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Maybe there are _ people in Jim's family.
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Passage: This is a plan that Jim has made on Thanksgiving 00:00--00:30 Get up and go to store to buy fruit,vegetables and food by car . 1:20--4:30 Start doing a big turkey for ten people.It is interesting 2:00--2:30 Do broccoli salad and dessert,Kids really love them . 2:30--3:00 Put fifty strawberries in the turkey .T...
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This is a plan that Jim has made on Thanksgiving 00:00--00:30 Get up and go to store to buy fruit,vegetables and food by car . 1:20--4:30 Start doing a big turkey for ten people.It is interesting 2:00--2:30 Do broccoli salad and dessert,Kids really love them . 2:30--3:00 Put fifty strawberries in the turkey .They are n...
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If you are the editor of a newspaper, which column will you fit this article in?
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Passage: Flexible working hours, homeworking opportunities and cover for emergencies or school holidays are the top concerns for working mothers, according to a British survey on Thursday. The survey of 1,677 people by specialist employment advice website workingmums.co.uk showed that despite a tougher job climate, in ...
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Flexible working hours, homeworking opportunities and cover for emergencies or school holidays are the top concerns for working mothers, according to a British survey on Thursday. The survey of 1,677 people by specialist employment advice website workingmums.co.uk showed that despite a tougher job climate, in which red...
[ "Advertisements.", "People.", "Education.", "Career." ]
Zion is 8 years old and his dad is 3 more than 4 times his age. In 10 years, how many years older is Zion's dad than him?
Four times Zion's age is 8 x 4 = <<8*4=32>>32. So Zion's dad is 32 + 3 = <<32+3=35>>35 years old. In 10 years, Zion will be 8 + 10 = <<8+10=18>>18 years old. In 10 years, Zion's dad will be 35 + 10 = <<35+10=45>>45 years old. Hence, in 10 years, Zion's dad will be 45 - 18 = <<45-18=27>>27 years older than Zion. #### 27
Solve the following math problem and explain your reasoning step by step.
Zion is 8 years old and his dad is 3 more than 4 times his age. In 10 years, how many years older is Zion's dad than him?
Four times Zion's age is 8 x 4 = <<8*4=32>>32. So Zion's dad is 32 + 3 = <<32+3=35>>35 years old. In 10 years, Zion will be 8 + 10 = <<8+10=18>>18 years old. In 10 years, Zion's dad will be 35 + 10 = <<35+10=45>>45 years old. Hence, in 10 years, Zion's dad will be 45 - 18 = <<45-18=27>>27 years older than Zion. #### 27
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Martha is making centerpieces for her Thanksgiving dinner. There are six centerpieces, and each centerpiece uses 8 roses, twice as many orchids as roses, and a certain number of lilies. If Martha wants to spend $2700 total, and each flower costs $15, how many lilies will she put in each centerpiece?
First figure out how many total flowers Martha is going to buy by dividing her total spending by the price per flower: $2700 / $15/flower = <<2700/15=180>>180 flowers Now figure out how many flowers are in each centerpiece by dividing the total number of flowers by the number of centerpieces: 180 flowers / 6 centerpiec...
Solve the following math problem and explain your reasoning step by step.
Martha is making centerpieces for her Thanksgiving dinner. There are six centerpieces, and each centerpiece uses 8 roses, twice as many orchids as roses, and a certain number of lilies. If Martha wants to spend $2700 total, and each flower costs $15, how many lilies will she put in each centerpiece?
First figure out how many total flowers Martha is going to buy by dividing her total spending by the price per flower: $2700 / $15/flower = <<2700/15=180>>180 flowers Now figure out how many flowers are in each centerpiece by dividing the total number of flowers by the number of centerpieces: 180 flowers / 6 centerpiec...
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What is the central topic of this passage about?
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Passage: Doctors say anger can be an very harmful emotion unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that angry feelings can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger openly in ...
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Doctors say anger can be an very harmful emotion unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that angry feelings can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger openly in a calm re...
[ "The different ways of dealing with anger.", "The dangers of anger and the solution.", "New medical discoveries.", "The argument between the new and old views about anger." ]
What can we know about the Book-show Competition? _
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Passage: The Children's Book-Show Competition is a chance for young readers to be writers. Reading, it seems, is coming back in fashion, if a survey by the famous National Literacy Trust (the NLT) is true. It shows that the percentage of children who admit enjoying reading has grown for the first time in the past 8 yea...
Answer: B
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The Children's Book-Show Competition is a chance for young readers to be writers. Reading, it seems, is coming back in fashion, if a survey by the famous National Literacy Trust (the NLT) is true. It shows that the percentage of children who admit enjoying reading has grown for the first time in the past 8 years. So it...
[ "It will be held by the famous NLT.", "It will be held in different cities.", "It has never been organized before.", "Children of all ages will join in it." ]
How many square meters is the garden of the house for sale?
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Passage: House For Sale Red Rose Garden, Pudong 3-story home, 509 sqm total land area, 428.8 sqm built-in, 312.2 sqm garden. Asking RMB 13 million (USD 1.57 million). MP: 13761973547 Tel: 021-58609228 Fax: 021-58609728 Job Wanted Cherry, 24, a shining girl, good at oral English and Putonghua. Now I am working ...
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House For Sale Red Rose Garden, Pudong 3-story home, 509 sqm total land area, 428.8 sqm built-in, 312.2 sqm garden. Asking RMB 13 million (USD 1.57 million). MP: 13761973547 Tel: 021-58609228 Fax: 021-58609728 Job Wanted Cherry, 24, a shining girl, good at oral English and Putonghua. Now I am working at an int...
[ "509 sqm.", "428.8 sqm.", "312.2 sqm.", "80.2 sqm." ]
According to the report, how will global warming affect turtles in the future?
C
Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: The UN Environment Programme says that rising temperatures could mean the end for some migrating animals. Migrating or mobile animals move through several environments as they travel away from the cold of winter to warmer areas. Birds may fly from one part of the world to another, perhaps stopping at feeding g...
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The UN Environment Programme says that rising temperatures could mean the end for some migrating animals. Migrating or mobile animals move through several environments as they travel away from the cold of winter to warmer areas. Birds may fly from one part of the world to another, perhaps stopping at feeding grounds on...
[ "They will only produce female babies.", "Their food supply will gradually disappear.", "Some will suffer from higher rates of cancer.", "They will be in greater danger because of more violent storms." ]
The passage is most probably written by_.
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Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: On the whole, it's not something we parents shout about, but one in four of us does it.Hiring private tutors for our children is now widespread.And this year, as always,the Easter holidays will be peak time for tutor demand. "My husband and I tried to tutor her at home,but we found all our knowledge was out o...
Answer: A
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On the whole, it's not something we parents shout about, but one in four of us does it.Hiring private tutors for our children is now widespread.And this year, as always,the Easter holidays will be peak time for tutor demand. "My husband and I tried to tutor her at home,but we found all our knowledge was out of date an...
[ "a parent", "a famous professor", "a student", "a famous headmaster" ]
More and more women have taken jobs outside for the reason that _ .
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Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: It is not only experts in China who are arguing over whether women should work after marriage or not. Worldwide this question is being discussed as an interestingly large number of married women enter the workplace. Take the United States for example. Since 1960, the percentage of married women in the work for...
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It is not only experts in China who are arguing over whether women should work after marriage or not. Worldwide this question is being discussed as an interestingly large number of married women enter the workplace. Take the United States for example. Since 1960, the percentage of married women in the work force has ju...
[ "they have no children to take care of", "they have no housework to do", "they want to make more friends", "they want to improve their living conditions" ]
Which group does the Travel Series mainly target?
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Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: Taking a trip to Philadelphia can be rewarding experience or absolute disasters---it all depends on pre-trip homework. To make planning easier, Huffington Post Travel Series recommends attractions for those planning Philadelphia family vacations. The Philadelphia Museum of Art Located on 26thStreet and Benjami...
