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[ { "content": "Barry and Kim are twin brother and sister. But they like different sports. Barry likes soccer. He is in the school soccer club, and he plays soccer every day. He has 9 soccer balls in his bookcase. He also likes volleyball. He has 2 white volleyballs and 2 blue volleyballs. But Kim doesn't like s...
[ { "content": "Do you know Xishuangbana? It's a very beautiful place. It lies in Yunnan. The Dai people live there. Their homes are wonderful. The houses are very big and have long legs to hold them up. Sometimes those legs are over two metres tall. It can be very hot in Yunnan. But the Dai people do not need ...
[ { "content": "What would you do if a stranger gave you some medicine and it would keep you slim or help you do well in exams? Would you take it? Students at Shenzhen Luohu Foreign Language Middle School have learned to keep themselves safe by saying \"no\". In fact, what those strangers want to give them are dr...
[ { "content": "When your pet meets your infant ,it might not be love at first sniff. When Jennifer brought her baby home from the hospital, her cherished dogs had very different reactions. Her Boxer, Sonya, was immediately gentle and protective. But Tiger, the Pomeranian, was less welcoming. \"If any diapers or ...
[ { "content": "Today is Sunday, so Peter doesn't go out. He asks his parents about the traditional Chinese clothes. Mother tells him that Qipao is the traditional dress of China. Qipao is usually made of silk. Sometimes Qipao is made of cotton. Many women in the West like it very much too. Father say all the VIP...
[ { "content": "The animal kingdom has a new member. On September 12, 2012, researchers made a report to the world that they discovered a new species of monkey. It is called the lesula. And it is only the second monkey species discovered in 28 years. Scientists first saw the lesula in June, 2007 in Congo, a coun...
[ { "content": "A powerful earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Japan at two forty-six p.m. local time on March eleventh.2011. Japan's Meteorological Agency released its first tsunami warnings just three minutes later. The country has one of the best earthquake early warning systems in the world. There ar...
[ { "content": "Which of the following represents the velocity of a moving object?\n\nChoices:\nA. 40\nB. 40 m north\nC. 40 m/s\nD. 40 m/s north", "role": "user" }, { "content": "D. 40 m/s north", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "The publication of \"Harry Potterandthe Half-Blood Prince\" gladdens booksellers across China. The British and American editions were No. 1 and No. 3 respectively on the sales chart of the Beijing Xidan Book Building last week. The book's poster is highlighted and news about the book can often be ...
[ { "content": "Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it? The Internet is many different networks around the world. A network is a group of computers put together. These networks joined together are called the Internet. Maybe that doesn't sound interesting. But when we've joined the Interne...
[ { "content": "The global energy crisis is approaching. What can we do? Here are some steps you can take. Cooling puts the greatest stress on your summer energy bill and the power grid . Just as t tune-up for your car can improve your gas mileage, a yearly tune-up of your heating and cooling system can improve e...
[ { "content": "We are naturally drawn to friends and colleagues with familiar voices, scientists have found.People prefer those who have a similar accent,intonation and tone of voice to themselves , they discovered. Previous research has focused on how masculine or feminine a voice sounds.Men with deeper voices ...
[ { "content": "Sheffield Lincoln College of English Classes for foreign students at all levels 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and one course open all year. Small class (maximum 12 students), library, language lab and listening center, accommodations with selected families 25 minutes from London. Course fees for En...
[ { "content": "A person's nose is important for breathing and smelling. The nose is also used in many popular expressions. Some people are able to lead other people by the nose. For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she makes him do whatever she wants him to do. Some people are said to be hard-no...
[ { "content": "What's your earliest childhood memory? Can you remember the first time you heard thunder or watched a television program? Adults seldom recall events much earlier than the year or so before entering school, just as children younger than three or four rarely keep any memory of specific, personal ex...
[ { "content": "As soon as you meet, or even see, a person, you form an impression of him based on his posture, gesture and facial expressions. This is why it is important to make a good first impression on the person who will be interviewing you. Within the first 60 seconds of meeting you, the interviewer will h...
[ { "content": "Snow falls in the Earth's extreme North and South throughout the year. However, the heaviest snowfalls have been reported in the mountains of other areas during winter. Snow is even known to fall near the Equator ,but only on the highest mountains. Snow contains much less water than rain, but muc...
