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My name's Mary. This is my family tree. These are my parents. Their names are Bill and Grace Brown. Those are my grandparents. Their names are Hery and Linda Brown. This is my uncle. His name is John. That boy is my brother. His name is Tony. This is Susan. She is my uncle's daughter. ,. (2,10) Bill is John's _ . | [
"father",
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"son"
] | 0 | My name's Mary. This is my family tree. These are my parents. Their names are Bill and Grace Brown. Those are my grandparents. Their names are Hery and Linda Brown. This is my uncle. His name is John. That boy is my brother. His name is Tony. This is Susan. She is my uncle's daughter. ,. (2,10) Bill is John's _ . fa... | 1true | |
I opened my eyes and found the doctors were standing by my bed. They had some welcome news. I had been living in the bone marrow transplant unit of the famous cancer center for a month. The doctors told me that while my immune system was still very weak, my brother Adam's healthy cells were beginning to work in my bon... | [
"her mother didn't follow the doctors' instructions",
"her mother didn't push her wheelchair in the right way",
"her mother took a wrong mask",
"she was eager for fresh air"
] | 3 | I opened my eyes and found the doctors were standing by my bed. They had some welcome news. I had been living in the bone marrow transplant unit of the famous cancer center for a month. The doctors told me that while my immune system was still very weak, my brother Adam's healthy cells were beginning to work in my bon... | 1true | |
A person wants to dry pips from sunflowers and then can plant those pips knowing that they have enough | [
"financing",
"nutriment",
"grain",
"solar wind"
] | 1 | A person wants to dry pips from sunflowers and then can plant those pips knowing that they have enough nutriment | 1true | |
What is an example that ecosystems are an interconnected world? | [
"animals' numbers decreasing when food decreases",
"animals' numbers increasing when predator numbers increase",
"animals' numbers increasing when plants decrease",
"animals' numbers decreasing when food increases"
] | 0 | What is an example that ecosystems are an interconnected world? animals' numbers decreasing when food increases | 0false | |
"I don't want to buy a traditional yearbook. I can keep and share memories of my high school on the Internet."You may often hear this from many American high school students now. Instead of buying a book, more and more students choose to sign up at My Yearbook.com. My Yearbook.com was created by two teenagers, Catherin... | [
"old-fashioned",
"newly-developed",
"well-informed",
"multi-functional"
] | 0 | "I don't want to buy a traditional yearbook. I can keep and share memories of my high school on the Internet."You may often hear this from many American high school students now. Instead of buying a book, more and more students choose to sign up at My Yearbook.com. My Yearbook.com was created by two teenagers, Catherin... | 0false | |
The children often play soccer in the garden .Sometimes they break Mrs. Smith's windows. One afternoon , Mrs. Smith is reading a newspaper at home.After a short time, she closes her eyes and goes to _ At that time a little boy knocks at the door.Mrs. Smith opens the door and asks, "Do you break my windows again ?" "O... | [
"doors",
"gardens",
"newspapers",
"windows"
] | 3 | The children often play soccer in the garden .Sometimes they break Mrs. Smith's windows. One afternoon , Mrs. Smith is reading a newspaper at home.After a short time, she closes her eyes and goes to _ At that time a little boy knocks at the door.Mrs. Smith opens the door and asks, "Do you break my windows again ?" "O... | 1true | |
There's one language that is used in every country in the world. It's everyone's second language. It's easy to be understood, although you can't hear it. It's sign language. When you wave to a friend who is crossing the street, you're using sign language. When you raise your hand in class, you're saying, "I think I kno... | [
"sign language",
"Chinese culture",
"a foreign language",
"bodies"
] | 0 | There's one language that is used in every country in the world. It's everyone's second language. It's easy to be understood, although you can't hear it. It's sign language. When you wave to a friend who is crossing the street, you're using sign language. When you raise your hand in class, you're saying, "I think I kno... | 1true | |
What can cause objects to repel each other? | [
"fake magnets",
"smell",
"identical charges",
"sunlight"
] | 2 | What can cause objects to repel each other? smell | 0false | |
Homeowner hired Arsonist to set fire to Homeowner's house so that Homeowner could collect the insurance proceeds from the fire. After pouring gasoline around the house, Arsonist lit the fire with his cigarette lighter and then put the lighter in his pocket. As Arsonist was standing back admiring his work, the lighter e... | [
"Yes, if the lighter exploded because of a defect caused by a manufacturing error. ",
"Yes, if Arsonist can establish that the lighter was the proximate cause of his injury. ",
"No, because the lighter was not being used for an intended or reasonably foreseeable purpose. ",
"No, because Arsonist was injured i... | 0 | Homeowner hired Arsonist to set fire to Homeowner's house so that Homeowner could collect the insurance proceeds from the fire. After pouring gasoline around the house, Arsonist lit the fire with his cigarette lighter and then put the lighter in his pocket. As Arsonist was standing back admiring his work, the lighter e... | 1true | |
Matt is an adult. He is looking for a job. He hopes to become a clown someday. He wants to be a clown because he loves making people laugh. In order to be a clown, Matt must go to clown school. One day, Matt's friend tells him about a clown school in St. Louis. Matt becomes excited! The next day, Matt goes to the clo... | [
"He loves making people laugh.",
"He is an adult.",
"He is looking for a job.",
"He wants to go to clown school."
