OPTIONS: - fall - winter - spring - summer A: winter When cold weather freezes water in the cracks of rocks, which would most likely happen? OPTIONS: - The rocks would become rounded. - The rocks would be used for shelter. - The rocks would be moved by the wind. - The rocks would break into smaller pieces. A: The rocks would break into smaller pieces. A scientist was investigating why several fish caught from a local stream displayed similar mutations. He found that the water temperature of the stream was elevated since an industrial plant began discharging heated water into the stream. The scientist concluded that increased water temperature during the egg phase led to the mutation in the fish. According to this conclusion, the mutation was caused by OPTIONS: - an autoimmune disorder. - a congenital defect. - an environmental condition. - an injury from a predator. A:
an environmental condition.
Given the question: Acleros nigrapex - Acleros nigrapex the Powdered Dusky Skipper is a butterfly in the Hesperiidae family. It is found in Liberia Ivory Coast Ghana Nigeria Cameroon the Central African Republic the Democratic Republic of Congo Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests. Given a choice of categories company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, the text refers to which one? The answer is:
Animal
Select from the following. 1). Something that everyone else has missed 2). Cecil laying on her arm 3). Pynchon treating his characters like cockroaches 4). not enough information Given those answer options, answer the question: Read the following context and answer the question. Context: "Did you ever have one of those days," inquired Julia of her cat, Cecil, who lay in the crook of her arm and was pushing his head into the fingers of Julia's right hand, "when you think you've noticed something everyone else has missed?" Cecil didn't respond directly, but instead rubbed the side of his cheeks against the spine of Gravity's Rainbow which Julia held lopsidedly in her left hand. "Pynchon keeps bleating about the preterit, right?" Cecil, who began licking his paw and washing his face, did not respond. "-and the elect who are out to destroy them, but he's the one who's treating his characters savagely. I mean, how can you go off on God for malpractice when you treat your characters like you treat cockroaches?" Cecil looked at her for a moment, and resumed washing. "OK, listen to this: 'Nobody ever said a day has to be juggled into any kind of sense at day's end.' I can see that. But I don't throw you against the wall and call the universe evil, do I?" Cecil snorted a tiny snort through his nostrils. "But as far as making trying to make sense of everything... I can see that. That's why I wonder sometimes. Like about Uncle Justin," she continued, aware that Cecil was now standing, arching his back, and attempting to find a comfortable position on her stomach, "who was a science teacher for twenty-two years, who gave up everything, just because... you know..." Julia shook her head and returned the book to its level reading elevation. As a matter of interest, Cecil did not know, but was content enough to curl up again, feeling Julia's hand press against his fur, causing his throat to vibrate with greater volume. That is, until the book slipped and roundly thumped Cecil on the head. Question: What does Julia think she's noticed? Answer: A:
1).
Given the following passage "Schwarzenegger drew attention and boosted his profile in the bodybuilding film Pumping Iron (1977), elements of which were dramatized; in 1991, he purchased the rights to the film, its outtakes, and associated still photography. In 1977, he also appeared in an episode of the ABC situation comedy The San Pedro Beach Bums. Schwarzenegger auditioned for the title role of The Incredible Hulk, but did not win the role because of his height. Later, Lou Ferrigno got the part of Dr. David Banner's alter ego. Schwarzenegger appeared with Kirk Douglas and Ann-Margret in the 1979 comedy The Villain. In 1980, he starred in a biographical film of the 1950s actress Jayne Mansfield as Mansfield's husband, Mickey Hargitay.", answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text. Question: Besides the release of Pumping Iron, what happened in the 78th year of the century known as the 1900's? Answer:
he also appeared in an episode of the ABC situation comedy The San Pedro Beach Bums
Which of the following two sentences does not make sense? Options: - Sentence A: "The Sun is the largest star in the solar system." - Sentence B: "The Earth is the largest planet in the solar system." Hmmm, let me think. I want to lay out the solution in details.
The earth is not the largest planet in the solar system as there are many planets that are larger than the earth. The answer is Sentence B.
TASK DEFINITION: You are given a passage. You need to construct a question about the information present in the passage. Construct a question in such a way that (i) it is unambiguous, (ii) its answer is the whole paragraph. Avoid creating questions that can be answered correctly without actually understanding the paragraph. PROBLEM: Assuming you have a computer hooked up to the LCD monitor, I've done this before by using a video-capture or TV Tuner card through the computer.\n\nYou can get a PCI TV Tuner card which allows for standard video inputs (usually coax and composite), these tend to run around $50 or less. Once the hardware and software are installed, simply hook the gamecube up to the Tuner card as though it were a TV, and the software will let you view the console output on your computer monitor.\n\nBasically, turn your computer into a TV and everything falls into place for hooking standard TV accessories to it. SOLUTION: What is the cheapest/best way to display a gamecube video game system on a lcd computer screen? PROBLEM: You have to be a person that is detail oriented and like to see gross stuff. The surgical Tech usually finishes up what the doctor doesn't want to do, at times you will have to sew up the incision. They also have to account for all the stuff hta the doctors uses(gauze, scissors, and all of the instruments). They have to make sure that everything is accounted for so that it is not inside the person before the person is sewed up. It is a fun job but you have to like the work if you go into the field, but for the most part it is fun. The school part of it is hard but it is worth the work for the pay. SOLUTION: what kind of a person does it take to be a surgical technologist? PROBLEM: Mexico City\n\nThe capital and largest city of Mexico, at the southern end of the central plateau. Situated at an altitude of 2,379 m (7,800 ft), it was founded on the site of an ancient Aztec capital destroyed by Cortés in 1521. Population: 8,650,000. SOLUTION:
what is the capital mexico?
Where to watch live opening ceremony in london?
2012 Summer Olympics
Problem: Employment is primarily in government and industries such as natural resource extraction, shipping, and transportation. Military bases are a significant component of the economy in the Fairbanks North Star, Anchorage and Kodiak Island boroughs, as well as Kodiak. Federal subsidies are also an important part of the economy, allowing the state to keep taxes low. Its industrial outputs are crude petroleum, natural gas, coal, gold, precious metals, zinc and other mining, seafood processing, timber and wood products. There is also a growing service and tourism sector. Tourists have contributed to the economy by supporting local lodging. In which Alaskan areas are military bases prevalent as an unimportant part of the local economy? --- Answer: unanswerable Problem: Pope Paul VI (Latin: Paulus VI; Italian: Paolo VI), born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini (Italian pronunciation: [dʒioˈvani baˈtista enˈriko anˈtonjo marˈija monˈtini]; 26 September 1897 – 6 August 1978), reigned as Pope from 21 June 1963 to his death in 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, he continued the Second Vatican Council which he closed in 1965, implementing its numerous reforms, and fostered improved ecumenical relations with Eastern Orthodox and Protestants, which resulted in many historic meetings and agreements. Montini served in the Vatican's Secretariat of State from 1922 to 1954. While in the Secretariat of State, Montini and Domenico Tardini were considered as the closest and most influential colleagues of Pope Pius XII, who in 1954 named him Archbishop of Milan, the largest Italian diocese. Montini automatically became the Secretary of the Italian Bishops Conference. John XXIII elevated him to the College of Cardinals in 1958, and after the death of John XXIII, Montini was considered one of his most likely successors. When was Pope Paul VI elected as Pope? --- Answer: 21 June 1963 Problem: Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom as a Commonwealth Realm on 1 October 1960. Nigeria's government was a coalition of conservative parties: the Nigerian People's Congress (NPC), a party dominated by Northerners and those of the Islamic faith, and the Igbo and Christian-dominated National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) led by Nnamdi Azikiwe. Azikiwe became Nigeria's maiden Governor-General in 1960. The opposition comprised the comparatively liberal Action Group (AG), which was largely dominated by the Yoruba and led by Obafemi Awolowo. The cultural and political differences between Nigeria's dominant ethnic groups – the Hausa ('Northerners'), Igbo ('Easterners') and Yoruba ('Westerners') – were sharp. Who led the NCNC party? --- Answer:
Nnamdi Azikiwe
