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[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "We do the shopping on Sundays.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "We" }, { "id": 2, "text": "do" }, { "id": 3, "text": "the" }, { "id": 4, "text": "shopping" ...
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 ver...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00602
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "If you know me well, you know I don't like birthday parties.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "If" }, { "id": 2, "text": "you" }, { "id": 3, "text": "know" }, { "id"...
If you know me well, you know I don't like birthday parties. At least, I don't like birthday parties given for me. I enjoy them when they are for other people, but when they are for me, I just don't like them. I remember one birthday party some friends of mine had for me when I was a student at the university. Of cour...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00603
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "On a clear night, the sky is a wonderful thing.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "On" }, { "id": 2, "text": "a" }, { "id": 3, "text": "clear" }, { "id": 4, "...
On a clear night, the sky is a wonderful thing. Is there life out there somewhere? Is there another place like Earth where life might exist? If so, where is it? And how far away is it? Recently, the Kepler spacecraft found "22b", a planet about six hundred light years away. It is the first planet in a "habitable zone"...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00604
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "The Chinese are more likely to shop online than consumers from any other country, according to the latest survey by the International Post Corporation, a Brussels-headquartered association on postal services.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text":...
The Chinese are more likely to shop online than consumers from any other country, according to the latest survey by the International Post Corporation, a Brussels-headquartered association on postal services. In the second annual study of 24, 000 respondents in 26 markets across North America, the Asia-Pacific and Eur...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00605
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Have you ever had an embarrassing experience?", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Have" }, { "id": 2, "text": "you" }, { "id": 3, "text": "ever" }, { "id": 4, ...
Have you ever had an embarrassing experience? Last week we asked readers to tell us about embarrassing experiences. We received thousands of letters! Here is a selection. Tony: My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university. I had just started teaching in a Liverpool middle school. One morni...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00606
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Team building games can be fun for teenagers.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Team" }, { "id": 2, "text": "building" }, { "id": 3, "text": "games" }, { "id": 4, ...
Team building games can be fun for teenagers. They can also be tools for strengthening the group. There are many levels of team building exercises. Let's look at some activities that can help you build a stronger team. Pass the Clap Pass the Clap works well as a beginning activity to help your group get to know each ...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00607
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Trip 1 One week in the Mountains", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Trip" }, { "id": 2, "text": "1" }, { "id": 3, "text": "One" }, { "id": 4, "text": "week" ...
Trip 1 One week in the Mountains Bring your strong shoes and warm clothes for this walk in a beautiful area of the Green Mountains. You may go hiking or have a try of rock climbing. This is also a protection area for wild animals. You can find many kinds of animals living in this area. Time: May 8--May 14 Tel: 646398...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00608
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "\"Which of you did this?\"", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "``" }, { "id": 2, "text": "Which" }, { "id": 3, "text": "of" }, { "id": 4, "text": "you" }...
"Which of you did this?" our father asked the three of us with a sharp voice. My elder brother, sister and I all stared down at the floor, on which was a child's handwriting in chalk. I was frightened, and the only words that came from my mouth were, "Not me, Dad." It wasn't that I was a bad kid, but the look on my da...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00609
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "At the University of California, my students and I studied more than 2,000 years of self-change methods and also reviewed the scientific research works on that.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "At" }, { "id": 2, ...
At the University of California, my students and I studied more than 2,000 years of self-change methods and also reviewed the scientific research works on that. Among all the methods, three should be specially mentioned: they're useful, simple and easy to learn. What's more, people who have made successful changes in t...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00610
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "CONTEST RULES", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "CONTEST" }, { "id": 2, "text": "RULES" } ] }, { "id": 2, "speaker": null, "text": "", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "tex...
CONTEST RULES ·Entries may be submitted no earlier than January 1, 2008, and will not be accepted until three winners are identified or December 31, 2008 whichever comes first. ·There is no cost to enter. ·Entrants must be at least 18 years of age. ·Any form and style is acceptable for this competition: fiction, ob...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00611
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "There are an extremely large number of ants worldwide.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "There" }, { "id": 2, "text": "are" }, { "id": 3, "text": "an" }, { "id": 4, ...
There are an extremely large number of ants worldwide. Each individual ant hardly weigh anything, but together they weigh almost the same as all of mankind. They also live nearly everywhere, except on frozen mountain tops or around the poles. For animals their size, ants have been surprisingly successful, largely due t...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00612
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Henry was born in a small town.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Henry" }, { "id": 2, "text": "was" }, { "id": 3, "text": "born" }, { "id": 4, "text": "in" ...