] | 0 | Matt is an adult. He is looking for a job. He hopes to become a clown someday. He wants to be a clown because he loves making people laugh. In order to be a clown, Matt must go to clown school. One day, Matt's friend tells him about a clown school in St. Louis. Matt becomes excited! The next day, Matt goes to the clo... | 1true | |
Scientists use the term "light year" to describe | [
"how fast light travels in space.",
"the distance light travels in one year.",
"how large the diameters of different stars are.",
"the time it takes the Sun to move through the galaxy."
] | 1 | Scientists use the term "light year" to describe the distance light travels in one year | 1true | |
On a Friday night in May 2015, Oliver and Lone Kleven heard angry shouts coming from their front lawn. Lone, 68, stepped onto the porch and saw two men in dark clothes struggling with something on the ground--right where she and her grandson had planted a flower bed the weekend before. "Go fight somewhere else!" she sh... | [
"To stop them fighting with each other.",
"To prevent her flowers being ruined.",
"To stop them stealing in the flower bed.",
"To keep the boy from being wounded."
] | 1 | On a Friday night in May 2015, Oliver and Lone Kleven heard angry shouts coming from their front lawn. Lone, 68, stepped onto the porch and saw two men in dark clothes struggling with something on the ground--right where she and her grandson had planted a flower bed the weekend before. "Go fight somewhere else!" she sh... | 1true | |
Have you heard of the movie Benji off the Leashf This Benji story7 begins when his mother, a pretty black furry dog, escapes from the puppy mill with Colby, a boy who loves her.He tries to hide her in an abandoned house.The boy' s father discovers her there and takes mother and pups back home to the puppy mill, but lea... | [
"The movie is in praise of deserting homeless dogs.",
"We shouldn't have mercy on homeless dogs.",
"We human beings need to love animals because they are our friends.",
"mixed-breed rescued dogs are less intelligent and trainable than purebred dogs."
] | 2 | Have you heard of the movie Benji off the Leashf This Benji story7 begins when his mother, a pretty black furry dog, escapes from the puppy mill with Colby, a boy who loves her.He tries to hide her in an abandoned house.The boy' s father discovers her there and takes mother and pups back home to the puppy mill, but lea... | 0false | |
There is a nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and all of a sudden, there is water between his feet and his pants are wet. He thinks his heart is going to stop. It's never happened before, and he knows that when the boys find out he will never hear the end of it. When the girls find out, they'll never speak to him ag... | [
"Susie felt deeply sorry for her foolish mistake",
"Susie used to be in the same trouble as the boy",
"the boy doesn't get along well with his classmats",
"nobody but the teacher helps the boy in the accident"
] | 1 | There is a nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and all of a sudden, there is water between his feet and his pants are wet. He thinks his heart is going to stop. It's never happened before, and he knows that when the boys find out he will never hear the end of it. When the girls find out, they'll never speak to him ag... | 0false | |
I am a student in China now. My name is Kelly Smith. I live with my parents, two sisters and a brother in Beijing. My parents teach English in No.6 Middle School. I study in the same school. I am happy here, because I like my new school and the classmates. They are very friendly to me. They like to play with me becaus... | [
"Because Kelly is a beautiful girl.",
"Because Kelly's English is very good.",
"Because Kelly is very interesting.",
"Because kelly is kind to them."
] | 1 | I am a student in China now. My name is Kelly Smith. I live with my parents, two sisters and a brother in Beijing. My parents teach English in No.6 Middle School. I study in the same school. I am happy here, because I like my new school and the classmates. They are very friendly to me. They like to play with me becaus... | 1true | |
Michael's birthday was coming soon, so he asked his dad for a bicycle so that he would not need to walk to school anymore. However, Michael's dad had lost his job and did not have much money. Michael got a book instead. One bright and sunny day while Michael was walking past a store on his way to school, he saw a big b... | [
"A bike.",
"A magazine.",
"A book.",
"A friend."