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Taking a trip to Philadelphia can be rewarding experience or absolute disasters---it all depends on pre-trip homework. To make planning easier, Huffington Post Travel Series recommends attractions for those planning Philadelphia family vacations. The Philadelphia Museum of Art Located on 26thStreet and Benjamin Frankli...
[ "Families with kids", "Newly-married couples", "Individual visitors", "Museum lovers" ]
What does Susan Newman mean?
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Passage: "Oh,you must have been a spoiled kid.You must be really bossy.I wonder what you're going to be like to deal with?" That's often the response Angela Hult gets when people find out she's an only child,she told ABC News.Despite such negative remarks,Hult has decided to have only one child herself.And she's no...
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"Oh,you must have been a spoiled kid.You must be really bossy.I wonder what you're going to be like to deal with?" That's often the response Angela Hult gets when people find out she's an only child,she told ABC News.Despite such negative remarks,Hult has decided to have only one child herself.And she's not alone. ...
[ "Only children are as good as their peers.", "Only children are more selfish and spoiled.", "Parents feel guilty about having only one child.", "Parents will endanger their only child's future." ]
What should you do at mealtime?
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Passage: Your stay in Britain should be a memorable and happy time. To achieve this, you need to prepare yourself well for the trip. Not only will you use English, but you will also need to get used to customs, attitudes and food that are different from what you know. Your stay will be more enjoyable if you join in...
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Your stay in Britain should be a memorable and happy time. To achieve this, you need to prepare yourself well for the trip. Not only will you use English, but you will also need to get used to customs, attitudes and food that are different from what you know. Your stay will be more enjoyable if you join in with you...
[ "Eat your own food.", "Spit out bones onto the table.", "Eat the main course with a spoon.", "Eat the food your host family gives you." ]
The article asks people to _ .
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Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: Yesterday the police were joined by more than 20 volunteers in the continuing search for the two missing teenagers, Vicky Gray and Tom Hunter, and their guide, Gavin Jones. The police said that they had disappeared during an adventure tour of Cape York Peninsula. This was the second day of the search and the p...
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Yesterday the police were joined by more than 20 volunteers in the continuing search for the two missing teenagers, Vicky Gray and Tom Hunter, and their guide, Gavin Jones. The police said that they had disappeared during an adventure tour of Cape York Peninsula. This was the second day of the search and the police wer...
[ "join the police in searching for the missing people", "tell the police about the travelers' ages and their appearance", "learn the lesson and stop taking adventure tours", "provide information about the missing people" ]
What element makes up the majority of coal?
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Answer the following science question clearly and accurately.
What element makes up the majority of coal?
carbon
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Coal is a black or brownish-black rock that burns easily ( Figure below ). Most coal is sedimentary rock. The hardest type of coal, anthracite, is a metamorphic rock. That is because it is exposed to higher temperature and pressure as it forms. Coal is mostly carbon, but some other elements can be found in coal, includ...
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According to the passage, we can learn that _ .
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Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: A youth lay in a bath of tomato juice during the "Tomatina" Tomato Fight in the town of Bunol, near Valencia, eastern Spain. Tens of thousands of people took off their shorts and threw tons of juicy tomatoes at each other in the Tomatina food fight, creating knee-deep rivers of tomato sauce on the streets of...
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A youth lay in a bath of tomato juice during the "Tomatina" Tomato Fight in the town of Bunol, near Valencia, eastern Spain. Tens of thousands of people took off their shorts and threw tons of juicy tomatoes at each other in the Tomatina food fight, creating knee-deep rivers of tomato sauce on the streets of this Spa...
[ "participants can have a good rest after the fight ends", "the festival came from a favorite story", "only adults are permitted to attend the festival", "no one was hurt in this year's tomato fight" ]
What muscle in the chest helps inflate and deflate the lungs?
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Answer the following science question clearly and accurately.
What muscle in the chest helps inflate and deflate the lungs?
diaphragm
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Mammals breathe with the help of a diaphragm. This is the large muscle that extends across the bottom of the chest below the lungs. When the diaphragm contracts, it increases the volume of the chest. This decreases pressure on the lungs and allows air to flow in. When the diaphragm relaxes, it decreases the volume of t...
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According to the author, fish are most likely to be found _ .
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Passage: When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasn't very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn't catch anything. I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why. He always answered, "Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a f...
Answer: D
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When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasn't very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn't catch anything. I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why. He always answered, "Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish", I r...
[ "in deep water on sunny days", "in deep water on cloudy days", "in shallow water under sunlight", "in shallow water under waterside trees." ]
According to the passage, who is most likely to take part in the space tourism program?
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Passage: Space tourism might be the dream of many people on the planet, but a journey to space is not is not as easy as simply buying some tickets at a travel search engine;it is only reserved for the privileged few that can afford the cost.. One of the options that impressed me most is the one offered by a company cal...
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Space tourism might be the dream of many people on the planet, but a journey to space is not is not as easy as simply buying some tickets at a travel search engine;it is only reserved for the privileged few that can afford the cost.. One of the options that impressed me most is the one offered by a company called Space...
[ "Mike, a millionaire, who is about 170 cm in height and weighs 98 kg. He is in good health", "Julia, a model, whose height is 165 cm and weight is 48 kg. She has heart disease.", "Ivan, an office workers, is 175 cm in height and weights 70 kg. He is in excellent health condition.", "Steven, a wealthy busines...
What's the result of the wrong understanding of darker skin?
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Passage: In much society, there is often greater acceptance of light skin than dark skin; Light skin may be seen as a mark of beauty, intelligence and success. These beliefs can lead to social pressures even within the same group, if some members are darker than others. The result is that skin lightening has become ver...
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In much society, there is often greater acceptance of light skin than dark skin; Light skin may be seen as a mark of beauty, intelligence and success. These beliefs can lead to social pressures even within the same group, if some members are darker than others. The result is that skin lightening has become very common ...
[ "Many people with dark skin try to make their skin whiter.", "Many people with whiter skin live a better life than others.", "People with darker skin try to marry people with light skin.", "People with darker skin try to protect themselves against social pressures." ]
What would be the best title for the passage?
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Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the City of Melbourne's tourism program. If you would like to receive an email advising you of the next recruitment intake, please email . Information about volunteering with Tourism Melbourne Volunteers play a vital role in the City of Melbourne's tourism serv...
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Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the City of Melbourne's tourism program. If you would like to receive an email advising you of the next recruitment intake, please email . Information about volunteering with Tourism Melbourne Volunteers play a vital role in the City of Melbourne's tourism services. The...
[ "Does Volunteering Pay Back?", "Welcome to the City of Melbourne!", "Tourism Volunteer Program.", "Interest and Tourism Volunteering." ]
What did the little orphan most probably say to the crippled boy's father?
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Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: Once there was a little orphan who always wished that he could fly like a bird. It was very difficult for him to understand why he could not fly. There was another little boy who was _ . One day the orphan came to a park, where he saw the little crippled boy playing in the sand alone. He ran over to the litt...
Answer: A
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Once there was a little orphan who always wished that he could fly like a bird. It was very difficult for him to understand why he could not fly. There was another little boy who was _ . One day the orphan came to a park, where he saw the little crippled boy playing in the sand alone. He ran over to the little crippl...
[ "May I carry him on my back for a run?", "Could you be my daddy, too?", "Would you join us in our game?", "Could I be friends with your son?" ]
What term is used to describe the parts of the brain involved in the reception and interpretation of sensory stimuli collectively?
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Answer the following science question clearly and accurately.
What term is used to describe the parts of the brain involved in the reception and interpretation of sensory stimuli collectively?
sensorium
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Sensorium Those parts of the brain involved in the reception and interpretation of sensory stimuli are referred to collectively as the sensorium. The cerebral cortex has several regions that are necessary for sensory perception. From the primary cortical areas of the somatosensory, visual, auditory, and gustatory sense...
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In the author's opinion,if. you want a good life,what you need most is _ .