Henry was born in a small town. His father has a factory. One night the man drank too much and drove his car home. On his way he drove fast and suddenly his car fell into the river and he died in the accident. The old man left his son much money and the factory. But the man spent all the money in nearly three years and...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00613
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Scientists tell us so much about the moon, it is quite easy to tell what it is like.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Scientists" }, { "id": 2, "text": "tell" }, { "id": 3, "text": "us...
Scientists tell us so much about the moon, it is quite easy to tell what it is like. It's certainly not a friendly place. As there is no air or water, there can be no life of any kind. Mile after mile there are only plains of dust with mountains around them above, the sun and the stars shine in the sky. If you step out...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00614
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Twelve-year-old Paul Crossnickle has lived as a hero for six years now.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Twelve-year-old" }, { "id": 2, "text": "Paul" }, { "id": 3, "text": "Crossnickl...
Twelve-year-old Paul Crossnickle has lived as a hero for six years now. It wasn't until he wrote a composition for a recent class project, however, that he got the recognition he should have got. On July 27, 1991, Paul saved his three-year-old sister Julie from drowning in the family swimming pool. When he found her, ...
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train_00615
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "I was living a life in my screen and hardly noticed what was around me.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "I" }, { "id": 2, "text": "was" }, { "id": 3, "text": "living" }, { ...
I was living a life in my screen and hardly noticed what was around me. So when my friends invited me to go camping for a long weekend without the cell service, I thought this was exactly what I needed. Here's how keeping away from my phone for 48 hours changed me. I realized my bedtime routine was usually centered on...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00616
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "\"Does my smile look big in this?\"", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "``" }, { "id": 2, "text": "Does" }, { "id": 3, "text": "my" }, { "id": 4, "text": "smil...
"Does my smile look big in this?" Future fitting-room mirrors in clothing stores could subtly adjust your reflection to make you look - and hence feel - happier, encouraging you to like what you see. That's the idea behind the Emotion Evoking System developed by Shigeo Yoshida and colleagues at the University of Tokyo...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00617
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "While I will explain a bit about the science of stress and relaxation a little later simple way to think about it is that our body's stress response works like a car alarm.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "While" }, { "i...
While I will explain a bit about the science of stress and relaxation a little later simple way to think about it is that our body's stress response works like a car alarm. Keep us safe by warning us of the presence of danger in our immediate environment. But instead of warning us with a loud and annoying sound, our b...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00618
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Diving or Drowning", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Diving" }, { "id": 2, "text": "or" }, { "id": 3, "text": "Drowning" } ] }, { "id": 2, "speaker": null, "te...
Diving or Drowning A rich young man decided that he would like to do some diving in the sea, so he bought a rubber suit and all the other things that he needed, and took some lessons at a diving school. Then one day he walked into the water by himself and began to explore the bottom of the sea. He saw a lot of beauti...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00619
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Australia--- The vote for euthanasia was finally taken at 3:45 this morning.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Australia" }, { "id": 2, "text": "--" }, { "id": 3, "text": "-" }, ...
Australia--- The vote for euthanasia was finally taken at 3:45 this morning. After six months' argument and final 16 hours' hot debates, Australia's Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The bill was passed by the v...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00620
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Mr and Mrs King have two children, Jim and Liz.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Mr" }, { "id": 2, "text": "and" }, { "id": 3, "text": "Mrs" }, { "id": 4, "...
Mr and Mrs King have two children, Jim and Liz. The whole family are all busy, so they often leave notes to each other. Read these four notes today to know something about them. 3:30 p.m. To dad and mum, Mr. Brown rang. No football practice today. I'm going to Tom's house to plan our project and be back at 5:00pm. ...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00621
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Most students try to learn English grammar using grammar textbooks.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Most" }, { "id": 2, "text": "students" }, { "id": 3, "text": "try" }, {...
Most students try to learn English grammar using grammar textbooks. They study grammar rules and take grammar tests. They use an analytical approach, attempting to memorize, and then apply, a great number of rules. However, research has proved this method inefficient and ineffective. The truth is, the human brain simp...
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train_00622
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "The summer of 1975 I'd just graduated from college in Southern California and received a 1968 Ford Capri for a graduation present.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "The" }, { "id": 2, "text": "summer" }, ...
The summer of 1975 I'd just graduated from college in Southern California and received a 1968 Ford Capri for a graduation present. I had my first job, in Los Angeles. One Sunday night, thinking myself a very independent gown-up, I left my uncle's place in South Laguna after a visit, without admitting to him that I had ...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00623
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "One of the main decisions you must make when traveling is deciding where to stay.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "One" }, { "id": 2, "text": "of" }, { "id": 3, "text": "the" }, ...
One of the main decisions you must make when traveling is deciding where to stay. A good place to stay can often make a holiday. Whether you are looking for a classy hotel or a night under the stars, we can guide you through your different options. Bed and Breakfast An English invention, bed and breakfasts offer exac...