] | 2 | Michael's birthday was coming soon, so he asked his dad for a bicycle so that he would not need to walk to school anymore. However, Michael's dad had lost his job and did not have much money. Michael got a book instead. One bright and sunny day while Michael was walking past a store on his way to school, he saw a big b... | 0false | |
Mr. Black, Ann's father works in a hospital. He's friendly to the patients. So he's very busy all the time. Ann is seven and began to be at school. She often watches TV at home. Some of her friends often go traveling abroad , but her father doesn't have time. He and his wife can only take their daughter to some cities ... | [
"goes traveling abroad without her parents",
"stays at home instead of traveling abroad",
"asks her father to take her to Iceland",
"talks about the cities in England"
] | 1 | Mr. Black, Ann's father works in a hospital. He's friendly to the patients. So he's very busy all the time. Ann is seven and began to be at school. She often watches TV at home. Some of her friends often go traveling abroad , but her father doesn't have time. He and his wife can only take their daughter to some cities ... | 1true | |
Some people like to get up early, but some do not. In fact, it is really good for us to get up early every day. Maybe those who don't like getting up early will not believe this, but it is true. Scientists made a survey in about one thousand people, and then they found that early rising people had less disease than l... | [
"getting up early",
"going to bed early",
"getting up late",
"both A and B"
] | 3 | Some people like to get up early, but some do not. In fact, it is really good for us to get up early every day. Maybe those who don't like getting up early will not believe this, but it is true. Scientists made a survey in about one thousand people, and then they found that early rising people had less disease than l... | 0false | |
How Do You Keep a Whole Planet Warm? Light from the sun warms land, water, and air. In turn, the warmed-up land, water, and air give off heat, which rises up toward the sky. Gases in the Earth's atmosphere capture some of that heat and prevent it from escaping into space. This heat trap keeps the ground, oceans, and ai... | [
"the closest star to Earth",
"the closest moon to Earth",
"the farthest planet from Earth",
"the farthest satellite from Earth"
] | 0 | How Do You Keep a Whole Planet Warm? Light from the sun warms land, water, and air. In turn, the warmed-up land, water, and air give off heat, which rises up toward the sky. Gases in the Earth's atmosphere capture some of that heat and prevent it from escaping into space. This heat trap keeps the ground, oceans, and ai... | 1true | |
Sea hares are poisonous slugs, with tiny bunny-like tentacles, that float in water currents and ocean waves. They squirt a purple colored chemical that's sticky and smelly | [
"to attract a mate",
"to swim in deep waters",
"to ward off predators",
"to color the water"
] | 2 | Sea hares are poisonous slugs, with tiny bunny-like tentacles, that float in water currents and ocean waves. They squirt a purple colored chemical that's sticky and smelly to ward off predators | 1true | |
Parmott sued Dexter in an automobile collision case. At trial, Parmott wishes to show by extrinsic evidence that Wade, Dexter's primary witness, is Dexter's partner in a gambling operation. This evidence is | [
"admissible as evidence of Wade's character.",
"admissible as evidence of Wade's possible bias in favor of Dexter.",
"inadmissible, because criminal conduct can be shown only by admission or a record of conviction. ",
"inadmissible, because bias must be shown on cross-examination and not by extrinsic evidence... | 1 | Parmott sued Dexter in an automobile collision case. At trial, Parmott wishes to show by extrinsic evidence that Wade, Dexter's primary witness, is Dexter's partner in a gambling operation. This evidence is inadmissible, because criminal conduct can be shown only by admission or a record of conviction. | 0false | |
Students studying membranes conducted an experiment using labeled paper cups filled with varying concentrations of red food coloring. After the experiment, the cups were empty and stained. What should be done with used cups? | [
"reuse the cups",
"dispose of the cups",
"recycle the cups",
"relabel the cups"
] | 2 | Students studying membranes conducted an experiment using labeled paper cups filled with varying concentrations of red food coloring. After the experiment, the cups were empty and stained. What should be done with used cups? relabel the cups | 0false | |
It's Charlie's birthday today, but he isn't feeling happy. No one wishes him a happy birthday. Mother says nothing about his birthday. She just tells Charlie to play outside. At lunchtime, his mother calls, "Come in for lunch, Charlie!" Charlie slowly walks into his house. But the living room looks different. Charlie s... | [
"Eating cake.",
"Celebrating a special day.",
"Forgetting a birthday.",
"Having fun at a friend's party"
] | 1 | It's Charlie's birthday today, but he isn't feeling happy. No one wishes him a happy birthday. Mother says nothing about his birthday. She just tells Charlie to play outside. At lunchtime, his mother calls, "Come in for lunch, Charlie!" Charlie slowly walks into his house. But the living room looks different. Charlie s... | 0false | |
At present time, roller skating is easy and fun. But many years ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, people never tried skating on wheels. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin's work was making instruments . In his free time he liked to play the violin. Merlin was a man with many ideas and m... | [
"Merlin's work",
"Merlin's violin",
"A huge mirror",
"An important party"
] | 3 | At present time, roller skating is easy and fun. But many years ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, people never tried skating on wheels. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin's work was making instruments . In his free time he liked to play the violin. Merlin was a man with many ideas and m... | 0false | |
Nancy was new to America. She had an 8-year-old son. They found a house in New York. They were there for only two months when a neighbor's dog jumped into their yard. The dog ran toward Nancy's son. Nancy put her body in between the dog and her son. The dog stopped when it saw Nancy standing in front of it. She was goi... | [
"It was close to Tommy's school.",
"It was near the first house.",
"It was next to the supermarket.",
"It was in the south of New York."