[ { "content": "Which is least likely to have a constant volume?\n\nChoices:\nA. ice\nB. play doh\nC. food\nD. car exhaust", "role": "user" }, { "content": "D. car exhaust", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "The United States Capitol Dome in Washington, DC, is recognized around the world as a symbol of the U.S. Government. Since last November, the dome has been surrounded by metal poles and heavy cloth as part of a repair project. The last major repair work on the U.S. Capitol took place in 1960. Sin...
[ { "content": "What do American middle school students like to be in the future? Some students say they want to be doctors or singers. Some want to be bank clerks or office workers. But Kelly Brown, 13, wants to be a *vegetarian chef. It is a new and interesting job. Kelly Brown wants be a chef because she doesn...
[ { "content": "If I want to protect myself from the ultra violet rays I can wear\n\nChoices:\nA. a bird\nB. a sweater\nC. a cat\nD. a dog", "role": "user" }, { "content": "B. a sweater", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "If you're finding it tough to land a job, try expanding your job-hunting plan to include the following: Set your target. While you should always keep your options open to changing your mind , you should also be sure to target exactly what you want in a job. A job-hunt with a clear target will sure...
[ { "content": "My sister Sharon and I look very _ . She's tall, and I'm short. She has short curly dark (,) hair, and I have long straight blond hair. We both have dark eyes, but Sharon wears glasses, and I don't. And she always wears large earrings . I don't wear earring. Sharon and I do many things together ...
[ { "content": "What covers over 90% of the Earth's surface and 0% of the moon's surface\n\nChoices:\nA. a magnesium iron silicate mineral\nB. chemical element with the symbol S\nC. the element with the symbol Fe\nD. that which contains 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen molecules", "role": "user" }, { "content"...
[ { "content": "A long time ago there lived a poor slave whose name was Aesop. His face was white, but very homely. When Aesop was about twenty nine years old ,his master lost a great deal of money and was determined to sell his slaves. To do this, he had to take them to a large city where there was a slave marke...
[ { "content": "For all the dinner table, a glass of milk seems to be a constant, at least it was when I was growing up. It was widely believed that milk was integral in building strong bones and teeth. There's no doubt that dairy products , and milk in particular, are high in protein and calcium, and most milk ...
[ { "content": "Scientists say life will be very different in 2050. First,there will be no TV channels in 2050.People will choose a program from a computer and watch it on TV.In 2050,we will get information from the computers only. Second,water will be a big problem in 2050.In many places,people won't have water ...
[ { "content": "Expert Tricks on iPhone 5 We don't want to change your phone, we wanna make you say, wow, that is a bigger change than I expected. iPhone 5 in a result of that desire to surprise. It's been completely redesigned. For the first time ever, we've increased the size of display by making the screen tal...
[ { "content": "In certain countries of the world,the king or queen is still the head country. The UK is one of these countries. So that does the British royal family represent for the British people today? Well,a large number of things. The royal family are of course a part of British history and tradition. The...
[ { "content": "I was desperately nervous about becoming car-free. But eight months ago our car was hit by a passing vehicle and it was destroyed. No problem, I thought: we'll buy another. But the insurance payout didn't even begin to cover the costs of buying a new car--I worked out that, with the loan we'd ne...
[ { "content": "In communities north of prefix = st1 /Denver, residents are pitching in to help teachers and administrators as the Vrain school District tries to solve a $13.8 million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement . \" We're worried about out teachers and principals, and we really don't want to lose the...
[ { "content": "We get it: You're tired. You're busy. And your shoes are away over there. Excuses are OK sometimes, but not every day--and especially not today. So put on your sneakers, get up off the couch, and let us kick your excuses to the curb . \"I...dislike...panting !\" Being really out of breath may mea...
[ { "content": "Mr. Jenkins's class is studying sex chromosomes. He tells his students that the nuclei of human cells have 22 pairs of autosomes. How many sex chromosomes does the human body have?\n\nChoices:\nA. 1\nB. 2\nC. 23\nD. 46", "role": "user" }, { "content": "B. 2", "role": "assistant" ...