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train_00624
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "People celebrate birthdays in almost every country on earth.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "People" }, { "id": 2, "text": "celebrate" }, { "id": 3, "text": "birthdays" }, ...
People celebrate birthdays in almost every country on earth. And they celebrate them in many different ways. In China and in Japan, for example, the arrival of New Year is more important than a person's birthday. So everyone adds a year to celebrate their ages on New Year's Day, instead of on their birthdays, In Braz...
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train_00625
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Harry had a very small farm.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Harry" }, { "id": 2, "text": "had" }, { "id": 3, "text": "a" }, { "id": 4, "text": "very" ...
Harry had a very small farm. He only had one cow but dreamed about having a large farm. He once asked his father Bill, "I'd like to have that land over there. How can I get it?" His father encouraged him to go and talk to the landowner to see how they could get the land. Harry said. "But we don't have enough money." Hi...
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train_00626
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "The drug store was closing for the night.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "The" }, { "id": 2, "text": "drug" }, { "id": 3, "text": "store" }, { "id": 4, "te...
The drug store was closing for the night. Young Alfred Higgins, the shop-assistant, was ready to go home. Mr. Carr, the boss, stared at him and said: "Stop! Alfred. Maybe you'd be good enough to take the things out of your pockets and leave them here before you go." Alfred's face got red. After a little hesitation, he ...
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train_00627
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Vivi Mac, an amazing artist from France, can use nearly any kind of food to create detailed celebrity portraits.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Vivi" }, { "id": 2, "text": "Mac" }, { "id": 3...
Vivi Mac, an amazing artist from France, can use nearly any kind of food to create detailed celebrity portraits. Although she has yet to display her short-lived work of arts in a proper art gallery, Vivi Mac has already made a name for herself online. We've seen some amazing food artists in the past, but none are quit...
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train_00628
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Forty years ago, Rachel Carson died and the Pittsburgh area lost perhaps its most influential citizen.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Forty" }, { "id": 2, "text": "years" }, { "id": 3, ...
Forty years ago, Rachel Carson died and the Pittsburgh area lost perhaps its most influential citizen. A native of a Pennsylvania College for Women graduate, Carson published "Silent Spring" in 1962, a work that launched the modern environmental movement and led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (E...
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train_00629
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Oprah Winfrey, born in 1954, is all American talk show host, best known for her multiawardwinning talk show.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Oprah" }, { "id": 2, "text": "Winfrey" }, { "id": ...
Oprah Winfrey, born in 1954, is all American talk show host, best known for her multiawardwinning talk show. She is also, according to some assessments, the most influential woman in theworld. It's no surprise that her endorsement can bringovernight sales fortune that defeats most, if not all, marketingcampaigns. The s...
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train_00630
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Have you ever watched movies and TV shows starring Rowan Atkinson?", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Have" }, { "id": 2, "text": "you" }, { "id": 3, "text": "ever" }, { ...
Have you ever watched movies and TV shows starring Rowan Atkinson? If you are not familiar with this name, does Mr. Bean ring a bell? Mr. Bean is a British TV show about an adult man called Mr. Bean, who has difficulty in completing even the simplest of tasks and whose life is full of ludicrously funny situations. This...
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train_00631
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "When Abraham Lincoln was just a boy, he had to help his father to look after their farm.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "When" }, { "id": 2, "text": "Abraham" }, { "id": 3, "text": "L...
When Abraham Lincoln was just a boy, he had to help his father to look after their farm. It was hard work and there wasn't anything interesting for him. Abraham wanted to go to school, but there was no school there. He was sad most of the time. Mrs. Lincoln loved the boy very much. She tried her best to make Abraham h...
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train_00632
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Tornadoes are nature's most violent storms, which can cause deaths and destroy a neighborhood in seconds.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Tornadoes" }, { "id": 2, "text": "are" }, { "id": 3, ...
Tornadoes are nature's most violent storms, which can cause deaths and destroy a neighborhood in seconds. A tornado appears as a funnel-shaped cloud from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 miles per hour. Damage paths can be over one mile wide and 50 miles long. Every state is at some r...
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train_00633
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "The University of Wales, Bangor has been rated the top university in the UK for the help and support provided for students by theTimes Higher Education Supplement.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "The" }, { "id": 2, ...
The University of Wales, Bangor has been rated the top university in the UK for the help and support provided for students by theTimes Higher Education Supplement. We want to make sure all our students are happy and that they enjoy their time here in Bangor. We realize that you may need some support during your time he...