] | 0 | Nancy was new to America. She had an 8-year-old son. They found a house in New York. They were there for only two months when a neighbor's dog jumped into their yard. The dog ran toward Nancy's son. Nancy put her body in between the dog and her son. The dog stopped when it saw Nancy standing in front of it. She was goi... | 0false | |
Mr. Whitcomb Judson was a really clever man. He invented a special train that was pushed along by air and in 1893 he invented something like a zip that could be used to open and close clothes. It could be used on men's trousers and on ladies' dresses. He did not call his invention a 'zip' but everybody says that he wa... | [
"Mr. Whitcomb Judson",
"The Canadian",
"Whitcomb's father",
"Whitcomb's son"
] | 0 | Mr. Whitcomb Judson was a really clever man. He invented a special train that was pushed along by air and in 1893 he invented something like a zip that could be used to open and close clothes. It could be used on men's trousers and on ladies' dresses. He did not call his invention a 'zip' but everybody says that he wa... | 1true | |
Everyone has got two personalities --the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real . You don't show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control your behavior , but when you're asleep , your sleeping position shows the real you . In a normal night , of course , people fre... | [
"always shows sympathy for people",
"is confident, but not stubborn",
"is healthier than others",
"often thinks of making people angry"
] | 1 | Everyone has got two personalities --the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real . You don't show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control your behavior , but when you're asleep , your sleeping position shows the real you . In a normal night , of course , people fre... | 1true | |
Which is likely true? | [
"two negatively charged iron ingots pull together",
"two negatively charged lemons pull together",
"two negatively charged rats pull together",
"two negatively charged dogs pull together"
] | 0 | Which is likely true? two negatively charged iron ingots pull together | 1true | |
Hobbs was an orphan . He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work changed him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.One day the lawyer said to him, "One thousand dollars, and here is the money." As Hobbs to... | [
"to tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it",
"to read his uncle's will",
"to tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money",
"nothing but to buy some pictures"
] | 0 | Hobbs was an orphan . He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work changed him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.One day the lawyer said to him, "One thousand dollars, and here is the money." As Hobbs to... | 1true | |
I work in a busy Emergency Room( E. R. ) . This weekend, I had a patient who was very nervousand paranoid. After looking at his chart, I saw that he was seeking treatment for alcoholism. There is an immediate prejudice against substance abuse in my E. R. One -we do not have a detox facility.The people seeking treatme... | [
"20 years",
"11 years",
"Over 30 years",
"Over 20 years"
] | 3 | I work in a busy Emergency Room( E. R. ) . This weekend, I had a patient who was very nervousand paranoid. After looking at his chart, I saw that he was seeking treatment for alcoholism. There is an immediate prejudice against substance abuse in my E. R. One -we do not have a detox facility.The people seeking treatme... | 1true | |
An animal that perhaps uses light to it's advantage is | [
"comb jellies",
"dolphins",
"cats",
"whales"
] | 0 | An animal that perhaps uses light to it's advantage is whales | 0false | |
Mrs. Brown is a worker. She works in a big factory. She gets up at five every morning. She often has breakfast at six fifty. After that she goes to the factory by bus at half past seven. She cleans the machines when she gets there very early. Then her workmates come. They begin to work at 8:00. They all work very hard.... | [
"On weekdays.",
"On weekends.",
"In the morning.",
"In the afternoon."
] | 1 | Mrs. Brown is a worker. She works in a big factory. She gets up at five every morning. She often has breakfast at six fifty. After that she goes to the factory by bus at half past seven. She cleans the machines when she gets there very early. Then her workmates come. They begin to work at 8:00. They all work very hard.... | 0false | |
Which of these organisms has cells with cell walls? | [
"bluebird",
"A pine tree",
"A ladybug",
"A fox squirrel"
] | 1 | Which of these organisms has cells with cell walls? A ladybug | 0false | |
One day last November, Tom Baker stopped out of his house into the morning light and headed across the rice fields toward the bank of the Rapti River. Tom, a 32-year-old school teacher in the farming village of Madanpur, was going for his morning bath. As he approached the river, the head of a tiger suddenly appeared... | [
"Early in the morning",
"At noon",
"Late in the afternoon",
"At five before dark"
] | 0 | One day last November, Tom Baker stopped out of his house into the morning light and headed across the rice fields toward the bank of the Rapti River. Tom, a 32-year-old school teacher in the farming village of Madanpur, was going for his morning bath. As he approached the river, the head of a tiger suddenly appeared... | 1true | |
Two men are walking in the park. One is Mr Brown, a worker, the other is Mr Black. Mr Brown is going to a chair. It is beside the road. Mr Black is behind him. Mr Brown finds Mr Black. Now Mr Black begins to walk faster, because he wants to get to the chair before Mr Black. Now Mr Black begins to walk faster because he... | [
"In the garden",
"On the chair",
"In the park",
"Beside the road"
] | 2 | Two men are walking in the park. One is Mr Brown, a worker, the other is Mr Black. Mr Brown is going to a chair. It is beside the road. Mr Black is behind him. Mr Brown finds Mr Black. Now Mr Black begins to walk faster, because he wants to get to the chair before Mr Black. Now Mr Black begins to walk faster because he... | 0false | |
Look at the car. It is Mr Black's car. It doesn't work now. Mr Black is under it. He is repairing it. Mrs Black is near the car. She is helping Mr Black. A girl is in the car. She is Kate, Mr Black's daughter. Who is the boy in the car? He is Jim, Kate's brother. It is Saturday today. They don't work. They want to go t... | [
"It runs out of gas.",
"It doesn't work.",
"It was broken in an accident.",
"It is stopped by a policeman."
] | 1 | Look at the car. It is Mr Black's car. It doesn't work now. Mr Black is under it. He is repairing it. Mrs Black is near the car. She is helping Mr Black. A girl is in the car. She is Kate, Mr Black's daughter. Who is the boy in the car? He is Jim, Kate's brother. It is Saturday today. They don't work. They want to go t... | 1true | |
Mr. King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. He drives carefully and can keep calm in time of danger. And he escaped from several accidents. The manager pays him more and the traffic policemen often speak highly of him. Mr. Baker, one of his friends, works in a factory outside the city. It is far from his... | [
"always drives very slowly",
"is not afraid of danger",
"has driven for years",
"drives very well"
] | 3 | Mr. King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. He drives carefully and can keep calm in time of danger. And he escaped from several accidents. The manager pays him more and the traffic policemen often speak highly of him. Mr. Baker, one of his friends, works in a factory outside the city. It is far from his... | 1true | |
Miss Wu is a young teacher of English in China. She loves teaching very much. One day when she was giving an English lesson, she found the headmaster sitting at the back of the classroom. After class, the headmaster told her that he came to her class to find out how much English and how much Chinese she was using. The ... | [
"Use cards in English teaching",
"Talk with English-speaking people",
"Speak more English in English class",
"Learn more English expressions"
] | 2 | Miss Wu is a young teacher of English in China. She loves teaching very much. One day when she was giving an English lesson, she found the headmaster sitting at the back of the classroom. After class, the headmaster told her that he came to her class to find out how much English and how much Chinese she was using. The ... | 1true | |
Some animals change their appearance completely during a stage of the life cycle known as | [
"metamorphosing",
"metal",
"Seven",
"drawing"
] | 0 | Some animals change their appearance completely during a stage of the life cycle known as Seven | 0false | |
Bob is six years old.He is old enough to go to school. On the first day,his teacher taught him three words,"I,you,he".Then the teacher said,"I am your teacher.You are my student.He is your student. He is your classmate."When school was over,Bob went home. His mother asked him,"What has your teacher taught you today?"Bo... | [
"Two.",
"One.",
"Four.",
"Three."