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Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: Any day we wish;we can discipline ourselves to change it a11.Any day we wish;we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge.Any day we wish;we can start a new activity.Any day we wish;we can start the process of life change.We can do it immediately,or next week,or next month,or next year. We can...
Answer: B
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Any day we wish;we can discipline ourselves to change it a11.Any day we wish;we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge.Any day we wish;we can start a new activity.Any day we wish;we can start the process of life change.We can do it immediately,or next week,or next month,or next year. We can also do ...
[ "self confidence", "good choices", "strong wills", "the truth" ]
What gland secretes a fluid that mixes with sperm to help form semen?
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Answer the following science question clearly and accurately.
What gland secretes a fluid that mixes with sperm to help form semen?
prostate gland
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The prostate gland secretes a fluid that mixes with sperm to help form semen. Semen is a whitish liquid that contains sperm. It passes through the urethra and out of the body.
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The experiment of an enthusiastic zoologist shows that _ .
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Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: It's about the size of a small slim upside down goat, if you can imagine such a thing.The sloth really is not only one of the laziest, but one of the strangest of the strangest of mammals.It spends most of its life asleep.But even when it's awake, it only moves very slowly. There are two main kinds defined by...
Answer: B
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It's about the size of a small slim upside down goat, if you can imagine such a thing.The sloth really is not only one of the laziest, but one of the strangest of the strangest of mammals.It spends most of its life asleep.But even when it's awake, it only moves very slowly. There are two main kinds defined by the numb...
[ "how slow a sloth can be", "sloths have very poor hearing", "sloths are sleepy all the time", "sloths are not easily disturbed" ]
When the author's mother brought her little brother Joey back from the hospital, the author _ .
D
Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: When my brother Joey was 6 months old, my mother brought him home from the hospital and told me to watch him while she fixed supper. We started playing a game I called "dogs", rolling on the floor like pups . Then I looked up and saw my mother watching us. She was crying. "He's blind," she said. "The doctor t...
Answer: D
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When my brother Joey was 6 months old, my mother brought him home from the hospital and told me to watch him while she fixed supper. We started playing a game I called "dogs", rolling on the floor like pups . Then I looked up and saw my mother watching us. She was crying. "He's blind," she said. "The doctor told me to...
[ "was sad because he couldn't see things clearly", "immediately introduced him to the family dog", "worried that he might steal her mother's love from her", "had great fun playing a game with him" ]
. If Mr. and Mrs. Smith stay in Narvik with their six-year-old daughter for three days in 2013, they should pay _ .
C
Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: Winter is a very special time in Northern Norway. Winter also means skiing, and Narvik can offer some of the best skiing in Norway. The view and light change frequently and no two days are the same. For many people, the northern lights are an unforgettable sight, and in Narvik the sky is especially clear and g...
Answer: C
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Winter is a very special time in Northern Norway. Winter also means skiing, and Narvik can offer some of the best skiing in Norway. The view and light change frequently and no two days are the same. For many people, the northern lights are an unforgettable sight, and in Narvik the sky is especially clear and great for ...
[ "NOK 1,160", "NOK 1,425", "NOK 1,670", "NOK 2,260" ]
The Pantheon which tourists visit at present was built in _ .
C
Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: Roman Pantheon is one of the greatest achievements of the ancient Romans. The ancient Romans were good architects and they built many wonderful buildings. Another good example of a Roman architectural style is the Roman Coliseum, which is a large building used for public sports events or entertainment. The R...
Answer: C
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Roman Pantheon is one of the greatest achievements of the ancient Romans. The ancient Romans were good architects and they built many wonderful buildings. Another good example of a Roman architectural style is the Roman Coliseum, which is a large building used for public sports events or entertainment. The Roman arch...
[ "27BC", "80AD", "about 125AD", "609 AD" ]
Why did the audience laugh loud at the pedestrians?
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Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: D Before I studied psychology, I used to think that people would laugh when funny things occurred.While I was right about that, I discovered there are lots of other psychological factors that make people laugh other than the funny part of a joke.When someone laughs at a joke, there will usually be more than o...
Answer: D
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D Before I studied psychology, I used to think that people would laugh when funny things occurred.While I was right about that, I discovered there are lots of other psychological factors that make people laugh other than the funny part of a joke.When someone laughs at a joke, there will usually be more than one reason...
[ "They played a trick on the pedestrians.", "The pedestrians behaved in a funny way.", "They could feel the pedestrians' happiness.", "Their emotion was approved of by the show." ]
What is the most important purpose of innovations that use satellite tracking and remote communications?
B
Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: 1.2 million road deaths worldwide occur each year, plus a further 50 million injuries. Toreduce car crash rate, much research now is focused on safety and new fuelsthough some electric vehicle and biofuel research aims at going faster. Traveling at speed has always been risky. One cutting edge area of researc...
Answer: B
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1.2 million road deaths worldwide occur each year, plus a further 50 million injuries. Toreduce car crash rate, much research now is focused on safety and new fuelsthough some electric vehicle and biofuel research aims at going faster. Traveling at speed has always been risky. One cutting edge area of research in moto...
[ "To call for help when one's car crashes.", ".To track the car down when it is being stolen.", ".To prevent car thieves from getting into your car.", "To call for help when the car gets jammed in the traffic." ]
Dave Winer closed his "weblogs. Com" because _ .
D
Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: A "blogger" is a person who writes on an Internet computer Web site called a "blog ".The word "blog" is a short way of saying Web log, or personal Web site. Anyone can start a blog, and they can write about anything they like. There are millions of blogs on the Internet today. They provide news, information,ad...
Answer: D
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A "blogger" is a person who writes on an Internet computer Web site called a "blog ".The word "blog" is a short way of saying Web log, or personal Web site. Anyone can start a blog, and they can write about anything they like. There are millions of blogs on the Internet today. They provide news, information,advertiseme...
[ "more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity", "American companies used blogs to advertise their products", "people stole money from on -line bank accounts", "He couldn't afford the increasing money needed to run the blogs" ]
Over-washing can _ ,
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Passage: Don't wash your hair every day. Here's why: It will be easier to style. If you've ever washed your hair just before going to the salon to get another better look, you will be told by the stylist, freshly washed and dried hair isn't as easy to work with as hair that was washed a day or two ago. Your color will ...
Answer: B
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Don't wash your hair every day. Here's why: It will be easier to style. If you've ever washed your hair just before going to the salon to get another better look, you will be told by the stylist, freshly washed and dried hair isn't as easy to work with as hair that was washed a day or two ago. Your color will last long...
[ "give you a best look", "make your hair dried out", "get your hair to be healthier", "increase more natural oils of hairs" ]
The story is about _ .
A
Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: It can be dangerous to travel by sea. Ships sometimes sink far away from land. When this happens, the sailors have to get into small boats. If another ship does not come and help them and they do not have enough food or water, they will die. Most people believe we must not drink sea water. They believe that ...
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It can be dangerous to travel by sea. Ships sometimes sink far away from land. When this happens, the sailors have to get into small boats. If another ship does not come and help them and they do not have enough food or water, they will die. Most people believe we must not drink sea water. They believe that if we do,...
[ "drinking sea water", "a dying sailor", "a kind doctor", "eating good food" ]
If you are in bed when an earthquake happens, you should_.
A
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Passage: How to survive an earthquake prefix = st1 /Indonesia is located on the edge of the volcanic ring that circles the Pacific. This means volcanoes and earthquakes, which can cause serious loss of life. Many people there have heard suggestions of what to do in an earthquake. For instance, they are taught to stand ...
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How to survive an earthquake prefix = st1 /Indonesia is located on the edge of the volcanic ring that circles the Pacific. This means volcanoes and earthquakes, which can cause serious loss of life. Many people there have heard suggestions of what to do in an earthquake. For instance, they are taught to stand in a door...
[ "lie close to your bed", "hide under your bed", "head for the stairs", "stay where you are" ]
What are the organic compounds that the body needs in small amounts to function properly; humans need 13 different ones?