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train_00634
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The best swimmers tend to be tall and thin with long arms, long legs, long feet, and long hands. The size of their hands gives them great "water grasp", and only a very small hand movement keeps them afloat. They also have great strength, endurance, insulation against heat loss while in water below body temperature, t...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00635
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Speaking from my past experience, it is very difficult to find good friends that you can trust but once you have found them, they are worth keeping forever! Therefore, I think friendship is the most important relationship that anybody could have. The qualities I look for in a friend are a good sense of humor but sensi...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00636
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "TOUR THE BLUE MOUNTAINS IN COMFORT WITH OZ TRAILS", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "TOUR" }, { "id": 2, "text": "THE" }, { "id": 3, "text": "BLUE" }, { "id": 4, ...
TOUR THE BLUE MOUNTAINS IN COMFORT WITH OZ TRAILS Known as "The Grand Canyon" of Australia, it is located a short distance (55 km) from Sydney. In 2000 this area was added to the "World Heritage List" of UNESCO as it has: deep valleys, impressive waterfalls, excellent bushes and rich plants and animals. The Blue Mou...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00637
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The advantages and disadvantages of a large population have long been a subject of discussion among economists. It has been argued that the supply of good land is limited. To feed a large population, inferior land must be cultivated and the good land worked intensively. Thus, each person produces less and this means a ...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00638
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Have you ever fancied sailing around the world or buying a holiday home in the Caribbean?", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Have" }, { "id": 2, "text": "you" }, { "id": 3, "text": "ever...
Have you ever fancied sailing around the world or buying a holiday home in the Caribbean? Well, before you get too excited, it may help to find out if you have what it takes to become a billionaire. We've all heard stories of school drop-outs who have made their fortune. Do they tend to be university graduates or self...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00639
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Taiwanese fishing boats that sailed to the Diaoyu Islands to protest Japan's "purchase" of part of the islands completed their voyage Tuesday morning and have set sail for home. Local media reported that the boats finished their protest at 9:15 a.m. and are expected to return to a port in northeast Taiwan's Yilan coun...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00640
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Who would win in a competition to memorize numbers, a chimp or a teenager? The teenager? Think again. Scientists have proved that chimps perform better than human beings when it comes to this kind of problem. We may have to rethink what we believe about human memory. Memory is our ability to learn something, save it a...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00641
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AROUND HANGZHOU is a special news program in English on HTV-1. It's about the city and lasts for 8 minutes. You can watch the program at 22:27 p.m. every Sunday and watch it again at 7:30 a.m. and 15:35 p.m. on Monday. Tel: 85195197 Add: 310004,139 North Ring Road, Hangzhou [ HANGZHOU WEEKLY is to help foreigners und...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00642
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As a teenager, Simon Weston wasn't particularly good at his studies, but he was a good football player. He could also be naughty sometimes so his mother decided Simon should join the army when he was sixteen to teach him some discipline. She was right; Simon really enjoyed army life and became a well-respected member....
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00643
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Are you sorry for not travelling during the National Day? if you stay at home at that time, I think you are very lucky. why? because there are too many people everywhere. in many places of interest in China, it's too crowded to do anything. it was too crowded on the great wall on October 1st, 2009. you even couldn't t...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00644
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "What will our world be like in 2050 Maybe no one knows.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "What" }, { "id": 2, "text": "will" }, { "id": 3, "text": "our" }, { "id": 4...
What will our world be like in 2050 Maybe no one knows. Because we never know what will happen in the future. But it's very interesting to make some predictions. Here are some exciting predictions. Languages English should still be the most popular language, but Chinese should be the second. Now, many foreign people ...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00645
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "I was waiting to cross on a typically busy road of New York City when a young lady approached from my right, pushing a baby stroller and saying something softly over her lovely child.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "I" }, { ...
I was waiting to cross on a typically busy road of New York City when a young lady approached from my right, pushing a baby stroller and saying something softly over her lovely child. Oh, no, she's going to get hit. Yet I paused for a few seconds before reaching out to her. In my mind. I could see it all: the yellow ta...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00646
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "The message was short.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "The" }, { "id": 2, "text": "message" }, { "id": 3, "text": "was" }, { "id": 4, "text": "short" ...
The message was short. I read it three times: "Hey, Mom, can I come to see you?" I wrote back: "Yes!" He said he hoped to make it in time for dinner. I made a quick run to the market, put sheets on the guest bed and set the TV to record the Warriors' game, so if traffic was awful, he wouldn't have to miss the first ha...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00647
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Improbable as it may seem, an increasing number of Germans are giving up their elegant Mercedeses, sleek BMWs and ferociously fast Porsches and getting behind the wheels of imported American models fro plush Cadillacs to more prosaic Fords.", "tokens": [ { ...