In this task, you're given a passage, further information available on a particular linked term from the statement, and an answer term. Your job is to generate a question that can use the information provided to obtain the given answer. You should use the information on both passage and link information to create the question. Note that the answer to the question should be exactly the given answer, and if the answer is none, the answer to the question shouldn't be obtainable from the passage or linked information. Q: Passage: The consumption of yerba mate became widespread in the Spanish colony of Paraguay in the late 16th century both among Spanish settlers and indigenous Guaraní people, who had to some extent consumed it before the Spanish arrival. Mate consumption spread in the 17th century to the Platine region and from there to Chile and Peru. This widespread consumption turned it into Paraguay’s main commodity above other wares like tobacco, and Indian labour was used to harvest wild stands. In the mid 17th century Jesuits managed to domesticate the plant and establish plantations in their Indian reductions in Misiones, sparking severe competition with the Paraguayan harvesters of wild stands. After the expulsion of the Jesuits in the 1770s their plantations fell into decay as did their domestication secrets. The industry continued to be of prime importance for the Paraguayan economy after independence, but development in benefit of the Paraguayan state halted after the Paraguayan War (1864–1870) which devastated the country both economically and demographically. Brazil then became the prime producer of yerba mate. In Brazilian and Argentine projects in late 19th and early 20th century the plant was domesticated once again opening the way for modern plantation systems. When Brazilian entrepreneurs turned their attention to coffee in the 1930s Argentina, which had long been the prime consumer, took over as the largest producer, resurrecting Misiones Province where the Jesuits had once had most of their plantations. However, the coffee production regions in Brazil are distinct from the mate plantations. According to FAO in 2012, Brazil is the biggest producer of mate in the world with 513,256 MT (58%), followed by Argentina with 290,000 MT (32%) and Paraguay with 85,490 MT (10%). Link Information: Mate consumption spread in the 17th century to the Platine region Answer: Bolivia A: What country is the Platine region found within? **** Q: Passage: "(When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me" (known as "Give It Up to Me" in its solo version) is a reggae–dancehall song written by Sean Paul for his third album The Trinity (2005). The single meant to be released after "Temperature" was "Breakout", but was switched to "Give It Up To Me" to promote the film Step Up (2006). It is the fourth U.S. single taken from the album and the fifth UK single. It was a split single with "Never Gonna Be the Same", which was released outside the North America in June 2006 but it was finally released worldwide in October 2006. The version released as a single (the one called "(When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me", in order to differ from the album version) was a collaboration with Keyshia Cole and the song was a single from the Step Up film soundtrack. Despite The Trinity being re-released just before the single release, the version with Keyshia Cole did not make the album, despite a "radio version" being added. Link Information: none Answer: none A: How many sales did Sean Paul's third album make? **** Q: Passage: Darius was the son of Hystaspes and the grandson of Arsames. Both men belonged to the Achaemenid tribe and were still alive when Darius ascended the throne. Darius justifies his ascension to the throne with his lineage. He claimed he could trace his ancestors back to Achaemenes, even though he was only distantly related. With this in mind, Darius married Atossa, daughter of Cyrus, with whom he had four sons: Xerxes, Achaemenes, Masistes and Hystaspes. He also married Artystone, another daughter of Cyrus, with whom he had two sons, Arsames and Gobryas. Darius married Parmys, the daughter of Bardiya, with whom he had a son, Ariomardus. Furthermore, Darius married Phratagune, with whom he had two sons, Abrokomas and Hyperantes. He also married another woman of the nobility, Phaidyme, the daughter of Otanes. It is unknown if he had any children with her. Before these royal marriages, Darius had married an unknown daughter of his good friend and lance carrier Gobryas from an early marriage, with whom he had three sons, Artobazanes, Ariabignes and Arsamenes. Any daughters he had with her are not known. Although Artobazanes was Darius's first-born, Xerxes became heir and the next king through the influence of Atossa; she had great authority in the kingdom as Darius loved her the most of all his wives. Link Information: Arsames ( Aršāma, modern Persian:،آرسام، آرشام‎ Arshām, Greek: ; – ca. 520 BC Answer: 520 BC A:
When was Arsames born? ****
Problem: What orbits the Sun between Earth and Mercury? ====== A: venus Q: What name is given to all chemical compounds that contain hydrogen and carbon A: hydrocarbons Problem: In which year was the world’s first artificial satellite Sputnik 1 launched? Answer: 1957 Q: "Who was in all of these films: ""Alfie"", ""The Man Who Would Be King"", ""Educating Rita"", ""Little Voice"", ""Batman Begins"", ""The Dark Knight"", ""Last Orders"" and ""The Quiet American""?" ----- A: michael caine Q: What is the family name of the rulers of Monaco? What is the answer? A: grimaldi Problem: In the Beatles cartoon 'The Yellow Submarine', who were the 'baddies'? Answer:
blue meanies
You will be given a definition of a task first, then some input of the task. In this task, given a sentence in the Chinese language, your task is to convert it into the English language. 斐济气象局长拉彦达·普拉萨德说:“西部地区可能会再次遭到重创”。 Output:
"The western division is likely to be worse affected once again," said Fiji's director of meteorology, Rajendra Prasad.
This task is about translating a given English language sentence to Spanish. Input: Consider Input: How can you exploit this power to design quantum algorithms? Output: Cómo aprovechar esta capacidad para diseñar algoritmos cuánticos. Input: Consider Input: Alright, those are the inputs. Output: Bien, esas son las entradas. Input: Consider Input: Hussein told them about the incident with the photo.
Output: El Sr. Hussein les contó sobre la foto.
I know that the answer to the question "What are isolators found in microwave antennas made of?" is in "A necessary condition for the aforementioned reciprocity property is that the materials in the antenna and transmission medium are linear and reciprocal. Reciprocal (or bilateral) means that the material has the same response to an electric current or magnetic field in one direction, as it has to the field or current in the opposite direction. Most materials used in antennas meet these conditions, but some microwave antennas use high-tech components such as isolators and circulators, made of nonreciprocal materials such as ferrite. These can be used to give the antenna a different behavior on receiving than it has on transmitting, which can be useful in applications like radar.". Can you tell me what it is? ---- Answer: nonreciprocal materials such as ferrite Q: I know that the answer to the question "What causes a reactance of 5%?" is in "Instead, it is often desired to have an antenna whose impedance does not vary so greatly over a certain bandwidth. It turns out that the amount of reactance seen at the terminals of a resonant antenna when the frequency is shifted, say, by 5%, depends very much on the diameter of the conductor used. A long thin wire used as a half-wave dipole (or quarter wave monopole) will have a reactance significantly greater than the resistive impedance it has at resonance, leading to a poor match and generally unacceptable performance. Making the element using a tube of a diameter perhaps 1/50 of its length, however, results in a reactance at this altered frequency which is not so great, and a much less serious mismatch which will only modestly damage the antenna's net performance. Thus rather thick tubes are typically used for the solid elements of such antennas, including Yagi-Uda arrays.". Can you tell me what it is? A: frequency is shifted Question: I know that the answer to the question "According to Popper, what can we never have when it comes to theories?" is in "To Popper, who was an anti-justificationist, traditional philosophy is misled by the false principle of sufficient reason. He thinks that no assumption can ever be or needs ever to be justified, so a lack of justification is not a justification for doubt. Instead, theories should be tested and scrutinised. It is not the goal to bless theories with claims of certainty or justification, but to eliminate errors in them. He writes, "there are no such things as good positive reasons; nor do we need such things [...] But [philosophers] obviously cannot quite bring [themselves] to believe that this is my opinion, let alone that it is right" (The Philosophy of Karl Popper, p. 1043)". Can you tell me what it is? Answer: certainty or justification [Q]: I know that the answer to the question "Haeckel would interact with someone whose expertise was in?" is in "Evolution had less obvious applications to anatomy and morphology, and at first had little impact on the research of the anatomist Thomas Henry Huxley. Despite this, Huxley strongly supported Darwin on evolution; though he called for experiments to show whether natural selection could form new species, and questioned if Darwin's gradualism was sufficient without sudden leaps to cause speciation. Huxley wanted science to be secular, without religious interference, and his article in the April 1860 Westminster Review promoted scientific naturalism over natural theology, praising Darwin for "extending the domination of Science over regions of thought into which she has, as yet, hardly penetrated" and coining the term "Darwinism" as part of his efforts to secularise and professionalise science. Huxley gained influence, and initiated the X Club, which used the journal Nature to promote evolution and naturalism, shaping much of late Victorian science. Later, the German morphologist Ernst Haeckel would convince Huxley that comparative anatomy and palaeontology could be used to reconstruct evolutionary genealogies.". Can you tell me what it is? **** [A]: anatomy input: Please answer the following: I know that the answer to the question "A football team not from Texas is?" is in "On February 17, 2010, AF1 announced it would use the "Arena Football League" name. The league announced plans for the upcoming season and details of its contract with NFL Network to broadcast AFL games in 2010. AF1 teams were given the option of restoring historical names to their teams. In addition to the historical teams, the league added two new expansion franchises, the Dallas Vigilantes and the Jacksonville Sharks.". Can you tell me what it is? ++++++++++ output: Jacksonville Sharks I know that the answer to the question "A URL was being used wrongly because of?" is in "In October 2013, the company announced the "Save a Page" feature which allows any Internet user to archive the contents of a URL. This became a threat of abuse by the service for hosting malicious binaries.". Can you tell me what it is? ---- Answer:
Save a Page
