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{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"We can search for any related information about Shanghai Disneyland Park on Taobao.",
"Tourists can only purchase Shanghai Disneyland Park tickets on its official website.",
"Some tourists can enjoy \"trial operation\" tickets to enter Shanghai Disneyland Park earlier.",
"Shanghai Disneyland Park is expected to embrace prosperity after being opened to the public."
],
"question": "As the Chinese mainland's first Disney park kicks off ticket sales on Monday, Chinese scalpers are already running a thriving trade in tickets, some of which are being hawked at 1,600 yuan ($246), triple the official price. A rough search for Shanghai Disneyland tickets on Chinese e-commerce giant Taobao on Sunday yielded some 250 results, with prices ranging from 1 yuan to 1,600 yuan. \"We began to sell tickets about one month ago. You can prepay for tickets which will be delivered by the end of March,\" one Taobao shop owner told the Global Times on Sunday, claiming that over 1,000 tickets have been sold. Another shop owner claimed that tickets for the coming June, July and August are sold out. Tourists can book tickets on Shanghai Disneyland Park's official website, its official WeChat account and at authorized online shops beginning at 12 am on Monday. Several Taobao shop owners reached by the Global Times on Sunday pledged their tickets' authenticity. While some explained that they will help customers book tickets when official sales begin, others claimed that they were selling coin certificates that will be exchanged for tickets. While an ID card check is required for entry to the park, one Taobao shop owner claimed that their tickets will only require a check of visitors' cell phone numbers and names. The park has denied selling tickets for \"trial operations,\" after some netizens tried to sell tickets for early access to the park, thepaper.cn reported. As the first Disney park in the Chinese mainland, Shanghai Disneyland Park is expected to receive a huge number of tourists when it opens to the public on June 16. Many Net users have expressed their hopes to visit the park, which they expect will be cheaper than a trip to Hong Kong, where China's first Disney park was built. Which of the following is true according to the passage?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"to take in enough fresh air",
"To consider turning back to not.",
"To check his distance from the boys",
"To ask the boys to take down the umbrella"
],
"question": "One sunny day last September, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea. Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search for a football. Once they'd rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for _ and the boat was out of control. Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves. \"Everything went quiet in my head,\" Tim recalls . \"I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.\" Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. \"At one point, I considered turning back,\" he says. \"I wondered if I was putting my life at risk.\" After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, \"Take down the umbrella!\" Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella. Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat. He took over rowing, but the waves were almost too strong for him. \"Let's aim for the pier ,\" Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. \"Can you guys swim?\" he cried. \"A little bit,\" the boys said. Once the were in the water, Tim decided it would he safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swan toward land as water washed over the boys' faces. \"Are we almost there?\" they asked again and again. \"Yes,\" Tim told them each time. After 30minutes, they reached the pier. why did Tim raise his head regularly?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"They swam to the pier all by themselves.",
"They were washed to the pier by the wave.",
"They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back.",
"They were dragged to the pier by Tim."
],
"question": "One sunny day last September, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea. Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search for a football. Once they'd rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for _ and the boat was out of control. Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves. \"Everything went quiet in my head,\" Tim recalls . \"I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.\" Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. \"At one point, I considered turning back,\" he says. \"I wondered if I was putting my life at risk.\" After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, \"Take down the umbrella!\" Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella. Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat. He took over rowing, but the waves were almost too strong for him. \"Let's aim for the pier ,\" Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. \"Can you guys swim?\" he cried. \"A little bit,\" the boys said. Once the were in the water, Tim decided it would he safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swan toward land as water washed over the boys' faces. \"Are we almost there?\" they asked again and again. \"Yes,\" Tim told them each time. After 30minutes, they reached the pier. How did the two boys finally reach the pier?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"friend",
"master",
"neighbor",
"relative"
],
"question": "I got your letter and was glad to find that you had not forgotten Jourdon, and that you wanted me to come back and live with you again in Tennessee, promising to do better for me than anybody else can. Although you shot at me twice before I left you, I did not want to hear of your being hurt. It would do me good to go back to the dear old home again and see Allen, Esther, Green, and Lee. Give my love to them all, and tell them I hope we will meet in the better world, if not in this. I want to know particularly what the good chance is you propose to give me. I am doing tolerably well here in Ohio. I get twenty-five dollars a month, with food and clothing; have a comfortable home for Mandy, the folks call her Mrs. Anderson; and the children--Milly, Jane, and Grundy--go to school and are learning well. The teacher says Grundy has a head for a preacher. We are kindly treated. Now, if you will write and say what wages you will give me, I will be better able to decide whether it would be to my advantage to move back again. We have concluded to test your sincerity by asking you to send us our wages for the time we served you. This will make us forget and forgive old scores and rely on your justice and friendship in the future. I served you faithfully for thirty-two years, and Mandy twenty years. At twenty-five dollars a month for me, and two dollars a week for Mandy, our earnings would amount to eleven thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. Add to this the interest for the time our wages have been kept back, and deduct what you paid for our clothing, and three doctor's visits to me, and pulling a tooth for Mandy. If you fail to pay us for faithful labors in the past, we can have little faith in your promises in the future. In answering this letter, please state if there would be any safety for my Milly and Jane, who are now grown up, and both good-looking girls. I would rather stay here and starve--and die, if it should come to that--than have my girls brought to shame by the violence and wickedness of their young Masters. You will also please state if there has been any schools opened for the colored children in your neighborhood. The great desire of my life now is to give my children an education and have them form virtuous habits. Say howdy to George Carter, and thank him for taking the pistol from you when you were shooting at me. According to the passage, the letter was written by Jourdon to his former _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"The family name of this letter writer is Anderson.",
"The writer is paid the same as he was in Tennessee.",
"The writer will certainly get at least 11,680 dollars.",
"Safety rather than education weighs a lot to the writer."
],
"question": "I got your letter and was glad to find that you had not forgotten Jourdon, and that you wanted me to come back and live with you again in Tennessee, promising to do better for me than anybody else can. Although you shot at me twice before I left you, I did not want to hear of your being hurt. It would do me good to go back to the dear old home again and see Allen, Esther, Green, and Lee. Give my love to them all, and tell them I hope we will meet in the better world, if not in this. I want to know particularly what the good chance is you propose to give me. I am doing tolerably well here in Ohio. I get twenty-five dollars a month, with food and clothing; have a comfortable home for Mandy, the folks call her Mrs. Anderson; and the children--Milly, Jane, and Grundy--go to school and are learning well. The teacher says Grundy has a head for a preacher. We are kindly treated. Now, if you will write and say what wages you will give me, I will be better able to decide whether it would be to my advantage to move back again. We have concluded to test your sincerity by asking you to send us our wages for the time we served you. This will make us forget and forgive old scores and rely on your justice and friendship in the future. I served you faithfully for thirty-two years, and Mandy twenty years. At twenty-five dollars a month for me, and two dollars a week for Mandy, our earnings would amount to eleven thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. Add to this the interest for the time our wages have been kept back, and deduct what you paid for our clothing, and three doctor's visits to me, and pulling a tooth for Mandy. If you fail to pay us for faithful labors in the past, we can have little faith in your promises in the future. In answering this letter, please state if there would be any safety for my Milly and Jane, who are now grown up, and both good-looking girls. I would rather stay here and starve--and die, if it should come to that--than have my girls brought to shame by the violence and wickedness of their young Masters. You will also please state if there has been any schools opened for the colored children in your neighborhood. The great desire of my life now is to give my children an education and have them form virtuous habits. Say howdy to George Carter, and thank him for taking the pistol from you when you were shooting at me. Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"he shows his intention of going back in Tennessee",
"he is somewhat richer and does not need to go back",
"his life is relatively good but still needs improvement",
"he is not a little satisfied with his present life in Ohio"
],
"question": "I got your letter and was glad to find that you had not forgotten Jourdon, and that you wanted me to come back and live with you again in Tennessee, promising to do better for me than anybody else can. Although you shot at me twice before I left you, I did not want to hear of your being hurt. It would do me good to go back to the dear old home again and see Allen, Esther, Green, and Lee. Give my love to them all, and tell them I hope we will meet in the better world, if not in this. I want to know particularly what the good chance is you propose to give me. I am doing tolerably well here in Ohio. I get twenty-five dollars a month, with food and clothing; have a comfortable home for Mandy, the folks call her Mrs. Anderson; and the children--Milly, Jane, and Grundy--go to school and are learning well. The teacher says Grundy has a head for a preacher. We are kindly treated. Now, if you will write and say what wages you will give me, I will be better able to decide whether it would be to my advantage to move back again. We have concluded to test your sincerity by asking you to send us our wages for the time we served you. This will make us forget and forgive old scores and rely on your justice and friendship in the future. I served you faithfully for thirty-two years, and Mandy twenty years. At twenty-five dollars a month for me, and two dollars a week for Mandy, our earnings would amount to eleven thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. Add to this the interest for the time our wages have been kept back, and deduct what you paid for our clothing, and three doctor's visits to me, and pulling a tooth for Mandy. If you fail to pay us for faithful labors in the past, we can have little faith in your promises in the future. In answering this letter, please state if there would be any safety for my Milly and Jane, who are now grown up, and both good-looking girls. I would rather stay here and starve--and die, if it should come to that--than have my girls brought to shame by the violence and wickedness of their young Masters. You will also please state if there has been any schools opened for the colored children in your neighborhood. The great desire of my life now is to give my children an education and have them form virtuous habits. Say howdy to George Carter, and thank him for taking the pistol from you when you were shooting at me. The writer's description of his present situation implies that _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"to show he needs that amount of money urgently",
"to show he is determined to get what he deserved",
"to test whether the letter receiver is worthy of trust",
"to tell the letter receiver he still has faith in him"
],
"question": "I got your letter and was glad to find that you had not forgotten Jourdon, and that you wanted me to come back and live with you again in Tennessee, promising to do better for me than anybody else can. Although you shot at me twice before I left you, I did not want to hear of your being hurt. It would do me good to go back to the dear old home again and see Allen, Esther, Green, and Lee. Give my love to them all, and tell them I hope we will meet in the better world, if not in this. I want to know particularly what the good chance is you propose to give me. I am doing tolerably well here in Ohio. I get twenty-five dollars a month, with food and clothing; have a comfortable home for Mandy, the folks call her Mrs. Anderson; and the children--Milly, Jane, and Grundy--go to school and are learning well. The teacher says Grundy has a head for a preacher. We are kindly treated. Now, if you will write and say what wages you will give me, I will be better able to decide whether it would be to my advantage to move back again. We have concluded to test your sincerity by asking you to send us our wages for the time we served you. This will make us forget and forgive old scores and rely on your justice and friendship in the future. I served you faithfully for thirty-two years, and Mandy twenty years. At twenty-five dollars a month for me, and two dollars a week for Mandy, our earnings would amount to eleven thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. Add to this the interest for the time our wages have been kept back, and deduct what you paid for our clothing, and three doctor's visits to me, and pulling a tooth for Mandy. If you fail to pay us for faithful labors in the past, we can have little faith in your promises in the future. In answering this letter, please state if there would be any safety for my Milly and Jane, who are now grown up, and both good-looking girls. I would rather stay here and starve--and die, if it should come to that--than have my girls brought to shame by the violence and wickedness of their young Masters. You will also please state if there has been any schools opened for the colored children in your neighborhood. The great desire of my life now is to give my children an education and have them form virtuous habits. Say howdy to George Carter, and thank him for taking the pistol from you when you were shooting at me. The purpose of the writer's asking for his pay back is _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"wise",
"stupid",
"greedy",
"generous"
],
"question": "I got your letter and was glad to find that you had not forgotten Jourdon, and that you wanted me to come back and live with you again in Tennessee, promising to do better for me than anybody else can. Although you shot at me twice before I left you, I did not want to hear of your being hurt. It would do me good to go back to the dear old home again and see Allen, Esther, Green, and Lee. Give my love to them all, and tell them I hope we will meet in the better world, if not in this. I want to know particularly what the good chance is you propose to give me. I am doing tolerably well here in Ohio. I get twenty-five dollars a month, with food and clothing; have a comfortable home for Mandy, the folks call her Mrs. Anderson; and the children--Milly, Jane, and Grundy--go to school and are learning well. The teacher says Grundy has a head for a preacher. We are kindly treated. Now, if you will write and say what wages you will give me, I will be better able to decide whether it would be to my advantage to move back again. We have concluded to test your sincerity by asking you to send us our wages for the time we served you. This will make us forget and forgive old scores and rely on your justice and friendship in the future. I served you faithfully for thirty-two years, and Mandy twenty years. At twenty-five dollars a month for me, and two dollars a week for Mandy, our earnings would amount to eleven thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. Add to this the interest for the time our wages have been kept back, and deduct what you paid for our clothing, and three doctor's visits to me, and pulling a tooth for Mandy. If you fail to pay us for faithful labors in the past, we can have little faith in your promises in the future. In answering this letter, please state if there would be any safety for my Milly and Jane, who are now grown up, and both good-looking girls. I would rather stay here and starve--and die, if it should come to that--than have my girls brought to shame by the violence and wickedness of their young Masters. You will also please state if there has been any schools opened for the colored children in your neighborhood. The great desire of my life now is to give my children an education and have them form virtuous habits. Say howdy to George Carter, and thank him for taking the pistol from you when you were shooting at me. From the passage, we can see the writer is very _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"she liked staying silent and still",
"she had no friends to talk with",
"she had too much hard experience",
"the people in the shelter all kept silent"
],
"question": "One day, Soapy Smith and I visited a shelter for badly-treated women located in a deserted section of the city. No one smiled a greeting, and they appeared uninterested in Soapy. One little girl in particular moved like a wisp in the background. The staff informed me that she had been there for over a month and had not spoken the entire time. Her mother said she had talked at one time but not in recent memory. I didn't want to imagine what could have happened to rob this little girl of the natural curiosity and enthusiasm so natural to childhood. Spreading a blanket on the floor, I sat down and put Soapy on the blanket. As the silent child circled past me, I told the group that Soapy would come to talk to them if they sat on his blanket. Several children did this, including the silent girl. She sat rigidly at the edge of the blanket, legs held stiffly out straight in front of her. She was staring hard at Soapy. It appeared that he kept making eye contact with her. She didn't reach out to him or encourage him in any way. Rather she sat tensely, just staring. Finally Soapy came to a stop about two inches from her. He quietly reached out and laid his chin on her knee. I was astonished. While a common behavior for dogs, this is not a behavior exhibited by rabbits, especially not by this rabbit. The child did not reach out to touch Soapy. Instead, she slowly leaned toward him. When her face was within inches of his, she carefully reached out and circled him with her arms. So softly that no one in the room could hear, she began to talk. Folded around the rabbit, she pillowed her head on his back and whispered to him. Soapy remained motionless. I looked up and noticed that the shelter workers had stopped talking. Every adult in the room froze in place. Time seemed to have stopped. The little girl reappeared when I was preparing to leave. She reached her hands out and looked me directly in the eye. I held Soapy out to her. She wrapped him in a big hug and pressed her face against him. Suspended from my hands as he was, I was concerned that he would begin to struggle. Instead he reached out his head again and laid it on the child's shoulder. His breathing slowed and he closed his eyes. As quickly as it happened, the little girl released her hug and stepped back. As she turned away, I thought I saw the beginnings of a faint smile. The rabbit in his cloud of soft, warm fur had touched something deep in the child -- something that had died from too much hard experience. Soapy's innocence and trust appeared to arouse those very same qualities in the little girl. It seems the language of the heart is simple after all. The little girl didn't speak any word because _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"a moving story about a lonely girl who hasn't talked for years",
"to pay more attention to those children who have been deserted by their parents",
"a lot of kind people around us are offering help to those in need",
"the heart-to-heart communication between animal and human is powerful"
],
"question": "One day, Soapy Smith and I visited a shelter for badly-treated women located in a deserted section of the city. No one smiled a greeting, and they appeared uninterested in Soapy. One little girl in particular moved like a wisp in the background. The staff informed me that she had been there for over a month and had not spoken the entire time. Her mother said she had talked at one time but not in recent memory. I didn't want to imagine what could have happened to rob this little girl of the natural curiosity and enthusiasm so natural to childhood. Spreading a blanket on the floor, I sat down and put Soapy on the blanket. As the silent child circled past me, I told the group that Soapy would come to talk to them if they sat on his blanket. Several children did this, including the silent girl. She sat rigidly at the edge of the blanket, legs held stiffly out straight in front of her. She was staring hard at Soapy. It appeared that he kept making eye contact with her. She didn't reach out to him or encourage him in any way. Rather she sat tensely, just staring. Finally Soapy came to a stop about two inches from her. He quietly reached out and laid his chin on her knee. I was astonished. While a common behavior for dogs, this is not a behavior exhibited by rabbits, especially not by this rabbit. The child did not reach out to touch Soapy. Instead, she slowly leaned toward him. When her face was within inches of his, she carefully reached out and circled him with her arms. So softly that no one in the room could hear, she began to talk. Folded around the rabbit, she pillowed her head on his back and whispered to him. Soapy remained motionless. I looked up and noticed that the shelter workers had stopped talking. Every adult in the room froze in place. Time seemed to have stopped. The little girl reappeared when I was preparing to leave. She reached her hands out and looked me directly in the eye. I held Soapy out to her. She wrapped him in a big hug and pressed her face against him. Suspended from my hands as he was, I was concerned that he would begin to struggle. Instead he reached out his head again and laid it on the child's shoulder. His breathing slowed and he closed his eyes. As quickly as it happened, the little girl released her hug and stepped back. As she turned away, I thought I saw the beginnings of a faint smile. The rabbit in his cloud of soft, warm fur had touched something deep in the child -- something that had died from too much hard experience. Soapy's innocence and trust appeared to arouse those very same qualities in the little girl. It seems the language of the heart is simple after all. The author's purpose of writing the passage is to tell us _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"Soapy Smith and A Little Girl",
"A Great Surprise",
"The Language of The Heart",
"Human Beings and Animals"
],
"question": "One day, Soapy Smith and I visited a shelter for badly-treated women located in a deserted section of the city. No one smiled a greeting, and they appeared uninterested in Soapy. One little girl in particular moved like a wisp in the background. The staff informed me that she had been there for over a month and had not spoken the entire time. Her mother said she had talked at one time but not in recent memory. I didn't want to imagine what could have happened to rob this little girl of the natural curiosity and enthusiasm so natural to childhood. Spreading a blanket on the floor, I sat down and put Soapy on the blanket. As the silent child circled past me, I told the group that Soapy would come to talk to them if they sat on his blanket. Several children did this, including the silent girl. She sat rigidly at the edge of the blanket, legs held stiffly out straight in front of her. She was staring hard at Soapy. It appeared that he kept making eye contact with her. She didn't reach out to him or encourage him in any way. Rather she sat tensely, just staring. Finally Soapy came to a stop about two inches from her. He quietly reached out and laid his chin on her knee. I was astonished. While a common behavior for dogs, this is not a behavior exhibited by rabbits, especially not by this rabbit. The child did not reach out to touch Soapy. Instead, she slowly leaned toward him. When her face was within inches of his, she carefully reached out and circled him with her arms. So softly that no one in the room could hear, she began to talk. Folded around the rabbit, she pillowed her head on his back and whispered to him. Soapy remained motionless. I looked up and noticed that the shelter workers had stopped talking. Every adult in the room froze in place. Time seemed to have stopped. The little girl reappeared when I was preparing to leave. She reached her hands out and looked me directly in the eye. I held Soapy out to her. She wrapped him in a big hug and pressed her face against him. Suspended from my hands as he was, I was concerned that he would begin to struggle. Instead he reached out his head again and laid it on the child's shoulder. His breathing slowed and he closed his eyes. As quickly as it happened, the little girl released her hug and stepped back. As she turned away, I thought I saw the beginnings of a faint smile. The rabbit in his cloud of soft, warm fur had touched something deep in the child -- something that had died from too much hard experience. Soapy's innocence and trust appeared to arouse those very same qualities in the little girl. It seems the language of the heart is simple after all. The best title for this passage may be _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"The earth will be destroyed by worldwide wars before long.",
"It will be hard for humans to avoid disasters on the earth in the future.",
"Lots of great dangers for humans have been seen.",
"Advanced aliens may conquer and colonize the earth some day."