Improbable as it may seem, an increasing number of Germans are giving up their elegant Mercedeses, sleek BMWs and ferociously fast Porsches and getting behind the wheels of imported American models fro plush Cadillacs to more prosaic Fords. Unlike the cars produced by Detroit's European subsidiaries, these cars are as ...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00648
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "If you're in your 30s, it is possible to defend your skin and body against the visible signs of growing older.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "If" }, { "id": 2, "text": "you" }, { "id": 3, ...
If you're in your 30s, it is possible to defend your skin and body against the visible signs of growing older. 30s-this is when your youthful looks will start to slowly sag. Time is the biggest issue for most men and women at this age because they struggle to balance work, relationships and young families. Unfortunate...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00649
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Dear Abby,", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Dear" }, { "id": 2, "text": "Abby" }, { "id": 3, "text": "," } ] }, { "id": 2, "speaker": null, "text": "", "t...
Dear Abby, I am a very woman. I don't drink, dance, wear makeups or pants. I enjoy the company of friends despite our differences and thought they enjoyed mine. On our most recent outing, however, they laughed at my religious jewelry, commented on my "lack of fashion," and made me feel guilty for not wanting to stay ...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00650
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "I was born and raised in Minnesota, the USA, but as an adult I have mostly lived in Europe and Africa.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "I" }, { "id": 2, "text": "was" }, { "id": 3, "te...
I was born and raised in Minnesota, the USA, but as an adult I have mostly lived in Europe and Africa. I teach cross-cultural management at the International Business School near Paris. For the last 15 years, I've studied how people in different parts of the world build trust, communicate, and make decisions especially...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00651
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Mother-of-three Carmen Blake called her midwife to ask for an ambulance when she \"went into labor\" unexpectedly with her fourth child.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Mother-of-three" }, { "id": 2, "text": "Ca...
Mother-of-three Carmen Blake called her midwife to ask for an ambulance when she "went into labor" unexpectedly with her fourth child. But the 27-year-old claims she was refused an ambulance and told to walk the 100m from her house in Leicester to the city's nearby Royal Infirmary. Her daughter Mariah was delivered o...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00652
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "\"Mind your own business.\"", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "``" }, { "id": 2, "text": "Mind" }, { "id": 3, "text": "your" }, { "id": 4, "text": "own" ...
"Mind your own business." we're told. "Don't talk about others behind their backs." The problem with this advice is that, not only is it unrealistic, it's also counterproductive. Common sense holds that gossip hurts people's feelings and damages relationships. But recent research shows the opposite--that strong commun...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00653
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "A centuries-old tradition of wearing a white horse-hair wig in court ended for many judges when a simpler new dress code came into force.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "A" }, { "id": 2, "text": "centuries-old" ...
A centuries-old tradition of wearing a white horse-hair wig in court ended for many judges when a simpler new dress code came into force. While judges in criminal cases will still wear them, those in civil and family hearings will appear bare-headed in court, wearing a new-style plain black robe, the British governmen...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00654
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Last week the American Medical Association voted, for the first time, to declare obesity a disease.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Last" }, { "id": 2, "text": "week" }, { "id": 3, "t...
Last week the American Medical Association voted, for the first time, to declare obesity a disease. How should the rest of us respond? When we meet obese people, should we cast them a knowing glance of concern and ask how they are doing? Should we send flowers and "get well soon" cards to obese family members and frien...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00655
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Grown-ups know that people and objects are solid.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Grown-ups" }, { "id": 2, "text": "know" }, { "id": 3, "text": "that" }, { "id": 4...
Grown-ups know that people and objects are solid. At the movies, we know that if we reach out to touch Tom Cruise, all we will feel is air. But does a baby have this understanding? To see whether babies know objects are solid. T. Bower designed a method for projecting an optical illusion of a hanging ball. His plan wa...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00656
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Asian parents are spending billions of dollars on private tutors for their children and the practice is growing despite doubts about its effectiveness, according to an Asian Development Bank study published Wednesday, AFP reported.", "tokens": [ { "...
Asian parents are spending billions of dollars on private tutors for their children and the practice is growing despite doubts about its effectiveness, according to an Asian Development Bank study published Wednesday, AFP reported. "Shadow education" is an expanding business not only in wealthy countries, but also in ...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00657
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "\"The world is so big.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "``" }, { "id": 2, "text": "The" }, { "id": 3, "text": "world" }, { "id": 4, "text": "is" }, ...
"The world is so big. We want to have a look." Do you love traveling Have you ever traveled by train on your vacations? Or do you like traveling by plane or by car better? For centuries people have been saying that railways are dead. People say that we can live without railways, as if cars and planes have made railway...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00658
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "French President Francois Hollande and former First Lady Valerie Trierweiler", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "French" }, { "id": 2, "text": "President" }, { "id": 3, "text": "Francois"...