Information: - A department store or magazine is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different product categories known as "departments". In modern major cities, the department store made a dramatic appearance in the middle of the 19th century, and permanently reshaped shopping habits, and the definition of service and luxury. Similar developments were under way in London (with Whiteleys), in Paris ("Le Bon Marché" in 1852) and in New York (with Stewart's). - Zayre was a chain of discount stores that operated in the eastern half of the United States from 1956 to 1990. The company's headquarters was in Framingham, Massachusetts. In October 1988, Zayre's parent company, Zayre Corp., sold the stores to the competing Ames Department Stores, Inc. chain, and in June 1989, Zayre Corp. merged with one of its subsidiaries, The TJX Companies, parent company of T.J. Maxx. A number of stores retained the Zayre name until 1990, by which time all stores were either closed or converted into Ames stores. (The TJX Companies, which also owns Marshalls, HomeGoods, and Sierra Trading Post, is still in operation as of 2016.) - T.J. Maxx is an American department store chain. With more than 1,000 stores, T.J. Maxx is one of the largest clothing retailers in the United States. - Marshalls , Inc. , is a chain of American and Canadian off - price department stores owned by TJX Companies . Marshalls has over 975 conventional stores , including larger stores named Marshalls Mega Store , covering 42 states and Puerto Rico , and 38 stores in Canada . Marshalls first expanded into Canada in March 2011 . Marshalls is U.S. 's second largest off - price family apparel and home fashion retailer , behind its sister company , T.J. Maxx . - The TJX Companies, Inc., is an American apparel and home goods company based in Framingham, Massachusetts. It claims to be the largest international apparel and home fashions off-price department store chain in the United States. The company evolved from the Zayre discount department store chain, founded in 1956, which opened its first branch of T.J.Maxx in 1976 and its first BJ's Wholesale Club in 1984. In 1988, Zayre sold its nameplate to rival Ames, and T.J.Maxx was renamed "The TJX Companies, Inc.". - Puerto Rico, (Spanish for "Rich Port") officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Free Associated State of Puerto Rico") and briefly called Porto Rico, is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeast Caribbean Sea. - Framingham is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 68,318 as of the United States 2010 Census, making it the 14th most populous municipality in Massachusetts. Founded in 1700, Framingham was placed at # 36 on 'Best Places to Live in US' by CNN "Money" magazine in 2012. - The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and south west, to the north by the Greater Antilles starting with Cuba, to the east by the Lesser Antilles, and to the south by the north coast of South America. Given the information, choose the subject and object entities that have the relation of 'headquarters location'.
marshalls , framingham
In this task, you are given a question and a context passage. You have to answer the question based on the given passage. [Q]: What deal did officials come up with to minimize organized demonstrations?, Context: The New York Times reported that "government officials in Beijing and Sichuan have said they are investigating the collapses. In an acknowledgment of the weakness of building codes in the countryside, the National Development and Reform Commission said on May 27 that it had drafted an amendment to improve construction standards for primary and middle schools in rural areas. Experts are reviewing the draft, the commission said." To limit protests, officials pushed parents to sign a document, which forbade them from holding protests, in exchange of money, but some who refused to sign were threatened. The payment amounts varied from school to school but were approximately the same. In Hanwang, parents were offered a package valued at 8,800 USD in cash and a per-parent pension of nearly 5,600 USD. Furthermore, officials used other methods of silencing: riot police officers broke up protests by parents; the authorities set up cordons around the schools; and officials ordered the Chinese news media to stop reporting on school collapses. [A]: officials pushed parents to sign a document, which forbade them from holding protests, in exchange of money [Q]: Who filed a lawsuit in the same month as Independence Day?, Context: Political interest groups have stated that these laws remove important restrictions on governmental authority, and are a dangerous encroachment on civil liberties, possible unconstitutional violations of the Fourth Amendment. On 30 July 2003, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed the first legal challenge against Section 215 of the Patriot Act, claiming that it allows the FBI to violate a citizen's First Amendment rights, Fourth Amendment rights, and right to due process, by granting the government the right to search a person's business, bookstore, and library records in a terrorist investigation, without disclosing to the individual that records were being searched. Also, governing bodies in a number of communities have passed symbolic resolutions against the act. [A]: ACLU [Q]: Which of the following is not an animal: pigs, pottery or cattle?, Context: By 6000 BCE predynastic Egyptians in the southwestern corner of Egypt were herding cattle and constructing large buildings. Subsistence in organized and permanent settlements in predynastic Egypt by the middle of the 6th millennium BCE centered predominantly on cereal and animal agriculture: cattle, goats, pigs and sheep. Metal objects replaced prior ones of stone. Tanning of animal skins, pottery and weaving were commonplace in this era also. There are indications of seasonal or only temporary occupation of the Al Fayyum in the 6th millennium BCE, with food activities centering on fishing, hunting and food-gathering. Stone arrowheads, knives and scrapers from the era are commonly found. Burial items included pottery, jewelry, farming and hunting equipment, and assorted foods including dried meat and fruit. Burial in desert environments appears to enhance Egyptian preservation rites, and dead were buried facing due west. [A]:
pottery
In this task, you are given Wikipedia articles on a range of topics as passages and a question from the passage. We ask you to answer the question by classifying the answer as 0 (False) or 1 (True) Example input: Passage: Property tax -- Property tax or 'house tax' is a local tax on buildings, along with appurtenant land. It is and imposed on the Possessor (not the custodian of property as per 1978, 44th amendment of constitution). It resembles the US-type wealth tax and differs from the excise-type UK rate. The tax power is vested in the states and is delegated to local bodies, specifying the valuation method, rate band, and collection procedures. The tax base is the annual rental value (ARV) or area-based rating. Owner-occupied and other properties not producing rent are assessed on cost and then converted into ARV by applying a percentage of cost, usually four percent. Vacant land is generally exempt. Central government properties are exempt. Instead a 'service charge' is permissible under executive order. Properties of foreign missions also enjoy tax exemption without requiring reciprocity. The tax is usually accompanied by service taxes, e.g., water tax, drainage tax, conservancy (sanitation) tax, lighting tax, all using the same tax base. The rate structure is flat on rural (panchayat) properties, but in the urban (municipal) areas it is mildly progressive with about 80% of assessments falling in the first two brackets. Question: is house tax and property tax are same Example output: 1 Example explanation: The question asks whether the house tax is the same as property tax. As per the passage, property tax is also called house tax and so the label 1 (True) is correct. Q: Passage: Stand Back -- ``Stand Back'' is a song by American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks from her second solo studio album The Wild Heart (1983). It was released as the lead single from the album in May 1983 and went to number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Top Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in August of that year. The song has been a staple in Nicks' live shows since its pre-album debut at the 1983 US Festival, and it has also been included in Fleetwood Mac tour set lists since 1987. Question: did prince wrote stand back for stevie nicks A:
0
Q: Based on the information present in the given passage, you need to write a correct answer to the given question. A correct answer is one that correctly and completely answers the question. Do not write answers that address the question partially or incorrectly. The correct answer must be contained in the given paragraph. Paragraph- Sent 1: When the Algerian War began in 1954, Camus was confronted with a moral dilemma. Sent 2: He identified with the pieds-noirs such as his own parents and defended the French government's actions against the revolt. Sent 3: He argued that the Algerian uprising was an integral part of the 'new Arab imperialism' led by Egypt and an 'anti-Western' offensive orchestrated by Russia to 'encircle Europe' and 'isolate the United States'. Sent 4: Although favouring greater Algerian autonomy or even federation, though not full-scale independence, he believed that the pieds-noirs and Arabs could co-exist. Sent 5: During the war he advocated a civil truce that would spare the civilians, which was rejected by both sides, who regarded it as foolish. Sent 6: Behind the scenes, he began to work for imprisoned Algerians who faced the death penalty. Sent 7: From 1955 to 1956, Camus wrote for L'Express. Sent 8: In 1957, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature "for his important literary production, which with clear-sighted earnestness illuminates the problems of the human conscience in our times". Sent 9: When he spoke to students at the University of Stockholm, he defended his apparent inactivity in the Algerian question; he stated that he was worried about what might happen to his mother, who still lived in Algeria. Sent 10: This led to further ostracism by French left-wing intellectuals. Sent 11: Camus remained active and ambitious until the end of his life. Sent 12: Financed by the money he received with his Nobel Prize, he adapted and directed for the stage Dostoyesvsky's Demons. Sent 13: The play opened in January 1959 at the Antoine Theatre in Paris. Sent 14: It was a critical success as well as an artistic and technical tour de force: 33 actors, 4 hours long, 7 sets, 24 scenes. Sent 15: The walls could move sideways to reduce the size of each depicted location and the whole stage rotated to allow for immediate set transformations. Sent 16: Camus put the painter and set decorator Mayo, who had already illustrated several of Camus' novels (The Stranger - 1948 Ed.), in charge of the demanding task of designing these multiple and complex theater sets. Question: Despite being ostracized by the French left-winged intellectuals, how long did Camus remain active and ambitious?. A:
Till the end of his life.