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Answer the following science question clearly and accurately.
What are the organic compounds that the body needs in small amounts to function properly; humans need 13 different ones?
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Vitamins are organic compounds that the body needs in small amounts to function properly. Humans need 13 different vitamins. Some of them are listed below ( Table below ). The table also shows how much of each vitamin you need every day. Vitamins have many roles in the body. For example, Vitamin A helps maintain good v...
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After the computer was brought home, the author's father _ .
B
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Passage: When I learned that my 71-year-old mother was playing Scrabble--a word game--against herself, I knew I had to do something. My husband suggested we give her a computer to play against. I wasn't sure my mother was ready for it. After all, it had taken 15 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker. Even so,...
Answer: B
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When I learned that my 71-year-old mother was playing Scrabble--a word game--against herself, I knew I had to do something. My husband suggested we give her a computer to play against. I wasn't sure my mother was ready for it. After all, it had taken 15 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker. Even so, we packe...
[ "lost interest in cooking", "took more phone calls", "played more games", "began to use it" ]
According to the passage,it can be learned that _
D
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Passage: Kate Anderson became an accidental car thief when she went to pick up her daughter's car near an Ohio University building last week.Anderson saw the nickelgray Toyota Camry and used her daughter's key to unlock the car,start the engine and drive home. When Charlie Vansant left class a short time later,he found...
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Kate Anderson became an accidental car thief when she went to pick up her daughter's car near an Ohio University building last week.Anderson saw the nickelgray Toyota Camry and used her daughter's key to unlock the car,start the engine and drive home. When Charlie Vansant left class a short time later,he found only an ...
[ "the daughter is more honest than her mother", "many thefts occurred because the same keys were used", "Toyota Camry is a kind of car,which is easier to unlock", "the car producers should pay more attention to car identity" ]
The bad habits formed by _
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Passage: Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. When a person does a certain thing again, he is impelled(,) by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly; thus a habit is formed. Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get rid of. It is therefore very important that we ...
Answer: A
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Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. When a person does a certain thing again, he is impelled(,) by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly; thus a habit is formed. Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get rid of. It is therefore very important that we should pa...
[ "children sometimes stay in all their lives", "older people sometimes can kill them", "persons sometimes can remain with them", "younger people sometimes can break them" ]
Caitlynd helped the young man because_.
D
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Passage: My six--year-old granddaughter, Caitlynd.and I stopped at m Tim Horton's shop for a blueberry cake.As we were going out the door, a young teenage boy was coming in. This young man had no hair on the sides of his head and a set of blue spiked hair on top of it.One of his nostrils was pierced,and a ring ran ...
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My six--year-old granddaughter, Caitlynd.and I stopped at m Tim Horton's shop for a blueberry cake.As we were going out the door, a young teenage boy was coming in. This young man had no hair on the sides of his head and a set of blue spiked hair on top of it.One of his nostrils was pierced,and a ring ran through t...
[ "she was scared", "she didn't notice his look", "she wanted to avoid him", "it would be difficult for him to open the door." ]
What most likely happens to young wolves after the age of four?
B
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Passage: Wolves travel in groups, and they perform almost all the other activities of their lives in the company of fellow wolves. This is one of the most important facts that modern science have learned about wolves and one of the things that most clearly explain their way of life. The pack is usually a family group. ...
Answer: B
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Wolves travel in groups, and they perform almost all the other activities of their lives in the company of fellow wolves. This is one of the most important facts that modern science have learned about wolves and one of the things that most clearly explain their way of life. The pack is usually a family group. It is mad...
[ "They leave the pack and live alone.", "They leave the pack to form packs of their own.", "They continue to live as part of the pack.", "They take over the leadership from their parents." ]
What would be the best title for the text?
D
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Passage: Some people surveyed tasted the sweet, salty, and crunchy together with other tastes of food as they listen to different noises. It shows that louder noises reduced the reported sweetness or saltiness of food while increasing the measure of crunchiness . It may go some way to explain why airline food is widely...
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Some people surveyed tasted the sweet, salty, and crunchy together with other tastes of food as they listen to different noises. It shows that louder noises reduced the reported sweetness or saltiness of food while increasing the measure of crunchiness . It may go some way to explain why airline food is widely complain...
[ "The best dinner environment", "How to change plane foods", "Listening to music while eating", "Background noise affects the taste of foods" ]
What does the writer of this article imply about 3-D printing?
B
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Passage: Printing images is easy. Just select an image of a purple robot on your PC, for example, and press print. Your home printer exactly shoots drops of ink onto a flat piece of paper, creating the robot's 2-D image. "Printing" 3-D objects is different. Take the purple robot. First select a file of the 3-D printer....
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Printing images is easy. Just select an image of a purple robot on your PC, for example, and press print. Your home printer exactly shoots drops of ink onto a flat piece of paper, creating the robot's 2-D image. "Printing" 3-D objects is different. Take the purple robot. First select a file of the 3-D printer. Immediat...
[ "Its inventor is famous", "Its future looks bright.", "It is still quite cheap.", "It will be of little use." ]
The selling of his paintings is considered to be the most successful because _ .
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Passage: He lived his whole life as a poor man. His art and talent were recognized by almost no one. He suffered from a mental illness that led him to cut off part of his left ear in 1888 and to shoot himself two years later. But after his death, he achieved world fame. Today, Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh is recognize...
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He lived his whole life as a poor man. His art and talent were recognized by almost no one. He suffered from a mental illness that led him to cut off part of his left ear in 1888 and to shoot himself two years later. But after his death, he achieved world fame. Today, Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh is recognized as one ...
[ "more and more people like his paintings", "people can understand him through his paintings", "1.3 million people visit his painting museum every year", "Zundert has made 2003 \"The Van Gogh Year\" in his honor" ]
Tom would dance on a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall because _ .
D
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Passage: When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P.T.Barmum. Mr Barmum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charles' parents along with him, and they traveled the world together. He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a name, Ge...
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When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P.T.Barmum. Mr Barmum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charles' parents along with him, and they traveled the world together. He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a name, General Tom...
[ "the wooden plate would make it sound as if Tom were tap dancing", "it made Tom feel taller", "the eight-foot-tall man was the only tall person Tom trusted", "the difference between them would make Tom look even smaller" ]
All of the following statements account for the violence of puffer fish except that _ .
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Passage: If you are looking for an animal to take the title of "most violent fish in the sea", then the tiger puffer fish would have to be a strong contestant. Not only is it deadly poisonous --- though that doesn't stop people trying to eat it --- but it is also able to scare off enemies by inflating itself to becom...
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If you are looking for an animal to take the title of "most violent fish in the sea", then the tiger puffer fish would have to be a strong contestant. Not only is it deadly poisonous --- though that doesn't stop people trying to eat it --- but it is also able to scare off enemies by inflating itself to become much la...
[ "they are very difficult to catch", "they can become larger to threaten enemies away", "they kill their younger companions as they grow up", "they are deadly poisonous" ]
According to the passage, words are _ .
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Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: How men first learned to invent words is unknown, in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed...
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How men first learned to invent words is unknown, in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon cer...
[ "visual letters", "represented by sounds", "represented either by sounds or by letters", "signs called letters" ]
Tom and Devin have been teaching for a total of 70 years. Devin has been teaching for 5 less than half the number of years that Tom has. How many years has Tom been teaching?
Let x be the number of years Tom has been teaching Devin has been teaching for (1/2)x-5 years 70=x+((1/2)x-5) 70=(3/2)x-5 75=(3/2)x x=<<50=50>>50 Tom has been teaching for 50 years #### 50
Solve the following math problem and explain your reasoning step by step.
Tom and Devin have been teaching for a total of 70 years. Devin has been teaching for 5 less than half the number of years that Tom has. How many years has Tom been teaching?
Let x be the number of years Tom has been teaching Devin has been teaching for (1/2)x-5 years 70=x+((1/2)x-5) 70=(3/2)x-5 75=(3/2)x x=<<50=50>>50 Tom has been teaching for 50 years #### 50
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Shop owners often hire moonlighting police as parking attendants so that shoppers _ .