],
"question": "Humans: It's time to abandon the earth or face extinction. This prediction isn't science fiction. It's a glimpse of the future, according to famed British scientist Stephen Hawking. \"I see great dangers for the human race,\" he said in an interview with global forum Big Think. \"There have been a number of times in the past when its survival has been a question of touch and go .\" Hawking says humans must _ our home planet within the next two centuries and expand into space to survive. \"I believe that the long-term future of the human race must be in space,\" he said. \"It will be difficult to avoid disaster on our planet Earth in the next hundred years, let alone the next thousand, or million.\" He also voiced some concerns about the future of life on the earth. In April, he spoke about his fear of aliens in an interview for the Discovery Channel. \"If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans,\" he said. \"Such advanced aliens would perhaps become wanderers, looking to conquer and colonize whatever planets they can reach.\" But Hawking says he is still hopeful for the future of humanity. \"I'm an optimist,\" he told Big Think. \"We have made remarkable progress in the last hundred years. But if we want to continue beyond the next hundred years, our future is in space.\" Getting to another planet will prove a challenge, not to mention colonizing it for humanity. University of Michigan astrophysicist Katherine Freese told Big Think that \"the nearest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri which is 4.2 light years away. That means, if you were traveling at the speed of light the whole time, it would take 4.2 years to get there\" --- or about 50,000 years using current rocket science. According to the passage, which is NOT a reason why humans need to abandon the earth?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"objective",
"negative",
"subjective",
"positive"
],
"question": "Humans: It's time to abandon the earth or face extinction. This prediction isn't science fiction. It's a glimpse of the future, according to famed British scientist Stephen Hawking. \"I see great dangers for the human race,\" he said in an interview with global forum Big Think. \"There have been a number of times in the past when its survival has been a question of touch and go .\" Hawking says humans must _ our home planet within the next two centuries and expand into space to survive. \"I believe that the long-term future of the human race must be in space,\" he said. \"It will be difficult to avoid disaster on our planet Earth in the next hundred years, let alone the next thousand, or million.\" He also voiced some concerns about the future of life on the earth. In April, he spoke about his fear of aliens in an interview for the Discovery Channel. \"If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans,\" he said. \"Such advanced aliens would perhaps become wanderers, looking to conquer and colonize whatever planets they can reach.\" But Hawking says he is still hopeful for the future of humanity. \"I'm an optimist,\" he told Big Think. \"We have made remarkable progress in the last hundred years. But if we want to continue beyond the next hundred years, our future is in space.\" Getting to another planet will prove a challenge, not to mention colonizing it for humanity. University of Michigan astrophysicist Katherine Freese told Big Think that \"the nearest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri which is 4.2 light years away. That means, if you were traveling at the speed of light the whole time, it would take 4.2 years to get there\" --- or about 50,000 years using current rocket science. Despite some concerns, Hawking's attitude towards the future of humans is _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"About 4.2 years.",
"About 50,000 years.",
"Less than 42,000 years.",
"Over 10 years."
],
"question": "Humans: It's time to abandon the earth or face extinction. This prediction isn't science fiction. It's a glimpse of the future, according to famed British scientist Stephen Hawking. \"I see great dangers for the human race,\" he said in an interview with global forum Big Think. \"There have been a number of times in the past when its survival has been a question of touch and go .\" Hawking says humans must _ our home planet within the next two centuries and expand into space to survive. \"I believe that the long-term future of the human race must be in space,\" he said. \"It will be difficult to avoid disaster on our planet Earth in the next hundred years, let alone the next thousand, or million.\" He also voiced some concerns about the future of life on the earth. In April, he spoke about his fear of aliens in an interview for the Discovery Channel. \"If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans,\" he said. \"Such advanced aliens would perhaps become wanderers, looking to conquer and colonize whatever planets they can reach.\" But Hawking says he is still hopeful for the future of humanity. \"I'm an optimist,\" he told Big Think. \"We have made remarkable progress in the last hundred years. But if we want to continue beyond the next hundred years, our future is in space.\" Getting to another planet will prove a challenge, not to mention colonizing it for humanity. University of Michigan astrophysicist Katherine Freese told Big Think that \"the nearest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri which is 4.2 light years away. That means, if you were traveling at the speed of light the whole time, it would take 4.2 years to get there\" --- or about 50,000 years using current rocket science. How long will it take to reach Proxima Centauri by current rocket?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"driving to the town field",
"emptying waste for recycling",
"looking for good ideas for reuse",
"clearing items from their basements"
],
"question": "When I was growing up in the suburbs of New York, our first local Earth Day was organized around a drive to a town field where families were urged to empty items from their basements for recycling rather than dropping them in the dustbin. It was an eye opening idea for a kid in 1970. But as an environmental reporter, I'm bored of the large amount of deals and promotions that arrive by email or in my office or home mailbox on Earth Day. Like Valentine's Day, Earth Day has become a huge marketing opportunity--a way to promote consumption. In fact, Earth Day is such a good sales opportunity that some shops, like Target, have expanded Earth Day into Earth Month. There isn't time to give you a variety of the Earth Day shopping opportunities I was informed of this past week. They included deals on buying bottled water and earth-friendly wipes. My award for the silliest promotion: a plan to gift 25 of the most environmentally conscious stars with unique, useful and \"green\" products and services, including skin care products, cheese-cake and artwork. My guess is most of the stuff will end up in celebrities' garbage. Is buying and selling a good way to celebrate and protect the environment? I would argue that Earth Day might be an occasion to consider giving up purchases or habits that are environmentally questionable or that we could happily do without. How about not buying bottled water, but refilling a water bottle? How about not buying foods--even \"organic\" foods--that are packed in non-recyclable plastic? Don't get me wrong. The company of Bridgestone is celebrating Earth Day by promising to repurpose a spent tire for every tire that it sells. Verizon will plant a tree for each cell phone you trade in. Some coffee stores will even refill reusable cups at no charge. Target is giving out free reusable carrier bags without requiring a purchase. But few shopkeepers are taking the next step-charging a fee at the cash register for disposable plastic bags, a common practice in Europe-to encourage customers to use those new reusable carriers. Earth Day is transient . If you only showed love on Valentine's Day, would that really mean anything at all? The author's first local Earth Day was celebrated by _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"Because many activities are organized for the day.",
"Because they intend to make many sales strategies.",
"Because they want to have more selling opportunities.",
"Because they have to deal with too much waste."
],
"question": "When I was growing up in the suburbs of New York, our first local Earth Day was organized around a drive to a town field where families were urged to empty items from their basements for recycling rather than dropping them in the dustbin. It was an eye opening idea for a kid in 1970. But as an environmental reporter, I'm bored of the large amount of deals and promotions that arrive by email or in my office or home mailbox on Earth Day. Like Valentine's Day, Earth Day has become a huge marketing opportunity--a way to promote consumption. In fact, Earth Day is such a good sales opportunity that some shops, like Target, have expanded Earth Day into Earth Month. There isn't time to give you a variety of the Earth Day shopping opportunities I was informed of this past week. They included deals on buying bottled water and earth-friendly wipes. My award for the silliest promotion: a plan to gift 25 of the most environmentally conscious stars with unique, useful and \"green\" products and services, including skin care products, cheese-cake and artwork. My guess is most of the stuff will end up in celebrities' garbage. Is buying and selling a good way to celebrate and protect the environment? I would argue that Earth Day might be an occasion to consider giving up purchases or habits that are environmentally questionable or that we could happily do without. How about not buying bottled water, but refilling a water bottle? How about not buying foods--even \"organic\" foods--that are packed in non-recyclable plastic? Don't get me wrong. The company of Bridgestone is celebrating Earth Day by promising to repurpose a spent tire for every tire that it sells. Verizon will plant a tree for each cell phone you trade in. Some coffee stores will even refill reusable cups at no charge. Target is giving out free reusable carrier bags without requiring a purchase. But few shopkeepers are taking the next step-charging a fee at the cash register for disposable plastic bags, a common practice in Europe-to encourage customers to use those new reusable carriers. Earth Day is transient . If you only showed love on Valentine's Day, would that really mean anything at all? Why do some people expand Earth Day into Earth Month?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"buy packed organic foods",
"offer stars green products",
"refill water bottles",
"ask for free plastic bags"
],
"question": "When I was growing up in the suburbs of New York, our first local Earth Day was organized around a drive to a town field where families were urged to empty items from their basements for recycling rather than dropping them in the dustbin. It was an eye opening idea for a kid in 1970. But as an environmental reporter, I'm bored of the large amount of deals and promotions that arrive by email or in my office or home mailbox on Earth Day. Like Valentine's Day, Earth Day has become a huge marketing opportunity--a way to promote consumption. In fact, Earth Day is such a good sales opportunity that some shops, like Target, have expanded Earth Day into Earth Month. There isn't time to give you a variety of the Earth Day shopping opportunities I was informed of this past week. They included deals on buying bottled water and earth-friendly wipes. My award for the silliest promotion: a plan to gift 25 of the most environmentally conscious stars with unique, useful and \"green\" products and services, including skin care products, cheese-cake and artwork. My guess is most of the stuff will end up in celebrities' garbage. Is buying and selling a good way to celebrate and protect the environment? I would argue that Earth Day might be an occasion to consider giving up purchases or habits that are environmentally questionable or that we could happily do without. How about not buying bottled water, but refilling a water bottle? How about not buying foods--even \"organic\" foods--that are packed in non-recyclable plastic? Don't get me wrong. The company of Bridgestone is celebrating Earth Day by promising to repurpose a spent tire for every tire that it sells. Verizon will plant a tree for each cell phone you trade in. Some coffee stores will even refill reusable cups at no charge. Target is giving out free reusable carrier bags without requiring a purchase. But few shopkeepers are taking the next step-charging a fee at the cash register for disposable plastic bags, a common practice in Europe-to encourage customers to use those new reusable carriers. Earth Day is transient . If you only showed love on Valentine's Day, would that really mean anything at all? According to the author, it's environmentally friendly to _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"are likely to misunderstand the author",
"have a good way to celebrate Earth Day",
"are devoted to making money on Earth Day",
"make wrong promotion plans on Earth Day"
],
"question": "When I was growing up in the suburbs of New York, our first local Earth Day was organized around a drive to a town field where families were urged to empty items from their basements for recycling rather than dropping them in the dustbin. It was an eye opening idea for a kid in 1970. But as an environmental reporter, I'm bored of the large amount of deals and promotions that arrive by email or in my office or home mailbox on Earth Day. Like Valentine's Day, Earth Day has become a huge marketing opportunity--a way to promote consumption. In fact, Earth Day is such a good sales opportunity that some shops, like Target, have expanded Earth Day into Earth Month. There isn't time to give you a variety of the Earth Day shopping opportunities I was informed of this past week. They included deals on buying bottled water and earth-friendly wipes. My award for the silliest promotion: a plan to gift 25 of the most environmentally conscious stars with unique, useful and \"green\" products and services, including skin care products, cheese-cake and artwork. My guess is most of the stuff will end up in celebrities' garbage. Is buying and selling a good way to celebrate and protect the environment? I would argue that Earth Day might be an occasion to consider giving up purchases or habits that are environmentally questionable or that we could happily do without. How about not buying bottled water, but refilling a water bottle? How about not buying foods--even \"organic\" foods--that are packed in non-recyclable plastic? Don't get me wrong. The company of Bridgestone is celebrating Earth Day by promising to repurpose a spent tire for every tire that it sells. Verizon will plant a tree for each cell phone you trade in. Some coffee stores will even refill reusable cups at no charge. Target is giving out free reusable carrier bags without requiring a purchase. But few shopkeepers are taking the next step-charging a fee at the cash register for disposable plastic bags, a common practice in Europe-to encourage customers to use those new reusable carriers. Earth Day is transient . If you only showed love on Valentine's Day, would that really mean anything at all? It could be inferred from the text that Bridgestone and Verizon _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"To improve school education.",
"To share achievements of technologies.",
"To develop children's creativity.",
"To predict some unexpected situations."
],
"question": "On November 15th, 2014, children aged 8 to 12 got together in five cities around the world to participate in the first Global Children's Designation. The event that was organized by a Dutch company called Unexpect, challenged kids to come up with solutions for some of the world's most pressing problems in a day! The day began with the kids listening to the various challenges that were related to their particular cities and towns. The teams were then asked to brainstorm about which problem they were going to handle and how. There were so many amazing ideas produced on that day. While some of the ideas were far from perfect, there were many that could be practical like the smart cars which can ease traffic pressure by telling traffic lights of its arrival and also guiding the drivers to the best possible route . Emer Beamer, the founder of Unexpect, says the purpose of the project is to introduce children to skills they probably never learn in class. She says that for most part, schools focus on teaching things that they will most likely never need to know again. She believes that for kids to be successful in the world, they should be learning how to be creative, handle new technologies and deal with unexpected situations. Though the first global design challenge was relatively small, involving only a few hundred of the two billion youngsters that are bursting with ideas, the next one will be much bigger. That's because in 2015, Unexpect plans to distribute free tool kits to any school that is interested in hosting their own Children's Designation Challenge. We can't wait to see what ideas kids will come up with next. What does the project of Unexpect aim to do?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"Reward children with much more money",
"Call on schools to teach some common skills",
"Provide more schools with some tools for free",
"Invite all schools to participate in the project"
],
"question": "On November 15th, 2014, children aged 8 to 12 got together in five cities around the world to participate in the first Global Children's Designation. The event that was organized by a Dutch company called Unexpect, challenged kids to come up with solutions for some of the world's most pressing problems in a day! The day began with the kids listening to the various challenges that were related to their particular cities and towns. The teams were then asked to brainstorm about which problem they were going to handle and how. There were so many amazing ideas produced on that day. While some of the ideas were far from perfect, there were many that could be practical like the smart cars which can ease traffic pressure by telling traffic lights of its arrival and also guiding the drivers to the best possible route . Emer Beamer, the founder of Unexpect, says the purpose of the project is to introduce children to skills they probably never learn in class. She says that for most part, schools focus on teaching things that they will most likely never need to know again. She believes that for kids to be successful in the world, they should be learning how to be creative, handle new technologies and deal with unexpected situations. Though the first global design challenge was relatively small, involving only a few hundred of the two billion youngsters that are bursting with ideas, the next one will be much bigger. That's because in 2015, Unexpect plans to distribute free tool kits to any school that is interested in hosting their own Children's Designation Challenge. We can't wait to see what ideas kids will come up with next. What will Emer plan to do to make the next global design challenge bigger?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"Children's crazy ideas for the country",
"The first Global Children's Designation",
"Emer Beamer, the founder of Unexpect",
"How to solve the world's urgent problems"
],
"question": "On November 15th, 2014, children aged 8 to 12 got together in five cities around the world to participate in the first Global Children's Designation. The event that was organized by a Dutch company called Unexpect, challenged kids to come up with solutions for some of the world's most pressing problems in a day! The day began with the kids listening to the various challenges that were related to their particular cities and towns. The teams were then asked to brainstorm about which problem they were going to handle and how. There were so many amazing ideas produced on that day. While some of the ideas were far from perfect, there were many that could be practical like the smart cars which can ease traffic pressure by telling traffic lights of its arrival and also guiding the drivers to the best possible route . Emer Beamer, the founder of Unexpect, says the purpose of the project is to introduce children to skills they probably never learn in class. She says that for most part, schools focus on teaching things that they will most likely never need to know again. She believes that for kids to be successful in the world, they should be learning how to be creative, handle new technologies and deal with unexpected situations. Though the first global design challenge was relatively small, involving only a few hundred of the two billion youngsters that are bursting with ideas, the next one will be much bigger. That's because in 2015, Unexpect plans to distribute free tool kits to any school that is interested in hosting their own Children's Designation Challenge. We can't wait to see what ideas kids will come up with next. What can be the best title for the text?",
"subject": ""
} |
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"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"180",
"414",
"234",
"594"
],
"question": "As a kid,I was always chubby .In college I started _ . It got out of control when I went to law school. I'd made a decision a thousand times:I'm going to lose weight now. But what motivated me to get serious about it was turning 30. I weighed 414 pounds. I was always tired. Some of my family members have suffered from heart disease,and I was scared. I also wanted to look better. So after my birthday,I walked into the office of a weightloss doctor. She was very understanding. Her focus was on balanced meals and she wanted me to exercise. Walking was all I could do at first. I started by walking a few blocks and gradually increased the distance,until one weekend,I found myself saying,\"Wow,this seems pretty easy.\" So I started to run. I was losing nine or ten pounds a month,and I had more energy. I started to think about the New York City Marathon. For years,I watched the runners and thought,\"This looks like fun,but I could never do that.\" But now I realized that maybe I could. I joined the New York Road Runners. I ran a 10km,then a halfmarathon. I still wasn't confident I could run a full 26 miles. But I told myself I was going to do it,no matter what. By my 33rd birthday,I was down to 180 pounds. I started formally training for the marathon. And on the morning of November 1,I stood on the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island with more than 40,000 other runners,waiting for the event to start. It was unbelievable to have the audience cheering me on,handing me cups of water. And I crossed the finish line. My friends sprayed (......) me with beer,as if I'd won the Super Bowl. And at that moment,I knew:If I set my mind to something,nothing is impossible. The author who was at the age of 33 had lost _ pounds in weight during the past three years.",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"The author formally trained for the marathon for three years.",
"The marathon the author ran started on the Verrazano Bridge.",
"The author started by running when losing weight.",
"The author has won the Super Bowl."
],
"question": "As a kid,I was always chubby .In college I started _ . It got out of control when I went to law school. I'd made a decision a thousand times:I'm going to lose weight now. But what motivated me to get serious about it was turning 30. I weighed 414 pounds. I was always tired. Some of my family members have suffered from heart disease,and I was scared. I also wanted to look better. So after my birthday,I walked into the office of a weightloss doctor. She was very understanding. Her focus was on balanced meals and she wanted me to exercise. Walking was all I could do at first. I started by walking a few blocks and gradually increased the distance,until one weekend,I found myself saying,\"Wow,this seems pretty easy.\" So I started to run. I was losing nine or ten pounds a month,and I had more energy. I started to think about the New York City Marathon. For years,I watched the runners and thought,\"This looks like fun,but I could never do that.\" But now I realized that maybe I could. I joined the New York Road Runners. I ran a 10km,then a halfmarathon. I still wasn't confident I could run a full 26 miles. But I told myself I was going to do it,no matter what. By my 33rd birthday,I was down to 180 pounds. I started formally training for the marathon. And on the morning of November 1,I stood on the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island with more than 40,000 other runners,waiting for the event to start. It was unbelievable to have the audience cheering me on,handing me cups of water. And I crossed the finish line. My friends sprayed (......) me with beer,as if I'd won the Super Bowl. And at that moment,I knew:If I set my mind to something,nothing is impossible. What do we know from the passage?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"Practice makes perfect.",
"Pride comes before a fall.",
"A good beginning is half done.",
"Where there is a will,there is a way."