[Q]: Objective: Make a quick fire starter. OPTIONS: - Fill egg carton with rocks and light each corner. - Fill egg carton with charcoal and light each corner. [A]: Fill egg carton with charcoal and light each corner. Q: Here is a goal: How do you crumble Feta cheese? How would you accomplish this goal? OPTIONS: - Hold a chunk in your hand, then rub it back and forth with your finger tips, making bits crumble off. - Hold a chunk in your hand, then rub it back and forth with your finger tips, making bits stick together. A: Hold a chunk in your hand, then rub it back and forth with your finger tips, making bits crumble off. Goal: How to put air in tires OPTIONS: - Connect hose to tire, when tire is full remove the hose and replace cap. - Remove cap, connect hose to tire, when tire is full remove hose and replace cap. Answer: Remove cap, connect hose to tire, when tire is full remove hose and replace cap. Question: Goal: How to hang lamp with slides on ceiling. Which of the following methods is more reasonable for accomplishing this goal? OPTIONS: - Make a dent on each corner of the lamp. Attach string on each hole and tie, Towards the middle of the lamp, join 4 strings together and tie. Using a hook in the ceiling, tie strings to hook and secure strings with a knot. Cut off excess string. - Make a hole on each corner of the lamp. Attach string on each hole and tie, Towards the middle of the lamp, join 4 strings together and tie. Using a hook in the ceiling, tie strings to hook and secure strings with a knot. Cut off excess string. Answer: Make a hole on each corner of the lamp. Attach string on each hole and tie, Towards the middle of the lamp, join 4 strings together and tie. Using a hook in the ceiling, tie strings to hook and secure strings with a knot. Cut off excess string. Goal and options: Write a book. OPTIONS: - Write your thoughts on pieces of paper and then when you run out of thoughts, staple the papers all together and put a cover on it as a book. - Begin typing what you're thinking about and continue to expand on it until you have an entire book. output answer: Begin typing what you're thinking about and continue to expand on it until you have an entire book. [Q]: Which of the following solutions is better for the following goal: How can I protect a cell phone from the rain? OPTIONS: - Place in a paper bag. - Place in a plastic bag. [A]:
Place in a plastic bag.
Detailed Instructions: In this task, you're given a passage, further information available on a particular linked term from the statement, and an answer term. Your job is to generate a question that can use the information provided to obtain the given answer. You should use the information on both passage and link information to create the question. Note that the answer to the question should be exactly the given answer, and if the answer is none, the answer to the question shouldn't be obtainable from the passage or linked information. Q: Passage: Anemophilous pollen grains are light and non-sticky, so that they can be transported by air currents. They are typically in diameter, although the pollen grains of Pinus species can be much larger and much less dense. Anemophilous plants possess well-exposed stamens so that the pollens are exposed to wind currents and also have large and feathery stigma to easily trap airborne pollen grains. Pollen from anemophilous plants tends to be smaller and lighter than pollen from entomophilous ones, with very low nutritional value to insects. However, insects sometimes gather pollen from staminate anemophilous flowers at times when higher-protein pollens from entomophilous flowers are scarce. Anemophilous pollens may also be inadvertently captured by bees' electrostatic field. This may explain why, though bees are not observed to visit ragweed flowers, its pollen is often found in honey made during the ragweed floral bloom. Other flowers that are generally anemophilous are observed to be actively worked by bees, with solitary bees often visiting grass flowers, and the larger honeybees and bumblebees frequently gathering pollen from corn tassels and other grains. Link Information: none Answer: none A:
Do the large bees that visit corn tassels often sting people?
Q: In this task you're given a question and you have to paraphrase the question to create the output question while retaining the meaning of the original question. Which movie has this scene? A:
Which movie is this scene from?
Please answer the following question: Question: James tried to arise from the lunch table, where he had done what? Choices: - fall down - sitting down - go ahead - sit down - lie down The rationale to choose "sit down" as the answer is that: Answer:
james tried to arise from the lunch table in sit down
Input: The Creed family moves into a new home , close to a road where truckers often drive unsafely . They befriend their neighbor , Jud Crandall , who tells them about a nearby pet cemetery which was built on Indian burial grounds and is rumored to be haunted . Later , Louis Creed , working at the University of Maine at Orono health center , treats Victor Pascow , who has been hit by a truck and incurred massive head injuries . Pascow dies after grabbing Louis , addressing him by name , and uttering a cryptic message . He also promises to `` come to '' him . That night , in what is seemingly a dream , Victor visits Louis , warning him about the burial ground beyond the pet cemetery . Louis wakes up to find his feet covered in dirt . Church , a cat owned by Louis ' daughter Ellie , is killed by a truck on the road in front of their house while Rachel , Ellie and Gage are in Chicago . Jud takes Louis to an ancient Micmac Indian burial ground beyond the pet cemetery they visited earlier and buries the cat . Church is brought back to life , but is an evil shell of himself . He attacks Louis and reeks of decomposition . Louis asks if a person was ever buried in the grounds . Jud replies , `` Christ on His throne , no. . And whoever would? '' Sometime later , Louis ' young son Gage is killed by a truck on the same road . Louis considers burying Gage in the burial grounds . Jud tries to dissuade him from doing so , telling him about a young man from town , Timmy Baterman , who died in service during World War II . Does the response "Gage" correctly answer the question "Who or what attacks father Creed?"? OPTIONS: - no - yes *** Output: no Jenny was a 13 year old girl with blond hair and blue eyes. She had gotten out of her last day of school and was free for the summer. Two of her friends were going to the nearby beach to do some swimming and enjoy the sun. Jenny went with them and when they got there the beach was very full and there were people everywhere. They changed into their bathing suits and went to the water. The water was very cold. They chose not swim and walked to the sand. Then they laid down on some towels and enjoyed the sun. After several hours Jenny and her friends fell asleep. They woke up and the sun was beginning to set. When Jenny sat up she found that it was painful to touch her skin. When she looked down she saw that she had a very bad sunburn. Her friends were also very badly sunburned so they went home. Jenny's mother gave her a cream to put on the sunburn. Afterwards she felt a lot better and went to sleep. Question: "What did Jenny and her friends choose not to do because it was cold?" OPTIONS: - no - yes Answer: "Swim" Response: yes She led the way into the cheerful schoolroom, where big girls and little girls were sitting about, amusing themselves in the quiet of a long Sunday afternoon. Several of the younger children ran to her as she came in, and stood holding fast to the folds of her black habit, staring up at the strangers, while she explained the kind of instruction given, the system, and the order reigning in each department. Finally, she persuaded a little girl, only six years old, to take her dusky face out of the long flowing veil of the nun, and show how quickly she could read a sentence that Sister Winifred wrote on the blackboard. Then others were called on, and gave examples of their accomplishments in easy arithmetic and spelling. The children must have been very much bored with themselves that stormy Sunday, for they entered into the examination with a quite unnatural zest. Two of the elder girls recited, and some specimens of penmanship and composition were shown. The delicate complexion of the little nun flushed to a pretty wild-rose pink as these pupils of hers won the Colonel's old fashioned compliments. Question: "She led the way into the cheerful schoolroom when who ran to her as she came in?" Response: "Big girls and little girls" OPTIONS: - no - yes A: no Problem: Gravitational Potential Energy is affected by position. Like the leaves on trees, anything that is raised up has the potential to fall. It has potential energy. You can see examples of people with gravitational potential energy in 1.5 Figure below. Gravitational potential energy depends on two things. It depends on its weight, because a large falling rock can do more damage than a leaf falling from a tree. It also depends on its height above the ground. Like the skateboarder, the higher the ramp, the faster he will be going when he reaches the bottom. Like all energy, gravitational potential energy has the ability to do work. In this case, weight has the potential to deliver a force. More important for us is that it has the ability to cause change. What kind of change you may ask? Gravitational potential energy has the ability to cause motion. Question: "Give an example of Gravitational Potential Energy" Answer: "Leaves on trees flying in the wind" OPTIONS: - no - yes Answer: no With a budget of $329 million, LSC provides civil legal assistance to low-income people in every county in America, Kleiman said. NLAP was created in 1968. A decade later, the agency used a $50,000 LSC grant