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Passage: High-quality customer service is attached great importance to by many, but actually keeping customers happy is easier said than done. Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of a retail store , but instead will alert their friends, s, co-workers and even strangers. Store managers are ...
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High-quality customer service is attached great importance to by many, but actually keeping customers happy is easier said than done. Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of a retail store , but instead will alert their friends, s, co-workers and even strangers. Store managers are often the...
[ "won't have trouble parking their cars", "can stay longer looking around in the store", "won't have any worry about security", "can find their cars easily after shopping" ]
On New Year's Day, Brazilians usually wear white clothes because _ .
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Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: A Christina from Spain On the last day of the year, the 31stof December, people wait till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a group. But we can't ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, th...
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A Christina from Spain On the last day of the year, the 31stof December, people wait till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock, we must eat a group. But we can't ever finish eating the grapes on time! Usually when people still have some grapes in their mouths, they look a...
[ "that reminds them of their happy life", "they hope that can bring them good luck", "they think that they look beautiful in white", "that's what they have to do during the New Year" ]
Which of the following is NOT true?
B
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Passage: Mrs. Clark moved to the small village when she was twenty-four. And she has lived there for thirty-nine years. She has a poor farm. She works hard on it, but she is often hungry. Her son Henry joined the army eight years ago and then found a job at a post office in London after he left the army. One day, he w...
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Mrs. Clark moved to the small village when she was twenty-four. And she has lived there for thirty-nine years. She has a poor farm. She works hard on it, but she is often hungry. Her son Henry joined the army eight years ago and then found a job at a post office in London after he left the army. One day, he wrote to h...
[ "Mrs. Clark took a wrong train.", "The driver drove to a wrong place.", "Mrs. Clark's daughter bought a right ticket for her mother.", "The conductor wanted to see Mrs. Clark's ticket." ]
Where does the passage most probably come from?
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Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: A long time ago, there was a seed and because he was only a seed, nobody noticed him. Thus, feeling inferior , the seed gave no importance to his existence . Then one day, a wind picked him up and threw him on an open field in the sun. Later, he was given rain. Years later he saw a traveler sitting by his si...
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A long time ago, there was a seed and because he was only a seed, nobody noticed him. Thus, feeling inferior , the seed gave no importance to his existence . Then one day, a wind picked him up and threw him on an open field in the sun. Later, he was given rain. Years later he saw a traveler sitting by his side. "Than...
[ "A history book.", "A science book.", "A story book.", "A guide book." ]
Who helped do some new study, children with less sleep _ .
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Passage: In America, most people don't get enough sleep. Children aged 5 to 12 are advised to sleep 10 to 11 hours every night, but most of them can't sleep that long. A study found that about 41 million American workers got less than six hours of sleep every night. Scientists worry that parents are passing their bad s...
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In America, most people don't get enough sleep. Children aged 5 to 12 are advised to sleep 10 to 11 hours every night, but most of them can't sleep that long. A study found that about 41 million American workers got less than six hours of sleep every night. Scientists worry that parents are passing their bad sleeping h...
[ "Teachers.", "Parents.", "Scientists.", "Psychologists." ]
What is the passage mainly about?
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Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: Education has an important effect on the mind or physical ability of an individual. It is the process by which society passes its accumulated knowledge, skills, and values from one generation to another. Various non-traditional education options are now available and continue to flourish . One of the most impo...
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Education has an important effect on the mind or physical ability of an individual. It is the process by which society passes its accumulated knowledge, skills, and values from one generation to another. Various non-traditional education options are now available and continue to flourish . One of the most important use...
[ "The importance of education", "The responsibility of education", "The development of education", "The purpose of education" ]
True animals are divided into those with radial versus bilateral styles of what?
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True animals are divided into those with radial versus bilateral styles of what?
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27.2 Features Used to Classify Animals Organisms in the animal kingdom are classified based on their body morphology and development. True animals are divided into those with radial versus bilateral symmetry. Generally, the simpler and often non-motile animals display radial symmetry. Animals with radial symmetry are a...
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Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bicycles?
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Passage: Bicycles are very popular in China. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere. When you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to school, shops and anywhere else. Therefore , China is known as "the kingdom of bicycles". In China, many families have one or two bicycles. Comp...
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Bicycles are very popular in China. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere. When you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to school, shops and anywhere else. Therefore , China is known as "the kingdom of bicycles". In China, many families have one or two bicycles. Compared(.......
[ "Bicycles are much cheaper than cars.", "Bicycles are easy to park.", "Bicycles are more beautiful than cars.", "Bicycles are safer than cars." ]
Yan Honglan thought _ is the most important thing.
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Passage: Chen Jie, 14, from Ningbo, Zhejiang is a lucky girl. She got 3600 yuan as gift money this Spring Festival. However, her grandmother took away all the money and put it in a bank account. Many students experienced the same thing as Chen. They got their gift money, only to immediately have it taken away. Xiong Sh...
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Chen Jie, 14, from Ningbo, Zhejiang is a lucky girl. She got 3600 yuan as gift money this Spring Festival. However, her grandmother took away all the money and put it in a bank account. Many students experienced the same thing as Chen. They got their gift money, only to immediately have it taken away. Xiong Shengyue, 1...
[ "to make children feel a little bit more grown-up", "to take care of the gift money by themselves", "to put the gift money in a bank account", "to make the children feel they're respected and trusted." ]
What is the passage mainly about?
D
Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: Colleges may try to do a lot to prepare students for study abroad - telling about culture shock, warning about homesickness, recommending books about the country. But when it comes to adjusting to campus life when they return, schools haven't done as much, even though the transition is sometimes almost as diff...
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Colleges may try to do a lot to prepare students for study abroad - telling about culture shock, warning about homesickness, recommending books about the country. But when it comes to adjusting to campus life when they return, schools haven't done as much, even though the transition is sometimes almost as difficult. "T...
[ "Overseas students experience culture shock in foreign countries.", "Some universities offer to help students in need.", "Returned students find it difficult to translate their time abroad into experience.", "Returning from studying overseas, students face more trouble than they expected." ]
How many seats did the minibus in Gansu province have before it was turned into a school bus?
C
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Passage: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised that the country would take actions to improve school bus safety on Sunday, a day after China saw its second terrible school bus accident in November, 2011. "School buses should be safe mobile campuses for students," the premier said at a national meeting on women and child...
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised that the country would take actions to improve school bus safety on Sunday, a day after China saw its second terrible school bus accident in November, 2011. "School buses should be safe mobile campuses for students," the premier said at a national meeting on women and children, "Soc...
[ "64", "21", "9", "19" ]
For dinner, they don't have _ .
D
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Passage: In many English homes people eat four meals a day. They have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge , eggs and bread and drink tea or coffee for breakfast. Lunch comes at one o'clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is at about seven thirty. F...
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In many English homes people eat four meals a day. They have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge , eggs and bread and drink tea or coffee for breakfast. Lunch comes at one o'clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is at about seven thirty. First they...
[ "soup", "fish", "bananas", "porridge" ]
. The school needs _ teachersto teach music.
D
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Passage: Waiters wanted King Restaurant needs five waiters. If you want to find a new job, you can come here. Please call John at 678-5342. To get to the restaurant, you just have to cross North Road. It's next to the bank. Teachers wanted Do you want to be a teacher? Are you friendly to kids? Can you sing, dance or pl...
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Waiters wanted King Restaurant needs five waiters. If you want to find a new job, you can come here. Please call John at 678-5342. To get to the restaurant, you just have to cross North Road. It's next to the bank. Teachers wanted Do you want to be a teacher? Are you friendly to kids? Can you sing, dance or play the pi...
[ "five", "four", "three", "two" ]
What's Linda's telephone number?