French President Francois Hollande and former First Lady Valerie Trierweiler President Barack Obama's aides have struggled to keep up with the French leader's chaotic personal life after he was caught having an affair with an actress and broke up with long-time girlfriend Valérie Trierweiler. After scrapping the firs...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00659
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Several days ago, I was walking home from school and saw some writing on the fence of a house I was passing by.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Several" }, { "id": 2, "text": "days" }, { "id"...
Several days ago, I was walking home from school and saw some writing on the fence of a house I was passing by. It said, "Happiness is a direction, not a destination." I had been having a bad day and just reading this brightened my day a little. I also took out a pen and wrote one of my favorite quotes down. ww.szzx100...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00660
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "An old man went to live with his son, his daughter-in-law, and a four-year-old grandson.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "An" }, { "id": 2, "text": "old" }, { "id": 3, "text": "man" ...
An old man went to live with his son, his daughter-in-law, and a four-year-old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was very poor, and he couldn't walk steadily. The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult....
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00661
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Read the suggestions for making an English speech.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Read" }, { "id": 2, "text": "the" }, { "id": 3, "text": "suggestions" }, { "id":...
Read the suggestions for making an English speech. a. Looking at and talking to one person in the audience helps keep you natural, but it feels foolish talking to only one person. Speak to that person as long as 15 seconds and then change another one. b. The audience have a hard time understanding what they hear. The...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00662
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "On January 3,1912, Captain Robert Scott set out with four other men, Oates, Wilson, Evans, and Bowers.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "On" }, { "id": 2, "text": "January" }, { "id": 3, ...
On January 3,1912, Captain Robert Scott set out with four other men, Oates, Wilson, Evans, and Bowers. They were on the last few days of an 800-mile journey to the South Pole. Scott knew that Amundsen, a Norwegian, was also trying to be the first man there. He wished to get there before the Norwegian. Scott kept a diar...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00663
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "While IQ (Intelligence Quotient) tells you how smart you are.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "While" }, { "id": 2, "text": "IQ" }, { "id": 3, "text": "(" }, { "id"...
While IQ (Intelligence Quotient) tells you how smart you are. EQ (Emotional Quotient) tells you how well you use your smartness. Professor Salovery, the psychologist who created the term, EQ, says that it is IQ that gets you hired but it is EQ that gets you promoted. Supported by his research, he suggested that when p...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00664
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Sonya Hall, 33, of Denny Avenue, Lancaster, had only just learned resuscitation technique at a first aid course the day before when she found herself needing to use them on her three-year-old daughter Tilly.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": ...
Sonya Hall, 33, of Denny Avenue, Lancaster, had only just learned resuscitation technique at a first aid course the day before when she found herself needing to use them on her three-year-old daughter Tilly. She took the course as a consequence of the government recommendation. Sonya, who also has a son named Emmen, s...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00665
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Bangkok, Thailand, is known for having some of the best street food in the world.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Bangkok" }, { "id": 2, "text": "," }, { "id": 3, "text": "Thailand" ...
Bangkok, Thailand, is known for having some of the best street food in the world. But officials have announced plans to ban food vendors in an effort to clean up the city. An assistant to Bangkok's governor told The Nation newspaper the move is meant to improve the appearance, walk ability and safety of city streets. ...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00666
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Mrs. Allen's husband died ten years ago when her son and daughter were still in high school.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Mrs." }, { "id": 2, "text": "Allen" }, { "id": 3, "text": ...
Mrs. Allen's husband died ten years ago when her son and daughter were still in high school. Mr. Allen had left some money, and since Mrs. Allen had managed a bookstore before she was married, she took the money and bought a shop in town. Later she moved the shop out to the shopping center. She was a pleasant woman; s...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00667
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People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressions--and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why. Rachael Jack, University of Glasgow researcher, said that rather than scanning evenly across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fix their a...
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train_00668
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When Mark first arrived in Thailand, he saw an old man selling something cheap in the street of Chiang Mai. The old man was one of the poor people in Chiang Mai and there was no difference from beggars. Most of them were some lonely old people. Their life had no support. Mark was a kind man, so he gave some changes to...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00669
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I spend a lot of time backpacking and hiking the outdoors and there are two pieces of equipment that are with me on each trip: an Adventure Medical Kits Weekender and an Adventure Medical Kits Suture Syringe Kit. Both proved very helpful on my most recent adventures to the Wrangell in Alaska. On that day, we were "ble...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00670
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Imagine life without the Internet--not being able to chat with your friends or look up information for your homework or research project. That is the reality for nearly two-thirds of our world's population, either because they cannot afford WiFi access or are located in remote, inaccessible areas. Now Google has decide...