to buy a building at 438 King St. in Charleston and $33,000 to buy a building at 201 King St. in Georgetown, according to Erlenborn's letter to Kaynard. In 1980, NLAP used $63,000 in LSC funds to buy property at 607 Main St. in Conway, the letter said. On Nov. 14, 2001, NLAP transferred title of the King Street building in Charleston to the Charleston County Bar Association, according to county property records. The local bar paid $5 for the building, which sits between a redeveloped office building and an antique shop. The local bar said it would maintain the building for "legal services to indigent residents of Charleston County and coastal South Carolina," the records said. The King Street building appears to be vacant. Notices at the entrance direct visitors to the equal justice center on West Montague Avenue in North Charleston. E. Douglas Pratt-Thomas, president of the local bar, was not available for comment. Charleston County has not appraised the King Street property because it is tax-exempt. But Randall Goldman, managing partner of Patrick Properties, which owns buildings from 440 to 456 King St., said he estimates 438 King St. would sell for between $700,000 and $900,000. "That building, which was purchased solely with federal legal aid dollars, should be used to provide legal services for poor people in South Carolina," Kleiman said. LSC wants the title to go to the equal justice center in Charleston or "we want 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of the building to stay in Charleston. We are not contemplating taking that money out of South Carolina," he said. Kleiman said if the neighborhood legal program in Charleston "had honored their obligation, this would not be an issue." Question: "In what year did NLAP use a $50,000 grant to buy a building in Charleston?" Response: "1968" OPTIONS: - no - yes A:
no
Please answer the following question: Read the below conversation. W: Dad, what will we have for dinner? M: I don't know. Maybe fried fish, chicken soup and... W: Oh, no, I'm tired of such things now. M: I'm sorry. But that is the only thing I can cook. What do you want to have then? W: I do wish Mom were at home. Why don't we go and eat out for a change? M: Oh, that's a good idea. I like Kentucky fried chicken very much. W: Dad, you always talk about fried chicken. Let's have something different. I'd like to go to McDonald's this time. M: OK then. You'll drive, won't you? W: No, I'm a bit tired today. You should drive. M: OK, OK. I always do things like that. I hope your Mom will be back soon. Ah here we are. W: Dad, what would you like to have? I'd like a hamburger. M: I want one, too. And some French fries, Jill? W: Please buy me some salad instead. And a glass of Coke. OK? M: Hamburger, salad, and a glass of Coke. Is that all for you, Jill? W: Right, and give me an ice cream, too. I'll go and find the seats. What would the listener say? Answer:
M: And I'll get some vegetables for myself, and a coffee...
In this task, you are given a context and four options. Each option is a suggested ending for the context. You should read the context and pick the best ending for the context. Please answer with "A", "B", "C", and "D". [Q]: [header] How to export contacts from outlook 2010 [title] Open your outlook 2010 program. [step] Wait for all your data to load. [title] Click the file tab on the top outlook toolbar. <sep> (A) [step] This is in the " import " menu. If you don't see all of your contacts, keep scrolling down until you find the " export individual " button. (B) [step] Select " options " in the dropdown menu. [title] Choose " advanced " from the tabs in the left hand column of the dialog box. (C) [step] An outline of the project should appear. [title] Select the import only option in the drop-down. (D) [step] On the top toolbar, click " import data from wizard. " [title] Click the name of the personal notification panel you would like to import from the list of personal notification panel files in your outlook 2010 program. [A]: B [Q]: [header] How to unblock a toilet when you have no plunger [title] Cover the end of a mop with a plastic bag. [step] Pull the bag over the end of the mop. Then, tie it off or secure it in place with a rubber band. <sep> (A) You can also use a rag or a toilet cloth to help secure the bag if you don't have a mop. [substeps] Try using empty containers to provide more protection. (B) After securing the handle of the mop, throw it away. [title] Turn on the water faucet. (C) [substeps] Discard any waste that falls from the end of the mop. [title] Use the bucket or bowl to catch any urine that spills out. (D) [title] Plunge your toilet with the mop. [step] Use a forceful in and out motion like you would with a normal plunger. [A]: D [Q]: A woman wearing a white shirt is sitting with her black and white cat on her lap. she <sep> (A) then sits up to screen out her cat and the cat that is hanging out on her lap licking it's ears. (B) is clipping the cats nails by holding the cat's paws in her hands. (C) one by one starts rubbing her paw all over the cats fur. (D) puts the cat to sleep on her lap and talks to it at a close range. [A]:
B
Given a passage as input, answer with the category to which the passage belongs. There are 5 categories - Sports and Fitness, Home and Garden, Hobbies and Crafts, Food and Entertaining, Cars & Other Vehicles. The answer should be one of the categories based on words from the passage which closely belong to the category. Example Input: In a large bowl pour in cake mix, yogurt, and Cool Whip.Mix until smooth and well blended.Chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours minimum. Move into a serving dish and add any extra toppings. Serve with your favorite snack! Example Output: Food and Entertaining Example Input: Take a moment to search yourself before creating your fighting style. Get a willing sparring partner, preferably of similar ability and similar size. Begin molding your personal fighting style.Apply a moral to be perfectly confident in your fighting style. Example Output: Sports and Fitness Example Input: Use quality paint whenever you repaint windows. Expect to have to repaint your windows every second year. Restore window paintwork as follows: When repainting, you can slightly paint onto the putty next to the frame, in order to protect it as well as the frame.Remove any paint that has splashed on the window using a cotton bud dipped in white spirit. Example Output:
Home and Garden
Detailed Instructions: In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match. Problem:One section in this work takes place in a prehistoric society where women are more powerful than men and concerns Turu the Rainmaker. That story, along with "The Father Confessor" and "The Indian Life," join a series of poems like "Soap Bubbles" and "Stages" in its appendix and are attributed to the protagonist. That protagonist dies while swimming in a cold lake after becoming a tutor to (*) Tito. Tito is the son of Plinio Designori, a friend the protagonist meets while at the school Waldzell, where he learns about the connections between music, mathematics, philosophy and other forms of knowledge before joining the Order of Castalia and replacing Thomas Van Der Trave. FTP, name this novel in which Joseph Knecht becomes the Magister Ludi after mastering the titular chess-like game, a work of Herman Hesse. Solution:
Literature
Sentence 1: The nearest airport is the airport Devi Aahilya Bai Holkar in Indore , the nearest station is Ujjain . Sentence 2: The nearest airport is Devi Aahilya Bai Holkar Airport , Indore . The nearest railway station is Ujjain . Do these two sentences convey the same information? Pick from: (I). no; (II). yes;
(II).
Q: In this task, your goal is to judge a correct answer to a given question based on an associated paragraph and decide if it is a good correct answer or not. A good correct answer is one that correctly and completely answers the question. A bad correct answer addresses the question only partially or incorrectly. If you think the given correct answer is good, indicate it by responding "Yes". Otherwise, respond "No". There are only two types of responses possible: "Yes" and "No". Paragraph- Sent 1: In 1989 , Kevin Flynn , software engineer and the CEO of ENCOM International , disappears . Sent 2: Twenty years later , his son , Sam , now ENCOM 's primary shareholder , takes little interest in the company beyond playing an annual trick on the board of directors ; but is requested by his father 's friend , ENCOM executive Alan Bradley , to investigate a message originating from Flynn 's shuttered Video arcade . Sent 3: There , Sam discovers a hidden basement in which Sam unintentionally teleports himself to the Grid , a virtual reality created by his father . Sent 4: On the Grid , Sam is sent to compete against a masked program called Rinzler who , having realized that Sam is a human User after seeing him bleed , takes him before CLU , an alter ego of Kevin Flynn who rules the Grid . Sent 5: CLU nearly kills Sam in a Light Cycle match ; but the latter is rescued by Quorra , an `` apprentice '' of Flynn 's , who conveys him to his father outside CLU 's territory . Sent 6: There , Flynn reveals to Sam that he had been working to create a `` perfect '' computer system and had appointed CLU and Tron its co-creators . Sent 7: During this construction , the trio discover a species of naturally-occurring `` isomorphic algorithms '' , not conceived by Flynn , bearing the potential to resolve various mysteries in science , religion , and medicine . Sent 8: CLU , having deemed them an aberration , betrayed Flynn , captured Tron , and destroyed the ISOs . Sent 9: Meanwhile , the `` I\/O portal '' permitting travel between the two worlds had closed , leaving Flynn captive . Question: From where Sam discovers a hidden basement? Correct Answer: video arcade. A:
Yes.