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Passage: Hello, my first name is Jenny and my family name is Brown. I am a girl. I am 11. My telephone number is 025-7658. I have two friends. One is a boy. His name is Mike Green. He is 10. His telephone number is 636-7654. Linda Smith is my friend, too. She is 9. Her telephone number is 356-7890. ,. Question: What...
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Hello, my first name is Jenny and my family name is Brown. I am a girl. I am 11. My telephone number is 025-7658. I have two friends. One is a boy. His name is Mike Green. He is 10. His telephone number is 636-7654. Linda Smith is my friend, too. She is 9. Her telephone number is 356-7890. ,.
[ "356-7890", "025-7654", "636-7654", "025-7658" ]
The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because _ .
A
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Passage: The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever . He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him . The ne...
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The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever . He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him . The next mornin...
[ "it went well with the separation of the hero and the heroine", "when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening", "it was more moving than a sunrise", "the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset" ]
What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?
C
Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: No more batteries,no more chargers and no more wires.This is the future promised by "wireless power".a means of broadcasting electricity through the air to laptops,iPods and other gadgets without the need for cables and sockets . Wireless lighting,audio speakers and digital picture frames are expected to be a...
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No more batteries,no more chargers and no more wires.This is the future promised by "wireless power".a means of broadcasting electricity through the air to laptops,iPods and other gadgets without the need for cables and sockets . Wireless lighting,audio speakers and digital picture frames are expected to be among the ...
[ "A wireless instrument used for charging.", "The only company to show the ambitious technology.", "A means of broadcasting electricity to gadgets.", "A new efficient energy." ]
Housewives like dried foods because they _ .
A
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Passage: Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helps to store it, and that the easiest way to do this is to expose the food to sun and wind. In this way the North American Indians produce pemmican(dried meat ground into powder and made into cakes), the Scandinavians make stockfish and the Arabs...
Answer: A
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Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helps to store it, and that the easiest way to do this is to expose the food to sun and wind. In this way the North American Indians produce pemmican(dried meat ground into powder and made into cakes), the Scandinavians make stockfish and the Arabs dried da...
[ "are quick to prepare", "taste better than fresh foods", "can be packed in a case", "look fresh when cooked" ]
Based on their findings, researchers have made the following suggestions except that _ .
C
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Passage: Using tablet computers like Apple's iPad and Samsung's Galaxy Note just before bed can lead to a poor night's sleep, according to research. More and more people are taking their tablets to bed with them to surf the web, check Facebook or email before switching off the light. But researchers are warning that t...
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Using tablet computers like Apple's iPad and Samsung's Galaxy Note just before bed can lead to a poor night's sleep, according to research. More and more people are taking their tablets to bed with them to surf the web, check Facebook or email before switching off the light. But researchers are warning that the blueis...
[ "Devices like iPads should be turned off at night.", "Tablet makers should make improvements in devices.", "Users should view iPads at full brightness instead of wearing orange glass goggles.", "The time spent on screen before bed should be controlled." ]
What was the office like?
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Passage: A story happened when the telegraph was the fastest method of long-distance communication. One day, a young man went to an interview for a job as a Morse code operator . Answering the ad in the newspaper, he went to the office address. When he arrived, he walked into a large, busy office filled with noise, inc...
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A story happened when the telegraph was the fastest method of long-distance communication. One day, a young man went to an interview for a job as a Morse code operator . Answering the ad in the newspaper, he went to the office address. When he arrived, he walked into a large, busy office filled with noise, including th...
[ "Large, busy and noisy", "Busy, noisy and crowded", "Large, crowded but quiet", "Busy, crowded but quiet" ]
We can learn from the passage that_in learning a foreign language.
C
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Passage: Here is a passage about learning a foreign language. Outside of class, the most natural way of finding out if you are making mistakes is from other people's responses. If the mistakes are too serious, your listeners will be asking you all the time what you mean. If they are not so serious, then people may be a...
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Here is a passage about learning a foreign language. Outside of class, the most natural way of finding out if you are making mistakes is from other people's responses. If the mistakes are too serious, your listeners will be asking you all the time what you mean. If they are not so serious, then people may be asking you...
[ "making mistakes about rules can always be avoided", "speaking is the only way to correct mistakes", "getting and using responses is important", "errors can be easily corrected" ]
The writer wrote this passage with the purpose of _ .
C
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Passage: When a handheld video game runs out of power, all you have to do is plug it in and charge it up. Within a few years, some of you might do the same thing with mom's car. Automobile companies are developing vehiclesthat will plug into electricsockets , just like many laptops, digitalcameras, cell phones and sma...
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When a handheld video game runs out of power, all you have to do is plug it in and charge it up. Within a few years, some of you might do the same thing with mom's car. Automobile companies are developing vehiclesthat will plug into electricsockets , just like many laptops, digitalcameras, cell phones and small video ...
[ "how to charge the handheld video game up", "explaining a newly-developed battery", "introducing a new car", "telling us how to make the new battery cheaper" ]
What can we infer from the passage?
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Passage: Picture the scene: You come home after work feeling too exhausted to cook -only to find a delicious meal worthy of a Michelin-starred restaurant waiting for you. It sounds like a fantasy, but it could be about to come true thanks to a robot chef developed by British scientists. Those scientists have come up wi...
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Picture the scene: You come home after work feeling too exhausted to cook -only to find a delicious meal worthy of a Michelin-starred restaurant waiting for you. It sounds like a fantasy, but it could be about to come true thanks to a robot chef developed by British scientists. Those scientists have come up with a set ...
[ "Hands of a robot chef can perform exactly like a cook.", "Robot chefs are available at shopping malls.", "Michelin-starred restaurants are suitable for many people.", "It is uncertain when the robot can cook all kinds of food." ]
Why did Chen's grandma decide to go to school with him?
C
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Passage: Chen Zhengshan has a special classmate, his 63-year-old grandma. His grandma began to look after him 10 years ago. Chen got a bad illness when he was three. His mother left the family. His father couldn't work. So his grandparents began to look after him. Chen had to take five kinds of medicine every day and ...
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Chen Zhengshan has a special classmate, his 63-year-old grandma. His grandma began to look after him 10 years ago. Chen got a bad illness when he was three. His mother left the family. His father couldn't work. So his grandparents began to look after him. Chen had to take five kinds of medicine every day and it cost t...
[ "Because she wanted to learn something.", "Because her grandson couldn't walk.", "Because she wanted to look after her grandson.", "Because her grandson didn't study well." ]
Why does the author write the text?
B
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Passage: The year 2009 is the Year of Ox. The ox is a representative of the fanning culture of China. In the farming economy , oxen are the major animals pulling plows . Of course, the good of oxen is not limited to plowing. In fact, they are seen as "boats on land" for their ability to carry loads. Besides, the who...
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The year 2009 is the Year of Ox. The ox is a representative of the fanning culture of China. In the farming economy , oxen are the major animals pulling plows . Of course, the good of oxen is not limited to plowing. In fact, they are seen as "boats on land" for their ability to carry loads. Besides, the whole body o...
[ "To stress the importance of oxen in farming.", "To introduce the Chinese folk culture.", "To describe how to celebrate the Year of Ox.", "To explain how to develop agriculture with oxen." ]
To form permanent memories of their experiences, young children need to _ .
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Passage: What is your earliest childhood memory? Can you remember learning to walk? Or talk? The first time you watched a television program? Adults seldom call back events much earlier than the year or so before entering school, just as children younger than three or four seldom remember any specific, personal experie...
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What is your earliest childhood memory? Can you remember learning to walk? Or talk? The first time you watched a television program? Adults seldom call back events much earlier than the year or so before entering school, just as children younger than three or four seldom remember any specific, personal experiences. A v...
[ "talk about them with others", "grow older than three or four", "write a story in their own language", "have a good relationship with their parents" ]
The electrolysis of what substance produces hydrogen and oxygen gases
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The electrolysis of what substance produces hydrogen and oxygen gases
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The electrolysis of water produces hydrogen and oxygen gases. The electrolytic cell consists of a pair of platinum electrodes immersed in water containing a small amount of an electrolyte, such as H 2 SO 4 . The electrolyte is necessary because pure water does not contain enough ions to effectively conduct a current. A...