],
"question": "As a kid,I was always chubby .In college I started _ . It got out of control when I went to law school. I'd made a decision a thousand times:I'm going to lose weight now. But what motivated me to get serious about it was turning 30. I weighed 414 pounds. I was always tired. Some of my family members have suffered from heart disease,and I was scared. I also wanted to look better. So after my birthday,I walked into the office of a weightloss doctor. She was very understanding. Her focus was on balanced meals and she wanted me to exercise. Walking was all I could do at first. I started by walking a few blocks and gradually increased the distance,until one weekend,I found myself saying,\"Wow,this seems pretty easy.\" So I started to run. I was losing nine or ten pounds a month,and I had more energy. I started to think about the New York City Marathon. For years,I watched the runners and thought,\"This looks like fun,but I could never do that.\" But now I realized that maybe I could. I joined the New York Road Runners. I ran a 10km,then a halfmarathon. I still wasn't confident I could run a full 26 miles. But I told myself I was going to do it,no matter what. By my 33rd birthday,I was down to 180 pounds. I started formally training for the marathon. And on the morning of November 1,I stood on the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island with more than 40,000 other runners,waiting for the event to start. It was unbelievable to have the audience cheering me on,handing me cups of water. And I crossed the finish line. My friends sprayed (......) me with beer,as if I'd won the Super Bowl. And at that moment,I knew:If I set my mind to something,nothing is impossible. Which of the following proverbs can best summarize the passage?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"It is the family genes that make people fat.",
"People are fat because they consume too little energy.",
"A diary of exercise can prevent people from becoming fat.",
"It is the consequence of people's unbalanced lifestyle."
],
"question": "There have always been a lot of commonly believed but exercise. Some people believe that they can't help putting on hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat. Here are some more myths: false ideas about being fat and doing weight as they get older, while others I'll never lose weightI come from a fat family Wrong! While we can't change the body type we are bom with, we can't blame our genes for making us fat. There's plenty of evidence that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is that they share the same habits of eating too much and exercising too little. I am fat because I burn calories slowly Wrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism . In fact, although fat people consume more energy than slim people,they also fail to realize how much they eat! Keeping a diary can help you work out your daily food intake more accurately. Exercise is boring Wrong! Anything will become boring if you do it repetitively. The key is to develop a balanced and varied program thafs fun as well as progressive. If you enjoy a Sunday walk,take a different route. If you do yoga,try a tai chi class. If you like swimming, set yourself a distance or time challenge. No pain, no gain Wrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt. Indeed, pain is your body telling you something's wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury. You may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly, but this is your body adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly. If they don't, rest and seek medical advice. What does the author think about being fat?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"By taking varied exercise.",
"By choosing simple exercise.",
"By doing regular exercise.",
"By sticking to outdoor exercise."
],
"question": "There have always been a lot of commonly believed but exercise. Some people believe that they can't help putting on hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat. Here are some more myths: false ideas about being fat and doing weight as they get older, while others I'll never lose weightI come from a fat family Wrong! While we can't change the body type we are bom with, we can't blame our genes for making us fat. There's plenty of evidence that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is that they share the same habits of eating too much and exercising too little. I am fat because I burn calories slowly Wrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism . In fact, although fat people consume more energy than slim people,they also fail to realize how much they eat! Keeping a diary can help you work out your daily food intake more accurately. Exercise is boring Wrong! Anything will become boring if you do it repetitively. The key is to develop a balanced and varied program thafs fun as well as progressive. If you enjoy a Sunday walk,take a different route. If you do yoga,try a tai chi class. If you like swimming, set yourself a distance or time challenge. No pain, no gain Wrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt. Indeed, pain is your body telling you something's wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury. You may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly, but this is your body adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly. If they don't, rest and seek medical advice. According to the author, how can we make exercise more interesting?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"Keeping fit is essentially a painful experience.",
"Exercise should be stopped if continuous pain is felt.",
"Pain in exercise is a precondition for reaching your goal.",
"Getting used to pain leads to positive changes in your body."
],
"question": "There have always been a lot of commonly believed but exercise. Some people believe that they can't help putting on hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat. Here are some more myths: false ideas about being fat and doing weight as they get older, while others I'll never lose weightI come from a fat family Wrong! While we can't change the body type we are bom with, we can't blame our genes for making us fat. There's plenty of evidence that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is that they share the same habits of eating too much and exercising too little. I am fat because I burn calories slowly Wrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism . In fact, although fat people consume more energy than slim people,they also fail to realize how much they eat! Keeping a diary can help you work out your daily food intake more accurately. Exercise is boring Wrong! Anything will become boring if you do it repetitively. The key is to develop a balanced and varied program thafs fun as well as progressive. If you enjoy a Sunday walk,take a different route. If you do yoga,try a tai chi class. If you like swimming, set yourself a distance or time challenge. No pain, no gain Wrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt. Indeed, pain is your body telling you something's wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury. You may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly, but this is your body adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly. If they don't, rest and seek medical advice. What is the author's opinion about \"No pain, no gain\" in exercising?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"To declare the importance of keeping fit.",
"To clarify some misconceptions about fatness and exercise.",
"To confirm what has long been believed about keeping fit.",
"To explain some medical facts about being fat and doing exercise."
],
"question": "There have always been a lot of commonly believed but exercise. Some people believe that they can't help putting on hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat. Here are some more myths: false ideas about being fat and doing weight as they get older, while others I'll never lose weightI come from a fat family Wrong! While we can't change the body type we are bom with, we can't blame our genes for making us fat. There's plenty of evidence that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is that they share the same habits of eating too much and exercising too little. I am fat because I burn calories slowly Wrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism . In fact, although fat people consume more energy than slim people,they also fail to realize how much they eat! Keeping a diary can help you work out your daily food intake more accurately. Exercise is boring Wrong! Anything will become boring if you do it repetitively. The key is to develop a balanced and varied program thafs fun as well as progressive. If you enjoy a Sunday walk,take a different route. If you do yoga,try a tai chi class. If you like swimming, set yourself a distance or time challenge. No pain, no gain Wrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt. Indeed, pain is your body telling you something's wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury. You may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly, but this is your body adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly. If they don't, rest and seek medical advice. What is the purpose of the passage?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"has to finish the competition in 17 hours",
"will be allowed to have a break from time to time",
"will start three weeks earlier than other competitors",
"will have three specially-built bodies for the competition"
],
"question": "He has climbed a high mountain, raced the 24-hour motorcycle track in France and even, walked from Tokyo to Kyoto, a distance of 500 km. Now Evolta, Panasonic's 7-inch Humanoid Robot is getting ready for his biggest challenge -- the Ironman Triathlon Championship in Hawaii. To compete in this exhausting contest, the green & white robot which is small enough to fit on a human palm, will have to swim 2.4 miles in the rough ocean, bike 112 miles across the hot Hawaiian desert and, run a full marathon distance of 26.2 miles in the painfully hot weather. Given that he is so tiny and powered by rechargeable batteries of Panasonic, he will be allowed some freedom in the way he competes. For one, he will be starting the race on October 23rd, 2011, three weeks following the real event and, while human competitors have at most 17 hours to complete the triathlon, Evolta will be given 7 days, during which his only \"breaks\" will be to recharge his batteries. The biggest difference however, will be that unlike a single human body doing all three races, there will be three different \"Evolta\" robot bodies competing -- each built for the specific race. Evolta the swimmer will be equipped with special arms to swim forward. Evolta the biker, will be on a little two-wheeler with training wheels, while Evolta the runner, will be fixed on what looks like a wheel. In spite of all these advantages, the robot's creator Tomotaka Takahashi believes that the race will be a huge challenge -- not only will Evolta have to battle the wind and sun, but also, small road obstacles that humans just step over. The water will be even worse thanks to the strong waves, tides and ocean winds. But if he does complete it, Evolta will add another feather in his cap and just prove the already well-known fact that Panasonic's rechargeable Evolta batteries are indeed the \"world's longest-lasting batteries\"! When competing in the triathlon, Evolta _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"Evolta will celebrate the victory with a feather cap",
"Evolta will become very famous and attractive",
"Evolta will be awarded with another feather cap",
"Evolta will have another thing to be proud of"
],
"question": "He has climbed a high mountain, raced the 24-hour motorcycle track in France and even, walked from Tokyo to Kyoto, a distance of 500 km. Now Evolta, Panasonic's 7-inch Humanoid Robot is getting ready for his biggest challenge -- the Ironman Triathlon Championship in Hawaii. To compete in this exhausting contest, the green & white robot which is small enough to fit on a human palm, will have to swim 2.4 miles in the rough ocean, bike 112 miles across the hot Hawaiian desert and, run a full marathon distance of 26.2 miles in the painfully hot weather. Given that he is so tiny and powered by rechargeable batteries of Panasonic, he will be allowed some freedom in the way he competes. For one, he will be starting the race on October 23rd, 2011, three weeks following the real event and, while human competitors have at most 17 hours to complete the triathlon, Evolta will be given 7 days, during which his only \"breaks\" will be to recharge his batteries. The biggest difference however, will be that unlike a single human body doing all three races, there will be three different \"Evolta\" robot bodies competing -- each built for the specific race. Evolta the swimmer will be equipped with special arms to swim forward. Evolta the biker, will be on a little two-wheeler with training wheels, while Evolta the runner, will be fixed on what looks like a wheel. In spite of all these advantages, the robot's creator Tomotaka Takahashi believes that the race will be a huge challenge -- not only will Evolta have to battle the wind and sun, but also, small road obstacles that humans just step over. The water will be even worse thanks to the strong waves, tides and ocean winds. But if he does complete it, Evolta will add another feather in his cap and just prove the already well-known fact that Panasonic's rechargeable Evolta batteries are indeed the \"world's longest-lasting batteries\"! By saying \"Evolta will add another feather in his cap\", the author means _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"challenge human runners",
"prove the potential of robots",
"market Panasonic's batteries",
"show today's advanced technology"
],
"question": "He has climbed a high mountain, raced the 24-hour motorcycle track in France and even, walked from Tokyo to Kyoto, a distance of 500 km. Now Evolta, Panasonic's 7-inch Humanoid Robot is getting ready for his biggest challenge -- the Ironman Triathlon Championship in Hawaii. To compete in this exhausting contest, the green & white robot which is small enough to fit on a human palm, will have to swim 2.4 miles in the rough ocean, bike 112 miles across the hot Hawaiian desert and, run a full marathon distance of 26.2 miles in the painfully hot weather. Given that he is so tiny and powered by rechargeable batteries of Panasonic, he will be allowed some freedom in the way he competes. For one, he will be starting the race on October 23rd, 2011, three weeks following the real event and, while human competitors have at most 17 hours to complete the triathlon, Evolta will be given 7 days, during which his only \"breaks\" will be to recharge his batteries. The biggest difference however, will be that unlike a single human body doing all three races, there will be three different \"Evolta\" robot bodies competing -- each built for the specific race. Evolta the swimmer will be equipped with special arms to swim forward. Evolta the biker, will be on a little two-wheeler with training wheels, while Evolta the runner, will be fixed on what looks like a wheel. In spite of all these advantages, the robot's creator Tomotaka Takahashi believes that the race will be a huge challenge -- not only will Evolta have to battle the wind and sun, but also, small road obstacles that humans just step over. The water will be even worse thanks to the strong waves, tides and ocean winds. But if he does complete it, Evolta will add another feather in his cap and just prove the already well-known fact that Panasonic's rechargeable Evolta batteries are indeed the \"world's longest-lasting batteries\"! From the text, we can infer that Evolta will take part in the competition to _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"using the energy-efficient batteries",
"accomplishing a challenging triathlon",
"winning human athletes for the first time",
"competing in the Ironman Triathlon Championship"
],
"question": "He has climbed a high mountain, raced the 24-hour motorcycle track in France and even, walked from Tokyo to Kyoto, a distance of 500 km. Now Evolta, Panasonic's 7-inch Humanoid Robot is getting ready for his biggest challenge -- the Ironman Triathlon Championship in Hawaii. To compete in this exhausting contest, the green & white robot which is small enough to fit on a human palm, will have to swim 2.4 miles in the rough ocean, bike 112 miles across the hot Hawaiian desert and, run a full marathon distance of 26.2 miles in the painfully hot weather. Given that he is so tiny and powered by rechargeable batteries of Panasonic, he will be allowed some freedom in the way he competes. For one, he will be starting the race on October 23rd, 2011, three weeks following the real event and, while human competitors have at most 17 hours to complete the triathlon, Evolta will be given 7 days, during which his only \"breaks\" will be to recharge his batteries. The biggest difference however, will be that unlike a single human body doing all three races, there will be three different \"Evolta\" robot bodies competing -- each built for the specific race. Evolta the swimmer will be equipped with special arms to swim forward. Evolta the biker, will be on a little two-wheeler with training wheels, while Evolta the runner, will be fixed on what looks like a wheel. In spite of all these advantages, the robot's creator Tomotaka Takahashi believes that the race will be a huge challenge -- not only will Evolta have to battle the wind and sun, but also, small road obstacles that humans just step over. The water will be even worse thanks to the strong waves, tides and ocean winds. But if he does complete it, Evolta will add another feather in his cap and just prove the already well-known fact that Panasonic's rechargeable Evolta batteries are indeed the \"world's longest-lasting batteries\"! The text is mainly about a robot _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"heart disease no longer threatens the British",
"the heart death rate among British men is lower than among women",
"the old mainly dies of stroke in Europe",
"the heart death rate in Ukraine is higher than in Britain"
],
"question": "Death rates for heart disease in Britain have dropped by more than 40 percent in a decade,UK scientists will report today. Wide uptake of cholesterol--busting statin drugs ,healthier lifestyles and better medical practices have seen a huge reduction in deaths caused by heart attacks,stroke and other cardiovascular problems. However,heart disease remains Britain's biggest killer. The new study,by experts at Oxford University,shows there has been a 44.4 percent drop in death rates among men in the UK and a 43.6 percent drop among women linked to heart problems in the ten years to 2011. The team compared death rate associated with cardiovascular disease across Europe.They found that Britain has one of the best records in Europe,with 342 deaths as a result of heart disease per 100,000 men in 2011,and 232 per 100,000 women. Some nations-including Ukraine,Macedonia and Moldova--see more than 1,000 heart deaths per 100,000 of the population. Overall,heart disease causes 45 percent of all deaths across Europe,but only 27 percent in the UK.The study,led by Dr Nick Townsend,showed that cardiovascular disease is mainly a disease of old age. But researchers said that across Europe _ still causes more than 1.4million deaths in those aged under 75 and nearly 700,000 deaths in under 65s.Dr Townsend said:'Cardiovascular disease results in 49 percent of deaths among women and 41 per cent among men.' From the text we can know _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"By analyzing data.",
"By following processes.",
"By describing his own experiences.",
"By discussing research experiments."
],
"question": "Death rates for heart disease in Britain have dropped by more than 40 percent in a decade,UK scientists will report today. Wide uptake of cholesterol--busting statin drugs ,healthier lifestyles and better medical practices have seen a huge reduction in deaths caused by heart attacks,stroke and other cardiovascular problems. However,heart disease remains Britain's biggest killer. The new study,by experts at Oxford University,shows there has been a 44.4 percent drop in death rates among men in the UK and a 43.6 percent drop among women linked to heart problems in the ten years to 2011. The team compared death rate associated with cardiovascular disease across Europe.They found that Britain has one of the best records in Europe,with 342 deaths as a result of heart disease per 100,000 men in 2011,and 232 per 100,000 women. Some nations-including Ukraine,Macedonia and Moldova--see more than 1,000 heart deaths per 100,000 of the population. Overall,heart disease causes 45 percent of all deaths across Europe,but only 27 percent in the UK.The study,led by Dr Nick Townsend,showed that cardiovascular disease is mainly a disease of old age. But researchers said that across Europe _ still causes more than 1.4million deaths in those aged under 75 and nearly 700,000 deaths in under 65s.Dr Townsend said:'Cardiovascular disease results in 49 percent of deaths among women and 41 per cent among men.' How does the author support his idea?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"He was not afraid of dogs.",
"He knew the owner of the house lived alone.",
"The house had no security alarm.",
"He had never been caught by the police."
],
"question": "Buster Brown was a thief and a good one too,he thought. He'd never been caught by the police because he never took chances.He was always prepared for any unforeseen event or emergency. Confidently,he stood outside the house of his intended victim and read the sign on the front gate of the house.\"Don't worry about the dog--be aware of the owner!\" it said.Buster smiled and found his way in. The house looked quite normal outside,but inside it was very exotic with fascinating objects on display.As he began putting them into his bag,a dog came into the room.It stopped when it saw Buster,then wagged its tail madly and went over to him,licking his outstretched hand. \"Good boy,\" Buster whispered. \"What a great guard dog you are--trying to lick me to death.\" Satisfied he'd made friends with the dog,Bluster began to wander round the house,choosing items to put in his bag.His skilled eye picked out only the best antiques :a pair of silver candleholders,a silver tea-and-coffee service,etc..His new friend,the dog,sat and watched,as if wondering what was happening. \"Well,boy,\" Buster whispered,finally.\"That might do.Any more and I won't be able to carry it!\" He swung the heavy bag onto his shoulders, just as the lights came on, nearly blinding him. He shielded his eyes with his hand. \"You're a very silly person,\" the figure in the doorway said, his voice dry and dust. As the man came closer, Buster could see he was well dressed. His face seemed familiar, but Buster couldn't quite place where he had seen him before. \"You should have taken more notice of the sign outside,\" the man rasped. \"I knew about this attempted robbery last week and I also know you will end up behind bars for 20 years. Fancy trying to rob the house of the world's greatest fortune-teller!\" Why was Buster so confident?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"He took those that were easy to carry in his bag.",
"He took only the best antiques.",
"He took those that he knew he could sell easily.",
"He looked for silver objects."
],
"question": "Buster Brown was a thief and a good one too,he thought. He'd never been caught by the police because he never took chances.He was always prepared for any unforeseen event or emergency. Confidently,he stood outside the house of his intended victim and read the sign on the front gate of the house.\"Don't worry about the dog--be aware of the owner!\" it said.Buster smiled and found his way in. The house looked quite normal outside,but inside it was very exotic with fascinating objects on display.As he began putting them into his bag,a dog came into the room.It stopped when it saw Buster,then wagged its tail madly and went over to him,licking his outstretched hand. \"Good boy,\" Buster whispered. \"What a great guard dog you are--trying to lick me to death.\" Satisfied he'd made friends with the dog,Bluster began to wander round the house,choosing items to put in his bag.His skilled eye picked out only the best antiques :a pair of silver candleholders,a silver tea-and-coffee service,etc..His new friend,the dog,sat and watched,as if wondering what was happening. \"Well,boy,\" Buster whispered,finally.\"That might do.Any more and I won't be able to carry it!\" He swung the heavy bag onto his shoulders, just as the lights came on, nearly blinding him. He shielded his eyes with his hand. \"You're a very silly person,\" the figure in the doorway said, his voice dry and dust. As the man came closer, Buster could see he was well dressed. His face seemed familiar, but Buster couldn't quite place where he had seen him before. \"You should have taken more notice of the sign outside,\" the man rasped. \"I knew about this attempted robbery last week and I also know you will end up behind bars for 20 years. Fancy trying to rob the house of the world's greatest fortune-teller!\" How did Buster decide which objects to take?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"A long prison sentence.",
"A prison sentence with hard labor.",
"A heavy fine.",
"Community service for 20 years."