] | 3 | Bob is six years old.He is old enough to go to school. On the first day,his teacher taught him three words,"I,you,he".Then the teacher said,"I am your teacher.You are my student.He is your student. He is your classmate."When school was over,Bob went home. His mother asked him,"What has your teacher taught you today?"Bo... | 0false | |
Mr. John and Mr. Brown work in the same office. One day Mr. John says to Mr. Brown, "I will have a small party in our house on Monday evening. Would you and your wife like to come?" Mr. Brown says, "Thank you very much. I'd love to, but let me ask my wife first." So Mr. Brown goes to the other room and telephones his w... | [
"Mr. John",
"Mr. Brown",
"Mrs. John",
"David"
] | 3 | Mr. John and Mr. Brown work in the same office. One day Mr. John says to Mr. Brown, "I will have a small party in our house on Monday evening. Would you and your wife like to come?" Mr. Brown says, "Thank you very much. I'd love to, but let me ask my wife first." So Mr. Brown goes to the other room and telephones his w... | 0false | |
Have you heard about "Survival Holidays"?"Survival Holidays" is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents. The reason why people like "Survival Holidays" is that they think being close to nature ... | [
"for children to live in a lonely place",
"to let children not watch TV at home",
"for parents not to disturb their children",
"to improve children's abilities when living alone"
] | 3 | Have you heard about "Survival Holidays"?"Survival Holidays" is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents. The reason why people like "Survival Holidays" is that they think being close to nature ... | 0false | |
Clothes fresh out of the laundry are great because they are | [
"darkness",
"comfort",
"temperate",
"wonder"
] | 2 | Clothes fresh out of the laundry are great because they are temperate | 1true | |
Why do women earn less than men? Women earn less than men. For example, in 1988 the hourly wages of women in the U.S. were 16% less than those of men. The gap between male and female incomes varies with age. The gap between the labor incomes of young women and young men is much smaller than that between middle-aged wom... | [
"Input of capital would be increased.",
"The unemployment rate would go up.",
"Those that have jobs would become better off.",
"Women as a group would earn more than before."
] | 1 | Why do women earn less than men? Women earn less than men. For example, in 1988 the hourly wages of women in the U.S. were 16% less than those of men. The gap between male and female incomes varies with age. The gap between the labor incomes of young women and young men is much smaller than that between middle-aged wom... | 0false | |
With the start of the new term, students around the country exchange their fun and fashionable clothes for boring school uniforms. But not all campuses are fashion deserts. Colorful sports shoes, school bags, T-shirts and even drink containers are breathing life into campuses. _ especially when we are doing morning ex... | [
"They wear different spots shoes.",
"They wear school uniforms.",
"They have different decorations in their hair.",
"They drink coffee from colorful drink containers."
] | 2 | With the start of the new term, students around the country exchange their fun and fashionable clothes for boring school uniforms. But not all campuses are fashion deserts. Colorful sports shoes, school bags, T-shirts and even drink containers are breathing life into campuses. _ especially when we are doing morning ex... | 0false | |
Shenzhou X and three astronauts were sent up from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province, into a clear blue sky on Tuesday, bringing the nation one step closer to building its own space station in 2020. Two men, mission commander Nie Haisheng and Zhang Xiaoguang, and China's second female astronaut, Wang Ya... | [
"About a week",
"About two weeks",
"About a month",
"About two months"
] | 1 | Shenzhou X and three astronauts were sent up from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province, into a clear blue sky on Tuesday, bringing the nation one step closer to building its own space station in 2020. Two men, mission commander Nie Haisheng and Zhang Xiaoguang, and China's second female astronaut, Wang Ya... | 1true | |
There are two websites I think you should know about. Do you find it difficult to say a word correctly? Do you want to hear the correct pronunciation ? If so, what you've been looking for is cooldictionary.com. This site is designed to pronounce words and phrases in precise manner. All you have to do is to go to the P... | [
"a website on the Internet",
"an electronic dictionary that can pronounce words",
"a website teaches you how to write",
"a part of the Pronunciation Help"
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Ted and Susan are good friends. Last Saturday, Ted asked Susan to go with him to watch a movie or take a walk down by the lake. Susan really wanted to go, but she was really busy all Saturday. First, her mom asked her to help clean the house in the morning, and then she had to go to the dentist's at 12:30. Two hours af... | [
"She had a fever.",
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"She had a toothache.",
"She had a stomachache."