[ { "content": "Did you watch the 2012 London Olympic Games? If you did, you must know a person who changed men's swimming history of China and set a new world record for us. Yes, that's Sun Yang who gave us lots of surprise by winning two Olympic gold medals in swimming. Sun Yang became the first Chinese male sw...
[ { "content": "Telemedicine is the name for when doctors give advice to patients by telephone or the Internet, or when health care providers in rural areas connect with specialists in big cities. Telemedicine has existed for a long time, but the rise of smart phones, tablets and webcam-equipped computers is rais...
[ { "content": "Which organisms benefit in the relationship between bees and flowering plants?\n\nChoices:\nA. only the bees\nB. only the flowering plants\nC. both the bees and the flowering plants\nD. neither the bees nor the flowering plants", "role": "user" }, { "content": "C. both the bees and the...
[ { "content": "When the pesticide DDT was first used, it killed nearly every mosquito it touched. Within a few years, however, many mosquitoes became resistant to DDT and survived. What enabled this to happen?\n\nChoices:\nA. meiosis\nB. migration\nC. immune responses\nD. gene mutations", "role": "user" },...
[ { "content": "Amylase is a chemical that decomposes starch into maltose and dextrin. Which best describes the role of amylase in the human body?\n\nChoices:\nA. as an inhibitor of insulin production\nB. as an enzyme that aids in digestion\nC. as a catalyst for protein synthesis\nD. as a receptor of fatty acid c...
[ { "content": "My goddaughter, Shari, owns The Berry Factory in Sacramento, California, and her mother, Joan, and I were helping with the Valentine's Day rush of 2011. We'd been preparing hundreds of berries, arranged gift baskets and packaged orders to be shipped around the country. By the end of the day and I ...
[ { "content": "My grandfather Jack is 96 years old, and he has had an interesting life. He has travelled a lot in his life in the Far East. He visited the Taj Mahal in India and the Pyramids in Egypt. He hunted lions in Africa, and rode a camel in the Sahara Desert. He says the most beautiful place he has trav...
[ { "content": "Living things all require energy for what?\n\nChoices:\nA. dying\nB. observing\nC. staying perky\nD. decaying", "role": "user" }, { "content": "C. staying perky", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "I was six when I joined my father and two brothers at sunrise in the hayfields of Eufaula,Oklahoma.By the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up low-income rent properties.He gave me a penny for every nail I pulled out of old boards. I got my first real job,at JM's restaurant in town,when I was...
[ { "content": "My parents are amazing. I had the most wonderful childhood, and it's not because I had everything I wanted or because I was a cool kid. I have learned a lot about parenting from what my parents did. Here are a few gems that I use now or plan to use in the future with my two boys. Here's how a co...
[ { "content": "Two little children come to a big city. Their names are Mike and Bob. They live with their father and mother. Their family is very rich. They have a driver and lots of servants. Mike and Bob are going to a new school. Their father says to them, \"Mike and Bob, don't say we are rich at school.\" So...
[ { "content": "A group of frogs were travelling through the woods. Two of them, Nick and Jack, fell into a deep pit . All the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told Nick and Jack that they were as good as dead. Nick and Jack ignored what the other frogs said and tried...
[ { "content": "An allowance is an important tool for teaching children how to make plans for the use of money, save and make their own decisions. Children remember and learn from mistakes when their own dollars are lost or spent foolishly. How large is an allowance is suitable? Experts say there is no right amo...
[ { "content": "The behaviour of a building's users may be at least as important as its design when it comes to energy use, according to new research from the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC). The UK promises to reduce its carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050, part of which will be achieved by all new homes b...
[ { "content": "Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. All believed that they were the most important. \" Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope. Without me, all animals would die. \" Green said. \" You only think about the earth,\" Blue interrupted, \" but consid...
[ { "content": "My bookshelves are full of dust -- and with good reason. When it comes to cleaning that part of my home, I suffer from the most serious case of avoidance . The thing is this: when I do set out to clean and re-organize my books, which seldom happens, I place myself into a really bad situation. No ...
[ { "content": "It takes approximately 365 days for\n\nChoices:\nA. the Sun to orbit around Earth.\nB. the Moon to orbit around Earth.\nC. Earth to orbit around the Sun.\nD. Earth to orbit around the Moon.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "C. Earth to orbit around the Sun.", "role": "assistant" ...