],
"question": "Buster Brown was a thief and a good one too,he thought. He'd never been caught by the police because he never took chances.He was always prepared for any unforeseen event or emergency. Confidently,he stood outside the house of his intended victim and read the sign on the front gate of the house.\"Don't worry about the dog--be aware of the owner!\" it said.Buster smiled and found his way in. The house looked quite normal outside,but inside it was very exotic with fascinating objects on display.As he began putting them into his bag,a dog came into the room.It stopped when it saw Buster,then wagged its tail madly and went over to him,licking his outstretched hand. \"Good boy,\" Buster whispered. \"What a great guard dog you are--trying to lick me to death.\" Satisfied he'd made friends with the dog,Bluster began to wander round the house,choosing items to put in his bag.His skilled eye picked out only the best antiques :a pair of silver candleholders,a silver tea-and-coffee service,etc..His new friend,the dog,sat and watched,as if wondering what was happening. \"Well,boy,\" Buster whispered,finally.\"That might do.Any more and I won't be able to carry it!\" He swung the heavy bag onto his shoulders, just as the lights came on, nearly blinding him. He shielded his eyes with his hand. \"You're a very silly person,\" the figure in the doorway said, his voice dry and dust. As the man came closer, Buster could see he was well dressed. His face seemed familiar, but Buster couldn't quite place where he had seen him before. \"You should have taken more notice of the sign outside,\" the man rasped. \"I knew about this attempted robbery last week and I also know you will end up behind bars for 20 years. Fancy trying to rob the house of the world's greatest fortune-teller!\" What punishment waits for Buster Brown?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"must kethe seatbelt fastened",
"cail use your mobile phone",
"are still on the ground",
"can use the CD or DVD players"
],
"question": "Welcome you aboard the Finnair Flight and we will do our best to make your trip comfortable and enjoyable. For your safety and convenience To begin the trip,we would like to draw your attention to some safety-related details.These are also explained on the instruction card in the seat pocket in front of you.Seat belts must remain while the\"Fasten seatbelts\"sign is on.It is advisable to keep them fastened at all times while seated.All flights are no smoking.The use of mobile telephones is now allowed when the airplane is on the ground and the\"Fasten seatbelts\"sign is turned off.During the flight the use of CD and DVD players is now allowed. For your entertainment To help you enjoy your trip,we provide a range of newspapers on international flights.On our MD-11 and Boeing aircraft,we are also pleased to provide music and video programmes.On Airbus A321/320/319,aircraft route maps and short videos are shown.Details of entertainment programmes available on MD-11 aircraft are shown on the separate\"on the Air\"brochure located in your seat pocket. For your children Special reading material is provided for children and on longer flights there are also audio and video programs for them.On long-distance flights,first-time flyers between the ages of 2 and 15 can join our Finnair Junior Plus Club. Meals and drinks During most flights we serve you a tasty meal with drinks to accompany it, Beer,wine and other drinks are served free of charge.Coffee,tea and juice are served free of charge on all domestic flights of over 35 minutes.On domestic flights leaving before nine and on all flights to northern Finland,a snack is served. We value your opinion In this magazine you'11 find a special form for your comments about our service.Kindly return the form to our crew or Finnair office.It will be forwarded directly to the appropriate department.You can also fax it(+358-(0)89819-7729)or send your comments by email to _ .Our crew is pleased to answer your questions during the flight whenever possible. If you find the\"Fasten seatbelts\"sign is off,you _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"During the flight you'd better keep your seat belt fastened all the time.",
"When taking Airbus A321/320/319,you may know where you are through an aircraft route map.",
"During the flight you may listen to music or watch video.",
"You may have some coffee or tea or juice for free on any flights."
],
"question": "Welcome you aboard the Finnair Flight and we will do our best to make your trip comfortable and enjoyable. For your safety and convenience To begin the trip,we would like to draw your attention to some safety-related details.These are also explained on the instruction card in the seat pocket in front of you.Seat belts must remain while the\"Fasten seatbelts\"sign is on.It is advisable to keep them fastened at all times while seated.All flights are no smoking.The use of mobile telephones is now allowed when the airplane is on the ground and the\"Fasten seatbelts\"sign is turned off.During the flight the use of CD and DVD players is now allowed. For your entertainment To help you enjoy your trip,we provide a range of newspapers on international flights.On our MD-11 and Boeing aircraft,we are also pleased to provide music and video programmes.On Airbus A321/320/319,aircraft route maps and short videos are shown.Details of entertainment programmes available on MD-11 aircraft are shown on the separate\"on the Air\"brochure located in your seat pocket. For your children Special reading material is provided for children and on longer flights there are also audio and video programs for them.On long-distance flights,first-time flyers between the ages of 2 and 15 can join our Finnair Junior Plus Club. Meals and drinks During most flights we serve you a tasty meal with drinks to accompany it, Beer,wine and other drinks are served free of charge.Coffee,tea and juice are served free of charge on all domestic flights of over 35 minutes.On domestic flights leaving before nine and on all flights to northern Finland,a snack is served. We value your opinion In this magazine you'11 find a special form for your comments about our service.Kindly return the form to our crew or Finnair office.It will be forwarded directly to the appropriate department.You can also fax it(+358-(0)89819-7729)or send your comments by email to _ .Our crew is pleased to answer your questions during the flight whenever possible. Which of the following statement is NOT true?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"teach the passengers how to use the seat belts",
"tell the passengers what kind of entertainment they can enjoy during their flight",
"encourage the passengers to give comments on the service",
"introduce the service of the Finnair"
],
"question": "Welcome you aboard the Finnair Flight and we will do our best to make your trip comfortable and enjoyable. For your safety and convenience To begin the trip,we would like to draw your attention to some safety-related details.These are also explained on the instruction card in the seat pocket in front of you.Seat belts must remain while the\"Fasten seatbelts\"sign is on.It is advisable to keep them fastened at all times while seated.All flights are no smoking.The use of mobile telephones is now allowed when the airplane is on the ground and the\"Fasten seatbelts\"sign is turned off.During the flight the use of CD and DVD players is now allowed. For your entertainment To help you enjoy your trip,we provide a range of newspapers on international flights.On our MD-11 and Boeing aircraft,we are also pleased to provide music and video programmes.On Airbus A321/320/319,aircraft route maps and short videos are shown.Details of entertainment programmes available on MD-11 aircraft are shown on the separate\"on the Air\"brochure located in your seat pocket. For your children Special reading material is provided for children and on longer flights there are also audio and video programs for them.On long-distance flights,first-time flyers between the ages of 2 and 15 can join our Finnair Junior Plus Club. Meals and drinks During most flights we serve you a tasty meal with drinks to accompany it, Beer,wine and other drinks are served free of charge.Coffee,tea and juice are served free of charge on all domestic flights of over 35 minutes.On domestic flights leaving before nine and on all flights to northern Finland,a snack is served. We value your opinion In this magazine you'11 find a special form for your comments about our service.Kindly return the form to our crew or Finnair office.It will be forwarded directly to the appropriate department.You can also fax it(+358-(0)89819-7729)or send your comments by email to _ .Our crew is pleased to answer your questions during the flight whenever possible. The purpose of the passage is to _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"The children between the age of 2 and 15 who take planes for the first time.",
"Those who take planes for the first time,",
"The children who like flying.",
"Anybody who offers to give their comments."
],
"question": "Welcome you aboard the Finnair Flight and we will do our best to make your trip comfortable and enjoyable. For your safety and convenience To begin the trip,we would like to draw your attention to some safety-related details.These are also explained on the instruction card in the seat pocket in front of you.Seat belts must remain while the\"Fasten seatbelts\"sign is on.It is advisable to keep them fastened at all times while seated.All flights are no smoking.The use of mobile telephones is now allowed when the airplane is on the ground and the\"Fasten seatbelts\"sign is turned off.During the flight the use of CD and DVD players is now allowed. For your entertainment To help you enjoy your trip,we provide a range of newspapers on international flights.On our MD-11 and Boeing aircraft,we are also pleased to provide music and video programmes.On Airbus A321/320/319,aircraft route maps and short videos are shown.Details of entertainment programmes available on MD-11 aircraft are shown on the separate\"on the Air\"brochure located in your seat pocket. For your children Special reading material is provided for children and on longer flights there are also audio and video programs for them.On long-distance flights,first-time flyers between the ages of 2 and 15 can join our Finnair Junior Plus Club. Meals and drinks During most flights we serve you a tasty meal with drinks to accompany it, Beer,wine and other drinks are served free of charge.Coffee,tea and juice are served free of charge on all domestic flights of over 35 minutes.On domestic flights leaving before nine and on all flights to northern Finland,a snack is served. We value your opinion In this magazine you'11 find a special form for your comments about our service.Kindly return the form to our crew or Finnair office.It will be forwarded directly to the appropriate department.You can also fax it(+358-(0)89819-7729)or send your comments by email to _ .Our crew is pleased to answer your questions during the flight whenever possible. Who can join the Finnair Junior Plus Club?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"Worried.",
"Excited.",
"Curious.",
"Skeptical."
],
"question": "Despite the anxiety that Jones'Host-said by some to be the first digital novel-caused in 1993,publishers weren't too concerned that e-books would one day replace printed books.However,that attitude was changed suddenly in 2007 when Amazon's Kindle came onto the market,which led to e-book sales jumping up to 1,260%.Since then,e-books'popularity has continued to steadily rise.The publishing industry seemed to have lost all possible ability to regain its position.Will printed books eventually become a thing of the past? According to Mike Shatzkin,founder and CEO of the Idea Logical Company,printed books just for plain old reading will,in 10years from now,be unusual.\"Not so unusual that a kid will say,'Mommy,what's that?'but unusual enough that on the train you'll see one or two people reading something printed,while everyone else is reading off of a tablet.\"And Shatzkin believes that the demise of print is sure to happen,though such a day won't arrive for perhaps 50to 100or more years. Robert Stein,founder of the Institute for the Future of the Book,however,believes that books won't disappear entirely,at least not anytime soon.\"Print will exist,but it will be in a different field and will appeal to a very limited audience,as poetry does today.Like woodblock printing,hand-processed film and folk weaving ,printed pages may assume an artistic value,\"he says.He imagines that future forms of books might be developed not by conventional publishers but by the gaming industry.He also predicts that the distinction between writer and reader will be made less obvious by a social reading experience in which authors and consumers can digitally interact with each other to discuss any passage,sentence or line. Is there anything we risk sacrificing,should print really disappear entirely?According to Maryanne Wolf,director of the Center for Reading and Language Research at Tufts University,electronic reading can negatively affect the way the brain responds to text,including reading comprehension,focus and the ability to maintain attention to details like plot and order of events.\"My worry is that we'll have a short-circuited reading brain,excellent for gathering information but not necessarily for forming critical,analytical deep reading skills,\"Wolf says. The field,however,is in an early stage,and findings about the negative effects of e-reading are far from certain.In light of this,Wolf hopes that we continue to maintain a\"bi-literate\"society-one that values both the digital and printed word.\"A full reading brain circuit is a huge contribution to the intellectual development of our species.Anything that threatens that deserves our attention.\" How did publishers feel about the rising e-book sales inspired by the Kindle?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"the artistic value",
"the digital interaction",
"the growing popularity",
"the conventional design"
],
"question": "Despite the anxiety that Jones'Host-said by some to be the first digital novel-caused in 1993,publishers weren't too concerned that e-books would one day replace printed books.However,that attitude was changed suddenly in 2007 when Amazon's Kindle came onto the market,which led to e-book sales jumping up to 1,260%.Since then,e-books'popularity has continued to steadily rise.The publishing industry seemed to have lost all possible ability to regain its position.Will printed books eventually become a thing of the past? According to Mike Shatzkin,founder and CEO of the Idea Logical Company,printed books just for plain old reading will,in 10years from now,be unusual.\"Not so unusual that a kid will say,'Mommy,what's that?'but unusual enough that on the train you'll see one or two people reading something printed,while everyone else is reading off of a tablet.\"And Shatzkin believes that the demise of print is sure to happen,though such a day won't arrive for perhaps 50to 100or more years. Robert Stein,founder of the Institute for the Future of the Book,however,believes that books won't disappear entirely,at least not anytime soon.\"Print will exist,but it will be in a different field and will appeal to a very limited audience,as poetry does today.Like woodblock printing,hand-processed film and folk weaving ,printed pages may assume an artistic value,\"he says.He imagines that future forms of books might be developed not by conventional publishers but by the gaming industry.He also predicts that the distinction between writer and reader will be made less obvious by a social reading experience in which authors and consumers can digitally interact with each other to discuss any passage,sentence or line. Is there anything we risk sacrificing,should print really disappear entirely?According to Maryanne Wolf,director of the Center for Reading and Language Research at Tufts University,electronic reading can negatively affect the way the brain responds to text,including reading comprehension,focus and the ability to maintain attention to details like plot and order of events.\"My worry is that we'll have a short-circuited reading brain,excellent for gathering information but not necessarily for forming critical,analytical deep reading skills,\"Wolf says. The field,however,is in an early stage,and findings about the negative effects of e-reading are far from certain.In light of this,Wolf hopes that we continue to maintain a\"bi-literate\"society-one that values both the digital and printed word.\"A full reading brain circuit is a huge contribution to the intellectual development of our species.Anything that threatens that deserves our attention.\" According to Robert Stein,paper books will exist because of .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"had suffered from the same illness before.",
"lived with his relatives",
"asked her to return to work",
"got home from hospital alone"
],
"question": "Dad was lying in the hospital weakly, but his smile was as sure as ever . It was another attack of lung illness. My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend but had to return to our jobs on Monday. Local relatives would help Dad get home from hospital and look after him. But I longed to be able to let him know that we cared about him too, even when we weren't with him. Then I remembered a family tradition when our children were small. When leaving our grandparents' home after a visit, each child would write a love note to their grandparents. We hid notes in a box, under a hairbrush or next to the phone or even in the microwave oven. For days, our grandparents would smile as they discovered these reminders of our love. So as I tidied Dad's kitchen and made up a bed for him downstairs in the living room, I wrote some notes. Some were practical, \"Dad, I put the food in the fridge so it wouldn't spoil\". Some expressed my love, \"Dad, I hope you will sleep well in your new bed.\" Most notes were downstairs where he would stay for several weeks until he recovered strength, but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow, \"Dad, if you have found this note, you must be feeling better. We are so glad!\" Just like his medicine strengthened him physically, these \"emotional vitamins\" would improve his spiritual health. Several weeks later, in one of our regular phone calls, I asked Dad how he was doing. He said, \"Pretty good. I just found your note under my pillow upstairs!\" We can infer from the text that the writer's father _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"follow a family tradition",
"play jokes on their grandparents",
"show their gifts to their grandparents",
"make their grandparents feel pleasantly surprised"
],
"question": "Dad was lying in the hospital weakly, but his smile was as sure as ever . It was another attack of lung illness. My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend but had to return to our jobs on Monday. Local relatives would help Dad get home from hospital and look after him. But I longed to be able to let him know that we cared about him too, even when we weren't with him. Then I remembered a family tradition when our children were small. When leaving our grandparents' home after a visit, each child would write a love note to their grandparents. We hid notes in a box, under a hairbrush or next to the phone or even in the microwave oven. For days, our grandparents would smile as they discovered these reminders of our love. So as I tidied Dad's kitchen and made up a bed for him downstairs in the living room, I wrote some notes. Some were practical, \"Dad, I put the food in the fridge so it wouldn't spoil\". Some expressed my love, \"Dad, I hope you will sleep well in your new bed.\" Most notes were downstairs where he would stay for several weeks until he recovered strength, but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow, \"Dad, if you have found this note, you must be feeling better. We are so glad!\" Just like his medicine strengthened him physically, these \"emotional vitamins\" would improve his spiritual health. Several weeks later, in one of our regular phone calls, I asked Dad how he was doing. He said, \"Pretty good. I just found your note under my pillow upstairs!\" The children hid notes in their grandparents' home in order to _",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"She called her father regularly.",
"She wrote some notes to her father .",
"She bought all kinds of vitamins to her father.",
"She hid some notes upstairs under her father's pillow."
],
"question": "Dad was lying in the hospital weakly, but his smile was as sure as ever . It was another attack of lung illness. My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend but had to return to our jobs on Monday. Local relatives would help Dad get home from hospital and look after him. But I longed to be able to let him know that we cared about him too, even when we weren't with him. Then I remembered a family tradition when our children were small. When leaving our grandparents' home after a visit, each child would write a love note to their grandparents. We hid notes in a box, under a hairbrush or next to the phone or even in the microwave oven. For days, our grandparents would smile as they discovered these reminders of our love. So as I tidied Dad's kitchen and made up a bed for him downstairs in the living room, I wrote some notes. Some were practical, \"Dad, I put the food in the fridge so it wouldn't spoil\". Some expressed my love, \"Dad, I hope you will sleep well in your new bed.\" Most notes were downstairs where he would stay for several weeks until he recovered strength, but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow, \"Dad, if you have found this note, you must be feeling better. We are so glad!\" Just like his medicine strengthened him physically, these \"emotional vitamins\" would improve his spiritual health. Several weeks later, in one of our regular phone calls, I asked Dad how he was doing. He said, \"Pretty good. I just found your note under my pillow upstairs!\" Follow the family tradition, the author _",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"The writer believed that a family tradition was not good.",
"The writer enjoyed talking with her father.",
"The writer tried to comfort her father with love.",
"The writer thanked her children for looking after her father."
],
"question": "Dad was lying in the hospital weakly, but his smile was as sure as ever . It was another attack of lung illness. My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend but had to return to our jobs on Monday. Local relatives would help Dad get home from hospital and look after him. But I longed to be able to let him know that we cared about him too, even when we weren't with him. Then I remembered a family tradition when our children were small. When leaving our grandparents' home after a visit, each child would write a love note to their grandparents. We hid notes in a box, under a hairbrush or next to the phone or even in the microwave oven. For days, our grandparents would smile as they discovered these reminders of our love. So as I tidied Dad's kitchen and made up a bed for him downstairs in the living room, I wrote some notes. Some were practical, \"Dad, I put the food in the fridge so it wouldn't spoil\". Some expressed my love, \"Dad, I hope you will sleep well in your new bed.\" Most notes were downstairs where he would stay for several weeks until he recovered strength, but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow, \"Dad, if you have found this note, you must be feeling better. We are so glad!\" Just like his medicine strengthened him physically, these \"emotional vitamins\" would improve his spiritual health. Several weeks later, in one of our regular phone calls, I asked Dad how he was doing. He said, \"Pretty good. I just found your note under my pillow upstairs!\" Which of the following is true according to the text?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"his son supported him immediately",
"many experts thought it impossible",
"there was no bridge around New York",
"he persuaded the government to support him"
],
"question": "In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a great bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However, bridge building experts thought that this was an impossible project and told Roebling to forget it. But Roebling could not ignore the vision of this bridge. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an engineer, that the bridge could be built. The father and son developed concepts of how it could be completed and how the difficulties could be overcome. After that, they began to build their dream bridge. The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was also injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage,which made him unable to walk or talk or even move. Everyone had a negative comment since the Roeblings were the only one who knew how to build the bridge. In spite of these difficulties, Washington was never discouraged and still had a burning desire to complete the bridge. It seemed that there was a message for him not to give up. Suddenly an idea hit him. All he could do was to move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving it, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. The project was underway again. For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed. Today the Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory to the victory of one man's determination not to be defeated by circumstances. This is one of the best examples of a neversaydie attitude that overcomes a terrible physical disability and achieves an impossible goal. When John Roebling had the idea of building the bridge, _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"the government did offer much help to build the bridge",
"to go to the Long Island, we can go across Brooklyn Bridge now",
"Washington had only one finger after the accident",
"it took 13 years to complete the bridge"
],
"question": "In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a great bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However, bridge building experts thought that this was an impossible project and told Roebling to forget it. But Roebling could not ignore the vision of this bridge. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an engineer, that the bridge could be built. The father and son developed concepts of how it could be completed and how the difficulties could be overcome. After that, they began to build their dream bridge. The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was also injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage,which made him unable to walk or talk or even move. Everyone had a negative comment since the Roeblings were the only one who knew how to build the bridge. In spite of these difficulties, Washington was never discouraged and still had a burning desire to complete the bridge. It seemed that there was a message for him not to give up. Suddenly an idea hit him. All he could do was to move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving it, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. The project was underway again. For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed. Today the Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory to the victory of one man's determination not to be defeated by circumstances. This is one of the best examples of a neversaydie attitude that overcomes a terrible physical disability and achieves an impossible goal. It can be inferred from the passage that _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"The Roeblings were devoted to their work.",
"How the Brooklyn Bridge was built by the Roeblings.",
"A strong will is not to be defeated.",
"Success lies in patience and hard work."