Answer the following question: Question: What preposition do you use if you want to combine two words? Options: - article - adjective - interjection - conjunction - pronoun The answer is "conjunction" because Answer:
combining 2 words
ash kept calling casey's phone and finally got a hold of him. Given that the answer to a question is "ask ash questions", what is the question? Answer:
What will Casey want to do next?
input: Now, answer this question: I showed up at the address on Columbine's invitation just before eleven; it was a converted warehouse in an industrial zone on the city's north side. Since it was a Saturday night, everything else was empty for miles. The parking lot was filled with sports cars, hybrids, and shiny suburban tanks. The door facing the parking lot was open, spilling out muted lights and the din of yuppie chatter. It cast a somewhat foreboding aura over the entrance. The first thing I noticed as I approached was the beefy refrigerator in a rented tux blocking the doorway. The second thing was the surveillance camera perched on the wall above his head. I had stopped home and changed first, so I was sure I was dressed mostly appropriately for some rich faux-hipster art party - charcoal gray pinstripe jacket over a TV on the Radio t-shirt, skinny cuffed jeans, Docs, and a black fedora. I certainly didn't look any worse than the other idiots I saw filing in and out of the door. I even had an invitation. So I was fairly confident I'd be able to gain admission to this thing without incident. "No, absolutely not," the doorman said, pressing a meaty palm into my chest. "I was invited!" I said, exasperated. "I have documentation." I waved the rave card in front of his face. "No dice." I stepped aside to let a couple of aging goths through the door and wondered for a moment if the doorman somehow knew who I was. Then I noticed the ear piece he was wearing and my eyes darted back to the surveillance camera. "Motherfucker," I spat and raised both arms to flip off the camera. I didn't know it at the time, but at that moment Dylan Maxwell was sitting in front of a wall of monitors, laughing his ass off. According to the above context, answer the following question. How long has the narrator known Dylan Maxwell? A: output: not enough information input: Now, answer this question: Thank you for the A2A ….. What has been your biggest heartbreak during your adult years? Had I answered this question 20 years ago, it would have been the death of my Daddy … Had it been 12 years ago, it would have been the death of my Mother … Had it been 10 years ago, it would have been when my son turned his back on God so far that he went into satanism … As it is now ~ I would have to say that the biggest heartbreak in my life was 3 years ago when I discovered (online) that my beautiful daughter had begun taking Testosterone injections. Believe me ~ I’ve been told time after time that her decision to do so is her own … to that fact I will agree. What I cannot agree with though, is that I have no right to feel hurt, upset, or any of the other assorted emotions that come with having a transgender child!! It’s not okay to be devastated by the choices my little girl makes … Its not okay to not agree with what she’s doing to herself … It’s not gonna have an impact on her family … It’s not something that is allowed to affect our relationship … The ONLY thing that matters ~ is the transgender person and how they feel!!!! One of the biggest things that bothers me is when I’m told that I can’t love my child ~ unless I accept that she wants to be a male and give her support with that decision. I can say that I do love my daughter ~ I always have ~ and I always will. A mother’s love doesn’t go away. ***To those who wish to attack me for what I have to say on the topic of transgenderism ~ I respect your right to tell me your opinion and why you think I’m wrong … but my feelings matter, too, and deserve that same respect from you.*** Wishing you the best!! According to the above context, answer the following question. She has been feeling heartbroken for: A: output: a long time. input: Now, answer this question: Manny had Bob Marley cranking on the stereo, his van was full of passengers, and the air conditioning was working after a long week of giving him trouble. The sun beat down on the wet-looking asphalt road that ran along the harbor, next to the concrete waterfront. It curved along in front of the brightly colored Dutch Colonial warehouses of Charlotte Amalie, which were now converted restaurants and jewel shops. Tourists in day-glo shirts and daubs of sunscreen rubbed over peeling skin crowded both sides of the waterfront road. Manny slowed somewhat, keeping an eye on them. On the sidewalk by the shops a tall black man stood by a food cart. The hand-painted wooden sign hanging from the cart's side had faded letters. The man wore a grand suit with tails, like an orchestra conductor, and a top hat perched on his shaved head. A cigar burned in his mouth. For a brief second he held Manny's attention. Then the food cart's owner stepped forward and the strangely dressed man disappeared. Manny looked at the other side of the road. A white girl with oval shaped sunglasses and pink leather pants stepped off the sidewalk into the road in front of his van. He slammed on the brakes, trying to dodge her, but the van couldn't respond that fast. Her ponytail flew up towards the windshield and her head struck the star-shaped hood ornament. She bounced along the asphalt. Manny weaved the van to a stop, with swearing from the passengers in the back. He opened the door and stepped out into the heat. Get up, stand up, the radio cried out, and that was what Manny hoped would happen. He hoped that she would at least just stir and be okay. But she just lay there. According to the above context, answer the following question. Why was Manny looking at the man by the cart? A: output:
He was dressed strangely.
Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task, you are given a sentence and a question, you would be asked to create the answer which is contained in the sentence provided. Sentence: Moving electrons have a form of kinetic energy called electrical energy. Question: Moving electrons have a form of kinetic energy called what?
electrical energy
Question: Given the following passage "Much of the music recorded by singer-songwriters such as Diana Ross, James Taylor, Carly Simon, Carole King and Janis Ian got as much, if not more, airplay on this format than on Top 40 stations. Easy Listening radio also began including songs by artists who had begun in other genres, such as rock and roll or R&B. In addition, several early disco songs, did well on the Adult Contemporary format.", answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text. Question: Who is the fourth singer-songwriter mentioned? Answer:
Carole King
In this task, you are given a question and an answer. Answer "Yes" if the given answer correctly answers the question, otherwise answer "No". One example: what latitude is tropic of cancer, Answer: It currently (Year 2013) lies at 23° 26′ 15.143′′ north of the Equator. Solution is here: Yes Explanation: This is a good example, and the given answer correctly answers the question. Now, solve this: what county is galveston in texas, Answer: Its county seat is Galveston . Solution:
No
Problem: London: The Monument in the City of London provides views of the surrounding area while commemorating the Great Fire of London, which originated nearby. Marble Arch and Wellington Arch, at the north and south ends of Park Lane respectively, have royal connections, as do the Albert Memorial and Royal Albert Hall in Kensington. Nelson's Column is a nationally recognised monument in Trafalgar Square, one of the focal points of central London. Older buildings are mainly brick built, most commonly the yellow London stock brick or a warm orange-red variety, often decorated with carvings and white plaster mouldings. What famous monument is located in Trafalgar Square? --- A: Nelson's Column Problem: Black people: In the Colonial America of 1619, John Rolfe used negars in describing the slaves who were captured from West Africa and then shipped to the Virginia colony. Later American English spellings, neger and neggar, prevailed in a northern colony, New York under the Dutch, and in metropolitan Philadelphia's Moravian and Pennsylvania Dutch communities; the African Burial Ground in New York City originally was known by the Dutch name "Begraafplaats van de Neger" (Cemetery of the Negro); an early US occurrence of neger in Rhode Island, dates from 1625. Thomas Jefferson also used the term "black" in his Notes on the State of Virginia in allusion to the slave populations. What does "Begraafplaats van de Neger" mean? --- A: Cemetery of the Negro Problem: Cyprus: According to the latest International Monetary Fund estimates, its per capita GDP (adjusted for purchasing power) at $30,769 is just above the average of the European Union.[citation needed] Cyprus has been sought as a base for several offshore businesses for its low tax rates. Tourism, financial services and shipping are significant parts of the economy. Economic policy of the Cyprus government has focused on meeting the criteria for admission to the European Union. The Cypriot government adopted the euro as the national currency on 1 January 2008. What are three of the largest contributors to the Cyprus economy? --- A: Tourism, financial services and shipping Problem: Houston: One wave of the population boom ended abruptly in the mid-1980s, as oil prices fell precipitously. The space industry also suffered in 1986 after the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated shortly after launch. There was a cutback in some activities for a period. In the late 1980s, the city's economy suffered from the nationwide recession. After the early 1990s recession, Houston made efforts to diversify its economy by focusing on aerospace and health care/biotechnology, and reduced its dependence on the petroleum industry. Since the increase of oil prices in the 2000s, the petroleum industry has again increased its share of the local economy. In what year did the space shuttle Challenger succeed after launch? --- A:
unanswerable
Question: When was the idea of the Lodges for Adoption abandoned? Answer: As Freemasonry spread, continental masons began to include their ladies in Lodges of Adoption, which worked three degrees with the same names as the men's but different content. A single-select problem: Is the question answered in a satisfactory fashion? OPTIONS: (i). yes; (ii). no;
(ii).