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Thanksgiving time came and all the relatives were gathered around the long table, or seated behind TV trays.The television was on and some folks were watching it while talking with one another.Something on television got their attention and one of the adults said, "Listen at it!" Someone else replied."Well, if that don... | [
"He liked them very much.",
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"They should be taught in school.",
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One night recently, I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car approached from the opposite direction at about the same speed. As we passed each other, I caught the other driver's eye for only a second. I wondered whether he might be thinking, as I was, how dependent we were on each other at... | [
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"they both drove their car at a terrific speed",
"he might be killed out of the other's careless driving",
"it was dark and the road was not wide enough"
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Dick is seven years old, and his sister May is five. One day, their mother takes them to their aunt' s house to play and she goes to the town to buy some new clothes. The children play for an hour, then at half past four their aunt takes Dick into the kitchen. She gives him a nice cake and a knife and says to him, "Now... | [
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China introduced its so-called one-child policy in the late 1970s. It's been believed to help control China's population growth . It's also been against for forcing parents to make difficult personal choices , or in some cases face huge fines . The policy said that in big cities or towns, parents could only have on... | [
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Tim and Janey woke up earlier than normal. Their stomach were growling. They were ready for breakfast. They had gone to bed at their normal time, but they could not help being up now. So they woke up their father and went downstairs for breakfast. It was so early in the morning the sun was not even out yet. But their d... | [
"They had to make breakfast",
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Ronald Hoffman born in 1937 is Polish-born American organic chemist and Nobel laureate . As a theoretical chemist, Hoffmann studied energy levels in chemical bonds during chemical reactions. He put computers to use to solve his problems and, despite the complexity of his research, was able to explain his theories and d... | [
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Mr. Black was very forgetful. Each time when Mrs. Black wanted her husband to do something, she had to tell him again and again not to forget it. Once Mr. Black was asked to post a letter, " Do remember to put it into the letter box on your way to work." The wife said. " This time I won't forget." Mr. Black said to his... | [
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"because she wanted to be friendly to him",
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When we talked about the upcoming start of school, Seth hadn`t expressed anything but excitement. So when the sunny and promising "big day" arrived, he was ready. He was armed with a cool haircut, wearing his prized shoes, and was ready for the action. Ten minutes before the bus was to arrive, he asked me to take him... | [
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Agatha Christie went out at night.She never forgot the night when she met a robber many years ago. That evening, she was invited to a birthday party which lasted until 2 o'clock in the morning.Agatha walked in the quiet street alone. Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building a tall man with a sharp knife in his right... | [
"was robbed of her earrings",
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We recycle rubbish, so why not language? Recycling language means using vocabulary that you have learnt before again and again. However, unlike rubbish that piles up in our environment, if we do not recycle language, we simply forget it. So how do you recycle language? There are basically three ways to do it. The firs... | [
"rewrite our favourite articles.",
"pay more attention to mistakes",
"practise spoken English with someone",
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You heard about the sign posted on a farm fence? Inside there was a big and mean bull. The sign read, "Don't attempt to cross this field unless you can do it in 9.9 seconds. The bull can do it in 10!" Don't try to cross that field unless you are prepared! And isn't that the way it is in life? We have to be ready when... | [
"Because she believed one of the students in the classroom could go on to greatness.",
"Because the words of an eighth-grade level is just so so to the Sixth-grade students.",
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The next time you try for a high-ranking post, you could let your possible boss listen to a recommending phone call "made" by US President George W Bush or British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Of course, neither of them could really do that for you-you would just "borrow" their voices. AT & T labs will start selling spee... | [
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'As I stood in front of the grave of President Richard Nixon, I was thinking about the time 25 years ago when this president helped bring the United States and China closer together. Young people of our two countries should help this relationship grow.' This remark was made by a Shanghai student when speaking to hi... | [
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What is the result of an object reflecting light toward the eye? | [
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"Glare"
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TUESDAY, July11 SHANGHAI---The 12thInternational Processing, Packaging & End-Line Printing Exhibition opens at Shanghai New International Expo Centre ( to July 13) Tel: 021 6209 5209 HONGKONG---The Hong Kong International Textile and Garment Machinery and Technology Fair 2006 opens at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibitio... | [
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Maybe you can not imagine what a hotel made of trash looks like. But in Rome, Italy, there is a campaign called Save the Beach that has created a hotel out of 12 tons of trash in order to raise awareness of our waste. Save the Beach is an environmental awareness campaign set up by the makers of Corona Beer. They coll... | [
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Mr. White works in a park. He can't hear or speak. He looks after the chairs in the park. Some chairs in the park look very old. Mr. White wants to paint them. It is cloudy today. There are few people in the park,so Mr. White starts to paint a chair. After he paints it,he goes back to his office and brings a card wit... | [
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Mrs. Dennis's 12-year-old daughter, Gala, had some difficulty getting along with other children in the neighborhood, especially with the younger ones. Thinking the experience would be good for her, Mrs. Dennis recommended Gala to Mr. Parrent as a babysitter for his five-year-old boy, Robby, but did not mention Gala's d... | [
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"she has a nondelegable duty to control the actions of her child.",
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School cleaning day Today is Saturday. It is our cleaning day. The pupils of our class are cleaning our classroom. Mary is cleaning the door. She is standing on a chair. Tom and some others are cleaning the windows. Some of us are sweeping the floor. Others are cleaning the desks and chairs. I am taking down the old pi... | [
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When I was a kid, I was just like every other kid. As usual, I liked being with friends and having fun. But I didn't like school much. I didn't like the rule of learning, studying, memorizing, etc. Too much work. As I got into high school, things changed for me. I started reading a lot of books. Books taught me about l... | [
"He fell in love with reading when he was a child.",
"One of his books enjoyed a lot of success.",
"He began to love music recently.",
"He is good at Chinese."