],
"question": "In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a great bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However, bridge building experts thought that this was an impossible project and told Roebling to forget it. But Roebling could not ignore the vision of this bridge. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an engineer, that the bridge could be built. The father and son developed concepts of how it could be completed and how the difficulties could be overcome. After that, they began to build their dream bridge. The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was also injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage,which made him unable to walk or talk or even move. Everyone had a negative comment since the Roeblings were the only one who knew how to build the bridge. In spite of these difficulties, Washington was never discouraged and still had a burning desire to complete the bridge. It seemed that there was a message for him not to give up. Suddenly an idea hit him. All he could do was to move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving it, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. The project was underway again. For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed. Today the Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory to the victory of one man's determination not to be defeated by circumstances. This is one of the best examples of a neversaydie attitude that overcomes a terrible physical disability and achieves an impossible goal. What is the main idea of the passage?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"Jo; Amy",
"Meg; Beth",
"Meg; Amy",
"Amy; Beth"
],
"question": "\"Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents,\" grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. \"It's so dreadful to be poor!\" sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress. \"I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all,\" added little Amy, with an injured sniff. \"We've got father and mother and each other,\" said Beth, contentedly. The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly: \"We haven't got father, and shall not have him for a long time.\" She didn't say \"perhaps never\", but each silently added it, thinking of father far away, where the fighting was. Nobody spoke for a minute; then Meg said in an altered tone: \"You know the reason mother proposed not having any presents this Christmas was because it is going to be a hard winter for everyone; and she thinks we ought not to spend money for pleasure when our men are suffering so in the army. We can't do much, but we can make our little sacrifices, and ought to do it gladly. But I am afraid I don't\"; and Meg shook her head, and she thought regretfully of all the pretty things she wanted. \"But I don't think the little we should spend would do any good. We've each got a dollar, and the army wouldn't be much helped by our giving that. I agree not to expect anything from mother or you, but I do want to buy UNDINE AND SINTRAM for myself; I've wanted it so long,\" said Jo, who was a bookworm. \"I planned to spend mine on new music,\" said Beth, with a little sigh. \"I shall get a nice box of Faber's drawing pencils; I really need them,\" said Amy, decidedly. \"Mother didn't say anything about our money, and she won't wish us to give up everything. Let's each buy what we want, and have a little fun; I'm sure we work hard enough to earn it,\" cried Jo, examining the heels of her shoes in a gentlemanly manner. \"I know I do - teaching those tiresome children nearly all day when I am longing to enjoy myself at home,\" began Meg, in the complaining tone again. \"You don't have half such a hard time as I do,\" said Jo. \"How would you like to be shut up for hours with a nervous, fussy old lady, who is never satisfied, and worries you till you're ready to fly out of the window or cry?\" \"It's naughty to fret; but I do think washing dishes and keeping things tidy is the worst work in the world. _ and my hands get so stiff, I can't practice well at all\"; and Beth looked at her rough hands with a sigh that anyone could hear. \"I don't believe any of you suffer as I do.\" cried Amy, \"for you don't have to go to school with impertinent girls, who plague you if you don't know your lessons, and laugh at your dresses, and label your father if he isn't rich.\" \"If you mean libel, I'd say so, and not talk about labels, as if papa was a pickle-bottle,\" advised Jo, laughing. \"I know what I mean, and you needn't be satirical about it. It's proper to use good words, and improve your vocabulary,\" returned Amy, with dignity. \"Don't peck at one another, children. Don't you wish we had the money papa lost when we were little, Jo? Dear me! How happy and good we'd be, if we had no worries!\" said Meg, who could remember better times. \"You once said you thought we were a deal happier than the King children, for they were fighting and fretting all the time, in spite of their money.\" \"So I did. I think we are; for, though we do have to work, we make fun for ourselves, and are a pretty jolly set, as Jo would say.\" Jo immediately sat up, put her hands in her pockets, and began to whistle. \"Don't, Jo; it's so boyish!\" \"That's why I do it.\" \"I detest rude, unladylike girls!\" \"I hate affected, niminy-piminy chits!\" \"Birds in their little nests agree\" sang Beth, the peacemaker, with such a funny face that both sharp voices softened to a laugh, and the `pecking' ended for that time. According to the passage, who is the most pessimistic and who the most optimistic?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"Their father died when he was fighting with others.",
"Their father is away at the war, leaving them at home with their mother.",
"The passage is a story about three girls and a boy in a family.",
"The four children in the passage all work and earn their own money."
],
"question": "\"Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents,\" grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. \"It's so dreadful to be poor!\" sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress. \"I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all,\" added little Amy, with an injured sniff. \"We've got father and mother and each other,\" said Beth, contentedly. The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly: \"We haven't got father, and shall not have him for a long time.\" She didn't say \"perhaps never\", but each silently added it, thinking of father far away, where the fighting was. Nobody spoke for a minute; then Meg said in an altered tone: \"You know the reason mother proposed not having any presents this Christmas was because it is going to be a hard winter for everyone; and she thinks we ought not to spend money for pleasure when our men are suffering so in the army. We can't do much, but we can make our little sacrifices, and ought to do it gladly. But I am afraid I don't\"; and Meg shook her head, and she thought regretfully of all the pretty things she wanted. \"But I don't think the little we should spend would do any good. We've each got a dollar, and the army wouldn't be much helped by our giving that. I agree not to expect anything from mother or you, but I do want to buy UNDINE AND SINTRAM for myself; I've wanted it so long,\" said Jo, who was a bookworm. \"I planned to spend mine on new music,\" said Beth, with a little sigh. \"I shall get a nice box of Faber's drawing pencils; I really need them,\" said Amy, decidedly. \"Mother didn't say anything about our money, and she won't wish us to give up everything. Let's each buy what we want, and have a little fun; I'm sure we work hard enough to earn it,\" cried Jo, examining the heels of her shoes in a gentlemanly manner. \"I know I do - teaching those tiresome children nearly all day when I am longing to enjoy myself at home,\" began Meg, in the complaining tone again. \"You don't have half such a hard time as I do,\" said Jo. \"How would you like to be shut up for hours with a nervous, fussy old lady, who is never satisfied, and worries you till you're ready to fly out of the window or cry?\" \"It's naughty to fret; but I do think washing dishes and keeping things tidy is the worst work in the world. _ and my hands get so stiff, I can't practice well at all\"; and Beth looked at her rough hands with a sigh that anyone could hear. \"I don't believe any of you suffer as I do.\" cried Amy, \"for you don't have to go to school with impertinent girls, who plague you if you don't know your lessons, and laugh at your dresses, and label your father if he isn't rich.\" \"If you mean libel, I'd say so, and not talk about labels, as if papa was a pickle-bottle,\" advised Jo, laughing. \"I know what I mean, and you needn't be satirical about it. It's proper to use good words, and improve your vocabulary,\" returned Amy, with dignity. \"Don't peck at one another, children. Don't you wish we had the money papa lost when we were little, Jo? Dear me! How happy and good we'd be, if we had no worries!\" said Meg, who could remember better times. \"You once said you thought we were a deal happier than the King children, for they were fighting and fretting all the time, in spite of their money.\" \"So I did. I think we are; for, though we do have to work, we make fun for ourselves, and are a pretty jolly set, as Jo would say.\" Jo immediately sat up, put her hands in her pockets, and began to whistle. \"Don't, Jo; it's so boyish!\" \"That's why I do it.\" \"I detest rude, unladylike girls!\" \"I hate affected, niminy-piminy chits!\" \"Birds in their little nests agree\" sang Beth, the peacemaker, with such a funny face that both sharp voices softened to a laugh, and the `pecking' ended for that time. According to the passage, which of the following is true?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"They all agreed to the proposal of not having any Christmas gifts.",
"They all agreed that giving the money to the army was of little help.",
"They all agreed that giving the money to the army was of much help.",
"They all agreed to save the money and buy a gift for their father."
],
"question": "\"Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents,\" grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. \"It's so dreadful to be poor!\" sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress. \"I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all,\" added little Amy, with an injured sniff. \"We've got father and mother and each other,\" said Beth, contentedly. The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly: \"We haven't got father, and shall not have him for a long time.\" She didn't say \"perhaps never\", but each silently added it, thinking of father far away, where the fighting was. Nobody spoke for a minute; then Meg said in an altered tone: \"You know the reason mother proposed not having any presents this Christmas was because it is going to be a hard winter for everyone; and she thinks we ought not to spend money for pleasure when our men are suffering so in the army. We can't do much, but we can make our little sacrifices, and ought to do it gladly. But I am afraid I don't\"; and Meg shook her head, and she thought regretfully of all the pretty things she wanted. \"But I don't think the little we should spend would do any good. We've each got a dollar, and the army wouldn't be much helped by our giving that. I agree not to expect anything from mother or you, but I do want to buy UNDINE AND SINTRAM for myself; I've wanted it so long,\" said Jo, who was a bookworm. \"I planned to spend mine on new music,\" said Beth, with a little sigh. \"I shall get a nice box of Faber's drawing pencils; I really need them,\" said Amy, decidedly. \"Mother didn't say anything about our money, and she won't wish us to give up everything. Let's each buy what we want, and have a little fun; I'm sure we work hard enough to earn it,\" cried Jo, examining the heels of her shoes in a gentlemanly manner. \"I know I do - teaching those tiresome children nearly all day when I am longing to enjoy myself at home,\" began Meg, in the complaining tone again. \"You don't have half such a hard time as I do,\" said Jo. \"How would you like to be shut up for hours with a nervous, fussy old lady, who is never satisfied, and worries you till you're ready to fly out of the window or cry?\" \"It's naughty to fret; but I do think washing dishes and keeping things tidy is the worst work in the world. _ and my hands get so stiff, I can't practice well at all\"; and Beth looked at her rough hands with a sigh that anyone could hear. \"I don't believe any of you suffer as I do.\" cried Amy, \"for you don't have to go to school with impertinent girls, who plague you if you don't know your lessons, and laugh at your dresses, and label your father if he isn't rich.\" \"If you mean libel, I'd say so, and not talk about labels, as if papa was a pickle-bottle,\" advised Jo, laughing. \"I know what I mean, and you needn't be satirical about it. It's proper to use good words, and improve your vocabulary,\" returned Amy, with dignity. \"Don't peck at one another, children. Don't you wish we had the money papa lost when we were little, Jo? Dear me! How happy and good we'd be, if we had no worries!\" said Meg, who could remember better times. \"You once said you thought we were a deal happier than the King children, for they were fighting and fretting all the time, in spite of their money.\" \"So I did. I think we are; for, though we do have to work, we make fun for ourselves, and are a pretty jolly set, as Jo would say.\" Jo immediately sat up, put her hands in her pockets, and began to whistle. \"Don't, Jo; it's so boyish!\" \"That's why I do it.\" \"I detest rude, unladylike girls!\" \"I hate affected, niminy-piminy chits!\" \"Birds in their little nests agree\" sang Beth, the peacemaker, with such a funny face that both sharp voices softened to a laugh, and the `pecking' ended for that time. What do they think of their mother's proposal of not having any Christmas gifts?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"happy",
"excited",
"interested",
"angry"
],
"question": "\"Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents,\" grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. \"It's so dreadful to be poor!\" sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress. \"I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all,\" added little Amy, with an injured sniff. \"We've got father and mother and each other,\" said Beth, contentedly. The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly: \"We haven't got father, and shall not have him for a long time.\" She didn't say \"perhaps never\", but each silently added it, thinking of father far away, where the fighting was. Nobody spoke for a minute; then Meg said in an altered tone: \"You know the reason mother proposed not having any presents this Christmas was because it is going to be a hard winter for everyone; and she thinks we ought not to spend money for pleasure when our men are suffering so in the army. We can't do much, but we can make our little sacrifices, and ought to do it gladly. But I am afraid I don't\"; and Meg shook her head, and she thought regretfully of all the pretty things she wanted. \"But I don't think the little we should spend would do any good. We've each got a dollar, and the army wouldn't be much helped by our giving that. I agree not to expect anything from mother or you, but I do want to buy UNDINE AND SINTRAM for myself; I've wanted it so long,\" said Jo, who was a bookworm. \"I planned to spend mine on new music,\" said Beth, with a little sigh. \"I shall get a nice box of Faber's drawing pencils; I really need them,\" said Amy, decidedly. \"Mother didn't say anything about our money, and she won't wish us to give up everything. Let's each buy what we want, and have a little fun; I'm sure we work hard enough to earn it,\" cried Jo, examining the heels of her shoes in a gentlemanly manner. \"I know I do - teaching those tiresome children nearly all day when I am longing to enjoy myself at home,\" began Meg, in the complaining tone again. \"You don't have half such a hard time as I do,\" said Jo. \"How would you like to be shut up for hours with a nervous, fussy old lady, who is never satisfied, and worries you till you're ready to fly out of the window or cry?\" \"It's naughty to fret; but I do think washing dishes and keeping things tidy is the worst work in the world. _ and my hands get so stiff, I can't practice well at all\"; and Beth looked at her rough hands with a sigh that anyone could hear. \"I don't believe any of you suffer as I do.\" cried Amy, \"for you don't have to go to school with impertinent girls, who plague you if you don't know your lessons, and laugh at your dresses, and label your father if he isn't rich.\" \"If you mean libel, I'd say so, and not talk about labels, as if papa was a pickle-bottle,\" advised Jo, laughing. \"I know what I mean, and you needn't be satirical about it. It's proper to use good words, and improve your vocabulary,\" returned Amy, with dignity. \"Don't peck at one another, children. Don't you wish we had the money papa lost when we were little, Jo? Dear me! How happy and good we'd be, if we had no worries!\" said Meg, who could remember better times. \"You once said you thought we were a deal happier than the King children, for they were fighting and fretting all the time, in spite of their money.\" \"So I did. I think we are; for, though we do have to work, we make fun for ourselves, and are a pretty jolly set, as Jo would say.\" Jo immediately sat up, put her hands in her pockets, and began to whistle. \"Don't, Jo; it's so boyish!\" \"That's why I do it.\" \"I detest rude, unladylike girls!\" \"I hate affected, niminy-piminy chits!\" \"Birds in their little nests agree\" sang Beth, the peacemaker, with such a funny face that both sharp voices softened to a laugh, and the `pecking' ended for that time. By saying \"It makes me cross\" Beth means she is rather _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"The King family is rich while Beth's family is poor.",
"Beth's family is poor and they are unhappy about it.",
"Money can bring much happiness to their family.",
"Money does not necessarily mean happiness."
],
"question": "\"Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents,\" grumbled Jo, lying on the rug. \"It's so dreadful to be poor!\" sighed Meg, looking down at her old dress. \"I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all,\" added little Amy, with an injured sniff. \"We've got father and mother and each other,\" said Beth, contentedly. The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly: \"We haven't got father, and shall not have him for a long time.\" She didn't say \"perhaps never\", but each silently added it, thinking of father far away, where the fighting was. Nobody spoke for a minute; then Meg said in an altered tone: \"You know the reason mother proposed not having any presents this Christmas was because it is going to be a hard winter for everyone; and she thinks we ought not to spend money for pleasure when our men are suffering so in the army. We can't do much, but we can make our little sacrifices, and ought to do it gladly. But I am afraid I don't\"; and Meg shook her head, and she thought regretfully of all the pretty things she wanted. \"But I don't think the little we should spend would do any good. We've each got a dollar, and the army wouldn't be much helped by our giving that. I agree not to expect anything from mother or you, but I do want to buy UNDINE AND SINTRAM for myself; I've wanted it so long,\" said Jo, who was a bookworm. \"I planned to spend mine on new music,\" said Beth, with a little sigh. \"I shall get a nice box of Faber's drawing pencils; I really need them,\" said Amy, decidedly. \"Mother didn't say anything about our money, and she won't wish us to give up everything. Let's each buy what we want, and have a little fun; I'm sure we work hard enough to earn it,\" cried Jo, examining the heels of her shoes in a gentlemanly manner. \"I know I do - teaching those tiresome children nearly all day when I am longing to enjoy myself at home,\" began Meg, in the complaining tone again. \"You don't have half such a hard time as I do,\" said Jo. \"How would you like to be shut up for hours with a nervous, fussy old lady, who is never satisfied, and worries you till you're ready to fly out of the window or cry?\" \"It's naughty to fret; but I do think washing dishes and keeping things tidy is the worst work in the world. _ and my hands get so stiff, I can't practice well at all\"; and Beth looked at her rough hands with a sigh that anyone could hear. \"I don't believe any of you suffer as I do.\" cried Amy, \"for you don't have to go to school with impertinent girls, who plague you if you don't know your lessons, and laugh at your dresses, and label your father if he isn't rich.\" \"If you mean libel, I'd say so, and not talk about labels, as if papa was a pickle-bottle,\" advised Jo, laughing. \"I know what I mean, and you needn't be satirical about it. It's proper to use good words, and improve your vocabulary,\" returned Amy, with dignity. \"Don't peck at one another, children. Don't you wish we had the money papa lost when we were little, Jo? Dear me! How happy and good we'd be, if we had no worries!\" said Meg, who could remember better times. \"You once said you thought we were a deal happier than the King children, for they were fighting and fretting all the time, in spite of their money.\" \"So I did. I think we are; for, though we do have to work, we make fun for ourselves, and are a pretty jolly set, as Jo would say.\" Jo immediately sat up, put her hands in her pockets, and began to whistle. \"Don't, Jo; it's so boyish!\" \"That's why I do it.\" \"I detest rude, unladylike girls!\" \"I hate affected, niminy-piminy chits!\" \"Birds in their little nests agree\" sang Beth, the peacemaker, with such a funny face that both sharp voices softened to a laugh, and the `pecking' ended for that time. The King children are mentioned to show that _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"celebrate a special family occasion",
"please her during a weekend visit",
"congratulate her on her birthday",
"beg her pardon for ignoring her"
],
"question": "B Gift Idea The other day I was shopping for Grandma when I realized I had no gift ideas at all. It was not a birthday gift or anything like that. It was simply sort of a hello gift. That is how we do things in my family. We don't really give gifts for special occasions. Instead, we occasionally just give presents to each other to tell other people that we are thinking about them. That was why I wanted a gift for Grandma. But it was like my imagination had dried up. I have gone through all of the gift ideas in previous years, fruits, wines, cheeses, little handmade crafts, and anything else that you can give to a grandmother. I had even given her gift watches, and CDs. What else was there? I have always found gift ideas for men a little bit easier than for women, because for men, you can always get the usual things, such as video games, power tools and things like that. With a woman's gift idea, however, you have to know more about her. You cannot just get someone a book or a CD. You have to know all about her taste in movies, music, and literature. My grandmother likes to read a lot, but what she likes is always pretty popular. I didn't want to get her a book that she might not like, but I was running out of time. I needed a gift idea for this weekend and went to visit her. After all, I hadn't seen her for a long time. I wanted to give her a gift so she would not feel ignored. Finally, I came up with the perfect gift idea. I made a collection of all the stories I had written in the past year. It wasn't a typical gift idea like a bunch of flowers, but it really worked in the situation. You see, I am a writer and my grandma has always been my fan. Anyway, I had been learning about bookbinding recently, and had pretty much mastered the art. I figured that I would add a little bit of handmade artwork to the stories, bind it altogether, and give it to her. It took hours to complete, but it was well worth the effort. She ly loved it. The writer chose a gift for Grandma to _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"Gift watches.",
"A bunch of flowers.",
"Artwork made by hand.",
"Stories written by himself."
