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question:Anne astonished her father. How would you consider the linguistic integrity of the preceding sentence? Possible answers: (a). unacceptable. (b). acceptable.
answer:The sentence "Anne astonished her father" is (b). acceptable. It means that Anne did something that really surprised her father. The words are put together in a way that makes sense, so the linguistic integrity of the sentence is good.
question:Complete the passage: pick from possible candidates. By Riath Al-Samarrai Follow @@riathalsam Rio Ferdinand fears Manchester United might have repeated the mistake they made in allowing Jaap Stam to leave by letting Nemanja Vidic join Inter Milan. Ferdinand's centre-half partner, 32, will join the Italians on a free transfer this summer, 13 years after Sir Alex Ferguson made a call he later regretted in offloading Stam to Lazio. Former United manager David Moyes has previously described Vidic's move as 'the right decision for club and player', but Ferdinand said: 'Only time will tell if Manchester United regret allowing him to leave. Deja vu: Rio Ferdinand (right) thinks Manchester United may regret letting Nemanja Vidic (centre) leave 'If you get a fresh OPTIONS: - Alex Ferguson going into a - Brazil going into a - David Moyes going into a - Ferdinand going into a - Inter Milan going into a - Italians going into a - Jaap Stam going into a - Lazio going into a - Manchester United going into a - Nemanja Vidic going into a - Riath Al going into a - Rio Ferdinand going into a - Samarrai going into a - Stam going into a - United going into a - Vidic going into a - Wayne Rooney going into a - World Cup going into a
answer:'If you get a fresh Nemanja Vidic going into a new season, that is a massive loss for anyone to take.'
question:This question has options. Answer the question about text: Every Friday , the beer - loving , half - shielding , glove - dropping boys over at Two Man Advantage capture their true tales from their weeknight hockey leagues . This is mine , from the women 's perspective . Two To Go This week was our last regular season game for the summer league and next week , we start playoffs . My team , the Orange Pylons is in last place so we 'll have to play the first place team out of the gate . What type of sport does the family play ? OPT: (I) None of the above choices . (II) Summer sports . (III) Sports played in the summer . (IV) Winter sports .
answer:(II) Summer sports. (III) Sports played in the summer. The text talks about a summer league and their last regular season game before the playoffs, which means they play a summer sport. The other options, "None of the above choices" and "Winter sports," are incorrect because a sport is mentioned and it takes place during the summer season, not winter.
question:Article:The biggest donors, the US, Japan, Germany and the UK, led the way at the Tokyo meeting in offering funds. The pledge came as Afghanistan agreed to new conditions to deal with endemic corruption. There are fears Afghanistan may relapse into chaos after the Nato pullout. Donors agreed to hold a follow-up conference in the UK in 2014. The Afghan economy relies heavily on international development and military assistance. The World Bank says aid makes up more than 95% of Afghanistan's GDP. Meanwhile in Afghanistan itself two roadside bombs killed 14 civilians and injured another three in the southern Kandahar province, regional police chief Gen Abdul Raziq said. The first bomb hit a car, and the second exploded when a tractor arrived to rescue the wounded. Women and children are among the dead, the regional governor's office said. And new video has been released apparently showing the execution-style shooting of a woman in a village north of Kabul by local Taliban fighters last week. The woman was reportedly accused of adultery. A Taliban spokesman denied the group had ordered the killing. By David LoynBBC News, Kabul The scale of the challenge ahead is shown by a large death toll in several bomb attacks apparently targeting civilians in Kandahar, and new video of the shooting of a woman in a village north of Kabul by local Taliban fighters last week. Nobody is counting how many women are shot by the Taliban in summary executions for "moral crimes" but there is evidence that they are a frequent occurrence and there is little that the Afghan government is doing to stop them. A recent Action Aid report found that violence against women is increasing as tension grows ahead of the withdrawal of foreign combat troops - with 87% of those surveyed reporting some level of domestic violence. In rural villages women are treated as property, and half of the women in jail (and all of the girls in juvenile detention centres) are there for the so-called crime of "running away" - fleeing from an abusive husband - although this is not recognised as a crime in law. In his opening remarks at the Tokyo conference, Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged to "fight corruption with strong resolve". He said that despite the progress made in the past 10 years, Afghanistan's economy remained vulnerable and security a major obstacle. "It will take many years of hard work on our part as Afghans, as well as continued empowering support from our international partners before Afghanistan can achieve prosperity and self-reliance," he said. "We must do what we can to deepen the roots of security and make the transition irreversible." UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon echoed Mr Karzai's remarks, saying progress in Afghanistan remained "fragile". "Failure to invest in governance, justice, human rights, employment and social development could negate investment and sacrifices that have been made over the last 10 years," said Mr Ban. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stressed the need for reform to safeguard changes achieved in Afghanistan. "That must include fighting corruption, improving governance, strengthening the rule of law, increasing access to economic opportunity for all Afghans, especially for women," she said. The Tokyo conference is being attended by high-level delegates from more than 70 nations and international organisations. Participants had promised 4bn in annual aid between 2012 and 2015, Japanese and US officials said, in return for mechanisms to monitor the Afghan government's progress on improving governance and combating endemic corruption. The civilian aid sought in Tokyo comes on top of 4.1bn in military assistance for Afghanistan's armed forces pledged by a summit of Nato leaders in Chicago in May. According to plans endorsed at the Chicago meeting, Nato-led forces will hand over combat command to Afghan forces by mid-2013, followed by a withdrawal of combat troops by the end of 2014. After that, only training units will remain. Speaking during a brief stop-over in Kabul on her way to Tokyo on Saturday, Mrs Clinton announced that the US had given Kabul the status of "major non-Nato ally". The a move is seen as another signal aimed at allaying Afghan fears about waning Western support. The designation as major non-Nato ally, which already includes close US allies such as Australia and Israel, gives Kabul easier access to advanced US military technology and streamlines defence co-operation between the countries. The last country to be granted the status was Pakistan in 2004. In May, US President Barack Obama and his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, signed a 10-year strategic partnership agreement outlining military and civil ties between the countries after 2014. Summarize the main points of that article.
answer:At the Tokyo conference, the biggest donors, including the US, Japan, Germany, and the UK, pledged 16bn in civilian aid to Afghanistan from 2012-2015. This comes as Afghanistan agreed to new conditions to address corruption. There are concerns that Afghanistan may fall into chaos following the NATO withdrawal. A follow-up conference will be held in the UK in 2014. The World Bank states that aid comprises more than 95% of Afghanistan's GDP. Violence against women is reportedly increasing as foreign combat troops prepare to withdraw, and domestic violence affects 87% of surveyed women, according to an Action Aid report. Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged to fight corruption and improve governance, while UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton echoed the need for reform.