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We each have a memory . That's why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories. A goo... | [
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A turtle eating worms is an example of | [
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The next generation telephone is called Superphone or personal Communication Network (PCN). Your superphone goes wherever you go, in your pocket. You can use it in the street, in an aeroplane, a boat, or a taxi; you can call from anywhere on the globe to anywhere else. Calls travel at the speed of light, via satellites... | [
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What happens to metal railroad tracks during the heat of a summer day? | [
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Many people today like exercise. Some like to run, and some like to walk. Others dance or play balls. They do different kinds of exercise. Why do people like exercising? It's good for their health. And exercise helps to make them tired, so they sleep better at night. You may like to run. If you do, take care of your fe... | [
"have the right shoes",
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"go with a friend",
"let someone watch you"
] | 0 | Many people today like exercise. Some like to run, and some like to walk. Others dance or play balls. They do different kinds of exercise. Why do people like exercising? It's good for their health. And exercise helps to make them tired, so they sleep better at night. You may like to run. If you do, take care of your fe... | 0false | |
A camel can survive in the desert because of | [
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When my parents were alive, they weren't well off financially. Yet they helped their two older daughters time after time. My sisters paid Mom and Dad back part of the time, but when Daddy passed away, his cash journal showed debts due from several of his children. I was not among them. I seldom borrowed money and when ... | [
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It is not often realized that women held a high place in southern European societies in the 10 th and 11 th centuries. As wife, the woman was protected by the setting up of a dowry or decimum. Admittedly, the purpose of this was to protect her against the risk of desertion ,but in reality its function in the social ... | [
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I am Tony Smith. I am 12. I am in No.101 Middle School. I'm in Class 2, Grade 7. My oldfriend is Jim Green. He is an English boy. He is twelve, too. He is in my class. He can speakgood Chinese. Jane is in Class 2, too. I think she is a good girl. My Chinese teacher isMr. Wang. His students like him. He is very cool. Ho... | [
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As many as 4 out of every 1,000 infants born today have permanent hearing loss. When parents learn that their child has hearing loss, they are faced with many difficult decisions. These decisions can include choosing therapies and schools, as well as finding financial help for hearing aids or cochlear implants . Help ... | [
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Once a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. But because it was incomplete ,it could only roll very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine along the way. It talked with insects . It found lots of different pieces, but none of them fitte... | [
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A French wine producer is spreading the wealth with his workers after they discovered nearly $ 1milion worth of gold coins stored in the building's ceiling, according to a French newspaper. "One of the workers was attacking the building's ceiling when gold coins started to rain down on him, followed by sacks of gold,... | [
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It's Sunday. There are many people in the bus. And an old man is looking here and there. He wants to find an empty seat . Then he finds one. He goes to it. A small bag is on the seat. And a young man is sitting beside it. "Is this seat empty?" asks the old man. "No, it's for a woman. She goes to buy some bananas." Says... | [
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If there is a great deal of precipitation occurring in a short time, which process in the water cycle will be affected first? | [
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"transpiration"
] | 0 | If there is a great deal of precipitation occurring in a short time, which process in the water cycle will be affected first? runoff | 1true | |
Modern technology has had some positive and negative effects on society. Which would be a negative effect of advances in technology? | [
"human jobs replaced by more efficient machines",
"decrease in production of solid waste",
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] | 0 | Modern technology has had some positive and negative effects on society. Which would be a negative effect of advances in technology? decrease in production of solid waste | 0false | |
Learning English is just like learning to ride a bicycle. When learning English becomes a kind of habit, everything will become easier. Please think about how we learned to ride a bicycle. There are four stages : At the first stage, the child doesn't know what it is to ride a bicycle, nor can he ride. So look at ourse... | [
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It was my first day of high school, and I was late. My next class, Spanish, scared me. I just could not speak that language. As the bell rang, I ran to the classroom. At the door, a hand reached out and shook mine firmly. I looked up. A man with large glasses smiled. He introduced himself as Profe, which means teacher ... | [
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"He only talked with those students in his class.",
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The weather was perfect. We were just out for a picnic. When lunch time came, we decided to go and get something to eat, and meet back on the grass. Susan and I headed for a hot dog stand . We watched the seller put together the hot dog. But when Susan took out her money, the man surprised us. "It looks a little ov... | [
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When I decided to quit my job as a wedding photographer, I was in my late twenties, fresh from my divorce from Bob who had left me empty and confused. I decided to leave the US and travel. I had no savings, plus more than $5,000 in debt. What I did have were two sponsored tasks as a travel photographer- and with that a... | [
"her personal reasons",
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It's important to learn things about protecting environment. Here's a 5Rs rule for us. *Reduce If you want to reduce waste, you should use things wisely. A large number of trees are being cut down to make paper. If everyone uses paper carelessly and then throws it away, soon we would not have any trees left. Some other... | [