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train_00671
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Hello! My name is Mark Brown. I am in Shanghai, China now. I am a student in a middle school. I like green and blue. I have a blue cup. I have two friends. One is Liu Wei, a girl, and one is Fang Jun, a boy. Liu Wei's telephone number is 6523-4476. She has a black jacket and she likes it. Fang Jun has no phone. His QQ...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00672
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It isn't easy being a princess. A princess addresses large crowds and uses perfect manners. A princess must always be polite and sweet and sometimes repair car engines and fix tires. Princess Elizabeth II really does all that. Before she was Queen of England, Princess Elizabeth wanted to join the A.T.S., a female bran...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00673
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Whenever we think of change, we tend to think of something that's potentially going to push our lives into a period of uncertainty. Without exception, just the word "change" has the power to create a feeling of anxiety or insecurity and when you put the word "lifestyle" in front of it, people often feel that they are ...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00674
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It's hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time. Be outgoing, get out of the house and do things with other people. It's easier to make friends when you follow these: Show people what you are good at. Talk about the things you like and you do best. People will be interested in you if there is somethin...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00675
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If you are going to apply for a job, be prepared for the kinds of interviews you can expect. One type of interviews is the telephone interview. Here are some tips for telephone interviews: ______________. Before the interview, guess and write down the questions you might be asked. Practise the answers orally until you ...
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train_00676
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Joe was an old man. The 75-year-old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family. Joe had four grandchildren, and they visited him during their holidays. During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids: cleaning and buying their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized he lost ...
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train_00677
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Mr. King worked in a factory. He liked playing soccer and spent much time on it, so he was sometimes late for work. His boss was so angry that he fired Mr. King. Mr. King couldn't find another job. Finally he got into trouble and lived a difficult life. One of his friends felt sorry for him and introduced him to a hea...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00678
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "In the past few years development in medical technology has made it possible for people to live longer than in the past.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "In" }, { "id": 2, "text": "the" }, { "...
In the past few years development in medical technology has made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they argue that people sh...
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train_00679
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Nowadays, leaders the world over are busy mapping out blueprints for a new age with environmental protection high on their agenda. Sustainable development hits headlines almost every day. It is of utmost importance to restore the harmonious balance between man and nature, given the damage we've already done to it. Fir...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00680
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Two good friends, Sam and Jason, had a car accident. The next morning, Sam woke up but Jason was still unconscious. When Dr. Smith saw Sam awake, he smiled at him and asked, "How are you feeling today?" Sam smiled back and said, "Wonderful! Promise me you won't tell Jason anything." Dr. Smith was moved by Sam's words a...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00681
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Christmas Eve was tomorrow. I hoped one of the packages that held a camera had already been placed under the Christmas tree. It was the only thing I wanted. I had been dropping hints to my parents. I love taking photos. My bedroom walls are covered with photos I had taken with my mom's old camera. I'm always trying to ...
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train_00682
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A man went to buy a piece of meat. As he didn't know how to cook meat, he asked the butcher to tell him the way of cooking it. The butcher told him how to cook it, "But I can't remember your words," the man said. "Will you please write them down for me?" The butcher was kind enough to write them down for him. The man w...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00683
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "When he was a little child, Andrew had a serious bad habit of sucking his fingers all day long, especially when he had nothing interesting to do: when he was sleeping, when watching TV, when sitting on the sofa and so on.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, ...
When he was a little child, Andrew had a serious bad habit of sucking his fingers all day long, especially when he had nothing interesting to do: when he was sleeping, when watching TV, when sitting on the sofa and so on. At the beginning, his parents didn't think it was a bad habit. Therefore, as time goes by, the bo...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00684
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Imagine being able to recall just about anything, your mind functioning as a nearly endless encyclopedic book of names, pictures, dates and events.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Imagine" }, { "id": 2, "text": ...
Imagine being able to recall just about anything, your mind functioning as a nearly endless encyclopedic book of names, pictures, dates and events. Brad Williams' excellent memory recall makes him a personified version of Google. His wide memory allows him to recall almost any news event and anything he has experience...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00685
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Football star turned actor.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Football" }, { "id": 2, "text": "star" }, { "id": 3, "text": "turned" }, { "id": 4, "text": "ac...
Football star turned actor. Eric Cantona launched a mock bid for the French presidency on Tuesday in a gathering designed to raise money for millions of poor and homeless people. The former Manchester United striker appeared on the front cover of the left-leaning Liberation newspaper, next to the headline "Cantona ente...
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train_00686
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UK Attention, Harry Potter fans: The sixth novel in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter stories, , will go on sale in the United States, Canada, Britain and Australia on July 16, 2005 Italy According to a recent study, there are now more dogs and cats in Italian homes than children. There are at least 14.5 million dogs cat...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00687
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Tom Broke a Plate or a Gold Watch?", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Tom" }, { "id": 2, "text": "Broke" }, { "id": 3, "text": "a" }, { "id": 4, "text": "Plat...