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Passage: "Look! Here come UFOs!" At around 8 p.m. July 26,2010, a citizen called Lu Shan spotted this special phenomenon in Leshan, Sichuan: three unidentified and bright objects appeared in the sky above "Jade International" building, and then disappeared all together after 10 more minutes. The phenomenon caught a l...
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"Look! Here come UFOs!" At around 8 p.m. July 26,2010, a citizen called Lu Shan spotted this special phenomenon in Leshan, Sichuan: three unidentified and bright objects appeared in the sky above "Jade International" building, and then disappeared all together after 10 more minutes. The phenomenon caught a lot of att...
[ "What is \"sun dog?\"", "Wang Sichao discovered three suns.", "Three suns shine in Leshan, Sichuan.", "Lu Shan found three sun dogs in Leshan." ]
What is the name of the layer above the mesosphere?
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What is the name of the layer above the mesosphere?
thermosphere
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Nick abandoned the electronic arms and legs because _ .
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Passage: Nick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs, but the brave 32-year-old man, plays football and golf, swims, and surfs. Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him balance and enables him to kick. He uses his one foot to type, write with a pen and pick things up between his toes. "I call it my chicke...
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Nick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs, but the brave 32-year-old man, plays football and golf, swims, and surfs. Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him balance and enables him to kick. He uses his one foot to type, write with a pen and pick things up between his toes. "I call it my chicken drumsti...
[ "his family couldn't afford them", "his classmates didn't like them", "they were too heavy to handle", "they affected his appearance" ]
What traits are those that are inherited unchanged in a hybridization?
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What traits are those that are inherited unchanged in a hybridization?
dominant traits
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Upon compiling his results for many thousands of plants, Mendel concluded that the characteristics could be divided into expressed and latent traits. He called these dominant and recessive traits, respectively. Dominant traits are those that are inherited unchanged in a hybridization. Recessive traits become latent, or...
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The passage is likely to appear in _ .
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Passage: A new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops . Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility . But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have be...
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A new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops . Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility . But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught...
[ "a newspaper advertisement", "a computer textbook", "a science magazine", "a finance report" ]
Feng Junying's words mean _ .
C
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Passage: A primary school in Wuhan has used new desks and chairs to prevent students from getting short sight. The desks and chairs make students have the correct posture, especially when reading and writing. Each desk has an adjustable steel bar. The bar can help students keep their eyes at least 30cm from books. Zhan...
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A primary school in Wuhan has used new desks and chairs to prevent students from getting short sight. The desks and chairs make students have the correct posture, especially when reading and writing. Each desk has an adjustable steel bar. The bar can help students keep their eyes at least 30cm from books. Zhang Jianmin...
[ "the number of students with short sight is increasing", "the students don't get used to the new desks and chairs", "bad reading habits are not the only reason of the students' short sight", "the new desks and chairs are useless for the students to improve their eye sight" ]
The author set the living butterfly free because _ .
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Passage: There was a time in my life when beauty meant something special to me. I guess that would have been when I was about six or seven years old, just several weeks or maybe a month before the orphanage turned me into an old man. I would get up every morning at the orphanage, make my bed just like the little...
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There was a time in my life when beauty meant something special to me. I guess that would have been when I was about six or seven years old, just several weeks or maybe a month before the orphanage turned me into an old man. I would get up every morning at the orphanage, make my bed just like the little soldier ...
[ "he liked it very much", "he had sympathy for the beautiful butterfly", "he couldn't bear a butterfly dying in his favorite bushes", "its wing broke off" ]
John is _ .
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Passage: John is an American boy. His family is in China now. John likes chocolate very much. But his mother doesn't give him. Chocolate is not good for him, she thinks. But John has a very nice uncle. The old man loves him very much, and sometimes he buys John some chocolate. Then his mother lets him eat them. Becaus...
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John is an American boy. His family is in China now. John likes chocolate very much. But his mother doesn't give him. Chocolate is not good for him, she thinks. But John has a very nice uncle. The old man loves him very much, and sometimes he buys John some chocolate. Then his mother lets him eat them. Because she wan...
[ "American boy", "Chinese", "American", "China" ]
The toothlessness of modern birds, which serves to trim the weight of the head, is an example of what?
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The toothlessness of modern birds, which serves to trim the weight of the head, is an example of what?
adaptation
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Jenny wants to heat a dish for dinner. It needs to be at 100 degrees before it is ready to eat. It is 20 degrees when she places it in the oven, and it heats up 5 degrees every minute. How many minutes will it take to be ready?
To determine this, we must first figure out the required change in temperature. To do this, we perform 100-20= <<100-20=80>>80 degrees of required temperature change. Next, we divide this amount by the rate of change per minute, performing 80/5= <<80/5=16>>16 minutes of cooking time. #### 16
Solve the following math problem and explain your reasoning step by step.
Jenny wants to heat a dish for dinner. It needs to be at 100 degrees before it is ready to eat. It is 20 degrees when she places it in the oven, and it heats up 5 degrees every minute. How many minutes will it take to be ready?
To determine this, we must first figure out the required change in temperature. To do this, we perform 100-20= <<100-20=80>>80 degrees of required temperature change. Next, we divide this amount by the rate of change per minute, performing 80/5= <<80/5=16>>16 minutes of cooking time. #### 16
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It took Braille _ to invent the alphabet.
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Passage: How important can a fifteen-year-old boy's work be? Well, Louis Braille's work changed the world. Born in a small town near Paris in 1809, shortly after his third birthday Louis blinded himself in one eye while playing with a sharp pointed tool in his father's workshop. He soon lost the sight in his other eye ...
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How important can a fifteen-year-old boy's work be? Well, Louis Braille's work changed the world. Born in a small town near Paris in 1809, shortly after his third birthday Louis blinded himself in one eye while playing with a sharp pointed tool in his father's workshop. He soon lost the sight in his other eye when the ...
[ "three years", "six years", "fifteen", "many years." ]
According to Airbus, which of the following is not the advantage of A380 compared to Boeing 747?
C
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Passage: The word's largest aircraft made its public debut last week at Europe's biggest factory, a purpose built assembly line in Toulouse, souther, n France.The Airbus A380 will have 50 per cent more floor space than American rival Boeing's 747 Jumbo, with room for duty-free shops, restaurants and even a sauna.This n...
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The word's largest aircraft made its public debut last week at Europe's biggest factory, a purpose built assembly line in Toulouse, souther, n France.The Airbus A380 will have 50 per cent more floor space than American rival Boeing's 747 Jumbo, with room for duty-free shops, restaurants and even a sauna.This new arriva...
[ "Making less noise, causing less traffic problems", "Using less fuel, costing less money", "Creating less pollution, having less weight", "Having more floor space, creating less pollution" ]
In a house, there are 16 cats. Two of them are white, and 25% of them are black. The rest of the cats are grey. How many grey cats are in this house?
In this house, there are 16 * 25/100 = <<16*25/100=4>>4 black cats. If there are two white cats, that means that there are 16 - 4 - 2 = <<16-4-2=10>>10 grey cats in this house. #### 10
Solve the following math problem and explain your reasoning step by step.
In a house, there are 16 cats. Two of them are white, and 25% of them are black. The rest of the cats are grey. How many grey cats are in this house?
In this house, there are 16 * 25/100 = <<16*25/100=4>>4 black cats. If there are two white cats, that means that there are 16 - 4 - 2 = <<16-4-2=10>>10 grey cats in this house. #### 10
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What do we know about Andrew?
D
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Passage: Have you dreamed of traveling to cool places, meeting different people, and maybe picking up a language or two? No matter which country you live in, you can fly over the world's highest waterfalls in Venezuela, study in France or take dancing lessons in Ghana. Besides the excitement of traveling, there is anot...