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"to throw away the useful parts",
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When I was young, I wished for a good car and a big house. That was my idea of success. I took all the advanced classes and tried to do well in the exams with my mind set on going to a key school. I just knew that I would somehow become famous and be able to afford the car and the dream house. All the way through junio... | [
"he can't afford his house",
"his beloved teacher was dead",
"he didn't know what to do or where to go",
"he lost a few beloved persons in a short time"
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Who famously explicated the science of dropping something? | [
"Galileo",
"Newton",
"Einstein",
"Rutherford"
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We do the shopping on Sundays . I often go to the supermarket with my mother on Sunday morning in a car . Father likes fruit very much. We buy some red apples for him. Mother likes yellow bananas , but they're green. "Look! The strawberries are very nice, mum. Do you like them?" I say to Mum. "Yes, I like strawberries ... | [
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"I don't like bananas"
] | 1 | We do the shopping on Sundays . I often go to the supermarket with my mother on Sunday morning in a car . Father likes fruit very much. We buy some red apples for him. Mother likes yellow bananas , but they're green. "Look! The strawberries are very nice, mum. Do you like them?" I say to Mum. "Yes, I like strawberries ... | 0false | |
Three Boys and a Dad Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother.Expecting a whole day to relax,he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favourite TV talk show on his first day off in months."This will be like a walk in the park,"he'd told his wife."I'll look after the kids,and yo... | [
"go out for a walk in the park",
"watch TV talk show with his children",
"enjoy his first day off work",
"read the newspaper to his children"
] | 2 | Three Boys and a Dad Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother.Expecting a whole day to relax,he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favourite TV talk show on his first day off in months."This will be like a walk in the park,"he'd told his wife."I'll look after the kids,and yo... | 1true | |
Which characteristic is inherited rather than learned? | [
"telling a story",
"saluting the flag",
"having blue eyes",
"riding a bicycle"
] | 2 | Which characteristic is inherited rather than learned? telling a story | 0false | |
Students must apply for a place before attending any class.Applications,either by post or in person,are dealt with strictly in the order _ are received at the Adult Education Office. You can apply: BY POST-use the card provided with the exact fee.You will be accepted for the course unless it is full.in which cas... | [
"At the Adult Education Office at 9:30 p.m..",
"At the Adult Education Office after about 3:30 p.m..",
"At the College Reception Desk after about 3:30 p.m..",
"At the College Reception Desk at 2:00 p.m.on Fridays."
] | 2 | Students must apply for a place before attending any class.Applications,either by post or in person,are dealt with strictly in the order _ are received at the Adult Education Office. You can apply: BY POST-use the card provided with the exact fee.You will be accepted for the course unless it is full.in which cas... | 0false | |
A child's room is not only a bedroom. You can see computers, mobile phones, televisions, DVD players, Playstation, and other 21st-century toys. Britain's 8 to 16-year-olds have bedroom possessions about PS 3,300. But they don't just have hi-tech toys . A child's room also has expensive clothes, sunglasses, watches, an... | [
"they can do what they like",
"they have much homework",
"they are tired after school",
"they don't like their parents"
] | 0 | A child's room is not only a bedroom. You can see computers, mobile phones, televisions, DVD players, Playstation, and other 21st-century toys. Britain's 8 to 16-year-olds have bedroom possessions about PS 3,300. But they don't just have hi-tech toys . A child's room also has expensive clothes, sunglasses, watches, an... | 0false | |
A person turns a flashlight on and points it at a cut stone, which results in | [
"flower patterns",
"varied hues",
"varied light scents",
"sizes of elephants"
] | 1 | A person turns a flashlight on and points it at a cut stone, which results in sizes of elephants | 0false | |
A young woman carrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make more room for the woman and her child. On seeing this, people began to talk. "You know this conductor used to be very rude. Now suddenly he has changed his bad... | [
"excited",
"pleased",
"interested",
"surprised"
] | 3 | A young woman carrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make more room for the woman and her child. On seeing this, people began to talk. "You know this conductor used to be very rude. Now suddenly he has changed his bad... | 0false | |
While traveling, you'll be taking money, license or passport. Or you will buy something expensive to take back home with you and you don't want it to get stolen. Here are some ideas on how to keep your valuables safe while traveling Plan ahead of time Think of what you really need and don't need to take on your trip.... | [
"You can choose a hotel with a lot of housekeepers for valuables.",
"You can choose a hotel with the front desk for valuables.",
"You can choose some cheap hotel.",
"You can choose a hotel with gatekeepers."
] | 1 | While traveling, you'll be taking money, license or passport. Or you will buy something expensive to take back home with you and you don't want it to get stolen. Here are some ideas on how to keep your valuables safe while traveling Plan ahead of time Think of what you really need and don't need to take on your trip.... | 0false | |
Two space walkers fixed a camera on the outside of the international space station on Monday and threw overboard a data - collecting device , sending it rolling off into space like a football. The new camera will help space station astronauts add new pieces onto the orbiting station. Mr Arthur and his Russian crewmat... | [
"they got the help from the new camera",
"they put off the task as they planned",
"they reduced their work as they worked outside",
"they finished their work as they planned despite a delay at the beginning"
] | 3 | Two space walkers fixed a camera on the outside of the international space station on Monday and threw overboard a data - collecting device , sending it rolling off into space like a football. The new camera will help space station astronauts add new pieces onto the orbiting station. Mr Arthur and his Russian crewmat... | 1true |
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