[ { "content": "A recent study shows that a third of UK students aged between 16 and 30 are interested in overseas study. Among them, half wish to study at the undergraduate level. UK students have increasing interest in studying or working in a European country through the EU's Erasmus Program, an EU student exc...
[ { "content": "Which is true?\n\nChoices:\nA. the moon is a source of light with powerful nuclear reactions\nB. the sun is a source of evil with powerful nuclear reactions\nC. the sun is a source of light with weak, low-temperature reactions\nD. the sun is a source of light with powerful nuclear reactions", ...
[ { "content": "I spent my last vacation trekking in Nepal, a small country in the Himalaya Mountains of Asia. On a trekking vacation, you walk for long distances through the mountains. There are very few roads in Nepal, so trekking is the best way to travel. It's best if you hire a guide . The guides know the ...
[ { "content": "As more women in the United States move up the professional ladder, more are finding it necessary to made business trips alone. If you are married, it is a good idea to encourage your husband and children to learn to cook a few simple meals while you are away. They will be much happier and probabl...
[ { "content": "IWFU is short for \"I want to find you\", and is an-easy-use Internet program which makes communication online easy. With IWFU, you can chat, send messages, play games and surf the Internet with your friends, and much more. With just a click of your mouse, you and your friends are connected at onc...
[ { "content": "Vascular plants have tissue called xylem. Which of these is transported by the xylem?\n\nChoices:\nA. food made by the plant\nB. water needed by the plant\nC. pollen for plant reproduction\nD. carbon dioxide for photosynthesis", "role": "user" }, { "content": "B. water needed by the pl...
[ { "content": "Mrs Smith is going shopping with her son.They are looking for presents for Mr Smith's birthday.They drive to the shop mall on Baker Street. Mrs Smith goes to the Electrical Shop on the third floor. When the woman gets to the counter,she finds the camera she wants to buy is sold out.She finds anot...
[ { "content": "\"Avoid the rush hour\" must be the slogan of large cities all over the world. Wherever you look it's people, people, people. The trains which leave or arrive every few minutes are packed. The streets are so crowded; there is hardly room to move on the pavements. It takes ages for a bus to get to ...
[ { "content": "Once there was a rich man who lived with his wife and child.He loved the child so much that he sent him to Oxford university for two or three years.At the end of the first year at the university, this young student came home.He wanted a change.And he also wanted to tell his parents about Oxford. I...
[ { "content": "Alex London Research Laboratory (ALRL) is part of Alex Co. , Ltd., a major Australian medicine-making company. Opened in 1992, ALRL specializes in the development of new medicines for the treatment of heart diseases. A position is now open for a Research Operations Manager(ROM) to support our grow...
[ { "content": "If the number of trees significantly decreases, the atmosphere's level of which gas might significantly increase?\n\nChoices:\nA. nitrogen\nB. carbon dioxide\nC. carbon monoxide\nD. hydrogen", "role": "user" }, { "content": "B. carbon dioxide", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "Nearly all kids have had the same experience. They are eating in a restaurant with their parents. They finished the spaghetti minutes ago. Now, they are bored. Their little brother is kicking them under the table. He is also complaining about the desserts . Yet their parents are still eating and t...
[ { "content": "October sixteenth is World Food Day.This day is also the anniversary of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization(F.A.O.).The UN agency leads international efforts to defeat world hunger.It was created in 1945. The F.A.O.says more than one hundred fifty countries are to hold special eve...
[ { "content": "A Narrow Escape Shortly after the war, my brother and I were invited to spend a few days' holiday with an uncle who had just returned from abroad. He had rented a cottage in the country, although he hardly spent much time there. We understood the reason for this after our arrival: the cottage had ...
[ { "content": "One day, a teacher asked her students to list the names of their classmates on two pieces of paper, leaving a space after each name. Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of them. That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the names and the words of each student on a...
[ { "content": "The survey was done among 29,760 students at 100 US high schools. The results suggest that in the past year, 30 percent of US high school students have stolen from a store. And 64 percent may have cheated on a test. However, 93 percent of the students said they were satisfied with their honesty....