Jim is a new driver and has never been pulled over before. Yesterday he was pulled over for speeding. The officer explained to him why he was being given a ticket. Jim will have to work overtime to pay for the ticket. A: Jim is very upset. Amy wanted more space in her home. She decided to look for a new apartment. Amy found a new apartment for the right price near her job. Amy visited the apartment to see it in person. A: Amy signed a lease and moved into the apartment. The Dungeons & Dragons game was on. Joseph showed up in an elf ensemble. Mary brought a broomstick sword. Laney convinced everyone her big stick was in fact a staff. A: Everybody had fun playing as their respective characters. Timmy was caught with unpaid parking tickets. He didn't have enough money to pay for them. Instead he had to be arrested and jailed for two days. He lost his jobs for missing work. A:
Timmy then had to find another job,
In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link]. Ex Input: (CNN) Over the past eight years, President Barack Obama has advanced strong executive actions and federal rules that have provided millions of people with better wages, better benefits and stronger protections in the workplace. On Friday, a new president will move into the Oval Office. He will face a stark choice -- expand on those efforts or destroy them. Despite years of flat wages and exploding fixed costs such as housing, education and health care, Republicans in Congress have long refused even to consider legislation to create new economic opportunity for families. Initiatives such as raising the federal minimum wage and guaranteeing paid family leave for workers have languished despite bipartisan, state-level initiatives and broad support for these kinds of policies among Americans of both parties.Elizabeth Warren: Obama's executive actions, regulations boosted wages, benefits and workplace protectionsShe says Trump has said he'll erase Obama's executive actions, but workers need them Question:The political campaign is over, and _ is poised to assume the presidency. Ex Output: Trump Ex Input: (CNN) Republican Rep. Mo Brooks said Thursday that protests at town halls around the country might prevent Republican lawmakers from repealing the Affordable Care Act. "I'll tell you, Toni, there are a, in my opinion, a significant number of congressmen who are being impacted by these kinds of protests and their spine is a little bit weak," the Alabama congressman said in an interview on "The Morning Show with Toni & Gary" on WBHP 800 Alabama radio. "And I don't know if we're going to be able to repeal Obamacare now because these folks who support Obamacare are very active, they're putting pressure on congressman and there's not a counter-effort to steel the spine of some of these congressmen in tossup districts around the country.""I don't know if we're going to be able to repeal Obamacare now because these folks who support Obamacare are very active," Brooks said."And you may not even see a vote to repeal Obamacare, you might see something where they call it a repeal but really it's an amendment," he added. Question:What they're using now with the phrase repeal _, quote-unquote, is not a repeal like you and I understand the meaning of the word repeal. Ex Output: Obamacare Ex Input: A Good Samaritan taxi driver who gave a free lift to drunk two men was brutally attacked by them and mugged for his £300 takings. Francis McBride, 71, took pity on Michael Edhouse, 25, and Daniel Swaincott, 26, who claimed they were drunk and had no money for the fare. He agreed to take the apparently vulnerable pair back home to Oldham, Greater Manchester, in the early hours after they claimed they had been left stranded in Rochdale. But as they got to their destination after a seven mile journey, they ambushed Mr McBride and stole his entire £300 takings.Francis McBride, 71, gave lift to two men who said they had no moneyHe took pity on Michael Edhouse, 25, and Daniel Swaincott, 26But the pair brutally attacked the pensioner and stole his entire takingsThey have now been jailed for a total of 11 and a half years for the attack Question:'I had picked them up in Rochdale and was taking them to _ as agreed. Ex Output:
Oldham
Use evidence from the fact that poisonous darts are used for defense by sea anemones to answer this question: "Sea anemones"
look like flora
In this task, you are given a sentence in English, and your task is to translate it into Persian. Q: Mana Neyestani, a leading Iranian cartoonist who has also been jailed for his cartoons, made a cartoon to support the cause. A:
کاریکاتوریست معروف ایرانی، مانا نیستانی که به خاطر کاریکاتورهایش چندی در زندان به سر برده است کاریکاتوری را در حمایت از این کاریکاتوریست ترسیم کرد.
`` save-on is open for another hour , i think , '' i said . `` i 'll go , '' shauna said . `` we need something sweet for tonight . maybe ice cream . double chocolate ice cream , '' i said a couple seconds after shauna had left . `` run and tell her . '' lexie smiled . i ran to the door and yelled `` double chocolate ice cream '' down the hall to shauna aní started walking towards the bag . `` hello , lad , are you feeling better ? '' goran asked as he walked past him , having his bag , bow and arrows strapped to his back . `` i feel alright , just a bit numb , i 'll get better . '' he answered as he kept walking towards the bag several heartbeats went by before she said quietly , `` i ca n't pray with you anymore . '' `` why ? '' `` i 've told you . i do n't buy it . any of it . '' i leaned over onto my knees . i did n't understand what she was saying . all i knew was that i needed my friend and i needed to Next word for the text above: pray Q: alma negron did not appear often , and when she picked up a man , she took him outside aqui me quedo . sammy smalls , a dark , stocky , dreadlocked mechanic and rock steady , his taller , muscular work mate , were addicted to the smell , the flashing lights , and the twirling rush of bodies at acqui me quedo . sammy 's felt warm all over the first time he saw _ ... Fill the blank. A: blank is alma TEXT: Continue writing the following text: we 've already established that . but , i do n't want you . '' fiend scowls at her as he understands the reason for her dismissals . `` it 's because your feelings for myth are getting stronger . are n't they ? '' a lovesick expression sweeps over persia 's ravishing countenance . `` yes , fiend dalliant , i 've fallen in love with CONTINUE: myth if olivia were to awaken and see the male ... he did n't relish a repeat of her earlier terror . unfortunately , the women of the house had learned of the angel 's presence and had descended en masse to welcome her . not that he 'd let them past the door . no telling how olivia would react to them . besides , none of them had known how to help the
angel
Translate the given Spanish text to English The electrodes comprise a current collector, an electrically conductive mat, and a first and second electroactive material, the first electroactive material having a higher energy density than the second electroactive material, and the second electroactive material having a higher rate capability than the first electroactive material.
Los electrodos comprenden un colector de corriente, una esterilla eléctricamente conductiva, y un primero y segundo material electroactivo, el primer material electroactivo que tiene una densidad de energía más alta que el segundo material electroactivo, y el segundo material electroactivo que tiene una capacidad de velocidad más alta que el primer material electroactivo.