],
"question": "B Gift Idea The other day I was shopping for Grandma when I realized I had no gift ideas at all. It was not a birthday gift or anything like that. It was simply sort of a hello gift. That is how we do things in my family. We don't really give gifts for special occasions. Instead, we occasionally just give presents to each other to tell other people that we are thinking about them. That was why I wanted a gift for Grandma. But it was like my imagination had dried up. I have gone through all of the gift ideas in previous years, fruits, wines, cheeses, little handmade crafts, and anything else that you can give to a grandmother. I had even given her gift watches, and CDs. What else was there? I have always found gift ideas for men a little bit easier than for women, because for men, you can always get the usual things, such as video games, power tools and things like that. With a woman's gift idea, however, you have to know more about her. You cannot just get someone a book or a CD. You have to know all about her taste in movies, music, and literature. My grandmother likes to read a lot, but what she likes is always pretty popular. I didn't want to get her a book that she might not like, but I was running out of time. I needed a gift idea for this weekend and went to visit her. After all, I hadn't seen her for a long time. I wanted to give her a gift so she would not feel ignored. Finally, I came up with the perfect gift idea. I made a collection of all the stories I had written in the past year. It wasn't a typical gift idea like a bunch of flowers, but it really worked in the situation. You see, I am a writer and my grandma has always been my fan. Anyway, I had been learning about bookbinding recently, and had pretty much mastered the art. I figured that I would add a little bit of handmade artwork to the stories, bind it altogether, and give it to her. It took hours to complete, but it was well worth the effort. She ly loved it. What gift did the writer finally decide to give his grandma?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"Interesting.",
"Challenging.",
"Time-wasting.",
"Popular."
],
"question": "B Gift Idea The other day I was shopping for Grandma when I realized I had no gift ideas at all. It was not a birthday gift or anything like that. It was simply sort of a hello gift. That is how we do things in my family. We don't really give gifts for special occasions. Instead, we occasionally just give presents to each other to tell other people that we are thinking about them. That was why I wanted a gift for Grandma. But it was like my imagination had dried up. I have gone through all of the gift ideas in previous years, fruits, wines, cheeses, little handmade crafts, and anything else that you can give to a grandmother. I had even given her gift watches, and CDs. What else was there? I have always found gift ideas for men a little bit easier than for women, because for men, you can always get the usual things, such as video games, power tools and things like that. With a woman's gift idea, however, you have to know more about her. You cannot just get someone a book or a CD. You have to know all about her taste in movies, music, and literature. My grandmother likes to read a lot, but what she likes is always pretty popular. I didn't want to get her a book that she might not like, but I was running out of time. I needed a gift idea for this weekend and went to visit her. After all, I hadn't seen her for a long time. I wanted to give her a gift so she would not feel ignored. Finally, I came up with the perfect gift idea. I made a collection of all the stories I had written in the past year. It wasn't a typical gift idea like a bunch of flowers, but it really worked in the situation. You see, I am a writer and my grandma has always been my fan. Anyway, I had been learning about bookbinding recently, and had pretty much mastered the art. I figured that I would add a little bit of handmade artwork to the stories, bind it altogether, and give it to her. It took hours to complete, but it was well worth the effort. She ly loved it. How does the writer feel about giving gifts to women?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"the writer is a successful novelist",
"most people are particular about gifts",
"the writer's grandma has a good taste in art",
"the writer's family will give gifts on regular days"
],
"question": "B Gift Idea The other day I was shopping for Grandma when I realized I had no gift ideas at all. It was not a birthday gift or anything like that. It was simply sort of a hello gift. That is how we do things in my family. We don't really give gifts for special occasions. Instead, we occasionally just give presents to each other to tell other people that we are thinking about them. That was why I wanted a gift for Grandma. But it was like my imagination had dried up. I have gone through all of the gift ideas in previous years, fruits, wines, cheeses, little handmade crafts, and anything else that you can give to a grandmother. I had even given her gift watches, and CDs. What else was there? I have always found gift ideas for men a little bit easier than for women, because for men, you can always get the usual things, such as video games, power tools and things like that. With a woman's gift idea, however, you have to know more about her. You cannot just get someone a book or a CD. You have to know all about her taste in movies, music, and literature. My grandmother likes to read a lot, but what she likes is always pretty popular. I didn't want to get her a book that she might not like, but I was running out of time. I needed a gift idea for this weekend and went to visit her. After all, I hadn't seen her for a long time. I wanted to give her a gift so she would not feel ignored. Finally, I came up with the perfect gift idea. I made a collection of all the stories I had written in the past year. It wasn't a typical gift idea like a bunch of flowers, but it really worked in the situation. You see, I am a writer and my grandma has always been my fan. Anyway, I had been learning about bookbinding recently, and had pretty much mastered the art. I figured that I would add a little bit of handmade artwork to the stories, bind it altogether, and give it to her. It took hours to complete, but it was well worth the effort. She ly loved it. We can learn from the passage that _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"When the Computer Is Down",
"The Most Frightening Thing",
"The Computer of. the Airport",
"Asking the Computer"
],
"question": "The most frightening words in the English language are, \"Our computer is down.\" You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, \"I'm sorry, I can't sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.\" \"If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.\" \"I can't write you, out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so:\" I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just star, ding there, drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, \"What do all you people do?\" \"We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.\" \"How lorig will the computer be down?\" I wanted to know. \"I have no idea. Sometimes it,s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There's no way we can find odt without asking the computer, and since it's down it won't answer, us.\" After the girl told me they had no backup computer, I said. \"Let's forget the computer. What about your planes? They're still flying, aren't they?\" I wouldn't know,\" she said, pointino at the dark screen. \"Only 'IT' knows. 'It' can't tell me.\" By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The words soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white; some people started to cry and still others kicked.their luggage. The best title for the article is _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"She could sell a ticket.",
"She could write out a ticket.",
"She could answer the passengers' questions.",
"She could do nothing."
],
"question": "The most frightening words in the English language are, \"Our computer is down.\" You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, \"I'm sorry, I can't sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.\" \"If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.\" \"I can't write you, out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so:\" I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just star, ding there, drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, \"What do all you people do?\" \"We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.\" \"How lorig will the computer be down?\" I wanted to know. \"I have no idea. Sometimes it,s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There's no way we can find odt without asking the computer, and since it's down it won't answer, us.\" After the girl told me they had no backup computer, I said. \"Let's forget the computer. What about your planes? They're still flying, aren't they?\" I wouldn't know,\" she said, pointino at the dark screen. \"Only 'IT' knows. 'It' can't tell me.\" By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The words soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white; some people started to cry and still others kicked.their luggage. What Could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"The author couldn't leave for Washington because of the weather.",
"All the computers, in the airport were down.",
"The passengers could get on the plane even the computer was down.",
"The girl knew nothing about the flight without the computer."
],
"question": "The most frightening words in the English language are, \"Our computer is down.\" You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, \"I'm sorry, I can't sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.\" \"If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.\" \"I can't write you, out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so:\" I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just star, ding there, drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, \"What do all you people do?\" \"We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.\" \"How lorig will the computer be down?\" I wanted to know. \"I have no idea. Sometimes it,s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There's no way we can find odt without asking the computer, and since it's down it won't answer, us.\" After the girl told me they had no backup computer, I said. \"Let's forget the computer. What about your planes? They're still flying, aren't they?\" I wouldn't know,\" she said, pointino at the dark screen. \"Only 'IT' knows. 'It' can't tell me.\" By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The words soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white; some people started to cry and still others kicked.their luggage. Which of the following is TRUE?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"To present readers a brief introduction to a college library.",
"To guide readers how to find books needed in a college library.",
"To tell readers how to fill out a call slip in a college library.",
"To show readers where to find books in a college library."
],
"question": "College libraries are designed primarily for research and study. To explain its use, let us choose a research topic and follow the step-by-step procedure of looking up the material for the paper. Suppose your assignment is to write a paper on a novel called The Sun Also Rises by American writer Hemingway.The first step is to go to the main catalog.Many small drawers on the large wooden cabinets are lined up in alphabetical order.Each of the drawers contains hundreds of alphabetical ordered cards.These cards are printed references to all material available in the library.Title cards are cataloged by the first word of the book title, leaving out the articles like \"a\", \"an\" and \"the\".And then you get the cards for the books you need.On the upper left corner of each card is the call number.This is the numerical code that shows where the book is located in the library.The library has open and closed stacks.If your book is on the open stacks, you can go to the open-stack room, and according to the call number find it out by yourself.There are only about 30,000 books on open stacks, while most of the 800,000 books in our library are kept in closed stacks, which are accessible only to teachers and graduate students. For undergraduates like you, borrowing books from the closed stacks have to be done with the help of our librarian.In that case, you must fill out a call slip for the book, showing the call number, author and title.You can get call slips on tables near the catalog cabinets.You show your call slip together with your library card to a librarian at the information desk.He or she will help you find the book out in the closed stacks. What is the main purpose of this text?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"The letter \"t\".",
"The letter \"h\".",
"The letter \"o\".",
"The letter \"s\"."
],
"question": "College libraries are designed primarily for research and study. To explain its use, let us choose a research topic and follow the step-by-step procedure of looking up the material for the paper. Suppose your assignment is to write a paper on a novel called The Sun Also Rises by American writer Hemingway.The first step is to go to the main catalog.Many small drawers on the large wooden cabinets are lined up in alphabetical order.Each of the drawers contains hundreds of alphabetical ordered cards.These cards are printed references to all material available in the library.Title cards are cataloged by the first word of the book title, leaving out the articles like \"a\", \"an\" and \"the\".And then you get the cards for the books you need.On the upper left corner of each card is the call number.This is the numerical code that shows where the book is located in the library.The library has open and closed stacks.If your book is on the open stacks, you can go to the open-stack room, and according to the call number find it out by yourself.There are only about 30,000 books on open stacks, while most of the 800,000 books in our library are kept in closed stacks, which are accessible only to teachers and graduate students. For undergraduates like you, borrowing books from the closed stacks have to be done with the help of our librarian.In that case, you must fill out a call slip for the book, showing the call number, author and title.You can get call slips on tables near the catalog cabinets.You show your call slip together with your library card to a librarian at the information desk.He or she will help you find the book out in the closed stacks. What letter you should look for on the title card for the book The Old Man and the Sea by the Hemingway?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"By call numbers.",
"By call slips of authors' names.",
"In alphabetical order.",
"By the first word of book title."
],
"question": "College libraries are designed primarily for research and study. To explain its use, let us choose a research topic and follow the step-by-step procedure of looking up the material for the paper. Suppose your assignment is to write a paper on a novel called The Sun Also Rises by American writer Hemingway.The first step is to go to the main catalog.Many small drawers on the large wooden cabinets are lined up in alphabetical order.Each of the drawers contains hundreds of alphabetical ordered cards.These cards are printed references to all material available in the library.Title cards are cataloged by the first word of the book title, leaving out the articles like \"a\", \"an\" and \"the\".And then you get the cards for the books you need.On the upper left corner of each card is the call number.This is the numerical code that shows where the book is located in the library.The library has open and closed stacks.If your book is on the open stacks, you can go to the open-stack room, and according to the call number find it out by yourself.There are only about 30,000 books on open stacks, while most of the 800,000 books in our library are kept in closed stacks, which are accessible only to teachers and graduate students. For undergraduates like you, borrowing books from the closed stacks have to be done with the help of our librarian.In that case, you must fill out a call slip for the book, showing the call number, author and title.You can get call slips on tables near the catalog cabinets.You show your call slip together with your library card to a librarian at the information desk.He or she will help you find the book out in the closed stacks. How are books arranged and shelved in the library?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"Puppy love may bring young people depression.",
"Parents should forbid their children's love.",
"Romance is a twoedged sword for adults.",
"Romance is good for young people."
],
"question": "A new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression. The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all. The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is \"loss of self\". According to the study,even though boys would say \"lose themselves in a romantic relationship\", this \"loss of self\" is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They won't tell that to their parents. Dr Marianm Kaufman,an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends,attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family. Parents should watch for signs of depression--eating or mood changes--and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age.Love will always make us feel young,but only maturity gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects. What's the main idea of the passage?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"Young people who have a strong sense of selfishness.",
"Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior.",
"Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions.",
"Careless parents whose children are deep in love."
],
"question": "A new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression. The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all. The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is \"loss of self\". According to the study,even though boys would say \"lose themselves in a romantic relationship\", this \"loss of self\" is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They won't tell that to their parents. Dr Marianm Kaufman,an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends,attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family. Parents should watch for signs of depression--eating or mood changes--and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age.Love will always make us feel young,but only maturity gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects. Which of the following is more likely to have depression?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"Lacking love can lead young people to grow up more quickly.",
"Early love makes young people keep close to their friends and parents.",
"Parents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depression.",
"The older a woman is, the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance."
],
"question": "A new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression. The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all. The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is \"loss of self\". According to the study,even though boys would say \"lose themselves in a romantic relationship\", this \"loss of self\" is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They won't tell that to their parents. Dr Marianm Kaufman,an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends,attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family. Parents should watch for signs of depression--eating or mood changes--and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age.Love will always make us feel young,but only maturity gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects. What can be inferred from the passage?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"Confused",
"Disapproving",
"Disinterested",
"Scared"
],
"question": "A new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression. The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all. The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is \"loss of self\". According to the study,even though boys would say \"lose themselves in a romantic relationship\", this \"loss of self\" is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They won't tell that to their parents. Dr Marianm Kaufman,an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends,attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family. Parents should watch for signs of depression--eating or mood changes--and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age.Love will always make us feel young,but only maturity gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects. What's the author's attitude towards puppy love?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"he met with Scooter Braun",
"he released his debut album",
"he won second place in a competition",
"his singing videos were uploaded to a website"
],
"question": "Justin Bieber used to be an ordinary Canadian boy, but his life totally changed in 2008. With his great musical talent, this 17-year-old boy has become a superstar in the music industry. Justin Bieber was born in Straford, Ontario and was raised by his single mother. Bieber learned to play musical instruments when he was very young. In 2007,he took part in a local singing competition in his hometown, and he did it just for fun. He never took singing lessons before but surprisingly he placed second in the competition. Then,with the help of his mother, he uploaded videos of him singing on a website and they successfully attracted the attention of viewers. His videos got popular through word of mouth and some of them have received up to 10,000,000 views. Justin Bieber would have never gotten a career in the music business without his videos. Scooter Braun, a former marketing executive of So So Def Recordings, had watched Bieber's videos and he was impressed by the boy's talent. Braun then contracted Bieber and he flew the boy into Atlanta 7 months after the first video was posted. Bieber showed his talent in singing as well as his ability in playing musical instruments. He then got a record deal. In 2009,Justin Bieber released his first single \"One Time\" while he was recording the debut album .The single \"One Time\" tells a story about love. This song had success not only in Canada and the US, but also in the international market. Then he released his debut album \"My World 2.0\"in 2010 and the song \"Baby\" became the lead single. This album successfully entered the Top Ten Charts in seven countries. In June 2010, he started his first world tour in Hartford, Connecticut. One month later, he started recording his second album. Justin Bieber's career in music began to take off when _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"owed his success to good luck",
"showed a gift for music when he was young",
"is the youngest superstar ever in the music industry",
"released his debut album with the help of Scooter Braun"
],
"question": "Justin Bieber used to be an ordinary Canadian boy, but his life totally changed in 2008. With his great musical talent, this 17-year-old boy has become a superstar in the music industry. Justin Bieber was born in Straford, Ontario and was raised by his single mother. Bieber learned to play musical instruments when he was very young. In 2007,he took part in a local singing competition in his hometown, and he did it just for fun. He never took singing lessons before but surprisingly he placed second in the competition. Then,with the help of his mother, he uploaded videos of him singing on a website and they successfully attracted the attention of viewers. His videos got popular through word of mouth and some of them have received up to 10,000,000 views. Justin Bieber would have never gotten a career in the music business without his videos. Scooter Braun, a former marketing executive of So So Def Recordings, had watched Bieber's videos and he was impressed by the boy's talent. Braun then contracted Bieber and he flew the boy into Atlanta 7 months after the first video was posted. Bieber showed his talent in singing as well as his ability in playing musical instruments. He then got a record deal. In 2009,Justin Bieber released his first single \"One Time\" while he was recording the debut album .The single \"One Time\" tells a story about love. This song had success not only in Canada and the US, but also in the international market. Then he released his debut album \"My World 2.0\"in 2010 and the song \"Baby\" became the lead single. This album successfully entered the Top Ten Charts in seven countries. In June 2010, he started his first world tour in Hartford, Connecticut. One month later, he started recording his second album. It can be infered from the text that Justin Bieber _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"It is about love and was released in 2010.",
"It attracted the world's attention after released.",
"It successfully entered the Top Ten Charts in seven countries.",
"It is the lead single of his debut album \"My World 2.0\"."