[ { "content": "When looking for a good renewable resource in order to avoid wasting anything that will eventually run out, a man decides to use\n\nChoices:\nA. colored pencils\nB. snow cones\nC. murky river fluid\nD. fresh flounder", "role": "user" }, { "content": "C. murky river fluid", "role": ...
[ { "content": "It appears that the police now have a device that can read license plates and check if a car is unregistered, uninsured or stolen. We already know that National Security Agency can dip into your Facebook page and Google searches. And it seems that almost every store we go into these days wants you...
[ { "content": "A person decides to reproduce with another person, so beforehand they\n\nChoices:\nA. find some friends\nB. consider genetic implications\nC. consider eating dinner\nD. make a dollar", "role": "user" }, { "content": "B. consider genetic implications", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "Friends play a very important part in everyone's life. Friendship usually develops during childhood. New friends are made when you progress through school. Those friends that you make as a student can usually last long. Friends influence your development, maturity and sense of responsibility. ...
[ { "content": "Here are some easy tips for getting to sleep. They can help you deal with tension, stress and anxiety, and enjoy a good night sleep. Not every one of these tips alone will get you to sleep, but a few of them at least should be useful. Get some physical exercise during the day. Even 15 minutes a da...
[ { "content": "Once a group of 17-year-old schoolboys decided to break the world basketball marathon record. They wanted to play for 90 hours ,breaking the record by adding 6 hours . Each team had 9 players, with 5 at a time. The boys decided each person would play 21.5 hours and then rest for 2 hours. Then they...
[ { "content": "In order to grow two of the exact same plants, a person would reproduce them asexually because the\n\nChoices:\nA. genetic diversity is greater.\nB. offspring would be genetically identical.\nC. recessive traits would emerge.\nD. negative traits are suppressed.", "role": "user" }, { "c...
[ { "content": "Amy is short-sighted, so she wears glasses. But she doesn't wears glasses when she is with her fried, Jack. When Jack comes to her house to take her out, she takes her glasses off. When she gets bake ,she puts on the glasses. One day, Amy's mother asks her ,\"Why don't you wear your glasses when y...
[ { "content": "Machu Picchu is considered to be a truly extraordinary archaeological discovery and is one of South America's largest tourist sites. As many as one thousand visitors visit the ancient Incan ruins daily. What draws vacationers and adventurers to this remote location high in the Andes Mountains of...
[ { "content": "Sometimes Karen likes to go to the library. Her friend Michael also likes the library, but her other friend James does not like the library. Karen and Michael like to read about different things. They can learn about things that they don't know much about. They also like to read fun and exciting s...
[ { "content": "Frank is my friend. His family is rich. His parents always give him lots of pocket money. But Frank thinks his parents work very hard and it's not easy for them, so he always tries his best to save money. He has some good ways to do it. Frank likes reading. He has lots of books. He tells me he oft...
[ { "content": "Health officials issued a waring over common energy-saving lghtbulbs after research showed some types could potentially harm the skin and may even raise the risk of cancer. A study by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) found that some eco-friendly lightbuulbs release levels of ultraviolet (UV) ...
[ { "content": "Here are some introductions to four strong women in the world. Park Geun-hye, President of South Korea On Wednesday, South Koreans chose the daughter of South Korea's Cold War strongman Park Chung-hee as the country's next President. Park, the 60-year-old leader of the conservative Saenuri Party, ...
[ { "content": "Art theft is an ancient and complicated crime. When you look at some of the most famous cases of art thefts in history, you see thoroughly planned operations that involve art dealers, art fakers, mobsters, ransoms, and millions of dollars. Here you can read about some of the most famous cases of a...
[ { "content": "Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time. When I was a little girl, I never dared to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would ge...
[ { "content": "At first Kate thought the Romanian girl could not speak and understand English. Nadia would not reply to anything Kate said. Kate was in charge of showing Nadia around on her first day at Buck Minister Grade School. Kate could not figure out why the school had put Nadia in a class where she could ...
[ { "content": "It was the Greek shopkeeper who taught me about the power of being kind. In 2008, I left Spain to study alone in London. My parents had to bring up my three younger sisters and two younger brothers, so I found three part-time jobs to pay for my studies. I worked early mornings and late nights, so...