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Have you dreamed of traveling to cool places, meeting different people, and maybe picking up a language or two? No matter which country you live in, you can fly over the world's highest waterfalls in Venezuela, study in France or take dancing lessons in Ghana. Besides the excitement of traveling, there is another reaso...
[ "He once flew over the world's highest waterfalls.", "He took dancing lessons in Ghana.", "He learned about cultures in Caracas, Venezuela.", "He studied in France." ]
Who can get help from the Yan Ran Angel Foundation?
A
Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: Do you know more and more Chinese artists have made regular donations to charity or put their efforts into charity work in China? Here let's know some of them. Faye Wong and her husband Li Yapeng started the Yan Ran Angel Foundation for harelipped children three years ago. It was named after their daughter....
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Do you know more and more Chinese artists have made regular donations to charity or put their efforts into charity work in China? Here let's know some of them. Faye Wong and her husband Li Yapeng started the Yan Ran Angel Foundation for harelipped children three years ago. It was named after their daughter. Its purp...
[ "Harelipped children under 14.", "All disabled children.", "All disabled children under 14.", "All harelipped children." ]
From the text we can see that photosynthesis _ .
A
Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: We all enjoy the beautiful show of color1s as leaves change each autumn. But did you ever wonder how and why this happens? To answer the question, first you have to understand what leaves are and what they do. Leaves are nature's food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots. And they t...
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We all enjoy the beautiful show of color1s as leaves change each autumn. But did you ever wonder how and why this happens? To answer the question, first you have to understand what leaves are and what they do. Leaves are nature's food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots. And they take a gas...
[ "can produce glucose, which can provide energy for trees' growth", "can happen whenever there is light and water", "is the process of putting sunlight together with chlorophyll", "doesn't stop during the trees' lifetime even in winter" ]
What may Celebi first do if his front door opens at a wrong time when he is away?
D
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Passage: Interactive Home-security Systems Tarik Celebi, who lives in San Francisco suburb, takes his home-security system with him to work, to dinner, just about anywhere.By his cell phone, he "arms" his home-security alarm from his car before he leaves for work.During his workday, he gets e-mail alerts every time his...
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Interactive Home-security Systems Tarik Celebi, who lives in San Francisco suburb, takes his home-security system with him to work, to dinner, just about anywhere.By his cell phone, he "arms" his home-security alarm from his car before he leaves for work.During his workday, he gets e-mail alerts every time his front do...
[ "Inform the police.", "Call his mother-in-law.", "Arm the security alarm.", "Observe through video." ]
The number of possible isomers increases tremendously as carbon skeletons increase in what?
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The number of possible isomers increases tremendously as carbon skeletons increase in what?
size
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C
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Passage: It's good to make mistakes, and here is why. First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It's always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try anything new, how can you improve? How can you expand? The simple answer is "You can't...
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It's good to make mistakes, and here is why. First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It's always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try anything new, how can you improve? How can you expand? The simple answer is "You can't". Look a...
[ "Never mind, I can always try again.", "I'd better stay out of trouble.", "Ok! Now I can learn something.", "Look at this mess. Anyone would be upset." ]
What will a well-programmed robot do when facing an unusual situation?
D
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Passage: As Artificial Intelligence(AI) becomes increasingly sophisticated, there are growing concerns that robots could become a threat. This danger can be avoided, according to computer science professor Stuart Russell, if we figure out how to turn human values into a programmable code. Russell argues that as robots ...
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As Artificial Intelligence(AI) becomes increasingly sophisticated, there are growing concerns that robots could become a threat. This danger can be avoided, according to computer science professor Stuart Russell, if we figure out how to turn human values into a programmable code. Russell argues that as robots take on m...
[ "keep a distance from possible dangers.", "Stop to seek advice from a human being.", "Trigger its built-in alarm system at once.", "Do sufficient testing before taking action." ]
Which of the following statements is true about Julia Rosetti?
A
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Passage: Name: Julia Rosetti Email: n1950215@droid.fit.qut.edu.au Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 18 Sex: Female Drugs: No Alcohol: No Sports/ Activities: I used to do a lot of ballet and stage work, my ambition was to be a professional dancer before I got sick. Nowadays I love to read, and other stuff like that, as...
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Name: Julia Rosetti Email: n1950215@droid.fit.qut.edu.au Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 18 Sex: Female Drugs: No Alcohol: No Sports/ Activities: I used to do a lot of ballet and stage work, my ambition was to be a professional dancer before I got sick. Nowadays I love to read, and other stuff like that, as well as ...
[ "She had wanted to become a doctor.", "She had done very well at college.", "She often visits hospitals in her spare time.", "She has her own homepage on the Internet." ]
Both MaCain and Obama agree with each other in the following issues except _ .
C
Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: John McCain and Barack Obama call for closer U.S.-Chinese cooperation on trade, the environment and nuclear proliferation in the upcoming issue of an American business group's magazine. They do so in an unusual effort to _ voters abroad. Both articles appeared Sunday on the website of the American Chamber of...
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John McCain and Barack Obama call for closer U.S.-Chinese cooperation on trade, the environment and nuclear proliferation in the upcoming issue of an American business group's magazine. They do so in an unusual effort to _ voters abroad. Both articles appeared Sunday on the website of the American Chamber of Commerce...
[ "cooperation betweenChinaand theUScan strengthen understanding", "problems like the environment and nuclear proliferation are the global concern", "China's rising global power is a threat to its neighboring countries", "China's economic success is really great" ]
This passage can be classified as _ .
C
Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: A Hollywood movie was met with an awkward situation last Saturday in China. While fans are standing in long queues to watch the first show, others are advocating a boycott on the American movie with Chinese story elements. After "Kung Fu Panda", a cartoon movie telling about a panda's Kung Fu master journey, h...
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A Hollywood movie was met with an awkward situation last Saturday in China. While fans are standing in long queues to watch the first show, others are advocating a boycott on the American movie with Chinese story elements. After "Kung Fu Panda", a cartoon movie telling about a panda's Kung Fu master journey, hit China'...
[ "an advertisement", "a feature story", "a news report", "a film review" ]
What do you think of the wolves?
D
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Passage: The wolves are very hungry. They go out to look for food. There are many sheep ( ) near the hill( ). There are also a few sheepdogs with them. The wolves think of an idea. They speak to the sheepdogs," You are like us and we are brothers. But we have a very different life. We do what we like, and you must w...
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The wolves are very hungry. They go out to look for food. There are many sheep ( ) near the hill( ). There are also a few sheepdogs with them. The wolves think of an idea. They speak to the sheepdogs," You are like us and we are brothers. But we have a very different life. We do what we like, and you must work for m...
[ "Shy.", "Lazy.", "Kind.", "Sly ." ]
Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A
Read the passage and answer the question.
Passage: Farmers grow cocoa trees in the shady areas of rainforests near the Earth's equator. These trees can be difficult to grow. They require an exact amount of water, warmth, soil and protection. After about five years, cocoa trees start producing large fruits called pods. The seeds inside these pods are harvested ...
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Farmers grow cocoa trees in the shady areas of rainforests near the Earth's equator. These trees can be difficult to grow. They require an exact amount of water, warmth, soil and protection. After about five years, cocoa trees start producing large fruits called pods. The seeds inside these pods are harvested to make c...
[ "History of chocolate, as rich as its taste.", "Chocolate, food of the gods.", "Value of chocolate, as costly as gold.", "Chocolate, food of love." ]
What is the author's attitude towards genetic engineering?
B
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Passage: You Are What You Eat Genetic engineering is the scientific change of the genetic material in a living organism. It allows scientists to identify specific genes, to remove them from an organism's chromosomes , improve them, analyze them, and possibly clone them, and to then reinsert the changed gene int...
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high23406.txt
You Are What You Eat Genetic engineering is the scientific change of the genetic material in a living organism. It allows scientists to identify specific genes, to remove them from an organism's chromosomes , improve them, analyze them, and possibly clone them, and to then reinsert the changed gene into the ori...
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