],
"question": "Justin Bieber used to be an ordinary Canadian boy, but his life totally changed in 2008. With his great musical talent, this 17-year-old boy has become a superstar in the music industry. Justin Bieber was born in Straford, Ontario and was raised by his single mother. Bieber learned to play musical instruments when he was very young. In 2007,he took part in a local singing competition in his hometown, and he did it just for fun. He never took singing lessons before but surprisingly he placed second in the competition. Then,with the help of his mother, he uploaded videos of him singing on a website and they successfully attracted the attention of viewers. His videos got popular through word of mouth and some of them have received up to 10,000,000 views. Justin Bieber would have never gotten a career in the music business without his videos. Scooter Braun, a former marketing executive of So So Def Recordings, had watched Bieber's videos and he was impressed by the boy's talent. Braun then contracted Bieber and he flew the boy into Atlanta 7 months after the first video was posted. Bieber showed his talent in singing as well as his ability in playing musical instruments. He then got a record deal. In 2009,Justin Bieber released his first single \"One Time\" while he was recording the debut album .The single \"One Time\" tells a story about love. This song had success not only in Canada and the US, but also in the international market. Then he released his debut album \"My World 2.0\"in 2010 and the song \"Baby\" became the lead single. This album successfully entered the Top Ten Charts in seven countries. In June 2010, he started his first world tour in Hartford, Connecticut. One month later, he started recording his second album. What do we learn about Justin Bieber's \"One Time\"according to the text?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"Justin Bieber's journey to success",
"Lucky boy-- Justin Bieber",
"What made Justin Bieber a singer",
"Secrets of Justin Bieber's success"
],
"question": "Justin Bieber used to be an ordinary Canadian boy, but his life totally changed in 2008. With his great musical talent, this 17-year-old boy has become a superstar in the music industry. Justin Bieber was born in Straford, Ontario and was raised by his single mother. Bieber learned to play musical instruments when he was very young. In 2007,he took part in a local singing competition in his hometown, and he did it just for fun. He never took singing lessons before but surprisingly he placed second in the competition. Then,with the help of his mother, he uploaded videos of him singing on a website and they successfully attracted the attention of viewers. His videos got popular through word of mouth and some of them have received up to 10,000,000 views. Justin Bieber would have never gotten a career in the music business without his videos. Scooter Braun, a former marketing executive of So So Def Recordings, had watched Bieber's videos and he was impressed by the boy's talent. Braun then contracted Bieber and he flew the boy into Atlanta 7 months after the first video was posted. Bieber showed his talent in singing as well as his ability in playing musical instruments. He then got a record deal. In 2009,Justin Bieber released his first single \"One Time\" while he was recording the debut album .The single \"One Time\" tells a story about love. This song had success not only in Canada and the US, but also in the international market. Then he released his debut album \"My World 2.0\"in 2010 and the song \"Baby\" became the lead single. This album successfully entered the Top Ten Charts in seven countries. In June 2010, he started his first world tour in Hartford, Connecticut. One month later, he started recording his second album. What is the best title for the text?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"a doctor",
"an experienced climber",
"a beginner",
"a fitness instructor"
],
"question": "Are you nervous about climbing because you think it's too dangerous? Do you feel you're not fit enough to climb? Do you know how to start climbing? Let's consider the idea that climbing is dangerous. Being afraid is natural, but if you use suitable ropes and other climbing equipments you will feel completely safe. Climbers are usually very careful because they know what they are doing is dangerous. Accidents happen, but when they do, they tend to attract a lot of publicity. As a result, people think there are many more accidents than there are in reality. You cannot expect to start climbing straight away. Climbing is a challenge and challenges take time. It is necessary first of all that you achieve a good level of fitness. Begin as soon as you become interested in climbing--go to the gym, go swimming, take up jogging and continue to do so throughout your training period. Discover as much as you can about climbing. Visit the library and find books especially for beginners or buy climbing magazines and look for articles which describe your situation. Look up information on the Internet. Find out about equipment, methods and places to go. Next, take a course on a climbing wall. There are plenty of climbing walls all over the country which have trained and qualified people as instructors. Call your local leisure centre to find out if there is one in your area. These training sessions are a quick way to get experience and you are likely to meet other beginners. After this, you can do an outside course or join a club where you can meet climbers of all abilities and eventually join in group-climbing events. At first you may not understand the importance of a good training period, but after you have completed your first climb and you are standing safely at the top of a rock feeling thrilled, then you will know was the right thing to do. The article is written by _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"begin by becoming fit",
"be aware of the causes of the accidents",
"have the courage to meet the challenges",
"do enough sports to get interested in climbing"
],
"question": "Are you nervous about climbing because you think it's too dangerous? Do you feel you're not fit enough to climb? Do you know how to start climbing? Let's consider the idea that climbing is dangerous. Being afraid is natural, but if you use suitable ropes and other climbing equipments you will feel completely safe. Climbers are usually very careful because they know what they are doing is dangerous. Accidents happen, but when they do, they tend to attract a lot of publicity. As a result, people think there are many more accidents than there are in reality. You cannot expect to start climbing straight away. Climbing is a challenge and challenges take time. It is necessary first of all that you achieve a good level of fitness. Begin as soon as you become interested in climbing--go to the gym, go swimming, take up jogging and continue to do so throughout your training period. Discover as much as you can about climbing. Visit the library and find books especially for beginners or buy climbing magazines and look for articles which describe your situation. Look up information on the Internet. Find out about equipment, methods and places to go. Next, take a course on a climbing wall. There are plenty of climbing walls all over the country which have trained and qualified people as instructors. Call your local leisure centre to find out if there is one in your area. These training sessions are a quick way to get experience and you are likely to meet other beginners. After this, you can do an outside course or join a club where you can meet climbers of all abilities and eventually join in group-climbing events. At first you may not understand the importance of a good training period, but after you have completed your first climb and you are standing safely at the top of a rock feeling thrilled, then you will know was the right thing to do. The writer thinks a new climber should _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"join a club you like",
"become qualified instructors",
"gain controlled experience",
"take part in group-climbing events"
],
"question": "Are you nervous about climbing because you think it's too dangerous? Do you feel you're not fit enough to climb? Do you know how to start climbing? Let's consider the idea that climbing is dangerous. Being afraid is natural, but if you use suitable ropes and other climbing equipments you will feel completely safe. Climbers are usually very careful because they know what they are doing is dangerous. Accidents happen, but when they do, they tend to attract a lot of publicity. As a result, people think there are many more accidents than there are in reality. You cannot expect to start climbing straight away. Climbing is a challenge and challenges take time. It is necessary first of all that you achieve a good level of fitness. Begin as soon as you become interested in climbing--go to the gym, go swimming, take up jogging and continue to do so throughout your training period. Discover as much as you can about climbing. Visit the library and find books especially for beginners or buy climbing magazines and look for articles which describe your situation. Look up information on the Internet. Find out about equipment, methods and places to go. Next, take a course on a climbing wall. There are plenty of climbing walls all over the country which have trained and qualified people as instructors. Call your local leisure centre to find out if there is one in your area. These training sessions are a quick way to get experience and you are likely to meet other beginners. After this, you can do an outside course or join a club where you can meet climbers of all abilities and eventually join in group-climbing events. At first you may not understand the importance of a good training period, but after you have completed your first climb and you are standing safely at the top of a rock feeling thrilled, then you will know was the right thing to do. By climbing walls you can _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"is about 15 feet wide",
"has about 60 small forts",
"is seen from the Tyne to the North Sea",
"has 16 larger forts built into it"
],
"question": "Hadrian's Wall Hadrian's Wall was built, beginning in 122 AD, to keep Roman Britain safe from attacks from the Picts. The wall, starting from the North Sea to the Irish Sea (from the Tyne to the Solway), is about 73 miles long, 10 feet wide, and 15 feet high. In addition to the wall, the Romans built a system of small forts housing up to 60 men every Roman mile along its whole length, with e towers very 1/3 Roman mile. 16 larger forts holding from 500 to 1000 soldiers were built into the wall, with large gates on the north face. Israeli West Bank barrier The Israeli West Bank barrier is a barrier under construction by the State of Israel along and within the West Bank. Upon completion, the barrier's total length will be nearly 700 kilometers. The barrier is built mainly in the West Bank. The Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall was the physical boundary between West Germany and East Germany. The Berlin Wall was built in the dead of night in 1961 and for 28 years kept East Germans from escaping to the West. Its destruction (in 1989) was celebrated around the world. Conwy's Town Walls Conwy's Town Walls are an ancient defensive project around the town of Conwy in North Wales. The walls were built between 1283 and 1287. They are 1.3 kilometers long and include 21 towers and three gate houses. The project was completed by large quantities of workers and cost around PS15,000. Today the walls form part of the UNESCO world heritage site . We know from the passage that Hadrian's Wall _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"is a barrier being built by the Israeli state",
"is built completely in the West Bank",
"once made Israel separated",
"has a length of over 700 kilometers"
],
"question": "Hadrian's Wall Hadrian's Wall was built, beginning in 122 AD, to keep Roman Britain safe from attacks from the Picts. The wall, starting from the North Sea to the Irish Sea (from the Tyne to the Solway), is about 73 miles long, 10 feet wide, and 15 feet high. In addition to the wall, the Romans built a system of small forts housing up to 60 men every Roman mile along its whole length, with e towers very 1/3 Roman mile. 16 larger forts holding from 500 to 1000 soldiers were built into the wall, with large gates on the north face. Israeli West Bank barrier The Israeli West Bank barrier is a barrier under construction by the State of Israel along and within the West Bank. Upon completion, the barrier's total length will be nearly 700 kilometers. The barrier is built mainly in the West Bank. The Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall was the physical boundary between West Germany and East Germany. The Berlin Wall was built in the dead of night in 1961 and for 28 years kept East Germans from escaping to the West. Its destruction (in 1989) was celebrated around the world. Conwy's Town Walls Conwy's Town Walls are an ancient defensive project around the town of Conwy in North Wales. The walls were built between 1283 and 1287. They are 1.3 kilometers long and include 21 towers and three gate houses. The project was completed by large quantities of workers and cost around PS15,000. Today the walls form part of the UNESCO world heritage site . The Israeli West Bank barrier _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"the Israeli West Bank barrier",
"the Berlin Wall",
"Conwy's Town Walls",
"Hadrian's Wall"
],
"question": "Hadrian's Wall Hadrian's Wall was built, beginning in 122 AD, to keep Roman Britain safe from attacks from the Picts. The wall, starting from the North Sea to the Irish Sea (from the Tyne to the Solway), is about 73 miles long, 10 feet wide, and 15 feet high. In addition to the wall, the Romans built a system of small forts housing up to 60 men every Roman mile along its whole length, with e towers very 1/3 Roman mile. 16 larger forts holding from 500 to 1000 soldiers were built into the wall, with large gates on the north face. Israeli West Bank barrier The Israeli West Bank barrier is a barrier under construction by the State of Israel along and within the West Bank. Upon completion, the barrier's total length will be nearly 700 kilometers. The barrier is built mainly in the West Bank. The Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall was the physical boundary between West Germany and East Germany. The Berlin Wall was built in the dead of night in 1961 and for 28 years kept East Germans from escaping to the West. Its destruction (in 1989) was celebrated around the world. Conwy's Town Walls Conwy's Town Walls are an ancient defensive project around the town of Conwy in North Wales. The walls were built between 1283 and 1287. They are 1.3 kilometers long and include 21 towers and three gate houses. The project was completed by large quantities of workers and cost around PS15,000. Today the walls form part of the UNESCO world heritage site . People around the world celebrated the destruction of _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"have 21 gatehouses",
"were built in the twelfth century",
"were built for the purpose of defense",
"will soon become a UNSCO world heritage site"
],
"question": "Hadrian's Wall Hadrian's Wall was built, beginning in 122 AD, to keep Roman Britain safe from attacks from the Picts. The wall, starting from the North Sea to the Irish Sea (from the Tyne to the Solway), is about 73 miles long, 10 feet wide, and 15 feet high. In addition to the wall, the Romans built a system of small forts housing up to 60 men every Roman mile along its whole length, with e towers very 1/3 Roman mile. 16 larger forts holding from 500 to 1000 soldiers were built into the wall, with large gates on the north face. Israeli West Bank barrier The Israeli West Bank barrier is a barrier under construction by the State of Israel along and within the West Bank. Upon completion, the barrier's total length will be nearly 700 kilometers. The barrier is built mainly in the West Bank. The Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall was the physical boundary between West Germany and East Germany. The Berlin Wall was built in the dead of night in 1961 and for 28 years kept East Germans from escaping to the West. Its destruction (in 1989) was celebrated around the world. Conwy's Town Walls Conwy's Town Walls are an ancient defensive project around the town of Conwy in North Wales. The walls were built between 1283 and 1287. They are 1.3 kilometers long and include 21 towers and three gate houses. The project was completed by large quantities of workers and cost around PS15,000. Today the walls form part of the UNESCO world heritage site . According to the passage, Conwy's Town Walls _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"They have the same length",
"They were built in the same age",
"They have towers on their walls.",
"They cost a huge amount of money"
],
"question": "Hadrian's Wall Hadrian's Wall was built, beginning in 122 AD, to keep Roman Britain safe from attacks from the Picts. The wall, starting from the North Sea to the Irish Sea (from the Tyne to the Solway), is about 73 miles long, 10 feet wide, and 15 feet high. In addition to the wall, the Romans built a system of small forts housing up to 60 men every Roman mile along its whole length, with e towers very 1/3 Roman mile. 16 larger forts holding from 500 to 1000 soldiers were built into the wall, with large gates on the north face. Israeli West Bank barrier The Israeli West Bank barrier is a barrier under construction by the State of Israel along and within the West Bank. Upon completion, the barrier's total length will be nearly 700 kilometers. The barrier is built mainly in the West Bank. The Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall was the physical boundary between West Germany and East Germany. The Berlin Wall was built in the dead of night in 1961 and for 28 years kept East Germans from escaping to the West. Its destruction (in 1989) was celebrated around the world. Conwy's Town Walls Conwy's Town Walls are an ancient defensive project around the town of Conwy in North Wales. The walls were built between 1283 and 1287. They are 1.3 kilometers long and include 21 towers and three gate houses. The project was completed by large quantities of workers and cost around PS15,000. Today the walls form part of the UNESCO world heritage site . What do Hadrian's Wall and Conwy's Town Walls have in common?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"Google Maps",
"Twitter",
"Angry Birds",
"Facebook"
],
"question": "The NSA and GCHQ are tapping popular smart phone apps such as Angry Birds to gather the enormous amounts of very personal data those bits of software collect--including age, gender, marital status, income, education level and more, according to new reports from the New York Times and The Guardian. Citing secret documents provided by Edward Snowden, former NSA staff, the reports detail efforts to gain data collection from cell phone carriers and smart phones by tapping into \"leaky\" apps themselves. Both spy agencies showed a particular interest in Google Maps, which is accurate to within a few yards or better in some locations and would clearly pass along data about the area where phone owner is. \"It effectively means that anyone using Google Maps on a smartphone is working in support of a GCHQ system,\" reads a secret 2008 report by the NSA's sister spy agency, according to the New York Times. More surprising is the wide range of apps that the agencies search for data, including innocent-seeming apps such as Angry Birds. One document in particular from GCHQ listed what information can be found from which apps, mentioning Android apps but suggesting the same data was available from the iPhone platform. Angry Birds maker Rovio Entertainment of Finland said it had no knowledge of any NSA or GCHQ programs for tapping into its users' data. \"Rovio doesn't have any previous knowledge of this matter, and have not been aware of such activity in 3rd party advertising networks,\" said Saara Bergstrom. \"Nor do we have any involvement with the organizations you mentioned.\" Mobile photos uploaded to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter appear to be a particularly rich source of information for the spy agencies as well. Metadata in the photos is briefly available. The NSA and GCHQ are able to tap into that metadata to collect a wealth of key data points about a person's life. \"NSA does not profile everyday Americans as it carries out its foreign intelligence mission,\" the agency told the Times in response to questions about the program. During a Monday press conference, White House press secretary Jay Carney stressed that same position. \"As the president said in his Jan. 17 speech, to the extent data is collected by the NSA, through whatever means, we are not interested in the communications of people who are not valid foreign intelligence targets and we are not after the information of ordinary Americans,\" he said. American and British spy agencies were both particularly interested in the information gathered from _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"The iPhone platform is more reliable than that of Android.",
"The New York Times interviewed Edward Snowden secretly.",
"It is difficult for common users to protect their personal information.",
"A document from NSA listed what information can be found from which apps."
],
"question": "The NSA and GCHQ are tapping popular smart phone apps such as Angry Birds to gather the enormous amounts of very personal data those bits of software collect--including age, gender, marital status, income, education level and more, according to new reports from the New York Times and The Guardian. Citing secret documents provided by Edward Snowden, former NSA staff, the reports detail efforts to gain data collection from cell phone carriers and smart phones by tapping into \"leaky\" apps themselves. Both spy agencies showed a particular interest in Google Maps, which is accurate to within a few yards or better in some locations and would clearly pass along data about the area where phone owner is. \"It effectively means that anyone using Google Maps on a smartphone is working in support of a GCHQ system,\" reads a secret 2008 report by the NSA's sister spy agency, according to the New York Times. More surprising is the wide range of apps that the agencies search for data, including innocent-seeming apps such as Angry Birds. One document in particular from GCHQ listed what information can be found from which apps, mentioning Android apps but suggesting the same data was available from the iPhone platform. Angry Birds maker Rovio Entertainment of Finland said it had no knowledge of any NSA or GCHQ programs for tapping into its users' data. \"Rovio doesn't have any previous knowledge of this matter, and have not been aware of such activity in 3rd party advertising networks,\" said Saara Bergstrom. \"Nor do we have any involvement with the organizations you mentioned.\" Mobile photos uploaded to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter appear to be a particularly rich source of information for the spy agencies as well. Metadata in the photos is briefly available. The NSA and GCHQ are able to tap into that metadata to collect a wealth of key data points about a person's life. \"NSA does not profile everyday Americans as it carries out its foreign intelligence mission,\" the agency told the Times in response to questions about the program. During a Monday press conference, White House press secretary Jay Carney stressed that same position. \"As the president said in his Jan. 17 speech, to the extent data is collected by the NSA, through whatever means, we are not interested in the communications of people who are not valid foreign intelligence targets and we are not after the information of ordinary Americans,\" he said. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"NSA didn't gather any worthy information from Americans.",
"NSA would stop its foreign intelligence mission in the future.",
"NSA and White House shared different attitude towards the affair.",
"NSA collected information with the permission of White House"
],
"question": "The NSA and GCHQ are tapping popular smart phone apps such as Angry Birds to gather the enormous amounts of very personal data those bits of software collect--including age, gender, marital status, income, education level and more, according to new reports from the New York Times and The Guardian. Citing secret documents provided by Edward Snowden, former NSA staff, the reports detail efforts to gain data collection from cell phone carriers and smart phones by tapping into \"leaky\" apps themselves. Both spy agencies showed a particular interest in Google Maps, which is accurate to within a few yards or better in some locations and would clearly pass along data about the area where phone owner is. \"It effectively means that anyone using Google Maps on a smartphone is working in support of a GCHQ system,\" reads a secret 2008 report by the NSA's sister spy agency, according to the New York Times. More surprising is the wide range of apps that the agencies search for data, including innocent-seeming apps such as Angry Birds. One document in particular from GCHQ listed what information can be found from which apps, mentioning Android apps but suggesting the same data was available from the iPhone platform. Angry Birds maker Rovio Entertainment of Finland said it had no knowledge of any NSA or GCHQ programs for tapping into its users' data. \"Rovio doesn't have any previous knowledge of this matter, and have not been aware of such activity in 3rd party advertising networks,\" said Saara Bergstrom. \"Nor do we have any involvement with the organizations you mentioned.\" Mobile photos uploaded to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter appear to be a particularly rich source of information for the spy agencies as well. Metadata in the photos is briefly available. The NSA and GCHQ are able to tap into that metadata to collect a wealth of key data points about a person's life. \"NSA does not profile everyday Americans as it carries out its foreign intelligence mission,\" the agency told the Times in response to questions about the program. During a Monday press conference, White House press secretary Jay Carney stressed that same position. \"As the president said in his Jan. 17 speech, to the extent data is collected by the NSA, through whatever means, we are not interested in the communications of people who are not valid foreign intelligence targets and we are not after the information of ordinary Americans,\" he said. What did Jay Carney's words imply?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"Angry Birds Give You Away",
"NSA Gather Information from Apps",
"Reports from the New York Times",
"Documents from Edward Snowden"
],
"question": "The NSA and GCHQ are tapping popular smart phone apps such as Angry Birds to gather the enormous amounts of very personal data those bits of software collect--including age, gender, marital status, income, education level and more, according to new reports from the New York Times and The Guardian. Citing secret documents provided by Edward Snowden, former NSA staff, the reports detail efforts to gain data collection from cell phone carriers and smart phones by tapping into \"leaky\" apps themselves. Both spy agencies showed a particular interest in Google Maps, which is accurate to within a few yards or better in some locations and would clearly pass along data about the area where phone owner is. \"It effectively means that anyone using Google Maps on a smartphone is working in support of a GCHQ system,\" reads a secret 2008 report by the NSA's sister spy agency, according to the New York Times. More surprising is the wide range of apps that the agencies search for data, including innocent-seeming apps such as Angry Birds. One document in particular from GCHQ listed what information can be found from which apps, mentioning Android apps but suggesting the same data was available from the iPhone platform. Angry Birds maker Rovio Entertainment of Finland said it had no knowledge of any NSA or GCHQ programs for tapping into its users' data. \"Rovio doesn't have any previous knowledge of this matter, and have not been aware of such activity in 3rd party advertising networks,\" said Saara Bergstrom. \"Nor do we have any involvement with the organizations you mentioned.\" Mobile photos uploaded to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter appear to be a particularly rich source of information for the spy agencies as well. Metadata in the photos is briefly available. The NSA and GCHQ are able to tap into that metadata to collect a wealth of key data points about a person's life. \"NSA does not profile everyday Americans as it carries out its foreign intelligence mission,\" the agency told the Times in response to questions about the program. During a Monday press conference, White House press secretary Jay Carney stressed that same position. \"As the president said in his Jan. 17 speech, to the extent data is collected by the NSA, through whatever means, we are not interested in the communications of people who are not valid foreign intelligence targets and we are not after the information of ordinary Americans,\" he said. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"moved",
"disappointed",
"mad",
"pleased"
],
"question": "On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a New York subway station, playing his violin. Many of passers-by slowed down their paces and put some money into the hat of the young man. The next day, at the same place, he put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different than the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground and put some stones on it. Then he adjusted the violin and began playing. It seemed more pleasant to listen to. The words read, \"Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat mistakenly. Please come to claim it soon.\" Seeing this, people wondered what it could be. After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there hurriedly and rushed through the crowd to the violinist and grabbed his shoulders and said, \"Yes, it's you. You did come here. I knew that you're an honest man and would certainly come here.\" \"Are you Mr. George Sang\"? asked the young violinist. The man nodded. \"Did you lose something?\" \"Lottery. It's lottery.\" \"Is it?\" The violinist took out a lottery ticket and asked. George nodded promptly and seized the lottery ticket and kissed it, then he danced with the violinist. The story turned out to be this: George Sang bought a lottery ticket, winning a prize of $500,000. After work, he passed the station and felt the music was so wonderful that he took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown in. The violinist was a student at an Arts College and had planned to attend further study in Vienna. He had booked the ticket and would fly that morning. However when he was cleaning up he found the lottery ticket. Thinking that the owner would return to look for it, he cancelled the flight and came back to where he was given the lottery ticket. When asked why he didn't take the lottery ticket for himself, the violinist said, \"Although I don't have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty I won't be happy forever.\" George Sang was so _ that he kissed the lost ticket and danced with the violinist.",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"getting rich overnight is important",
"showing sympathy for others is important",
"being honest is of great importance",
"school fees are high at the present time"
],
"question": "On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a New York subway station, playing his violin. Many of passers-by slowed down their paces and put some money into the hat of the young man. The next day, at the same place, he put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different than the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground and put some stones on it. Then he adjusted the violin and began playing. It seemed more pleasant to listen to. The words read, \"Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat mistakenly. Please come to claim it soon.\" Seeing this, people wondered what it could be. After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there hurriedly and rushed through the crowd to the violinist and grabbed his shoulders and said, \"Yes, it's you. You did come here. I knew that you're an honest man and would certainly come here.\" \"Are you Mr. George Sang\"? asked the young violinist. The man nodded. \"Did you lose something?\" \"Lottery. It's lottery.\" \"Is it?\" The violinist took out a lottery ticket and asked. George nodded promptly and seized the lottery ticket and kissed it, then he danced with the violinist. The story turned out to be this: George Sang bought a lottery ticket, winning a prize of $500,000. After work, he passed the station and felt the music was so wonderful that he took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown in. The violinist was a student at an Arts College and had planned to attend further study in Vienna. He had booked the ticket and would fly that morning. However when he was cleaning up he found the lottery ticket. Thinking that the owner would return to look for it, he cancelled the flight and came back to where he was given the lottery ticket. When asked why he didn't take the lottery ticket for himself, the violinist said, \"Although I don't have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty I won't be happy forever.\" By telling the story, the writer intends to tell us that _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"The Arts College the young violinist was going to attend is not in New York.",
"Many people usually put their money in their hat in the distant past.",
"George Sang may give some money to the young violinist as a reward.",
"all the people who win lotteries are generous and easy-going."