[ { "content": "Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport If You've Lost Personal Belongings *On Board --Contact the airline's representatives *At the Airport --Contact: --Sheremetyevo Police Department ......+7(495)578-22-55 --Unclaimed luggage storage room in Terminal C ......+7(495)578-23-26 --Uncl...
[ { "content": "We considered a list of the best American books. Here are five that may help accurately show the national character. Most from a century or so ago, they still entertain, teach, and inspire: Moby-Dick by Herman Melville First published in 1851, the adventure stories of Captain Ahab and his monomani...
[ { "content": "Swearing can provide effective relief from pain - but not if you swear all the time, researchers have found. A study found releasing the strange expletive (=swearing) helped people cope with discomfort in the short-term but the frequency of swearing played an important role. Researchers at Keele...
[ { "content": "Many of us enjoy doing it: you turn on the camera on your mobile phone and hold it at a high angle--- making your eyes look bigger and your cheekbones more defined. You turn to your best side and click. There it is - your selfie. Over the past year, \"selfie\" has become a well-known term across t...
[ { "content": "If someone has a bag of old sandwich wrappers, they way that they can do damage to the area they live in is to\n\nChoices:\nA. recycle them\nB. re-purpose them\nC. discard them\nD. reuse them", "role": "user" }, { "content": "C. discard them", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "You make decisions, year after year, never lasting for more than a few days ending up lost and in the same place you started. Allow me to suggest some tips that may help you stick to your decisions creating long- lasting positive change in your life. Telling other people about your plan can help i...
[ { "content": "Whether you will be a doctor or a police officer in the future, there's a teacher in your life. They teach you and help you know who you are? Of course, you want to thank them. Teachers' Day is the perfect chance for students around the world to thank their teachers. The festival falls on differen...
[ { "content": "Science can't explain the power of pets,but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack,reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer. Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings.For some.an animal pr...
[ { "content": "In the south there were large cotton farms called plantations. Growing cotton was very hard work, so saves were brought from Africa to work in the fields. The white slave owners did not let the slaves have drums because they knew that Africans could use drums to send messages. They were afraid the...
[ { "content": "The Beijing Hutong (old lane) areas have a very special and important position in the rich history and culture of Beijing. While visiting the Beijing Hutong, you can appreciate the dramatic changes that the rest of Beijing has undergone. You can see evidence of the history of Beijing, experience t...
[ { "content": "In our town, there is a big zoo with a lot of animals in it. There are some beautiful tigers and two old lions. They eat a lot of meat every day. There are also two big elephants and one baby elephant. The elephants are kind animals. They eat a lot every day. They like children. Children often giv...
[ { "content": "John Smith was a very handsome young man but he was lazy. He had finished his education and was happy to sit in his room and listen to the radio all day long. In fact, he had been doing nothing for almost six months, which worried his father a lot. One day Mr. Smith decided that he had to do somet...
[ { "content": "A pot is heated on a stove. Which process causes the metal handle of the pot to also become hot?\n\nChoices:\nA. combustion\nB. convection\nC. radiation\nD. conduction", "role": "user" }, { "content": "D. conduction", "role": "assistant" } ]
[ { "content": "The kiwi bird The kiwi bird is a flightless bird,about the size of a chicken. It sleeps during the day and is active at nighttime. It has a long beak that is onethird the length of its body, and its beak actually has nostrils at the end. The kiwi is the only bird with this feature. Another uniqu...
[ { "content": "It is easy to find your way about in New York. It is _ so regularly. Instead of streets winding and twisting as they do in London, they are all regular and well planned. The streets running north and south are called \"avenues\" and are numbered, e.g. 1stAvenue, 2ndAvenue, etc. The streets going...
[ { "content": "NEW YORK CITY?A hurricane warning has been given for New York City.Forecasters say Hurricane Irene could cause widespread flooding, power failure and billions of dollars in damage.About 65 million Americans live in Hurricane Irene's projected path --many of whom have been _ In New York City, Mayo...
[ { "content": "More than 20 million kids in the United States live with one parent. Separation and divorce are the most common reasons for this. In other cases, the mom and dad may never have lived together, or one of them may have died. Living with one parent instead of two can bring about a lot of emotions. Th...