You need to read the given passage and construct a question about the information present in the passage. The question should be answerable from the passage. Most importantly, only those questions are allowed whose answers cannot be determined from a single sentence. Do not generate questions that require only a single sentence to answer. Instead, try to combine two sentences and create a question from that combination. Do not create open-ended questions, i.e., the answers to them cannot be found precisely from the information provided in the passage. -------- Question: Paragraph- Sent 1: ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- On a plot of soil, nestled against the backdrop of skyscrapers in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, a group of residents are turning a lack of access to fresh produce into a revival of old traditions and self-empowerment. Sent 2: Urban farming is a way for African-Americans to connect with the earth, says Cashawn Myers of HABESHA. Sent 3: HABESHA Gardens is one of many urban gardens sprouting up around the country. Sent 4: Fruits and vegetables are thriving in this community garden located in an economically depressed area of the city known as Mechanicsville. Sent 5: But the garden serves an even greater purpose. Sent 6: The harvest helps feed some of the neediest members of the neighborhood. Sent 7: "It's a reawakening going on. Sent 8: It's almost like it's a renaissance," says Cashawn Myers, director of HABESHA Inc. "There's a Ghanaian proverb that says Sankofa. Sent 9: Sankofa means return to your past so you can move forward. Sent 10: Even if you look at coming over here during our enslavement, we were brought here to cultivate the land because that's something we did on the continent. Sent 11: So really, that's what many of the people are doing now," he said. Sent 12: Myers believes urban farming is a way for many African-Americans to reconnect with their past. Sent 13: iReport.com: Show us your urban farm "They are going through a process of Sankofa and going to what they traditionally did, which is connect to the Earth so they can move forward and grow," he says. Sent 14: But HABESHA Gardens isn't unique. Sent 15: Former pro basketball player Will Allen, who is considered to be one of the nation's leading urban farmers and founder of Growing Power Inc., estimates that there are hundreds of thousands of urban gardens in inner cities across America. Sent 16: Urban farms help feed people, sustain neighorhoods » "It's beyond a movement at this point. Sent 17: Its more like a revolution," says Allen. Answer: How does a Ghanaian proverb relate to urban farming? Question: Paragraph- Sent 1: (CNN) -- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ended Roger Federer's hopes of winning a record-equaling seventh Wimbledon title on Wednesday as the French 12th seed staged a stunning fightback to reach the semifinals. Sent 2: Federer appeared to be cruising into the last four after winning the first two sets, but Tsonga inflicted the Swiss world No. 3's first defeat from that vantage point in 179 grand slam matches. Sent 3: It was only the third time in the 29-year-old's glittering career that the 16-time grand slam champion had surrendered a two-set lead. Sent 4: Tsonga, ranked 19th in the world, triumphed 3-6 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 6-4 6-4 on Centre Court, serving out to love as he earned a clash with second seed Novak Djokovic. Sent 5: The Serbian, who beat Tsonga in the 2008 Australian Open final, ended the dream run of Australian 18-year-old Bernard Tomic. Sent 6: Tsonga defeated Federer for just the second time in six meetings, their first on grass. Sent 7: "It was amazing. Sent 8: I played unbelievable. Sent 9: It's never easy to come back against Roger. Sent 10: I'm so happy, it's crazy," the 26-year-old told reporters after reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon for the first time. Sent 11: "He's the biggest champion in the sport. Sent 12: He has achieved so much and is the best player in the world. Sent 13: To be two sets down and come back was unbelievable. Sent 14: I served really well. Sent 15: Against Djokovic I will have to come out and do the same again."Sent 16: Federer has now lost in the quarterfinals two years in a row, being beaten by eventual runner-up Tomas Berdych in 2010. Sent 17: "Jo played great. Sent 18: Really from start to finish I don't remember seeing a break point after I broke him in the first game," Federer said. Answer: The defeat of Federer by Tsonga was the first loss from a two-set lead in how many grand slam matches, and how many times has Roger Federer lost from this same vantage point? Question: Paragraph- Sent 1: One day Mary took a walk to the park. Sent 2: The park was very close to her house. Sent 3: One her way to the park she passed her friend Kim's house. Sent 4: Mary stopped by and asked if Kim wanted to play. Sent 5: Kim said yes. Sent 6: Mary and Kim walked together to the park. Sent 7: John's house was three houses down. Sent 8: Mary and Kim stopped by to ask John if he wanted to play at the park. Sent 9: John said no. Sent 10: He was afraid of being chased by a squirrel. Sent 11: Mary worried that John didn't like her, but John thought she was a good friend. Sent 12: So Mary and Kim went to the park to play. Sent 13: They loved the park. Sent 14: They loved the flowers, and the swings! Sent 15: Soon it was dinnertime and the girls went home. Sent 16: What a lovely day at the park. Answer:
Who walked pass Kim's house to get to the park?
Q: In this task, given a sentence in English Tokens, your task is to convert it into the English language Wikinews has confirmed that the reports are accurate through discussion with people attempting to access Wikipedia from China . A:
Wikinews has confirmed that the reports are accurate through discussion with people attempting to access Wikipedia from China.
Detailed Instructions: Write a question from the passage such that it identifies a character (a person or a thing) in the passage. Q: Thanks for the A2A Josh: Tough one to reduce to just a single incident but I'll try. I grew up in North Central Indiana, about 50 miles south of South Bend. It was common to have frequent snow accumulation in the winter and blustery, freezing temps. It seems like this was particularly true during my childhood in the 70's and 80's. My family was blue collar through and through. We lived in the heartland in a town of just a few hundred with a sawmill and an on again off again gas station as our only two businesses. My dad worked in a factory for roughly 45 years. He apparently started that job right out of high school. My mom was an incredibly hard worker and Still is to this day. She did factory work, restaurant management and everything in between. It was this Protestant work ethic that led to one of the frequent tasks that my brother and I had to do which was not fun but ultimately was a very good deed. As I said, winters were often snowy and harsh. So my mom would make my brother and me shovel driveways and sidewalks for a couple of elderly residents. We did this of course, after we did our own driveway. Some people had motorized snowblowers but we did not. Standard snow shovels were our tools. I remember us whining about the chore, wishing we could just play in the snow or get out of it altogether. I don't remember being overly conscious of the relief this provided for our elderly neighbors. I just remember that Mom would be disappointed if we didn't do a good job. Later in life I would have great appreciation for the things required of me by my parents. Factory work and summer farm jobs helped us learn the value of hard work and would set us on a road to appreciation of future job opportunities that were less taxing. I still remember hating shoveling snow. But I'm forever grateful that I did it. A:
Who was pressuring the author to shovel the snow?
In this task, you're given an article, a question which often contains a blank and four options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D"). Your task is to find the correct answer (from the given options) for the question from the given article and return one of the options from "A", "B", "C", and "D". Do not generate anything else apart from one of the following characters: "A", "B", "C", "D". There is only one correct answer for each question. Example: Article: Homework can put you in a bad mood , and that might actually be a good thing. Researchers from the University of Plymouth in England doubted whether mood might affect the way kids learn. To find out the answer, they did two experiments with children. The first experiment tested 30 kids. Someshapes were hidden inside a different, larger picture. The kids had to find the small shapes while sitting in a room with either cheerful or sad music playing in the background. To test their mood, the scientists asked the kids to point to one of five faces, from happy to sad. Children who listened to cheerful music tended to point to the smiley faces while the others pointed to the unhappy ones. The researchers found that sad kids took at least a second less to find the small shapes. They also found an average of three or four more shapes. In the second experiment, 61 children watched one of two scenes from a film. One scene was happy, and the other was sad. Just like in the first experiment, kids who saw the sad scene acted better compared to the others. The researchers guessed that feeling down makes people more likely to focus on a problem or difficult situation. Not all scientists agree with them, however. Other studies argued that maybe, that cheerful music in the first experiment distracted kids from finding shapes. While scientists work on finding out the answers, it still might be wise to choose when to do your tasks according to your mood. After eating a delicious ice cream, for example, write an essay. Question: Researchers did experiments on kids in order to find out _ . Options: (A) how they really feel when they are learning (B) whether mood affects their learning ability (C) what methods are easy for kids to learn (D) the relationship between sadness and happiness Example solution: B Example explanation: It is clearly mentioned in the article that to the check effect of mood on children is the main purpose of the experiment. So, B is the correct answer. Problem: Article: Some people make art with paint, and others use pencil or clay. But Italian artist Maurizio Savini prefers to use bright pink gum--after it has been chewed. Savini makes huge sculptures of bears and even people out of used chewing gum. Each sculpture requires thousands of pieces of gum. "I like to use chewing gum because it seemed to me a material that can be used in many ways compared with those used by the conventional arts such as painting," Savini says. How does he do it? The process is a lot like working with clay. "I work the chewing gum when it is warm and shape it with a knife," says Savini. Then, he puts a chemical onto each gum sculpture to make the gum stay in place. Savini's sticky art has been shown in cities like London, Paris, and Rome, where he lives today. Savini isn't the only artist to work with gum. His pink sculptures have inspired artists all over the world to get creative with the sticky matter. London artist Ben Wilson paints small paintings onto flat pieces of chewed gum he finds stuck to streets and sidewalks. In Canada, Jason Kronenwald uses different colored gum to make portraits of famous people. Kronenwald seldom chews gum himself. Instead, his friends help chew gum for him while he's working. "At times it can make me _ , but I just pay attention to the colors I need and get the sculpture going," he says. In America, Jamie Marraccini's art depends on color, so he tests different kinds of gum before using them. To find out what color the chewed gum will become once hardened, he lets it age for up to six months. "I've created 30 works totaling more than 35,000 pieces of gum," says Marraccini. That's a lot of gum! So think twice the next time you throw away a wad of gum. Maybe what seems like trash could actually be the beginning of a great piece of art. Question: Marraccini stores the gum for six months in order to _ . Options: (A) judge how hard it will be (B) know whether it is still sweet (C) examine what chemicals it contains (D) see what color it will become
Solution: D
Ques:You might grab what to smash a large, frightening bug when you're outdoors? A. tree B. garden C. meadow D. rock E. rug The best answer is Ans:D ----- Ques:He was a very sharp engineer, but when it came to the details his calculations could were often what? A. complimentary B. inelegant C. ocean D. dull E. inaccurate The best answer is Ans:E ----- Ques:who uses a contraceptive device? A. pharmacy B. bedroom C. person D. men E. drug store The best answer is Ans:C ----- Ques:The elementary-age child was asked to describe a ball, what word did he likely use for it? A. rubber B. circular C. spherical D. round E. rolling down street The best answer is Ans:
D -----