Tom Broke a Plate or a Gold Watch? It was Sunday and Tom was staying at home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played quietly by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to (1) playing alone quietly. He played with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the tree. Sometimes a bird would come do...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00688
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As nanny, cook, cleaner, shopper, driver, and gardener, she has one of the most demanding jobs in Britain today. And paying someone else to do the chores which take the average housewife 71 hours a week would cost EUR349. At over EUR18,000 a year that's more than the earnings of 70 percent of the population, including...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00689
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Students wishing to safeguard their careers against changes in the job market should opt for science rather than arts degrees, according to a survey of undergraduates.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Students" }, { "id"...
Students wishing to safeguard their careers against changes in the job market should opt for science rather than arts degrees, according to a survey of undergraduates. Engineering and chemistry were considered to be the most "future proof", as they are courses most likely to lead to an enduring and adaptable career. ...
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train_00690
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "A robot is a computer-controlled machine that is programmed to move and handle objects.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "A" }, { "id": 2, "text": "robot" }, { "id": 3, "text": "is" ...
A robot is a computer-controlled machine that is programmed to move and handle objects. Robots are able to perform repetitive tasks more quickly, cheaply, and accurately than humans. In 1995, about 700,000 robots were used-including over 500,000 in Japan, about 120,000 in Western Europe, and about 60,000 in the United ...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00691
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Several years ago, I had to replace a receptionist for my unit. Before I advertised for the position, I was approached by another manager, and asked if l would consider a transfer from his staff instead of opening a new competition. My natural question was to ask who he wanted me to consider and why. It appeared from ...
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train_00692
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "Have you ever felt annoyed when left talking to yourself after your mobile phone battery runs out in the middle of a call?", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "Have" }, { "id": 2, "text": "you" }, { ...
Have you ever felt annoyed when left talking to yourself after your mobile phone battery runs out in the middle of a call? If yes, then here comes some good news. Scientists are now perfecting a way to recharge electrical equipment while on the move. Researchers from theprefix = st1 /Netherlands, FranceandPortugalanno...
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train_00693
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "People blink their eyes tens of thousands of times every day.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "People" }, { "id": 2, "text": "blink" }, { "id": 3, "text": "their" }, { ...
People blink their eyes tens of thousands of times every day. Scientists have long believed blinking was an involuntary movement and served mainly to keep the eyeballs wet. But a new study suggests it has a more important purpose. An international team of scientists from the University of California at Berkeley studie...
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train_00694
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As I was busy working on my work plan in my bedroom, I could hear my four children playing upstairs. Suddenly, I heard the children running down the stairs and shouting, "Freddie, Freddie." "I heard the word “ window ” and rushed outside, heart in mouth." My three-year old son Freddie was lying on his side on the groun...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00695
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Figuring out how to lose weight is a challenge for many of us, particularly considering that the quickest path to weight loss is different for everyone. Of course the common methods are always proper diet and exercise, which not only work in weight loss but also keep a body healthy. Of course you've heard this before--...
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train_00696
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "The joys of reading are the ones I've known since childhood, and they continue to this day.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "The" }, { "id": 2, "text": "joys" }, { "id": 3, "text": "of...
The joys of reading are the ones I've known since childhood, and they continue to this day. And the benefits of reading, for me, are immeasurable. Loving the written words was what led me to journalism. But not every child has the chance to enjoy these pleasures and benefits. In Buffalo---one of the poorest cities in ...
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train_00697
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Let's step back in time. As a child whose family lives along the Nile thousands of years ago, your name would be made up of several words. Each morning you would wake up to the sun-not an alarm clock-and start the day with prayer to the main god of your town. You would wear good luck charms to make things go well and m...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00698
[ { "id": 1, "speaker": null, "text": "In department stores and closets all over the world, they are waiting.", "tokens": [ { "id": 1, "text": "In" }, { "id": 2, "text": "department" }, { "id": 3, "text": "stores" }, ...
In department stores and closets all over the world, they are waiting. Their outward appearance seems rather appealing because they come in a variety of styles, patterns, materials, and color1s. But they are eventually the biggest deception that exists in the fashion industry today. What are they? They are high heels--...
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train_00699
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Eleven months ago, an act of good sportsmanship changed a girls' running race into something bigger. Jenna Huff received a national sportsmanship award from the US Olympic Committee for what she did for Deb Guthmann. In the race, Jenna was behind Deb until the final few meters of the 5-kilometer race. Then something ...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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train_00700
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Health food is a general term applied to all kinds of foods that are considered more healthful than the types of foods sold in supermarkets. For example, whole grains, dried beans, and corn oil are health foods. A narrower classification of health food is natural food. This term is used to distinguish between types of ...
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reading_comprehension_examination
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