],
"question": "On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a New York subway station, playing his violin. Many of passers-by slowed down their paces and put some money into the hat of the young man. The next day, at the same place, he put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different than the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground and put some stones on it. Then he adjusted the violin and began playing. It seemed more pleasant to listen to. The words read, \"Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat mistakenly. Please come to claim it soon.\" Seeing this, people wondered what it could be. After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there hurriedly and rushed through the crowd to the violinist and grabbed his shoulders and said, \"Yes, it's you. You did come here. I knew that you're an honest man and would certainly come here.\" \"Are you Mr. George Sang\"? asked the young violinist. The man nodded. \"Did you lose something?\" \"Lottery. It's lottery.\" \"Is it?\" The violinist took out a lottery ticket and asked. George nodded promptly and seized the lottery ticket and kissed it, then he danced with the violinist. The story turned out to be this: George Sang bought a lottery ticket, winning a prize of $500,000. After work, he passed the station and felt the music was so wonderful that he took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown in. The violinist was a student at an Arts College and had planned to attend further study in Vienna. He had booked the ticket and would fly that morning. However when he was cleaning up he found the lottery ticket. Thinking that the owner would return to look for it, he cancelled the flight and came back to where he was given the lottery ticket. When asked why he didn't take the lottery ticket for himself, the violinist said, \"Although I don't have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty I won't be happy forever.\" We can infer from the passage that _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"encourage students to compete bravely in competition",
"teach students how to deal with risks",
"prevent students suffering from heart disease later in life",
"help students form the habit of doing sports"
],
"question": "Skateboarding has become one of several non - traditional activities that PE teachers around America are introducing to inspire kids to exercise regularly. Some PE classes feature in-line skating, yoga, and even rock climbing. Experts have called those types of activities \"the new PE\". Such activities are part of a larger effort to help kids develop lifelong fitness habits and to keep them from becoming overweight. Now, 9 million U.S. children and teens are overweight. Obesity can lead to health problems such as diabetes and heart disease later in life. \"Our children and youth are becoming unhealthy and obese,\" says Lindsey Johnson. \"Skateboarding is a great activity that keeps kids doing physical movement and gives them new skills and interest.\" Some schools don't allow skateboarding because they say it is dangerous. Cendali, however, argues that regular practice _ a great deal of the danger. \"We teach students how to do it and how to do it safely,\" he says. Some people say skateboarding teaches life lessons. \"Skateboarding teaches kids to believe that if they stick with something they will finally succeed,\" says education expert Richard Sagor of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Skateboarding inspires kids not to give up in learning difficult skills. \"It's natural for kids to want to learn and get better at things,\" adds Sagor. \"When it comes to skateboarding, they'll try a trick hundreds of times before they succeed.\" That same effort could be made in schoolwork. Eric Klassen agrees that skateboarding requires kids to stop saying a task is too hard for them. \"A baby will attempt to walk 600 to 900 times before he or she is successful,\" says Klassen. \"We tell students that they shouldn't say 'I can't do it' unless they've tried 600 to 900 times.\" Skateboarding is introduced into American schools to _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"To succeed in life you have to learn skateboarding.",
"You will succeed in life if you don't give up.",
"Only after failing 600 to 900 times can you succeed.",
"There is no hard work after learning skate-boarding well."
],
"question": "Skateboarding has become one of several non - traditional activities that PE teachers around America are introducing to inspire kids to exercise regularly. Some PE classes feature in-line skating, yoga, and even rock climbing. Experts have called those types of activities \"the new PE\". Such activities are part of a larger effort to help kids develop lifelong fitness habits and to keep them from becoming overweight. Now, 9 million U.S. children and teens are overweight. Obesity can lead to health problems such as diabetes and heart disease later in life. \"Our children and youth are becoming unhealthy and obese,\" says Lindsey Johnson. \"Skateboarding is a great activity that keeps kids doing physical movement and gives them new skills and interest.\" Some schools don't allow skateboarding because they say it is dangerous. Cendali, however, argues that regular practice _ a great deal of the danger. \"We teach students how to do it and how to do it safely,\" he says. Some people say skateboarding teaches life lessons. \"Skateboarding teaches kids to believe that if they stick with something they will finally succeed,\" says education expert Richard Sagor of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Skateboarding inspires kids not to give up in learning difficult skills. \"It's natural for kids to want to learn and get better at things,\" adds Sagor. \"When it comes to skateboarding, they'll try a trick hundreds of times before they succeed.\" That same effort could be made in schoolwork. Eric Klassen agrees that skateboarding requires kids to stop saying a task is too hard for them. \"A baby will attempt to walk 600 to 900 times before he or she is successful,\" says Klassen. \"We tell students that they shouldn't say 'I can't do it' unless they've tried 600 to 900 times.\" What life lesson do kids learn from skateboarding?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"The dangerous PE",
"Skills of skateboarding",
"The new PE",
"The change of PE"
],
"question": "Skateboarding has become one of several non - traditional activities that PE teachers around America are introducing to inspire kids to exercise regularly. Some PE classes feature in-line skating, yoga, and even rock climbing. Experts have called those types of activities \"the new PE\". Such activities are part of a larger effort to help kids develop lifelong fitness habits and to keep them from becoming overweight. Now, 9 million U.S. children and teens are overweight. Obesity can lead to health problems such as diabetes and heart disease later in life. \"Our children and youth are becoming unhealthy and obese,\" says Lindsey Johnson. \"Skateboarding is a great activity that keeps kids doing physical movement and gives them new skills and interest.\" Some schools don't allow skateboarding because they say it is dangerous. Cendali, however, argues that regular practice _ a great deal of the danger. \"We teach students how to do it and how to do it safely,\" he says. Some people say skateboarding teaches life lessons. \"Skateboarding teaches kids to believe that if they stick with something they will finally succeed,\" says education expert Richard Sagor of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Skateboarding inspires kids not to give up in learning difficult skills. \"It's natural for kids to want to learn and get better at things,\" adds Sagor. \"When it comes to skateboarding, they'll try a trick hundreds of times before they succeed.\" That same effort could be made in schoolwork. Eric Klassen agrees that skateboarding requires kids to stop saying a task is too hard for them. \"A baby will attempt to walk 600 to 900 times before he or she is successful,\" says Klassen. \"We tell students that they shouldn't say 'I can't do it' unless they've tried 600 to 900 times.\" What would be the best title for the passage?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 1,
"choices": [
"in 1975",
"around 1980",
"four years ago",
"in 1965"
],
"question": "To Whom It May Concern: My husband and I got married in 1965 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then four years ago, our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to work. My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He emphasized all of the things I can do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business. After several weeks of job-hunting I found my present job, which is working for a small public relations firm. At first, my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends , \"My clever little wife can run that company she's working for.\" But as his joking remark approached reality, my husband stopped talking to me about my job.I have received several _ and pay increases , and I am now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and a new car. Because of our combined incomes, my husband and I can do many things that we had always dreamed of doing , but we don't do these things because he is very unhappy. We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to an end. I love my husband very much, and I don't want him to feel inferior, but I also love my job.I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don't know how .Can you give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career? Please help. \"Distressed\" The letter was most probable written _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"was very critical of her",
"felt disappointed",
"was proud of her",
"was happy but critical"
],
"question": "To Whom It May Concern: My husband and I got married in 1965 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then four years ago, our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to work. My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He emphasized all of the things I can do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business. After several weeks of job-hunting I found my present job, which is working for a small public relations firm. At first, my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends , \"My clever little wife can run that company she's working for.\" But as his joking remark approached reality, my husband stopped talking to me about my job.I have received several _ and pay increases , and I am now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and a new car. Because of our combined incomes, my husband and I can do many things that we had always dreamed of doing , but we don't do these things because he is very unhappy. We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to an end. I love my husband very much, and I don't want him to feel inferior, but I also love my job.I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don't know how .Can you give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career? Please help. \"Distressed\" Her husband _ when she first found her present job.",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"she found a gap emerged between her and her husband",
"she bought more clothes and a house",
"she did the many things she and her husband dreamed of",
"she felt very proud of herself"
],
"question": "To Whom It May Concern: My husband and I got married in 1965 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then four years ago, our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to work. My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He emphasized all of the things I can do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business. After several weeks of job-hunting I found my present job, which is working for a small public relations firm. At first, my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends , \"My clever little wife can run that company she's working for.\" But as his joking remark approached reality, my husband stopped talking to me about my job.I have received several _ and pay increases , and I am now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and a new car. Because of our combined incomes, my husband and I can do many things that we had always dreamed of doing , but we don't do these things because he is very unhappy. We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to an end. I love my husband very much, and I don't want him to feel inferior, but I also love my job.I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don't know how .Can you give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career? Please help. \"Distressed\" As her income increased, _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"tell you what to do even if you refuse to hear it",
"try to persuade you to change your mind quickly",
"judge your decision according to his, her experience",
"give you advice but respect your own decision"
],
"question": "Friendship can deeply affect the physical and mental health of both men and women. Studies show that people who have no friends or who are lonely, are more likely to die earlier, get sick more often and suffer greater physical wear and tear than those who have a support system of friends. Sometimes, family members may be more likely to give you advice or tell you what you don't want to hear. It may not be as good as a friend who will listen to you and guide you, but support your decisions anyway. The most important elements about friendship are those who suffer support and do not judge your decisions based on society. One reason for the link between social support and good health practice seems to be that people who feel cared for by others are less stress-out and protected against the symptoms of depression and loneliness. Generally, women benefit most because of how they deal with stress. Women are more social in how they deal with stress than men while men are more likely to have a \"fight or flight\" reaction. Women also tend to have larger, denser social network, in which more people know each other and help each other, while men typically have smaller groups of friends and will rely on their wives or other important people for more support. While all these affect people psychologically , friendship brings comfort that reduces the ill effects of stress, and the sex difference also contributes to the difference in the length of one's life time. In the author's opinion, a real friend should _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"women are always cared for by more people than men",
"women are usually less stress-out when staying with others",
"women are more likely to solve problems with friends' help",
"women can always keep more long-life friendship than men"
],
"question": "Friendship can deeply affect the physical and mental health of both men and women. Studies show that people who have no friends or who are lonely, are more likely to die earlier, get sick more often and suffer greater physical wear and tear than those who have a support system of friends. Sometimes, family members may be more likely to give you advice or tell you what you don't want to hear. It may not be as good as a friend who will listen to you and guide you, but support your decisions anyway. The most important elements about friendship are those who suffer support and do not judge your decisions based on society. One reason for the link between social support and good health practice seems to be that people who feel cared for by others are less stress-out and protected against the symptoms of depression and loneliness. Generally, women benefit most because of how they deal with stress. Women are more social in how they deal with stress than men while men are more likely to have a \"fight or flight\" reaction. Women also tend to have larger, denser social network, in which more people know each other and help each other, while men typically have smaller groups of friends and will rely on their wives or other important people for more support. While all these affect people psychologically , friendship brings comfort that reduces the ill effects of stress, and the sex difference also contributes to the difference in the length of one's life time. Women benefit more from friendship than men because _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 2,
"choices": [
"it's good for women to tell men what they should do or not",
"friends are always more important than family members",
"men don't want to share their problems with many people",
"the trend that women can live longer makes them more relaxed"
],
"question": "Friendship can deeply affect the physical and mental health of both men and women. Studies show that people who have no friends or who are lonely, are more likely to die earlier, get sick more often and suffer greater physical wear and tear than those who have a support system of friends. Sometimes, family members may be more likely to give you advice or tell you what you don't want to hear. It may not be as good as a friend who will listen to you and guide you, but support your decisions anyway. The most important elements about friendship are those who suffer support and do not judge your decisions based on society. One reason for the link between social support and good health practice seems to be that people who feel cared for by others are less stress-out and protected against the symptoms of depression and loneliness. Generally, women benefit most because of how they deal with stress. Women are more social in how they deal with stress than men while men are more likely to have a \"fight or flight\" reaction. Women also tend to have larger, denser social network, in which more people know each other and help each other, while men typically have smaller groups of friends and will rely on their wives or other important people for more support. While all these affect people psychologically , friendship brings comfort that reduces the ill effects of stress, and the sex difference also contributes to the difference in the length of one's life time. According to the passage we can infer that _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"why people should develop friendship",
"when friendship affects people's health",
"people's different attitudes towards friendship",
"the friendship which can make people live longer"
],
"question": "Friendship can deeply affect the physical and mental health of both men and women. Studies show that people who have no friends or who are lonely, are more likely to die earlier, get sick more often and suffer greater physical wear and tear than those who have a support system of friends. Sometimes, family members may be more likely to give you advice or tell you what you don't want to hear. It may not be as good as a friend who will listen to you and guide you, but support your decisions anyway. The most important elements about friendship are those who suffer support and do not judge your decisions based on society. One reason for the link between social support and good health practice seems to be that people who feel cared for by others are less stress-out and protected against the symptoms of depression and loneliness. Generally, women benefit most because of how they deal with stress. Women are more social in how they deal with stress than men while men are more likely to have a \"fight or flight\" reaction. Women also tend to have larger, denser social network, in which more people know each other and help each other, while men typically have smaller groups of friends and will rely on their wives or other important people for more support. While all these affect people psychologically , friendship brings comfort that reduces the ill effects of stress, and the sex difference also contributes to the difference in the length of one's life time. This passage mainly talks about _ .",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 3,
"choices": [
"She had missed the only flight to Norway .",
"Her new husband abandoned her suddenly .",
"She didn't have the money to buy a ticket .",
"She had no money to pay for the surcharge ."
],
"question": "In 1988, Mary Anderson was at the Miami airport checking in for a flight to Norway to be with her husband when she was told she wouldn't be able to check her luggage without paying a $100 surcharge . Mary had no money as her new husband had left for Norway and she had no one else to call . \" I was completely desperate and tried to think which of my things I could manage without ,\" says Mary . As tears ran down her face , a voice behind her said , \"That's okay, I'll pay for her .\" Rather surprised , Mary turned around to see a tall man whom she had never seen before . He had a gentle and kind voice that was firm and decisive . Although this happened twenty years ago , Mary still remembers the authority that radiated from the man . Mary was pleased to bring her luggage to Norway and told the stranger she would give his money back . The man wrote his name and address on a piece of paper and gave it to Mary . She thanked him repeatedly . When she finally walked off towards the boarding gate, he waved goodbye to her . That man turned out to be Barack Obama . Mary paid the money back to Obama the day she joined her husband . At that time he had just finished his job as a poorly paid community worker in Chicago , and had started his law studies at Harward University . In the spring of 2006 , Mary's parents heard Obama was considering a run for President . They wrote a letter saying that they would support him. At the same time , they thanked Obama for helping their daughter 18 years earlier . And Obama replied , \" I want to thank you for the lovely things you wrote about me and for reminding me of what happened at Miami airport . I'm happy I could help her then , and I'm delighted to hear that your daughter is happy in Norway . Please send her my best wishes . Sincerely , Barack Obama, United States Senator .\" Why did Mary feel completely desperate ?",
"subject": ""
} |
{
"answer": 0,
"choices": [
"Amazed",
"Puzzled",
"Delighted",
"Annoyed"
],
"question": "In 1988, Mary Anderson was at the Miami airport checking in for a flight to Norway to be with her husband when she was told she wouldn't be able to check her luggage without paying a $100 surcharge . Mary had no money as her new husband had left for Norway and she had no one else to call . \" I was completely desperate and tried to think which of my things I could manage without ,\" says Mary . As tears ran down her face , a voice behind her said , \"That's okay, I'll pay for her .\" Rather surprised , Mary turned around to see a tall man whom she had never seen before . He had a gentle and kind voice that was firm and decisive . Although this happened twenty years ago , Mary still remembers the authority that radiated from the man . Mary was pleased to bring her luggage to Norway and told the stranger she would give his money back . The man wrote his name and address on a piece of paper and gave it to Mary . She thanked him repeatedly . When she finally walked off towards the boarding gate, he waved goodbye to her . That man turned out to be Barack Obama . Mary paid the money back to Obama the day she joined her husband . At that time he had just finished his job as a poorly paid community worker in Chicago , and had started his law studies at Harward University . In the spring of 2006 , Mary's parents heard Obama was considering a run for President . They wrote a letter saying that they would support him. At the same time , they thanked Obama for helping their daughter 18 years earlier . And Obama replied , \" I want to thank you for the lovely things you wrote about me and for reminding me of what happened at Miami airport . I'm happy I could help her then , and I'm delighted to hear that your daughter is happy in Norway . Please send her my best wishes . Sincerely , Barack Obama, United States Senator .\" How did Mary feel when someone offered to help her ?",
"subject": ""
} |
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